Winchester Social News Highlights Weddings and Dances
In a social column from Winchester, Elizabeth Grubbs became the bride of J C Owen with Rev N B Harman Jr officiating. The couple traveled after their wedding, while Annie Stewart Johns wed F L Dulaney in Etlan Madison County. Shenvalee and New Market host New Year dances with Watch Night refreshments and a Leap Year event. Two Winchester men Jay Hyster and Thomas Bowling returned from England after a sea voyage aboard the Colleda, visiting London and noting the sunken submarine incident near home. A hospital update notes Mrs Grubbs improving after major surgery at Memorial Hospital. Winchester girls Mildred Richard and Mary Hyde attend Leesburg’s annual ball. Marriage notices include Lorenzo Franklin Price and Goldie A Barber in Martinsburg. Potomac-Edison staff gather for a Christmas party in Hagerstown. Mary Swartz and Roland Lee Tharp wed in Martinsburg with families in attendance.
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Shem
New Market
Everting
Shenvalee
Eyster
Bowling
Messrs
Jay Hyyster
Harttown
Gad Thomas Bowling
Charles Own
Winchester
England
S. S
Coelleda
Oriole Line
Baltimore Harbor
Norfolk
Boston
Mass
Atlantic
Liverpool
Anchorage
Gdang
London
Baltimore
Coast Guard
Germany
Chile
Leesburg
Mildred Richard
Mary Hyde
Loudoun County
Paul
Snapp Family Winters In North Carolina Visit
Dr and Mrs Ralph B Snapp closed their West Clifford residence for winter. Mrs Snapp and son travel to New Bern NC for two months then Dr Snapp returns January 2. Prof Oliver Irwin Snapp attends AAAS convention in Nashville as secretary and organizer of the 2500 seat annual banquet joined by Profs F J Schneiderhan and W S Hough at the Winchester field laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph B. Snapp
West Clifford Street
Irwin Snapp
Science Society
Oliver Irwin Snapp
G. O. Snapp
Fairmont Avenue
Fort Valley
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Nashville
Tenn
Snapp
F. J. Schneiderhan
W. S. Hough
Winchester Field
Du Pont Kin Wed West Point Graduate In Wilmington
The engagement of Miss Esther Driver du Pont of Wilmington to Campbell Weir son of Mrs Henderson Weir also of Wilmington was announced. Weir a West Point graduate from a Wilmington family met du Pont at her debutante party. The wedding is planned for September in Wilmington.
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du Pont
West Point
Lamont du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Thier
Esther Driver du Pont
Campbell Weir
Henderson Weir
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
William I. du Pont, Jr
Walnut Hall
Boyce
Clarkeunty
Weir
Setene
Military Academy
Miss du Pont
Social notes from Middletown and nearby towns
Local visitors and residents are cited in a crowded social roundup. Individuals from Washington Baltimore Harrisburg and Martinsburg travel, visit relatives, attend hospital, hotel stays noted, and a birth announced.
Escape Compartments Suggested By Expert For Submarine Craft
Simon Lake proposes three devices to rescue submariners from disabled subs like the S-4. Escape compartments fore and aft would let crew surface after donning helmets, with two air hoses for clean air and foul air, plus a door system that auto-seals as water enters.
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Associated Press
New York
Simon Lake
Mr. Lake
Suill
Submarine Door Invention Aids Escape From Deep
Inventor describes a device enabling crew to reach safety through automatic submarine doors. He notes the mechanism has been used in early submarine experiments and later applied to mine sweeping, cable recovery, and other deep water services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Man Lacking Political Pull Faces Political Isolation
A witty adage notes that no man is so friendless as one who has lost his political influence, highlighting the social cost of waning power in public life.
Stephens City Christmas Visitors and Local Notices
Christmas visitors and local updates from Stephens City Virginia include Boyd Mayer Steele of Akron James Cadwallader of North Carolina Courtney Stickley of South Carolina James Russell Shryock of University of Virginia Fred Brumback of V P I and others spending holidays with Rev E O Graham family Also noted are moves visits recitals and hospital trainee Fairfax Frazier in Washington and a Miami trip by Dr E M Steele family plans and illnesses among residents.
