Social and Personal News: Library Program on Air Tomorrow Night
The Social and Personal column notes a Virginia federation program aired from 9:30 tonight promising county library system improvements. Speakers include Governor Byrd, Mrs. Henry S. Mey, Mr. Harris S. Hart, and Mrs. Robert A. McGuire. A related piece mentions The Virginians society dinner and details a Barrett portrait presentation at William and Mary College with plans for permanent display in Barrett hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Federation
Beans
I Ay
Sion
Dajte Ae Othe
Byrd
Henry S. Mey
Suffolk
Virginia Federation
Harris S. Hart
Robert A. McGuire
Cape Charles
Division of
Library Extension
Virginia
Personal Notes of Strasburg Residents Highlight Local Visits
Miss Ethel Laig, student nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital, visits Strasburg staying with Mr and Mrs G M Moyer recovering from illness. Carleton Staples and baby of Winchester attend weekend and move to new Berryville avenue home with Mr and Mrs G J Rickard. Edward Sartelle and Miss Emma Bowman of Winchester visit Luther Bly on Sunday. Mrs Harvey E Ritter hosts a birthday dinner for husband and brother in law at 14 East Gerard Street last evening.
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Strasburg
Ethel Laig
Winchester Memorial Hospital
G. M. Moyer
Carleton Staples
Winchester
G. J. Rickard
Berryville Avenue
Edward Sartelle
Emma Bowman
Luther Bly
Harvey E. Ritter
East Gerard Street
Ritter
Middletown Couple Wed in Strasburg Manor Ceremony
Announcement from Middletown reports the marriage of Floyd A. Dodson and Margaret M. Brill last Saturday at 5 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Maphis in Strasburg. Rev. J. D. Hamaker presided. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Brill, will reside at Meadow Mills with her husband, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dodson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Floyd A. Dodson
Margaret M. Brill
Fred D. Maphis
Strasburg
J. D. Hamaker
Disciples Church
George F. Brill
Dodson
J. F. Dodson
Maedow Mills
Meadow Mills
D. M. Nixdori
Clark Cooper
Donald M. Nixdorf
Margaret Kennedy
Gray Gables Inn
Nixdorf
Hagerstown
Dorothy Stuart
E. C.stuart
Girls' Basketball Opens Season with Win
The Girls' Athletic Association team edged Idletown High 25 to 9 in a slow opening game at Handley High School. Next on the schedule is Berryville at 8 PM Friday, then a home game against Upperville on December 14. Local fans are urged to attend.
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Wits
Girls’ Athletic Association
Monnday
Handley High 1
Idletown High School
Girls’ Association
Berryville
Upperville
Winchester
Social Crop of Visitors and Local Arrivals
Miss Edith Fletcher returns to Bartonville after visiting relatives near Cross Junction. H W Routenberg of Baltimore, B and O Railroad assistant engineer, was in town yesterday on business. Miss Jennie Lind Hockman returns from Lynchburg Va visiting sister Juanita Hockman at Lynchburg College. Mrs Charles F W McClure hosts a tea at Charm ingfare for guest Mrs Edwin S Jarrett of Shepherdstown W Va. John W Phillips formerly of this city now Chevrolet agent at Woodstock returns from Rocky Mount NC visit. Mrs Elmer Winkfield leaves today for Baltimore for several days of medical treatment. A M Jones of Richmond is a hotel Jack guest. Mrs Jewel Rodgers undergoing sinus operation rests comfortably. Mrs Robert Glass leaves Monday for Washington then Baltimore before returning home. H C Crueger of Norfolk and Western Railway was here on business and checked at the George Washington. Matthew Ebersole returns from Baltimore after daily business. Mr and Mrs W E Howe of New Haven Conn were guests last night at the George Washington Hotel. Mr and Mrs D C McKee of Philadelphia are guests at the George Washington. E K Meade of Boyce was here yesterday on business. Mrs Brook Gochenour of Upperville was here yesterday shopping.
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H. C. Crueger
Norfolk and Western Railway
George Washington Hotel
Rev. Morris Smith Installed As Head Of Big University
The Rev G Morris Smith of Strasburg has been installed as president of Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove Pa He is the youngest president in the 70 year history of the Lutheran college His father was a Shenandoah County educator and pastor His brothers and nephews hold academic posts and relatives live in Winchester Representatives from over thirty eastern colleges attended the inaugural ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Morris Smith
Strasburg
Susquehanna University
Selingsgrove
Smith
Dr. Smith
L. L. Smith
Shenandoah County
Virginia
Franklin and Marshall College
Roarke College
Princeton University
Charles J. Smith
Roanoke College
J. Few Brown
Brown
Winchester
Price Movement In Stock Market Becomes Erratic
Speculative uneasiness over the credit situation was reflected in today's stock market. Although several specialties surged to new highs with gains of 5 to 35 points, the general list faced pressure most of the session, with losses of 1 to 6 points on many issues. Call money opened at 9 percent, the highest renewal rate since November 12, 1920.
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Associated Press
New York
House Votes For Battleship Repairs
Washington December moving swiftly the house passed the Britten bill to authorize fourteen million eight hundred thousand dollars for alterations and repairs to the battleships Pennsylvania and Arizona. It now goes to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Dec
House
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Senate
Man Facing a Life Sentence Slain In Court
Sidney Weiss, facing a possible life term as a fourth offender, was shot and killed today by Capt. John Doyle, a court attendant, after he shot and wounded another during an attempted escape from a prison van outside the Court of General Sessions. Weiss was in court for trial on complicity in an east side jewelry robbery.
