Elks Picnic at Schad's Park Includes A Parachute Jump
Martinsburg Elks lodge members and guests from Hagerstown Winchester and Chambersburg enjoyed an annual outing at Schad's Park along the Opequon with abundant food crabs and a baseball game. George DeGrange performed a parachute jump from a plane landing in a nearby field. Attendance estimated 150 to 175. Plus local notices on licenses issued to couples from Harrisburg Martinsburg Wardensville and Mathias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg Lodge of Elks
Hagerstown
Winchester
Chambersburg
Schad’s Park
George DeGrange
Social Calendar: Local church, clubs, and charity events
Tuesday schedules include Christian Endeavor picnic at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Capon River and Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington Hotel. Winchester Golf Club bridge for pool fund and choir rehearsals at First Baptist and Grace Lutheran. Rotary luncheon at the Washington Hotel Friday. American Legion post luncheon also at the Washington Hotel. Sunday marks Riding Chapel United Brethren Church homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intermediate Christian Endeavor Society of
Loudoun Street
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Golf Club
B. M. Knight, Jr
First Baptist Church
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Bryarly School
Riding Chapel United Brethren Church
Engagement Announced of Miss Grattan to Mr James Weaver
The engagement of Margaret Stuart Grattan of Harrisonburg to James Madison Weaver of Harrisonburg was announced at a Saturday buffet. Grattan is a graduate of the National Park Seminary and studies at the National School of Fine and Applied Arts in Washington. Weaver attended Augusta Military Academy and Washington and Lee University, and worked in insurance before becoming a representative for Aetna Life Insurance in Harrisonburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Grattan
Margaret Stuart Grattan
Maryland
National School of Fine and Applied Arts
Washington
D. C
Weaver
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Alpha Tau Omega
Skull and Keys
Eli Bananna
University of Virginia
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Winston-Salem
N. C
Aétna Life Insurance Company
Harrisonburg
Dorothy Chamberlin
J. O. Chamberlin
Fredericks County
Dorothy I. Chamberlin
G. Ellsworth Barnett
George N. Barnett
Winchester
Washington, D. C
Jared Hayden
Church of the Disciples of Christ
Crim Reunion on Labor Day at Dutch Windmill
The eighth Crims reunion will be held on Labor Day at the Dutch Windmill on the Martinsburg Pike near Pikeside West Virginia. Relatives and friends are urged to bring lunches and attend to make the day memorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg Pike
Pikeside
W. Va
Yard Party Friday Evening At Bryarly School
Bryarly 4-H Club sponsors a yard party at the Bryarly Schoolhouse this Friday evening August 31 to benefit the club. County Home Group Entertained The North Frederick Home Demonstration Group held its second annual social at Cross Junction band hall on Wednesday August 22. Games were played under Miss Farrar Mrs John Whitacre and Miss Rebecca Adams. Refreshments were served and attendees enjoyed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryarly Schol
Bryarly 4-H Club
Bryarly
North Frederick
Cross Junction
Farrar
John Whitacre
Rebecca Adams
Weekend Guests of Mr and Mrs Madigan at Kernstown
Several families visited over the weekend including Mr and Mrs John Madigan and Gaithersburg Maryland guests Mrs H Whirley Robert Henson and three children plus LeRoy Whirley and two sisters. Nearby Martinsburg and Winchester hosts were also noted with the Stout and Madigan families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madigan
John Madigan
Kernstown
H. Whirley
Robert Henson
Netta Whirley
Haden Whirley
LeRoy Whirley
Gaithersburg
Nart Stout
Leona
Franklin and
Paul
Martinsburg
W. Va
Fred Madigan
Winchester
Brooks Pharmacy Soap Ad With Bargain Prices
