Community group meetings fill weekly social calendar
A busy schedule lists Legion Auxiliary at Mrs C E Dorsette home, South End Hose Company elections, Lions Club lunch at George Washington Hotel, Kiwanis luncheon, United Brethren youth meeting, Grace Lutheran choir practice, Rotary Club luncheon, George Washington Hotel tap and ballroom dancing, American Legion Post luncheon, and Choral Club practice at First Presbyterian annex. Full attendance urged.
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American Legion Auxiliary
C. E. Dorsette
Morgan Street
South End Hose Company
Lions’ Club
George Washington Hotel
Kiwanis Club
Young People’s Dho
United Brethren Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Stafford Pemberton
American Legion Post
First Presbyterian Church
Engagements and Society Notes From Front Royal Area
Judge and Mrs Olmstead announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret to Mr Lynn Orville de Lashmutt of Washington. The wedding is planned for early summer and Margaret has recently debuted in Washington and winters with her aunt and uncle Dr Henry Cook Macatee at 2324 California Street. Ruth Loraine DeBussey marries Dr John Braxton McKee in Winchester at the residence of Dr and Mrs George H Smith Jr. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs John W De Bussey of Detroit. the groom is son of Dr and Mrs Thomas K McKee of Smyth County. An important L T L meeting is set for Thursday January 7 at 7:30 PM at Braddock Street Methodist Church South. Miss Boyd hosts a bridge luncheon for Miss Mary Virginia Steck and Miss Harriet Jacobs, with Steck a Vas sar College student and daughter of Mrs H Clay De Grange. Miss Zula B Smoot, a local nurse, remains in stock to mourn her father David Smoot.
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G. Olmstead
Front Royal
Margaret
Lynn Orville de Lashmutt
Washington
Miss Olmstead
Henry Cook Macatee
California Street
de Lashmutt
Grace Moffatt de Lashmutt
Lynn O. de Lashmutt
Ruth Loraine DeBussey
J. B. McKee
John Braxton McKee
Winchester
George H. Smith
West Cork Street
S.%. Clark
First Baptist Church
John W. DeBussey
Detroit
Mich
Dr. McKee
Thomas K. McKee
Smyth County
Miss Boyd
Mary Warden Boyd
Fairmont Avenue
Mary Virginia Steck
Harriet Jacobs
Atlanta
Boston
Mass
Miss Steck
Miss Jacobs
Vassar College
H. Clay de Grange
Miss Helen French Bride of Mr T P Chapman
Mrs. William Schoonover French of Woodstock announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Helen French to Mr. Thomas Prince Chapman on Saturday January 2 in Washington. Chapman is secretary treasurer of Shenandoah Caverns Inc and heads the caverns advertising department. He belongs to Acca Temple Richmond.
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William Schoonover French
Woodstock
Helen French
Thomas Prince Chapman
Washington
Chapman
H. B. Chapman
Shenandoah Caverns, Inc
the Caverns
Acca Temple
Order of Mystic Shrine
Richmond
Gladys Carpenter
Kernstown
William A. Swartz
Clearbrook
Hagerstown
Daubert
C. J Triplett
Bunker Hill
Swartz
E. J. Swartz
Brucetown Woolen Mills
Holiday Travelers Return Home From Miami Trip
Mrs. Emma Benson and relatives returned to the Valley Pike home after a Christmas motoring holiday to Miami. Miss Beulah Crigler of Culpeper and Miss Mariella Benson also joined the party, with others from Shenandoah and Culpeper counties.
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Emma Benson
Miami
Fila
Valley Pike
Beulah Crigler
Culpeper
Handrey
Shenandoah
Weekend visitors and residents return amid social notes
Long list of local residents and guests returning home or visiting in town. Names include Sampsell Winkfield Crisman Huntsberry Huntsberry Russell Brown and others with their destinations in Harrisonburg Winchester Waynesboro and Washington. One illness note reports Janet Jenkins recovering from measles and pneumonia.
Local residents return from holiday visits and travels
A long list of residents depart and return from holiday visits across cities including Wilmington, Philadelphia, Washington, Roanoke, and Martinsburg. Students Cadet William Kern returns to West Point. Miss Velma Pannett to Garfield Hospital. Miss Lou Mace to Philadelphia. families greet relatives in Charlottesville and Bristol as they resume duties and schooling.
37 Hurt When Bus Wrecks Near Stoyestown Pennsylvania
A motor bus wreck near Stoyestown, Pennsylvania injures all 37 aboard. Mrs Bessie Brown of Woodbridge New Jersey suffers skull and spine fractures. R A Kneff of Akron Ohio has a fractured arm. The Great Eastern Stage overturned after leaving the Lincoln Highway and caught fire. Firefighters were called to the scene.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Stoyestown
Bessie Brown
Woodbridge
N. J
R. A. Kneff
Akron
Great Eastern Stage
Lincoln Highway
Washington awaits Japanese moves in Manchuria
Washington awaits new moves by Japan in Manchuria as U S officials monitor regional actions. Wet advocates note sentiment gains as 60 anti prohibition measures are introduced in Congress versus an average of 70 in prior years.
