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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1931

Page

3

Fries Observe Twentieth Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Leslie E Fries celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary with a Monday reception at 510 North Loudoun Street. Guests from Winchester Front Royal Pikeside Martinsburg and nearby towns attended the event along with relatives including Mrs Marie Fries and Mr Clark Mullen.

Leslie E. Fries North Loudoun Street George W. Stover W. A. Bailey L. Jackson Charles W. Fries Levi Fries L. H. Pence E. L. , Stine Carson Clark George N. Barrett Holmes Ritter J. M. Hott Lewis Fries Marie E.W. Albin Clark Mullen Winchester J. R. Stokes Front Royal Mamie McSherry Butte Mont Lyle J. Fries Kearneysville W. Va North Clark Pikeside Ernest Clark Martinsburg Glaize W. H. Cochran J. A. Cather Frederick County

Social Calendar of Community Church Events

The schedule lists events at Little Mountain Methodist Church Stafford Pemacer classes at 8 p m and a watch night service at Centenary Reformed Church Endeavor Union with a New Year dance at Updyke s Hall Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church Young People s Choir practice Saturday at 7 p m. Invitations extend to the public for all activities including a covered dish dinner at Church of Christ Friday at 6 30 p m.

Little Mountain Methodist Church Stafford Pemacer George Vashon Church of Christ Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South

Christmas Society Meeting and Local Social Notes

A junior Christian Endeavor Union gathering at Centenary Reformed Church featured carols stories games and refreshments with about 45 youths including Margaret Richards and Rene Hathews. The notes also report on State Officer Sam Day seriously ill at Rockingham County Memorial Hospital and various social visits and engagements in Winchester Virginia and nearby towns.

Christian Endeavor Union Centenary Reformed Church Margaret Richards Virginia State Christian Endeavor Union Rene Hathews Young Peoples Work Christian Endeavor Virginia Day Sam Day Woodstock Northern Virginia Rockingham County Memorial Hospital Harrison Ciry Officer Day Winchester

Local Social Roundup Tracks Holiday Visits and Illness

Miss Martha Sheetz visits relatives in Washington while Lynwood Garvin spends Christmas with his mother in Boyce. Several residents host guests from nearby towns. a Braddock Street Church youth choir practice is set for Saturday. Typhoid illness improves at home for Walter Schmidt and pneumonia confines Mrs. Fanes to Middleburg.

Rothgeb Ralph Rothgeb Dorothy Harnage J. A. Harnage Fort Ogden Fla Alexandria Stephens City Florida Seaboard Air Line Sanitary Grocery Company Mr. Rothgeb George L. Rothgeb Sleepy Hollow Eloise Clowser Valley Avenue Martinsburg Mrs Clifton Clowser East King Street Darlington John W. Darlington North Loudoun Street Barbara Fogelsanger Shippensburg Carlisle Fogelsanger Mary Capper Clen Capper Washington Walter Capper Loudoun Street Martha Sheetz Boyce Lynwood Garvin Allentown George Garvin Walter Schmidt Fred Schmidt National Avenue Daniel Fanes Middleburg

Home Destroyed by Fire Near Ridgeway West Virginia

Guy Coyle and family were away at the mother in law’s home when a fire destroyed their house half a mile north of Ridgeway WV. The blaze, likely from an electrical short, consumed the structure and all personal property. Loss estimated in the thousands with insurance coverage undetermined.

Guy Coyle Ridgeway W. Va Winchester Mr. Coyle Coyle

Stage Manhunt To Apprehend Girl Slayer

A mutilated body found in the basement of a tenement near the girl's home triggers a citywide manhunt. Charles Bischoff, owner of the building, discovered the corpse as a mob gathered nearby. firemen and police recovered the body while officers set a trap for the killer.

Girl Charles Bischoff Marian

Virginia Liberal Arts Plan For Fredericksburg Teachers College

The Virginia Liberal Arts College Commission recommends converting Fredericksburg State Teachers College into a liberal arts college for women aligned with University of Virginia. Report to General Assembly cites a $106,905 maintenance need, $31,000 capital outlay, and a $45,000 increase from last year. Certain dissenting signatures note building from the ground up and location within 30 miles of the university.