Local ad lists multiple soap prices including Brooks Pharmacy offer. White Floating Soap three cakes five cents each, Woodbury Soap large cake ten cents, Cashmere Bouquet large ten cents, Palmer's Lavender soap perfume ten cents, Hard Water Soap large cake five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Woodbury
Palmer’s Lavender
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Miss Hilda Shipley Weds J Ralph Forester in Washington
Miss Hilda W Shipley married Mr J Ralph Forester Thursday evening at her mother's residence in Berryville. The bride wore brown satin with matching accessories and will reside in Washington where Forester works for the Postal Telegraph and Cable System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Lupton
Washington, D. C
Hilda W. Shipley
Shipley
William Shipley
Ralph Forester
Everett Foresser
W.B. Waters
The
Baptist Church
Berryville
Clarke County
Washington
Jesse M. Lupton
Forester
Washingon
Mrs. Dunlop attends Virginia Bible School in Maurertown
Mrs. Jerry Dunlop returned from a ten day stay at the Virginia State Conference and Bible School of the Church of God of the Abrahamic faith held in Maurertown August 16 to 26 led by Elder W Earl Thayer. Grover Gordon of Holbrook Nebraska was the visiting minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Dunlop
Virginia
Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith
Maurertown
W. Earl Thayer
Thayer
Grover Gordon
Holbrook
Nebr
W C T U Meeting Set For Thursday Morning
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union holds its regular monthly meeting Thursday at 9 30 in the Friends Meeting House. All members urged to attend. Several members and guests from nearby towns visited Mr C W Baker in Elkins W Va over the weekend. Mrs Henry B Gilpin heads to England and Scotland, sailing from New York Wednesday for a two month trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Friends Meeting House
Luther Baker
A. W. Finfrock
Seward
Tony Benner
Springfield
Ohio
Alfred Baker
P. FE. Lindamood
Dorothy
Winchester
C. W. Baker
Elkins
W. Va
Henry B. Gilpin
South Washington Street
England
Scotland
New York
Tropical Gale Abates No Great Damage From Freeport Storm
A tropical gale battered Freeport Texas for 24 hours with high winds and heavy rain but caused minimal damage. No deaths. Wind dropped to around 40 mph as a 25 foot boat sank in the ship channel and a single tree fell. Coastal residents evacuated, then returned as tide remained low and highways reopened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Freeport
Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Angleton
Houston
Ship Channel
Coast Guard
Bridge Luncheon Honor Attendees From Washington and Virginia
Mrs. R. E. Byrd hosts a bridge luncheon tomorrow honoring Mrs. Smithy and Mrs. McGuire of Washington DC and Mrs. Gertrude Reynolds of Cherrydale VA. Dr. H A Stirewall of China Grove NC has returned home after visiting Rev Dr and Mrs L A Thomas in Winchester. Ralph N Dorsey of Clarke Courier Berryville was in town. Leonard Leech and family return to Philadelphia after visiting the Hollises on Handley Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsey
Julian B. Lindsey
United States Army
Fort Knox
Philippines
New York
Manila
Judith Braxton McGuire
Hunter H. McGuire
Winchester
R. E. Byrd
Smithy
McGuire
Washington, D. C
Gertrude Reynolds
Cherrydale
H. A. Stirewall
China Grove
N. C
L. A. Thomas
Dr. Stirewall
St. James Lutheran Church
Concord
Thomas
Ralph N. Dorsey
The
Clarke Courier
Berryville
Leonard Leech
Miss Anne Williams to Host Dance at Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Mrs Anna Lee Rogers of Mount Crawford Virginia visits Mr and Mrs F Estes Kline at Vaucluse. Invitations have gone out to local young people for a dance Wednesday night at the Blue Ridge Hunt Club hosted by Miss Anne Williams of Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lee Rogers
Mount Crawford, Va
F. Estes Kline
Vaucluse
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Anne Williams
Berryville
Death Penalty Sought for Robert Mais in Maryland Case
