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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1930
Page
3
The notice invites readers to mail or deliver social items to Mrs A P Miller, the department social reporter, for inclusion in the Serial and Personal News column between 3 and 4 p.m. on the due day.
Governor Pollard and staff are expected to join President Hoover in Alexandria for the George Washington Birthday Parade on February 22. The event aims to host Virginia residents and visitors from nearby states with notable attendees including the Richmond Blues, members of Congress, the Diplomatic Corps, and the General Assembly. The day falls on a Saturday, encouraging thousands of students to travel to Alexandria for the celebration. Southern hospitality will be the keynote as preparations focus on comfort and entertainment for out of town guests.
Wire F R Crawford visits friends in this city with wife Mrs Paxtor Moffett Crawford of Farmville Virginia formerly China ford. She will speak at the Foreign Mission Study Class at the Presby terian Church tomorrow 10 30 am guests invited lunch served noon to 2 30 pm. Eastern Star card party set for Friday February Þth at 8 pm with 5 00 and bridge games and prizes for high scores. Attendance to benefit O E S with fifty cent per person fee. Meeting details and sign up listed with chapter officers.
Lawmen from Winchester Virginia Martinsburg Berkeley Springs Jones Springs Reliance and others attended a conference with subjects including Theological Seminary Shenandoah College Benevolences and the general church program.
Announcement says Miss Bess G Rush of this city will wed Mr George M Jenesson of Brooklyn New York. Miss Rush teaches at Scarsdale Graded School in Scarsdale New York and has lived in White Plains New York. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs E Rush of East Piccadilly street and a former member of the Handley Faculty.
The Young Christians Class of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will meet at Mrs. Dudley Lickliter’s home in Kernstown on Saturday at 7 30. A social half hour will follow the gathering.
Stephone City High School students entertain Friday in the True auditorium for the Community League benefit. The program, followed by the league’s regular business meeting, supports the league’s work.
Miss Clara and Mollie Wood of Millbank left Washington after visiting The Grafton to spend time with friends in Baltimore Philadelphia and Boston. Mollie visits Miss Bessie Hopkins and Miss Clara goes to Boston to visit Mrs Horace Hauser. Mr and Mrs Sheet return home at 359 East Piccadilly Street after their Rockville Md wedding this week. Rev Van der Linden improving after recent operation at Memorial Hospital for sinus and eye trouble. He has returned home to Boyce and previously served in Philadelphia and Baltimore and assisted in Washington hospital work.
Luther W. Greene, former Handley High student, earns a place on the Dean's List at the University of Virginia Charlottesville. He counts Winchester friends among his supporters as he plans to attend dances at W and L University and Washington and Lee events later. Miss Helen Ritter departs for Lexington to attend the Junior Prom and the Fancy Dress Ball at Washington and Lee University. Mrs. Rosenberger to attend a White House presidential reception in Washington tonight, known previously as Julia Tyler of Fairmont Avenue.
Miss Sadie Finkelstein of South Braddock Street appears on the Harrisonburg Virginia State Teachers College honor roll. She is a Mandley High School graduate and the second time her name has appeared on the list.
Rev and Mrs Parker of Berryville called on friends at the hospital. Rev and Mrs R L Moore of White Post visited Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Emma Reynolds of Washington stays with her brother K A Lemley on the Martinsburg Pike. Mr George Silberman of Baltimore was in town on business. Attorney Joseph F Moore of Berryville was in town yesterday on business.
Capon Bridge West Virginia mourns Guy P Nelson age 29 years 11 months and 12 days after dying Thursday in a Pittsburgh Pennsylvania hospital. Funeral services were Sunday at 10 a.m. at Timber Ridge Christian Church with Rev J G Spinner officiating. He leaves a widow Ruth Gardner and two children Richard nine and Maxine seven along with siblings and extended family. Interment followed at the Timber Ridge cemetery as the community offers condolences.
The advent of voice controlled devices in cars raises concerns about back seat driving and road safety as experts discuss the potential impact on driving behavior and accident risk.
Hampshire county citizens undertake the grave duty of judging a neighbor in a public trial. Seventy four sign affidavits with remarks that may disparage Walter Crabtree’s friends and relatives, while fourteen claim not to reflect public opinion. The setting compels jurors to balance truth telling with community ties.
Maryland and nearby states were hit by a blizzard and heavy snow with drifts up to eighteen inches in places. Virginia and the Tidewater area reported several inches while Gulf Coast storms brought high winds, rain, sleet and damage. One death was reported in Florida from high winds near Lake Weir.
A Louisville Times item notes a jailed brother and a woman named Mrs. Grundy in a brief society or crime snippet with minimal details.
A violent spree in Chicago ends with a fatal ambush, multiple bombings, and heavy damage on the north and south sides. Eight people injured. Bandit gunmen ambush a gangster near Chinatown. two men, Barnet Mitchell and George Jackson, found dead in Jackson’s garage. police target a raid on a state prosecutor’s villa.
Madrid reports the new Spanish cabinet succeeding Premier de Rivera was announced this afternoon with General Damaso Berenguer as head and taking the army portfolio in addition to premier duties.
A thoughtful profile notes a physician balances medical expertise with understanding patient humanity. It highlights empathy, listening, and the art of bedside manner as essential components of effective care.
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