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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1930
Page
3
Social and personal notices may be mailed anytime. The social operator Lonballe P. Miller will receive news by telephone between 3 and 4 p.m. for the day. Phone No. 33.
Mrs Archibald D. Debney hosted Rivanna Garden Club members at her West Main street home where Mrs Edward Gay Butler discussed using wild evergreens for Pixie Gardens and demonstrated assembleable bowls. Mr Butler, in charge of the Rose Test Garden, spoke on rose care.
Edna Virginia Cushwa and Frank Wilson Miller, prominent Berkeley County families, wed yesterday at Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church with Rev J B Bittinger officiating. The couple plans a bungalow home near their parents as they begin married life.
Revival services led by Rev. O. Poythress focus on spiritual power and its restoration. He cites the prophet Elisha and the lost axe tale, urging full confession to regain power with God and man. Music by the intermediate choir, with two Sunday services and no Saturday service.
The stock market rose sharply led by railroad shares with over a dozen hitting new high ground for the year. Early declines were erased by noon as many issues sold 1 to nearly 15 points above yesterday's close. call money again at 4 percent.
The Associated Press reports former President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft had a very satisfactory night at his home. He went to sleep about eight and rested unusually well. Horace D. Taft arrived to be with him as physicians issued a bulletin at 11 30 am noting continued improvement.
In Standardsville Utah a massive explosion in a mine left eighteen workers dead and ten missing. Rescue teams recovered sixteen identified bodies from several shafts and four men escaped. Officials say lethal gas likely trapped the rest and five entombed men were rescued alive after barricading themselves from fumes.
Mrs. Della Fisher of Strasburg wife of W E Fisher died at Memorial Hospital after a several day illness. She was brought to the local institution in a serious condition and never improved. Mrs. Fisher was 29 years old.
In Geo Washington Barber Shop Vincent Hollis son of Mrs Emme J Hollin is a patient at Memorial Hospital. Mr Miller Jenkins of 115 North Cameron street underwent an operation at the local hospital. Mrs Frank Swartz long ill with quinsy at Baker street home is much improved. The Rev W L Dudley pastor of the Church of Christ has returned to his home on South Cameron street after a retreat in lower Virginia.
The Senate approved a tariff reduction on red lead from 2 to 2.5 cents per pound by a 37 to 35 vote. Senator Harrison of Mississippi led the effort, with Republican support from independents, and no roll call was recorded. The earlier litharge cut from 21.4 to 2.4 cents per pound was achieved by his forces. The mover argued red lead imports are negligible for paint preservation.
Baltimore officials report Dr. William R. Stokes seriously ill with pestacosis improved after receiving a serum for parrot disease developed by the city health department. The serum is made from recovered patients in Annapolis and represents a first use against the rare milady illness.
The case of F. W. Pingley versus H. J. Dyke was postponed to a later term. Pingley had won $75 for killing two foxhounds, with Dyke fined $14 including costs in county court. Dyke appeals this ruling, and a jury will be summoned for the term.
Washington discussion on granting United States commissioners authority to try minor prohibition cases. Dean Roscoe Pound of the Law Enforcement Commission argued the proposal’s normality. Chairman Wickersham joined but did not testify, listening as committee members questioned colleagues.
William E Edwards qualified this week in the Circuit Court of Frederick county to practice law in Virginia following his presentation to the court by Prosecuting Attorney T Russell Cather. An order has been entered certifying to Mr Edwards eligibility to practice.
Henry T. Fletcher former ambassador to Rome and to Mexico City will join President Hoover's commission to study the situation in Haiti.
Public health style advertisement warns that colds can lead to pneumonia if untreated. It promotes Creomulsion as a remedy, claiming relief with a simple dosage and a money back guarantee if not relieved.
An advertisement touts Kellogg's All Bran as a natural solution for temporary and recurring constipation. It claims the product provides bulk, aids iron absorption, supports red blood cell production, and can be used in reducing diets. The ad guarantees satisfaction with money back and lists versatile serving ideas.
The Winchester Historical Society urges all invited charter members to return their cards at once. Cards may be sent to John M. Steck or C Vernon Eddy, temporary president and secretary. More than a hundred invitations were issued and many have replied, with the group hoping for a large enrollment before applying for a charter in about a week.
A note discusses preserving historical documents and marking periods from long ago. It mentions a temporary organization and the eventual effect of formalizing a charter to support the effort.
In a stormy session the Porter Rhodes measure adding 1587 miles to the state system won Senate committee favorable report after House passage. The bill extends the time frame for added mileage and applies a gap closing clause to the state highway network, moving to the Senate calendar.
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