Social Calendar and Lee Week Highlights Across Town
The notice lists weekly church meetings and choirs at United Brethren First Baptist and Grace Lutheran, Kiwanis luncheon, and Elks Lodge. It notes the White Sulphur Lee Week events with dignitaries including Governor Kump and the Roosevelt family, plus a DAR gold salvage project and Constitution Hall plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Young Peoples’ Choir
United Brethren Church
First Baptist Church
Winchester Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order Elks
Miss Maude Hockman Weds Clarence Ford in Bridgewater
The ceremony occurred Monday August 14 in Bridgewater Virginia with Rev N D Cool officiating. The bride Miss Maude Hockman wore black and white and the couple left for a wedding trip to Richmond Norfolk and Virginia Beach. They reside on Front Royal road Chester W. Ford is employed at a local filling station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Hockman
Clarence Ford
Bridgewater
N. D. Cool
Winchester Public Schools
Richmond
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Winchester
Baltimore
Washington
Rileyville
Ford
B. J. Ford
Myrtie Josephine Fuller
Francis Claude Massie
Centenary Reformed Church
S. L. Flickinger
Massie
Virginia Beacon
Humphrey Fuller
Fuller
East Lane Avenue
Boyce High School
Wolfe and Ramey tied in Frederick County ceremony
Mr Sloan A Wolfe and Miss Gladys Virgina Ramey of Frederick county were married at Winchester United Brethren Circuit parsonage No 325 National avenue Saturday evening by Rev Franklin G Senger. Witnesses included Mr and Mrs John W Hoover and others. the couple plan a wedding tour before settling at home in Hayfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan A. Wolfe
Gladys Virgina Ramey
Frederick County
Winchester
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Leslie Ramey
Hayfield
Theatrical manager Baldridge takes annual vacation
Mr. Thomas W Baldridge of Warner Brothers leaves for a several week vacation visiting multiple states and the Century of Progress in Chicago. Frank K Shaffer, long time assistant, assumes Capitol and Colonial theatre management during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Baldridge
Warner Brothers
Century of Progress
Chicago
Cleveland
Capitol
Colonial Theatres
Chareg
Frank K. Shaffer
Mr Fansler Improving From Recent Operation
Mr. L. L. Fansler has returned home on West Leicester street after an operation at Memorial Hospital and is steadily regaining his health. He was long associated with the weaving department of the Virginia Woolen Company and retired several years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Fansler
West Leicester Street
Memorial Hospital
Fansler
Virginia Woolen Company
William Wisecarver
East Piccadilly Street
Dr and Mrs Graham to Spend a Week Here
Dr and Mrs John Randolph Graham of New York are expected to arrive in Winchester tomorrow to spend a week as guests of Mrs Julian P Ward at her South Washington street residence. Dr Graham is son of the late Rev Dr and Mrs James R Graham, his father long serving pastor at Kent Street Presbyterian Church and later pastor emeritus of the merged Winchester Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Randolph Graham
New York
Winchester
Julian P. Ward
South Washington Street
Graham
James R. Graham
Old Kent Street Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Wood Family Visit Highlights Washington Ties
Mr. Harry L. Wood Sr hosts his sons and their relatives during a weekend visit. Mr. Wood Jr. manages a Washington American Company store and Stewart Wood, a former Marine Corps paymaster, has moved to Washington. Church choirs schedule practices at First Baptist Church with youth at 7 and adults at 8 this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Harry L. Wood, Jr
Washington
Stewart Wood
Harry L. Wood
Harry Wood, Jr
United States Marine Corps
Haiti
Former Residents On Motoring Trip Visit Winchester Area
Mr and Mrs Harry Rehill and son Francis of Germantown Pa on a motoring trip stayed with Mr and Mrs Osmar Swanson of South Loudoun street and Mr and Mrs James Rehill of Berryville. Rehill formerly lived in Winchester and is a brother of Mrs Swanson and Mr Rehill. Cora Newcome slowly improving at 355 National avenue after months of illness. She had worked five years for Hecht Company in Washington DC before illness. C B Smalts at 355 National avenue is somewhat better after a long illness though still unable to attend to business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rehill
