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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1937

Page

8

Funeral Arrangements for Mr. Bush in Charles Town

Daniel Bush and two sisters Mrs. S. J. Eber sole of this city and Mrs. William Tharp of Brucetown Frederick county will hold funeral services at the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Charles Town at 2 PM Friday. Interment follows in Mount Hebron Cemetery family lot in this city.

S. J. Ebersole This City William Tharp Brucetown Frederick County Bush Methodist Episcopal Church South Charles Town Mount Hebron Cemetery

Good Fishing Atlaanuary? Dry land fisher loses pants and cash

A local report describes a string of thefts during an angling party in Atlanta where a man lost two pairs of trousers and $19 before a confrontation with Mrs Joe Hand. Percy Davis later states his trousers and $12 were stolen through an open window. Wall Watts reports $7 taken but pants left on window sill with pockets emptied.

Atlanta Joe Handspike Percy Davis Wall Watts

Social calendar highlights events across Middletown and Winchester

Turner Ashby Chapter U D C meets at Wayside Inn Middletown at 1 00 p m for season finale Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel at 1 00 p m W C T U semi monthly meeting at Standley Library 3 00 p m M E Church service at 5 00 p m G A A Dutch supper at Mrs Ida Lycett cabin 5 30 p m Sarah Zane Fire Hall hosts inaugural dance 9 30 p m Little Theatre Three Cornered Moon cast final rehearsal 11 30 p m Friday Legion post luncheon at George Washington Hotel 1 00 p m Old Fredericktown Garden Club meet 2 00 p m Little Garden Club flower exhibit at Winchester Country Club 3 00 p m Capitol Theatre presents Three Cornered Moon at 8 20 p m

Turner Ashby Wayside Inn Middletown Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Standley Library M. E. Church Ida Lycett Sarah Zane Fire Company New Hall R. Y. Conrad Post American Legion George Ashington Hotel Old Fredericktown Garden Club S.C. Brooks Morgan Street Little Garden Club Winchester Country Club Little Theatre Capitol Theatre

Roadside Beautification Talk At Rotary Meeting

Mrs. George Sloan of Warrenton will address the Winchester Rotary Club on Virginia roadside beautification efforts. The Associated Clubs movement, about 40 000 women, seeks highway sign board restrictions to protect scenery and safe driving. Endorsements from major Virginia groups include the State Conservation Commission and the Virginia Federation of Negro Garden Clubs.

George Sloan Warrenton Associated Clubs of Virginia Winchester Rotary Club Associated Clubs Movement Virginia Garden Club of Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Federatione Clubs Home On Clubs Virginia Council For Sloan Fairfax Chamber of Commerce State Conservation Commission The State Planning Board National Farm and Garden Club Business and Professional Women’s Club of Virginia World War Veterans Albemarle League Virginia Federation of Negro Garden Clubs

Ritter Attends Virginia Funeral Directors Convention

Mr. Arthur N. Ritter represents Kurtz Funeral Home at the Virginia Funeral Directors Association session in Richmond. The Mosque hosts meetings and the convention ends Thursday.

Ritter Arthur N. Ritter Kurtz Funeral Home Virginia Funeral Directors Association Richmond

Naming After Divorce and Etiquette Clarifications

The guidance explains a divorced woman may use Dor othy Brown Williams as her name, and advises sending regrets to the hostess when declining an invitation rather than to the honor guest, with a note to the inviter. It states public criticism by spouses is rude and ill bred.

Dorothy Brown Walter Williams Dorothy, Brown Williams

Social guests visit Washington area ladies

Miss Rebecca McGill of Washington visits Mrs. Robert A. Beverley on South Stewart Street. Mrs. William Page Dame and daughters from Worthington Valley arrive to see Mrs. Robert M. Ward on South Washington. Mrs. Harry Lee Doll of Alexandria visits the Misses Jones at the Washington Inn on South Stewart Street.

Caroline Richardson Newport News Nelia Beverley West Clifford Street Miss Richardson Miss Beverley William and Mary College Grace Fales Philadelphia Mrs Melvin Green South Washington Street Rebecca McGill Washington Robert A. Beverley South Stewart Street William Page Daniel «Ae Butts Elizabeth Dame Worthington Valley Robert M. Ward South Washington Street Harry Lee Doll Alexandria, Va Misses Jones Washington Inn

Council Debates Carnival Ordinance and City Projects

The council discussed the carnival ordinance amid claims of vulgarity and exploitation. It reviewed exceptions for local sponsor events, deferred jail reports due to illness, and approved funding on Merriman’s Spring welfare, tree spraying, street and sidewalk surveys, and traffic light work. An ordinance on building setbacks and a millwood road water project were advanced with related resident concerns.

