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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
10
The Rev. S. R. Ludwig, of this city, has closed a revival service at the Church at Toms Brook where he serves as pastor. Six conversions and five accessions were recorded. The Rev. H. E. Richardson of Reliance assisted during the meeting.
S V A graduates received diplomas as the school year ended. The ceremony listed notable summer assignments and final orders for the 1931 1932 military year naming Captains E B Lee and J F Luck as first lieutenants and adjutants, plus several officers and sergeants. Rev Robert B Nelson gave the benediction.
A final decree of divorce was granted to Mrs Anna Urchart Stillman from Jas A Stillman by Justice Joseph Morschauser in Poughkeepsie New York. The order restores her maiden name Anne Urqhart Potter known as Fifi with no alimony. The decree cites alleged infidelity during a 1930 Havana visit.
New York stock market rallied again led by the strong rail group after profit taking paused an early advance. Trading slowed from the brisk pace with about 2,500,000 shares moving and call money renewed at 1 1 4 percent.
The report shows 0.03 inch precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 am. The June to date total is 0.45 inch. January through May rainfall totals are compared to 1932 figures, with January 1.55, February 0.48, March 2.22, April 1.79, May 1.19 inches and June 3.06 inches.
Dr S A Smith of the Friends Academy Locust Point L I will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to Handley High School graduates A large party of Future Farmers of America visited Washington under W R Legre Handley High School Band directed by Prof W H McIlwee will give its final public concert Hugh R Grim has autographs of Stonewall Jackson and Braxton Bragg New York Bloomer Girls baseball team will play the Association nine Saturday
The party executive committee backs J. George Baetjer, eR. Frank Barr and W. W. Dellinger for councilmen in the second ward. The Thin Gray Line plans Confederate Memorial Day observances tomorrow. Western Republican members say cotton state senators control farm relief funding. Claude Loy's 1926 Buzzin Around girls show at Empire Theatre. Braddock Street Methodist Church buys the former Miss Mary Spottswood Buchanan property as a church site.
Local Boy Scouts announce a collection campaign tomorrow to raise funds for a Confederate monument to be placed in front of the County Court House. London war offices report a navy victory over the German fleet in recent battles. Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr. travels to Harrisonburg for a United States Court session in the Western District of Virginia. A Harrisonburg woman pleads guilty to sending poisoned candy to girls and receives a five year penitentiary sentence. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers a special Sunday round trip fare of 1.25 to Washington.
In Round Lake New York Clyde Clemens father of five shot and killed Grace DeWitt 19 and Gordon DeWitt 56 before fatally shooting himself He and his victims were members of the DeWitt family The widow Mrs DeWitt escaped by leaping from a second story window suffering a fractured shoulder
A witty adage compares barbers and tailors, claiming reckless barbers influence more well groomed young men. It suggests barbers have greater impact on appearance than tailors.
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