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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1929
Page
3
The social reporter Mrs. Isabelle F. Miller welcomes notices by mail or telephone. Calls are preferred between 3 and 4 p m for the next day’s column. Phone number provided is 33.
Mr J C McCarthy of Rockford Illinois a former Winchester Chamber secretary spent the weekend in Winchester visiting friends while on a Rockford Furniture Manufacturers Association business trip He sang a Sunday morning solo at Christ Episcopal Church He was the initial secretary of the Winchester chamber previously in Washington with The Washington Evening Star staff After leaving Winchester he took chamber work in Davenport Town Mr A L Ebersole longtime Winchester resident and former Beck Baking Corporation staff member suffered a stroke at his home 44 South Cameron Street and is in serious condition One side of his body is affected Daughters and sons living out of town are expected today Mrs Emma Goshert and Mrs Charles Lathem are his sisters in law
Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club members are reminded of a 3 30 tomorrow afternoon meeting at Mrs Barton’s home on South Washington Street. Delegates to the Garden Club of America convention in Philadelphia will report on the event. Tea will be served by Mrs Barton and Mrs Melvin Green.
Mr and Mrs Henry Schneider of this city marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a celebration at their home ending at their residence in the city. The couple has lived in the area for decades and are noted for community involvement.
The narrative notes the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Schneider in Baltimore on May 18 1879 with Mrs Ellen Heiser of Baltimore as a former Mrs Heiser. It mentions the Schneiders from Braddock and Clifford streets hosting guests including Mr and Mrs William Schneider of Washington during a Sunday gathering.
The Loyal Temperance Legion schedules its semi monthly meeting at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South office, 116 North Braddock Street, at 4 o clock Friday afternoon with Mrs. B F Sine in charge.
A Sunday evening gathering at Berkeley Springs West Virginia celebrated the forty ninth birthday of Mrs. Anna Unger. Guests included Mrs. Sarah Collins and multiple families from Cross Junction Winchester Martinsburg and local friends share the festive occasion.
The Wiley Circle of the Women’s Missionary Society meets at the First Baptist Church with others attending at home venues. Bunker Hill High School reports a large turnout for its annual picnic at Opequon Lake Park. Reformed Church ministers attend the General Synod in Indianapolis. A. H. Miller shows steady improvement at his North Cameron street home as he recovers from illness.
Nick Dillis returns from Greece to his home after five months away. Samuel N. Johnston returns to Lynchburg Virginia after weekend with his parents. Alma Carper and others visited Purcellville Virginia at Allen Jake and Howard Staples homes. Lillian Perry returns from New York after weekend with friends. Several visitors from Boyce, New York, Pittsburgh and Boston are seen at local hosts and at the George Washington Hotel in town.
Circle No 7 of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church meets at Mrs A L Turner’s South Cameron Street Thursday at 8 pm. Full attendance requested. Plus local social notes on residents and visitors.
Secretary Wilbur announces a government backed conference with educators and radio executives on May 24 to discuss education by radio. He reiterates a policy that the national government should develop methods, ideals and procedures and present them on their merits.
A provocative quote from the Troy Times ponders a radio that could simultaneously transmit every sound and noise in the world, highlighting an extreme, unsettling vision of technology's reach.
A rainy afternoon at Rouss Park saw Handley High School shine with a top rifle team score of 575 across 750 possible. Edwin Smith and Glenn Seabright led Handley with 122 150, while Izaak Walton League and Gun Club clubs posted solid marks amid wet conditions and a postponed national guard shoot.
Izaak Walton League shooters Stickley Seabright Lupp Cuthbert Hearm er totals 97 facing Gun Club led by Seabright Pitcock Anderson DeHaven Jones totals 112 Other scored include DeHaven 66 75 Stickley 25 25 Haymaker 19 25 Harmer 18 25 Lupp 16 25 Anderson 22 25 Hottel 17 25 Cumble 39 50 Jones 21 25 and T De Haven 11 25.
Mrs. Katherine King Fogarty of New York City sues former heavyweight champion James J. Tunney for breach of promise of marriage seeking 500000 dollars in Fairfield county civil court. The claim notes they met in Hot Springs Arkansas in early 1925 and she divorced John Fogarty on May 29 that year.
The farm relief conference committee again broke up without agreement as House conferees declined a direct vote on the expert debenture plan. Senate conferees suggested asking party leaders if a vote might be authorized, with mixed views on Senate rights and early ballots to show House preference. Further information was to be laid before the conference tomorrow as they work to resolve differences in farm relief bills.
Senate members faced an ultimatum from House colleagues refusing to discuss any bill section until the debenture controversy is settled. House leaders demand a direct vote on the debenture provision, threatening to block a conference report if denied. Senator Robinson leadership warned the extra session would not adjourn without House action.
The monoplane Fort Worth with a two man crew entered its third day in the air aiming to beat the army endurance record. It has been refueled four times since liftoff at 11 33 Sunday morning.
The British steamer Trevanion bound from Antilla Cuba to Victoria B C with a sugar cargo suffered a severe hold fire and was racing to a California port on May 21 as reported by the Associated Press in San Francisco.
Elizabethton May 19 The Adjutant General announced martial law will not be ordered in Garter county unless necessary after a conference with state and local officials. National Guardsmen remain as special officers. Strikes at American Bemberg and American Glanzstoff persist though no outbursts occurred last night. Rumors of violence proved groundless.
The Associated Press reports four new admission regulations at West Point to raise cadet scholarship standards after many failures since 1915. Secretary Good approves changes from Maj. Gen. William R. Smith to ensure entrants are prepared for the course. A separate North Bay note tells of a $600 engagement ring found by a hotel chambermaid while sorting rubbish.
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