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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1936

Page

7

Bishops Mouzon And Kern To Address Pastors And Laymen

In Front Royal Va on May 5 the ninth session of the Baltimore Conference Training School opens with bishops Mouzon and Kern delivering main addresses on June 17 to 24. The event features a full faculty including Dr. Woolf Rev Neyvitt and Dr. Schisler and aims to train preachers lay workers and women's groups for more effective church service.

Front Royal Baltimore Conference Episcopal Spiliacline Macon Academy Harrisburg R. K Neyvitt Rainer Hubert Sydenstricker Winchester Charles A. York E. L Woolf Harrisonburg S. R. Neel Roanoke H. H. Sherman Angie Smith Core mC Paul B. Kern J. Q. Schisler Nashville Sims Frank S. Hickman Duke University Durham N. C State Teachers’ College John H. Davis Lynchburg Jennie Lou Milton Board of Christian Education Nashville, Tenn Woman’s Missionary Society

Local notices from Front Royal May social and professional updates

Dr. R E L Miller Sr and son Dr Robert Miller Jr attend the 67th annual Virginia State Dental Association meeting in Roanoke and will return Wednesday night. Visits include Mrs Margaret Robinson and Mrs A C Machir. A L Harrison improves at home after illness. legal admission for E Alvin Gentry in Warren County.

Front Royal R. E. L. Miller Robert Miller, Jr Roanoke Virginia State Dental Association

Community Notices and Local Meetings Report

Mrs H E Ferguson returns to Danville after visiting daughter Mrs Robert C Rives in R M A. Warren County High School band instructor Mr ae Doman leads daily classes. Dr W R Smithey of university faculty visited Randolph Macon Academy and was guest of Dr H H Sherman. Rev Charles York spends days in Cumberland conducting a youth training conference. Miss Dorothy Gore of Winchester visited her mother Mrs Ashby Gore. Miss Julia Harnsberger of Richmond visited her mother Mrs J B Harnsberger. Mrs Elliott Marshall and two sons visit Mr and Mrs Cooley of Berryville. Front Royal Planning Commission meets tonight at 7 30 in Town Hall. The Loving Service Circle of the Kings Daughters holds a rummage sale next Saturday in the Naylor Building.

W. R. Smithey University Randolph-Macon Academy H. H. Sherman The Kings Daughters Naylor

Merchants Meet in Front Royal Discuss Centennial Plans

The Front Royal Retail Merchants Association gathered at Fairlawn to discuss Warren County Centennial celebrations. Attendees included Dr. W. W. Sonner L Rohr T M Shirey W C Weaver J B Stokes I H Trout and others.

Front Royal Front Royal Retail Merchants Association Fairlawn Warren County W. W. Sonner L. &. Rohr T. M. Shirey W. C. Weaver J. B. Stokes I .H. Trout W. C. Deming G. Marchi Edgar Rohr M. H. Leiberman T. M. Kerns G. C. Ramsey J. Frank Forsythe B. K. Hay

Randolph-Macon Academy Baseball and Track Schedule

Randolph-Macon Academy میney announces baseball against Fort Defiance today at Fort Defiance and a track meet with Shenandoah Valley Academy on the local field Thursday. A May 9 baseball game followed by a track meet with Fishburne Military Academy is planned.

Front Royal Randolph-Macon Academy Fort Defiance Augusta Military Nine Shenandoah Valley Academy R.-M.a Fishburne Military Academy

Catalan Councillor Fines Band Over Haile Selassie Mockery

In Oviedo Spain a Catalonian interior councillor fined a bull fight entertainment band 1000 pesetas after a comedian dressed as Emperor Haile Selassie chased a calf. The incident drew attention to political and cultural sensitivities in the event.

Oviedo Spain Haile Selassie Ethiopia

Haile Selassie may seek permanent exile in Vevey villa

Former adviser Colson, who left Addis Ababa in April, says the Ethiopian emperor owning a Vevey villa points to possible permanent exile. He doubts Haile Selassie’s wealth and argues holdings may be land. He also notes Italy’s limited prospects in Ethiopia and highlights Lake Tana as a development asset.

Eee Ma ‘Snitgh Everett. A Ononeerer Haile Selassie Vevey Switzerland Colson Addis Ababa Haile Selassie Italy Ethiopia Lake Tana Blue Nile Tana Eritrea

Examination Of Townsend Is To Be Later

Washington May 5 A House investigating committee appointed today will hold a two week exam of Dr F E Townsend founder of the pension movement. Townsend accompanied by his counsel Sheridan Downey arrived as hearing was set and the crowded room watched him study papers through his spectacles as photographs were taken.

