Illustrated lecture on prize winning flower show
Mrs. Dunnington of Orange Virginia gave an illustrated lecture to the W Clarke County Garden Club at Handley Library on the New York Flower Show. Members displayed flowers in wall brackets later shown at Mrs. Conrad’s home on South Washington street. First prize went to Mrs. Philip W. Boyd and Mrs. John Scully Jr with Sophie Baker honorable mention. Shawnee and Junior Garden Clubs were invited to tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunnington
W. G. Dunnington
Orange
W . Clarke County Garden Club
Handley Library
New York
Robert Y. Conrad
South Washington Street
Philip W. Boyd
John Scully, Jr
Sophie Baker
Shawnee Garden Club
Conrad
Social Calendar Highlights Town Events This Week
Thursday 8:00 p m temperance lecture at Braddock Street M E Church South by Mrs Mary Harris Armor LLD. Friday 1:00 p m regular Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel with Robert Y Conrad Post. Saturday 10:30 a m Handley Library Children Story Hour led by Miss Lillian Oakes. Annual Luttrell reunion continues in Collinsville VA and Berkeley Springs WV. Sunday second day of Luttrell reunion. Tuesday Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. Wednesday Kiwanis Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel.
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Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
Mary Harris Armor
American Legion
Robert Y. Conrad Post
George Washington Hotel
Handley Library
Lillian Oakes
Luttrell
Collinsville
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Businesswomen Meet at Kenmore In Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Business and Professional Women Club invites members and friends to Kenmore for an August 1 gathering. Attendees will enjoy gingerbread from Mary Washington’s era recipe. Federation leaders and notable members attend, with aims to widen good news beyond state borders.
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Kenmore
Fredericksburg
Mary
George Washington
Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
St. Louis
Geline MacDonald
Richmond
Sibert Grove Wedding Held in Rockville Maryland
The wedding of Miss Anna Ruth Grove and L Lawrence Sibert Jr took place in Rockville Maryland on August 1. Both spouses reside in Frederick Maryland and plan to travel to Washington D C afterward. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip E Grove and a Frederick High School graduate who attended Hood College. The groom is a Frederick High School graduate and a representative of the Eureka Maryland Insurance Corp under his father who supervises Frederick and Winchester districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibert-Grove
Rockville
Anna Ruth Grove
L.lawren Sibert, Jr
Frederick
Sibert
Washington, D. C
Philip E. Grove
Frederick High School
Hood College
Lawrence L. Sibert
Dill Avenue
Eureka-Maryland Assurance Corp
Winchester
Local Notes and Social Appointments in Town
Rev Dr Hubert Sydenstricker and family plan return Saturday. Council of Church Women to meet Friday at 3 pm in Handley Library. Kenneth Woolingham welcomed newborn son Kenneth Robert. Carolyn Richardson visits. guests host bridge at Glendobbin. Prof William Paul Walker guest of E A Walker. Winchester Lab work noted. World’s Fair trip for Max and C W Ritter ill health improves. Harry Woolward returns home after hospital stay. Hettie Reid Turner returns from The Plains. Joseph V Taylor visiting Pittsburgh Chicago for Century of Progress.
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Hubert Sydenstricker
Sydenstricker
Hubert, Jr
L. H. Armentrout
Pittsburgh
Wardsville visitors and area social rounds noted
Little Miss Lillian Good of Wardensville West Virginia visits relatives including Mr and Mrs Wilbur R Kern at Sunnyside and Mr and Mrs Claude Grove and Mr and ae Ben Liggett on the Valley pike. The Rev Dr Harry Moffett and two sons of Davidson North Carolina are guests of Mr and Mrs John W Larrick Jr at Champhersville. Miss Eltha Sine of Dayton Ohio returns home after visiting Mrs J E Eaton. Mr McKinley Turner with Miss Ruth Cochran visits his parents near Standardsville.
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Woolingham
Kenneth Woolingham
North Kent Street
Virginia Hicks
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kenneth Robert
Lillian Good
Wardensville
Wilbur R. Kern
Sunnyside
Claude Grove
Ae Ben Liggett
Valley Pike
Harry Moffett
Davidson, N. C
John W. Larrick, Jr
Champhersville
Eltha Sine
Dayton
Ohio
J. E. Eaton
McKinley Turner
Ruth Cochran
Anya
Standardsville
Roosevelt outlines New Deal confidence message in Wisconsin
President Roosevelt in Green Bay argues the New Deal goes on and a square deal preserves security and happiness. He praises cooperation with Congress, cautions against both rigid opposition and false confidence, and notes Wisconsin as a state poised for extraordinary achievements.
