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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1935

Page

5

Community League to Hear Harrison in January Meeting

Harrison, wealth attorney for Frederick County, will speak at the Community League meeting on Thursday night January 24 following a short business session. The schedule includes several local visits and community notices from Bridgewater to Strasburg and Boyce.

Board of Christian Education Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Odd Fellows G. W. Ropp O. B. Ritter C. F. Carper James C. Kline Herbert S. Jones Orville Wake Marsh Run Lodge No. 147 Magison Lodge Winchester Wesley Bible Class Lottie Kline

Strode improves as local notices report several events

In Boyce Virginia on January 21 friends note Mr. Strode's marked improvement and visits. The Silver Cross Circle of Kings Daughters met January 8 at Mrs. C B Levi’s. Mr and Mrs Ginn hosted their son’s third birthday with a group of youngsters and guests. Mr S K Anders recovers from grippe while Mr and Mrs Garland Brown move in with Mr James Clark.

Boyce Strode Silver Cross Circle of Kings Daughters C. B. Levi A. L. Lowe Little Son Brent P. H. Ginn Bobbie Brown Jean Garver Mary Elizabeth Yowell Masters Kenneth Beard Daniel Yowell Jerry Garver Jo Jolliffe Maurice Wllingham 8. K. Anders Grippe Garland Brown James Clark

Odd Fellows Install Officers in Middletown

Marsh Run Lodge No. 147 in Middletown VA installed its officers for the new year with a team from Winches t Lodge No. 6 serving as the installing group. G W Ropp was named noble grand and W A Everly vice grand with Fred E Kline recording secretary C Leslie Wright financial secretary and Herbert S Jones treasurer. The post installation banquet concluded a member recruitment contest with winners hosting the losers for sauerkraut and Wieners, heightening interest in Odd Fellowship.

Middletown Marsh Run Lodge G. W. Ropp Noble Grand W. A. Everly Fred E. Kline C. Leslie Wright Herberts. Jones

Mrs Mary Pence Dies of Pneumonia in Shenandoah

L H Pence of Parkway Avenue reports the death of his aunt Mrs Mary Margaret Pence 67 wife of Turner Ashby Pence at her Edinburg Virginia home after several days illness of pneumonia. Survived by husband and one brother George Pence funeral held at the house with Rev R L Moore and Rev J B Stephens interment Cedarwood Cemetery attended by Mr Pence of Shenandoah.

Mary Pence Shenandoah L. H. Pence Parkway Avenue Mary Margaret Pence Turner Ashby Pence Edinburg R. L. Moore J. 8. Stephens Cedarwood Cemetery Mr. Pence

School Week Schedule And Exam Morals Message

The Junior Evening Star lists weekly activities with 1936 January class times for orchestra glee clubs and tap classes plus weekly score results. It reports high point leaders Kohne Fletcher Boone Thrift and Cris man, with a moral note urging exams earned by self respect over grades and to study honestly.

Clowe Baker Ramey R. Crisman Thrift Clevenger H. Crisman Schneider Kohne Fletcher Boone J. Thrift H.crisman H Crisman

Basketball teams listed for week one showdown

On Thursday January 24 Clevenger faces Schneider and Thrift meets H. Cris man. A gymnasium notice announces weekly basketball rosters with sponsor, captain, and at least two team names for the season’s first rankings.

Clevenger Schneider Thrift H. Crisman

Yellow Jackets Team II Captains Named in Sponsor List

Sponsor J. W. Bonnett presents Captain Mifflin Clowe William Corrigan Bill Huntsberry Dick Fauver Forrest Jones Vincent Noonan and Charles Rinker for Team II Yellow Jackets. Sponsor J. B. Yates names Captain Thurston Clevenger Leonard Boone Bob Baker Bill Bennett John Sutton John Mac Millan and Charles Lillis for the team.

