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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1929
Page
3
Social and Personal department may be mailed or telephoned any time. Isabelle F Miller will be fed to air news by telephone between and 4 p m for the following day. Phone number 33.
Mrs. G Luther Miller heads a prominent dahlia exhibit in the Winchester Fair flower department. The Harrisonburg Garden Club member showcases one of the region’s finest displays and offers plants for enthusiasts. Wiseland farm at Massanutten Mountain draws visitors from several states and specializes in bronze turkeys.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Emily Mary McDonald to Mr Emmett R Shifflett took place yesterday afternoon at the United Brethren Church parsonage on North Avenue. Rev George W Stover performed the ceremony.
Miss Mollie Wood returns from a two month Scandinavian tour with friends from Baltimore and Philadelphia. The party visited Norway Sweden Denmark and Berlin. Mrs Zeigler and daughter Miss Betty Zeigler left for Chester Pa after a brief visit. Mrs Zeigler, formerly Miss Helen Shelnire of Ardmore Pa, attended the old Episcopal Female Institute here. She and her party came from Virginia Beach, Va. Mr Harry Jack joins them en route home. Mrs Jack and her son head to Virginia Beach to spend the rest of summer with Mrs E Virginia Smith and her daughter Miss Virginia Smith at a cottage there.
Mr and Mrs Irwin Snapp from Fort Valley Georgia visit the Snapp family on Fairmont Avenue while entomologist Snapp attends meetings in Washington DC with the US Department of Agriculture. A stream of visitors and locals arrive and depart at homes and hotels across Winchester blending civic and social life.
Mrs Llewellyn Jackson and daughter Mary return from Rochester as guests of Dilwyn Jackson. The Cooper family, accompanied by George and Mrs Pope, vacation near Augusta Springs Virginia with the Gibson family. Snyder and related families attended a Burlington West Virginia camp meeting.
The Winchester Golf Club began its annual tournament with the first matches in both the championship and second flights completed. Haddox defeated Hawthorne 7 up to 6 while Stultz beat Madison Haythorn by 1 up. Fowle upset Sjrbaugh 2 up to 1 to go as pairings are posted at the club house and rounds should proceed quickly.
Col. Lindbergh joins two Navy pilots in a bold air race display at the National Air Races. The trio formed combat formations then performed upside down flights and dramatic dives toward the grandstand, thrilling spectators.
President Hoover was invited by Baltimore Mayor W F Broening to attend the citys 200th anniversary celebration on September 12. Col Henry B Wilcox, head of the arrangements committee, accompanied the mayor to the White House. Hoover took the invitation under advisement.
Democrats of the Senate finance committee paused today in their tariff bill study while Republican framers prepared to release the text and majority reports. The minority will resume deliberations tomorrow after two meetings this week.
Washington August 28 Senate resumes recess after a brief session adjourning until Saturday. It will return next Wednesday to open debate on the tariff bill.
At Gastonia murder trial for 16 National Textile Workers Union members, ten prosecutors demand each lawyer reveal who paid them. State lawyers counter with calls to reveal employers of defense counsel. Arthur Garfield Hayes says he represents the ACLU and is unpaid. others say they’re funded by the International Labor Defense.
Dayton News notes a sharp commentary on weekend motorists labeled Sunday drivers, hinting at a looming end of their era as public sentiment shifts and driving norms change.
Passers by in Paso and other Middle Western cities welcomed Graf Zeppelin visitors as the airship continued toward Fort Worth. A convoy of airplanes trailed the craft, with ground crowds watching the progress and officials assessing the weather impact on the voyage.
A description of a plane speeding away while spectators shriek and blow whistles and horns, with aircrafts darting around its smooth sides in a noisy scene.
A Detroit quip laments lawyers losing the edge after passing the bar, joking how 49 inventors might fare with Edison style questions, reflecting a playful take on law and invention.
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