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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1935

Page

3

Outstanding social event draws guests from near and far

A festive holiday gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Long in Marlboro attracted guests from Winchester and nearby towns in Virginia Maryland and West Virginia. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Miller Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and two sons Mr. Paul Miller Mrs. Essie Jenkins and families from Middletown Strasburg and surrounding areas.

Winchester Virginia West Virginia Maryland N. D. Long Marlboro E. W. Miller George Miller Paul Miller Essie Jenkins Long Home R. L. Long Evelyn Rachel Nancy C. L. Long Robert Long Middletown Lawrence Long Dorsey Carrier Strasburg Gussie Glaize Austin Glaize Helen Long Thomas Link

Social calendar events for Martinsburg and area clubs

Friday 8 30 p m dinner dance of Eastern Panhandle Shrine Club at the Hotel Shenandoah Martinsburg W Va. Tuesday 12 30 p m regular weekly Lions Club meeting and luncheon at George Washington Hotel 3 00 p m Century Club meeting at Mrs Nancy Coble home with Mrs Henry B Gilpin as hostess Wednesday Kiwanis Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel 8 00 p m Winchester Lodge BPOE No 867 meeting at Ellis Home 8 15 p m adult choir regular meeting and practice Grace Lutheran Church Thursday 1 00 p m Rotary Club in George Washington Hotel Friday and Robert Y Conrad Post No 21 American Legion at George Washington Hotel

Eastern Panhandle Shrine Club Shenandoah Martinsburg W. Va Lions Club George Washington Hotel Century Club Nancy Coble Henry B. Gilpin Kiwanis Club Winchester Lodge Ellis Piccadilly and Braddock Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion

Elizabethan Theme Planned for Washington and Lee Fancy Dress Ball

Washington and Lee University students will stage the thirtieth annual fancy dress ball on January 31 with an Elizabethan theme. Miss Frances Hudgins will portray Queen Elizabeth, while Glenn Shively models as the Earl of Sussex. The event features Elizabethan personages like Raleigh Shakespeare Drake Hawkins and Sidney in a historical fantasy. Doremus Gymnasium will become a Royal Palace ballroom. junior prom on January 30 opens the set, with another dance February 1 and proceeds benefiting Winchester Memorial Hospital. Reservations are encouraged at the George Washington Hotel or with Mrs. Engle.

England Washington and Lee Lexington South Frances Hudgins Farmville Farmville State Teachers’ College Queen Elizabeth Glenn Shively Chambersburg Earl of Sussex A. W. Moyer Old England Walter Raleigh William Shakespeare Sir Frances Drake John Hawkins Sir Phillip Sidney Robert Doremus Gymnasium Royal Palace Billy Wilson Cumberland Bud"”Codors Pennsylvania Ramblers Winchester Memorial Hospital Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania George Washington Hotel Jack T. Engle

Miss Rhodes injured in Front Royal fall

Miss Alice Rhodes of Front Royal daughter of C. C. Rhodes of Middletown fractured a small bone in her right shoulder in a fall. She was taken to Memorial Hospital where X ray and setting were done and she can be seen on the street again. The injury cancels a planned Memphis training school trip for the Methodist Church South.

Alice Rhodes Front Royal C. C. Rhodes Middletown Memorial Hospital

Local residents host and visit relatives during Christmas season

Miss Ruth Bucher and Mr. Lor ing Lineburg visited near Marlboro with Miss Lillie Bucher. Paul Gaylord traveled from Berryville to New York after holidays with W. Woodhull Baker family. Several others hosted or traveled, including Mrs. Burr Powell Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tierney Jr, Miss Phyllis Meem, Melvin Flegenheimer, Comas Chrobat, Bertha Hicks, and Lucille Jackson visiting relatives in Virginia, Tennessee, and Maryland.

Paul Gaylord Berryville New York W. Woodhull Baker Gaylord Isabelle and Paul, Jr Lucille Jackson L. H. Clauser Knoxville, Tenn D. W. McKnight Miss Grace Jackson Murfreesboro Tenn

Brooks Pharmacy Rexall contest brings Christmas joy

Brooks' fourth annual Rexall contest awarded high class toys to 16 underage contestants. Votes exceeded 10 000 for the boys and near that for the girls. James Baker won the boys prize a streamlined electric train. Patricia May Brill won the girls prize a large doll. Other winners include Ann Bowen Ritter Janet Lovett Betty Sullivan Jean Marie Robinson Edna Baker Sibert Mary Ann Walter Tee Morgan Peck Deschon Howard Knee John R. McKown George Clowser Jr Sidney Ashby and Sidney Ashby with various gifts such as a wardrobe trunk typewriter cleaning outfit and more.

