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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1930

Page

3

Shenandoah Festival Queen to Wed in Richmond

Miss Pollard is to wed at 8 o clock Saturday in the executive mansion Richmond with Rev W A R officiating Only close family and a few friends will attend A reception will follow Miss Pollard known as Queen Shenandoah VII at Winchester festival last spring Also notes include Martinsburg and Jefferson County weddings and a watch night service in Winchester District church.

Richmond Aoe Miss Pollarden Emily Pollard Marion Boatwright Benjamin V. Booth, Jr Danville Miss Pollard Winchester W. A. Baker South Washington Street Olive Virginia Williams R.C. Williams Martinsburg W. Va Harry Moore Keller Jefferson County First United Brethren Church W. A. Wilt George It Helen Mary Wil Martinsburg High School Martinsburg Business College Keiter Harry Keiter Frederick County Charles Town Christian Endeavors Winchester Christian Endeavor Union Centenary Reformed Church Margaret Richards Union

Wedding News and Local Updates From Winchester Daily

Miss Gladys Virginia Smith wed Mr. McNulty in a brown chiffon gown with yellow chrysanthemums. The couple will live in Philadelphia at 5519 Woolland Avenue. Winchest er guests included Miss Alice Clinger and Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Cassell. Harry F. Byrd left for Cleveland for a Governmental Information Exchange trustees meeting. Other items note Miss Nina Elizabeth Omps and Mr. William Austin Hovermale marriage in Hagerstown. Dr. David H. Scanlon visited Romney and Winchester during holidays.

Edward Smith Clarke County Nellie Hensell Smith Pgna Charles Hensell Nia McNulty Harry McNulty Department of Philadelphia Winchester Alice Clinger O. C. Cassell Philadelphia Woolland Avenue Harry F. Byrd Cleveland Ohio Governmental Information Exchange Byrd Messrs Newton D. Baker President Wilson Frank O. Lowden Illinois Chester Rowell California Richards. Childs New York Louis Brownlow District of Columbia Petersburg Nina Elizabeth Omps William Austin Hovermale Hagerstown John Omps Bloomery W. Va R. C. Hovermale R. C. Havermale Near Reynolds Chauncey Jerome E. C. Stuart

New Year Party Attendance Across Washington and Shenandoah

Winchester guests joined Shenandoah Club members for a Harrisonburg dance on Monday evening. Attendees included Sara Belle Shirkey Phyliss Palmer Harriet Pearson Sue Schlack Irving Cather William Doran Lacy Brumback and Kenneth Rice family couples. Dr and Mrs A A Shafer with Mr and Mrs W H Rauck plan New Year Eve dinner in Washington hosted by Page Etchison. Irvin Carper hosts a shower for daughter Gertrude Carper now Mrs Linwood Patton with about forty guests and many gifts.

Winchester Harrisonburg Shenandoah Club Sara Belle Shirkey Phyliss Palmer Harriet Pearson Sue Schlack Irving Cather William Doran Lacy Brumback Kenneth Rice A. A. Shafer W. H. Rauck Martinsburg W. Va Washington Mr. Shafer Page Etchison Georgia Avenue Irvin Carper Linwood Patton Gertrude Carper

Martinsburg Dance Teems With Local Guests Tonight

Local people will attend a Martinsburg dance given tonight by the Night Hawks. The Potomac Club Orchestra will provide music at Apollo Hall, and the event is expected to be the largest dance of the holiday season in the city.

Martinsburg Night Hawks Potomac Club Orchestra Apollo Hall Girls’ Athletic Association George Washington Hotel Soddy Haines Virginia Rehill Jack Harrell Miss Virginia Co B. J. Sager Cornelia Gray Dorothy Kremer Mary Sullivan Dorothy Anderson

Mrs Smith Hosts Bridge Party For Two Visitors

Mrs C S Smith entertained at her West Clifford street home Monday evening for guests of Mr and Mrs Reed F tia Cook of Mount Vernon New York who are staying here. About 30 guests attended the event and it featured bridge games during the evening.

