Social Calendar highlights community meetings and events
The note lists multiple weekly events including Modern Woodmen and Kiwanis gatherings, church choirs, Rotary and Lions Club luncheons, and a joint regional meeting. It also covers a miscellaneous wedding shower for Mr and Mrs Riley and reports a Graham family reunion canceled due to infantile paralysis concerns with a plan to reschedule next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Green-wood Methodist Episcopal Church
Unger
Morgan County
I. R. Graham
Pikeside
Shannon Denny to Wed Frank J Beckwith in Charles Town
Miss Shannon Denny of Charles Town West Virginia announced engaged to Mr Frank Jennings Beckwith son of Judge Frank Beckwith and the late Mrs Beckwith Also noted are her education at Randolph Macon Woman's College Columbia University and his at Shenandoah Valley Academy and Washington and Lee University The couple will marry at the bride’s father residence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon Denny
F. J. Beckwith
Wright Denny
Charles Town
W. Va
Frank Jennings Beckwith
Frank Beckwith
Beckwith
Charlies 'Town
Denny
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
Columbia University
New York
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Sir Jennings Beckwith
England
Richmond County
Angus McDonald
Clarke County
Former Festival Queen Stars in Technicolor Gypsy Night
Mary Jo Matthews of Mannington West Virginia known as Queen Shenandoah during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester appears in Warner technicolor musical Gypsy Night. She sings and dances and has long been active on stage and screen after WVU training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jo Matthews
Mannington
W. Va
Winchester
Shenandoah
Warner Technicolor
Matthews
University of West Virginia At
Morgantown
University
Clark Family Reunion Planned for September 1
The Clark family announces its annual reunion at Chestnut Grove Church in Frederick County on Sunday September 1. The arrangements committee invites all Clark family members and friends to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Chestnut Grove Church
Frederick County
Brad dock Street Church Social Tea Honors New Members
The annual Young Christian class social tea at Brad dock Street Methodist Church South will be hosted by Mrs. J. W. Rosen at 210 West Germain Street on Friday August 23 from 8 to 10 p m. The event honors all new members of the past year and aims to help members become better acquainted with an interesting program planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal ‘Church
South
J. W. Rosen
West Germain
Mrs Harmer Hosts Weekend Guests in Washington
Mrs. Stanley E. Harmer entertained visiting relatives including Don Harmer and son Stutler Harmer of Atlanta Ga who spent the weekend with Dr. and Mrs W Warren Sager of Washington DC. Stanley Melvin Sager of DC who had visited his grandmother Mrs Harmer returned home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley E. Harmer
Don Harmer
Don .Stutler Harmer
Atlanta
W. Warren Sager
Washington, D. C
Stanley Melvin Sager
Harmer
Sel Reei
Judge Williams Goes On Ten Day Vacation
Judge Philip Williams, circuit judge of the Geventeentry Judicial Circuit including Frederick Clarke Warren Shenandoah and Winchester Corporation Court, left Saturday for Rehoboth Beach Delaware for a vacation of about ten days. He is not expected to return until around September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Williams
Geventeentry Judicial Circuit
Frederick, Clarke, Warren
Shenandoah
Winchester Corporation Court
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Williams
Leight Couple Welcome Son Donald Zach Light
Mr and Mrs Harry Leight formerly of Grimes now residing near Rest in this county welcome a son born Sunday August 11 at their home. The child is named Donald Zach Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Leight
Grimes
Rest
County
Donald Zach Light
Ohioans Attend Stay at Clearbrook
Mr and Mrs Fred Anderson and Mr and Mrs Herschel Sanders of Wilmington Ohio are guests of Mr Andersons sister in law Mrs Meredith Anderson and family at Clearbrook in this county.
