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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1937
Page
2
To settle the estate of the late John P Sartell a sale will be held on Saturday September 25 at 11 AM. The property is 406 South Main Street a two story frame house with ten rooms bath metal roof hot water heat recently papered and painted located on a 50 by 193 foot lot with alley access in rear. Described as a desirable house in a good town section.
A long list of local visits and social notices fills the Quicksburg column. Residents such as Mrs. Rachel Will and son Albert Will of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Melvin Shrum of Maurertown visit relatives, while Annie Kirby stays with Mrs. C. H. Ziegler in Tenth Legion. Various trips to Staunton, Washington, D. C., Harrisonburg, and Winchester appear alongside church events, harvest services, school visits, and health notes. The item also records movement among families, travelers to Florida and Petersburg, and local birthday greetings.
Mrs E D Funkhouser hosted a Sunday dinner celebrating their thirty fifth wedding anniversary at their home in Lebanon Church. Guests included Mrs Charles Sears and many relatives from Washington D C Winchester Strasburg Opequon Baltimore Middletown and Middletown Virginia with numerous Marker, Hamman, Shell and Snapp family members present.
White Post Virginia reports a string of weekend visits and arrivals. John Stuart of Washington DC stayed with J E Stuart. Will Green and in law and sister visited R S Bryarly. Valley Fritts and Mary Lou rent Berryville house. Fritts teaches Berryville High School. Atkins of Baltimore hosted by Elizabeth Boles. Dr. and Mrs Thomas Whitaker of California visit Gwynne Jones family. Reardon hosted a card party with E B Lee, Clay B Carr, C C Funkhouser, Elsie Gray Hume, William Burtner, Ben Harrison, and Atkins.
Albin area residents attend a Bryarly 4-H Club meeting at Miss Julia Braithwaite's home. Update on Mildred Snyder and Luther Patton include students at Flora McDonald College and George Washington University. Local notices note illnesses and visits, with Handley High School attendees named.
Nineveh Virginia September 24. Mr and Mrs A A McKay of Serve rna Park Maryland were guests at Wheatland Manor on Sunday. Miss Virginia Madigan of Stephens City is visiting her aunt Mrs Charles Tobin. Mrs R S Johns of Winchester spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs C W Powers. Mrs Guy Ray of Serve rna Park Maryland spent Sunday with Mrs H F McKay. Aylett Callaway of Amherst spent several days with Mr and Mrs J M Jett. Dr and Mrs P B Stickley of Stephens City called on Mr and Mrs S J Cabell on Sunday.
Hogue Creek Virginia reports guests including Ed Dusing and Florence Wise with visits from Belk Vernon and Monessen families. Charle s Crowser improving news and births noted. Attendees from here join U B conference in Winchester and locals visit Cleve Marple.
Mrs N H Lewis spent Sunday with her daughter Mrs Ernest in Old Bethel Virginia. The note records a quiet family visit on a fall weekend and mentions no further events or dates.
Mary Fries returns to Winchester to attend Handley High School after weekend with parents Siocow guests of Mr and Mrs Boyd Unger. Hilda Miller and Mrs Mary Marple visit. Ida Marple guests of J R Hawkins. Douglas Ritter visits grandparents Mr and Mrs B A Luttrell. Stuart Hawkins buys a Buick. Services at Old Bethlehem Church Sunday with Sunday School at 10 30 and preaching at 11 by Rev E Y Helmintoller. Young Peoples meeting at 7 30 led by Miss Dorothy Carper. Mary K Pingley of Chambersville visiting Cathryn Unger. Mrs Joseph Pent visits Boyd Unger Wednesday.
Cedar Grove Virginia notes Rev W B Obaugh held his final service at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church before the Virginia Conference in Winchester. Holy communion was observed and fall flowers decorated the church. Mrs Jes sie Lewis provided floral decorations. Mrs Walter Lewis remains indisposed at home and is improving slowly. Alson Smith Jr and Mary Ann with Alson Sr spent the weekend with Claskin Brown near Gainesboro. Guests Sunday at Frank Barretts included Raymond Edwards.
Residents share Sunday dinners and weekend visits across Cross Junction Brucetown and nearby areas. Families including Obaugh Dye Crim Dorsey Larrick Lewis Himelright Ridgeway Fries Smith Dix and Marple are listed with relatives and guests. one Washington visitor stayed several days with the Ridgeways.
George O'Brien appears in Hollywood Cow boy at Hable's Palace Theatre today only. The outdoor picture features wild heroics and gunfire on the open range. Also on the program are Dick Tracy cartoon and Charley Chase in From Bad To Worse. Tex Ritter appears Saturday in Hittin' the Trail with Robinson Crusoe of Clinver Island on the bill.
A husky voiced gentleman visits Doc Jones with throat trouble seeking relief. The doctor, after a crude examination with tools, suspects a common “clergyman's sore.” The dignified man retorts, and the physician offers a recheck.
Delos Wilkins says Queenie the cow eats gingersnaps from a plate at a table smokes a pipe lies down snores waltzes and balances on a see saw. public display marks an extraordinary bovine behavior in Kearney Nebraska.
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