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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1930
Page
3
A fragmentary social item notes Mr Tabele Miller will receive a payment of eight and a half cents for the following day, with unclear context. The wording is garbled but indicates a routine payment or personal financial detail.
A lengthy listing of Alexandria and nearby town officers and members of the Masonic orders appears, detailing titles such as worthy grand patron, grand matron, associate grand conductress and other officers. The report covers presentations, gifts, and a future Girls’ Athletic Association dinner at Tokus Inn with sign-up details and planned speeches.
University of Virginia prepares for a festive three day slate with P K Society hosting Thursday night dance and German Club Friday event. Weede Meyer and band provide Saturday informal entertainment in College Hall as actors stage The Fan a costly 18th century Italian village set to fill the hall to the ceiling. Performances run Thursday to Saturday with no curtains.
Mrs. Henry F. Hughes of Bayard Warren county was operated on at Winchester Memorial Hospital this morning. She stood the procedure very well. Visitors included Ada Pugh Martinsburg Evans Pugh Richard Pugh Whitacre and others.
King George returned to state duties as Parliament opened its winter session in London. The speech from the throne, delivered in a firm voice, touched on electoral reform and possible changes to the law that made the 1926 general strike illegal, a point seen as controversial.
London October 28 Sir Thomas Lipton announced en route to Southampton that a fresh Shamrock is to be prepared within two years to challenge for the America's Cup. He said it will be the boat that will make the Americans sit up. Washington reports note higher immigration standards but little effect on marksmen within the twelve mile limit.
Market today showed cautious recovery as trading stayed light and hesitant. Westinghouse Electric and Bethlehem Steel dipped briefly before rebounding while call money returned to 2 percent. comments referenced Caution in the broader market.
In the clerk of the circuit court of Frederick County on October 17, the case lists H C Williams Inc as plaintiff and multiple defendants including The Federal Land Bank of Baltimore Panther Oil and Grease Mfg Co and Creel Brothers. The order requires nonresident defendants to appear within ten days of publication to protect their interests and directs publication in Evening Star Winchester Virginia for four weeks, posting at the courthouse, and mailing copies to addresses on file.
Chicago grain prices on the Tran Trade today closed higher than last night with broad gains across futures. Wheat led with December at 79 1/2, March 83 1/4, May 85. Corn December 78, March 80 3/4, May 83 1/4. Oats December and May had limited or no sales with quotes around 38 1/4 and 39 1/2. Rye limited activity with December 56 and March 55.
Lancaster, Ohio, Oct 28 Five robbers escaped with 10000 dollars in currency in a hold up of the Fairfield National Bank the largest financial institution in Lancaster shortly after noon today Two bank officials and a patron were slugged with pistols during the robbery The report notes the bank is Lancaster’s main financial institution and mentions the currency sum and timing.
Soprano Catherine Field will be soloist on November 2 at 2 p m EST during the Cathedral hour on the BBS network.
In Pernam bumco and Sao Paulo reports, insurgents say Dr Getulio Vargas will lead the new regime after the deposition of Dr. Washington Luis. Thousands of Gaucho troops from Rio Grande do Sul arrive in Sao Paulo. By tomorrow, 10,000 insurgent troops are expected to occupy the city.
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