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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1931

Page

3

Committees Appointed For District Nurse Card Party

Announcement lists committees for the Washington Mota benefit card party on Thursday September 17 at the George Washington Hotel to aid the tuberculosis fund of the District Nurse Association. Mrs. H D Puller heads the association. Mrs D W Ritenour chairs tuberculosis work. committee members include Mrs Fred L Glaize Sr prizes Mrs Bryan Conrad candies Miss Frances Page refreshments Mrs Clarence G Hardy and others.

Washington Tuberculosis Fund District Nurse Association H. D. Puller D. W. Ritenour George Washington Hotel Fred L. Glaize Bryan Conrad Frances Page Clarence G. Hardy Mason Snapp Evleyn Dean

Brides unite in two weddings at Berkeley Springs and Hagers Town

Miss Dessie B. Unger wed Charles W. Hensell at Berkeley Springs WVa ceremony led by Rev Daughterman. The couple to reside at Grimes and honeymoon after an Virginia dinner. Also Harry Franklin Stimson and Hilda Irene Beatley wed August 15 at Hagerstown Md with Rev Daubert officiating. Stimson works for Southern Railway. Apple inspectors George T. Hamilton and Frank Phelan of Vincennes Ind arrive soon for the picking season. Dinner guests included Mrs H V McNeer and Miss Bessie McNeer of Middletown and John Lee Krider of Baltimore. Miss Frances Jenkins editor of the Strasburg News hosted.

Virginia Mrs. Hensell Annetta Unger Grimes Hilda Irene Beatley Stimson Harry Franklin Stimson Strasburg Junction Star Tannery Hagerstown Daubert Methodist Episcopal Church Clifton Bentley J W. Stimson Southern Railway Company The Southern George T. Hamilton Frank Phelan Vincennes Ind United States Department of Agriculture Inspection Service Strasburg H. V. McNeer Bessie McNeer Middletown John Lee Krider Baltimore Jenkins Frances Jenkins May Manuel Winchester L.S. Haymaker Holmes Inez Gladys Shepherd White Post J. W. Newcome A. R. Armel Armel John Copenhaver Nancy Catherine Herbert and Clyde May Fallon Eamie and Garland Philip Grim Boyce

Social Calendar Notes for Otterbein and Area Events

Regular monthly meeting of Otterbein Guild at Miss Cordell Shade 352 National Avenue. Kernstown Community League in schoolhouse with stere opticon pictures. Ladies' Aid Society meets at Mrs A K Sirbaugh home. Kempy three act play by White Post Episcopal Church at Berryville schoolhouse. Cedar Cliff Women's Auxiliary hosts a yard party at Vaucluse. Dixie Jamboree at Blue Ridge Night Club Bluemont with Red Bailey orchestra and Chester Hale dancers. Public invited.

Otterbein Guild of United Brethren Church Cordell Shade National Avenue Kernstown Community League Kite Woman’s Auxiliary Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church Vaucluse Blue Ridge Night Club Bluemont Red” Bailey Chester Hale

Entertains At Bridge Tea For Miss Rhodes

Miss Bessie McNeer hosted a bridge tea at the Wayside Inn in Middletown in honor of Miss Louise Rhodes whose marriage to Mr. James Bryson of New York will take place in early fall. About thirty guests from Middletown Strasboro Stephens City Winchester and Washington attended. Miss Isabelle Hammack of Washington DC won high score and Miss Hattie Nixon of Thorndale won consolation.

Rhodes Bessie McNeer Middletown Wayside Inn Louise Rhodes James Bryson New York Isabelle Hammack Washington, D. C Hattie Nixon Thorndale Strasboro Stephens City Winchester Washington

Entertainment Plans For Miss Elizabeth Stuart Bride

Social notes describe a series of pre wedding events for Miss Elizabeth Stuart including formal dances at Winchester Country Club, a buffet at Jordan Springs, and luncheons for the bridal party hosted by relatives and friends from Warren Clarke counties.

Country Club John William Trimble Pittsburgh

Social notes of local residents and visitors

Miss Helen Atlantic City N J and Mr and Mrs G W Riley leave for Rocky Mount Wilson and Pandico Beach N C to visit relatives for a couple weeks. Re v Dr Charles D Gilke improved at home on North Washington St. Multiple residents return from trips and visits to Washington Chicago and Bayard with updates on illnesses vacations and store work.

G. W. Riley Rocky Mount Wilson Pandico Beach N. C Charles D. Gilke North Washington Street

Local residents visit friends and travel in brief notes

Miller reappears after a re improvement. Mr M S Carper returns home from Chicago where he works as vice manager at a theater. Elbert Ellison and wife return from Washington after visiting Mrs Emma Affleck. Mrs Ellison was formerly Glendora Gibbs. John Scully and daughters Jane Eleanor and Mary travel to Washington for a day. Mrs C E Dorsette and children return from High Point North Carolina.

