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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1928
Page
3
Mrs T A McCormick hosts a bridge shower for Miss Morris Snouffer amid engagements and visits. Figures include Mrs Davenport Moore hosting in Charles Town and Kenneth MacDonald visiting relatives before trips to VMI and Louisville. Reports on illness recovery, new Handley High commandant Major Goodier, and upcoming D A R meeting. visits by Ethie DeHart and Miss Becher events fill the social page.
Mr James Stringfellow of the local Ford Agency returned from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. C W Morganthal assistant superintendent of the Washington division of Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company returned after business. Raymond Riddleberger of Charles Town West Virginia visited today. Ambrose Vernon visiting with Silas Henry and family returned to Fairfax Virginia. Silas Henry and daughter Leonard Brown and Ambrose Vernon spent time with Isaac Grim near Refuge. Mrs E F Barr of Stephens City announced the engagement of daughter Mary Louise to Frank Handler Jr of Harrisonburg. Candler of Chandler Dickens Electric Company Harrisonburg mentioned. Julia Steele received word from St Petersburg Florida that hurricane damage was none there. Steele to leave soon for St Petersburg after visiting brothers in law and sisters William Lupton and Jack Dellinger. Mrs McNeill of Riverton shopped here. Frances Page spent day in Washington. V Mulholland of West Hartford Conn visiting George Washington Hotel. Angelica Didier of Dallas Texas to arrive Tuesday as house guest of Dr and Miss B B Dutton. Nidier former Memorial Hospital superintendent with many friends here. George Bland of Raleigh North Carolina arrived today Southern representative of Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar Co. Mrs Howard R Sheely left for Baltimore after visiting Miss Katherine Yost at North Kent street. Yost to visit Mrs Sheely in Baltimore next week. Mahlon O Boyce of Pontiac Illinois arrived yesterday to be guest of his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs H M Tevalt on Germain street.
Mr H W Smith of Riverton Lime Company visits Baltimore with Mrs McCarty and Miss McKenzie. Mrs Virginia Leatherman and Miss Betty Bergle tour Cumberland guests of the Massies on South Kent street. Mrs R D Saxe and son head to Richmond to visit relatives. Mrs Ruth Swartz and Mystle spend the weekend in Harrisonburg with the Fletchers. Harry Lovett and Dave Miller plan Baltimore visits with Epector from Richmond joining. Mrs Frank Boucher of Washington spends weekend in Winchester with manager husband. Miss Cary Barton returns to the Washington Inn Stewart street after summer abroad.
At a Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society board meeting the group praised the fair results and planned next year’s exhibition. W. R. Legge was reelected manager and all officers agreed to serve. Premium checks were approved and mailed today with accuracy measures in place.
Rosie E. Robinson aged about 70 died early today from a heart attack while ironing at 621 South Braddock Street. She was the wife of Cornelus Robinson, a drayman, and mother of James F. Robinson. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 o'clock led by Rev. H. A. Johnson at John Mann M. E. Church, where she was a depot member.
In Portsmouth Virginia city crews remove several beds of canvas flowers along a street after tall plants obstruct sight lines at intersections, creating a traffic hazard for drivers and pedestrians.
Wilbert R. Williams a school teacher in Kingston Ontario was condemned to hang on December 6 for the hammer murder of his wife on August 16. He telephoned police after the crime and a defense was presented at the trial.
Senator George H. Moses announced a debate with Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi in New York City on October 14. The discussion will cover Hoover and Smith and will be broadcast.
New Jersey station outlines a fattening ration for broilers: 100 pounds corn meal, 50 pounds wheat middlings, 50 pounds ground heavy oats or ground oatmeal, 30 pounds meat scrap. Mix with water and feed three times daily. remove meat scrap when milk is available. Market at 2 to 2.5 pounds.
Farmers are told to avoid storing damp hay to prevent heating and mold. Lead arsenate can control Colorado potato beetles with Bordeaux mixture in small patches. Canada thistle can be excluded by covering fields. For poultry, provide roosts by four weeks, avoid crowding, and cull promptly after laying ceases. consult local agricultural agent if unsure.
On Sunday evening September 23 1928 Jews begin Yom Kippur the Day of Atonement with Kol Nidre marking the White Fast from sundown to sundown. Services will be held 6 p m Sunday to 6 p m Monday at the old Postoffice building Cameron and Boscawen streets for local adherents.
Herbert Hoover planned a second conference with President Coolidge at the White House today and was invited to luncheon after Coolidge’s New England trip. Coolidge’s possible future campaign stop in his home state remains undecided. Mrs Coolidge stayed with her mother in North Hampton due to illness.
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