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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1937

Page

8

Kiwenis Rotary and Garden Club Luncheons Noted

Social calendar lists a Kiwenis Club luncheon at the George Washington Hotel at 12 30 p m a Rotary Club luncheon at the same venue at 1 p m a Garden Club meeting at Mrs Griffith s West Clifford street at 3 p m and a semi monthly W C T U business meeting at the Friends Meeting House at 3 p m on Thursday.

Kiwenis Club George Washington Hotel Rotary Club Old Fredericktown Old Fredericktown Garden Club Sam Preston R. E. Griffith West Clifford Street Women’s Christian Temperance Union Friends Meeting House Washington and Piccadilly Streets

Richardson Honeymoon in Massachusetts After New York Wedding

Mr and Mrs Allan Richardson married in Scarsdale New York and now honeymoon in Martha s Vineyard Massachusetts The bride Miss Mary Marshall Hyde is connected to the Hyde and Tucker families The groom is a Princeton graduate and noted New York photographer Best man Norbert McKenna attended The couple will reside in New York City Other society notes include weddings and concerts and garden club meeting plans with local residents attending and traveling plans for a Shinemont Conference in Orkney Springs Virginia and Peabody Conservatory studies in Baltimore

Allan Richardson Scarsdale N. Y Hitchcock Memorial Church George H.symthe Maratha’s Vineyard Mass Richardson Mary Marshall Hyde Lewis Huntington Hyde Winchester New York H. H. McGuire Lewis H. Hyde, Jr William Hyde Simon Huntington Norwich Conn John Randolph Tucker Virginia Frederick Richardson Princeton University Royal Air Force Norbert McKenna New York City

Miss Emily North King to Wed Washingtonian

Engagement announced at a tea by Miss Jane F Wilbur. Miss Emily North King of Warrenton set to wed Melville Church Jr. in mid September at St Jamies Episcopal Church. King is a Virginia horsewoman active in hunting rings and spends winters in Camden and in Washington Philadelphia and New York. Church recently bought a near Upperville estate and will move there after the wedding.

Emily North King Edwin Burruss King Warrenton Melville Church Washington Jane F. W Wilbur Loretta St. Jamies’ Episcopal Church Miss King Virginia East Camden 8. C New York Philadelphia Mr. Church Exter Yale Upperville Zeta Psi Fraternity

Miss Beverley Hosts Bridge Party For House Guest

Miss Beverley entertained at her West Clifford Street home with three tables of bridge for Miss Carolyn Richardson of New Port News. Guests included Misses Russe Steck Ginn Baker Nelson, Betsy Rice Nesbitt and others. Mr. and Mrs. William Beverley hosted Miss Richardson at Milton Valley during her weeks’ visit.

Beverley Bridge Nelia Beverley West Clifford Street Carolyn Richardson New Port News Virginia Russe Virginia Steck Emma Ginn Baker Fenton Nelson H. R. Kern, Jr Betsy Rice Sarah Baker Thomas Gibson Sarah Nesbitt Birmingham Ala William Beverley Milton Valley Betty Browse Charles Town W. Va Miss Richardson Will Mary College Williamsburg

Paynes Chapel Youths Sponsor Amateur Show

The Young People’s Department of Paynes Chapel sponsors an amateur show presented by radio artists Pappy Slim and Curley at Bunker Hill Lodge on Thursday evening. Mr James MacIntosh and his daughter Jean of Philadelphia visit Winchester for a week while he recovers from recent injuries.

Young People of Paynes Chapel Young People’s Department Pappy Slim Curley Bunker Hill Lodge Mee James MacIntosh Jean Philadelphia Winchester Mr. MacIntosh

AT OUR FOUNTAIN The Coolest Place in Town

Advertisement for a soda shop promoting jumbo ice cream sodas ten cents, gigantic milk shakes ten cents, double dip ice cream cones, old fashioned plate ice cream ten cents, and raspberry lime sherberts.

Etiquette Q and A on accepting dinner invites

A concise etiquette column answers: always accept a dinner invitation if possible and graciously. Do not omit Mr when Jr is used. the Mr remains part of the name. Both formal and informal christening invitations are acceptable.

Bride Cordell Shade Weds Herbert Fletcher in Front Royal

Miss Cordell Shade daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Shade of Parkway Ave. married Mr. Herbert Fletcher of Berryville Saturday at 7 in the home of Elder and Mrs. A. T. Harrison Front Royal. Attendants were Carry Madigan and Marvin Walker. The couple will reside in Front Royal where Fletcher works.

