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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1937

Page

8

Social calendar shows Kiwanis D A R and Legion meetings

Wednesday schedule lists Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington Hotel and D A R, Junior Century Club meetings in Woodstock and Fairmont Avenue. Thursday includes Rotary luncheon and D A R at South Loudoun Street and Market Street M E Church conference. Friday features Shenandoah Baptist Women’s Missionary Society all day and American Legion luncheon at First Baptist Church.

Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel Fort Loudoun Walter Bailey Woodstock Junior Century Club Virginia Boyd Fairmont Avenue Rotary Club Daughter of the American Revolution Lucy Kurtz South Loudoun Street Market Street M. E. Church Women's Missionary Society of the Shenandoah Baptist Association First Baptist Church R. Y. Conrad Post American Legion

Great Pocahontas of Virginia Visits Minnehaha Council

Great Pocahontas of Virginia visits Minnehaha Council No. 1 for Pocahontas in regular meeting. Other senior officers and visitors from Silver Moon and Tippacanoe Councils attend and praise Red Men work. Social hour follows with gifts and a plate supper. Messages note Mrs. Henkel’s recovery from hospitalization and accident.

Ida Greenfield Norfolk Great Pocahontas Virginia Je Henry Alexandria Lydia Chapman Virginia Simpson Counil Silver Moon Council No. 15 Tippacanoe Council Martinsburg Whitten Sachen North Carolina Anna Boxwell Gussie Dyke Cora Robertson

University Women Meet With Miss Barr Saturday

The American Association of University Women holds its regular monthly meeting at Miss Virginia Barr’s North Avenue home Saturday at 3 p.m. Miss Edith Light assists. Miss Nancy Gray Larrick will present a paper on The Current Revival of Poetic Drama. Eligible members are invited.

American Association of University Women Virginia Barr North Avenue Edith Light Nancy Gray Larrick

Teets Family Announces Daughter’s Wedding in 1936

Mr and Mrs J J Teets of Stephens City announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Thelma Pauline Teets to Mr John Odell Swadley son of Mr and Mrs L L Swadley of Middletown Va The ceremony was held October 15 last year at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev Harry M Young officiating Other notes include Mrs Ed monds and daughter visiting from Washington and Rev R A Whitten officiating at a separate marriage in Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church and Miss Helen D Moore of McKeesport Pa marrying Mr Thomas H Davies of Turtle Creek Pa.

J. J. Teets Stephens City Thelma Pauline Teets John Odell Swadley L. L. Swadley Middletown St. Pauls’ Lutheran Church Harry M. Young S. Garner Edmonds Washington R. A. Whitten Congregational Christian Church Helen D. Moore McKeesport Thomas H. Davies Turtle Creek Pittsburgh Richard Hawkey Episcopal Church Boothbay Harbor Maine New York West 21St Street Hawkey Mary Lyman Homer C. Lyman

Miss Marthe Jane McEwen to Wed Dr. Raymond H. Kerlin

Richmond announces the engagement of Miss Marthe Jane McEwen to Dr. Raymond H. Kerlin of Winchester. The wedding is planned for the evening of November 20 at Monumental Protestant Episcopal Church in Richmond.

Pearl Buffin McEwen Richmond Marthe Jane McEwen Raymond H. Kerlin Lester Kerlin Monumental Protestant Episcopal Church Broad Street Miss McEwen John McEwen Glasgow Scotland John Marshall Winchester Kerlin Pi Kappa Phi Psi Omega Omicron Kappa Upsilon Winchester Kiwanis Club Royal Canun Winchester Lodge of Elks Northern Virginia Dental Society

Miss Mildred Giffen Weds Henry Taft in Private Ceremony

Miss Mildred Giffen of Capon Bridge West Virginia married Henry Taft of Youngstown Ohio in a private 11 o clock ceremony at Mrs. A C Oates home. Rev R A Whitten officiated. The couple plans a wedding trip and will reside in Youngstown Ohio.

