Christian Endeavor News and Local Club Meetings
Officers of the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Christian Endeavor Society held a meeting at Miss Sarah Tanquary’s home on Amherst Street. Rev E B McGukin led prayer and plans for fall and winter were laid. Hayfield 4 H Club met July 6 at Mrs Scott White with a canning demonstration by Elizabeth Farrar and Mrs Wv Baker. next meeting August 20 announced. A surprise birthday dinner honored Mrs Gettie Whitacre at her home with many relatives present. The Fifth annual Rinker descendant reunion will be August 2 at Jordan White Sulphur Springs near Stephenson with committee plans and lunch to be brought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Sarah Tanquary
Amherst Street
E. B. McGukin
Christian Endeavor Group
The
Presbyterian Church
Hayfield 4-H
Scott White
Hayfield
4-H
Elizabeth Farrar
Wv. O. Baker
Charles Whitacre
W. S. Carlisle
Helen
Emily
Versus Oats
James Oats
Franklin
W. O. Anderson
James
Juanita
Rual Anderson
Donald
M. L. Line
Roy
Raymond Whitacre
Evelyn
Ollie Larrick
James Largent
Raymond Largent
Charles Boyer
Charlotte
D. E. Hawkins
Leonard Mason
H. D. Whitacre
Ethel
Ralph
Hugh
Whitacre
Rinker
Jordan
Jasper Rinker
Jordan White Sulphur Springs
Stephenson
A. R. Rinker
Gainesboro
This County
Rinker Association
Clara McAtee
Martinsburg
W. Va
Herbert Kump
High View
A. R. van Cleave
Winchester
Scott White Kump
Chambersville
Atha Eaton
Lee Larrick
Walton Brill
Mattie Spaid
Dorothy Lar
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
A weekly schedule lists meetings for the Christian Endeavor Union at Friend Meeting House, Winchester Young Democratic Club, McKinley Chapter Eastern Star, Lions Club at George Washington Hotel, Colonial Theatre rehearsals for The Cradle Snatchers, Kiwanis luncheon, First Baptist Church youth choir practice, Winchester Lodge Elks, Grace Lutheran adult choir, Rotary Ladies Night with James E Gheen, and American Legion post events. Rehearsals for the Little Theatre cast are noted for upcoming performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Colonial Theatre
Little Theater
Kiwanis Club
Weday
Young People’s Choir
The
First Baptist Church
Little Theatre
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
James E. Gheen
New York
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Little Theatre Cast
Stine Southern Tour Report and Norris Dam Facts
Mr and Mrs J P Stine of Brucetown recount a southern states tour with cool weather and rain. In Tennessee they visited Norris Dam 25 miles northeast of Knoxville, detailing dam dimensions and cost while noting Vogel Forest Park Georgia and the Great Smoky Mountains. A separate entry notes a surprise birthday for Herbert Kump at High View West Virginia with family and friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Stine
Brucetown
Stine
Tennessee
Norris Dam
Vogel Forest Park
Georgia
Great Smokey Mountains
Athletic Girls Tea With Miss LaVella Anderson Honor
Members of the Girls Athletic Association hosted a regular monthly tea at the summer cottage of Mrs. Ida Lycett on Thursday afternoon. The event honored Miss LaVella Anderson whose engagement to Mr. Jack Widmeyer was recently announced. Tables were set in the yard with summer flowers and a salad and dessert course was served by the committee led by Mrs. Lycett with Mrs. Hoshour and Misses Aera Robinson and Mary Sullivan assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Athletic Association
Ida Lycett
LaVella Anderson
Jack Widmeyer
Klena Hoshour
Aera Robinson
Mary Sulivan
Mrs Maggie Anderson Convalescing After Operation
Mrs Maggie Anderson is reported convalescing at Memorial Hospital after a serious operation performed Monday morning. She was taken ill Sunday afternoon and rushed to the hospital for the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Anderson
Memorial Hospital
McKinley Chapter To Meet Monday Evening
McKinley Chapter Order of the Eastern Star meets at 8 pm in the lodge room of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank building. Mrs J H Light to teach Bible class at 10 am Sunday July 22 at Dock Street M E Church South. all class members urged to attend. Mesrs Wilbur and Claude Anderson visiting Baltimore brother in law and sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Union
Friend Meeting
Winchester
Young Democratic Club of Virginia
Winchester Evening Star
McKinley Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
McKinley
Order of the Eastern Star
J. H. Light
Margaret Collins Denny Bible
M. E. Church
South
Light
Messrs
Wilbur and
Claude Anderson
Baltimore, Md
Sis
Winchester Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Recoveries
