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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1931

Page

3

Unclear Social and Personal Notices From Fragmented Text

Fragmentary OCR notes mention social and personal items but lack clear names or events. This summary preserves the readable hints of notices while omitting uncertain details.

Peer Gynt and Grieg Overture Celebrate Norse Legend

A detailed account of Grieg's Peer Gynt suite including Morning and In the Hall of the Mountain King outlines the adventures of Peer, Solveig, Ingrid, Anitra, and Ase, with themes of love, outlawry, and redemption across Norway and Morocco. The article includes local notices on University of Virginia staff changes and community events.

Bryan Miss Chew Grieg Harry K. Russell Peer Ase iGrieg Norway Solveig Ingrid Sand Morocco Anitra

Large Card Party Attracts Eastern Star Benefaction

A large Eastern Star card party at McKinley Chapter raised funds with 26 card tables and about 120 attendees. 500 and Michigan were played with first prize winners named and prizes donated by local merchants. thanks extended to Winchester Printers Stationers and other donors. A separate Lexington Virginia report notes Washington and Lee University’s 25th annual fancy dress ball in Sherwood Forest decor with Robin Hood and King Richard themes. 51 students and guests to perform and over 2,000 dancers expected, broadcast on WDBJ. McCrory Store in Winchester closed for an hour for the funeral of Perley A. Prior, VP of J G McCrory Company.

McKinley Chapa Order of the Teon Star Bridge Michigan Lexington Associated Press Star Washington and Lee University Doremus Gymnasium Sherwood Forest England Robin Hood Richard Coeur de Lion Nottingham Richard Washington and Lee South Little John Will Scarlett Allen-a-Dale George-a- Green WDBJ Roanoke New York Washington and Lee McCrory Winchester J. G. McCrory Company Perley A. Prior

Baltimore Dental Society Midwinter Clinics Attended

Dr C B Harlee spends today and tomorrow in Baltimore for the Baltimore Dental Society midwinter clinics. Mr and Mrs J B Jennings and their son were at their home Wednesday. Mrs Don S Mattison returns home after Memorial Hospital treatment. Mr and Mrs George E Baker of Boyce visit Winchester. Mr and Mrs John Van Dyke Tweedy of Baltimore visit Mr and Mrs Jacob E Baker. Master Beverley Lamb son of Mr and Mrs John Lamb shows slight improvement after tonsillitis.

C. B. Harlee Baltimore Baltimore Dental Society J. B. Jennings Don S. Mattison Memorial Hospital George E. Baker Boyce Winchester John van Dyke Tweedy Jacob E. Baker Mr. Garvin Bowles Norfolk Beverley Lamb John Lamb

General Butler Retains Counsel to Defend Him

Atlanta reports Major General Smedley D Butler resigns from the Marine Corps effective February 1 and signs a lecture contract. Russell Bridges and Clarence White attended a luncheon where Cornelius Van derbilt Jr described Mussolini running over a child, with Butler present.

Butler Atlanta Smedley D. Butler Marine Corps Russell Bridges Southern Lyceum Bureau Bridges Clarence White Portland Oregon Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr Mussolini Italy Vanderbilt New York Lyceum

Chicago grain prices dip on profit taking at close

Trading ends fractionally lower as professional longs pull back in the final hour. Wheat May and March held on the peg amid Grain Stabilization Corporation activity while corn and July wheat fell about one cent. rye and oats down about 1% cent. Closing quotes: Wheat March 1792 May 8254 July 665. Corn March 625% May 645 July 651%. Oats March no sales May 3254 July 3134. Rye March no sales May 3934 July 397%.

Chicago Board of Trade Grain Stabilization Corporation

Mrs. Dodd To Make Her Home In Washington

Mrs. Chester Dodd and two sons Chester and Douglas of Winchester will move to Washington where they will settle. Mrs. Bowman, staying with her sister Mrs. Dodd since the death of the latter's husband before Christmas, will join them. Mr. Bowman works for Riverton Lime Company with Washington headquarters and had lived there before Christmas.

State Highway Commission Awards Sixty Projects Near Million Total

Richmond January 29 The State Highway Commission awarded contracts for sixteen highway construction projects totaling nearly 1 million dollars with the low bids accepted in each case. Several awards were conditional for ready funds and right of way. Work must start within ten days with major activity planned by March 1.

Richmond State Highway Commission Hugh Williams Big Stone Gap Botetourt Rockgridge County Buchannan Norton Shirley Gwynn’s Island Mathews County Virginia Travelers Protective Association Allen J. Saville J. P. Carson

Wheat advances on reports drought is bad

Wheat rose to the highest in two weeks amid drought complaints from domestic belts including Canada and large export purchases from Canada. Market notes show broad commodity gains and a government stance on stabilization programs with wheat aided by Grain Stabilization actions.

Chicago Canada Washington Federal Farm Board Grain Stabilization Corporation

Wheat price report for No. 2 red winter futures and spot

Baltimore market update lists No. 2 red winter domestic spot at 79 1 4 cents and garlicky domestic spot and January at 79 1 4, February at 79 1 2. Prices shown for No. 2 red winter wheat in various delivery months.

Baltimore

Produce Unchanged in Baltimore Markets

Baltimore reports January 29 that produce prices remained steady with no movement across items.

Baltimore

Market Quotes From Washington and Richmond Markets

Prices for butter eggs poultry and livestock in Washington and Richmond report varied movement. Butter prints and tub levels shift, eggs steady to fair, poultry values mixed with turkeys and fowls fluctuating, hogs and cattle showing fair to steady demand amid weaker finishes.

