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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1938

Page

8

Annual Flower Show Planned by Winchester Clarke Club

Winchester and Clarke County members prepare for a flower show at Washington Hotel Garden Club on Wednesday September 21 featuring 23 classes of arrangements and blooms. Organizers B P F Arthur Jr and H Clay DeGrange announce prizes, entries must be grown by exhibitors, and several large artistic displays will be shown with containers supplied by the club. The section also notes a September 11 marriage in Frederick and夫妻 family visits from Berryville and Chicago.

Winchester Clarke Washington Hotel Garden Club B. PF. Arthur, Jr Tion H. Clay DeGrange Zinnias Little Garden Club B. F. Arthur, Sr James P. Reardon Johns. Scully Lewis H. Hyde Dailey, Sionaker Harold Brown Leesburg

McDonald Couple Mark Golden Anniversary in Winchester

Mr and Mrs William W McDonald of Clarke county celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a reception at their Valley pike home in Winchester. Mrs McDonald formerly Miss Lillian Underwood of Hillsboro Loudoun county and Mr McDonald early farmed in Clarke county and helped develop the blooded horse industry. They are parents of two children Mrs Charles Solecke of New York and Miller McDonald of the city. Mrs Solecke attended the reception and was formerly Miss Marie McDonald.

Clarke County Winchester McDonald Valley Pike Lillian Underwood Hillsboro Loudoun County Ing Charles Solecke New York Miller McDonald Solecke Marie McDonald Randolph Grimm Julian F. Ward South Washington Street

First Fall Meeting of D. A. R. Held At Mrs. Marshall's

The Fort Loudoun Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met September 14 at Pembroke the residence of Mrs. Francis J. Marshall with 40 members and guests from Winchester Clarke Frederick Loudoun and Shenandoah counties. Rev C J Sheffield Ryley spoke of his Africa experiences as a British officer and a tea followed. Next meeting October 12 at Mrs Philip Williams Woodstock. Miss Norma June Richards returns to Randolph Macon Woman's College.

Winchester Clarke Frederick Loudoun Shenandoah W. W. Glass C. J. Sheffield Ryley Upperville Africa

Bridal Shower Honors Bruce Sheard in Cedar Grove

Mrs. C. H. Fries hosted a miscellaneous shower for newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sheard at their Cedar Grove home. Many gifts were given and a long list of guests from local families attended, with several planning to travel to the Leesburg Garden Club Flower Show representing Winchester and Clarke County clubs.

C. H. Fries Cedar Grove Bruce Sheard

Modern Ftquette by Roberta Lee

A Q and A column advises on hotel registration when traveling with a spouse and proper forms for guests. It recommends signing as Mr and Mrs G L Harris Buffalo N Y, and notes whether to invite the clergyman to a reception. It also covers how to address a young woman president with the term Madam President.

G. L. Harris Buffalo

Church School Leaders Attend Baltimore Retreat

Mr A C Halvosa attends the second annual Church School Supervisors Retreat of the Baltimore Conference at Western Maryland College in Westminster Maryland with Dr Paul H Vieth of Yale as resource leader.

Halvosa A. C. Halvosa Market Street Church Baltimore The Methodist Episcopal Church Western Maryland College Westminister Church School Advance Paul’ H. Vieth Christian Education Yale University

Foreman and Fauver Capture Mysterious Insect

Harold Foreman and Bill Fauver bring a peculiar specimen to the bug editor claiming it is the love bug. The creature features a turtle-like head a speed-boat body and a saw-like fin on its back prompting the captor to declare it love.

Harold Foreman Bill Fauver

Berryville Society Notes A Busy Round of Visits

Berryville Virginia society items list visits and travels of local residents and guests. Herbert B Miller and family from Washington DC spent Sunday with Mrs A Sinkabine. Margaret North Ann Newman and many others are noted visiting relatives in Frederickburg Richmond and White Post. Local youths prepare for college and civic leaders attend a League of Virginia Municipalities meeting in Hot Springs.

Maurice Foreman Donald Smith Loring Smith John Smith D. A. Smith Dory Miller Boyd Fries Boyd Miller Kirk Dick Jesse Lewis Ray Fries U. S. Fries Guy Webber Jesse Himelright Robert Carson Vernon Hutton Ollie Lewis Dick Duvall Carter Luttrell Julian Larrick Joel DeHaven W. B. Obaugh Karl Amstot Mattie Clark Beulah Smith Virginia Hancher Ethel Barrett Bessie Catlett Theo Fries Margaret Dick Mildred Smith Clarence Roberts Marjorie Lewis Laura Nell Obaugh Mae Fries Mary Ellen Clark Peggy Patsy Carson Herbert James Alford Dye Clarles Mac Fries James Vernon Hutton, Jr Shirley Ann Dunn Libby Carr Anderson Donovan Lucille Amstot H. B. Harris Harold Scheuer Hot Springs League of Virginia Municipalities

Baltimore Police Chief William P. Lawson Resigns

Baltimore police commissioner William P. Lawson resigns seven weeks after being accused of fraud in his stock brokerage business. He suspended himself from duty July 21 and stepped down unexpectedly as criminal charges awaited disposition.

