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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1939

Page

6

Calendar of events for Friday evening activities

At 6:00 p m the Comrade Bible Class picnic departs from Braddor Street Church for Royal recreation park. At 7:30 p m The Chanters hold a final meeting at Floyd Haines home ahead of Tuesday's concert. At 8:00 p m Woodmen of the World meet at Odd Fellows Hall. At 8:30 p m Little Theatre presents Outward Bound at Capitol Theatre. At 11:00 p m Winchester Golf Club hosts a dance for Little Theatre cast subscribers.

Sour Royal Recreation Park Braddor Street Chanters Floyd Haines Woodmen of the World Odd Fellows Hall Little Theatre Capitol Theatre Winchester Golf Club

Mrs Williams and children to spend time in North Carolina

Mrs. Philip Williams and three children Miss Shirley and Miss Ann Williams and young George leave tomorrow for Winston Salem North Carolina to visit her parents Mr and Mrs H A George then continue to Wrightsville Beach where they will stay about a week Judge Williams to join them.

Philip Williams Shirley Ann Williams George Winston Salem N. C H. A. George Wrightsville Beach Judge Williams

Imaginative Biography for Outward Bound Cast

The writer, a former London slum child who reformed through a curate, recounts becoming a minister and educator. He describes mentoring Duke, leading a parish, and earning the nickname Jubilate Thomson. Now he accompanies outward bound ships, guiding lives toward moral law and gospel joy.

Thomson Duke

Winchester and Clarke Youths Attend Blue Ridge Party

Young people from Winchester and Clarke County attended an informal supper party and square dance at Journey's End in the Blue Ridge east of Berryville hosted by William Huntington and family for their daughters Joanna and Edith. Attendees included local families from Winchester and Clarke with guests from Purcellville and Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glaize, Jr. welcomed a daughter born at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs. E. L. Orndorff hosted a birthday gathering on Welltown Road. State conventions of Virginia and Old Dominion associations of Letter Carriers will be attended by H. C. Manuel and J. H. Seal Jr. Mrs. Gertrude C. App is hospitalized in Wilmington for a broken hip. No Friday Bridge Club meeting this week.

Mary Borden Wallace Long Mary Catherine Borden Wallace Keyser Long First Baptist Church Harrisonburg E. B. Jackson D. D Ott Borden Front Rural Warren County Long American Viscose Corporation C. A. Long Staunton Barbara Iselin Winchester C. Oliver Iselin Middleburg Long Island Society Mary Dougherty Messrs Frazer Clarke County JL County Iselin Nancy Iselin Clarke Blue Ridge Blue Ridge Mountains Berryville William Huntington Washington Virginia Joanna Edith Huntington W. B. Watkins, Jr Shirley Williams Mary Scully Margaret Byrd William Bell William Harris Brad Beverley Bruce Nelson Tom Scully Robert Portner Anne Meade Nell Williams Eleanor Josephine Griffith Roland Mitchell Frazer Dougherty Phil Louis Meade Gay Gilpin Jack Stribling Lorenzo Lewis Meade Dorsey Beverley Whiting Robert Peter Chey Fan Mary Owen Betty Lyon Purcellville Patricia and Ruth Hurley Leesburg Peggy Wilmer Robert Glaize Robert Glaize, Jr Winchester Memorial Hospital H. C. Manuel J. H. Seal, Jr Suffolk Virginia and Old Dominion Associations of Manuel Seal

Local families return from visits to Kernstown and Dundalk

Mr and Mrs Cecil Lupton and children Janet Cecil Jr and Billy of Philadelphia returned home after visiting the Luptons in Kernstown. Mr and Mrs E C Heitmuller Miss Billie Jean Smith and William Norman Graber left for Ocean City Md for a few days. Miss Mary Ellen Babb and Miss Martha Babb plan to return home from Dundalk Md to the Millwood pike home of their parents Mr and Mrs C E Babb.

Cecil Lupton Janet Cecil, Jr Billy Philadelphia Kernstown W. J. Lupton E. C. Heitmuller South Cameron Street Billie Jean Smith North Braddock Street William Norman Graber Washington, D. C Ocean City Mary Ellen Babb Martha Babb C E. Babb Millwood Pike Dundalk C. J. Williamson

Weekend Socials Dot Front Royal Area

Front Royal and Warren County News notes weekend visits and trips across Virginia and nearby towns. Frank Donahoe and family spent the weekend in Bedford Pennsylvania while Charles Samuels conducts New York business. Other readings include visits to Madison Court House Colonial Beach Irvington and Washington D C by local residents.

Front Royal Frank Donahoe Bedford Donahoe

Modern Etiquette Advice by Roberta Lee

Question and answer column on dinner guest conduct, stationery for men, and farewells. Noting that guests should not trail into the kitchen unless invited, men should use plain white unruled paper, and bid both hostess and guest of honor farewell.

Roberta Lee

Social notes from Park View Inn and nearby households

Miss Connie Yates and Miss Mildred Sherman of Philadelphia visit Mrs. J. B. Biggs at Park View Inn. Several families host and visit relatives in Washington and Richmond while residents attend club gatherings and nursing home stays.

Connie Yates Mildred Sherman Philadelphia J. B. Biggs Park View Inn

Three Men Trapped in Diving Bell at Golden Gate Expo

At Treasure Island a diving bell sank during ascent after a power cut leaving three men inside for 50 minutes. Louis Gilpin and two Walnut Creek customers, Edgar Simmons and William Arthur, emerged after 2,000 gallons were pumped out and air hoses maintained circulation. They reported only eye irritation and nervousness.

San Francisco Louis Gilpin Edgar B. Simmons William R. Arthur Walnut Creek Calif Gilpin Simmons Arthur Treasure Island

Major lending bill in sharp Capitol fight over debt and jobs

Washington July 27. The 2.49 billion RFC lending measure faces heavy opposition as New Deal critics call it a spending scheme and threaten delays that could stall adjournment. Senators Barkley Byrd and Baxley lead arguments over recoverable assets and potential losses while supporters tout job creation and self liquidating projects.

Washington Senate Barkley Day RFC Treasury Byrd Baxley Virginian Jesse H. Jones Jones

President Warns on National Debt and Budget Tradeoffs

The speaker urges a debt rethink and stocktake of government action, arguing that idle workers will not return via private business and outlining three debt options. He calls repudiation impossible, inflation cruel, and stresses the need to pay the debt, noting saving 500 million dollars yearly would take 56 years to restore preexisting levels.

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