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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1935

Page

8

News Briefs of the Counties Stephens City Va

Local items note visits and travels during holidays. Cadwallader returns from Portsmouth with family. Gardner and Chapman of State Sanitorium Md. visit J C Gardiner. Wendel of Washington joins Elizabeth Wolfe and Wolfe of Hazleton Pa. in holiday returns. Mild illness and social visits recount in Stephens City and Winchester area.

State Teachers’ College Harrisonburg Wolfe Hazeltown Billy Lemley Vic Carbaugh Marjorie Lillian Kremer Winches Charles Hartley Alice Funk Jimmie Glynn Alleghany Hospital Vaucluse Joan Josephine Alleman Snyder Alleman Howard March James March Winchester H. M. Carbaush

Social visits and family gatherings in Welltown area

Miss Pheebe Clark of Martinsburg visited A G Clark. Glush Light of Apple Pie Ridge spent Christmas with relatives at Berryville. Dinner guests included H C Bailey family from Winchester and Mary Pearson from Bryn Mawr, along with many others. Ed Newman and Grace Braithwaite visited Harrisburg relatives. C E Braithwaite remains ill.

Welltown Pheebe Clark Martinsburg A. G. Clark Glush Light Apple Pie Ridge Bveryville A. G. Clarke H. C. Bailey and Sons Winchester Mary Pearson Bryn Mawr Joseph Cave Stanley King Frederick O. C. Dix Green Spring John Smith Mildred Bobby Cedar Grove Houii Smith John Livengood Berry Ed Newman Grace Braithwaite Harrisburg, Pa C. E. Braithwaite Braithwaite

Christmas Program Delights Burnt Factory Church Crowd

Valley Mills Virginia reports a well attended Christmas entertainment at Burnt Factory Church Sunday night. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Baldwin and son from Baltimore. Mrs. William Carbaugh, Jr. hosted a birthday dinner for Mrs. William Carlisle, Sr. Greenwood School reopens Monday after holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitacre visited relatives in West Virginia. Mrs. McComas travels to Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to visit her son.

Valley Mills Burnt Factory Church W. W. Baldwin Charles Whitacre West Virginia McComas Huntingdon W.a

Birthday party notes 15 candles prove 15 more years

Rock Enon Virginia reports a birthday party for Mr. Larrick on December 29 with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Larrick and others. A cake with candles left fifteen burning after the host blew them out, following the old saying he will live 15 more years. Local visitors and ill health in the community are noted.

Rock Enon B. Larrick Mr. Larrick Maynard Larrick Marl Anderson Stewart Anderson Turner Lockhart Mildred Larrick White Post Basil Larrick Kernstown Harry Kern Little Frances Kern Winchester Larrick Henry Good Monessen Paul Carter Mary E. Good M. H. Rosenberger Hayfield

Community League Plans January Meeting in Whitacre VA

Whitacre Virginia residents report the Community League will hold its meeting on January 9 with an open invitation. Local social notes mention visits among Whitacre families, including Mrs. Annie Johnson and Mrs. O. H. Braithwaite visiting kin in Capon Bridge and Martinsburg parties with the Largent and Fletcher families.

Whitacre Community League Annie Johnson Washington Alice Whitacre Blanche Fletcher Harry Largent Roy Fletcher W. C. Whitacre G. C. Peacemaker Nora Largent Mary Lou Martinsburg W. Va Lloyd Braitwaite F. A. Whitacre A. C. Unger Stotler’s Cross Roads

Radio Listings Echo Seasonal Variety Across Networks

Metropolitan Opera broadcast scheduled for 1:45 to 5:00 PM features Rosa Ponselle and Lawrence Tibbett with conductor Ettore Panizza. Earlier, orchestras, news, comedies, and dramas fill the day across WEAF WOR WJZ WABC with familiar hosts and programs. A London message from Ramsay MacDonald closes the lineup.

WEAF Cugat Uncle Don WJZ Berger WABC Navara Weaf—Ranch Boys Bobby Benson Weaf—Press Blaine Wjz—Press Marion McAfee Gale Page Billy Batchelor WOR Lowell Thomas Wabc—Beauty Gabriel Heatter Wabc—Press Phil Cook Amos 'N Andy Mort and Marge Lum Abner Plantation Echoes Bill Hirsch Orchestra Red Davis The O’neills Uncle Ezra Boake Carter Lone Ranger Fray and Braggiotti Dick Liebert Edwin C. Hill Siberian Singers Bonime Orch WIJZ Christian Morris Lazaron O'Flynn New York Philharmonic Ernest Schelling Metropolitan Opera la Traviata Rosa Ponselle Lawrence Tibbett Ettore Panizza Geraldine Farrar London Ramsay MacDonald

Community League to Host Luttrell Debate on January 9

The Luttrells will debate at the upcoming Community League meeting on January 9. A large crowd is expected, signaling one of the year’s best programs. Mrs. O H Phillips and Mrs. O W Dick visited daughter Mrs Paul Braithwaite at Cross Junction Wednesday. Mr George Siford has been ill for a few days.

O. H. Phillips O. W. Dick Paul Braithwaite Cross Junction George Siford Luttrells

Refuge Notes and Holiday Visits in REFUGE list

Mrs James Hayles improves after a severe cold. Carl Hough and family spent Christmas night with Mrs Houghs parents. Robert Conner, working in Pennsylvania, visited his father H V Crounce who had flu. Greta Bray spent New Year’s Day with Mary Virginia Grim near Nineveh. Various local visits and illnesses noted among Bray Hough Bowman and Greene families.

