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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1934
Page
9
Martinsburg West Virginia October 19 three men were indicted for attacks on textile workers tied to local strike tensions. Jack Frazer Charles Onderdonk and Forrest Lehew face misdemeanor assault charges as a citizens committee seeks mediation and reports continued conferences.
Chicago stockholders pay bill as notices reveal charges and details from an October meeting. Samuel In- is referenced in association with the charge.
Minutes from a June 9 1930 meeting show the executive committee of the Corporation Securities Company pledging to forever protect Insull from any loss. Attending were Insull, his son Samuel Insull, his brother Martin J. Insull, and H L Stuart.
The first municipally owned electric plant in the United States funded by PWA was dedicated on the Culpeper courthouse green. Major P. B. Flemming and H. T. Hunt praised the project while Mayor Atwell Somerville and E. J. Nottingham accepted it for the citizens.
The pattern 9933 prints a dotted swiss party dress with yoke ruffle and bloomers for sizes 2 4 6 8 10. Orders cost fifteen cents per pattern and twenty five cents for book plus pattern, with address details required. The Winter Marian Martin Pattern Book is promoted as fashion news with varied patterns.
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1479-B offers a daytime frock with a removable collar and interchangeable neckpiece. The slim straight two gore skirt, saddle shoulders, back yoke, and waist seam provide fullness for movement. Sizes 14 to 20, fabric yardage listed. tomorrow feature notes a children's dress.
Weekend guests at the J L Carper home included Mr and Mrs Charles McLeod of Lynchburg and Mrs ao Grove of Washington D C with two children. Various locals attended King’s Daughters conventions and visited relatives in Washington Front Royal Skyland Drive and Strasburg. John Eiler and George Apon te eee joined the United States Army and are stationed at Fort Dix New Jersey.
Bloom brief item notes Mountain View consolidated school’s steady progress. Communion services planned at St Johns on Sunday at 11 a.m. Miss Cameron’s class in Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick meets Mondays at 2 p.m. at Mountain Falls hall. enrollment due by Oct 22. Charles Frye of Washington died in Maine. survived by his widow. Annie Crabill visited Winchester relatives. Mrs. A F Williams remains bedridden.
Local notes report Will McIlwee returning home from Mountain Lake and Mrs. E. E. Bayliss improving from an infected finger. Hope Richard of Mountain Falls wintering with Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Russell and attending school in town. Various visitors and relocations listed including Braithwaite moving to Winchester and Flowers family planning occupancy.
The compositae is the largest family of angiosperms, including about 1,000 genera and over 13,000 species.
Reports from near Wheatfield Virginia recount the death of George Henry Snarr of Strasburg and notes on local residents. Hockman family moved into the Snarr place. Illness of Richard Frye is reported and several locals visited the Snarr home. A barn on Keller property nears completion and Glenna Hershain returns home after surgery.
Mrs. E. J. Smith spent days in Atlantic City then attended the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Visitors at Harry Wynkoop's home included George W. Wynkoop Amie and Alice Duble from Shepherdstown. Hunter Myers family visited Elmer Myers near Wickliffe. J F Galoway returned home after a Baltimore conference. Harvey Furley and Mrs. Furley visited Martinsburg relatives. Frances Santmyers of Clarendon visited Wickliffe area. C W Johnston attended the Frederick Fair last week.
Rev. Walton Brill will lead a morning preaching service at Timber Ridge Christian Church on Sunday October 21 at 11 o clock. Ladies' Aid Society to meet at Miss Lydia Criswell's home Wednesday evening at 8. A large gathering celebrated Mr Gary Anderson's eighty fifth birthday October 14 at his home with relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs W H Seldon visited their daughter Mrs E H Spaid Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clement Kump and family moved onto the Old Garvin place of A C Oates. Labon Hodgson of Mt Falls visited C R Hodgson and family.
Mrs Lizzie Carper and Mr Boyd Young of Hagerstown Maryland were guests at G W Grubbs home Sunday night. Miss Helen White spent the weekend with her daughter and son in law, Mr and Mrs Jessie Funk. Miss Olive White visiting Mrs Lola Perry. A kitchen shower for Mr and Mrs Earl Hupp was held at the Funk home Saturday night. Mr and Mrs J H Punkhouser were in Winchester on business. Mr and Mrs Charles Lee Punk and Miss Catherine White drove to Skyland Drive Sunday.
Nineveh Va October weekend includes Mr Johns visiting his parents Mr and Mrs E G Johns. Women’s Missionary Society district meeting of the Presbyterian Church at Bunker Hill Monday. Miss Raycelle Fleming attend s races at Llangollen Friday. Mrs Laura Hartley visiting daughter Mrs George Tobin this week. Mr and Mrs J M Jett motor to Llangollen Friday for the races.
Middletown Mrs Bessie McNeer travels to New York for a week with friends. Larrick and Keith return from Clifton Forge and Beckley. Daughters of Wesley Bible Class meet October 19 at 7 30 p m at Miss Mae Ginn’s home. Several residents visit relatives in Lynchburg Washington and Culpeper.
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