Santa Claus Brooks’ Pharmacy James Baker William R. Baker East Piccadilly Street Patricia May Brill Brill Berryville, Avenue Ann Bowen Ritter Janet Lovett North Loudoun Street Betty Sullivan National Avenue Jean Marie Robinson South Stewart Street Bobbie Lee DeHaven East Monmouth Street Edna Baker Sibert Savings Bank Mary Ann Walter North Cameron Street Tee Morgan

Williams Holds Contested Madison County Election Hearing

Judge Philip Williams presides at Madison Court House in a contest between Norman G. Payne and E A Carpenter for Madison County Commonwealth's Attorney. Payne’s 23 year tenure and a one vote official victory are at stake after early returns favored Carpenter by five.

Philip Williams Madison Court House Madison County Norman G. Payne E. A. Carpenter Commonwealth Williams Lemuel Smith Madison Circuit Court Payne Carpenter

Holiday Cheer In Clarke County Dinner Dance

Clarke County residents gather for Christmas celebrations at Rose Cottage and other homes. Guests include families from Denver Chicago Orange and New York. a sequence of eggnog and cocktail parties, dances, and dinners mark a festive season with many local hosts and visiting relatives and friends.

Winchester Social Round Notes From Local Families

A lengthy list of Winchester residents and guests includes Anne Meade Margaret Dole Del la Meade Gertrude and Mary Dougherty Mary Burchard Jane Cary Randolph Ann Kerr Rus sell and Margaret Byrd plus Conrads and Massies with others. It notes visits by Capt Frank M Wray and Mrs Wray to Staunton and social stays in Washington and with relatives in Staunton and Winchester. University and military academy students home for holidays are named along with several schools and institutions represented.

Berryville Ralph Richardson Rose Cottage Frederick Spencer Walter Crawford Chicago John Richardson Denver Col Frank Tappan Fappan J. M. Clagett F. M. Wray Wray P. GC. Randolph W. B. Watkins J. F. Moore Virginia Jacobs W. P. Weatherall Edward McC. Williams H. P. Mitchell Ewart Johnston Agnes Mitchell Cary Frederick Lindy Norwood Thomas Stillman Orange N. J Lindy Gertrude Reynolds Washington J. Gray Beverley Winchester Joseph F. Moore William Dix, Jr Rome Tappan Lydia Shroeder Donald Shroeder New York Katharine Powell McDonald Annie Stribling Annie Moore John B. Neill S. C. William H. B. Harris Margaretta Whiting James W. Suddath Richard Smith E. J. Smith Edward Stribling Marshall McCormick Reynolds Ernest Meade David H. Allen Joseph H. Moore Blackburn Smith J. M. H. Clagett T. S. Crockett F. Allerton Albion N. Y Buckmarsh Street William T. Lewis Moore C. F. McIntosh Emily Powers T. C. Luke C. B. Jones Juliette Jones Graham Dougherty S. C. Williams G. H. Burwell George Burwell H.B. Harris Everett Meade Ralph Dorsey Blackburn Moore Hunter Osborne Robert Browse Paignton Betty Browse William and Mary College Eleanor Beall Browse Martinsville Edward McDonald Joslyn Christ Episcopal Church Millwood Anne Williams Anne Meade Margaret Dole Della Meade Gertrude Mary Dougherty Mary Burchard Jane Cary Randolph Ann Kerr Russell Margaret Byrd Conrad Sed Philp Ferertall Speechell Tyson Gilpin Thomas Woolfolk Thomas Burchard Richard Dole Frazier William Harris Willam Massie H. B McCormac, Jr Jack Pennypacker Frank Littleton Roberta Ayler Goucher Edith Russell Virginia Shenk Helen Berry Jane Iden State Teachers’ College Fredericksburg John Whittlesley Princeton Robert Whittlesley Lawrenceville Marshell M. Reynolds Shenandoah Valley Academy Wilbur Gaunt

Clipper Awaits Better Weather on Trans-Pacific Flight

The Pan American China Clipper awaits favorable weather in Alameda California as it prepares for its second trans Pacific flight. The sister ship Philippine Clipper completed its first Manila round trip covering 16 000 miles in 118 hours 56 minutes while the China Clipper logged 123 hours 15 minutes of flight time.

Alameda Calif Pan-American Airways Manila

Going the Whole Hog Origin in Slang History

The phrase going the whole hog is traced to medieval English slang where hog meant a ducat or one shilling, used to describe paying in full. The origin links to the value of hog as a coin and its broad acceptance in Jewish and English markets.

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