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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1936

Page

3

Social Calendar Highlights A Weekend of Proms and Meetings

Evening social at the Page home titled Saratoga with a buffet supper. Last dance of the season at Winchester Golf Club. Robert Y. Conrad Post meeting at Mrs. John G. Fishbank’s home. Braddock Street Methodist Young Christian Class gathering at Mrs. C. O. Grimm’s address. McKinley Chapter 19 regular meeting at Farmers and Merchants Bank Building. WCTU public meeting at Friends Meeting House. Winchester Camp No. 15 Modern Woodmen at 209 North Loudoun Street.

Agnes Page Mary Page Saratoga Winchester Golfub Robert Y. Conrad Friends Meeting House North Loudoun Street Winchester Camp Oodmen of America New Lodge Hall North Lououn Street

Miss Davis to Entertain at Luncheon

Miss Ella Hunt Davis will entertain at a luncheon today at Mrs. Peter Yates Brinton's Cork Street apartment. The event honors Misses Roberta and Rebecca Earle of Milldale and marks her winter home there.

Ella Hunt Davis Peter Yates Brinton Cork Street Roberta Rebecca Earle Milldale

Troop 2 Girl Scouts Hold First Fall Meeting

Troop 2 Girl Scouts opened fall activities with elections naming Margaret Bean senior patrol leader Dorothy Cooper junior patrol leader Burdette Schenck air historian and Martone Lupton troop scribe. Members sang camp songs checked registrations and planned a Court of Honor held Thursday with October plans discussed.

Girl Scouts Margaret Bean Dorothy Cooper Burdette Schenck Martone Lupton

Flickingers Return After Western Visit

The Rev Dr and Mrs S L Flickinger return to North Washington street after visiting western states. Their son Brooks Flickinger studied at Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery and daughter Alice Virginia Flickinger enrolled at Carthage College for fall and winter. They visited Liscomb Iowa where he preached at Grace Church.

S. L. Flickinger North Washington Street Brooks Flickinger Kirksville Mo.) College of Reformed Church Grace Church

Modern Etiquette Q and A on table setting and funeral cards

The dialogue covers dinner table aesthetics with references to silver crystal and décor. It suggests appropriate expressions for funeral flowers such as With sympathy or With deepest sympathy and states that one should wear evening dress to a formal dinner.

Weekend Visitors and Local Social Notes in Winchester

Miss Eulalie of Baltimore arrives to spend the weekend with Mrs. J M Orndoff and Mrs Victor L Denny on West Cork Street. Mr and Mrs Philip W Turner Jr and their son Philip III came from Waynesboro to join Mrs Turner’s mother Mrs F L Buckley for the weekend. Mrs Turner and Philip III will travel to Washington to stay with Mr and Mrs Philip W Turner in Georgetown. Miss Eleanor Scully departs Tuesday for Wellesley Mass to resume Pine Manor Junior College studies. Several locals, including Vernon Ramsey of Suffolk and R G Sargeant of Lakeland, Fla, have been staying at the George Washington. Donald L Patton left for Miami for employment with a drug firm and is well known in Winchester. Mr and Mrs Fred Bame announce the birth of a seven pound son on Wednesday Sept 23. Mrs Bame was formerly Miss Marie Estes. Roy Wilt hosted a birthday party for daughter Rose Ella with guests Ruth Ruth Anna Sellers Beverly Whitlock Eugene Greenwalt and others. Rose Ella received gifts and a birthday cake. Charles Elting left for Yale University. his sister Anne Elting will resume studies at National Cathedral School next week. Kenneth Robinson, a senior at V P I, visits with his parents on Stewart Street. G Warren French has returned to New York after a stay at the George Washington Hotel. Mrs A M Pence of Quicksburg shopped in Winchester Friday. Miss Elsie Burke leaves for Baltimore for a weekend visit. Mrs E G Rusk returns home after taking daughter Katharine Rusk to Beaver School in Boston. Dr Thomas A Gibson and wife host visiting relatives Dr Gibson’s brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Robert Clayton Gibson of Little Rock Arkansas for the weekend.

