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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
3
Social and personal items mention social reporter duties and a telephone contact for Mrs. Texbelle Bs with a window after 3 p.m. for department notes. Includes reference to Milles and to be mulled or téloned as needed.
Mrs Biddle entertains at Commonwealth Club near Front Royal as guests from Philadelphia and local residents motor to Brandon Appomattox and Westover Williamsburg. Washington ceremony ties Miss Martha Carter to Lawrence Brent. couple to reside at Bleak Hill. Blanche Saum Engaged to Howard MacFarland of Keyser with wedding planned. James Streit returns from Louisville to attend Della Maryland with family and future relocation plans.
Miss Lucille Jackson hosts a tea at her West German Street home this afternoon in honor of her sister Miss Lillian Jackson whose marriage to Mr LeVerene Clauser occurs Saturday at 11 30 in Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Mrs Jacques and Mrs Bowers return from Hagerstown Md with their niece Miss Betty eer who will guest for some time Loyal Temperance Legion to meet Friday at 4 pm at No 116 North Braddock Street all members urged to attend for an unusually important gathering.
Mr and Mrs Clark Cooper are congratulated on the birth of a son yesterday at Memorial Hospital Mrs Cooper is formerly Katherine Montague of Lynchburg Virginia Mr Cooper is the son of W E Cooper and is with T J Cooper and Son of this city Also noted are local social visits and travel of residents such as Maude Bowers Elizabeth Grim Horace B Davis Jr and others with several trips noted to Washington West Virginia Ohio and Atlantic City
Mrs Joseph Hoover of Woodstock visits Mrs Claude Cammer today. Potomac Edison men from Hagere town were here yesterday on business. Miss Virginia Barnett of this city accepts a position with J W Arthur. she is a graduate of Virginia Interment College in Bristol VA. Meredith and Frances Todd of Washington stay at Gray Gables Inn. Meredith will remain for the summer. J J H Donahue of Battle Creek is a guest at the George Washington Hotel. Regina V Bates of Opequon goes to Harrisonburg for the summer session at the State Teachers College. Mrs R Gray Williams and Miss Margaret Kennedy return from three weeks in Asheville NC. F L Lord of Boston is here on business and stays at the George Washington Hotel. C B Organ of the local Chevrolet agency spends several days in Battle Creek MI. Lucille Crogan, recently operated on, is much improved and at aunt Nannie R McIntosh’s North Loudoun apartment. Mr and Mrs J B Wathen Jr of Washington are guests at the George Washington Hotel. Mrs Richard O Born and two children moved to New Hampshire. Mrs Clinton Athey will visit there as guest.
London reports that Ambassador Charles G. Dawes and Prime Minister Macdonald spoke on disarmament at a Pilgrim's Dinner. The press notes no adverse criticism and says their speeches boost Anglo American relations. The new government receives a favorable sendoff as foreign policy dominates coverage.
Norfolk declares Democrats who joined Republicans in the last election dampened by Washington’s choice of Thornton G. Nightingale as postmaster of Blenheim Albemarle County Virginia. The appointment, via Representative J A Garber, faced claims of no white candidates and stirred anti Smith sentiment linked to a De Priest speech and Mrs De Priest White House tea.
The Vatican denies that a settlement on the Mexican question has been reached. In Mexico City negotiators fear a collapse if the Holy See does not respond promptly to terms under consideration.
The Winchester Park Association board meets at 8:30 this evening at the Elks Club to outline the financial program for the organization.
Washington dispatch reports officials of Alabama Power Company denying to the Federal Trade Commission that the firm helped finance the Mobile Press. General counsel W Logan Martin testified he made a per
Washington reports a White House tea hosted by Mrs Herbert Hoover drew wives of cabinet officials and Republican congressmen. The event raised questions about social recognition for Mrs DePriest, the congressman's wife, and potential implications for Congressional Club membership and future civil rights gestures.
A riotous incident at Leavenworth Federal Prison ends when 26 year old Carl Tanzran kills R G Warnkle, foreman of the prison laundry, and attacks another inmate with a flatiron. Tanzran, housed since February after transfer from Washington DC, was held in solitary confinement and faces murder charges.
New York declines reversed as credit sentiment improved mid year slippage seen easing after month end. Investors pushed confidence into utilities chains and autos with call money at 7 percent and a strong close. About 2.6 million shares traded.
Thomas Heflin Jr., son of U S Senator Heflin, pleaded not guilty in police court to driving under the influence of drugs. He was released on a $1,000 bond after his car crashed into a truck on Pennsylvania Avenue. Authorities found a syringe and needle and a bottle labeled tonic in the vehicle. contents were sent to the Treasury for testing.
Purdue specialists say soy beans used with grain reduce soft pork risk when properly supplemented with minerals. Keep a Salt box near the calf lamb or colt creep for grain feeding. Stacking soy bean hay is satisfactory and beans keep well if thoroughly cured before stacking.
Congress recessed for a vacation after passing one administration bill and delaying another Hoover era measures include postponing the $400 million French war supplies maturity date from August 1 to May 1 contingent on France ratifying its war debt settlement with the United States The Senate plans to reconvene August 19 and the House on Sept 23 as tariff revisions loom President Hoover seeks rest and may travel to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a brief fishing retreat before any extended trip.
Alexander Smith Cochran chief owner of the Alexander Smith and Son Carpet Company in Yonkers died at Saranac Lake after health decline from pneumonia. He was about 53, famed as a wealthy bachelor philanthropist and yachting enthusiast. He divorced wife Ganna Walshka. she later married Harold McCormick.
A chemistry report notes bloodstains found on the door of Dr. James H. Snook’s automobile and on his gloves as the probe into Theora Hix’s murder advances. It remains unclear if the blood is human or animal, and Marian Myers is released.
Edwin A. Alderman receives a radio message from Richard Evelyn Byrd, alumnus of UVA, replying to UVA’s final commencement celebration. Byrd thanks Alderman and the university for their good wishes and regards.
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