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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1931

Page

3

Card Party Prizes Aid Tuberculosis Patients

The District Nurse Association card party at the George Washington Hotel offers prizes donated by Winchester firms including two pemmher waves for ladies and a floor lamp. Every attendee will receive a complimentary ticket to a Palace Theatre opening performance, with proceeds aiding six tubercular patients. Rev James A Johnson and daughter Mildred Johnson of Keyser W Va were en route to Blackstone Va where Mildred will enroll at Blackstone College. Johnson may be transferred from Keyser church this fall.

District Nurse Association George Washington Hotel Winchester Hable New Palace Theatre New Playhouse District Nurse Tuberculosis Association James A. Johnson Mildred Johnson Keyser W. Va Blackstone Blackstone College Toked Aice Keyser High Keyser Church

Social Calendar: Church, Rotary, and Beneficiary Events

Wednesday 8:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church choir weekly meeting urged. Thursday 1:00 p.m. Regular Rotary Club and George Washington Society at Mrs. John Beaty home. Evening benefit card party for District Nurse Association at George Washington Hotel. 12:30 p.m. American Legion Post weekly luncheon and meeting at George Washington Hotel. Public support urged.

Rotary Club George Washington Society Ridings Chapel John Beaty District Nurse Association George Washington Hotel Tuberculosis Fund American Legion Post Ladies’ Aid Society United Brethren Church

Miss Lou Hollis Becomes Bride of Beverley Rice

Miss Louise Hollis marries Beverley Nixon Rice at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church in a simple, elegant ceremony. Organists, vocalists, and musicians accompanied the service while family members serve as attendants and guests celebrate with a bride’s supper and rehearsal supper in local homes.

Lou Hollis Beverley Rice Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Maria Louise Hollis Emma Fuller Hollis William L. Hollis Beverley Nixon Rice Washington, D. C Louis E. Rice Winchester Frank T. McFaden

Vacation returns and social notes from Winchester area

Miss Louise B Glass returns from a six week southern trip visiting Daytona Beach Savannah and Winston Salem. Miss Elizabeth Tidler escapes serious injury when a diving board breaks at Castleman's Ferry. Girls Athletic Association plans a Piccadilly tea hosted by Irene Headley and committee members. Winchester social life includes dinners bridge parties and church society meetings with plans for Delphian and Ladies Aid gatherings.

Louise B. Glass William W. Glass South Washington Street South Daytona Beach Fla Thomas J. Holt Savannah Miss Glass Winston-Salem N. C Miss Tidler Elizabeth Tidler Kernstown Castleman’s Ferry Shenandoah River Girls’ Athletic Club Girls’ Athletic Association Piccadilly Street Irene Headley Margaret Taylor Helen Anderson Mildred Hook

Delegates Elected To State U D C Meeting

Gen Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy elected delegates and alternates for the annual Confederate meeting in October. Attendees include state treasurer Miss Lucy Kurtz and chapter president Mrs Herbert Larrick. Meetings set for Randolph Macon Woman's College and local host chapters.

Turner Ashby United Daughters of the Confederacy Martin Wisecarver Amherst Street Burg Frank T. McFaden Bruce Slonaker Nannie J. Smith C. Fred Barr Nellie Lupton Elizabeth Tanquary

Social notes from Washington area guests and travels

Little Miss Carolyn Stuart visits Miss Cary Hunter at Gray Gables Inn. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Limrick and Mrs. Richards at a county home. Eva Crisman leaves for Garfield Hospital in Washington as a Handley High School graduate. Many others visit relatives and prepare for upcoming academic sessions. bridge clubs and athletic roles noted.

Nancy Canter W. G. Hardy Stewart Street Nancy E. Canter Washington Garfield Memorial Hospital Carolyn Stuart Charles Limrick del Ray Archie Richards Braddock Heights Katie Chapman County Eva Crisman Garfield Hospital Miss Crisman Handley High School

Chicago Grain Closing Prices Rise on Commission House Orders

Grains continued upward as orders lifted for trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Liverpool showed strength. September rye reached its highest level in months, surpassing the December option. Closing prices: Wheat September 49.5, December 61.44, May 55.5. Corn September 44, December 39, May 52. Oats September 22, December 24, May 26. Rye September 40.44, December 40, May 43.

Chicago Board of Trade Liverpool

Farmer’s Paradox and Metropolitan Humor Reflected

A farmer who could organize a salvation scheme would not need one. The metropolitan mind is mocked as funny. In the countryside the man longs for the people he claims to disdain.

The Sticks

Passenger Mail Plane Burns Up Four Killed

A Pacific Transport passenger mail plane caught fire after takeoff from San Francisco to Portland, plunging into the bay. Pilot Ray Boudreaux of Medford Oregon attempted an emergency return but crashed. Victims include Kirk Herre of Seattle Star W H Bissell and F I Sheahan of San Francisco. Mail cargo value was undetermined.

Associated Press Pacific San Francisco Bay Portland Ray Boudreaux Medford Oreg James Kirk Herre Seattle Star Seattle W. H Bissell San Francisco F. I Sheahan

For Sale Harley Davidson Motorcycle Cash Buyer

For sale a Harley Davidson motorcycle in good condition. Cheap to a cash buyer. Apply Friendship Engine House.

Friendship Engine House

Grain market prosperity tied to liquid measure

The article notes that in the grain trade, prosperity is judged chiefly by liquidity of the market. It emphasizes that cash flow and ease of trading are the primary indicators used by merchants and growers.

Banks vie Babel marriage noted in Indianaplis story

A fragmentary report references bankers amid debates over Gandhi and British policy, with observers noting the government stance as Indianapolis News outlines evolving positions.

Gandhi Indianapolis

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