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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1931

Page

3

Social and Personal Note to Mr Miller

Social and Personal notice states Mr Kabeile P Miller will receive ephons between 3 and 40 mm for the following day as arranged by the department.

Kabeile P. Miller

Virginia veterans group to meet in Richmond on January 12

Mrs B M Roszel of Winchester presides as executive of the American Legion auxiliary. Delegates from across Virginia attend the Richmond session to outline next year’s programs for disabled World War veterans and plan a large Virginia delegation to the National Defense Conference in Washington. The meeting follows the January 12 agenda with speakers and rehabilitation focus.

Board of the American B. Mi. Rossel Ee Serene Aesacione Laan All- Virginia Beooday Jan B. M. Rossel Auxiliary Richmond Tela State Murphy's Hotel American Leym Legion Ameiian Legion Virginia Constitution Hall Washington Roszel B. M. Roszel Winchester Reba Barrett Smith Alexandria Frances Opie Brown

Dunlop and Evans Win Marriage License

Yesterday afternoon in the corporation clerk's office Arthur L. Dunlop and Miss Margaret Ann Evans, both of this city, obtained a marriage license. The groom is an insurance solicitor, son of T. A. Dunlop of the county. The bride is a daughter of Samuel Evans of Winchester.

Miss Pollard Associated Press Richmond Suzanne Pollard Virginia United States Herbert Boatwright Washington Vireshia Executive Governor's Mansion Boatwright Postwright Maynard L. DeHaven Emma V. Davis Daniel DeHaven William Davis Gainesboro Mr. Dunlop

Dance and social rounds fill year end in Front Royal area

Returning from the student faculty meeting crowds fill Updike Hall Front Royal as Jack Schill and his West Virginians draw a warm welcome from Winchester residents. Apollo Hall Martinsburg hosts Night Hawk Club with Potomac Club Orchestra. Miss Sally Huntress Weds Lieut. C T Clendenning U S N in Lakehurst N J. Several social and family notes follow including visits, guests at the George Washington Hotel and local celebrate New Year gatherings.

Updike Front Royal Jack Schill West Sally Huntress C.T. Clendenning Henry H. Lineweaver George Huntress Washington Loudoun County Cyrus Turner Clendening Clendenning Lakehurst N. J Miss Huntress New York Clendennings William W. Rapley Harriet Huntress Henrietta Cornwell Oscar H. Cornwell Detroit Mich Cornwell State Teachers’ Co Farmville Book- Cadillac National Council of Student Associations

Guests and travelers visit over the holiday season

The note lists visits by Mr and Mrs Elize Bledsoe and Mr Edsel Giffin of Capon Bridge to A C Oates in North Loudoun. Carrie Hunter to Cochran from Chattanooga crowds, plus Clifton New Jersey guest J L Mattee at Gail Brumbaugh in Hagertown. Trone Sprint improves after grippe, Adeline Serre visits Mansfield, Eva Taylor returns to Englewood, E Clay Krebs returns to Philadelphia.

New York Esther Willey Edmondson Charles E. Edmondson Middletown Frederick Schausse Baltimore Edmondson Little Church Sarah Horton Washington Toledo Ohio M. C. Jackson High View W. Va A. C. Oates North Loudoun Street Elize Bledsoe Edsel Giffin Capon Bride North Loudou Carrie Hunter Co Ja D. C Robert Kennedy Gail Brumbaugh Hagerstown, Md Charles D. Funk South Loudoun Street Adeline Serre Warrenton, Va H. B. McCormac Mansfield Eva Taylor Mary Myers Taylor North Braddock Street Englewood, N. J E. Clay Krebs Philadelphia Frank H. Krebs Mr. Krebson

Soldier Sent To Jail For Annoyance In Danville Strike

Private Otis M. Bryant of Company B was jailed thirty days and fined 25 for allegedly annoying two women in Schoolfield while intoxicated. Private John Coleman of Company C faced drunkenness charges and was handed to military authorities. Both served with the National Guard at Dan River Cotton Mills amid a union strike with units from Staunton Charlottesville and South Boston returning home.

Associated Press Danville Otis M. Bryant Company B Schoolfield Bryant John Coleman Company C National Guard Dan River Cotton Mills National Guards Aen En Staunton Charlottesville Boston

Diary of Dead Girl Examined in Homicide Probe

The diary of Beulah Limerick a 19 year old who died from natural causes was examined by police seeking a clue after a bullet in her brain was found. Five men and two brothers are being held for investigation with more arrests expected. An unknown caller reported a dying girl at Limerick’s home and Dr Lyman Greene found the body on a ground floor cot with no sign of a struggle. The hair covered the wound and the bullet was discovered hours later by an undertaker.

Associated Press Waashington Lyman Greene

Marines Slain in Nicaragua Clash Reported

Washington dispatch reports eight Marines killed and two seriously wounded in a clash with bandits in Nicaragua. Brig. Gen. Myers said the battle occurred about 12 miles north of Chontales, with a first sergeant among the dead and several privates. Wounded were evacuated by airplane.

