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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1934

Page

3

Two Marriages and Community News Highlight Local Life

Miscellaneous shower honors Mr and Mrs Charles Mayes as family and friends fill a Reynolds Store area home. Rev Dr Luther A Thomas performs two marriages in Garrett and Grimes with local couples. Nurses association elects leaders at Fredericksburg Miss and a chiropractor course is planned in Davenport Iowa. Church aid society meets at South Braddock Street home.

Utah Crosen Reynolds Store Charles Mayes Virginia Crosen I. D. Shade Alton. Omps Onile Omps Roy Bohrer Linden Howard Reynolds Dorothea Esther Letha Crosen Albert Crosen Bert Crosen Mary Crosen Homer Shade Catherine Shade Mick Place Lee Crosen Minnie Crosen Floyd Luttrell L. A. Thomas Luther A. Thomas Grace Lutheran Churce Elizabeth V. Romesberg Norman Romesberg John B. Hay Norman Hay Garrett, Pa Myrtle May Catlett Jacob A. Catlett Grimes Walter D. Saville Edgar Saville McNeill, W. Va Eighth District Association of Registered Nurses Nurses’ Home Fredericksburg Anna F. Lockhart Mary Washington Hospital Lillian Anderson Winchester Anderson Winchester Memorial Hospital Adams K. W. Adams Davenport Iowa Palmer School of Chiropractics Virgilina West Piccadilly Street

Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings

Thursday events include a Civic League Fashion Show rehearsal at Handley High School and a Milk Fund benefit fashion show. Meetings span Girls' Athletic Association Choirs Ladies Aid Society Kiwanis Lions and Elks at various venues including George Washington Hotel Handley High School First Baptist Grace Lutheran and parsonages.

Civic League Handley High School Girls’ Athletic Association Christian Endeavor Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church Ladies’ Aid Society Edward Grove Valley Pike American Legion Post George Washington Hotel Young Peoples’ Choir Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church Frederick Circuit Ladies’ Aid Society Whitlock Avenue L. J. Anderson Civic League Milk Fund Kiwanis Club The United Brethren Church First Baptist Church Winchester Lodge Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church

White House history uncovered at Summit Point farm

L W Naylor, current owner of the White House farm near Summit Point, received a Richmond note from Mrs. James H. Smith, a Morrow descendant, citing McKheney’s Some Virginia Families and tying the 1740 deed to Dr. John McCormick and his stone house on the farm. Shenandoah Garden Club to meet in Woodstock with Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Edwards hosting. Girls Athletic Association postpones February 8 meeting to Thursday night.

L. W. Naylor White House Summit Point James H. Smith Richmond Joseph Morrow McKheney Virginia Joist Hite John McCormick Ireland Orange County McCormick Shenandoah Garden Club Woodstock William C. Ford Ford Jonathan Edwards Girls’ Athletic Club Girls’ Athletic Association

Ladies Aid Society Meeting At Mrs Grove’s Home

The Ladies Aid Society of the Church of Christ will hold its regular monthly meeting at 8 o’clock this evening at Mrs Edward Grove’s home on the Valley pike. Miss Emily Brandt of Reading Pennsylvania, a house guest of Miss Anne Brooke Kern since Friday, will depart this afternoon. Brandt and Kern were college classmates.

Church Aid Society Ladies’ Aid Society The First Christian Church L. J. Anderson South Braddock Street Emily Brandt Reading Anne Brooke Kern Miss Brant Miss Kern

Strasburg area to host new Production Credit Association

The Strasburg Production Credit Association is formed from five counties Warren Page Shenandoah Clarke Frederick and Middletown area resident Julian Everly elected secretary treasurer The board includes D W Burrus J H Funkhouser Gee L Wilkinson Clifton Price and J M Shuler Offices to be centered in Strasburg with Winchester originally considered Farmers may apply for loans via Everly and the association aims to aid crop production without competing with existing farm credit groups.

Production Credit Association Woodstock Warren Page Shenandoah Clarke Frederick G. G. Dickenson D. W. Burrus Shenandoah County J. H. Funkhouser Frederick County Gee L. Wilkinson Warren County Clifton Price Clarke County J. M. Shuler Page County Jackson J. H. Funkhouse Winchester Julian Everly Middletown Everly Middletown Agricultural High School Boy Scouts J. P. Everly Th Association Strasburg Incorporators

Lloyd Willey to Undergo Second Major Operation

Mr. Lloyd Willey of Front Royal returns to Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg for a second operation after several weeks at home since December following his first procedure. His condition is described as very grave. He is grand worthy patron of the Virginia Eastern Star.

