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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1932
Page
3
The Post A Travelers Association held a dinner dance at Hotel Drusilla Jordan Springs Va with about 150 guests. Speakers included Jennings Randolph warning of Communist activity and William Wolfes on membership as dancing followed until 1 am.
Friday features Dan Gregory and His Victor Orchestra at Jordan White Sulphur Springs. Saturday hosts the Mount Pleasant United Brethren Church picnic in Trimble's woods. Lions Club meets Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. Winchester Concert Band opens an open air concert before the Court House. Old Beth el Sunday School holds its picnic. Opequon Presbyterian group union vesper services Sunday at Opequon Chapel. Lions Club joint dinner in the evening at Jordan White Sulphur Springs. Kiwanis Club meets Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. United Brethren Choir practice at 6:45 p.m. Grace Lutheran adult choir practice at 8:30 p.m. Rotary Club meets Thursday at 1 p.m. Loyal Temperance Legion semi monthly meeting at Braddock Street Methodist.
Miss Betty Lodge twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Lodge of Florida improved after a compound skull fracture suffered in an automobile accident near Baltimore early this week. Reports received late yesterday indicate her condition has gently progressed and statements about her recovery are more favorable.
Winchester reports Mr. William B. Sinnott, recently operated on at Emergency Hospital in Washington, is greatly improved. Sinnott served in the Twenty-ninth Division during World War I and suffered from stomach ailment since service. He married Virginia Athey of Gray Avenue.
Mr and Mrs Allen Bond and their children and Miss Sarah Kendall Baker who stayed at the Baltimore Inn Cape May New Jersey left Cape May last Sunday for home. They plan to visit friends in Pennsylvania along the way.
Miss Lillian Oakes will sing a solo with piano at the Open Door Bible Class meeting of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Sunday at 9 45. Prof. R L Stickel will teach the class. Visitors welcome.
New York reports continued bullish enthusiasm on August 5 as investors bet on autumn recovery and higher commodity prices. Sterling cables open down two cents at 3.47, with money renewed at 2 percent, keeping prices near yesterday's highs.
The Boyce area churches held their annual Sunday School picnic at Shenandoah River’s Port near Boyce with up to 200 attendees. Participants from Methodist South Baptist and Episcopal churches enjoyed river bathing and a picnic, despite a cut foot injury to Correll Brown Jr from two rowdies from Loudoun County. Open air union services will follow Sunday August 7 at 8 pm in front of the Parish Hall with Rev R L Moore as speaker and music by Weston E Britt and Bruce Fellers.
James Dakeman reported a burglary at his Berryville residence after a visit to friends. Entry was gained by forcing a window and the thief left through the rear door after unlatching it. No clues identified the intruder.
The Reynolds widow must go to court to obtain bail as the indictment charges murder in the death of Smith Reynolds. The solicitor will decide whether to pursue first degree verdict or lesser charges at trial. A special term may be sought. the July grand jury had returned a secret presentment leading to the indictment.
The State Highway Commission announced tentative allocation of about 100 miles of county roads to the state primary highway system under the 2 percent clause of the act of 1922. Included are 825 miles toward Front Royal 0.50 mile Frederick extension of Route 55 near Star Tannery toward the West Virginia line 1.58 miles Warren from Route 815 near to Royal Browntown 2.00 miles
AMMENDALE Md Aug 5 One man was killed and another seriously injured when their automobile collided with a parked truck on Washington Boulevard. Edward Buckler of Baltimore died while the other victim was taken to a Washington DC hospital. Truck driver Joseph B Owens of Washington was charged with parking without lights.
New York August 5 A S Cochran carpet maker and philanthropist who died June 20 1929 left a net estate of 38977237. Most going to relatives including about 20 million to nephew Thomas Ewing Jr and 1 million each to Cochran’s three sisters and two brothers. Sixteen nieces and nephews receive 500000 each. The Cathedral Foundation of the District of Columbia gets 1 million for the college of preachers. His former wife Genna Walska McCormick is excluded by will.
Lightning fatalities rise across Poland with eight killed and additional injuries after storms. In Poworsk Volhynia six died and six were hurt yesterday, while Brest Litovsk saw four killed and 21 injured and Kielce reports four children killed.
Warrenton reports say Shadrick Thompson a Black ex convict wanted for a July 18 attack on a Fauquier County couple was cornered in a wooded patch off the road near Culpeper. A large posse aided by bloodhounds kept up the search as police and volunteers closed in.
Herman Ray, 22, of Louisville, traveled to Winchester seeking orchard work but found none. Hungry and jobless, he enlisted at the local recruiting station and is bound for Panama with a unit, after reading a Star item about garrison needs. He offered to play a musical instrument for the regimental band and was accepted by Sergeant H. T. Smith.
A fortunate shift in the wind saved Sagola Michigan from destruction after hours of fire at the Sawyer Goodman Lumber Company. About 20,000,000 feet of lumber were consumed and the loss was estimated near 500,000 dollars.
Clearbrook Presbyterian invites worshippers to Sunday school at 9 30 a m and a preaching service at 11 a m, with cordial invitation to attend worship Sunday morning.
Six survivors of the power boat William bo were brought to Baltimore by the freighter SS Armistead after the collision in Chesapeake Bay near Seven Foot Knoll last night. The William Jesser sank in five minutes, crew escaping by climbing the freighter’s anchor chain to its deck. The William Jesser had been disabled earlier and drifting before the crash.
In Fairmont West Virginia a fog bound crash on a main thoroughfare killed four occupants. Wayne Morgan 30 Richard Morris 21 James Schultz 18 Tony Bilotta 18 all Fairmont High School athletes. Driver George Heston 25 survived with serious injuries.
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