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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1937

Page

8

Community group meetings and luncheons calendar

Social calendar lists regular meetings and luncheons for Lions Kiwanis Rotary Needlework Ladies Aid Society Junior Century Club and G A A with locations including George Washington Hotel North Loudoun Street Peyton Street Tennyson Avenue Washington Piccadilly Streets and Braddock Street M E Church times from 12 30 p m to 8 00 p m on Thursday with sessions at homes churches and club rooms.

Lions Club George Washington Hotel Grover Hose North Loudoun Street Ladies Aid Society of the United Brethren Church Carl Cather Peyton Street Kiwanis Club Junior Century Club Edward Barr Tennyson Avenue Rotary Club Washington and Piccadilly Streets Frances Asbury Union Braddock Street M. E

Local church group hosts social and business meeting

Members of the Frank T. Mc Faden Bible Class for young men met in the Presbyterian Church annex for supper a social and business session. Rev Ronald Wilson and new assistant Rev Wom eldorph spoke. A Contact Club for new members was formed. The class meets Sundays at 10 a.m. All young men invited to join.

Frank T. McFaden Presbyterian Church Ronald Wilson Womeldorph Wilson Dr. McFaden

Brooks' Pharmacy Offers Fresh Garden Produce Frozen

Lima beans peas string beans corn spinach strawberries peaches raspberries listed as fresh from gardens within hours, packed and frozen and available at Brooks' Pharmacy. Phone 766.

Birds Eye Brooks’ Pharmacy

Limitation Of Hunting Season In Three Virginia Counties

The Virginia State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries proposed a special hunting season in Clarke Frederick and Loudoun counties from November 23 to December 30. Hunting would be allowed only on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with a seven partridges per day limit and fifty per season, versus the regular twelve. The proposal is not final and will be published for the required notice period.

Richmond Clarke Frederick Loudoun State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries Berryville Carl H. Nolting Notting

Co Ed Safety Order Issued After Dark at Maryland

College Park Maryland. The University of Maryland ordered coeds not to leave dormitories or sorority houses alone after dark. Dean Adele Stamp cited many transients passing through and poor lighting on a north south route as factors following an attack on a George Washington University student in Rock Creek Park.

College Park University of Maryland George Washington University Rock Creek Park Washington Adele Stamp Maryland Stamp

Arey Woman Contests Suit Over Family Home

Mrs. Arey living with her parents since April 1935 and plans to contest a suit filed by Mrs. Pyle and the girl’s mother. They accuse Arey of failing to provide a proper home after periods of unemployment. Arey is represented by Charles W. Baby.

Arey Lancaster Stevens High School Charles W. Baby Ania Alae

Etiquette Q and A on Tea Invitations and Christenings

The column answers where to note card games on invitations, whether gum chewing is ill bred, and the timing of Protestant christenings. It notes invitations may place game info in the lower left corner and mentions christening timing varies with parental wish, commonly before six months.

Germans Gift Porcelain to Windsors in Meissen Visit

In Meissen Germany the Duke and Duchess of Windsor received porcelain figures from the Meissen manufactory. The Duke got an Indian elephant figure and the Duchess a yellow vase. Tickets sold fast for a Stuttgart appearance as crowds rush to honor the royal pair, with 12,000 sold in an hour. The Duke of Coburg planned a banquet in Nurnberg tonight.

Meissen Germany Duchess of Windsor Stuttgart Duke of Coburg Nurnberg

Presbyterian Assistant Begins Work Here

The Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Womeldorff from Richmond arrived to assist at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church and work with Rev. Ronald Wilson at Loudoun Street Church. He led services, administered communion, and taught the Open Door Bible Class while ill Prof. R. Lee Stickles. The couple will reside at 608 West Cork Street and seek to serve local friends.

H. J. Womeldorff Richmond Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church Womeldorff Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Ronald Wilson Highland Loudoun Street R. Lee Stickles Wemeldorff West Cork Street

Dwyer Faces Murder Charge In Two Counties

Dwyer appeared in Superior Court tied to the death of Dr. Littlefield in South Paris. He pleaded innocent in Norway Municipal Court to killing the physician. Cumberland County will defer action on the second murder charge until Oxford County case is disposed of.

Novick Transfer Reopens Under Standard Wage Pact

Novick Transfer resumes work after signing a standard wage of 37.50 for a 48 hour week. A J Novick objects to higher weekly driver pay within the agreement. Grayson says 37.50 is the regional standard and already in use or soon to be adopted by transfer firms in Baltimore Cumberland Hagerstown Martinsburg Winchester.

Novick A. J. Novick Grayson Baltimore Cumberland Hagerstown Martinsburg Winchester

Grayson Reveals Wage Terms Amid Novick Company Walkout

Grayson says drivers under 48 hours weekly will still earn 37.50 a week under the proposed deal. Novick asserts drivers earn 3.50 to 5.00 daily plus meal allowances, with higher union sign on by 100 percent of drivers and helpers. The union rejected a 25 percent wage increase offer and shorter hours, and trucks remained idle after six.

Grayson Novick Novick Company Winchester Transfer

President calls curtailment of federal relief to balance budget

The President spoke on radio urging reduction of federal relief outlays while preserving state and local aid. He argued prosperity requires narrowing federal relief activities and keeping spend within tax receipts, while local and private relief efforts should grow with broad public cooperation.