R. L. Moore Edinburg Memorial Hospital Lloyd Willey Front Royal Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg Willey Order of the Eastern Star Virginia

Japanese Seek No Fight With Russia and U S

General Hayashi, new Japanese war minister, tells AP there will be no Russo Japanese war unless forced by the other side. He says Japan aims to defend Manchukuo and seeks peace, denying plans to seize Saghalien or prepare for war with the United States. He notes U S understanding of defense gaps, not aggression.

Associated Press Tokyo Senjuro Hayashi Associated Press Today Sadao Araki Hayashi Russia Manchuria Manchukuo Saghalien Japan United States America

New Bishop Assigned To This Conference Area

Southern Methodist Episcopal Conference officials announce Bishop A. W. W. Darlington of Huntington will temporarily lead the West Virginia and Baltimore Kentucky territories area formerly headed by the late Bishop B. F. McMurry in St. Louis. Darlington recently aided in Houston with Bishop Arthur Moore on the nationwide kingdom extension movement and will serve until a successor is named by the College of Bishops in May.

Southern Methodist Episcopal Conference A. W. W. Darlington Huntington B. F. McMurry St. Louis West Virginia Baltimore Kentucky Darlington Houston Tex Arthur Moore McMurry College of Bishops

Tap Dancing Class Delights Kiwanis Meet at Handley High

A Kiwanis Club gathering featured Virginia Boyd's Handley High School tap dancing class led by Patsy Sartelle June Bean Tweedie Ebert Martha Tucker Dora Crim and Phyllis Oakes with Helen Woore on piano. Judges H W Bertram J R H Alexander and Judge Philip Williams attended as guests alongside A M Gable Bruce Newman and Edward Goss.

Kiwanis Club Philip Williams H. W. Bertram Harrisonburg J. R. H. Alexander Leesburg A. M. Gable Charlottesville Club Bruce Newman Edward Goss Virginia Boyd Handley High School Patsy Sartelle June Bean Tweedie Ebert Martha Tucker Dora Crim Phyllis

Municipalities Seek Portion of Liquor Revenue

City officials report House bill HR No 33 would pay municipalities 65 percent of state liquor revenue. Local costs of enforcing liquor laws would justify the share, with Virginia League of Municipalities backing the measure.

House of Delegates Pilcher Virginia League of Municipalities

Social notes and local concerns mingle in brief visits

Mr and Mrs Lynwood Everly and others visited Sunday in Washington D C. Mr Thomas J Hicks is very ill at his home. Mrs M E Moore from Strasburg Junction visits Mrs Charles E Edmondson in Middletown. Tennessee is a tough spot for the banker as he ends his day torn between home or jail.

Lynwood Everly Ellsworth Keller James Ritter Ruby Everly Middletown Washington, D. C Thomas J. Hicks M. E. Moore Strasburg Junction Charles E. Edmondson Tennessee

Philco Radio Program Highlights and Global Tuning Claims

An advertisement lists PHILCO radio programming with a dense schedule of sketches, concerts, talks, and operatic numbers from 6:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. It markets the Philco 16X as powerful and modern, offering clear reception of London to Buenos Aires and Geneva signals alongside American programs.

Philco London Berlin Paris League of Nations Geneva Madrid Buenos Aires Rome Russia

Groundhog Day tale of sun, shadow and seasons

The piece playfully explains how Mr Groundhog serves as a weather prognosticator on February 2. It notes he uses no instruments and relies on whether he sees his shadow when the sun shines. If shadow appears winter continues. if not, spring is near.

Mr. Groundhog Cient

Bronze Medals For Virginians In Washington Bicentennial

Virginians who contributed to the George Washington bicentennial year celebration received bronze medals. Sol Bloom, head of the national bicentennial commission, said the medals express appreciation and serve as mementos. The medal mirrors the president’s, designed by Laura Gardin Fraser and minted in Philadelphia.

Associated Press Ond Sol Bloom George Washington United States Laura Gardin Fraser New York City United States Mint Philadelphia

Big nations press the Golden Rule on small states

The report notes major powers discuss fairness while asserting claims over smaller nations, with critics calling for restraint and equal treatment in international relations.

Orchard Owners Secure Federal Loans Across Five States

Commercial fruit growers in Maryland Pennsylvania Delaware Virginia and West Virginia are rapidly securing loans from the East Central Fruit Growers Production Credit Association. With headquarters in Baltimore loans are issued as projects are inspected enabling pruning spraying and pest damage repairs for the coming season. Virginia director Phil H. Gold said loans are given quickly as examinations are finished.

Phil H. Gold Winchester Virginia

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