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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1938

Page

8

Social Calendar for Madison Winchester Groups

Monday 8 p m Madison Lodge I O O F meets on East Boscawen street. Tuesday Lions Club power meeting at George Dee Newsacing of the Century Chip and Mrs Glaize on East Piccadilly. 7 30 Chanters business at Andrew Babb home. 8 00 Winchester Rebekah Association monthly after at Odd Fellows Hall. Wednesday 10 a m Julia Tyler Rosenberger Missionary Zone Group Braddock Street M E Church Woman's Assembly room. 12 30 Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington Hotel. 3 30 Junior Century Club at Miss Nancy Gray Larrick home. 8 00 Ladies Auxiliary of Post Office clerks card party at Sarah Zane Hall.

Lions Club George Dee Tha Century Chip Fred Glaize East Piccadilly Street Chanters Andrew Babb Winchester Rebekah Association Odd Fellows Hall East Boscawen Julia Tyler Rosenberger Missionary Societies of the J. Pinckney Arthur Nancy Gray Larrick West Clifford Street

Adams Birthday Party in Gainesboro Highlights Pink Theme

A birthday party for Frances Adams was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. E W Adams in Gainesboro on January 26. Guests enjoyed games with prizes, a buffet supper, and a pink and white color scheme featuring a large pink-candle birthday cake baked by Mrs. Julian Larrick. Attendees included family members and many friends.

E. W. Adams Gainesboro Frances Adams Julian Larrick Miss Adams Mary Bell DeHaven Mary Louise Yeakley Norma Sue Judy Charlies Adams Vernon Unger Charles Smith Dawson Bageant Billy McKeever Earle Rinker Allen Lowe Harry Yeakley Nat Smith Billy Reynolds Earle Campbell Alex DeHaven Eugene DeHaven Nathaniel DeHaven Russell Brown Harry L. Braithwaite Leonard Williamson Buck Kibler Miss

Meeting of Round Hill Junior League Friday

The Junior League of the Round Hill School held its monthly meeting last Friday afternoon at the school. President Miss Mary Gay Marker oversaw the session. The program featured poems, readings, songs, and a Eskimo Seal Hunt story by Miss Carolyn Courtney, with performances by third grade students and multiple named participants.

Round Hill Mary Gay Marker Peggy Pangle Raymond Racey, Jr Katherine Pingley Mary Marker Wiley Pingley Robert Pingley Ruth Pangle Miss Barton Louise Perry

Benefit Card Party at Sarah Zane Hall for State Convention

Tables are engaged for a February 3 benefit card party at Sarah Zane Hall to raise funds for the State Convention of Post Office Clerks June 17–18 in the city. Sponsored by the Local Ladies Auxiliary, tickets and reservations are available through several organizers, with prizes and refreshments offered.

Sarah Zane Hall National Federation of Post Office Clerks John H Kern Elwood Snyder Taylor Simpson

Julia Tyler Rosenberger Zone Meeting at Braddock Street Church

The Julia Tyler Rosenberger Zone Group of Missionary Societies of Braddock Street M. E. Church meets Wednesday at 10 in the Women's Assembly Room. Rev. T. M. Swann will open with devotionals and Rev. Harry Marsh of Martinsburg WV will conduct the quiet hour. District secretary Miss Edith Miller of Edinburg VA will attend and speak. A box luncheon will be served.

Julia Tyler Rosenberger Missionary Societies Braddock Treet M. E T. M. Swann Harry Marsh Martinsburg W. Va Edith Miller Edinburg

Mrs Claude Kline Visiting in Middlesboro Ky

Mrs Claude Kline of Clear Brook Virginia visits her son Evans Kline and wife in Middlesboro Kentucky. Mr Kline formerly worked for Montgomery Ward and Co in Wheeling and now retired from the Middlesboro store.

Claude Kline Middlesboro,Ky Clearbrook Evans Kline Middlesboro Kline Montgomery Ward and Co Middlesrom

Miss Dorothy Miller Weds Melvin Jenkins In First Baptist Church

Miss Dorothy Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Carson Miller of Hayfield wed Mr Melvin Farris Jenkins son of Mr Willis Jenkins and the late Mrs Jenkins Saturday at seven in the First Baptist Church with Rev E T Clark officiating The couple will reside at 132 Amherst street and Mr Jenkins works for James Shockey Contracting Company in Winchester Also notes on Mrs J Pinckney Arthur’s drama paper reading and Mrs Joseph H Cooper’s hospitalization plus Miss Mary Margaret Cooper leaving for Fairfax Hall.

Dorothy Miller Melvin Jenkins Carson Miller Hayfield Melvin Farris Jenkins Willis Jenkins Jenkins Near This City First Baptist Church E. T. Clark Frank Alger Mrs. Jenkins Amherst Street Mr. Jenkins Winchester James Shockey

Creomulsion Promised To Relieve Coughs And Colds

A three days cough signals danger and Creomulsion is pitched as fast acting relief for chest cold bronchial irritation. The ad claims it soothes inflamed membranes and helps expel germs with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after the first bottle.

Old Frederick Town Garden Club Meeting Thursday

Old Frederick Town Garden Club will meet Thursday at 3 30 PM at the home of Mrs D J Howard 324 West Leicester Street. Arrangements of indoor plants will be the exhibits. Local residents and visitors are noted in the society notices throughout this compact town column.

Old Frederick Town D. J. Howard West Leicester Street

Local Families Visit and Health News Then and Now

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Stotler of Sunny Side return from two weeks in Florida with Stotler resuming duties as manager of the Bickers Car Lot around February 15. Dr. J Clayton Cochran of North Braddock Street underwent an appendicitis operation at Memorial Hospital and is reported improved.

