Social notes from Millwood entertain guests and visits
Millwood Maryland Clarke County notes list Morris Clark of Orange and St Jones of Morristown Pa as guests of Mrs Burwell Jacobs and Mrs Billy Jacobs Weatherall for the Berryville Horse Show. Arlington Va guests Dabney Harrison J and Mrs Phillip Walker host others. Families from Richland, Winchester, Baltimore, and Newport News visit or host at Ellwood and Clarke County events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood, VA
Morris Clark
Orange
St Jones
Morristown
Burwell Jacobs
Billy Jacobs Weatherall
Berryville
Dabney Harrison J
Arlington, Va
Phillip Walker
Public Sale of Valuable Personal Property in Winchester
By order of Trustee B. P. Harrison a public auction will be held at 126 N Washington St Winchester VA at 10:00 AM on Friday August 25 1939. The sale lists numerous household items including chairs tables mirrors dressers beds cupboards and appliances from G G Asker and Kathryn S Baker. Cash payment required. um & Duvall listed as Auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Gasker
Kathryn S. Baker
Washington Street
Winchester
Virginia
B. P. Harrison
Um & Duvall
Winchester Evening Star
North
Loudoun Street
J. W. Baker
Williams burg social notes during Clarke visit
Mrs Read of Williams burg spent the weekend in Clarke with friends. Mrs Greenhalgh will host guests during the Berryville Horse Show including Mr and Mrs Truman Dodson and others. Mr and Mrs Beverley entertained at dinner for visitors from Richmond and fellow Clarke residents attended. Mrs Ewart Johnston left for California to visit Mrs Gianturco before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Smith Read
Williamsburg
Clarke
George P. Greenhalgh
Berryville
Truman Dodson
William H. Peery
James Hamilton
Anna Hedrick
Bere Hassener
Grace Hurd
William Beverley
William Fraser
Richmond
Graham Dougherty
Ewart Johnston
Col. Butterworth
Major Crawford
George Burwell
California
Gianturco
Miller pays with life for college girl's sex slaying
Baldish, spectacled Adrian N. Miller, 31, last man on Indiana's death row, was executed for the rape and murder of 17 year old Alice May Girton, a business college student from near Winchester. She was found strangled in a Fort Wayne house where Miller and she shared rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Adrian N. Miller
State Prison
Alice May Girton
Business College
Winchester
Fort Wayne
Miller
Racine, Wis
Newspapers Save Man in Lyons Firefight
Ten shots were fired at a citizen carrying a bundle of newspapers near Lyons France. The papers report the man survived after armed assailants opened fire and bystanders intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
France
Public Auction Sale of House and Lot in Winchester
Trustee under deed of trust dated March 20 1932 for Howard L and Elizabeth March will sell at public auction in front of Winchester County Courthouse at noon on September 2 1939. Property is 317 Parkway West Winchester with six rooms front porch basement attic 50 by 144 feet. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal notes due in one and two years bearing 6 percent interest secured by deed of trust and fire policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. March
Elizabeth March
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
County Court House
Parkway
Osteopathic Doctors Income Amid 1937 Survey
The Commerce Department reports average osteopathic physicians earned about 2500 dollars annually in 1937. One in nine osteopaths reached a net income of 5000 dollars that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Expert dies in Southampton at 75, renowned bridge whist author
Charles Suart Street, a bachelor and 75, famed bridge whist authority and author of several books, died after a three week illness in Southampton New York. The obituary notes his forty-year engagement with the bridge game and his status as a noted writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
N. Y
Charles Suart Street
Street
Storms Quelled by Christ in Akron Revival Message
Dr. Raymond Powers of Akron conducts a Brucetown Methodist Church revival. Last night he spoke on Christ Quieting the Storm, urging prayer amid political, business, and spiritual storms. Tomorrow's topic is Seven Cities Toward God with morning services well attended by Braddock Street Winchester and Berryville members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Powers
Akron
Brucetown Methodist Church
Christ
Braddock Street
Winchester
Berryville
Agatha Hughes to Visit Front Royal for Several Days
Miss Agatha E. Hughes of Bluefield West Virginia will arrive Thursday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Biggs in Front Royal. Rev W G Dearing of Huntly preached at the First Baptist Church on Sunday. The Rev Mr Trainham and family are vacationing at Virginia Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Agatha E. Hughes
Bluefield
W. Va
J. M. Biggs
W. G. Dearing
Huntly
First Baptist Church
Mr. Trainham
Virginia Beach
Local residents undertaking travel and visits across towns
Messrs W K Maddox and James Maddox of Culpeper and Front Royal depart for New York for the World's Fair. Miss Anne Yarrington leaves for Baltimore after visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs Clarence Simpson. Miss Edith Walter is in Marshall for several days. Dr and Mrs Robert Presnell, guests of Mrs S acreae, return to North Carolina. The DeSoto Burruss Missionary Society will hold a picnic at Front Royal Recreational Park this evening. Miss Addie Butler of Alexandria visits Aunt Mrs J S Biggs at Parkview Inn. Mr Joseph Biggs and Mr W M Proctor spent the afternoon in Winchester. Mrs "Buster" Treat of Lexington visits her parents Mr and Mrs R W Payne. Mr and Mrs Leslie Morrow of Claymont, Del were weekenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
W. K. Maddox
James Maddox
Culpeper
Front Royal
New York
Anne Yarrington
Baltimore
Mrs
Clarence Simpson
Addie Butler
Alexandria
J. S. Biggs
Parkview Inn
Local Social Roundup Highlights Visitors and Visits
Miss Kathleen Warren and Mr Gordon Johnson of Washington DC spent the weekend with Miss Warren’s parents. Rev and Mrs J D Russell left for Williamsburg for vacation. Mrs George Rowe of Baltimore visits Miss Mattie and Miss Annie Buck. Sophie Schey of Baltimore stayed with sister Mrs Mary Burruss. Nancy Turner is recovering from a throat infection. Mr and Mrs R W Payne Jr of Richmond were weekend guests of Mr Payne’s parents. Mrs O W Carper hosted the Monday Bridge Club. Mrs A F Corron in Brentwood LI visiting son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs Edward Grey. Capt Alexander Stewart of Washington DC spent weekend with Mrs Stewart at her mother Mrs B J Hillidge. Rev and Mrs Francis Cockrell of Bethesda MD visit Mrs Cockrell’s mother Mrs Mary Burruss. Mr John Blackwell, visiting sister Mrs C L Melton, returns to Louisa County. Mr C W Burner returns from Rockingham County. Mr and Mrs A B Scott and daughter Louise return from New York World’s Fair. Mr and Mrs John Showalter and children of Pittsburgh were Friday guests of Mrs W M Proffitt.
