Regrets Over Lack Of College Education By Daniel Willard
Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and longtime leader with many honorary degrees says he regrets not earning a bachelor of arts. He abandoned studies at Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1879 due to eye inflammation and considered resuming residence in Vermont after writing to Senator Austin.
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Washington
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Willard
Austin
R-Vi
Hartland
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst
Mass
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
University of Vermont
Ward
Vermont
Cinderella In Reverse Engages London Peer’s Daughter
A startling tale from London notes Hon. Griselda Rosalind Eden, 22, daughter of Lord Henley, has become engaged to 27 year old shop clerk John Buckman. The couple met while she worked in a store and plan a September wedding.
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London
Griselda Rosalind Eden
Lord Henley
John Buckman
Youth seeks parole to face murder trial in New York
In Baltimore on July 14 a parole request for 18 year old Manning Burns, a Negro youth, to go to New York for first degree murder trial is presented to Governor Herbert A. O'Conor on return from the west coast. Parole Director Herman M. Moser approved the parole with the condition Burns returns to finish his nine month burglary sentence if not convicted.
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Baltimore
New York
Herbert A. O’conor
West Coast
Herman M. Moser
Manning Burns
Summer church services draw crowds in Estill South Carolina
When attendance fell in Estill South Carolina the ministers moved services to a summer air conditioned theatre. Attendance rose above normal as residents attend more religious services downtown now in the theatre setting.
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Estill
S. C
Metropolitan Builds Large Parkchester Housing Project
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company advances a vast Bronx housing venture named Parkchester. Spanning 39 city blocks with 51 buildings up to 12 stories, it will include 12 269 apartments housing over 40 000 residents in the 1500 to 4000 dollar per year band. Expected rent near 14 dollars monthly per room with gas and light, plus a giant central heating plant.
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New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Bronx
Parkchester
Millwood Social Notes Highlights from July social week
Millwood Virginia society notes recount gatherings and visits. Capt Ewart Johnston and guests attended Ha gerstown races. Several residents vacationed in Alexandria Monmouth County and Virginia Beach while plans unfold for England trip. Local dinners and luncheons feature Margaret Dole and extended Winchester guests.
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Millwood
Ewart Johnston
Mary Q'‘Pallon
Llewellyn Bull
Lober
Hagerstown
Proportion of Population Suffering Venereal Diseases
The United States Public Health Service estimates that one person in ten has some form of venereal disease.
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United States Public Health Service
Attend Church Sunday Guest Pastor At Cedar Cliff
Cedar Cliff Church School at 9.30 a m and morning worship at 10.50 a m feature guest preacher the Rev A O Price former Woodstock Presbyterian pastor. Also listed are Cedar Cheek Mount Hope and Trinity St Paul Lutheran church services with schedule notes for sermons and youth activities. White Post Charge Methodist announces Millwood and Boyce worship times and young people's services.
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Cedar Cliff Group
Julian T. Owen
Cedar Cliff Church
A. O. Price
Woodstock Presbyterian Church
Cedar Cheek
Mount Hope
Frank Roof
Trinity
St. Paul’s Lutheran
the Methodist Church
White Post
W. D. Sheets
Millwood
Boyce
Brucetown Revival to Begin August 13
Dr Powers of Akron Ohio will lead revival meetings at Brucetown Church starting August 13. All five churches will cooperate with Powers directing his own music. Reverend W W Talbert and others preach morning sermons at 10 and 11:30, with an 8 p m service. Powers described as a great preacher and evangelist.
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Brucetown
Ww. O. Talbert
Stephenson
Crums
Welltown
Raymond Powers
Akron
Ohio
Powers
Frederick Circuit Methodist Church Sunday Services
Macedonia Sunday School 10 a.m. preaching and infant baptism 11 a.m. Carpers Valley Sunday School 2 p.m. preaching 3 p.m. Round Hill Sunday School 10 a.m. preaching 8 p.m. Relief Paxton and Lamps Sunday School at usual hour.
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Frederick Circuit Methodist
George Ll. Waters
Macedonia
Carpers Valley
Round Hill
Relief
Paxton and
Lamp's
Galilee Church Revival Begins August 7
Galilee Church of Christ led by minister Wilbur A Reid will start a revival on August 7 with preaching by the minister. Bible School at 10 a m and Communion at 11 30 a m. Charles E McVay is superintendent. Adult and Junior choirs lead singing with guest soloists and local talent providing special music.
