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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
3
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Aaron Slick from Pumpkin Crick a real comedy at Little Mountain School will be repeated Friday June 6 at 8 o'clock. The farce features Mrs Berry trying to swindle, Aaron Slick’s proposals and Clarence Green the poetry spouting waiter. The show drew a full house on opening and fans are urged to attend again.
A New York banker sent to Mr Grim Civil War army order signatures signed by JJ and Bragg. Gantry, admirer of Jackson, and Mr Moon toured Winchester en route to Hot Springs on April 27 with Mr Grim guiding. Gantry mailed the signatures home after clipping them from old orders, noting they were valuable and long in the Gantry family autograph collection.
Italian embassy members touring the Shenandoah Valley stopped briefly in Winchester when one ambassadorial car broke down. The party left the disabled vehicle at a local garage and continued to Washington in Mr. Miller Jenkins’ sedan, later returning the party to the Italian embassy on Sixteenth Street.
Millwood and nearby families host members from Blue Ridge hunts and Georgetown circles for spring events. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Spencer Carter at Rommey. Miss Cary Randolph and Mrs Taylor visiting from Keswick. Mr and Mrs Percy Randolph and Mrs Mullikin Hoeber among dinner guests at Mt Airy. others travel to Antietam races and Confederate memorial services as Old Chapel marks the day.
A long, old item features a poem My Suit of Confederate Gray about a man’s beloved suit worn in the Civil War. It contrasts pride, sacrifice, and memory with the shrouds of battle, blood, and scarred attire. The piece sits beside local notices including degrees and college finals. The report notes Miss Nancy Gray Larrick earning a bachelor’s degree at Goucher, with plans for Virginia graduate study, and other college finals and engagements in Martinsburg and Hampden-Sydney.
The Rotary Club hosted Shenandoah Valley Academy graduates at a luncheon at George W. Ton Hotel. Rev Dr Witherspoon delivered a timely address that was well received by attendees.
The Educational Committee of the Scottish Rite Council of Virginia funds a $600 yearly scholarship for a Virginia boy to attend George Washington University School of Government in Washington DC. The grant covers tuition, room, and board. renewal possible for four years. Applications due by June 15 to Robert D. Ford in Richmond. finalists may be summoned to Virginia with travel paid.
The New York Bloomer Girls undefeated since 1910 will visit Saturday to face Winchester Park Association at 3 30 p m at Rouss Spring Park. Manager Margaret Nabel calls this year’s squad the strongest yet with about 40 players, new tryouts rotated in as needed to build experience and readiness.
A vacancy draws contributors from New York City’s five boroughs. Manhattan, Queens, Richmond, and the progressive Brooklyn each supply two or three regulars, forming a diverse panel of residents.
The Winchester Gun Club will hold a shooting match at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Rous Park. Guns and shells provided. Prizes include a 22-calibre Stevens rifle. Local and neighboring state shooters expected. practice for state shoot at Richmond July 4-5.
Graf Zeppelins return voyage from the United States reached Seville Airdrome at 5 04 p m local time 12 00 p m eastern. After a brief half hour stop the Graf departed for Friedrichshafen due to a threatening storm.
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