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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1929
Page
3
Social and Personal News items may be mailed or phoned in any time, with Mrs. Isabelle F. Miller available by telephone from 3 to 4 p.m. for the following day. Phone number 33.
Invitations issued by Mr and Mrs William Douglas Harlan of Falling Waters Berkeley County West Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter Jean Frances Harlan to Rev L A McMurray of the Southern Presbyterian Missions in the Belgian Congo Africa. The wedding will be held at the Presbyterian Church in Falling Waters next Wednesday at 5 PM. McMurray is the son of Rev Dr J A McMurray longtime Woodstock Virginia pastor and stated clerk of Winchester Presbytery. The couple plans to sail for Africa about June 1.
Mrs. Thomas Leeds and Mrs. Wil bertine T Worden of New York City motored to Jordan White Sulphur Springs for the weekend and return tomorrow. Worden writes American historical biography in New York and has work on file at the New York State Historical Society. She recently completed a biography of the Fairfax family of Virginia. Much of her writing circulates among Park Avenue residents. Worden is mother of Miss Helen Worden of the New York Evening World editorial staff, who also stayed at Jordan Springs.
Mrs Clevenger travels with Mr and Mrs Linden Sumption and family to Philadelphia to visit their daughter. They were guests of Mrs Sumption's mother Mrs Louie Clevenger and return home soon. Mrs Clevenger will stay as a guest and is joined by Miss Eleanora Clevenger and Mr Taylor Barr who returned home yesterday.
Local residents from Stephens City Bartonville Boyce Summit Point and nearby towns visited town Saturday. Col B M Roszel will address the Century Club at 3 30 pm tomorrow on Italy in the Last War and Mussolini. Annual dinner set for May 18 at Winchester Golf Club. College girls visit Harrisonburg State Teachers College. local families and travelers noted.
Miss Martha Stowers executive secretary of the local Red Cross chapter returns from Tennessee relief work and a Woodville mission. She will be joined by Miss Dorothy Thomas from national headquarters in Washington this evening. Stowers spent the weekend at Norfolk for a state conference.
Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Morris on the Valley pike yesterday included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fleming and three children Morris Louise and Genevieve Mr. Harry Morris and Mr. Wilbur Talbot of Hagerstown Md Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Luttrell Miss Audrey Luttrell Mr. Roger Luttrell Mr. J. K. Luttrell Mrs. Anna Whitlock Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Cather and three boys Kenneth Herbert and Wilfred and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Moore
The Knights Templar of Charles Town W V held their annual ascension service last evening followed by a banquet at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel. Winchester attendees included Mr and Mrs Allen Gray Miss Mary McDonald Miss Bertha Boehm Mr Vernon Eddy Mr Walter Schmidt Mr and Mrs C S Hartman Mr and Mrs Joseph Hodgson Mr and Mrs Walter Shade Mr and Mrs Quarl Shade Mr and Mrs Carshaden and Mr Frank R Horton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Metz of Frederick Maryland spent the weekend with friends here. They were recently married in Frederick and Mrs. Metz, formerly Miss Mary Katherine Kline, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kline of Stephenson.
Mrs. Maude Prince and Mr. and Mrs. LL. D. Grubbs and Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Yost returned from Lancaster Pennsylvania where they attended the funeral of Warren Yost held at the Methodist Church last Friday. Yost was a nephew of D. E. Yost of this city and a son of William F. Yost.
The Washington Star features a photo of Kathleen Franklin Walter daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Walter. She will marry Alfred Van Kirk Hile of Washington next month at the Church of the Reformation on Monday June 24. Walter, a Handley High School graduate, has lived in Washington two years and works as a secretary with many local friends.
Mr. Harry Miller Sr of North Cameron street shows improvement after illness and rests in his room part of each day with B A Rowland of Stephens City staying nearby. Mr. and Mrs. Bocock of Richmond welcome daughter Bessie Friend Bocock born Friday May 10. Major and Mrs. Charles Price of Quantico Va visit Jordan White Sulphur Springs after Price returns from Peking where he served as a legation attache. he came via Nicaragua.
City Sergeant Lee Barr, famed for his service on South Loudoun Street, was sidelined by a nervous disorder last week. He was allowed to sit up part of the day yesterday, with complete rest ordered for another week or two before resuming duties.
Mrs J P Sartelle ill for some time and in precarious condition today reported slightly improved. She is at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ray Rosenberger on the farm they recently purchased from John Myers on the Bufflick road.
Mrs K and daughter Emily Keeling with Allie Hippenstein of North Manchester Ind left Saturday for Indiana after visiting Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival friends. They stayed with Miss Minnie March and brothers Gera Edward William Frank March, renewing old friendships.
Mrs. George H. Eagle’s health improved enough to sit up briefly at home on South Loudoun street. Various visitors and guests including Mr. G Edgar Soutter of Jordan White Sulphur Springs, Mr. Roland Mitchell of Boyce, Rev. J. P. Essex and family, and many Philadelphians, Washingtonians, and Virginians spent time with local residents, attended events, or traveled to nearby cities.
Miss Esther Diehl of Washington, visiting relatives in Bridgewater, stopped last night as the guest of Rev. and Mrs. P. R. Diehl, en route to Washington.
Miss May Slagle continues slow improvement at home on South Loudoun street. Miss Ruby Everly of Middletown returns after visiting Miss Lotha Stotler. Miss Mary Capper spent yesterday in Washington with her mother. Mrs. Fannie Fisher returned from Washington to be with her daughter, Mrs. Nora Fling. Mr. Frank March came back from Washington to visit his son, Garland. Gertrude Schneider spent yesterday in Washington with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Schneider. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Martin of York, Pa., were guests at the George Washington Hotel last night.
In Whitacre Virginia May 11 Mrs Fred A Whitacre Mildred Unger and Mrs Lester Datley attended a Methodist Episcopal Church South convention held recently at Monterey Virginia. A quilting party Wednesday at Mrs George Whitacres was enjoyed by many friends and relatives. Mrs Hollis Braithwaite and her children visited Mr and Mrs Eis Haines near Capon Bridge West Virginia. Virginia Whitacre principal of Redland school attends Shepherd College for spring term. The Pleasant Grove Church revival meeting has closed and was very successful. Mrs Anna Rind visited relatives.
The home of her brother, Mr. J Bran non, last Monday. Mrs. J. D. Barrow has returned to her home in Elkins West Virginia after two weeks visit at the home of her parents. Mr. Gerald Braithwaite was a visitor at Mr. Lowell Brannon's Friday evening. Mr. Roy Bageant and family were visiting in this vicinity recently.
Agricultural guidance weighs on farm practices from feeding windfall apples to hogs to grading seed wheat for weed content. Notes dairy herd butterfat costs and fluctuating hog prices. Cites U S Department of Agriculture data on rising wheat flour use and global demand since 1920s, driven by population growth and per capita consumption.
The Des Moines University, closed by order of the board after student riots, was reopened today after an injunction restraining the board and president from closing the university or hindering operations for the current semester. President Harry C. Wayman received notice by telephone and asked students to return to classes. The injunction, described as friendly, was issued by six students.
A plan to close cotton mills in the American section of the Lancashire spinning trade on Saturdays and Mondays for a month has failed.
Glenna Collett, American title holder, opened the British golf championship at Gleneagles with a 6 3 victory over Mary White of Roehampton in the first round. Gertrude Boothby and Marion Hollis won, while Marion Turpe fell to Sadie Damtney 3 2.
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes Nathan Frank of St Louis claims the Republican nomination for United States senator was stolen last summer at the Kansas City polls. He suggests he has insights on the matter and supports a national crime probe.
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