Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1937

Page

8

Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings and Events

Tuesday evening events include United Brethren Ladies' Aid at Mrs. L. D. Grubbs and a final Euterpian Club concert at Grace Lutheran. Wednesday features Kiwanis Luncheon at George Washington Hotel and garden and junior clubs in Clarke and Amherst streets, plus a chicken supper at Reformed Church. Thursday offers an SPCA rummage sale, Rotary luncheon, old Frederickstown Garden Club show, Handley High class play, and Fauquier Loudoun pageant at Foxcroft School.

United Brethren Church Ladies’ Aid Society L. D. Grubbs National Avenue Euterpian Club Grace Lutheran Church Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel Winchester-Clarke County Junior Century Club Clark Cooper Amherst Street Reformed Church Ladies’ Aid Society Robert Ward South Washington Street Fauquier Loudoun County Foxcroft School

Junior Auxiliary Bridge Party at Thornhill Manor

The Junior Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital sponsors a bridge party Friday June 4 at 2 45 PM hosted by Mrs W A Baker at Thornhill Manor with tea, prizes, and table reservations through Mrs John M Steck Jr. Proceeds aid the hospital children ward and room redecorating. Admission 50 cents.

Winchester Memorial Hospital W. A. Baker Thornhill Manor Winchester John M. Steck Steck

Gala Outdoor Celebration Planned For Winchester Girl Scouts

The Winchester area hosts a Girl Scout Court of Awards at Ridgewood Orchard, W. P. Massey home. Troop 3 led by Miss Helen Massey handles campfires and seating. A second event features Susanne Fisher at Martinsburg High School Auditorium on May 25.

Winchester Girl Scouts Ridgewood Orchard W. P. Massey Winchester Frederick County Helen Massey Orchard Road Merriman’s Lane Girl Scout Council Girl, Scouting Richard Whiting Eugene Cooper Henrietta Ritter

Modern Etiquette Q and A Summary

Roberta Lea answers readers on card club prizes glove etiquette and invitation phrasing. She cautions against expensive prizes, explains handshaking norms with glove use, and advises using concise language to accept invitations.

Social Notes Trim City Guest List For Week

Miss Mary McDonald heads to New York to select apparel for Wonder Apparel Shop. Garfield Hospital student Miss Jeanine Sprint visits with parents in Washington while music student George Resseguie tours Peabody Institute. Birmingham visitors Mr and Mrs George Klines and daughter Ann stay with the Armstrongs as they plan Europe travel. Various locals host or visit family across ties to Canada Baltimore and Grey stone Terrace. National Broadcasting staffer Peter Perrine arrives from Rockefeller Center for a visit with father Raymond Perrine before returning to New York. Rev. G W Stover and Garnet Hamrick head to Chambersburg for church conference. Roy Rinker and Richard Venable spend a Baltimore business day.

Peter Perrine National Broadcasting Company Rockefeller Center New York City Raymond Perrine Fairmont Avenue Perrine Washington New York

C I O Launches Drive to Organize New York White Collars

The committee for industrial organization begins a campaign in the New York metropolitan area with Allan B Haywood in charge. He forecasts the C I O will win a majority of about two million workers in Greater New York within a year. AFL leaders anticipate open conflict for control of labor, especially in municipal transit. Initial efforts target white collar workers and public utility hotel and restaurant staff along with transport workers.

New York Committee For Industrial Organization Allan Haywood Peoria John L. Lewis C. I. Co Great American Federation of Labor

Organizing of Ford Employes Long Struggle

DETROIT May 18 Union strategy in the drive to organize Ford workers faced a prolonged struggle. International Automobile Workers Union officials planned deliberate campaign steps and showed no immediate demonstrations of union strength. A spokesman predicted steady effort through the summer while union leadership remained reticent.

