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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1932

Page

3

Local church and club events listed in Friday and Saturday calendar

The schedule lists a Friday 6 30 p m covered dish dinner at the Church of Christ with urged full attendance and a 7 p m Braddock Street Methodist Young People's Choir rehearsal. Saturday includes Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel at 12 30 p m Kiwanis Club luncheon at 12 45 p m United Brethren Church meeting at 6 45 p m Grace Lutheran adult choir practice at 8 30 p m Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel and evening tap and ballroom dancing classes at the hotel under Stafford Pemberton.

Church of Christ Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church The Lions’ Club George Washington Hotel Kiwanis Club United Brethren Church Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club Stafford Pemberton

Christmas Parties Honor Little Miss Kinney and Gwaltney

A sequence of social events highlights holiday gatherings. Miss Katharine Kern hosts Little Miss Holloway Kinney of Washington and Florida with a bridge party for Miss Constance Gwaltney of Reidsville while Miss Gwaltney is feted by Virginia Huntsberry and guests at Fairfax Lane. The Blue Ridge Hunt begins from Carter Hall with riders including Miss Margaret Byrd and spectators like Mrs. Richard Byrd. a hunt breakfast was postponed due to the owner's absence.

Katharine Kern Amherst Street Holloway Kinney Washington Florida Jane Emily Rosenberger Eleanor Kerfoot Charlotte Stover Elizabeth Massie Betty Alden Rebecca Pifer Robert Friend Bentley Kinney Billy Bell Billy Massie Charles Harper Robert Harper Gwaltney Virginia Ann Huntsberry Rhodes Huntsberry Fairfax Lane Constance Gwaltney Reidsville N. C Edith Cornwell Helen Buckley Mrs. Mann New York City Dorothy Rhodes Middletown Margaret Flannery Baltimore Mary Lou Fritts White Post

American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Planned for January 4

The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a meeting Monday evening January 4 at 7 30 o clock at Mrs C E Dorsette s home on Morgan street Members are urged to attend as the gathering is described as very important.

American Legion Auxiliary C. E. Dorsette Morgan Street

Misses Cooper Host Dinner Party With Younger Set

Miss Ethel Athey Cooper and Miss Retha Carson Cooper, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Cooper, entertained Wednesday at their North Cameron street home for twelve guests. Also visiting were Mgr. and Mrs. R. A. Garvin of Marion Ohio who stayed with Mrs. B. F. Line on Virginia avenue before continuing to Ohio.

Cooper Ethel Athey Cooper Retha Carson Cooper Grover C. Cooper North Cameron Street Mgr R. A. Garvin Marion Ohio Washington B. F. Line Virginia Avenue George W. Good New York City Mrs. I. N. Good North Braddock Street Margaret Griannery Baltimore Jane Mudd Cameron Street Katie Boxwell Charles Town Mrs Milton Bauserman Braddock Street N. H. Carpenter, Jr Valley Avenue George Washington Hotel Lawrence Williams George W. Crowser

Holiday Guests and Travels of Local Residents

A parade of names and towns fills a society page as Mrs. Garland hosts J Trevor Downer from Fort Hoyle Md and others visit relatives in Hagerstown Baltimore Frederick Richmond and Washington. Several return home after spending the holidays with family and friends.

Seddon Nelson West Boscawen Street Washington Harry Byrd, Jr Harry Kern, Jr John Scully Monte Green Richmond

Step-mother and husband get two years for closet confinement

Mrs. Harry Riley and her husband are escorted by detectives toward prison after receiving the maximum penalty of two years and a $250 fine for keeping Edith Riley, 18, in a closet in Washington. Edith, known as the closet girl, is viewed nearby as the case concludes.

Harry Riley Edith Riley Washington Edith

Apple Market Dull Across Europe and U S Trade

A Washington dispatch reports quiet barreled apple auctions in Liverpool London and Hamburg with light supplies and slow to moderate demand. Virginia York Imperial and Winesaps show mixed stocks and prices from 2% to 2% above a $3.06 to $5.36 range, while Empire Board notes Tasmanian yields at 110 percent of normal and Victoria prospects weak due to rain and thrips.

The Star Washington Fred A. Motz Department of Agriculture Europe Liverpool Nova U. S Virginia Hamburg Virginia Winesap Virginia Stayman U.S. No United Kingdom United States Canada Jamaica Palestine Porto Rico Jaffa Spain Empire Marketing Board Tasmania Victoria South Australia New Zealand

Milton on iron and gold as war's main nerves

When early people discovered metals and learned smelting they entered the world where war centralizes on two main nerves iron and gold.

Milton

Oratory Resources in Confidence Against Nations Storm

The Exchange notes that oratory’s power is more often used to stir fierce passions than to calm them. The piece reflects on rhetoric as a tool that can inflame or soothe international tensions and urges prudent speech in diplomacy.

Ex Service Man Seeks Living Wage Job and Bonus Support

ES Hart former Army sergeant from 116th Infantry 29th Division appeals for factory work and early bonus payment. He recalls wage hardship after layoffs and home loss, urges job opportunities at a living wage and questions 15 cent road work pay. He notes upcoming Mill work at Winchester Woolen Mill and urges Congress to pass the bonus bill.

the Star Winchester Washington Winchester Woolen Mill Company Woolen ES Hart Man Ct Co

Belief of Snakes Links Chieftain Souls to Relatives

An African native belief holds that the souls of deceased chieftains visit kin as snakes. The saying notes that true discretion comes with giving up the idea that sophistication equals losing sleep.

Mr I Pred Stine Leaves for Baltimore Visit

Mr I Pred Stine departed yesterday for a several days visit with relatives and friends in Baltimore.

Mr. I. Pred Stine Baltimore

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