Francis
Germantown
Osmar Swanson
South Loudoun Street
James Rehill
Berryville
Rehill
Winchester
Swanson
Newcome
Cora Newcome
National Avenue
Hecht Company
Washington D. C
Shalts
C 8B Smalts
National Avenue Florist
Local residents return from honeymoons and trips
Mr and Mrs Owen Foley resume residence at 346 Gray Avenue after a wedding. William Wisecarver recovers at home from Memorial Hospital. Lillian Johnson of Gore travels with Harrion Whitacre Peggy Giffin of Capon Bridge and others on a northern states trip including Chicago Niagara Falls and Toronto. Martha Hawkins and family visit Meyersdale. Helen Ellett travels from Berryville to Richmond then Rokeby King George County. Marie Becher from Philadelphia and Mrs Parsons and Mrs Hottinger return from Terra Alta W Va where Parsons serves as councillor at Camp Terra Alta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Owen Foley
Winchester
Gray Avenue
Ruth Newcomer
Lillian Johnson
Gore
Harrion Whitacre
Peggy Giffin
Capon Bridge
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Can
Helen Ellett
Berryville
Richmond
Anne Williams
Rokeby
King George County
Marie Becher
Philadelphia
John Parsons
Joseph Hottinger
Terra Alta
W. Va
Parsons
Camp Terra Alta
Eight Tobacco Farmers Die In Grade Crash In North Carolina
Eight Lenoir county farmers from Deep Run were killed and three injured when their tobacco truck collided with a Seaboard Airline passenger train near Lambertton North Carolina. Police identified seven victims as Jesse Davenport Louis Davenport Wesley Davenport Burchard Smith Dick Harper Walter Smith and Clyde Taylor. One victim remained unidentified at first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lamberton
N. C
Lenoir County
Deep Run
Kinston
Jesse Davenport
Louis Davenport
Wesley Davenport
Burchard Smith
Dick Harper
Walter Smith
Clyde Taylor
Handley Eleventh Opens Season With McKinley Tech
Handley High School football opens the season hosting McKinley Technical High School of Washington DC on Saturday September 30. Coach John B. Parsons leads Handley with a seasoned schedule including Washington-Lee High School and Luray High School while pursuing a nine game slate in the Cumberland Valley Athletic League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High
McKinley Technical High School
Washington, D. C
Garland R. Quarles
McKinley Tech
District of Columbia High School
Hap” Hardell
Handley Boys
Hardell
John B. Parsons
University of Maryland
Clarendon
Washington-Lee High School
W.L
Handley
Luray
Luray High Schol
Handley Field
Rip Encle’s “Golden Tornado
Waynesboro
Hacerstown High
Randolph-Macon Academy
Front Royal
Cumberland High
Cumberland
Harrisonburg High
Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Cumberland Valley
Hagerstown
Martinsboro - Waynesboro
Park Drive Opening Delayed Amid Legal and Financial Worries
Virginia officials and Valley leaders debate delaying Skyline Drive opening. Attorneys warn against opening for months to avoid costly underpasses and possible damage suits. W. C. Armstrong and A. Carson sign telegrams citing arbitration and pending cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Byrd
Virginia
Commission
Hawksbill
Panorama
Weaver
Armstrong
W. C. Armstrong
Elliott Marshall
A. C. Carson
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Attempt Made To Wreck Coast Guard Vessel
CAPE MAY N J Aug 22 An unsuccessful attempt was made to blow up the Hiawatha coast guard chaser at the Cape May station The craft which sank a 50 foot rum runner in Delaware day last Friday was damaged slightly Officials said two sticks of dynamite were hurled at the Hiawatha causing a large hole in the ground and damage to a fence surrounding the railway
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape May
N. J
Hiawatha, Coast Guard
Delaware
Coast Guard
Hiawatha
Little Theatre History Rehearsals At School Auditorium
February 1930 notes recount the Little Theatre's early push to use the school auditorium for plays and workshops. Members learned acting, scenery, and directing while a committee studied reconditioning City Hall Auditorium. High costs halted plans, and future productions remained tied to the school venue. In June 1930 Mrs Melvin Green authored the first read play, with two more obras and an interlude rehearsed in summer and staged in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Little Theatre
Green
Melvin Green
Quickest New York to San Francisco voyage record
