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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1936

Page

11

Play Presented By Church Group At Berryville

A church youth group staged a play titled Peti ta's Adventure in Friendship at Berryville with costumes and a cast including Elizabeth Beverley Judy Beverley Virginia Harris Brooke Harris Margaret Smallwood Hallie Dorsey Katharine Phillips Emily Trever Johns Missie Randolph Betty R Davis Josephine Davis Lucille Castleman Elsie Garvin Rolfe Castleman Sydney Phillips. A Mexican market followed to raise funds for missions abroad.

Petita Grace Episcopal Church Sas Francis B. Whiting Elizabeth Judy Beverley Virginia Brooke Harris Margaret Smallwood Hallie Dorsey Katharine Phillips Emily Trever Johns Missie Randolph Betty R . Joyce Mary Ann Cy Davis Josephine Lucille Castleman Elsie Garvin Messrs Rolfe Castleman Sydney Phillips Clarke County Washington St. Albans Biscopal Church Louise Urquhart Mason Guy Mason Westhaven Ensign Frank Penny Penny Nellie Jett McCormick Coronado Calif Honolulu Long Beach Ensign Penny Portland Edward Jaquelin Smith Smithfield Thomson Edward Gilkeson Charles Churchman Chapel Hill Staunton Capt Frank M. Wray South Church Street T. C. Luke New York William Lewis Lewis John Earle Warren County Luke Horace Smithy

Susie the mule prompts Richmond man to court

In Richmond on June 24 Walter Woodson was charged after his mule Susie bumped an auto. He was fined ten dollars for driving the mule while intoxicated and a judge ruled Susie was not connected to a water wagon.

Richmond Walter Woodson Susie Woodson Elleen Folkes

Fugitives Face Added Time After Escape

Staunton Virginia June 24 J K Trammel 21 and Paul Purdue 20 faced possible extra prison time after five hours of freedom following their escape from a convict road camp They will have a hearing before Judge Joseph Glasgow The pair were recaptured by officers seven miles from the camp as they tried to remove handcuffs and leg shackles

Staunton J. K. Trammel Paul Purdue Joseph Glasgow

Social News From Wickliffe and Nearby Families

Local society pages report numerous visits and dinners. Highlights include Misses Macky and Kate Powers entertaining guests such as Will Powers Tyson Dortch and Rev. Carter Pase along with relatives visiting Wickliffe from Berryville Winchester and Washington D C.

W. J. Carpenter Wickliffe Thomas Shull George Chapman Patty Wynkoop Berryville Presbyterian Cliuch Isabel Wiley Baltimore Vesta Smith Marvin Chapel Joe Galloway Washington, D. C C. N. Galloway Stanley McFarland Hancock, Md Carter McFarland Newton McDonald Winchester Holmes McFarland Grover Carter Berry

Grange Leaders Plan Picnic and Install Officers

The Middletown Grange held a Friday meeting with large attendance. Committees were appointed to plan the eighth annual Grangers picnic and new applications were received. Reports from agriculture social and home economics drill team and deputies noted Grange growth. The installation team No 1 invited to install Frederick County's newest Grange near Mount Williams Monday night. A lecture by H Hammond delighted members and an auction raised funds. The Grange meets again Friday at 8 p.m. for vital matters and lecturer hour.

Middletown Grange C. W. Foltz Frederick County Mount Williams H. Hammond B. O. Brumback

Dentist Urges Ignored Lead to Car Crash in Kansas City

A bug flying into Jesse Hartzell's eye prompted a visit to the dentist that never happened. He lost control of his car, struck a parked truck, and knocked out several front teeth his wife had urged him to extract for weeks.

Kansas City Jesse Hartzell

Bracetown Brevities

Mrs Anna Shabot with daughters Marion and Elizabeth visited the weekend with Mr and Mrs Julian Snapp Sr Also Mr and Mrs John Legg and Mrs Pearl and two children of Middletown with Mr and Mrs John Fleming of Upperville were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Raymond Borden on Sunday Belle C Jobe and E Jobe of Winchester spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Edgar Ware at Myerstown W Va Ward Purcell relatives in Martinsburg W Va Andy Whitacre and daughter attended a memorial service at Whenezer Church Sunday Jim Barbour of Martinsburg spent the week with his sister Mrs Ward Purcell

Bracetown Anna Shabot Marion Elizabeth Julian Snapp John Legg Pearl Middletown John Fleming Upperville Raymond Borden Belle C. Jobe E. &. Jobe Winchester Edgar Ware Myerstown W. Va Ward Purcell Martinsburg Andy Whitacre Whenezer Church Jim Barbour

Meditations On The Bible by Rev Allen Jones

A devotional on John 15 explains Jesus as the vine and believers as branches. It outlines pruning as punishment, discipline, or reward to foster greater fruitfulness, urging endurance as the Husbandman trims away nonproductive aspects.

Jesus Rev Allen Jones

Reminds Voters of New Election Law

Attorney General A. P. Staples rules that electoral boards may remind voters of the new affirmative voting law in mail ballot instructions. He said including the change made by the 1936 assembly in such guidance is within the boards' scope and does not violate constitutional proscriptions on aiding voters.

Richmond A. P. Staples W. H. Duke Electoral Board Norfolk County

Means Available To Fight Rabies

Dr. I. C. Riggin, Virginia health commissioner, says rabies control depends on strict enforcement. He cites an increase in plague reports with 174 diseased animal heads examined in five months, compared with 235 for all of 1985 and 118 in 1934.

Richmond I. C. Riggin Virginia

First New Wheat Sells For $1.04 at Indiana Sale

Word that no rain fell in key winter wheat regions and reports of a Washington conference speeding relief arrive as the new crop wheat sold for 1.04 a bushel from Indiana. Chicago prices finished irregular, with minor fluctuations. North Dakota families face losses prompting relief measures.

Chicago Indiana Weather Bureau Kansas Nebraska Montana North South Dakota North Dakota Washington

Farmer Captures Four Month Fox Alive Near Bloomington

Raymond Clasen, a Bloomington farmer, tracked a four month old fox on foot and captured it alive after a brief chase across a field. The fox proved elusive but Clasen's pace proved faster.

Speedy Bloomington Raymond Clasen Classen

Card of Thanks for William Burrell

Family of the late William Burrell of Boyce Virginia thanks friends and relatives for sympathy, flowers, and the use of cars during their bereavement.

William Burrell Boyce

Kernstown Woman Praises Ajax For Quick Relief

A Kernstown resident, Mrs. E. S. Nicholson, endorses ARAX sold at Miller's Drug Store in Winchester. She says two years of poor health, loss of appetite, and insomnia improved after starting ARAX treatment. The ad touts ARAX as a strong new prescription with free health booklets, available daily at Miller's.

Miller's N. Loudoun St Winchester E. 8. Nicholson Kernstown Box Nicholson Frederick County Arax Miller's Drug Store Loudoun

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