Martinsburg couple celebrate golden wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Snapp of Martinsburg marked fifty years of marriage at their West John Street home. Nearly forty guests gathered as a mock wedding reenacted their 1880 ceremony in Frederick County. Relatives and friends sent telegrams and tokens of congratulations during the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Snapp
West John Street
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lamp
Frederick County
F. F. Neel
Ridgeway
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Frances Lee James
Geraldine Herrell
Retha Herrell
Warren Snapp
Miss Ruby Thomas Weds Irvin C. Sheetz in Rockville
News reached Winchester of the marriage of Miss Ruby Thomas and Irvin C. Sheetz in Rockville Maryland yesterday at 10 30 am. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Pima of Rockville. The bride of East Piccadilly Street wore a blue ensemble. The couple plan to reside with the bride's mother at 359 East Piccadilly Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Thomas
Irvin C. Sheetz
Rockville
Maryland
Pima
W. M. Thomas
Ella Thomas
East Piccadilly Street
Winchester
Handley High School
P. W. Sheetz
McVicar Grocery
Entertainments In Honor of Miss Elizabeth Jones Of New Haven
Miss Mary Greenway Russell entertained at her home for Miss Elizabeth Jones of New Haven Conn. Elizabeth Stuart will host at Hawthorne tonight, Judy McGuire hosts Wednesday afternoon, Mrs B P Harrison hosts Wednesday evening, all in Jones honor. More parties planned this week. They travel Friday to Lexington Virginia for Washington and Lee fancy dress ball, then return to Winchester. Jones will go home with Russell early next week.
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Washington and Lee University
Valencia
Spain
Don Juan Tenorios
el Cids
Don Juans
Austria
Andalusia
Valesquez
Seville
Aragon
Castile
Doremus Gymnasium
Washington and Lee
Y. van Gilbret
Athens
Ala
Bebe Sanders
Ernest M. Wood, Jr
Wnehburg
Langhorne Waats
Lynchburg
Leonard H. Davis
Portsmouth
Ada Mae Peyton
Shreveport
Thomas B. Fitzhugh
Augusta
Ark
Janet Smythe
Sharpsburg
Wilbur Owen
South Boston
Dorothy Montgomery
Charlotte
N. C
George H. Jenkins
Fayetteville
Sue Wood
Chicago
Mary Greenway Russell
Elizabeth Jones
New Haven Conn
Elizabeth Stuart
Hawthorne
Miss Jones
Judy McGuire
B. P. Harrison
Miss Russell
Lexington
Washing and Lee
Winchester
Children Stage Surprise Party For Stotlers
A Sunday surprise birthday dinner honored Mr. and Mrs. H. Iu Stotler as their birthdays and anniversaries near. Family guests from Webster New York Pittsburgh Ohio Martinsburg and this city attended along with Mr. Keller. The celebration included a radio gift and praise for the couple. Maurice Grim departed for Baltimore to join Western Electric Training School for seven weeks before joining the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Iu Stotler
Jerome Stotler
Fred Stotler
Webster
N. Y
Conrad Stotler
Pittsburgh
Raymond Slonaker
Maurice Grim
E. Maurice Grim
Baltimore
Western Electric Traini Ool
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Mr. Grim
C. Frank Grim
Social notes from Braddock Street and surrounding area
Mr and Mrs Meredith R Anderson hosted dinner on South Braddock Street with out of town guests D W Busey and daughters Katherine Mildred and Mary Ada Busey Henry Wilson of Bunker Hill W Va John Anderson and daughter Dorothy and Miss Mary Anderson of Clear Brook E H Grove and daughter Bright left for Miami Beach Fla to spend winter with son Charles E Grove noted there Nodited there in business Mrs Irvin Chenowith Cox of Winchester contributes to National Law Review leading article Government In Porto Rico Circle No 4 Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church hosts silver tea January 29 3 to 6 Miss Mary Sullivan improved after tonsil operation resumes job Miss Nan Forsythe to live in Richmond Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Russell
Winchester
Snapp
John P. Hyde
John T. Cochran
Daniel Hyatt
Charles Town
Mattie Snapp
Oscar Snapp
Shenandoah Junction
Sone
Lee Snyder
Lorena Mason
Mabel Sencindiver
H. G. Tonkin
E. B. Kettering
Raymond Herrell
Howard Snapp
F. F. Neel
Ridgeway
Frances Helen Tevalt
Tevalt
Lamp’ Precinct
Jones
Rest
Martinsburg
Meredith R. Anderson
South Braddock Street
Out of Town
D. W. Busey
Katherine
Mildred
Mary Ada Busey
Henry Wilson
Bunker Hill
W. Va
John Anderson
Dorothy
Mary Anderson
Clearbrook
E. H. Grove
Bright
Miami Beach
Florida
Charles E. Grove
Irvin Chenowith Cox
National Law Review
Porto Rico
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
William G. Hardy
South Stewart Street
E. H.grove
Miss Bright Grove
Smiths Welcome Daughter Billie Jean at South Cameron
Mr and Mrs Sebert Smith receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter named Billie Jean at their home on South Cameron Street. The baby arrives Wednesday January 22. Mrs Smith formerly Margaret Graber. Mr Smith is connected with Parlett funeral parlors.