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Peter
Paul
Green Bay
Wis
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Robert M. LaFollette
F. Ryan Duffy
United States
Dentist Slays Rival For His Wife's Affections
Charleston West Virginia August 9 192? Dr O T Lyon a dentist shot and killed Lou Topper a 28 year old walking contest judge on the mezzanine of the Daniel Boone Hotel Lyon said he came to talk things over with Topper police searched for his wife Gladys 25 who was reported missing
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Lou Topper
Daniel Boone Hotel
O. T. Lyon
Topper
Lyon
Dr. Lyon
Gladys
Tax Code Changes Prompt Retail Permit Record Emphasis
Virginia amendments shift taxation from purchase to sales basis for retailers. Charles MeevVicar and Lee Whitacre urge merchants to keep accurate sales records as licenses for 1935 begin Jan 1. Wholesalers remain on purchase basis with new rates. retail licenses base fees on annual sales with minimums and per hundred rates. Applications for licenses due before 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Charles P. MeevVicar
Winchester
Lee Whitacre
Frederick County
C. H. Morrissett
Commissioners of Revenue
Massissett
Eleven County Seeks Savings via School Consolidations
Eleven county schools close this term under a push for consolidations to boost average attendance and state funding. Seventeen buses and drivers will be contracted, with teacher layoffs offset by added bus use, as Gore, Middletown, Stephens City and others appoint staff for larger campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Stephens City
Gore
Lillian Johnson
Grace White
Virginia Hawn
Gravel Springs
Nellie Painter
Hitler Grants General Amnesty Law in Germany
Berlin August 9 Adolf Hitler in his first official act as president and chancellor grants amnesty to thousands of political prisoners. The decree excludes high treason and life-endangering crimes, applies to offenses before August 2, and pardons fines up to 1000 marks or six months in jail for first offenders. The move aims to sway public opinion ahead of the August 19 plebiscite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
von Hindenburg
Reconciliation Talks Board Fairbanks and Pickford
London reports indicate Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Mary Pickford still unsettled as Joseph Schenck presses a Riviera return. Industry sources say progress hinges on Schenck’s next word and possible U S voyage to mend the marriage.
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Associated Press
London
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Riviera
America
England
Joe Schenck
Gibraltar
Joseph M. Schenck
Motion Pictures
Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Schenck
Miss Pickford
The
Doug
United States
Cuba Seizes American Owned Telephone Company
The Cuban government seized control of the Cuban Telephone Company, a $28 million American investment, to end labor disputes. President H. C. Hart protested, and the firm refused to reinstate 256 former strike leaders amid sabotage charges. An official was appointed as interventor to run operations.
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Associated Press
Havana
Strikeridden Cuban Telephone Company
H. C. Hart
Act of the Republic of Cuba
Illinois G O P Shaping Plans For Fall Campaign
At the Republican state convention in Springfield about five thousand attendees heard speakers outline a platform denouncing Democratic administrations in Washington Springfield and Chicago. The event adopted a platform and launched the campaign for the November election with broadside attacks on opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Associated Press
Springfield
Ill
Fair Grounds Coliseum
Washington
Chicago
Chicago Grain Market Prices
Closing quotations in Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets supplied daily by Winchester Milling Corporation via Stickell Sales Corp. Readings show Chicago futures Sept 1.10% Dec 1.13% May 1.16% spot soymeal OTC. Corn futures Sept 79% Dec 82% 4.74 per bushel. Winchester delivered 80 cents per bushel, 4.00 per barrel.
