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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1929
Page
3
A fragmentary social notice mentions a person or couple to be contacted for a mail or telephone arrangement. The passage references a name segment Rowetos Betabella Miller and a contact number 33, with timing implied for the following day.
A birthday dinner was hosted on the lawn at Orchard Crest farm in honor of Mrs. J. N. Keiter of Kearneysville West Virginia. Guests included numerous Keiter family members and friends from Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania plus extended relatives and neighbors.
A unique ballroom ceremony in Grottoes Virginia united Miss Martha Van Devender and Mr. Charles T. Houff with Rev. F B Wyand presiding. The bride is daughter of H W and Mrs Van Devender of Stuarts Draft after schooling at Mer riweather Lewis and Marshall College Huntington. Houff formerly worked for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Ironton Ohio and now conducts business in Waynesboro.
Appointment of several committees to arrange the second annual governor's ball to be given November 1 at the John Marshall Hotel in Richmond by the Virginia League of Women Voters was announced yesterday. Mrs. John Grant Armistead will serve as chairman of the advisory committee, assisted by Mrs. J. W. Dodd, Miss Nora Houston, Mrs. Gordon Harvie, Mrs. J. Ambler Johnson, Mrs. G. Gilmer Minor Jr., Mrs. Ernest C. Meade, Miss Gabriella Page and Mrs. H. Morris Smith of Ashland. The junior hostess committee will be composed of Mrs. R. Stuart Cottrell and Mrs. Robert S. Nelson, Miss Eleanor Fry will act as chairman of the dancing committee.
Recent visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Janney Carper of Smithfield included Mr. and Mrs. Charles McFiller near Bunker Hill Mr. and Mrs. Alton Kent and family of Rawson Mr. and Mrs. John Tolbert and family of Darkesville Mr. and Mrs. Granthan Welsh and family of Wadesville Mrs. William Emory and son Eugene near Summit Point Mr. Grove Carper and family of Chambersville and Miss Clemmie Baker of Smithfield.
Mr and Mrs William H Brown and Mr and Mrs W S Clark and son Billy have returned from a two weeks motor trip to Mrs Clark s brother Fred Collins in Springfield Illinois They traveled via Niagara Falls Quebec and New York City where they stayed with Mr and Mrs J A Kater They visited other relatives and report a good season for farmers in the western states with crops generally thriving.
The Mary Martha class monthly gathering of Centenary Reformed Church is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. hosted by Mrs William Haines of 501 South Kent Street with plans discussed during the session.
Wheat prices fell more than six cents a bushel at the Chicago market as reports of storage shortages reached traders. Weaker export demand and better northern and western weather also influenced the decline.
In Indiana the Howard Miami Dairy Herd Improvement association reports 21 of 24 members feed soy beans to their herds. Demand for linseed oil meal and cottonseed meal rises yearly as dairies seek protein-rich supplements to home-grown feeds. Soy bean may play a key role in meeting this need.
Martin H. Caimdy of Grand Rapids Michigan was reelected supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus by unanimous vote at the 47th annual convention in Milwaukee. A Vatican message signed by the papal secretary of state was read at the session opening.
O E Reed of the USDA urged Holstein Friesian leaders to study a registry system permitting entry of high purity unregistered cows into herd books. He noted only 30 000 of 100 000 cows are registered yet unregistered cattle show milk and butterfat close to registered herds. A phased cross registration model could start with three top crosses and limit first calves to females, taking about ten years to register a female herd member.
Pursuant to a decree in the Circuit Court of Frederick County on August 2 1929 the sale of the Charles M Ritter land will be held Saturday September 7 1929 at 11 A M at the front door of the Winchester Virginia courthouse. The 13 acre property north of Carpers Valley Church is offered to the highest bidder for cash with two roads and a small dwelling. Warren Rice Special Commissioner. I J W Baker Clerk.
In Frederick County Virginia a divorce by desertion is sought by Robert L. Adams against Barbara Adams. The court orders Barbara Adams to appear within ten days after publication to protect her interests. Publication to run weekly for four weeks in Evening Star and notices posted at the courthouse and mailed to the defendant. Deputy Clerk J W Baker signs. Case information enters on August 7, 1929.
Under a July 27 1929 decree in Jenkins and Sons Co v Capper the Winchester court sells at 11 AM two properties on Water Street Winchester. The lot with dwelling fronts Water Street 50 feet by 123 feet, and a jewelry store lot Nos 15 and 15 1/2 West Water Street fronts 33 feet 9 inches. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance by two bonds due one and two years after date at 6 percent interest, secured by trust deed and fire policies. M M Lynch trustee and special commissioner.
Public notice of a chancery reference in Frederick County Virginia. Commissioner James Y P Reardon will hear August 30 1929 at 45 West Boscawen Street Winchester produce papers to establish claims and report heirs and property details for Robert B Muse and Mary A Muse.
A personal note asks H. F. Thomas Jr to respond, mentioning forgiveness, possible work instead of school, and a move to a new address. It references Dolly, Leo, and a father transferred to Ohio, signed with love from mother.
The Citizens' Band performs Friday night August 23 at 8 in front of the Friendship Fire Company engine house on East Cork Street. The event replaces the regular Friday concert.
Winchester Va placed ad boasting the most for the least money offering liberal discounts on portable folding grading machines and packing house grading machinery.
Clara Bow draws large crowds at Capitol Theatre in Dangerous Curves playing a bareback rider in love with Richard Arlen. Kay Francis co stars as the vamp. The film is all dialogue and shot with a circus atmosphere. Final showings today. Honey Moon Limited at Colonial draws another big audience with The Red Sword set for today.
The article explains farmers bought more fertilizer last year, a key driver of higher crop output. It compares American and European practices, noting Holland’s soil enrichment supports intensive farming and high yields. It stresses concentrating fertilization and field care to earn more with less land and labor.
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