Guest speaker L B Detrick at V P T event
L B Detrick of V P T was the guest speaker at a recent event. The brief notes its presence as a highlighted moment in the program.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
3
L B Detrick of V P T was the guest speaker at a recent event. The brief notes its presence as a highlighted moment in the program.
A list of weekly and weekend events across Winchester area including church meetings at Loudoun Street properties Capri, Legion luncheon at George Washington Hotel, tea for Miss Via Hunter Boyd at Winchester Country Club, lectures by Dr. Shields, Bible class gatherings, Girl Scouts water pageant and Camp White Rock programs, Lions Club luncheon, Junior Choir practice, Kiwanis luncheon, Elks lodge meeting, and Rotary Club at Winchester Golf Club.
Mr and Mrs Frank R Horton return home after a ten day visit to New Jersey and Pennsylvania. They vacationed at Grinnell Lake Monroe New Jersey with Mrs Hortons parents Mr and Mrs E C Brinker Jr. They traveled through the Pocono mountains to view rhododendrons and visited High Point New Jersey noted for blooms. Mr Horton serves as executive secretary of the Shenandoah Area Boy Scouts of America.
Mrs. A C Carson of Riverton hosted a moonlit lawn garden supper in honor of Mrs. R E B Byrd and her Philadelphia house guest Mrs. Pearson Hyslip. The event featured a serene outdoor setting with lantern light and mingled social visits across several local hosts.
A head on crash near Pasco Washington killed the engineer Stanley Cowan and at least three transients aboard the passenger train local No. 348 and damaged two passenger cars and three freight cars. Fireman Tony Neitzel was seriously injured and several others from Everett Seattle and Walla Walla were hospitalized. The wreck occurred on a blind siding as the 8 p m train bound for Pasco connected with the East to Seattle line.
Residents and friends spent Sunday at Baker's Ford enjoying swimming and a cookout with hot dogs marshmallows and refreshments. Attendees included the Anderson Morrison Triplett Adams and Carper families among others from Gore Hayfield Gainsboro Boyce Martinsburg and Berryville.
LA July 18 report on American Bar Association debate over the New Deal’s impact on rights and liberties. LSU Law School remains on probation with potential amicable resolution next May. Dean Frederick K. Bental earns cautious support during council session. Committee to draft the report includes Owen D. Young and J. D. Clark among others.
Russell Clem of Marlboro is jailed on charges of stealing 35 chickens from his brother L A Clem. He was arrested near Marlboro at Smiths Park and accused of selling birds to Myrtle Hockman of a Lebanon Church store and to Albert Keller of Wheatfield. He also faces a bass catching charge under size limits. Trials set for next Monday morning in Shenandoah County.
Seven of nine miners trapped by a coal mine explosion at Van Lear Kentucky were found dead by rescue workers. With two others missing, all hope for survivors was abandoned as rescue efforts concluded.
The Girl Scout camp at White Rock has hosted forty new campers joining twenty five from the first ten days. Highlights include a canoe pageant, barn dance, Bible story dramatization, pirate treasure hunt, trips to Cody's Castle, supper hikes, water pageant Neptune's Daughter, and a history pageant of the camp. The younger unit performs pioneer tasks while older girls learn fire building and tent care. The waterfront offers swimming and life saving instruction as Red Cross exams are planned. Parents and former campers are invited to view the pageants and banquet, with many old camp songs expected to be sung.
Isaac H. Harris and foster daughter Miss Daisy Hovey of Woodstock escaped serious injury when their automobile turned over north of Middletown on the way to the Snapp family reunion at the old Snapp homeplace near Opequon. The car was damaged and towed to a Strasburg garage. Harris briefly diverted his attention causing loss of control, but both continued to the reunion.
Mrs. H B McCormac arrived home after a two month trip to Japan and China for the world convention of clubs. She served as an official representative of the Garden Club of America during the journey.
Haile Selassie urged unity behind independence warning of Italian weapons and invasion. He pledged he would spill his blood for Ethiopia, called for national sacrifice, and praised soldier and civilian resolve, with Muslims and Christians alike urged to unite. The Somali chief of Ogaden voiced loyalty in Arabic through Amharic translation.
Leetown W Va All-Stars meet Sound End ball club at the Park on Saturday July 20 announced by manager Harry Seabright. Lefty Bradley will pitch for Leetown. Bob Patton Joe Swanson Bill Anderson and others star for the South End club in Moorefield action before home fans.
The report outlines a public land condemnation near Route 50 where commissioners proposed taking 3 percent of land from a 217.75 acre farm with 70 percent of its total value. Ella V Cook land of 1.52 acres was offered 1 000 dollars, with commissioners awarding 1 728 dollars more for related improvements.
A rights of way engineer notes the denial of road improvements on a tract titled with an awarded proportion of land value and improvements. Demolition action for right of way was begun but later withdrawn after earlier filings. Officials indicate continued postponement and offer further information if needed.
The article notes strict isolation delays for Mrs Waley on the Harman case. It lists alleged kidnapers including Harvey Bailey Albert Stiff and George Machine Gun Kelly. Co defendant William Dainard alias Mahan is a fugitive last seen in Butte Montana June 9 the day the Waleys were arrested in Salt Lake City.
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