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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1932
Page
3
Miss Hechmer urged that women in law must show bravery, self control, tact, and vision. She warned against stenography as a career path, noted future court work prospects, and discussed the ongoing prejudice and overcrowding in the legal field. Additional club announcements and a Buenos Aires marriage are mentioned.
Local notices highlight a United Brethren Ladies Sunday School sale of home baked goods at W. P. Anderson's meat market on North Loudoun. Community events include St Patrick’s Dance at Rouss Hall, a dinner for Miss Olmstead and her fiancé, and teas hosted by the Girls Athletic Association. Other items note hospital improvements, nurse lectures, Easter dance plans at Jordan Springs, and travel/Visitation details for residents.
The notice lists weekly practices for the United Brethren and Grace Lutheran choirs, Rotary Club luncheon, multiple St Patrick fundraisers, American Legion meetings, tap and ballroom dancing at George Washington Hotel, and Circle and League meetings across Braddock and Brarly areas with dates and addresses.
Miss Antoinette Hechmer, a West Virginian and young woman attorney, spoke to the Woman's Club at the George Washington Hotel on "Law As a Career For Women." Formerly with Hechmer and Marshall, she now does special work for the Interstate Commerce Commission and stressed that law is a profession, not a business.
Mrs Joseph Wright entertained an afternoon at a small gathering in Denceheg with lavender sash and a corsage of sweet peas. Guests included Jodie Armstrong Charlotte Massie Hawthorne Westwood Beverley Wright Peyton Marshall and Tom Cooper. Children played games and were served birthday cake ice cream and candies. Favors were given to all, and Little Miss Wright received gifts.
A corner grocery store tale frames preparations for the Apple Blossom Festival. Local residents discuss a Mexican queen candidate, Pageant tales by Quarles, Sally’s hopes, and community plans, with Jones, Lizzie, and Handley School noted in a lively, period-voice vignette.
The Wednesday bridge club meets this evening at Miss Nan Keating’s home on South Loudoun street. Local residents and visitors are noted in a string of social items including travels to New York City and Washington activities.
The State Highway Department begins studies to take over county roads under the Byrd plan set to take effect July 1. Officials will map and inventory 40,000 to 45,000 miles, seek county lists of public roads and equipment, with 25 additional engineering residences to be added.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that a second person cannot be charged extra when sharing one Pullman berth. The Pullman Company had proposed adding 20 percent to the fare if a second passenger aged 12 or older used the berth.
Four men involved in a City National Bank robbery near Clinton Iowa were sentenced in Anamosa District Court to life imprisonment. Clifford Edwards 22 Clinton Earl Jefferies 19 Lester Stanley 29 Guy Ed Morris 19 all of Louisville were among those convicted after pleading guilty to stealing 106000, with the cash later recovered.
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