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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1929

Page

3

Kenney Family Fetes 71st Birthday Near Stephens City

The Kenney children hosted a surprise birthday dinner for Samuel Kenney at his Stephens City Virginia home to mark his seventy first birthday. Granddaughters Dorothy and Ruth Simmons presented a large cake with Seventy-one candles. Many relatives attended from Washington D C Millville W V Greenway and Hagerstown Md sharing gifts and well wishes for many more birthdays.

Thelr Samuel Kenney Stephens City Dorothy Ruth Simmons Mr. Kenney Sam Kenney Robert Kenney Howard Kenney Washington, D.C Fred Kenney Catherine and Warren Millville W. Va Howard White Catherine Annabel Leslie Helen Greenway Viola Genella Emily Washington Albert Simmons Ruth Naomi Kidwell Charles Barnes Hagerstown Retha Burner Hunter Baker

Sumption Family Visists Amherst Street Hostess in August

Mr and Mrs L M Sumption from Philadelphia visited Mrs Louis Clevenger on Amherst Street. Mr Sumption will return Monday with Mr Dick Clevenger and Miss Margaret Wilson, who have spent two weeks with Mrs Clevenger. Mrs Sumption and children stay through August as Mrs Clevenger hosted a dinner for her birthday.

L. M. Sumption Philadelphia

Philadelphia couple to return home after visit to Cornwell kin

Mr Kenneth Cornwell and Miss Mabel Lutz of Philadelphia will leave tomorrow after visiting Mrs O H Cornwell on Peyton Street. They are accompanied by Miss Henrietta Cornwell and Mr Wilbur Jenkins. Miss Cornwell will stay two weeks in Philadelphia. Mr Jenkins will return to Winchester on Monday.

Kenneth Cornwell Mabel Lutz Philadelphia O. H. Cornwell Peyton Street Enrietta Cornwell Wilbur Jenkins Miss Cornwell Mr. Jenkins Winchester H.C. Sheets Yellow Springs W. Va John Schaffenaker Chester Stauffer Merlin Stauffer Dillsburg M. V. B. Snake North Braddock Street

Moose Lodge to Host Yard Party and Dance

At a Loyal Order of Moose meeting plans were approved for a yard party and dance next Thursday and Friday nights August 15 and 16 at Patton's Park on South Loudoun Street. Refreshments will be plentiful and music of high quality for dancing promised. the public is invited to attend.

Moose Order The Loyal Order of Moose Patton’s Park South Loudoun Street

Miss Anderson Returns To Delaware Hospital

Miss Katherine Anderson left for Wilmington to join the nursing staff at Delaware Hospital. She was escorted by her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Howard March and their son who will visit Washington for a week. Judge Donald L Weems of the Police and Domestic Relations Courts was stricken by food poisoning but is improving and expected to recover shortly.

Miss Anderson Delaware Hospital Katherine Anderson Nina Glynn Anderson Wilmington Del Washington Howard March Weems Donald L. Weems Police and Domestic Relations Circuit Court Laura Smith Esther Smith Mrs. Alexander Moorestown N. J

Harry Lovett Improves While Recuperating in Baltimore Home

Recuperating at his parents home in Baltimore, Harry Lovett, once a resident here and brother of Frank Lovett, shows great improvement after leaving Sin Hospital. He now resides in Staunton, Virginia with family.

Baltimore Harry Lovett Sin Hospital Mr. Lovett Frank Lovett Staunton

Sinnotts Return After Visit Near York

Mr and Mrs William B Sinnott return to their Washington home after visiting Judge and Mrs J G Glessner and Miss Hazel Glessner at their summer home on the Susquehanna River near York Pennsylvania The Maryland News

Motoring Trip to Canada by Robinson Family

Mr and Mrs Fred Robinson and their daughters Miss Frances Robinson and Miss Helen Robinson left yesterday for a motoring trip to Canada. They plan a tour of northern New York and expect to be away about two weeks.

Canada Fred Robinson Frances Robinson Helen Robinson New York Mrs. Knee Miss Berdine Knee Walter Knee Valley Pike

Noble Representative Arrives For Apple Season In Winchester

W K Noble Company representative H W Cook from Fort Wayne Ind has arrived in Winchester for fall and winter apple season. He registered at the George Washington Hotel and comes well known here after visiting for several years. Scouts Leave For Summer Camp from Troops 4 6 and 7 head Monday for Harpers Ferry two weeks at Wild Cat Camp, joined by local scouts. The Knee family returns from a northern motor trip to New York and Canada. Mrs David H Kern and daughters visit Va home Oakland with former Handley Faculty member Martha Kern, recently back from Paris studies.

W. K. Noble H. W. Cook Fort Wayne Ind W. K. Noble Company Winchester Cook George Washington Hotel Boy Scouts Harpers Ferry Wild Cat Handley David H. Kern Martha Kern C. R Nevin Kern Nevin Oakland F. Estes Kline Vauclusé University of Paris Kern

Local residents busy with visits and travel notices

Miss Helen Miller recovers from a severe tonsillitis and resumes work as a stenographer at the Flower Shop. Numerous visitors arrive and depart between Winchester, Richmond, Hagerstown, and Washington, with relatives hosting trips to Baltimore and Virginia locations.

