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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1936
Page
2
Fourteen pupils will complete the ninth grade at Gainesboro Consolidated School and receive certificates to the tenth grade at Friday morning’s closing exercises led by Principal Fred Ci Braithwaite. Honor Roll lists students across grades with a morning program and a picnic to follow.
Veterans program continues on page one with ceremonies set for 2 30 p m Saturday at the National Cemetery. F C Parker commander of Robert Y Conrad Post American Legion will serve as master of ceremonies.
Three delegates to the Socialist City of America's national convention are shown in Cleveland. From left to right are Jasper McLevy Bridgeport Conn William Karlin New York City delegate and Louis Waldman New York leader of the old guard faction which threatened a walkout.
The program opens with an assembly call by a bugler and features Handley High School Band selections under director Prof. W H Mcllwee. Rev E B McGukin gives the invocation and Garland R Quarles principal reads Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
After the hymn America the memorial address will be delivered by Rev Charles W Caulkins chaplain of CCC camps in this area. The band will play a selection after the address and Onward Christian Soldiers will be sung by the audience. The concluding portion of the ceremony follows.
The program includes a Benediction by Rev. B. T. Clark pastor of the First Baptist Church and a salute of three by Company I 116th Infantry Virginia on Guard with taps by the pier. Volunteers will decorate over 5 000 American graves and monuments with small flags and flowers. donations may be left with Capt. D. M. Sprinkle Saturday morning.
Banks announce closure Saturday May 30 1936 for Memorial Day. Paper maturing that date may be paid 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 Geo B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank.
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