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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1931

Page

3

Engagements and Social News Highlight Greensburg Social

Mrs. Mary B. Wineman announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Mary C. Wineman to Mr. Ralph A. Cain of this city. The couple will live here after the wedding described as a major social event of the early summer.

Ralph A. Cain Mary Wineman Mary B. Wineman Brandon Street Greensburg Mary C. Wineman National Avenue Cain J. Mack Cain Beverley Virginia Cline Butler Lonnie Cline East Cork Street Raymond Maxwell Butler George Butler Hagerstown J. M. Gillean Methodist Episcopal Church Byrd Richard E. Byrd Amherst Street J. Wilmer Biddle Philadelphia Kenmore Manor Rappahannock County Howard Gwynne Keppel- Palmer Henley-on-Thames England Miss McVicar Catherine McVicar C. P. McVicar Randolph- Macon Women’s College Lynchburg Winchester Shenandoah VIII

Social Calendar Highlights Week of Shenandoah Valley events

Tuesday to Friday schedule lists Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel Civic League at Gaylord Inn Little Theatre at Handley Library and joint Kiwanis Rotary luncheon. Shenandoah Valley Academy events include finals track meet Alpha Phi and Lambda Sigma banquets and dances at Tokus Inn and Winchester Country Club plus diploma day and final ball.

Lions’ Club George Washington Hotel Civic League Gaylord Inn Little Theatre Organization Handley Library Kiwanis Rotary John Haddley High School Shenandoah Valley Academy Winchester Memorial Hospital District Nurses Association County Court House Lambda Sigma Fraternity Tokus Inn Opequon Alpha Upsilon Delta Sigma Nu Fraternity Winchester Country Club Floyd Mills Alpha Phi Fraternity Tokus' Inn Lambda Sigma Tokus’ Inn

Massie Pupils Shine In Short Town Recital

Miss Mabel Massie’s piano pupils performed solos and ensembles in a brief Wednesday recital at Middle town Agricultural High School auditorium. The pieces were mostly memory played and praised for progress given short study time.

Miss Massie Mabel Massie Middletown Agricultural High School

Leave To Attend Finals At Mercersburg

Mr and Mrs John T Scully Jr leave for Mercersburg Pennsylvania to attend Mercersburg Academy graduation exercises. Miss Virginia Cover Russell and Miss Betty Williams accompany them to the final dances. Several locals host guests and relatives over the weekend including Richmond visitors and Shepherd College graduates.

Naval Academy Virginia Vredenburgh New York City A M. Baker Washington Street Mercersburg John T. Scully Jr Mercersburg Pa Mercersburg Academy Virginia Cover Russell Betty Williams

Weekend Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits

Mr J Gray Beverley formerly of the city now with Richmond meat interests visited here. Guests drove to Castleman’s Ferry for a moonlit picnic. Others traveled to Staunton to tour the Staunton Military Academy and visit friends. Local residents attended a Friday bridge club gathering at Mrs T W Harrison’s home after the Century Club banquet. Several guests returned from Baltimore Washington and Pittsburgh for weekends with families. A scarlet fever recovery and homecomings mark the social notes of the week.

Mr. J. Gray Beverley Richmond Century Club T. W. Harrison South Washington Street Jack Riley New York City J. W. Riley Piccadilly Street

Southern Presbyterian Church votes to abolish military training

The General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church met in Montreat North Carolina on June 1 and voted to abolish compulsory military training in church owned schools.

The Associated Press Montreat N. C General Assembly of Southern Presbyterian Church Today

Court to hear arguments on a new sentence

Judge Grant Crumpacker ordered Virgil Kirkland returned from Pendleton reformatory and said he would hear arguments on a new sentence after a second jury convicted him of the death of Arlene Draves. The verdict was assault and battery with intent to kill.

Valpariso Ind Grant Crumpacker Virgil Kirkland Arlene Draves Gary Pendleton Reformatory Kirkland

Split Week End For Company I Baseball Team

Company I split weekend baseball with a 5-3 win over Hagerstown Athletics and an 8-7 loss to Boonsboro Athletic Club. Patton struck out 3 walked 1 allowed 4 hits. Lefty Artz pitched six innings with 6 strikeouts 1 walk and 3 hits. Balthis Fisher and Pingley were alert on defense. Bobby Lewis Genesis and Stanley Rush contributed offensively. The Boonsboro game was rain delayed and ended in the seventh inning amid poor footing and rough conditions.

Company I Hagerstown Athletics Boonsboro Athletic Club Patton Lefty Artz Lefty

More Money Is Given For Aiding Children's Fund

Mrs. R. T. Barton, chairman of the local committee for the emergency fund of the Children's Home Society of Wii wuia, announced today additional contributions. Names listed include Miss Libby McCormick, B. F. Arthur, Miss Mary Robinson, M. O. Kidwell, C. F. Coffman, Herbert S. Larrick, W. A. Baker, Lewis N. Barton, and others.

R. T. Barton Children's Home Society of Wii Wuia OWS Libby McCormick B. F. Arthur Mary Robinson M. O. Kidwell C. F. Coffman Herbert S. Larrick W. A. Baker Lewis N. Barton Percy D. Miller Eugene Branch W. R. Talbot Hunter H. McGuire Eugene Cooper J.S. Haldeman C. L. Hirth Mary Miller Julia Wright A. Wright Clara

Crowley Ordered Electrocuted For Slaying Officer

Francis Crowley, 19, was sentenced by County Judge Smith to be executed the week of July 5 for the murder of Policeman Frederick Hirsch in Mineola. A defense alienist described him as a moral imbecile with the mind of a ten year old. Helen Walsh, 16, a principal witness, was in the car when the crime occurred 26 days ago.

