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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1934

Page

3

Dublin Through Time and its Turbulent Past

English rule barred Irish from office in Dublin before Henry VII. The city houses two Protestant cathedrals, St. Patrick’s and its 12th century structure, Cromwell’s desecration, Trinity College founded 1591, Handel’s Dublin year and Messiah, Mrs. Allen’s city portrait, Easter Rising 1916 damage to Sackville Street, Phoenix Park’s 2000 acres and its 1882 murders of Cavendish and Burke, and the Wicklow mountains facing the Irish Sea.

Dublin St. Patrick's Cromwell James I Trinity Col Handel Messiah Wicklow Mountains Lupen Irish Sea Bay of Dublin

Ruth Graves Weds A Melvin Lewis In City Ceremony

Ruth N Graves married A Melvin Lewis at 8 am Sunday in Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev W M Brashears officiated at the bride’s mother Georgiana Graves home 910 South Braddock street. They honeymooned at Middletown Wayside Inn and plan a Nov 5 home at 375 Gray Avenue. Lewis operates a North Kent grocery. guests included Califo n mayor Beaty and several Whitesells and Graves family members.

Ruth N. Graves A. Melvin Lewis W. M. Brashears Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Georgiana Graves South Braddock Street Wayside Inn Middletown Pennsylvania Handley High School National Fruit Product Company Lewis North Kent Street R. Page Lewis Gray Avenue Elston Beaty Califon N. J Lydia Whitesell West Orange WN. J Raymond Whitesell Newark Clifford Graves Baltimore William Funk

Local Social Calendar And Club Meetings

The notice lists weekly and special events from Tuesday to Friday including Music Lovers Club rehearsal at Mrs. Buckley’s home 20 South Stewart Street, Advisory Committee meeting at George Washington Hotel, Hallowe en social at United Brotherhood Church, Kiwanis Club lunch at George Washington Hotel, Annefield Cup tea, Winchester Lodge Elks meet, Grace Lutheran Adult Choir practice, Rotary Club luncheon, and American Legion post gathering at George Washington Hotel. Public invited to committees and social gatherings.

Music Lovers’ Club Frank L. Buckley South Stewart Street Better Housing George Washington Hotel Senior Christian Endeavor United Brothern Church Kiwanis Club Annefield Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion

Paper On Dublin Is Read At Century Club Meeting

Mrs. Lewis Allen presents a Dublin themed paper at the Century Club’s first regular meeting, October 23, detailing Dublin as Ireland’s chief city with few industries and key exports including lion cubs, alongside a history spanning Norse and Norman arrivals and the city’s role as a fortress within a Catholic country.

Dublin Century Club Lewis Allen Lewis Hyde Ireland Antwerp Pale Henry Bristol Eng

Mrs De Grange Hosts Century Club at South Washington

Mrs H Clay De Grange entertained Century Club members this afternoon at her South Washington street home. The papers were read by Miss Susanne and Mrs Arthur M Field. Miss Bessie McNeer returned home to Middletown after a two week visit in New York.

de Grange Century Club H. Clay de Grange South Washington Street Eea Saraane Arthur M. Field Bessie McNeer Middletown New York

Wedding of Rev. Snyder Alleman and Lester Mikesell in Pennsylvania

The ceremony united Rev. Snyder Alleman and Lester Mikesell in Pennsylvania. The bride, a divorcee, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frederick Wilders, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mikesell. He is manager of a chain grocery store in Wayre. A friend of the contracting parties witnessed the ceremony.

Lester Mikesell Charles Frederick Wilders Harry Mikesell Wayre

Virginia Rally Day Observed by Winchester W C T U

Winchester branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will observe Rally Day with an 8 o'clock meeting on Thursday evening November 1 at Mrs Carl Burner's home West Boscawen Street. An attractive program of music and readings has been arranged and friends of the temperance cause are invited.

Virginia Winchester Woman's Christian Temperance Union Carl Burner West Boscawen Street Temperance Cause

Delphians Set Meeting On Middle Age Music

The Winchester Chapter of the Delphian Society meets at 2 30 Thursday at Handley Library with Mrs Louis L Baker leading a discussion on secular music of the middle ages. Rehearsal for Music Lovers Club is Tuesday at 7 30 at Mrs Frank L Buckley's hall. Shawnee Garden Club gathers November 1 at 3 30 at 421 South Stewart. Ralph B Snapp of Lever Brothers heads to Philadelphia for two weeks of sales work.

Winchester The Delphian Society Handley Library Louis L. Baker Music Lovers’ Club Frank L. Buckley South Stewart Street Shawnee Garden Club Allen T. Hawthorne South Stewart Street Ralph B. Snapp Eddie Herman Lever Brothers Company Philadelphia

Hydrodynamics term streamlines traced to Lamb's 1906 definition

The term streamline has long been used in hydrodynamics. Horace Lamb defined it in 1906 as a line from point to point whose direction everywhere matches the fluid’s motion.

Horace Lamb

Paralyzed Actress Mary Blackford Faces Lifelong Limits

Once a hopeful 18 year old in motion pictures Mary Blackford was paralyzed from the neck down after a recent automobile accident and doctors say recovery is unlikely.

Mary Blackford Miss Blackford

Ceremony at Gatsby Tavern Marks Preservation Loan

An afternoon ceremony at Gatsby's Tavern in Alexandria honored an improvement loan from the Federal Housing Bureau of the American Legion Post of Alexandria. Governor Peery and Mayor Davison spoke. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Admiral Cary T. Grayson attended. Third Cavalry Band performed. CBS broadcast one of its four largest radio hook ups.

