Brucetown Social Notes and Cemetery Cleanup
Brucetown Va May 26. Mrs Edward Grant and daughter of Clearbrook visited Rev and Mrs Thomas Morgan at the parsonage. Mr and Mrs Ward Purcell stayed with relatives in Martinsburg W Va. Mrs Ed Headley of Winchester visited her father L O Smith. Mr and Mrs Charlies Roland of Berryville called on Miss Belle Jobe. Mrs Wesley Brill visited her daughter Mrs Paul Triges in Martinsburg. Brucetown cemetery to be cleaned Saturday May 30 at 7 am. assistance requested from those with relatives buried there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Edward Grant
Clearbrook
Thomas Morgan
Parsonage
Ward Purcell
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ed. Headley
Winchester
L. O. Smith
Charlies Roland
Berryville
Belle Jobe
Wesley Brill
Paul Triges
Bloodhound trainer vows to free prisoner by eluding hounds
Deputy Sheriff Tom Foster of New Boston Texas, hired to aid in the Olympic Prospect search, says the bloodhounds need daily practice. Friends recall his plan to unlock Bowie county jail and give a prisoner freedom if they can outpace the dogs, noting Foster has rarely failed his hounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idabel
Okla
Tom Foster
New Boston
Tex
Bowie County
Foster
Easy Choice Gulfport Mayor Quits to Keep WPA Job
Fra Andrew E Potter resigns as Gulfport mayor to retain his Works Progress Administration post. He receives $10 monthly as mayor versus $75 as assistant foreman on the WPA pier project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport, Fra
Andrew E. Potter
Gulfport
Zioncheck Nightclub Dance Foe Sparks Hushed City Feud
In New York on May 26, Marion Zioncheck of Seattle and his wife returned to their hotel after a lively three hour session at an upper Manhattan nightclub. The congressman boasted New York was too tame, then swept his wife onto the dance floor by her auburn hair as security feared the scene. A strip dancer later arrived and Zioncheck urged a dance with his wife, prompting management to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marion Zioncheck
Seattle
Upper Manhattan
Zioncheck
Impressario
Madge Carmyle
Lewis Leon
Infant dies in Winchester Hospital in Siler brief
SILER, May 23. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray DeHaven died last Tuesday morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Numerous local visits and small trips are noted among Siler residents and surrounding towns in the period’s social briefings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siler
Ray DeHaven
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Philip Shade
H. E. Shirley
Ruth M. Kerns
Kernstown
E. R. Daily
A. L. DeHaven
Harry DeHaven
Hedgesville
W, Va
Catherine DeHaven
Mildred DeHaven
Near Chestnut Grove
Harry Kerns
Bertha DeHaven
A. C. Whitacre
Katherine O Darkesville
Arthur DeHaven
Paul Lamp
A. H. Lamp
Cross Junction
A Booklet On Care of The Feet
A Winchester Evening Star service booklet urges proper foot care to prevent common pains and ailments. It covers shoe choices, foot health for children, and general family guidance. To obtain a copy, send ten cents for cost and postage via the included coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Card of Thanks for Sarah’s Illness and Death
Washington family expresses gratitude to neighbors friends and relatives for kindness during illness and death of beloved mother Sarah Thanks pastors car donors floral tributes and all who eased their sorrow 26-16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sarah
Edgeworth beer license hearing near Winchester
Public notice that O. J. Mersier owner of The Edgeworth will appear before the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board by June 6 1936 to apply for a license to retail beer over 3.2 percent on premises 22 miles southeast of Winchester on Route No. 3 Frederick County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Edgeworth
Winchester
Frederick County
O. J. Mersier
Tribute to Miss Lydia Creswell a Hamp shire educator and church servant
Madison Wis May 15 1936 Charles R Line sends a memorial tribute to the late Miss Lydia Creswell of Hampshire County West Virginia. The article recalls her faithful church work at the Ares Ridge Christian Church and duties as a public school teacher. It honors her home life loyalty and gentleness and notes hymns sung at her funeral reflecting a triumphant faith. Her life is presented as a lasting memorial to Christian ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Creswell
Hampshire County
W. Va
Ares Ridge
Steel Demand Well Sustained Amid Slower Mills
Steel magazine notes demand held up despite a reduced steel mill rate. Heavy equipment, farm machinery, and allied manufacturers keep orders strong while auto production and sheet mill activity ease. Scrap prices fall again. Pittsburgh foresees rates slipping into July due to prior overproduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steel
