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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1934

Page

3

Richmond couple wed amid friends and family in Virginia

The ceremony united Miss Virginia Ivy Ewing and Mr. Isaac Sellers Ewing in Harrisonburg with many relatives present. After the wedding the couple planned a motor trip to Chicago. The bride studied at Westhampton College and the College of William and Mary and is noted as talented in art. The groom, a native of Harrisonburg, is an engineer with the U.S. Forestry Service stationed at Massie's Mill.

I ‘Brown Ann Lynn Hudson Reey Araee Marion Williams Mar ‘Msreee Tenn John W. Kermicle St. Louis R. Reynolds William McNeill Washington, D. C James M. Settle Flint Hill Rhodes Brown Sperryville R. B. Sharpes Richmond Vitas Westhampton College College of William and Mary Isaac Sellers Ewing Harrisonburg Brumback Charles I. Brumback Stephens City Frederick County Board of Supervisors Harrisonburg High School Ivine Crnegie Iisit of Technology Pittsburgh Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Carnegie Tech Ewing Chicago United States Forestry Service A Massie’s Mill

Social calendar notes for Rotary and clubs this week

The schedule lists 12 30 p m Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel on Thursday 12 45 p m regular Rotary meeting and luncheon. 4 p m Girl Scout Council and troop committees meet at Mrs Harry Brown’s home. 1 pm Girls Athletic Association dinner at Tokus Inn with Mrs Maxwell D Matthews toastmistress. Friday 1 pm Am erican Legion Robert Y Conrad Post meeting and 12 30 p m Lions Club gathering at George Washington Hotel.

Kiwa Nis Club George Washing First Baptist Church Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Girl Scout Council Harry Brown South Washington Street Girls’ Athletic Association Tokus Inn Maxwell -D.mathews Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion Lions Club Scout Council

Cornelia Schwartz to Wed Clarence Ewing in Sperryville

Miss Cornelia Jane Schwartz daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest M Schwartz of Sperryville Virginia wed Mr Clarence William Ewing of Harrisonburg

Cornelis Jane Schwartz See Cornelia Jane Schwartz Ernest M. Schwartz Sperryville Clarence William Ewing Harrisonbure Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church Harris P. Chelf J. Walton Wood Louise Schwartz Richmond Elizabeth Ewing Chambers Harrisonburg Dorothy Nalle Gertrude

Mr Newcome and Son Visit and Other Local Notices

Mr Sheridan Newcome and his son Forrest from Pasadena Cal visit relatives in Kernstown after a cross country tour and a stop at the Century of Progress Exposition on their way to Florida. Mrs Mae McCarty of West Boscawen Street will join her son in New York then Providence RI to enroll in Brown University and prep fall shopping in New York. Bryarly Community League meets Thursday with Rev E W Webster as guest speaker at 8 pm in the school house.

William Burr Harrison Washington James H. Earle South Carolina Ben T. W. Harrison South Washington Street Robert M. Glass Bridge Granville Shirley Cumberland, Md French Thompson Amherst Street Mr. Newcome Sheridan Newcome Forrest Newcome Pasadena Cal McCarty New York Mae McCarty West Boscawen Street New York City Charles .Mort Providence, RR. I Bryarly Delphian Society Winchester The Handley Library H. H. Jennings Pilcher P. P. Pilcher Georgetown Hospital Herndon West Cork Street Frank N. Hack Chicago Ann’ Tucker McGuire Hunter H. McGuire Mrs. McGuire North Braddock Street Julian Proffen Thomas Peyton Berg Baltimore Robert B. Nelson Sumer Charlottesville University of Virginia

Locals Headed to Schools and Trips Highlight Busy Week

Bruce Nelson Howard Allen and Beverley Byrd depart for Episcopal High School in Alexandria. Others return from Chicago and Barnsville for studies at Fountain Valley and Mary Baldwin while planning visits to Virginia Beach and Richmond.

Messrs Bruce Nelson Howard Allen Beverley Byrd Alexandria Episcopal High School

Mrs Paul Anderson to visit Woodstock with father

Mrs. Paul Anderson of Mon tague avenue will travel to Woodstock tomorrow to visit her father, C. S. Hurn, who recently had an operation at Fravel's Hospital and is reported to be improving. Miss Elizabeth Smith to join Bluemont High School staff for 1934 35.

