Social and Personal notes visit many from Ohio and Virginia
The Business Girls Circle of the Missionary Society of the Baptist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening as a picnic. Members meet at 5 30 at the church and transportation will be provided to Opequon creek for the outing with numerous relatives visiting from Martinsburg and surrounding towns.
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Business Girls Circle
W ‘S Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Opequon Creek
Bethel Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Bethel Lutheran Church of
Albin
Calendar of events for Grace Lutheran and local clubs
Tuesday 6 30 p m Monthly Mary Martha Class meeting at Mrs George Baet jer home Fairmont avenue. 8 00 p m Winchester Rebekah Lodge weekly gathering Odd Fellows Hall East Boscawen street. 7 30 p m Young Woman s Auxiliary First Baptist Church home of Miss Odetta Carpenter East Piccadilly St. Wednesday 12 30 p m Kiwanis Club weekly luncheon George Washington Hotel. Thursday 1 00 p m Rotary Club meeting and luncheon George Washington 3 00 p m W C T U semi monthly business meeting Friends Meeting House North Washington street.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Friends Meeting House
Nort Washington Street
Mary Martha
Grace Lutheran Church
George Baet
Winchester Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
East Boscawen Street
First Baptist Church
Odetta Carpenter
East Piccadilly St
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Rotary Club
North Washington Street
Local Notables Mark Summer Travels and Visits
Mrs. Champe Carter Conner recovers at home after a July weekend collision. Ohio guest Mrs. O B Townsend stays with Dr. and Mrs. E W Miller. Evelyn Long visits relatives in Woodshore while Arabella and Harrison Davies plan a California move. Other local residents plan moves, trips to Virginia Beach, and summer host duties at North Braddock and Amherst streets.
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O. 8. Townsend
Columbus
Ohio
E. W. Miller
North Braddock Street
Evelyn Long
Middletown
Mrs. Miller
Arabella Davies
Harrison Davies
Baltimore
Woodshore
Mass
California
Martinsburg Hosts Winchester Ladies in Golf Return Match
The Winchester Golf Club ladies played a return match in Martinsburg against a Geece Club team. Players included Anne K Russell, E R Coffey, W H Bosserman, Frank Stevens, Hedrick, George Smith, Caroline Carson, and Martinsburg’s Edna Bolton, Anne Ailes, J O Henson, W H Flanagan, S R Shodgerass, L I Rice, William Gutekunst, and M M Brown.
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Winchester Golf Club
Geece: Club
Martinsburg
Anne K. Russell
E. R. Coffey
W. H. Bosserman
Frank Stevens
John Hedrick
George Smith
Caroline Carson
Edna Bolton
Anne Ailes
J. O. Henson
W. H. Flanagan
Modern Etiquette Q A Tips On Porter Tipping
Questions and answers on proper train porter tipping at journey end and etiquette for introductions at formal gatherings. Roberta Lee notes finger bowls were brought to America by Thomas Jefferson.
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Roberta Lee
America
Thomas Jefferson
McNutt Endorsed for 1940 Presidential Nomination
The convention endorsed Paul V. McNutt for the 1940 presidential nomination, praising his ability to keep promises and advance popular interests. The party sought harmony after a rift with Van Nuys and vouched for Minton while lauding Sherman Minton’s Roosevelt policies.
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McNutt
Paul V. McNutt
White House
van Nuys
United States
Sherman Minton
Roosevelt
Townsend
Alexander Gordon
Indianapolis
Henry Schricker
Samuel Jackson
Fort Wayne
Grand Jury Drawn to Probe Graft Charges
Harrisburg July 12 1912 a grand jury of 13 Republicans and 11 Democrats was drawn to investigate graft charges against Governor George H Farley's administration. Reported plans include open hearings or a special legislature session with subpoenas to principals.
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Harrisburg
George H. Farle
Pennsylvania
Guy K. Bard
Bard
Elks Elect McCormick Grand Exalted Ruler
Dr Edward James McCormick of Toledo Ohio was elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to succeed Major Charles Spencer Hart of New York City in Atlantic City New Jersey on July 12.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Edward James McCormick
Toledo
Ohio
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Charles Spencer Hart
New York City
Heiress Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow in London court
Sir Patrick Hastings leads counsel for Countess Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow in a London police court hearing on alleged threats against her husband. The case centers on the Woolworth heiress facing charges prompted by her actions.
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Patrick Hastings
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
Woolworth
London
Central Presse
Monarch Signs Papers In Bed
King George VI, recovering from a gastric influenza attack, signs state papers from bed and plans a Paris state visit starting July 19. Queen Elizabeth travels to London to represent the monarchy at Buckingham Palace events as he maintains a fluid diet and limited visitors. The Duke of Windsor calls by bedside telephone as the king conducts some official business.
