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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1930
Page
3
Social and Personal News details indicate daily inputs accepted by the social reporter Mrs. Isabelle F. Miller between 3 and 4 p m for the following day. The note mentions totephones and mail as possible submission methods.
The Messiah orchestra organized by Mr. Robert Stratton will rehearse at 3 PM tomorrow at the Colonial Theatre on North Loudoun Street. Progress on the Handel oratorio is strong, aiding a polished Easter Sunday presentation, though the chorus will not rehearse with the orchestra tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Dunn of West King Street quietly celebrate their fifty third anniversary with a dinner at Shawnee Inn Winchester Va. Dunn Woolen Company head and family receive flowers and cards on the occasion.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Leiter of Washington sail Friday from New York on the Sala to Italy with daughter Nancy Leiter and Eugene Pike. They plan to visit Trieste Naples Rome and are joined later by Mrs Leiter's brother-in law Frederick Sterling and Mrs Sterling in Rome. Huston Rawls and his wife plan to go abroad and visit Dublin.
Randolph T. Creasy of Front Royal was stricken Thursday afternoon. He arrived at Memorial Hospital in an easily resting condition with motor aphasia reported but degree not stated.
Local residents and visitors are noted across multiple towns. Miss Hellyn Keeler and Miss Mary Katherine Kern visit relatives, while H H Burks at Memorial Hospital remains critically ill with pneumonia. Several others travel to Frederick, Baltimore, and Washington for visits or return home after illness or business.
Miss Annie Moss Taylor sails for Europe in June after living in Baltimore for two years. Mrs. A. Moore Jr returns from Cumberland, Washington, and Charles Town after two months visiting relatives. Clarke county native Henry Levi of the Washington police wins a $1000 retirement honor. Mrs. A B Wyndham’s illness brings kin from Pittsburgh to Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Fritz’s death prompts a Hanover, Pennsylvania visit by Mrs. R. Y. Naill and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. A. McCormick head home from Texas and Florida expect to arrive early April. Miss Mary Swineford returns from Drewry’s Bluff to her home. Robert E. L. Lewis returns to New York after visiting relatives. Mrs. Katharine Heiskell and Forest Heiskell visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee Bragg in Washington.
W L Devine of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad predicts the Port of Hampton Roads soon ranks among the two great North Atlantic ports. He notes railroads have invested heavily and arranged with over 35 steamship lines to call at Hampton Roads, rivaling New York in foreign trade access. He cites Virginia exporters shipping via New York at higher costs.
In Cross Roads Virginia on a Sunday afternoon visitors included A D Davis and spouse from Gore, Clark Keller and family from Bloomery, J B White and Merrill Anderson, and George Peacemaker visiting Charles Peacemaker at Capon Bridge. Bageant family from Baltimore spent the day with J R Oates and Mrs Bageant. Mrs McKee visits daughter in Washington and Philadelphia visitors stay with J R Oates and W W McKee.
Mrs Ray Smith of East Lane avenue leaves today for Chevy Chase Maryland where she will be the weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Victor Dent. Names from Winchester attend an American Legion meeting in Harrisonburg and others visit relatives.
The House judiciary committee will shift focus from repealing the Eighteenth Amendment to considering five enforcement measures from a sub committee aimed at strengthening dry law execution. The sub committee approved the last two measures authorizing publication of absentee owners officers to arrest liquor operators and occupants and enabling confiscation of liquor laden automobiles.
Washington May 21 Winter died officially at 3 30 this morning but Weather Bureau predictions for the next 24 hours suggest reports of the demise may be exaggerated. It will be cloudy and colder tonight and tomorrow with probable rain and sleet or snow. Early March was colder than late February and other regions still felt winter. Jonquils and violets are out in the South while New York and the upper East Coast saw colder weather. River Falls Minnesota reported 11 below zero and Firestone Minnesota had an inch of snow.
Scarface Al Capone turned himself in at the Chicago police station with his attorney after a nationwide manhunt. He stated he surrendered to have it out with authorities and insisted the government had no immediate charges against him beyond possible tax matters.
Last year Georgia counties collected a total of 2,180,099 dollars from gasoline tax receipts. The distribution reflects state revenue sharing with county governments to fund local needs and services.
President Hoover forwards John J. Parker 44 of Tennessee as a Supreme Court nominee. Parker, youngest appointee in 100 years, would be the first from these states at the high court in 70 years. Democratic NC senators back the nomination amid expected swift Senate action.
Irene Schroeder, 21, was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Highway Patrolman Brady Paul in New Castle Pennsylvania. The verdict carries the death penalty and was delivered at 9:25 p.m. after jurors deliberated since 6:44 p.m. Schroeder laughed as she entered the courtroom and was led away to her cell amid cameras and flashbulbs.
A House elections committee ruled Ruth Bryan Owen Democrat may keep her Fourth Florida district seat. The contest by Republican W C Lawson argued she did not meet citizenship requirements due to her marriage to a British army officer.
Counsel for new companies said they would appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court from the November order of the Corporation Commission reducing fire insurance rates in Virginia by about 900000 dollars annually. The cut affected more than 200 companies including stock, mutual, and reciprocal insurers with specific zone adjustments noted for the Valley and Eastern Shore. Commissioner Louis E K Epes, now on the state Supreme Court, wrote the opinion guiding the decision.
Washington reports indicate Brig Gen John H Russell may be removed from the post of high commissioner of Haiti following the Hoover Haitian Commission investigation. The move appears anticipated in informed circles and reflects ongoing scrutiny of Haiti policy.
Shanghai dispatch reports 150 Chinese soldiers killed and hundreds wounded near Haichow in Kiangsu province after a battle between about 1,000 bandits and 2,000 troops. Advices received today confirm the clash and casualties.
Greenwood notes from March report local residents visiting relatives and undergoing health changes. Ottie Rider visits sister Mrs William Rush at In wood while Rush's husband remains ill in hospital. Several locals travel or rest in nearby towns, with mild illnesses and home improvements mentioned.
Edward L. Doheny is acquitted of bribery in relation to the Harding era oil scandal. The jury reached a 12 to 0 verdict on a single ballot after about an hour and six minutes. Doheny and Mrs. Doheny embraced at the bench as jubilant supporters gathered. she kissed him amid the crowd.
Three men robbed a Jamaica Queens jewelry store taking jewels valued at about 150000 dollars. Owners Harry L. Goss and A C Moss were restrained and tied, while a watchman Leopold Coene and two workers were held as the robbers selected the largest diamonds.
The two sons of President Hoover will join their parents at the White House this weekend for the first time since their father's marriage. Herbert Hoover Jr. has been with Lawrence Richey’s fishing camp near Frederick, Maryland, and is set to return to greet his brother Allan Hoover who arrived last night. Allan is studying business administration at Harvard University.
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