Mildred Giffen Capon Bridge W. Va Henry Taft Youngstown Ohio R. A. Whitten A. C. Oates Mrs. Taft

Sunshine Club Postpones Meeting to November First Thursday

The Sunshine Club of the Brad dock Street Methodist Church postponed its Thursday afternoon gathering in the Women’s Assembly room until the first Thursday in November. No reason was given. Guests included Mrs. A. W. Andes, her son the Rev. W. J. Andes, and Miss Steele of Harrisonburg, Va., who recently attended the Methodist Church Conference.

Sunshine Club Braddock Street A. W. Andes

Modern Etiquette Q A Hotels in a Strange City

The advice suggests asking a home city hotel manager or a trusted friend in the city for suitable hotel names. It notes the preferred phrasing for staying at home and states that two fold cards are not proper for paying social calls.

Warren County High School Dance Set. Community Notices

The Boys' Athletic Club at Warren County High School plans a dance in the school auditorium on October 15 from nine to two. Numerous local social items list visits, entertainments, and club events including Lion Club oyster roast in Powell's Fort Valley and a fund raising night by the Luray Lions.

Front Royal Warren County High School Front Royal Lions Club Rudy’s Leslie C. Young Warren County Elizabeth Furnace Powell's Fort Valley The Royal Troubadours Luray Lions’ Club Schuler Hawksbill

Stokes Hosts Cullen Family and Guests

Mrs. E. H. Stokes entertains Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cullen and their daughter Marie with Miss Julia Cullen of Bayonne New Jersey as visitors for several days. Mrs. J. F. Skelly returns to San Francisco after spending a month with her parents.

Ha Reid Robert Reid Ellen Kenny Baltimore E. H. Stokes J. C. Cullen Marie Julia Cullen Bayonner, N. J J. F. Skelly San Francisco Skelly Mrs. E. H. Stokes

Tuberculosis Association meeting slated in Front Royal

T B workers convene in Warren County Court House to discuss tuberculosis efforts. The Virginia Tuberculosis Association field worker Miss Freeman will lead discussions at 10 30 Saturday with morning and afternoon sessions.

Front Royal The Tuberculosis Association Warren County Court House Miss Freeman Virginia Tuberculosis Association

P.T. A. Committees Named At Evening Meeting

At the high school auditorium a P T A meeting announced committees for the year. Membership chair Mrs A W Hale, program H C Coe, recreation Mrs Mary Burrus, nutrition Miss Esther Hoskins, finance and budgeting 8 M Boyd Jr, publicity Mrs W E Collins, hospitality Mrs W Emory Trainham.

Front Royal Parent-Teacher Association A. W. Hale H. C. Coe Mary Burrus Esther Hoskins M. Boyd, Jr W. E. Collins W. Emory Trainham

Insurgents Said to Lose 20000 in Asturias Offensive

Madrid reports government officials claim 20,000 insurgents killed after a 48 day offensive in Asturias. Dispatches from Gijon said insurgent aviators swept down and machine gunned many people.

Madrid Asturias Gijon

Condition of Bridges Held A Menace by Warren Supervisors

Warren county board urges State Highway Commission to address deplorable and dangerous bridges over the North and South Forks of the Shenandoah River at Riverton. They note heavy traffic and narrow width make the structures a constant menace to public safety.

Front Royal Board of Supervisors Warren County Shenandoah River Riverton Arren County State Highway Commission

Fleeing Forces Clash as Cangas de Onis Burns

Reports describe the town of Cangas de Onis razed by 600 incendiary bombs with smouldering ruins still held by government troops. Insurgents advance elsewhere amid heavy hand to hand fighting and mounting losses.

Cangas de Onis

Mrs Thompson Dies In White Post After Illness

Dora Isabelle Thompson 67 widow of John Sim Thompson died at her White Post Virginia home after a long illness. Survived by children Kathleen Mary Albert Adam Barnam and four brothers and sisters. Services set for Friday at 11 from the White Post home with burial at Old Chapel Graveyard.

Dora Isabelle Thompson John Sim Thompson White Post Kathleen Thompson Mary Thompson Albert Thompson Adam Thompson Clarke County Barnam Thompson West Callingswood N. J D. H. McCormick John Boyd Winchester George Parker Boyce T. L. Clark J. A. Clark Reuben Clark J. E. Clark Albert and Edmonia Carper Clark Frederick County Thompson Clarke Frederick

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promotes Cheerful Women

A lively promotional piece urges women to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to stay pep and attractive for men. It describes three life stages from girlhood to motherhood to middle age and claims the remedy tones the system to ease functional discomforts.

