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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1930
Page
3
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Mrs W BR Massie loses an historic colonial mansion along with an antique furniture collection and prized gardens on the Jefferson highway between Waynesboro and Charlot. The 20 room frame mansion stood among Langhorne and Rose Hill estates and was among the state’s oldest houses. Also reported: Miss Vir Bywaters marries Mr Kremer at Stephens City with reception plans and updates on related weddings, DAR meetings, and local parish events.
Announcement reports the marriage of Mrs Imogene Avis Palmer to Dr Byron Hurst in Santa Barbara California on September 9 at the bride’s son in law and daughter Delbert and wife in Santa Barbara. Dr Hurst a San Francisco native will reside at 115 West Arrellago Street Santa Barbara. Also noted is a birthday dinner for Miss Mary Bell Lonas at the home of Mr and Mrs O G Lonas in Winchester with many relatives present. Petrie recovering from appendectomy at Memorial Hospital and back at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown W Va.
An ad urges buyers to try Huntsberry footwear claiming immediate comfort and proper fit. It contrasts old painful shoes with new models and promises a fit guarantee or the shoes won’t be sold. The copy targets pep pride and profit in shoe purchase decisions.
Mr. and Mrs. Clevenger entertained at their county home with a Sunday dinner on October 5 honoring friends. Guests included William Taylor and family from Welltown, Bessie Thornton of Winchester, Wilbur Renner and family from Kernstown, George H. Miller and George R. Miller Jr. and families from Stephenson.
Miss Mary Hobson has returned to her home on the Three Chapter road near Richmond after visiting Miss Susan Carter at Rosney the summer home of her parents Mr and Mrs Spencer Carter in Clarke county. Miss Carter will return to Richmond October 15. Mrs Carter will remain at Rosney till the latter part of October. Mr Paul C Weaver of Hagerstown Md is spending time here on business.
Mr and Mrs John M Steele of Stephens City celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at a family gathering held at their home on October 7 1889. Dorothy Keene Washington DC their son C R Steele of Charleston SC and their daughter Alva Steele attended noting Mr Steele long held civic roles and business leadership including Steele and Dinges and People's Bank Inc. He served on church and civic boards and was once a Star correspondent for Stephens City.
Cards are in for the seventh annual Flapers Ball at Apollo Hall Martinsburg Virginia Monday night October 13. The Marylanders are set to perform as the dancing draw with Shenandoah Valley Attractions manager M H Rouark guiding the orchestra.
In Philadelphia the Athletics beat the St Louis Cardinals 2-0 as Joe Foxx delivered a game changing homer with Mickey Cochrane aboard. Lefty Grove earned the win, Earnshaw started for the Cardinals, completing seven innings before Grimes yielded the decisive blow in the ninth. The crowd of 38,844 witnessed a dramatic finish as Foxx's long ball broke a pitchers duel and put Philadelphia one win from the World Championship with two games left in the series.
AP reports confirmation the Brazilian revolt spread to Para state as Pan American Airways field manager Nash barricades in Para city hotel for 36 hours. Leaders predict triumph with 80,000 troops marching on Rio de Janeiro and nine states in revolt.
A speaker urges resilience of American institutions and ideals amid global turmoil. He notes more young men and women engage in civic life than thirty years ago and stresses that institutions grow from history and cannot be abandoned without chaos. He calls for following destiny with confidence.
President Hoover delivers a speech stressing national institutions must be protected and that open opportunities uplift individuals. He argues science and education empower the common man, warns that government in business erodes liberty, and urges states to retain responsibilities to defend self government.
The court ordered George Snyder held for the grand jury on $2,500 bond after testimony from witnesses about his sobriety at a dance and the car crash involving Mrs. Walter and John Johnson. Snyder denied drinking and claimed bad weather and low lights contributed to the incident.
Thousands gathered to honor the dead in a funeral procession for the R 101 disaster victim as investigators probe stowaway presence and the crash sequence. A woman’s shoe found amid the debris deepens the mystery of survivor counts and the airship’s missing crew. Pieces of metal scattered miles from the crash site prompt questions about structural failure and ignition before impact.
Amid the probe into the tragedy Premier Tardieu proclaimed a national day of mourning for the victims. Bodies laid in a hall were moved to coffins and carried from Allonne to Beauvais then to the city hall. Bishop Lesenne will say a mass in the cathedral before the deceased are taken to Boulogne for final rites.
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