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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
3
Social notes report a second dance in Jordan Springs Hotel under K L Owings with Pat Dunns Virginians providing music. The event promises comfort and good dance music with crowds drawn from Martinsburg Hagerstown Brunswick and Harpers Ferry.
The Spencer family from Baltimore spent a week with friends in the city and county before heading to Piedmont West Virginia and Danville Virginia. Other visitors include the Mumfords of Baltimore and Mrs Sar telle’s guest Dorothy Mumford, along with nurses, students, and several from Philadelphia, Akron, and Baltimore staying at Lindy Inn during August
Mrs. Lewis M. Allen and sons Howard Lewis and Douglas Allen with Mrs. Orpha Brill were registered at Grace Dodge Hotel in Washington en route to Cape May New Jersey for a several weeks visit. Miss Alma Swartz of Hagerstown Md returned home after vacation with cousin Miss Dorothy Swartz in Clearbrook Virginia.
Kenneth B. Crowell has returned to New York after spending two weeks with his uncle and aunts Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sibert at their Capon River bungalow. Mrs. Ralph Turner of Greenspring, Pa., is visiting R. M. Swimley on North Loudoun street for several weeks.
Mr and Mrs Charles E Maloy and their children who had been visiting at the home of Mr E Ellis Maloy east of town have returned to Altoona Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Matthews and daughter Elsie, with Miss Dorothy Anderson and Miss Kathrine Dispannett, have spent ten days at Atlantic City New Jersey and are expected to return home this evening.
Mrs C R Anderson left today for Norfolk to visit guests Mr and Mrs Earl C Fansler who have moved there to reside until the end of November.
A roundup of residents and guests in Winchester includes Mr. and Mrs. James W. Berry and son returning from National Avenue to Washington with plans to visit Winchester again soon. Helen Elliott of New Jersey stays with Miss Jane Mudd on Handley Avenue. Several locals travel for visits or business, including Mrs. S. T. Fritts and Ruth Fritts to Columbus, Ohio, and L. W. Lambert of Norfolk with Frigidaire. Others, such as Miss Henrietta Fuller and Miss Julia Grubbs, are noted for vacations and guest stays with local families and at Hotel Jack.
Charles Buddie O Conn er, ill for a week, is much improved and resumes duties at Jones Cleaning and Pressing Plant. Mrs Samuel G Spangler and grandson Eugene Spangler of Gettysburg Pa are guests of her nieces Mrs Luther Kremer Mrs Taylor Hahn and Miss Zelma Carper. Miss Jessie Markwood leaves for Germantown Md to visit Miss Mildred Pumphrey and will visit Washington with Fietta Roeenberger who is vacationing with her parents in the county before a short visit to friends in Charles Town W Va.
Officials report drought covers about half the state with widespread crop damage. Areas hardest hit include Amelia and Nottoway counties, Prince Edward, Appomattox, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Pittsylvania and part of Chesterfield, while the Rappahannock valley remains less affected. Tobacco survives best. corn and garden produce suffer. beetles also harm beans.
Samuel T. Robertson Bethesda contractor was indicted on murder and assault charges. He is to be arraigned in Montgomery County Circuit Court before Judge Robert Jeter Sr. as his lawyers weigh a venue change. A petit jury date remains undecided. Edward L. Mills dairyman was the murder victim. Robertson faces another count for assault with intent to kill Jase Traut.
Regional real estate notice invites buyers to choose a few lots at pre development prices in the Second Section of Loudoun Manor Addition. Prospective buyers urged to visit and select their lot as of the date published.
The Washington Star quotes Hi Ho of Chinatown urging leaders to speak truthfully even if it contradicts popular wishes. He stresses strength in leadership and the duty to tell the people one’s honest belief.
John J. Raskob chairman of the Democratic national committee resigns from the executive committee of the Missouri Pacific Railway and from the special dividend policy committee while remaining a director. He also resigns as director of the Gulf Coast Line Texas and Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande Western. The moves were said to precede his European trip.
A tropical cyclone battered Florida from Fort Pierce to Orlando with 110 mph winds and heavy rain. The Lyric Theatre lost its roof, many buildings were damaged, and communications and power lines were affected across central and east coast towns. Authorities feared for citrus crops as the storm moved toward the Gulf.
Friday August 10 at 11 A M the auction lists antique furniture records Wedgewood china glassware old silverware bric a brac frames books jewelry boxes lace clothing Oriental rugs bedding linens and many more items at 198 Market Street Clarke widow of General Clark leads the sale engineered by Mrs Bello.
The storm battered Lakeland Kissimmee and surrounding areas with 60 mph winds, destroying homes and unroofing buildings. Okeechobee area saw damage and 18 inches of rain with rising lake levels threatening crops while Fort Pierce Vero Beach and Palm Beach faced isolation and widespread outages as power lines failed. The hurricane tracked north along the Atlantic coast, paralleling the 1926 course.
The last great hurricane, striking south of Weet Path Beach and devastating the Miami area in September 1926, caused hundreds of deaths and massive property loss. It crossed the gulf and moved inland through Alabama, isolating Miami briefly as relief efforts mobilized.
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