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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1932

Page

5

Clarke Fall Festival slated for October 27 in Clarke County

Clarke County plans its fall festival from October 27 to 29 with the parade on the 27th. Harold Scheuer heads the festival committee reporting funds were short for parade decorations. Rev. T Carter Page notes strong county events by the bicentennial committee including a Washingtoniana exhibit at Greenway Court.

Winchester Harold Scheuer T. Carter Page Clarke County Greenway Court Kenneth N. Gilpin John B. Neill State Department of Health J. B. Neill A. B. Hummer L. C. Rackley Board of Supervisors Chamber of Commerce Battletown Inn Loring C. Kackley Berryville Clarke Courier Phillip Williams Circuit Court State Court of Clarke W. E. Blount

Special Train To Bring Missouri Masons To Memorial Dedication

A Pullman special with an observation lounge car will transport the Grand Lodge of Missouri to Alexandria Virginia for the George Washington Masonic Memorial dedication on May 12. Missouri's Grand Lodge will hold a communication in Virginia on May 11 for the first time outside its jurisdiction.

ST. Louis Grand Lodge of Missouri Alexandria Grand Lodge of Virginia Es Memorial

Fragmented health note on headaches and pain relief

Text fragment discusses headaches and possible pain relief options. Mentions 10 cents cost and a reference to the back or spine area. Lacks clear facts or identifiable individuals or organizations.

Great Memorial to Washington Dedicating by Masons in Alexandria

Masons gather in Alexandria on May 12 to dedicate the George Washington Memorial. About 30,000 lodge members will attend from 49 grand lodges with 100,000 visitors expected and 30,000 in the dedicatory parade. President Hoover will attend as a 21 gun salute signals open ceremonies. The memorial, begun in 1922 with a 1923 cornerstone, has $4 million spent and $1.5 million more needed. a $1 million endowment is planned for maintenance.

Alexandria George Washington George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association America Shooter's Hill National Capitol Washington Mount Vernon Capitol Alexandrs Hoover Melvin M. Johnson Boston Massachusetts Grand Neadlers Grand Lodge of Virginia Charles H. Callahan Alexandria Lodge Washington-Alexandria John A. Lejeune Marine Corps Virginia Military Institute Constitution King Street Masons

Pleasant social notes from Mt Pleasant area

Mr and Mrs John Perry visited Miss Gertie Boyce at Opequon as she recovers from a cold and flu. Mrs Warner Dyke saw her mother Mrs Alice Cochran. Sunday guests at Mr and Mrs Dorsey Ritters included Will Carpenter and family and Mrs Arthur Smith and son Lester. Eva Perry returned from a week with her uncle Howard Allamong in Washington. Mildred Ritter called on Hilda Hamilton. Perry Hamilton and family of Martinsburg were also visitors. Mary Eva and Bessie Perry plan a week in Winchester for work. Ernest and Ian Elli-

MT. Pleasant John Perry Gertie Boyce Opequon Howard Allamong Washington, D. C Mildred Ritter Hilda Hamilton Hamilton Perry Hamilton Martinsburg W. Va Mary Eva Bessie Perry Winchester Essrs Ernest_an lian Elli

Market Report and Local Social Notes

Market pages show wholesale and retail prices for dairy feeds corn meal and butter with varied figures and a Baltimore wholesale section listing chickens and grains. The social column notes visits in Washington weekend family calls including Hilda Hamilton Eva Perry Louise Lucille Ruth and Edward Kott with Mrs Ernest and Julian Kott.

Eccccccseses AG Baltimore Ott Washington Hilda Hamilton Louise Perry Eva Perry Louise Lucille Ruth Edward Ernest Julian Kott

Rainbowridge Gardens grows into Winchester Plant Nursery

Sam Hurst develops Rainbowridge Nursery two and a half miles from Winchester on the Martinsburg pike focusing on evergreens annuals florals potted plants cut flowers and rock gardens. The operation includes a five thousand pansies display a George Washington Hotel showroom and free landscape planning by E W Lindeman with 25 years of experience offering courtesy advice without obligation.

Rainbowridge Nursery Sam R. Hurst Winchester Martinsburg Pike P. A. DeHaven New York Long Island Baltimore Washington Rainbowridge Gardens George Washington Hotel E. W. Lindeman Lindeman

Virginia Women’s Drive To Beautify Roads Praised

Mrs. Grace Poole Poole of Massachusetts, first VP of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs, praised Virginia women for roadside beautification efforts and support for a billboard bill in the State Legislature. She urged careful progress, noting moneyed interests oppose rapid change and discussing definitions of scenic spots.

Virginia Grace Morrison Pools Massachusetts National Federation of Women’s Clubs Federation Poole Woman's Club Richmond Pools General Federation

Fairfax Hall Welcomes Chrisman as Instructor at Waynesboro

Clarke county Virginia resident Thomas L. Chrisman who has taught mathematics at Staunton Military Academy accepts a Fairfax Hall Waynesboro Virginia post as instructor with administrative duties. He holds an electrical engineering degree from the University of Virginia and a master of arts from Columbia University. Fairfax Hall directors Mrs Maxwell and Miss Maxwell plan to add a year of college work to create a two year junior college alongside the existing college preparatory course. The outlook for the coming session is satisfactory.

Thomas L. Chrisman Clarke County Virginia Staunton Military Academy Fairfax Hall Waynesboro Chrisman University of Virginia Columbia University Frederick Clarke Counties John Noble Maxwell Maxwell Prances May Maxwell

bears as rivals to lions in ancient Roman shows

Writings note the bear's prodigious strength making him a worthy antagonist to the lion. In later Roman arenas such contests were popular and bears rivaled lions in value for the most costly public spectacles during Nero and Caligula's era.

Nero Caligula

Boyce Agricultural High School Class Trip To Gettysburg

Chester Boyce Agricultural High School conducted classes to make up a schedule as several students and faculty prepared a bus trip to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The trip featured students such as Mary Denny Marguerite Jolliffe Mae Burch and Hazel Kibley with chaperones Miss Eva D Massey and Miss Elizabeth Hume overseeing the excursion for senior cultural enrichment.

Chester Boyce Agricultural High School Beth Burch William and Mary College Williamsburg J. G. Burch Virgin Partlow Welch W. Va Pamela Kraft Phoenici L. G. Jenkins Horace Ringler Oxford Culturecen Gettysburg Eva D. Massey Elizabeth Hume Mary Denny Marguerite Jolliffe Mae Burch Hazle Kibley Ophia Carroll Anna Willingham Aileen Payne Helen Anders Annie Bose Anna Carroll Leonard Largent Ralph Buckley Herbert Cooke Braxton Stride Brownley McKay Rixey Dearmont John Coe Bevelle Brown Brooke Neville George Meade R. L. Moore

75 Percent of Ills Stem From the Stomach

A physician backed claim that digestion governs health and that stomach troubles affect liver kidneys blood and nerves. The ad pitches Natex herbal medicine as a remedy, citing testimonials from a dentist, seafarer, evangelist and plumber and urging readers to visit People's Service Drug Store for a free health booklet.

Natex People’s Service Drug Store

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