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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1937

Page

8

Social Calendar Events Outline Busy Winchester Area

Social calendar lists a W C T A meeting at Friends Meeting House at 50 a m. Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel at 1 00 p m. Garden party for Mrs Lois Timberlake at Kitty Hockman home in Frederick county at 6 30 p m. Modern Woodmen Camp 15 510 meets at East Boscawen Street hall at 8 00 p m. Friday includes Women’s Auxiliary hospital meeting at Nurses Home and Legion Post luncheon at George Washington Hotel and Mellwee Municipal Band concert before City Hall.

Friends Meeting House Piccadilly Washington Streets Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Lois Timberlake Kitty Hockman Frederick County Woodmen of America Odd Fellows Hall East Boscawen Street Women’s Auxiliary Winchester Memorial Hospital Nurses’ Home West Clifford Street R. Y. Conrad American Legion Post Mellwee City Hall

Mrs Garvin Improves After Illness In Danville

Friends report improvement in Mrs. D P Garvin who has been seriously ill in a Danville hospital for two weeks. The Garvin family connections include Mrs. B F Line and Mr. M C Garvin of Gore and Mrs. W J Muse of Trone.

Danville D. P. Garvin

Williams Family Plans Southern Summer Trip

Mrs. Philip Williams and her three children Shirley Anne and George leave tomorrow for Winston Salem North Carolina to visit her parents for three weeks. They then drive to Myrtle Beach South Carolina for two weeks before returning to Winchester around August 18.

Williams Carolinas Philip Williams Shirley Anne George Winston Salem N. C H. A. George Myrtle Beach South Carolina Winchester

Butler Reunion Plans Set For Old Stone Church

A committee from the Butler family met at Thurman Butler’s Martinsburg apartment to arrange the second annual Butler reunion at the Old Stone Church in Whitehall Virginia on the second Sunday in August. The first reunion was held at the same church and further plans will be announced later. Rev. R. H. Cline Improves After heart attack. his son-in-law Dr. R. F. Cline visits in Roanoke. Golf match between Winchester club members ends in a tie at Blue Ridge Country Club. Luncheon at Kentmore Manor hosted by Mrs. Alexander Gordon of Baltimore. attendees expected from the area.

Bobbie Wood Kent Miller Harry L. Wood Winches- Washington, D.C Washgtonn D. C F. B. Lingle Strasburg Miller S. W. K. Miller Martins J. M. Steck, Jr John M. Steck, Jr Fairmont Avenue Winchester Country Club Butler Old Stone Church Whitehall Frederick County Virginia Thurman Butler West King Street Martinsburg R. H. Cline Roanoke R. F. Cline Winchester Millwood Kenneth Gilpin Spencer Carter Winchester Golf Club Blue Ridge

Etiquette Clarifications on Rising and Calls

Hostess should rise when introduced to anyone or to an elder or distinguished person. Others need not rise. Formal calls last twenty minutes. Supper is informal.

Visitors from Chicago See City Friends Depart

Mr and Mrs B H Thomas concluding their weekend in New York and Philadelphia with a departure yesterday for Chicago. Mrs Joseph Massie to host a small dinner tomorrow night at Amherst Street home. Miss Virginia Tayloe Boyd, who left Monday for Rochester Minnesota, arrived and will stay with her sister Miss Mary Warden Boyd at Mayo Clinic for several weeks.

Jessie Hillyard William Glaize Gardner B. Hillyard Fairmont Avenue Jessie Mae Wiltime Handley Commercial Small Loan and Finance Co East Boscawent Glaize Schenck Nut Co Peo B. H. Thomas New York City Philadelphia John S. Slodt South Loudoun Street Chicago Joseph Massie Amherst Street Virginia Tayloe Boyd Rochester Minn Mary Warden Boyd Mayo Clinic William E. Carson Virginia Smith Margaret Graham Pittsburgh A. C. Carson

Reverend and Mrs Taylor Host Small Gathering in Pa

Rev and Mrs Rodney Thaine Taylor of Murraysville Pa entertained last night for a small group of friends while visiting Mrs Taylor's parents Mr and Mrs John Scully of South Stewart Street. Guests included Lieut and Mrs Julian Lindsey Mr and Mrs Thomas Booth and Mrs John B Carr. Miss Margaret Byrd will leave Friday for Richmond to visit Miss Lelia Leigh.

Wayside Inn Anne Brooke Kern Georgia Conrad John B. Carr Julian Lindsey Rodney Taylor Middletown Rodney _Thaine Taylor Murraysville, Pa Taylor John Scully South Stewart Street Thomas Booth Margaret Byrd Richmond Miss Lelia Leigh Miss Leigh R. E. Byrd

Lexington Flight Group Joins Earhart Search

The Lexington dispatched 60 planes in two divisions to fly southward 120 miles NW of Howland with observers aboard. Planes returned by 4 p m EST refueled and prepared to extend the hunt but a tropical storm halted the effort. Rear Admiral Murfin ordered no more than 42 planes in use beginning today with others kept aboard for overhaul.

Page One Lexington Howland O. G. Murfin Fourteenth Naval District

Belle of the not so gay nineties cools off in New York heat

Barbara Kineheloe seeks relief from the summer heat in New York as an ice spray from a city fire hydrant scene catches her attention. A friend of hers and the hydrant appear reluctant to be photographed, adding a humorous twist to the incident.

