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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1937
Page
8
A vintage health notice promotes Kellogg ALL-Bran to prevent constipation. It urges two tablespoons daily for each family member, suggests multiple serving ideas from cereals to muffins, and notes vitamins B and iron. It claims all grocers carry the product and credits Kellogg in Battle Creek.
Social calendar lists 7 00 p m Parents and friends of Girl Scouting outdoor Court of Awards at Ridgewood Orchards Merriman's Lane 7 30 p m American Legion Auxiliary meeting at Mrs R E Griffith 320 West Clifford St 12 30 p m Lions Club luncheon and meeting at George Washington Hotel 7 15 p m Century Club annual dinner at George Washington Hotel 7 30 p m Y W A of First Baptist Church at Mrs A P Bakers Lee Street.
Members of Madison Lodge No. 6 IOOF travel to Richmond for the Grand Week. Delegates include Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Jones and others, with leaders like Mr. Bywaters Hottle and Mr. Stickley.
Miss Hazel Ruth Martin wed Kenneth Leon Angle at Bruce Town parsonage with Rev. Thomas Morgan officiating. The couple from Hagerstown will live there while Angle works as a home decorator.
A historical etiquette primer answers: never ask for an invitation for oneself. a groom should humbly thank guests for toasting the bride in Martha’s name. if a host is overcharged in a restaurant he should excuse himself and consult the head-waiter to adjust discreetly.
Martha Rebecca Pifer, 40, of Shenandoah county, vanished May 14 in Albuquerque New Mexico where she had been employed since October as assistant superintendent of the U S Indian sanitarium. She formerly served as night superintendent at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
A severe localized hailstorm near Winchester damaged orchards and flooded basements along Boscawen and Loudoun streets. Despite small marble sized hail, 50 mph winds drove the pellets for 10 minutes, totaling 1.05 inches of precipitation and clogging storm sewers with debris.
The Front Royal gathering drew many attendees from Maryland Virginia and Georgia including Mr and Mrs Howard Griffith Silver Spring Md Mr and Mrs John L Case Mrs Arnold Ray Spencerville Md Mr and Mrs Henry Hummer Mrs Lawrence Allnutt Mr and Mrs Middleton Hartley Mrs Boley Hartley Mr and Mrs Frank Payne Mr and Mrs Clyde Moore Washington and more with Elder J T Power Martinsburg Elder and Mrs T P Dalton Catonsville Md and others from Manassas Berryville Upperville Arlington Graymont Ga Baltimore Smithville Ga Luray and Brightwood Va each listed attendee noted in the weekend event report.
Front Royal residents host and visit guests from Washington and Alexandria. Notable events include dinners for Major and Mrs. Voorhees and Capt and Mrs. Elmer Young leaving town, and attendance at state conventions in Richmond. Continuous social calls span Millwood Mountain, Luray, Charlottesville, and Massanutten areas.
Mr. and Mrs. James Doman spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Archie Anderson at Hampton. Mr. Grover Hillidge visited his father at University Hospital in Charlottesville yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Murphy of New York spent the weekend here with relatives. John Hoskins and Edward Thompson of Washington visited their parents yesterday. Mrs. Bessie Ferguson Carey returned to Richmond from Reno yesterday after a short visit. Frank Nesbitt returned yesterday from Washington, D. C. Capt. and Mrs. Alex Stewart of Washington have been spending days with Mrs. Stewart's mother, Mrs. B. J. Hillidge.
Miss Margaret Fizabeth Mitchell daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy V Mitchell Bethel Virginia married James Mitchell King son of Mrs Mae O King and the late Dr Wilbur King in Fairfax on Saturday afternoon. The couple will live in Fairfax where King works for the State Highway Department. Both have wide circles of friends across the county.
Front Royal May 24 A meeting of the Lions Club directors is set for 8 o clock tonight in Mayor Forsyth's office. The regular meeting will be at Rudies Restaurant tomorrow at 6 30 with W D Chick ranger of Shenandoah National Park as guest speaker and an officers nominating committee to be heard.
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