Cation Federal Reserve Board White House

Ransom Demanded and Paid Details Revealed

A $50,000 ransom was demanded and paid after a deadline set by Mrs. Ross passed. Crime agencies then joined the case to pursue those responsible. The ransom consisted of $15,000 in twenties, $25,000 in tens, and $10,000 in fives.

Kidnapping of 72 year old Ross near Chicago prompts decay theories

Ross, frail with heart disease, was seized from his car by three men on a highway 15 miles west of Chicago while returning from Sycamore with Florence Fheihage. Authorities fear he may have died. theories range from heart failure to murder to conceal identification, with possible ransom plans similar to the Lindbergh case.

Ross Chicago Sycamore Ill Florence Fheihage Col Charles A. Lindbergh

Japanese Attacks Across China Reported in War Updates

Refugee huts hit by projectiles from Japanese troops near Pukow Ferry with casualties totaling about 30. New air raids targeted the Tientsin Pukow and Peiping Hankow railways, Hankow Canton line, and Shanghai Hangchow routes. Japan pressed coastal and inland bombardment of Shanghai Chapei and other lines while facing slowing advances in North China and stiff resistance in Hopeh.

Pukow Tientsin-Pukow Peiping- Hankow China Hankow-Canton Shanghai-Hangchow Shanghai North China Souththern Hopeh Shantung Province Shansi

Wreckage Search for Airliner Crash Deepens

Johnson reportedly reached the wreckage on foot and was with a search party as teams wrestled over Chalk Peak cliffs in deep slush seeking the plane wreck. From the start, survivor hope faded and the discovery today marked the worst American crash in history as airline officials declined to state a definite cause.

Cuddeback Johnson

United Mainliner crashes in Utah storm. long rescue effort ensues

In severe weather and flying conditions, United Airlines Mainliner crashes 26 miles south of Knight Wyoming. Ground crews faced 10 to 14 inches of slushy snow, heavy brush, and 10,000 foot ridges as they searched through dawn to locate the wreckage. Passengers listed include Louise Cleaver of Portland and others from Cheyenne, Washington, D C, Salt Lake City, Cleveland, Denver, New York.

Knight Wyo United Associated Press Otis J. Pusey Earl D. Woodgerd Denver Salt Lake City Woodgerd Rock Springs United Airlines Utah Wild Mountain Bob Bergensen John Adams Leah Derr Louise Cleaver Portland Ore George Ferreira Cheyenne Ralph McKeown Glendale Calif Charles D. Renough Washington, D. C Campbell Pritchett Washington D. C William Pischel D. A. McMillian Murray J. Hammer Cleveland John Conboy W. J. Hart Sharon Charles Jamison C. L. Jensen San Francisco L. Gross William Pitt New York City Jack Pergola

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McFaden Bible Garden Club Clarke County Mrs. Henkel Sister Carrol Henkel Mary McKenzie Pittsburgh West Boscawen Street Mercy Hospital Bessie Gershank Mr. Gershank Girl's Athletic Association Coffman Apartments North Washington Street Girl Scouts of America Winchester Council Grace Lutheran Church Anne Treadway Betty Ann Hawthorne Flying Eagle Monarch Martha Bowers Marianmna Howard Adelaide Coble Mary Lou Sprint Paulette Pifer Brother Rat Harrisonburg Virginia Theatre B. M. Knight, Jr Peyton Marshall Betsy Rice Emma Ginn Baker Jane Rhodes Beall B. Thomas Philip Glaize Hedrick Koontz Carl MacMullen James Cordon Patricia Stevenson Johns Hopkins Hospital H. N. Stevenson Robert Glass Mitchell Gilpins William Mitchell Oliver Iselin Middleburg Kenneth Gilpin Scabby John W. Kater Monmouth Street J. W. Stegner Hillside N. J John H. Rosenberger Anne Kerr Russell A. Hunter Boyd Roanoke Paul Rosenberger Winchester Memorial Hospital Grant Jennings Smith Ann Laubach von Steck Vienna Austria Orchard Avenue Karl Savage Wilkes Barre Mr. Smith B. Brooke Smith Lewis Hyde W. B. Snider & Son Roberta Ler Windsors Presbyterian Dwyer Pifer Printing CO N. Loudoun St Underwood Fairmont York's North Main American Cooperage Co Virginia Apple Goodrich _ bicycle J. H. Seal, Jr Stieff N. Braddock St Jackson Ave B. M. Sullivan P. O. Box Russell Haymaker Orchard Ave Canniig Apply Shenandoah Alley Vinegar Co Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc Hunter Robinson Bluemont, Va Nu Bone Co., Inc Caroline Musser Hamilton Hotel Arnold Raybuck Gen. del Indiana State Corporation Commission B. T. Jones Sinclair John C. Woolfolk Agert Colonial Beauty Shop Piccadilly & Cameron Nina V. Wolford New York Alfred M. Landon Roosevelt NBC CBS MBS Federal Reserve Building Wjz-Nbc Wabccbs Edward G. Robinson WABC Emanuel Celler New York State Morris S. Tremaine WEAF Johnny Russ Morgan Ross and Butterworth Jimmie Fidler Hollywood al Donahue Helen Menken al Jolson al Pearce Gang Jack Oakie College Benny Goodman WJZ Edgar Guest Ben Bernie Eddy Rogers Rudy Vallee Ben Alexander Dorothy Gordon Kansas City the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Larrick The Retail Grocers Association S. Braddock St ERG RGA Sunshine Cleaners E. Piccadilly St Varinr Haldeman Haldeman’s Huntsberry Loudoun St BY Bergson Hamman Dollar Store
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