Entertains Friends At Thornhill Manor
Mrs Roscoe Anderson of Danville entertained many friends at Thornhill Manor on July 11. Guests included Mrs P P Nelson Halltown W Va Mrs Frank Harrison Halltown W Va and others from Charles Town Summit Point and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manor
Roscoe Anderson
Danville
P. P. Nelson
Halltown
W. Va
Thornhill Manor
Frank Harrison
W. B. Grove
Summit Point
Imogene Thompson
Sam Kier
Pittsburgh
L. Honore
H. T. Sibley
Chicago
Charlie Crane
Tom Bowling
Hugh McCormick
Sara Coe
Charles Town
Winchester area social and club meetings schedule
This social calendar lists multiple events from Tuesday to Friday. Executives meet at Handley Library, Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel, Junior Choir practice at United Brethren, Modern Woodmen Camp 15 510 at North Loudoun, Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington, Garden Club at 429 North Braddock, Winchester Lodge Elks, Grace Lutheran and United Brethren adult choirs, Rotary Club at Winchester Golf Club, and American Legion post luncheon at George Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
United Brethren Church
Modern Woodmen of America
North
Loudoun Street
Kiwanis Club
Winchester and
Clarke County
Robert Y. Conrad Post, American Legion
Gore Home Demonstration Meets With Louise Greenwalt Speaker
The Gore Home Demonstration group met with nine members and one visitor. Miss Farrar outlined plans for attending a Blacksburg makers’ meeting. Louise Greenwalt of Albemarle, principal of Miller School, spoke on Citizenship. Mrs. Russell Hook became group chair for highway beautification. A contest winner and fundraiser noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore Home
Farrar
Home Makers
Blacksburg
Louise Greenwalt
Albin
Miller School
Russell Hook
Hook
Bertie MclIlwee
Home Demonstration Advisory Board
Helen Hoover
Hayfield
Laura Ingalls First Nonstop East West Flight by Woman
Laura Ingalls completed the first nonstop east to west flight by a woman, reaching Union Air Terminal at 7 51 p m after 18 hours 19 minutes 30 seconds. She plans a west to east attempt soon while considering next steps for aviation records. Her $40 000 monoplane landed safely after a route via Pittsburgh Cleveland Chicago Kansas City and the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
Laura Ingalls
Trans-Contimeral Skyways
Miss Ingalls
Union Air Terminal
Flora Bennett Field
New York
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Chicago
Kansas City
Kingman
Aziz
Prizes Announced for Massanetta Sacred Music Festival
Harrisonburg Va July 12 more than 175 dollars in prizes will be awarded at the Fifth Annual Sacred Music Festival at Massanetta Springs July 18 19 Contest lines include mixed adult choir class A boys and girls solos class B voice divisions and hymn playing. An audience prize for most registered congregations is set at 10 dollars. Local visitors include Seddon Nelson and guests of Rev R B Nelson and Mr Harry K Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Massanetta Springs
Williams E. Hudson
Misery Chisler Arrested in Extortion Case In New York
Federal agents arrested Alfred Wagner of Brooklyn on extortion charges for demanding 645000 in ransom from families of seven missing persons. Hoover said Wagner, a released convict dubbed a misery chiseler, did not participate in the disappearances. Towt family sought clues as Wagner was captured near a ransom rendezvous in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Wagner
Brooklyn
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Atlantic City
N. J
Department of Justice
Wagner
Rose
Charles ' Towt
Nyack
Towt
George Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma
Wash
Sing Sing
Federal Bureau
Crime Laboratory
Improvised Splint From Strawberry Crate In Martinsburg
A woman used a strawberry crate as a makeshift splint for a broken leg after an accident in Martinsburg. The incident underscores first aid training stressing use of available materials when standard gear is unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburs
Wire Housekeeping Tip and Local Health Notes
Wire preserver method describes cleaning coil bedsprings with a large damp bottle brush. Master Paul Tomney, son of Mr and Mrs P L Tomney of West Cork street, is recovering from acute appendicitis after surgery last Saturday. Mr Leslie D Kline, county schools superintendent, attends Institute of Public Affairs sessions at the University of Virginia and will hear Gen Hugh S Johnson tonight. Mr Frank R Horton, executive secretary of Shenandoah Area Boy Scouts of America, and Mrs Horton take their vacation this week and will return to the city Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Irene Mildred Strother
Raymond R. Bates
Wallace M. Brashears
Handley High School
National ‘Fruit Products Company
Bates
Paul Tomney
P. L. Tomney
West Cork Street
Leslie D. Kline
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
Hugh S. Johnson
Frank R. Horton
Shenandoah Area
Boy Scouts of America
Mrs. Horton
Apply Fourth Cover Spray July 18 to 23
Orchardists should spray between July 18 and 23 to control the second brood of codling moths. If unable to spray in 4 or 5 days, do so before the 18th so work finishes on the 23rd. A second spray is planned for July 29 to August 3 with materials listed for 100 gallons including bluestone lime and lead arsenate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. &. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Noted oilman Erle Halliburton guarded at home after threats
