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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1929

Page

3

Miss Dorothy Hall Weds Dr. Stephenson in Roanoke

Miss Dorothy Page Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Hall of Roanoke wed Dr William Cowell Stephenson Jr at the bride’s home Brookeide in Roanoke Friday evening in the presence of both families. Rev H Spencer Edmunds officiated and Prof Erich Rath provided wedding music. The couple will honeymoon in Canada then return to Charlottesville and Brookeide hosts a reception and anniversary celebration for the Stephenson families. The wedding was followed by a reception at Fairacres with relatives from multiple cities attending.

Dorothy Page Hall H. Spencer Edmunds Erich Rath Hollins College Stephenson Walter Stephenson Canada Buffalo N. Y Walter Wright Greenland Elizabeth Greenland St. Louis Harry Stephenson Harry JL. Stephenson Stewart Bell North Cameron Street Lloyd Agnes Charleston S. C Gray Gables Inn

Miss Katherine Orndorff to Wed A H Jackson

Miss Katherine Orndorff of Strasburg Virginia will marry A H Jackson of Winchester this fall. Mr Jackson is a Winchester businessman. Also reported, Miss Kathleen McCartney of Stephens City underwent major surgery in Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore with stable outlook. she plans to return to Winchester in weeks to resume piano teaching at Handley School.

Katherine Orndorff A. H. Jackson M. M. Orndorff Strasburg Katheie Ne Taabth Aoret Jackson Winchester McCartne Baltimore Kathleen McCartney Stephens City Union Memorial Hospital Lee J. McCartney Miss McCartney Handley School

Miller Improving at Memorial Hospital

Mr. John S. Miller a North Loudoun Street hardware merchant remains in Memorial Hospital after an operation but shows steady progress toward recovery. He expects to return home on Fairmont Avenue soon.

John S. Miller Memorial Hospital

Miss Elizabeth Sullivan to Study Nursing at Georgetown

Miss Elizabeth Sullivan leaves for Georgetown to enter Georgetown University Hospital as a student nurse. She is a Handley High School graduate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Sullivan.

Elizabeth Sullivan Georgetown Georgetown University Hospital Miss Sullivan Handley High School William T. Sullivan John Fisher W. I.ee Fisher Salem Roanoke College Fisher Handley Edna Lamb John Lamb Farmville State Teachers’ Colege

Local Families Visit Nearby Homes and Guests

Richmond Virginia residents Mr and Mrs Floyd G Hall and their son Floyd Jr visit spring croft near town hosted by Mr and Mrs Clark Hardesty. Baltimore native Georgia Elizabeth Cusack, now Mrs Hall, is noted. Various other guests from Bluefield Terra Alta Johnstown Chambersburg and Hagerstown are mentioned with short visits and returns.

Floyd G. Hall Floyd, Jr Richmond Clark Hardesty Springcroft Town Hall Georgia Elizabeth Cusack Baltimore

Forced To Drive Two To Capital At Point of Pistol

Joseph Blank was forced at pistol point by two men to drive toward Washington from Baltimore. At Rhode Island avenue and Fifth street the robbers left him, warned not to cry out, and he promptly notified Washington police. He said they showed no robbery attempt and he is unsure of their aim.

Baltimore Joseph Blank Washington Rhode Island Avenue Fifth Street Blank

Police Court Fines Placed for Drunkenness and Reckless Driving

Elmer Mason and David Chandler were jailed in default of fines of 17 and 12 dollars for drunkenness. Keller Jewett and Charles Moreland paid 12 dollars each for the same offense, and George Fuller paid 9 dollars for reckless driving.

Elmer Mason David Chandler Keller Jewett Charles Moreland George Fuller

Four Missing In Blast and Fire in Newburgh Sewer

Fire and explosions in a Newburgh Water street sewer between Main and Second streets injure fifteen people and prompt a search for four missing Greene bookshop employees. Firemen comb the ruins believing those workers may be buried. High urgency and possible fatality noted.

Associated Press Newburgh N. Y Water Street Main Second William S. .Greene

Educardo Bradley for aviation talks arrives in Miami

Secretary Eduerado Bradley of the Argentine Civil Aviation Department will reach Miami by 4 to 5 p m aboard the Canal Zone Air Limited Pan American Airways mail plane after flying about 6 000 miles from South America. He holds the longest air mail passenger ticket to date, from Buenos Aires to New York City, via a special preflight leg to San Diego Chile crossing the Andes.

