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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1935

Page

3

Music Class Operetta At Stephens City On Lawn

Mrs. Julian D. Steele's music class from Stephens City will present the operetta Spring Glow at 3.30 pm Monday May 27 and again at 8.15 pm Thursday May 30 on the Miller estate lawn now occupied by H. P. Lovett. Assistants include violinists Austin Sloat Helen Bailey Stewart Mowrey and pianist Nettie Carbaugh.

Stephens City Julian D. Steele Austin Sloat Helen Bailey Stewart Mowrey Nettie Carbaugh

Winchester social calendar highlights weekly club gatherings

The Social Calendar lists regular events from Tuesday to Friday: Modern Woodmen of America meet at lodge 136 North Loudoun Street. Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington Hotel. Junior Century Club at Miss Jane Scully’s home. bowling league banquet at George Washington Hotel. Elks and choir meetings in Winchester. Rotary Club lunch at George Washington Hotel. Girl Scouts mothers banquet. senior class dance at Stephens City. American Legion post gathering at George Washington Hotel.

Woodmen of America North Loudoun Street Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel Junior Century Club Jane Scully South Stewart Street Winchester Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church United Brethren Church Rotary Club Stephens City Bank Building

Garden Club Plans Flower Show at Winchester and Clarke

Winchester and Clarke Garden Club Flower Show committee met at the George Washington Hotel to finalize plans for the May 25 event from 3 30 to 9 00 in the hotel main dining room. Mrs J W Arthur leads the show with Mrs F L Glaize Sr as vice chair and entries include unusual containers and breakfast tables from the clubs.

Winchester and Clarke Garden Club George Washington J. W. Arthur F. L. Glaize Eugene Cooper Shawnee Club Philip Williams The Little Garden Club Earl Boy- Ed Williams Watkins F. A. Read, Jr Winchester and Clarke

Engagement announced for Miss Dame and Mr. de Butts in Upperville

Winches ter society learns of the betrothal of Miss Josephine Dame daughter of Rev Dr and Mrs William Page Dame of Upperville to Mr Daniel Dulany de Butts of Upperville and Baltimore He is a VMI and McGuire’s School alumnus now in Baltimore business No date set for the wedding

Winchester Josephine Dame William Page Dame Upperville Loudoun County Daniel Dulany de Butts Baltimore Dame St. Catherine’s School Richmond Richmond Society Josephine Putney City William Dame Robert M. Ward South Washington Street de Butts Dulany Forest de Butts Ayreshire McGuire's University School Virginia Military Institute Lexington

Hampden-Sydney elects Ellsworth Orndorff president

Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia announces the election of Ellsworth Orndorff of Frederick County as president of the Students' Christian Association. He is also newly elected president of the Ministerial Association at Hampden-Sydney and is a ministerial student and son of Avalon and the late Os Orndorff family. Birthday celebration at the White home honors Elwood White and family. Pastor Killinger to lecture at Grace Lutheran Church on inner mission work. Music Lovers' Club final concert set for May 28 with soprano Mrs G E A Reinburg and violin student Helen Bailey. Club rehearsal to be held at Mrs R E Griffiths home. Rev Walter C Hook visiting mother in Winchester.

Orndorff Students’ Society Hampden-Sydney Hampden-Sydeny Ellsworth Orndorff Frederick County Students’ Christian Association Hampden Historic College White B. F. White Elwood Leroy White Mary Catherine Jerry Ernest Ashwood Ronny Carrie Comer Hilda Willis Wilda Mae White Elwood White Tom Willis Mrs. White Kenneth Killinger Lutheran Mountain Mission Grace Lutheran Church Pastor Killinger Robert Schultz Winchester Music Lovers’ Club George Washington Hotel G. E. A. Reinburg Front Royal Helen Bailey Austin Sloat R. E. Griffith

Local notes and social items from the period

Mrs. Phillips Kramer and family visited his home and Washington this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. H Delmar Robinson sail to Europe from Baltimore for a month’s tour of England Belgium and France. Shirley Lauck born May 19 to Mr. and Mrs. William C. Lauck. Elmer Lauck discharged after appendicitis. Bryarly Community League meets May 23 with W E Edwards as guest. WCTU meeting at Handley Library Thursday at 3. C I Brumback attends funeral of Miss Ella Hite near Luray. Evans V Kline visits his wife at Memorial Hospital where daughter Jean Makell Kline was born yesterday. Various visitors from Washington DC and Suffolk VA attend local gatherings. Fraternal Order of Americans delegates depart for state convention in Luray.

