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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1929
Page
3
Social and personal items from the department note that Mrs. Isabelle P. Miller will be available for cue news by telephone between 3 and 4 p.m. for the following day. Phone number is 33.
A July 28 birthday dinner honoring Mrs. Josiah Shade was hosted at Gaines soro with a multi course meal and watermelon feast. Attendees included her seven children 22 grandchildren six great grandchildren and numerous relatives though three grandchildren and two great grandchildren were absent.
The Ladies Aid Society of Gainesboro Church met at Mrs. Charles Garrett's home Thursday afternoon with many members present. Miss Margaret Brown Purtlebaugh of Kernstown gave recitations and after the business session refreshments were served. The next meeting will be at the parsonage.
The Original Shenandoah Valley Serenaders Orchestra is engaged for dancing tonight at Rosemont Park near Martinsburg West Virginia and for one night early next week. A large crowd attended Thursday’s Rosemont dance. H. S. Howard of San Francisco, visiting Winchester, is a guest at the George Washington Hotel.
The Girls' Athletic Association holds a monthly meeting and schedules a swimming party and picnic at Jordan Springs on Tuesday August 6. Attendees, including girls and boys, must sign up with Miss Virginia Rehill by 5 p.m. Monday.
Crowds flocked to the mid-summer regional flower show held in the Episcopal rectory on Lee Avenue. The lower floor overflowed with blooms, fairy centerpieces, baskets, and tables displaying vibrant varieties. The exhibit was praised as one of the association’s best. Dr and Mrs Swimley move into a new brick English cottage on South Stewart Street at 704 following sale of their North Braddock home.
Mr and Mrs Thomas MacNamara of Fort Benning Georgia visited Mrs Hester Maddox on Manor Avenue. On Thursday Mr MacNamara was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital and operated on for appendicitis. He is recovering and expected to return soon.
Dr. W. H. Wilmer head of the Johns Hopkins eye and ear clinic sails from New York for Europe after a stay at his Clarke county farm. He spent days in Baltimore before departure.
Flint Hill Community Garden Club schedules its annual flower show for August 21 at Flint Hill. The group, praised for promoting flowers and shrubs, reports Mrs. Edward R. Browning as president and Mrs. W. C. Gentry as secretary. A committee will handle arrangements and visitors are welcome.
The Pine Hill Hunt Club announces a Tuesday evening dance at Massanutten Lodge beside the Shenandoah river five miles east of Front Royal. Elevore Mason and Dixon Orchestra will provide music for the event amid a popular summer scene at the lodge with a cool night breeze.
Front Royal residents led by Mr Grover Hillidge enjoy The Desert Song at Capitol Theatre last evening. Mrs Mildred Milleson, recently recovering in Chambersburg hospital, travels home tomorrow with Mrs Mason Snapp. The group also includes Mrs John Munhall Jr and Mrs A Lee Coble with Mr L Marshall Baker visiting Hagerstown and Frederick yesterday. Helen Rohrer of Chillicothe Ohio stays with Mr and Mrs Carl Clingenpee at Fort Loudoun. Mr and Mrs B F Poe and Mr Lewia Poe of Grafton West Virginia are guests at Hotel Jack.
Nelson F. Richards a Winchester business man and fruit grower was elected commander of Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion for the coming year succeeding Clifford D. Grim. He previously served as adjutant and will be followed in that role by Lawrence C. Hollis and a slate of officers was elected at the annual meeting.
The weather outlook for the week begins with cool conditions across the North and Middle Atlantic states. Showers are expected about Thursday as temperatures rise slowly and become fairly warm toward the end of the week, especially in the middle Atlantic region.
The Associated Press reports a vigorous bull movement in utilities on an August session in New York. Utility stocks surged five to eighteen points, lifting the entire list to record levels before final sales trimmed some gains. About 1,750,000 shares changed hands with a strong close.
The annual camp meeting begins August 16 and continues through the following Sunday. Rev. J. H. Patterson of Jacksonville Florida and a Bible teacher will lead the gathering.
New York State Horticultural Society and partner groups organize a 300 person apple growers tour August 4 to 9 through the Shenandoah Cumberland region. Start at State College Pa on August 5 with two routes from Rochester and Hudson River Valley. route east at Staunton. disband August 9 in Charlottesville.
The South End Hose Company yard party ends tonight after nightly runs since Thursday. Last evening was very successful and the sale raised considerable funds. The Winchester Concert Band directed by Prof McIlwee performed a delightful concert. Auctioneer A G Swanson will sell many items tonight along with other features expected to draw a large crowd.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will adjust two local passenger trains on Monday morning August 5. The 7.51 a.m. departure will move to 7.55 a.m. and the 8.38 a.m. service will depart at 8.30 a.m.
An essay-like note contrasts uplifting speeches with calls for tangible effort. It argues motivation should translate into real labor and results rather than mere words. It emphasizes discipline, focus, and concrete steps to achieve goals.
In Catania Sicily an 18 year old boy and a man died while four others were injured after approaching Mount Etna's crater to view sunrise. The eruption began yesterday with eruptive streams from the central chasm and a tremor produced lethal volcanic fumes.
The ocean liner Leviathan halted mid Atlantic for nearly an hour to operate on Mrs. Fred A. Britten wife of the House naval affairs chairman. Doctors performed the emergency appendectomy in 52 minutes aboard the ship with Capt. Cunningham approving the halt. Mrs. Britten arrived at Southampton not too well after docking.
Patrick Lofton aged 23 pleaded guilty in police court to unauthorized use of automobiles and received one year on the state convict road force. He had reportedly stolen about 16 cars in four months, leaving them in the south part of town after weekend joy rides with a Winchester girlfriend.
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