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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1930
Page
3
The social reporter Mrs Isabelle P Miller will receive news between 3 and 4 9.m. by mail or telephone for the following day. Phone number provided in the notice.
The Garden Club of Virginia raised 36150 during Historic Garden Week for Stratford the General Robert E. Lee home. Maryland garden receipts total over 5000 boosting the Stratford committee total near 42000 chaired by Mrs Pairfax Harrison. Visitors from across the country supported Virginia tourism and estate tours in the James River belt and Clarke County.
A catalog note promotes Wilbur Coon Shoes with wide fit for bunions and corn prevention. Shoes feature snug backs and roomy fronts, with options for extra width to accommodate bunions while keeping proper arch and instep fit. A chiropodist visit is suggested before fitting.
Baltimore social notes report Mrs John Van Dyke Tweedy from Baltimore will be bridesmaid at the Claxton Langhorne wedding June 14 at Oakland Eston Maryland. Zita Langhorne to wed Lieut Edward C Claxton U S N Construction Corps. Two Winchester bridesmaids named from town.
Mrs. Virginia Simpson of Winchester was elected proph etess of the Degree Pocahontas of Virginia. Mr. J Ossie Hall of Gloucester county named great sachem of the Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men of Virginia in Richmond. A marriage license issued to Charles E O Connner of Winchester and Mildren Virginia Henson of Winchester and Middletown. Various social visits, luncheons, parties, and greetings noted from Richmond to Baltimore and local towns.
Loy E. Golladay of Gales Ferry whose family hails from Northern Virginia, a 16 year old deaf student at Gallaudet College Washington DC, won over 30 000 college entrants in a national essay contest titled Semper Silentium. His piece describes the first days after losing his hearing and his adaptation through sign language and education while stressing the need for fair treatment.
Robert C. Kirk, 20, of Niagara Falls New York, spun a false tale last Saturday about his bride and a disabled automobile disappearing. The hoax prompted state police and highway patrol officers from several towns to chase the story. He was taken to Warren Ohio to face forgery charges. Kirk claimed to be the son of a condensed milk company official in Seattle to gain sympathy from Snapgirl aid.
President Hoover plans a Memorial Day weekend trip, leaving Friday for Gettysburg by train to speak at the National Cemetery. He will motor to Williamsport, Pa., to visit J. Cooke’s estate, returning to Washington by auto and spending about eight hours on the road before Sunday morning departure.
Speculation of moderate kind dominated the New York market as investors were buoyed by a firmer trading zone from late last week. Trading news was light with little tangible support beyond seasonal losses already in play. Call money stood at 3 percent and the close was steady with about 2.45 million shares traded.
The Senate committee report shows Senator Joseph R. Grundy spent 291000 of his own money in the unsuccessful renomination bid. Republican winner James J. Davis spent 10541 of his own funds. Total Grundy expenditures reach 332076, with some shared costs tied to a joint committee.
Holly day S Compton 33 Baltimore banker and sportsman was found dead at his Gar rison country home with a pistol beside him. Family say past injuries from a horse accident may have driven him to take his own life. He was son of Key Compton former Chesapeake Steamship Co president and left a widow and two children.
Kate and Eleanor Miller sisters from Nappanee Indiana were among three women and two men killed when their auto was struck by a New York Central passenger train at Crittenden. Railroad officials could not explain the driver's failure to see the approaching train as the track view is unobstructed for long distances in both directions.
In New York on May 26 the mercury fell to 44 degrees, the lowest May 26 reading in the weather bureau's history. Three days earlier had been the hottest of 1930 with a higher temperature.
Dr. Andrew J. Bass, 55, formerly wealthy dentist of Columbia Missouri, pleaded guilty in Bentonville Arkansas to killing his co conspirator William R Pearman in a $200000 life insurance fraud scheme. The plea brought life imprisonment by agreement of counsel.
Admiral Charles F. Hughes and Admiral L M Nulton urged eight inch gun cruisers as preferable to six inch vessels under the London naval treaty. Senate Republicans planned to move on London treaty and other bills before adjournment, with ratification likely but debated amid opposition to certain cruiser classes.
The Supreme Court held that buyers of bootleg liquor who accept deliveries are exempt from prosecution for violating the national prohibition law. In a separate ruling, the court stated that buyers who know illegal transport is necessary and plead nolle contendere can be prosecuted for conspiracy, with sentences to be imposed.
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia Elizie Smoot Stump vs Norman Stump the suit seeks a decree of divorce on grounds of desertion with general relief. Norman Stump non resident of Virginia must appear within ten days after publication and the order is to be published weekly for four weeks and posted at the courthouse.
Court orders Charles O Williams estate proceeding to identify heirs at law and partition or sale of decedent’s land. Defendants Pearl Dinges Virginia Barbour Lloyd Wedlock and Mary Williams plus unknown heirs must appear within ten days of publication. Notices to be published weekly for four weeks in Evening Star Winchester Va. and posted at county arthouse with copies mailed to defendants.
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