H. D. Robinson Europe H. Delmar Robinson Baltimore Mail Newport News Baltimore Robinson England Belgium France William C. Lauck Sunnyside Shirley Lauck Lauck Gladys Pitcock Elmer Lauck Bryarly Community League Bryarly School W. Erle Edwards Winchester Bar Evans V. Kline Montgomery Ward and Company Suffolk Memorial Hospital Messrs Alvin Shade Walter Bush Ray Eversole Lodge of Fraternal Order of Americans Luray

Noted Lecturer Asked To Speak At Joint Meet

Ancell B. Groves of the Kiwanis Club urged securing Roe Fulkerson to address a Kiwanis Rotary joint meeting in San Antonio on Wednesday at 1 p m. Fulkerson spoke by radio on home work urging harmony between parents and children and guidance for less fortunate youth.

Ancell B. Groves Kiwanis Club San Antonio Texas Andrew Bell Roe Fulkerson Kiwanis and Rotary Rotarians Handley High School Shenandoah Valley Academy Fulkerson Washington, D. C Mr. Fulkerson

Middletown Dinner Hosts Local Guests

Mrs. C. C. Hammack of Middletown entertained at dinner Sunday guests including Mrs. Walter Rogers of Hyattsville Maryland Mrs. Ed Kline of Middletown and Misses Grace Mamie and Elitha Kline of Winchester.

C. C. Hammack Middletown Walter Rogers Hyattsville, Md Ed. Kline Grace Mamie Eliha Kline Winchester

Mrs Bertie Vanersdale seriously ill in Memorial Hospital

Mrs Bertie Vanersdale of East Boscawen street is listed as a patient at Memorial Hospital and reported to be seriously ill undergoing treatment.

Bertie Vanersdale East Boscawen Street Memorial Hospital

Greeting to English mayor from American veteran in 1929 letter

Capt. A. C. Cleveland U S A retired writes from Clearwater Florida to Dr. C R Anderson seeking a brief meeting with Winchester England mayor during planned May 1929 stopover. He recalls marriage to a Winchester native and friendship with Jno Hodder while noting wartime ties and an intended Shenandoah Valley return.

A. C. Cleveland Winchester Hampshire County England Clearwater Florida C. R. Anderson Portland Maine Eng Old Winchester Jno. O. Hodder Shenandoah Valley

Evans Named Woodstock School Principal Succeeds R. M. Hook

The Shenandoah County School Board announces Douglas V. Evans will be Woodstock High School principal next session, replacing R. M. Hook who resigns after two years credited with a new modern plant and curriculum shift. Hook, Elon College graduate, has post graduate work and several offers. Max W. Doman of Middletown will join New Market High School faculty after attaining his B.S. at William and Mary College next month.

Shenandoah County Douglas V. Evans Sesson R. M. Hook Hook R. C. Hook Woodstock Elon College Max W. Doman T. B. Doman Middletown William and Mary College Williamsburg New Market High School

Mrs Sadie Thompson Returns to Martinsburg WV

Mrs Sadie Thompson has returned to her home in Martinsburg West Virginia after visiting friends in Winchester and Frederick County.

Sadie Thompson Winchester Frederick County Martinsburg Wva

Lawrence Death Due To Accident Coroner Decides

A seven man coroner jury ruled the death of Colonel T E Lawrence accidental. Coronor testimony described Lawrence swerving his motorcycle to avoid a car on a Dorsetshire road on May 13, colliding with a bicycle boy. The post mortem showed a nine inch fissured skull fracture and paralysis if he had lived.

