Beatty Family Reunion at Opequon Lake and Nearby Gatherings
The sixteenth Beatty family reunion drew 250 attendees at Opequon Lake Park on August 15, with guests from Chicago Hammond Elwood City Pricedale Donora Belle Vernon Washington DC Hagerstown Pyle Erwin Conway Fort Wayne and Virginia. The event featured a program led by W S Sargent and a lunch of Virginia ham and chicken, followed by songs recitations and talks. The Shenandoah Valley celebrations continued at Woodstock with the Hot tel Keller and Fravel families, including genealogy talks by Rev Benjamin Hottle Elder R D Hottel and Mrs Huddle, and plans to publish a history. A separate note mentions Mr H P Whitacre visiting relatives in the county and his Charlotte law practice. Mrs J W Anderson’s surprise forty one birthday party drew many friends, and engagement news announced: Miss Mary Jo Matthews to Mr Charles B Coleman Jr with a September wedding. Plans for the governors ball in Richmond were set with Mrs E Burnett Farmer directing and 100 marshals to be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatty
Opequon Lake Park
Virginia
Chicago
Hammond
Ind
Elwood City
Pricedale
Donora
Belle Vernon
Ohio
Washington
D. C
Hagerstown
Pyle and Erwin
Conway
Fort Wayne
W. S. Sargent
Kernstown
Old Virginia
Rev
Stickley
Front Royal
Thelma Turner
H. E. Richardson
Reliance
Mary Ann Lewis
Willam Beatley
Duaine Hughes
Winchester
H. E
Hottel
Keller
Fravel
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah County Fair
Woodstock
Benjamin Hottle
Coopersburg
Huddle
Messrs. P. S. Rhodes
W. J. Kellar
D. H. Kellar
J. C. Hottel
Leslie Saum
H. C. Rosenberger
C. FF. Coffman
Eli Spitzer
F. L. Cooley
Shenandoah Publishing House
Strasburg
Mary Jo Matthews
Mannington
West Virginia University
Charles B. Coleman
Pratt
W. Va
Harry J. Matthews
Matthews
William G. Conley
West Virginia
Coleman
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
E. Burnett Farmer
Richmond
John Marshall Hotel
Farmer
John Grant Armistead
J. W. Dodd
Ernest C. Mead
J. Ambler Johnston
Gilmer Minor
Gabriella Page
Thomas Bryan
Nora Houston
H. Laurie Smith
Gordon Harvie
R. Stuart Cottrell
Robert F. Nelson
Elinor Fry
Lady Astor
Nancy Langhorne
England
Lovely Dahlia Garden Open To Public Inspection
Mr and Mrs Joseph Hodgson invite visitors to view their summer dahlia garden at 124 East Clifford Street. The flowers come from top stock in Frederick Maryland Keezle town Virginia and Thompsontown Pennsylvania. The couple care for the garden and say it is among the citys finest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hodgson
East Clifford Street
Thompsontown
Hodgson
Mr W J Comphers Retires After Long Service
Friends report the retirement of railway mail clerk W J Comphers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad after 84 years of service. He spent 32 years on the cecerian division from Brunswick Maryland to Strasburg Virginia and retired effective August 10. He resides at Lovettsville Virginia and plans to manage his farm and apple orchard. Earl Dodson of Winchester will assume the vacated run on September 1 with a substitute in the meantime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Comphers
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick
Strasburg
Comphers
Lovettsville
Earl Dodson
Winchester
Pittsburgh
Dr and Mrs Graham Visit Winchester Guests of Ward
Dr J Randolph Graham and Mrs Graham of New York City are in Winchester as guests of Dr and Mrs J F Ward on South Washington Street. They return from a three week California trip and praise the cool Valley of Virginia weather avoiding the heat and deserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Graham
Mrs. Ward
J.randolph Graham
Graham
New York City
Winchester
J. F. Ward
South Washington Street
California
Nulton family travels near Mt Rainier and Coast
Admiral Louis M Nulton and Mrs Nulton visited Puget Sound waters and Paradise Inn near Mt Rainier. Friends in Winchester report their weeklong motor trip and leisure days at the mountain resort.