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Windsor
Eng
George VI
Elizabeth
London
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Windsor
Windsor Chateau
France
Mary
Duke of Kent
Paris
Anniversary battle scene as police clash in Maghera
In Belfast on July 12 a Boyne anniversary observance escalated into street fighting. Police swung clubs as crowds from surrounding districts tried to remove orange arches in Maghera, Londonderry, leaving several officers injured and minor casualties reported.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Battle of the Boyne
William III
James II
Maghera
Londonderry
Ali Hatib Slain by an Assassin in Jerusalem
Guns roared in Jerusalem's old city as Sheik Ali Hatib, a high Muslim holy man, was shot on the way to a mosque. A passing Arab woman was wounded by a stray bullet. assassins fled. Since July 5, 47 Arabs and 24 Jews have died, with 146 Arabs and 83 Jews wounded, five British soldiers wounded, and many rioters killed or injured.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Sheik Ali Hatib
Plea Stays Execution in Kidnapping Case
McCall seeks Supreme Court review after judge denied jury mercy in the James Bailey Cash Jr. kidnapping case. Circuit Judge H F Atkinson granted a writ of error for an appeal returnable October 31, keeping the July execution date automatically stayed. The defendant argued the statute requires a jury to determine mercy in the Lindbergh law death sentence.
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Ween Pierce
McCall
James Bailey Cash, Jr
H. F. Atkinson
C. A. Arriett
State Supreme Court
Arriett
Atkinson
No Developments In Driver Strike
No developments were reported today in the eight drivers strike by Barnwell Brothers Inc long distance haulers started yesterday. Local 453 officials said a settlement is expected this week while the firm said they had not been notified and no trucks have moved. The dispute centers on wage schedules and seniority provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Barnwell Brothers, Inc
Silver Trucks To Be Picketed
The executive committee of the Amored Car Chauffeurs and Drivers' Union Local 820 AFL voted to picket the transfer of 1,290,000,900 dollars worth of silver bars from the U S assay offices in New York to the new government storehouse at West Point. Union officials said the action follows the contractor locking out union guards on the trucks. Two guards, provided by the government, ride in each truck.
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New York
Armored Car Chauffeurs and Drivers’ Union
AFL
U. S. Assay
West Point
Venezuela Withdraws From League of Nations Headline
Venezuela announced its resignation from the League of Nations after 1920 membership, effective two years after formal notice. A Caracas telegram stated Caracas remains faithful to the league’s founding ideals.
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Geneva
Venezuela
League of Nations
Caracas
League
Heat wave fury over dressed women at Neenah shoe store
In Neenah Wisconsin the store on Wisconsin Avenue issued a sign in the display window declaring Girls over 14 years of age Dont expect to be waited upon in this store if youre only half dressed The Management while the temperature stood at 90 degrees in the shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neenah
Wis
Wisconsin Avenue
Al Smith Attacks Roosevelt and Congress at Convention
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith criticized President Roosevelt and Congress for not aiding railroads in distress. He spoke at New York's constitutional convention opposing a plan to fund grade crossing eliminations, lamenting federal inaction on rail relief and blasting reelection-minded lawmakers for opposing bond issues to aid railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Smith
Olympic Stars Favoring Japan
New York July 12. AIC poll shows athletes favor sending teams to Tokyo for the 1940 Olympics. Men and women champions across sports prefer competing over discussing politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Japan
American Olympic Committee
Tokyo
Ammonia Fumes Overcome Workers at Ice Cream Factory
Ammonia released from a burst pipe trapped 300 workers at an ice cream factory in London. Thirty six girls were transported to hospitals after the incident as workers fled and some leaped from windows to escape the fumes.
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London
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Lanue Burke
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Elsie
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In- W. Va
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Dayton
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Florence
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National Avenue
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Hugo Green
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Chesapeake Bay
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Norfolk, Va
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North Washington
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East Germain Street
Zula Smoot
Winchester Memorial Hospital
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South Washington Street
Suman
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Our Fountain
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Norfolk
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Joseph Wright
Henning
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West Clifford Street
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South Stewart Street
Washington, D. C
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Christ Church
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Virginia Beach
W. H. Bosserman, Jr
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Alexandria, Va
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West Boscawen Street
Mr. Nelson
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Gray Beverley
Berryville
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Lynchburg, Va
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Ray Blackford
C. E. Hann
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Jefferson County
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Paul Tyler
Southern Methodist Church
A. W. Shanholtz
Maynard
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Ernest Jones
Ashby
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Browntown
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Stephens City
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Alvin S. Pennypacker
West Cork Street
Rosalie Oakes
Crozet, Va
Marion Wiley
Westhampton College
Richmond
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Fred, Jr
Charlotte
N. C
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Glaize
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Riverton
Henry Little
Russell Major
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Lexington
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West Gerrard Street
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East Piccadilly Street
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Samuel Johnston
Ethel Havey
Thomas A. Gibson
John B. McKee
Fort Meade, Md
Dr. McGuire
Lieut
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Lloyd Hippensteel
Virginia
Miss Minnie March
Shawnee Avenue
Manchester
Ind
Ruby Jackson
Roosevelt van Nuys
M. Clifford Townsend
Highland, Edgewood & College
Huntsberry
Babs
Babs’ Legal
Monarch
King George
Ali Hatib
Underwood
Franklin Pierce McCall
Florida
Pocahontas
W. B. Snider & Son
Atl
Haldeman’s
Sunshine Cleaners
al. Smith
Olympic
the Commercial & Savings Bank
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Pifer's
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Winchester Evening Star
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