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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1930
Page
3
Wedding of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Phillips in Charles Town
The Charles Town Presbyterian church hosted the wedding of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Phillips to Mr. John Laughin Packer. The bride wore ivory satin with orange blossom veil and white roses, with maid of honor Miss Martha Phillips in green chiffon. wedding party included ushers from Pittsburgh and Spartanburg before a reception at the bride’s home. The couple plan to reside in Pittsburgh where the groom is a practicing attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town Presbyterian c
Pillip
Pocarhe
John Laughin Packer
W Packer
Pitts
Martha Phillips
Charles Town
Mary Lee Phillips
Spartanburg
S. C
Droz B. Snyder
Harrisburg
Harry R. Phillips
Gerard Phillips
Erie
Nelson R
Dancer Event Planned at Jordan Springs Hotel Thursday
Arrangements are complete for a large dance at Jordan Springs Hotel on Thursday evening July 3 with the Shenandoah Valley Serenaders providing music. Out of town attendees are expected and the location offers a cool, attractive setting for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Springs
Jordan Springs Hotel
Shenandoah Valley Serenaders
Pony Show Next Week At Warrenton Excites Younger Element
Warrenton braces for a two day Pony Show organized by children the first of its kind in the United States now affiliated with the Virginia Horse Show Association. Officiating officers include Elizabeth Nesbitt president and Mae Ferneyhough vice president. Events feature ponies over jumps pony hunt teams and various jumping classes. The Robert E Ferdinand? Ferneyhough Jr Memorial plate will be awarded to a single exhibitor three times in the Corinthian class. Peggy Keith Mrs James Hamilton founder promoter will attend after two months in Europe buying horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Horse Show Association
Elizabeth Nesbitt
Mae Ferneyhough
Mildred F.—Gaines
Edith C. Nesbitt
North Fletcher
William Gulick
Aubrey Fishback
Emily N. King
James Hibbard
Helen Horner
Europe
Two seasoned anglers try luck on Shenandoah river season opener
Two veteran fishermen Ollie H. Vance and Richard H. Gray journeyed to the Shenandoah for the first trials of the season. Reported results are not yet available. Mrs Adams visiting Steph ens City parents in Jewett Ohio with Rev E O Graham and family. Temperance Legion to hold patriotic program and meeting at 7 30 pm at Methodist church. Girl s Guild of Centenary Reformed to meet at 7 30 pm at 507 National avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah River
Ollie H. Vance
Richard H. Gray
Adams
Eugene Adams
Patricia
Stephens City
E. O. Graham
Jewett, Ohio
Graham
Trinity Lutheran
Girls’ Guild
Centenary Reformed Church
LaVella Anderson
National Avenue
Roy Richards Convalescing At Home After Crash Injuries
World War veteran Roy Richards, injured in an airplane crash in early April, is convalescing at his home near here. He left Memorial Hospital weeks ago and shows continuing improvement as friends visit regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Richards
Richards
Memorial Hospital
Amon Strosnider Family Plans Eastern States Motor Tour
Mr and Mrs Amon Strosnider former Winchester police officer will take their daughter Miss Bessie Strosnider and Mr Lloyd Carper on a motor tour of several eastern states. They plan to visit Maryland and Delaware sea resorts and return to town next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amon Strosnider
Winchester Police Force
Bessie Strosnider
Lloyd Carper
Maryland
Delaware
Garden Club to View Virginia Gardens at Handley Library
Pictures of Virginia gardens will be shown at 3 30 tomorrow afternoon at Handley Library by Miss Nancy Lee Janney. The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club invites all interested in gardens to attend the informal meeting. A 4 30 business meeting will follow at Mrs Louis L Baker's home on North Braddock Street. members should bring checks for narcissus bulb payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Handley Library
Nancy Lee Janney
Leesburg
Winchester
Clarke County
Mr A F Robertson and Bride Residing At White Post
Superintendent of Clarke County Schools A F Robertson and his bride formerly Miss Wilkes of Charlottesville Va have returned from a bridal tour through the northeast United States and now reside at White Post Va The tour included visits to Princeton Yale Harvard Brown MIT and Amherst College Miss Pauline McFarland of Harrisburg Pa is visiting with Mr and Mrs Mahlon Noonan and Mr and Mrs Wisecarver
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Barr
H. 8. Barr
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Quebec