Funeral of Joseph White Held After Heart Attack
The funeral for Joseph Brown White, eighty six, who died Tuesday evening after an operation and heart attack at his son’s home near Middleway, was held today with large attendance. Survived by his wife Melmaia and six sons and three daughters, he was a respected member of the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
Joseph Brown White
Inlaw
Joseph White
Middleway
White
Holmes White
Winchester
Joseph White, Jr
Norah Groover
Sallie White
Alexander Rouss
Melmaia White
John
William
Joseph, Jr
Page
Thomas White
Benjamin White
Ellensburg
Wash
Emma Henry
Lillian Groover
Niagara Balls
N. Y
All Nationals May Be Ordered Out of Harbin
A Peiping dispatch to the Daily Mail says the diplomatic corps in Harbin may evacuate all nationals from the Manchurian railroad hub amid reports of a Russian advance. Foreseeable trouble looms if the Soviet or Eastern army moves on the railway seat, with the advance described as imminent by sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Peiping
Daily Mail Today
Urbin
Manchurian
Far East
Bentley Gray Dies in Saint Louis Aged Virginia Family
Word has reached here of the death of Bentley Gray a member of an old Loudoun county Va family. He died yesterday at his home in St. Louis Mo after a long residence there. His sister Mrs Shirley Carter and her niece Mrs Joseph Wright left for St Louis to accompany his body to Leesburg Va for the funeral to be announced later likely Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bentley Gray
Loudoun County
St. Louis
Gray
Shirley Carter
Joseph Wright
Mr. Gray
Leesburg
Showers and Cool Weather Outlook for Week
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday. North and Middle Atlantic States expect a period of showers Tuesday and Wednesday and again toward the end of the week. Cool at the start of the week with moderately warm conditions thereafter until week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Cooperation in Game and Fish Law Urged by Warden
An editorial from The American Field emphasizes citizen cooperation with game and fish authorities to enforce wildlife laws. It argues officials alone cannot catch all violators and urges hunters and fishermen to report infractions promptly, supporting wardens and promoting public responsibility for enforcement.
Kid Gloves and Honeymoon Limited at Capitol and Colonial
The Capitol screens Kid Gloves a caper with Conrad Nagel and Lois Wilson featuring a taxi gunbattle and a forced marriage plot. Honeymoon Limited Company offers a new revue on last nights plus Paul Robinson on harmonica. Colonial presents Bob Steele in Headin For Danger a fast Mexican frontier thriller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theatre
Conrad Nagel
Lois Wilson
Smith
Honey Moon Limited Company
The
Honeymoon Limited Company
Paul Robinson
Robinson
the Colonial
Bob Steele
Ah Teele
Bob Steel
Gladiolas Grown By Mrs Miller At Greenwood
Mrs Oscar C Miller of Greenwood east of town raised and sold 63 dozen gladiolas of unusual quality this season with no special care from planting. Some stalks reached 40 inches with up to 18 blossoms, and she plans to plant more next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar C. Miller
Greenwood
Courage to Report Violations Backed by Witnesses
A fragment emphasizes the need for courage among witnesses to report violations and for sufficient evidence to support cases in court, noting few witnesses have appeared for the commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commonwealth
Conventions scheduled across Virginia this year and 1930
The Virginia State Chamber reports twenty nine conventions still set for 1929 in eleven cities with Richmond leading with eight total meetings. Additional large conventions in five cities are listed for 1930, with Richmond and Clifton Forge among the key sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Alexandria
Norfolk
Charlottesville
Hot Springs
Lexington
Virginia Beach
Wytheville
Newport News
Roanoke
