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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1931
Page
3
Social Calertdar notes a Hallowe en banquet at Tokus Inn and various events tonight including Girl Scouts at Handley Library Auditorium a Rotary Club banquet in Martinsburg and multiple church and school gatherings with public invitations and 7 30 p m start times. The items include youth groups adults and church organizations with entertainment plays social events and meals.
Hagerstown Potomac Edison employees held a masquerade party in a gateway inn barn titled the Beachcomber's Ball with beach costumes and tropical decor. Attendees included Emily Lansford Sue Schlack Frances Preffitt Dorothy Winkfield Elise Snider and others from Winchester and area firms.
An interesting birthday surprise for William Woolford occurred at his Gore home on Saturday October 24. Guests included numerous relatives and friends such as Miss Helen Larrick Miss Ruby Pugh Miss Geneva Sirbaugh and Miss Nellie Slonaker along with Mr Bruce Hahn and many others. Refreshments and a large cake with 33 candles were enjoyed while Woolford received several gifts. Later notes mention nurse Elizabeth Cather returning from Washington after nursing Edna Neville of Winchester Memorial Hospital following a skull fracture from an auto accident. Isabelle Wood's trip to New York for several days of visiting is also noted.
In Millwood Virginia a large gathering at Scaleby hosted by Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gilpin featured Rt Rev James E Freeman bishop of the Washington Diocese and Gen William Mitchell of Middleburg who spoke on church and state and the cathedral project Pledges were signed to support the National Cathedral with Mrs Lewis H Hyde of Winchester handling contributions about 130 attendees from nearby towns attended and Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd hosted a pre meeting dinner in Winchester for the bishop.
Rear Admiral Charles Francis Gore retired surgeon of the United States Navy from 1910 to 1914 died last night at 68. Dr Stokes, a New York native, served 28 years in the navy starting during the Spanish-American War and leaving in 1917 with the highest rank. He leaves a widow and a son, John S. Stokes.
In the Pittsburgh district an increase in steel product orders sparked renewed optimism as hundreds of idle workers begin returning to the Edgar Thompson and Homestead mills of Carnegie Steel. Three Edgar Thompson mills plan to resume Sunday and Monday, with 3 000 to 4 000 men set to return after weeks off. Homestead operations had already resumed at 50 percent capacity earlier this week.
Prices on the New York Stock Exchange showed an upward tilt for the first time in a week as buying and covering orders supported gains. The British pound traded at 3.86 dollars at 2:15 PM, with varied quoters across major firms including Allied Chem, American Can, General Electric, U S Steel, and Woolworth among others.
Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade rose as commission houses bought more. Wheat led gains with December option up about two cents. December through July futures for Wheat, Corn, and Oats posted various modest increases and one series showed no sales.
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