Clarke County Blue Ridge Millwood Episcopal High School Alexandria University of Virginia Mitchell Bank of Clarke Cunningham Parish Episcopal Church Henry Mitchell Princeton N. J Spencer Carter Susan Carter Richmond Neil Robinson Ward, W. Va Peter Williams Pittsburgh John H. Farrar Chevy Chase Cornelia Larus Pauline Davis Bowie Philadelphia George Greenhalgh Toledo D Llewellyn 3Ull New York Prescott Huidekoper Page Huidekoper Ruxton William Westwater Columbus Mary Westwater Jamestown N. Y Philip W. Turner Philip, III Waynesboro Roy Wilt Rose Ella Ruth Ruth Anna Sellers Beverly Whitlock Eugene Greenwalt Charles Elting Col Stewart Elting Merriman’s Lane Yale University Elting Anne Elting National Cathedral School Washington, D. C Kenneth Robinson Ray Robinson Stewart Street

Local Notes On Residents And Guests

The health of Mrs. Martin Wisecarver on Amherst Street showed slight improvement from a severe sciatica. Edward Williams of Front Royal near Winchester Memorial Hospital was rated slightly better. Luncheon guests at Mrs. Melvin Green’s South Washington Street home were Mrs. Robert Barton and Mrs. Edwin Jarrett of Wild Farm Shepherdstown West Virginia, with Jarrett noted as a widely known novelist. Henry Jennings and John Whetzel returned to Coral Gables near Miami to spend the winter.

Martin Wisecarver Amherst Street Edward Williams Front Royal Winchester Memorial Hospital Melvin Green South Washington Street Robert Barton Edwin Jarrett Wild Farm Shepherdstown West Virginia Jarrett Henry Jennings John Whetzel Corel Gables Miami Florida

Harmony, defections mark presidential vote updates

The piece details Democratic frictions in Illinois Michigan and Ohio over Roosevelt and Murphy while Republicans in Michigan topple Senator Couzens for backing Roosevelt. Nebraska and Minnesota show cross party support, with Indiana’s McNutt predicting a Democratic edge and Republican chairman Morgan optimistic for Landon.

Henry Pat Patrick Nash Chicago Democratic National Committee Nash Kelly Harmony Illinois Michigan Frank Murphy Phillippines William A. Comstock Murphy Jim Far James Couzens Roosevelt Couzens Ohio Martin L. Sweeney Cleveland Sweeney Lemke-O'Brien Nebraska Edward R. Burke George Norris Olson Minnesota Farmer- Labor Party Farmer-Labor Lemke Paul V. McNutt Indiana Ivan C. Morgan Landon

Notable names listed for Seek Parley continuation

A continuation lists numerous figures including Senator H. F. Byrd Congressman A. Willis Robertson State Senator T. Russell Cather Mayor Charles R. Anderson and other officials and civic leaders. The roster features chamber leaders, officials, and prominent local and national figures.

H. F. Byrd A. Willis Robertson T. Russell Cather E. Blackburn Moore Charles R.anderson Peyton Marshall Samuel Brooks Chamber of Commerce Frank Amstrong Wendell Goode Clarence Schenck E. G. Parker A. Lee Coble John M. Steck Fred Thwaite R. Gray Williams W. E. Cooper Herbert Larrick H. B. McC W. W. Dellinger Lloyd Carper E. W. Adams C. M. Rosenberger W. H. Lee Andrew Bell Arthur M. Field

Condition Of Shenandoah Rivers At Riverton

The Shenandoah at Riverton shows North River clear while South River runs muddy and North River remains clear overall. observers report muddy conditions on the southern tributary with clarity on the northern channel. River status reflects varying sediment levels and flow characteristics in the region.

Front Royal Social Notes Move Through the Week

Mrs. R. F. McIntosh of Riverton is at home. Mrs. Dorothy Baxley visits Markham with her uncle Dr. Fell. The Meltons and Mrs. Carte of Washington spend a day in Harrisonburg. Several parties plan trips to Lexington for a V M L South University game.

Front Royal R. F. McIntosh Riverton Dorothy Baxley Markham Dr. Fell

Weekend visitors and local social notes in Front Royal

Miss Ellen House of Little Rock and Miss Elizabeth Clarke of Washington visit local families this weekend. Lieut and Mrs Warren Whitside host in town. other locals travel to Washington for events and attend the Navy Williams and Mary game. Mrs S R Millar and Mr Philip Turner visit, with deaths prompting relatives to travel to Winchester.

Justice Pay Before Court

Front Royal September 26 Judge Philip Williams heard arguments in chambers on a Virginia statute for election and payment of the salary of trial justices following the decision of council not to appropriate 560 in the 1936 37 budget for this purpose. William C Armstrong attorney for Front Royal argued that any incorporated town in a county appointing a trial justice is not required to contribute to the salary. Judge Williams took the question under advisement and will rule soon.

Front Royal Philip Williams Winchester Chabers Virginia Council William C. Armstrong Williams

Forces clash as insurgents retreat after bridge destruction

Attack began near barges and planes with tanks and field guns in support. Government gunners hit roads where the insurgents advanced but caused little effect. As fighting intensified the Socialist militiamen dynamited the Guadarrama river bridge and withdrew while Franco's infantry crossed the river by knee deep water and laid a pontoon.