Washington F. E. Townsend House Townsend Pension Movement Sheridan Downey

Notaries Public Appointments For Local Residents

Two residents have been named notary publics for a four year term after taking the oath and posting a $500 bond. Miss Gladys Kline is appointed in the office of Joseph B Newlin and Mrs Virginia Ritter is appointed in the office of W Erle Edwards.

Gladys Kline Joseph B. Newlin Virginia Ritter W. Erle Edwards

Love Bug Stings A War Vet OF 99

OLD FORGE New York May 5 Charles Jeannette Civil War veteran plans to marry turning 99 today and remains unmarried He will host a community birthday party tonight and said he may marry again after receiving over fifty marriage offers and corresponding with a widow during the past period.

Old Forge N. Y Charles Jeannette Jannette

Salts Preserve Portraits in Scottish Gallery

Chemical salts are being used to save from disintegration four of Scotland's oldest national portraits. The works include portraits of King James III, King James IV as a boy, and Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III.

London Scotland James III James IV Margaret Denmark

Federal Archives Survey Is Planned

It was learned today that a white collar WPA project may begin in Winchester soon. The survey of federal archives will be directed from the Richmond WPA office and is expected to include old court records. Details on scope and employment were not provided.

WPA Winchester Richmond F. W. Bailey

Pledges Urgently Requested for Apple Blossom Band

Rev. A Virgil of South Kent Street asks contributors who pledged funds to bring a Baltimore colored band to the Apple Blossom Festival to pay promptly and settle outstanding bills as soon as possible.

A. Virgil South Kent Street Baltimore

Easy to Make Crochet Pattern 5592 for Summer Frock or Blouse

Alice Brooks offers pattern 5592 for a crocheted dress or blouse with long or short sleeves in sizes 16-18 and 38-40. Includes illustration and stitch list with material requirements. Send 15 cents to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept New York for pattern.

Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept 14Th Street New York

Overalls Fuss Divides Town Over School Attire

In Rock Springs near Lafayette Georgia an 11 year old girl wore faded blue overalls to school. Principal Grady Young barred the garb and sent her home. After her mother Nan Wallace appealed to trustees the child was reinstated. Now the Walker County Board of Education faces a ruling on propriety of overalls for grammar school girls.

Lafayette Rock Springs Rce Grady Young Young Nannie Wallace Walker County Board of Education

Pneumonia Takes Prominent Man in Rocky Mount

George Cabell Greer 49 a well known Rocky Mount citizen died at home after eight days with pneumonia. He was local buyer for the American Tobacco Company and owner of the Rocky Mount bakery and senior vestryman of Trinity Episcopal Church.

Rocky Mount George Cabell Greer The American Tobacco Company Rocky Mount Bakery Trinity Episcopal Church

Haskins Maps New World For Quick Reference

A compact world map by Haskins promises exhaustive geographic and commercial data in a condensed atlas form. The five color, durable map sells for ten cents and is pitched as an invaluable reference for business schools teachers students and libraries.

Secretaries puzzled by letter seeking Texas pecan trees

An Evansville Indiana man wrote to Gov James Stephen Hoeg asking where to buy Texas pecan trees. Hoeg has been dead about 35 years, leaving officials puzzled over the personal letter addressed to him.

Austin Tex James V. Alfred Evansville Ind James Stephen Hog Hoeg Texas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gussie McFall Telephone Front Royal 149-R Mouzon and Kern Edwin D. Mouton Methodist Church South Charlotte Paul B. Kern Methodist Episcopal Church Greensboro W. Angie Smith Mt. Vernon Place M. E Washington, D. C Norman E Front Royal News Charles Fowler Dorothy Fowler Youngstown, Ohio Margaret Robinson James Grant Sybil Helmuth Herbert Grant E. Alvin Gentry Flint Hill Mrs. L. B. Dutrow George Morton A. G. Weaer L. F. Hansbrough Mortimeri W. W. Whitside A. C .Machir Strasburg Thomas Harrison A. L. Harrison Fairmont Avenue Loudoun St N. Braddock W. L Care Star G. H. Chapman Slanesville Peyton St Albin Phens City B. E. Barr Main St Frick E. C. Alther Martinsburg W.va H. B. Dunlap Berryville Ave Front Royal Pike Edgewood Milwaukee Wis L. L. Trahan Middletown S. O Care Evening Star Braddock Heights Edgar Langley Paul Poston Fairmont Ave Cein Purcell Pe Brown H. E. Ferguson Danville Robert C. Rives Ae Doman Warren County High School Charles York Cumberland Dorothy Gore Ashby Gore Julia Harnsberger J. B. Harnsberger Elliott Marshall Mrs. Cooley Berryville Front Royal Planning Commission Haile May Swiss Villa Scamor Federal Archives Survey Americas Heeglgl Haskins Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin State Washington, D.C America Montgomery Ward
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