Associated Press Mineola N. Y Francis Crowley Smith Frederick Hirsch Crowley Helen Walsh

Ash Abandons Ocean Flight Plan From Tokyo

A Tokyo dispatch says Thomas Ash Jr. has given up his nonstop Pacific crossing and is returning to Tokyo. The plane failed to meet expectations with a faulty motor not achieving needed power for ascent under the heavy fuel load.

Associated Press Tokyo Rengo Samushiro Thomas Ash, Jr Pacific Ash

Convict Shot In Maryland Penitentiary May Recover

Irvin D. Limper, wounded Saturday during an attempted jailbreak at the Maryland penitentiary, showed pneumonia but improved overnight. Warden Patrick J. Brady said Limper could talk briefly this morning and did not discuss the escape. State's Attorney Herbert R. O’Conor and Harold E. Donnell led the ongoing inquiry as Charles Cramer and Frank James remain in solitary confinement after assaulting a guard.

Associated Press Baltimore Irvin D. Limper Maryland Patrick J. Brady Brady Limper Herbert R. O'Conor Harold E. Donnell State Superintendent of Prisons Charles Cramer Frank James

Doumergue Weds French Widow

Paris reports 68 year old president Gaston Doumergue married widow Madam J Graves. The long serving president will retire June 13 and be succeeded by Paul Doumer.

Paris Gaston Doumerague France J. Graves Paul Doumer

Leading Shares Slump as Selling Intensifies

New York June 1 shares fell as persistent selling pushed leading stocks to new bear market lows. Prices dropped two to five points with heavy volume trading over 3 million shares.

Associated Press New York

No Change Made In Barring Order

Paris officials said today that the decision barring Texas Guinan and her show girl troupe from France remains unchanged. The interior ministry confirmed no alteration to the ban as of June 1.

Associated Press Paris Ministry and the Interior Texas Guinan France

Soft coal fix proposed by Maryland congressman in Washington

Representative David J. Lewis argues the soft coal problem is mainly domestic and solvable. He proposes freight rate readjustment to direct to true markets and a German style cartel model under government guidance, citing Ruhr improvements through price control and distribution methods.

D. C David J. Lewis Maryland America Canada Lewis Interstate Commerce Commission Ruhr League of Nations Congressman Lewis

Back Creek Sunday School Annual Meeting Noted in Report

A Frederick county grand jury returned 12 indictments against ten people citing felonies. Indictments include seven for possession of stills and equipment for ardent spirits, three for check forgery, and one each for horse theft and unlawful injury of a horse. Mary Woods faces three forgery counts.

Frederick County Lester Shillenburg G.N. Tunk Shillenburg Funk Marboro Shenandoah County Sheetz Mary Woods Joel DeHaven Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company H. L. Clemmons Davis Johnson W. E. Fisher William Smoots Dan Robinson Mack Dodson Casper Brown Robert Adams Joe Ridley Ardent R. F. Brumback George J. Pitzer T. A. Dunlap J. S. Braithwaite J. H. Braithwaite J. H. Beaver F. B. Cadwallader, A. L. Anderson S. A. Adams and Peter Hammon

Park Ball Team Beats Purcellville 11 to 9 in Close Contest

The Park Association Base Ball team defeated Purcellville by 11 to 9 on Saturday in a tight, well attended game. Rain forced Sunday’s match to be canceled. A Detroit News quote notes taxpayers as a new civic term, while Hartford Times comments on Prohibition and a quip about Hail to the King.

the Park Association Purcellville Hartford Times

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Evening Star Hunter Moss Anne Cary Moss Minnie C. Baker Parkersburg W. Va Joe Handlan Episcopal High School Alexandria Moss Miss Carson Mount Holyoke Susan Carson College South Hadley Mass A. C. Carson Riverton Sorbonne University Adult Women's Missionary Society of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South H. W. Harmer Albin Hilda Mason Viola Sargent Henry Treadway Earl Mason Deauville Huntsberry N. Main Street Douglas Roden Helen Tarrant Burr P. Harrison Richard F. Hatcher Hatcher Dr. Hough Winchester Research Laboratory Alvin Baird the Plains Harry K. Russell Thomas B. Byrd Paul M. Sine Sanitary Grocery Company B. F. Sine Virginia Avenue Edward Harper Vernie, Mary Virginia Harper Cumberland, Md W. D. Grim Senseney Road Mr. Garland March Washington H. W. Swartz Joan Herbert Schutte Mildred Ruth Racey C. J. Racey Shepherdstown Shepherd College Ed. Harris Lou Harris Mary Darden Mary Taliferro J. M. Steck, Jr Teakle Spady Robert Glass Castleman’s Ferry Saurday Raymond Shanholtz Viola Miller Gladys Derry Anna Pitcock Staunton Staunton Military Academy Harry Albin Maury Trimble Pittsburgh E. C. Stuart Nancy Lee Coble Robert Y. Conrad Bobby Conrad Anne Pearl Grim Laura Bentley Virginia Mrehill Lucy Dean Mary Sullivan Mary Capper Clen Capper Mary Warden Boyd Roberts Beach School Catonsville P. W. Boyd West Boscawen Street Hattie Russell J. H. Henry Ovid Petrescu Buffalo, N. Y Handley Avenue Ocean Doumergue the Associates Press Geauga Lake Park O. W. L. (Young) Stribling Battling Mimms Charles P. Stewart Central Press Sunday Schools OF Back Creek Detroit News Goodyear Pathfindes Lou Bernstein CO Loudoun Street Buncutter Tire Co Braddock Street Bell Clothes Winchester Xey Lorain NA Jets Gered ENNA Jettick Lovett Bros R. M. Swimefy Geo. Washington Hotel Kameman Coats Riley Hershey’s Riley & Son Margaret L. Hodgson J. Jos. Sullivan
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