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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1935
Page
7
News notes from Ungers Store in West Virginia list local illnesses visits and social calls. Names include Mrs J W Bageant Mrs Perry Unger and many Unger family members plus neighbors from Whitacre Oakland Shockeysville and Rey Store. Several residents report improved health and ongoing travel or visiting plans as school resumed after holidays.
Grimes Virginia notes preachings at Galilee Sunday morning and night welcome to all. Fort Oaks Orchard owners Nash visit Lima Christmas with orchard manager. Galilee Sunday School held annual officer election with McVay Mason Chamberlin and others named. Sunday School set for 10 o’clock every Sunday. all invited.
Misses Lillian and Louie Carter of Wadesville visited Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Morgan at the parsonage. Mary Elouise Russell hosted a New World Club birthday gathering on January 1. Local visits followed as families traveled between Swimley Gore Whitacre Martinsburg and Lewisburg for social calls and a turkey dinner event at Martinsburg hosts.
Stephens City VA Jan 11 Mrs James Doyle of Wton DC visits her parents Mr and Mrs H E Stickley Mr and Mrs James Russell Shryock move back to Stephens City to live with Mrs Shryock's mother Mrs R A Shryock W H Shryock of Mansfield OH returns home after attending his brother R A Shryocks death Baby boy born January 8 weighs 9 pounds 1 1 2 Mr and Mrs Edwin Fritts and daughter Lauralee move to Mrs Boyd Steele home Melvin Miller moves to Stephens City next door to Mr Helmick Miller is son of Mrs Evelyn Dinges Lemley
Mrs C E McKay departs Friday for Front Royal then Washington for the winter. Mrs Alonzo Fuller has been very ill but improving. Leo Bowman, local mail carrier, remains homebound. A large successful dance occurred at Buena Vista Friday night. Hubert McKay suffered a severe cold and stayed home. Zion church held services last Sunday. future services move to Zion on the third Sunday evening and the first Sunday morning. Mrs Lovell Stickley has been ill with a cold for a week.
Mt. Pleasant Virginia residents share a week of visiting guests and family get togethers. Alfred Sager and Carlton of Winchester visited Asa Racey and Noel Williams family visited Luther Hamilton. Reports note illnesses including Mamie Taylor and widespread colds and grippe.
Gainesboro Virginia January 11 Mrs Mary Ramey and two children visited Tuesday with W D Ritter and family. Mr and Mrs Zirkle DeHaven moved to Winchester. Miss Virginia Hancher of White Hall spent a night at F M Bageant home. Mrs Donald McDonald and Mr and Mrs James Flowers visited with Clif Bageant.
Rosenberger Virginia January 11 notes announce Sunday visits from Raymond Bradfield and Bessie Lonas with Maynard Brewer Maud Brewer and niece Betty Lou of Winchester to W W Brewer residence. Fietta Rosenberger and Robert of New York City spent days with C M Rosenberger family. Guy S Frye James B Frye E J Shook and Alma Frye visited relatives at Fawcett Gap. James Williams of Washington DC spent weekend with mother and sister.
Richmond Virginia federal funds to insure a normal nine months term will be asked after a meeting between Dr Sidney B Hall state superintendent and Governor Peery He said most counties and cities can finance eight months but extra funds are needed to extend to the nine month length Governor Peery asked Hall to assess local finances and report the needed amount to Washington Last year Virginia received 710000 for 72 counties this year a larger federal fund is available An estimated one million dollars is needed for Virginia schools Hall noted teachers salaries total about 16500 at an average of 42 per teacher Localities are asked to pay at least 20 percent of salaries but can reduce to 10 percent with state discretionary funds in use in about five counties
The U S Coast Guard invites men with military radio operator experience or current first and second class commercial radio operator licenses to enlist. Applicants aged 18 to 25 and unmarried will train at the Coast Guard Radio School in New London Connecticut then serve as radioman third class earning 60 dollars monthly for a three year term. Apply to the Baltimore Recruiting Office Room 627 Post Office Building with details on experience height weight and age.
Winchester Rotarians heard a talk by W G Wormley on the pickle industry in Virginia highlighting five million bushels of pickles annually in the U S worth about 24 million dollars. Growers in the Shenandoah Valley can profit in June through August as farmers are urged to start with one acre and follow strict harvest timing and cultivation rules.
Officials described as learned Logothetes faced foes labeled barbarians. The rivals read covert notes, enabling conquest of the empire as internal scholars warned of impending collapse.
Mary Pickford obtained a California divorce from Douglas Fairbanks in a three minute court appearance after a long-running suit filed December 2 1933. Judge Ben B Lindsey presided granting the decree amid whispered testimony and sorrowful lines on Pickford’s face. The couple wed March 28 1920 at Fairbanks residence and lived at the Pickfair estate. Fairbanks later faced a London trial involving Lady Sylvia Ashley where he was named co respondent.
Thousands flocked to Flemington New Jersey to glimpse the Hauptmann murder trial as visitors pressed Main Street and the Union Hotel. Sheriff Curtiss barred access to the courtroom leaving the outside crowd to theater like street scenes as jurors rode a city bus on their first outing of the year.
A handwriting expert duel is set for the Hauptmann trial as prosecution and defense enlist specialists to identify the ransom note author. The defense hints Isador Fisch as writer. the prosecution engages Joseph Schulffhofer with Augustus Streicher to compare scripts. Eight of fifteen experts will testify, with Streicher among them, as the ladder debate continues.
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