In 1914 the steamship Santa Catalina completed the New York to San Francisco run via the Straits of Magellan in 45 days 21 hours, the fastest time for an oil burner. The best sailing ship time recorded stood at 89 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Magellan
Santa Catalina
Galloway Reaches Fiftieth Year with B and O R R
Charles W. Galloway, vice president in charge of operation and maintenance for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, marks fifty years of service tomorrow. A Winchester connection and a family legacy span three generations since the line’s 1827 inception, beginning with William Galloway who drove the first horse car in 1830.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Galloway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Mr. Galloway
Winchester
William Galloway
Mount Clare Station
Baltimore
Ellicott City
U S Army Opens Enlistment for 18 to 34 Year Olds
Sergt H T Smith Winchester recruiting officer announces openings for men aged 18 to 34 born in the United States. Branches include 18th Engineers at Fort Washington DC 12th Infantry at Fort Washington 16th Field Artillery at Fort Myer Medical Department Carlisle Barracks and Air Corps Langley Field. Contact Sergt Smith at the U S Post Office building for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Smith
Winchester
United States Army
Army
United States
18Th Engineers
Fort Washington
D. C
12Th Infantry
16Th Field Artillery
Fort Myer
Medical Department
Carlisle Barracks
Air Corps
Langley Field
Sergi. Smith
United States Post Office
Henshaw Resumes Private Business in Virginia
Harry P. Henshaw of Bunker Hill resigns as executive secretary of Governor Kump's public works committee and plans to return to private business. A prominent Democrat, he previously served in the West Virginia State Senate and was a former state road commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. Henshaw
Bunker Hill
Kump
Virginia
Mr. Henshaw
West Virginia State Senate
Committees Favor October 3 Date For Repeal Vote
Committees back October 3 as the repeal election date with a split ballot proposal allowing voters to choose between a dispensary and a license system if repeal passes. Stephen D. Timberlake of Staunton is noted in the discussion and urged separate ballots for state and federal repeal votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiention
Vivian Page
Norfolk
George W. Layman
Virginia
Craig
Barron
Pollard
Assembly
Layman
General Assembly
Young Democrats
H. Terrell Sheehan
Staunton
Young Democratic Clubs of
Sheehan
George C. Peery
Timberlake
Stephen D. Timberlake
Staun
Lindberghs Leave Reykjavik After Mapping Flight
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh depart Reykjavik without naming a destination. They continue a leisurely aerial mapping expedition along the northern route, indicating they do not plan an immediate departure from Iceland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Reykjavik
Iceland
Charles A. Lindbergh
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
Big Gore
Handley Library
The
Lions’ Club
Hamburger Specialty
Mr. Massie
Middletown High School
American Railway Express
Charles Town
White Sulphur
H. G. Kump
W. E. R. Byrne
Charleston
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Anne W. Mann
Petersburg
Lawrence Wood Robert, Jr
Treasury
White House
Daughters of the American Revolution
Constitutional Halls
Daughters of the American Auditorium
Grace Lincoln Hall Brosseau
Greenwich Conn
Myrtle Fuller
Francis Massie
Huntsberry
Gladys Ramey
Sloan Wolfe
Mr. Baldridge
Mr. Fansler
Dr. and Mrs. Graham
Young Peoples
Nat Hawkins
Hugh Hawkins
Mary Hawkins
Meyersdale, Pa
Mrs.Hawkins
Jack Diveley
McKinley
District of Columbia
Cumberland Valley Athletic League
Cumbland
Tucker McGuire
Harry Hanst
Bill Hollis
Johnny Weems
Litle Theatre
Virginia Boyd
Anne Brooke Kern
Victor Arthur
Mr. Finley
Mr. Browning
Bill Smith
Arthur M. Field
Rochester Players
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Alfred Luttrell
LITTF
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Chas. W. Galloway
O.R.R
U.S. Army
Henshaw
the Commercial & Savings Bank
U.S. Postal Savings Depository
R. M. Swimley
George Washington Hotel
China
Lindbergh and Wife
Brooks
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Carnation Beauty Shop
W. Piccadilly SR
Big Joe
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun St
Rainbo
Lovett Shoe
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