Retirement of William F. Harrison from B and O
Baltimore and Ohio announces the retirement of William F. Harrison of Washington after 49 years of service mainly in the Shenandoah Valley freight department. Known for courtesy and dedication, he will remain in Washington with his family. His daughter-in-law Ruth Harrison is married to James V. Sampsell of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Harrison
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Washington
Harrison
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Baltimore and
Ohio
Ruth Harrison
William H. Sampsell
James V. Sampsell
Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Community Events
Regular choir practices at United Brethren and Grace Lutheran. Josiah Payne reunion at Big Spring Camp Grounds. Centenary Reformed Church luncheon benefit. Rotary Club meeting at George Washington Hotel. Loyal Temperance Union semi monthly. Ladies' Aid lawn party and Epworth League yard event. Girls Athletic Association dinner at Tokus Inn. White Hall School House Mite Society yard party. American Legion weekly post gathering at George Washington Hotel. Braddock Street choir. Bryarly Community League meeting at Bryarly school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Payne
Martha Shepherd Payne
Ernest Payne
Big Spring
Ladies’ Aid Society
Centenary Reformed Church
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
The
Loyal Temperance Union
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Ladies’ Aid Society of
First Christian Church
Epworth League of Market
White Hall School House
Mite Society
American Legion Post
Braddock Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fidac Meeting of American Legion Auxiliary at Mrs Massey Home
The Robert Y. Conrad unit gathered to study Portugal with music and dance, featuring a Portuguese anthem, remarks on travel to Portugal, a folk dance by Blue mont students, and sketches of notable Portuguese figures. Officers were elected for the year. Also announced was the marriage of Courtney Byrd Jones to M. Pierre Tallone in Frederick Maryland with a reception planned in Millwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion Auxiliary
Carl Massey
Legion Auxiliary
Portugal
Richard E. Griffith
T. W. Mathews
Frank L. Buckley
Ray Sartelle
S. C. Brooks
George Reynolds
Richard Griffith
Department
Alexandria
Courtney B. Jones
Millwood
Courtney Byrd Jones
M. Pierre Tallone
Paris
France
Frederick
G. Ellis Williams
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles H. Consolvo
Baltimore
N. Burwell Jones
East
Belvedere
M. Tallone
Miss Jones
Consolvo
Miss Goldia Showers Weds Mr. Rainsberger in Hagerstown
Miss Goldia Marguerite Showers of Front Royal married Harry William Rainsberger in a Saturday ceremony in Hagerstown Maryland. The bride is the daughter of Bedford J. Showers of Front Royal and has lived in the city recently. The groom is the Coca Cola Bottling Works employee and son of Mr and Mrs H W Rainsberger Sr. The couple plan to reside in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldia Showers
Rainsberger
Goldia Marguerite Showers
Front Royal
Harry William Rainsberger
Hagerstown
Bedford J. Showers
H. W. Rainsberger
Coca Cola
Yard party planned by Stephenson Social Club at Gore home
Plans are set for the annual yard party this evening hosted by the Stephenson Social Club on the lawn of Mr John Gores near Clearbrook. Refreshments including ice cream and various cakes will be sold and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson Social Club
John Gore
Clearbrook
Kathleen Bush and Tyler Gore Tie in Harrisonburg Virginia
Miss Kathleen Bush and Mr Tyler Monroe Gore of Front Royal were married Saturday June 25 at the home of Rev A W Andes in Harrisonburg Virginia The bride is the daughter of F L Bush formerly of Linville Mrs Gore is a Dayton High School graduate Dayton Missionary Society to Meet Friday July 15 at 8 pm at Congregational Christian Church for a regular monthly meeting and to discuss important business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Crusaders Society of the Sacred Heart Church
Kathleen Bush
T. M. Gore
Tyler Monroe Gore
Front Royal
Harrisonburg
A. W. Andes
F. L. Bush
Linville
Gore
Dayton High School
Dayton
Luncheon honor for Mrs Bernard B Jones at Scabby
Mrs Kenneth N Gilpin hosted a luncheon yesterday at her home Scabby near Boyce in honor of Mrs Bernard B Jones of Audley Farm near Berryville. Guests included Mrs George H Burwell Mrs William H Wilmer Mrs Courtney B Jones Mrs Edward Jacobs and Mrs Frank M Wray.
