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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1930
Page
3
Social and personal news items can be mailed or telephoned for the social reporter Ms Isabelle P Miller. Seeks news by 3 to 4 pm for the following day. Phone number not provided.
Delegates from across Virginia arrive for a multi day Confederate veterans and Daughters of the American Revolution gathering in Staunton. Local officials including Mayor Julius Witz and Col Wellington Spittee welcome guests as executive meetings proceed and a series of social events and ceremonies unfold.
Mrs Lloyd Agnew of Charleston S C has left Gray Gables Inn to return home, traveling with Mrs De Laushure also of Charleston. The two are motoring home with Mrs Agnew formerly Miss Mary Ler, sister of Mrs Stewart Bell. Also notes visitors from Pittsburgh and a Shenandoah Valley motoring pair.
Miss Laura Anderson and Miss Frances Nutty of Winchester Memorial Hospital staff will go to Philadelphia for three months advanced nursing study at Philadelphia General Hospital. Miss Margaret Kibler of Boyce arrived to attend Handley High School and will stay with Mr and Mrs Loring Pingley on South Braddock Street.
Mrs Gochenour from Upperville visited the shop yesterday and made purchases. The brief note records a local shopper seen at the store during the day.
Arthur W. Fansler spends week in Washington with friends. cone M J Triplett son of deahington visits Romney West Virginia before returning home. Miss Ann Mae Snake returns from Harrisburg and Chambersburg Pennsylvania. Mrs Hilda Summers home from Memorial Hospital in good condition after major operation. Carson M Hook and family visit Washington and return home. Several residents host and visit relatives at Zepp and nearby areas. Grover Amick returns to Washington after weekend visits. Earl C Fansler and family return to Norfolk after staying with parents and relatives. Mrs Frank N Hack hosts bridge at South Washington Street.
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South returns to the United States with his bride and former secretary after a Brazil trip aiding the Brazilian church and temperance talks. He cites support for prohibition repeal by Dwight Morrow and notes opposition to prohibition among Roman Catholic leaders, including cardinals and the Pope.
Vera Countess of Cathcart wed Sir Rowland Hoge a 711 year old ship owner at Betas Row registry office in London on September 30. The ceremony linked two prominent families with high social standing in Britain.
In Butte Montana a dynamite blast under a bed kills Luke Duffy 28 and his son Edmund 3 while injuring his daughter Anita 5. Neighbors say Duffy threatened to harm his family after his wife’s death earlier.
A congressional committee concluded its one day Chicago hearing on wheat selling describing it as hedging rather than a price depressing plot. Representative Hamilton Fish Jr said Russia’s 7.5 million bushels in futures was not bear driven while Ukraine reports Russia bought 400k to 500k bushels. Board of Trade officials noted potential profit losses from Russian trades if all 7.5 million bushels were sold today.
Havana reports banking conditions normal after panic over two bank closings. Governor E. R. Black of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta arrived with cash then said Havana banks have ample funds and deposits remain confident. He noted no anticipated need to use the extra reserves and that interior business will continue as usual.
The Middletown Future Farmers of America held its first meeting to elect officers and discuss goals. Ashby Brumback was named president, with Charles Rinker as vice president, Ralph Judy secretary-reporter, and Perry Riggleman treasurer. A track team was proposed as part of the program.
Frank Bane commissioner to probe charges from Percy L. Wilcox that his son Percy Tilton Wilcox died Sept 2 after an improper hydrotherapy at the Eastern State Hospital in Petersburg. Dr. Frank W. Brown denied abuse, saying the bath was not unduly hot and staff were careful and experienced.
New York report describes a bartender and police officer wounded during a robbery at an alleged Upper West Side speakeasy. Officer George Rouse attempted to shield others, was struck, and later shot. bartender Tony Bastone seized the officer’s pistol and fired on four robbers before himself being wounded.
In Arundel Sussex England three Royal Air Force planes collided in fog and crashed into trees over Arundel Park. Flying Lieutenant Armstrong and Sergeant Birkenshaw were killed and Officer Pawson sustained minor injuries.
The column mocks a weather forecast push as causing heat for England. It questions colonial attitudes and claims a Filipino lacks brains to govern himself, reflecting prejudiced rhetoric.
Editor notes fall is ideal for intelligent farmers to plant barley and rye. Barley yields 50 bushels per acre with 1 to 1.5 bushels seed per acre when sown early and friable ground. Rye can be sown most months, best Aug to Oct, aiding pasture and spring pasture with a little rape help. expect 11 bushels per acre.
A list of appointments shows Reverend Mr. Lambert selected as pastor for a local church while presiding elder W. F. Locke oversees the circuit. The roster includes many pastors and supply clergy across towns such as Martinsburg Morgantown and Roanoke with several districts and churches named.
The document lists numerous pastors and presiding elders across the Washington District and Rockingham District. Names tied to towns such as Middleburg Quantico Beltsville Bethesda Hyattsville Laurel Mount Vernon Place St. Paul Baltimore and more appear with assignments or supply roles. It notes a missionary pastor to Japan and includes several church locations and divisions within the Epworth and Emory organizations.
The list includes pastors and churches such as John H. Davison junior pastor and Marquis Memorial with M. IL. Feate, along with congregations like Blue Ridge, Bridgewater, Calvary Fishersville, Elkton, Goghen Greenville, Harrisonburg, Keezletown, New Hope, Port Republic, Shenandoah, Staunton, and Staunton Central. Names include E. A. Wilcher, F. B. Wright, E. A. Roades, N. C. Rice, G. G. Martin, L. H. Smallwood, J. Harry Smith, H. L. Coffman, G. Lilly, W. A. Rockbridge Baths, H. W. Shenandoah, M. P. Weikel, B. VY. Switzer, G. H. Fielding, H. C. Marsh.
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