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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1934

Page

3

Birthday Dinner for Mrs. James Stotler in Winchester

A surprise birthday dinner was held last Sunday at Mrs. James Stotler’s home near Albin with guests from Winchester and Cross Junction. An angels food cake and gifts highlighted the celebration as friends wished many happy returns.

James Stotler Albin Eva Spillman Harry Stotler James William Lineburg Ansell Marpole Mervil Bailey Isaac Orndorff Ethel Randall Lucille Spillman Mary Etta Hausenfluck Richard Lineburg Walter Pingley Marvin McKee Winchester Mrs. Stotler

Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings This Week

The week features diverse gatherings: Chanters at Market Street M E, Music Lovers' Club, Young Men's Athletic Club, Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel, Red Cross motor corps sign‑ups at City Hall, adult choirs at First Baptist and Grace Lutheran, Kiwanis and Elks activities, Rotary sessions, Passion Play at Handley High School, American Legion, and Braddock Street church meeting.

Olivet Calvary Market Street M. E. Ee Music Lovers’ Club Young Men's Athletic Club Lions Club George Washington Hotel Red Cross Motor Corps Red Cross City Hall First Baptist Church Kiwanis Club Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club Handley High School American Legion

School Consolidation Debated At Carper Valley League Meeting

At the Carper Valley Community League meeting held March 16 in Shenandoah Valley Ramblers provided string music. A debate on school consolidation featured Luttrell brothers and Good debaters arguing for and against Virginia or Frederick County public schools. Judges favored the affirmative. organizers invited all to future meetings.

Carpers Valley League Carper’s Valley Community League Shenandoah Valley Ramblers of Winchester State of Virginia Frederick County Luttrell Brothers Messrs Ford Howard Luttrell Oliver Good John D. Luttrell Miss Collie Clark R. L. Rosenberger E. W. Carper H. L. Artrip Albert Clark

Birthday Party Held for Janet Nixon at 1010 Amherst Street

Mrs. John Nixon entertained at their home on Amherst Street for the sixth birthday of daughter Janet Nixon. Fort Loudoun School teachers and students attended including Adele Affleck Mary Bush Dorothy Francis Sara Moling Claire Preston Evelyn Crabill and masters Brooks Moling Pollard Thomas Kerfoot Ritter Cochran. The dining room featured pink and white decor and a large birthday cake with six pink candles.

Janet Nixon John Nixon Amherst Street Fort Loudoun School Miss Nixon Adele Affleck Mary E. Bush Dorothy Francis Sara Moling Claire Preston Evelyn Crabill Sam Brooks John Moling Weir Pollard Tazewell Thomas William H. Kerfoot George Ritter Donald Cochran

Bandits Rob Man and Eat Choice Steak in Home Invasion

Robbers broke into Joseph Hoffman Jacobs's Jones Station residence disturbing him in bed, beating him, and tying him with sheets and a belt. They escaped with 1650 dollars in bonds checks jewelry and a stolen automobile after cooking a steak from the icebox. Deputy Sheriff James J Blackwell investigated the case.

Associated Press Annapolis Joseph Hoffman Jacobs Jones Station Jacob James J. Blackwell Jacobs

Grease Blaze Traps 14 Men in Double Building

A deadly grease fire trapped 14 men in a twin building housing white transients and nearby black workers. Panic spread as inmates tore down a high board wall to reach the street, with men leaping or dropping 15 feet to escape. Police reported scenes of chaos and dozens injured or killed.

Notable Accident Leaves Many Injured After Trolley Crash

Witnesses describe people clinging to trolley wires as the car fell. Those who jumped suffered severe injuries including multiple broken bones and burns. The scene records many injured passengers and extensive damage.

Weather outlook snow and rain early in the week

Washington reports a period beginning Monday with snow or rain across the Middle Atlantic States. Snow is expected Monday night into Tuesday in the Middle Atlantic region and Tuesday in the North Atlantic states, with another snow or rain chance Friday or Saturday. Warmer Monday afternoon and Tuesday, followed by colder conditions midweek and a rising trend toward week end. temperatures likely below normal for most of the week.