Barbara Kineheloe New York

Front Royal and Warren County News Highlights Social Visits

Front Royal papers list guest visits and local entertainments. David Whitworth of Westernport Maryland visits uncle Edward Whitworth. Julia Harnsberger arrives from Mexico City with Helen and Winnie Weaver in New York before returning home. Mrs Beverley Browne hosts lunch for Mrs Helen Reid of near Philadelphia. Sen Aubrey G Weaver hosts friends at Four Winds. Hart of Fort Sill to visit Whitside Remount Station. Amos Scott returns from Walter Reed Hospital. George Morton joins wife and child at Weaver home. Many others host or attend gatherings at local homes and clubs.

Julia Harnsberger Front Royal Mexico City Helen Winnie Weaver New York Aubrey G. Weaver Harnsberger J. B. Harnsberger Beverley F. Browne Druid Hill Helen Reid Philadelphia

Stokes Rites To Be Held Thursday

Funeral services for I. Frank Stokes will be held in Front Royal Methodist Church Thursday afternoon. Stokes, 65, died in Washington, D. C., after a lengthy illness. He was born in Warren County and lived here before moving to D.C. about 35 years ago. Survived by wife Mary Sonner, son Nelson Stokes, daughters Mildred Buck and Vivian Stokes, and brother Robert J. Stokes. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Front Royal Front Royal Methodist Church I. Frank Stokes Washington D. C Mr. Stokes Warren County Here Mary Sonner Nelson Stokes Mildred Buck Vivian Stokes Robert J. Stokes John Ruskin Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Stokes R. B. Clagett Prospect Hill Cemetery

Ousted Teacher Hallen Collapses From Mental Strain

Sir Isabelle Hallen a 26 year old Sau gus Mass high school teacher facing ouster charges was hospitalized after collapsing from mental strain. She had been asked to sign a resignation by the school board amid rumors she served cocktails to a school play cast, which she called nonsense.

Isabelle Hallen Saugus Mass Miss Hallen

Rayburn Seeks Two Week House Vacation Amid Senate Fight

Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas plans a two week recess for the House after arranging with Speaker Bankhead. The vacation is held up by extended battles in the Senate and ongoing political disputes.

Sam Rayburn Texas House Speaker Bankhead Senate

Arrive To Direct Viscose Construction

Front Royal July 14 Nick Nikada chief engineer for the Wack Construction Company and Bassett vice-president of operations of the company of Philadelphia arrived yesterday. They are guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Earle Luck. The Wack Construction Company will build the Viscose Plant and work will start soon. The town is employing about 40 men to lay a water line to the Viscose property. Work began earlier this week.

Front Royal Nick Nikada Wack Construction Company Bassett Philadelphia Earle Luck

Radio Highlights Show New Signing Lanny Ross in Fall Program

Lanny Ross signs a microphone contract to lead the fall show replacing last season's Fred Astaire revue. He begins September 7 after the summer Johnny Green orchestra series ends. Airplay lists and schedules note NBC CBS and WJZ programs, with many musical acts and debates announced for Washington and other locations.

New York Lanny Ross Radio Showboat Fred Astaire Lanny Johnny Green

Hot Weather Biliousness Ad Advises Calomel Tablets

In hot weather digestion slows and symptoms like belching gas nausea and dizziness appear. The ad promotes improved calomel compound tablets that mimic calomel and salts for quick relief. Trial package ten cents, full package twenty five cents at drug stores.

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Dudley Field West Cliffore Street H. B. McCormac United Brethren Young People’s Choir Thomas Schmidt Hagerstown Mary Elizabeth Marguerite Charles Schmidt Erwin National Biscuit Co Ladies of Congregational Christian Church Ladies Aid Division Four B. F. Line Berryville Pike Froehling Harry Methodist Church Kernstown Jessie Cammer Harry Steele Marie Cammer Betty June Gearing Atlantic City R. G Spiker Brooks’ Pharmacy Connie’s Beauty Shop Rainwater National Avenue Claude B. Smalts Pilot Life Insurance Co Loudoun St Enzo Fiermonte Madeleine Force Astor Dick Riker’s Island Enzo Fiermonte John Drennan By Roberta Lea John Hedrick Riverton, Va Earhart Belle R. G. A. Stores Eagles Meat Market S. Market St McKay Front Royal and Warren County News Telephone Front Royal 149-A North Branch Muddy South Branch Cedar Creek David Whitworth Westernport Edward Whitworth Warren W. Whitside Mrs. Smith Miss Clark Whitside Harold Smith Hemlocks Samounce Fort Sill Oklahoma Simounce Col Remount Station Amos Scott Walter Reed Hospital George Morton W. C. Weaver J. Mathews Annie Dixon Elm City, N. C Coleman Ware Grant McGargee Little Son Clarence O. Pulliam Merle Luck Rubin Brady Aubrey Berryman Wyndham Lee Mr. Lee Alpeco W. Va Norvall Lee O'Connell Rayburn Haldeman’s Supreme Court American Bar Association Logan Kent Samuel B. Pettingill Iaa Claire Comedienne NBC WJZ Osgood Perkins Eugene O'Neill Bernard Shaw George Listening F. D. Roosevelt Hendrik van Loon Wabccbs Oscar Chapman Freedom of the Press WEAF One Man's Family Wayne King Walter O'Keefe Town Hall John O'Brien Paul Whiteman WABC CBS Cavalcade of Music Ken Murray Oswald Frank Parker Jessica Dragonette Jan Garber Beatrice Lillie Helen Menken Frank Black Woody Herman Margaret Daum Goshen N. Y Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation John Smith Mary Smith the Commercial & Savings Bank Pifer Printing CO N. Loudoun St Sunshine Cleaners E. Piccadilly St Evening Star
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