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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1930
Page
3
Woodstock Garden Club hosted Mrs. Shields Chapman and Misses Chapman to a High Street home for an afternoon program on Deciduous Trees with member reports on shrubs and lilac tree notes. Music and tea followed as hostesses led a congenial social hour.
A community gathering awarded prizes donated by Brown and Fisher Irwin Drug Store Evelyn Shryock Beauty Shop and Martha Washington Costume Shop among others. Two homemade cakes won and local residents served homemade candy during games. Also covered were a Home Life Insurance Company convention in Washington and several weddings, travels, and honors involving Mrs. Byrd and others.
Between 40 and 50 persons were injured as a blast ripped an eleven story structure in Beverley Hills area. Fire officials estimated losses at about 1,000,000 dollars on the fifth floor and investigators looked into gas accumulation as the cause with possible ignition from a youth lighting a cigarette in a shop.
Berlin observers report the fascist party leans toward abrogating the Versailles treaty and pursuing salvation through force if needed. Strassar, party spokesman, spoke before the Reichstag amid clashes as government policy on economic progress faced a looming defeat. Socialists shouted protests while fascists responded with defiant chants in a chaotic session.
New York Oct. 17 The prolonged mopping up of secondary liquidity resumed in today’s stock market with prices again easing. Losses of one to five points were common while trading stayed near yesterday’s narrow range. Money renewed at 2 percent.
From Port Alegre Brazil Oct 17 General Miguel Costa proclaims capture of Itarare a key rail head toward Sao Paulo. He says federal troops were demoralized in several encounters and offered no resistance. In Washington Oct 17 the Pensacola cruiser heads to Brazilian waters to evacuate Americans if needed.
In Boston on October 17 the American Federation of Labor reaffirmed support for modifying the Volstead Act to permit 2.75 percent beer and defeated a resolution calling for repeal. The federation argued the act failed to promote temperance and that social evils stem from enforcement failures, urging modification instead.
Grain price data from Chicago shows Wheat for December and March moves with old and new figures. Prices listed include wheat from May and December with mixed old and new values, along with scattered numbers.
A collision between an eastbound and a westbound mail train near Linndale caused three deaths. Engineers Henry Sprouse and Frank McCarthy, Firemen Charles Graff and Clarence Sheffield, and Conductor Jerry Dickson were involved. All victims were from Cleveland. two others were seriously scalded. Officials could not explain how the crash occurred.
Mr. William E. Carson of Riverton was in town today on business, meeting local contacts and inspecting regional operations. He is a noted businessman visiting for discussions.
Rev C J Racey leads services at Mt Olive with Sunday school at 10 a m sermon 11 a m and Christian Endeavor 7 30 p m at Mt Pleasant Va Sunday school 2 p m sermon 3 p m also Christian Endeavor. Preaching at Fairview Sunday 7 30 p m starting Oct 26 first and third Sundays 7 30 p m Red Bud second and fourth Sundays 3 p m.
Pastor Crums leads Sunday schools at multiple churches with preaching at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The first quarterly conference convenes at Welltown Church on Saturday October 18 at 11 a.m. Presiding elder Rev. Dr. E. L. Woolf will preach at Welltown at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Reverend P. R. Diehl leads Round Hill Sunday school at 10 a m and sermon at 11 a m Epworth League at 7 30 p m Carper’s Peace School service at 2 p m sermon at 3 p m Macedonia Sunday school at 10 a m Epworth League at 7 p m and worship Monday at 7 45 p m led by Rev E L Woolf D D The congregation invites all to attend services.
St Paul Fawcett Gap and Trinity Stephens City present Bible school at 10 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. worship with sermon The Abode and State of the Wicked is preached by Thame Morning service follows with Luther League at 7:30 p.m. Evening vespers at 7:30 p.m. Loyalty urged for all members.
Gravel Springs Bethel Albin Va Sunday school 10 a m Martain S Glaize superintendent Church services 7 30 p m with sermon by the pastor St Johns Mt Williams Sunday school 10 a m Stanton Cooper superintendent Preaching service after Sunday school Communion services after All are urged to attend Gravel Springs Star Tannery Sunday school 2 30 p m Summers Orndorff superintendent St James Zepp Sunday school 2 p m West Racey superintendent Come and worship with us.
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