Detroit Henry Ford International Automobile Workers Union

Steel Firms Plan Plant Closures Over Pickets

Republic Steel says it will close its plants and keep them shut until civil authorities clear the streets if picketing blocks employees from reaching work. The CIO threatened a strike unless a bargaining contract is signed, with Youngstown Sheet and Tube also facing possible strike action. The moves reflect efforts to organize the independent steel industry.

Cleveland Republic Steel Corporation Steel Workers Organizing Committee Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee

Radio Highlights On The Air Tonight In New York

Radio listings show tonight and tomorrow schedules across WEAF WJZ NBC and WABC CBS. Highlights include Cantor contract details and reminders of programs from Johnny Morgan Fred Astaire Revue and Isham Jones Orchestra with features on public recreation and junior league.

New York Joe Louis Jimmy Braddock Chicago WEAF NBC Haa Sanaa Cantor CBS WJZ Roundtable Public Recreation Peter L. Harvie Johnny and Russ Morgan Fred Astaire Jimmy Fidler Hollywood Mining Congress WABC Alexander Woollcott Hammerstein Music Hall Jolson Parkyakarkus al Pearce Jack Oakie College Isham Jones Husbands and Wives Edgar A Ben Bernie Lou Holtz Piccadilly Music Hall Jan Savitt Manhattan Lena Madeson Phillips U. of Iowa Michael Strange

Also Mentioned on This Page

Palace Beauty Salon S. Loudoun St Winchester, Va Laurens Jones Florist Loudoun Connie’s Beauty Shop Rainwater Claude B. Smalts Olga Nelson Langlois World Fauly Authority Brooks’ Pharmacy Sunshine E. Piccadilly St Fairbanks-Morse O’connell Braddock St Old Frederickstown Club Frederickstown Centenary Reformed Church Winchester Camp Woodmen of America Odd Fellows Charlottesville Order Mr. Foreman Maurice Foreman Mrs. Wright Joseph Wright West Boscawen Street Little Theatre Charles Baker Girls’ Athletic Association Charles B. Baker Baker Mary Sullivan J. D. Shockey Peachy Hockman Robert Cather Philomena Laren Doris Reid Jolliffe Kathryn Sullivan Mildred Ely Bradfield Ohio Ernest Ely South Stewart Street Sussanne Fisher Metropolitan Opera Company Martinsburg W. Va Martinsburg Kiwanis Club Miss Fisher Harry Johnson Sutton Metropolitan Conservatory Mary-Martha John Hottie Dottie Cooper Men’s Bible Class Orchestra C. H. Henkle Clarke Ralph Richardson Fairfield Gaylord Clarke County Hurley Patrick Hurley Belmont Leesburg R. E. Byrd T. B. Byrd George Cobb Montgomery Ward Sunday Farm Barre Vermont Cobb Roberta Lea Mary McDonald Wonder Apparel Shop Jeanine Sprint Garfield Hospital Mrs Ashby Sprint George Resseguie L. B. Resseguie West Cecil Street Peabody Institute Baltimore W. R. Legge Handley George Klines Ann Birmingham Ala Frank Armstrong Jr West Leicester Street Ansel T. Baker Lee Street C. T. White Louise White Sussex New Brunswick Canada Gordon Newell Colorado Greystone Terrace Olney Robert Newell Manuel DeHaven Augusta Ida Ogden This City Wilco McAboy Stephenson Oar Foltz Lockhart Greenwalt Avenue Robert Lonas G. W. Stover Garnet Hamerick Chambersburg Roy Rinker Richard Venable Gotham Ford Monts France Duke of Windsor Wallis Warfield Charles Mercier Steel Maria UiMuNu Venor G. B. A. Reinburg Baker’s Drug Store Jack Ge Newstand Geo. Washington Hotel Royal Portable Royal Tve Loudoun ST Ting CO Haldeman’s Kent St Eddie Cantor World Trade Syphoon Ronald Lindsay Felipe A. Espil Francis B. Sayre Sayre the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Pan Underwood N. Loudoun St Big Joe R. M. Swimley
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication