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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1931
Page
3
Social and personal notes indicate mailing, telephone contact, and address details from a fragmented Cincinnati newspaper segment. The readable text references Rees and related contact actions though specifics are unclear.
Miss Margaret Hansbrough, daughter of Mrs. Garland Hansbrough, was selected from Winchester’s young set to represent Rotary Club on a decorated float in the Apple Blossom Festival parade. She is a Handley High School graduate and attended Martha Washington Seminary.
Friday Mrs J Victor Arthur hosts a buffet honoring Shenandoah VII Patricia D Morton and her mother Evelyn Stroud with guest Margaret Nelson of Georgia. Saturday 4 PM Mrs Fred L Glaize holds a tea for Queen Shenandoah VIII Morton Stroud and mother Evelyn Morton Stroud. Evening Mrs B B Dutton hosts a peanut dinner for the same queen. Sunday 4 PM Endless Caverns management hosts a tea for Queen Shenandoah VIII Patricia D Morton and Evelyn Morton Stroud with a cavern tour to follow. 6:30 PM Mrs George Grattan of Harrisonburg hosts dinner for Queen Shenandoah VIII Patricia D Morton and her mother Evelyn Morton Stroud.
Mr and Mrs Funkhouser entertain at a Capon WV home with a Washington DC guest list honoring three sisters and local friends. A Winchester Clarke Garden Club session at Riverton featured a wild flowers talk by Mrs Henry Hittle with committee reports and a roadside sign cleanup update. Clarence W Hensell arrived from Staunton for Apple Blossom events in town.
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. left Miami at 7 25 a m for Port au Prince on a flight from New York to Puerto Rico as part of planning a proposed round the world air trip.
Miss Lucy Marshall Goode of Dinwiddie named by Congressman P H Drewry to represent the Fourth District at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Charlottesville May 5 and 6.
The White House announced that for the current and next fiscal year government salaries will only rise where required by law. Interior and Justice will maintain present scales and other departments will follow suit.
The DC-X seaplane from Germany took off from Gando Bay in the Canary Islands headed toward Rio Oro on the west African coast resuming its trans Atlantic run to South America. It had been grounded since last November after a wing was destroyed in Lisbon. 17 passengers including Harvey Brewton, an American airplane motor engineer, traveled on the trip.
A waffle supper at First Baptist Church for Memorial Hospital raised about 100 dollars to fund redecorating the nurses home. Miss Lillian Anderson, superintendent, said the project will enhance the nurses living quarters used by several dozen staff.
Ollie Humston Gaunt, a prominent local merchant, is honored at funeral services in Boyce Virginia. The Rev R L Moore officiated at the Methodist Episcopal Church South with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery Winchester. Pallbearers included W H Racey R B Bryarly George W Garvin John Copenhaver L S Kibler and H I Pifer.
Bryan Untiecht, the 13 year old Colorado school bus hero, toured Washington with Mrs Herbert Hoover as official guide. He visited the National Museum and then the National Zoo during the morning on a White House automobile.
Rev. Norris A. Lineweaver addressed the Rotary Club at the George Washington Hotel on the rights of boys. He urged recognizing a boy’s right to fight his own battles and to possess his belongings while his ambitions are encouraged. He cited Niagara Falls and Washington tours as valuable educational experiences and noted his Boy Scout involvement. The next meeting was canceled due to the Apple Blossom Festival. many members will attend the Norfolk district convention.
The report notes unemployment hasn’t affected chemists who likely fare well because they have their own solutions.
Philadelphia Mayor Harry A. Matkey announced the renewal of the club's license conditional on officers submitting the application. The club, among the city’s oldest and most exclusive, previously lost its permit after a liquor raid a year earlier.
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