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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1935

Page

3

A A U W Session Hosted by Mrs Robinson in October

Mrs Robinson and Mrs Harold Rowe hosted the regular A A U W meeting on October 26 at Mrs Robinsons home. Miss Lola Moore discussed the new Virginia school curriculum emphasizing student centered learning and social change. Mrs E T Clark reported that four state teachers colleges can now grant B A degrees to women and compared degree requirements to other Virginia schools.

Arthur Robinson Robinson Harold Rowe Lola Moore Virginia E. T. Clark Moore Clark Inirginia University of Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute William and Mary Clerk

Miss Elizabeth Wingfield Wed to C Robert Burner in City Ceremony

Elizabeth Wingfield of this city married C Robert Burner of Washington DC on Saturday October 19 at 5 30 pm at Grace Lutheran Church. The bride, daughter of D P Wingfield, works at Keystone Shoe Store. the groom is with Pioneer Novelty Distributing Corporation. They honeymoon at Niagara Falls and Atlantic City before settling in Washington.

Elizabeth Wingfield C. Robert Burner Washington, D. C Luther A. Thomas Grace Lutheran Church D. P. Wingfield Woodstock Avenue Keystone Shoe Store Burner Pioneer Novelty Distributing Corporation

Social calendar highlights week of community events

The notice lists Halloween social at United Brethren Church and Little Theatre rehearsals for "Private Lives" at Camp Hall and Mr R ing Camp. Kiwanis and Rotary meetings. Junior League programs. church choir and lodge gatherings. Legion luncheon. Civic League lunch. Little Theatre performances. and a Handley High School dance, with Lions Club luncheon to cap the week.

Christian Endeavor Society United Brethren Church Mr. Ring Camp Modern Woodmen of America Camp Hall North Loudoun Street Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel R. Gray Williams Kauffman's Stephenson Winchester Lodge No Ellis Cornet Piccadilly Braddock Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club Braddock Street M. E Southennex Young People's Division Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion Civic League Hotel Jack Coffee Shop Little Theatre Private Lives Little Theatre Players Handley High School Lions Club

March Is Promoted In National Fruit Service

Mr James W March son of J and Mrs William A March of South Braddock street is transferred to general offices in Washington DC effective November 1 at a Codward building location. He trained at Winchester and Dickinson College Carlisle PA and has a good work record.

James W. March William A. March South Braddock Street Nationalit Product Company Codward Building Washing D. C Ffices March Winchester Ars Dickinson Ollege Carlisle

Hallowe'en and community events listed for late October

The Shawnee Home Demonstration group meets October 31 at 2 PM at Mrs Edwin Marker's home in Opequon with assistants Mrs W M Bayliss and Mrs J L Carpenter. If weather fails, activities move to the kitchen. Also the Junior League of Kauffman’s School Stephenson plans a Hallowe’en program October 30 at 8 PM. a chicken and waffle luncheon is set for November 7 at First Baptist Church from 11 to 2. Lucille Evelyn Walker wed Paul Robert Ruffner in Hagerstown. Delphian Society meets October 31 at Handley Library at 2:30 with topic Greek Mythology.

White Hall Mite Society A. L. Anderson Winchester Eugene B. Cooper W. P. Massey Margaret Richards Dorothy Lupton Charlotte Campbell Shirley Oakes Stine Nancy Canter Helen Massey Golden Eaglet Juliette Low Girl Scouting In America Church of the Disciples of Christ R. Anderson George Earle Owen Edwin Marker Opequon W. M. Bayliss J. L. Carpenter Kauffman Junior League of Kauffman’s Stephenson First Baptist Church Ladies of the First Baptist Church Miss Walker Ruffner W. A. Walker Lucille Evelyn Walker Paul Robert Ruffner Hagerstown Delphian Society Winchester Delphian Society Handley Library

Rexall One Cent Sale at Brooks Pharmacy

Rexall Drug Store announces a four day sale from October 30 to November 2 featuring over 250 bargains on toilet goods remedies stationery candy rubber goods first aid and drugs. shoppers can buy two for the price of one plus one cent and save for Christmas at Brooks Pharmacy phone 766.

Local Friends Meetings Attract Winchester Frederick Attendees

Local residents from Winchester and Frederick counties plan to attend joint sessions of Baltimore Yearly Meetings at Homewood and Park Avenue on Thursday and Friday. The Young Friends meeting and Eli M Lamb lecture are scheduled with speakers Clarence Pickett and George A. Walton. Nueces of attendees and a 1916 anti noise ordinance discussion at Handley Library are noted alongside League luncheon reservations at Hotel Jack.

Baltimore Winchester Frederick County Society of Friends Homewood Park Avenue Young Friends Homewood Meeting House Eli M. Lamb Ene Mn Jones Gme Aeek Avenue Clarence E. Pickett The American Friends’ Service Committee George A. Walton George School Frederick Carrie Lupton Virginia Lupton Lydia Irish Mamie Childs Carrie Cochran Gladys Cochran Annie J. Reese Edith Jolliffe Lewis Pidgeon Pidgeon Messrs Howell Walker Bond Robinson Handley Library Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Junior Auxiliary Civic League C. R. Anderson Arthur M. Field Winchester City Council Hotel Jack Hospital Auxiliaries Women’s University Club Field Alfred Kerfoot Dudley Field

Kayser's Marvelray Underwear Held Superior in Fit and Price

Clara V. Fultz Shoppe touts Kayser's Marvelray underwear as unmatched for fit fabric and value, claiming no rival can match its combination of comfort and cost.