Paul Anderson Montague Avenue Woodstock C. S. Hurn Fravel's Hospital Hurn Mary ‘Elizabeth

Nome Fire Destroys Gate Hotel Area In Alaska Inferno

Flames sweep more than twenty blocks in Nome driven by a 22 mile per hour wind. Diggers and workers abandon operations as gold dredges halt and aid pours in from a western Alaska town. Reporter Russ Maynard narrowly escapes collapse to file the story for the Associated Press. Coastguard vessels are ordered to Nome to aid in rescue and supply delivery.

Gate Hotel Road Commission Front Street Alaska Russ Maynard George Maynard Associated Press Seattle Nome Yukon Nhame America Territo Russia

Nome Fire Relief Deployed by Red Cross Chapters

Red Cross chapters in Alaska ordered to rush supplies to Nome at the expense of the National Red Cross. Emergency relief planned for the fire swept mining center directed by James L. Fieser with orders sent to A. L. Schafer. WE clothing and medical aid to the homeless, with speedier shipments from Alaska towns rather than from the United States. The movement involves eight Alaskan chapters plus Nome.

Red Cross Alaska Nome National Red Cross James L. Fieser A. L. Schafer Pacific San Francisco Fieser Alaskan United States The

Cleaning Up On Recent Campaign Against Cedars

C R Willey assistant state entomologist works in Winchester and Frederick county cleaning up cedar trees to eradicate cedar rust in apple orchards. Several places within city limits or two miles of orchards will be removed. condemnation proceedings may be needed. Clean ups completed in Stonewall Shawnee and Opequon districts. cedars removed near Back Creek and Gainesboro orchards.

C. R. Willey Winchester Frederick County Stonewall Opequon Back Creek Gainesboro

Fohn J. Astor And Young Bride Keep To House

John Jacob Astor II and his bride of three months remained secluded at the Astor town house in New York. Society buzzed about a reported argument at a Rhode Island hotel event. Astor offered evasive remarks and said only “Aw, nuts” when pressed for details.

Associated Press New York John Jacob Astor Tony

Minnesota Man To Head Odd Fellows Grand Sire

William A. Pittenger of Duluth Minnesota was elected grand sire of the Order of Odd Fellows at its annual meeting in Toronto. James A. Davis of Tacoma Washington was named deputy grand sire and Poindexter Deans of Richmond Virginia elected as another deputy. Pittenger displayed a four leaf clover sent from Virginia to aid in the election.

Associated Press Toronto William A. Pittenger Duluth Minn Enly Order of Odd Fellows James A. Davis Tatome Wash Parke Poindexter Deans Richmond Natve Virginia

Bomb Makers Business Rises During Textile Strike

A Senate committee heard that a gas bomb and machine gun maker saw sales grow by ten percent amid the textile strike. John W. Young of Federal Laboratories Co. said buyers required local police or sheriff approval before purchase, and questioned if strikers could be barred if police sided with employers.

Washington Senate John W. Young Federal Laboratories Comny Pittsburgh Clark D.-Mo Young

Punta Arenas Magallanes: World’s southernmost city

Punta Arenas in Chile sits along the Straits of Magellan as the world’s southernmost city. It lies in Magallanes region with about 25 000 residents and a climate of warm summers around 50 degrees and cold winters near 88 degrees while rain or snow is common.

Punta Arenas Magallanes Straits of Magellan Chile

Walmsley Orders Police Ban on Gambling in New Orleans

Mayor T Semmes Walmsley told every ranking police officer at police headquarters that gambling and vice must be stamped out or they would be dismissed. The move followed revelations of graft and vice in New Orleans after an investigating committee led by Senator Huey P Long condemned the city’s administration.

Associated Press New Orleans T. Semmes Walmsley Walmsley Huey P. Long Walmaley

Evolution of Parliament Name from Witenagemot to Modern Term

The article traces the term parliament from its first recorded use by Matthew Paris in 1246 and explains its gradual replacement of earlier names for the governing body. It notes the continuity from Anglo-Saxon Witenagemot to the modern institution.

Matthew Paris

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