Verba Smith Weds Fred Stotler in Hagerstown ceremony
Verba Smith and Fred Stotler of this city wed in Hagerstown Md. The Rev Coleman of the United Brethren Church officiated. The bride wore blue with matching accessories. A wedding supper followed at the groom’s sister’s home in Martinsburg with family and friends in attendance. The couple will reside here.
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Verba Smith
Fred Stotler
Hagerstown
Coleman
United Brethren Church
Virginia Avenue
Martinsburg
Howard Stotler
Conrad Stotler
Pittsburgh
Kiwanis and Rotary events fill midweek social calendar
The social calendar lists Kiwanis luncheon at the George Washington Hotel Wednesday at 2 45 p m and a Rotary Club regular meeting and luncheon Thursday at 1 00 p m Also a Christmas pageant at Little Mountain Methodist Church and 8 p m tap dancing classes with ballroom dancing at the hotel Public invited A watch night service at Centenary Reformed Church 11 30 p m Sponsored by Winchester Christian Endeavor Union On Saturday Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church Young People’s Choir practice at 7 00 p m with full attendance requested
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Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Little Mountain Methodist Church
Stafford Pemberton
Winchester Christian Endeavor Union
Centenary Reformed
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Miss Margaret Kennedy Marries John Baarcke at Gray Gables
Miss Margaret Stuart Kennedy of Columbia South Carolina wed John McGough Baarcke of Columbia at Gray Gables the bride’s ancestral home on South Washington street The ceremony led by Rev Robert B Nelson featured Christmas greens and a Lohengrin bridal chorus The couple plan a home in Columbia after January 4 with the bride involved in civic work and the groom a longtime Columbia resident in insurance adjustingтийн
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Margaret Stuart Kenedy
Columbia
S. C
John McGough Baarcke
Gray Gables
Robert W. Hunter
Washington Street
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
W. Nelson Page
Mary Greenway Russell
Peter Vredenburgh
Robert M. Glass
Harry K. Russell
Sarah Rich
R. Hunter Kennedy
Robert M. Kennedy
University of South Carolina
Winthrop College
Junior League
Julia Hunter
Caroline Hunter
Winchester
Virginia
West Virginia
South Carolina
Alabama
University of Alabama
Sigma Nu
Emma Locke Weds Guy Sine in Strasburg Ceremony
Miss Emma Locke of this city married Mr. Guy Sine of this city in a December 23 ceremony in Strasburg. Rev. Fred B. Wyand officiated at the Methodist Church. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Locke, will reside with her parents after the wedding.
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Emma Locke
Guy Sine
Guy Line
Strasburg
Fred B. Wyand
Methodist Church of
A. M. Locke
Glaize Avenue
Sine
Mrs. Sine
the Datter
New Year Dinner Planned by Church of Christ
The Church of Christ schedules a covered dish dinner on New Year’s Day at 6 30 p m for members and guests. The event aims to foster acquaintance and involvement in church work with no charge for food.
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Church of Christ
The
Births and visits brighten Winchester area during holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Latane Cooper of Frederick county welcome a son at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Carson L. Spillman shows improvement after an operation at Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Duncan McKay and son Duncan III of Baltimore arrive to visit Mrs. P. E. Campbell near Kernstown. A. L. Horner and children Mary and Frank from Washington stay with E. P. Bean on South Stewart Street. Miss June Bean joins them. Miss Ellen Cougill of Middletown visits Stephens City guest Lola Brumback. Courtney Stickley of Richmond Medical College spends holidays with Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Stickley in Stephens City. Clark Hardesty returns from Baltimore after Christmas with relatives.
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Winchester
Navy
Harry Miller
Panama
United States Naval Service
U. S. S. Rochester
Navy Department
Philadelphia
Susan Miller
Miller
Naval Service
Luther Williams
Mildred Williams
Stephens City
Mrs. Williams
D. J. McCarthy
Washington
Marie Fries
the William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Mrs
Lewis Fries
North Braddock Street
Mr. Roy Ritter
Baltimore
Mrs. C. W. Ritter
South Braddock Street
Madeline Fries
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Braddock Street
Garner Edmonds
West Leices
Sarah Brooks
North Acold
Loudoun Street
Harry
William Brooks
Raymond Cooper
Fidelity Casualty Company
Cooper
Beatrice Cooper
Duncan McKay
P. E. Campbell
Kernstown
A. L. Horner
Mary Horner
Frank Horner
E. P. Bean
South Stewart Street
June Bean
Ellen Cougill
Middletown
Lola Brumback
Courtney Stickley
The
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
P. B. Stickley
Christmas Guests Visit in Elmira and Johnstown
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Polhamus of Elmira New York spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Polhamus near Stephenson. Mr. Thomas B. Ferguson will return to Washington this evening after several days with friends. Garland Johnston and family of Charles Town West Virginia visit in Johnstown Pennsylvania with Pliny J. Wilson and family. Miss Winona Suit of Russellville Kentucky guests Jane Earl Grim. Miss Nancy Chapman returns to Atlanta Georgia after holidays with her mother Mrs. Kathleen Chapman.
