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!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
17
Community notes report visits travels and health updates including Misses Sarah and Mildred Shryock of Stephens City signed for the next term. Residents share hospital recoveries birthdays homecomings and weekend visits to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive.
Gainesboro Virginia May 20 Mr and Mrs Andy Gregory and Mrs Lola DeHaven were guests of Reuben DeHaven. Miss Alice Rickman is confined with measles at F M Bageant's home. Frank Sorrell and family visited Dono van's. Reuben DeHaven is ill. Mrs Edgar Kelso visited her mother Amy Davis. Joe Cooper remains ill at home.
Local social calendar highlights visitors and guests across families in Middletown Va and nearby towns. Residents include Mr and Mrs Fred Kline hosting guests from Washington DC and Silver Springs Maryland, with trips to Winchester Boyce and Pennsylvania. Veiled illnesses among Mrs Frank Cooley and Miss Vertie Borden are noted alongside plans to open a Vocational Bible School in early June.
Mrs D H Glenn was elected delegate to the district meeting to be held in Stephens City May 20. Several members of the Woman's Missionary Society will attend. Mrs Rand Ogden and Mrs James Teele visited near town. Mrs Charles Long spent Sunday with the L Longs.
Mrs Nellie Brown spent time with Aunt Mrs Edward Colvin. Statton Bowers improves and Chester Bowman moved to Winchester Memorial Hospital amid illness. Families visited relatives near Opequon and Fort Valley. Memorial Hospital treated Mary Supinger and Betty Himmelright funeral visitors from Ohio. Coal Mine School hosted a social Thursday night.
Capon Springs W Va May 20 Paul Jones suffered a foot cut and was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Miss Madeline Brill underwent an appendix operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital recently. Her friends hope she will soon recover. There will be a debate at the Willow Chapel Schoolhouse Wednesday night May 19 at 7 30. Mr and Mrs David and daughter Shirley Jean of Rio W Va visited Mrs Hans parents Mr and Mrs A B Anderson. Mr R L Dunlap and son Donnie motored to Winchester Tuesday.
Joe Ebersole and Norman Grim visited relatives in Refuge. Bartonsville guests included Garland Bray Austin Conner and Marvin White. Russell Miller and family from Strasburg visited L L Bowman and wife. Arthur Ruggles spent weekend with parents. Harry Pitcock visited Hagerstown Maryland. James Orndorff family hosted Holmes Orndorff R C Hicks and daughter Jane. Mrs Hicks stayed with her ill mother.
Green Spring Virginia May 20. Mr and Mrs E P Nagley were shopping in Winchester Saturday. Robert Nagley employed in Martinsburg West Virginia is ill with a severe case of tonsillitis. Mrs Ernest Milburn and children visited her parents at Sunnyside on Monday. Wilmer Anderson was calling in Martinsburg Friday. This vicinity has had several good rains recently.
Brucetown Virginia reports guests from West Branch Iowa and Inwood West Virginia visiting over two weeks for the festival. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Snapp and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fisher hosted. Additional local visits included Waynesboro and Lebanon Church residents with brief Sunday gatherings and Washington business trips.
Joseph Watterson cast a worm baited hook into a Connecticut stream. A trout and an eel chased the worm, the trout winning the race but losing the bait. The duo tangled on the line and Watterson reeled them in with a neat clove hitch, witnessed by two bystanders.
A weight loss advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a fat cutting remedy. It claims rapid fat loss within weeks by taking a half teaspoon daily with hot water and reducing pastry and fatty foods. The notice promises energy gains, clearer skin, and a youthful feeling, urging readers to obtain a 4 oz bottle from druggists.
Registered Polled Shorthorn cattle to be sold May 21 1 p m at Fair Grounds Woodstock Virginia household goods auction May 22 Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders and May 25 1 p m W A Buncutter Albin Va sale includes household goods and implements
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.