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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1935

Page

3

Large Luncheon Hosts Wide Range of Dignitaries and Guests

A charity luncheon hosted by prominent residents drew a long list of attendees from medical, diplomatic, and military circles. Guests included Dr. Ecker and families from Berryville, Millwood, Clarke County, and Washington DC, plus officials such as Ambassador Patterson, Mr. Ibrahim Seyfullah, and Jonkheer H. M. van der Wyck. The event showcased a mix of American, European, and Latin American dignitaries and their families staying at Thorn Hill Manor during the Apple Blossom Festival.

Ecker W. C. White R. W. Baker Berryville R. C. Winmill Viola Winmill Warrenton T. N. Carper Alcocke Agnes Page Millwood Margaret Worthington Washington, D. C Charles Holt Giles Bolen Markham Stacey Lloyd Clarke County Cummins R. B. Nelson Winchester Ronald Roland White Post Anne Stokes Greenville Miss Dallas Tucker Willis Walter Washington Richard Alexander Charles Town W. Va Frank Ward Ellicott City Noel Laing Amissville Louis M. Nurton Edward H. Durrell Edgar Whiting This City William Bell Watkins Virginia Watkins Joseph Lewis Carl Vaida Pratt R. T. Barton, Jr Richmond Henry T. Oxnard Upperville Richardson Gaylord Carol Post Miss Post W. W. Taylor Third Corps George Simmonds United States Army Captain Lake Simmonds Ord War College Stanley Hornbeck State Department Bernadette Schmidt University of Chicago Phillipson General Staff Nora van Haerssma de Wyck Jonkheer H. M.’ van Haersma de Wyck Netherlands Jonkheer H. M. van der Wyck Legation Joao de Deus Ramos Portguese Legation Kabelac Josef Nemeck Jose Manuel Lara Olga Patterson Zoe Patterson Senor Don Manuel Trucco W. A. Baker Thornhill Manor South Washington Street Ambassador Patterson Zoe and Cuba Madame Trucco Marta Rebecca Graciella Turkey Ibrahim Seyfullah Ghaffar Khan Djalal William K Henry Lyne J. Worden Pope Courtland Nixon Col. Nixon Baltimore H. C. Leslie G. F. Mickel Schmidt Harry A. Schmidt South Washington Street Luther D. Gable Brooklyn N. Y Austin A. Kelly York Grace Lutheran Church

Social Calendar of Open Air Music and Club Meetings

Sunday open air music program sponsored by Fourth District Federated Music Clubs at Crystal Caverns Pavilion near Strasburg Virginia. Various luncheon and regular meetings for Lions Modern Woodmen Kiwanis Winchester Elks Grace Lutheran and United Brethren churches Rotary Club American Legion and adult choirs scheduled through Friday with times and locations at George Washington Hotel or local halls.

Ofirginia Crystal Caverns Pavillion Strasburg, Va George Washington Hotel Modern Woodmen of America Lodge Hall North Loudoun Street Kiwanis Club Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church United Brethren Church Rotary Club American Legion Post

Festival Princess Chosen By Penn Hall For Apple Blossom Court

Dorothy Herrmann of Chicago arrived with her mother and sister to represent Penn Hall Chambersburg at the Apple Blossom Festival as its princess in the Queen Shenandoah XIT court. Frank B. Reardon of Baltimore returns to Winchester to visit friends during the festival. Mrs Blanche Wrenn of Shenandoah County shows cautious improvement after a blood transfusion. Mr and Mrs Miles B Dean plan a Maine summer after wintering in Tennessee. Frances Pence and Shirley Hoover visit from Harrisonburg State Teachers College as Apple Blossom guests.

Dorothy Herrmann Chicago Penn Hall Chambersburg Shenandoah Herrman Marjorie Herrmann Don Dempsey Frank Reardon Frank B. Reardon Baltimore Winchester Reardon Patrick H. Reardon Federal Home Loan Owners’ Corporation Washington Blanche Wrenn Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Mrs. Dean Maine Miles. B. Dean Hayfield Tennessee Frances Pence Harrisonburg State Teachers Carl J. ‘Hermann Globe Brewery Arrow Beer Mr. Hermann Shenandoah Valley West Virginia Winchester Wholesale Grocery Company Brennan

Legion Auxiliary To Hold Meeting Monday Night

Local American Legion Auxiliary plans a 7 30 p m gathering at Mrs T Russell Cather s home on South Stewart Street to prepare for the Berryville district meeting on May 9 and to welcome attendees.

Little Garden Club B. M. Knight, Jr West Leicester Street Philip Williams Legion Auxiliary American Legion Auxiliary T. Russell Cather South Stewart Street Berryville

Car Stolen In Front Royal With WV Theft Probe

Police seek a Plymouth coupe owned by John Ramey of Front Royal reported stolen. Virginia plate 129603. Officers investigate possible link to a West Virginia car stolen near town and parked on Berryville road.

John Ramey Front Royal Virginia West Virginia Berryville Road

Parking fine levied on Fred Dulin in restricted zone

Fred Dulin of Miami Florida was fined three dollars plus costs for parking in a restricted zone as recorded in the city citation.

Fred Dulin Miami Fla

Handley School Wins Prize In Artistic Unit

Handley High School won the $100 prize for artistic floats in the general feature parade for the third straight time. The entry featured a giant apple blossom backdrop with a dressed girl and attendants. The Robinson Cold Storage Co. of Winchester claimed the $50 prize in the commercial float division. The American Legion Harold H. Blair Post of Hanover, Pa. won the $150 cash and $250 college scholarship for the veterans group category.

Handley High School Robinson Cold Storage Company Winchester American Legion Harold H. Blair Harold H. Blair Post of Hanover, Penna Veterans of Foreign Wars Lester D. Arnold E. C. Goss W. A. Baker Frank J. Sturtevant G. Warren French Frank Cavedo George Grimm P. W. Ruthledge Ramonorid Maxie Paul Taylor Stephens City Winchester Rotary Club Winchester Kiwanis Club Winchester Cold Storage Company Virginia Apple Storage, Inc Standard Oil Company American Legion of Veterans of Foreign Wars Drum and Bugle Corps Harold H. Blair Post Hanover

Cake For Queen Showcases Sugar Rich Royal Bake

Visitors at the George Washington Hotel admired a grand cake baked for Queen Shenandoah. Chef C Jacques Henderson led the project with assistant Arthur Nelson, using 52 pounds of sugar and more than 24 pounds of flour to display the hotel’s catering capacity.

George Washington Hotel C Jacques Henderson Arthur Nelson Shenandoah Henderson Nelson Merchant and Miners Steamship Line

One Fire Alarm During Festival

During the Apple Blossom Festival only one fire alarm occurred. A car fire at Cork and Braddock streets drew the Friendship company. by arrival the blaze appeared out. Charley Rouss Company stood near the hospital to cover the western city but had no calls. No calls were received by Sarah Zane or South End, each assigned a defined zone by Chief C. Lee Barr.

Cork Braddock Streets Friendship Company Charley Rouss Clifford Street Hospital Sarah Zane South End C. Lee Barr

Local Attorney Qualified as Administrator for L J Cave Estate

Erle Edwards, local attorney, has qualified as administrator of the estate of L J Cave who died April 22. A bond of 500 was posted with Aetna Casualty and Surety Company. Appraisers named are Harry Shryock H R Orndorff Henry Mears Harry Kendall and Wilbur Ritter.

Erle Edwards L. J. Cave Aetna Casualty and Surety Company Harry Shryock H. R. Orndorff Henry Mears Harry Kendall Wilbur Ritter

Time and a Half Included in US Retirement Credits

The article notes that US representatives serve in numerous locations with climates challenging for Americans, and that each year of service counts as one and a half years toward retirement length.

United States

Pageant of Springtime by Local Schools

The pageant depicts spring scenes with boys in ties and uniforms and girls in hoop skirts. Dances include the Blossom Dance and a grand tableau featuring all the children, praised for fidelity and directed by Miss Virginia Boyd and school teachers.

Alita Virginia Boyd

Town on a Glacier at Wainwright Alaska

The town of Wainwright sits on a glacier said to have ceased moving. Ice lies under about two feet of solh soil with houses dug down to access refrigerators. Mammoth remains found in preserved form prove the ice’s ancient presence. The area sees ten weeks of constant gun visibility each summer and twenty four hours of darkness in winter.

Wainright Alaska

Berryville Social Notes Woman Returns Home After Visit

Mrs Edwin A Palmer visits her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Beverley Milton Valley then sails from Norfolk aboard City of Norfolk to England for the silver jubilee festivities of King George and Queen Mary. She plans to remain abroad for a time. Mrs Bayard Stevens and her daughter Miss Nancy Gray Stevens of Short Hills New Jersey have been guests of Mrs Stevens.

Berryville Edwin A. Palmer William Beverley Milton Valley Richmond Palmer Norfolk U. S England George Queen Mary Bayard Stevens Nancy Gray Stevens Short Hills, N.J

Social News Briefs From Clarke County And Nearby

Local families and visitors are noted in a busy social update. Names include Mrs. John B Neill Miss Portia Baldwin Miss Anne Stribling Miss Bland Taylor Mrs. Charles F McIntosh and Edwin Clifford Luke among many others visiting, staying with relatives, or returning home after summer guests and cottage fires. The piece lists guests from Norfolk Florida Trinidad and New Jersey plus Clarke County luncheon attendees and parade watchers in Winchester.

John B. Neill Portia Baldwin Anne Stribling Norfolk Charles F. McIntosh Elizabeth Moore Berryville John McIntosh Miss Taylor William Baldwal Ernest Marshall Clearwater Fla James R. Drakeman Marshall Alfred P. Marshall Florida Rotary Clubs Bradenton Fila W. E. Suddath Warrensig Edward L. McCormick Port of Spain Trinidad Samuel M. McCormick South Church Street McCormick Luke F. L. Ayler Robert Ayler Mary Elizabeth Barber National Cathedral School Washington, D. C E. P. Lowry South Carolina Forster Lowry Henning Winchester Clarke County Blackburn Smith E. L. Tessier James Riddle Rose MacDonald B. M. Roszel John D. Richardson Joel Childs Alice Ferguson A. Cummins W. B. Watkins Earl Boy Agnes Page Henry P. Mitchell Ronald Rowland Rowland R. T. Barton John’ B Neill Annie Cabell Moore Caroline Hunter J. M. H. Claggett Benjamin Arthur Elizabeth Thweatt Petersburg State Teachers’ College Harrisonburg Nicholas Moore W. T. Lewis

Memorial Hospital Foot Operation Inspires Local Talk

Mrs. Lewis returns from Memorial Hospital Winchester after a foot procedure. Mrs. John Henry of Falls Church attends as sister to her brother-in-law. Col. B. M. Roszel, Shenandoah Valley Academy headmaster, to speak at Berryville Chamber luncheon on National Defense at Battletown Inn Monday May 6 with expected large turnout.

Shenandoah Valley Academy Winchester Berryville

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Net Sonal Masia Huntsberry Clara V. Fultz W. Boscawen St Brooks Brooks’ Pharmacy Prescription Druggists Backer New York W. J. Connelly Friends Carnegie, Pa Leslie Kift Philadelphia Frederick F. Somers Liverpool C. C. Collette Amsterdam Henry Moling J. Henry Moling, Jr Robert Wood Baird William. Baird Romney J. E. Shultz W. B. McGruder M. H. Llewellyn Hatton Koltes Painter Thomas A. Painter Louise Painter Thomas Painter, Jr Swannanoa N.na Horace Hott Bennie Davis Cecil McVay Allison Hartman Dennis Hayley Kenneth Robinson Southern Colonels” Orchestra Walter M. Shade Handley Boulevard Frank A. Cavedo National Re-employment Service Cavedo Raymond E. Maxie Veterans Placement Maxie Winchester Delphian Handley Library Senay John A. Henry Z. A. Clarke Morgantown Mr. Henry Kate Mills West Clifford Street Monte Green Melvin Green Harry F. Byrd, Jr Handley School Harold Gardiner Tyrone Huntingdon Francis Scott Key Frederick Portsmouth Henry Hart Cumberland Rion-Bowman Washington County Council Hagerstown Cup Cumberland Valley Hose Company Queen W. E. Edwards Clarke Shenandoah Valley National Bank N. Loudoun St Loudoun St Roe Shad Ib Buck Shad Knox “National Panama Margaret L. Hodgson Geo. W. Kurtz Lloyd Fiber R. M. Swimley Hamman Dollar Store Big Joe Underwood Fune WJZ Joe Penner Ry the Bakers the Bakers Lovett’s
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