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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1936

Page

3

Social calendar of events in Winchester and area

Thursday at Ridgeway and Opequon houses a Francis Asbury Young People Union meeting and a Girls' Athletic Association support gathering. Friday features Robert Y. Conrad Post luncheon at George Washington Hotel, a hospital benefit tea at Winchester Golf Club, a little Theatre meeting at Handley Library, and an official visit by Mrs. Madeline Wallace to McKinley Chapter No 19 O E S at Farmers and Merchants Bank building.

Francis Asbury Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion George Washington Hotel Winchester Golf Club Little Theatre Handley Library Madeline Wallace Virginia McKinley Chapter O. E Farmers and Merchants Bank Burr P. Harrison Order of the Eastern Star McKinley Winchester Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company Wallace Emily Hiner Southern Inn Front Royal Strasburg Woodstock Martinsburg Hagerstown

Grace Dalgety Kerr Cumming Wedding in University Chapel

The marriage of Miss Grace Dalgety Kerr to Mr Henry Harford Cumming Jr took place in the University Chapel Tuesday evening. The bride wore ivory duchess satin and carried her late aunt’s ivory book. Attendants included her sister Miss Margaret Dalgety Kerr. The ceremony was by Rev William Laird and followed by a Farmington Country Club reception. The couple plan a Geneva posting in international relations after sailing from Baltimore.

Grace Dalgety-Kerr Henry Harford Cumming, Jr Henry H. Cumming Mr. Cumming University Chapel Margaret Dalgety-Kerr Edwin Burton Lewis M. Hammon University Cumming Edward Cumming Augusta Lewis M. Hammond Cecil Garlick Francis Duke A. B. Shepperson William Laird Baltimore Newport News Geneva Henry Michel C. Fred Barr Edward Barr Elizabeth Barr Winchester B. Prescott Edwards Russell Adams William Moore Carter Saunders May Bowles

Special Prizes At Hospital Benefit Tea At Winchester

A Memorial Hospital benefit card party and tea will be held tomorrow afternoon at Winchester Golf Club with door prize donated by Mr. Nadeo of the Shopping Centre and a milk-fed chicken donated by Mr. C. C. Mayes. The notices also list multiple social visits and travel plans of residents from Bluefield to Richmond and Charlottesville areas, with gatherings at Royal Orchard and other local homes.

Nadeo Memorial Hospital Winchester Golf Club C. C. Mayes

Etiquette Q and A on table manners and thanks

Modern Etiquette explains first table gesture is to unfold the napkin and place it on the lap. It also covers using the telephone to thank for flowers and the value of a thank you note to the firm after a purse is returned, with guidance to express gratitude and commend clerks if possible.

Winchester Social Roundup Notes Local Visitors and Activities

Miss Anna Gannaway spends a week in Winchester staying at the Washington Inn. Several locals return from Atlantic City trips. Students head to Lynchburg and Harrisonburg for studies while others plan trips to Miami and Charlottesville. A church circle meets this evening at 7 45 at 311 Amherst Street.

Anna Gannaway Farmville Handley School Winchester Washington Inn Circle No Christ Church Gertrude Eleanor Clevenger Amherst Street

High Calibre Ball Stars Set for Sunday Doubleheader

Boots Poffenberger, Charleston star pitcher with 17 wins and all star honors, will face Park Sunday in a doubleheader with the Williamsport Wildcats at Winchester. Banzhoff hits over .400 and will start third base. Kaplan, with 950 chances and 4 errors, at second. Fans expect a big league treat and a large crowd.

Boots Poffenberger Charleston W. Va Williamsport Wildcats Banzhoff Kaplan Winchester

Mrs Roosevelt Stricken With Grippe Illness

Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt is ordered to bed by her physician after an attack of grippe. She has a fever but officials say her condition is not alarming and all engagements are canceled.

Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt White House

Social notes from Berryville events and student departures

Mrs John B Neill hosted weekend guests James W Suddath and Perry Lippitt of Washington for Miss Mary Welsh Doughertys debutante tea at Woodley. Guests attended a Blue Ridge Country Club dance for Miss Mary Dougherty. Several local students left for colleges including University of Texas Washington and Lee Beckford School Holton Arms and Episcopal High School. The Robesons visited Lynchburg and Florida and Anne Cary Moss married Dr William Hoge Wood Jr in Charlottesville.

