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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1937

Page

7

Young People To Hold Convention In Wardensville

The Washington District Christian and Missionary Alliance youth groups plan memorial day rally at Wardensville Methodist Church on May 31 with delegates from Baltimore Hagerstown Derwood Brunswick Md and Washington DC. Free tea and coffee at Odd Fellows Hall for attendees bringing lunches.

Wardensville Young People’s Societies Washington Christian and Missionary Alliance Methodist Episcopal Church M. B Showalter Derwood Washington D. C J. E. Gormer Baltimore Hagerstown Ma Nyack H. Degelman Robin Degelman Wardensville V Pyde

Palace Hable presents Dodge City Trail and Ghost Patrol

Palace Theatre shows Friday only with Charles Starrett in Dodge City Trail a stirring old west musical saga. The program also includes Secret Agent cartoon and a comedy. Saturday features Tim McCoy in The Ghost Patrol with Jungle Jim running on the same bill.

Charles Starrett Peter B. Kyne Dodge City Trail Palace Theatre Tim McCoy Palace Hable’s Palace Proram

Notice of Personal Debts Disavowal in West Virginia

A dated public notice from Bessie E Barth at the Law Library in Fairmont WV declares she will not be responsible for debts or contracts made by anyone other than herself. The notice bears the date May 25, 1931.

Bessie E. Barth Law Library Court House Fairmont West Virginia

Public Sale of Dean Property in Frederick County Virginia

Special Commissioners announce a public auction of the Helen Dean Herrell vs Charles A Dean estate. The 95 acre western Frederick County farm near Stephens City will be sold May 29 1937 at noon in Winchester Court House with terms: one third cash, balance in one and two annual installments secured by bonds deed of trust and ins uance.

Circuit Court Frederick County Virginia Helen Dean Herrell Charles A. Dean County Court House Winchester Stephens City Marlboro Carter H. B. Dean Apple Belt

Brucetown and Armel 4-H Club Meetings Reported

The Brucetown 4-H Club met May 25 at 10 am with Viola Castleman presiding. Winners in the Correct Dress Contest included Rhodelle Whitacre Kathleen Cattle tt Lotty Castleman Sam Swimley Gar land Schreck Ellis Adams and Mary Eloise Russell. Project work covered clothing canning gardening and poultry. The Armel 4-H Club met May 25 at the Armel School house with Charlotte Wyant presiding. Dress contest winners were Charlotte Wyant Lily Fleury Myrtle Gardiner Gladys White Reba Drummond Helen Newcombe. Canning and gardening were discussed and games followed.

Brucetown 4-H Viola Castleman Rhodelle Whitacre Kathleen Catlett Lotty Castleman Sam Swimley Garland Schreck Ellis Adams Mary Eloise Russell Armel 4-H Armel Charlotte Wyant Lily Fleury Myrtle Gardiner

Norris to push bill limiting injunctions on public power

Intimates of Senator Norris predicted he would soon propose legislation to restrict injunctions against federal financing of publicly owned power plants. He would establish seven regional bodies like the Tennessee Valley Authority and would address the injunction problem, awaiting President Roosevelt’s national planning message expected to be sent to Congress Tuesday.

Washington Norris Ind- Neb Tennessee Valley Authority Roosevelt Congress

Firefighters Discover Backed Fire Under Pumper

Troy firemen returning from a blaze found another fire blazing under the hood of their pumper. They halted the engine, alerted the district box, and waited as a second pumper was dispatched to handle the incident.

Troy N. Y

Genius Lived In Obscurity

Frederick Eugene Ives died at Hahnemann Hospital after a long illness in Philadelphia on May 28. He invented the half tone engraving process used to illustrate papers worldwide and devised intaglio plates that anticipated roto gravure for Sunday supplements. He also contributed to color photography and the modern binocular microscope.

Philadelphia Frederick Eugene Ives Ives Hahnemann Hospital

Golconda Herald Notes on Titles for Citizens

Golconda discusses that titles are not given to U S citizens though Sir Walter Scott resides here. It mentions Lady Ruth Marks as a member of Eldorado township high school class and questions the use of honorifics like Sir and Lady.

Home Agent's Program for Week of May 31 to June 5

The Home Agent outlines weekly activities including 4-H club meetings at the Middle town Agricultural building on Monday, Greenwood Schoolhouse on Tuesday, Gore with Mrs Lyda Cooper on Wednesday, Gore Home Demonstration Club in Lodge Hall, and Friday Mt View 4-H at Friendly Grove School House. Demonstrations by Eva Byrd Johnson are planned for August and September.

Middletown 4-H Greenwood 4-H Gore 4-H Club Lyda Cooper Gore Home Lodge Frank Allanson J. C. Bowman Eva Byrd Johnson Blacksburg Carpet's Valley Mt. View Friendly Grove

Young People Active in Opequon Church Work

Vacation Church School at Opequon Chapel nears conclusion with 50 enrollments and about 45 in attendance in week one. Miss Eleanor Herring directs with teachers Mrs. Virginia Patterson Mrs. Me Good and Miss Ada Gaker. A union vesper service at Round Hill Presbyterian Church on Sunday May 30 at 6 45 p.m. invites the public under the theme Meeting God in the Out of Doors. If rain moves indoors.

Opequon Chapel Eleanor Herring Assembly Training School of Richmond Virginia Patterson Me Good Ada Gaker Opequon Round Hill Presbyterian Church

More Men Are Needed In Army

George 8 and Emory O Rogers and Dallas L Kibbler of Boyce were enlisted and sent to the Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe Virginia. The local office seeks recruits for vacancies in Hawaii Panama Philippines and around Washington D C plus cooks bandsmen medical technicians typists mechanics and clerks in Panama and the United States. Three men are sought for the quartermaster corps at Fort Hoyle Maryland to work as typists clerks or mechanics. Interested men may see the recruiting sergeant at the local post office on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays till noon.

George 8 Emory O. Rodgers Dallas L. Kibbler Boyce Army Frank Likar Coast Artillery School Fort Monroe Hawaii Panama Philippines Washington, D. C United States Quartermaster Corps Fort Hoyle

Cedar Grove Notes See weekend gatherings and local events

Cedar Grove notes list visits by the Ridgeway and Crim families and other local names. Events include Children's Day at Little Mt M E Church on May 30 and a Pleasant Valley U B Church Ladies Aid gathering in Winchester June 3. Local sickness and a surprise tenth birthday for Miss May Fries are also mentioned.

Cedar Grove Jessie Lewis Lewis Dave Brown Winchester D. A. Smith George Miller Red Bud Robert Ridgeway Fred Ridgeway Roland Ridgeway New York Earl Ridgeway Harry Ridgeway Melvin Ridgeway Washington, D. C Jerry Ridgeway Pleasant Valley Mary Carson Wilson Cedar Grace Little Mt. M. E Ladies’ Aid Society of Pleasant Valley U. B Earl Fries H. K. Dick Emma Havermale William Wolfe Roy Hott W. H. Crim John Crim Floyd Snapp and Son Reliance W.H. Crim Boyd Miller Joe Crim Washington Fred Chapman Frank Barrett Peggy Patsy Carson Josephine Clarke Leona Luttrell Jances Lewis Julia Lewis Iris Irene Chapman Leona Catherine Murray Marjorie Lewis Betty Edna Miller

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