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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1932

Page

3

White Gift pageant aids children with holiday generosity

A Norfolk Christmas pageant organized gifts to be donated to children lacking presents. Participants included Corey Dorsette Colin Hayley Jack Haines Frank Pierce Billy Boyce Derek Hayley Basil Hayley Doug las Allen Bruce Nelson Lewis Allen and Miss Bealle Bentley Thomas. The event featured entertainment directed by Misses Mary Miller and Georgia Conrad and Mrs Helen Wright. Tea At McCaw home honors Miss Alice Lee McCaw awaiting coming marriage to Ensign Alfred Bland Tucker.

Corey Dorsette Colin Hayley Jack Haines Frank Pierce Billy Boyce Derek Hayley Basil Hayley Douglas Allen Bruce Nelson Lewis Allen Bealle Bentley Thomas Mary Miller Georgia Conrad Helen Wright McCaw Joel S. Poorman Woodrow Avenue Norfolk Alice Lee McCaw Alfred Bland Tucker Winchester Pensacola Fila John Spencer Virginia Pope Polly Cooke Florine Spencer

Social Calendar of Meetings and Events

Friday 12 30 p m Regular weekly meeting and luncheon of the American Legion Post at the George Washington Hotel. 7 00 p m Regular weekly meeting and practice of the Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church. 7 30 p m Members of Sunday School of the Hopewell Church will present annual Christmas play in Hopewell Meeting House. Saturday 8 00 p m Annual Christmas entertainment of the Sunday School of Best Methodist Church in the church. Tuesday meeting and luncheon of Lions Club at the George Washington Hotel. Wednesday 12 45 p m Regular weekly Kiwanis Club at the George Washington Hotel. 6 45 p m Regular weekly young people s choir of the United Brethren Church. 8 30 p m Regular weekly adult choir of Grace Lutheran Church. Thursday 1 00 p m Regular weekly Rotary Club at the George Wash

American Legion Post George Washington Hotel Braddock Street Lions’ Club Kiwanis Club The United Brethren Church Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club Christ Church Sunday School of Christ Episcopal Church Santa Claus

Valley Club Dance to Feature Jack Baxter Orchestra

Plans for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Shenandoah Valley Club Christmas dance at the George Washington Hotel on December 26. Cadets in full dress, civilians in tuxedos, 9 pm to 1 am, with Jack Baxter and his orchestra leading the entertainment.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Shenandoah Valley Club George Washington Hotel Jack Baxter University of North Carolina George Washington University Washington, D. C Washington and Lee University Lexington Virginia Military Institute Chapel Hill University of Georgia Davidson College Davidson N. C Richmond University Medical College of Virginia Richmond North Carolina State College

Charity Ball Near Harrisonburg Promises Gala for Charity

A charity ball on Friday evening Dec 23 at Spotswood Country Club near Harrisonburg aims to aid less fortunate families. The event features Red Bailey's Collegians of Winchester and invites guests from adjoining counties. dancers urged to attend for a good cause.

Spotswood Country Club Harrisonburg George G. Grattan III John W. Wilson Laird L. Conrad George Grattan II William Paxton Joseph L. Wright Red Bailey Collegians Winchester Old Dominion Rockingham County

Christmas Guests Return to Halifax and Nearby Towns

Halifax residents Mr. Charlie Stedman and Nannie Tucker Payne plan visits with family over Christmas. University of Virginia student Robert B. Nelson will join his parents for the holiday at their West Boscawen street home. Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Hinks arrive from Fauquier county to spend Christmas with Mrs. Ward on South Washington street. Miss Mary McDonald is recovering from influenza and back at Wonder's Apparel Shop business office.

J. H. Cooper Joseph H. Cooper Berryville Avenue Cooper Strother Sherman Mary Sherman Rouss Hall Charles Shewbridge Earl Grim Brown William F. Brown Frank Brown South Braddock Street Shenandoah Valley Olga Meske Miss Steck Mary Virginia Steck Vassar College Poughkeepsie N. Y Clay DeGrange Mr. DeGrange South Washington Street Steck Robert Chapman Washington Sophie Baker Frances Page West Cork Street Girls’ Athletic Association Elizabeth Hollis Elizabeth Jasper Ella Bauserman Helen Crisman Chloe Mudd Mount Saint Agnes Convent Mount Washington Richard Mudd North Cameron Street Fred L. Glaize, Jr Stonewall Avenue Marie Fries William and Mary College Williamsburg Mrs Lewis Fries North Braddock Street Douglas Sale New York W. A. Sale National Avenue Marshall Winkfield Reading James B. Winkfield Leslie Gaylord Atlanta, Ga Frances Beverley South Stewart Street Abney Payne Charleston W. Va Lewis H. Hyde West Boscawen Street W. Nelson Page Amherst Street Mr. Payne J. Trevor Downer Shenandoah Valley Academy Governor’s Island Col John W. Downer Charles Mort New York Military Academy Cornwell-on-the-Hudson Mae McCarty Mort Charlie” Stedman Halifax N. C Nathan L. Stedman Ohare Nannie Tucker Payne Ieston Robert B. Nelson University of Virginia Edwin §&. Hinks Fauquier County Robert M. Ward Mary McDonald Shawnee Avenue Wonder's

Gelbert Undergoes Second Operation for Leg Recovery

Charles Gelbert, St. Louis Cardinal short stop, had a second operation at Hahnemann Hospital to aid recovery after wounding his left leg near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Two pieces of bone were removed, and doctors expressed optimism for full leg use. The patient remained cheerful and cooperative.

