Massanutten Cadets Receive diplomas at Commencement
At Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock a large crowd attended the 1936 commencement in Lantz Hall. Rev. Clarence E. MacCartney urged graduates to pursue ambition and resilience as Col. H. J. Benchoff praised a record year. Awards honored the swimming team, scholars, debaters, and athletes with numerous medals and cups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Allen, Jr
Woodstock
Massanutten Military Academy
Lantz Hall
Clarence E. MacCartney
Pittsburgh
Mr. MacCartney
Massanutten
Col. Benchoff
Louis Cohen
James Lindenberg
Daniel Murdock
Shenandoah Garden Club
Massanutten Academy
Engagement Announced at Long Home
Mrs. Leo L. Ralston entertained at her mother Mrs. Dewitt C. Long’s home Friday afternoon 4 to 6 in honor of house guest Miss Agnes Rexrodes of Mt Solon. Bridge and monopoly were played high scores won by Miss Lottie Swope and Mrs Macy Dingledine. The engagement of Mrs Ralston’s sister Miss Pauline Long to Dr Charles Richard Brandt of Mechanicsburg Pa announced. Wedding planned for early fall. Guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo L. Ralston
Dewitt C. Long
Agnes Rextrodes
Mt. Solon
Lottie Swope
Macy Dingledine
Rexrodes
Social Roundup of Harrisonburg Residents and Visitors
A large list of locals and guests appears in Harrisonburg society notes. University of Virginia, Staunton, Richmond, and Washington figures visit or travel, with several returning from trips or attending events. Readers learn who stayed with whom, where they traveled, and notable comings and goings around town.
Administrator's Notice of Estate Claim Settlement
Debtors and creditors of the Estate of John E Williams, deceased, are ordered to present all claims promptly to Ethel L Short as Administratrix. Claims must be itemized and verified by affidavit. This notice appears under probate administration dates 6 14 8 11 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ems
Ethel L. Short
Adminstratrix
John P E. Williams
Edinburg Personal Notes Highlight Visitors
May 3 Miss Lucile Wightman of Washington visits Mrs Grace Hutchinson. Mrs Hallie Fadeley, recently operated on at Frayle Hospital Woodstock, is getting better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Lucile Wightman
Washington
Grace Hutchinson
Hallie Fadeley
Frayle Hospital
Woodstock
Local Visitors and Health Updates From York Area
Mrs. Harry Wisman and son Paul attend Farm Women’s convention in Washington. Rev and Mrs R L Butsler and family held a reunion at their home today. Mr and Mrs Leo Bowman and children of Washington visit Friends here. Mr and Mrs Harold Shannon and son Junior visit Mr and Mrs Harry Fadeley. Mr and Mrs M A Thompson and son Junior Mrs Larue Carper and son Douglas of Edinburg Otis Hyde of Woodstock and Mrs J P Rush and Doris Rush of Maurertown were recent visitors in York Pa. Preston Lutz, formerly a patient at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, has returned home and is progressing well. Mrs Paul McDonald has returned home from Rockingham Memorial Hospital and is improving. Miss Sallie Coe and Delma Smith of Washington spend the week end with Mrs H S Coe. Hunter Bowman of Washington is visiting friends here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sollenberger
University of Virginia
G. Fred Switzer
Helen Burrows
New York City
L. R. Strickenberg
Warren
Mary Strickenberg
Joseph P. Blackburn
Jean
Charleston
W. Va
Palmer Stover
Richmond
Walter N. Sprinkel
Walter Nelson Sprinkel Taylor
Hanover
Sprinkel
Harrisonburg
Talbott Clark
Relay
Frank Switzer
Anne Switzer
Clifton Forge
William N. Lineweaver
Alma Roades
Linville
Staunton
Margaret Hammer
Elkton
Waynesboro
D. D. Allen
Bridgewater
William and Mary College
G. W. Bassford
J. H. Thompson, Jr
Roanoke
Roy Coffman
Wiliam Summers
Washington
Luther Bazzle
Dorothy Byers
Philadelphia
B. T. Denton
Baltimore
Paul C. West
Raleigh
N. C
West
Old Daily Independent
Briggs and West
C. G. Campbell
Lewis Bender
Pennsylvania
Charles Fauls
Wolfe Street
E. O'Donnell
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harry Wisman
Paul
George Maus
R. L. Butsler
Leo Bowman
Harold Shannon
Harry Fadeley
M. A. Thompson
Larue Carper
Douglas
Edinburg
Otis Hyde
Woodstock
J. P. Rush
Doris Rush
Maurertown
York
Preston Lutz
Paul McDonald
Sallie Coe
Delma Smith
H. S. Coe
Hunter Bowman