Emily Cordell Shade Herbert Fletcher Ernest Shade Parkway Ave Miss Cordell Shade Berryville Elder A. T. Harrison Front Royal Carry Madigan Winchester Marvin Walker Handley High School Charles Town W. Va Mr. Fletcher

Auxiliary Garden Party Planned by Winchester Hospital

The Women's Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital organizes a garden party for late July at "Maxfield" the home of Mr and Mrs H B McCormac overlooking the city. Other notes mention WCTU meetings and local social visits.

McCormacs Winchester Memorial Hospital

Governor Nice Cleared to Leave Hospital Thursday

Dr L J Goldbach said Governor Harry W Nice would be discharged on Thursday after eye surgery. The governor is in excellent condition and will wear a pad over the right eye for seven weeks while the left eye remains exposed. He must rest for several weeks after leaving hospital.

Baltimore L. J. Goldbach Harry W. Nice

Visitors and residents call Front Royal area home

Front Royal and Warren County residents are noted visiting relatives in Winchester Baltimore and Hagerstown while others depart for trips to Harpers Ferry Fairview Beach and Short Hill New arrivals include Mrs Gladys Crane and Miss Millie Sirbaugh with several families hosting visits locally Big names in town include Col and Mrs John C Boggs visiting Richmond and Mr Ira Beaty returning to Richmond.

Benjamin Atwood Hagerstown B. V. Atwood Ira Beaty Richmond

Rivers Conditions Report From Riverton

The Shenandoah at Riverton shows North Branch cloudy and South Branch muddy reflecting current river conditions.

Riverton North Branch

Council To Tax Carnivals In Town Limits

At the June 29 meeting in City Hall the Town Council passed an ordinance for a 200 per week license fee for carnivals operating within one mile of the town. An additional ordinance on traffic near Royal Avenue and Main Street enforces electric light signals with fines up to five dollars for violations.

Front Royal Royal Avenue Main Street

Capitol Hill Debates Pan American Treaties and Tax Inquiry

On Capitol Hill the Senate debates Pan American treaties while committees review wage hour laws and regional planning hearings. The House acts on relief reports, frames farm tenancy measures, and moves farm aid to the White House.

The Associated Press Senate Labor Committee Agriculture Committee House Judiciary Committee Interior Department White House Senate Post Office Committee Senate Judiciary Committee Ohio River

Maryland Parks Prove Popular Across Central Maryland

More than 43 000 people visited central Maryland parks in April and May 194? Warl Pfeiffer the assistant state forester reported about 30 250 at Patapsco State Park 6 995 at Washington Monument near Boonsboro 3 542 at Gambrill State Park and 2 800 at Fort Frederick in Washington county The Patapsco Park attracted the most visitors due to proximity to Baltimore The peak day drew about 6 000 on May 2 Sundays were busiest with nearly equal counts on Monday May 31

Baltimore Maryland Warl Pfeiffer Patapsco State Park Washington Monument Boonsboro Gambrill State Park Fort Frederick Washington County Patapsco Park

I Met Him in Paris comedy shown at Capitol Theatre

Warner Bros presents I Met Him in Paris at Capitol Theatre with Claudette Colbert Melvyn Douglas and Robert Young. The film features a witty battle of wits between Colbert and her two leading men in a snappy European vacation farce full of brisk dialogue and mad byplay.

Paris Claudette Colbert Melvyn Douglas Robert Young Capitol Theatre Miss Colbert Europe

Yard Party at Red Bud School House Rain Date

A yard party is planned at Red Bud School House on Thursday July 8 amid rain. The notice cites prior dates June 29 and July 6 2021 as references for the event timing and scheduling.

Red Bud School

Services For Poison Victim Front Royal Child

Funeral services were held for six year old Elizabeth Jean Hickerson daughter of Mrs Louis Beatty Hickerson and the late B W Hickerson of Arco in Front Royal Virginia. She died in University Hospital Charlottesville from blood poisoning. The Rev R B Claggett officiated at Maddox and Samsell Funeral Home. interment followed in Prospect Hill Cemetery. She is survived by her mother one sister and four brothers all of Arco.

Front Royal Elizabeth Jean Hickerson Louis Beatty Hickerson B. W. Hickerson Arco University Hospital Charlottesville Maddox and Samsell R. B. Claggett Front Royal Methodist Church

Brothers square off in rival Shakespeare radio plays

NBC and CBS plan concurrent Shakespeare broadcasts in July pitting Lionel Barrymore against his brother John as stars. Lionel shows as King Lear on July 26 while John performs Cymbeline or The Winter’s Tale. NBC airs 8:30 to 9:15, CBS 8 to 9, with Helen Menken and Frank Morgan added to CBS roster.

New York Brother NBC CBS Lionel Barrymore John WJZ Lionel Helen Menken Frank Morgan

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