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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1930
Page
3
Fragmentary text appears to discuss phone contact details and a personal note. No clear names, places, or events are legible enough to extract a definite item or outcome.
Mrs. C. D. Stouffer entertained 26 at dinner at No. Valley Pike to honor Dr. and Mrs. A. Humston who marked their forty eighth wedding anniversary. The Humstons were married November 28, 1882, in Clarke County. They lived in Lacie Kentucky before retirement and moved to Winchester. Other items note Isaacs’ return to Richmond for recovery from a leg injury and Civic League luncheon plans to benefit milk funds, plus local marriages and social news.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Fries of White Hall entertained at a dinner Thursday. Guests included Mr and Mrs C L Smith and daughter Lucille and son Donald, Mr and Mrs Earl C Fries and daughter Betty Mae of Winchester, Mr and Mrs Race Lodge and children Rebecca and Nancy, Mr and Mrs A B Fries, Mr and Mrs Guy Wilbur, Mr and Mrs D A Smith, Miss Phyliss Fries, Miss Ann Lee Fries, and Mr Harry Hutton of White Hall.
Mrs. Myrtle Crismore and Miss Clementine Lemley led 10 Gore High School pupils to Richmond for the Virginia State Teachers Association and Virginia Educational and Cooperative League sessions. They stayed at the Murphy Hotel and report a most enjoyable time with plans to return today or Sunday.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Minnie Slonaker of this city to Mr. Charles LaMonds of Winchester and North Carolina. The ceremony occurred in Rockville Maryland last Saturday, performed by Rev Osgood Baptist minister. They will reside on the Valley Pike. The article notes a death in the bride’s family and lists several local Thanksgiving social mentions and visits.
Elks dance set for Martinsburg West Virginia Monday evening December 1 at 9 30 o clock with the Californians an orchestra of 12 performing. The event follows the Kiwanis charity ball in Martinsburg and the V M T V P I dances in Roanoke. In attendance will be seven guests. Other social notes list Newark New Jersey visitors and residents from Norfolk Staunton Meadville Baltimore Waynesboro and other places staying with friends relatives or at hotels over the weekend.
Miss Dixie Mason improves after illness in New York City. Mrs Isaac Mason returns home to care for her daughter’s health. Miss Ann Tucker McGuire visits Lexington for a weekend with friends. Mrs Morgan Pendleton from New York City to join Dr. and Mrs H H McGuire at North Braddock Street residence.
Mrs Alberta R Fauver 55 wife of William H Fauver of Kerns Town died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from Brights disease after a recent hospital stay. Native of Toms Brook Shenandoah County she was daughter of Jacob and ?, survived by husband and two children Folly Jacob and Nellie Fauver. Funeral Monday at 10 am at the Reformed Church Toms Brook with interment in Tom s Brook Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs James Corona of Philadelphia pause their valley tour and spend a night at the George Washington Hotel during their visit.
Funeral services were held at Boyce Methodist Episcopal Church for Nevi R Diffenderfer 85 who died at his home after paralysis and age related illness. Interment followed in Old Chapel Cemetery. Known as Uncle Benny he lived in the area most his life and was loved by many children who often accompanied him. He attended the Methodist Episcopal Church South and his pastor Rev R L Moore led the rites with hymns Lead Kindly Light Abide With Me and Asleep in Jesus. Pallbearers included Henry Robert Leonard Franklin Peyton Everett Paul Locke.
Two armed men held up a train clerk on a Southern Railway car bound for Selma and escaped with an express package valued at six to seven thousand dollars. In Birmingham, Rev Dr F T McFaden will teach the Presbyterian Church Men's Bible Class tomorrow morning.
A Mount Carmel Baptist program drew about 150 attendees with a polished choir performing spirituals led by Emma Robinson. The event featured a full mock wedding with ten bridesmaids, a bride Mary Virginia Finley, groom Edwin Moten, and a father Lucian Nickens, ending with thanks from Mrs. Douglas Fuller of the Anti Tuberculosis Association.
Mr. Virgil Pyle and Mr. Glenn Vanscoy of Chillicothe Ohio have been guests of Misses Virginia and Mildred Baker on National avenue for a stay that appears social in nature and limited to recreational visits.
New York stock market closed with a firm tone. Trading was light with turnover about 000 shares, the smallest two hour session since August, yet gains of a point or more were noted among several issues.
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