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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1930

Page

5

Social Tea Honors Mrs Davis Ritter at Ritter Home

Whitlock and Miss Mary Katherine Ritter hosted a Saturday tea at Mr and Mrs O T Ritter’s Valley avenue home for Mrs Davis W Ritter recently from Reading Pennsylvania. About 60 guests attended including Washington and Maryland visitors. An announced marriage was made for Hazel Barton to Roosevelt Jenkins of Berryville Clarke county with Reverend Parker presiding. The Little Theatre’s monthly meeting is set for December 2 at Handley Library at 7 30.

Iss Whitlock Mary Katherine Ritter O. T. Ritter Valley Avenue Davis W. Ritter Dr. Ritter Reading Rejcin Sara Belle Shirley W. True Edward Middleton Eleanor Jobe Washington Frank Gettridee James Clingan Hagerstown Hazel Barton Roosevelt Jenkins Berryville Clarke County L. A. Parker The Baptist Church R. W. Barton Jenkins Winchester Little Theatre Handley Library Star

Congress Opens For Short Session Ending March 4

The seventy first Congress convened at noon in a brief opening session with a political truce. Leaders focus on unemployment relief and farmer aid as spectators fill chambers while Vice President Curtiss and Speaker Longworth resume presiding roles. Senator Robinson proposes drought relief loans to farmers in the Senate.

Associated Press Washington Seventy-First Congress Cape Friends of Legislation Senate House Curtiss Longworth Robinson

Life of the Party Scores Big Hit At Cap Theater

Winnie Lightner returns in Life of the Party shown at midnight at the Cap de theatre with Irene Delroy Jack Whiting Charles Butterworth and Charles Judels in a fast paced comedy style echoing The Gold Diggers of Broadway.

Winnie Lightner Capid Theatre Miss Lightner Broadway Irene Delroy Jack Whiting Charles Butterworth Charles Judels

Precautions guard Capitol as Communist rally ends in clashes

Police kept reinforcements ready as Communists planned a noon demonstration for Congress opening. A crowd battered placards, tear gas used, and arrests made after clashes near the Capitol, with some women jostled and several dispersed around the Garfield monument.

Associated Press Congress David Lynn Capitol Building Capitol American Legion Tor Capitol Squad Capitol Grounds Garfield Monument

German Miner Survives 72 Hours After Mine Collapse

In Kastrop area a coal mine gallery collapsed Friday noon, burying two men. One survived after 36 hours and was fed via an air tube with milk and food delivered through compressed air. He reportedly used his shoe to catch food. His companion is believed dead.

Associated Press Dartmund Germany Kastrop Lery

Riots across Germany injure dozens and spark arrests

Berlin police quell twelve minor clashes leaving six injured and 34 arrests. In Lübeck a fascist, injured in a clash with a Communist, died. Nearly 50 injured and one dead in week end political riots and brawls across Germany.

Associated Press Berlin Germany Luebeck

Central states hit by new cold wave from northwest

A frigid Arctic air mass swept into the central states bringing record low temperatures in the north and frigid conditions elsewhere. Devils Lake North Dakota logged 18 below, with Minnesota and Wisconsin also well below zero as the Great Lakes region and upper Mississippi Valley face much colder nights.

Associated Press Chicago Devils Lake N. C Minnesota Wisconsin Upper Great Lakes Mississippi Valley Mississippi Ohio Great Lakes Illinois Indiana Weather Bureau Plains Steve Stolen

90000 Coal Miners Strike Idle in Glasgow

Ninety thousand Scottish coal miners did not report for work in Glasgow causing shafts to stay idle. Ayrshire miners, by contrast, chose to stay on a day to day basis while pursuing a general settlement. The rest of the United Kingdom saw limited disruption as government efforts provided brief relief.

Associated Press Glasgow Scotland Ayrshire United Kingdom

Davis Defers Swearing In as Pennsylvania Senator

James J. Davis did not present himself for swearing in as senator from Pennsylvania at the opening of Congress. Secretary Davis cited a request from the Senate campaign funds committee to await further information on election expenditures. He went to the Capitol for a conference with Senate Republican leader Senator Watson before Congress convened.

James J. Davis Senate Pennsylvania Davis Congress Senate Campaign Funds Committee Capitol Watson

No Reduction To Be Made By Newsprint Firm

International Paper Company announced no price changes for newsprint in 1931, aiming to stabilize rates. The firm said prices would stay at the 1929 close levels, with New York and Chicago figures around 62 dollars per ton.

Associated Press New York International Paper Company Today Chicago

December Term Opens in Circuit Court With Judge Williams

The December term of the Circuit Court of Fredreich convened today with Judge Williams presiding. The term was called for, and a number of cases were scheduled for hearings on later dates.

Circuit Court of

Market Prices Show Tendency To Creep Upward

New York market shows a tentative rise amid light trading and no major developments. Investors awaited the President’s message due tomorrow, with money rates around 2 percent and little momentum in週 the week ending.

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