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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1935

Page

5

Coca Cola Teams Rally Past O Sullivan Side

Coca Cola swept two games from O Sullivan in Essar 4 last week and grabbed first place. Sargent led with 130 in high individual game while 332 was high for a set. Legion posted 535 as high team game and 1 543 for high aggregate.

Coca Cola Essar Rubbermen Doughboys Rotarians Electricians Sargent Clowe Kiwanis Fahrney Legion Plank J. B. Yates Northern Virginia Lions

Sergeant's Sale of Household Goods Set for March 23 1935

A writ of fiori facias funds a public auction in Winchester at the courthouse on March 23 1935 at 10 A M. Personal property to be sold includes a cook stove iron cot beds bedding wash stand sewing machine tables chairs lamps dishes and more, plus a No 30 Remington typewriter in first class condition and a Graham Paige sedan in good condition. Cash only. Lee Barr Sergeant. Dunny Duvall Auctioneers.

Winchester Graham Paige Dee Lee Barr Dunny Duvall

Milldale Notes Families Visit and School Highlight

Milldale Va March 16 events include Mrs John W Armel and Mrs Dewey C Brown shopping in Winchester. Miss Margaret Mitchell, Milldale School teacher, praised for keeping the school one hundred percent five point.

Dewey C. Brown John W. Armel E. G. Brown Thelma Corder Front Royal M. T. Oliver Raymond Revells Hardesty Margaret Mitchell Milldale School G. C. Stickley Milldale Miss Mitchell

Lebanon Church News Highlights Local Socials and Updates

Mrs. Polly Golf spent Monday in Winchester. Mae Norbeck Stickley is a patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital after major surgery. Wine Telephone Company stockholders extend a neighborhood line toward Coal Mine. Ida A. Keller visited Middletown and Martinsburg with relatives. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Godlove, the Sunshine Club, and several residents reported ill or recovering.

A. E. Keller Lola Pingley Lesta Hall Strasburg W .B. Little Alma Louise Little Elmer Godlove W. H. Wisecarver Sunshine Club Satuday M. L. Hottel Louise Cooley Bobby Huntsberger H. H. McDonald Himelright Carl McDonald Carl Boyce Wine Telephone Company George Pingley Wheatfield Ida A. Keller Middletown Ernest Flowers Martinsburg Clara Elizabeth Sibert

Death of Mrs Kate Simpson Vanzee

Refuge Virginia obituary notes the death of Mrs Kate Simpson Vanzee at Cedarville Warren county last Saturday. She taught in Refuge section for years and was well liked. Also mentions visitors Mr Carr and Mr Clyde Thompson from near Vaucluse and updates on Miss Vada Conner with throat trouble and Virgie Orndorff visiting.

Refuge Kate Simpson Vanzee Cedarville Warren County Mrs. Holmes Orndorfft Washington Virgie Orndorff Vada Conner

Life Sealed Into Idols in Buddhist Traditions

The text explains a practice in China or Tibet where a statue is endowed with life by sealing living creatures such as a bird spider snake or frog inside it during consecration.

China Tibet

Middletown Notes Report Quiet Weekend and Local Activities

Richard Long involved in a collision with a Maryland driver. no injuries. Local residents Ruby Ey, Lina Leary, and families noted, with Leary recovering after a stair fall. Debating event at Middletown Community League discusses whether married women should teach in public schools. Several residents visited or returned from travels, including Howard Wright and the Beatty family.

Richard Long Maryland di Ao Long Ruby Ey Winchester Ellsworth Keller Annie Henretty James Rogers Ben Rogers Washington, D. C E. E. Rogers J. P. Everly Middletown Community League G. W. Ropp Orville Wake R. E. Ayler Stephens City J. Wilbur Tidler Kernstown Howard Wright Las Cresces N. Mex George B. Wright Edward Colfelt Strasburg W. J. Colfelt Jack Sperry Winchester Memorial Hospital J. C. Dettra James Smith New Smyrna Fla Carolinas John Beatty Reliance Inlaw Alvin Beatty Beatty

Social notes from Huntington and nearby towns

Sana and Mrs Fred Mitchell of Huntington West Virginia spent Sunday with H V McNeer. They were en route to Washington DC and New York. Miss Bessie McNeer is convalescing from a severe cold and grippe. Mrs W E Cooley shopped Saturday in Winchester. Miss Kathleen Snapp spent the weekend with her aunt Miss Christina Snapp near Opequon.

Sana Fred Mitchell Untington W. Va Bare H. V. McNeer Washington, D. C New York Bessie McNeer W. E. Cooley Winchester Kathleen Snapp Christina Snapp Opequon

Fire Breaks Out Twice at Home of Warren Holiday

Fire broke out Tuesday night in the bedroom of Warren Holiday in Rock Enon Springs Va. The blaze was quickly put out with no known cause. The next evening another fire occurred in the same location with additional flames in the cellar and a closet. One bedrick and some bedding burned. property owned by C. H. Anderson. Mr and Mrs James Good of Winchester visited the area last weekend.

Rock Enon Springs Warren Holiday C. H. Anderson James Good Winchester

A Garden Poem by Frances Mauck

A reflective poem about a garden as a sacred space of hope growth and grace. Frances Mauck from Winchester Virginia writes of rain sun earth and divine miracles and how the garden bears marks of toil and the love of God through quiet beauty.

