Social calendar events and dances listed for week
Wednesday features a dinner party at Tokus Inn for the Girls Athletic Association, 8:30 P M choir practice at Grace Lutheran Church, and a summer dance at Jordan Springs with Ike Dixon and orchestra. Thursday includes Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel and a Well town Church lawn yard party for Sunday school, plus Berryville Horse Show Dance at Jordan White Sulphur Springs with Buddy Cordori and his Pennsylvanians. Friday lists American Legion Post luncheon at George Washington Hotel and Buddy Cordori band at White Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Athletic Association
Tokus Inn
Grace Lutheran Church
Jordan Springs
Ike Dixon
Orchestra
Berryville
Jordan White Sulphur Springs
Buddy” Corodi
American Legion Post
George Washington Hotel
Buddy” Cordori
Baylis announces daughter's wedding with Moorefield groom
Mr and Mrs J Frank Baylis of Winchester and Intermont West Virginia hosted a reception and dance at Capon Lake Inn to announce the marriage of their daughter Sara Elizabeth Baylis to Thomas D Halterman of Moorefield West Virginia Their future home will be in Moorefield with an apartment to be taken September 1. The Haltermans and Bayliss family greeted guests from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Bayliss
Winchester
Intermont
W. Va
Capon Lake Inn
Sara Elizabeth Baylis
Thomas D. Halterman
Moorefield
Baylis
Handley High School
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
Halterman
Hardy Motor Company
Bayliss
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Miss Leah Van Wagoner Weds Mr Barr in Ellicott City
The marriage of Miss Leah Van Wagoner daughter of Mrs. Sarah Van Wagoner of Utah and Mr George F Barr son of Mrs S F Barr of Charles Town West Virginia took place on Saturday August 8 at Ellicott City Maryland. The couple departed for extended travel after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah van Wagoner
Barr
Sarah van Wagoner
Utah
George F. Barr
Social Roundup in Lexington and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Morgan Pendleton of Lexington guests with Mr. and Mrs. W. Nelson oe Amherst. James B. Russell improving at home on Washington street. Esther Norton hosts weekly bridge at North Braddock. Several residents entertain or travel, including visits to New York, Virginia Beach, Frederick and Atlantic City. Regular Friday bridge club suspended. Children and college students mentioned with recent moves. Hosts include the McGuires, Nutons, Funk, Grimm, Boyce, Becher, Beery, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss High
Betsy Rice
North Braddock Street
Martha High
Roanoke
Virginia Cover Russell
Fenton Nelson
Mary Virginia Steck
Sally Paxton
Sydney Thompson
Westwood Byrd
Harrison Davies
Robert Glass
Ridgely White
John Scully
Bobby Riley
John Warren Rice
Tom Scully
Leesburgh
Morgan Pendleton
Lexington, Va
Hunter H. McGuire
W. Nelson Oe
Amherst
James B. Russell
Washington Street
Esther Norton
H. C. Funk
Helen Funk
Holmes Grimm
Ron Grimm
Colleen Grimm
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia Lambert
Harrisonburg
State Teachers’ College
Louise Brooks
Washington
Mary Virginia Robinson
Loudoun Street
Big entry list feature of show at Berryville
A large show entry list features many exhibitors including W. Lodge Bowles manager and numerous names outside the county such as Thomas Simmerville Mrs. D. C. Sands Frost Brothers Mrs. N. Mellon Dr. L M. Allen Arthur White W. O Beatty George P. Plummer J. C. Beavers A. S. Bowman J. Wesley Best Mrs. F. M. Gould Miss Anna Hedrick Miss Nancy P. Hanna Robert and Meade Palmer E. B. Lee Alfred Jones H. H. Kelley H. M. Luttrell Wurt Legg Leith Brothers H. H. Piggott W. Melum John W. McComb and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pags Ore
W.lodge Bowles
Thos. H. Sommerville
D. C. Sands
Frost Brothers
N. Mellon
L M. Allen
Arthur White
W. O Beatty
Geo
P. Plummer
J. C. Beavers
A. S. Bowman
J. Wesley Best
F. M. Gould
Anna Hedrick
Nancy P. Hanna
Chicago Grain Closing Prices Sluggish Market Holds Near Last Day
Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade mostly held to yesterday’s range. Closing quotes show Wheat September 2042 December 54% May 59, Corn September 49% December 39% May 44, Oats September 22% December 24% May 26, Rye September 34% December 3833 May 4242.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of Trade
