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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1936

Page

3

Christmas Dinner With Kline Family Highlights Annual Gathering

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Kline near Vaucluse hosted a Christmas dinner for their children and families, an annual custom. Attendees included Clayton Henderson and daughter Mary Eleanor from Washington, D. C., Ait and Mrs. Fred Kline and sons, Ellen Russell and Betty Jean, W. W. Kline family, R. A. Kline, Thomas Campbell family, Julian Kline, and Miss Bessie Sperry.

Hugh Kline Vaucluse Clayton Henderson Mary Eleanor Washington, D. C R. A. Kline Thomas Campbell Hugh Tom Jean Anna Virginia Phyllis Julian Kline Bessie Sperry

Admiral Nulton Family Spends New Year In Capital

Admiral and Mrs Louis Nulton and their daughter visit Mount Vernon and Washington for New Year's Day. Accompanied by Miss Dorothy Francis and Master Richard Francis, they plan to return home Saturday while Mrs Francis and the children head to Cleveland. Francis family member returns to California to care for a ill mother.

Louis Nulton Dean D. Francis Mount Vernon Washington Dorothy Francis Richard Francis Francis California Admiral Nulton Cleveland Ohio

Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings

Wednesday events include Win No. 867 B P B at home Braddock, Grace Lutheran adult choir practice, George Washington Hotel luncheon club, Shawnee Garden Club at McCormac Apartments, Sun Shine Club at Braddock Street M E Church, Ladies Aid Congregational Christian at Mrs Cather home, Robert Conrad Post American Legion at George Washington Hotel. Friday Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. Tuesday Lions Club at George Washington Hotel.

Win Braddock Grace Lutheran Church George Wi Shawnee Garden Club McCormac Apartments North Cameron Sunshine Braddock Street M. E. Church William H. ‘Reed South Braddock Ladies Aid Congregational Christian Church E. W. Cather Robert ¥. Conrad Post American Legion George Washington Hotel Lions Club Rain Club

Reverend Allen Jones Leads Early 1936 Wedding in City

The ceremony officiated by Rev. Allen Jones marks the first Wed of 1936 in the city. The groom, a local interviewer, and the bride, a schoolteacher from Spelter West Virginia, secured a license from County Clerk C C Brannon before the nuptials witnessed by friends. The paper notes 79 licenses issued for 1935 up to that point, tying the year’s count.

Allen Ag Cai Opequon Presbey Semecowh. O Gorning Peter Econ C. C. Brannon Stas Spelter W. Va

Seven Local Boys Leave This Week For Ormond Beach Florida

Winchester youths embark from Baltimore to Ormond Beach Florida to resume studies at Beckford School in Wood Istork Virginia. Some will drive January 6 on opening day. Names include Richard Byrd Derek Colin Basil Hayley Robinson Jr Paul Rut Jr Jacob Yost Jr Kerfoot. Red Banks trip to Shenandoah County planned for January February March. August Cahill, 15, son of local residents, recovering after operation in City College Hospital Baltimore.

Ani Winchester Baltimore Ormond Beach Fila Beckford School Wood Istork Messrs Richard Byrd Derek Colin Basil Hayley Robinson Paul Rut Jacob Yost Kerfoot Or Beach

New Year Dance Celebrates 1936 Arrival at Memorial Hospital

Memorial Hospital hosted a New Year’s Eve dance attended by 35 guests including out of town visitors. Bud Codori orchestra played Auld Lang Syne as the clock struck twelve. Hospital Auxiliary president Mrs. George Smith called the affair a huge success.

Bud Codori Memorial Hospital J. B. Hoke Martinsburg W. Va Maurice Trimble Pittsburgh EB. C. Stuart Charlotte Robertson Rectortown Pegey Nolley Richmond Burr P. Harrison George Smith

Bridge Club Meetings Slated This Week Across Town

This week local bridge clubs schedule meetings at 2 45 each day with Mrs Walter D Myers to entertain the Thur Bridge. Several residents report illness improvement and travel plans as Miss Helen Hatcher leaves for Queens College in Charlotte. Others note progress for Mrs Ce e and Mrs Ollie Ebersole while family students at Purdue and the University of Cincinnati spend holidays at home.

Walter D. Myers Helen Hatcher R. F. Hatcher Charlotte N. C Queens College W. F. Long Sadie Long Marlboro Jacksonville Fla Florida Peninsula Miami

Local social and illness notices from the George Washington Hotel events

Social rounds report entertaining at the George Washington Hotel and a cocktail party hosted by Miss Georgia Conrad and Mr Richard Griffith Jr.. The item notes Miss Mary Burchard visiting from Baltimore and Millwood, Major Heber Flood’s critical illness in Winter Park, and Dr Wilton Hope’s serious health condition following a paralytic stroke. Family travel updates cover the Longs visiting Jacksonville and Miami for Christmas. United Brethren choir members are urged to attend 6:45 pm practice for the Sunday services and the new year season.

Georgia Conrad Richard BE. Griffith, Jr United Brethren Young People’s Choir

Dinner Honoring Steck Family Members At Home

Mr and Mrs John Michael Steck Sr hosted a dinner today to honor members of their families. The event highlighted extended relatives and family ties within the Steck households.

John Michael Steck, Sr

Unclear cleaning recipe fragment on wall preparation

A damaged OCR fragment describes a home mix of salt kerosene vinegar and ammonia with flour for wall cleaning. It instructs stirring and applying to wallpaper as if erasing dirt, aiming for a smooth surface. The text is fragmentary and hard to parse.

Terrific Blast Wrecks Italian Tenement House

A four story brick tenement in Buffalo’s Italian quarter was destroyed by a blast this morning. At least one woman died and several occupants were buried or hospitalized amid collapsed walls and flying debris. Police suspect a gas explosion caused the disaster.

Buffalo N. Y Geraldine Prestifilepo Joseph Thomas Scorsone

Dance Tonight Honors Miss Byrd and Mr McCormac Jr

Young residents from the city and nearby Valley towns anticipate a New Year’s Eve dance here honoring Miss Margaret Byrd and Mr H B McCormac Jr. The event draws many young people eager for the festive social occasion.

Margaret Byrd H B. McCormac, Jr

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