Helen Miller West Monmouth Street

Martinsburg Visitors Fill West Martin Street With Guests

A stream of visitors, including Mr J A Close and family from Cumberland Evening Times, and guests from Philadelphia Baltimore and New York, arrive at Martinsburg homes and the George Washington Hotel for extended visits and summer travel in the Shenandoah Valley and Cape May trips.

J. A. Close Cumberland Evening Times E. 5. Snyder West Martin Street Martinsburg Shenandoah Valley Canada Great Lakes Messrs Victor G. Bloede Baltimore Harold R. King, Sr Harold R. King, Jr Hempstead N. Y Samuel King Brooklyn George Washington Hotel N. B. Meredith New York City Hotel Jack

Mrs May McCarty Spends Time in New York With Relatives

Mrs May Mgg McCarty is spending time in New York with Mr McCarty and her sister Mrs Ger schenak. She was accompanied to Baltimore by her sister Miss Mary McKenzie, who returned home yesterday.

Lucy Ajin Kinzel New York City Mrs. Welsh Fairmont Avenue Miss Kinzel Washington Elizabeth Barr May Mgg McCarty New York McCarty Gerschenak Baltimore Mary McKenzie

Finkelstein Family Guests In Alexandria Home

Mr and Mrs M Finkelstein and daughter Miss Sadie with Miss Ruth Jones yesterday at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Nicklin in Alexandria Virginia. They were joined by Miss Sarah Lobe of Alexandria who will be the house guest of Miss Finkelstein.

M. Finkelstein Sadie Finkelstein Ruth Jones Walter Nicklin Alexandria Sarah Lobe Miss Finkelstein

Kaspar Pupils Win Recital At Careyswood

Berryville Virginia August 10 several hundred from Washington Clarke Loudoun and Winchester attended a violin and piano recital at Careyswood the home of Mr and Mrs A Cummins on the Shenandoah River Josef Kaspar and eight pupils including Dora Minovich Milton Swartz David Legum Jean Westbrook Dorothy Campbell Pauline Cather Bernice and Henry Davis performed a varied program ending with eight violins. A Parish Aid Society tea followed.

Berryville Washington Clarke County Loudoun County Winchester Dora Minovich Milton Swartz David Legum Jean Westbrook Dorothy Campbell Pauline Cather Winchester Bernice Henry Davis Purpelville Chopin Kaspar Carter Catlett Gloucester Lewis Neill New Jersey New York Johns Hopkins University Peabody Conservatory Mary Ambler Alexandria Carry Hunter C. T. A. McCormick South Church Street Lockwood Baltimore Charles Town W. Va Shepherds J. T. L. Jones Frank Huyette Charlottesville J. M. Carr Reagaw, N. C Carr Presbyterian Church

George Manzy Funeral Monday

George Manzy 69 of Frederick County Va died Saturday at home after a bout of influenza. A longtime member of the United Brethren Church he leaves a widow six sons and daughters ten grandchildren and a great grandchild. The funeral at Redland Church Whitacre with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery was led by several local ministers. Pallbearers listed among friends.

George Manzy Frederick’County Siler Manzy United Brethren Church Dr. Manzy James Mansy Martha Hook Manzy Frederick County Alverna Moreland Luther Manzy Little Rock Ark Missouri Ollie Summel Cumberland J. R. Collis Inwood Harrison Manzy Clearbrook Fred Manzy Ridgeway W. Va Nora Whitacre Ruth Parker Nelly Harvey Redland Whitacre W. F. Gruver Martinsburg George Stover Winchester W. EB. Smith Shickle Woodlawn Cemetery Fred de Haven Ernest Gray Austin Whitacre Edw. Dailey Robert Shade Carson Whitacre

Child Leaves Hospital After Surgery

Little Billy Burke son of Mr and Mrs Welton E Burke of Fork Union underwent appendicitis operation plus tonsils and adenoids removal at Winchester Memorial Hospital ten days ago and has returned home improving nicely in Front Royal Virginia Sentinel report.

Billy Burke

Texas Senator Pictures Farm Outlook Gloomy

Texas Senator references Dr. Leon Truesdell analysis on farm to city migration. He notes 750,000 rural residents move to urban centers annually and explains impacts on home attachment, reading habits, family structure, and child environments. He cites factory adaptation and rising living standards as drivers of the rural to urban shift.

Leon Truesdell Bigg

Farm City Movement Drives Rural Population Shift

A discussion outlines how rising urban living standards shift demand toward factory goods and away from farm products. It notes city factory jobs grow as population urbanizes, reducing per capita food needs and prompting farm workers to move to non agricultural production. The migration is termed selective with ambitious rural youth leaving farms for metropolitan opportunities.

Truesdell

Farm Youth Choices Shape Future of Agriculture

A professor notes the first to leave farms are tenants and operators while owners depart last, with sons from large farms more likely to stay. He links prosperity, occupation, and schooling to migration from farming, based on New York state studies via Cornell.

New State Cornellment

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