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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1932
Page
3
The bride and groom were feted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Massie in Boyce. After a wedding journey through the south, Mr. and Mrs. Chinnock plan to reside in Belleville.
December week activities list for Elan Church First Baptist Friendly Grove Mount Williams Rotary WCTU Turner Ashby Daughters of the Confederacy American Legion Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church and Winchester Memorial Hospital Junior auxiliary. Notable items include Rotary Club luncheon 1 00 pm at George Washington Hotel and a benefit card party 8 00 pm at George Washington Hotel.
Miss Rose Pifer daughter of Mr and Mrs B G Pifer of Belleville New Jersey married Mr Laurence C Chinnock son of Mrs Rose Chinnock of Belleville October 3 at 8 oclock in the parsonage of the First Baptist Church with Rev E T Clark officiating Only intimate friends attended The bride wore a brown traveling suit trimmed with tan attendant Miss Chris Linnon wore ostrich wool white trimming Best man Mathew Ebersole cousin of the bride The ring ceremony was used A dinner followed the ceremony
A Winchester Young Democratic Club meeting at City Hall discussed social events and a Roosevelt tag day within two weeks. Committees were formed to review membership and fundraising since the drive began, with reports due next meeting.
At a Garden Club of Virginia board meeting in Warrenton the group voted to plant Virginia dogwood with help from non member clubs. Members will plant dogwood on grounds and schools and churches will host plantings around public buildings with city parks urged to participate and boost Virginia dogwood fame. Announcement also lists marriages and local notices including Sue Compton and John Wallace Reid wed on August 6 in Front Royal and other community updates.
Regular semi monthly Winchester Chapter Delphian Society met at Handley Library with Mrs J G Bush presiding and Mrs C Vernon Eddy leading the program on Oedipus the King. Next chapter meeting October 20 with Greek Comedy as topic. Dr Charles G Abbott to speak at Clarke County Woman's Club tomorrow at 3:15 in Berryville Hawthorne Library on Recent Acquisitions at the Smithsonian.
Francis M. Wilson age 65 Democratic nominee for Missouri governor died in Kansas City Missouri after a back injury from a taxi incident. He had been bedridden for weeks, ruling out active campaign participation as physicians described severe bruising.
Howard Lake Minnesota dispatch reports Wright county official sought Gov Olson to deploy national guardsmen after two deputy sheriffs and a farm woman were injured in farm picketing at the stock yard. A several hundred strong picketing force tried to stop unloading of livestock from trucks.
Governor Roosevelt announced a 3000 mile campaign tour through 17 states starting October 18 in Albany and ending October 26 in New York City. Major speeches are slated for Pittsburgh on October 19, St. Louis on October 21, and Atlanta on October 24.
Jimmie DeForest a famed boxing trainer died at his Long Branch home after guiding Kid McCoy in his early career and developing Jack Dempsey toward the heavyweight title. DeForest
The Reconstruction Corporation loaned the governor of Porto Rico 36000 for emergency relief covering October 17 to November 30 as a regional aid measure announced in Washington.
The U S S Akron sailed at 7 a m for a training flight at sea and will return to the hangar tomorrow night. Commander A H Dresel commands a crew of 78 aboard the ship at Lakehurst New Jersey.
O C Samuels an apple grower believes he holds a record for a freak crop. A German Gravenstein apple tree near Hollister produced a fine early crop this year. A second crop is large enough for sauce and a third crop is coming with apples as large as cherries maturing by Thanksgiving.
The first satisfactory wireless signal crossed the English Channel on March 27 1899 from Dover to Wimereaux. The message demonstrated long distance wireless communication between England and France.
In Connellsville Pennsylvania Mrs Nellie Tressler age 45 and her mother Mrs Amanda Hartman age 63 were found beaten to death at the Tressler home. Two Tressler children Sadie age 11 and Billy age 8 were badly beaten and may die. The body of Mrs Tressler was found in the back yard while Mrs Hartman lay dead on a bed beside Sadie. Billy was found unconscious in the living room. Police say the instrument of the beating is missing and detectives know of no motive or suspects. The family had been destitute.
Two men robbed the Woodridge Langdon Savings and Commercial Bank in northeast Washington costing between 15000 and 20000 dollars. They entered through a basement window and forced vice president and cashier E L Norris to open the main vault before locking him and others in a basement vault as they fled with cash.
Two sisters Marjorie 27 and Suzanna Koetz attempted suicide by gas in a Albany rooming house after failing to find nursing work. Interrupted by a smell of gas from the landlady they were removed to a mental observation ward after partial recovery. They said they had first attempted self harm earlier in New York and had come from Altoona Pa a week ago. Mr Jack W Riley from West Piccadilly street is visiting Washington.
Mrs. Edward G. Butler chaired the Rose Test Garden report at a Garden Club of Virginia meeting in Warrenton with a luncheon. Guests toured Kenmore in Fredericksburg and Powhatan for meals and talks on gardens as others hosted dinners and visits while local residents and visitors from Baltimore and Washington attended weekend gatherings and church auxiliary meetings.
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