Kayser Marvelray

Concert Association Opens Central Headquarters

The Concert Association to open its headquarters through the telephone company in a centrally located building. A private line will be installed for the week with the number announced to the public. Hours are 9 to 5 daily, 9 to 8 on Saturday. Memberships must be secured during the campaign week.

George Washington Hotel Peter Yates Brinton Winchester Evva Stouffer Noel Brinton William G. Barnes

Contracts For New Gas Plant Are Announced

Consumers' Utility Company announces nearly all contracts for a new gas plant. Virginia Bridge and Iron Co. of Roanoke lands main building. Stuart Perry Construction handles switch and trestle from the B&O line. Gas Machinery Co. will install equipment. Parker Russell Mining and Manufacturing Co. supplies the full coal gas bench. Plant expected to be completed and in operation soon after the first of the year.

Consumers’ Utility Company E. C. Goss Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Roanoke Company Virginia Bridge and Iron Company Roanoke Stuart Perry Construction Company Baltimore and Ohio Snapp Stacey Manufacturing Company Cincinnati Ohio The Gas Machinery Company Cleveland Parker Russell Mining and Manufacturing Company St. Louis Goss

Approved hospital list grows with 34 000 surveys and near universal access

Dr. Malcolm T. MacEachern notes 34 000 hospital surveys by the American College of Surgeons over 18 years. Since 1918 the approved hospitals rose from 89 to 2 023, with 98 percent of Americans within 20 to 30 miles of an approved facility.

Malcolm T. MacEachern American College of Surgeons United States

County considers 6 PM closing for dance halls

A county official urged the Frederick County Board of Supervisors to pass a county ordinance requiring all dance halls and public places selling beer ale and wines to close at 6 o clock in the evening especially on Saturday nights. He cited weekend arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and rising automobile fatalities.

Frederick County Board of Supervisors

Should Not Blot Signatures

The national bureau of standards says signatures on important documents should not be blotted but allowed to dry. Experiments show blotted signatures fade and become indecipherable, while those that dry properly last as long as the paper.

National Bureau of Standards Bureau

Sign Your Name If You Want To Show Good Faith

Mayor Dr C A Anderson urged that city complaints be signed to be investigated. He noted anonymous letters are often read only with signees showing good faith and promised prompt attention to signed messages about issues like a missing schoolchild. Officials have complained about anonymous communications.

C. A. Anderson Atention Anderson

Junior Red Cross Radio Program Broadcast Details

An international Junior Red Cross program will air from 2 to 2 30 tomorrow afternoon via a general hook-up by the National Broadcasting Company. Students from Tokyo Paris London Prague Warsaw and New York will speak in their languages with English summaries, followed by Admiral Grayson from Washington. The Marine Band will perform each national anthem before or after each speech.

Admiral Grayson Washington United States Marine Band

Wrecked Ships Endure on Coral Reefs For Years

A Collier’s Weekly note describes ships wrecked in storms lasting on rocky shores. A steel vessel and crews perish while attempting escape, while others remain intact on Juan de Nova near Madagascar. The Tottenham of London remains whole after 21 years aboard coral reefs.

Juan de Nova Island Madagascar Tottenham London Collier’s

Planes Find Big Massing of Enemy Forces in Ethiopia

Italian war planes over Magalo 225 miles southeast of Addis Ababa engaged heavy fortifications and a large Ethiopian troop concentration. The raid faced artillery fire with bombs dropped. two Ethiopian anti-aircraft guns were silenced and fires started. Ethiopians reportedly fled in panic as the Italians returned to base.

Ethiopia Magalo Addis Ababa Fied Ains

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Robinson Mr. C. Robert Burner White Hall Mite Society Cedar Cliff Cedar Cliffs Presbyterian Church Vaucluse Mildred Kline Invasional Fruit Service Thor’s Valley School Hallowe’en T of Town Apitol Theatre Albert Guyer Party of Four Martinsburg Leedsley Berryville Ete Dunning Taylor Pierce Rederick van Buren Vaning New York Nme Margaret L. Hodgson Rexall Brooks’ Pharmacy Rexall Drug Store Howard Lakeman Thomas J. West Charles Town W. Va 8. H. Grove Kernstown Clara V. Fultz Shoppe Concert Association To Open George Bentley Hampton, Va Joseph A. Massie Loudoun Land O’ Lakes Junior Red Cross Deeg Jere Commercial & Savings Bank Big Joe For Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Hallowe'en Wnderwood N. Loudoun St Telephone Hamman’s Dollar Store ASCO Victor Acme Suede Felts Mary S. Yeakley W. Boscawen St Lovett’s Loudoun St P. M. Funkhouser Oakland Enna Hha Selby M. Swimley R. M Geerre Washington Hotel
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