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C. E. Snapp
McGuire
R. W. Snapp
Arthur Boone
Virginia Snapp
Rowland Adams
Gettysburg
Helen Lang
Philadelphia
Tom O'Toole
New York
M. 8. Polhamus
Elmira, N. Y
8. S. Polhamus
Stephenson
Mr. Thomas
Ferguson
Washington
Garland Johnston
This City
Charles Town
W. Va
Winona’ Suit
Sville
Mr. and
Jane Earl Grim
Nancy Chapman
Katheee
Atlana
Panama Plans Tariff Wall Affecting Apple Exports
Panama announces a new protective tariff schedule to take effect next April, raising duties on agricultural imports and other goods. The decree, issued during the economic crisis, aims to develop national industries and curb capital flight while safeguarding consumers with automatic price-based adjustments.
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Little Republic of Panama
Associated Press
Panama City
Republic of Panama
American Congress
Panama
Churches urged to advertise to advantage in hard times
An editorial in the Reformed Church Messenger urges churches to follow business practice and increase advertising during economic slowdowns. It cites 1930 data from John Wanamaker showing profits fell 29 percent where advertising rose and 5 percent where it fell, arguing against pennyWise policies and calling for responsible publicity.
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Reformed Church Messenger
Reformed Church
United States
Philadelphia
Joseph H. Appel
John Wanamaker
Edward E. Peer Hurt in City Auto Crash
Edward E. Peer, veteran city mail carrier, suffered two fractured ribs and body cuts when his car collided with a machine driven by Edward Smith of Opeehien Frederick County. The crash at South Brad dock and West Gerrard vets left Peer trapped and taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital. Dr Hugh Clark treated him and said his condition was satisfactory though he remained uncomfortable from fractures and shock.
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Edward E. Peer
Edward Smith
Opeehien
Frederick County
South Braddock
West Gerrard Vets
Peer
Friend
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hugh Clark
Col Goetz Ill At Charles Town
Col George B. Goetz president of A. D. Goetz Sons in Charles Town W V is gravely ill after a stroke suffered Friday night. Reported slight improvement last evening but condition remains serious with complications.
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Col. Goetz
Charles Town
Winchester
George B. Goetz
A. D. Goetz Sons, Company
W. Va
Goetz
Jefferson County
Virginia truck owners oppose higher license fees plan
A. G. Bell Jr of the Virginia Motor Truck Owners Association warns contractor for hire trucks of two and a half tons or more would be driven from Virginia highways if the governors advisory commission tax plan passes. Virginia, North Carolina, and DC groups plan to unite against the proposed fee schedule highlighting it as the highest in the nation. The proposed jump would raise two and a half ton trucks from 35 to 130 dollars and five ton trucks from 100 to 620 dollars while regular trucks would rise from 40 to 65 dollars and 200 to 310 dollars.
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Richmond
A. G. Bell, Jr
Virginia Motor Truck Owners’ Association
Virginia
Governor's Advisory Commission On Motor Vehicle Transportation
General Assembly
Beil
Carolina Truck Owners’ Association
District of Columbia
United States
Jerome Fanciulli
Bluemont
Virginia Motor Truck Owners’ Association, Inc
Commercial Vehicle Owners of
Bell
Commission
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Chesterfield Expands Ads with Radio Music Program
Liggett and Myers Tobacco plans to keep heavy newspaper advertising in 1932 while launching a new nationwide radio program. The program titled Music That Satisfies will debut January 4 from New York, airing nightly on 66 Columbia Broadcasting stations at 10 30 p m eastern time, except Sundays.
