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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1936

Page

3

Chanters Plan Evening Church Gathering and Legion Lunch

Social calendar lists Chanters meeting at Presbyterian Church annex Thursday 7 30 p m and again at 7 30 p m Friday with a luncheon for Robert Y Conrad Post American Legion at George Washington Hotel a 3 30 p m meeting of the Federal Council of Church Women at Handley Library.

Presbyterian Church Annex Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion George Washington Hotel Federal Council of Church Women Handley Library Presbyterian Church

Miss Virginia Boyd Hosts Luncheon At Fairmont Home

Miss Virginia Tayloe Boyd entertained guests at her Fairmont Avenue home yesterday in honor of Mrs. Homer Osmond Martin Jr. Among the attendees were Mrs. James Miller, Mrs. Fred Glaize Jr., Mrs. J. T. Engle, Mrs. J. M. Steck Jr., Mrs. A. H. Morgan, Mrs. Thomas Gibson, Mrs. Burr P. Harrison, Mrs. John Hedrick, Mrs. George H. Smith Jr., Miss Anne Brooke Kern, and Miss Georgia Conrad.

Virginia Tayloe Boyd Fairmont Avenue Homer Osmond Martin, Jr Boyd James Miller Fred Glaize, Jr J. T. Engle J. M. Steck, Jr A. H. Morgan Thomas Gibson Burr P. Harrison John Hedrick George H. Smith, Jr Anne Brooke Kern Georgia Conrad Helen Frances Miller Bessie 8. Miller Harrisonburg George Maynard Smith John Q. Smith Cairo Judge Smith Walter T. Lineweaver D. E. L. Woolf Methodist Church Lewis H. Hill Jr Tampa Fla Willoughby N. Brown Winston-Salem Mary Rhodes Betty Manning Jacksonville John Goodloe Staunton Hamilton Haas Smith Florida State College For Women Kappa Delta Sorority Mercer University Law School Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Lewis H. Hill Murray Robinson P. Son Charlotte Lillian Herrin Virginia Jennings Thornton Hill Richmond Goodloe E. M. Steele Stephens City Walter E. Huntsberry James Shockey Winchester Herbert Rhodes Middletown Hannah Martz Lacey Springs

Weddings and Social News From Winchester Virginia

A long list of society notices from Winchester covers the Gilpin and Smith families with wedding and honeymoon details, garden club events, local club officers, and upcoming entertainments. Guests from Warrenton Richmond and Cairo are named along with many local residents and visiting dignitaries.

Flier Bjorkvall Rescued After Night Tragedy at Sea

A moonlit night near Ireland 100 miles west of Valentia saw the airplane and a trawler contact at sea. Bjorkvall was reported saved by a trawler radio message as Stockholm watchers at the airfield learned the aviator survived. Maud Dickson, a 16 year old Swedish girl, reacted to the news with concern while her mother the Baroness Inger Dickson stood nearby.

Valentia Ireland Bjorkvall Stockholm Maud Dickson Inger Dickson

Modern Etiquette Qs and answers from home call guidance

A selection of etiquette guidance on arriving guests inviting in, paying for a bride’s conveyance, and dining room entry. It advises a guest to enter gracefully, advises the bridegroom pays for travel, and holds that the woman should enter a hotel dining room first.

Stockholm society leader meets Lone Eagle at airport

The Imbrin’s master announced he would tow the flier’s mono plane and Bjorkvall was said to be minding his apparatus. Aviation experts speculated the Swedish pilot ran low on fuel when found. Civic guards in Cahirciveen reported the rescue as thousands gathered to greet the Lendish Lone Eagle amid romance rumors.

Stockholm Society Imbrin Bjorkvall Cahirciveen Stockholm Lone Eagle Col Charles A. Lindbergh Fiier Dickson Bjorkwall New York Kurt

Demand Surrender Continued From Page One

The report notes government held cities Bilbao and Santander on the northern coast likely to fall before General Mola's reorganized northern army as the campaign continues.

Bilbao Santander Mola

Virginia Population Migration Emphasis by Col Hodges

Col Hodges reviews Virginia migration trends noting 834000 natives living in other states as of 1930 and 355000 newcomers, 15 percent of the current population. He compares interstate losses with Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, and cites low voter turnout and ongoing submarginal land and employment issues.

Col. Hodges Virginia Union United States Maryland West Virginia North Carolina Pennsylvania Col. Hode

Visitors pour into Shenandoah National Park as openings draw crowds

Officials report over 800000 visitors since the 34 mile stretch opened in September 1934. In October 1935 more than 100000 visited and May 1935 saw about 72000 checked, up 20000 from the previous year. About three fourths of cars come from outside the state.

Shenandoah National Park

Funeral Rites For Mr Soutter In Stafford Co

Word reached friends in Winchester and Frederick county of G Edward Soutter 59 former Jordan Springs Hotel proprietor in Stafford his death occurred early this week at his Triangle Virginia home after long illness He survived by his widow a daughter at Triangle and two daughters in New York plus four sisters and a brother Funeral held yesterday afternoon at Triangle Stafford County

Winchester Frederick County G. Edgar Soutter Jordan Springs Triangle Quantico Soutter Memorial Hospital New York

Dean Sentenced in Black Legion Case

The Michigan court sentenced Dean to life in a southern Michigan state prison with hard labor and solitary confinement after he testified about orders from a Black Legion superior. He described killings, necktie hangings, and arson along with other crimes by the terror group. Fifteen cases against members remain to be tried, and a Detroit grand jury indicted 22 people for criminal syndicalism based on the cap d etat.

