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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1938

Page

6

Winchester Flower Show Sets Stage for Handicraft Displays

Expert judges from Woodstock and Purcellville oversee a 3 PM flower show in Winchester with classes for arrangements of roses, foliage, geraniums, line displays, fruits, gladioli, informal table settings, and youth categories. Exhibitors must grow plant material, with deadlines and prize rules set for entries and display locations. Local social news notes a large private party at Winchester Golf Club weekend events attracting many young people and uncertain host identities.

G. G. Dickenson Douglas Dy Woodstock Garden E. Bentley Gregg Purcellville Garden Frederick Co Old Fredericktown Garden Club Winchester Clarke Loudoun Fauquier Winchester Golf Club War- Trenton

Calendar of Events Huranay

Calendar notes meetings and social events across Braddock Street Church Washington Street George Washington Hotel and Ridgeway venues. Highlights include Junior Board of Trade at George Washington Hotel and Ladies Aid Society gathering at Mrs Adams Gainesboro. Breakfast for G A A at Ida Lycett cabin with date change noted.

Braddock Street Loring Woore Clearbrook WP Bnaalenr Washington Amherst Strets Ladies’ Aid Society of Disciples Church of Ebenezer C. T. Adams Gainesboro Best Missionary Society L. H. Smalwood Ridgeway W. Va Winchester Golf Club Ida Lycett

Flower Show Plans Debut At Winchester Clinton County Garden Club

Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club meets at George Washington Hotel to prepare for a flower show on Wednesday September 21. Mrs. B F Arthur presided and Mrs H Clay de Grange outlined committees for publicity invitations classes judges entertainers registration classification door prizes and other show tasks.

Winchester and Clarke County Helen Massey Sophie Baker Louis L. Baker E. G. Butler J. W. Arthur Kenneth Gilpin Fred Glaize R. Y. Conrad P. W. Boyd W. P. Massey Graham Dougherty R. T. Barton J. P. Reardon E. Byrd He Bee Joseph Massie J.P. Reardon Mary Virginia Steck J. D. Richardson Nelson Page Katherine Kern Clara Wood Ashby Miller Ellsworth Johnson Robert Y. Conrad John Scully, Jr William Beverley Sallie Boyd J. M. Steck Ellen Boyd Caroline Hunter Alfred Ker~foot Blackburn Smith H. K. Russell Lewis Hyde Fred Barr Carl Massey H. B. McCormac W. A Baker Frank Wray E. L. Tessier Ralph Richardson Lucy Kurtz

Family Reunion in Berkeley County and West Virginia Wedding

The Ashton family reunion gathered at John Ashton's home in Berkeley County West Virginia with 62 at table for lunch. Local wedding at Clifton Presbyterian Church Maxwelton produced a long list of attendees and a luncheon at The Halfway House.

Baby show winner at Morgan County Tomato Festival

Nancy Olivia Duckworth, daughter of Glenroy and Mrs. Duckworth of Berkeley Springs West Virginia, won first prize as the prettiest baby under one year old at the Morgan County Tomato Festival event. Mrs. Duckworth formerly Miss Oata Anderson of this city has many friends here. Also noted: Michael DeCarlo and wife of White Plains New York visiting relatives in North Braddock Street area. Kenneth Heine, Handley High senior class president, underwent tonsil removal at Winchester Memorial Hospital yesterday.

D. J. Ashton John Ashton Berkeley County W. Va Martinsburg J. E. McDonald Wesley Gary Raymond Dorsey Russell James Valley Avey White Hall Steward Fries Ray Tunnelton William Avey North Mountain Hunter Donaldson Leslie Jones Spring N. F. Rees Winchester Lowe Smith Lucille Forman Grace Webber Nancy Webber Libby Webber Patsy Weber Washington Roy Lamp Ganetown J. C. Ashton Shanghai Leola Hoover Caroline Michael Lawrence Wolfrey John W. Ashton Woodrow Mary Paul, Edgar and Janney Ashton Nancy Olivia Duckworth Glenroy Duckworth Berkeley Springs West Virginia Morgan County Duckworth Oata Anderson Michael DeCarlo White Plains, N. Y Kenneth Heine Handley Winchester Memorial Hospital

School Starts Soon Accident Insurance for Children

Wilmer F. Shryock announces accident insurance for children ages 6 to 18 amid back to school safety concerns. The notice emphasizes daily automobile hazards for students traveling to and from school.

