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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1932
Page
3
The United Daughters of the Confederacy held a session in the Turner Ashby Camp area of the Washington Headquarters house. Officers for the next year were named and plans discussed including improvements and a September meeting.
Miss Virginia Steck daughter of Mrs H Clay DeGrange completed a year at Vassar and visited West Point during June week after finals. She then stayed in Greenwich Conn and headed to Boston for the Harriet Jacobs Olson Fields wedding as a bridesmaid before returning for summer. The Girls Athletic Association plans a picnic at Mrs Ida Fisher Lycett’s cabin with a 5 pm motor departure. The Turner Ashby Chapter thanks all who aided Memorial service June 6, with Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts noted. Later, Miss Gladys Haldeman returns for summer before resuming work at George Washington University. William Payne to receive a Williams College degree with family visiting from Charleston and Winchester. sister Miss Nannie Tucker Payne stays with W Nelson Page in Amherst Street home.
The regular monthly meeting of the community committee of the Girl Scouts will be held at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon at 137 Amherst Street, the home of Mrs William P Massey. Standing committees are to present reports and plans for the summer camp will be discussed.
Auxiliary No. 2 of the Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet at 8 this evening at Miss Bertha Kline's home 705 Woodland Avenue. Hostesses include Mrs. Grier Potts Mrs. Howard Schindle Mrs. Fred Way and Mrs. Emory Larrick. all members urged to attend.
Miss Betty Hirth returns from Pittsburgh where she spent a week as guest of friends. She attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology finals as the guest of Mr. Franklin Smith of New York, who received his degree.
Mr and Mrs William Bailey of this city with their two daughters plan to leave for Pasadena California in the latter part of the month. The trip will be by motor and last about two months. Also in the party are Miss Lou Belle Randall and Messrs Alvin Barrett and Sebert Randall. Mr Perrine to join flying school class. John R Perrine son of attorney R S Perrine of Winchester is among 12 Virginians to enroll July first in a government flying school in Texas for an 18 month aviation course. He recently earned a bachelor of science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and will be the only Northern Virginia youth in the class.
Memorial Hospital Graduate Nurses Associa tion will hold a meeting at 3 o clock tomorrow afternoon at the nurses home on West Clafford Street.
Mr Shields earns a university degree and heads to Harvard Medical School next year. A party travels to Charlottesville for UVA law degree events. Mr and Mrs Forney embark on a California trip. Mr and Mrs Lloyd White celebrate the birth of son Lloyd Clark White Jr born June 5, with Mrs White formerly Miss Eleanor Dodson.
McKinley Chapter No 19 Eastern Star met in the Farmers and Merchants Bank building for a regular session and approved a yard party at the A B C Camp on Northwestern grade for Thursday evening June 23. Several residents and guests were noted leaving town for visits and vacations with multiple social arrangements and travel plans reported.
Winchester Fresh Air Committee asks local groups and individuals to help place children from poverty stricken families in open spaces for the summer. A case from the Fresh Air Bulletin features John 19, Josephine 12, and Frank 10, noting the siblings need country air and improved living conditions.
Henry C. Mathews confessed to shooting his daughter in law Gala Mathews in a Maryland home quarrel incident. He told State's Attorney J. Lloyd Harshman and detectives he lost his temper during a stairway scene. Mathews waived a hearing and was jailed awaiting grand jury action.
Little Miss Dorothy Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs E Blackburn Moore Summit Point West Virginia underwent an operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital this morning. At noon her condition was reported as satisfactory. Mrs Buzella Jackson this city is visiting friends in Newport News and Williamsburg.
The Virginia State Police 100 man force completed a May to June training at Virginia Beach, expanding from 72 veterans and 28 recruits to a total of 100 on July 1. The program included motor vehicle law, first aid, safety, target practice, tear gas drills, and Thompson gun instruction under Maryland instructors, with council oversight from Adjutant General Gardner Waller and Lt. Governor.
A traveler extols The Mumbles as an attractive Welsh coast resort. It sits beneath a limestone cliff with a war battered castle a sturdy church tower and a lighthouse filled with tales of heroism and romance. A cliff road climbs to Bracelet Bay the headland’s prettiest coastal spot.
Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade slid further with overall declines across wheat corn oats rye futures. Final quotations show July and September positions for each grain near the day’s lows, reflecting broad market weakness in late trading.
Securities show mixed gains on the New York Exchange with several issues up over a dollar and percentages in fractional changes. Notable closes include Allied Chemical at 53 and American Telephone at 85 percent, while others offer varied shifts across industries.
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