Miss Wood and Mrs Grim Vacation in Michigan
Miss Bill Wood and Mrs Cecil Grim left Saturday evening for Mt. Pleasant Michigan to visit Mr and Mrs Paul A Beck and their daughter Miss Margaret Beck formerly of Winchester They expect to stay about ten days and return next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Wood
Mrs. Grim
Michigan
Bill” Wood
Cecil Grim
Mt. Pleasant
Paul A. Beck
Margaret Beck
Winchester
Berryville Horse Show Dances Set for August at Jordan Springs
The Berryville Horse Show dances to be held Thursday and Friday August 22 and 23 at Jordan Springs Hotel north of Winchester feature Kathleen Goodenough of Asheville North Carolina as vocalist with Bob Riley's Orchestra. Goodenough recently sang at the Castle nightclub in Asheville with Russell Scholl's Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Springs
Berryville
Winchester
Bob Riley
Kathleen Goodenough
Miss Goodenough
Asheville
N. C
Castle
Russell Scholl
Miss Whitacre Returns From Johns Hopkins Hospital
Miss Virginia Whitacre daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Whitacre recently had delicate surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore She has been removed to the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Edward R Whitacre 330 Valley avenue Her condition is understood to be slightly improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Whitacre
Baltimore Hospital
Virginia Whitacre
Russell Whitacre
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltiore
Edward R. Whitacre
Valley Avenue
Rev George E Owen At Massanetta Springs
The Rev George Earle Owen pastor of the Church of Christ left last evening by motor for Massanetta Springs to attend programs there for the remainder of the week. He will return to his pastoral duties Sunday. Mr and Mrs Sebert Smith and daughter Billie Jean Mr and Mrs E C Hitmuller and Billy Graber Jr have returned after a weekend at Seven Gables on the Patuxent river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Owen
Massanetta
George Earle Owen
Church of Christ
Assanetta Springs
Sebert Smith
Billie Jean
E. C. Hitmuller
Billy Graber, Jr
Seven Gables
Patuxent River
Notable Scouting Leaders On Official East Coast Visit
Mr. P. L. Reed of Chicago heads the seventh region Boy Scouts board and travels to New York. Stanley Reed and John Marshall depart for Washington by motor, while Commodore Howard F. Gillette of Chicago leads Sea Scouts toward the capital. Faulkner hosts guests including Senator Byrd at a Winchester dinner. Gillette and Philip Reed later inspect the Potomac Sea Scout boat with Jack and Jim Reaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Reed
Chicago
Boy Scouts of America
New York
Stanley Reed
United States
John Marshall
Washington
Howard F. Gilette
Sea Scouts of America
Faulkner
Harry F. Byrd
Winchester
D. H. Rodgers
Whiting C. Faulkner
Philip W. Boyd
Commodore Gillette
Philip Reed
Potomac
Jack
Jim Reaves
Sea Scouts
Winchster Woman Injured In Stairway Fall At Brother's Home
Miss Mary Moling, of a prominent Winchester family, fell last Saturday on a rear stair leading to a yard at her brother's house. She fractured her right hip, was taken to Memorial Hospital, cast set, and is recovering in satisfactory condition. Her heel on the second step caused the tumble. her brother and family were away at Massanetta Springs Bible Conference, leaving nephew J H Moling Jr to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Moling
Winchester
J. Henry Moling
Loudoun Street
Memorial Hospital
Miss Moling
Massanetta Springs
J. H. Moling
Miss Elizabeth Carpenter and Carroll Hawkins Win License
Miss Elizabeth Carpenter daughter of Mr and Mrs S W Carpenter and Carroll B Hawkins son of Mr and Mrs Harry O Hawkins of Opequon secured a marriage license late Saturday night from county clerk C C Brannon. They did not reach the city before closing and the record was completed after hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Carpenter
S. W. Carpenter
Carroll B. Hawkins
Harry O. Hawkins
Opequon
C. C. Brannon
Pavia