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Washington
Japan
Manchuria
Wet
Congress
Governor Pollard Nears End Of Virginia Budget Message
Richmond Jan 4 The 1932 Virginia General Assembly nears completion of the Governors message and the biennial budget with legislators awaiting deficit free planning. Pollard studied commission reports on highways county reform and criminal costs ahead of a January 14 budget release and editors meeting.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Pollard
General Assembly
Commission On Commercial Highway Transportation
Tribute to Dulaney B Purcell Brucetown Native Dies in Baltimore Construction Accident
The death of Dulaney Byrd Purcell, 1910 born in Brucetown and youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Purcell, occurred December 21 in Baltimore from an accident while erecting a building. A large crowd attended his Christmas day service at home and he was buried in Brucetown cemetery. Reverends Clark Myerly and McFaden led rites as floral tributes marked the mournful farewell.
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Dulaney Byrd Purcell
Byrd.Purcell
Brucetown
Baltimore
C. J. Clark
Harry Myerly
F. T. McFaden
Winchester
Tenor Cyril Mee to Broadcast Songs of Yesterday Tonight
Winchester singer Cyril Mee will broadcast a program titled Songs of Yesterday at 10:15 this evening from radio station WJSV located at Mount Vernon Hills Virginia. The program showcases Mee as a prominent entertainer and vocal performer.
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Cyril Mee
Winchester
WJSV
Mount Vernon Hills
Business School For Winchester Opens Officially
The Southeastern Commercial College in Winchester held its formal opening at 9 o'clock. Mayor Shryock and Rev. E. T. Clark addressed guests, praising the new school and urging steady effort to reach the top. Miss Harper welcomed students as the day and night classes begin.
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Southeastern Commercial College
Winchester
Edna Isenhour
E. T. Clark
The
Baptist Church
Shryock
Harper
Clark
Commercial College
Chas. R. Edmonds of Front Royal Dies in Winchester
Charles Robert Edmonds a longtime Front Royal resident died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 12 15 PM after a yearlong decline. He was 67 and had worked as an undertaker with Updyke and Edmonds before turning to carpentry. Survived by his wife Bertha Sapinger, daughter Mrs. Donald Campbell of Hagestown, and son Lloyd Edmonds of New York City. Remains to Front Royal. funeral planned for Wednesday.
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Charles Robert Edmonds
Front Royal
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Edmonds
Updyke and Edmonds
Bertha Sapinger
Warren County
Donald Campbell
Hagerstown
Lloyd Edmonds
New York City
Comptroller Calls For Bank Statements From Banks
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Thursday December 1, 1931. This action was communicated by the Associated Press from Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
London Jeweler Robbed of Gems in Bold Mayfair Heist
In a daring London robbery, several men in a car stopped Regent Street, knocked the manager to the pavement, seized $100,0000 of gems from a vault over the weekend, and sped away from the bank vicinity. An American actress news item follows with a quip about diaries.
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Associated Press
London
Mayfair
Regent Street
Bias and Ghiles 41 MUSLS of New Hampshire in Senate row
Charles P. Stewart critiques Moses Khiles of New Hampshire for provoking opposition through sharp wit. The piece argues the office of President pro tempore lacks real power but notes Moses’ habit of belittling colleagues across parties. His biting humor risks backfiring.
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Musls
New Hampshire
Congress
Curtis
Senate
New
Moses
New Hampshire Statesman
Solons
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Marr
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Zula B. Smoot
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T. P. Chapman
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Beatrice Cooper
Charles Mander
Alexandria
Raymond Cooper
Fox Theatre
Miss Keller
Margaret Keller
George Keller
Rosalie Oakes
Catherine McVicar
Reuben H. Hulver
Ethel V. Williams
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S. R. Ludwig
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Robert Dulaney Ward
Bladenboro
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William L. Poston
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Charles L. Scott
Easton
S. S. Hawkins
Albin
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Isabelle Cain
Memorial Hospital
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Willie Sampsell
Anne Harrison
James B. Winkfield
National Avenue
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Cross Junction
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Pittsburgh
Martha Tucker
Handley Avenue
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Harrisonburg
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Chase City
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W. E. Huntsberry
North Loudoun Street
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Farmville
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Rest
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Ridgeway
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South Street
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Margaret Beck
Paul Beck
North Avenue
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Handley High School
Stewart Street
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Peter Vredersburgh
Williamstown
Williams Colles
Virginia Vredenburgh
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Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
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Rosemont
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West Boscawen Street
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Manheim, Pa
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Wilmington
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Washington Street
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Greensburg, Pa
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John Fisher
Roanoke College
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Valley Avenue
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West Pittston, Pa
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Lou Mace
Philadelphia
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South Braddock Street
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Centenary Reformed Church
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Garfield Hospital
Lee Pannett
Sarah Brooks
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Bright Grove
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William Edgar
New York
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Charlottesville
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J. C. Oakes
West Cecil Street
Bristol
Virginia Interment College
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Covington
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John A. Kern
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Raleigh
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J. Sinclair Brown
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Sidewine
George H. Moses
the Commercial & Savings Bank
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R. M. Swimley
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Fair Play Store
Pecan Glade
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