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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1931

Page

3

Century Club Concludes Meeting and Delphian Topics

The Century Club held its final meeting at Mrs. Louis Baker’s home with talks on Norse novelists and Linnaeus by Mrs. J. M. Steck. Junior Auxiliary memorial Hospital plans a June 17 benefit bridge party at Winchester Country Club with several committees named. Delphian Society discussed Latin literature and Peiping, with the next meeting set for June 11.

Century Club Louis Baker Scandinavia Ibsen Hamsun Boj Bojer America J. M. Steck Linnaeus Sweden Carl Massey Fred. L. Glaize John S. Scully, Jr Sara W. Chew Bryan Conrad Sophie Baker Memorial Hospital Winchester Country Club William Beverley Dailey Slonaker John F. Rodman, Jr Beverley Wright William D. Smith, Jr Roy Cather Frank Armstrong, Jr Elizabeth Stuart Delmar Robinson McSherry Lupton Jack Engle Philip Williams Woodhull Baker Paul Gaylord Burr P. Harrison Mary Miller Nate Carpenter Clark ‘Cooper B. Mitchell Knight B. Mitchell Knight, Jr Delphian Society Winchester National Delphian Society Handley Library Elizabeth Kurtz Grim Pauline Taylor Virgil Lucretius Horace Peiping Kublai Khan C. Vernon Eddy H. H. Jennings

Social Calendar Highlights Frith Weekend Events

Friday events include Century Club banquet at George Washington Hotel and a Sunday school yard party at Bruce Town Methodist. Saturday features Blue Ridge Hunt Club horse show at Carter Hall near Millwood plus multiple club luncheons and theatre meetings at Gaylord Inn Handley Library Tokus Inn and Winchester Country Club. Week events cover Lambda Sigma and Delta Sigma Nu banquets and dances with local campuses hosting drills, lectures, and diplomas at Shenandoah Valley Academy Handley Library and Tokus Inn.

Century Club George Washington Hotel John W. Jeer West Street Crusaders Brucetown Methodist Church School House Lawn Blue Ridge Hunt Club Kiwanis Club George Washington Shenandoah Valley Academy Lambda Sigma Fraternity Tokus Inn Opequon Alpha Upsilon Delta Sigma Nu Fraternity Winchester Country Club Floyd Mills Tokus’ Inn Lambda Sigma Handley Library Alpha Phi Fraternity

Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs W R Underwood in Clarke County

Mr and Mrs W R Underwood of Ginns Lane near Boyce Clarke County welcome a son named Robert Clay Underwood born last Friday evening. Mrs Underwood formerly Miss Ella Hunter Dove. Mr Underwood farms in Clarke County. Mrs Noble C Ginpher of Houston Texas arrived to visit Miss Elizabeth Crawford at 20 North Washington Street. Mrs Ginpher was formerly Miss Minnie Lee Mahony and studied at Mary Baldwin College Staunton.

W. R. Underwood Ginn’s Lane Boyce Clarke County Robert Clay Underwood Noble C. Ginpher Houston Texas Elizabeth Crawford North Washington Street Ginpher Minnie - Lee Mahony Mary Baldwin College Staunton

Richards First To File Primary Papers For House Seat

Boyd R. Richards filed with Winchester Corporation Court to seek the Democratic nomination for the House of Delegates. The declaration must be filed at least sixty days before the August 4 primary, and papers will be filed with the Democratic Committee chair.

Boyd R. Richards Corporation Court House of Delegates

Impeachment Article Seen Against Gov Horton

A Tennessee House committee reports a 65 page impeachment article against Gov Henry H Horton. The document accuses Horton of conspiring with Col Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell to obstruct law and push highway bonds for personal gain, harming the state.

Associated Press Nashville Tenn Henry H. Horton Tennessee House of Representatives John Tipton Horton Luke Lea Rogers Caldwell

Hope Of Rally Before Holiday Is Shattered

New York May 29 Wall street traders saw a hoped for pre holiday rally disappear as railroad shares led a broad decline. Losses of two to five points were common with Auburn down over 15 points. Steel dropped to a new low before recovering slightly and the market ended weak near the day’s low with light turnover around two million shares. Call money edged up to 1 1/2 percent.

Associated Press New York Wallstreet Auburn

Law Keeping Efforts Praised By Church Body

The Disciples of Christ Chesapeake area convention endorsed President Hoover’s prohibition enforcement and criticized metropolitan press for wet propaganda. Attendees included Mrs Seabright and delegates from Winchester. Upcoming Blue Ridge Hunt Club Horse Show participants from Roanoke and Winchester area listed.

Te4 Press Richmond Chesapeake Area Disciples of Christ Hoover

Chicago Grain Closing Prices Ahead of Legal Holiday

Traders sought to close short contracts before the holiday as prices firmed on the Chicago Board of Trade. A weak New York market restrained gains with late-day closes showing Wheat July 60.5, September 61, Corn July 56, September 53, Rye July 38.5, September 38.0, December 42. Oats July 29, September 26, December 29.

Chicago Board of Trade New York

Woman Found Dead in Old Westbury After Being Run Over

The body of a woman about 30 was found north of Salisbury Golf Club in Old Westbury. Police believe she was struck or thrown from a car and then run over several times, with tire marks suggesting a deliberate act. The report also notes a community tea event hosted by the Senior Epworth League at Mrs. C. R. Keeler’s home on June 2.

Weeks Girls Athletic Association Harold Weeks Courtfield Avenue Soddy Haines Old Westbury N. Y Salisbury Golf Club Epworth Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South C. R. Keeler West Leicester Sireet

Death of Mooney Acknowledged In New Congress

Charles A. Mooney a Democratic representative from Ohio died in Cleveland on May 29 from lobor pneumonia. His death marks the fiftieth fatality among members of the new House and the third among Democrats amid a House tally of 216 Republicans 214 Democrats one Farmer-Labor and four vacancies.

Cleveland, O Charles A. Mooney Ohio New House Washington Mooney Farmer-Labor

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