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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1935

Page

5

Open Door Class Special Service Sunday Morning

The Open Door Bible class of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will hold a 9:45 am service with solos by Miss Philomena Larew and piano by Miss Elizabeth Grim at 9:50. Prof. R. Lee Stickel will give the 10:30 address, followed by a student dialogue Why Are We Going to College by Misses Anne Quirk and Mary Wilson Boyer. A talk by Miss Elizabeth Crawford and a Susie Glass Strider poem in memory of Rev. Dr. Frank Talbert McFaden complete the program. Strider’s poem honors the late pastor and urges continued faith. Strangers and visitors are welcome.

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Philomena Larew Elizabeth Grim Larew Anne Quirk Mary Wilson Boyer Elizabeth Crawford F. T. McFaden Earth Frank McFaden McFaden McGukin Susie Glass Strider

Marine Corps Seeks Marine's Mother in Maryland

The Marine Corps searched in Maryland for the mother of a Marine who died Tuesday in San Diego. The deceased was William Base. His last address on file was Mrs. Florence Base of Middleburg Virginia, but records show she had moved from prior addresses in Belair Glen Arm Timonium and Luthersville Maryland.

Washington Marine Corps Maryland San Diego Calif William Base Florence Base Middleburg Belair Glenarm Timonium Luthersville

Winchester City Tour Highlights Historic Landmarks

A guided tour of Winchester opens at the George Washington Hotel or Chamber of Commerce office. Visitors view General Morgan's home, Winchester Medical College site, Christ Episcopal Church grave of Lord Fairfax, Handley Library, post office, Sheri dan’s Headquarters, Stonewall Jackson’s and Fort Loudoun sites. The route includes old hotels, county court house, churches, Lutheran church ruins, Morgan grave, Confederate monument, Winchester Memorial Hospital, Washington’s office, Cannon Ball House, Red Lion tavern, McKinley Mason building, Milroy forts, and Fort Collier as key stops.

Loudoun Street McKinley Milroy Fort Collier

Fla Ravages Interfere With Whale Fishing

Influenza strikes Eskimos along the Bering Sea threatening winter food. Whaling season begins but too few able men to crew boats. First whale of the season was killed and beached Tuesday as off shore catches rise but crews remain short.

Point Barrow Alaska Bering Sea

Kruschen Salts Claims Quick Weight Loss

A Freeport resident writes that Kruschen Salts helped lose 14 pounds in three weeks with her husband also shedding 12 pounds. The ad promotes Kruschen as a safe, doctor prescribed health treatment to be taken with hot water each morning, with a jar lasting four weeks and available at Baker's Drug Store.

J. H. Valentine Freeport Kruschen Mrs. Valentine Baker’s Drug Store

Handley High School Ahead in Enrollment and Costs

Garland Quarles told Winchester Kiwanis the Handley high school sees 2509 students, a 40 percent rise since 1926, with operating costs about 103000 dollars, down slightly from 1929. He cited Handley graduates' strong college records as proof of the school's success.

Winchester Garland Quarles Kiwanis Club Handley High School States Quarles Kiwanians Handley School Handley Virginia Hagerstown Ansell B. Groves San Antonio Texas Groves

A Short Definition of Artifact in Archaeology

The term artifact designates a product of human workmanship in archaeology. It is used especially for the simpler products of aboriginal art, distinguished from natural objects.

Intense heat and events unfold across town

Fire in Alvin Shade area causes garage window damage on Martinsburg pike. Louise Dixon answers many questions at a Palace Theatre cooking school attended by many women. Betty Weakland, 17, preaches at Market Street Methodist Church. Tariff debates and presidential trade powers fuel congressional disputes as adjournment nears. Joseph Guffey, Democratic senator aspirant in Pennsylvania, reports the primary endorses the President's policies.

Alvin Shade Martinsburg Pike Louise Dixon Palace Theatre Wommen Betty Weakland Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Congress Joseph Guffey Pennsylvania

Apple growers face April cold loss cutting crop by one third

A report estimates April cold weather will reduce the apple crop by about one third. In other notes, the Church of Christ marks its 1900th birthday with a global communion service expected to draw six million attendees. Admiral Byrd returns toward Balboa after his South Pole expedition reception. Andrew Bell and Amos Shryock win the cup for Amos ’n’ Andy portrayal at a firemen’s festival frolic. Winchester sees its first rain in weeks easing the parched countryside.

