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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1938

Page

8

Social Calendar of Meetings and Rehearsals

Rehearsals for Elks Club Charity Minstrel at the hotel Monday 3:30 and 7:30 p m. Madison Lodge I O O F meets 8:00 p m at East Boscawen street hall. Tuesday Lions Club 12:30 p m Washington Hotel. Century Club 3:30 p m Mrs H B Gilping South Washington street. Elks Club repeats 3:30 p m and 7:30 p m rehearsals at the hotel. Woman's Missionary Society meets 8:00 p m First Baptist Church lecture room. Euterpin Club first winter concert 8:15 p m Grace Lutheran Church Sunday School auditorium.

Elks Club Madison Lodge I. O. O. F East Boscawen Street Lions Club Washington Hotel Century Club H. B. Gilping Washington Street Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church Euterpin Club Grace Lutheran Church

Euterpian Club concert opens winter series in Grace Lutheran

The Euterpian Club starts a winter concert series with a program tomorrow at 8 15 p m in Grace Lutheran Church Sunday School room. Soloists include Louis Kneiling Andrew Babb Frank Caputo David Moore Georgia Cather and Mildred Jones with Caputo and Moore from Shenandoah Valley Academy. The program features Schubert Handel Kreisler Beethoven and more. Students and music lovers invited.

Euterpian Club Grace Lutheran Church Louis Kneiling Andrew Babb Frank Caputo David Moore Georgia Cather Mildred Jones Caputo Moore Shenandoah Valley Academy Schubert Scherzo van Goens Kneilig Semele Handel Schumann Mr. Babb Kreisler Mr. Caputo Beethoven Gavott Popper Tiebesfreud Mr. Kneiling

Mary Martha Class Set for Tuesday Evening

Grace Lutheran Church Mary Martha Class will meet in the social room tomorrow evening at 5 30 o clock. All members urged to attend. Shirley Bly, a Benjamin Franklin School student in Washington, D C, spent the weekend here with his mother Mrs J F Bly.

E. G. Ayers R. G. Hengeveld Branche Shoop Eleanor Carver Katie Knight Andrew Bell Sunshine Club Braddock Street Methodist Church Mary Martha Grace Lutheran Church Shirley Bly Benjamin Franklin School Washington, D. C J. F. Bly

Etiquette Q&A From Roberta Lee Column

A Modern Etiquette Q and A by Roberta Lee covers how to hold fork prongs while cutting, how to address inner envelopes for invitations, and topics to avoid in general talk. It advises prongs pointed up when lifting food, uses simple names on inner envelopes, and warns against conversations about sickness operations accidents or deaths.

William K. Gardner

Mrs. Everette Holsinger Heads South for Georgia Visit

Mrs. Everette Holsinger of National Avenue leaves Sunday night for an extended visit with her mother Mrs. Mable Evans in Gainesville Georgia She plans to visit former classmate Miss Myrtle Driver in Atlanta and is a graduate of Vashti High School class of 1936 in Thomasville Georgia.

E. W. Clark Leesburg Hospital South Braddock Street Leesburg R. B. Teets Washington BD. C Martinsburg Teets S. B. Teets West Germain Street James Payne Everette Holsinger National Avenue Mable Evans Gainesville Holsinger Myrtle Driver Atlanta Nelle Evans Vashti High School Thomasville

Weaver Opposed To General Sales Tax, Says Forever

State Senator Aubrey Weaver, home in Front Royal, declares he is distinctly and forever opposed to a general sales tax. He notes prior statements, clarifies his stance, and urges constituents to vote on proposed funding measures at the polls if they choose. He argues taxation should be decided by the people.

Fronteegual Aubrey Weaver Richmond Weaver Associatage Boone

Insulin Shock Treatment Begun At Western State Hospital

Officials at Western State Hospital in Staunton Virginia began insulin shock treatment for six insane patients to restore normal mentality. Dr R E DeJarnette said Dr Thomas Hogshead plans six weeks of insulin dosing with promising results in dementia praecox cases, including possible cures.

Staunton Western State Hospital R. E. DeJarnette Thomas Hogshead Harvard Medical School

State Dairy Association Will Hear Specialists

Virginia Dairy Products Association begins its twenty fourth annual convention in Alexandria with talks on federal and state dairying laws. About 300 ice cream and butter makers and milk distributors from Virginia DC and nearby states expected. Frank F. Rennie Jr of the International Association of Milk Dealers will open the market session with a discussion on public relations in Virginia.

