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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1933

Page

3

Miss Elizabeth Wingfield Jackson Wed to Paul Hannah

Elizabeth Wingfield Jackson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hilton Jackson married Paul Francis Hannah son of Mrs. Frank C. Hannah at the Washington Club. The ceremony was led by Rev. Dr. Eugene B. Jackson with Palm and flower decor. A reception followed and the couple planned to live in Washington at the Wyoming Apartments.

Elizabeth Wingfield Jackson Paul Hannah Washington Club E. Hilton Jackson Paul Francis Hannah Frank C. Hannah Eugene B. Jackson Harrisonburg Benjamin Bryce Wallace Arsenio Ralon Lee Lorleberg von Bayer Pianst Thomas J. Wingfield Birmingham Ala Harriet Ann Jackson Selden Hannah Dartmouth College W. Jackson Dorset Richard G. Congdon Albert E. Conradis Washington John H. Bickford New York Wyoming Apartments Virginia John Garland Pollard Erle C. Bonchar Charlotte Epps Elizabeth Epps Richmond Kenneth N. Gilpin William H. Wilmer Wilmer Scott St. Paul's

Social Calendar of Local Clubs and Choirs

Regular Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington Hotel at 12 45 p m. Young people choir practices at United Brethren Church 6 41 p m and First Baptist Church 7 p m. Winchester Lodge Elks meeting 8 p m. Adult choir practice at Grace Lutheran 8 15 p m. Rotary Club meets 1 00 p m at George Washington Hotel. American Legion Post lunch 12 30 p m Friday. Braddock Street Church youth choir practice 7 30 p m. Music Lovers Club meets at Mrs Buckley home. Lions Club lunch 12 30 p m at George Washington Hotel.

Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel United Brethren Church First Baptist Church Winchester Lodge of Elks Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club American Legion Post Geo. Washington Hotel Young People’s Choir Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church Music Lovers’ Club Frank L. Buckley Lions Club

Martinsburg Drivers Win Annual Safety Dinner Prizes

The sixth annual dinner for the firm honored Front Royal and Martinsburg guests including W C Deming E Casarotti and J Victor Arthur. Prizes totaling 325 were awarded for top safety records with Clarence Houghton first $150 H B Miller second $100 Roger Wingfield third $50 and Arthur Cunningham fourth $25. The event featured speeches by guests and toastmaster introductions.

Messrs W. C. Deming E. Casarotti Front Royal Messrs. Hedges, Bowers and Null Martinsburg J. W. Arthur R. E. Buncutter E. Larrick L. C. Garrett H. H. Jennings A. C. Hallows W. E. Cather A. Z. Hunter C. Woolfolk C. W. Knight Poesyawney C. Stotler T. French H. B. Miller M. Oates W. Brill L. Lamb B. Hinton R. DeHaven A. Cunningham B. Strickler C. Strickler M. Patton A. Higgs O. McDonald W. Rudolph H. Lentz Sol Belchie H. Tavenner L. Wingfield

Womack Host Festive Dance at The Colonial Inn Strasburg

Mr and Mrs J D Womack entertained Monday evening at The Colonial Inn Strasburg for a informal dance with guests including Mr and Mrs A H Jackson of Winchester and others. Marriage announced Miss Sybil Armintha Hook to Mr Stewart Alton Wright to be wed Saturday night at Trinity Episcopal Church Martinsburg W V.

J. D. Womack Colonial Inn Strasburg Lake Orchestra A. H. Jackson Winchester G. P. Grove Washington Sybil Hook Mr. Wright Sybil Armintha Hook Stewart Alton Wright Trinity Episcopal Church Martinsburg W. Va Paul &E. Powles Carroll E. Martin Wright Frederick County Charles L. Hook Martinsburg High School H. A. Hammann and Sons West Martin Street Carrie Wright William Wright Bunker Hill State Road Commission Heller Building West King Street Mrs. Pinkney Wetherall Baltimore Edward B. Jacobs Millwood Mrs. Wetherall Carter Hall Gerard B. Lambert

Christmas marriage licenses issued in Martinsburg W Va

Talbert Ailes DeHaven of Summit Point and Valerie Elizabeth Meadows of Martinsburg secured marriage licenses. DeHaven is the Cumberland Maryland native son of Gilbert and Eva DeHaven. Meadows is Shenandoah County Virginia native daughter of the Meadors. Also listed are Floyd Alonzo Files of Morgan County and Laura Catherine Gregory, and Thomas William Stilwell of Shanghai now Martinsburg with Laura Virginia Gosnell of the county.

Martinsburg W. Va Talbert Ailes DeHaven Cumberland Summit Point Valerie Elizabeth Meadows Shenandoah County Gilbert Eva Deter Oliver Pearl Mead- Haven Daughers Floyd Alonzo Files Morgan County Charles E Etta M. Miles Laura Catherine Gregory Charles Bessie Gregory Thomas William Stilwell Shanghai U. T Bertha Stilwell Laura Virginia Gosnell Aquila Florence Gosnell

West Virginia Couple Receives Marriage License in Local Office

A West Virginia couple was issued a marriage license yesterday in the corporation clerk's office. The bride Miss Gladys M. White of Middleway and the groom Mr. Fred F. Hammond of Charles Town are named in the notice. Also noted is Mr. Albert J. Kramer planning to open a law office here after passing the Virginia bar. Cadet William B. Kern at West Point is spending holidays with his mother.