Mrs. Smith Ida Levin Ruth Lyons Louise Kassler Elsie Hilda Heim New York City William McKer West Boscawen Street

Miss Carol Camp Weds Mr Weems in Atlantic City

A quiet December 29 wedding in Atlantic City united Miss Carol M. Camp with Mr. Weems of Chevy Chase Maryland. The ceremony at a Catholic church followed shortly by a brief reception before the couple's wedding trip and residence plans in New York.

Carol Camp Atlantic City Carol M. Ter Robert Chevy Chase Weems Eugene V. Weems

Condition of Mr Violet Remains The Same

The notice states Mr James B Violet remains about the same after a stroke at Memorial Hospital. Several local residents report varying holiday travel and visits with family in nearby towns including Berryville Richmond and Darkesville. Name mentions include Miss Frances Beverley D Gray and son G ie tee Jr and Mrs Walter Carper among others.

John Carper Woodland Avenue Clem Capper Meredith Washington, D. C Bruce McDonald A. N. Carter Darkesville W. Va Webber R. L. Petrie Richard Petrie Stephens City Billy Phillips C. C. Phillips Strasburg Memorial Hospital James B. Violet Mr. D. Gray and Son G Ie Tee Jr Washington

Dr. R. McC. Glass Elected Winchester Kiwanis President

Dr. Robert McC Glass was inaugurated president of the Winchester Kiwanis Club at a George Washington Hotel luncheon. He succeeds D. E. Stultz, with Dr. George G. Snarr as vice president and Andrew Bell as secretary. The club reported 70 members and a 2 percent attendance rise for 1930.

Robert McC. Glass Winchester Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel D. E. Stultz Northern Virginia Power Company George G. Snarr Andrew Bell Glass

Chicago Grain Closing Prices on light holiday trading

Traders found little interest in Chicago Board of Trade activity as prices closed about yesterday's levels. A selling wave by longs near the close and modest NYSE strength produced a quiet session with only slight shifts in March May and July quotes for corn oats rye and the grain complex.

Chicago Board of Trade Longs New York Stock Exchange

London Laundry Exhibition to Open with Shirt Tear

A forthcoming London laundry show aims to unveil the event with a shirt tearing gesture by a special guest, signaling the opening of the exhibition. The spectacle promises novelty and attention for attendees and exhibitors alike.

London

Soviet Troops Destroy Cathedral as Believers Pray

Soldiers from the Soviet army breached the Tiraspol Cathedral on the Dniester river bank after worshippers knelt in snow. Believers blocked a bonfire where holy items burned until cavalry struck with sabers. Rumanians across the river cried out as spectators dispersed. Officials plan new government buildings on the ruins.

Tiraspol Dneister

Colored Pythians Distribute Gifts At Christmas Party

Shenandoah Lodge No. 209 Knights of Pythias colored staged a Monday evening Christmas celebration at John Mann Methodist Church East Cork street giving candy and oranges to 235 children. A program was presented and Andrew Cook served as arrangements chairman.

Shenandoah Lodge Knights of Pythias Santa Claus John Mann Methodist Church East Cork Street Andrew Cook

Byrd Not Available as Mill Strike Umpire

Admiral Byrd will not serve as umpire in the Danville mill strike dispute. His secretary said he is starting a prolonged lecture tour, leaving Boston January 1 for cities including Chicago Denver Salt Lake City and the Pacific region.

Associated Press Boston Richard E. Byrd Admiral Byrd Danville Chicago Denver Salt Lake City Pacific Northwest Pacific Coast

Boy Who Tried Blackmail Ends in Fatal Drive

In Clintonville Wisconsin a 15 year old sought $10 000 from Dr W J Finney and two companions were arrested after a posse ambush. Gordon Pope 15 was shot during the confrontation as Parafitt 14 and Hustermark 18 confessed the plan to obtain money for a spree.

Associated Press Clintonville Wis W. J. Finney Finney Waupaca County Gordon Pope Douglas Parafitt Howard Hustermark Weer Parafitt Hustermark

Wall Street Hopes Rise as 1930 Ends on Relief

New York December 31 Wall street turned from 1930 with relief as markets rise quietly lifting overhangs. Tax selling has ended and reinvestment demand from January interests and dividends prompts gains across most shares while money rates ease to about 3 percent.