Washington

Livestock Quotations Across Markets

Baltimore hog receipts are down 400 with top hogs at 9.10 and light types near 9.00. Chicago reports 42,000 hogs with tops around 8.10 for lights and mediums near 7.99. Cattle in Baltimore slow with steers 5.00 to 10.00, cows 2.25 to 5.50. Chicago top cattle 13.25 for yearlings, cows to 6.75, veal up to 11.50. Sheep in Baltimore steady with lambs 5.00 to 10.25. Chicago lambs 8.75 to 9.50 and sheep 4.50 and down.

U. S U S Baltimore Jersey City Chicago Lancaster

Poultry Prices in Philadelphia and New York Markets

Philadelphia reports live poultry and fancy Plymouth Rock prices with mixed colors and white Leghorns, while New York lists live poultry by freight or express, plus egg prices steady with various grades and percentages.

Philadelphia Plymouth Rock New York Hennery Brown

Scotland Yard Drama at Capitol Theatre Captivates

At Capitol Theatre today Scotland Yard features Edmund Lowe and Joan Bennett. A wife forgets a husband who returns from war to claim her, while a counterfeit man hidden in his identity haunts the plot. The bank robber tale unfolds through France to England as truth and deception collide.

Capitol Theatre Scotland Yard Edmund Lowe Joan Bennett Xandra John Lasher England France Bandra Sir John Lasher

Troop 3 Dribblers Edge Troop 2 In Scout Cage Tilt

Handley High School hosted a Boy Scouts basketball game in which Troop 3 defeated Troop 2 by 22 to 13. Dewitt led Troop 3 with Right Forward G. Harris adding a rush of points.

Handley High School Troop No Boy Scouts of America Dewitt

Market Summary of U S Government Bonds Prices

New York bond figures list Liberty and Treasury issues with bid and ask style quotes. Prices show multiple vintages and series including Liberty 4s and Treasuries ranging around 101 to 111 with varying 32 to 56 seconds in the quotes.

New York U. S Liberty Treasury

Legge Warns Wheat Market Trap If 1930 Surplus Repeats

Alexander Legge head of the Federal Farm Board urged in Springfield that wheat prices cannot be stabilized without reducing the 1930 surplus. He spoke before the Illinois Agricultural Association, advocating crop cuts and joint government stabilization to aid farmers and keep domestic prices from pegging. He warned against resuming exports while floods of wheat from other countries flood consuming markets.

Springfield Ill Alexander Legge Federal Farm Board Illinois Agricultural Association Farm Board United States Legge Russia America

Coast Guardmen Win Again In Official Test

New York witnesses a second Coast Guard test as the Josephine K and the cutter 11 spar to determine if shelling was necessary after Saturday’s clash with a rum run ship. The race repeats the earlier engagement with direct hits and the loss of Captain William P. Cluett. Gerald Campbell doubts the need for gunfire as the inquiry continues.

New York Josephine K Coast Guard Ambrose Lighthand Nquor William P. Cluett Gerald Campbell Coal Guard Board of

First Class Players Ahead of World Stage Says Wells

Fragmentary note quotes H G Wells praising capable players and discussing future top performers, labeling some as first class for city or region play.

Plaee Duy H. G. Wells Autho

Right Guard Substitutions Reported For Troop 3 Game

Substitutions listed include Keckley for Jones and Jones for Keckley. Referee Lamb and keeper Ryan noted in H. H. 8. timing and lineup details are partially recorded.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Conrad Miss Chew Peer Gynt At the Robert B. Nelson, Jr College Topics University of Virginia John Page Williams Siment Christian Endeavor Christian Endeavor Union Church of Christ West Cork Street Evelyn Shade Roy Hockman Gladys Ruckman James Goode Sue Anderson Frances Shade United Brothern Church Christian Church Centenary Reformed Church Florrie Jenkins Owen D. Mason Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church Flossie Jenkins E A. Lambert Willis Jenkins Sperryville Mr. Mason Messrs H. W. Butler and Brother Daughters of the American Revolution Congress of the National Society Fort Loudoun Lucy F. Kurtz South Loudoun Street Thomas W. Mathews Spain Virginia Tech Army H. T. Smith United States Army Third Corps Paul Koenig Stephens City Henry H. Michael Burlington W. Va Franklin Markell Mount Jackson Edwi Ta Miller Hanover Engineers’ Corps Panama Canal Zone Rose Hawse Edgar Rush Hawse South Braddock Street Boyd R. Richards Janet Richards Richards Mr. Anderson Martinsburg Society of Christian Endeavor St. John’s Lutheran Church Cartney H. Anderson Florida Llewellyn Jackson Fairmont Avenue Trovellis Clark Land of Arthur Murray KDKA Murray Huntsber Order of Eastern Star W. B. Hibbs & Company New York Stock Exchange Board of Trade Hibbs Building Washington, D. C Telephone National Willing Workers’ Society of the First Baptist Church S. J. E. Galliday Woodstock Winchester Memorial Hospital M. E. Posey Betty Woodward Lancaster, Pa George Washington Hotel Edward Martin William G. Martin Martin Ler House E. W. Lathrope Wardensville, W James H. “Hayes F. M. Stewart White Post Leo Kaufman Governor Clinton Mellie Rogers Bristol Tenn The Richmond Cash Grain Washington Produce Richmond Produce Troop 3 Dribblers G. Harris Rush Weer Legg Margaret Hodgson Coast Cline Jones S, Bly White Hall M. E. Charge M. A. Keesecker A. i Harrisonburg Staunton Betsy Ross Crystal Restaurant and Confectionery Kaufman’s Coats Kauemangorrect ST. Winchester Pure Food Store W. A. Buncutter & Son Albin
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