Lydia E. Pinkham Nature Lydia FE. Pinkham

Fifty Years in the Drug Business for Walter Nicklin

Dee in Swank and Swish notes Walter Nicklin marks his fiftieth year in the drug trade this October. He began at age thirteen in Up derville with Dr. G T Metzger and later worked in Washington Winchester and Charlottesville. He settled in Alexandria in 1906 with Leadbeater, served in Public Health during World War I, and has never left the business. His son Walter Jr. is a licensed pharmacist now.

Alexandria Gazette Dee Walter Nicklin Upperville G. T. Metzger Washington Winchester Charlottesville

Local Pharmacist Linked to Bushnell Drug Store and Fraternal Groups

The individual connected with the old Bushnell drug store in Winchester as a registered pharmacist and active in several fraternal organizations. He married Miss K Esther Harris of the city, suggesting prominent local ties and social involvement.

Bushnell Drug Store Winchester Mr. Nicklin K. Esther Harris

Harman Woman Widely Honored In Tazewell County

Mrs. S. F. Harman, active in the North Taze well mercantile trade and a member of a southwest Virginia family, died with a large funeral gathering held October 5 at her father in law S. F. Harman Sr home. The service was led by Rev. H. A. Phillips and several county ministers. She is survived by her husband and her mother and sister.

North Tazewell Virginia

CBS plans television tests in New York after RCA work

The CBS network expects to begin installing its picture transmitter in New York soon after the new year, based on progress at RCA laboratories in Camden. Broadcast tests likely start well into summer. Dr Wang Chung-Hui, Chinese foreign minister, will join WABC-CBS at 6:15 p.m. Thursday to discuss China’s appeal to the world.

New York CBS Network RCA Laboratories Camden N. J Wang Chung-Hui Shanghai China WABC CBS WEAF NBC Music Guild WJZ

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Poe Minnehaha Council Carroll Henkle Mary McKensie Mercy Hospital Lebanon Henkel Mrs. S. Garner Edmonds Miss Moore Mr. Davies W. B. Snider & Son Brooks’ Pharmacy R. H. Kerlin Mr. Henry Taft J. H. Williams Taylor Furnace Farm Mt. Williams, Va Thea George Abbott John Monks, JR Fred F. Finklehoffe Mr.abbott Ray Hammond Glenna M. Dodson Iva Mae Dodson Strasburg J. F. Bly Danville Women’s Christian Temperance Union Bly H. A. Robinette H. D. Fuller South Stewart Street W.D. Eye Glenly Jacob ‘Nicholas Harrison , Va W. J. Lupton Kernstown John Hedrick Caroline Carson Beatrice O’connell Irvan O’connell Greystone Terrace William R. Perrine Washington, D. C Duglas A. Cather E. W. Cather West Boscawen Street John L. Schoolfield Mary Schoolfield Howard Cather Memphis Tenn Front Royal and Warren County News Telephone Front Royal 149-A Francis Mentz Susie George Will Boy Scouts Richard Evelyn Byrd Beverley F. Browne W. C. Weaver George Morton John White Roanoke Lorraine Updike Juanita Jones Strayer’s Business College William Carson Edward Curl Berryville High School Berryville Jeannie Wiliams Charles W. Burner Randolph Burner Mrs. Burner Mary S. Yeakley Underwood N. Loudoun St G. H. Wakeman T. B P.T. A Warren Saris John C. Woolfolk Cameron & Piccadilly St Nina V. Wolford Dr. Pierce Mary Layton Barrett St Grafton S. F. Harman One Man's Family Walter O'Keefe Town Hall Hildegarde Alistair Cooke London Lou Breeze Hobby Lobby West Cavalcade of America Lammot du Pont Eddie Cantor Nino Martini Kostel Anett James W. Gerard Wjz-Nbc Eddy Duchin Sid Skolsky Hollywood Herman Middleman the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Hardy Boys Loudoun St Zaban E. Boscawen St Varinr Haldeman Haldeman’s Sunshine Cleaners BY Bergson Hamman Dollar Store
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