Entertainment for State Officers at Dinner Party
Berryville Virginia reports a Westmoreland Club dinner in Richmond honoring Gen Samuel Gardner Waller newly named adjutant general. Attendees include Maj LeRoy Hodges state chamber director, Ninety-first Brigade officers, local officers and guests from Berryville Front Royal and Remount Station. News notes list bridge parties and personal visits among local families and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
LeRoy Hodges
State Chamber of Commerce
Westmoreland Club
Richmond
Samuel Gardner Waller
Front Royal
Hodges
Ninety-first Brigade
Virginia National Guard
Rice W. Levi
J. D. Griffing
R. Y. Nail
Rolfe Millar
Remount
Edward McCormick Williams
Goodwit H. Williams
National Guard
Ninetyfirst Brigade
Jetson Spates
Williams
Harry F. Byrd
Winchester
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Rosemont
Bridge
Ellen Barbour Wallace
Nashville
Tenn
Joseph F. Moore
Griffing
F. B. Whiting
John S. Goldmith
J. F. Moore
Henry Pattison
Frank M. Wray
H. B. Harris
Pattie Luke
Ralph Dorsey
Ashbridge Perkins
Coatesville
Misses Powers
Auburn
Louis Tucker
Donald Watts
Baltimore
Peggy Stalnaker
William Stalnaker
Cumberland
A. Moore, Jr
Creed Davis
Mary O’bryant
Martha Ward
Jackson
East
B. B Jones
Audley
Rainfall totals and comparisons for early 1930s period
Rainfall data show 2.55 inches in the last 24 hours and year to date 2.55 inches in July, with June to date 1.57 inches. Comparisons against 18 year averages and 1932 figures are listed, detailing monthly totals from January through May and the first seven months of 1930 with respective inches.
Winchester News Highlights July Plans and Appointments
The notice covers embargo effects on American exports to Scotland and England. It notes the Shawnee Springs filtration project adding 800,000 gallons daily for the city. Dr. Allen T. Hawthorne becomes Winchester Lions Club president. The Winchester Concert Band will lead music for the Friendship Fire Company yard party. Many residents plan Independence Day at Berkeley Springs West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
England
Shawnee Springs
Allen T. Hawthorne
Winchester Lions Club
Winchester
Friendship Fire Company
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Five Years Ago July 2 1926 Local Notes
Mrs John Murnan died suddenly at her home 408 North Kent Street. A movement seeks to exempt World War and Spanish American War veterans from poll taxes. Winchester Kiwanis Club defeated Rotary Club 9 to 3 in baseball. Winchester Lodge 867 BPOE dined at Shawnee Inn. UVa summer session enrollment reported at 1,806 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murnan
North Kent Street
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Winchester Lodge
Shawnee Inn
University of Virginia
French offensive on Somme fronts reported and border move
Fifteen years ago on July 2 1916 reports said French armies began an offensive on the western front capturing second line trenches along the Somme. General Pershing moved troops toward the American border to avert conflict with Mexican forces. Company I Second Virginia Regiment to leave Richmond mobilization camp for the border. White Way along Main Street to open tomorrow night. Shenandoah Valley hit by a severe storm washing out much of the Valley Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somme
Pershing
Second
Virginia
Richmond
Main Street
Shenandoah
Panama Canal sale fee ties to Cromwell and firm
William Nelson Cromwell, a New York lawyer, was engaged by the Panama Canal company of France to sell the canal to America and is credited with a fee of one million dollars for the deal. The piece notes broader costs from pests and production and a historical note on tea's introduction to the Netherlands and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nelson Cromwell
New York
Panama Canal Company
France
America
Washington Star
Friendly Arrangement Modus Vivend Defined
A mutual arrangement to induce persons not on good terms to live together in harmony. The term applies to individuals, societies, or peoples.
Cullinan Diamond Described as Largest Ever Found
The Cullinan diamond is described as the largest and most remarkable gem ever found. It weighs an estimated 3106 carats and measures about 4 inches by 2.5 inches by 1.25 inches, with a stated mass near 1.87 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullinan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herman H. Hable
Loudoun Street
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Hansbrough & Carter
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Prof
Einstein
Warner. Bros
Vic and
Eddie
Bobby Jones
Melick
Capitol
Marion Davies
Fannie Hurst
Anm
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Wonder's. cApparel Shop
North Loudoun ST
North Main Street
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main Street
Lupton Orchard Service CO
N. Loudoun St
Clarke County
W. F. Shryock
Canada
Dutch East India Company
Netherlands
American
South Kent Street
Farmers & Merchants
the Apple Folks Bank
Bradley
Brown & Fisher
Ghe Wen's
Kuppenheimer
Gray & Sheetz Inc
N. Main St
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