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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
3
Social items may be mailed or called in to the department. Mrs Isabelle F Miller in charge asks reporters to telephone between 3 and 4 p m for the next day’s news. Phone number listed as 33.
The Rev Dr and Mrs Harry M Panter depart Winchester next Wednesday for Staunton Va where Dr Panter will serve as presiding lector of the Rockingham district Methodist Episcopal Church South He was transferred at the Baltimore Annual Conference Dr Panter is secretary of that conference His departure leaves many friends in Winchester and vicinity sad E L Wolfe and Mrs Wolfe will move Roanoke to occupy Winchester district parsonage on Fairmont Avenue.
Mrs William D Smith wife of the Rev Dr Smith rector of St Mark s Episcopal Church Richmond recently had an operation at Memorial Hospital and has returned home greatly improved. Formerly Miss Laura Dame of Winchester she is the daughter of Rev and Mrs Nelson P Dame.
Mr. Frank Oppie a famed band and orchestra drummer travels with the Downey Brothers circus and spent a night at his city home before rejoining the show in Warrenton Virginia He acts as a clown with his educated dog as rain halted yesterday’s Manassas Va engagement.
A surprise dinner was held for Alma Bean at Tokus Inn in the county. Ten guests attended with intimate friends present. A large birthday cake served as centerpiece along with miniature doll decorations. Gifts were given to Miss Bean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Bean.
News from Clarke County Virginia reports Mrs John M Fishpaw who had been seriously ill is much improved. She resides with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Samuel R Hurst on the Northwestern Grade. Her husband is a leading local farmer and livestock dealer in the area.
Mr and Mrs J T Simmons return to Greensboro North Carolina where he will resume construction work contracts. Mrs Simmons was formerly Miss Reta Shank.
A marriage license was issued to Charles Woody Hensler of Charles Town and Katie Laura Galloway of Berryville Virginia, now residing in Berkeley county. Hensler is a pipe fitter with the local gas company. Galloway is daughter of John T. and Nannie C. Galloway.
Mrs. Holmes Pingley of Chambersville, recently had an appendicitis operation at Memorial Hospital and is much improved after returning to the home of her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Russell Holland on National Avenue. Mr. Pingley also had an appendicitis operation Monday and is slowly improving at Memorial Hospital.
The Girls' Athletic Association holds its regular monthly meeting at the club rooms this evening at 7 30. Important matters will be discussed and decided, and all members are urged to attend.
The regular monthly gathering of Circle No. 2 of Brad Church South meets at 2 o clock Friday afternoon at the residence of Mrs Charles H Harper 303 Fairmont Avenue following the 2 dock Street Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr and Mrs Conrad Little of Norfolk announce the birth of a daughter and many friends in Winchester relay congratulations. Names and ties include Tommie Taylor, Annie Conrad, and Henry H Little. The piece lists several visitors and hotel guests in Winchester and surrounding towns over recent days.
Rich mond's Miss Agnes P. Smith returns to teaching at St Timothy's School Catonsville Md. Jack Sondheim of Baltimore spends days on firm business in town. Miss Miriam Holliday returns home to Washington after visiting Miss Minnie C Baker in Winchester. Capt Ewart Johnston of Clarke county visits friends. Minnie C Baker of North Cameron street visits Rockville Md with sister Mrs R H Stokes. Families from Cumberland Winchester and Martinsburg spend Sunday with the Shuler family. Mrs Frieda Riley and son Frank leave for Miami Fla after visiting Ashby Sprint in Winchester. Hoye Riley returns from Lynchburg where his sister Miss Juanita Riley studies. Mrs Harry Levin of Baltimore visits her parents in Winchester. Mr and Mrs T A Warner of Washington spend a few days in Winchester. Raymond Fishpaw returns to College Park Md after his mother’s illness. Mrs Ernest Carpenter and daughter Ethel Carpenter visit Hagestown Md with Russell Carpenter. Reed, bedridden on South Braddock street, remains under care at home.
Jurors were questioned for impartiality as Arthur G. Jones faces trial. Several panelists reported prior knowledge or connections to the Jones Woolen Mills Company or related stock matters but were deemed capable of impartial verdicts if evidence supported innocence or guilt.
A county court panel battled opinions and stockholder ties to form a 12 member jury for the Jones case. The panel includes J. Fred Goss and M. V. Snake with Prosecution by James P. Reardon and Burr Harrison and Defense by William Armstrong Aubrey Weaver and Harry Kern. Trial expected to take a little more than two days with limited public seating.
Frank Bane, commissioner of public welfare, reports Virginia adult jail commitments reached a record 44,302 in 1928-1929 while juvenile commitments fell. Penitentiary commitments rose to 1,203 in 1929. Richmond saw 89 state welfare commitments vs 115 prior year.
Preparatory services will be held at 7 30 o'clock tomorrow evening in Centenary Reformed Church. There will be communion service Sunday.
A Battle Creek physician says constipation causes great misery and a Rexall Orderlie tablet provides relief by drawing water into the colon to soften waste and induce a natural movement. Chew one at night for gentle relief with no habit formation. 24 for 25 cents at Rexall Drug Store Brooke's Pharmacy.
The body of the late Roy E. De Haven killed in an automobile accident on the Northwestern grade will be taken at nine o clock Saturday morning to Greenwood Church near Angers Store W Va for interment provided roads in that section are passable.
Advertises MELLO-Glo a new French process face powder that keeps shine away lasts longer spreads smoothly and unclogs pores. Sold by Baker's Drug Store as a wonderful pure cosmetic.
The message touts Kruschen Salts as the safest surest pleasant method to shed unhealthy fat. Regular use with half a teaspoon in hot water each morning is said to stimulate elimination and purify the blood, promising gradual weight loss and greater vigor. An 85 cent bottle lasts about two months and a refund is offered if not persuaded.
The Holstein Breeder and Dairyman editor visits Sleepy Hollow Farm near Stephens City, owned by G. L. Rothgeb. The article notes Rothgeb started with two cows, built a reactor-free purebred herd, and dairying yields around 12,000 pounds per cow yearly with careful breeding and farm management.
The article continues Dr Brown's criticisms of the Virginia governor race. Byrd replies to Brown on road taxes state finances and highway funds, governor appointment powers and school board roles, and party blame for mining and ore industry downturns. He accuses Republicans of Interstate Commerce Commission bias against Virginia coal.
ROMNEY W Va Oct 3 7 tract of wild land southeast of Hampshire Club sold at public sale by special commissioners under Marion County court decree. It covered 4 776 acres and was awarded to Sallies of Scarborough NY for 3000, with ties to the Monroe Branch Development tract of 42 000 acres. the sale involved John J. Well former West Virginia governor.
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