Associated Press New York Wall Street

Rail executives propose four eastern rail systems under IC C plan

President Hoover convened rail leaders to align four eastern systems, led by Nickel Plate New York Central Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio The plan seeks ICC approval with only a minor point to arbitrate and hinges on stock purchases and consolidations while preserving capital values details await ICC ruling and formal applications.

Interstate Commerce Commis Wabash Seaboard Washington Hoover New England Congress Interstate Commerce Commission Nickel Plate New York Central Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio Commission Lehigh Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Pany Pennsylvania Alse Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Wheeling M. J O. P. van Sweringen Cleveland van Sweringens Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Othe Lehigh Wabash Seaboard Taplin Taplin Brothers

Marshal Joffre Fades After Heart Attack In Paris

Paris dispatch reports Marshal Joffre growing exhausted after a heart attack on New Year’s Eve. By 1 p.m. he sank into semi consciousness as doctors noted very weak blood pressure. Condolences pour in from around the world including Elmer Brown and Franklin Brown. Vatican telegram sent a benediction from Cardinal Pacelli.

Paris Marshal Joffre Elmer E. Brown New York University Franklin H. Brown Army and Navy Club United States Vatican City Joffre Holy Father Cardinal Pacelli

Hoovers Proclamation Creates Colonial National Monuments

President Hoover issued a proclamation designating parts of Jamestown Williamsburg and Yorktown as colonial national monuments. Secretary Wilbur had urged preservation of these Revolutionary and pre Revolutionary centers for future generations.

Washington Hoover Wilbur Jamestown Williamsburg Yorktown

Riots in Capitanejo Leave Dozens Dead Or Injured

In Capitanejo eleven killed and twenty injured as Conservative and Liberal partisans clash. Federal troops patrol streets to restore order as political antagonism rises ahead of the February election.

Bogota Colombia Capitanejo

Card of thanks from Chester R. Dodd family

The Dodd family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during illness and after the passing. They also thank for flowers and use of cars for the funeral. Wife and Children.

Chester R._ Dodd

Also Mentioned on This Page

Eres Executive Mansion Olive Williams Harry M. Keller Lucille Lunsford Henry Crummett A. T. Lunsford South Loudoun Street Lucille R. Lunsford Henry L. Crummett Presbyterian Manse E. T. Clark F. T. McFaden Presbyterian Church Julia Lucas Crummett Brunswick Sanitary Anna Allen Catonsville Stephenson Gladys Virginia Smith Mr. McNulty Mr. Byrd Nina Elizabeth Hovermale Dr. Scanlon North Carolina David H. Scanlon Durham N. C Romney Hampshire County Scanlon Berryville Girls’ Athletic Club Levender Burl Williams Martin Williams Mount Williams Nannie M. Pelter Nain Haldeman's Creamery James Pelter Hamman’s Dollar Store Brent Webber E. Gee The County W. N. Carper Blackstone, Va Jack Ellis T. Finfrock Mrs. C. C. Finfrock M. H. Rouark Frances Pence J .D. Hix Harrisonburg, Va James H. Bott Shrine Club Frank Lewis Front Royal Mary Buckner Amherst Street W. South Taylor East Gerard Street Harry Shiley Clearbrook Charles L. Gilkeson National Electric Light Association Charles D. Gilkeson Crane North Violet Frances Beverley South Stewart Street J. M. Carper W. S. Carper Walter Carper Mrs Edna Whetzell Reading Mrs. Baker Singhass Baltimore Mrs. R. 8. Bates Frederick Kremer Cincinnati Hio Kremer E. W. Jenkins Alexandria, Va Allen T. Boyd East Germain Street Johnson Mrs. C. Vacanae Newton, Mass Edward Gossened Lieut Bryan Conrad H. H. McGuire West Point Donald Weems N. J Zeph Chiquoine 8. C. Chiquoine Hotel J. W. Sibert W. B. Hibbs & Company Hibbs Building Telephone National Couzens Marshall Joffre Virginia Staunton Margaret Hodgson Betsy Ross Crystal Restaurant and Confectionery the Apple Gift Shop Kaufman’s Coats Kauemang Wone Chow Pure Food Heetz, Man Goodyear W. A. Buncutter & Son Albin Wicker Committee Judge London Opinion
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