Social and Personal notes from Martinsburg WV
Social and personal items report recent visits and events in Martinsburg and Winchester. Highlights include Mrs Richards Byrd hosting at the Governor’s Mansion reception for North Carolina’s governor and Mrs McLean, the Davenport family planning to live in Chevy Chase, and a Jenkins Cain wedding in Frederick. Also noted are a Kernstown pageant, Bernard Herrell’s wife’s illness return home, and George Harnden traveling from Winchester to England for the winter.
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Governor’s Mansion
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Governor Byrd
Thomas Byrd
Winchester
Byrd
North Carolina
McLean
Roberts
Chase City
Richmond News-Leader
Lynchburg Woman S Club Hosts Byrds Reception in Honor
The Woman's Club of Lynchburg hosted Governor Harry F. Byrd and Mrs. Byrd with a reception for members and invited guests from 5 to 6 pm. More than 200 called, as Mrs. F. M. Dunnington and Mrs. R. C. Watts assisted, with yellow chrysanthemums adorning the rooms and coffee and tea served by club members.
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Lynchburg
Byrd
R. I. Owen
G. F. Lucado
John H. Lewis
William Strother
James R. Kyle
Visitors at the Janney Carper Home
Visitors at the Janney Carper home near Bruce town included Mack Boone and family of Welltown Arthur Lee and family of Burnt Factory Charles Swartz Dorothy Swartz William Swartz Clara Shreck Ruth Scures Lola Engle and others from nearby towns and Maryland.
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Janney Carper
Brucetown
Mack Boone
Welltown
Arthur Lee
Burnt Factory
Charles Swartz
Dorothy Swartz
William Swartz
Frank Shreck
Clara Shreck
Ruth’ Scures
Middleway
Grantham Welsh
Wadesville
Grover Carper
Chambersville
Lola Engle
Rockville
Willing Workers' Class Meeting at Mrs Beulah Young’s
The Willing Workers Bible Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church will hold a regular business and social meeting at Mrs Beulah Young’s home 308 South Cameron Street at 8 o'clock Friday evening December 9. All members and friends are urged to attend.
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Beulah Young
Willing Workers
Braddock
Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Cameron‘street
Federated Council Women to Meet at Handley Library
A Federated Council of Church Women meeting is announced for 3 30 o clock Friday afternoon at Handley Library by Mrs Roy A Larrick president. The report notes a missionary society gathering of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South with forty members and a year end reports session. The treasurer Mrs O L Jamison reported more than 1500 dollars raised for missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locerence Conese
Chyrehomen
Federated Council of Church Women
Handley Library
Roy A. Larrick
South
Woman's Missionary Society of
Braddock Street
Episcopal Church
Marion ‘Wisecarver
South Washington
Julia C. Tyler
O. L. Jamison
Winchester Missionary Society Marks World Peace Talk
The Winchester Missionary Society meeting recalls its 1877 history and features Miss Frances W. Beverley from Virginia who spoke on World Peace after attending the American Legion Auxiliary convention in Paris. Mrs. W. E. Brill led the discussion on women aiding in abolishing war and fostering goodwill. The audience expressed appreciation with a rising vote of thanks.
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The
Missionary Society
Winchester
John I. Sloat
W. E. Brill
Frances W. Beverley
Virginia
American Legion Auxiliary
Paris
Europe
America
Beverley
Girls' Athletic Association Routs Boyce High in Debut
The Girls' Athletic Association opened the basketball season with a 26 to 16 victory over Boyce High School. The game was fast and close through the first half with Boyce ahead briefly, then GA pulled away in the fourth. New and returning players featured the lineup including Hauptman, Wood, Kelchner, Eddy, Mathews, McCann, Capper, Snyder, Rehill, and Anderson.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Boyce High School
Boyce
the Athletic Association
BE. Hauptman
L. Wood
M. Kelchner
R. Eddy
B. and
R. McCann
M. Capper
M. Snyder
V. Rehill
D. Anderson
Girls' Athletic Association Basketball Team Hosts Bridge Party
The Girls' Athletic Association basketball squad held a bridge party at their club rooms last evening with many members and guests present. Prizes were awarded and refreshments served as the group aims to raise funds for uniforms already ordered. They plan several more such events.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Frederick Cou Wed At Stephens
The Lutheran officiant Frederick Cou presided at the marriage of Vernon Rhoderick of Frederick Maryland and Miss Prandie N Boone of Frederick yesterday at Stephens City. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs James V Rhoderick. the bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Boone.
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Frederick Cou
Stephens
Local residents and visitors listed in Staunton�� Charlottesville notes
City manager L R Dettra spends day in Charlottesville on highway commission hearing. Residents M M Lynch and Charles Ebert travel to Martinsburg on business. Richmond’s H B Lowe seen at Hotel Jack. Laura Keffer heads to Strasburg to visit parents. Lillian Morrison of Martinsburg visiting relatives. Assemblyman Joseph S Denny White Post on business. Isabelle Crisman returns to duties after vacation in Strasburg Harrisonburg and Washington. Betty Lou Campbell welcomed as daughter of Frank and Mrs Campbell at South Kent Street. Paul Parr of Baltimore and Frank Carpenter of White Post listed on business and medical notes. Evely Totty of Stephens City to North Carolina for Christmas. Mrs J A Clarkson moves to Winchester Gas Co. office. P J Crane of New York at George Washington Hotel. Mrs James Polhamus of Stephens City recovering from minor operation. Mrs J A Richard heads to Baltimore to visit daughter. Mr and Mrs Alexander Barrie to southern California for several months. A B Sanderson Jr of Pittsburgh at George Washington Hotel.