Mrs Lewis Hosts Dinner with Wide Circle of Guests
Mrs. Harry Lewis of White Post entertained many friends at dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. J. Bennett and the Parsons family from White Hall, Mrs. Holmes Lewis, Emmett Lewis, and Mrs. John Rodgers of Winchester. Mrs. John Stuart returned home on the Northwestern grade after visiting Alexandria and Washington with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Harry Lewis
White Post
Thomas Bennett
J. Bennett
Roberts Parsons
White Hall
Holmes Lewis
Emmett Lewis
John Rodgers
Winchester
John Stuart
Alexandria
Washington
Social notes from Clarke county and surrounding towns
Mrs. Charles Welsh of Wadesville in Clarke county is recovering from a fractured arm. Dr. Knuteson and Dr. Percy Nile of Chicago visited local friends. Several residents plan extended trips to Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Richmond. Visitors include A Tanner Scofield Jr of Larchmont New York and Mrs Scofield. Other locals travel to Richmond and Norfolk. Loyal Temperance Legion posts reminders for a meeting at Braddock Street church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Welsh
Wadesville
Clarke County
Dr. Knuteson
Percy “Nile
Chicago
R. F. Cline
West Clifford Street
A. Tanner Scofield, Jr
Larchmont
N. Y
John F. Rodman, Sr
Courtfield Avenue
Earl Parsons
Master Earl Parsons, Jr
West Leicester Street
Virginia Beach
Richmond
Long-Running Grudge Tied to Clarke Shooting Death
relato details a fatal shooting in Clarke tied to a feud between Taylor and Nelson. Taylor, who married Nelson's sister and was once jailed for assault, had estranged relations with Nelson, who remained unmarried. Friends note the grudge persisted after Taylor's release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Nelson
William Travers Lewis
Commonwealth
State Farm
Penn Institution
Washington, D. C
State 4-H Short Course Opens Next Tuesday
The Virginia Tech campus at Blacksburg hosts the state 4-H short course for club members with delegations from Frederick Loudoun Fairfax and Prince William counties departing Monday July 18 by bus. Eligible attendees must be 14 or older have up to date project work and be elected by their clubs. Frederick county delegates include Miss Elvira Abshire chaperone and other representatives. The girls conference starts Tuesday in Patton Hall with the theme On Being Alive and ends Friday with group discussions led by experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Frederick
Loudoun
Fairfax
Prince William
Frederick County
Elvira Abshire
Hilda Cather
Gladys
Helen Ricks
Noted Detective Story Writer Fergus Hume Dies
London reports the death of Fergus Hume a renowned detective fiction author of 130 novels including The Mystery of the Hansom Cab sold for 50 pounds early in his career. The piece notes his major sales contrasted with his lack of benefit. A church lawn party fundraiser featuring ice cream cake and lemonade is listed in Braddock and Clifford streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thundersley Fergus Hume
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
First Christian Church
Braddock and
Clifford Streets
Bananas Traced Through Ancient Civilizations
The text notes bananas have a long history with western importation in the last fifty years. It mentions ancient Egyptians possibly eating them and their knowledge by Persians, Greeks, and Romans centuries ago.
Five bandits hunted after early morning burglary attempt
A north western Frederick County Maryland posse and adjacent West Virginia sections search for five bandits who attempted torob the Garber Manufacturing Company on South Braddock Street. Police say the gang fled toward the Virginia Maryland mountains after a gun battle with officers. The safe door may have been blown by nitro glycerine. Local officials discuss new police equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
West Virginia
C. W. Hollis
Virginia-West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Funk, Bowers and
Boyd
Garber Manufacturing Company
South Braddock Street
South Washington Street
Cross Junction
Thieves Try to Enter Winchester Woolen Plant
Unknown thieves attempted to break into the Winchester Woolen Company millwood avenue plant last night but were surprised by Night Watchman Harry Cain. They fled after Cain fired several shots as they cut through a screen and pried a door. Officials found nothing missing on check this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood Avenue
Winchester Woolen Company
Harry Cain
Cain
Woolen Company
Wife remarries while husband in prison faces bigamy charge
Mrs. Goldie V. Adams of Frederick County is charged with bigamy after marrying Harry Smith while her husband Robert Adams served time at the State Farm in Goochland County. Justice A J Tavenner issued the warrant. she resides with friends at Bunker Hill West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Farm
Goochland County
Goldie V. Adams
Frederick County
Harry Smith
Robert Adams
A. J. Tavenner
Adams
Justice Tavenner
Roosevelt Sets Sail on Vacation Cruise to Smith Haven
