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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1930
Page
3
Social reporter Mrs Teabetle P Miller invites readers to mail social notices or call for submissions. The department seeks local personal items and announcements via mail or telephone during broadcasting hours.
Savannah visitors Mr. and Mrs. M re of Georgia tour Winchester and Shenandoah Valley and stay with Mr. and Mrs. E on South Street. Parrishs recount an unusual walk at Stonewall Cemetery where Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Benjamin Edward Stiles of Savannah are buried. Mrs Stiles, from Charleston, is interred in Winchester per widow’s request. Loudoun Hunt Club announces July 19 show near Leesburg with seventeen classes and $1 entry. Manassas Battlefield celebration set for July 21 with Col. John R. Saunders as speaker. Capon River outing returns: Arthur W. Fancher and Alson S. Hott families vacationed along Capon River. Irene Stickley recovering from appendectomy at Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Robert Stratton, longtime Capitol and Colonial organist in Winchester, is transferred by Warner Brothers to Bedford Virginia as Liberty Theatre manager. He will replace Rudd, moved to Staunton to run New and Strand theatres. Stratton, a former Winston Salem resident, formed the Capitolian Orchestra and remains a beloved figure here despite leaving for promotion.
Arrangements are set for a Girls' Athletic Association event at Jordan Springs Hotel tomorrow. Attendees meet at 5 30 at the club room with transport provided. Mary Sullivan chairs the committee. signups go to Mrs Thelma Brown at Brown and Fisher's store. G Edgar Soutter, hotel manager, offers use of a new Majestic radio in the ballroom for the dance.
Announcement of the marriage of Edward N Anderson and Hattie Feltner took place on Saturday April 19 at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South with Rev Dr Murray D Mitchell officiating. The bride is the daughter of the late David Feltner and Anderson is the son of the late Joseph Anderson and Mary Elliott. he works for the local Standard Oil Company.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Dicks of Cumberland Maryland spent several days as guests of Mr and Mrs Percell Plank on North Kent street. Miss Helen Dean from Keyser West Virginia visited Mr and Mrs W Lee Fisher on Valley avenue. Miss Emma Ridgeway and Charles L Bowly with family stayed on Valley pike before heading west on business. Mr and Mrs D C Lichliter and Miss Elizabeth Mary Lichliter with Lena Lichliter returned after a week with Lloyd Lichliter in Ashland.
Millwood Va July 9 The Blue Ridge Country Club drew members from afar for a day of tennis swimming and a golf tourney final for the Gilpin trophy. Ladies and men finalists were named with Mrs Joseph Moore and Capt Frank Wray winning respectively and hosts and guests enjoyed a post day picnic and social events across Millwood and nearby estates.
Mr and Mrs Bernard Herrell of Washington stayed with Mr and Mrs N N Hatton on South Cameron Street. Mrs Walter Kane of Alexandria arrived for a visit with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Lewis Pearson on National Avenue. Mr and Mrs Ray Robinson and family returned from Atlantic City New Jersey. Mrs Harry Kimmell of Washington is visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Philip R Fowle.
A remark notes many powerful men in America manage the nation during idle times by maximizing profits, implying a focus on financial gains over broader public concerns. The statement suggests concern about influence of wealth on governance and decision making.
Washington reports a 13.8 percent rise over 1920, with Pittsburgh's 1930 population at 644,795, a 9.6 percent increase. The AP notes steady growth for the city and outlines the census figures released.
The question asks whether Shenandoah National Park should be transferred to federal control or kept by the state. Proponents for federal administration argue that development appropriations would exceed state capacity while the National Park Service is better suited to manage the playground.
The text argues the state can retain and develop the asset at similar or lower cost, using area improvements and potential timber and concession revenues. Shenandoah Park is cited as a controversial example. readers are directed to extension department pamphlets for full information and a postal card notice is mentioned.
The British Board of Trade announces strict import limits on United States apples to prevent the apple fruit fly. From July 7 to November 15 imports of raw US apples into England and Wales require an inspector certificate, with destruction or licensing prior to entry if not re exported.
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