Mrs. Benjamin Massie returns to Stephens City with daughter Mrs. Lester Branner and granddaughter Bettie Lee Branner after a Washington visit. Mrs. O L Jamison and Mrs. John I Sloat came from Massanetta Springs where they attended the music festival. Emory Dennett Faringer and family guests of Irvan OConnell from Baltimore were in town after Front Royal sojourns. illness in Baltimore father delays their return. Mrs. Aubrey Gilliam recovers at home after a hospital stay. Miss Sarah Margaret Lupton slowly recovers from tonsil operation. Miss Dorothy Sager travels to Roanoke to visit aunt Mrs M L Masincup. Mrs. Sallie Carper DeWitt of Bedford visits R C DeWitt and family and marks her 79th birthday. Mr. W H Lineberg of Kernsntown renews 30th year subscription, age 75, plans many more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Massie
Stephens City
Washington
Lester Branner
Bettie Lee Branner
Emory Dennett Faringer
Baltimore
Irvan O'Connell
Winchester
Faringer
Front Royal
Berryville
B. RB. Jones
Virginia
Audley
Clarke County
Tampa
Fla
Country Club
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Margaret Byrd
Eleanor Flood
William B. Clagett
Springfield
J. Ashbridge Perkins
Coatsville
Misses Mackey
Kate Powers
Auburn
Ooner
Powers
H. B. Whiting
E. P. Berlin
W. D. Garvin
Mackey Powers
T. Carter Page
R. J. Lewis
Jaquelin S. Powers
Emily Powers
John Heth Finney
Minna Booker
Albert Coursin Morris
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Finney
Sallie Whiting
John
Goldsmith
Evelyn Page McGill
Dena Leer Stith
William Farrar
Petersburg
S. S. Ware
John Anker
McLean
Deming
Hal Flood
H. F. Gilpin
Agnes Page
Richard Whiting
Spence. Carter
A. C. Carson
Riverton
Hitt
R. E. Byrd
Frank V. Tilford
Horace Smithy
Frederick Glaize
P. W Boyd
Washington Berry Grove
John Chew
E. G. Butler
H. G. Smithey
Charles F McGuire
Bridge
Rose Hill
Lewis Case
Philip Walker
James Jett McCormick
Norfolk
T. W. Harrison
Fannie Wright
Frank
Berryville social notes list summer visitors and entertainments
Clarke county social page records visits at Audley estate and nearby homes. Washington and Virginia residents, including Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Galt, join lunch and dances in Winchester. Guests from Petersburg to Tampa attend bridge parties, teas, and weddings with families at Norwood Auburn and Rose Hill.
Grand Jury Indicts Man in Alabama Co ed Assault
A Tuscaloosa County grand jury indicted James Banks a 35 year old Black man for assault in connection with an attempted attack on University of Alabama co ed Miss Mary Tate Kickera 20 near her Alberta City home. Banks admitted accosting her and was held without bond after arrest. A crowd gathered at the courthouse but no attack occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tuscaloosa County
James Banks
University of Alabama
Banks
Mary Tate Kickera
New Prosperity Forecast for Shenandoah Valley
Representative Robertson contrasted Virginia with drought struck Midwest states where soil has blown away and rivers dwindled. He predicted completion of Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive will bring new prosperity to the region though clouded by farm difficulties. He defended recovery measures and noted attendance was limited by heat as McSparren was absent at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson
Virginia
Middle West
Shenandoah National Park
McSparren
Last Rites For G H Gardiner From Late Home
Funeral rites held at 11 o clock for George Henry Gardiner 76 at the late home on Senseney road. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survived by widow and one daughter. Pallbearers listed. Rev. Dr Murray D Mitchell and Rev. Dr Hubert Sydenstricker led services. Gardiner had been an invalid for nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senseney Road
George Henry Gardiner
Murray D. Mitchell
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
Salem
Hubert Sydenstricker
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Howard Ebersole
George P. Kern
Maurice M. Lynch
R. S. Smith
Fred S. Barr
B. M. Sullivan
Mr. Gardiner
Williams Return from Stephens City Vacation
Mr and Mrs C F Williams return to their Brooklyn home after visiting Mr and Mrs Snapp Williams in Stephens City during the vacation period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. C. 5. Williams
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mrs. Snapp Williams
Stephens City
Latimer Named to Lead New Railroad Retirement Board
President Roosevelt announced on shipboard near Hawaii that Murray Latimer would chair the newly formed Railroad Retirement Board. He also named three members of the National Mediation Board to handle rail disputes and indicated two more retirement posts would be filled later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
Roosevel
Pacific
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Murray Latimer
New Railroad Retirement Board
National Meditation Board
Liam MM. Leiserson
Ye Springs
Ohio
James M. Carmall
Washington, D. C
John Carmody
Piesra
Hawaiian Islands
Stephens City Demonstration Group Meets for July Session