Pittsburgh
Petersburg golf course to become park project priority
A. E. Demaray of the National Park Service says Crater golf course at Petersburg will be secondary to park development there. A Petersburg group announced interest in securing use of the course for public access as part of the park's plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. E. Demaray
National Park Service
Crater
Petersburg
P Service
Gets 50 Years For A Slaying
Claude Toad Cox a miner pleaded guilty to murder and received 50 years in prison. He admitted killing C F Hughes and wounding two others after a wild January Pennington Gap street incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesville
Claude
Toad”) Cox
C. F. Hughes
Cox
Hughés
Pennington Gap
Kasper quadruplets feed heavily on mother’s milk
In Passaic New Jersey on May 26 the Kasper quadruplets consume about one fourth of their weight in milk daily. Dr Frank Jani increased the babies ration from 12 to 14 ounces at their insistence led by Ferdinand with support from Frances Frank and Felix. Ferdinand weighs 3 pounds 14 ounces as the heaviest newborn. The babies are fed every two hours using medicine droppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passic
N.J
Frank F. Jani
Ferdinand
Frances
Frank
Felix
Thief Ransacks Dunlap Residence
Mrs. Jerry Dunlap’s home at 210 East Picca Street was ransacked while she was away. The thief searched from cellar to attic, taking small items and possibly money from a hacked trunk. Officers investigate. a man and a woman from New Jersey are suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Dunlap
East Picca Street
Dunlap
County Pomona Grange Booster Meet Honors Seven Granges
The Frederick County Pomona and Middletown Grange held a joint session with all seven county Granges represented. Lu cian Brumback presided the Pomona session and B O Brumback led the subordinate meeting. Lectures included Vocational Education Soil Conservation and Rural Electrification with various readings and musical numbers. The group invited Fairview Grange to host the next Pomona meeting and adjourned to refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Pomona
Middletown
Model Grange
Kathryn Foltz
R. A. Wall
St. Peter At the Gate
Jean Baker
Grange Quartet
B. F. Strother
Dixie Land
Charlotte Baker
M. J. Peass
J. Fred Stine
J. L. Hershman
Fairview
Weekend Postoffice to Observe Decoration Day Holiday
Postoffice schedules a double holiday for Decoration Day weekend. Winchester office will close windows and deliveries Saturday and Sunday with mail only at box collection and one night dispatch. Stamp sales and money orders available at Spillman and Alexander drug store. registered mail also Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Pennsylvania Railroad
Spillman and Alexander Drug Store
Meditations On The Bible by Rev W B Obaugh
A devotional excerpt reflects on Psalms 23 6 praising goodness and mercy as God s gifts lasting through life and into eternity It expresses gratitude for life and asks God to stay present in life and death concluding with Amen and signature Rev W B Obaugh
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodness
Mercy
Ace
Ene
Jesus
Rev
W. B. Obaugh
Bank Closing Notices Memorial Day 1936
Banks announce holiday closing on Saturday May 30 1936 for Memorial Day. Paper maturities due that date may be paid on Monday June 1 1936. Signatories include J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants Nat Bank and Trust Co John I Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank George B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
John 1. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Geo. B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley Nat'l Bank
Stork Arrives After Night of Confusion
At 2 45 a m A L Hardy attempted to summon a doctor for a birth. After failing to reach medical help the fire department arrived and redirected to police. A 1 2 pound boy was born at 3 26 with the mother and child later reported doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Hardy
Fire Department
Fire
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Russell
Victor McLaglen
Walt Disney Color Cartoon
McNamee News
Shenandoah Elec
S. Loudoun St
Rhodes Drug Company
John Deere
Lupton Orchard Service Co
Hansbrough & Carter
N. Loudoun St
Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Co
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Borneo
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
State
Pag Meus
Creswell
Charles R. Line
Madison, Wis
County
Pomona Grange
Sheetz
Douglas A. Sale
J. W. Arthur
General Insurance
Rouss Ave
WED. & Thurs
Dionne
Jean Hersholt
Slim Summerville
Dorothy Peterson
Geo. W. Kurtz
Ee T. Goode General Insuran
Court Square
Miles Music CO
Greystone Terrace
Ralph Fansler
The
Winchester Star
Fansler
Star
Star Advertising
Wilmer F. Shryock
Hamman’s Dollar Store
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