John E Legg Birthday Celebrated With Middletown Family
Eleven annual birthday reunion honors John E Legg of Middletown and his son in law J M McAboy of Bruce. Guests from Middletown Brucetown Winchester Bluemont and Washington gathered for a picnic at Woodmen grounds with prayers hymns and a dinner. Gifts included a suit for Legg and memories shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
John E. Legg
J. M. McAboy
Bruce
Legg
Mr. McAboy
Jesus
John
John Legg
Robert Legg
Winchester
Roy Legg
Pearl Sperry
Woodrow Legg
E. R. Sperry
C. E. Miley
Charles Town
W. Va
Allen Legg
Upperville
Raymond Headley
Clint McCartney
Gladys Kline
Buddy Pingley
Boyd McDonald
Sadie Harris
Elsie Reese Sperry
Margueritte Legg
Social calendar lists weekly meetings and reunions
The notice lists a Tuesday Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel, Junior Choir practice at United Brethren, Wednesday Kiwanis luncheon, Winchester Elks meeting, Grace Lutheran and United Brethren adult choirs, Thursday sixth annual Josiah Payne descendants reunion at Big Springs camp, Rotary Club luncheon at Winchester Golf Club, Friday Robert Y. Conrad American Legion luncheon, and Sunday Baker family reunion at St Stephens Church northwest of Strasburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
United Brethren Church
Kiwanis Club
Winchester Lodge Bene Vvolent Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Josiah Payne
Ernest Payne
Big Springs Camp Grounds
Berkeley County
W. Va
Rotary Club
Winchester Golf Club
Robert Y. Conrad Post, American Légion
St. Stephens Church
Strasburg
Messrs. Howard and Wall Headed to Blacksburg
Announcement notes the marriage of Mrs. Orpha G. Garrison to Eldorus E. Martin in the George Washington Hotel Martinsburg and lists attendees. The couple plan to reside on Fifth Avenue Martinsburg after a two week Bermuda trip. A Rinker reunion postponement due to infantile paralysis concerns is also announced. Messrs. Howard and Wall depart for two weeks of agricultural sessions at VPI Blacksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpha G. Garrison
Eldorus E. Martin
Martinsburg
W. Va
Seekonk
Mass
Eugene R. Branch
George Washington Hotel
Luther A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Branch
Charles W. Morrison
Eleanor Selby
W. D. Henry
Morgantown
W. E. Wolverton
Clarksburg
West King Street
Martin
L. D. Martin
Montgomery Ward and Company
Bermuda
Fifth Avenue
Casper Rinker I
Jordan Springs
A. R. Rinker
Gainesboro
Virginia
Messrs
D. J. Howard
Northern
R. A. Wall
Stephens City
Middletown
Blacksburg
Baker Phlox Garden Opens to Public in Full Bloom
The garden at 429 North Braddock Street owned by Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Baker is in full bloom and will last about ten days. A twin Egyptian lotus plant draws notable interest. Mrs. Baker invites flower enthusiasts and growers to visit during morning hours or near sunset.