Alexandria Old Gatsby's Tavern Peery Virginia Davison Federal Housing Bureau American Legion Post of Gadsby’s Tavern America Gadsby Woodrow Wilson Cary T. Grayson Third Cavalry Band Columbia Broadcasting System Columbia

Welfare Group Meets Friday to Discuss School and Art Work

A Child Welfare committee meeting is set for 10:30 Friday morning in the council chamber. Miss Annie Preston Starling Frederick County school supervisor will discuss issues in school and art work. Mrs James A Miller is named in the notice.

Council Chamber Annie Preston Starling Frederick County James A. Miller

Quake Disturbance Shakes Erie Residents

An afternoon ground disturbance in Erie Pennsylvania trifled downtown and homes. Buildings swayed and dishes fell as residents reported shock and excitement with no serious damage though one woman was thrown from bed by the tremor. The quake struck after 3 p m.

Erie

Damage by Moths Incur $250 Million Clothing Loss

The annual cost from clothes moth damage in the nation is estimated at 250 million dollars, covering garments and wardrobes across households. Experts note significant financial impact on consumers and retailers due to fabric damage and replacement costs.

Secure Jobs For Many Unemployed In County And City

Relief workers and clients found 80 jobs in the county two months which include 2 permanent 10 temporary and 68 by their own efforts In the city 39 people found temporary work by themselves 9 permanent posts found by welfare workers and 5 temporary jobs total 53 In all 133 jobs exist in city and county temporarily relieving the relief office of 133 cases.

Relief Office

New Minister Welcomed by Frederick County Clergy Group

The Frederick County Ministerial Association gathered at Rev. Allen Jones's Stephens City home. Rev. F. M. Lucas, newly welcomed pastor of Stephens City Methodist Church, spoke on The Unchanging Christ and Ministry. Officers Snyder Heman and Franklin G. Seager were elected president and secretary-treasurer.

Frederick County Allen Jones Stephens City J. D. Russell H. E. Richardson F. M. Lucas Stephens City Methodist Episcopal Church South Snyder Heman Franklin G. Seager

Damage Suit Progresses In Harrisonburg

A $50,000 damage suit by David S. Fox of Page County seeks redress for the death of Basil Fox, who died when a telegraph pole fell during work in the District of Columbia. The trial in United States District Court covered negligence claims against the railroad company and safety measures during flood recovery work after the August 1933 flood on the Pennsylvania line.

Harrisonburg Fox Anacostia Pennsylvania Railroad

Government Eyes Payroll Tax to Fund Unemployment Insurance

Washington notes the Roosevelt administration moves toward work relief over dole as winter nears. PWA and FERA eye expanded public works while planning a payroll tax to fund unemployment insurance, with bills expected for Congress and the President's approval. Hopkins and Ickes push rehabilitation loans to shift jobless from direct relief to work.

Washington PWA Federal Relief Administration Roosevelt Congress Ickes Harry L. Hopkins FERA Hopkins Harrison D-Miss

Launch Crusade Against Crime In Washington

A mass meeting in Washington gathers 800 lawyers and laymen to form a permanent District of Columbia Bar Association committee on criminal justice. The panel would monitor improve and critique enforcement. Police seek links between John Dunn alias Ward Johnson and the Takoma Park shooting of Allen B Wilson.

Washington District of Columbia Bar Association John Slim) Dunn Ward Johnson Allen B. Wilson Takoma Park Wilson Ert McDonald Gamber

Decayed Telegraph Pole Cited in Accident Probe

Witnesses described the pole post accident as decayed in the center though none were expert on tele graph poles. The Fox estate is represented by Harrison and Harrison of Winchester and Lynn Lucas of Luray, while the railroad company is represented by R Gray Williams and Senator Russell Cather of Winchester.

Fox Harrison and

Consolation Prizes Drawn in Irish Hospital Sweepstakes

Dublin reports fourteen hundred consolation prizes valued at 100 pounds each were drawn for the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes. The notice also mentions the Cambridgeshire handicap horse draw continuing.

Dublin Irish Hospital

Horse race at Newmarket run tomorrow in England season

It notes a race at Newmarket, England with details indicating the event would be run tomorrow following a completion reported yesterday. The item references the venue and timing for the upcoming run.

Newmarket England

The Law of Averages Explained in Brief

The concept shows that though human events cannot be predicted with certainty, trends can be estimated by arithmetic averages of related statistics. It argues that outcomes tend toward expected values over many trials.

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Mr. Lewis John Nixon Amherst Street Betty Jeanne Nixon Lucile Lovett Dorothy deGrange Helen Stouffer Susan Shryock Jean Shade Colleen Shine Jane Myers Mary Cooper Gretnan Patton Carolyn Clifton Dixie Fugitt Mary Place Colleen Clowser Jean Ebert June Cline Dorothy Miller Janet Nixon Frances Burke Rodgers Spilman Associated Press Star Today Pittsburgh Heyward Spilman Warrenton Spilmans Donald Rodgers Sewickley Bostonian If Huntsberry Rexall Brooks’ Pharmacy Rev. Snyder Alleman Streamline Gatsby Tavern Governor Peery Mrs Margaret L Hodgson S. Main St Mr. Lucas Dole President's Economic Security Committee Crusade Against Dunn Union Stown Mall Commercial & Savings Bank U.S the Commercial & Savings Bank H. S. Larrick H. C. Sheetz Wise John I. Sloat Fred A. Crisman H. R. Edwards Hallowe’en Underwood N. Loudoun St Telephone Maxwell House Coffee Maxwell House R. G. A. Grocer R. M. Swimley East Geo. Washington Hotel Shenandoah Valley National Bank Loudoun St Rock Creek Sandal Lovett Brothers
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