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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1937

Page

8

Social Calendar Dances Highlight Weekend Events

Schedule lists a nine old man dance at McVicar building matinee Saturday at 9 30 p m and a regular Saturday night dance at the Winchester venue.

Mee McVicar Building

Old Frederickstown Garden Club Meeting At Mrs Griffiths Home

Members gathered yesterday afternoon at West Clifford street for the Old Frederickstown Garden Club where the president announced the annual flower show set for September 3 at the George Washington Hotel. Upcoming events include a card party hosted by Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club next Friday July 9. reservations can be made with Mrs T Russell Cather.

Frederickstown Harold Brown Russell Cather S. C. Brooks Allan Hawthorne Wilbur Krise Werdell Goode Griffith

Miss Williams To Entertain Before Dance At Amherst Street

Invitations have been received for a buffet supper hosted by Miss Shirley Carter Williams on Saturday July 10 at the Williams home on Amherst street. The event precedes a dance at the Winchester Golf Club that same night.

Shirley Carter Williams Philip Williams Amherst Street Winchester Golf Club

Etiquette Qs on introductions and wording

Roberta Lee answers reader questions on presenting unmarried women to married women and proper usage of from and thence. She also urges introducing all guests at small gatherings for proper etiquette.

Chicago

Local residents take trips and host visits around July events

Miss Ethel Foster and Miss Augusta Foster of Berryville and Miss Winnie Eby of Charles Town return from Canada and Niagara Falls where they stayed with Mrs Charles Gregory. Several families, including Mrs D M Sprinkle and Mrs R J Ledford, visit friends in North Carolina and Winston-Salem while others plan for July weekend hosting in Winchester and Frederick.

Ethel Foster Augusta Foster Berryville Winnie Eby Charles Town W Va Canada Niagara Falls Charles Gregory

Hunt Faces Sentence For Mann Act Violation

John Wuest Hunt, a wealthy follower of Father Divine, was found guilty of Mann Act violations and faces up to 12 years in federal prison at McNeil Island Washington. Three co defendants from Harlem were acquitted.

John Wuest Hunt Father Divine McNeil Island Wash New York Hunt Central Press

Front Royal Social Roundup Highlights Local Visitors

Manley Board of Muskogee Oklahoma with grandson Jack Brogan of El Paso Texas visit Mr and Mrs John Stephenson and sister in law Mrs Luther Board. Several residents travel to Washington and Pittsburgh for brief visits and house guest arrangements.

Front Royal Manley Board Muskogee Oklahoma Jack Brogan el Paso Texas John Stephenson Luther Board Board

Daily Results In Winchester Softball Loop

Daily results and standings from the Winchester softball league show Va Woolen leading with 9 wins and 1 loss, Retail Grocers at 8 3, Lions Club 6 5, Elks Club 5 5, Republic Oil 5 7, and Mans ccc 4 4. Yesterday Retail Grocers beat Lions Club 5 3. Today O Sullivan faces Retail Grocers on diamond 1 and Va Woolen meets Lions Club on diamond 2.

Winchester L Pet. Va. Woolen Company I O'Sullivan csCe Lions Club Elks Club Republic Oil Mans ccc Woolen

Prompt Evening Star delivery service notice

If you fail to receive your Evening Star in Winchester you may call POSTAL TELEGRAPH for prompt delivery with no charge for the service.

Winchester

U D C Meeting Draws Large Local Turnout

Front Royal July 2 The regular meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy drew a good attendance in the Veterans Hall. The day featured the loan of an American flag owned by Mrs Elizabeth Cormack of Washington formerly Elizabeth Mauck of the town. The flag had flown over her Philippine Islands school. The loan to the chapter came from Mrs Cormack's sister Mrs Z J Compton of Riverton. Mrs Bessie Cary will present a stand and Mrs R W Buttsfield a staff for the flag. Hostesses were Mrs A W Hale Mrs Caroll Walter Mrs Charles Prichard and Mrs Gussie Rudicille.

Front Royal Daughters of the Confederacy Veterans Hall Elizabeth Cormack Washington Elizabeth Mauck Cormick Philippine Islands Cormacks Z. J. Compton Riverton Bessie Cary R. W. Buttsfield A. W. Hale Caroll Walter Charles Prichard Gussie Rudicille

Condition Of Rivers At Riverton Va Fishing Good

Shenandoah River reports show South Branch muddy and North Branch slightly cloudy but suitable for fishing. Fishermen near Riverton enjoyed success with catches of three to four pounds while news lists Miss Latra Boyd heading from Washington for the Fourth. Front Royal Rotary Club met at noon at the Aston together. B J Hillidge in University Hospital reportedly resting better.

Front Royal Shenandoah Rivers Riverton South Branch North Branch

Busy Day for Irwin Faces Murder Indictments in New York

Robert Irwin, accused killer of Ronnie Ged eon, his mother, and a boarder, is moved between locations as detectives corroborate charges. He is booked on murder indictments at a police station and appears in homicide court, at police headquarters, and at general sessions court.

Robert Irwin Ronnie Gedeon New York Irwin General Sessions Court Central Press

Pear Tree Surprise at Saratoga Springs

Mrs. William H. Defrehn reports eight years of pear harvests from a corner garden tree in Saratoga Springs. This spring the tree bore an unusually large bloom then fruit began to grow, halted, and altered to cherries, leaving her puzzled by the unexpected change.

Saratoga Springs William H. Defrehn

Sacrificial Cows At Nyack Farm After Test Dispute

Two State Agricultural Department officers arrived at Robert Gibson's Nyack farm at 5 a.m. to administer tuberculin tests on his two cows. Gibson opposed the tests and shot the cows at 1 a.m., reportedly winning a five year battle.

Nyack N. Y State Agricultural Department Robert Gibson Gibson

Radio Highlights On The Air Tonight In New York

Broadcast schedule outlines next week including WEAF-NBC talks with Senator Rush Holt and Rep H G Teigan, WJZ-NBC forum with Secretary Roper, and Paul Whiteman's return on WEAF-NBC and WJZ-NBC. Monday marks Stephen Foster anniversary program with John Tasker Howard.

New York Weaf-Nbc Rush D. Holt West Virginia H. G. Teigan Minesota Wabc-Cbs Wjz-Nbc Daniel C. Roper Paul Whiteman WJZ NBC Stephen Foster WEAF John Tasker Howard WABC CBS John W. McCormack Massachusets Emanuel Celler United States Uncle Ezra Lucille Manners Fletcher Henderson Milwaukee W4jz al Roth Oxford Ann Leaf Frank Dailey

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