Berryville John B. Neill James W. Suddath Perry Lippitt Washington Mary ‘Welsh Dougherty Graham Dougherty Woodley Gertrude Dougherty Blue Ridge Country Club Mary Dougherty Joseph F. Moore, Jr Austin Texas University of Texas Lorenzo Lewis Sylvia Lewis George Washington Lewis Washington and Lee University Beverley Randolph Percy C. Randolph Beckford Woodstock Louise Moore Blackburn Moore Holton Arms Beverley B. Byrd Harry F. Byrd Epison Alexana Francis Beverley Whiting Margaretta Whiting Clarksburg Parkersburg W. Va William Peterkin Anne Cary Moss William Hoge Wood, Jr Charlottesville

Plane Rescue Clears Way For Trans Atlantic Flight

Rescue party led by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker reached Musgrave Harbor after a 17 hour boat trip from Harbor Grace to aid Harry Richman and Dick Merrill. They freed the monoplane Lady Peace from a bog and prepared it for takeoff, finding only minor damage including a broken propeller. The pilots denied a quarrel over fuel shortage.

Musgrave Harbor Mic Eddie Rickenbacker Harbor Grace Harry Richman Dick Merrill Richman Merrill

St Julien Wilson Dies in Capital at 1 6 Month Illness

Captain Philip St Julien Wilson chief engineer of the federal bureau of public roads died at his Washington home after a six month illness. He served as bureau chief since 1916 and earlier as assistant director 1914 1916 and as Virginia highway official 1906 1913.

Washington Philip St. Julien Wilson Federal Bureau of Public Roads Capitain Wilson Bureau Virginia Richmond

Seeks Release Of Correspondents From Spain

United States Ambassador Claude Gowers said he would use his offices to obtain the release of three American newspaper correspondents detained by Spanish Insurgent forces at Carceres. Named were John T. Whitaker of the New York Herald Tribune Floyd Gibbons and H R Knockerbocker of Universal Service and International News Service.

Saint Jean DE Luz France United States Claude G. Bowers Carceres John T. Whitaker New York Herald-Tribune Floyd Gibbons H. R. Knockerbocker Universal Service and International News Service

Social visits and a belated birthday for Mrs. Ramey

In Indian Hollow on September 17, Mr. and Mrs. Davis Adams of Stephens City spent the day with Miss Pearl Larrick. Guests at Mrs. W. A. Hoover’s home included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller and children and Mrs. Clark Braithwaite. Mrs. Sloan Wolf visited Mrs. Braithwaite Sunday afternoon. A surprise birthday party for Mrs. L. H. Ramey was held Saturday night September 12 with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Ramey, Mrs. Boyd P. Ramey, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ramey and their son, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Ramey and their sons, Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Wolf and son, and Mrs. W. A. Hoover.

Indian Hollow Davis Adams Stephens City Pearl Larrick W. A. Hoover Walter Miller Clark Braithwaite Sloan Wolf L. H. Ramey Boyd P. Ramey Russell Ramey and Son Carlton Ramey Sloan Wolf and Son

Lee Relative to Do Unveiling on Antietam Battlefield

Sharpsburg Maryland September 17 members of the West Virginia division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy gathered for the unveiling of the first Confederate memorial on the Antietam Battlefield. Robert Edward Lee great grandson of General Robert E Lee was scheduled to unveil the memorial a simple granite boulder at ceremonies this afternoon.

Sharpsburg West Virginia United Daughters of the Confederacy Antietam Robert Edward Lee Robert E. Lee

Ousted Romanian Foreign Minister Ill From Poison

Intimates say Nicolas Titulescu, ousted minister, is seriously ill and may have been poisoned. King Carol phoned Saint Moritz, where he received a blood transfusion. Dr Burghard Breitner traveled from Innsbruck to treat him.

Bucharest Romania Nicolas Titulescu Carol Saint Moritz Switzerland Burghard Breitner Saint Mortz Innsbruck Austria

Moscow Dynamo Turkey Soccer Match Sees 2 Million Ticket Requests

Two million ticket applications were received for the Moscow Dynamo Turkey international game. With 75,000 seats, newspapers enlist state camera crews to film the match for those without tickets to view on the screen.

Moscow Moscow Dynamo

Decapitated in Collision Near West Falls Church

A man tentatively identified as C. A. Wheeler of Vienna Virginia was decapitated today when an automobile collided with a Washington and Old Dominion Railroad street car. The driver was thrown clear and suffered minor injuries.

