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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1930
Page
3
Social and personal news items from the department include recognitions and society reports on local residents. The report mentions Teabelle Enoch receiving notice and related social details from the community pages.
Members of the United Church in Shenandoah Valley attended installation ceremonies at Shenandoah College Dayton Virginia. Notables present included Rev George W Stover Rev L A Racey Rev S R Ludwig Miss Garnet Hamrick Miss Hattie Stover Llewellyn Jackson and L D Grubbs with college officials G D Gossard W G Clippinger and E N Punkhouser presiding.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute airs opening social events with dances at Blacksburg on October 10 and 11 featuring two national orchestras. Local leaders and guests include Miss Louise Winfree of Lynchburg, Mr. C M Newman Jr, and coordinated dance figures in War Memorial Hall. The report also notes a Tech Money Club dance on November 8 after the football game and a church choir initiative in Winchester with Mrs. Peter Yates Brinton leading the Junior Choir at Christ Episcopal Church.
A lighthearted piece notes a famed screen star with silly shoes and awkward walk on screen but correct attire off stage. It argues shoes reveal character and reliability and urges wearing appropriate footwear for every occasion with guidance if unsure.
Death occurred near Woodville in Rappahannock county Virginia at an advanced age. Mrs Mene fee formerly Miss Baker of Page county was mother of Col Carroll Mene fee who has many local friends. Col Mene fee's Dies County was appointed pastor of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South and will be succeeded by Rev M D Mitchell. He will arrive from Roanoke with Mrs Lambert and reside in the church parsonage on South Washington Street.
Fort Myers resident Frank H Cross and Dr Davis Ritter visit St Josephs Hospital Reading Pa before returning home to spend the weekend with the Ritter family at Valley Pike. Lascille Punk of Washington arrives to visit Mr and Mrs Paul Anderson on Valley Pike. Junior choir of United Brethren Church to meet Friday at 7. Mrs George Lind and family return to city from Front Royal Pike. Harry Mason spends several days in Roanoke. Garland T Madigan ill at his mother’s home in K town with complications.
The vice president Charles Curtis of Kansas and Senator Fess of Ohio spoke and toured Winchester by motor en route to Ohio. They stayed at the George Washington Hotel but did not register and left after a brief town drive and a barber shop visit.
The narrative describes a tense World Series game with no hits or runs for long stretches. Highlights include Bell pitching for the Cardinals, Earnshaw's dominance over 25 innings with 19 strikeouts and 7 walks, and late actions by High, Hafey, and Bottomley as defensive plays shaped the outcome.
K M Eilant, believed to be a student at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, was injured critically in Cleveland on October 8. Authorities reported the incident and his condition.
A man was involved in a crash near Mansfield Ohio. his lung was punctured and his condition was pronounced serious by medical staff.
George Earnshaw is slated to oppose the Cardinals today in a bid to even the series. Earnshaw has been the most effective pitcher against St Louis among Mack's staff, despite Groves earning two wins to Earnshaw’s one. In his start he went seven innings, allowed two hits, and was lifted for a pinch hitter while Groves finished for the win.
New York stocks opened mixed as discouraging steel industry news weighed on leading shares. Offerings remained light and buyback interest waned, though the market held near early levels with call money steady at 2 percent.
James M. Oates a longtime Winchester resident died suddenly this afternoon while feeding apples into a grader at a local packing house machine. He was taken to Memorial Hospital and died en route. age about 65. Survived by a widow and several grown children. native of Capon Bridge West Virginia.
Winchester residents are urged during National Fire Prevention Week to clean up rubbish and reduce fire hazards. Chief Fire Warden C Lee Barr notes many fires stem from carelessness, urges precautions as water scarcity heightens risk, praises the Winchester Fire Department for rapid responses but says more prevention is needed.
A sudden fire swept the Ardenut Club on West Fifty fourth street damaging the interior and furniture as firemen struggled to control the flames. The blaze began from an electrical short circuit before rescuers could save the club.
The talk reviews the chapter's work in the past year and credits efforts to members and advisor Mr Wall. Twelve agriculture applicants joined the Future Farmers of Virginia after the ceremony and dues of nineteen dollars were sent to Richmond by October 1. Refreshments followed the ceremony and plans for the coming year were discussed.
The city council approves multiple claims including $8.25 for dog law issues and $61 for damages to a quarry employee killed while on duty. Five wardens for the year are postponed pending further consideration, while notes mention the Philadelphia Athletics and a local social visit to Uppecvll Hotel.
Jimmy Dykes, after going 2 for 16 with two walks, lofted a ball into the left field stands in the fourth inning, scoring Bishop as his first run of the day followed by a hit.
Fragmentary text from Atlanta Constitution and Ohio State Journal hints at bargain timing and savings but lacks concrete events or names to summarize into a full news card.
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