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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1936

Page

3

Attendance At Shenandoah National Park Dedication At Big Meadows

Visitors from this city and county attended the Shenandoah National Park dedication at Big Meadows on Friday afternoon. Reports claim traffic flowed well with two abreast speeds of 30 to 40 mph, though estimates ranged from 10 000 to 15 000 attendees, contradicting earlier forecasts of 50 000. Also noted is the Braddock Street Church Missionary Society meeting set for Tuesday night with Leslie Carper leading a program on Working Together in Schools.

Shenandoah National Park Big Meadows Lee N. Whitacre L. Fred Stine Walter M. Shade R. L. Omps C. E. Omps Henry McKee Ridge W. Va A. L. Green Frank Eddy John M. Steck Berryville Rose McDonald Edward Williams Ralph N. Dorsey E. Blackburn Moore Missionary Society of

Local Clubs Schedule Meetings and Luncheons

Tuesday agenda includes Lions Club at George Washington Hotel 12 30 p m Rotary and Kiwanis luncheons at the same venue 12 45 p m Young People's Choir practice 6 45 p m Winchester Lodge 867 B P E meets at Elks 8 p m adult choir practice Grace Lutheran Church 8 15 p m Wednesday lone entries and Thursday Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel 1 p m

Lions Club George Washington Hotel Kiwanis Club George United Brethren Church Winchester Lodge No Elks’ Eeeee Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club George Washington Hote

Misses Baker Host Weiner Roast in Honor of Guest

Misses Charlotte Jean and Joyce Baker entertained with a weiner roast and dance at Longmeadow in honor of Miss Lucille Jordan of Front Royal who will depart for Detroit next week. Guests included many Brumbacks and other local residents from Front Royal Strasburg Middletown and Winchester.

Charlotte Jean Joyce Baker Weiner Longmeadow Lucille Jordan Front Royal Detroit Mich Margaret Mitchelle Faye Mitchelle Raldelle Flemming Frances Brumback Elizabeth Coverstone Evelyn Brumback Strasburg Vivian Hollige Washington D. C Janet Bowen Geneive Grover Lettie Huffman Edna Brumback Ellen Brumback Middletown Ruth Brumback Opequon Leroy Corron Henry Sowers Edward Morton James King William Flemming Maurice Bowen Donald Simpson Roy Mitchell Billy Powers Dudley Powers Berlin Fleming Ford Wright Woodstock David Glaize Gilbert Brumback Junior Coverstone Allen Hershman Russell Sutphin Flint Hill William Davison Eldon Brumback Walter Davison Ashby Brumback Garland Snapp Arthur Davison Staige Brumback William Stickley Rolfe Derflinger Robert Brumback Malcolm Brumback Ray Brumback George Shepard Winchester J. H. Fisher

Birthday Parties Honor Residents at New Market and Winchester

Mrs. Maggie Olinger was the guest of honor at a surprise birthday party near New Market with many relatives attending from Kernstown and New Market. A separate birthday gathering honored Mr. Lester Funkhouser in Winchester with family present. Brownies to attend a day camp at White Rock on the Capon River with supervision and return plans. Mr. George E. Senseney and Mrs. Senseney welcomed a baby boy born July 2 in Middletown.

Funkhouser Lester Funkhouser Romanus DeHaven Winchester John DeHaven James DeHaven Nellie Sirbaugh Dorothy Renner B. S. Preffitt Coffman Brubaker C. E. Funkhouser Washington, D. C Guy Flynn Howard and Gordon Clyde _Baskette Baltimore Stacy Ewartz Sterling and Frank G. C. Funkhouser Mary Hutton Fairfax Camp White Rock Whiterock Capon River West Virginia H. Clay De~Grange Iuir Senseney George E. Senseney Middletown Miss Headley

Young Kernstown Visitors Visit Aunt in New Market

Messrs. George William and Robert Branner and sister Miss Virginia Branner of Kernstown motored to New Market last Tuesday evening and returned the next day with another sister Miss Mary Branner who has been visiting aunt Mrs. Maggie Olinger. Miss Hilda Olinger also returned and will visit relatives near Kernstown.

George William and Robert Branner Virginia Branner Kernstown New Market Mary Branner Maggie Olinger Hilda Olinger

Waffle Supper Honors Peyton Street Helpers

Mrs. Bessie McCann of Peyton street hosted a waffle supper Friday evening in appreciation of the help given by Messrs. John Hottel Robert Newell and Charles McKee in the junior department of the Daily Vacation Bible School at the Presbyterian Church. Miss Olivia S. Dellinger departs for two weeks to visit New York and other Northern cities with her mother Mrs. L. K. Dellinger and will stay with Mrs. Hobart Thomas of Danbury Connecticut during the second week.

Bessie McCann Peyton Street John Hottel Robert Newell Charles McKee Olivias. Dellinger New York Miss Dellinger L. K. Dellinger Hobart. Thomas Danbury Conn

Notable weekend visitors and social events scroll

Mr. George Pennington of Pittsburgh and Prof. Bernard Rutherford of New York stayed with Miss Zelma Carper in North Loudoun street. Pennington plans fall radio dramatizations for the Republican Party based on Governor Landon. The Christian Endeavor executive committee meets tonight at 7 30. A Weiner roast is planned for tomorrow evening by the United Brethren choir at Jordan Springs, leaving the church at 5. Several residents travel, host, or attend gatherings, including visits to Beckley West Virginia and Virginia Beach, and social parties at Scabby Clarke County Club and Berryville.

