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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1930

Page

3

Social and Personal News Brief Glitch

Fragmentary notes outline personal items and social notices with missing names and dates. Readable text hints at Stephens Hone Fae and a following day mention but key details are unreadable.

Historic Shenandoah Vint to Be in the Governor's Mansion

Plans detail the January 3 ceremony at the Old Dominion mansion for Miss Pollard and Mr. Boatwright. Rev. Dr. W. A. F. Good will perform the wedding with notable Virginia families in attendance. The article notes Pollard as the youngest mistress of the mansion and her role hosting prominent figures. It also describes the garden project at the mansion and shrub donations from historic Virginia homes, plus other local events and social news.

Old Dominion Virginia Miss Pollard John Garland Pollard Emily Pollard Marion Boatwright W. A. F. Good Bruton Par- Episcopal Church Williamsrg Colonial Williamsburg E Rockefeller Wilburg Gov~r Pollard Suzanne Bruton Parish Executive Mansion United States Army Navy Winchester Governor’s John Garland Pollard Richmond Harold J. Neale Virginia Highway Commission R. E. Burson State Conservation Commission Williamsburg Garden Club Suzanne Pollard

U D C Chapter To Hold a Silver Tea Tomorrow

Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy plans a silver tea from 3 30 to 5 30 at the McCormac home on Handley boulevard to fund winter relief work and other projects. The event invites members and friends.

Turner Ashby United Daughters of the Confederacy H. B. McCormac Handley Boulevard

Miss Hollis Leaves George Washington Hotel Staff

Miss Vivian Hollis resigns from the George Washington Hotel main office to take a stenographic job with the Small Loan and Fineness Company on East Boscawen street. The position opened after Miss Thelma Kellican left for Washington to make her home.

Vivian Hollis George Washington Hotel Loan and Finenes Company East Boscawen Street Thelma Kellican Washington George Washington

Miss Helen Buckley Improves After Abscess Lancing

Miss Helen Buckley ill with grand trouble at her mother's home. abscess lanced by her physician and condition now somewhat improved. Several local residents noted with visits and hotel guests listed among town visitors and visitors to the George Washington Hotel.

Helen Buckley Frank Buckley

Chicago Grain Closing Prices Amid Market Weakness

Profit-taking and a weak stock market pushed grain prices lower on the Chicago floor with small advances in morning trading. Closing quotes show wheat at March 795, May 81 1 4, July 733. corn 72, 7534, 77. oats 36, May 37. rye March 48, May 49. A bootlegger in North Carolina sought a year in Atlanta rather than eight months locally.

New York Stock Exchange Orn Chicago Board of Trade Stabilization Corporation North Carolina Atlanta

Salvation Army to raise funds via army navy charity game

A nationwide drive aims to raise over a million dollars for unemployed relief through an Army-Navy charity football game on December 13. 80,000 seats priced five to fifty dollars will generate revenue, with radio broadcasts by National and CBS networks led by Graham McNamee Ted Husing and Bill Munday. Philco sponsors the broadcast and distributes one dollar “broadcast tickets.” Proceeds go to the Salvation Army Radio Fund, with 1500 radio sets donated and auctioned in each community.

Army-Navy Salvation Army National Columbia Broadcasting Systems Graham McNamee Ted Husing Bill Munday Philco Salvation Army Radio Fund Philco Radio United States Adt

Missing Mary Lee Hicks Still Reported Absent

Mary Lee Hicks remains missing after vanishing the night of November 21. Police in adjacent states report no clues to her whereabouts despite checks with lodging houses in Charles Town Virginia. Relatives are urged to stay alert as investigators persist in tracing her movements with the tan overcoat and gray hat seen with a companion.

Mary Lee Hicks Miss Hicks Berryville Charles Town C. W. Hollis

Good Demand at Liverpool Weekly Apple Auction

The Liverpool weekly fruit sale shows a strong demand for Virginia apples with Steamer Scythia cargo prices listed for Yorks Davis Winesaps Stayman Black Twig and Ganos. Week ending December 6 shipments to British ports totaled 41 631 barrels 31 230 boxes and 8 133 baskets across Liverpool London Southampton Manchester Glasgow and Bristol.

Liverpool England G. R. Cooper Harnden and Company Scythia Yorks Davis Stayman Black Twig Ganos New York London Southampton Manchester Glasgow Bristol

Doubts On Navy Strength By 1936 Under London Treaty

Admiral Pratt chief of naval operations told the House naval committee that the United States Navy would not reach the London treaty maximum by 1936. He said the cost would be too high but hoped a prize for treaty-compliant construction could be secured by that time.

Associated Press Washington United States Admiral Pratt Naval Operations House Naval Pratt

Church Agency Oversees Grape Loan Debates

Washington reports show dry leaders grilling former prohibition prosecutor Mabel Willebrandt at the National Temperance Council while the Methodist Board of Temperance votes to oppose a national prohibition referendum. Deets Pickett criticizes Farm Board loans to grape growers converting surplus into wine concentrate, calling it a divided government policy.

Associated Press Washington National Temperance Council Methodist Board of Temperance Mabel Walker Willebrandt Prohibition Temperance Council Willebrandt Farm Board Methodist Board Deets Pickett Picket

Knute Rockne Inspires Thought On Football

The speaker recalls the moment they learned football is more than a kick and credits Knute Rockne as the great player who shaped their view.

Knute Rockne

Americanism and the Bank Guards Debate

A discussion argues that bank guards aiming at bandits reflect an emphasis on preparedness. Proponents see deterrence and security as essential, while critics warn it may promote militarized attitudes in society.

Saturday Tuberculosis Tag Day in Winchester

Saturday will be observed in Winchester as Tuberculosis Tag Day with many girls under Mrs. C. B. Organ steering the coat lapel tagging. Those tagged are asked to contribute to the Tuberculosis Association and its Christmas seal drive, and all city residents are invited to be tagged on the streets.

Baker's Drug Store Capitol Theatre The Tuberculosis Association Friends of the Tuberculosis Association Winchester C. B. Organ

Over-production label masks a lack of production

A quote attributes economic critique to Henry, arguing that what is named overproduction actually reflects insufficient output by workers and producers. The remark highlights a tension between labels and real output levels.

Henry

Bank Robbery Strikes Stanton Tennessee Bank

Three robbers, one armed with a sawed off shotgun, held up the Peoples Bank in Stanton Tennessee and escaped in a car with more than $8,000, according to Dan Phillips assistant cashier.

Associated Press Stanton, Tenn Peoples Bank Dan Phillips

Appointment of Harrison Approved for Federal Farm Loan Board

The Senate banking and currency committee approved the reappointment of Floyd R. Harrison of Virginia as a member of the Federal Farm Loan Board, announced in Washington on December 10.

Associated Press Washington Senate Banking and Currency Committee Floyd R. Harrrison Virginia Federal Farm Loan Board

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