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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1929
Page
3
Social and personal notes can be mailed or phoned in any time. Mrs Isabelle F Miller the social reporter welcomes calls between 3 and 4 p m for the following day. Phone number 33.
Mrs Virginia Clayton Willys daughter of Ohio couple Mr and Mrs John North Willye wed Luis Marcenino de Aguirre son of a Buenos Aires cattle magnate. The ceremony at Savoy Chapel followed civil rites at Henrietta Street registry office. The couple then traveled to Paris and Spain for their wedding trip.
Mrs William Morgan Smith of Rosemont Clarke County plans a lengthy European trip and will be joined by Mrs William Stewart Dabney of Richmond. She intends to spend much time in Munich where details were learned today.
The Staunton Military Academy Varsity Band will perform at a dance tomorrow night at Rouss Hall starting at 9. The venue on the Rouse floor is famed for its quality dancing, and locals plus visitors from nearby towns are expected to attend.
Mr. Chris R. Grubbs a well known Winchester businessman underwent an operation yesterday at Memorial Hospital for adhesions. He passed through the ordeal satisfactorily and was reported in good condition today. Grubbs serves as exalted ruler of Winchester Lodge of Elks.
Miss Mayme Spellman is recovering after a fall at Charm Court apartment. She sustained cuts bruises and a severe right shoulder injury but is slowly improving.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold its semi monthly meeting at 3 pm Wednesday at Miss Annie J. Reese's home on North Braddock Street due to National Decoration Day. Members urged to attend and note the date change.
Mr. Robert L. Gray and his son Mr. Robert L. Gray Jr depart New York tonight for Liverpool aboard the Cunard Aquitania. The elder Gray, long based in London after leaving the American diplomatic service, is heavily invested with others in Turkey's oil fields.
Local notices report Miss Claire Watson Stone of Goshen Va will receive a B S degree at the eighteenth annual commencement of the State Teachers College Fredericksburg in an open air ceremony June 1 2 and 3. Stone is a Handley High School graduate class of 25.
Mr and Mrs William Meske and daughter Alma Meske of Port Ope Michigan and Miss Alice Dinner of Detroit Michigan visit Mr and Mrs Paul Beck and Miss Olga Meske at their city home. Esther M Thomas returns to Washington after nursing Mrs Harper in the capital. Mrs H M Groves leaves for New Bern North Carolina after two weeks with Dr and Mrs Ralph B Snapp. Mrs George H Eagle continues to improve at South Loudoun Street. Ernest Grayson and wife depart tomorrow for Cumberland Maryland and Keyser West Virginia to visit relatives.
Mrs Ma Bel Walker Willebrandt, the first woman in a high U S government role, submits resignation as assistant attorney general in charge of prohibition prosecutions. Hoover accepts with regret and she plans to join a private law practice after returning from Baylor University in Waco to receive a degree.
The Supreme Court unanimously rules that pocket vetoes are valid when Congress ends a session and the ten day period to act applies. The decision, summarized by Justice Sanford, affects bills sent near session end and involves the Okanogan and other Indian tribes case in Washington. It contrasts with House views led by Rep Summers and Sen Norris.
Nine people died after a car plunged from a canyon highway into the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs Colorado on Sunday. The victims were Michael Garcia and his wife with four children and Mr and Mrs Leo Papia and their baby. Mr Victor Wheeler returned from Martinsburg West Virginia after a weekend visit.
Indianapolis May 27 Legislation is not seen as a permanent fix for farmers difficulties. Dr C F Hall Purdue University says farmers prioritize business like methods cooperation education and better marketing. A questionnaire of 400 rural leaders shows four top remedies and a general distrust of corporation farming and legislative fixes. The next General Synod session will meet in Akron Ohio in 1932.
Martinsburg West Virginia May 28 A mother Mrs Clara Mansford 39 and her children Elizabeth 11 Fannie 10 and John Jr 8 were found dead in their home from gas escaping from stove jets. Police say she brooded over her mother’s death and likely killed the family before placing the bed in the kitchen.
In Harrisonburg Virginia on May 28 buyers paid near one dollar per bushel for spot wheat as Chicago May wheat fell to 9858 cents. Local mills offered much Rockingham wheat while prices had earlier hovered above a dollar. Prices have dropped from 1.05 to 1.03 as Canadian rains dampened yield fears.
In Fort Worth Texas R L Robbins and James Kelly began reaping rewards after their 172 hour endurance flight in a single motor monoplane. They received lucrative offers for vaudeville work articles and aircraft jobs while a Mahoney Ryan Aircraft rep promised a new Ryan plane. Each flyer stands to gain 5500 dollars from the Fort Worth Association of Commerce.
Washington May 27 Hoover administration leaders look for an early termination of worries over relief and census reapportionment as they plan for a possible long recess. Senate and House leaders met with Hoover at breakfast to discuss tariff and debenture issues and a vote timing for the next sessions.
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