Nehester
State Chamber
Clifton Forge
Suffolk
Virginia League of Municipalities
Virginia Policexecutives Association
Ings Daughters and Sons
Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution
Women's Christian Temperance Union of Virginia
Medical Society of Virginia
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
International Claim Association
State Firemen's Association
Pythian Sisters
Seaboard Medical Association of Virginia
North Carolina
National Baptist Convention of America
United American Mechanics of
U. S
State Council
Episcopal Church
Diocese of Virginia
United States Fleet Reserve Association
Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry
Eastern Association of C. R. Service
Virginia Real Hetate Association
Royal Arch
Ginia
Teachers Association
State School Trustees Association
Virginia Education Association
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity
State Bottlers Protective Association
Agents of Atlantic Life Insurance Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Surgeons of America
Winchester
Virginia Baptist General Association
Virginia Postal Supervisors
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Funeral Benefit Association
U.S
Business and Professional Women’s Clubs of
National Building Granite Quarries Association
Virginia Association
Grand Jury to Probe Death of Woman in Virginia
Edward Spitler, a Shenandoah County farmer, was released on 50 bail after the Woodstock jail delay pending a grand jury investigation into his wife’s death. Spitler had earlier been jailed for a year and fined 100 for contributing to her death. police say she died of poisoning after quarrel, with notes in her room and questions over authorship of a handwriting sample. The grand jury will review the evidence and warrants already issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Spitler
Shenandoah
Woodstock
Spitler
Philip Williams
Shenandoah County
Peace Topic of Lecture Tomorrow by Mrs Stanton
Mrs Lina Stanton of Washington DC will deliver a lecture on Peace at Hopewell Meeting House tomorrow afternoon at two o clock. The public is invited to hear this timely talk by a gifted speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Stanton
Lina Stanton
Wash! D. GC
Hopewell Meeting
County
Fairs and Fraternities Schedule Across Counties
Listings show events including Masonice Lodge fairs in January and February 11-13, Southern Jonship Valley Ball in March, Theta Kappa Fraternity in June, Roanoke State Canners Association in January, Suffolk Stone Club District 24 in April or May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonice Lodge
Theta Kappa
Roanoke
State Canners Association
Suffolk
Stone Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Isabelle F. Miller
Tel ‘E
Opequon Lake
Hottel, Keller and
Fravel Clan
Whitacre
H. P. Whitacre
Charlotte
N. C
Hiram Whitacre
Siler
Frederick County
Sirs
J. W. Anderson
Anderson
J. W. Carpenter
J. W. Lee
Howard Lineburg
C. W. Wines
Thomas Anderson
Milton Swartz
Clarence Williams
G. W. Anderson
Lovens Heshley
John Boyce
Mollie Wingfield
Jennie Rodgers, Mesers
E. P. Anderson
Jacob Lineburg
Raymond Swartz
Elizabeth Lee
Catherine Carper
Lydia Ritter
Virginia Lineburg
Ethel Anderson
Stella McKee
Romaine Hoover
Helen Williams
Hazel Swartz
Messrs
Russell Carpenter
Russell Carper
Loring McKee
Boyd
Earl
Holmes
Nelson
Ralph Lineburg
Holmes Anderson
Edmund Wines
Asbury Swartz
Huntsberry’s
Winchester Fair
Peaseing Coste
Francis Lake
Dean D. Francis
Indianapolis
Lake Maxinkuckee
Culver
Aurance L. Browning
Laurance, Jr
Maysville, Ky
Francis
Browning
Dorothy Nulton
Admiral
Louis M. Nulton
Charles C. Peery
Baltimore
William R. Willis
South Cameron Street
Mr. F. Barron’ Denny
Victor L. Denny
West Cork Street
Warsaw
Harbin
Saint Louis, Mo
Capitol
Hotel Jack Coffee
R. Seckler
Lucette
STYI
North Main Street
Winchester’ Fair
U S. Calvary
Clark Bro
Lovett Bros
Dayton
Riley & Son
Carter & Glaize
North Market St
George Washington Hotel
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