New England States
H. W. Butler
North
Loudoun Street
Barr
Thelma Richard
F. A. Richard
A. F. Robertson
White Post
Clarke County
Wilkes
Charlottesville
United States
East
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Brown
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Amherst College
Pauline McFarland
Harrisburg, Pa
Mahlon Noonan
Mrs Wisecarver
Visitors and residents gather for regional lawn festival
Winchester june 12 departures and a parade of guests fill local scenes. Baltimore couple Howard B Smith and Baltimore visitors stay at the George Washington Hotel while Flint Michigan guests Leonard Leech and family head to Goshen Ohio to visit relatives. Richmond and Syracuse visitors reside with local hosts. A major operation at Memorial Hospital in town is reported as successful with good recovery. The Shenandoah Valley Broadcasters Orchestra will perform at the Guiding Stars Class lawn festival tomorrow night at the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Broadcasters Orchestra
Guiding Stars
Methodist Church At Relief
Aged Man and Daughters Shot and Burned Near Warrenton
Allie Corbin, 65, and his daughters Estelle and Isabelle were wounded and burned after Elwood Payne, a Black man, allegedly shot Corbin during an argument, then drove them toward Warrenton, poured gasoline over the car and occupants, and set it ablaze. Residents and authorities aided victims. Payne was arrested and confronted with conflicting accounts as Fauquier county authorities prepared charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Warrenton
Polo Grounds
Upperville
Middleburg
Payne
Estelle Corbin
Isaac Glasscock
Sheriff Wolfe
Isabelle Corbin
Wolfe
Fauquier County
Fauquier County Hospital
Estelle
Isabelle
Associated Press
Allie Corbin
Elwood Payne
W. S. Wolf
Corbin
Arrests Grow in Lingle Killing Case Linked to Moran Gang
In Los Angeles Frank Foster, a person sought in the Chicago killing of Jake Lingle, was arrested and jailed. In Chicago, Grover Dullard and nine Moran gang associates were rounded up in raids, with Dullard tied to Lingle’s murder path from Hotel Sherman to the Illinois Central subway. A ledger found near the body listed 150 payroll names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank Foster
Chicago
Jake Lingle
Chicago Tribune Re
Joe Taylor
Lingle
Grover Dullard
Albert J. Lingle
State Attorney
Moran Gang
Dullard
Sheridan Wave
Julius Kauffman
Joe Joseph
Sherman
Illinois Central
Michigan Avenue
Moran
George Moran
North Shore
Government IT Embargo on Apples Sparks Debate in Virginia
Virginia agriculture commissioner George W. Koiner questions the British embargo on American apple grades and warns it may be aimed at English market timing. He argues no distinct apple fruit fly exists in Virginia and that the move unfairly affects American growers. Secretary Hyde pledges a full, diplomatic investigation into the embargo conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iain
George W. Koiner
Virginia
Europe
Canada
United States
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
Hyde
Agricultural Department
Canadian Wheat as Key Market Factor in 1930s
Washington reports link United States wheat plans to Canadian and Argentine supplies. A severe Canadian crop, wind and pest damage reduce yields, while American and Grain Stabilization programs shape prices. Farmers store grain amid steady demand from mills and stabilizing markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Prairie Provinces
Uncle Sam
Argentina
Canada
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Farm Board
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Pri
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Miners Refuse To Work After Wages Cut At Brock Mines
Morgantown West Virginia July 1 Representatives of the National Miners Union said about 200 miners refused to go to work at the Brock mines of the Continental Coal Company on Scotts Run after wage reductions Were the Brock mine to be idle it would affect a plant loading roughly 500 tons daily with company officials not confirming or denying the claim
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
National Miners Union Today
Brock Mines
Continental Coal Company
Scott's Run
Here
Brock
Admiral Byrd Bust Displayed at Handley Library
The life sized bronze bust of Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, presented to his mother Mrs Richard E Byrd of Winchester by Charles W Bob of New York, is on display in Handley Library’s reference room. Announced by librarian C Vernon Eddy, the bust will be shown throughout July during library hours from 10 a m to 7 40 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Richard E. Byrd
Winchester
Charles W. Bob
New York
Handley Library
C. Vernon Eddy
Admiral Byrd