Page One Guadarrama River Franco

Roosevelt appoints Taylor to Maritime Commission

President Roosevelt named Rear Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor to the new Maritime Commission to serve temporarily in place of Rear Admiral Harry G. Hamlet of the Coast Guard.

Hyde Park N. Y Roosevelt Montgomery M. Taylor Maritime Commission Harry G. Hamlet Coast Guard

Investigating Balloon Report Prompts Coast Guard Response

The coast guard launched a lifeboat from Erie to probe a report of a balloon falling about 10 miles off Northeast, Pennsylvania. Coast guard attaches said the tip came via anonymous call to the station.

Lake Erie Northeast Coast Guard

Politics on the Air Delegates at New York Conventions

The program lists Republican and Democratic state conventions in New York with WEAP WIZ and the state network covering events. Martin Littleton and James A. Farley are named as anchors for the broadcasts at 1 05 p m and 2 00 p m respectively.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mary Cary Harrison Henry Post Mitchell Walter Roesler Gwynn P. Harrison Longwood Susan Page Mitchell Roland G. Mitchell the Glen That County Christ Episcopal Church Robert Awin Charlotte Nelson Holt Agnes Page Mitchell Rosalind Huidekoper Hamilton Page Robert P. Page Ardmore Nathaniel B. Page Robert C. Randolph Harry F. Byrd, Jr John T. Burwell Ward W. Va Charles R. Hooff, Jr Handson Cary, Jr Beverley H. Randolph B. H. Parrish Lucy Mae Freeman Swartz Alpheus G. Freeman Wilbur Wheeler Swartz Charles F. Swartz Methodist Episcopal Church South Brucetown Thomas Morgan Miss Davis Flickinger Episcopal Parish Frank N. Hack Montreal N. C John T. Roddey Jacob F. Baker Baltimore John V. Tweedy Eulalie ,Ar J. M. Orndoff Victor L. Denny West Cork Street Eleanor Scully Wellesley, Mass Pine Manor Junior College Vernon Ramsey Suffolk George Washington R. G. Sargeant Lakeland Fla Donald L. Patton Patton Fred Bame Bame Marie Estes Mr. G. Warren French George Washington Hotel A. M. Pence Quicksburg Elsie Burke E. G. Rusk Miss Katherine Rusk Boston Mass Miss Rusk Beaver School Thomas A. Gibson Gibson Robert Clayton Gibson Little Rock, Arkansas Endicott Keystone Shoe Store C. & P. Telephone Co Eugene Rosemma Beauty Underwood's Geo Washington Hotel Nina V. Wolford Warren County The Winchester Evening Star Telephone Front Royal Shenandoah Rivers Front Royal News M. C. Vint Thomas S. Melton Carte Harrisonbureg Stewart Worden Wyndham Lee Thomas Johnston Lexington V. M. L.-South — University Selina Lellew W. J. Duke Dr. de Valon Charles Town Elizabeth White Lucien Moss Annapolis Capt Mrs. Stewart Mrs Turner A. Slaughter Pinecrest N. N. Hall Gertrude Hall W. A. Carron Bealton J. P. F. Miller J. W. Brower Jane Brower New York City Mr. Brower Howard McFall R. M. C. Richmond Lyle McFall Estelle Fitts Hanover, Pa Mountain Home Mary Waller H. C. Coe Guy Heters Norfolk Ellen House Little Rock Arkansas Warren W. Whitside, Jr Ame Atd Kilaher Eva Marchi Elizabeth Clarke A. F. Clarke Mrs. Durwood Foudri Messrs. J. Hitch Downing Bryan Rudacille Washington Billy Armstrong David Kendrick Dalton Johnson Navy S. R. Millar Philip Turner, Jr Lieut Warren Whitside Town Thomas Ferguson Fort Benning, Ga Mrs. Ferguson William E. Carson Washington, A Maritime Board Big Joe Winchester’s Bakery W. B. Snider & Son Erie Politics WEAF NBC London Progressive National Committee Labor League Good Neighbor League CBS Robert M. LaFollette Wisconsin Red Grange Smith Ballew Paris WNAC Tim and Irene Rosa Ponselle WABC Bishop of Durham Universities and Freedom WEEI Phil Baker Nelson Eddy Eddie Cantor Mischa Elman Detroit Symphony WJZ Manhattan the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Underwood N. Loudoun St Loudoun St Tavenner's Brooks’ Pharmacy Oakland Hare Pati R. M. Swimley George Washington Hote
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