Social and Personal Notes Given by Mrs Miller
The social reporter Mrs Taabelle P Miller will host a brief gathering between 3 and 4 with plans for upcoming events. Attendees are asked to confirm by note and bring RSVP details.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1930
Page
3
The social reporter Mrs Taabelle P Miller will host a brief gathering between 3 and 4 with plans for upcoming events. Attendees are asked to confirm by note and bring RSVP details.
In Kabletown Church Saturday at 3 PM Miss Viola Heck wed James B. of Presbyter aaa Church Charles Town with Rev C E Kirby officiating. Aunt Mrs George Poling played the wedding march from Lohengrin as the bride entered. The couple received guests at a reception at the Johnson home. Out of town guests included Church Burns Dodd Johnson and others from Martinsburg Shepherdstown Morgan town and Ranson. Mary Elizabeth Simpson engaged to Cecil Earle Kite will wed late summer in Vincennes Indiana. A county license issued to Earl Dayden Elis and Mary Eva Bell of Keyser and another to Edwin T Fritts and Lorena Steele of Bartville.
Flower lovers from ten Virginia garden clubs attend the Blue Ridge show at Hot Springs hosted by the Warm Springs Valley Garden Club. Baroness Rosenkrantz hosted lunch at Villa Roselve. judges include Mrs. Leitch Perkins Rawlinson and Pord. Top exhibit honors go to Mrs. Lanier Pole Sterrett for the Rock Garden. Abbie Ingalls wins children's division. Sterrett sweepstakes noted. Other attendees include Mary Cameron, Anne Cooper, and Laura Pole. The event is praised as among the region’s best shows.
Mrs Kurtz and her daughters Mrs Frank Grim and Miss Lucy Kurtz left yesterday by motor for Chattanooga Tennessee to be guests of the former's son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Miller O'Rear Accompanied home by Mrs O'Rear and her son Godfrey Miller O'Rear Jr Mr and Mrs O R Sander of Philadelphia are guests at the George Washington Hotel
Miss Charlena Grim daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles H Grim of 112 West Germain street taught Valley School on the Martinsburg pike last session and has gone to Harrisonburg to attend the summer session of the State Teachers College She graduated Handley High School in 1929 and received a special medal from the City School Board for perfect attendance over 12 years.
Mrs. William Wahisson and her daughter Mrs. Virginia Simpson returned from Richmond where they attended a reception hosted by Golden Eagle Council Degree of Pocahontas Annawon Tribe and Improved Order of Red Men. Honored guests included Minnehaha Mrs. Mary Pittman great keeper of records Mrs. Janie Lovensohn and great junior sagamore Mr. Tom Whitlok. Great chiefs from across the state and members attended. Mrs. Simpson serves as great prophetess of the Great Council this year.
Marriage of Miss Lottie Mae Farmer to Alfred M Kipps reported from Hagerstown Maryland with line on both families Gainesboro Virginia and Mount Jackson Virginia. Kipps works with Valley Fruit and Candy Company Winchester future home listed. Hospital note mentions Kenneth Anderson in critical condition after major operation at Memorial Hospital. Pennsylvania couple obtains license for Dorothy Ocker and Emmett Pfeiffer in Chambersburg and Fayetteville. Jordan Springs pool popular with Winchester residents. Mr. and Mrs. J W Sibert return from extended New England trip. Charleston resident Mrs Alfred DuFour visiting Boyce. Laura Smith visiting from Washington. George Rosen family from Clarksburg visit. Harriet Pearson leaves for Harrisonburg summer session. McFaden family to host in North Braddock Street Presbyterian manse.
A long listing of local visitors, guests, and residents with weekend trips and hospital updates. Mentions include Mrs R J Bourke and Miss Mary Loman visiting from Washington, travels of Mrs H Noel Garner of Alexandria, and Mrs Georgie Grove resting after surgery at Memorial Hospital. Also notes on Braddock Street Church Circle meetings, college attendees, and residents staying with relatives or traveling to nearby towns.
The tariff bill reached the White House for President Hoover's promised signature. Closing wheat quotations were nervous, 2% to 32 cents a bushel lower than Saturday. Corn and oats fell, with heavy selling leading the market downturn as Liverpool prices moved down and rains in Canada and the Northwest aided spring wheat. President Hoover signaled intent to sign the tariff bill, prompting expectations of tighter European import duties on U S wheat. Cotton prices dropped to new season lows on continued liquidation of July and broad selling of later months.
Weakness in stocks and grains, aided by a favorable crop outlook, spurs July cotton futures to 13.24c and October to 12.75c while closing lower. The market eases with declines around 37 to 91 points as Liverpool cables cite local and Continental liquidation and a bearish Manchester goods market.
Chicago sets in motion a city wide purge as Mayor Thompson ousts two police chiefs amid gunmen violence. A House cleaning is proposed with Alderman Alberts directing an inquiry to probe the police, underworld links, and the murder of Tribune reporter Alfred J. Lingle.
Undetermined since Texas became a state the western boundary of Travis county and the eastern boundary of Blanco county have been definitely established, marking a clear geographic division between the two counties according to newly confirmed lines.
Mr Emmert urges time saving as the key factor in buying home appliances. He highlights electric rug cleaners with Positive Agitation, claiming they cut cleaning time by more than half and double efficiency, and showcases a model three times as efficient as the Hoover 1925. The F S Emmert Son & Company Store offers a rug cleaning demo at homes with electric service.
Detailed listing of morning to late evening programs across NBC CBS and independent chains, noting specific shows, orchestras, dances, and local station overlaps. Highlights include Heroes and Patriots, The Vi bonds, Grand Opera, and Amos Andy with multiple affiliates such as WJAR WTAG WRC WGR WSAI WHAS WEE WJAR WCSH WEAF WABC WJZ WIZ WHAM KDKA KYW WGT.
City records list several deeds recently filed with the Corporation Court clerk FP L Bly et ux transferring parcels on South Kent Street and No 430 Avenue. Transactions include nominal consideration for multiple lots and a $1,150 sale in the M Henry sub-division.
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