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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
3
Social and personal notices accepted by mail or telephone. Social reporter Mrs. Isabelle F. Miller welcomes news by telephone between 1 and 4 p.m. for the following day. Phone number 33.
Mr Charles W Galloway of Balti with strong Winchester ties receives congratulations from friends across the country on his forty sixth year with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company where he has served as vice president of operation and maintenance for nine years. He began as a messenger boy in 1883 and moved through rail roles, continuing a family legacy tied to the B and O since 1827.
Announcements include Miss Dorothy Sud dith wed to Marion Bradford of Sycamore Illinois after a Saturday ceremony they plan to reside in Elgin Illinois. Other items note Mrs J William Biddle sailing for Europe September 7 from Baltimore and social visits by Mrs Grubbs and guests in Wadesville Martinsburg and Winchester. A Jefferson County marriage license was issued to Samuel Hunter and Mat tie Harris with Hunter a Darke West Virginia native. Orra Turner and Lillian Sheetz spend a week at Yellow Springs West Virginia.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Co Bayliss hosted a large birthday gathering for Clayton Brill at their Hayfield home last Thursday evening. Guests included numerous local families and friends, with a program of vocal and instrumental music and nostalgic games. A river-side dinner gathering followed with extended guests from Luray Martinsburg Winchester Ridgeway and York Pa among others.
Several local residents depart and arrive for visits and vacations. Robert Ward and Margaret Byrd spend time in Glen Springs while Edwin Hinks and his wife travel to Orkney Springs. Grace Orndorff heads to Intermont for the lakeside vacation with her parents.
Lucy B. Baker as complainant in a Frederick County Virginia suit against Florence V. Howard et al is ordered to have a chancery commissioner report on realty value interest liabilities and division suitability. A public meeting is set for August 20 1929 at 45 West Boscawen Street Winchester to submit papers vouchers and evidence of debt before the commissioner J W Baker with authority to proceed until completion.
The Atlanta Constitution notes that with advancing aircraft and refueling, a pilot who commits a crime could be sent to life imprisonment. Legal scholars warn that aviation progress raises serious punishment questions.
Washington plans show Gov. Charles A. Lindbergh may fly to Rio de Janeiro Montevideo and Buenos Aires next month in support of a world scale air mail service linking North and South America. An aerial reconnaissance over Capo Borea between Paraguay and Bolivia could map the region.
A Virginia American Legion proposal seeks a joint convention with Tennessee at Bristol next fall. Virginia decides at Petersburg meeting Sept 24 with Bristol officials presenting the invitation. Tennessee action at Jackson Aug 26-28 will influence Virginia's yes. The 1929 event includes a Past Commanders Dinner Sept 2 with ten living past commanders expected.
Winchester Park Association president H Russell Potts defends park games and denies authorization for Sunday baseball at Rouss Spring Park. He cites police presence, 2000 attendees, no charges, and praises playground and recreation efforts funded privately.
New York reports Oscar Kaesar and Kurt Luecher, Swa flyers, missing after attempting the perilous North Atlantic crossing from Lisbon to New York. They were last seen over the Azores two days ago, expected to arrive yesterday, and likely perished in the voyage. Their youth and courage contrasted with limited navigation skills and no water landing gear.
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