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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1934
Page
6
The King’s Daughters convention in Front Royal adjourned after a productive meeting at the Methodist Church with talks by Mrs. C A Menet and W E Carson on state needs and conservation. A Skyline Drive tour is planned as an entertainment feature with a morning session to precede departure.
Re elected Mrs. Menty Eley presides as Kings Daughters appoints officers for the coming year. Incumbent president Mrs Henry S. Suffolk, second vice Mrs John Butcher Norfolk, recording secretary Mrs M A Smythe Ree, Peters burg treasurer Mrs R W Price Richmond, executive board Mrs Brooke Richmond and Mrs H E Naylor city, council member Mrs Henry S Eley. Balloting for first vice president incomplete. National convention planned in Richmond next year with publicity and entertainment features. Rosemary Circlé work reported by Mrs Frank Meitz. Morning session ended with memorial service for Daughters who have died since last convention.
About 40 carloads of Kings Daughters departed Front Royal at 1 30 pm led by Mrs Henry S Bley and J Frank Forsythe Jr sponsoring the tour with state police escorts. Delegates reported on the biennial convention and a memorial service, closing with prayers and benediction. Programs at the Baptist Church featured organ preludes, talks on state and junior work, a Virginia scholarship girl visit, and the Sheltering Arms Hospital and Fresh Air Camp as featured causes.
Lt. Charles W. Caulkins addressed Front Royal Lions with the aims of the CCC relief program. He cited 67 percent of enlistees from poor families and noted benefits in forest conservation, education, and moral uplift while urging local cooperation. New members Paul Shannon and Marion Peffer were welcomed.
Col S R Millar Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars elected Sidney Johnson as commander and Frank Davies as senior vice commander. A Trice and Edward Woolston were chosen sergeants at arms, with E E Marlowe as chaplain. Installations set for the next meeting.
Riverton Va October 11 William E Carson chairman of the State Conservation and Development Commission has made no statement about whether he would accept a full time chairmanship to take effect with the commissions January reorganization He has other interests and previously been reported as unlikely to move to Richmond The governor has other nominees including E Griffith Dodson of Norfolk and Thomas L Farrar of Charlottesville The new commission will be reduced from seven to five members in January
Front Royal Virginia October 11. Mr Samuel Powell of Silver Spring Maryland spent the weekend with his family here. Local residents including L Sager Floyd Manuel Nora Alexander left for Baltimore to purchase stock for their stores. Lt Frank J Trautman at Remount Depot with Mrs Trautman of Buffalo New York. General and Mrs Walter Gardner Walker of Richmond spent the weekend here. Rev and Mrs D N Calvert at Mrs Calverts mothers home in South Riverton. Calvert transferred from Frostburg to Elliston at Baltimore conference yesterday.
In Baltimore, Joseph White, 67, captain of a coastal barge, killed himself in his cabin aboard the vessel. Deck hand Richard Thompson, 18, found the body and said the captain had voiced pain earlier, calling it worse than ever.
Several parliamentary divisions in Scotland are so large that a full tour requires a fortnight. The report notes the extensive distances and travel time involved for candidates and officials visiting communities across these districts.
In Front Royal on October 11 12 Druid Hill home of Gen and Mrs Beverley F Browne will host the United States Military Academy class of 1901 reunion for nearby members. Expected attendees include Gen and Mrs B M Shinkle Major General and Mrs C G Brigham Col and Mrs W Bettison Col and Mrs E J Dent Col and Mrs K T Riggs Col and Mrs R M Beck Col and Mrs W S Brown Col and Mrs W H Smith Col and Mrs O P Newman Col and Mrs Charles Burnett Col and Mrs G M Lee and Col E R West.
Nine hundred five pupils exited the Warren County High School building in 65 seconds during a drill directed by Town Manager L. B. Dutrow and Fire Chief J. H. Shiner. Officials praised the speed and order of the unannounced exercise.
Front Royal banks will keep a full holiday tomorrow Friday October 12 marking Columbus Day the first time in history banks in the town have observed the holiday.
Bristol Virginia votes 707 against 352 to retain the state liquor dispensary, ordering its closure within 60 days. Campaigns by church and prohibition groups preceded the election. The store, opened June 12, handled about $132000 over 12 weeks. Bristol follows Danville in approving liquor sales locally.
Mrs. Berry V. Stoll, social leader and wife of oilman Berry Stoll, was abducted from her Louisville home. A note demanded $50 000 and threatened her brother in law William A. Stoll who heads Stoll Refining. Police, federal and local agencies launched a wide search aided by a car description and victim testimony.
During a Roman invasion a renowned ancient library was burned, wiping out vast collections of scrolls and texts. The event symbolized a significant cultural loss as scholars mourned the destruction of knowledge housed within its walls.
To all suffering stomach distress gas and indigestion one tablespoonful of Dares Mentha Pepsin quickly relieves gas pressure and helps breathing. The remedy is promoted as an effective digestions aid with strong sales and a nationwide pharmacist endorsement.
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