Education and leadership themes mark local garden club talk
The discussion cited Jefferson on educated voters and urged high school to college level training to foster statesmen. Members heard about a narcissus show in Alexandria with judges and exhibitors from Virginia clubs, and Turner Ashby UDC reported planting dogwood trees in Stonewall Cemetery and other sites.
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Alexandria
Winchester
Clarke County Garden Club
Garden Club of Virginia
Old Gadsby’s Tavern
Virginia
Floyd Harris
Alice
Gardner Boothe
Richard Hammett
Edwin C. Powell
D. N. Shoemaker
Lawrence Davis
Lone Oak
Garden Club of
Leslie Gray
Joseph Walker
Woodberry Forest
Edward Gay Butler
Douglas Neff
Washington
Takoma Park
Chevy Chase
Social Calendar Highlights Religious and Club Events
A busy weekly schedule lists church choir practices at Brad dock Street Methodist Episcopal Grace Lutheran and United Brethren churches. It notes Easter egg hunt Lions Club luncheons Kiwanis and Rotary gatherings at George Washington Hotel and weekly meetings of the Winchester Elks and Girls' Athletic Association Easter dances and prayer meetings are also mentioned.
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Young People’s
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Wit Cantata
Grace Lutheran Church
Woman’s Missionary Society
Otterbein Guild of
United Brethren Church
Loyal Temperance Legion
Braddock Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lions’ Club
George Washington Hotel
First Baptist Church
Girls’ Athletic Association
Rousseau
Kiwanis Club
First Baptist Churc
Winchester Lodge of Elks
Rotary Club
Dr. W. E. Dodd Speaks At D A R Spring Meeting
Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R held its April gathering with Woodstock members at Mrs. Herbert Trotter’s home. Dr. William E. Dodd of the University of Chicago lectured on parallels between the Revolutionary era and present tax and trade burdens, introduced by Dr. Charles Wunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
Woodstock
Herbert Trotter
John Paxton
Phil Williams
Nannie Williams
Walter Bailey
William E. Dodd
University of Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Wunder
Dodd
Postal Telegraph Officials On Visit to Winchester
Gen. George H. Gibbs of New York vice-president of Postal Telegraph and Cable Company and J. O. Young of Charlotte NC superintendent arrive in Winchester for a business visit staying with C. W. Wilgus local manager. They tour offices and meet business and professional people across the section.
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George H. Gibbs
New York
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
J. O. Young
Charlotte
N. C
Winchester
C. W. Wilgus
General Gibbs
Mr. Young
Postal Company
Rev Dr Gilkeson to Teach Open Door Bible Class
The Open Door Bible Class at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will be taught by Rev Dr Charles D Gilkeson at 9 45 Sunday morning. Easter music features Eloise Caldwell Catharine Conner with Marguerite Daugherty on piano before the pastor’s address to the class. All members are urged to attend and invite friends. strangers are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Gilkeson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Eloise Caldwell
Catherine Conner
Marguerite Daugherty
Aren't We All set for I O O F show at Colonial
Madison Lodge I O O F presents Aren't We All a three act comedy at the Colonial Theatre in Winchester on April 20 and 21. A cast of nearly 100 locals led by Andrew Bell as Abner Perkins and Jack Harrell as Dick Hathaway performs with a large chorus and a fifteen piece band.
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Madison Lodge
Colonial Theatre
Winchester
Andrew Bell
Abner Perkins
Hotel de Loux
Jack Harrell
Dick Hathaway
Mary Cassell
Perkins
O. C. Cassell
Amos Shryock
Hortense White
LeRoy Cahill
L. L. Hershman
Mary Wingfield
Mike Garber
Lawrence Shank
James Shockey
Taylor Barr
Frank Fansler
Alan Carter
Boise Burke
Arthur*Pansler
Vernon Engle
Ross Estrage
John Birmingham
Kenneth Triplett
Harry Cain
Jess Cammer
John Cammer
Bob Anderson
Bessie Jones
Edward Grove
Marshall Snapp
Charles Lillis
Helen Patton
Catherine Bradford
Bessie Manuel
Georgia Foreman
Alice Taylor
Margaret George
Margaret Baker
Martha Tucker
Catherine Mudd
Rachel Jennings
Ruth Attwell
Cecelia Miller
Ethel Renner
Maxine Ludwig
Alice Shawn
Helen Chauderis
Connie Wyndham
Margaret Jane Athey
Charles Mowery
Julia Sanderson
Billy Barnes
Claude Derflinger
Weet
Murder That Sent Man To Prison
Atlanta reports a negro burglar who confessed to the slaying of Mrs. Robert E. Cole. James Starke, an inmate, said he crushed her head with a poker on March 14, 1929, while her baby was nearby. Her husband Coleman had served four years of a life term on a Georgia chain gang. Officers said steps would be taken to obtain his release.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Robert E. Coleman
Georgia
James Starke
Coleman
President Roosevelt Plans Sea Trip Up the Coast
Washington April 14 The president intends to sail again on the open sea along the coast with officials indicating a new voyage is planned.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Brisk Upswing Reported in National Markets and Commodities
Financial and grain markets closed for a Friday holiday but resumed with vigor. Stocks rose 1 to 3 dollars in many leading issues with heavy turnover. wheat, corn, and cotton posted gains. bonds in the low to mid range advanced on Liberty issues and select corporations.
