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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1930
Page
3
Social and Personal News notes indicate submissions should be mailed or given to social reporter Mrs Teabatle P Miller. She will be available between 3 and 4 pm for the ed day.
The Eastern Division conference of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution met in Had don Hall Atlantic City N J October 16 and 17 with delegates from multiple chapters. Judge Harold B Wells Bordentown NJ spoke on the 16th and reports from national vice chairmen covered patriotic education loans manuals for immigrants and operative programs including Ellis Island detainee work historical research films thrift and legislation.
A Saturday evening party honored McClure Rowland on his twelfth birthday with games and refreshments. Many local residents attended or were listed as guests, including multiple White and Sandy family members and other neighbors.
Mr. Cyril Mee of Winchester is named soloist and song leader for the Rotary International fifty sixth district convention to be held next April at Virginia Beach. He will prepare the musical program with Miss Ruth Thomas assisting, with George Grant of Roanoke and Arthur Roth of Hollins College as pianists. the event is expected to be one of the district’s largest.
Miss Virginia Steck of this city joined Dr. Thornwell Jacobs president of Oglethorpe University and Miss Harriet Jacobs at a Polo Grounds game in New York. Oglethorpe beat Manhattan College 19 to 0. Steck and Jacobs are Vassar students from Poughkeepsie and were guests of Dr. Jacobs. Governor Hardman of Georgia was also in the party.
The Rev. E Byrne Cook and family return by car to Roanoke after visiting Mrs Nora Carper. The Rev. Cook was reappointed to Roanoke circuit at the Baltimore Annual Conference. Local photographers attended a Washington demonstration of artificial portrait lighting. Upperville Garden Club awarded prizes for lawns and gardens. Misses Russell and Kern visit Philadelphia to attend Penn versus Virginia games. Garland Madagan admitted to Memorial Hospital with a brain abscess and unimproved. dinner at the Country Club hosted by Maurice Trimble and F A Reed. Grace Barr Hollis returns from Flint Michigan after months away. E L White Layman White and Joseph Geddle stay at Hotel Jack.
Mr. M. Vincent Hollis is improving after his September 30 auto collision with a fractured leg healing well at Memorial Hospital Conn. Other items note August Meyers and wife resting comfortably after injuries, plus multiple local visits, travels, and social events in Winchester and nearby towns. A closing line pokes fun at Chicago needing Boy Scouts to locate public enemies charged with vagrancy.
Robert G. Hayes has been elected acting captain of the Duke University football squad succeeding Lee Davis who may not be able to play this year. Hayes plays end.
Volume: Roy Dunn, a versatile back, is chosen captain of the Virginia Military Institute football squad. He serves as a leader on the field and directs the team through the upcoming season.
The Winchester Park Association board will meet in the Council Chamber at City Hall at 7 30 p m next Tuesday evening October 14 to wind up fall affairs and expects full attendance from directors.
Roy Shambleau was killed as officers moved McComis and Russell Mackleau to jail. Police say William Brown 21 of Detroit and Charlotte Rowles 16 of Cleavland were involved and confessed to a string of hold ups in Detroit Akron and surrounding areas.
New York stock market sees a backwash of selling cancel a substantial portion of violent advances from the prior session. Wall Street regards the decline as a normal reaction to a swift rebound and previous month’s selling climax. Trading remains active with about 7,130,000 shares changing hands.
Firemen anticipate a large United States convention in Winchester next August. They seek consumer cooperation on hotel and restaurant pricing with a target of 1.25 dollars for a single room and no restaurant rate hikes. A long list of committees covers finance hotels parades publicity judges newspaper entertainment decorations races invitations reception booklet badges concessions halls speakers bazaar and theater with leaders named for each role.
County records list transfers including Huffman to Alfred Nelson for 80 acres near the city with consideration. Florence Miller to Margar etta Miller for house on West Piccad street and Shawnee district tracts for 4777.50. J M Steck and M M Lynch to Winchester Credit for three acres at Nain for 2000. Albert M Norton to Lessie Norton at Hillcrest subdivision for 300. DeHaven to Laura DeHaven for four acres with improvements. Lauder to Roy Owens for thirty two acres near Clearbrook with nominal consideration.
Mr and Mrs E L LaFollette attended Mrs Arthur Slonakers funeral in Winchester on Thursday. Visitors included Mrs W J Muse and sister in law Mrs Lucy Muse at Mrs A G Andersons home. Little Marie Whitacre improves under Dr Henry Capon Bridge W Va. The Pugh family spent Sunday with W J Pugh and family in Gore Va. W J Muse and son Carl were in Winchester Friday. Anna Bell Hook and Mitchell visited friends. Rev E B Colok and family of Roanoke J P Dwop of Winchester and Bradie Compton of Gore visited at A J Andersons. John Yabar of Silver Spring Md was a recent business caller.
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