The Stephens City Home Demonstration Group met July 18 at the home economics cottage with good attendance. After business and a home dyeing demo, light refreshments were served. Mrs. Lilly Adams and Mrs. Thelma Hartness led recreation with games and contests. A basket picnic was set for August 23 along the river bank. location to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Lilly Adams
Thelma Hartness
Mercury Hits 102 Degrees As Heatwave Persists
The temperature peaked at 102 degrees by 1 45 p m at the Research Laboratory, six degrees above yesterday and two shy of the summer record. Motorists reported intense heat on rural Lee highway as corn shrivels and vegetation suffers from drought. No trains have run here for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Lee Highway
Heat Takes Death Toll As Western States Struggle
Chicago reports 26 heat deaths with Nebraska 23 and Missouri 38 among states hit hardest. The third day of extreme temperatures sent meters up and fatalities near 150, with Illinois listing 30 deaths and other states tallying multiple losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Missouri
Illinois
Nebraska
Ohio
Texas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
New England
Connecticut
New York
Indiana
Maryland
Quincy, Il
Grasp Tightens On Dakota Affairs After Langer
Acting Governor Ole Olsen reshapes North Dakota government by appointing Langer ally replacements while Langer supporters push for a special session. Mrs Langer is named potential Republican gubernatorial nominee if William Langer is disqualified, as he faces prison terms and the party central committee gains control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Ole H. Olsen
North Dakota
William Langer
Olson
Langer
Langerites
Tom Toms
Ton
Republican Central Committee
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Service Schedule
Cor Cameron and Cork Streets church announces Sunday School at 9 45 with Wilbur Johnston as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 preached by Rev Dr Frank Steelman. No Epworth League or evening service. Women’s Service Guild meets Tuesday at 8. No Wednesday prayer meeting due to pastor’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cor. Cameron and
Cork Sts
Wallace M. Brashears
Wilbur Johnston
Frank Steelman
Epworth League
Women’s Service Guild
Stocks Steadied After Initial Selling Burst
The market opened with a sharp sell off but soon steadied as trading slowed. Transfers reached about 550 000 shares, the largest Saturday total in over a month, with grains and cotton showing gains and bonds mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
London
Chicago and Baltimore Wheat Market Closing Prices
Closing quotations from Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets show July at 99 1/2 cents and Sept at 100 3/4 for Chicago, December 102 2/3, Baltimore spot wheat 96 1/2, Winchester spot 90, corn Chicago July 63 1/2, Sept 64 1/2, December 67, Winchester delivered 70 cents per bushel and $3.80 per bushel for corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stickel
Perpetrator of Ghastly Crime Is Leader In Escape
Thomaston Maine July 21 James Mitchell 25 a trusted inmate at the Thomaston prison remained at large after escaping with two fellow lifers Archie J L Tralien 43 and Allen W Twitchell 39 who were captured in Waldoboro ten miles away. The search for Mitchell pressed through the Waldoboro countryside as state troopers prison and sheriff deputies combed fields and sparse woodlands within a quarter mile of the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Thomaston
Maine
James Mitchell
Thomaston State
Mitchell
Priso
Archie J. L'Tralien
Allen W. Twitchell
Waldoboro
Portland
Sheriff's Department of
Lincoln County
Man Fatally Injured In Crash On Boulevard
ANNAPOLIS Md July 21 One man was fatally injured three others hurt early when their automobiles left the Baltimore Annapolis Bay near Jones Station crashed through a greenhouse and ran a tree. Anthony Lorea 38 a longtime local fruit dealer died shortly after reaching the Emergency Hospital from severe abdominal lacerations and blood loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Annapolis
Baltimore - Annapolis Bay
Jones Station
Anthony Lorea
Also Mentioned on This Page
KE Lorin
Rick
Opal
Ruby Oats
Harry and
Robert Oats
Albert Larrick
Huntsberry
O. L. Jamison
John I Sloat
Massanetta Springs
Aubrey Gilliam
William
Sarah Margaret Lupton
Mrs
D. L. Lupton
South Stewart Street
Dorothy Sager
B. C. Sager
Roanoke
M. L. Masincup
W. H. Lineberg
Kernstowh
G. H. Gardiner
Brooks’ Liggetts
Brooks
Rexall
Latimer
President Roosevelt
Stephens City Demonstration Group
Dakota Snar
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Haldeman’s
R. G. A. Stores
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lovett Brothers
N. Main Street
R. M. Swimley
Lovett’s
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun St
Ibrie
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