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New York
Liberty Fourth
Aoredeaonit
Goodrich
Goodyear
International Telephone
Remington Rand
Demented Man Slays Wife And Two Children in New Jersey
In SOUTH NEW JERSEY on April 14 Joseph Kencek aged 50 a recent state hospital release shot his wife Nellie and two of his children Anna 20 and Frank 18 then killed himself. Daughter Rose 16 was wounded fatally or near death while two younger children slept on the second floor and survived.
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South
N. J
Joseph Kencek
State Hospital For
Nellie Kencex
Anna
Frank
Rose
Roosevelt planning coast cruise from Marblehead
President aims to depart Marblehead Massachusetts in late June for a sea trip up the New England coast. James Roosevelt plans to use a 45 foot boat owned by Paul D. Rust of Massachusetts, contingent on Congress adjournment.
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New England
James Roosevelt
Paul D. Rust
Massachusetts
Marblehead
Mass
Congress
Winds Delay Maiden Flight Of U S Akron Airship
In Akron on April 14 winds forced a second postponement of the maiden flight of the U S Akron. Captain Alger H Dresel, Macon’s skipper, canceled the 5 30 a m attempt and will consult a later weather map to decide on a new flight time.
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Associated Press
Akron
Navy
Alger H Dresel
Macon
Weather Bureau
Drese
Camouflage in Birdland Behaviors of a Yellow Warbler
A yellow warbler common in the eastern states each summer disrupts cowbird parasitism by outsmarting the foster nest. The cowbird evades detection by laying eggs in the warbler’s nest, then covering the unfamiliar egg by building a new nest atop the original.
Bomb blasts in Havana prompt troop deployment
In Havana 17 explosions killed one and injured several as police clamp down after anonymous warnings of a “red week.” Cavalry joined the operation following a roundup of suspected opponents to President Machado’s regime.
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Associated Press
Havanna
Thorpe
Havana
Machado
Naval inquiry focused on Akron blimp crash
The report discusses the crash of the Akron and the naval inquiry into weather and steering decisions. McCord preferred an easterly course after observations to the west. Maguire argues the fatal thunderstorm could have been avoided with different course choices if pursued earlier.
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Delaware
McCord
Wiley
Maguire
Akron
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Thomas Jefferson
Dr. Dodd
Philip Williams
B. M. Roszel
Turner Ashby
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
C. Fred Barr
Stonewall Memorial Association
Stonewall Cemetery
Hospital
C. Vernon Eddy
John Gorrie
Dr. Gorrie
Charleston
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Florida
Appalachelia
Robert E. Lee
Camp Chase
United Confederate Veterans
Daughters of Virginia
Atlanta Journal
General Organization
American Legion Post
Geo. Washington Hotel
W. E. Dodd
Huntsberry
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Lieut. Riley
Church Society
Christian
Sibyl Hottel
Lieut
Webb Riley
George W. Riley
Woodstock Times
United States Army Aviation Reserve
United Christian Missionary Societies
E. A. Clevenger
Wincheser
Beatrice Beydler
Maurertown
J. T. Funk
Armel
Willie Punk
Reba Graves
Greta Bray
Refuge
Emma Gardiner
Elsie Armel
Charles Lind
Tommy Wiley
Floyd Coffelt
Charles Lee Funk
Lee Brown
Miss Graves
Mr. Funk
Postal Telegraph Company
A. T. Mussen
Baltimore
Spring Dale
Bartonville
Robert Arbuckle
Abram Zirkle
Hable Apartments
South Loudoun Street
Frank L. Buckley
South Stewart Street
C. K. Osborne
U. S. Navy
Osborne
Donald L. Weems
Courtfield Avenue
Wytheville
Cornelia Wyndham
West Boscawen Street
Boyce
Harry Levin
Philip Klompus
Julian Baker
Roanoke
Sue Schlack
C. R. Anderson
Brown Lovett
Kitty Morrison
Berryville
Herbert H. Jennings
J. R. Denton
Frances, Virginia
Barbara Denton
Greensville
Delmo McIinturff
Mrs. Paul Anderson
Montague Avenue
Alton
Ohio
Dr. Gilkeson
I.O.O. F
Sanico
Ats
Ige
Grocers
R. G. A. Store
Lovett Shoe
N. Loudoun St
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. A
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Margaret L
Hodgson
R.T. Jones & CO
S. Londoun
Reardon’s
Powers
Piccadilly
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