Associated Press Philadelphia Charles Gelbert St. Louis Cardinals Chambersburg Hahnemann Hospital Gelbert

Virginia Tech Student Found Dead After Disappearance

Beinie Ellison, 20, Virginia Poly Institute student and instructor, was found unconscious in a hotel room on December 7 and died later in a hospital. He disappeared from campus December 4, with authorities suspecting a nervous breakdown. burial planned in Roanoke, Virginia.

Troy Ala Beinie Ellison Virginia Polytechnic Institute Ellison Virginia Poly Beirie Ellison, Sr Roanoke

Fresh Selling Unsettles Market Amid Rails Pressure

New York December 22 The stock market faced renewed selling that pushed prices toward the autumn trading range lower bounds. The list briefly rose at the open but soon softened as rail shares led declines. Sterling cables opened at 3335 16 and call money stood at 1 percent.

New York

Burns Freed by Georgia Case Faces Possible Return

Governor Moore announced Burns could stay in New Jersey if he leads an honest life but warned against publicity. Legal experts doubt whether a successor could overrule the decision. The ex convict was released from Newark jail after begging by Hays Osborne and Handler. Georgia’s case argued the governor must honor a requisition.

Burns Vincent J. Burns American Civil Liberties Union Georgia Moore New Jersey John S. Kelley Newark Arthur Garfield Hays Harry V. Osborne Charles Handler Samuel Bernstein Bernstein Osborne Far Rockaway N. Y Bergstein Merrit Lane

Reputed King of Bootleggers Questioned in Maryland

William Plummer once described as the king of the bootleggers in Calvert county and the section best informer was brought to Baltimore for questioning in the September hijacking of a convoy of seized liquor. Three defendants in the case identified him as the instigator, and a deputy prohibition administrator said hijacker information came from Plummer. An indictment against Plummer would be sought by the federal grand jury.

Associated Press Baltimore William Plummer Calvert County Prohibition Maryland Plummer Chesapeake Beach United States District Court Lowell R. Smith Prohibition Administration Federal Grand Jury

Stockholders Meeting Set at Winchester Bank

The annual meeting of the stockholders of this bank will be held at its Banking House in Winchester on Tuesday January 10 1933 at eleven oclock A M. The agenda includes election of directors and other business. J H Yost Cashier. oe 12-16 taw 4wks

Winchester Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust CO J. H. Yost

Debt Problems at a Standstill Till Next Spring

Albany dispatch reports President-elect Roosevelt and President Hoover weighing war debts and European policy. Advisors say European comment supports a policy stance requiring American determination. Roosevelt silent on proposals but plans to deal with debtor nations separately after inauguration.

Albany Boowhelt Hoover Congress New York Roosevelt Europe United States Washington White House

Petley v Petley divorce action in Winchester court

In The Clerk's Office Of The Corporation Court of Winchester on December 3 1932 George Edward Petley seeks a divorce a mensa et parte from Mary Harding Petley on desertion. The order requires the defendant to appear within ten days of publication and to protect her interests with notices to be published weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star and posted at the courthouse.

Corporation Court of the City of Winchester George Edward Petley Mary Harding Petley Virginia Evening Star Corinne Barnett Herbert Larrick

Ocean Depths Pull Water's Weight Near Seafloor

In the deepest ocean zones water nears incompressibility and weighs about 69 pounds per cubic foot at the ocean floor. This extreme pressure reflects how density increases with depth and affects marine environments.

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DEA Valley Club of Huntsberry Elizabeth Krause State Teachers’ College Elizabeth Steele Helen Shockey Williamsburg, Va Howard Shockey John M. Steck, Jr Memorial Hospital Fairmont Avenue Homer G. Lyman West Cecil Street Crisfield G. O. Snapp City Meat Market C. R. Grubb Prop E. Piccadilly Virginia Tech Leneless Crosley Swimley Russell Supreme Courts Meriia Stockholders Meeting Shenandoah Valley National Bank Swinchester, VA OUR the Commercial & Savings Bank Nave’s Style Shop Loudoun and Koscawen St the Bell Clothes Shop van Raalte Margaret L. Hodgson Hamman’s Toyland Hamman’s Dollar Store Lovett Shoe N. Main St
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