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Galilee Church OF Christ
Wilbur A. Reid
Charles E. McVay
The
Galilee Church
Gainesboro Charge Methodist Church Services
Pastor C. F. Crowe at Wesley Chapel leading church school at 10:30 a m and morning worship at 9:30 a m Redland church school at 10 a m with sermon What Some Christians Miss Evening worship at 8 p m Pine Grove and Old Bethel hold church schools at 10 a m Gain esboro services listed for Sunday with multiple locations in the charge
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Gainesboro Charge
Hedgesville Charge Methodist Church Services
Rev Lavely D Gruber pastor Chestnut Grove preaching at 10 45 a m Ganetown Church School 9 45 a m Preaching 8 p m No services at Howard's Chapel and Shockeysville in cooperation with all day meeting at Files Chapel
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Hedgesville Charge
Lavely D. Gruber
Chestnut Grove
Ganetown
Stephens City Congregation Sunday Schedule
Public church notices list schedule for Stephens City and nearby areas. First Sunday services at Stephens City 11 and Fairview 9 45 with Kernstown 8. Second Sunday Refuge 9 30 Kernstown 11 Stephens City 8. Third Sunday Fairview 9 45 Stephens City 11 Kernstown 8. Fourth Sunday Refuge 9 30 Kernstown 11 Stephens City 8. Reverend Homer Welch is pastor.
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Stephens City
Methodist Church
Homer Welch
Fairview
Kernstown
Refuge
Reliance United Brethren Circuit Preaching Schedule
The Rev W D Mitchell preaches at Reliance United Brethren circuit with services listed at Ridings Chapel Greenway and Stephens City plus Friendship. Rev Carper to preach at Stephens City and Rev Beard at Friendship with times 11 a m 3 p m and 7 30 p m as available.
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Reliance United Brethren Circuit
W. D. Mitchell
Reliance
Ridings Chapel
Greenway
Stephens City
Carper
Beard
Timber Ridge Congregational Church Notice
Timber Ridge Congregational Christian Church Highview West Virginia Rev R A Whitten Pastor Sunday School at 10 am Henry Seldon Superintendent Worship at 11 am and 3 30 pm Mount Olive Timber Mountain Preaching by Rev Robert A Whitten at 8 pm
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Timber Ridge Congregational Christian Church
Highview
W. VA
R. A. Whitten
Henry Seldon
Mount Olive
Timber Mountain
Robert A. Whitten
Presbyterians Plan Sunday Services Across Three Churches
Opequon Church conducts Sunday School at 10 a.m. and service at 3 p.m. Burnt Church hosts Sunday School at 2 p.m. and service. Round Hill holds Sunday services with morning and evening sessions. Opequon Chapel offers Sunday School at 10 p.m., Young People at 7.15 p.m. and communion at 8 p.m.
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Eee Yon Presbyterian
Summers MC Gavock
Opequon Church
Burnt Church
Round Hill
Ebenezer and Capon Bridge Church Schedule
Disciples of Christ rural charge announces j goode Ebenezer Bible School 10 am morning worship 11 am Capon Bridge Bible school 10 am evening worship 8 pm communion at these services business pertaining to the district convention will be considered at these meetings.
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Disciples OF Christ
J. Goode
Ebenezer
Capon Bridge
Rehoboam’s Foolish Crown Choice And Ruth’s Loyal Bond
The lesson recalls Rehoboam’s reckless promise to harshly tax Israel leading to ten tribes seceding and Judah remaining. Jeroboam’s uprising and Ahijah’s prophecy frame the downfall. It also highlights Ruth’s devotion to Naomi, showing loyalty, faith, and chosen faithfulness as essential virtues.
Stephens City Lutheran Parish Sunday Schedule
F. L. Roof, pastor at St. Paul Lutheran, offers Sunday School at 10 a.m. worship and sermon at 11 a.m. with the topic Real Righteousness. Luther League 8 p.m. Trinity Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Vespers 8 p.m. Prayer Service Wednesday 8 p.m. A little religion is like a little learning. come to church every Sunday.
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Stephens City
Jubilee adds four by baptism at Salem Congregation
The Church of the Brethren Salem Congregation report a successful two week meeting with four new members baptized. Jubilee at Front Royal Pike held Sunday School at 10 a.m. preaching on the second and fourth Sundays at 11 a.m. Professor Hall from Harrisonburg conducts a singing school at Jubilee Salem near Stephens City with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching on the first and third Sundays at 11 a.m.