Baltimore William P. Lawson

Divorce Granted in Frederick County Circuit Court

A decree issued by Frederick County Circuit Court grants an absolute divorce to O. W. Brill from Sabille Brill on grounds of desertion.

Frederick Count Circuit Court O. W. Brill Sabille Brill

Diptheria Clinic Registration Monday

Final notice from the Junior Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital announces diphtheria toxoid registration for children. City children only will be treated with registration split by race on Monday morning for white children and Monday afternoon for colored children, with clinics on Thursday and Wednesday at the District Nurse Association offices near the Court House.

Memorial Hospital District Nurse Association Court House

Strange Spider Found by Melvin Boyd at Crad Dock Street

Melvin Boyd of 811 South Crad Dock Street reported a strange captive spider brought indoors today. The creature had a yellow body with brown stripes and red legs and head, found in the kitchen.

Melvin Boyd South Craddock Street

Sunnyside Man Seeks News Help with Large Captive Worm

Junior Smoot of Sunnyside visited the Star office today with a sizable captive worm that resembles pests found on tobacco crops.

Junior Smoot Sunnyside Star

Art patron and Hercules Powder director dies in Wilmington

Carl J. Henderson, 52, director of the Hercules Powder Company, died in Wilmington. He was well known in art and hunting circles.

Wilmington Carl J. H. Derson Atercules Powder Company

Bear at street corner Startles Menominee Milkman

In Menominee Michigan Joseph King a milkman driving to work spotted a large black bear at a street intersection. He shouted a quip about winter and the animal turned away, then he hurried on with his route.

Menominee, Mich Joseph King King

Kibitzers Watch Construction Platform In Des Moines

Kibitzers will view the Bankers Life Co office building site from an elevated platform inside the fence. The shelter protects spectators from debris after complaints about the fenced excavation. A separate quiz notes California and New York motor vehicle registrations for 1937.

Kibitzers’ Gallery Des Moines Bankers Life Company Kibitzere New York California

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Clarke County Club Rebecca Simpson Roy Sundergill Mildred Rebecca Simpson Berryville Roy D. Sundergill Frederick Md Meeks S. E. Simpson South Baltimore General Hospital Smoky Mountains Tennessee Mrs. Carper W. S. Carper Nick Carper Ruth Rossitti Chicago Isanelle Carper J. M. Carper Richmond Brooks’ Pharmacy Rexall tSore Will Cleaners Sunshine Cleaners E. Piccadilly St O Society William W. McDonald Miss Richards Woman's College Norma June Richards William M. Richards West Piccadilly Street Randolph-Macon Woman's College Lynchburg Young Billy Bobby Lewis Stephenson, Va Charles Town W. Va Wilmer F. Shryock General Insurande Mrs Bride Pikeside Tea Room Valley Ave Home Webster’s Practical Dictionary Roget Pifer Printing CO N. Loudoun St Roberta Lee Virginia Cover Russell Virginia Lupton Richard Griffith Leon Slavin Charles Massey Front Royal Alexander Sklarevski Episcopal Woman’s Auxiliary Woman's’ Auxiliary Christ Episcopal Church David Headley Boyd G. Headley Valley Avenue Berea Berea College Headley Braxton Duvall Richmond, Ky Eastern College Roy P. Duvall J. J. Keller Lebanon Church J. G. Bowman Stephenson J. W. Headley R. E. Miller Oranda, Va Irwin Wright Joanne Jack Beverley Arlington, Va Howard K. Grove, Jr H. K. Grove West Peyton Street Cleveland, D Mary Grashorn Blue Ridge College Maryland U. S Foreman Fauver Society Items of Berryville, Va Herbert B. Miller Washington, D. C Ann Newman Rochester, N. Y Dick Hutterman Margaret North Wash- D. C Florence Lula Shepherd South Church Street Fannie Catherine Powers Emily Powers Sam Bryarly White Post, Va Brooke Harris H. B Creed Davis Helen Levi W. W. Blythe Pelr Fredericksburg Harry Warden George Atkinson Cedarville Thomas E. Gold Miller Jett Betty Robertson Farmville State Teachers College Bill Shackleford Jacksonville Fla Tom Iden C. H. Iden Randolph Macon College Ashland Meade Dorsey R. N. Dorsey University of Virginia Charlottesville, Va Fmma Elizabeth Howell Tom Howell Liberty’s the United States United States the Commercial & Savings Bank HA Eman W. B. Snider Diptheria Clinic John S. Miller & CO PALL Huntsberry's RED Cross Huntsberry Barry St. Bernard Bellport Long Island Pamelia Holmes Bruce Lachan Dog Islip Alecia Alecia Beauty Salon N. Braddock St Underwood Underwood's Vienna Wunderwood Housewives Ness and Flavor of Haldeman’s Haldeman’s Creamery Kent St Permanent Waves Colonial Beauty Shop Cor Piccadilly & Cameron Evening Star
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