Associated Press Richmond Virginia Liberal Arts College Commission Today Fredericksburg State Teachers’ College Liberal Arts College Coga University Virgina Halsey Adele Clark

Men in Hats Spark Love and Conflict in Browning Tale

In a snappy snatch of social wit, the lines blur between fashion and feuding as men wear hats askew like the girls. Daddy Browning declares an end to romance, while others wonder if the women will let him off easy or press on in pursuit.

Who's Who in Washington by Charles P Stewart

Congressman Samuel Dickstein of New York City emerges as a key new chairman under a Democratic majority. A longtime immigration committee head, Dickstein promotes restrictive policies while criticizing deportation methods he deems barbarous. As incoming chair, he could supply Doak with deportation case material.

Samuel Dicksotin New York City House of Representatives House Dickstein Immigration Committee New Yorker Manhattan Labor Department

Government Could Boost Jobs With Mail Stage Coaches

The piece notes that many focus on socialite circles while missing business news and suggests reviving stage coaches to carry mail could create government jobs and improve postal efficiency.

Wife Preservers Crumb Pancakes From Sour Milk Guide

A vintage recipe describes turning sour milk into batter by thickening with bread crumbs. Stir in salt baking soda and a pinch of ez to thicken, then cook on a griddle as usual for pancakes.

Scientist links wild bird numbers to sun spot cycles

A scientist proposes that fluctuations in wild bird populations and other animals follow sun spot cycles. The view ties wildlife dynamics to solar activity patterns, suggesting periodic rises and falls in species counts aligned with sun spot phases.

Old City Vicissitudes and National Shifts in St Augustine

St Augustine Florida the oldest city in the United States has changed hands multiple times including control by Spain France Britain and the Confederate flag reflecting its varied national affiliations over the years.

Old City St. Augustine Fla United States

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Social and Adatom Svante Stat Aes Mrs. Fries Anne Colston Minor John B. Minor Whitney Stone New York Charles A. Stone Morven Albemarle County Miss Minor John Scott Warrenton Black Horse Company Law School University of Virginia Russell Abrell John W. Abrell Marie E. Abrell Barton“W. Russell Herbert Russell That City Wadesville Hagerstown Lee Mauck Lee J. Mauck Winchester Avenue Hamill Robert Culler Bentonville Leonard Mauck Sallville G. I. Sumption Nathan Collis Doris Jean Grace Ridgeway Hunter Mauck Heckrote William Mauck Miss McCormick Tollinois Ellen Jett McCormick A. M. D. McCormick Kenilworth,Till Sue Carpenter J. A. Carpenter Miss Carpenter Frank G. Carpenter William Chapin Huntington Huntsberry Frances G. Kline C. G. Miller Charles G. Miller Rockville Henry K. Pasena First Presbyterian Church Leslie D. Kline Miller G. O. Miller Richard Evelyn Byrd Amherst Street Constance Buckley Stewart Street F. A. Wales Virginia Anne Huntsberry Constance Gwaltney Reidsville N. C W. Abner Huntsberry Harrisonburg Shenandoah Valley Club Virginia Polytechnic Institute Spottswood Country Club Reid Gibson Berryville J. E. Harris Church Street John M. Steck, Jr Taliaferro Orange, Va Margaret St. Ceran Martin Wisecarver Florence Shuler Baltimore W. M. Alabaugh D. Lee Barnett E. Douglas Davis West Clifford Street Virginia Gibson Charles Town B. Mitchell Knight, Jr Newport News O. C. Cassell Mrs. Cassell The Bliss Electrical School James A. McFadden Parsons Brook Hodgson East Clifford Street Beall Knight Virginia Episcopal School Lynchburg B. M. Knight Fairmont Avenue Charles Knight State Highway Commission Thomas L. Schmidt South Loudoun Street Cincinnati Marian McLean Liberal Arts Fredericksburg General Assembly Don P. Halsty Browning Who's Who In Charles P. Stewart Doak Samuel Dickstein Pecan Glade Irwin Drug CO Crear O. K White House the Commercial & Savings Rank Mder National Credit Association No Fifth Federal Reserve District R. M. Swimley George Washington Hotel Goodyear Buncutter Tire Co South Braddock St Goodyear Pathfinder
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