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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1930
Page
3
Social and Personal News page notes limited office hours for the social reporter Mrs. Isabelle P. Miller between 3 and 4 pm for the current day. A brief address or location detail is late in the text.
At Century Club Mrs B B Dutton presided as the audience viewed Journey's End set in a dug out near St Quentin during March 18 to 21 1918. The cast includes Osborne Raleigh Stanhope and Hibbert with a raid and heavy losses but moments of humor.
A large turnout from the city and nearby towns visited the furnished typical home at Gray Stone Terrace. Open house continues through the week with inspections by appointment from Monday March 24. Miss Duval, hostess, will entertain Winchester women’s clubs and bridge groups in sequence.
The Rev S J Goode of the Church of Christ returned from a week in Hampshire county West Virginia where he visited Zion Delray and Sandy Ridge churches with evening services. Eleven converts joined the churches during the meetings. He also filled services at Capon Bridge and Ebenezer with large crowds. Meanwhile John H Quick Jr left for Lancaster Kentucky to become assistant manager of the Penney store in that city after about two years with the firm. Mrs E Douglas Davis returned from Front Royal with a party including A L Moore and daughter Nannie, and Jack Moore. Virginia Gibson of Charles Town arrived to visit Mrs Davis.
A marriage license was issued Saturday in Hagerstown Maryland to Herbert Braithwaite and Mike I Rush both of Winchester. Local social notes report residents visiting family and returning from Memorial Hospital updates include John Rosenberger resting comfortably after surgery and Mrs Lawrence Jolliffe improving after appendicitis.
Mrs C B Moody and Mrs Edna McCurry of Pittsburgh returned home after a week with Mrs J R Bucker on Valley Pike. Miss Katherine Manuel has joined the J A W Iglehart Company brokerage in Pittsburgh. Mrs Jesse Willey and Mrs Claude Massie shopped in Baltimore today. Mr James C Hughes, George Washington Hotel night clerk, goes to Charlottesville for vacation. Circle No 7 Braddock Street M E Church South meets at 41 South Cameron Street Thursday at 8. Mr and Mrs G L Best of Philadelphia are guests at Dr and Mrs W C Bryant in Pittsburgh. Reba Riley spent the weekend in Berryville.
Cambridge Ohio March 17 A 37 year old English nobleman Sir Charles Gilman Adair shot and killed his foster mother Mrs Mary Trotte 83 after a money dispute. He then died from a self inflicted wound. Mrs Trotte widow of Judge John A Trotte had four bullets in her body. Gilman Adair was taken in by the Trotte family as a child and had inherited a large estate from English ancestors.
Mrs. Carrie Estelle Doheny testified about a $100000 loan from Edward L. Doheny to Albert B. Fall in 1921. She described tearing the signature from a note, placing it in a safety box, and later locating it after Doheny testified to the Senate oil committee. She identified the sig natures and the note's remainder.
Washington March 17 The House appropriations committee favorably reported the French resolution to appropriate 300000 dollars for the completion of restoration of the frigate Constitution affectionately known as Old Ironsides.
Washington March 17 Chairman Britten of the House naval committee announced he would call high naval officials to explain the order assigning Lieut A Williams to sea duty. Williams resigned asserting he wished to continue work on fast seaplanes.
Revival at Stephens City led by Rev. J. R. Collis continues for several more nights in a bank building venue. The event draws local attendees seeking spiritual renewal and ongoing preaching sessions.
The Middleburg Hunt could not cross the Shenandoah River bridge and redirected toward Carter Hall home of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard B. Lambert. Guests enjoyed breakfast in the old dining room as huntsmen returned over a stone wall set against Blue Ridge views. The week closed with merry chases of Reynard and noted storied hospitality at Golden Bridge and Blue Ridge Hunts.
Mrs. Virginia L. French died at her son George B. French's Wardensville West Virginia home from paralysis after a brief illness. She was 73 and left an only son employed by Natwick Lumber in Wardensville. The body was brought to Winchester for burial and shipped to Dublin Virginia where the funeral occurred.
Secretary Lamont said lower national interest rates should speed up new construction in the coming months. He credited the improvement to the remarkable cooperation of the states and noted existing stimulation of building activity.
The barn on E. F McLeod heirs farm south of Stephens City was burned to the ground about 8 o'clock yesterday morning. Loss includes the barn structure about 3000 dollars with partial insurance and contents valued around 500 dollars, including hay, 100 bushels of wheat, and other property. fire started in a hay stack and spread to the barn.
Nelson F. Richards announces Winya Decorating Company owned by Edward Deitz will decorate streets and buildings for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. Deitz may solicit contracts and collect funds, turning all to the festival committee while planning a more elaborate display.
Governor John Garland Pollard intends to attend the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester with the Richmond Blues Battalion as escort. If neighboring state governors join, escorts will be provided. The event includes a meeting with former Governor Harry F. Byrd and a wide participation from schools, academies, and Shenandoah Valley Inc. with floats from fifteen counties.
London March 16 four hour Chequers talks between Prime Minister MacDonald and Premier Tardieu revived the naval conference. British French and other powers seek armament parity with the United States Great Britain and Japan. Stimson Briand and Morrow return to drive the talks toward a successful conclusion as the new week opens.
A 17 year old girl said she was dragged into a car by two men in Baltimore and assaulted at a secluded spot on Cold Spring Lane. Vernon Cross was jailed after a skirmish and William E Ross was charged with the assault while Cross was fined $11.45 for striking the girl.
Heavy buying of oil shares moved into new high ground with gains from fractions to five points, lifting the market after early irregularity. Demand was sparked by favorable trade developments and rumors that the Senate may adopt an oil duty. Call money renewed at 3 percent.
New York reports protests by Protestant Catholic and Jewish bodies over religious repression in Russia. A Bronx Coliseum crowd of about 14 000, including communists, watched security forces at St Patrick's Cathedral St John the Divine and the Free Synagogue. Bishop Manning and Dr William B Millar urged action and prayers as representatives condemned state as root of religious punishment. Rabbi Wise urged liberal action and American Jewish Congress leaders pressed U S policy.
Ellicott City report notes court actions in March as investigators seek a jury inquiry into road houses. Details remain limited in the fragment but point to judicial scrutiny and potential hearings.
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