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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1936

Page

5

Death of John E. Fries Reported in Stephens City

Word reached Stephens City of the death of John E. Fries of Hastepne who was killed instantly in Harrison when struck by an automobile. He was an uncle of Mrs. Clay Yancey and well known in the area, visiting often.

Stephens City John E. Fries Hastepne Clay Yancey Fries Harrisonoe W. H. Parker Waterfront A. W. Doggett Raymond Sandy Sandy Mabel Cleet Page County Farfaix Frazier Mr. Proctor Washington, D. C Miss Frazier Harry Frazier L. E. Barblitz R. G. Trussell Snyder Alleman Pennsylvania Cadwallader Margaret Jane Winchester F. B. Cadwallader Susie Carbaugh

Local notes from Grimes area cover visitors and events

Grimes notes mention Mr. and Mrs. Martin Burmester of Bay Head New Jersey visiting Bay Head relatives in Grimes while civil engineers survey regional roads and waterways. Mrs. John Hubbard’s friends regret her accident near Winchester. Local attendees joined camp meeting in Wardensville and Walnut to mark community life with relatives and travelers from Harrisburg Pennsylvania visit Hensell and Stouffer families.

Grimes Martin Burmester Bay Head N. J C. E. Rockey John Hubbard Winchester Wardensville W. Va James Grimes Evelyn Pugh Orndorff Virginia Walnut Little Son Hayfield Martinsburg Robert H. Bockey Galilee Church Ernest Beckey George Stouffer Raymond Stouffer Milton Murray Harrisburg Charles Hensell

Local visits and social notes from Middletown

Middletown notes detail visitors and extended stays from Hyattsville Baltimore and Pittsburgh, including Mr. William Weirich and Miss Charlotte Baublitz and Mrs. Weirich. The item mentions Mr. Archie Conner and Thomas visiting relatives, and Mrs. Ramey recovering from illness. It also recalls trips by Mr. Richard Romack, Mr. and Mrs. Edmondson, and others, plus a church Sunday School Service Class outing to Reliance.

Middletown William Weirich Charlotte Baublitz William Nees Hyattsville Frank Weirich Weirich Washington, D. C Archie Conner Thomas Baltimore Walter McCauley Richard Romack Roanoke W. H. Edmondson Harry Ramey Woodstock Laura Glenn Evans Hudson Jean Hudson Mae Ginn Culpeper Charles Hartley Phens City Reliance Floyd Derflinger

Cedar Grove Notes from Cedar Grove Virginia local social

Mr and Mrs Frank Barrett hosted a Sunday dinner with many visitors including Mr and Mrs William Miller Hazel and Judith Miller and many friends from Martinsburg Winchester and Richmond. Levi Boyd has returned home after hospital stay and George Carson moved to a new Winchester home with Dyke family joining them.

Cedar. Grove Frank Barrett William Miller Hazel Earl Bailey Masillion Ohio O. C. Miller Melvin Miller Dauhter Judith Winchester Clarence Miller Charles, Esten Reva May Martinsburg W. Va Miller Boyd Betty Jean Edna R. G. Edwards Ethel Barrett Rebecca Adams Virginia Kilmer Betty Hogue James Strother George Kilmer Armel Combs Betty Ann Margaret Richmond Ollie Lewis Irene Chapman Joe Crim Missee Lupton Washington Levi Boyd Winchester Memorial Hospital George Carson West Virginia Carson James Singhass Thomas Singhass Leo Lamp Lula Lamp May Fries Peggsy Carson Fremont Dick

Local Notices From ALBIN VA Honor Visits and Birthdays

Albin Virginia dated Sept 11 lists social visits dinner guests including W A Buncutter and family with guests from Masillion Ohio and others. Birthdays celebrate Mrs Buncutter and Edwin Seastrunk. local students at Handley School named: Alvin Frank Sally Rebecca Tavenner Margaret Alma Orndorff Ellen Butler Mildred Dorothy Snider Elsie Ethel Roscoe Edwards Hugh Orndorff Charles Smith.

