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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1930
Page
3
Garden clubs in Virginia share narcissus bulb planting guidance from Eleanor Harris and Wister. Tips include soil mix, mulch, protection from cold winds, and dividing collections for varied exposures to boost spring show quality.
A marriage license issued in Waynesboro Pennsylvania to Alfred B. Jacobs and Lula M. Zimmerman marks their wedding. Jacobs is a patternmaker. Zimmerman is the daughter of John F. Zimmerman. The ceremony was to be conducted by Rev L A Thomas of Grace Lutheran Church.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Christian Church will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7.30 this evening at Mrs. W. H. Reed's home 224 South Braddock Street. Full attendance requested.
Mr and Mrs F C Doyle formerly of Winchester now Stafford Conn visit Winchester with friends at Mrs W E Pair s home. Miss Ruth Elma Richard marries Rev Clarence Gilbert Russell in Romney W Va ceremony performed by Rev L L Lowance. Local people attend Winchester Presbytery meeting in Woodstock. Arabella Knight Davies enrolls at Gunston Hall in Washington for 39th annual session. Hospital Auxiliary to meet Monday afternoon. Various locals praised for travels, guests and society events around Winchester including church groups and hotel guests.
Mr J H Yost and C R McCann have come back from Philadelphia after attending the first two games of the world series. Mr and Mrs Merton Carper and their son of Hagerstown Maryland were recent guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard near Greenway. Mr and Mrs C J Jenkins of Fairmont West Virginia are guests at the George Washington Hotel. Mr and Mrs Frank Hale of Barcroft Virginia will arrive tomorrow to spend the weekend with Mrs Chapman and her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Rosenberger.
Miss Margie Esther Widgeon 18 has been missing since Sunday. Over sixty men joined the search in Berlin Maryland, aided by her fiancé Charles Aydelotte a New York coast guard member who offered a $100 reward. Authorities extended inquiries to relatives across several states as parents reportedly opposed the marriage.
Two men claiming Chicago gangsters robbed an outlying Bank of Italy branch in Los Angeles on October 3, obtaining about $9,000 after announcing their identities and threatening weap ons if resisted. Both suspects fled as police pursued.
New York Fruit and Vegetable Market at 1418 Main St lists Special Fancy No 1 Maine Irish potatoes 2.90 per sack No 2 potatoes 1.00 per bushel Large bananas 15c per dozen Extra large bananas 20c per dozen Sweet Jersey Sweets 1.25 per bushel or 6 lbs for 25c Cabbage 3c per lb or 2.50 per 100 lbs String beans 4 lbs for 25c Celery 10c per bunch.
William Skelly pilot of the Challenger plane that crashed yesterday killing him and two companions was unlicensed despite 250 solo flights. Fred Lease 37 and Glendon Huff 24 also died in the crash blamed on bank approach with weight in front seats. Coroner Finan said no inquest and county authorities closed the investigation noting Skelly had been warned against flying and stunt work.
A blaze at the Pennsylvania state education building in Harrisburg damaged the structure, starting in the auditorium among scaffolding. Contractors say only steel and outer stone may remain, with estimated damage between 800000 and 4000000. Seven firemen were injured.
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