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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1934
Page
3
Members of the Clark family attend the annual gathering at Chestnut Grove with extended relatives present and heirloom stories shared by elder attendees.
About 250 people attended the third annual Clark reunion at Chestnut Grove on Saturday August 25 renewing old ties. A noon picnic followed by a shower in the afternoon preceded a program of songs prayers poems and talks. The 1935 reunion date was announced and later events included music by Bly Barnes and a bridal shower for Mrs. Stuart Garner Edmonds. The Loyal Workers Bible Class also met and planned a church fundraiser.
Sunday memorial service at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church and annual homecoming at Riding Chapel United Brethren Church. Lions Club lunch at George Washington Hotel Tuesday. Kiwanis at George Washington Hotel Wednesday. Speane people choir at St Baptist Church regular practice. Winchester Lodge meeting at 8:15 pm. Grace Lutheran Church adult choir practice. Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel Thursday. Tri County Odd Fellows meeting at Marsh Run Lodge Middletown with officers elected. American Legion luncheon at George Washington Hotel Friday.
Mr and Mrs John I Brown Jr leave their home on South Kent Street tomorrow for West Pittston Pa where Brown has served as director of physical education in the public schools for several years and as director of playground activities for the Winchester Playgrounds Association for several years.
Rev E B McGukin pastor of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church arrived back from Hartwell Georgia where he and Mrs McGukin stayed at their old home. They visited his mother and grandparents and Mrs McGukin will extend her visit before joining him. He will preach on the theme of Vision tomorrow night.
Brooks Pharmacy announces today September 1 grand opening featuring a modern ice cream bar with 10 flavors in bulk. Gigantic milk shakes and jumbo ice cream sodas priced at 10 cents and double header ice cream cones at 5 cents.
Lieut Willam B Kern United States Army Reserve will report to an army post in Michigan for his first duty as an officer. A 1934 West Point graduate, he spent summers with Boy Scouts at Camp White Rock on the Capon River aiding in outdoor program development. Kern has long been regarded as a strong Scout and was among the first Winchester Scouts when the organization started locally.
The District Nurse Association will hold its first fall meeting in the association office near the Court House at 3 PM on Wednesday September 5. Members are urged to attend in full force.
Berlin reports the Oranienburg camp, Germanys largest, is permanently abandoned by order of Premier Hermann Wilhelm ag. The facility held 742 political prisoners, mainly Socialists and Communists, and is located 20 minutes from Berlin.
Miss Ruth Atwell returns home from Hampton and Norfolk with family friends in Springfield Ohio. Rev B T Clark plans to preach at First Baptist Church after a Rappahannock river vacation. Several locals plan trips to New York Cape May and Richmond while others host or visit relatives and colleagues.
Frances Perkins, secretary of labor, says shorter hours and higher wage standards should become permanent across American industry. In a Labor Day AP message, she notes recovery benefits from welfare programs, urges permanent reforms compatible with democracy and federalism, and calls for a survey of unemployment insurance to provide true economic security.
Winchester Playground Association ends a successful season as grounds close. Attendance averaged 112 at Friends Church, 65 at Harris Addition, and 56 at the colored school totaling 233 daily. Supervisors praised for safety and good citizenship.
Residents anticipate heavy Labor Day travel with many industries closed or operating as usual. Filling stations report rising business as traffic builds, while liquor stores see higher demand before Monday closure. Banks and post office will close, along with county and court clerks, as some local compressions keep essential services open.
The League of Nations Saar Governing Commission reports evidence that 16000 Germans in the Saar region are being trained for German military deployment ahead of the January plebiscite. It has drafted an ordinance to ban the voluntary labor service from the Saar and to require enrolled youths to report to police for surveillance.
The O'Sullivan Rubber Company's plant will close while textile mills may operate as usual. Most grocery stores are expected to be closed. Picnics and outings will be held with many people planning two day trips to distant places.
The article notes a resident of Pennsylvania will be the weekend guest of Miss Bernetta Ritter. It mentions Miss Ritter plans to return to Elizabeth to resume her duties as teacher next.
Dr. Hugo Eckener of Germany said fog hampers a northern air route to America via Greenland and will not pursue the plan. He is in Copenhagen for an aviation exhibition and notes Italo Balbo told him he would not again attempt a mass flight like the Chicago 1933 event.
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