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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1931
Page
3
The social editor Mrs. Isabelle P. Miller invites notices for the next day between 3 and 4 pm. Readers are encouraged to submit marriage births visits and other items to be printed in the upcoming issue.
A February meeting featured Mme. Undset and Ludwig Holberg readings. W P Massey praised Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter, noting her Nobel Prize and Norway’s medieval life. Durell read from Jeppe of the Hills. Holberg described as the founder of Danish literature.
Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R meets at Miss Lucy Kurtz home 21 South Loudoun Street at 3 o clock Wednesday afternoon February 11. Assisting hostesses are Mrs Louis E Rice Mrs J W Sibert and Mrs Richard F Hatcher. Guest speaker Thomas W Mathews native of London England and longtime traveler will discuss Travels In Spain. The chapter will elect delegates and alternates to the national congress in Washington in April.
News notes the January 29 Frederick Maryland marriage of Lynn F. Gratham and Lelia Henkle Bitner. Bride is a Martinsburg High School faculty member, daughter of the late Bitners. couple will live on the Grantham farm near Kearneysville.
Dr and Mrs W J Olds rent a house in Middletown for several months before returning to Front Royal. Their daughter Miss Ethel Olds, fresh from Winchester hospital, will relocate to Middletown for recuperation. Dr Olds plans to leave Saturday for Walter Reed Hospital in Washington for treatment.
Residents and visitors arrive and depart for weekends and visits. Mr Hugh P Markwood returns from Cleveland with Mrs Markwood of Cumberland Md. Miss Sadie Finkelstein visits from Harrisonburg Va arrives for weekend with Morris and Mrs Finkelstein. Mrs J Henkel Henry improves after knee fracture cast removed. Births and guest stays noted among families including Miller, Chamberlain, Kittridge and Hamrick.
Navy officials believe the airship Los Angeles was safely moored to the USS Patoka near Panama at 6 am after Lt Commander Clark signaled plans to moor at that time. Positive confirmation had not yet been received.
CBS announced the Vatican radio launch with Pope Pius speaking in Latin for several minutes at about 10 a.m. EST on Thursday. Senator Marconi and Father Gianfranceschi will precede him. a draft may be translated for English listeners. The Pontiff may Morse code HVJ and deliver the first papal benediction on air.
Weather observers report rain or snow across much of the middle west as farmers hopeful that drought may ease. Forecasts predict more moisture in Illinois Michigan Indiana Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota North Dakota with possible showers in Missouri Kansas and South Dakota. Forecaster C A Donnell cautions it is too early to gauge the impact.
Detroit police report the slaying of La Mare in the kitchen of his Grandville Avenue home. He was found with two gunshot wounds, a cocked pistol on the dining room table, and his wife Anna detained after giving a contradictory statement.
A two month old Norwegian elk hound joined the White House family today, presented by D. L. Campbell of the Norwegian Elk Hound Association of America to replace King Tut, Hoover’s police dog who died recently. The president’s grandchildren Peggy Anne and Peter immediately played with the pup.
Charles Brown, 26, is held in Garland City Arkansas on a police charge that he confessed to dynamiting an unfinished highway bridge worth about 500000 dollars. The article mentions Austria weighing a triple Parliament and includes a Herald sympathy note.
Thirteen inmates of the Central State Hospital for the Insane escaped during a fire that released 600 inmates. Superintendent Dr. W S Farmer said the escaped are potentially dangerous. Twenty four escaped and eleven were recaptured. the report notes the danger among the at large.
A Chinatown district near Washington will be largely razed to clear space for a new municipal center as part of a beautification project. The Chinese New Year events February 17 will mark the community’s last celebrations in its historic lanes as leaders debate relocation nearby.
Richmond February 6 E R Combs state comptroller says 1 6 million dollars in higher education appropriations will not be paid this fiscal year unless the governor certifies no deficit will occur. Drought worsened finances prompting hold on William and Mary UVA VPI and others with specialized construction funds.
The New York market ended a week of gradual gains with a brisk upturn. Bulls resumed activity in motor shares, office appliances, chemicals and several specialties, driving bears to retreat in the final half hour. About 1,200,000 shares traded in two hours.
Weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic States predicts snow in the north and rain or snow in the south portion around Tuesday and again Friday. Temperatures start mild, turning colder by Wednesday and much colder by Friday or Saturday.
Havana reports a 90 day renewal of the decree sustaining constitutional guarantees in Cuba. The move suspends public assembly and restrains the press, effectively placing the country under virtual martial law until unrest and property attacks cease.
An Associated Press report from Kattowitz Poland states eight people were killed and 20 were injured in a collision between two express trains traveling Cracow to Kattowitz. The railway administration issued the casualty figures today.
The comedy focuses on the Morris marriage upended by Joan Whitley and Paul Wilcox. Director Roy Del Ruth keeps the tone light with mishaps that lead to renewed family harmony. Irene Delroy James Hall Natalie Moorehead Lew Cody star in an open witty ensemble.
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