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Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stickell Sales Corporation
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Winchester
HOLC Appraiser To Visit City For Interviews
H. H. Marlowe from Front Royal, district appraiser for the Home Owners Loan Corporation, will be in the Chamber of Commerce office all day Friday to interview persons seeking information on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Marlowe
Front Royal
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Mueller Makes Himself Head of German Church
Berlin Aug 9 Reichsbishop Ludwig Mueller declared himself supreme head of the Protestant Church in Germany. The National Synod approved the church law governing headship and church state relations by a large majority despite protests from south German church representatives. The law abolishing the church flag was unanimously approved. He reminded bishops of Hindenburgs last message to ensure Jesus Christ is preached in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Mueller
Presiden
Paul von Hindenburg
Jesus Christ
Germany
Sunday School Convention to Be Considered
A Frederick County Religious Education committee will meet tomorrow at 2:30 PM in I N Good's office to draft the annual convention program and set the time and place. Representatives from county Sunday Schools usually attend the yearly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Gold coin unearthed from 1799-year-old ruin in India
Archaeologists report a gold coin dating 1760 years was found in the ruined village of Ma hanad in South Bengal, India. The discovery adds evidence of ancient trade and sacked settlements in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahanad
South Bengal
India
Royal Arcanum Meeting Set Tonight in Odd Fellows Hall
Members of the reorganized Royal Arcanum lodge meet at 8 pm in Odd Fellows Hall to select a name for the new council. Walter I. Rodgers, past grand regent of New York, will speak. A permanent organization is expected after mid month. about 65 members are in the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arcanum Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Walter I. Rodgers
State of
New York
Golf Tourney Goes To Belair By Close Margin
Winchester Golf Club members visited Bellair Country Club in Alexandria for a golf match won by Alexandria by a close margin. The day included an afternoon round, dinner and a dance. J. P. Hayley won the men’s ringer with 54 strokes. Mary Miller claimed the ladies’ ringer with 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belair
Winchester Golf Club
Bellair Country Club
Alexandria
Mary Miller
Rutledge Coffey
L. R. Fay
George Smith
Virginia Boyd
Frances Page
J. P. Hayley
Anne Brodie Kern
B. B. Dutton
Boyd
F. A. Read
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
J. C. Oakes
J. Parker
John Scully
Winchester
E. C. Goss
D. L. Weems
P. R. Fowle
Leonard Sirbaugh
L. D. Arnold
Ed. Stone
Stuart Elting
J. B. Lindsey
F. L. Glaize, Jr
Philip Williams
Peery Attends Roanoke Island Celebrations
Governor Peery accepted an invitation to attend Roanoke Island North Carolina celebrations marking the 350th anniversary of Sir Walter Raleigh's landing and the 347th anniversary of Virginia Dare's birth. He will attend August 18 after inspecting a Virginia National Guard camp at Virginia Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Peery
Roanoke Island
N. C
Sir Walter Raleigh
Virginia Dare
North Carolina
Virginia
Virginia Beach
National Guard
Nags Head
Manteo
Iroquois Value Parity Reflected in Pre Colonial NY
A historical note describes Iroquois society in pre colonial New York valuing a woman at twice the worth of a man, reflecting gender roles and social status within indigenous communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
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Miss Paul
Catherine Paul
Norfolk
Mary Glenn Lupton
North Braddock Street
F. B. Paul
Mr. Trenary
Samuel W. Trenary
Manuel Trenary
Harrisonburg
Trenary
Jean Hoffmeister
Jessie May d
Albert Hillyard
Bridge
Davis
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Horace Davis
Columbus
H. D. Fuller
South Stewart Street
Huntsberry
Mrs. Sydenstricker
Council of Church Women
Confederated Council of Church Women
Miss Richardson
Carolyn Richardson
Nelia Beverley
Sarah Kendall Baker
Virginia Louise Baker
Beall Bentley Thomas
Baker
Glendobbin
Richard Griffith
W. P. Walker
William Paul Walker
University of Maryland
E. A. Walker
Amherst Street
Winchester Research Laboratory
South Dakota State College
Brookings, S. D
Max Lewis
C. W. Ritter
Hamman Dollar Store
Mr. Ritter
Kernstown
Harry Woolward
Loudoun Street
Memorial Hospital
Hettie Reid Turner
the Plains
Louise Glass
Joseph V. Taylor
Siler
Brooks
Rexall
Fairview
A. B. Chamberlayne
Howard Chapel
Harvey L Maury
Wilbur Inskip
Pauline H. Rhodes
Carpers Valley
Mattie Goligthly
Kathleen Snapp
Onitta Shipe
Miller
Myrtle Christmore Bryarly
W. O. McDaniel
Kauffman
Virginia Sloane
Round Hill
Joseph A Hotinger
Virginia Homer
White Hall
Raymond Ayler
Elvira A. Brown
the Valley
Genevieve Clevenger
Cuba
Holc
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Royal Arcanum Meeting
Commercial & Savings Bank
the Wise Old Owl
Esso
Coos
Essolene
Miss Miller
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washinton Hotel
Loudoun St
Lovett Brothers
N. Main Street
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