Albin W. A. Buncutter William Brugh Ruth W. Brugh Opal Ickes Masillion Ohio Wilson Kiter Mildred Parlett Buncutter Earl Hawkins Betty Jane C. BE. Seastrunk South Carolina George Seastrunk Columbia S. C Washington Rev. Seastrunk A. O. Hill Ralph New York Steward Yeakley Edwin Seastrunk Handley School Alvin Frank Sally Rebecca Tavenner Margaret Alma Orndorff Ellen Butler Mildred Dorothy Snider Elsie Ethel Roscoe Edwards Hugh Orndorff Charles Smith

Gainesboro News in Brief: Labor Day Trips and Baseball Win

Gainesboro residents share Labor Day trips with friends in Harrisonburg and Colonial Beach. The local Gainesboro baseball team defeated Birch Grove 14 to 5 in a Sunday game.

Gainesboro Clarence Donovan Harrisonburg Harry McKeever Colonial Beach Winchester Birch Grove

All-day church services draw large crowd in Greenway

Greenway Virginia notes a well attended all day service at the local church last Sunday. The Christian Endeavor Society will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday September 13 with Loring Anderson leading. Rev. Harry C. Rickard will preach at 8 p.m. The Ladies' Aid Society meets with Mrs. Bertha Armel at 2 30 p.m. Thursday.

Greenway Christian Endeavor Society Loring Anderson Harry C. Rickard Ladies’ Aid Society Bertha Armel

SILER BREVITIES: Horner Whitacre Families Noted

SILER Va September 11 Mr and Mrs Brent Horner and family of Tabler Station and Mrs George Whitacre and children Anna and Georgia of Gerrardstown W V2 are mentioned in this brief community note.

Siler Brent Horner Tabler Station George Whitacre Anna Georgia Gerrardstown W. V2

DeHaven Family and Relatives Gather in Xenia Area

Local residents and visitors from Xenia and nearby towns attended a Sunday gathering at the DeHaven homestead. Among those listed were Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Whit… Messrs Jack DeHaven Lamp Edward Shirley and many others visiting relatives in the area. The group included travelers from Siler Gerrardstown and Washington DC as Labor Day weekend activities continued.

Xenia Ohio C. J. Whiti Messrs Jack DeHaven Lamp Edward Shirley Henry DeHaven Roy Armentrout Max. Winchester Madeline Whitacre Siler Anna Whitacre Gerrardstown W. Va Othello DeHaven Labor Day E. R. Daily

Isaac Creek Notes Update from Winchester and Nearby Visits

Mr. and Mrs. Winton and Mr. Clifton Shanholtz spent Sunday with friends in Winchester. Mrs. Lee Crossen has returned home after visiting her son in Lynchburg. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Merriner included James Loy and the Pattons of Winchester. Labor Day visitors to Berkeley Springs were the Merringers and their daughter. Nearby guests included James Affleck of Winchester and Lemuel Ware and family from Martinsburg.

Isaac Creek Winton Clifton Shanholtz Sunoy Winchester Lee Crossen Lynchburg Sherman Merriner James Loy Clarence Patton Cecil Shanholtz Evers Shanholtz E. P. Brown G. E. Clark John Kern Pikeside Othel Mcintyre Angers Store W. Va A. Daily

Oranda Notes Weekend Guests From Washington and Nearby

Messrs Miller Cof felt and sister Lewis Saum Catherine Darmstead Ruth Jenkins Ethel Hausenfluck Erma Richardson Mabel Orndorff visited here over the weekend. Mrs D Russell Edmonson improving. Ernest Good Delma Good Norval Nicholas Charlotte Kelly and others spent time in Washington and Bakerton and Charles Town with relatives and friends.

Oranda Messrs. Miller Washington D. C Winchester Coffelt Washington, D. C John Saum Catherine Darmstead Ruth Jenkins Ethel Hausenfluck Erma Richardson Mabel Orndorff D. Russell Edmonson Ernest Good Delma Good Norval Nicholas Charlotte Kelly Robert Miller Louise Haines Bakerton W. Va Helen Drish Charles Town Lillie Good Maynard Edmonson McKeesport Russell Edmonson

Weekend Social Guests At Wheatland Manor In Nineveh

Nineveh Virginia on September 11 reports Mrs. Clarence Bricher and Miss Ellen Bricher of Shenandoah and Mr. Richard Bricher of Winchester as weekend guests of Mrs. A S Jett at Wheatland Manor. Numerous visitors from Winchester Washington D C Charles Town and Hagerstown joined in weekend gatherings and dinners.