George Pennington Pittsburgh Bernard Rutherford New York Zelma Carper North Loudoun Street Pennington National Republican Party Alfred M. Landon The Christian Endeavor Society of the United Brethren Church United Brethren Young People’s Choir Jordan Springs Tyson Gilpin Kenneth N. Gilpin

Radio Highlights Schedule Post

A listing of radio programs and times across stations WEAF WOR WABC and WJZ including Amos n Andy Fibber McGee and Molly and a discussion of industrial democracy in steel with John L. Lewis. The schedule runs from 5:00 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. with orchestras operas and news segments.

WJZ WABC Bobby Bketch Press-Radio News WEAF Amos 'N Andy WOR Grofe Charioteers Margaret Speaks Gypsies Howard~ Price Chicago Eddy Brown John L. Lewis United Mine Workers of America Lucar Aaronson Orchestra

Sacred Music Festival at Massanetta Springs July 17

The Sacred Music Festival directed by Dr. John Finley Williamson will be at Massanetta Springs Va four miles east of Harrisonburg on July 17. A 1500 voice choir will sing on Vesper Hill while a Choral Program led by Edna Shaeffer is set for the forenoon. The Old Harp Singers from Nashville and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra will perform, with Wilfred Pyle directing. An audience of up to 5000 is expected and a School of Sacred Music runs July 13–19 attended by many registrants.

Massanetta Springs John Finley Williamson Harrisonburg Vesper Hill Edna Shaeffer State Teachers’ College Old Harp Singers Nashville Tenn Virginia Symphony Orches Tra Wilfred Pyle Richmond Westminster Choir Fame

League of Nations Question Is Exercising Minds Of Statesmen

Washington July 6 The League of Nations occupies minds of statesmen and diplomats as debates over its covenant and effectiveness continue. Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia tests the league, which sanctioned a boycott that Italy ignored, highlighting the organization’s fragile authority and renewed calls to save or scrap the league.

League of Nations Frederic J. Haskin Washington Woodrow Wilson League Geneva Far East Europe Ethiopia Italy

Italy defies league as Britain weighs new path for peace

The piece surveys the League of Nations after Italy’s Ethiopia action, detailing France, Britain, Germany and neutral states positions. It notes Britain’s desire to keep a functional league as a buffer and discusses possible separate regional or continental leagues led by powers like the United States and Briand Kellogg ideas.

League Italy Tain League of Nations France Poland Rumania Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Great Britain Switzerland Hitler Rhineland Europe Ethiopia Germany Holland Belgium Latin Armry Britain Far East Africa United States Dominion Canada Hemisphere South Central America Aristide Briand United States of Europe World League of Nations

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Misses Baker Mary Frances Marie Jeannette Hilda Lena Olinger Boyd Swartz Douglas Litten Charles Dove A. P. Zirkle P. J. Olinger George Neese Ray Litten Clara Zirkle Ben May Josephine Swartz Sallie Lizzie Zirkle Mary Good Delma Miller Goldie Branner Louise Litten Elsie May Helen Swartz Alice Clem Vesta Lois Litten Marie Jeannette Lena Olinger Mary George William Vernon Swartz Boyd F. Swartz Kermit Dove Ivan Branner Braxton Galen Good Lee Miller Neff Neese Frank Zirkle Vernon Zirkle Paul Wade Donald Ralph Zirkle Doston Miller Everett Kelly Miller Otis Clem Ashby Paul and William May Owen Zirkle Dan Gregory Victor Recording Orchestra Columbia Broadcasting Mr. Gregory Graham Dougherty Clarke County R. E. Byrd Alexander Barrie Coronado Calif T. B. Byrd Byrd Martinsburg Barrie Modern Woodmen Modern Woodmen of America North Loudoun Street Vergie Braithwaite C. F. Smoot Vergie M. Braithwaite Clarence F. Smoot Cephas Fahnestock H. G. Braithwaite Benjamin Smoot Reliance Indiana Walter H. Crim Republican Leader Salem Ind Star Crim East National Editorial Association Poling Springs Maine Crims Christian Endeavor Society Leslie G. Polhamus, Jr Beckley Leslie G. Polhamus Beckley Machine and Electric Company Gilpins Mary A. Byrd Carrie Hunter Gray Gables Inn Charles Town Irwin Carper Robert Jones City Bertha Kline Molly Clara Wood Gibson Bradfield Loring A. Cover Green Spring Valley, Md T. W. Harrison J. M. Steck, Sr Joseph Wright H. McGuire Margaret Byrd Virginia Beach Paul Carper Mrs. Linwood Patton National Avenue Fred A. Read Alexander P. Lyon, Jr Youngstown, Ohio Ellsworth Keller Teddy Ouida Hagerstown Ashington D.C Huntsberry American League Shenandoah Valley National Bank U. S Comptroller of the Currency Federal Reserve System Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Brooks’ Pharmacy Bird Baths New Nucva Pride of Val Sunshine Grocery E. Monmouth St the Commercial & Savings Bank Big Joe Winchester’s Bakery Underwood N. Loudoun St R. M. Swimley Loudoun
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