Refuge James Hayles Carl Hough Hough J. R. Bray Robert Conner Pennsylvania H. V. Crounce Greta Bray Mary Virginia Grim Nineveh Kenneth Haules Mr. Haule J T. Haules Earl Hough Bennie Sylmen Tyson Hough James Hough Roberta Conner Minnie Rouzee W. C. Cornwell Winchester Robert Grim Arbutus Garland Bray L. L. Bowman Jean Greene Washington C. R. Greene Roy Bowman Mrs

Roberta Fleming Home for Holidays Amid Richmond Study

Nineveh Virginia January 4 Miss Roberta Fleming visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W G Fleming from her studies in Richmond spent the Christmas holidays at home. Mr and Mrs A A McKay of Baltimore attended the funeral of Mr Robert L Miller last Wednesday with Mrs D S Hughes returning on to her home after the observance.

Nineveh Roberta Fleming Richmond W. G. Fleming A. A. McKay Baltimore Robert L. Miller D. S. Hughes

Christmas Social Notes From Charles Town Area

Mrs. Thomas E. Gold and Mrs. G. W. Atkinson visit Berryville and Miss Rebekah Gold in Baltimore. Misses Mildred and Lillian McKay spend Christmas week in Washington with their aunt. Mrs. J. M. Jett hosts Roberta Monde and family. Kathryn Clark recovers from scarlet fever. Leo Bowman remains sick at home. Mrs. Blanche Browning visits from Washington. Jett and Cabell households host Christmas dinner.

Charles Town W. Va Wheatland Manor Roberta Raychelle Testes Monde Thomas E. Gold G. W. Atkinson Berryville Rebekah Gold Baltimore J. M. Jett Mildred Lillian McKay Washington Walter Shipp H. F. McKay Kathryn Clark James Welsh Thomas Hawes Leo Bowman Blanche Browning Robert McCauley 8. J. Cabell

Middletown Notes from Virginia Chronicle

Middletown residents Mr and Mrs Frank Weirick and their sons John and William plus Miss Nellie Romack spent Sunday in Hyattsville Maryland visiting the former's children. John Barber of Blacksburg stayed with Mrs Orville Wake during the holiday season and is a college mate of Mr Wake. Mr and Mrs C S Morse continued holidays with the Morse parents in town.

Middletown Frank Weirick John and William Weirick Nellie Romack Hyattsville John Barber Blacksburg Orville Wake Barber Wake C. S. Morse

Local residents and visitors observed during the holidays

The column lists names of residents and guests visiting relatives in the area during the holidays. It notes illnesses and returns to work or studies, including Harry Rinker and family, Miss Cephie Clark, Miss Frances Cooper, Mrs. Alger, Mrs. Glaize, and others, with locations such as Warsaw North Carolina Martinsburg West Virginia and Hagerstown Maryland.

Harry Rinker Near Vaucluse Arthur Rinker Lucille Robinson Herbert Jones Anna Jones Frances Cooper Martinsburg W. Va Alice McInturff William Werrick College Park Bessie McNeer H. V. McNeer Alger William Martin Near Town Carper A. A. Glaize W. H. Ridings P. F. Snapp F W. Ridings Vernon N. D. Long Beulah Strode Hunter Barley Mary Sibert L. L. Sibert Hagerstown Louise Dorothy

Release Quartet Held In Slaying Of Ginger Neal

Four suspects detained in the slaying of Cornelius Ginger Neal aged negro found fatally beaten at his South Main Street home on December 15 were released after police failed to mount a charge. Authorities kept identities private and said leads proved unhelpful. Authorities noted Neal may have money, robbery as motive, or revenge as an alternate theory. Local lore claimed he exploited racial superstitions selling a white powder as a charm. Watches recovered earlier were part of the case.

Cornelius Ginger Neal South Main Street Bose Neal

Unable to pay cash for powder purchase

A brief note records a purchaser’s inability to pay cash for a powder purchase, leaving the sale or settlement unresolved. The entry hints at a financial shortfall or credit arrangement tied to the transaction.

Gallant Colombian Officer Seats Ill Kin On Flight

An American bound from Lima to the United States aided by Capt Ernesto Samper of the Colombian Air Corps gave up his last seat to a worried mother traveling to see her sick child. The trip resumes next week with further arrangements.

Oes Panama Helen Mantilla Colombian Air Corps Lima Peru Ernesto Samper Colombia United States

Jerseyite who never heard of Lindbergh case is juror

Frank Borowiec from the Sourland mountains was called as a prospective juror in the Hauptmann trial in Flemington New Jersey. After a quarter hour of questioning he was dismissed for cause during the jury selection process.

Flemington N. J Frank Borowiec Sourland Mountain Hauptmann

Get Acquainted Sunday at Congregational Church

The Congregational Christian Church invites all members, friends, and Sunday School pupils to a Get Acquainted Sunday with a 9 45 p m start. A key feature is the first Little White Church Service for children at the morning worship.

Christian Church Congregational Christian

Love One Another Sage Cites War Frequency

Hi Ho of Chinatown argues that a candid expression of wishing to remove others is shown by the frequency of war though people are told to love one another.

Hi Ho Chinatown

Plymouth engineers promise thrill and safer driving

The copy highlights experience and acceleration with 60 70 80 mph feeling slower than expected. It stresses quick moving and fast stopping, easier control, and greater protection for driver and passengers as Plymouth engineers set out to meet these goals. The message notes months of work behind the development.

Plymouth

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