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L. R. Dettra
Charlottesville
State Highway Commission
Staunton
Real estate operator Joseph Newlin knocked down by car
Joseph B Newlin, a local real estate operator, was struck and knocked down by a car driven by H C Sheetz Jr at the Braddock and Amherst streets intersection last evening. He was taken to Dr Hugh Clark’s office and showed gradual recovery today after being treated for facial bleeding and shock.
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Joseph B. Newlin
H. C.sheetz, Jr
Braddock
Amherst
Sheetz
Ebert
Mr. Newlin
Newlin
Hugh Clark
Receivers Named For Galena Signal Oil Co in Texas
A district court in Houston appointed a receiver for Galena Signal Oil Co a Texas subsidiary of Franklin Pennsylvania with 12000 corporation. The move targets a company assets include a Houston refinery and other properties in several states and foreign countries. The Pennsylvania parent says the action stems from a depressed oil market and will not alter its operating plan.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Galena Signal Oil Company
Franklin
Pennsylvania Company
J. A. Bertin
New York
Tax cuts seen as boost for Virginia business growth
Richmond reports Governor Byrd’s proposed tax reductions expected to aid industry and attract new residents. Lower rates on capital in business and repeal of the 2 percent inheritance tax on shares aim to draw nonresident investors, with major firms like Allied Chemical, Viscose, and DuPont planning new plants in Virginia.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Old Dominion
Chamber of Commerce
Chesterfield County
Allied, Chemical Company
Viscose Company
DuPonts
North Carolina
Mrs Vertie Oates Dies After Heart Trouble
Mrs Vertie Oates 52 died this morning at Memorial Hospital after a heart ailment and dropsy. Widow of James F. Oates she leaves five children and her mother Lena McKee. Services planned for Saturday at Capon Bridge and Trone home in Frederick County.
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Lutheran Church
Yellow Spring
W. Va
Oates
Clarence
Winchester
Allis
Martinsburg
Elson
Clearbrook
Trone
Frederick County
Bride Claims She Played Bridge After Slaying Husband
Velma West 21, of Perry bungalow, Ohio, confessed to beating Thomas E. West to death in a temporary insanity case. She described the act as a blind rage and said the urge followed a fit she could not control.
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Bride
Associated Press
Pampsville
Ohio
Velma West
Thomas E. West
Perry
Lake County
E. Rasmussen
Woman Confesses to Killing Husband After Party Quarrel
Investigation records show the wife admitting to striking her husband with a hammer during a quarrel over a third party. She says the hammer came from their basement, and after the blows she drove to Cleveland to attend a party at a friend’s home. The confession followed two hours of police questioning.
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Cleveland
Vare Case Up for Senate Vote in Wil l i am Smith Fight
The Senate opened debate on William S. Vare of Pennsylvania with opponents seeking to deny him the oath of office as they did Frank L. Smith yesterday. Senators assigned seats to listen as McLean of Connecticut urged a disinterested trial and questioned the fairness of the proceedings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
William S. Vare
Pennsylvania
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
McLean
Connecticut
Vares
Mrs Snapp and Daughter In Baltimore Shopping
Mrs E J Snapp and her daughter Miss Lucille Snapp are spending a week in Baltimore shopping.
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E. J. Snapp
Lucille Snapp
Baltimore
Also Mentioned on This Page
cSherry
Citizens National Bank
Davenports
Chevy Chase
Arthur T. Davenport
Old Hickory
Tent
Rawson
Arthur Davenport
National Capital
Maryland
Davenport
Fries
Martin G. Eries
George Allen Fries
Kernstown Church
Methot Episcopal Church
Kernstown
Bernard’ Herrell
Norfolk
George Harnden
England
G. R. Cooper, Harnden and Spany
Terddy
Cunard
Liverpool
Harndep
Major S. Porter House
Capt. Henry Steere
Margaret Chew
Charles Town
Col
B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Delbert Leight
Louise Oates
Whitacre
H. Lathan
Harold Helm
Potomac- Edison Company
Hagerstown
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Romney, W. Va
Messrs
H. S. Duffey
J. W. Arthur
Stewart Bell
Arthur Sapp
International Rotary
Messrs. M. M. Lynch
Charles Ebert
H. B. Lowe
Jack
Laura
Keffer
Strasburg
Mrs
J. W. Keffer
Lillian Morrison
Martinsburg, W.va
Joseph S. Denny
White Post
Isabelle Crisman
Western Unionelegraph, Ce
Miss Crisman
Harrisonburg
Frank Campbell
South Kent Street
Betty Lou Campbell
Paul’ Parr
Frank Carpenter
Memorial Hospital
Evely Totty
Stephens City
J. A. Clarkson
Staunton, Va
Ramsey Furniture Company
Winchester Gas Company
Eugene Davis
P. J. Crane
George Washington Hotel
James Polhamus
J. A. Richard
Mildred Richard
Mrs. Alexander Barrie
Southern
California
A. B. Sanderson, Jr
Pittsburgh
Conrad Sirbaugh
Charles M Barton
Philadelphia
Hotel Jack
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Vertie Oates
Aristair Shades
Huntsberry
People’s Drug Co. Inc
Main ST
Sonny
Granddad
Dad
Lovett Bros
Tinwary
Shenandoah Valley National ‘Bank
Feday
Vare
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