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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1936

Page

3

Social events and meetings listed for Friday and Saturday

Friday 7 30 p m Little Theatre meeting at Handley Library. £ 00 p m Mrs Madeline Wallace Virginia worthy grand matron visits McKinley Chapter 19 O E S Farmers and Merchants Bank building. Saturday 3 30 p m Winchester branch American Association of University Women meeting at 700 South Washington Street home of Miss Virginia Stock.

Little Theatre Handley Library Madeline Wallace Virginia McKinley Chapter Farmers and Merchants Bank Winchester American Association of University Women South Washington Street

Girls' Athletic Association Tea At Mrs Marker's Home

The Girls' Athletic Association held its regular monthly tea at Mrs. Edwin Marker's Opequon home with about thirty-five members. Opal Robinson Solenberger, now Mrs Ansel Solenberger, guest of honor, led a treasure hunt with gifts at each stop.

Edwin Marker Girls’ Athletic Association Opequon Ansel B. Solenberger Marker Cramer Lycett B. J. Sager J.D. Shockey Lois Cross Emily Sanford

Modern Etiquette Q&A From Roberta Lee

This brief etiquette page answers where to place the date in a social letter and other tips. It advises presenting a visitor’s card at hotel reception, noting a friend’s name to avoid misdelivery. It also says a girl may accept a non drinking escort’s offer if she wishes.

Eley to Speak at Clarke County King’s Daughters Session

The Clarke County convention of the Order of King's Daughters and Sons opens September 23 at Grace Episcopal Church Berryville with guest speaker Mrs. Henry S. Eley of Suffolk. Miss Elizabeth Russell outlines welfare plans. Miss Nannie Thomas reports Red Cross work. Miss Blanch Grove reviews Visiting Nurse Association progress.

Berryville James M. Carr Berryville, Presbyterian Church Clarke County Order of King’s Daughters and Sons Grace Episcopal Church John B. Neill Elizabeth Russell Nannie Thomas The Red Cross Millwood Silver Cross Circle Boyce Helping Hand Minniewood Chapel Golden Rule Circle Henry S. Eley Suffolk Virginia Golden Rule

Widow Lamp Finds Black Widow Spider With Egg

Seven year old son of Henkle A Lamp found a black widow spider with a egg sac outside his father repair shop on Valley Avenue. The specimen was displayed today at The Star office with the father noting the spider was on a thermometer outside the shop.

Douglas Henkel Lamp Henkle A. Lamp Valley Avenue Star Office Mr. Lamp

Nichols to Play Worcester Team Sunday Afternoon

Jimmy Nichols, the nationally known one armed golf professional who has appeared in Ripley's Believe It Or Not, is scheduled to play a Worcester Golf Club team on Sunday September 20 at 2 p.m.

Lester Arnold Phil Fowle Fred Coffey Winchester Golf Club Clegg Norfolk Jimmy Nichols

Hable's Palace and Gene Autry at the Palace Today

Hable's Palace presents Thoroughbred with Toby Wing and Kenneth Dun can in a colorful thrill ride on the race track plus The Fighting Marines. Gene Autry appears Saturday in Coming Round The Mountain with new songs and thrills along the revenge trail. Supplementary features include Buster Crabbe in Flash Gordon. Miss Rebecca Kern returns to Madison to begin her senior year at the University of Wisconsin.

Toby Wing Kenneth Duncan Palace Gene Autry Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon Rebecca Kern Madison, Wis University of Wiscon

Miss Agnes McCrea Engaged to Henry Lewis of New York

In Millwood Virginia on September 18 1920 the engagement is announced between Miss Agnes McCrea daughter of Mrs James McCrea New York and Mr Henry Lewis son of Mrs Richard Dole Summerville New York. Wedding planned for early winter.

Elizabeth Jones J. W. Phillips Charles E. Jones Winchester Elizabeth Riger Jones John Williams Phillips Washington, D. C John J. Kiger Alexandria Lucille Whitacre C. L. Whitacre Lucille On Anthony E. Fa New York City Washington, D Hame Handley High School Millwood Agnes McCrea James McCrea East Fifty Street New York Henry Lewis Richard Dole

Local officials push to tighten reckless driving penalties

Chief Hollis criticized the mercy in permit rules, noting three reckless driving convictions within a year were needed to revoke a license. He cited the Police Court policy to suspend permits on second offence convictions or in flagrant first offences and said it has begun to take effect. He urged a uniform enforcement law from the Legislature.

Hollis

Public Sale of County Realty in Frederick County Virginia

Trustee to sell at public auction in Winchester Virginia on October 10 1936 at 11 oclock A M a one acre parcel improved by a dwelling and located about two and one half miles southeast of Winchester on Highway 3 The property was conveyed to Emma McNealy December 1 1933 by D E Dunlap and wife Terms require one third cash with the balance in two equal annual installments secured by purchaser bonds and a deed of trust recorded in Frederick County Virginia, Deed Book 170 page 106 and Deed Book 167 page 25.

Emma McNealy Frederick County Winchester D. E.dunlap

Flooded Texas Bridge Collapses After House Pileup

The Concho River flood left silt and debris in homes with a massive wreckage near Chadbourne Street bridge where 38 houses crushed into the span. Beaugard street bridge suffered heavy damage valued by officials at over 100000 dollars amid collapse fears.

Chadbourne Street Concho Beauregard Street Chenoweth

Flood Recedes in San Angelo After Citywide Inundation

A flood marooned a family and a rescue party member in trees twelve miles from San Angelo with no loss of life reported. Rescue workers, including Eugene Heshen, faced ongoing dangers while engineers restarted pumps and restored light and irrigation. Power returned by nightfall, gas pressure remained low, and telephone service remained down citywide as the crest passed and the water receded from residences and parts of the business district.

San Angelo Eugene Heshen Chenoweth

Services At Gore With Visiting Missionaries

In the pastor absent case Rev. C H Anderson leads services Sunday night at 7 oclock with visitors Miss Esther Fritz of Bridgeport Connecticut and Miss Dorothy Chapman of Baltimore Maryland who are prospective missionaries bound for India.

C. H. Anderson Esther Fritz Bridgeport

Rev. Dr. Hubert Sydenstricker officiates Waynesboro wedding

The Rev. Dr. Hubert Sydenstricker of Braddock Street Methodist Church officiated the marriage of Charles L. Goodersmith and Ruth I. Crankleton, both of Waynesboro, Pa, yesterday.

Hubert Sydenstricker Braddock Street Methodist Church Charles L. Goodersmith Ruth I. Crankleton Waynesboro, Pa

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