Nineveh Clarence Bricher Ellen Bricher Shenandoah Richard Bricher Winchester A. S. Jett Wheatland Manor Hale Golden Small Washington, D. C H. F. McKay Allen Bricher Jett Bryarly White Post Kitty Welsh Will Sargent Kernstown R. G. Johns Rockland Charles Powers Lawrence Johns Little Son Hagerstown E. G. Johns

Rock Enon Squirrel Season Quiet So Far

Rock Enon Virginia reports a quiet start to the squirrel season as Mr. Walter Good and family visit Browntown relatives and guests such as Mrs. Ida Cain and Mrs. Ethel Sonner's sister appear in local circles. No notable hunting activity or records are noted yet.

Rock Enon Walter Good Browntown Ida Cain Winchester Bryn Good Ethel Sonner Pittsburgh

McDonald reunion draws large crowd at Coal Mine school

A large crowd gathered at Coal Mine school house for the McDonald reunion on Sunday. Rev. Grubbs of Martinsburg preached and will return to Laurel Hill church, as relatives from Washington DC Winchester and nearby towns joined the gathering and shared a festive meal.

Elmer Godlove Ralph McDonald Charles McDonald Stewart and Albert William Sargent Smallwood Washington, D. C McDonald Bessie Thornton Winchester A. ©. Keller Betty Himelright Margaret Fauver W. L. Windle Viola Wilson Jimmie Wilson Frank Windle Venna Pearl Glenna Davis W. Va Harry Lindamood Star Tannery Grubbs Martinsburg Laurel Hill Church

Whitacre Area Social Notes Span Labor Weekend

Whitacre Virginia reports a series of weekend visits and gatherings. Guests include G C Peacemaker and Harry Largent families from nearby towns and states. Travelers from Monessen Pennsylvania Capon Bridge West Virginia and Romney West Virginia shared dinners picnics and birthday celebrations along a scenic Labor Day itinerary.

Whitacre G. C. Peacemaker Harry Largent R. EB. L. Whitacre N. E. Whitacre Monessen Ie Haines Capon Bridge

Refuge Residents Share Weekend Visits and Reunions

Mrs Farl Huff and daughter Mary Anna visited her parents in Refuge Virginia this weekend. Leith and Conner families hosted relatives in Middleburg and Limeton. Many locals joined the Beatty reunion at the old Beatty home place Sunday evening including guests from Pennsylvania Ohio and Kernstown.

Refuge Farl Huff Mary Anna Leith Middleburg Howard Leith H. C. Conner Limeton Estelle Elizabeth Cedare Elizabeth Ritenour Martha Crounse Crowell Conner Charlotte Will Sargent Kernstown Charles Turner Glen Turner Raymond Ohio Grom

Rest Brevities from Rest Virginia and Nearby Spots

Rest Brevities notes Mr. Charles Brady Jr. returning from Baltimore after a ten day visit with his father and relatives. It also mentions weekend trips and visits by Huyett Light, Fairfax Shewbridge, Lucille Gordon in Washington, D. C., and others to Front Royal Alexandria Winchester and Skyline Drive, plus family movements including Mrs Blanche Stipe taking a new position in Winchester.

Rest Charles Brady, Jr Baltimore H. C. Light Pennsylvania Lucille Gordon Washington, D. C G. B. Snyder Virginia Ann Front Royal Messrs Huyett Light Fairfax She Blanche Stipe Winchester Pred Mauzy

Mrs R. 3. Carter Returns Home After Illness

The article notes Mrs. R. 3. Carter was ill for some time and spent Monday with relatives in aoe and Shippensburg. Her friends are glad to see her on again, and she recently recovered from illness. Mr. Ernest Flowers and family of Middletown visited Mr. W. J. Flowers and family last Sunday.