Linville Personal News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Linville May 31 highlights include Mrs Roy Smith and 10 children visiting sister Mrs Bernard Shifflett in Harrisonburg. Several Harrisonburg residents, Emma Davis Staunton and Mrs Mary Davis, also note weekend visits. The Congregational Christian Church Missionary Society met with sixteen members and five visitors to plan Cradle Roll party. Local families include the Martins Fries Miller Kipps and Wenger families visiting relatives and attending a Sibley Hospital graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linville
Roy Smith
Anna Margaret
Shirley
Bernard Shifflett
Harrisonburg
Bessie High
Clemmie Crigler
Dorothy
Vernon
B. F. Rhinehart
Emma Davis
Staunton
Mary Davis
Raymond Martz
Jean
Mollie Martz
John Fries
Clarence Fries
Centerville
Robert Miller
Roland Lee
Miller
Charles Lawson
Fellowship
Charles Kipps
Josephine Cooper
Timberville
Martha Kratzer
Martha
Luther Wenger
Edom
A. A. Rhodes
Washington
Sibley Hospital
Helen Wenger
Lula
Leah
Doris Spitzer
John Taylor
Weyers Cave
Charlottesville
Brandywine Personal News Highlights
May 29 Brandywine notes report Mr. and Mrs. Alva D. Temple relocating to Washington for Temple’s treasury department role. Charles C. Hoover returns from Washington after visiting brother O. R. Hoover. Vergie Temple sustains a broken arm from a household fall. Carl A. Taylor of Washington visits his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Taylor, with Meredit and Elizabeth Kohn visiting Mr. and Mrs. Filmore Hilbert at Montezuma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandywine
Alva D. Temple
Washington
Temple
Treasury Department
Charles C. Hoover
O. R. Hoover
Vergie Temple
Carl A. Taylor
F. E. Taylor
Mises Meredit
Elizabeth Kohn
Filmore Hilbert
Montezuma
Bridgewater Extends Water Sewer Works on West Bank Street
Residents note Bridgewater extending water and sewer lines on West Bank Street. The town will remove rubbish during the first week of each month if placed in boxes or barrels in convenient alley locations, rather than quarterly as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
W. Va
K. Puffenbarger
Deerfield
Nicholas E. Reeves
Washington
BE. X. Miller
Edith A. Miller
Bridgewater
West Bank Street
Pleasant Run Personal Notes May 31 Update
May 31 Mrs Edward Whitesel ill but improving. Warren Early returns to Washington after visiting his parents A M Early. Homer Rhodes back in Washington after several days at home. Rev and Mrs L A Racey of Sinvs Glen visit Mr and Mrs Forest Racey. Mrs C H Fifer and Calvin Fifer of Indiana visit Mr and Mrs John Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Run
Edward Whitesel
Warren Early
Washington
A. M. Early
Homer Rhodes
L. A. Racey
Sin Vs Glen
Forest Racey
C. H. Fifer
Calvin Fifer
Indiana
John Crawford
Local Social Notes Highlight Briery Branch Visits
Dinner guests at Lewis Smiley's Briery Branch home included Mrs H D Smiley and sons Hugh and Orville and daughter Olga of Ottobine Roy Cook. Nearby residents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Long and children from near Sangerville shared the gathering. Also present were Mrs Katie Tutwiler and Arnold and Mrs Bettie Richard visiting W D Wheelbarger while Mrs Richard tours the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Hospital
Lewis Smiley
Briery
H. D. Smiley
Hugh
Orville
Olga
Ottobine
Roy Cook
Lloyd Long
Sangerville
Katie Tutwiler
Arnold
Bettie Richard
W. D. Wheelbarger
Richard
Tutwile
Death of Nellie Catherine Good at age seven
Nellie Catherine Good daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Good died early yesterday morning at the county home after a brief illness. She is survived by her parents three brothers and one sister. Funeral services are at 10 am today from the county home conducted by Rev B F Landis with burial in Pike Church Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Catherine
Samuel Good
B. F. Landis
Pike Church
Mrs Coffman Buried at Woodbine Cemetery
Relatives gathered for the burial of Mrs Ella G Coffman at her Grat ton Street home. The service was led by Rev E L Woolf D D and interment followed at Woodbine Cemetery with numerous floral tributes. Family members traveled from Lynchburg to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella G. Coffman
Grattan Street
Woodbine Cemetery
E. L. Woolf
W. Meade Williams
Lynchburg
J. W
Lyons and Guyer Families in Washington Area
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lyons and Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Guyer of Washington join Mrs. H. H. Clark of Alexandria in a social note listing residences and relations.
