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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1933
Page
3
A mix of folklore and community notices fills the issue. Brigid and St Brendan stories recount Ireland’s conversion and seafaring legends suggesting pre-Columbian contact with America. Local Hallowe'en gatherings in Strasburg feature dance, stunts, and lanterns. Other items include a chrysanthemum show near Brownsburg and engagements in Middletown and Boyce with local wedding plans.
A sequence of community happenings includes Friday concerts at Street Methodist Church at 3:00 PM, a Round Hill School social at 8:00 PM, and a Ladies Aid meeting at First Christian Church. Weekend rummage sales benefit Winchester Hospital and tuberculosis funds, plus regular meetings of Lions, Kiwanis, Century Club, and various choirs and clubs throughout the week.
At the Century Club meeting Mrs Henry B Gilpins paper The Christian Dawn chronicles Ireland s missionary history starting with St Patrick born in England and carried to Ireland as a youth He later studies in Gaul and is credited with converting Ireland Pope Celestine guides Ireland s conversion and Columcille founds Iona monastery linking Irish and Scottish Christian expansion The tale notes Ireland s later lapse to paganism before Columcille resumes work in the North and beyond.
Miss Rachael Neblitt daughter of the late Ernest Neblitt of Richmond wed John Michael Bierer of Front Royal and Charlottesville. Rev H W Tabson officiated at the Presbyterian ceremony with bridal party including Mrs I G Bierer and Ryland Neblitt. The couple now live in Charlottesville after a New York wedding trip.
Col and Mrs Baterson travel to Front Royal as guests of Gen and Mrs Beverley Browne at St Druid Hill. Mrs Lou Larrick remains ill at home and is resting more comfortably after marriage to Wisecarver. Miss Anne Brooke Kern hosts Junior Century Club at Fairmont Avenue. A big meeting of Little Theatre committee heads is set for 7 pm at John Williams Amherst Street home. Elizabeth Barr of Alexandria visits her parents on West Boscawen Street.
Havana November 3 The Nationalist leader Carlos Mendieta announced he and his followers are demanding the resignation of President Ramon Grau San Martin. Mendieta said the move aims to deny administration supporters a coalition government and stressed the issue is Grau’s lack of public support to govern Cunha.
The Alabama Dairy League and its members, supplying about 95 percent of Birmingham milk, began a strike to demand 2.35 dollars per 100 pounds, up from the 2.18 dollars currently paid. Officers said the strike was 100 percent effective with no picketing observed.
A three story frame tenement in a crowded district caught fire killing nine Black residents, six of them children. Police say the victims were trapped on the roof and top floor as others are treated in hospital for severe burns. The Associated press reports a grim, fatal blaze with multiple casualties.
Hable's Palace offers East of Fifth Avenue and Grand Hotel of the East Side, with Wallace Ford Mary Carlisle and Dorothy Tree in a boardinghouse drama plus Tarzan chapter Slow Poke and Scouring the Seven Seas. Ronald Colman stars in The Masquerader in a three day engagement at the Palace starting next Monday.
A brief notice about Warner Bros Capitol showing Love Honor and Oh Baby at Capitol Theatre. The text hints at two novelties offered in a promotional schedule and mentions Universal in passing.
Slim Summerville stars opposite Zasu Pitts in Love Honor and Oh Baby, a fast paced comedy directed by Eddie Buzzell. The film features a new screen vibe with a lively story and strong supporting cast, including McNamee News and other short subjects.
Bill Boyd stars in Flaming Gold at the Colonial Theatre with a Saturday continuous show. The film casts Boyd as an oil driller veteran now in motion pictures, a role recognized by oil field veterans for his authentic portrayal.
The Public Works Administration began with an initial allotment of 4 million dollars for the Verde irrigation and power project in Arizona. Total allotments reached 13,578,855 dollars for 41 non federal projects across 15 states.
Manila reports the second deadly typhoon in a week sweeping the Visayas, moving northwestward across the China Sea. Early estimates place deaths between 20 and 30 with extensive property damage.
NEW YORK November 3 price trends show hesitancy in business with declines kept within narrower bounds according to the Dun and Bradstreet Review.
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