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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1934

Page

8

Dr. W. C. White Veteran Pastor Buried Tuesday

Funeral services were held at Churchville for the Rev. Dr. William C. White who died while attending the Presbyterian general assembly in Montreal. He had pastored the Churchville churches since 1909 and was near fifty years of service. he was twice married, his first wife being Nannie Edwards Finley of Romney, West Virginia.

Staunton Churchville Here William C. White Presbyterian General Assembly Montreal N. C Nannie Edwards Finley Romney W. Va

Married Sister of Martha Finley Passes Away

The obituary notes that Martha Finley married her sister and that this sister died in February, marking the passage of a family member connected to the Finley household.

Martha Finley

Winchester Public Schools 1934 35 first grade registration

Registration for first grade in Winchester Public Schools will be at John Kerr School on Thursday and Friday this week from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Children age six on or before January 31, 1935 qualify. birth certificates must be presented. Unregistered children must wait until after the first week of September to enter classes.

Winchester Public Schools John Kerr School

Andrew Carnegie the Scot who built libraries and wealth

Andrew Carnegie, born in Dunfermline, built a vast steel empire and became a leading philanthropist. He gave hundreds of millions to charities and institutions, most notably libraries that bear his name, and supported teaching and international peace efforts. He arrived in the United States in 1848 and died in 1919.

Andrew Carnegie America Carnegie Dunfermline Fifeshire Scotland United States Bessemer

Inflation fears and economic notes across the nation

A currency expert jokes about a $500000 Washington home option at $5 and warns inflation could erode values. New York analyses the Silver Purchase Act as deflationary and signals bank job cuts. Roosevelt immigration reforms loom, while U.S. wheat prices may rise with summer demand and corn needs government buys to steady prices.

Washington D. C National Press Club Germany New York Wall Street

Stroke Proves Fatal To Aged County Farmer

Jacob Dick 87 died after four weeks of paralysis at his daughter Mrs Place home in Hampshire County. A lifelong Cross Junction resident, he farmed in Frederick County and left a large family including six daughters and two sons, 23 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Wesley Chapel with burial in the church graveyard after relatives meet at Mrs Place home at 2 o'clock.

Jacob Dick Frederick County Hampshire Berkeley Morgan Counties West Virginia Robert Place Good Hampshire County Cross Junction Elijah Dick Place Margaret Bishop Emma Hovermale Mollie Dick Effie Place Ollie Teets Winchester Lula Boyd Clorus Stotler Martinsburg W. Va Kirk Dick Cedar Grove Earl Dick Siler Mary Shade Angers Store Zelphia Stotler Lizzie Luttrell Kate Omps Ridge Peter Dick Henry Dick Reynolds

Summer Yard Parties Announced by White Post Church

The White Post Methodist Church women plan lawn parties on the church lawn tomorrow and Friday from 6 30 to 10 00 p m inviting everyone to join the seasonal gatherings as summer nears.

White Post Methodist Church

Murder At The Vanities Closes Capitol Run

The three day Capitol Theatre run of Murder At The Vanities ends today. The Earl Carroll stage success features the ballroom beauties with a murder plot set to music and includes cast Carl Brisson Victor McLaglen Kitty Carlisle Jack Oakie and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. Billy Barnett presents a Memorial Day organ program plus a two reel Charley Chase comedy I'll Take Vanilla.

Earl Carroll Vanities Capitol Capitol Theatre Carl Brisson Victor McLaglen Kitty Carlisle Jack Oakie Duke Ellington Billy Barness Charley Chase

Clothing Burned In West Cecil St Fire

A small undetermined origin fire in a West Cecil Street residence yesterday afternoon burned clothing. Mrs. Orndorff suffered a painful burn on a hand while extinguishing the blaze. The fire started near 3 30 in the afternoon after ironing clothing and stacking it in a breakfast nook. Firemen responded but could not determine the cause.

Cecil Street

Double Feature at Capitol Theatre This Week

Tomorrow and Friday the Capitol Theatre presents another double feature at regular price. Wharf Angel stars Victor McLaglen Dorothy Dell Preston Foster and Alison Skipworth. Glamour features Paul Lukas and Constance Cummings.

Capitol Theatre Wharf Angel Glamour Victor McLaglen Dorothy Dell Preston Foster Alison Skipworth Paul Lukas Constance Cummings

Bottoms Up nightly at Palace with John Boles in final showing

John Boles stars in Bottoms Up at the Palace for the last time tonight. The Fox production features Pat Patterson in her American debut and a cast including Spencer Tracy Herbert Mundin Sid Silvers Thelma Todd with a Paramount News Reel. Sally Eilers and Ben Lyons star in The Morning after.

John Boles Palace Hollywood Pat Patterson Spencer Tracy Herbert Mundin Sid Silvers Harry Green Thelma Todd Fox Paramount Sally Eilers Ben Lyins Kingdom Ben Lyons

Hail Insurance Offered for Kernstown and Clearbrook Orchards

Local insurance office promotes hail coverage for apples and crops in Kernstown and Clearbrook areas. Advertises long history since 1923 of writing and paying hail loss claims, claiming to insure the largest number of losses in the South.

Kernstown Clearbrook South

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Warner Renue Earl Carrol Victor Bry Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Billy Barnes Sree Atta mC Wharf Atten Dell Joseph Cawthorn Dorothy Dorothy DeVore Hansbrough & Carter Farmers & Merchants National Member Federal Reserve System W. C. White Mrs. Carnegie Charles P. Stewart Central Press Roosevelt By Leslie Eichel Wall Whistler Congress Phae Warner Bros. Capitol West Cecil St Smita T Ridgeway Paynes’ Chapel Sunday Toggery Sheetz Hable’s Palace Dept. of Agriculture J. W. Arthur Rouss Avenue Virginia Hable the Palace Andy Devine Hamman’s Dollar Store Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp A. S. Hott, Sec Metr Telephone Loudoun St
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