Wilmer F. Shryock

Wedding invitation size and tea-dance etiquette

The article notes invitation sizes vary with stationery trends suggesting about 5 1 8 inches by 3 8 inches as a popular size. A tea-dance is an ordinary afternoon tea with space and music for dancing, and hostesses may ask a close friend to pour at informal affairs.

Dissension Flares In Complaints About Union Control

In Los Angeles a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board alleges that a $100,000 payment to a union official bought 12,000 workers under the control of the Association of Motion Picture Producers. The accused deny the charges as ridiculous, noting wage declines and fought union influence.

Los Angeles National Labor Relations Board Association of Motion Picture Producers, Inc Pat Casey Producers’ Organization Towne Nylander NLRB Jeff Kibre Motion Picture Technicians’ Committee Kibre William Bioff Hollywood George E. Browne International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Joseph M. Schenck Producers’ Association Bioff and Browne Chicago Association of Motion Pictures Producers, Inc Schenck

Mrs Wilkins in New York on business trip returns Saturday

Mrs Esther Wilkins travels to New York City for business and expects to return Saturday. Dr and Mrs B Randolph Wellford and children Virginia Alice and Janie went back to Richmond the first of the week after visiting Mr and Mrs William Beverley at Milton Valley near Berryville. Miss Judy Beverley, daughter of the Beverleys, is guest of the Wellfords.

Esther Wilkins New York City B. Randolph Wellford Virginia Alice Janie Richmond William Beverley Milton Valley Berryville Judy Beverley W William Beverleys Wellford

Byrd Attacks Government Spending At Shenandoah Picnic

Senator Harry F. Byrd spoke at the Shenandoah Cooperative Farm Bureau picnic near Woodstock Virginia criticizing federal spending and urging frugality and restraint. He warned loans become taxes and urged Congress to avoid waste while noting Virginia’s federal debt share.

Woodstock Shenandoah Shenandoah Cooperative Farm Bureau Fair Grounds Harry F. Byrd C. W. Sollenberger Byrd Congress Virginia

Family Program At Gospel Tent At 811 Market Street

A sacred family program led by Rev. E. J. Rohart and family is set for 7 45 tonight at 811 South Market Street. The service features singing speaking and recitations by children centered on What Constitutes a Christian Home with prizes for the largest family oldest mother oldest father and youngest child present.

E. J. Rohart South Market Street

Large Farm Case Argued in Virginia Supreme Court

The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard arguments in a dispute over a Shenandoah county farm once owned by George Harrison. The case concerns a conveyance to his son Thomas and whether it constitutes an advancement to satisfy a $10,000 gift or part of an estate settlement. The panel included Chief Justice Campbell and Justices Frudgins Gregory Eggleston Spratley.

The Star Staunton George H. Son New Marina Willis Sharp Kilmer Reuben Supreme Court of Appeals Gray Williams J. Sloan Kuykendall F .S. Tavenner George S. Harnsberger Appellee George Harrison Thomas George H. Harrison Circuit Court Shenandoah County Reuben Harrison Thee Court of Appeals Vira Justice Browning Holt Preston W. Campbell Edward W. Frudgins Herbert B. Gregory John W. Eggleston Claude V. Spratley

Championship Softball Showdown Between Brunswick and Winchester

A championship softball game is set for tomorrow at five o clock at Park. Brunswick, Md league winners, meet Virginia Woolen, Winchester league champions, in what promises a tense, high quality contest as both sides boast strong lineups. The Winchester mill weavers have dominated the pennant for years and aim to defend the title against the visitors.

Brunswick Virginia Woolen

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