Entertaining in Millwood Homes Highlights Local Guests
Much informal entertaining in Millwood Virginia with visitors from Washington Timonium and St. Louis. Guests included Ma Meses Grimes Major Striker and local host families at several country homes. A church organ recital and bank offering services followed by garden club meetings closed the social week. Modern warfare line ends the piece.
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Millwood
Meses Grimes
Washington
Major Striker
Timonium
Berryville
John LaBouisse
Charlotte
N. C
Sallie LaBouisse
Powhatan
LaBouisse
Baltimore
Bennehan Cameron
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Europe
Lawrence Tyson
Knoxville
Tenn
Primitive remedy of troops in protests questioned
A reflection on heavy handed state responses to popular protests. The idea of using troops is dismissed as primitive. The text also notes Mabel Willebrandt’s possible legal view on grape concentrate as a means to introduce light wines without firearms.
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Mabel Willebrandt
Strasburg Man Dies Here From An Operation
Strasburg Virginia August 20 Stuart Farr 76 well known Strasburg carpenter and Amherst county native died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after an operation. He was taken to the hospital Monday and the operation performed that night. He failed to rally and weakened until the end. Farr born January 26 1855 moved here in his twenties and spent most of his life here except work in Washington recently. Survivors include his widow two sons William Farr of Harrisonburg Frank Farr of Washington and a daughter married to John Lambert of Washington. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 pm from Toms Brook Brethren Church conducted by Reverend Mor.
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Strasburg
Stuart Farr
Amherst County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Fudd
Mr. Farr
Washington
Furr
Winchester
William Furr
Harrisonburg
Frank Furr
John Lambert
Washingon
Toms Brook
Interment Planned at Harrisville Cemetery
Interment will be in Harrisville Cemetery according to the notice. The brief item records a funeral service plan and burial location for a local resident.
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Gan
Harrisville Cemetery
Local Women Defeat Winchester in Golf Match at Home
Catoctin Country Club Women beat Winchester Country Club 16 to 8 on the home links. Frederick won five of eight matches with three points in four, led by Mrs. B. O. Thomas who posted a low 97. The team previously defeated Chambersburg and Hagerstown.
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M. Miller
Winchester
Mary McComas
Catoctin
W. Arthur
R. Rush Lewis, Jr
F. Page
J. A. Long
Gaylord
George W. Yourtee
B. Kerr
Charles N. Staley
Martinsburg and Winchester Team Faces Maryland Club Match
A 24 player squad from Martinsburg and Winchester will meet the Maryland Country Club of Baltimore this Sunday. The men previously lost to Hagerstown Rolling Road Country Club Rogers Ford and the W Golf and Country Club and defeated Rogers Forge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Winchester
Hagerstown
Rolling Road Country Club
Rogers Ford
W. Golf and Country Club
Rogers Forge
Maryland Country Club
Baltimore
Croxton Added To Aid Gifford In Relief Effort
President Hoover named Fred C. Croxton of Columbus Ohio assistant director of the reorganized corner were relief committee under Walter S Gifford head of American Telephone and Telegraph Gifford was chosen to command a new national organization to mobilize and direct relief next winter with White House support. The White House said Gifford would coordinate originate and direct unemployment relief for the country.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Fred.c. Croxton
Columbus
Ohio
Walter S Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Gifford
White House
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