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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1935

Page

3

Junior Auxiliary Aids Winchester Memorial Hospital

The Junior Auxiliary has long aided Winchester Memorial Hospital providing $750 for a laboratory and installing an emergency light in the operating room. Ice boxes were placed on every floor with funds from the Auxiliary. The New Year’s Eve party proceeds go to the Auxiliary treasury for hospital use. About 275 guests attended, including many from Winchester and out of town such as Martinsburg Front Royal Royal, Frederick, Charles Town, Washington and Baltimore.

Peyton J. Pinckney Arthur James Miller Osm Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Treasury Fund Winchester Martinsburg Front Royal Frederick Charles Own Washington Baltimore

Social Rounds And Holiday Gatherings In Clarke County

Mrs Green hosts Miss Grace Fales of Bryn Mawr Pa for a short stay and buffet supper. Mr and Mrs Shiley entertained a small dinner party with Dorothy Gore Edith Golden and others, including Margaret Shiley home from the University of Virginia. WCTU meets Thursday at Handley Library. Bridge Club gathers at 312 Fairmont Ave. Byrds head to Washington for winter, with Miss Westwood Byrd accompanying. Public figures and locals noted in movements and visits across Clarke and Shenandoah counties.

Grace Fales Bryn Mawr, Pa Melvin Green South Washington Street Samuel Shiley White Post Clarke County Dorothy Gore Edith Golden Charles Meisther Albany N.Y Margaret Shiley University of Virginia

Social calendar lists New Year gatherings in Winchester area

Open house at the home of Dr and Mrs Lewis M Allen on North Braddock street for New Year festivities. The Boydville estate of Mr and Mrs C C Faulkner near Martinsburg hosts New Year activities. Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel at 12 30 p m. Phila thea and Win One class at Mrs Roy Larricks 367 East Piccadilly St. Kiwanis weekly luncheon at George Washington Hotel 12 30 p m. District Nurse Association meeting near the Courthouse 3 p m. Winchester Lodge Elks weekly meeting 8 p m. Grace Lutheran Adult Choir practice 8 15 p m. Women s Missionary Societies Braddock Street M E Church South after prayer service. Rotary Club luncheon 12 45 p m at George Washington Hotel. Sunshine Club Braddock Street M E Church South meeting at Mrs William H Reed 224 South Braddock St. End of American Society at Washington Hotel.

Lewis M. Allen North Braddock Street Boydville Cc. J. Faulkner Martinsburg Lion's Club George Washington Philathea Congregational Christian Church Roy Larrick East Piccadilly St Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel District Nurse Association Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church Woman’s Missionary Societies Braddock Street M South Rotary Club George Wash Hotel Sunshine Cub Braddock Street M. E. Church William H. Reed South Braddock Street

New Year’s Eve Ball By Junior Auxiliary Sets City Record

Winchester welcomed 1935 with a grand New Year’s Eve party held by the Junior Auxiliary for Esterwin Memorial Hospital. About 265 attendees, from out of town, enjoyed Hal Thurston’s North Carolinians, Auld Lang Syne, and confetti at the George Washington Hotel. Proceeds from subscriptions in the 10 p.m. supper event were said to exceed earlier efforts and likely set a hospital fund record.

Winchester Win Memorial Hospital Hal Thurston George Washington Hotel Winester Memorial Hospital Hal Uiston Frank Armstrong Mary Miller Virginia T. Boyd Philip Williams

Close Scrutiny Of Relief Pleas Urged By VERA

Richmond Virginia January 1 1935 Virginia's Emergency Relief Administration starts the year with a plan for tighter safeguards and closer case work. Administrator William A Smith urges more thorough investigation of relief applications and efficiency in office work. He says costs will rise from hiring case workers to handle clerical tasks. November costs steady at 12 percent of expenditures averaging 1.51 dollars per case.

Richmond Virginia Emergency Relief Administration William A. Smith Smith William E. Borah Idaho

Nebraska Legislators Gather for Two House Convening

Lincoln Neb Jan 1 Legislators and scores of spectators gathered at the State House for the formal convening of Nebraska s last two house legislature. Governor elect R L Cochran will be inaugurated Thursday succeeding Gov Charles W Bryan. Other state officers also take office Thursday.

J Lincoln Neb State House Nebraska R. L. Cochran Charles W. Bryan

Postoffice to be remodeled and enlarged

The post office project may start in spring with bids opened February 8. General contractors may bid with a $15 deposit per set. Plans will be available for contractors and sub‑contractors. Likely local relief workers may be employed where possible.

Statue Hears Rehearsal Of Witnesses In Lindbergh Case

Handwriting experts will testify that notes from the ransom negotiations and the window sill note resemble Hauptmanns handwriting. The state will recount the kidnaping, ransom payments, and the arrest for possession of ransom money as the trial looms. Curtis may be invited to testify for the defense.

Hauptmann Lindbergh J. F Jassie Condon Bronx Isador Fisch Germany Curtis

Christmas dances and social gaieties in Millwood Clarke County

Christmas festivities dominated Millwood and surrounding Clarke County with dances at Oak Hill near Aldie hosted by Frank C. Littleton Jr. and numerous gatherings at The Glen, Carter Hall, Long Branch, and Scaleby. Notables from Winchester Berryville and Washington attended dinners, egg nog parties, and dances as Rev. Robert Goodwin led church services and social hosts entertained.