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Stephens City
Boyd Mayer Steele
Akron
Ohio
James Cadwallader
North Carolina
Courtney Stickley
South Carolina
James Russell Shryock
University of Virginia
Fred Brumback
Russell Orndorff
Washington
Frank Beatty
Wilhelma Graham
Salem
Thelma Graham
Pennsylvania
Mary Graham
Baltimore
E. O. Graham
H. K. Sterling
M. K. Dean
E. M. Steele
Miami
Fla
Frank
Strasburg
Elmer Clevenger
Ada Trussell
Virginia Shryock
Blue Ridge Sanatorium
C. W. Caldwell
Winchester
E. J. Argenbright
Irving Yeakle
George Yeakle
B. A. Guard
Florence Malm
Norfolk
Fairfax Frazier
Walter Reed Hospital
Wa @ington
Harry Frazier
Hickman Confesses to Another Murder Mystery
Hickman admits a second murder while being held after return from Oregon. The confession raises questions about prior allegations and the case remains under courtroom scrutiny as authorities pursue further evidence.
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Hickman
Kansas City case widens with new Hickman questions
Los Angeles prosecutors press for a fuller confession from William Hickman in the Ivy Thoms murder as Hickman and Hunt face additional questioning. The district attorney seeks clearer details amid disputes over the cause of death and the potential death penalty.
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Kansas
Hickman
California
Los Angeles
Asa Keyes
William F. Hickman
Eldon McFarland
United States Attorney
United States
Kansas City
Marion Parker
Secool
Keyes
A.S. Wagner
Wagner
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Miss Elizabeth
Mr. Ow
Eiektons
Grebie
Elizabeth Grubbs
J.c.owen
J. D. Owen
Jarrett
Methodist Church
Randoh-Macon Academy
Southern Railway
Richm Anttbreektree
Annie Johns
Mr. Dulaney
Annie Stewart Johns
E. A. Johns
Front Royal
F. L. Dulaney
Etlan
Madison County
Frederick
The
Royal Telephone Company
Honpean
Memo Ospital
Rewe Owee
Samuel Gfibbs
Valey
Morial Hospital
Lorenzo Ee
Goldie Barber
Lorenzo Franklin Price
J. W. Price
This County
Bunker Hill
Berkeley County
W. Va
Goldie A. Barber
Harry Barber
Martinsburg
Winchester ‘Avenue Christian Church
Roy F. Schmucker
Potomac Edison
Potomac-Edison Company
Hagerstown
M. F. Riley
Potomac-Edison Organization
Roland Garver
Emleyes
Riley
Santa Claus F
Mr. Riley
Mary Swartz
Roland Lee Tharpe
Roland Lee Tharp
Mary Helen Swartz
Henry Tharpe
Ridgeway
George Swartz
Stephenson
Red Cross
Huntsberry’s
Mrs. Snapp
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
T. J. Gatewood
Haddox Terrace
West Virginia
Lee Anderson
Capon Springs
Margel Virginia LeFollette
Jack’ LaFollette
Yellow Springs
Edward T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Anderson
C. B. Anderson
Rockingham
Robert Charleton
Charles Charleton
Broadway
Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
Addie Dean
Adam Dean
Miss Reid
Marjorie Reid
Middletown
Bull Carpenter
Ethel Carpenter
Reid
Middlewn
C. E. Gibney
Clarence Gibney, Jr
Samuel Grubbs
Memorial Hospital
William Hottel
William Harlee
Mr. Carl Lake
R. A. Shryock
Martha Ritter
Evans Johnson
Ernest Meade
White Post
E. W. Miller
Mrs
Raymond Long
Charles Rosenberger
Hayfield
J. M. Orndoff
N. R. Shipley
Aritta Miller
Waldorf, Md
Agnes Miller
Clyde Lanham
Howard Lanham
Alexandria, Va
E. F. Lanham
Mr. W. H. Decker
Carlisle, Pa
Jack
C. C. Finfrock
Clearbrook
Virginia Lanham
R. L. Brooks
Philadelphia
Hotel
Percy Stultz
Naval Band
Philadelphia Navy Yard
G. L. Pifer
James R. Kelley
Bethlehem, Pa
George Washington Hotel
Madelyn Morris
Summit Point
Louise Rehill
Roy D. White
Accomac, Va
Henriett
Nancy Bowers
Halethorpe, Md
William Fleminster
South Kent Street
James R. DuShane
Stuart
Mary
Harriett Pearson
Lewis Pearson
National Avenue
J. R. Pendleton
Lena Layman
Sample Shoe Store
Lovett Bros
John L. Cooley
Empire Theatre
Ingram
Sahara Desert
Lice Terry
van Pethovica
Robert Hichens
Merry Holdwyn- Majors
Stephens
Oregon
Murde
Mia
Carrie M. Driskell
Hunt
Alhambra
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Virginia
Poulet B
N. Main Street
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