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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1929
Page
3
Social and Personal News for this department may be mailed or telephoned. The social reporter is Mrs. Isabelle F. Miller who will collect ladore news by telephone between 3 and 4 p.m. for the following day. Phone No. 33.
Mrs Strong of New York announces the engagement of Ruth Emmangford to Rev George Palm Christian son of the late Mr and Mrs E D Christian of Richmond. The wedding is set for November 5 at the Church of the Transfiguration in New York City.
Mr. John Simmons of Capon Bridge West Virginia marked his seventy fourth birthday with a surprise party at home last Sunday. His granddaughters Dorothy and Ruth Simmons presented a large birthday cake as the centerpiece of the dining room decorations. Family and friends joined the celebration including Mrs. John Simmons and many relatives with numerous children and several Secrist and Himelright family members in attendance.
Local Needlework Guild of America exhibits garments at Boyd's drug store for charity use by the Red Cross and District Nurse Association. Members are urged to donate by Saturday morning or bring items to the store for collection.
A child woke the Ireland family in Town Md near Airlee early this morning as their home caught fire. The six member household escaped but possessions were lost totaling about 15000 dollars. Chestertown firefighters could not save the house owned by Mrs Isaac H Dixon of Baltimore. The fire likely began from an overheated wood burning kitchen stove. A pocket book with fifty dollars was among the tenants destroyed land.
Tokyo dispatches from Harbin say Chinese and Soviet forces fought near the Sungari and Amur rivers junction. Chinese officials report fierce Tuesday fighting near Sankiang kow where a Chinese landing force commander was killed. Reinforcements to Sungari defenses are planned, Kirin troops depart Harbin, ten airplanes head to Sungari, and nine gunboats concentrate at Tunchin.
President Hoover aims to move the tariff measure quickly as the regular session opens. Republicans outlined three steps to speed passage in the Senate: finance committee daily meetings to decide acceptable amendments, possible night sessions, and a 10 am convening time if needed.
New York stock market unsettled as broker loans neared record highs. Extreme declines and selective recoveries followed with call money at 5 percent. Social notes list several women visiting Washington DC area and surrounding hotels.
Paris fashion observes a new jewelry fusion where clear crystal and pink sapphires adorn bracelets and rings. French women pair these pieces with white evening dresses, favoring flat, lustreless crystal settings and baguette navette triangle cuts inspired by diamond styles.
Barbara confronts Ray over abandonment during a house party as Henderson sues for Barbara's hand. A midnight treasure hunt leads to a dangerous confrontation at an abbey ruins. Ray admits longing for success with his sax while Barbara reveals loneliness. She consents to return to New York with Ray, seeking happiness with him.
Ford Motor Company reports September output of 161,305 passenger and commercial cars, a sharp rise from the previous year. An October plan targets 175,000 Model A and Model AA units, with nine month 1929 production at 1,633,498 and full year Model A/AA output exceeding 200,000. Rouge plant to run five days. Detroit area plants employ 108,138 workers as of October 2.
Community notices from Hogue Creek on October 18 report visits and travel. Mr and Mrs Carter Hoover and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Leslie Ramey. Frances Larrick visited grandparents J S Orndorff. Scott White family guests of Clement Kump at High View West Virginia. Laura Orndorff to Rockville Maryland for week with Statton Orndorff. Hayfield school opened with Mrs Lineburg as teacher. Stotler Good from Winchester visiting J S Orndorff. Rev and Mrs C J Racey dined with Vernon Baker.
A morning blaze swept through D. A. Stickell and Son Inc flouring mill and elevators in Hagerstown Maryland causing about 250000 dollars in damage. The loss was estimated by Howard Stickell with plans for a new mill soon while operations continue from a connected brick storage building. The fire began around 1 am with theories including spontaneous combustion of stored oats and a possible motor short circuit.
Edward L Doheny took the stand in the Fall bribery case claiming a $100000 loan rather than a payoff. He spoke of a conversation with Admiral J K Robison about Pearl Harbor and Elk Hill contracts and denied prior interest in the Pearl Harbor lease. He testified the Navy base at Pearl Harbor aimed to counter a Japanese threat.
Democratic candidate Jax H Price will address attendees at the County Courthouse Saturday at 3 p m. The invitation extends to all readers and notes a cordial welcome for attendees.
Moorish tribesmen conducted a raid on French troops in Algeria on the Adhis mountains. Fifty legionnaires and native soldiers were killed with twenty one wounded. The tribesmen left many dead, and another Foreign Legion column arrived to drive off the Moors from the Wafilel region of Morocco.
A local drug store promotes Natex saying it ends stomach troubles after meals. The representative claims the preparation restored appetites and digestion for many customers.
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