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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1937
Page
8
Friday at 8:00 p m a social by Margaret Collins Denny Class in the Women's Assembly room at Braddock Street Church School. Saturday at 7:00 p m supper for Winchester Golf Club members with new caterers. 10:30 p m dance at Winchester Golf Club.
Local families and church groups hosted guests and attended socials across Old Opequon Kernstown Berryville and Winchester. Notables included Miss Hilda Boyd Miss Sarah Cutterer Miss Anna Carpenter and others from area churches. births and travel plans noted along with golf and picnics at Shenandoah waterfront events.
Winners at the Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club gathering in Berryville awarded ribbons for exhibits. Mrs. John J. Richardson earned red and white, Mrs. Fred Barr and Miss Clara Wood blue ribbons for blue class entries, while Mrs. Ashley Miller received a red for petunia. A talk by Mrs. W. P. Massey covered gourds as a hobby. Proceeds from a Scale by activity card party go to the billboard elimination fund. Master Peyton J. Marshall Jr. enjoyed a Boy Scout gathering with his grandfather in Alexandria before returning to Winchester. The Little Garden Club plans a meeting Monday afternoon at Miss Nancy Gray Larrick’s West Clifford Street home with two white and medium mixed flower exhibits. Madge Elizabeth Wisecarver and Edgar W. Burch wed in Brunswick Md. Their home will be Winchester. A miscellaneous shower honored the newlyweds at John Massey’s home.
The Winchester Golf Club opens its catering season tomorrow evening with supper at 7 under Tokus Inn of Opequon. Members and guests must reserve in advance at the clubhouse. Mrs Blanche Noonan of Farmers and Merchants Bank begins her annual vacation, accompanied to Washington by Miss Pauline McFarland and later to Baltimore and Harrisburg to visit friends.
Roberta Ler answers reader queries on proper artichoke leaf eating practices and etiquette. She explains leaf by leaf consumption with fingers, prohibits casual use of brainy for clever, and confirms a married woman should typically serve as a chaperon.
Flight Lieutenant James Scarlett will act as navigator of the Endeavour II Challenger for the America’s Cup. The Endeavour II will race America’s entry Ranger, Harold Vanderbilt’s yacht, in the U S. Central Press reports.
John J. Amick underwent surgery for appendicitis at Winchester Memorial Hospital a few days ago. The chronic ailment kept him under care, but he is resting comfortably today. Local notices report numerous residents attending Boy Scout World Jamboree events in Washington and surrounding towns.
The Auburn estate near Wickliffe Clarke county transfers from Powers to F. L. Aylor of Clarke Milling Company Berryville. The cash deal price was not disclosed. The 374 acre farm has a long history from 1836 and the current owner plans to improve the property and use it seasonally while renting it out.
Plans for the fourth annual meeting of the Virginia State Sheriffs Association are underway in Charlottesville with sessions at Albemarle County Courthouse on July 14. Speakers include Judge Lemuel F. Smith and John Q. Rhodes Jr. Discussions cover efficiency, law enforcement, salaries for sheriffs, and public cooperation. The banquet is set for the Monticello Hotel at 7 p.m. with Justice C. Vernon Stratley as a speaker. The association's officers are named with Harry McCann as president and G M Gilkeson, C C Curtis, and George R Richardson in key roles.
Front Royal sees a string of visitors and locals traveling for gatherings and duties. Mrs Bruce Stringfellow of Culpeper visits her son in law Julian Updike family. Dr E H Keyser moves to Kenner house. Dr Robert Miller Jr heads to Atlantic City for a dental meeting.
Emanuel Stickley of Warren County died at his Rockland area home after several weeks illness. He was 62, a farmer and longtime Warren County School Board member. Survived by wife Sarah Gore, daughter Ethel, son Reginald, and several sisters and brothers. Funeral arrangements pending.
Front Royal Lions Club hosts a mid summer charity dance with Claude Hopkins and his fifteen piece unit plus Beverly White. The event at Stickley ballroom starts at ten o clock on Tuesday July 13th with pre dance and intermission parties planned for visitors. Hopkins has appeared on the Chrysler Hour and at the Cotton Club in New York City.
Fred Allen has renewed his contract for another year of hour long broadcasts on WEAF NBC with the schedule to begin after his Hollywood film work. He will be away for six weeks at his Old Orchard Maine summer home and then head to Hollywood around September first. Walter O Keefe will direct the town hall during his absence and Allen’s reappearance depends on his filming schedule.
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