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Louis L. Baker
North Braddock Street
Baker Garden
Children enjoy evening of games and roasting weiners
A group of children gathered at Oranda hosted by Mr. and Mrs. E L Loving from 6:30 to 8:30. After games they roasted weiners and enjoyed other refreshments. Attendees included Marie and Helen Stokes Bessie Dodson Bobby Beaver Rubye Ellen Dalton Kibler Peggy Crabill Bobby Henson Helen Garrett Allen Miller Richard McDonald Kathleen Edwin Walton Audrey Rowland and Janet Loving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Loving
Oranda
Weiners
Marie
Helen Stokes
Bessie Dodson
Bobby Beaver
Rubye Ellen
Dalton Kibler
Peggy Crabill
Bobby Henson
Helen Garrett
Allen Miller
Richard McDonald
Kathleen
Edwin Walton
Audrey Rowland
Janet Loving
Missionaries Fire Upon by Japanese Gunboat at Huping College
Americans at Huping College near Yochow Hunan report July 18 gunboat fire from an unidentified Japanese craft. Rev Edwin Beck of Tiffin Ohio says the building and foreign residents were hit by a shower of bullets but no injuries occurred. The school is run by the Reformed Church of the United States with mission offices in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankow
China
American Missionary School
Huping College
Yochow
Hunan
Tungting Lake
Reformed Church Project
Edwin Beck
Tiffin
Ohio
He College
The
Reformed Church of the United States
Philadelphia
Beck
Elizabeth Lucas Becomes Bride of H C Sheetz Jr in Quiet Wedding
Mrs. Cora May Lucas of Shepherdstown announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Elizabeth Shepherd Lucas to Harold Carrington Sheetz Jr of Winchester. The ceremony was at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church with immediate family present. The couple left for an Atlantic City honeymoon. Elizabeth is a Shepherd College alumna and former teacher. Harold is a Randolph-Macon graduate and Elks exalted ruler. They will live with Harold’s parents at 306 South Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lucas
H. C. Sheetz
Cora May Lucas
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Elizabeth Shepherd Lucas
Harold Carrington Sheetz, Jr
Sheetz
Harold C. Sheetz
South
Washington Street
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
E. B. McGukin
Atlantic City
N. J
Lucas
Rian Lucas
Shepherd College
Frederick County
Star Tannery
White Hall
Leslie D. Kline
Columbus, Ohio
Ferrets and birds and hills of Juneau in old notes
Ferrets described as fearless killers with bite reach from mouse to horse. The text notes Celebes as home to the finest bird of paradise and 160 bird varieties. It mentions Juneau Alaska as capital perched beneath a 3500 foot Mt. Juneau, emphasizing its government role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celebes
Juneau
Alaska
Mt. Juneau
Mrs Huntington Hosts Summer Bridge Luncheon Party
Notable society gathering at a mountain home with guests including Mrs Pearce and daughter Mrs Rohrer Miss Isabelle Rowland and Mrs Sackett of Philadelphia along with Washington residents and other notable local attendees. Several prize winners and attendees marked a busy social weekend with teas and visits across Clarke County and nearby towns.
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Huntington
Pearce
Rohrer
Isabelle Rowland
Sackett
Philadelphia
Karla
Washington
William Carter
A. Cummins
Peter Williams
Pittsburgh
Virginia
A. P. Osborn
Rose MacDonald
Frank Tilford
W. 8. Powers
Samuel Chew Williams
Ann B. C. Moore
Blackburn Smith
E. L. Tessier
J. F. Moore
John B. Neill
Frank M. Wray
Thomas M. Reynolds
Wers
Ann Moore
Neill
Lewis Neill
Roanoke
National Business College
John Rhodes
Jacquelin S. Powers
Middlesboro
Anne Stribling
Mary Owings Clarke
Ellicott City
William Harper Dean
Shenandoah River
Miss Stribling
Portia Baldwin
Mary O'Fallon
Frank V. Tilford
F. M. Wray
Charles Churchman
Staunton
John Chew
New York
J. M. H. Clagett
Horace Smithy
Nan Thomas
Emily McCormick
Emily Powers
Virginia Page
Gray Beverley
Charles McIntosh
S. C. Williams
Frank McCormick
H. B. Whitin
J. D. Griffing
A. F. Albertson
W. S. Powers
Page Lee
James Galloway
Joseph F. Moore
H. C. Warden
H. B. Harris
Blachurn Moore
Hobson McKee
Ollie Thomas
T. Carter Page
Carl Grammer
Monte Stevens
New Jersey
Reginald Morrison
Baltimore
Graham Dougherty
Northeast Harbor
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Clarke County
S. B. Beyland
Nancy Beyland
