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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1929
Page
3
Social and personal items are welcomed by the department via mail or telephone. The social reporter Teabelle P Miller requests notices be sent by telephone between 9 and 4 PM for the next day. Phone number 33.
The Grantham clan from John S. and Mary Ellen Grantham gathered at Middleway Jefferson County for a week long reunion with 49 attendees. Services and entertainment were organized by Shirley Grantham Alice Farnsworth and Ray Farnsworth. Highlights included a visit to General Charles Lee's home and a program at the Masonic Hall.
A marriage license was issued in the Corporation Court to John W Summers and Margaret Haymaker both of the city. They married in Alexandria Virginia last Saturday with Rev Carl J Goette officiating. Summers is a salesman son of John A Summers and Haymaker is daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Haymaker of Winchester. Mr Robert Reardon left today for Upperville for a week with relatives.
The Sunday school of the Church of Christ will hold its annual picnic tomorrow afternoon at Jordan White Sulphur Springs. Superintendent L L Hockman announced the event and urged all members to meet at the West Cork street church and depart by 1 PM. Rocky Mount guests entertain. Rev Dr Freed enjoys trip to Palestine. Thelma Richard to nursing in the west. William T Johnson and Charles J Keys visit Winchester.
Mr and Mrs J William Craven and Mr Markley C Craven of Pittsburgh spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Charles H Cook at their Valley pike home. Miss Christina Cook drove back to Pittsburgh and will spend two weeks visiting relatives and friends there.
A marriage license was issued to William Herman Winn of Lawrenceville Virginia and Mary Rathman Wagner of Winchester Virginia. Winn is a salesman and is the son of Harvey Winn of Lawrenceville. Wagner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Rathman of the city. Mr J P Dutrow of Roanoke was a business visitor today.
Mr John Golden and Miss Pearl Moore wed in Hagerstown Md. He leads the meat department at the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co in Winchester. The couple plans to reside in Winchester and his Newport News, Va home was noted. Betsy Jo Perry celebrated her fourth birthday with a party at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Perry near White Post. Ernest Glover, of Liverpool Eng, arrived in Winchester to meet Frederick county growers. Lucinda Jennings Fry married Dailey Roy Slonaker in Washington DC yesterday. they will reside in Winchester after September 10. Slonaker is a coal business executive and son of the late A C Slonaker.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union will meet Thursday at 3 PM at Friends Meeting House for its annual officer election. Numerous visitors and locals are noted in the hotel registers and traveling groups, with several trips and visits reported in the Shenandoah Valley region.
Mr and Mrs Widmyer and daughter Louise and Mr and Mrs Herron imus of Washington spent last Sunday with Mr John Dick and family at Kernstown and were accompanied home by Miss Sara Dick who will spend several weeks as their guest.
Mr and Mrs Warren A Dove of Johnstown Pennsylvania spent the past weekend here as guests of Mr and Mrs A H Dove. Mise Ada Drake of Berryville and Mrs Katherine Patterson of Dawson Pennsylvania spent the day in town shopping.
The Citizens' Band will perform Friday night August 23 at 8 in front of the Friendship Fire Company's engine house on East Cork Street. The event replaces the regular Friday night concert schedule.
Spokane Sun God endurance plane piloted by Nick Mamer and Art Walker refueled in Missoula to begin the final leg back to Spokane after a non stop cross continental round trip. The craft left Miles City at 5 15 A M MT after refueling and circled the city for hours due to forest fire smoke limiting visibility.
Garret John Diekema of Michigan was appointed minister to Holland to succeed Richard M. Tobin who resigned. Diekema whose parents were born in Holland speaks Dutch and has studied Netherlands government affairs.
In Frederick Circuit Court Virginia executrix Anna Funkhouser seeks report on Daniel Funkhouser estate items heirs creditors and lands. The master to determine property, heirs, debts, deeds, and possible partition with reports and a final attorney fee, notice to be published before execution. A September 3 1929 hearing is set at 22 Rouss Avenue Winchester.
With numerous incomes above a million dollars yearly, the New York apartment offered for an annual rent of forty five thousand dollars could not stay vacant long.
In Frederick County Virginia the cause of Lucy B. Baker vs Florence V. Howard is ordered to a Commissioner in Chancery. The commissioner will report on rent value, interest, division feasibility, liens and taxes, with a meeting set for August 20 1929 at 45 West Boscawen Street Winchester VA for parties to bring papers and evidence of debt.
Decree from the Circuit Court of Frederick County entry August 2 1929 mandates a public sale of real estate in Winchester Virginia on September 7 1929 at 11 AM The property lies four miles east of Winchester north of Carper s Valley Church comprising 18 acres with two roads and a small dwelling Terms are cash Special Commissioner Warren Rice conducts the sale and J J W Baker Clerk certifies bond for security.
All our barbers are expert in men's women's and children's work. Soft water used. F Miller proprietor at the Geo Washington Hotel Barber Shop invites patrons to try their grooming services.
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