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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
3
Social and personal news items from the day are filed by Mrs. Isabelle F. Miller. The clerk reports the social page content is collected between 3 and 4 pm and may be updated as matted or texted entries arrive.
A large gift shower honored Miss Stryker on the eve of her wedding at Alma Bean’s South City home. Fifty guests attended as Master Paul Tomney and Miss Margaret Bean presented gifts from a wagon decorated with pink and white crepe paper. Miss Stryker, daughter of Mrs. Mary Stryker, is connected with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone exchange, while her fiancé Mr Ritter, son of Mr and Mrs Clayton Ritter Sr of Winchester, recently moved from Harrisburg to Martinsburg.
Mr Miller, who served fourteen months as manager of the local playhouse, made many friends before his departure. He is now at his Frederick home and said today that he has not yet decided on his future plans.
Mrs. George L. Washington and Mrs. Helen Suez of Over Nook Pa were guests at the George Washington Hotel en route to Waynesboro Va where Mrs Washington entered her daughter at Fairfax Hall. Mrs Washington formerly Miss Katherine Ames is sister of Mrs. R. E. Byrd Jr of Boston.
Mrs. E. C. Keffer of Columbus returns home after visiting relatives in Strasburg with Mr. and Mrs. Keffer. They traveled with Mr. and Mrs. Kef fer and will spend time with relatives in Ohio. En route they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Keffer and Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Anderson.
To Newport News Mr and Mrs William C Stuart who visited at the home of Mrs R Grayilliams on Amherst street have returned by car to Newport News Va with two of their sons Billy and Arthur Stuart The other boy Gray remained here for a while Mrs Stuart was formerly Miss Susan Reid Williams.
Mr and Mrs Louis W L Baker traveled Tuesday to Staunton to enroll their niece Martha Paxton as a senior at Stuart Hall in Virginia. Miss Paxton from Florence Alabama has summered in Winchester and has many friends here. Dr and Mrs Aubrey T Musson of Baltimore and Mrs Charles J Borum of Strasburg visit Hot Springs and White Sulphur Springs. Mr and Mrs Robert Peyton of Boyce Clarke county receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter Evelyn Marie born September 11, their first child. Mrs Peyton is formerly Miss Marie Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Carson Clark of Winchester.
Mrs. Pansy Plank Dove who recently fell and broke her right ankle is slowly improving while still a patient at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Plank of this city. Mr. John Warren Rice returned today to his classes at Washington and Lee University in Lexington after spending the summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rice.
Mrs Steere and her children plan to visit her husband Major T S Steere next week. They reside in Hollywood California where the youngsters attend school and study.
Miss Margaret M. Purves has taught primary classes in Washington Missouri for 35 years. Houston Texas marks its tenth year as a seaport in this month’s note.
Grimes Virginia notes that Woodbine school started last week with enrollments strong and Miss Dora Keller continuing as teacher from last year. Eva Gordon of Rest visits sister Mrs Brooke Rev and Mrs F B of Strasburg. Odie V Tucker and nephew Thomas Broderick of Washington visit Mr Robert Clevenger. Evelyn of Millbrook returns home after weeks with aunt Mrs Arthur Orndorff. Olin Affleck and Daniel visit Winchester relatives. Thomas Pugh family of Millbrook also visits Orndorffs.
Mr McDaniel and family moved to the Oak Shade Farm near here. They shipped crates of produce to Winchester for washing and packing by A. 8 Orndorff, merchant. A rain Tuesday evening was much needed and beneficial. Approximately 1,000 Confederate veterans and 2,500 widows are on Tennessee pension rolls.
The Aniakchak crater in Alaska has an interior area of 36 square miles and walls reaching 3,008 feet in height.
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