The Associated Press Washington North Middle Atlantic North Atlantic

Waynesboro Plans Major Home Building Drive

Waynesboro considers a $5000000 home building program after a survey of 1,367 workers from Du Pont Rayon, Stehli Silks, and Crompton Shenandoah shows a housing shortage. Du Pont plans a $3 million rayon plant expansion to add 225 families and up to 1800 construction workers this fall, boosting permanent residents to about 1,500 to 2,000 more. The city council and Chamber of Commerce will study housing needs and seek outside capital promptly.

Waynesboro du Pont Rayon Company Stehli Silks Corporation Crompton Shenandoah Company du Pont Rayon Chamber of Commerce

Labor Disputes Near End As White House Sessions Conclude

The President spent about two hours in talks with both sides, Johnson signaling optimism that an agreement could come tomorrow. Tension eased as executives and labor reps left the final meeting hopeful and prepared to stay on for a potential call tomorrow.

Johnson White House

Radio Schedule and Labor Talks Highlighted Page

A long radio programming list runs through the evening with varied orchestras quartets and soloists from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM. The piece also notes labor talks with the President and remarks from William Collins and others about progress and a possible breaking point.

Auto Industry Strikes Faced With New Settlement Talks

Detroit's auto plants run normally as talks extend with labor and industry leaders meeting with the President. Railroad managers accept part of a settlement program. Fisher Body and GM implement reduced hours at the same pay. Cleveland Sherwin Williams workers approve a settlement and 500 return to work. New York City taxi strike tensions rise as Mayor La Guardia vows action against outside agitators.

Trator Johnson Eastman Detroit Michigan National Automobile Chamber, of Commerce Fisher General Motors Bower Cleveland Sherwin Williams Paint Company Addressograph Corp New York la Guardia Chicago

Governor Lehman to Intervene in Labor Fallout

In Indiana the governor considers involvement as a grand jury opens amid disorder. In Oklahoma Henryetta 700 workers walk out of a plate glass plant over wage disputes prompting labor unrest.

Lehman Grand Indianapolis Ieee Henryetta

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Anne Owen Allen Lady Maitland Scotland Laird McKennon Skye Col Thomas Allen House of Burgesses Miss Allen David Hume Allen Reynolds National University Law School National Metropolitan Bank of Washington Glen Allen Stephens City Stephens City High School Gravel Springs Four-H Club Virginia Steck Vassar College Poughkeepsie, N. Y Young People’s Choir Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church Huntsberry SPOK Chamber Commerce Office Jewish Community Club North Loudoun Street Martinsburg W. Va Woodstock F. R. Crane St. Petersburg Fla South Loudoun Street Margaret Shiley University of Virginia Mrs Samuel Shiley White Post J. M. Gore Clearbrook Memorial Hospital Friends Today Martha Funk Virginia Sloane Gravel Spring School H. A. Funk Frances Watson Winchester Memorial Hospital Richmond Helen Watson That City Crippled Children's Hospital Philco Gene” Club Tim He van Steeden Orch John Herrick Olsen Orch Kyte Orch Peale Cavaliers Quartet Stern Orch Arlene Jackson Duchin Orch Far Western National Parks J. R. White Sequoia National Park Whiteman Denny Orch WEAF Cugat Rolfe Orch Robert L. Ripley Ralph Kirbery Madriguera Wilson Orch WABC Tommy McLaughlin F. W. Wise Michaux Serenaders Orch Phil Cook Jones Orch Hollywood Scrappy Lambert Billy Hillpot Philadelphia Orch Alexander Woollcott Town Crier Rich Orch George Jessel Vera van Eton Boys Quartet H. V. Kaltenborn Lyman Orch Everett Marshall Helen Broderick Tamara Woods Miller Helen Morgan Jean Sargent Catherine the Great C. W. Nash Labor William Collins Joseph Bailey Richard L. Bird Collins Walter Chrysler Automobile Manufacturers Shenandoah Valley National Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Batt To Peana Lnd Fund Commercial & Savings Bank Wincentres Mareh Std Roosevelt the Commercial & Savings Bank H. 8. Larrick C. Sheetz John J., Sloat Fred A. Crisman Harold R .Edwards Orwood Lovett Brothers N. Main Street America Mr. Stafford Pemberton Geo, Washington Young Miss Margaret L Hodgson Lilly of the Valley Brooks‘ Pharmacy Grunow William C. Grunow Grunow Radio R. M. Swimley Geo Manis Loudoun St Prunes Lovett’s N. Loudoun St BIG Joe Bread B.&c. Rolls B. & C. Baking Co
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