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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1930
Page
3
In a notice readers are informed of social and personal bites to be held between 3 and 4 pm the following day. The brief item highlights informal gatherings and community notices without additional details.
Mr and Mrs W D Ritter of Gainesboro hosted a miscellaneous gift shower at their home for their son in law and daughter Carl ton Ramey and Mary Ritter Ramey who will reside near Hayfield where Ramey farms. Guests included Rev Charles Wagner Virgil DeHaven Lawrence Ruble Davis Roberte Bageant Braithwaite McKeever and many others. refreshments were served and the couple received numerous pretty and useful gifts.
Friends learn Mrs J J Cornwell wife of ex governor John J Cornwell of West Virginia is recovering from a delicate operation in a Baltimore hospital. She can sit up and see visitors periodically and expects to leave soon. The couple spend winters in Baltimore and summers in Romney West Virginia.
The Women's Civic League will hold its monthly meeting at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. John S. Scully's home on South Stewart Street. Officials expect full attendance as they transact business significant to members.
Final preparations are made for an Eastern Star card party tomorrow at 8 o clock in the community room above Farmers and Merchants National Bank. Bridge and five hundred are planned with high score prizes. admission 50 cents benefiting the organization. Sign up with Cornelia Gray or listed committee members. J R Cassel of Norristown Pa is a hotel guest.
Dr. James I. Russell of Roosevelt Hospital New York arrives for a brief visit to his father James B. Russell on South Washington street. He is head of Roosevelt Hospital surgical staff and a New York College of Surgeons faculty member and is expected to depart tomorrow.
William R. Powell of Richmond is a guest at Hotel Jack. Miss Iona Harry remains home ill in the city. Frank Keckley, East Water Street merchant, is a patient at Memorial Hospital whose condition was reported satisfactory today. Gussie Chadduck of Washington visits relatives here. L. V. Orley of Atlanta is a guest at Hotel Jack. D W Stihe, Union Bus Terminal ticket agent, fell ill at home on East Piccadilly, condition unchanged today.
Mr Russell H Clark and Miss Mary Moore Rice both of New Market Shenandoah county Va were wed at 4 yesterday afternoon at the parsonage of the United Brethren Church on North avenue by Rev George W Stover. They will reside in New Market where Clark is a business proprietor. Club Night To Be Held By Athletic Girls. The Girls Athletic Association plans a monthly Club Night at the Elks Club Building urging full attendance.
A historical notice outlines the birth of the Boy Scouts of America on February 8 and the 1916 federal charter. It notes leaders like Taft Roosevelt Pinchot Beard and Seton and highlights broad church, school, and international support across 57 countries.
Mrs Brown Lovett hosted a 3 to 6 pm party at their home for her son Masters eight birthday with red and white decorations and refreshments. About 35 Northern Virginia Power Company employees attended the association meeting later in the evening in the companys assembly hall.
The text lauds Scouting for shaping boys into men of character and cites Theodore Roosevelt praising the movement as an asset to the country for developing efficiency virility and good citizenship.
An armed assailant fired on Ortiz Rubio at the presidential palace as word reached witnesses of a shot in the crowd. Motorcycle police subdued the suspect, later identified as Miguel Flores, 22, a self-described Vasconcelista. Police said the plot targeted the provisional leadership and aimed to destabilize the government.
Madrid reports a royal decree grants a general amnesty to all persons accused or convicted of rebellion or sedition against the Spanish government during General Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, who was toppled last week.
In Richmond on Feb 6 the General Assembly briefly cooled on new bills though several debates remain. One bill targets stray cats within 500 yards of homes with shooting allowed and misdemeanor penalties for owners. The Legislature also considers buying the Old Planters Bank building for the Division of Motor Vehicles to ease crowded Capitol space. A Senate proposal favors five years of tax exemptions for industrial firms, sparking concern about competition between towns. Delegate Jace of Farmville proposes limiting a wife’s rights to her husband’s estate, provoking questions about clarity and candor in state lawmakers.
Major R. A. McIntyre of Fauquier said the House seeks specific traits in its members during a bill discussion on taxing bank shares. The General Assembly also shows how airplane use influences legislation, replacing mentions of animal drawn conveyances and autos with aircraft.
The Presbyterian Church announced at a prayer meeting that Rev Dugene Daniel Witherspoon, from Greensboro North Carolina and Davidson College graduate, will lead the Highland avenue work starting June after seminary graduation. He recently visited Winchester and impressed Loudoun Street and Highland avenue congregations. He is a brother of Rev J W Witherspoon of Shepherdstown and comes highly recommended.
A cold wave grips northern and central New York with sub zero readings at dawn. Saranac Lake records 30 below, Copper Lake 29 below, Malone area colder with Mountain View and Skerry at 4 below. The report notes the extreme chill across Adirondacks.
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