Front Royal Social News Briefs April Weekend Movements
Mrs Samuel Rolfe Millar will join her husband Major Millar in Richmond for the weekend before returning to Front Royal. Miss Eliza Crudden of Riverton improves after an operation in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Pauline Duncan becomes Riverton post mistress succeeding Lillie Hammock. Local arrivals, visits, and hospital plans color a busy week in Front Royal and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Samuel Rolfe Millar
W. F. Freese
Richmond
Major Millar
Eliza Crudden
Riverton
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Pauline Duncan
Lillie C. Hammock
C. Xeee
John Snapp
Ladies Enjoy Social Visits and Home Gatherings
Miss Irene Hoskins and Miss Ethel Stickley returned from New York with merchandise for Weavers. Miss Elizabeth Hale hosted the Front Royal Glee Club at her Lee street home. The Wednesday bridge club met at Mrs. O. W. Carper’s Virginia avenue residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Hoskins
Ethel Stickley
New York
Weaver
Elizabeth Hale
Front Royal Glee Club
Lee Street
O. W. Carper
Virginia Avenue
Ministers From Afar Praise Apple Blossom Festival
Baltimore and Pittsburgh ministers inquire by letter about the Apple Blossom Festival dates and pageant location. Both express pleasure in past attendance and intent to attend again, noting the festival’s long standing reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore
Pitsburgh
Fritz O. Evers
Zion Church
City Hall Plaza
Handley School
P. A. Callery
St. Lawrence Church
Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh
Blossom Festival Date For This Year
The speaker asks for the exact date of this year’s Blossom Festival to attend at peak blossom time, expressing eagerness to be present when the blooms are best.
Slot Machines Pay Two Ways If They Are Seized
A Chesterfield County ruling notes that seized illegal slot machines split their contents: half to the state and half to the informer who led to the seizure. Augusta County officials say the practice has been used "right along" in anti gambling drives, with rewards to the officer if the machine is illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Crigler
W. L. Bond
Fredericksburg
Chesterfield County
Edwin H. Gibson
Augusta County
John D. White
Commonwealth
Staunton News-Leader
Chesterfield
Restaurants Can Sell Beer Whenever Open
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board seeks revocation of Tucker Pickies Richmond enterprise license and expands hours rules. The board interprets the control act to allow wine and beer sales whenever a licensee is legally open, impacting Sunday sales and enabling planned convenience stores across Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Tucker Pickies
Richmond Negro
Pny
The
Comvic
Ceene
Richmond
Downtown set for Blossom Fete preparations in Richmond
Downtown Richmond readies for the Blossom Fete as festival colors appear in storefront windows. Director-General Arthur urged all interested businesses to contact festival headquarters or the decorators at the George Washington Hotel to arrange downtown dressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Arthur
George Washington Hotel
Veteran Mail Carrier To Get Compensation For Service
A Virginia rural carrier, Griffith, who worked from 1904 to 1919 near Luray, suffers rheumatism from service related illness. An amendment by Rep A Willis Robertson extended relief application time, allowing Griffith to press his claim after it was initially struck from the relief bill. He endured harsh conditions and exposure during muddy roads and elements while delivering mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
A. Willis Robertson
Mr. Griffith
Luray
Robertson
Griffith
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Lucien Fournon
L. V. Stewart
Annapolis, Md
Bournon
United States Naval Academy
Mr. J. W. Morgan
Jack Morgan
H. A. Kerr
Winchester
Messrs
Herbert S. Larrick
John I. Sloat
R. E. Purdum
St. Luke's Hospital
Evelyn Kendrick
Fred. Wayland
Markham
Tom Johnson
Grant Megargee
T. Eugene West
Baptist Church
Madison Heights Baptist Church
Lynchburg
George Morton
Liccerr & Myzas Tonacco Co
Daniel Boone
Stoner
Clark
Watauga Way
Monongahela Trail
By J. Carroll Mansfield
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hesterfield
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Shell
Martinsburg Pike
Shell Station
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Valley Ave
Braddock St
Twin-City Oil & Cas Corp
Bidg
Southern Chemical CO
Winchester, Va
Plymouth — Dodge
Pine Motor Co
Cor. Brad
Cecil Sts
Irvin Carson Keyser
Kernstown
Dodge
Nat'l. Bank & Trust CO
Exor Carson Keyser
Dunn & Duvall
McCann & Smith, Clerks
Chevrolet
Bickers Motor Co
C. I. Brumback’s
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