Choir Contest Organizers by Class and Sponsors Named
The contest chairman for each class is listed: Class A and B Miss Ivor Aycock Suffolk. Class C Mrs. Willard F. Day Staunton. Classes D and E Dr. Alfred Strick Farmville. Class F Mrs. Malcolm Perkins Richmond. Class G Miss Edna Shaeffer Harrisonburg. A second feature features a 1000 voice choir from Virginia West Virginia Maryland and the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivor Aycock
Suffolk
Willard F. Day
Osage Place
Staunton
Alfred Strick
State Teachers’ College
Farmville
Malcol Perkins
Monument Ave
Richmond
Edna Shaeffer
Harrisonburg
Kiwanis and Rotary Club Meetings and Public Yard Party
Social calendar lists a Wednesday 12 45 luncheon at the George Washington Hotel for Kiwanis with an evening yard party at Well town Church lawn for church benefit. If rain the event moves to Thursday night. Thursday features Rotary Club and American Legion Post luncheons at the George Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Welltown Church Lawn
Benefit of Church
Rotary Club
Morris To Attend Chilean Nitrate Tour From New York
Mr G W Morris local representative of the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Company leaves for New York at 9 pm to join a party of six southern state winners for an all expenses paid six week voyage to Chile and Caribbean ports aboard the S S Santa Barbara Grace Line. The itinerary includes Cristobal Panama Bay Balboa Callao Lima Arica Tocopilla Antofagasta Valparaiso Santiago Havana and a return to New York with an expected September 1 homecoming. Concurrently a Massanetta Springs music festival runs August 4 10 featuring contests for solos choruses and various ensembles under Dr John Finiley Williamson with classes A through G for different vocal and instrumental categories.
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Morris
City
G. W. Morris
Chilean Nitrate of Soda Company
New York
Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educational Bureau
Chile
Santa Barbara
Grace Line
Southern America
Caribbean Porta
Cristobal
Panama Canal Zone
Mr. Morris
Colon
Balboa
Panama City
Callao
Peru
Lima
Arica
Tocopilla
Antofagasta
Valparaiso
Naval Academy
Santiago
Don Carlos Ibanez
Havana
Cuba
Antilles
Massanetta Springs
Harrisonburg
John Finiley Williamson
Local notables among day’s health and social notes
Memorial Hospital reports photo grapher Mr C Fred Barr in very satisfactory condition after last Friday night’s automobile strike at West Boscawen and Braddock streets. Community news includes visits, job notes, a Berryville dance, summer cottage trips, a Shoreline vacation, and Mr Richard A Green's slow recovery from a workplace injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
C. Fred Barr
Barr
West Boscawen
Braddock Streets
Maryland Couple Wed After License Issued
A marriage license was issued in the Corporation Court clerk's office to L. Bradfield Hulshart of Norrisville and Nora A. Smeltzer of Logansville Maryland. The couple were later married at Grate Lutheran Church with Rev. Dr. L. A. Thomas officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Corporation Court Clerk’s
L. Bradfield Hulshart
Norrisville
Nora A. Smeltzer
Logansville
William Hulshart
J. Harris Smeltzer
Grate Lutheran Church
L. A. Thomas
Little Girls Undergo Tonsil Operations
Little Misses Dorothy and Virginia Brown of North Loudoun street underwent removal operations at Dr. G. G. Snarr's West Boscawen street office. They withstood the procedures well and recuperate at home. Edgar Langley and Shirley Price visited Washington on business and brought Ralph Stresby to spend vacation with Miss Ella Benner at Jordan Springs, with Mrs. Sallie Affleck accompanying to Aldie, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Virginia Brown
Oscar S. Brown
North Loudoun Street
G. G. Snarr
West Boscawen Street
Edgar Langley
Shirley Price
Washington
Ralph Stresby
Ella Benner
Jordan Springs
Sallie Affleck
Aldie
Mza. Cramer
Friends Of White Hall Church Meet Thursday
Local residents are urged to join a cleanup at White Hall Methodist Church and cemetery on Thursday morning July 16 in preparation for the 102nd anniversary service on Sunday August 9. The all day event invites broad community attendance.
