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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1930
Page
3
Mrs Teabelle P Miller will receive between 3 and 4 p m for the following day and a phone number is referenced in this social and personal item.
Mr. Hugh Stein formerly of the Hanover Woolen Manufacturing Company will leave with his family Monday April 28 for Hanover Illinois after eight months as manager of Arthur G Jones Woolen Mills in this city. He thanks local organizations for cooperation during a period of textile industry pressure as the plant runs day and night to meet orders by April 26.
Millwood Virginia April 12 The Blue Ridge Hunt attends the Deep Run Hunt meet at Curles Farm near Richmond. Notables include Mrs Edsall Mrs French Strother Miss Virginia Jacobs and Mr Kenneth Gilpin plus many local residents and guests at the weekend races.
Washington April 11. Tourist expenditures in the United States and neighboring Canada and Mexico should rise to normal or higher this year, Dr. Ray Hall of the Commerce Department said. Auto touring is expected to be especially stimulated as road improvements and more cars boost highway activity. The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce notes tourism accounts for about 3 percent of national income with 110,000 tourist camps and 65,000 stands, 1928 sales surpassing 250 million and 1929 projected near 500 million. In 1929 Americans made about 18.009 million trips abroad, many by car to Canada and Mexico, with 4.509 million autos crossing the frontier.
Three people were found dead on a South Dakota farm in what authorities call a double murder and possible suicide. Victims are Joseph G. Miller John P. Miller and Gertrude Mary Miller. John Miller is believed to have killed his relatives then hanged himself in the granary. The killings likely occurred last Tuesday or Wednesday. newspapers dated April 8 were found in the mailbox.
The Mount Carmel F B Church junior choir will present Easter music tomorrow evening and invites all to attend. The announcement appeared in today’s notice.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Baltimore Conference closed its Harrisonburg session urging adults to prioritize the peace movement through study and prayer. Mrs. H. V. Wheeler of Washington elected Superintendent of Scattered Workers. Treasure chests of toys and clothing will be sent to Philippines children with US battleship transport, joining efforts from churches and individuals to aid mission fields.
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South told Senate lobby chair Caraway he would gladly appear if the committee seeks information on the Methodist Board of Temperance and Social Service. The move follows Rep Pingham's demand for a probe into Cannon's activities and the board.
London April 12 progress by the drafting and expert committee aimed at a rough draft for submission to the five delegations before midnight. It was indicated at St James Palace that a rough draft could be ready for weekend consideration.
Harris Hart, Virginia State Superintendent of Education, urged expanding the county unit system to groups of counties to improve school administration and reduce costs. He noted a real teacher surplus does not exist, only a surplus of untrained applicants, and urged summer-school preparation for teachers.
Weather outlook for week beginning Monday shows a period of showers Tuesday and across the north portion Saturday. Temperatures mostly moderate in the south and cooler in the north at the start, with warmer Tuesday followed by cooler Wednesday and Thursday and warmer later in the week.
Putney on Thames April 12 Cambridge defeated Oxford by two lengths in the eighty second rowing race on the Thames with Robert E Swartwout of New York steering for Cambridge marking the first time an American steered and earned a place in the Cambridge boat.
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