Michigan Charles Poole Dean Poole Black Legion Secret Society Detroit

Bank Closing Notices for Columbus Day 1936

Banks announce Columbus Day closure Monday October 12 1936 with all paper maturing that date payable on Tuesday October 13 1936. J H YOST cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co J 1 SLOAT cashier Commercial and Savings Bank GEO B BUSHNELL cashier Union Bank of Winchester HAROLD G BROWN cashier Shenandoah Valley Bank

J. H. Yost Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co John 1. Sloat Commercial and Savings Bank GEO. B. Bushnell Cashier Union Bank of Winchester Harold G. Brown Shenandoah Valley

Fredericksburg Dog Mart Opens Under Mary Washington Bell

The tenth annual Fredericksburg dog mart began with an auction bell said to be Mary Washington’s. Traders will swap with small adds after a morning beach show where a champion dog and hunter were to be selected by judges Hart Colbert Carmichael Berner. A fox horn contest is planned. Nat B. Kinsey, longtime local auctioneer and owner of the bell, directs the sale.

Fredericksburg Mary Washington Pion Hunter Mac D. Hart State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries Emmett R. Colbert Coulter B. Carmichael George Berner Washington Nat B. Kinsey Abobe Mary Washingon Bell

Delayed Charges Linked to Virgil Effinger Arrest

Authorities in Lima Ohio report that charges for 20 defendants are delayed awaiting the arrest of Virgil Effinger, with investigators naming a local contractor as a key figure in the inquiry.

Ings Virgil Effinger Lima, O

Bank of France Cuts Rediscount Rate Again

Paris reports the Bank of France reduced its rediscount rate from three and one half to two and a quarter per cent. The move marks the second cut since devaluation, following earlier reductions to ease capital flow into productive enterprise after lowering the franc’s gold content.

Paris Bank of France

National Black Legion Leader and Isaac White Now Fugitives

Report identifies the national head of the Black Legion and Isaac White as fugitives. Details on their identities and where they were last seen remain limited as authorities pursue leads.

The Black Legion Isaac White

Wealthy Beverly Hills Divorcee Weds Auto Dealer in Quick Marriage

Mrs Hallie Holmes a 45 year old wealthy divorcee and mother of four married Robert D Haynes a 32 year old Reno auto dealer less than ten minutes after securing a divorce from George Holmes. Holmes who discovered the Silver Queen gold mine in the Mojave desert is highlighted in the caption.

Hallie Holmes Robert D. Haynes Reno Nev George Holmes

Rate cut on advances against securities and 30 day loans

The rate on advances against securities was reduced from four to three per cent today and on 30 day loans from three to twenty two per cent.

Ginger Rogers Dyees Hair From Blonde To Brown

Hollywood reports Ginger Rogers has dyed her natural reddish gold hair brown. The change in her appearance marks another shift among leading blondes in the film world as she continues her career in Hollywood.

Hollywood Hollywood Blondes Ginger Rogers

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Virginia Boyd Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin Kenneth Gilpin Scabby George Sloan Warrenton Fred A. Read, Jr Susan Carter Clarke County Thomas Byrd Henry Post Mitchell Sea Island Georgia Minturn G. M. Smith Carl Massey Winchester and Lewis Baker Cary Hunter Clara Wood Joseph Massie Fred Barr W. T. Massie Ralph Richardson Richardson Loyal Workers Society Round Hill Methodist Church Myra Payne Ann Elizabeth Oats Dorothy Legge Nora Carlile R. E. Byrd Edward Cullen Amherst Street Cal Mrs. Cullen Col. Cullen Martha Pifer Winchester Memorial Hospital A. J. Johnson W. Cork Street Pifer New Mexico Boston W. R. Barney Marion O'Donnell Dorothy Leary Paul M. Sullivan Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Maurice Pifer Edward Williams Front Royal C. C. Collette Amsterdam N. Y Captain Frederick Summers Liverpool England Girls’ Athletic Association C. B. Stokes Rockville, Md Mr. Stokes R .H. Stokes Minnie Baker Mr. E. L. Lazenby Mr. Olney Newell Philadelphia LaVerne Clouser A. H. Jackson Knoxville Tenn Elsie McKee Handley Avenue Eva Bean Richard Avenue Warren Ohio H. K. Russell Bridge South Stewart Street Irvin Carper Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Church South Womisks Marvels Cigarettes Eee Pathe Mr. Soutter Stafford Co Jordan Springs Resort Brooks’ Pharmacy W. B. Snider & Son Central Press Mrs Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Politics Gov. Landon Roosevelt Omaha WEAF NBC Voice of Experience Stanley Norris WABC CBS Vee Lawnhurst Charioteers Kate Smith Major Bowes Eddie Duchin WJZ Ray Noble Henry King Zeppelin Hindenburg Kremer Radio Guild the Commercial & Savings Bank Underwood N. Loudoun St Anthony Adverse Hervey Allen Tavenner N. Loudon St Geo Washington Hotel Nina V. Wolford Oakland R. M. Swimley
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