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White Hall Church
White Hall Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ridings Chapel
United Brethren Church
Stephens City Socials and church notices in Virginia
Rev. O D Lambert preached to the Order of Fraternal Americans as Boy Scouts led a march from the lodge. The United Brethren Sunday School hosts a lawn party at Stephens City High on July 18. Evelyn Cross returns home from camp near York PA. Visitors at the McLeod home include Mrs. Frank Felker and her children from Washington DC. Rev. Allen Jones begins a two week Vacation Bible School at Vaucluse. The Daily Vacation Bible School at the Methodist Church starts its second week with strong attendance. Rev. Ridgeway and family visited Mr. McLeod. Miss Nellie Flowers also spent time at the McLeod home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
O. D. Lambert
McLeod
Frank Felker
Josephine
Mary Evelyn Felker
Washington, D. C
Allen Jones
Vaucluse
Jones
Methodist Church
Ridgeway
W McLeod
Nellie Flowers
McLeod Ome
Better to Do Your Best and Expect the Worst Maxim
A concise proverb asserting that aiming high while bracing for negative outcomes reduces risk. Encourages measured effort and preparedness over overconfidence and complacency.
French fliers stranded in remote Siberia after crash
Joseph Lebrix and three French aviators started from Paris on a non stop flight to Tokyo. Their plane The Hyphen failed near the western Sayan mountains forcing Lebrix Parcel Doret and Mesnin to bail out. They await pickup as details remain scarce and one flyer reportedly sprained an ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Joseph Lebrix
Paris
Tokyo
Siberia
Lebris
Parcel
Doret
Rene Mesnin
Sayan Mountains
Lebrix
Brucetown Notes Personal visits and guests fill holiday week
Mrs. Vincent Casico and children from Baltimore visited Mr. and Mrs. Martin Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sperry and daughter of Washington spent the Fourth of July with Mr. and Mrs. J. Purcell. The Stines and Andy Whitacre with daughter Rhodelle visited friends at Albin. Ray Long of Gulf Oil Company Hagerstown was a business visitor this week. Mr. and Mrs. Utterlack and Mr. and Mrs. H C Henderson of Baltimore were guests of the Wes Brill family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Vincent Casico
Baltimore
Martin Adams
Mark Sperry
Washington
J. Purcell
Stines
Andy Whitacre
Rhodelle
Albin
Ray Long
Gulf Oil Company
Hagerstown
Utterlack
H. C. Henderson
Wesley Brill
Whitacre
Mosquito Diet Research Aims for Vegetarian Diets
A scientist pursues a project to convert mosquitoes to a vegetarian diet, aiming to reduce biting impacts and explore alternative feeding strategies. The work reflects broader efforts in entomology to alter insect behavior and ecology for public health and ecological balance.
State Teachers College sees strong summer session enrollment
Harrisonburg Virginia July 14 The State Teachers College reports a robust halfway mark for its first six weeks summer session with high quality instruction and notable male enrollment. Elizabeth Carrell of Front Royal heads the summer student body and 1930 session. The Shakespeare Players of New York perform July 17 18 and two new instructors plus lifeguards join the swimming program. Infrastructure upgrades and a campus baseball club boost campus life as 1931 32 enrollment rises amid difficult economy.