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Sebert Smith
J. Sebert Smith
South Cameron Street
Billie Jean
Smith
Margaret Graber
Parlett
Entertainments In Winchester Honor Washington Guests
A Winchester social column notes dinners and visits. Mr and Mrs J F Rodgers hosted a county dinner for Mr and Mrs Eugene Smith of Washington DC. Guests included Mr and Mrs John F Goaft of Philadelphia and several locals at the George Washington Hotel.
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Washington
J. F. Rodgers
Eugene Smith
Washingto D. C
John F. Goaft
Philadelphia, Pa
George Washington Hotel
D. C. Hamilton
Liverpool
Eng
Winchester
C. F. Merrill
Baltimore, Md
Keffer and Huff Visit Keffer Family in Strasburg
Washington D. C. guests Messrs Charles Keffer and William Huff visited the Keffer family in Strasburg over the weekend. They were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Keffer and paused here en route to Strasburg as guests of Mrs. M. F. Hildebrand.
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Messrs
Charles. Keffer
William Huff
Washington D. C
J. W. Keffer
Strasburg
Grove wills $500 to United Brethren Church of Winchester
The will of Cephas Grove probated in Corporation Court awards $500 to the United Brethren Church of Winchester for church use. It bequeaths $100 to Grove grandchildren S M Davis Dorothy Craver Eleanor Josephine Frederick Mildred Virginia Printz and $50 to Mrs Craver's two children. Remainder divided between Newton Grove Agnes Printz executors with $10,000 bond. Executed June 1 1929.
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Cephas Frove
Corporation Court Clerk's Co
United Brethren Church of Winchester
Grove
S. M. Davis
Dorothy Craver
Eleanor
Josephine
Frederick
Mildred
Virginia Printz
Craver
North Braddock Street
Newton Grove
Agnes Printz
Wil
Williams Family Returns and Local Visits in Mount Williams
Mount Williams Virginia January 28. Mr Milton Williams is able to be out after an attack of rheumatism. Visitors include Mrs Mary J Ashwood Mrs Annie M Orndorff Mrs Hurl Himelright Mrs Chas Williams Mrs Arthur White and Mrs C J Keckley. Other prominent calls include Mr and Mrs Paul Wolverton at I N Wallace home and visits to Edgar Smoke and Gough home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Williams
Milton Williams
G. W. Dyke
Mary J Ashwood
Annie M. Orndorf
Hurl Himelright
Chas. Williams
Arthur White
C. J. Keckley
Paul Wolverton
I.N. Wallace
Paul Smoke
Ada
Magmie Smoke
Edgar Smoke
C. C. Gough
C. J.keckley
Laura Keckley
Annie M. Orndorff
W. H. Himelright
Harl Himelright
Bird roams works as talk heats up on old shellacking
A blunt line in a column hints at a disruptive bird wandering the shipyard. The writer jokes about facing the intruder with a classic shellacking. The tone mixes humor with warning about the ongoing disturbance.
Dams and Decisions at Rapidan Debate in London
In London a mood grows that Ramsay MarcDonald should have stayed at the Rapidan longer to construct more dams. The remark reflects wartime engineering debates and leadership choices.
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London
Ramsay MarcDonald
Rapidan
Several Rescued From Stricken Boat
A life saving crew from St. Jean De Luz rescued 21 men and 2 women from the British freighter Kneb worth after it struck a reef near Biarritz and broke in two. One sailor drowned when the ship struck. Crews sent survivors ashore by breeches-buoy at about fifteen minute intervals amid difficult conditions.
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Associated Press
Bordeaux
France
St. Jean de Luz
Knebworth
Biarritz
Senior Army Officer Gordon Dies at 97
Brigadier General David Stuart Gordon retired, the oldest officer in the United States Army, died at his Washington home today at age 97.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
David Stuart Gordon
United States Army
Seven Burned to Death in Colorado Shack Fire
In Frederick Colorado seven people died in a two room shack fire. Mrs Paul Martinez and her five children aged thirteen months to fifteen years perished along with miner Newton who tried to rescue them. Newton died after breaking into the shack through a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Frederick
Colorado
Paul Martinez
Newton
Spanish Flier Reported With Plans To Quell Uprising
An Associated Press dispatch from Buenos Aires notes Franco, a noted Spanish flyer who previously lived in Cadiz, Spain, was said to be carrying instructions to quell a revolutionary movement against the Spanish dictatorship. The report places him in Luz France, January 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhunos
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