Miss Helen Massey To Address Garden Club Meeting
The Winchester and Clarke Garden Club meets at Mrs. Frank V. Tilford’s home Milton Valley near Berryville. Landscape architect Miss Helen Massey will speak on The A B C of Garden Design, after a display of yellow flowers in yellow containers and other garden blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Winchester Golf Club
Shawnee Garden Club
Lela Rosenberger
South Washington Street
Grace Lutheran Church
H. B. Dunlap
Berryville Avenue
Winchester
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Shepherdstown
Helen Massey
Winchester and Clarke Garden Club
Frank V. Tilford
Milton Valley
Berryville
William P. Massey
Massey
Lowthorp School
Groton
Mass
Emergency Teachers Return From Blacksburg Course
Local participants report two weeks in Blacksburg attending a course arranged by J. L. Blair Buck director of emergency education in Virginia. Weston McDaniel led classes on the Russian educational system. County members include Mrs. Adam T. Oppie Miss Mildred Shryock Mrs. Orion Hopkins and Mrs. Amanda Crossen from Cross Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
J. L. Blair Buck
Virginia
Weston ©. McDaniel
Adam T. Oppie
Mildred Shryock
Orion Hopkins
Amanda Crossen
Near
Cross Junction
Winchester City Solicitor James P. Reardon Hospitalized
Mr. James P. Reardon city solicitor for Winchester and a leading attorney entered Georgetown University Hospital in Washington for observation yesterday. He has been ill for several weeks with grippe and hopes to return home within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Reardon
Winchester
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D. C
Reardon
Ladies Aid Group Meets At United Brethren Church
The Ladies Aid Society of the United Brethren Church meets at the church tonight at 8 o clock. A large attendance is requested and song book solicitors should report. Also noted is Mr D J Howard in Richmond for vocational agricultural education and Miss Leslie Gaylord to visit Miss Frances Beverley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Group
U. B. Church
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
United Brethren Church
D. J. Howard
Richmond
Leslie Gaylord
Frances Beverley
Miss Gaylord
Mrs. Gaylord
Staten Isand
Mrs Farrar Takes Annual Vacation and Guests Return
Miss Elizabeth Farrar home demonstration agent is on her annual vacation. Mrs. Harry Bowman has returned to Baltimore after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Funkhouser at Lebanon Church, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Coffman who spent the weekend as her guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Farrar
Harry Bowman
E. D. Funkhouser
Lebanon Church
Baltimore
Lloyd Coffman
Girls and escorts cruise Skyline Drive Sunday
Miss Esther McDonald Miss Louise Castleman and Mr Frank Del linger joined by Mr William Miller motored over Skyline Drive Sunday in a casual outing with friends from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther McDonald
Louise Castleman
Frank Dellinger
William Miller
Reunion of Blue and Gray at Gettysburg
Gen Harry Rene Lee, adjutant of the United Confederates Veterans, toured toward Amarillo for the UCV reunion. He carried an invitation for a joint UCV and Grand Army of the Republic reunion in 1938 and urged moving the date up to 1936 to allow more veterans to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCV
Grand Army of the Republic
Pickett
Lee
Amarillo
One Hundred-fifth Aero Squadron
Tennessee National Guard
Sky Harbor
Murfreesboro
Nashville
Tomb of Homer Said to Rest on Ios Island
The so called tomb of Homer is placed on the island of Ios in the Aegean Sea. The grave is located on the island's northern side in a district known as The Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Ios
Nio
Isles
Greece
Mrs. Strother Cooper Recovers Satisfactorily After Minor Operation
Mrs. Strother Cooper, who had a minor operation at Memorial Hospital Monday morning, was reported this afternoon to be doing satisfactorily.