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Harrisonburg
State Teachers’ College
Elizabeth Carrell
Front Royal
Carrell
Lyceum
Shakespeare Players of
New York
Wilson Hall
Shakespeare Players
Steinberg Hanged At Toronto In Murder Case
Abraham Steinberg was hanged in Toronto for the murder of his nephew Samuel Goldberg after years of legal fight. A late plea to Premier Bennett failed as a telephoned hoax claiming a reprieve arrived from Ottawa. The nine Steinberg family members awaited news before the execution proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Toronto
Can
Abraham Steinberg
Samuel Goldberg
Steinberg
Meyer Steward
Bennett
Ottawa
Gillender Named VP of Glassware Company Dead Before Notified
William T. Gillender of Port Jervis New York was elected vice president of the American Glassware Manufacturers Incorporated yesterday but was killed before notification reached him. His car crashed through a bridge on Absecon Boulevard in Atlantic City as he traveled to the session. George Dougherty of Morgantown West Virginia was elected president of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlantic City
William T. Gillender
Port Jervis
New York
American Glassware Manufacturers Incorporated
Gillender
Absecon
George Dougherty
Morgantown
W. Va
Fall’s Sentence Changed to Year and a Day
Washington July 14 The jail term of former Secretary of the Interior Albert B Fall was increased from one year to one year and a day to permit serving in a western prison. The attorney general will designate the prison and a commitment warrant will be sent to marshal in New Mexico or Texas to transport Fall to custody. Completion of steps was expected within two or three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
United States
New Mexico
Texas
Fall
Russian Officers Killed In Crash Near Moscow
Eight Russian army officers died in an airplane crash near Alabino about thirty miles from Moscow. Officials believe a motor failure caused the plane to crash during a forced landing, killing all occupants instantly.
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Moscow
Alabino
Here
Chicago Grain Closing Prices Report
Prices fell as Liverpool grain pits weakened and German financial concerns weighed on markets. Wheat July 50 34, Sep 51 24, Dec 57 ½. Corn July 64 44, Sep 50 5, Dec 44%. Oats July 24 55, Sep 25 ½, Dec 28 4. Rye July 32 44, Sep 35, Dec 38 ¼.
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Liverpool
Chicago Board of Trade
Mrs. Charles Cabell Returns From Powell Reunion
Berryville Virginia July 14 Mrs Charles Ellett Cabell of Alexandria daughter of the late Dr and Mrs Cyrus McCormick of Berryville and descendant of Levin Powell has returned home after visiting Miss Rose MacDonald She left Alexandria last Wednesday to attend the Powell reunion held at Lian
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Berryville
Charles Ellett Cabell
Alexandria
Rose MacDonald
Cabell
Cyrus McCormick
Levin Powell
Powell
Lian
Social Bridge Parties Honor Guests at Local Estates
Miss MacDonald entertained at bridge with Mrs. Cabell as guest. Mrs. H. B. Whiting hosted a bridge gathering at South Church Creek with guests including Mrs. E. P. Berlin and Miss Emily Powers. Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin H. Williams held a bridge evening for granddaughter Lloyd Williams at Airlie. Mrs. T. S. Crockett hosted a bridge luncheon at Questover for daughter-in-law Mrs. T. S. Crockett Jr. with several local guests attending.
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Gden
Powell
Loudoun County
Jock” Whitney
New York
Miss MacDonald
Bridge
Cabell
H. B. Whiting
South Church Creek
E. P. Berlin
Emily Powers
J. M. H. Clagett
Ollie Thomas
Ralph Dorsey
Albert Muller
William Powers
Joshua Holmes
Philadelphia
J. D. Griffing
F. L. Ayler
R. Y. Naill
J. E. Harris
Margaretta Whiling
Jean Marshall
Baltimore
Katherine
Virginia Page
Emily McCormick
Goodwin H. Williams
Miss Lloyd Williams
Spartanburg, S. C
Lloyd Williams
Mrs. Williams
Airlie
Mary Armstrong
Oklahoma City
Tyson Dorteh
Mt. Hebron
Nancy Cummins
Evelyn Page McGill
Louise Stribling
Nellie J McCormick
Richard Cabell
Peter Williams
Jacquelin Smith
Lewis Neill
Prescott
Walter Blount
T. S. Crockett
T. 8. Crockett Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Preaching at Whitacre Amidweek Service With Rev Goode
There will be preaching at the Whi Thursday night July 16 at 8 m by the Rev Goode. All are cordially invited to attend these midweek services. The meetings are devotional and designed to be helpful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battletown Inn
Berryville
J. Goode
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Senseney Road
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Gary
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Roanoke, Va
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Scottsville, Va
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Middletown
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Nurotex Suits
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Chicago
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People's Bargain Store
Margaret L. Hodgson
John S. Miller & CO. Hardware and Household Supplies
Kaufman’s
Coats
Aufma
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