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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1930
Page
3
The notice indicates mailing or telephoning is acceptable any time. Reporter names Mram M. Timbale and P. Miller are mentioned as recipients. A phone inquiry window between 8 and 40 om is noted for the following day.
Miss Elizabeth Master Henry Miller accompany work and refreshment at a gathering in Stephens City. Mrs. McKown hosted guests while Miss Harris and Miss Lovett plan college enrollments. Mrs. George H Heist and companions return from a Cape May motoring trip. Weaver of Morgantown noted for a fall event with family connections in Martinsburg and Winchester.
A party left Harrisonburg at 7 45 a m in a Fokker owned by Massanutten Airways Canyon and piloted by J Hamilton Brown of Richmond. They reached Chicago at 2 40 p m after a Columbus Ohio lunch stop.
Announcement of a marriage in Hagerstown Maryland on August 28 tied Miss Joyce Lovella Sigk i to Vernon Grove. The bride is daughter of Mrs Lena Martin of the city. groom is son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Grove of West Boscawen Street. Attendants included Mr John Grove and Miss Joyce Manuel. Ceremony by Rev R L Mowbray of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Relatives and friends travel from Alexandria Baltimore Washington Westminster Keyser Middletown and Charles Town to attend the late Mr A Taylor Ritter Jr's funeral. Other visitors include Alice Clinger in Sunbury Milton Shryock in Baltimore and Persell Plank guests in Cumberland with local hosts in Cumberland.
Maj Gen Gmeasey D Butler of the Marine Corps will preside at a three day World War veterans gathering in Clarksburg WV where he will deliver a convention address on Sunday and serve as an honored guest at the state meeting. Other items note ill health of Charles Anderson son of Dr C R Anderson and several family travel updates from Lynchburg and the West Coast plus church gathering dates near Reynolds Store with a free grounds dinner.
Mr and Mrs W B Potts and Master Allen Smith of Washington are guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Whitacre at their Whitacre home. Mr and Mrs Frank Hale Miss Elizabeth Merkling and Mr Louis Ensor of Washington stay with Mrs Kate Chapman in the county for the week. Visitors at Mrs Amelia Allamongs Stephenson home include Mr and Mrs Theodore Pokey and daughter Miss tage of Marblehead and Will H Grisman Pitt a Ohio. Mrs Albert P Shirkey of Richmond Va spends time with her mother Mrs Jacob S Lauck on Peyton street. Mrs Shirkey was formerly Miss Leona Lauck of the city.
The Winchester post office will follow a holiday schedule next Monday in observance of Labor Day. One general delivery and collection will operate starting about 8 a.m. No money order business or rural carrier service. General delivery and stamp windows open 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. Mailers with forwarding should post early. All mails dispatched as usual.
The Purcellville Athletic Club nine will start the Labor Day weekend baseball schedule tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. against Winchester Park Association on the Rouss Springs diamond. Sunday features a doubleheader at 1:30 p.m. versus Hoffman Chevrolet nine of Hagerstown, Md. Labor Day Monday hosts two games, one in the morning and another at 3:30 p.m., both on the local diamond.
In Berryville Virginia eleven years after joining Grace Episcopal Church the old Wickliffe church held its annual service conducted by Rev. Thomas Carter Page with Goodwin Williams assisting. Funds from offerings support repairs including replacing many broken glass panes. The report notes prominent local families and visiting guests at accompanying dinners and long lists of connections from Clarke County and nearby towns.
Bryan Conrad of Winchester Va argues that the Handley Library system has grown with Winchester and that a centennial tax increase could fund its expansion. He cites library shelves open to the public, trained staff, and the role of roads schools and the apple industry in Winchester's growth. He urges citizens to support funding to meet rising demand for books.
Boyce Alumni Association of the Boyce Agricultural High School will present Apple Blossom Time next Friday night September 5. The cast has practiced and a splendid performance is assured. Proceeds go to the school.
Virginia relief officials debate drought aid scope as Governor Byrd and Secretary Hyde discuss county coverage. The drought relief commission seeks inclusion of all counties, not just 84, with John R. Hutcheson named vice chair and taking lead at the headquarters.
A Red Cross relief effort will appoint a county representative next week. Robert H. Angell of Roanoke will supervise this phase and direct relief operations locally. Names of the county committeemen will be withheld pending Angell’s finalized list.
Seven year old Mary Campbell of 576 North Cameron Street was struck by an oil truck from the local American Oil Company branch driven by W L Hyde of 406 Gray Avenue. The truck passed over the child but she suffered only minor cuts and bruises and was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment. Hyde notified police and a report was filed.
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