Washington Woman Guests At Martinsburg Home
Mrs. Mollie V. Baxter of Washington D C visits Fort View the Langley home on Martinsburg Pike and calls on relatives in Winchester before returning home. Miss Elizabeth Huyett of Hagerstown Maryland stays with Miss Ann Tabb Light at the Light residence near Clearbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie V. Baxter
Washington, D. C
Fort View
E. A. Langley
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
Elizabeth Huyett
Charles Huyett
Hagerstown
Ann Tabb Light
Harry C. Light
Clearbrook
Local residents note visits and a hospital update
Miss Evelyn C Dean of the District Nurse Association enjoys her annual vacation in Atlantic City. Washington guests Mrs Lary Lamb and Mrs Char le Sears visited their cousin Mrs Ernest Funkhouser and aunt Mrs C W Snapp at Quequon before returning home. Daisy Luttrell from Winchester Memorial Hospital spent weekend with Mr and Mrs Andrew Nesselrodt near Albin. Sheridan Luttrell also dined there. Bettie Marie Coffman visited foster grandparents Mr and Mrs Eaa Funkhouser at Lebanon Church. Walter B Anderson and Miss Frankie Anderson of Richmond stayed with aunt Mrs Eunice Gill at Capon Bridge. Kathryn Newcome daughter of Snowden Newcome improving after appendectomy at Memorial Hospital. P J Lamb and wife returned to Harrisonburg after visiting Mr and Mrs Earl Crowser. Willis Jenkins and family with Beulah and Louise plus Samuel and Melvin drove to Culpeper for a day with relatives. Dorothy Miller of Gore also spent Sunday in Culpeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lary Lamb
Charle E. Sears
Washington, D. C
Ernest Funkhouser
C. W. Snapp
Quequon
Daisy Luttrell
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Andrew Nesselrodt
Albin
Sheridan Luttrell
Bettie Marie Coffman
Eaa Funkhouser
Lebanon Church
Walter B. Anderson
Frankie Anderson
Richmond
Eunice Gill
Capon Bridge
Willis Jenkins
Beulah
Louise
Samuel and
Melvin
Culpeper
Dorothy Miller
Gore
Bus Contracts Awarded For Three New Routes In County
The Frederick County School Board approved contracts to haul pupils on three new bus routes linked to consolidations in the Gainesboro and Back Creek districts. One additional contract remains to be let. prior approvals include the routes listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
School bus contracts awarded for regional consolidations
James A Adams will transport pupils from Ebenezer Whitacre and Gainesboro to the new consolidated school. E O Stotler of Good WV will carry pupils from Dicks Railroad Union and Cross Junction to the new plant. I S McIlwee will haul Hampton School pupils to Star Tannery in Back Creek district. Three old contracts were awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Adams
Ebenezer
Whitacre
Gainesboro
E. O. Stotler
Good
W. Va
Frederick County
Railroad Union
Cross Junction
I. S. McIlwee
Hampton School
Star Tannery
Back Creek
Virginia wildlife unit plans discussed in Blacksburg
Preliminary arrangements for creating a wild life research and demonstration unit at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg will be reviewed in Washington in a conference with state authorities and U S Biological Survey officials. C O Handley Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries Commission and Virginia Tech representatives will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
V. P. S. Blacksburg
United States Biological Survey
C. O. Handley
Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries Commission
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Reynolds Family Visits Extend to Memorial Hospital
Mr. J Randolph Reynolds of Washington DC joined Mr and Mrs A L Roberts of Tacoma Park MD for a Sunday visit to their sister Mrs J R Bucher in Stephens City. They also called on their father Mr J F Reynolds a patient in Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Randolph Reynolds
Washington, D. C
A. L. Roberts
Tacoma Park
J. R. Bucher
Stephens City
J. F. Reynolds
Memorial Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Modern Woodmen of America
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
United Brethren
Winchester Lodge No
Ellis
Piccadilly and
Braddock
Robert Y. Conrad Post, American Legion
Lions Club
Mr. and
Mrs. Riley
Howard Riley
Purcell Fincham
Soutly Braddock Street
Riley
Winifred Anderson
L. J. Anderson
Huntsberry
Bostonians
Nettletons Red Cross Slaters
Fashion
Simplex
Gettysburg
Harry Rene Lee
Texas
Mary Katherine Hoover
Helen Smith
Evelyn C. Dean
District Nurse Association
Atlantic City
Kathryn Newcome
Snowden Newcome
P. J. Lamb
Earl Crowser
Harrisonburg
Landon
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Charles Marshall
Dale Maxwell
Young Democratic Club
University of Kansas
Wichita
Robert Campbell
Maxwell
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Big Joe
Underwood
N. Loudoun St
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Victor
Acme
Smicdica
Ik Torres CO
Lith
Geo. W. Kurtz
Middletown
R. L. Long
M. K. Sandy
Harry Warren
Wild Life
Sport Oxfords
Lovett Brothers
Chevrolet
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Winchester Furniture Co
Loudoun St
Lovett’s
Loudoun
VOSS
R. M. Swimley
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