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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1934
Page
7
Local society notes list visits and guests across Hagerstown Martinsburg and Berkeley Springs. Families such as Boden Snapp and Swimley host gatherings while students like Emma Swimley and Dorothy Swimley start Handley and Miller School enrollments.
Miss Madrid Heine visits relatives in Baltimore while Miss Helen Anders returns from Westminster Maryland. A parade of residents shop and visit across Winchester Chevy Chase Richmond College students begin pharmacy studies. Several couples travel to Bentonville Charles Town Westminster Berryville and nearby towns for visits and social events.
Grimes Virginia reports visitors from Augusta West Virginia including Homer Pugh and family. The area celebrates a Galileo Sunday School picnic at Jordan Springs and notes extensive travels by C E McVay and family. Local families return from trips, silos fill and corn is cut as weather remains dry ahead of fall school sessions.
Wickliffe Virginia area residents report travel and visits. Mrs James Wolfe and family returned home after ten days with her mother in Marion Virginia. Walter Myers of near Castleman’s Ferry visited relatives in Winchester. Luzy E Writt of Charles Town weekended with uncle C W Johnston. W T Shull family attended funeral of uncle John H Shull at Myerstown. Mrs John Buckner staying with mother Mrs Lewis Bell. W L Tumblin remains unimproved after treatment in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Holmes McFarland spent Sunday with a very ill niece in Winchester.
Milldale Virginia reports a weekend of visits with relatives near Winchester and in town. Mr. and Mrs. John Armel and daughter Margeruite spent Sunday with kin. Mr. and Mrs. Benton Stickley of Front Royal dined with Mrs. George Stickley. Frank Haun and children visited Ed Haun. Dewey Brown family and others visited Mrs. C. E. Pifer near Winchester. Licklider families enjoyed weekend gatherings. Hubert McDonald and wife announce the birth of a son on September 7.
Whitacre Virginia Sept. 14 the Ladies Aid Society of the Church of Christ Ebenezer were entertained by Mrs Clint Johnson. The notice lists many attendees from Whitacre and nearby towns along with social visits and gatherings across Laurel Hill Keyser and Winchester.
Hogue Creek Virginia residents share visits with neighbors in Winchester and nearby towns. The community mourns the death of Miss Mabel Light, a longtime local. Regular callers include Mrs. Scott White, Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper, and Anna Hedrick visiting Nannie Orndorff.
CANTERBURG Virginia September 14 Mrs W W Mayes visits her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs F A Clevenger. Mr and Mrs Sam Barrett call on Mr and Mrs Ira Ritter Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Mick and sister and mother visit Miss
Nineveh, Virginia details include H P Owens visiting from Baltimore and the Presbyterian Missionary Society meeting at Mrs Albert Grim's home. Birth announced for Elsie Virginia Welsh on September 7. Visits include C W LeHew of Washington at J M Jett's home and Raychelle Fleming's travels from Jefferson Maryland to Summit Point West Virginia. Founders Day events attended by J M Jett and S J Cabell at Front Royal. Ruth Shipp returns to Washington after staying with Mrs H F McKey. Revival services led by Rev E B McGukin will be held at Nineveh in the last week of September.
An American tire maker introduces a new tread compound that reduces tread heat by 30 percent, keeping tires cooler and promoting longer wear. Montgomery Ward touts Riverside tires as providing added safety at low prices within a range of wear and safety features.
Albert J. Kramer, local attorney, named administrator of the estate of the late D. Landon Calvert of Reynolds Store section. Ray R. Calvert requested the appointment, with bond of 100 dollars and Ray Calvert as security. Appraisers named by Clerk Brannon include E. P. Brown BE. B. Brannon H. B. Dick H. KE. Mauzy and F. A. Whitacre.
Dr. Logan Clendening extols milk as a balanced food containing minerals vitamins and protein. He discusses digestion curd formation and how milk fits into a natural diet for all ages, noting vitamin D varies with cow diet and pasteurization. He advocates coffee in moderation and highlights a pamphlet offer from the author.
Scientists speculate a link between Kilauea eruption in Hawaii and the massive southern California waves. The discussion notes volatile activity and potential atmospheric or oceanic connections influencing the Pacific shoreline events.
Second Officer Clarence Hackney testifies that a crew member set the Morro Castle fire. He disputes lightning as the cause and points to gasoline tanks near his cabin as key danger during the federal inquiry led by Dickerson Hoover.
Washington dispatch highlights Upton Sinclair's California employment program as governor candidate spurs a large Washington audience at the National Press Club. The piece notes Sinclair's depth, debates, and reactions from Secretary Huntley and attendees. It also profiles railroad executive John Jeremiah Pelley in New Haven Hartford plans.
The article discusses President Roosevelt engaging with railroad executives and business leaders to gather information and advice. It notes his broad knowledge and habit of listening without committing, and contrasts liberal and conservative views on his leadership style during economic debates.
They will become mother in law and father in law to Prince George of Great Britain when Princess Marina of Greece marries their daughter Marina is the youngest daughter of Prince and Princess Nicholas.
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