West Falls Church C. A. Wheeler Vienna Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Wheeler

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Henry H. Cumming, Jr O. C. Shiley Carl Mellwee Land Carl Mcllwee Stewart Taylor Rs. Garland Gardner Ella Haven Shiley Mary Loy Minnie Shirley Eva Reva Thelma Taylor Anna Gardner Masters Ralph Mcllwee American Association of University Women Virginia Steck South Washington Street James A. Miller Miss Steck Stewart O. Elting Steck Maine William A. Collins Kennebunkport Arlington Hotel James B. Yates Mr. W. H. Garrett J. M. Kibler H. L. Dodge K. R. Alexander William H. Garrett Strasa Thelma Kibler Garrett Harry L. Dodge Alberta New Haven New Haven, Conn Betty Karl James Harrisonburg Thelma Helen Robert Ritter Boyd H. Hamman Gene and Boyd Jacob Harry Brill Star Tannery Jacob B.tabler Wheatfield Lawrence Tierney Lawrence E. Tierney, Jr Anne Bluefield C. S. Hartman Blacksburg Ethel Hartman Allison Hartman Mrs. Hartman Leonard Deeds Thomas Wald Reading Royal Orchard John Labouisse Charlotte N. C William Beverley Milton Valley Walter Armistead Williams Afton William T. Reed R. E. Byrd H. B. McCormac Shepherdstown Raymond Baby Howard Reid Elmer Brown Jon, Ashby Loy D. C Edward Foreman George Loy South Braddock Street Lester Branner Betty Lee Branner Washington, D. C Ray Hicks Carl Hicks, Jr Genevieve Massie Haines Douglas DuShane Annapolis St. Joseph's College Virginia Wiltshire Jane Tavenner Roberta Lee A. C. Oates Melvin Seldon Ivan Anderson Atlantic City Clifford Waeth Baltine Winchester Yestern Mary Elizabeth Ebert Lynchburg Randolph Macon Woman’s College Harold G. Brown Woodville J. G. Brown Frances Lehr John Heber Flood Edward I. Williams, Jr Henry Jennings John Whetzel Miami Fla Alcazar Hotel Coral, Gables Jane Bickers Anne Elting Lucille Weber State Teachers College Charles L. Bowly Walden Resseguie George W. Settle Flint Hill George Resseguie William Shafer University of Virginia Mr. Steward W. O’rear The Montgomery Meggs Green New York Mrs Melvin Green South Washington Street Seabury Davies Baltimore, Md Julian F. Ward Clarke Blackburn Smith E. L. Tessier Ocean View James Riddle F. G. Lindy Lexington Marshall McCormick Revyrolds Virginia Military Institute Frank M. Wray Charles Churchman Staunton Mary, Leslie Helen Russell Leslie Russell Thelma Helvestine Asheville, N. C H. W. Broome J. M. Robeson Mt. Verde, Fla William P. Coleman South Church Street Robeson Stafford County Florida St. Julien Wilson Capital Lee Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Politics WABC CBS East West William Hard WEAF NBC Gov. A. M. Landon Topeka New York Herald Tribune Roosevelt Landon Norman Thomas W. Aiken Earl Browder D. Leigh Colvin William Lemke Rudy Vallee Stanley Norris Major Bowes Phil Harris WJZ Harvard Wjznbc WOR MBS Pres Stanley Baldwin Alzizra the Commercial & Savings Bank Loudoun S. Stewart C. Robinson W. Cork N. Main West Piccadilly Street Braddock East Water Braddock St Jones Organization Jon R. M. Swimley East of Geo. Washington Hotel Colonial Beauty Oppo Nina V. Wolford Yardley Breet Bond Street London Yardley Agency Brooks’ Pharmacy Tavenner’s N. Loudoun St APPLE Underwood Hagerstown Equipment Company, Inc R. W. Border Eysville Shepherdstown Road E. Lane Ave Stewart St W. Write S. Stewart St Llewellyn Plymouth Rock Care Star E. Piccadilly St A.” Care Star Shenandoah Fauquier County R. M. Meyers Johnson Ave Newark Jersey Eod Paul Poston W. Clifford Street Compton R. A. Cates 16Th Street St. Petersburg Patsy C. A. Robinson
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