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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1929
Page
3
Social notes indicate Mrs Isabelle P Miller will handle department items by 3 to 4 pm for the following day. Readers are urged to phone with news at the listed contact.
Invitations go out for a complimentary Richmond Chamber of Commerce dinner honoring Gov. Harry Byrd on January 2 at the John Marshall Hotel. Attending expected from U S Senators Claude Swanson Carter Glass Congressman Andrew Montague Attorney General elect James Price and Mayor Bright. Toastmasters include Eppa Hunton Jr. and chamber president Bullington says the event honors Byrd’s four year term and aims to show Richmond’s appreciation.
Miss Mary Jackson of the High School staff in Lebanon Russell County Virginia has returned to this city to spend Christmas at her parents home Mr and Mrs L Jackson 540 Fairmont Avenue.
Five dances will be held at Crandall Hall Martineburg on December 24 25 26 28 and St with music from five orchestras. Managed by M H Rouark the events promise festive entertainment for Christmas season.
Mr and Mrs James W Berry and their son of Washington are at Mrs Berry’s parents home on National avenue for Christmas. Miss Nancy Gray Larrick of Goucher College Baltimore visits her parents on West Clifford street. Miss Annie McFadden superintendent of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Railroad Hospital at Fed figld Ala is with her mother on South Washington street. Miss Edith Taylor of Washington visits her parents on Fairmont avenue for the holidays.
A group of orphans gathered by the American Red Cross will see Santa Claus jump from a Navy plane at Anacostia Naval Air Station. W. F. Scott, famed parachute jumper, will dive from 2,000 feet in a white beard costume carrying a bag of presents. This will be Santa’s 276th jump.
A Christmas play titled The Night Before Christmas is staged tonight and tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre by local talent. Manager Miller announced the show at 9 p.m. each evening directed by Hob Stratton with scenery by G Nail and costumes from Hooker-Howe Co. The cast includes Santa Claus Floyd Aines and Miss Evelyn Rinker among others, with an orchestra led by Hattie Eckley and John Anderson performing various strings and winds.
A nostalgic Lone Star verse celebrates Christmas with festive imagery of snow, carols, and Yuletide light. The piece notes a Salvation Army officer praising growing religious progress amid a buoyant stock market and public cheer.
Hayfield Virginia on December 24 a night fire narrowly failed to destroy the brick schoolhouse. Timely discovery by nearby residents, a bucket brigade and a window entry stopped the blaze. The fire likely started from ashes in a stove box and caused floor damage. repairs will be needed before classes resume.
Senator Borah asked the Soviet government to aid in rescuing American aviator Ben Bielsom stranded on the Siberian ice for six weeks. The cablegram to M. Litzinoff was sent at the request of Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, counsel for the aviation corps, and followed Secretary Wilbur’s appeal to the Soviet Union.
Theodore Camel of this city received three months on the state road for illegal liquor possession. Two months were suspended for good behavior since this was his first offense. On October 29 James was found with twenty six and one half gallons of liquor. he pled guilty saying it was not for sale.
At Buenos Aires on December 24 an attempt to kill President Yincoyen failed as he escaped unharmed. The assassin was immediately executed after three shots near the president's house. The president's chauffeur died and the city police commissioner was seriously wounded before a bodyguard shot the attacker. A New York juror later was found deaf during a trial.
Winchester and Wardensville Railroad Company files with the Interstate Commerce Commission on December 11, 1929 for a certificate to acquire and operate a line from near Winchester to Wardensville, about 58 miles, through Frederick County Virginia and Hampshire and Hardy Counties West Virginia, citing public convenience and necessity. Alice L. Osburn signs as secretary.
President Hoover will not attend church on Christmas Day since his Friends Church offers no Christmas service. He will stay at Sherman Square to light the community tree and hear carols, allowing White House policemen to spend Christmas with their families.
Senator Harris of Georgia met with President Hoover about removing Federal Judge McCormick from the law enforcement commission. Harris objected to McCormick’s Los Angeles remarks on prohibition enforcement and said the judge’s statements could undermine enforcement efforts.
A reflective note questions the era of 11 player lines versus large squads and replacements. It hints at debates over rule changes and pacifist influences shaping football strategy and control.
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