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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1931
Page
3
Social and Personal News for this Department may be mailed or telephoned any time. Telephone No. 33. If mailed, address The Evening Star, and not individuals of the staff.
Miss Irene Headley hosted a late afternoon tea for the guest of honor Mrs. Virgil Prince, formerly Miss Rebecca Eddy, with committee chair Mrs. Margaret Taylor. Rooms were decorated with cut flowers and pink and white cloths, featuring a home made menu of ice cream and cake. This marked the second monthly function sponsored by the association.
A list of church meetings and social events for Friday and Saturday includes Cru saders of Sacred Heart Church at 7:30 p m and Loyal Workers Bible Class at Burnt Factory Church both urged to attend. Also Circle No 7 meet at 10 E Clifford St Mr and Mrs William Carlisle host. Winchester Country Club dances. Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington Hotel. junior choir practice at Tinsted Brethren Church. Grace Lutheran choir practice. Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. Delphian Society at Handley Library. church basement carnival at Summit Point. and Choral Club first fall meeting at Christ Episcopal Church chapel with emphasis on attendance.
Miss Adele Wiseham Gantt married Mr. James Philip Rogers yesterday morning at Western Presbyterian Church Washington with only two witnesses present due to the groom’s father’s death. The couple left by car for Asheville after the ceremony and will reside in Washington.
The column lists Rev. Dr. R. C. Gilmore and family from Sanford North Carolina as guests en route home from vacation. Atlanta couple Mr. and Mrs. White visit Winchester before returning home. George White of Atlanta, a Presbyterian mission committee member, is also noted. Various local residents attend events, surgeries recoveries, and trips to Hagerstown and Strasburg with updates on health and social visits.
In Atlanta Texas last night J H Boyd a Louisiana gasoline station operator shot and killed three men Hardy Luce 45 Bill Fish 38 and Early Sullivan 28 and wounded a fourth after saying they abducted him from a station. He claimed two men asked him to tow their car then forced him into their vehicle. Boyd was wounded in the arm and officers said the motive remained unclear.
Loman E. Spaid 24 died after a ten day illness from bronchial pneumonia and complications at his parents home near Lehew West Virginia. Born March 8 1907 in Hampshire county he attended local schools and was survived by parents two sisters Mrs Maude B Low and Mrs Richard Storry and two brothers William F F Spaid and Levi Spaid. Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm from his parents home to Shiloh Methodist Church with Rev Cortney H Anderson officiating and burial nearby. Pallbearers were Lem Holiday Ross La Follette Russell Pennington Delbert Brill Thresha Brill and Baxter Spaid.
A circular meeting of the Society of Friends will be held at Hopewell Meeting House at 11 o'clock Sunday morning and at the Winchester Meeting House at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon on September 20. Daniel Batchellor Charles Pidgeon and R R Waterberry of Washington are expected to attend.
In Huntington New York Mrs Benjamin P Collings told police a two man crew boarded her husbands cruiser Penguin after a wounded man to Connecticut shore was demanded the elder man reportedly threw Collings overboard she was later taken to an anchored motorboat and released Police Sgt Robert Forest relayed her first account noting she later claimed an attack by the elder man as well.
The stock market plunged to new depths today in New York with heavy selling across names such as American Telephone American Tobacco B Sante Fe American Can and Eastman before a late hour rebound. Union Pacific fell nine points and U S Steel lost over three as sales topped two and a half million shares and call money renewed at 1 percent.
A lightning bolt struck a Browns Chapel fish fry tent near Clarksburg Ross county killing Willard Ater fifty and injuring five seriously. Alexander Mace was paralyzed, Frank and Mrs. Anderson burned Coit Carter blinded briefly. Guests were knocked to the floor but mostly unharmed.
Grain values fell across all Chicago Board of Trade pits as NYSE weakness dragged markets. Closing figures show Wheat September 50, December 51 4, May 54 3. Corn September 42 3 4, December 38 1 2, May 42. Oats September 22 1 2, December 23 5 6, May 26 4 4. Rye September 38 3 4, December 38 3 4, May 41 1 2.
The Leesburg Garden Club announces a flower show at Thomas Balch Library on Thursday September 24 from 3 to 5 p m to aid Lincoln Hospital grounds and garden. Winchester Clarke County and other area clubs are invited to exhibit with Edward G Butler of The Play Gardens among the exhibitors. The show features 17 classes including dahlias roses gladioli and arrangements with entries limited to two dozen varieties. Exhibits open 9 a m to 12 30 p m with prizes and refreshments. admission 25 cents adults 10 cents children.
Eight Virginia 4-H members including Gladys Bowles Alice Francis Glenna Christley Rae Taylor Henry Fisher Jr Jack Eller Frank Webb and Rodney Didgwick travel from Washington to Springfield Massachusetts to attend Camp Vail as part of the Eastern States Exposition. The delegation includes four girls four boys and is escorted by state agents C Montgomery and Miss Sarah E Thomas. Expenses are paid by the Eastern States Exposition.
Elisha Kent Kane university professor faces murder charge in Hampton Virginia after his wife’s drowning. Bond set at 16000 by Judge C Ver non Spratley with hearing scheduled September 23 before Justice J E Dixon. Commonwealth seeks bail of 100000. defense argues that amount is outrageous.
The Bible reading contest at the gospel tent on Berryville avenue shows growing interest as readers nearly complete the Bible for the seventh time. Miss Vada Frye leads with the most chapters read in a day and aims to finish the entire Bible by week’s end. Rev. Leo Polman speaks at 7:45 PM with a special musical program. attendees are urged to bring Bibles. Delegations attend from Washington DC, St James Maryland, and Maurertown Virginia.
Mr and Mrs T O Snyder and daughter of Kernstown with Mr and Mrs C A Swisher and two children of Winchester went to Cowen West Virginia for the funeral of Alonzo Wolford killed when a large truck struck him and its driver lost control. The body was taken to Buckhannon for burial.
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