One More Spring stars Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter

Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter reunite as co stars in One More Spring a Fox Film production. The feature opens a three day engagement today at the Palace Theatre.

Janet Gaynor Warner Baxter Palace Palace Theatre

Alleged road agreement irks West Virginia reader

A reader recounts a disputed highway deal between Virginia and West Virginia. He argues West Virginia fulfilled its 16 mile section from Wardensville Hardy County to Highview Hampshire County while Virginia did not complete its promised five miles to U S Route 50 near Gore. The column brands the pact a horse trade and urges Virginia to honor the agreement with a straight, well graded route. The piece recalls the districts involved Yellow Spring Highview and the U S 50 connection, stressing West Virginia’s prompt completion.

Wardensville W. Va Strasburg West Virginia Virginia State of Virginia Hardy County Highview Line Hampshire County Highview Gore West Virginia Line U. S50 West Virginia Road Commission Virginia Highway Commission Yellow Spring U. S. 50

Storage Season Extended For Apple Growers

Winchester cold storage firms announce an extension of the apple storage season to April 16, allowing two extra weeks to move fruit into markets without extra cost. Apples left in storage after April 16 will incur the usual charges.

Winchester

Mrs Emma Rinker of Shenandoah County Dies at 70

Mrs Emma Jane Rinker 70 widow of James Rinker died at her sister Miss Lucille Hottel’s home on Pugh's Run two miles north of Woodstock after months of heart illness. Survived by three sisters and two brothers with relatives in Manzanola Grand Junction St. Petersburg Washington Hancock and Peters. Funeral from The Willows on Pugh's Run at 3 pm conducted by Rev J P Derrick. Interment at Massanutten Cemetery.

Emma Jane Rinker James Rinker Lucille Hottel Pugh's Run Woodstock Rinker Lucille Bauserman Manzanola W. B. Will Grand Junction Colo J. L. Wisman St. Petersburg Fla L. L. Hottel Washington, D. C the Willows Pugh J. P. Derrick Woodstock Lutheran Church Massanutten Cemetery

Cage Games And Wrestling Carded For Week

The Men's Athletic Club basketball team beat Boyce 27 to 16 on Saturday. Local players included Hugh Crisman Wes Crisman Snyder Fletcher Ikey Baker Jack Crowl. Tomorrow night they face Wardensville Wardensville Va Boy's Club on Handley court. On Friday March 22 wrestling match with Pony Express from Washington DC at home. Last year the locals defeated this professional group.

Boyce Hugh and Wes Crisman Snyder Fletcher Ikey Baker Jack Crowl Wardensville W. Va Boy’s Club Handley Court Washington, D. C

Citizen Called To Jury Service Twice In a Day

H. Clay DeGrange a Winchester fruit grower faced two jury summons in one day. A U S marshal summoned him for the grand jury in Harrisonburg while City Sergeant Barr called him for local jury duty in Winchester. Judge Williams waived the local duty, and DeGrange departed for Harrisonburg after being excused locally.

H. Clay DeGrange Winchester

Hall's Expectorant Promises Quick Cough Relief

Advertisement touts Hall's Expectorant as soothing irritated throats and stopping coughs from colds quickly. It claims 25 years of relief and high demand with three sizes priced 35c 60c and 1.00, available at Peoples Service Drug Store 9 North Main Street.

Hall Peoples Service Drug Store North Main Street People’s Service Drug Store Winchester

Pomona Grange Set to Meet at Mount Airy

Opequon Virginia March 18 The Frederick County Pomona Grange will meet with the Mount Airy Subordinate Grange Thursday evening March 21 at 7 30 o clock This first Mt Airy Pomona gathering of the year is expected to draw many members The Pomona links Middle town Gravel Springs and Mount Airy Granges and acts between the Subordinate Granges and the Virginia State Grange Officers from Mount Airy and Strasburg are listed Refreshments will be provided by the refreshments committee

Opequon Frederick County Pomona Grange Mount Airy Pomona Middletown Gravel Springs Virginia State Grange County Lucian Brumback National Grange Ray H. Hammond

Augusta County wins $1000 Sears-Roebuck 4-H prize

Augusta County 4-H clubs win the Sears-Roebuck Community Progress Contest worth 1000 dollars. The award honors county achievements in cattle judging and canning contests, with Miss Ruth Jamison noting broad local cooperation among Staunton and county organizations.

Onburg Augusta County Staunton Sears-Roebuck United States Ruth Jamison Chicago Jamison Earl Shifflett H. C. Arey Elwood Shifflett Marie Cupp Elizabeth Pfohl Mary Baldwin College Charles K. Brown

Ping Pong Matches Tonight at Mens Athletic Club

Players in the Mens Athletic Club ping pong tournament must report Monday evening at the club rooms on West Boscawen Street to complete their matches. Absence will result in forfeiture of rounds.

West Boscawen Street

First Female Juliet in Restoration Era

The earliest Juliet roles were played by girls or young boys. After 1642 to 1660 Parliament banned public plays. Post ban, Sir William D'Avenant held exclusive stage rights for Romeo and Juliet. His Juliet was Mary Saunderson, later Mrs Thomas Betterton, likely the first woman to play Juliet.

Thomas Beterton Juliet

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