J. W. Bonnett Mifflin Clowe Williard Corrigan Bill Huntsberry Dick Fauver Forrest Jones Vincent Noonan Charles Rinker Yellow Jackets J. B. Yates Thurston Clevenger Leonard Boone Bob Baker Bill Bennett John Sutton John MacMillan Charles Lillis

Senior heartbreaker and a dark handsome shiek share attention

The piece notes a Senior girl and a dark handsome Senior boy sparking mutual interest, leaving many girls absent Thursday morning and faces tinged with worry. It also questions Paul Hunter being cast as a lunatic in a morning play, while one mysterious Senior boy keeps to himself, drawing fluttering hearts from the girls.

Shiek Paul Hunter

Bakery Boys Top Records in Wild League B Night

Lee Baking Company led a spree in League B with multiple record going overs. Cobb and Lunsford tied for high individual sets at 373, Lunsford 143 high game, Weber 142 for National Fruit, and all teams surpassed 500 in at least one game with two games exceeding old marks.

Lee Baking Company Howard Rotary Kiracore The Legion Bakery Boys Cobb Lunsford Weber National Fruit

Butterfly found amid January snow in Chicago

Mrs. Orville Peters spotted a color patch on the snow and found a butterfly still fluttering in subzero weather. She fed the insect honey and vanilla, then kept it indoors, baffled by how it survived the cold.

Chicago Orville Peters

Wife Preservers Potato Pears with Cloves

Mash potatoes until light and fluffy then beat in egg yolks. Season well and shape into pear forms. Place on buttered sheet, top with whole cloves as stems, bake until brown for a novel serving idea.

Noted Mobsters Sent to Death Cells for Electric Chair

In Richmond two gangsters, Robert Mais and Walter Legenza, returned from custody to await execution for the murder of a Federal Reserve Bank truck driver. Feds escort them under machine gun watch to the state penitentiary as guards ready for imminent electrocution.

Richmond Robert Mais Walter Legenza E. Federal Reserve Bank Legenza Tri-State State Penitentiary Pennsylvania Maryland Washington Virginia Rice M. Youell Penitentiary Mais

Many Friends At Funeral Rites of Lewis A. Miller

The funeral of Lewis A. Miller, who died last Saturday after pneumonia, was held at 4 PM from the family home at 125 North Washington Street. A large gathering included Juliet Small of York Pennsylvania and Dr. and Mrs. John O. Boyd of Roanoke Virginia. Interment was in Mount Hebron. Rev. E B McGurkin and Rev. Norman Cooper led the service with hymns and readings. Pallbearers included Dr. P. W. Loyd, Fred S. Boyd, Godfrey Miller, and others.

Lewis A. Miller North Washington Street Juliet Small York John O. Boyd Roanoke Mount Hebron E. B. McGurkin Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Miller Norman Cooper Jesus G. O. Miller Richard E. Griffith Clifford D. Grim Marshall Kline Katie Miller Robert M. Glass Godfrey Miller

Demonstrations In Pruning Set For Next Week

Snow and bad weather delayed county pruning demonstrations last week. The rescheduled schedule lists six sessions from Tuesday January 29 through Friday February 1 at various orchards near Gore Pie Ridge road Stephens City Clearbrook Opequon Cross Junction Middletown with times 10 a m or 2 p m.

R. P. Anderson Gore Phil H. Gold Apie Pie Ridge Road Ray Robinson Stephens City L. O. Dick Clearbrook Edwin R. Marker Opequon E. W W. Braithwaite Cross Junction R. E. Brumback Middletown

Land of Big Feet name origins in South America

During Magellan's voyage he landed in a South American coast where large footprints were found in the sand. He named the place Patagonia meaning the Land of Big Feet, tying the unusual footprints to the region's identity.

Magellan World Phillippines South America Patagonia

Estate of John O. Boyd notice to creditors

All persons having claims or who may be indebted to the estate of John O. Boyd deceased are requested to call on John A. Boyd Administrator for settlement.

John O. Boyd John A. Boyd

Civil Suit Set for Trial in February Session

H K Benham special receiver for the old People's Bank of Stephens City seeks $3,000 from members of the old Farmers' Exchange. Judge Williams will likely set the case for trial in Frederick County Circuit Court during the February term, with multiple attorneys representing the defendants.

H. K. Benham Old People’s Bank Stephens City Old Farmers’ Exchange Philip Willlams Frederick County Peoples Bank Frank S. Tavenner Woodstock T. Russell Cather Donald L. Weems

Twin Daughters of C. P. LeFrois Die in Fairport Hospital

Friends in Winchester learn of the death yesterday in a Fairport hospital of Teresa Anne and Mary Catherine LeFrois twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. LeFrois. They were born in December and contracted an illness last Thursday despite medical care. The LeFrois family is tied to the Trescott Company of Fairport. The funeral will be held in Fairport tomorrow.

Winchester Fairport N. Y Teresa Anne Mary Catherine LeFrois C. P. LeFrois Fairport Hospital Mr. LeFrois Trescott Company LeFrois Catherine Rich

Revival Continues At Holiness Church Near Hayfield

Revival services continue for two weeks at the Holiness Church near Hayfield led by Evangelist and Mrs. Pete Salsekey of Wesernport Maryland. Crowds attend each evening except Monday as Rev Luther Mc Farland announces the schedule. Wednesday night topic is The Kidnaped Kidnaper and the Ransom with a special chart lecture Saturday. Everyone is welcome.

Holiness Church Hayfield Pete Salsekey Wesernport Luther McFarland

Radio Program Schedule Highlights Area Stations

A dense listing of evening and late night shows across WEAF WOR WJZ WABC detailing orchestras hosts and acts from 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM. Notable entries include the Hauptmann trial update on WJZ at 6:30 and performances by Dorothy Page Bobby Benson and Grace Moore among others.

Weaf—Cugar Don WJZ J. B Haldane London WABC Buck Rogers WEAF Mary Small Dorothy Page Billy Batchelor WOR Lowell Thomas Wabc—Press Jack Smith Lum Abner Morton Downey Bill Edgar Guest Jerry Cooper Vaughn de Leath Boake Carter Reisman Orch Eddy Brown Wayne King Orch Lawrence Tibbett Wabc—Lyman Ben Bernie Orch Grace Moore Ed Wynn Wabc—Jones Orchestra Sid Gary Wabc—Gray Orchestra Wallenstein Sinfonietta Mercado Mexican Orch Emery Deutsch Voice of the Crusaders the Grummis Lyman Haymes Robert Royce Moonbeams WMCA

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John Ritter Virgil Lloyd George Painter Holmes Lloyd Lillie Garver Tuck Vowell Oscar Carr Clay Carr Doris Reid Jolliffe Strasburg W. H. Br Burwell Elizabeth Burch Helen Lane Staunton Creamer Charles Lanham Briggs van der Linden Baltimore Herbert Frazier Letta Shepherd Audrey Peyton Bertha Ramey Cooke Trenary A. P. Thompson Toledo Ohio M. E. Royston Ada Belle Nettie Tucker Vowell Ruth Royston R. W. Royston Tucker Yowell Boyce Agricultural Hi School Miss Yowell Junior Evening Star Handley High School Editorial Crowbass Lunsford and Cole the Others Lee Baking Co O'Kelliven Johnston Triplett O'Sullivan Hildebrand Carlysle Jirak Copenhaver Coffelt Lee Baking Puckett Glaize Her Anderson, G Anderson, F Kibbler White Merringer Bursey Grim Chain Groceries Noransfers Post Office Bi ' Novick Dolphin Kendall Lamb Post Office Miller Manuel Wingfield Lupton Novick National Fruit Vs. Boy Scouts Mudd Lockhart Rice Everhart A Scouts Goode Pierce Huntsberry Sencindiver Ebert L Pet. Lee Baking Co Mais and Philadelphia Grotees Buncutter Tire Co Cups Vagini Philco Miller & Anderson Boston Symphony Serge Koussevitzky Mary Pickford Lily Pons Philco Short Wave DJZ Berlin Europe GSC K. C GSA Rome Madrid EAQ Denmark OXY Philco Radio Atlas Wees Philcos E. Boscawen St Geo. W. Kurtz
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