Alexandria Virginia Dairy Products’ Association Washington Virginia District of Columbia Frank F. Rennie, Jr International Association of

Hold-Up Man Lets Gas Clerk Keep Change

In Buffalo Edward McDonald recounted a hold-up incident where the robber, described as considerate, asked him to leave coins in the till to make change. The thief took the bills and fled, allowing McDonald to continue business.

Buffalo N. Y Edward McDonald McDonald

Front Royal social notes and visits cross county lines

Front Royal and Warren County report residents traveling to Washington and Richmond for visits and holidays. Several locals host relatives, and VMI students plan a Wednesday trip home for Jackson’s birthday. Illness updates include Mrs. Edward Shotwell with pneumonia and Mrs. Banks at home.

Front Royal Olivia Holloman Washington Billy van Dusen Manley O. Simpson, Jr Claude Stokes, Jr Jackson

Front Royal Hosts Mount Jackson Basketball Tonight

The Front Royal high school gym hosts a doubleheader with Mount Jackson boys and girls teams tonight. Tomorrow Warren County High School boys and girls visit Sperryville in a second set. Sperryville is noted for an unusually strong this year.

Front Royal Mount Jackson Warren County High School Sperryville

Memorial rites for Samoan Clipper crew held in Alameda

More than 200 friends and acquaintances attended memorial services in Alameda for Captain Edwin C. Musick and six crew members killed when the Samoan Clipper crashed near Pago Pago last week.

Alameda Calif Edwin C. Musick Pago Pago

First Arrival for Funkhouser Daughter at Winchester Memorial

Mr and Mrs Lyle Funkhouser of this city welcome their first child a daughter born yesterday morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Funkhouser is formerly Miss Ruby Long daughter of Mr and Mrs N D of Marlboro Frederick County confirming their family link.

C. E. Johnston East Piccadilly, Street Winchester Memorial Hospital Anna Margaret Baker Earl E. Baker Gray Avenue Memorial Hospital Lyle Funkhouser Funkhouser Ruby Long N. D Marlboro Frederick Couny

Elbow Breaks Mark Courtroom Chaos in L A Divorce Trial

In Los Angeles a judge suffered a fractured left elbow while a lawyer showed a broken left shoulder yet continued the divorce trial. Superior Judge Georgia Bullock shattered her elbow after tripping on a mat, prompting her to ask attorney Joseph Jones about his sling. He replied he fell in a bath tub.

Los Angeles of Justice Georgia Bullock Joseph Jones Jones

Legislators Invited to Virginia Sportsmen’s Clubs Meeting

Richmond, Va. January 17 Members of the General Assembly will be invited to attend the annual meeting of the Virginia Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs on February 2. Collins Denny Jr. of Richmond is president and Harry D. Guy Jr. of Roanoke is vice-president. election of officers will be held at the meeting.

American Association of University Women Loring Woore Clearbrook Arthur Robinson Association Ellsworth Johnson Amherst Street Esther Caulkins Brunear Washington, D. C Rose MacDonald Berryville Richmond Miss MacDonald Clarke County General Assembly Virginia Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs Wilson Meek Ubs Collins Denny, Jr Harry D. Guy, Jr Roanoke

Radio Highlights 4 30 to 11 PM Program Schedule

Radio schedule listing 4:30 pm to 11 pm across WEAF WOR WJZ and WABC. Programs include sketches dramas news bands operas and orchestra performances with notable names such as Burns and Allen Amos n Andy Jack Armstrong and Disraeli play and various musical acts.

WEAF WOR WABC The Road of Life Allan Roy Dafoe Dick Tracy WJZ Nell Press Radio Charlie Chan Don Winslow Navy Mary Sothern Jack Armstrong Tob Mix Hilltop House Nina Dean Don Asia James L. Clark Weaf—Press Keating Orch Walt Serenade Wabc—Press-Radio Joan Edwards France Laux Deutch Lowell Thomas Hollace Shaw Amos Andy Stan Lomax Abram Menin Mildred Chase de Lorenzo Jack Fulton Franklyn MacCormack Uncle Ezra Doris Rhodes John B. Kennedy Warnew Lum Abner Freeman Barry McKinley Boake Carter Burns Allen Tony Martin Noble Salter Buddy Clark Freddie Gibson Tish Weaf—Symphony Orch Charioteers Other Lord Jim Ameche Betty Lou Gerson Pick and Pat Comededians Edward Roecker Kruegerchestra Fisher McGee W3z Philadelphia Orchestra Disraeli George Florence Arliss David Torrance Edward Bowes Cecil B. DeMille Wor—Arden Spitalny Maria Kurenko Opal Craven Ma’ Quaurtet Marek Weber Wayne King Orch Weber Melody 'Pagean National Radio Brave New World Weber Melody

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