Associated Press Washington Nicaragua Navy John T. Myers Qhatal

18 Years Given Man Who Slew Boy By Torture

Ray Pat Henry was sentenced to 18 years in a state penitentiary for second degree murder in the death of three year old Garlan Bayless on Grand View Island in the Ohio River last September. The case involved torture and killing at a drunken party. Henry’s brother Charles and Clyde McBee await trial, James Dunn received voluntary manslaughter terms.

Associated Press Middlebourne W. Va Ray Pat Henry Grand View Island Ohio River Garlan Bayless Clais Henry Charles James Dunn Clyde McBee Island Henry Brothers Dunn Charles Henry McBee

Free Lodging for 777 Transients at Winchester Police Station

Records show 777 men from 37 states and Quebec used lodging at Winchester police headquarters in 1930. The mostly peaceful crowd peaked in Oct–Dec with over 100 per month. many sought homeward travel while police offered no meals.

Winchester C. W. Hollis United States Quebec Canada Hollis

Mystery Veils Deaths of Wealthy Man and Wife

John Welch and his wife were found slain in their farm home on Tuesday night, neighbors discovering the bodies on the living room floor the next day. Six pistol cartridges lay on the floor as Sheriff James Turner suspects robbery, noting the couple were known for their wealth.

John Welch James Turner Welchs Owen Eh

Centenary Reformed Church to Hold Annual Meeting

The Centenary Reformed Church will hold its annual congregational meeting and a preparatory service tomorrow evening at 7 30 announcing by Pastor Rev S L Flickinger. A full congregation attendance has been urged.

Norris A. Lineweaver Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Baltimore Garrett Park Church Centenary Reformed Church S. L. Flickinger

Bee colony population changes with seasons

An average bee colony holds 50 000 to 75 000 workers when storing surplus honey and declines to 10 000 to 15 000 by early spring as winter ends.

Mayan Indians Avoid Coffins Burdening Afterlife

Mayan people of British Honduras often do not bury the dead in coffins due to a belief that a deceased person must carry the coffin to heaven, a burden seen as inappropriate for the soul's journey.

British Honduras

Young 1931 swept in with wave of noise

Reports from New Year’s Day describe robberies and shootings as crowds in Chicago and Baltimore marked the first day of 1931. In Chicago, three thugs held up the C and O Cafe, wounding two policemen and a patron, with one officer killed and others wounded. seven robbers attempted a taxi cab hold up, wounding a driver. In Baltimore, a man died of acute alcoholism and dry agents arrested fifteen as prohibition officials upheld restraint.

William Hale’ Thompson North Clark Street Martin Joyce John Mailer John Rupert John Dondruska Baltimore William Little

Russian Outpost Fort Rose Established 1806 Redwood Garrison

Fort Rose in northern California served as a Russian outpost for 30 years, threatening Spanish possessions in what later became the Redwood empire resort lands of San Franciscans. Established in 1806 by Count Rezanov, it was garrisoned by 250 men and notable for the Greek chapel and stockade corner built of redwood.

Fort Rose California Redwood Empire Count Rezanov

More Marriages Fewer Divorces In Town County

Corporation Court Clerk J Gray Beverley reports 1930 set a record with 157 marriage licenses issued in the city, up from 134 in 1929. Frederick county issued 78 licenses, the smallest on record. Divorces fell to 27 in the Corporation Court, two fewer than 1929, with county divorces also down from past years.

J. Gray Beverley Corporation Court Frederick County Circuit Court

Death of Marshal Joffre Reported Then Denied

Paris January 1 Marshal Joffre, thought to be dead after a noon bulletin, outlived the report as physicians announced he remained alive and resting. By 1 pm officials denied the death and at 4 30 pm said he had been unconscious since 11 am with respiration 35 and pulse 140.

Associated Press Paris Marshal Joffre

Milwaukee youth builds Cologne cathedral from matches

Hans Swoboda aged 21 of Milwaukee constructed a scale model of the Cologne Cathedral using 2,500,000 matches, a feat reflecting remarkable patience and precision.

Hans Swoboda Milwaukee Cologne

Three Students Die in Auto Hit by Freight Train

In Van Wert Ohio three Convoy high school students Morris Kreischer 17 Dilt Burley 17 and Ward McDaniels 17 died instantly when their car was struck by a Pennsylvania freight train early today. The youths were returning one classmate from a party to his home when the collision occurred.

Associated Press van Wert Ohio Here Pennsylvania Morris Kreischer Dilt Burley Ward McDaniels Convoy

Columbus Names Tortugas Islands in West Indies

The Cayman Islands were named by Columbus for the abundant turtles in the area, including Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. He dubbed the group Tortugas reflecting the large turtle population observed in the region.

Columbus Cayman Islands West Indies Grand Little Cayman Cayman Brae

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