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt prepares the 40-foot yawl Myth II for a cruise into Smith waters from Stonington Connecticut. A light southwest wind pushes the ship from harbor to Long Island Sound as he aims for Wool's Hole Massachusetts, a stronghold of Smith's influence during his weeklong vacation sail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Stonington, Conn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A. Smith
Long Island Sound
Wool’s Hole
Mass
Smith
Shoe Magnate Thomas Bata Falls to Death in Plane
Famous shoe merchant Thomas Bata, called the Henry Ford of Czecho Slovakia, plunged 3000 feet to death today in a private airplane. At 56 he was an aviation enthusiast who owned three tri motor planes and often traveled by air on sales trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czecho Slovakia
Thomas Bata
Henry Ford
Law Requires Doctor's Certificate For Marriage In San Luis Potosi
A dispatch reports Governor deems marriage vows often delayed by liquor. A new law mandates candidates for matrimony to present a doctor's certificate proving they are not already married to alcohol, affecting San Luis Potosi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
San Luis Potosi
Amelia Earhart Putnam Sets New Transcontinental Flight Record
Amelia Earhart Putnam landed in Newark at 11 28 a m EST setting a new women transcontinental flight record. She beat Ruth Nichols by nearly 10 hours, Nichols had 29 hours 1 minute 43 seconds with one stop at Wichita. Putnam started Los Angeles at 1 11 25 pm PST planning nonstop to Newark but diverted to Columbus due to a faulty gas feed pipe, losing over an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Putnam
Ruth Nichols
Miss Nichols
Wichita
Kans
McIlwee Dies in Memorial Hospital After Illness
Bobbie McIlwee also known as Maei Tiwee of Reynolds Store died last night at Memorial Hospital after weeks as a patient and multiple transfusions for blood poisoning. Funeral Friday with 2 PM house gathering and 3 PM services at Gainesboro Southern Methodist Church conducted by Rev Charles Wagner. burial in nearby cemetery. Survived by parents and one sister Betty McIlwee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aka Maei Tiwee
Reynolds Store
Memorial Hospital
Gainesboro
Southern Methodist Church
Charles Wagner
Betty McIlwee
Golf Widow Finds Spare Time on St Bonaventure Green
In Alleghany New York a wife laments a golf widow as a doer spends all free moments at St Bonaventure Golf Course. He favors the velvet green on the seventh hole above others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alleghany
N. Y
St. Bonaventure
William Considine Arrest Sparks Providence Jewelry Case
New York report states William H Considine and Providence Detective Lieutenant John O'Brien were sightseeing at the Statue of Liberty when Considine was arrested in Providence on a charge of obtaining jewelry valued at $20,000 by false pretenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William H. Considine
John O’brien
Providence
R. I
Considine
Former Resident Killed By Fall At Martinsburg
Minnie Snow Robinson 22, wife of George Robinson, died after a fall from a twelve foot porch railing while playing a guitar at Miss Marian Cooper's Martinsburg home. Doctors cited a slowly developing hemorrhage from the head injury as the likely cause. an aunt said she had been drinking earlier that day. Survived by parents, husband, one sister and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Minnie Snow Robinson
George Robinson
Marian Cooper
Miss Reba Riley Receives a Conference Office
At the Baltimore Conference Young People's Assembly held June 27 to July 3 at Massanetta Springs Virginia Miss Reba Riley of this city was appointed district secretary of the Winchester district organization She has served as president of the Brad dock Street M E Church South group for the past year and well wishers send her into this broader field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Massanetta Springs
Reba Riley
Winchester
Riley
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
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United Brethren Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Bryarly Community League
Bryarly School
Mrs
Crusaders’ Society
New Field
Seddon Nelson
United States Geological Survey
Culpeper
Robert B. Nelson
Shenandoah Valley National Park Tracts
Marshall Kline
Norfolk
Kline
Charles W. Trenary
Catherine McVicar
Harriet Pearson
Loyal Temperance Legion
W. C. Plundeke
New York City
Mrs. W. R. Hillyard
Clem Sydnor
L. L. Hockman
Sue Ellen Brown
Loudoun Street
Rock Point
Robert Ames
Merriman'’s Lane
Myron Bickers
Ocean City
Messrs
Alva Richards
Vernon Ramsey
Nelson Richards
New England
Blair Hahn
Spartanburg
S. C
George Petley
Williamsport, Pa
California
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara _ Biltmore Hotel
Clarke
Lovett
N. Main St
Home Print Shop
South Main Street
South Main St
Posoe
Common Council
W. Nelson Page
Roosevelt
Smith Haven
Lasky
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
R. M. Swimley
Johnson City
Tenn
Gentry Hal
Sumatra
L. Ross Freeman
Bronx Spa
National Zooon Park
Lincoln
Neb
Amelia Putnam
Bobbie Mcllwee
Cooper Home
Bank Credit
United States
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Lovett Brothers
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