Mathias Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
May 31 notes show Mr. and Mrs. Ray May of Hershey Pennsylvania visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. B A Jenkins. Ada Smoot and son return home from visiting relatives. Arnold Shipe of Hinton visiting his parents. John Emschler back from R M Hospital. Wilma Whetzel of Maryland visited relatives last week.
Ottobine Personal Notes Mention Local Family News
May 31 column notes the Wise Driver family returning from Washington after visiting brother Minor Snyder. Birth announced for Jo Anne Cupp, daughter of Lewis and Mrs. Cupp. John Cupp and son Clarence dined with Rev and Mrs Glen Wine in Briery Branch. J S Bodkin family visited Broad Way's Mrs Claude Bodkin, now seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottobine
F. Wise Driver
Clover Hill
H. C. Crousehorn
Washington
Minor Snyder
Lewis Cupp
Jo Anne Cupp
John Cupp
Clarence
Glen Wine
Briery Branch
Bodkin
Paul Bodkin
Claude Bodkin
Broadway
Bridgewater Personal Notes Show Visits and Guests
Bridgewater social page lists visits from Falls Church Hot Springs Ottobine Dayton Mt. Sidney Shenandoah City and Montezuma. Families noted include Wine Caracofe Bowman Turk Landes Shumate Snell Burner Boggs and Byrd with relatives in Staunton Deerfield and McGaheysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
Joseph
Wine
Falls Church
W. F. Fry
Weldon Caracofe
Hot Springs
B. L. Caracofe
Clayton Bowman
Hensi
B. Riddleberger
Washington
Do. R
Dick) Bowman
Naval Hospital
Russell Caracore
Russell, Jr
Charles A. Turk
Berlintown
Johns. Whitmore
Ottobine
I. D. Sites
Dayton
Virginia Furrys
Floyd S. Kite
Shenandoah City
R. Ga. Landes
George Shumate
Mt. Sidney
Frances Sweeny
Evington
Ward Snell
Helen
Ollie Snell
Montezuma
Elizabeth
Mary Burner
McGaheysville
R. B. Bartley
Deerfield
Puzzle Clue Grid Reveals Crossword Answers and Word Play
The puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues with answers ranging from actions to places and objects. Entries include life span, learning, worship, and various nouns like vetch beak and Chinese coin. The grid features wordplay, with hints to names, numbers, and historical terms.
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MHS
C. William’ Truter
Pittsburgh, Pa
Clifford Hahn
David L. Mower
Lancaster, Pa
Gerald Seeders
Pottstown
Philip Williams, Jr
Stanley Mann
Gordon Littlefield
Gacktonville
Fla
John Orr
Mount Lebanon
Jack Parr
James Sherevidge
Pottsville
Whittaker
Tonkleson
Howard
Arlington
Jack B. Mattsford
Clarksburg
Gerald Seecers
Itstown
Mansene
Wagner
Edwards
Riddle
MacIntyre
Blank
Adams
Elsie Martin
Columbia
Elsie A. Martin
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York
Shaver Studio
H-T-C
Carl G. Krieger
Norfolk
Belle Hunter Krieger
Peachy Lawson Hockman
Lawson Lucas Hockman
Winchester
Miss Krieger
Harrisonburg State Teachers College
Belle Brooks Krieger
Shenandoah River
Massanutten Mountain
Forestry Department
John Crisman
Court Manor Estate
Laone Bowman
Boyd Bowman
Mrs
Pauline Sullivan
Pauline
U. B
Ava Gowl
Dala Higgs
Lucile Ritchie
Evelyn Taylor
Mildred Holler
Eunice Coffman
Oda Dove
Ina Beery
Grace van Pelt
Margaret Pirkey
Charline Phillips
Thelma Golliday
Vivian Mitchell
Mary Virts
Edna Schaeffer
State Teachers College Glee Club
Wiseland Farms
Keebletown
Schaeffer
G. Luther Miller
Clara Cornyn
A. B. Cook
Evelyn Byrd Deverile
Miss Evelyn Byrd Deverles
Charles Taliaferro
Ladie
J. H. Green
West Market Street
Catholic Church
James Conrad
Edgebrier Garden Club
W. A. Byerly
O. D. Garber
Brandywine Personals
Nellie Catherine Good
Myrna Loy TE Ea
Shenandoah Valley
Mathias
Bwarner Bros
Samuel Goldwyn
March of
Pepsodent
Gillette
Gillette BI
South Main
Bridgewater Personals
Carl Laemmle
Edna Ferber
Jirene Dunne
Allan Jones
Charles Winninger
Paul Robeson
Helen Morgan
Helen Westley
Queenie Smith
Sammy White
Donald Cook
Oscar Hammerstein
Jeror Kem
James Whale
Laemmle Jr
Universal Picture
Guido
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