Associated Press Miami Fla Eduerado Bradley Argentine Civil Aviation Department Canal Zone Air Limited Pan-American Airways Bennos Aires New York City V. E. Chenea Mr. Bradley Buenos Aires San Diego Chile Andes Trans

Aviation Official To Confer In Washington On Mail Line

Pan American Airways official reported for the regular mail line north to Miami. He will leave Miami tomorrow night to confer in Washington with Department of Commerce officials on approaches to handling aviation problems.

Pan-American Airways Miami Washington Department of Commerce

Oil and By-Product Fire Costs Million

Fire swept over the Staten Island Sound waterfront near Linden New Jersey destroying hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil and by products from the Swan Finch Corporation and threatened Standard Oil’s Bayway Refinery. Merle Meachem, Standard Oil branch manager, estimated the damage at more than one million dollars, most of the loss borne by Swan Finch.

Linden N. J Jersey Staten Island Sound Swan-Finch Corporation Bayway Standard Oil Company New Orsey Merle Meachem Standard Oil Swean-Finch

Express Company Official Is Dead

Howard B. Brooks aged 75, for 15 years vice-president of the American Express Company, died today at his hotel apartment on West 72nd street after a two month illness.

New York Howard B. Brooks American Express Company Horatio Alger West 72Nd Street Beerr

Jerusalem gunfire prompts new fears amid city clashes

A Dallas News note claims machine guns appear in ancient Jerusalem alongside Chicago conveniences, signaling rising security concerns and urban tension. The fragment hints at broader unrest and the presence of armed groups altering daily life.

Jerusalem Chicago Dallas News

Local Society Names in Wedding Notices Read

Mrs. Mary P. Orndorff Mrs. Edgar Gordon Mrs. H. B. Taylor and Mr. G. A. Miller appear in a society column listing names of attendees and hosts for a social event.

Mary P. Orndorff Edgar Gordon H. B. Taylor G. A. Miller

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Mia Isabelle F. Miller Corporation Court Clerk’s Benjamin A. Strawderman Fia Mamie Johnson Joshua Strawderman Matthais W Va Walter Johnson Capon Bridge W. Va Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Lucy Snapp Davis Apartments Gaunt Hunter Gaunt Harrisonburg West Cork Street Irwin Drug Store Elsie Mae Sumption Mr. Gaunt Ray Gaunt Clarke County Woodstock Joseph F. Bean Joseph H. Bean I. D. Wright East Piccadilly Street Bean Little Roy Giffin B. A. Giffin Red Cross Huntsberry Reic Mary Miller Agnes Scott College Decatur Atlanta Miss Miller Lewis S. G. Miller Kumamoto Japan Lewis G. M. Miller Keister W. Adams Boston Sidney College Hampden Hunter Davidson Mrs. R. S. Hill Scranton, Pa Jack Abram Zirkle Roanoke Blacksburg Virginia Polytechnic Institute J. T. Hurley Mr. Kroheimer Morris Cather, Jr Charles Town, Va E W. Cather Blanche Shoop Ruth Beery S.E. Beery Harrisonburg News-Record C. J. Lohr Shenandoah Valley Ellis Maloy Greenwood Atoona Anna Mae Harrisburg Chambersburg Johnny Boyd Mrs D. B. Jackson Bluefield Hotel Glenn Terra Alta Shannon Hill Berryville Pike Lawrence Herrell Louise Price Lyle Herrell Johnstown Pliny Wilson Fred Alleman Chambersburg, Pa Maynard Wisecarver Alexander Hamilton and Son Hagerstown, Md W. Lee Fisher Valley Pike Ernest Meade White Post The Express Company Bradford Wiles Camp Perry Ohio Lovett Bros Waterman’s Conklin’s Sheaffer’s Swan’s M. B. Clowe Peoples Drug Store Riley Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp Winchester, VA Loudoun Street Frankly Baur Firestone Shenandoah Motor Company Mr. Crim Woodbine Community League William ¢. Crim William C. Crim Great Brotherhood League Minutes Winchester Evening, Star Expert Gen. Washington Hotel S&s. Miller R. Seckler Beeth North Main Street John B. Hardy P. Hardy
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