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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1934
Page
5
The issue lists weekly club schedules including Orchestra and Band sessions, plus Glee Club and Tap classes. It covers a Friday football note with A M A and reports on October 19 events including Sid ney Lanier portrait presentation and a Peggy Goes to College dorm play. An editorial urges support for girls athletics and organized cheer.
Word arrives of the death of Charles Frye in Washington. Frye, raised at Mt. Falls, Va, visited his father near Lebanon Church and summers in Strasburg. The note mentions local church activities and community updates including a Halloween social at Lebanon Church School and Rally Day services.
Will Rogers stars in Judge Priest at Hables Palace today in a five day Fox release. The story set in 1890 Kentucky follows a wise old judge who mixes justice with kindness, with characters including a conniving nephew and a secret born sweetheart. John Ford directs from a Dudie Nichols and Lamar Trotti script. Irvin Cobb created the original tales.
Injuries shrink the roster as Marshall Hollis sits out with a torn ligament and Misf Clowe joins the list. The Oranges beat the Shamrocks 29 to 4 in a soccer baseball tilt while basketball practice opens for both teams.
In Holywood the film features Tom Brown Anita Louise Rochelle Hudson Henry B Walthall David Landau and Stepin Fetchit. A Fox News reel will supplement the feature.
Richmond dispatch reports John Q. Rhodes director of the division of motor vehicles orders officers to ensure all Virginia cars on highways after the date are tested. The notice appears in an October 29 briefing from Richmond.
Charlotte Campbell leads Ohio State science studies while detailees note Lefty Lake among famed backs. Dennis Hayley and Horace Hott join Alison Hartman at Roanoke dedication of a soldier's hospital with President Roosevelt present. Martha Stine elected secretary of Farmville Athletic Association and Debating Club member. Radford attendee Margaret Larrick. local figures include Bessie Manuel and Patsy Sartelle. Junior Class meets elects Miriam Curry president and plans a winter play and dance.
The item teases a high school love triangle among senior students. It questions which senior girl has recently dated the school boys for 8S. V. and which senior boy has faced ongoing trouble, asking why this pattern repeats and hints at a forthcoming turning point.
Director Rhodes warns only four days remain for vehicles to receive their semi annual inspection and bear state stickers in proper windshield places to certify the inspection has passed.
An advertisement touts Cremulsion as a seven in one remedy for coughs promising quick relief and safety. It claims mild coughs may still yield better results with Cremulsion and notes a price premium. The druggist guarantees outcomes and offers a refund if relief fails.
In a 1934 Virginia chancery matter Georgia Fuller Gearing et al involve James Roy Gearing and several companies. The court orders W. E. Edwards, Master Commissioner, to report on real estate, liens, taxes, and pertinent issues, with notice by weekly publication in Winchester. Commissioner’s Office date is November 7, 1934.
Revy and Mrs. B Duvall Chambers returned from six weeks in England and stopped in Boyce to visit friends before continuing to Washington. Various social calls, church meetings, and weekend visits across nearby towns are noted, including engagements with the Jol liffe, Yowell, Vorous, and Reed families, plus school events and travel plans.
Oct. 14 services at Minnie Wood Chapel featured choir song, prayers by O P Hamilton, and varied Sunday School readings. Local families, including the Brothertons and Ruthfords, hosted gatherings and visited ill relatives in Charles Town and Martinsburg as conditions and weather prompted concern.
In Mount Williams Virginia on October 29 Mrs Dorothy Ambrose visited Mrs Beulah Williams. Several families including the Pitcott and Fauver clans spent time with relatives in Winchester. Little Tommy Fauver, two, fell ill after chewing glass beads last Saturday. cause of illness unclear, possibly the beads or apples.
Wickliffe October 29. E J Smith and daughter Lucille of Smithfield visited Blacksburg Virginia. Mrs G L Carter of Berryville visited her brother C W Johnston. Jack Ellis of Washington spent Sunday with his mother Mrs James Perks. Galloways return from Worlds Fair Chicago. George Chapman, former patient at Memorial hospital Winchester, home improved. Lewis Galloway and family with J F Galloway at Castleman's Ferry. Katherine Writt of Charles Town spent days with relatives near Wickliffe. Mrs Douglas May visiting her father W L Tumblin.
Mrs. Emma Holliday, long a Rock Enon resident, died recently and was beloved by locals. The piece notes the community, local foliage beauty, farmers seeding, and a call for rain as needed. Mr B Larrick Jr visits his brother George M Larrick in Rock Enon.
Canterbury Notes reports social visits and a birth in the area. Mr and Mrs Fred Mason of Winchester spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Fred Coverl near Mr and Mrs Sam Bartlett receive congratulations on the birth of a son October 18. Various locals including Miss Nellie Painter Miss Mae Painter and Mrs Jessie Perry appear in weekend visits and shopping trips.
Last Sunday visits included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clevenger Sr and family with Eston Affleck near Burnt Factory. Weather remains dry and warm, signaling apple harvest near end. Black walnuts abundant, Wild geese seen migrating southward.
Bloom dated note reports the birth of a son for Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hankins of Washington D C on October 11. It identifies the mother as Hattie Louise Mcllwee formerly of the Bloom area and mentions related visits by local families and a trip to Shenandoah College in Dayton.
Mrs. Clarence Pence visited Washington DC for several days. Warren Rinker and wife spent Sunday with his mother in Reliance. Miss Louise Stickley and Joe Derrick returned home over the weekend. Teachers Miss Lock Wa and Miss Besel spent Sunday at Front Royal. Funeral jury duty kept F D Willey J R Beaty and Harry Grover in Front Royal. Visitors at R R Stickley’s included Mrs Emma Ambrose and family and Mr and Mrs Lineburg with four children. Frank Lee has moved to Woodstock for work. Mrs F D Willey has been ill. Mrs Ruby Ward of Alexandria visited her parents and brother Frank Koontz who is ill in Reliance. Rev H E Richardson and wife left Monday to visit relatives near Harrisonburg.
Last Thursday night the W. M. A. day was well attended with an interesting program. The little playlet Tell It Again inspired the audience. Miss Marguerite Pence has resumed her school work after a brief illness at home.
The submarine chasers now include two officers one chief petty officer and twenty three enlisted men.
Public auction at 2 PM on Saturday November 3 1934 at 326 North Cameron Street Virginia listing the late Mrs. Virginia H Lines household effects including 4 Chippendale chairs 7 mahogany chairs 4 porch chairs 2 mahogany desks 2 mahogany dressers 1 mahogany bed with mattress and box springs 1 solid mahogany round table 1 mahogany china cabinet and more with cash terms and no property transfer until paid M M Lynch executor Duvall Dunn Auctioneers
Notice in chancery case sets forth order of reference to Master Commissioner W E Edwards to determine owners of a 147 acre tract in Frederick County tied to John Williams and James Williams. The report covers ownership, fee simple value, liens and priority, heirs, and settlement of John Williams estate accounts. A public notice at 17 Court Square Winchester fixed November 20, 1934 for proceedings with required papers.
The early Roman emperor Luncul lus is credited with introducing cherry trees to Italy, linking ancient leadership to unlikely horticultural influence.
Trustee announces a public auction of a 194 acre Gainsboro District farm in Frederick County near De Haven Post Office on Wednesday November 7 1934 at 11 a m. Property includes creek bottom timber and 9 acres orchard with a barn and out-buildings. Terms require one third cash and balance in annual installments secured by deed of trust.
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