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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1930
Page
3
Mr. Hoshour entertained at the brick plant returning from a business trip. Baked oysters and oysters on the half shell were served in abundance with the family assisting. The event showed the plant at work lighting kilns and drying brick for government projects while showcasing Colonial bricks made by the firm in the east.
Miss Mary Gladys Remsburg daughter of Mrs Charles H Remsburg of Braddock Heights Md wed Mr Harold Huyett Hoffman of Hagerstown in the Evangelical Reformed Church Frederick on October 11 at 11 am Rev Dr H L G Kieffer officiated A wedding breakfast for 35 followed at the Remsburg home. Hoffman is a nephew of Luther Huyett and cousin of Mrs Swimley and Mrs Timberlake.
The Alumni Association hosts a card party tomorrow evening at 8 o clock at street and will continue a series through fall and winter. Mrs Michael Collins handles reservations for tables by telephone 863 R. Admission is 50 cents per person with refreshments and prizes for the opening event.
The Red Cross announced a rummage sale this Saturday at the local chapter office on the second floor of City Hall. It begins at 9 30 in the morning and runs while items remain. A large batch of second hand clothing and other usable articles will be offered.
The Loyal Temperance Legion plans a semi monthly meeting at 7 30 tomorrow with members urged to attend and bring a picture of a wooden horse to be judged by Mrs Ebert who will award a prize to the winner. Also notes visits by Mr Robert Barr and guests from Richmond and Clarke county and a Young People's Choir practice at United Brethren Church Friday at 7 30.
Master Billy Robinson son of Mr and Mrs Fred A Robinson is improving at home on North Loudoun street after a fall weeks ago caused a deep cut above his eye which later became infected. He remains unable to go out.
Cards advertise a Halloween dance at Jordan Springs Hotel on Thursday October 30 with dancing from 9 p m past midnight. The Marylanders orchestra of ten unique artists will perform and local chaperones will accompany attendees.
Mr Harry Grimm of Cam eras Md visits his parents on South Loudoun Street. Stanley T Newton leaves for Charlottesville for University Hospital treatments. B A Rowland of Stephensoit visits Strasburg Va following a patient’s recovery. Louisa Carson and Mrs Murrbowsl Harrison spend the day in Washington. Helen Miller, recently operated on at Memorial Hospital, has resumed duties at the Flower Shop. J Alexander Jr returns to Winchester after a weekend with relatives at Grottoes. William H Beale of Baltimore spends a few days in town on business.
Winchester and Frederick county game warden F W Pingley urges public cooperation in enforcing the state game, fish and dog laws. Open seasons vary by species with fur bearing animals, squirrels and dogs outlined. licenses and landowner permission rules are detailed, plus tagging and permit information for furs.
Mrs J J Forbes Shaw president of the Maryland Daughters of the Confederacy received a Confederate shield worn by Admiral Richard Byrd during his South Pole flight. Mrs Frank G Odenheimer presented the token as the thirty third annual convention opened. Afternoon talks focused on preserving Robert E Lee's former home.
The New York market opened with widespread liquidation pushing prices to new lows for pivotal shares. By afternoon losses were mostly recovered with some gains of a point or two as trading turned dull. Call money remained at 2 percent. Alonzo Stagg, 68, Chicago coach, directed his squad in a recent training scene.
An official federal communique from Rio de Janeiro reports a strongly fortified line through Ribeira Itarare and Ourinhos in Sao Paulo resisting rebel attacks while federal troops hold positions in Minas Geraes. Insurgent light horse forces have cut the railroad between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and occupy Cruzeiro.
Prominent Winchester banker and Confederate veteran James B. Russell, age 89, scraped the skin on his nose when he slipped on a curved curb at Loudoun Street and Rouss Avenue in front of Farmers and Merchants National Bank. He was helped to his office, then driven home for rest.
In Middletown Virginia funeral services were held for Mrs Nannie E Shoaf Peery widow of Calvin W Peery who died of pneumonia at age 74. Rev R V Whitehurst led the rites at the family home and burial followed in Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City with pallbearers C C Hammock H W Owings R L Long Fred E Kline Edgar M Kline and Leslie D Kline. She leaves one daughter Virginia W Peery of Middletown.
Demand for Virginia apples remains strong at the weekly Liverpool auction. York imperial cargoes from steamers Samaria and Brittanic yielded overripe fruit, with prices for Yorks, Ben Davis, Jonathans, Winesaps and Staymans reported despite good overall demand. Weekly New York exports to British ports totaled roughly 60,250 barrels and 77,448 boxes across multiple ports.
The modern elevator evolved from Elisha G Otis demonstration at the 1852 World's Fair in New York's Crystal Palace.
Clarke County women attended the King's Daughters and Sons state convention in Richmond at Centenary Methodist Church. New officers were named including President Mrs Henry Eley and Secretary Mrs Smyth. A tea fundraiser was planned at Milton Valley to support Parish Aid Society. Mr. and Mrs. C T A McCormick canceled Europe plans and prepared for December travel to Italy.
The Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Roll Call report highlights rising calls for food and aid from destitute residents. Miss Stowers cites July 1928 and July 1929 figures showing an increase, with a call for continued moral and financial backing.
A luncheon featured by Mrs. Pateresan and Mrs. Groy with contributions toward needy causes for the coming year. Attendees included Mrs. Beck and many others, as a quartet of Cyril Mee and colleagues performed several musical selections.
In Baltimore 500 negro children were marched from Public School No. 5 after a basement fire broke out shortly after the morning bell. Ten teachers led orderly evacuation as smoke poured from the basement and principal Henry W. Ebb rang the fire alarm. Firefighters arrived and confined the blaze. the damage was slight and origin undetermined.
In Salisbury Connecticut a sedan carrying five youths from New Britain and Canaan overturned after a dance ride. Helen Adams died instantly while Alfred Casey and Robert Condon died later at Sharon hospital from internal injuries. Julia Regalis died at the hospital after the crash. William Mosely escaped injury. All victims were in their early twenties.
Members of the committee for soliciting ads and of the Virginia convention warned merchants and out-of-town buyers about the firemen’s meet. Firemen and Cumberland Firemen’s Association urged Winchester businessmen to prioritize the official program.
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