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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1929
Page
3
Social and personal notes may be mailed or sent by telegram any time. The social reporter Mrs Isabelle F Miller accepts news by telephone between 3 and 4 pm for the following day. Phone number 33.
Northern Virginia connections follow a June 1 wedding planned at Spottewoode estate in Scarsdale New York with Miss Mary Garland Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs George Garland Allen and Mr Will R Gregg of New York City to unite. Rev Edward B Burwell of Upperville Virginia will officiate with Rev Dr Albert Beebe of White Plains assisting.
The Shenandoah Valley Serenaders Orchestra, once popular in Winchester and northern Virginia towns, is reorganized after a breakup of more than a year. Returning to the field this summer, the group now includes Leonard March, Herman Ware, Kauffman Brubaker, Spike Hoover, John Hoover, Bill Norton, Red Bailey, Raymond Kerlin, and Pete Miller, among others.
Enthusiasts plan to attend the annual spring horse show in Richmond May 24 25 sponsored by Deep Run Hunt Club. The event draws saddle horses jumpers and ponies from Virginia exhibitors with a feature program noted as one of the most pretentious yet. Spectacular timber and brush events are expected with top entries and a large crowd anticipated.
The piece urges travelers to explore Virginia’s national shrines, historic cities, caverns, mountains, sea resorts, and a growing highway system before planning distant vacations. Emphasizes Virginia’s scenic beauty and cultural wealth as a strong reason to tour locally.
June Dream World Magazine features Emma Howard Wight's tale That Fatal Craving about hereditary drink craving. It portrays a mother's sacrificial love and a tragic outcome set in a French village near a monastery with vivid village scenes and a wine festival description.
The Virginia branch of the Woman's Missionary Association of the United Brethren Church meets in Staunton for a three day convention starting tomorrow. General officers and furlough missionaries will speak. Mrs Ray Hicks and Mrs Charles Crosse are chosen as delegates for the Winchester church, while Miss Madeline Fries and Miss Evelyn Barrett and Miss Margaret Anderson represent the Otterbein Guild Girls at Staunton.
Various Frederick County items: the Cookus family to manage Hotel Lykens in Pennsylvania after moving from Hagerstown and Winchester. Stephens City Willing Workers present a May 16 concert at the Lyric Theatre. Prof. B F Sine to speak on the Sunday school lesson at First Brethren Church. Marshall Cooper of Gore gravely ill after a relapse. Jersey visitors Mrs H M Allen and Adele Nuse return from a Valley motor trip with local hosts and other New York guests.
Mrs. C Alphonso Smith announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Sue Gee Smith to Mr. L Dee York of Windsor Albemarle county. The wedding will occur in June at the University of Virginia where the couple will reside. Also mention briefly that Mr and Mrs J H Henry and daughter returned from Baltimore where they attended the Preakness and other Pimlico races.
Miss Charlotte Swimley daughter of Mr R M Swimley of 404 North Loudoun street played Robin Hood in the Irving College May day fete Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania last Saturday She is a junior at the college and later acted as Pierrot in the play Poor Maddalena at Columbian Hall by the Green Room Players
Mr and Mrs Duncan celebrate the birth of a son at their Riverton home yesterday. The child is named William Bryant Jr with Mrs Duncan formerly Miss Margaret Cross, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Cross of this city. Mrs Cooper to host an India tea with lace exhibits on Friday May 17 at 404 South Washington Street by Grace Lutheran Church Sunday School class.
Congratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Pingley on the birth of a daughter weighing nine pounds last Sunday. The column also lists local residents visiting, traveling, or staying at hotels such as the George Washington and Hotel Jack, with mentions of business, hospital updates, and social events across Winchester and nearby towns.
The Back Creek district plans its sixteenth annual convention at Lamps Memorial Methodist Church near Mount Williams on May 31 starting at 10 a.m. Mount Pleasant and Lamps communities host, with attendees from adjacent districts invited. A program of songs recitations solos and discussions on Sunday school topics is planned while preparation of printed programs continues.
New York May 14 erratic stock trading followed rumors of adverse credit developments. The market opened irregularly turned heavy then rallied around General Electric mid day then weakened on higher call money rates leaving a strong close with about 3.5 million shares traded.
Mrs Hugh Nelson returns to her county home after several weeks in Washington. Miss Hilda O Leary comes back from Richmond to her city home. Mr and Mrs George H Smith plan to return today from Baltimore, joined by Mrs H D Fuller and Mrs Virginia DuShane who have spent recent days there.
The Graf Zeppelin's scheduled departure for the United States, set for tomorrow, is postponed after France withholds airspace permission. Paris reports deny the denial, stating France granted passage, countering earlier Fredrickshafen claims of a postponement.
Mount Williams Virginia notes list guests and weekend visitors including Mr. G. W. Dyke and family, Mr. Charles Williams, Master Claude Wallace, Mrs. William Kibler and daughter Anna, Miss Laura Keckley, Mrs. C. J. Keckley, and many others visiting from Winchester Relief Wardensville Front Royal Middletown and Chambersville along with several local residents.
In Chambersville Virginia Rev P R Diehl of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will begin an evangelistic meeting at Round Hill on May 19 at 8 p m. He will feature different speakers and special singers. The community is invited to attend.
Supreme Court Justice Cavegan issued a temporary injunction blocking the Builders Trade Employers' Association from enforcing a planned 75,000 worker lockout at 5 p.m. tomorrow. The lockout stemmed from a dispute over sympathetic strikers. the electrical union reversed course and allowed workers to return to three previously blacklisted contractors.
Middletown Virginia residents share a busy weekend with relatives and friends. Herbert Larrick Jr returned from Nicaragua and visits his sister Mrs. Howard Owings. Several locals, including Fred Manuel, Alger and Carper families, and Gordon and Legg households, spent time with kin and at Crystal Caverns. Mrs. Hlershel Borden seeks treatment at Winchester Memorial Hospital. James Willis returned from Pennsylvania to his Middletown area home.
The Ohio State Journal notes that farmer ignorance may shield him now but warns that if Republicans mislead him with tariff legislation again the party will struggle to keep his respect. The remark underscores tension over tariff policy and voter trust among farmers.
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