Corporation Clerk's Office West Virginia Kernstown Gladys M. White J. B. White Middleway W. Va Fred F. Hammond Paul B. Hammond Charles Town Albert J. Kramer Richmond Washington Leonardtown Kramer William B. Kern United States Military Academy West Point, N. Y John A. Kern R. M. Hook Woodstock R. C. Hook Hook Woodstock High School Sio Kenneth Hook Forestville Shenandoah County

Holiday visitors to Clarke and surrounding counties

Local residents and guests from Virginia and nearby states spend Christmas holidays visiting family and friends. Notables include Woodstock principal R M Hook and his family, Shenandoah County educators, and visitors from Boston New Jersey and Maryland joining locals for festive gatherings and events at homes and Carter Hall ball.

Confesses To Shooting Man He Worked For

Raymond W. Eagle of Mount Solon Va admits fatally shooting his employer Henry Blatt 52 at a Grantville farm to benefit from Blatt s will. Police say Blatt planned a Florida trip to marry a Seabring resident. Eagle says he fired from a hayman cart as Blatt repaired a gasoline engine. Eagle held in Lebanon county jail awaiting inquest.

Lebanon George Icker Raymond W. Eagle Mount Solon Henry Blatt Grantville Eagle Blatts Tucker Florida Seabring Blatt Shellsville Lebanon County

Lewis and Clark hailed as epoch-making explorers

An English historian of our West argues the Lewis and Clark expedition at the start of the nineteenth century was epoch making. He says these men have been neglected and deserve ranking beside world greats like Livingstone and Stanley in Africa and Hedin and Stein in Central Asia.

West Lewis and Clark Livingstone Stanley Africa Hedin and Stein Central Asia

Ohio appoints John A. Hughes to liquor control post

Lieutenant Colonel John A. Hughes retired U S Marine Corps is named director of the new Ohio liquor control commission guiding sales and distribution of intoxicants in the Buckeye State.

John A. Hughes United States Marine Corps Ohio Liquor Control Commission Buckeye

Daily Philco Radio Schedule and Featured Acts

Radio lineup lists programs and performers from 45 News through 10:30 National Forum. Highlights include Stoopnagle and Budd, Burns and Allen, Gertude Niesen, Lombardo Orchestra, Veedrals, and Philco promotions with ads urging holiday purchases.

Boake Green Orch Vivian Ruth Edwin C. Hill Albert Spalding Conrad Thibault Voorhees Orch Philadelphia Orch Stoopnagle Budd Vera van Renard Orch Lombardo Orch Burns and Allen Waring Orch Warner Orch Gertrude Niesen

Christmas Cheer Flows in Millwood Clarke County

Christmas season begins in Millwood with church decorations and a large Christmas Day service featuring a noted choir soloists including Mrs Everard Kidder Meade, Mrs Brownley McKay and Alexander Mackay-Smith. Families hosted dances, hunts, and dinners at Farnley Greenway Court Scaleby Ryton Saratoga and other homes with many local residents attending.

Millwood Everard Kidder Meade Brownley McKay Alexander Mackay-Smith Robinsons Reade P. A. Schnecker R. M. Stults Kyrie H. L. Winter J. N. Brown Herald Angels Henry Post Mitchell Robert Carter Randolph Fairfax Randolph Margaret Della Meade Ann Meade Miriam Scott Margaret Dole Mary and Gertrude Daugherty Lewis Burwell Meade Richard Dole Thomas Woolfolk Charles L. Burwell Anne Meade Lewis B. Meade Margaret D. Meade Charles Lee Burwell Lorenzo Lewis Blue Ridge Hunt Greenway Court Farnley

Social Roundup At Mt. Airy and Winchester

Mary Carter Randolph and Miss Jane Cary Randolph attend gatherings at Mt Airy while others like Mr Charles L and Miss Ann Meade head to a Winchester movie. Mr and Mrs George L Jones host guest Miss Margaret Nelson from Yonkers, with her brother Gustav Nelson visiting. Roland G Mitchell Jr hosts a holiday buffet for the young set.

D. W. Burchard Baltimore Lewis Burwell Meade Juliette Burwell Jones Washington Lane Allen Georgetown University Miss Jones Courtney B. Jones Kennedy-Edsall George M. Burwell George Richard P. Whiting J. Towsend Burwell Percy C. Randolph Juliiette B. Jones N. Burwell Jones Charles H. Consolvo T. A. Scott Howard Bunch Tillman Bunch Laura Crease Bunch Richard E. Dole John T. Burwell, Jr Cary Gwynn Harrison Benjamin Harrison Marie Pierce Fairfax Randolph Everard K. Meade Alexander Mackay Smith E. G. Butler Melvin Green Winchester Capitol George H. Burwell Celestine Davis Page Mary Page Woolfolk John Woolfolk Frank Whiting Mamie White J. Townsend Burwell John T. Burwell Charles L. Burwell Ann Meade Lewis Meade, Jr Margretta Whiting Mary Burchard Tom Burchard Ann Woolfolk Thomas Woolfolk Mary Carter Randolph Jane Cary Randolph Benjamin Randolph, Jr Mt. Airy Mes Charles L George L. Jones Margaret O. Nelson G. N Walter G. Nelson Yonkers N. Y

A Sensible Man Seeks Honest Friend Over Selfish Way

A quotation from Uncle Eben notes that a sensible person prefers to follow a better path offered by a trustworthy friend rather than insist on his own. The remark emphasizes choosing collaborative guidance over solitary insistence.

Uncle Eben

Famous Poet Vincent Benet Visits Richmond for Christmas

Poet Vincent Benet and novelist of John Brown's Body fame visit Richmond with Mrs. Benet and their two children for a holiday stay at Mrs. Benet’s aunt Mrs. H. H. McVeigh’s home. Mrs. Benet notes New York lacks Christmas spirit except in Grand Central Station.

Richmond Vincent Benet John Brown New York

Bullets Speed Across Time of a Rifle’s Active Life

Bullets fly so fast that the active firing life of a rifle spans only minutes, making the weapon's use brief in duration.

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