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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1930
Page
3
Mrs Isabelle P Mill is named as reporter for society notes in this department. The item references social happenings and personal news items surrounding local figures.
Twenty nine of thirty seven applicants and several local figures are discussed. W. Spe and H. Spe are noted as recent state attendees. Mr Spillman is identified as a Martinsburg native, and Mr S. C. Brooks of this city, a state board member, returns from meetings.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital sponsors a community card party on Tuesday afternoon June 17 at 3 o'clock. The Winchester Golf Club clubhouse hosts the event with attractive prizes and a prompt start. Table chairs are asked to bring card tables and cards. Six Virginians including Cadet Leo W. Cather will join 300 USMA cadets on a West Point area training trip abroad.
A Wake County funeral drew family and friends from Baltimore Harrisburg Chambersburg Woodstock and Charles Town among others for Mrs L C Janney. Separately Dr Robert South Barrett of Alexandria received a Doctor of Laws degree at the University of the South commencement in Sewanee Tennessee and delivered the baccalaureate address The scholar also recently became a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London
Professor Edwin H. Paget of North Carolina State University will attend a weekend visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smithey and Miss Marguerite Smithey on South Cameron street. He will receive the Ph D degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison this summer.
The Christian Endeavor societies held a successful penny social last night. Floyd Haines aided the event and introduced Miss Richards, with Miss Elsie Mathews in charge of the can selling race. First Brethren reported all candy sold, followed by Presbyterian. Christian Church sold all candy but did not report.
A clipping from Hastings Eng notes the Shenandoah Apple Blossoms Festival queen riding a seashell float in Winchester in April. The queen is Miss Suzanne Pollard, daughter of the governor of W. Mrs. William T. Barr resigns from Mary Baldwin College art department to lead Beverley Hall Staunton. Miss Myer plans a June departure to New York for summer study. Announcement of the marriage of Eugene H. Campbell and Edith Coleman in Washington D C June 11. Mrs. Campbell is a former Berryville resident. Campbell is from Kernstown.
Master Billy L Arnold of Hawthorne public school Clarke County established a solid attendance and class work record. Enrolled at five, he has not missed a day since starting school and has been promoted to the second grade. He is the son of Mrs Elizabeth Arnold of Arcbia. Mrs Clarence T Owen Mrs Carroll S Smith and Miss Esther Norton returned from Mount Vernon New York after a week visiting relatives and friends. They were guests of Major Joseph E Campbell at Fort Wadsworth Staten Island N Y. Miss Margaret Flickinger and Messrs Floyd and Walter Flickinger children of Rev Dr and Mrs S L Flickinger returned from William and Mary College where they were stationed the past session. Margaret is a graduate student in home economics Floyd teaches history. Brooks and Walter are students at the college.
Announcements from Mr and Mrs George of Upper Winchester note the birth of a daughter to Miss Rath Hen Douglas and Mrs Eugene B Cooper of Winchester who has been a visitor at their home on several occasions over the years. Mr Miden, son of Mrs Fadden and the late Patrick J McFadden of Winchester, works with the Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company and is active in Winchester business life.
The Presbyterian Churchmen’s annual banquet by the Men’s Bible Class drew over 100 members to the church on South Loudoun Street. Rev Dr Thomas K K Young of Roanoke spoke on Church Loyalty and lauded Dr McFadden as the event highlighted by a fried chicken meal and strong social ties.
Local residents and visitors are noted in a string of social updates. Miss Marie Rainsberger remains ill at home on South Loudoun street while Mrs. D Hiely Shull of Keyser W Va visits Washington street. Several guests from New York Long Island City and Hagerstown arrive or depart, with weekend plans and home stays across Winchester and nearby towns.
At Wimbledon England's women clinched the Wightman Cup by four matches defeating the United States stars Helen Wills Moody and Helen Jacobs. The final doubles win by Kitty McKane Godfree and Phoebe Watson came 7-5 1-6 6-4 as Britain swept both doubles and won two singles to reach the necessary four points.
The celebration of Children's Day at Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church is postponed from tomorrow evening to Sunday evening June 22 at 8 PM, announced by the Sunday school superintendent.
Dayton News quotes a columnist noting the Graf Zeppelin voyage has become almost as routine as a city streetcar ride, underscoring a sense of diminished novelty and growing familiarity with air travel.
The Little Theatre announces a community suggestion box to guide summer and fall activities. Residents may write to Bill Glass at 8 South Washington with ideas on plays, costume design, scenery, and production to boost local dramatic activity in Winchester.
The First Baptist Church shifts its quarterly musical program to the morning preaching hour under Floyd Haines. Tomorrow morning features a sequence of solos duets and choir selections by Charlotte Doxology George Emmans Avwn Stouffer Virginia Ashley Eva Stouffer Maribell Pennock Roy Cather Evva Stouffer and the Handley quartet. The pastor will preach at the evening service followed by baptismal services. the public is invited.
A free tuberculosis clinic will be held Monday June 16 at the District Nurse Association offices near the Court House from 9 30 a m to noon and 2 to 4 p m. Dr C W Scott of the State Board of Health will conduct the clinic with nurse assistance. Free chest examinations available for early symptoms. children under 14 need a physician written request. Previously held on Fridays.
The Wichita Eagle notes a damp start to the day despite reports of dryness elsewhere. Local weather watchers expect cloudy skies with light drizzle possible as temperatures remain cool.
Personal and social mention from Millwood recounts visits, arrivals, and departures of families and friends including the Pages, Nelsons, Burwells, and Taylors. Attendees at Andover and Williams College graduations are noted along with travel to Philadelphia, Jamestown, and Europe. A Shrine Mountain conference delegate group and a Blue Ridge golf match are also reported.
Heinz will open a new plant in Winchester, tying into its international sales network. The Pittsburgh based company operates 25 factories in the U S Canada and England with 1400 traveling salesmen, and uses crops from 200000 acres annually. The addition aims to boost district commerce and employment.
With the resumption of fighting, normal conditions in China have been restored according to the Weston Oregon Leader.
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