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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1930
Page
3
Social reporter Mrs Miller will attend to the social department items by mail or in person. The notice mentions activities for the following day and references distribution times in the afternoon.
A Richmond report from Winchester notes Miss Suzanne Pollard, daughter of Governor Pollard, received the official city key as Queen Shenandoah VII at the Apple Blossom Festival held April 24 25 1930. The key, about 12 inches, was carved by John W Nail from oak from George Washington headquarters. In Winchester news a separate item covers a Christian Endeavor anniversary program at United Brethren Church with Hugh S Duffey as speaker and a flower show planned by the Upperville Flower Club. Also announced is the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Roy Benner of Martinsburg W Va, with Mrs Benner being formerly Eva Cooper.
A birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warner Dyke near Mount Pleasant on Saturday night in honor of their son Cecilee who marked his twentieth birthday. Guests included Eva Perry and Mildred Ritter with Curtis Strotherman of near Kernstown and many others from nearby towns.
In Winchester several out of town guests stay at local hotels and homes including Mrs. Glen Paulus of Chicago visiting her mother Mrs. Randall Burns at Gray Gables Inn. John J. of New York listed among Young People's group members. others include Edward E. Stone at Pimlico, and numerous travelers from Pittsburgh Cumberland Baltimore and Brooklyn dining and staying at Hotel Jack and the George Washington Hotel. Miss O Nile Ward from Romney ill with pleurisy now pneumonia uncertainty persists.
The Presbyterian Church filled its pulpit last evening with Reverend Thomas E. Painter of Swannanoa North Carolina in the absence of Pastor Reverend Dr F T McFaden who spoke at a church anniversary in Harpers Ferry West Virginia. Painter formerly led the Berryville church and is visiting.
Several civic notices outline meetings across town. The Ladies' National Memorial Association plans a 7 30 pm May 6 gathering at Mrs. Florence Willis’s home to prepare National Decoration day programs. Auxiliary No 2 of Braddock Street Methodist Church meets May 6 at 40 North Loudoun Street.
Dr. F I McClure veterinarian received an amicable settlement for personal injuries and automobile damages after a collision with a truck from A J Novick Beverages Company. J W Arhrt insurance agency announced payment of a satisfactory amount.
The Senate judiciary committee approved amendments transferring prohibition enforcement from the Treasury to the Justice Department. The measure advances to early Senate consideration as the first Hoover administration enforcement bill to reach the Senate, with Republican leaders predicting it may be the sole major law enacted this session.
Mrs. E V Crim died at age 83 years 10 months and 21 days shortly after her husband ten years earlier both deaths occurring in May. Survived by four sons John Robert Floyd and G L Crim and daughter Emma Trimble all of near White Hall or Martinsburg WV. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday at home conducted by Rev M A Keesecker, Mount Hebron Cemetery burial in this city.
SUFFOLK Va May 5 The annual district conference of the American Legion will be held in Smithfield on Saturday evening May 10 at the Masonic Temple George F Dashields Post 99 will host and Col B M Roszel state commander will address the gathering Also scheduled are talks by Acton Haug Jordan Elliott Holcomb and Hilda White plus post reports from Norfolk Portsmouth Suffolk Fran Princess Anne and Smithfield refreshments to be served after the program
New York May 5 The stock market showed signs of a bottoming pattern as leading shares recovered during the latter part of the session. Trading was heavy with 8 million shares, call money about 3 percent, and stocks initially dumped but later well absorbed in large volume.
The Supreme Court ruled that sellers of barrels bottles corks and labels can be prosecuted if their goods are offered to attract buyers who intend to use them to manufacture illegal liquor.
A massive explosion at Bibbys Oil Cake Mill in Liverpool on May 5 killed three workers and injured at least 40 others, with many gravely hurt and little hope for survivors.
A woman's body with a rope around the neck and a deep head wound, wrapped in a man's overcoat, was found in an old Cleveland theatre. The corpse appeared to have been there for several days, police said.
During the Apple Blossom Festival the firm of A J Novick and Company local representatives of the Loose Wiles Biscuit Company distributed a truckload of fancy cakes and biscuits with the manufacturers compliments to visitors.
Allen, a lottery game manager, and a companion were held up and robbed of 2500 dollars as the squad headed to raid his establishment in a Baltimore residential block. Three armed bandits seized cash, bound Brinkman and his companion, and fled in Brinkman’s car before officers arrived.
Students riot in Madrid on May 5 firing on a mob, injuring a worker and three others. They seized the Carlos Medical College flag, deserted classrooms, and surrounded a campus building, then returned to the city and pelted police from a rooftop.
Mi Ohelle Winchester as teacher of the Painter Hill school last Tuesday. Miss Bean had an enrollment of 30 pupils with an average daily attendance of about 25. This was her first year at Painter Hill and progress was highly satisfactory to pupils and patrons. She preserved fine discipline and kept premises sanitary and orderly with no bickering, earning esteem.
At Hampton Roads naval base No.7 housing the airplane carrier Lexington was destroyed by a large fire after a $210,000 reconditioning. The blaze, driven by a southeast wind, spread to two tugs and two oil barges but did not reach the 1,000,000 gallon oil cargo.
The Hampton Institute choir of forty African American boys and girls led by Dr. Nathaniel Dett drew vast enthusiasm in London on their first European concert. They sang on the De Grasse and after arrival, thrilling journalists, Premier Ramsay MacDonald, and tourists with spirituals and cotton field melodies.
Mexico City May 5 Six people died and 36 were injured when a grandstand collapsed during opening ceremonies for a new airfield at Guadalajara. About 40,000 attended as a car struck a support, throwing over 2,000 spectators into the wreck. Police accuse the builder of weak construction and seek him.
The article reports calls for charges against Bishop Cannon and allied bishops by Rev Dr Rembert G Smith. It notes potential inquiries into other clerics linked to Georgia conferences and mentions a women’s ministry ordination issue to be presented as a memorial from the Woman's Missionary Council.
The conference will decide admission of women to laity rights and seat twenty four women with full laity rights. The episcopacy may recommend electing three bishops, first since 1922. An age limit for retirement of bishops and limited tenure is expected to be discussed.
A discussion notes residency requirements for bishops in foreign missions. If natives are authorized, fewer new bishops may be needed. A union with Methodism could lead to a national church in Korea and Mexico. European preference favors current forms with an American bishop resident in the field.
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