Allen Hawthorne Hable F. J. Sette Merriman State Welfare Department Andrew Bell Chamber of Commerce Cameron Street W. W. Dellinger Coble Sarah Zane Snapp Braddock Boscawen H. H. Hable Millwood Road

Feminine Leads Named for Three Cornered Moon at Capitol Theatre

Miss Emma Gina Baker and Miss Frances Beverley head the feminine leads in the Little Theatre's Three Cornered Moon to be staged Friday at 8 20. Other cast members include Arthur Field directing, Richard Griffith Jr, Shirley Williams, Martha Walker Lupton, Thurman Potts, Forrest Jones and Johnnie Rhodes. Baker and Beverley are noted amateur performers with prior roles and committee work in town. Beverley’s turn as Mrs Rimplegar and Baker’s past parts highlight a humorous, well regarded local production.

Emma Gina Baker Frances Beverley Little Theatre Capitol Theatre Arthur Field Richard Griffith, Jr Shirley Williams Martha Walker Lupton Thurman Potts Forrest Jones Johnnie Rhodes Miss Baker Little Theatre Group Willie Miss Beverley

Routine matters discussed at meeting

A city council meeting addressed a number of routine matters including administrative items, approvals, and updates on ongoing projects. No major decisions were reported, but members noted progress and upcoming deadlines.

Winchester Engine House Dedication Honors Longtime Firemen

A $15 000 handsome new hall was dedicated by the Engine House company with Mayor C R Anderson praising the squad’s equipment and record. Admiral Louis M Nulton noted changes in gear but highlighted volunteers’ steadfast civic duty. Rev Norman F Cooper offered the dedicatory prayer. Charles P McVicar led the program and about 100 members staged a surprise drill showing rapid response to an alarm.

C. R.anderson Louis M. Nulton Winchester Norman F. Cooper George W. Stover Charles P. McVicar

Queen Giovanna Gives Birth to Bulgarian Crown Prince

Sofia Bulgaria June 16 Queen Giovanna wife of King Boris bore a son who could rule Bulgaria one day. Military garrisons fired 100 gun salutes though 21 would have marked a daughter. The mother and prince were reported in excellent health Premier George Kiosselvanoff was awakened to witness the event at Vrana castle per the constitution.

Sofia Bulgaria Giovanna Boris George Kiosselvanoff Vrana Castle

King Gustaf V Plays Tennis on Natal Day

King Gustaf V celebrated his seventy ninth birthday with a tennis match at Tulllgarn Palace in Stockholm. The event was quiet aside from distant cannon salutes and flag ceremonies marking Sweden's Independence Day style celebration.

King Natal Stockholm Sweden Gustaf V Europe Tullgarn

Pope Voices Outrage Over Nazi Persecution in Germany

Pope Pius denounced the blitz against the church of Christ, praising a German Hungarian Seminary group in Rome and urging brave priestly work for an apostolate in Germany amid persecution.

Castel Gandolfo Italy Pope Pius Church of Christ Nazi Germany Rome Germany Christ

Concert Friday at Douglas School

A concert of grand and solo singing will be held at the Douglas School on Friday evening June 18. The program promises some of the best local talent and includes spirituals as a feature. The public is invited to attend.

Childr Fairview Church United Brethren Church B. F. Spitzer Strothers Grove Mite Society of White Hall Er’s Grove Groen Douglas School

Cover Spray Timetable For Codling Moth In June

Entomologist W. 8. Hough advises a third cover spray between June 18 and 25 to protect fruit during the latter part of the first brood. Recommend lead arsenate with Bordeaux mixture, fish oil soap, or alternatives like Orthos K summer oil, calcium arsenate, or cryolite with fish oil, noting washing fruit if oils are used.

W. 8. Hough Winchester Laboratory

New Five Cent Stamps Arrive at Winchester Postoffice

The Winchester postoffice has received new five cent Army and Navy stamps in blue ink. Collectors are buying for albums. The Army design features the United States Military Academy at West Point New York. The Navy design centers on the official seal of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland, with naval cadets flanking it.

Winchester Postoffice Postoffice Department Army and Navy Army Central Academy West Point N. Y Military Navy United States Naval Academy Annapolis

Radio Highlights From New York Concert Season On Air

For the seventeenth summer Dr Edwin Franko Goldman’s Band returns to WJZ NBC airwaves starting Sunday night July 4 through August 15 with one program each Sunday and Monday. The season marks his twentieth anniversary as conductor. The report lists upcoming broadcasts, guest interview slots, and station schedules including Jimmy Braddock vs Louis prelims and Stuart Gracey song recitals.

New York Edwin Franko Goldman Wjz-Nbc Joe Louis WJIZ Stuart Gracey W. A. Gracey Geneva N. Y Daily Times WJZ NBC Gracey Ft. Worth Tex Philadelphia Grand Opera Company Mrs. Roosevelt WABC Oswald Lily Pons Jessica Dragonette Babe Ruth Beatrice Lillie Helen Menken Frank Black Jack Russell

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