Have Courage Parents Tell Son Then Death by Own Action
In Baltimore on August 16 a 73 year old ophthalmologist Dr Julius Veith and his wife were found dead beside an open gas burner with notes urging courage and happiness in eternity. Their son John E Veith said the couple fled racial laws in Germany to escape and could not adjust to life in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Wes
Julius Veith
Goettingen
John E. Veith
Nain Notes Busy Weekend Gatherings in Nain VA
Mae Clark hosts clan including Kenneth Renner Elmer DeHaven and DeHaven families with Clark children plus Gainesboro visitor Nina Clemm and Sue Whitacre James DeHaven. Clifton Lewis guests include Hawkins family and Edna Velda Ella and Pearl Clark. Rev Messick to preach at Fairview U B Church August 19 at 8 p.m. Fairview U B Church yard party August 25. Doris Shirley from Maryland visits Stotler. Leo DeHaven family at Cacapon Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nain
Mae Clark
Kenneth Renner
Elmer DeHaven
Charles DeHaven
Albert Clark
Winchester
Gladys Clark
Gainesboro
Nina Clemm
Sue Whitacre
James DeHaven
Clifton Lewis
James Hawkins
Edna
Velda
Ella
Pearl Clark
L. C. Messick
Fairview U. B
Roy Chapman
Ethel Hodgson
Tom Davis
Oliver Shirky
Lester Ware
Berryville
Firview U. B
Doris Shirley
Maryland
Calvin Stotler
Leo DeHaven
Cacaipon Park
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Millwood
Frazier
Richa d
A. A. Baldwin
Staratoga
David Maulsby
Thomas Munfording Island
Robert P. Chew
Ellwood
S. A. R. Dunning
Iing
George Greenhalgh, Jr
R. Conway Dillingham
Mrs. Meade
Robert Goodwin
Tuesy
Bishop Evatt
Natural Bridge
Eloise Page
Canuga
N. C
Richard Listing
Mary Dougherty
Wrsday
Clarke Cnty
Naragansett
Robert Chew
Oscar DeWolf Randolph
Lynchburg
Nova Scotia
Addie Meade
William P. Meade
Mary
Agnes Page
Bill Williams
San Francisco
Humboldt River Canyon
Nevada
Southern Pacific
A. D. McDonald
J W. Baker
M&sster
C Ty
M. M. Lynch
R. Gray Williams
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Richard A. Robinson
Dr. Powers
Brucetown Church
Front Royal and
Warren County News
North America Assurance Society
Sedentech Volta Des Bes Bidsenan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Campobello
New Brunswick
Tuscaloosa
Franklin, Jr
Edith Walter
Marshall
Robert Presnell
Sacreae
North Caro
The
DeSoto Burruss Missionary Society
of the
Front Royal Metho
Dist
Front Royal Recreational Park
Joseph Biggs
W. M. Proctor
Buster” Treat
Lexington
R. W. Payne
Leslie Morrow
Claymont, del
R. C. Gemsnill
Kathleen Warren
Gordon Johnson
Washington, D. C
Miss Warren
J. W. Warren
Rev
Mrs. J. D. Russell
George Rowe
Miss Mattie
Annie Buck
Sophie Schey
Mary Burruss
Nancy Turner Slaughter
Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Slaughter
R. W. Payne, Jr
Mr. Payne
Roger Payne
O. W. Carper
A. F. Corron
Brentwood
L. I
Brs
Edward Grey
Alexander Stewart
Mrs. Stewart
B. J. Hillidge
Francis Cockrell
Bethesda, Md
Cockrell
John Blackwell
C. L. Melton
Louisa County
C. W. Burner
Rockingham County
A. B. Scott
Louise
John Showalter
Pittsburgh
W. M. Procft
Zquare
Food Guardian
Montgomery Ward
S. Loudoun Street
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