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New York
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Eaker Leads Search Party Through Hills for Flier
Lieutenant Bobbitt missing after plane last sighted during a daylong search. A group of more than twenty men comb the Ingalls Field area while rumors point to a Marlington sighting of a low altitude pass Thursday afternoon. Selfridge formation commander Whitehead suggests the plane may have been forced down near Cheat Mountain and the pilot may have abandoned the craft to attract rescuers. Bobbitt recently transferred from Kelly Field and previously flew from Detroid to Hot Springs for Thanksgiving.
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Bobbitt
Ingalls Field
Marlington
Cantera FE. C. Whitehead
Selfridge
E Slane
Piges
Cheat Mountain
Kelly Field
Selfridge Field
Hot Springs
Detroi
Increased tax on big trucks urged in state
The article advocates abolishing the tax rate for large trucks to ease enforcement. It notes 1931 tax refunds could exceed 75 000 applications totaling over 700 000 dollars. It mentions homecoming college students and suggests locating them via their girlfriends.
Armed Pair Rob Oil Station Man in Martinsburg
Two unmasked armed highwaymen robbed Garrett Vanmeter Jr. at a Martinsburg filling station. They took $63 from the attendant after ordering cigarettes and forcing him to travel to the highway. Police, including Winchester and state officers, pursued them. descriptions place them as two men about 23 years old.
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Garrett Vanmeter, Jr
Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Vanmeter
Winchester
Virginia
Bayliss
Hinkins
West Virginia Line
Yo Yo Champion Costello Performs In Capitol Week
Bobby Costello the Yo Yo champion of the Hawkian Islands demonstrates the latest Yo Yo tops at John S Miller Hardware Co and makes his first Capitol appearance to a large receptive audience. He will perform two evening shows at the Capitol each night for the rest of the week.
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Bobby Costello
Hawkian Islands
Capitol
Costello
John S. Miller Hardware Co
Rock Enon Notes Residents Visitters and a December Storm
Rock Enon notes report Luther Good and family drove to Winchester for Christmas Eve. James F Good Hazel Orndorff and Koyd Orndorff visited C B Good, Dorothy Larrick and Ruby Johnson stayed with Dorothy Hanlin, Maynard Larrick and Lavada Larrick joined Kernstown relatives, and a thunderstorm surprised the area on December 22. A large dance at Turner Lockhart’s home drew about a hundred attendees with Raymond Shanholtz and Maynard Larrick providing music.
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Rock Enon Springs
Luther Good
Winchester
James F. Good
Hazel Orndorff
Koyd Gndorff
C. B. Good
Dorothy Larrick
Ruby Johnson
Dorothy Hanlin
Howard Good
C. B Good
Maynard Larrick
Lavada Larrick
Arrick
Kernstown
Turner Lockhart
Raymond Shanholtz
Japanese Near Chinchow Engagement Near Panshansien
Reports from Tokyo say a Japanese detachment entered Panshansien near Chinchow after planes bombed a large Chinese force, which retreated. Chinese troops returned fire with machine guns rifles and artillery against the air strike.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Panshansien
Chinchow
Cash Register Robbery at Rogers Service Station
Winchester police report two unidentified black men and a third accomplice robbed the cash register at Rogers Service Station on Wes Gerrard Street over the weekend. About $91 was taken as they bought gas and oil, then fled. no traces found after an extensive search and broadcasts.
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Winchester
R. B. Rogers
Rogers
Wes Gerrard Street
Nathan Rogers
Church Board Set to Meet Sunday Evening
United Brethren Church official board will hold a meeting after services Sunday evening January 3 instead of tomorrow due to members being out of town. Pastor Rev George W Stover urges all board members to attend the first meeting of the new year.
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The
United Brethren Church
George W. Stover
Fierce Gales Sweep British Isles and Sea Disaster
A 70 mile gale and high Thames tide frightened Britons after the 1928 flood, blamed for seamen losses in a collision between the steamer American Trader and a tug at Galleon's Reach. The tug sank and nine crewmen were feared dead. Heavy snow and hail accompanied the storm across the United Kingdom, with Scotland Ireland and Wales hit by blizzards. In Finland, the freighter Orion grounded near Helsinki during a snowstorm, leaving nine more sailors dead or missing after a salvage ship went lost with its six crew.
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Associated Press
London
Thames
Scotland
Northern
Ireland
Wales
Helsingfors
Finland
Orion
Card of Thanks for Homer McCormac
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our baby Homer and for flowers and use of cars. Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. McCormac 29 11
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Homer
Albert H. McCormac
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J. C. Oakes
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