Dry Bureau Now in Charge of Attorney General
The Dry Bureau assumes control as Attorney General Mitchell’s actions draw scrutiny for shift from Mellon policy. Maurice Campbell attacks New York appointment, claiming backroom moves to restore brewery permits to aid the Republican ticket. Amos W. Woodcock and Howard T. Jones take oath as Prohibition officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Mitchell
Mellon
Maurice Campbell
New York
Washington
Amos W .W. Woodcock
Prohibition
Justice Department
Howard T. Jones
Edward W. Sheer Named Deputy for De Molay in Maryland
Edward W. Sheer of Baltimore has been appointed deputy for the Grand Council of the International Order of De Molay with jurisdiction over Maryland. He succeeds Warren 58. Sippe, who died last April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo
Edward W. Sheer
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grand Council of the International Order of de Molay
Maryland
Warren
Sippe
U S Posts 184 Million Budget Surplus for 1930
Secretary Mellon announced the government closed the 1930 fiscal year with a 184 million dollar surplus. The Treasury noted 76 million of that amount came from foreign war debt installments, described as abnormal by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assoniated Press
Washington
Mellon
Treasury
New York Board Eliminates Fouls in Boxing Bouts
The New York State Athletic Commission on July 1 adopted a ruling that eliminates fouls as endings of future boxing matches in the state. Boxers may devise their own protection with commission approval, removing any rights to claim fouls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Balloon Race Entry Set for Honeywell From Houston
H E Honeywell, veteran bal loonist of St Louis, will pilot his own entry in the national elimination balloon race to start from Houston on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Honeywell
St. Louis
Houston
Tex
Local Gunners Prepare For State Shoot
Winchester Gun Club hosted a large shoot with guest shooters Walter Carter Sr and Walter Carter Jr of Front Royal. Local members plan to leave July 3 for Richmond to attend the state shoot. C B Stickley aims to defend his 195 of 200 title. A preparatory shoot at Rouss Springs rifle range is set for Wednesday at 5 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Gun Club
Walter Carter
W. C. Carter, Jr
Front Royal
Richmond
C. B. Stickley
Rouss Springs
Railroad Shares Lead Stocks In an Effort to Recover
New York July 1 stocks edged higher for a time as railroad shares provided leadership though profit taking and bear selling cooled the gains. Call money rose to 3 percent and the close was heavy with about 2 500 000 shares traded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
the Rails
Germans Celebrate Rhineland Return Across Germany
Sixty million Germans expressed joy at the Rhineland liberation. Celebration was largely orderly, with bells ringing nationwide at noon and midnight clarions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Rhineland
Gayety
Germany
Three Sibbet children drown in creek near Locke
In Newport Washington three of nine Sibbet children aged 10 8 and 6 drowned while wading in a creek near Locke yesterday. An older sister pulled one from the water but rapid resuscitation failed as the mother watched the bodies be recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Newport
Wash
L. H. Sibbett
Locke
Despondent Man Drowns in Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
William Darby 76 is found in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Hancock Maryland after being seen wading into the water and sinking. Once a boatman and repairman on the canal he had been despondent since his sister’s recent death and the canal’s closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hagerstown
William Darby
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Hancock
Darby
Hoover to Call Senate in Special Session
President Hoover will convene the Senate in special session on Monday to consider the London naval treaty if Congress adjourns this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Winchester Plans Two Day CE Convention Institute
Winchester hosts a two day Christian Endeavor institute November 22 23 with state officers expected. C EB Barefield of Newport News leads the slate for the upcoming year with new officers and a Winchester banner winning at Lynchburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. EB. Barefield
Newport News
Presbyterian Christian Ended Society of Winchester
Christian Endeavor
Eloise Caldwell
Winchester Union
Lynchburg
Floyd
W. Roy Pd
Dixon
Winchester
Virginia
Berlin
Francisco
Cal
San Francisco
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Rice’s Music Store
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