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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1940

Page

3

Annual Rural-Urban Meeting Set for March 12

Lions Club hosts the annual Rural-Urban meeting on March 12 inviting Senator H F Byrd to deliver the principal address. Dr C L Riley spoke at the luncheon on the Rockefeller Foundation restoration of Colonial Williamsburg and related research.

Lions Club Lions H. F. Byrd Allen T. Hawthorne Riley C. L. Riley Colonial Williamsburg Rockefeller Foundation W. A. R. Goodwin Bruton Parish Church al Naddeo P. G. Ireland Norman Ochs Earl Crowser Henry M. Gillespie Roy B. Hull John Redue Martinsburg Lion Scott Arl Royal

Rites Tomorrow For Venerable County Citizen

Funeral services for Camillus M. Snapp 86 a lifelong St. John s Lutheran Church member known as Uncle Millie will be held tomorrow at 2 pm from St John s Lutheran Church Mt Williams Va The Rev Edwin Smith will conduct the rites Mourners assemble at 1 30 at the late home Pallbearers are Milton Williams T S Cooper N C Williams C H Allamong J I White and Hurl Himelright

MT. Williams Camillus M. Snapp St. John's Lutheran Church Edwin Smith Milton Williams T. S. Cooper N. C. Williams C. H. Allamong J. I. White Hurl Himelright

Stranger Helps Stranded Man Then Steals His Car

Danville Virginia resident L P Lewis struggled to free his pumper from an entangled auto when a stranger offered aid. The aid worker climbed in and Lewis was freed but the stranger drove away in Lewis's car before any thanks could be given.

Danville L. P Lewis

Rev Ronald S Wilson Lists Church Services

The Rev Ronald S Wilson pastor lists church services at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church for the remainder of the week. Tonight prayer meeting at 7 30. Friday preparatory service at 7 30. Sunday quarterly communion at 11 in the morning.

Ronald S. Wilson Loudoun Sreet Presbyterian Church

Rites Held For Miss Bowman

Miss Emma Estelle Bowman of 610 South Cameron street was given last rites Monday afternoon. She was the daughter of the late Hiram and Eliza Clowser Bowman of Frederick county. The Rev. Carl A. Honeycutt of Grace Lutheran and the Rev. S J Goode of the Church of the Disciples of Christ conducted the service. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Loring Wright Frank H Dorsey James Loy Edwin B Sartelle William Perry and Rufus Goode named.

Emma Estelle Bowman South Cameron Street Hiram Eliza Clowser Bowman Frederick County Carl A. Honeycutt Grace Lutheran Church S. J. Goode Church of the Disciples of Christ Mount Hebron Cemetery Loring Wright Frank H. Dorsey James Loy Edwin B. Sartelle William Perry Rufus Goode

Wanted Rent House Along Shenandoah River North of Route 50

Charles H. Bennett general delivery Winchester seeks a four room or larger house to rent along the Shenandoah River north of Route 50. Listing appears in this edition dated January 3 1921.

Shenandoah River Charles H. Bennett Winchester

Virginia Tourism Draws Outsiders to Shenandoah and Williamsburg

Outsiders spent about 75 million dollars last year to visit Virginia, with Shenandoah National Park and the Williamsburg restoration driving growth. Federal funding supports a 320 mile Blue Ridge Parkway and Colonial National Park expansion, while six state parks and major museums bolster the travel appeal across Clifton Forge to Newport News.

Richmond Virginia State Conservation Commission Shenandoah National Park Colonial Williamsburg Shenandoah Park Williamsburg Department of the Interior Shenandoah Great Smoky National Park North Carolina Tennessee Blue Ridge Parkway Skyline Drive Adney Gay Deep Gap N. C Park Service Colonial National Park Congress Colonial National Monument Jamestown Island Yorktown Cape Henry Memorial Colonial Park Jamestown Douthat Clifton Forge Fairy Stone Bassett Hunery Mother Marion Seashore Cape Henry Staunton River South Boston Westmoreland Montross Hid New Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Mariners’ Museum Newport News

Winchester Star Information Bureau Note

The Winchester Star directs readers to page 4 for factual questions and answers from the Information Bureau in Washington DC.

Winchester Star Information Bureau Washington, D. C

Carroll Walter Sworn In As New York Court Justice

Carroll G. Walter son of Dorsey and Mrs. Walter of Winchester was sworn in as a New York State Supreme Court justice in Foley Square New York City. Supreme Court Justice Peter Schmuck presided. Speakers included former Governor Nathan L. Miller former Justice Joseph M. Proskauer former Mayor John P O Brein and others. In attendance were Justice Walter’s wife sisters and his wife's parents.

Carroll G. Walter Dorsey Walter Winchester New York State Supreme Court New York City Foley Square Supreme Court Peter Schmuck Nathan L. Miller Joseph M. Proskauer John P. O’'Brein James A. Delehanty Samuel Levy Manhattan Herman Hoffman Mr. Walter Justice Walter Walter G. A. Halland Weatherford Texas

Grace Church Evening and Sunday Communion Schedule

Prayer services at 7 30 this evening with a sermon on Epiphany. Holy communion administered Sunday morning. A special communion service at 7 p m for those who cannot partake. Vespers at 7 30.

Police Court Harolds Heflin Faces Suspension Over alcohol

Harold Heflin, 27, appeared in police court charged with drunkenness and possession of illegal liquor. He was fined 25 dollars with costs and given one month suspended.

Harold Heflin

Frauenfeld named German American Bund leader successor

U S secret service reports Alfred Frauenfeld an Austrian Nazi chosen to succeed Fritz Kuhn as Bund leader. Kuhn jailed recently for theft. In West Virginia Western District Bankruptcy notices list J L Massey Robert Castleman Green and Susan Dunlap Green all of Winchester for meetings January 12 1940 at 11 A M with creditors in Harrisonburg dated December 1939

London U. S Secret Service Alfred Frauenfeld Fritz Kuhn Bund Kuhn United States District Court For Western District OF Virginia J.L. Massey J. L. Massey Winchester Frederick Corporation Court House Harrisonbure Edward C. Martz Tn Bankruptcy United States Trict Court Western District Robert Castleman Green Corpo: Court House Susan Dunlap Green Harrisonburg

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