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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1929
Page
3
A surprise birthday gathering honored Mrs Bradfield on her sixty first birthday at Forks of Capon. Attendees from Bloomery Slashesville and surrounding towns shared refreshments and well wishes as a long list of friends and relatives joined in the celebration.
Announcement of the September 9 wedding at Brucetown between Miss Elsie E Emmerson of Brucetown and Mr F William Jobe of Brucetown. The ceremony was performed by Rev Hary L Myerly of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Calvin Emmerson, is from Bockingham County and sister of Mrs Thomas Price. Mr Jobe, son of Mr William Jobe, works at the woolen mill in Bunker Hill West Virginia.
Numerous guests and travelers are noted in this period’s social column. Prof and Mrs Herndon Morsell of Washington return home tomorrow after four weeks at Jordan Springs. Philadelphia residents Mr and Mrs Henry Christy depart Monday. New Yorker Mrs Thomas M Leeds and daughter arrive for a week visit. Pittsburgh’s Wade K Dixon visits Mr BE Dixon. J Schoelman Company’s Mr Faber spends days in Winchester on business. Several local residents attend the Woodstock fair. Gertrude Schneider sails from Washington to Baltimore then Savannah for a ten day vacation. Boyd Headley returns from Washington. Potomac Edison’s C H Lathan in town on business. Mrs Mabel Triplett shows slow recovery. Harry Seabright family visit to Washington Mount Vernon and Alexandria, guests of Walter Nicklin. Frank Wells of Waynesboro visits Winchester. Vaghti Lanford of Campbell Va visits sister Emily. Cadet James P Reardon Jr returns from Staunton Military Academy with family. L L Rinker of Washington returns home from Opequon. Mary Sue Neale leaves Richmond after visiting Mr and Mrs George Keller. Fosbrink heads home toward Baltimore Friday then returns Monday. recently took a post with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Fort Meade.
The Free Baptist Church annual meeting gathers at Mount Carmel Baptist Church on South Braddock Street with delegates from West Virginia Maryland and Virginia. Rev S Spriggs presides Rev E T Johnson sec treasurer and Rev D L Dandridge treasurer. Missionary day Saturday features speaker Mrs Terrial from Detroit who has served in Africa.
Associated Press reports 60 year old Congressman J Kvale of Minnesota died in a blaze at his summer cottage near Battle Lake. He was reportedly asleep when the fire destroyed the building.
Oklahoma's Frank Crider, versatile half back, will captain the 1929 Oklahoma Sooners football team as it pursues the Big Six title. The veteran leader is expected to boost the offense and inspire the squad through a tough schedule.
President Hoover names Brig. Gen. James F. McKinley, nephew of William McKinley, as assistant adjutant general of the army. McKinley’s appointment marks a notable raise in a storied military family.
Berryville and Richmond lodges push for a monument to Edmund Randolph, Virginia statesman and early U S attorney general. The effort gains support from multiple lodges and cities including Alexandria Staunton Richmond and Strasburg. Randolph buried at Old Chapel Cemetery near Millwood after a death during wartime.
Anthony, a noted Shenandoah Valley farmer and livestock dealer, is killed when a train strikes his truck. Kendig, his son in law, is reported improving at the hospital. Anthony, about 65, was a former county commissioner and auctioneer with deep local ties. survived by his wife and several children.
Florence Leeds, involved in the Stillman divorce, was married in London to John Rousseau who described himself as a company director. The couple’s union connects to the ongoing court action and situates the case within London society and business circles.
In the notice the public event lists attendance by four barbers for the Ladies Gentlemen and Children session. It records a community gathering with multiple practitioners available for grooming services. The item emphasizes the service lineup and the inclusive audience.
In 1859 Dr. Robert C. Randolph placed a limestone slab over a notable statesman’s grave. Years of wear hid the marker until the burial ground manager had it cleaned and restored. G Reginald Haines supplied the new Ver mont granite memorial, a fine craftwork reflecting the original stone by John Fagan of Winchester.
A party including Herbert C. Schutte and Arthur W. Fansler of Winchester flew from Washington in a tri motor Ford airplane piloted by William M. McConnell. The excursion, led by Firestone eastern sales manager E. C. Leach, aimed to assist branch managers and dealers with sales problems. Schutte was named distributor for Frederick and surrounding counties and will expand his operations to stock Firestone tires for dealers in the Shenandoah Valley.
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