Church of Christ Admiral Byrd South Pole Balboa Canal Zone Andrew Bell Amos Shryock Amos An’ Andy Winchester

Park Commission to Purachase Shenandoah Site for Blue Ridge Park

Ten years ago Dad Ryan heads Shenandoah National Park Commission to purchase a site for the Blue Ridge Park. Philadelphia policemen suspended for allowing brewery owners to load illegal beer on trucks in city. Director General Ryan thanks B and O railroad head for a 500 dollar contribution to the Apple Blossom Festival. Two hundred visiting Kiwanis are taken for a city tour followed by an introduction speech by President Jesse Oakes. Citizens Band donates free services on behalf of the Legion before Harry Gardiner climbs the front of the George Washington Hotel.

Dad Ryan Shenandoah National Park Commission Blue Ridge Park Philadelphia Ryan B. and O. Railroad Jesse Oakes Citizens Band Legion Harry Gardiner George Washington Hotel

Byrd Opposes Move to Shift Virginia Assembly Vote

Speaker Byrd opposes efforts to swing the Virginia General Assembly vote toward backing a national income tax amendment. Laymen's Missionary Movement gains momentum from business and professionals at a mass meeting at Market Street M. E. Church Sunday night. Cumberland Valley Railroad launches new train service to Winchester with two daily departures at 11 48 and 7 15.

Byrd Virginia General Assembly Mass Market Street M. E Cumberland Valley Railroad Winchester

Two Stills Seized. One Man Sentenced in Clarke County

Virginia ABC agents and county officers seized a 75-gallon still in Wild Cat Hollow near Berrys Ferry Clarke County and arrested Dodge Smallwood who was later sentenced to 12 months in jail and fined 200 dollars. A second 125-gallon still was seized Monday on Massanutten Mountain near New Market Shenandoah County with no one present.

Virginia Abc Board Dodge Smallwood Wild Cat Hollow Berrys Ferry Clarke County Smallwood Loring A. Kackley Berryville Massanutten Mountain New Market Shenandoah County Lee Highway Luray

New Automatic Water Heater Trial Promises Low Cost Use

Miller and Anderson tested a Viking Storage Heater in a employer home showing about 500 gallons of hot water weekly heated to 130 to 140 degrees with minimal lime buildup. The unit is thermostatically controlled, provides 24 hour hot water, and cost $1.95 for thirty days. They offer a thirty day free trial to demonstrate the appliance.

Miller& Anderson Viking Miller

Body Loses Heat: Heat Loss Rates and Water Boiling Point

A science note claims the human body sheds enough heat in an hour to raise a half gallon of water to boiling. The statement discusses metabolic heat loss and heating effects in a simple daily context.

Thomas Cannon Makes Last Run On The B. and O.

The body of W. T. Tom Cannon a veteran Baltimore and Ohio locomotive engineer who died Tuesday at Harrisonburg Virginia was laid to rest today in Point of Rocks Maryland. He was 59 and had retired last August after a stroke. He is survived by his widow one son four daughters two brothers and four sisters.

W. T Tom") Cannon Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Harrisonburg Point of Rocks Cannon Winchester Lexington

Grave of Civil War Veteran Found by Chance

The body of Clyde Bradshaw, Civil War Union veteran, was found in a Baltimore area cemetery hidden by a fallen stone. The Morris Frock Post of the American Legion arranged reburial with full military rites in the National Cemetery at Antietam. The guard of honor included the last surviving member of the Grand Army of the Republic in Haverstown.

Sharpsburg Clyde Bradshaw National Cemetery Antietam Battlefield Bellevue Home Morris

Hay Fever Hope From Electrical Treatment

Hay fever sufferers may gain relief from a 20 month study of a nasal membrane ionization therapy. Dr. Arthur M. Alden of Washington University reports a procedure using a conductive solution in the nose and electric current passed through the body to ionize nasal tissues.

ST. Louis Arthur M. Alden Washington University

Check Coughs Here is How for Hall's Expectorant Ad

An old advertisement cites Peoples Service Drug Store at 9 North Main Street selling Hall's Expectorant in three sizes priced 35c 60c and 1 dollar. The copy urges readers to remember the product for cough relief.

Peoples Service Drug Store North Main Street Hall People's, Service Drug Store Winchester

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