M. S. Carper W. §. Carper Teg Hh Dent Theatre Chicago Wrens Central West Elbert Ellison Washington Emma V. Affleck South Cameron Street John Scully Jane Eleanor Mary Scully

John H Finley Explorer and Education Official

John H Finley former New York State Commissioner of Education and ex president of the College of the City of New York is described as Gotham's official greeter and a former tramp lookalike. He enjoys walking in old clothes and hiking, with a noted 40 mile trek to Dieppe during policing. He has lectured at Princeton and Paris and is connected to explorers and Antarctic mountains named for him.

John H. Finley Crommissioner of Education New York State College of the City of Antarctic Princeton Onne Paris Rose Wolieee New York Times Grand Ridge

Tax Collector and Wife Die in Gas Incident

Dedham Massachusetts. George C Ingraham 67 tax collector and his 65 year old wife were found dead in their gas flooded home. Police say a note indicates death by own action. Auditors had been reviewing the town accounts. Ingraham had health issues after a recent operation. The medical examiner ruled it a double death by own action.

Assciated Dedham Mass Geo. C. Ingraham Ingraham

Chicago Grain Closing Prices Report

Market otherwise quiet on the Chicago Board of Trade with traders in control. Closing quotes include Wheat September 46? December 49? May 53? Corn 44? Oats September all. Rye September 34? December 36? May 40?

Chicago Board of Trade Co Ber

Four Killed In 40 Minute Storm In Istanbul

A violent storm in Istanbul lasting 40 minutes killed four people and injured several others while destroying a number of houses. The event disrupted the city early today and caused widespread damage across neighborhoods.

Istanbul Turkey

Flood Drowning Death Toll Rises At Ponce

In Puerto Rico at Ponce, authorities seek up to 200 bodies after rivers overflowed from a heavy rainstorm. The disaster damaged ore and homes along the Portugues and Inabon rivers and blocked crossings. Governor Roosevelt mobilized units and Red Cross aid as rescue work continues.

Associated Press San Juan Porto Rico Ponce West Indies Portugues Inabon Carrbbean Sea Theodore Roosevelt Lyteig Red Cross Portugues River

Norway Plans Sending Party To Find Wilkins

Oslo broadcast states Premier Kolsted announced a relief expedition will be sent to search for Sir Hubert Wilkins and the submarine Nautilus, missing five days during an Arctic cruise. Captain Riiser LRarsen noted experts see no grounds for a rescue while late-season conditions loom.

Associated Press Oslo Norway Norweigan Kolsted Sir Hubert Wilkins Arctic Riiser Larsén Pan Pole Watt

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Social and Party of Nurse Association Dessie B. Unger Charles Hensell Isabelle Carper Roanoke, Va Lewis-Gale Hospital Huntsberry Jimmie Huntsberry’s Huntsherry Miss Stuart Clarke Rd Clarke Memphis, Tenn Mutual Life Insurance Company Frank A. Jacques Major Barton Mr. Field R. T. Barton Richmond South Washington Street Arthur M. Field Rochester N. Y Jordan Springs Isabelle Henshaw Evelyn Henshaw Hilda LeFevre Gay Hoffman Virginia Gold Clendenin Bunker Hill W. Va Honeysuckle Cottage Jordan White Sulphur Springs Clendenine E.C. Henshaw L. Hoffman Amelia McKown W.G. Hicks Rockville Leslie Reed Albin Gladys Funkhouser Helen Atlantic City, N Charles Mort Saratoga Springs Libby Wingfield This City Virginia Gardner Peggy Carbaugh Alice Punk Reba Rinker Nettie Carbaugh Middleton's Shenandoah River George H. Heist G. O. Miller Keith Morris Long Beach L. I Burr P. Harrison West Leicester Street T. W. Harrison Virginia Clark Virginia Redish James ‘Good Sargent Sanitary Cash Store Paul , Tomney Paul Tomney, Jr Fred Stryker Mary Kathryn Stryker Jamestown Yorktown Sharps Wharf Lucy Pingley Martha Washington J. M. Carper W. C. Carper Berryville Charles Weathers George Miller Stephenson Hilda Shear Romney, W.va Leo Kaufman D A. Carpenter Opequon Marie ‘Stacey D. C Miss Isabelle Harvey Bayard, W. Va William Taylor Ohio T. Kay New York City Emmett Miller C. E. Dorsette High Point, N. C the Princess Mary Loudoun Street Winchester, Va W. B. Hills & Company New York Stock Exchange Hibbs Telephone National Bancutter Tire Co Aes Braddock Margaret Hodgson Harrisonburg Sir Hubert Lovett Bros Staunton Haldeman Staal Swift Swift C. W. Ramsburg Roland C. Ryan East OF Geo. Washington Hotel Coats Kaufman’s Kisa P Cca W. Vovnaun Bell Clothes Bell Bell Clothes Shop N. Main St
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