King George County
Baptist Minister Resigns Broadway Charge
The Rev. Scott Clay Hutton, pastor of Broadway Baptist Church for nine years, resigns and will become pastor of three churches at Glade Spring in Washington County. He led a Sunday school building project and boosted missionary and youth work, serving as Rockingham Council of Religious Education secretary and B Y P U organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Harrisonburg
Scott Clay Hutton
Broadway Baptist Church
Glade Springs
Washington County
Hutton
Bridgewater
Parks Run
Glade Spring
Mr. Hutton
J. R. Brown
Broadway
W. B. James
Singers Glen
Rockingham Council of Religious Education
Rockingham Ministerial Union
Augusta Association
Invention of the Kaleidoscope by Sir David Birksster
A kaleidoscope uses mirrors to multiply images into symmetrical patterns. It was invented by Sir David Birpster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir David Birpwster
Death Summons Rev Potter At Mt Crawford
Death of the Rev Charles L Potter a retired clergyman of the Baltimore Annual Conference M E Church South occurred yesterday at his Mount Crawford Virginia home after weeks of illness He was 79 funeral set for tomorrow at 10 am from Mount Crawford Methodist Church with services by Rev Dr Harry M Canter and Rev F H Strieby Interment in Thornrose Cemetery Staunton Va Members of the Masonic fraternity will conduct grave ceremonies Potter had a long career in Virginia and Maryland and leaves a daughter a son in law two grandchildren and a grandson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Potter
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Crawford
Rockingham County
Potter
Harry M Canter
F. H. Strieby
Thornrose Cemetery
Staunton
Masonic Fraternity
Methodist Sunday School
Scarcity of True Mahogany Drives Market Shift
Collier's Weekly notes real mahogany is scarce with little on the market. It explains that the wood now sold as mahogany comes from about seven other tree species whose wood shares similar qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's Weekly
Page County Farmers Welcome Rain After Six-Week Drought
Farmers in Page county and around Luray celebrated the first rain in six weeks. The Massa nutten mountain area saw heavy showers washing debris across highways. Southern Shenandoah county reported strong storms with wind causing corn to lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page County
Luray
Massanutten Mountain
Shenandoah County
Senate Meets at 10 A. M. on AAA Bill Debates
The Associated Press reports the Senate opens at 10 a m to debate the AAA bill while the territories committee re opens the Virgin Islands inquiry. A conference begins on abolition of certain public utility holding companies as the House tackles District of Columbia legislation and tax measures through Ways and Means committee work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territories Committee
Virgin Islands
House
District
Parrots Show Shy Side in Public, Says Boston Curator
Dan Hark ns, curator at the Boston zoo, notes parrots are shy in public. He says the birds whistle and talk much better before small audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Harkns
Boston Zoo
Harkns
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Itty
Casper Rinker
Howard and
Wall
Huntsberry
Pellissier
California
Josephine Pellissier
Josephine Pellisier
San Jose
Calif
Robert Ridings
Vaucluse
Mrs. W. W. Bushnell
Washington, D. C
C. E. Group
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Church of Christ
American Legion Auxiliary
Herbert Larrick
Department
B. M. Roszel
Auxiliary
Harold Rowe
Hagerstown
West Virginia
Rowe
Mercial and Savings Bank
Gladys DeHart
Ocean City
Mrs. Combs
Fawcett’s Gap
Miss Effie Baker
Edmund Horgan
Delaplane, Va
St. Regis Hotel
A. C. Swimley
Miami Beach
Hugh S. Larrick
Kellogg’s
Eee Company
Mrs. Huntington
Shepherd
South Church Street
Ton
Veaton
Woodrow Wilson
J. H. Jones
Vermont
Harry Covington
Craftsbury
Brooks’ Pharmacy
ASCO
Victor
Acme
Mr. Potter
Mt. Crawford
Frederick Circuit
Rick Circuit
Baltimore Conference
Augusta County
Shenandoah Valley Nation Bank
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St
Ree Stor
Loudoun St
Kraft
Capitol Hill
Associated Press
Senate
Commercial & Savings Bank
Underwood
Amd
Geo. W. Kurtz
R.G. A. Stores
Lovett’s
A. M. Swimtey
George. Washington Hotel
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