Oak Hill Littleton Millwood Frank C. Littleton Christ Church Lucie Carter Lee Charles Lee St. Simonds Island Page Saratoga Miss Lee Imogen Saget Postial Cegpare Mt.Joséph Ellen Harrison Winchester Roland G. Mitchell the Glen N. B. Page Chevy Chase Mitchell Courtney B. Jones Kenedy Edsall Juliette Burwell Jones Washington Archibald Cary Randolph Dulaney Randolph H. W.frost Henry and Winston Frost Edward Gay Butler Stacy Lloyd Gerard B. Lambert Carter Hall

Courtroom shows Curtis to appear in Flemington trial opening

The man known as Curtis is due in court in Flemington for the trial opening tomorrow morning. The associate defense counsel says Curtis is not in New York. Fisher dismissed reports that the Norfolk boatbuilder, convicted over two years ago for obstructing justice in the kidnapping inquiry, would identify Hauptmann.

New York Lloyd Fisher Associad Bruno Richard Hauptmann John Hughes Curtis Norfolk, Va Hauptmann Flemington Curtis Fisher Norfolk Boatbuilder

Sugar Bowl Draws Capacity Crowd for Temple vs Tulane

New Orleans hosted a full house for the Sugar Bowl game featuring Temple Owls of Philadelphia against Tulane Green Wave of New Orleans. An estimated 30 000 fans were expected as kickoff moved toward 1 30 p m Central Standard Time with weather influencing the outcome.

New Orleans Temple University “Owls Philadelphia Tulane Greenies Central Standard Glen

City Welcomes New Year With Church Service

A mix of rain snow and sleet did not deter a large crowd at Grace Lutheran Church for a union watch night service. Six Young People's Societies joined in the vesper service led by Rev Dr Luther A Thomas. The candlelight program featured The Chanters under Floyd Haines and a solo by Robert McNally.

Union Watch Grace Lutheran Church Luther A. Thomas S. L. Flickinger Centenary Reformed Church Floyd Haines Robert McNally Mr. Haines

Youth Sought In Girl Shooting Case Found Dead

Somerset Kentucky police had sought Herbert Gann Jr. after he shot Hazel Peters then found him dead beside railroad tracks near his home. Gann was shot in the head. a shotgun lay beside him. Peters, 19, had been going with Gann about two years and was struck by a shotgun blast as she faced away from a window when her mother ordered him out.

Somerset Herbert Gann, Jr Hazel Peters Gann Fred Mulliner Miss Peters

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Carson Front Royal William E. C Virginia Commission On Conservation and Development Warren County Aubrey Weaver Randloph Macon Academy R. Gray Williams J. W Arno Cammerer National Parks Williams Shirley Carter Clifford Grim P. W. Boyd Frances Page Fred. 5. Glaize Harold Brown E. C. Goss M. Lohr. Capper T. Russell Cather E. G. Rusk L. F. Cooper J. Sloan Kuykendall J. W. Arthur H. D. Puller Mrs. Edmonds Mrs. Stuart Windemere New Hampshire Avenue Mrs Stuart H. Edmonds Mrs. Green Mrs. Shiley Women’s Christian Temperance Union Handley Library John Steck Fairmont Avenue Senator Harry F. Byrd Miss Westwood B. Byrd Shenandoah County Woodstock William Beverley Milton Valley Edwin Amiss “Palmer Lewis M. ‘Allen Arthur M. Field Randolph Shields Harvard Medical School Miss Sophyeaker Ing Erican Sar Unenrendee Washington Hotel Huntsberry Vera Legislators Harry Adams Gainesboro Normah DeHaven Alfred Zelda DeHaven Beckie Owen Nain Robert Adams Gaver Cecil Wayne Madeline Lorraine Adams Arthur Adams W. C. Armstrong Memorial Hospital Rare Be keCormac Charles Harrison Leesburg Janet Sarah Harrison Gardner Brown Harry . Ky Russell Brown Russell Robert Lindsey Washington, DD. C J. T. Lindsey Brooks’ Pharmacy Margaret L. Hodgson N. J George H. Burwell Celestine Page Mary Woolfolk J. ‘Townsend Burwell John Woolfolk Ann Thomas Woolfolk Charles Lee Burwell J. T. Burwell, Jr Richard P. Whiting Meade Mary Thomas Buchard Mary Burchard Margaret Cole Laura Crease Bunch Tightman Bunch Hugh M. Nelson Long Branch Howard Bunch Nelson Holt Decker Dorothy Gilpin Donald Gilpin Prescott Huidekoper Ruxton Nancy Rosalind Huidekoper William B. Watkins, Jr Graham Dough+erty Joseph Moore, Jr University, Va Austin Compton Moore Norman Cocke Charlotte N. C Temple N. Loudoun St N. Loudoun Loudoun St America OUR Shenandoah Valley National Pont Florsheims Enna Freeman Champion Lovett Brothers Bakers Underwood Telephone Big Joe R. M. Swimley Hamman’s Dollar Store
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