Fire Safety Tales and a Rooster Firebug
A column recalls rising fires from careless smoking in 1930 Chicago and a cotton festival arch destroyed by a cigarette. It narrates a Maine farmer blaming a rooster for starting a blaze and notes Detroit fire crews colliding en route, injuring eleven firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PagesOne
Chicago
Macon
Maine
Detroit
Crack
Fire Prevention Message Encourages Daily Vigilance
The 1930 fire loss in the United States reached $463,612,762 with forest fires at $16,000,000. Virginia counties reported $7,792,600 in forest-fire losses for 1930. A speaker urged “let every day be Fire Prevention Day” to prevent fires before they start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Virginia
Firemen of four states open convention here
The Virginia State Association held its first business session at 11 in City Hall auditorium. C Lee Barr welcomed the group for the four local fire companies and the city, joined by Mayor Shryock who gave them the key of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State Association
City Hall
C. Lee Barr
Winchester
F. A. Shryock
L. E. Lockabill
Jef Foster
United States Avy Yard
Norfolk
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
C. E. Woodward
Lexington
Virginia Association
State Department
Woodward
Virginia Fire Associations Debate Competition Rules
Virginia State Association convened in City Hall Auditorium to elect officers for next year and pick the 1932 convention city. A key issue was Winchester rule limiting competition to companies not departments, drawing Alexandria Fire Department protests and calls for state action. Cumberland Valley members met at Handley Library to organize credentials resolutions nominations reports and elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Virginia State Association
City Hall
Co. E. Woodward
Lexington
Winchester
Alexandria
Alexandria Fire Department
James M. Duncan, Jr
Duncan
C. V. Satisfield
Webb
Cumberland Valley Association
Cumberland Valley Group
Handley Library
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Socialand
the Evening Star
Frank Baylis
Hensell
Clarence W. Hensell
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Frank Feinberg
Charley Rouss
Vermont
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Gibson Bradfield
Barnesville
Ohio
Bennington
Commodore
Mrs. Johnson
Huntsberry’s
Huntsberry
Freda Klompus
Philip Klompus
South Loudoun Street
Memorial Hospital
Sally McDonald
Eugene R. Branch
Charles 8. McDonald
Wilmington
Del
Albert L. Baker
North Loudoun Street
Hovermale
Nathan Hovermale
Angers Store
W Va
Tokus’ Inn
Orequn
Tokus* Inn
Mr. Longfield
W. Longfield
Fergusson
Newcastle
Eng
A. W. W. Kyle
Montreal
Can
Fred. A. Robinson
Longfield
Kyle
Shields
Randolph Shields
Sophie Baker
Frances Page
Mountain Lake Park
Samuel Hoshour
Michigan
West Cork Street
First Baptist Church
Mrs
Garland R. Quarles
Buckroe Beach, Va
A. H. Jackson
Richmond
A. L. Dementi
Nellie Austin
Tom Boyd
Herbert Schutte
Courtfield Avenue
John P. Hayley and Sons
Virginia Beach
Marie Becher
Lucy Gordon White
Douglas Bruce Haines
Bryan Haines
Moorefield, Va
P. W. Clark
Evelyn Nixon
Frederick, Md
J. W. Williams
Garvin F. Bowles
Charles Wolfe
Jack
Jerry
David
Mechanicsburg, Pa
L. C. Snapp, Jr
Summit Point
Mr. Wolfe
Emily Light
Lee Baking Company
H. K. Benham Law Firm
Lee
Atlantic City
Burr P. Harrison
This City
Julia Smith
Gray Gables Inn
Maybel Aiken
E. A. Lambert
Massanetta Springs
Lambert
Alan Peery
Bernetta Ritter
Buckroe Beach
Trevor Downer
J. B. Brazier, Jr
Charles Town
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Rosemont
Fort Hoyle
A. D. Mack
Dept. of Accts
F. A. North
Chestnut St
Phila
W. 8. Hibbs & Company
New York Stork Exchange
Chicago Ae of Trade
Hibbs
Telephone National
Goodyear
Goodyear Speedway
Buncutter Tire Co
South Braddock St
Margaret Hodeson
Price
Lovett Bros
R. M. Swimley
Hamman’s Dollar Store
C. W. Ramsburg Grocery
Roland C. Ryan
Mgr
Bell Clothes Shop
Coats
VISIT
Sa Ev Daily
MR. Farmer
J. Jos. Sullivan
Dow
People's Bargain Store
North Main Street
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