Aoe Shippensburg R. 3 Carter Winpu Ernest Flowers Middletown W. J. Flowers

Jury Frees Hallman in Warren Court Case

In Front Royal, Sam Hallman freed by Warren circuit court after trial on charges involving theft of a pair of checklines from Elmer Foster farm. Checklines found in a sack in William C. Trenary field. Russell H. Cameron acquitted on reckless driving charge.

Front Royal Sam Hallman Walter G. Olmstead Elmer Foster Warren Circuit Court Hallman William C. Trenary Russell H. Cameron

Royal Arch Masons Name Officers For 8 O'clock Meeting

John Dove Chapter No 421 will elect officers for the ensuing year at a regular meeting tonight at 8 o'clock. The session is held by the Royal Arch Masons with members urged to attend.

John Dove Royal Arch Masons

Mission Services at Helping Hand Mission Sunday

The Rev. Cephas Fahnestock will preach at 3 o clock Sunday afternoon at the Helping Hand Mission in Indian Hollow Sarasota Florida. Everyone is invited. J E Levinson demonstrated catching two fish on one hook and showed the fish as proof. He described a Jewfish biting first with the hook through its mouth and out a gill and a mackerel taking the dangling hook.

Cephas Fahnestock Helping Hand Mission Indian Hollow Sarasota Fla J. E. Levinson Levinson

Beauty Culture Class Opens in Harrisonburg Court Sq

Esme Wicker of New York Pauline C Sullivan proprietor Pearl L Williamson instructor advertise a beauty culture class. The Frederic School claims to be the only authentic in the Valley. Enroll now for the present class just started. Phone numbers 777 or 764-3728. Court Square Harrisonburg Virginia.

Esme Wicker New York Pauline C. Sullivan Pearl L. Williamson Authe Frederic School Court Sq Harrisonburg

Front Royal Completes New Pump Auxiliary

Install pumps to draw water from the South Branch Shenandoah River to supply Front Royal with water. The project, described as an auxiliary to the Shenandoah river system, was completed today.

Front Royal Shenandoah River South Branch

Notice to Farmers on Loan Office Visits

J Gray Beverley Field Supervisor will visit Woodstock Virginia September 15 from 9 am to 1 pm at the County Agent office to receive fall crop loan applications under the Emergency Crop Loan Act. He will visit Front Virginia September 16 from 9 am to 11 am to collect applications. The Winchester Post Office Branch hours are 9 am to 4 pm daily for receiving applications.

J. Gray Beverley Dickenson Woodstock Virginia Cloyd Front Beverley Ball Winchester Imannaniey

Notice of bankruptcy for Fred Hoyt Way in Virginia

In the Western District of Virginia Fred Hoyt Way trading as Way Beer Agency has been adjudicated bankrupt on August 19 1936. The first meeting of creditors will be held September 22 1936 at 11 00 a m at the Corporation Courthouse Winchester Virginia to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct related business. Dated Harrisonburg Virginia September 6 Edward C Martz Referee in Bankruptcy 11 11

United States District Court For Western District of Virginia Fred Hoyt Way Way Beer Agency Winchester Frederick County Virginia Corporation Harrisonburg Edward C. Martz

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Stephens Dorothy Felty Dolly Ann Mark Sperry Trone Sperry Grimes Notes Cedar Grove Lebanon Church News Whitacre Mention Lowell Brannon Lowell, Jr William O. H G. W. Siford Paul Braithwaite O. W. Dick Moorefield Romney Braithwaite B. F. Spitzer Crabbottom Eddie Largent Louise Byrum Ray Fletcher Fanny G. W. Strother Warren Jury Frees Mission Services Firestone Cae Esi Auto Supply & Service Stores Firestone Auto Supply and Service Stores N. Loudoun Bt Ligen Voice of WEAF Dr. Wests Desa Oe Big Tube the Literary Digest Bader Goodyear NBC Blue Bom Isppearl Spee Abc Buncutter Tire CO Winchester, Virginia iTamin W. B. Snider & Son ASCO McCormick
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