Special police protected the Los Angeles and Duncan Oklahoma homes of millionaire oilman Erle P Halliburton who had disclosed his and his family's lives after receiving threats tied to his criticism of dole recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Duncan
Okla
Erle P. Halliburton
Milionaire
Dole
Farm Hand Executed for Granger City Marshal Slaying
Huntsville Texas July 12 Lewis Cernoch a Williamson county farm hand was executed in the electric chair early today for the slaying of City Marshal H J Lindsey of Granger in January 1934 The sentence completes a long legal saga in which Cernoch faced the death penalty for the crime committed years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Tex
Lewis Cernoch
Williamson County
H. J. Lindsey
Granger
Navy Notre Dame Classic Set for Baltimore October 26
Officials announced the annual Navy Notre Dame football Classic will be played at Baltimore Stadium on October 26. The event is part of the Baltimore Classic series with kickoff slated amid high expectations for a rivalry rematch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore Stadium
Melvin Purvis Leaves Ranks of the G Men
Dillirster's death was only another step in Purvis anti crime campaign. He was credited with rounding up most of the hoodlums who followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Purvis
Dillirster
Purvis
Purvis Resigns as Chicago G Men Chief in U S DOJ Move
The Justice Department announced D M Ladd will replace Melvin H Purvis as Chicago G Men chief. No comment on Purvis resignation forthcoming while Ladd’s background remains unavailable. Vern Sankey and Gordon Alcorn, tied to the Kidnaping case of Charles Boettcher IT Denver, faced arrest after a barber shop capture. Sankey died by his own hand before trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger
John Factor
Purvis
Vern Sankey
No. 1
Charles Boettcher
Denver
Sankey
Gordon Alcorn
South Carolina
Ladd
Washington
D. M. Ladd
Melvin H. Purvis
Chicago
Department of Justice
Senator Byrd Explains Views On The AAA Act
Senator Byrd discusses the agricultural adjustment act, stressing farmer rights and arguing amendments require seventy five percent farmer approval before licensing. He notes tobacco and other basic commodities have special legislation and calls for protections for farmer expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Byrd
Balloon Flight Collapse Ends 15 Hour Expedition
The Goodyear Zeppelin balloons team led by J F Cooper faced a mishap that caused the world’s largest balloon to collapse as 300 crew members, after six weeks of weather delays, prepared for takeoff in Akron Ohio. Mrs Orvil A Anderson aided the scene as pilots remained uninjured. Officials from the Geographic Society paused comment on a future flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Cooper
Goodyear- Zepplin Corporation
Akron
Geographic Society
Orvil A. Anderson
Rock Bound Bowl
Scientists Plan High Altitude Balloon Flight To Study Cosmos Rays
Soldiers prepared a helium balloon and gondola as thousands watched a midnight test. Captains Anderson and Stevens planned to soar above the stratosphere to collect data on cosmic rays and upper air conditions, with many measurements and studies envisioned but not all. the top failed during the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Anderson
Captain Stevens
Ambitious Stratosphere Flight Plans and Balloon Breakage
Photographic studies were planned for the flight, described as the most ambitious of its kind. The 22-3 acre fabric balloon and nine foot gondola aimed to surpass 11.6 miles with hopes of reaching 14 miles, though the craft collapsed in Rapid City with a talcum powder haze blamed for the burst. No injuries were reported and officials planned a possible second attempt before fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Washington
South Dakota
National Geographic Society
Rapid City
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. K. Russell
Harry K. Russell
Winchester Country Club
John B. Carr
Clarksdae
Virginia Cover
Anne Carr Russell
Washington, D. C
Valley
Piedmont Towns
Bob Riley
Corporation Court
Katherine Barton Thompson
William Rex Barton
Tavey Harrison
Charles T. Harrison
Keyser
Harrison
Julia Gabel Norris
Charles Norris
Charles N. Weibel
Ulich Weibel
Cumberland, Md
Weibel
Opal Robinson
Girls Athletic Association
Philomena Laren
Emily Lanford
Beverley N. Rice
Sherman
J. Clayton Sherman
Memorial Hospital
Pearson Hyslip
J. Victor Arthur
R. E. Byrd
William E. Carson
F. H. Fansler
Woodland Avenue
Kenneth Fansler
Lucille
Elizabeth Forney
Fansler
A. E. Bryant
Wheeling
Nan W. Turner
W. Cork Street
Tokus Inn
Mrs. LeVan
Boonsboro
W .W. Cork Street
Eleanor Jackson
Nan Turner
Executive Council of Religious Education
Handley Library
Rotary Club
Winchester Golf Club
Gore
Sara Frances Ralston
Charles Shewbridge
Earl Clowser
Ralston
P. J. Lamb
Miss Ralston
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Luther A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Huntsberry
America
Sherbert
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Laurels
Massanetta
Seddon Nelson
R. B. Nelson
Episcopal Rectory
West Boscawen Street
James Brissell
van Ingen
New York City
South Stewart Street
Misery Chisler
United States
Wall Street Journal
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Milady
Lovett Brothers
Shoes
Reet
Loudoun St
Eugene
Martinsburg
Peerless Beauty Salon
W. King St. Martinsburg, W. VA
DE Vonde Hair Dresser
Winchester
Underwood’s
N. Loudoun St
Maxwell House
Maxwell House Coffee
R. M. Swimley
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