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Associated Press
New York
Sidney Weiss
John Doyle
Weiss
East Side
Rally at High View School House Thursday Evening
The High View School Community League will hold a rally at the school house Thursday evening beginning at 7:30. An interesting program will be given followed by a social with refreshments. Oliver L. Grim is president.
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High View School Community League
Oliver L. Grim
Hoover Given Great Ovation in Peru Welcome
President elect Hoover began a goodwill tour in Peru landing at Callao and entering Lima to a massive reception. Crowds estimated at 30,000 to 40,000 lined the streets while police saluted, naval bands played both nations anthems, and a presidential salute rang out as posters and flags marked the welcome.
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Lima
Peru
Hoover
South America
Callao
Maryland
Peruvian
United States
Army
Navy
Plaza Grau
Mary Margaret Cooper Wins Star First Kiss Letter Prize
Miss Mary Margaret Cooper of Davis West Virginia wins a $5 Star prize for a 50 word or less letter about her first kiss. She describes a lattice fence kiss with Jimmy O'Brien in a simple, truthful tone and mailed the note from Davis on November 30, 1928.
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Mary Margaret Cooper
Davis
W. Va
Virginia
Cooper
Jimmy O'Brien
Miss Cooper
The
Evening Star
Winchester
West Virginia
Jimmy O’brien
Moling and Cather Named Headquarters for TB Seals
The Moling and Cather store on North Loudoun Street was chosen as the headquarters for selling Christmas seals to benefit the tuberculosis fund. The District Nurse Association directs the drive in Winchester and Frederick County and asks buyers to get seals from the store. The public is urged to purchase seals and to mail them with the address on the reverse side as required by postal laws.
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Moling and Cather
Loudoun Street
Tuberculosis Fund
District Nurse Association
Winchester
Frederick County
United States
Snyder Named Ticket Agent at Harrisonburg Station
F W Snyder of Winchester appointed joint ticket agent at the B and O and Southern station succeeding P C Lindamood who moves to Cave station. Miss Mary Rowe had managed the office for two months. Snyder previously worked as an operator at the Winchester Road office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
F. W. Snyder
Winchester
B.‘ and O
Southern
P. C. Lindamood
Cave Station
Mary Rowe
Snyder
Winchester Band O
Nurse Testimony in Fatal Operation Trial Opens Day Two
Miss Weisel described her role as a practical nurse for Dr. Fisher in Harrisonburg and Keyser. She testified about July 4 arrival, a letter from Lonnie Beckone, and the operation using tonsil forceps that led to Miss Beckone’s death on September 10, detailing the sequence from admission to the fatal night.
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Valentine
Timberlake
Welch
Miss Wetsel
Fisher
Harrisonburg
Keyser
Dr. Fisher
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Miss Beckone
Court resumes as nurse testifies in stalled key death case
On September 11 Dr. Wisher searched for his attorney in town but could not find him and then left for Virginia to see Orville Liskey. Miss Wetsel testified Liskey visited Keyser the Sunday before the death and remained with the corpse during cross examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisher
Virginia
Orville Liskey
Miss "Wetsel Sid Atte
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New York Times
Old Dominion
Cty
John Garland Pollard
School of Government and Citizenship
William and Mary College
Thomas B. McAdams
State Planters Bank and Trust Company of
Richmond
Norborne P. Gatling
Fielding Lewis Taylor
John §. Chapman, Jr
William D. Buckner
W. Russell Bowie
Messrs
Richard Heyward Gaines
James Riely Gordon
Hugh R. Hawthorne
W. Strother Jones
T. Catesby Jones
Nathaniel D. Lancaster
James C. M&em
George H. Pegram
Beverly C. Smith
Barrett
Sdugstad
Kate Waller Barrett
Alexandria
Williamsburg
Olaf Sangstad
Williamsbi
Sanestan
Gil
Aiod
A. R
Barrett Hall
College of William,and Mary
Ritter Brothers
Margaret Brill
Allison Hott
Margaret Evans
Tom Ryan
Chester Hobart
Mary Sullivan
Virginia Rehill
Mary Cooper
Ella Brown
Charles Morrison
Martinsburg
8. D. McDonald
National Avenue
R. L. Chaplin
al Nordi
J. M. Saunders
W. B. Mason
J. F. Vanderhuff
Orange, Va
Hotel Jack
H. T. Busey
Master Halford Baker
Baltimore
Huntsberry
Daniel Green
Edith Fletcher
R. W. Nockman
Bartonville
Cross Junction
H. W. Routenberg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Jennie Lind Hockman
Lynchburg, Va
Juanita Hockman
Lynchburg College
Charles F. W. McClure
Charmingfare
Princeton
Edwin 8. Jarrett
Shepherdstown
John W. Phillips
Chevrolet Motor Company
Woodstock
Rocky At
N. C
Elmer Winkfield
A. M. Jones
Richmond,Va
Hotel
Jack
Jewel Rodgers
Memorial Hospital
Robert Glass
Matthew Ebersole
W. E. Howe
New Haven, Conn
Mrs. D. C. McKee
Philadelphia
E. K. Meade
Boyée
Brook Gochenour
Morris Smith
Big University
Rally OF Community League
TB. Seals
Florsheim
Lovett Bros
Teek
Miss Weisel
B. Patton
Jeet
Shenandoah Valley
Colonia
Wel Rae
Jholt
Paeta Piciun
Blake OF
Scotland Yard
Rotary Club
Endicott-Johnson Shoes
S. Kirson & Sons
Déan Loia
Listus
Grunody
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