Commonwealth's Attorney T. Gray Haddon asked the death penalty for Robert Mais amid defense objections in Richmond. Mais, alleged tri state gangster, is charged with the murder of E. M. Huband, Federal Reserve Bank truck driver. Judge John L. Ingram ruled opening remarks not testimony. Mais testified in a prior case that six bullets were still in his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Commonwealth
T. Gray Haddon
Robert Mais
E. M. Huband
Federal Reserve Bank
Haddon
John L. Ingram
M. Haley Shelton
Defense
Mass
Walter Legenza
Ingram
Legenza
Mais
Baltimore
Expulsion of Dorothy Thompson Lewis Sparks Nazi Criticism
Expelled by Nazis Dorothy Thompson Lewis wife of Sinclair Lewis faces international criticism of Adolf Hitler regime as her Germany writings are republished in American newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Dorothy Thompson Lewis
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
United States
Men Involved In Automobile Case Returned
City Sergeant C. Lee Barr brought back two prisoners named John Wasson and an inmate named White from Lexington. They face charges of stealing Ansil Solenberger’s automobile. The pair, both claiming Alabama as home, traveled with a carnival circuit before the theft near Winchester and Waynesboro. They were arrested after the car was found stopped near Lexington about 3 am. A half pint of liquor was found in the vehicle. The case awaits the next Corporation Court term. Also reported are Berryville residents Louise Huyette and Ruby Davis returning from a ten day trip to Reading and Atlantic City, and Harold Hughes returning from Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lee Barr
Lexington
Ansil Solenberger
John Wasson
Alabama
Policman
B. C. Cline
Barr
Wasson
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Waynsboro
Waynesboro
Berryville
White
Solenberger
Elks Club
State
Staunton
Bart
West Virginia
Corporation Court
Louise Huyette
Ruby E. Davis
Joyce
Mary Ann
Nancy
Reading
Penna
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
N. J
Huyette
Dutch Queen Wilhelmina’s Norway Tour Worries Physicians
Queen Wilhelmina’s health during a Norway tour has alarmed her doctors who call The Hague for advice. Crown Princess Hermina is named heir to the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Norway
Hague
Holland
Hermina
Radio Star’s Ex-Husband Claims Son Born During Great Love
Dr. M James Baldwin asserts Sonny Boy is born during a romance while he boarded with B E Burton, the first husband of the radio star. Burton counters that the boy is his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. James Baldwin
Sonny Boy
B. E. Burton
Oklahoma City
Betty Burton-Baldwin
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Elks
Clark M. Smith
Charles E. Farrell
Lorenzo Farrell
Nancy Laws
Ralph Laws
Harrisburg
Paul Snyder Fries
A. D. Fries
Wilma Margaret Bennett
Charles H. Bennett
Lawson A. Mathias
Mathias, W. Va
C. L. Mathias
Hazel A. Myers
Wardensville
W.va
A. D. Myers
Judge Williams
Philip Williams
Carolinas
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Lynch
Maurice M. Lynch
State Bar Association
Britannic
Norfolk
Bermuda
Thomas Lomax Hunter
Philip Malone
Luther Malone
Lebanon Church
Donald Zweigert
George Entward
Hubert Garrett
Mary Ellen
Gaithersurg
Owen Pudenberger
Huntsberry
Edna Clevenger
Bland Ritenour
Frank A. Clevenger
Frederick County
Edna McCauley Clevenger
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Goldie Lee Dove
Mildred Barr
J. Ralph Forester
Bible School
Connecticut
W. Chapin
Hartford
Conn
Shenandoah Valley
Packard
United Brethren Sunday School
Freeport, Tex
Coolie
Clara V. Fultz
Man
W. F. Lange
Sadie
W. T. Link
Marlboro
Chicago
N. H. Corman
Shenandoah County
Mark
Woodstock
Fred L. Glaize
Harold Hughes
Maine
Wilhelmine
Auditors
Certified Public Accountants
Shenandeah Valley National Bank
S. Main St
Florsheim
Lovett Brothers
N. Main Street
Solomon
Commercial & Savings Bank
the Commercial & Savings Bank
R. M. Swimley
Big Joe
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun St
Rock Creek
F. L. Harrison
Romney
Townley
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