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Church OF the Brethren
Salem
L. R. Dettra
Cephas Fahnestock
H. L. Rigglehan
Jubilee
Royal Pike
Hall
Harrisonburg
Stephens City
Ridgeway Circuit Methodist Church Schedule Notes
Arden worship at 9 45 church school 11 Darkesville church school 10 worship 11 15 conference with church workers on the close of worship. Rest church school 10 young peoples service 7 30 worship with sermon by the pastor at 8 Union evangelistic service at Darkesville each evening during the week except Sunday 16th and Saturday 22nd.
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Ridgeway Circuit
Winchester A. B. Charge Services Across Churches
Mount Pleasant hosts Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Worship at 8 p.m. with Rev. George W. Stover delivering the communion message at Pleasant Valley at 11 a.m. The Christian Endeavor programs are led by Roy Abshire at 7 30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Red Bud offers Sunday School at 2 p.m. and worship at 3 p.m.
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Winchester A. B
WM. B. Obaugh
Mount Pleasant
Christian Endeavor
Roy Abshire
Pleasant Valley
George W. Stover
Red Bud
Proof Of Death Given Forthwith
In Miami Florida a Florida Power and Light clerk demanded proof of death to honor a $6.75 check for an electric rate refund. The wife produced a coroner’s certificate stating the man was shot by his wife. The finding was justified homicide and the clerk issued the check.
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Miami
Fla
Florida Power and Light Company
Dr Paul Allen Jr Accepts Chemistry Chair at Lynchburg College
Dr Paul Allen Jr longtime St Johns College faculty member announces acceptance of a post as head of the chemistry department at Lynchburg College in Virginia. He has previously served as dean of St Johns.
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Annapolis
Paul Allen
St. John's College
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg
Allen
St. John’s
Japan Seen As Worried By Wang Ching Wei Move
Western apathy toward Wang Ching Wei heading a Japanese backed rival Chinese government alarms Japanese officials. Wang, expelled from Chiang Kai-shek’s premiership, seeks peace with Japan, argues for Chinese Japanese anti-Communist front and closer economic cooperation.
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New York
Wang Ching- Wei
Japan
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Nippon
Wang
Chiang
Stephen Decatur
Chiang Kai-Shek
Court Convenes On Next Monday
A regular session of Corporation Court is scheduled to convene Monday morning at ten o'clock by Judge Philip Williams. The session is expected to cover routine proceedings with no definite grand jury action planned due to few pending cases.
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Corporation Court
Philip Williams
Appointment of Isabelle Bailey as Deputy Clerk
On motion of Mrs. Bessie Bran, an order appointing Isabelle Bailey as deputy clerk of the Frederick County court was admitted to the record. Bailey qualified by taking the oath required by law.
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Bessie Brannon
Isabelle Bailey
Frederick County
Rev Wilbur A Reid Qualifies to Perform Marriages in Virginia
The Rev Wilbur A Reid a minister of the Church of Christ has qualified in Corporation Court to perform matrimony rites in Virginia. He posted a $500 bond with C W Good as surety.
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Wilbur A. Reid
Church of Christ
Virginia
C. W Good
Held On Charge Of Wounding His Wife's Sister
Hugh E Braithwaite 28 confessed to shooting his sister in law Mary Burton 17 at their home in Berkeley Springs after an intoxicated quarrel. He was arrested at Paw Paw by Corp Johnson. Burton was wounded by a No 6 shotgun pellet and taken to Memorial Hospital Cumberland Maryland, reported resting well.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Hugh E. Braithwaiter
Paw Paw
Corp
Memorial Hospital
Cumberland
Hearing on Braithwaite Postponed Amid Injury Case
Formal hearing delayed as the case over a girl s injuries proceeds. Braithwaite a former schoolteacher is likely to face charges of malicious assault. He has spent years compiling local historical documents as a federal project.
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Braithwaite
United Brethren Class Outing at Oak Grove
Members of the Good Friends Class of the United Brethren Church held an outing at Oak Grove on July 13. Thirty three people attended including guests. After refreshments, several games were played and all reported a pleasant evening.
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Good Friends
United Brethren Church
Oak Grove
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