Lawrence Wool Dorsetshire Eng Lawrence of Arabia Ernest Catchpole Col T. E. Lawrence Catchpole Moreton P. C. Allen Tawince A. W. Lawrence

Burton Held for Grand Jury in Corn Theft Case

Frank Burton of this county was held for the grand jury after a preliminary hearing in Martinsburg W Vacharged with stealing corn from Ernest McDonald of Gerrardstown West Virginia State Officer R E Bayliss testified Burton was wounded slightly in the back by a shotgun blast when McDonald interrupted a raid on a crib An automobile Burton allegedly stole was found at the McDonald farm containing several bushels of corn

Frank Burton Ernest McDonald Gerrardstown W. Va Martinsburg R. E. Bayliss Burton McDonald McDonald Farm

Reckless Driving Charge Heard in Hart and Braddock Crash

The morning was devoted to reckless driving charges against Isaac Ebert and a Mr. Lindamood over a collision at Hart and Braddock streets. Witnesses testified. Ebert and Lindamood were on Braddock and Hart respectively. Judge Donald L. Weems reserved decision pending a scene visit.

Isaac Ebert Lindamood Hart and Braddock Streets Ebert Braddock Street Mr. Lindamood Hart Donald L. Weems

Three Songs To Be Dramatized At Middletown

Three one act plays will be presented Friday and Saturday nights May 24 and 25 at 8 o clock at Middletown in connection with commencement exercises there. The plays You Can t Stop Cupid Mail Order Wife and Uncle George Pops In will be presented by high school students. In addition to the three short plays three dramatized songs sung in costume will be presented between acts. Pupils of the first second and third grade will have parts in Hinky Dee. They are Tommy Borden Lewis and Leonce Trahan Beverley Mc Cracken Thurman Sumption Le Roy Henry Kenneth Eversole Ray Herring and Eddie and Tom Shull. Intermediate grade pupils will sing in Powder Puffs. They are Maxine Odgen Ann Barr Shull Ruth Sperry Adelyn Shull Helen Mowery Sarah Jane Judy and Rachel Long. In the third song Miss Cherry Blossom s Party will appear Ruby Long Mary Judy Elsie Reese Sperry Peggy Montgomery Anna Virginia Campbell Dolores Pangle Dorothy Mowery Virginia Ridings as Japanese girls and Louise Pingley Aretta Wake man Elaine Sperry Thelma Judy Katherine Keith Katherine Foxx Ellen Brumback and Betty Carpenter as American girls.

Middletown Cupid George Pops Hinky Dee Tommy Borden Lewis and Leonce Trahan Beverley McCracken Thurman Sumption Leroy Henry Kenneth Eversole Ray Herring Eddie Tom Shull Maxine Odgen Ann Barr Shull Ruth Sperry Adelyn Shull Helen Mowery Sarah Jane Judy Rachel Long Ruby Long Mary Judy Elsie Reese Sperry Peggy Montgomery Anna Virginia Campbell Dolores Pangle Dorothy Mowery Virginia Ridings Louise Pingley Aretta Wakeman Elaine Sperry Thelma Judy Katherine Keith Katherine Foxx Ellen Brumback Betty Carper

Winchester Water Works Ends Flat Rate for Metered System

A Pittsburgh firm magazine depicts Winchester with an orchard in bloom and notes a shift from a flat rate to a 100 percent metered water system. The piece highlights the city’s water relief and cites decisive actions by Water Works officials and the city manager.

Pittsburgh Winchester Winchester Water Works Shenandoah

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Zouas Hack Frank N. Hack New York Marshall Willis Tokus Inn Middletown Bridge Club Operon A. B. Cadwallader Candle Llight G. W. Ropp Orville Wake American Legion Post Garden Club Mr. de Butts Esmart Shoes Huntsberry Walter C. Hook Phillip Kramer Bessie Mary Kramer Reva Shuman Washington Monterey Women’s Christian Temperance Union Handley Library C. I. Brumback Ella Hite F. L. Manuel Joseph Vaeth Gladstone E. Grubbs L. D. Grubbs National Avenue L. H. Perce Harrisonburg Frances Pence State Teachers’ College Lester Pence A. W. Andes Denny Rochester, N. Y Clara Loy Alma Turner William Miller Endless Caverns Grace Bentzel Frank T. McFaden H. C. Sheetz South Washington Street Handley and S. Vv. A America Margaret L. Hodgson Clara V. Fultz Shoppe Brooks Brooks’ Pharmacy Prescription Druggists Lovett Loudoun St R. M. Swimley Friends of Perch Evans Hold Burton Grand Jury Shenandoah Valley National Bank Magazine Commercial & Savings Bank Winchester Business College P. D. Box Hamman’s Dollar Store N. Loudoun St Aly Erate Wright Arch Preserver Lovett Brothers
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