Clarke Woman’ S Hopital Auxiliary Berryville Clarke County Woman's Auxiliary Memorial Hospital Winchester Wiliam Beverley Agnes Mitchell Abram Hewitt H. B. Harris Philip W. Boyd C. O. Dearmont Clarke County W. D. Field Woman's Auxiliary Thomas A Gibson Bryan Stotler Sunny Side Florida Stotler Meg Pes Aon Bickers Clayton Cochran J. Clayton Cochran North Braddock Street Cochran B. and C. Baking Corporation

Local Residents Return After Weekend Visits

Front Royal and Warren County residents report weekend travels and homecomings. Names include Selena Lehew Catherine Ernest Hoff man and Mar lowe James McCormick Jane Angus and Elizabeth Sherman with trips to Marshall Hague Ashland Baltimore Arlington Hall Randolph Macon College and the Eastern Shore.

Weekend Visits Recap From Leesburg and Nearby Areas

Mr. Robert Lewis of Leesburg spent the weekend with his mother. Miss Sue returned to Richmond after a weekend at her home. Mr. Robert Rei went to Baltimore yesterday after visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. Harry hosted guests while Miss Virginia Smith and Miss Margaret Graham visited Arlington Hall with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith.

Kenneth Wood Munice, Pa That City J. M. Steck, Sr Fairmont Avenue Catherine Ernest Hague Mrs Frank Forsyth Henry Downing, Jr Richmond S. B. Browning, Sr Mary Leroy Arlington Hall James Golden Robert Lewis Leesburg Miss Sue Robert Rei Baltimore Pees Harry Virginia Smith Margaret Graham Harold Smith

Public sale of desirable improved farm at Winchester Virginia

Trustees sell at public auction the Nicodemus Lands a 167 acre Virginia farm east of Stephenson on Jordan Springs road to the highest bidder. Sale March 5 1938 front of County Court House Winchester at noon. Terms include one third cash day of sale and balance in one and two years with bonds. Located Frederick County near schools churches blue grass timber wells and springs.

P. T. Rhyne Winchester Virginia Frederick County Stephenson Jordan Springs Clevenger Opequon Nicodemus Philip R. Fowle James P. Reardon

Social Notes from Washington Weekend Visit

Misses Margarette Burke and Florence Johnson with Messrs Ralph and Charles Biggs spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs J Hutchins in Washington and attended the op Ball on Saturday night. Mr Harry Leef of Alexandria spent the weekend in town and was accompanied home by Mrs Leef who has been with her mother Mrs Edward Shotwell who has been ill but is improved and at the Johnson Nursing Home.

Joseph Cooper Joseph H. Cooper Winchester Memorial Hospital Cooper Berryville Avenue Annie Carver Berryville Carver Winchester Frederick Clarke Counties Frank Pierce Duke University Noble C. Pierce South Stewart Street Pierce Washington and Lee University Rolfe Pochon Washington Margarette Burke Florence Johnson Ralph and Charles Biggs Mrs. J. Hutchins Harry Leef Alexandria Leef Edward Shotwell The Johnson Nursing Home

Insurgent Army Advances Amid Barcelona Bombing Toll

Reports say the insurgent army presses its offensive in southwest Spain while air raids hit Barcelona. The port city endured heavy attacks leaving over 300 dead and 700 wounded including 158 war orphan children found in a church basement after four direct hits.

Spain Governm Barcelona

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Madison Lodge Hall East Boscawen Street Brooks’ Pharmacy Zelda May Wallace Mr. G. A. Fauver I. N. Wallace Guy Anderson Fauver Addison Fauver George W. Stover United Brethren National Avenue Chanters Society Shryock Place Millwood Road Grace Lutheran Church Round Hill 4-H Club Round Hill Organization Kendall Fahnestock Harry Fahnestock Woodland Avenue W. W. Bird W. B. Snider & Son Harry Bell H. B. DeHaven Tarrison Shirley Leonard White Charlotte Beulah Kearneysville Will Burch Pauline Celia Clarence Burch Swimley Thurston Collings George Pace Brucetown Linden Bohrer Inwood Orville DeHaven Linden DeHaven Winifred Adams Margaretta Anders Summit Point Hutch DeHaven Gratchen DeHaven Mary Frances Lawrence Wesley Sam Ruble Barton Collins Mary Margaret Cooper Waynesboro Fairfax Hall Hamburger Hamburger’s C. Wi Lowe Hugh Green Roanoke Virginia Lutheran Synod Conference B. A. Rowland John Robinson County George Gordon New Oxford Harrisburg Richard Rusk Bethlehem Lehigh University E. G. Rusk Handley Boulevard Claude Stickley Vaucluse Sumter S. C Mrs. Stickley J. S. Haldeman South Washington Street Noble C. Pierce, Jr Randolph Macon College Ashland Virginia State Highway Department Baltimore, Md Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company Virginia Boyd Lester Fossett Edward Barr John Boyd Sally Ellen Boyd Anne B. Kern Reading Emily Brandt Paul Sibert Fairmont West Cork Street RED Cross Huntsberry BIG Joe RGA J. R. White Near Stephens Cit Dalton Rowland Harry Rinker Beliarice, Va Front Royal and Warren County News Front Royal Selena Lehew Marshall Capt. Hoffman Randolph- Macon Academy Jett Cunningham Hedgesville Alice Sowers Lee Sowers Elizabeth Sherman Sam Hoffman James McCormick Randolph-Macon College J. A. McCormick Rolfe Millar Jane Angus Wilmer F. Shayock Insurance Service Underwood N. Loudoun St Consumers Coal CO Colonial Beauty Shoppe Cor Piccadilly Cameron St Nina V. Wolford Sunshine Cleaners Loudoun St Insurgent the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp’n Zabans E. Boscawen St
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