Legion Auxiliary Virginia Convention Forms Packed Schedule
The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Virginia opens in Alexandria with luncheons receptions a Quantico boat trip two balls and business sessions. Delegates guests and Winchester representation expected. Highlights include remarks by Mrs Roszel A Finch and R Waldron and a City of Washington voyage with events at Gadsby Tavern Lee-Jackson High School and Arlington Unknown Soldier grave pilgrimage.
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Quantico
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Virginia
Alexandria
Legion
George Mason Hotel
Winchester
The
Auxiliary
B. M. Roszel
A. T. Finch
Chase City
Gadsby Tavern
W. P. Mathews
Richmond
Roszel
R. W. Waldron
Bessemer
Ala
Lee-Jackson High School
Armory Hall
Grand Hall
Armory
Weston B. Miller
National Rehabilitations
City of Washington
Marine Base
Arlington
Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Meetings and Events
A dense listing shows Elmer Calloway and His Orchestra at Rosemont Park Martins g and routine weekly gatherings. Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington Hotel and church choir practices fill the midweek schedule. An outdoor party at Burnt Factory is planned with rain date. Rotary lunch and Loyal Temperance Legion outings appear along with American Legion activities and a Noel Coward play at Capitol Theatre. Girls’ Athletic Association summer dance is noted at Jordan White Sulphur Springs.
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Kiwanishem
George Washington Hotel
United” Brethren Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Burnt Factory
Rotary Club
Loyal Temperance Legion
Handley High School
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
American Legion Post
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South
Little Theatre Organization
Noel Coward
Capitol Theatre
Girls’ Athletic Association
Jordan White Sulphur Springs
Lions’ Club
Final Rehearsals For Little Theatre Hay Fever At Capitol
Final rehearsals are held each evening this week for the Little Theatre’s production of Hay Fever by Noel Coward set for Friday at 8 pm in the Capitol Theatre. Committees led by Miss Virginia Tayloe Boyd and Miss Susan Steck oversee scenery tickets advertising and programs among others.
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Little Theatre
The
Capitol
Little Theatre Organization
Capitol Theatre
Virginia Tayloe Boyd
Susan Carson
Clark Cooper
Donald Shockey
Susan Steck
Anne Brooke Kern
Sara Chew
Richard Griffith
Georgia Conrad
Jane Scully
Victor Arthur
Lee Coble
Seline Calvert
Virginia Lupton
Elizabeth Crawford
Sylvia Grim
Helen Massey
Peter Perrine
William Conner
Noel Coward
New York City
Bishop Tucker Visits Winchester After Tucker Funeral
Rt Rev Henry St George Tucker D D Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia is visiting Mrs Henry Brooke Gilpin on South Washington street. He arrived in Winchester late yesterday with Dr and Mrs Hunter H McGuire from Lexington Va where they attended the funeral of the bishop's cousin Congressman Henry St George Tucker.
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Henry St. George Tucker
D. D
Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia
Henry Brooke Gilpin
South Washington Street
Bishop Tucker
Winchester
Hunter H. McGuire
Lexington
Men Of Christ Church To Meet Thursday
The men of Christ Episcopal Church will meet in the Parish House at 8 o'clock Thursday evening and will have the pleasure of meeting Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tucker Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia as announced by Rev. Robert B. Nelson rector. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Johnston are congratulated on the birth of a daughter at Memorial Hospital Monday afternoon July 25 this is their third child. Miss Corasuimmel visiting uncle S S Abshire near Greenspring. Master Ernest Lee Brown spent last week with Miss Elvira Abshire near Greenspring. Miss Helena Coleman of Knoxville visiting Miss Sue Schlack in North Braddock Street.
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Sorel Bliss
Georgia Conrad
Simon Bliss
John Weems
Clara
Constance Buckley
Judith Bliss
Virginia Vredenburgh
David Bliss
Garland Quarles
Sandy Tyrell
William Hollis
Myra Arunlel
Anne Tucker McGuire
Coryton
Anne Brooke Ern
Men of Christ Church
Christ Episcopal Church
Henry St. George Tucker
Diocese of
Virginia
Robert B. Nelson
Johnston
Wilbur R. Johnston
Memorial Hospital
Carl Hermann
Doris May Hermann
Charles Hermann
Baltimore
Edward G. Hermann
North
Loudoun Street
Ernest Lee Brown
Elvira Abshire
Greenspring
Helena Coleman
Knoxville
Sue Schlack
North Braddock Street
Young People’s Choir
The
United Brethren Church
Vacationing families end weekend visits in Terra Alta
Miss Sinkabine and Sra spent their annual vacation at their Seeryville home. Mrs Parsons and Mr ker returned yesterday from a weekend in Terra Alta, W Va, where Parsons is counsellor and swimming instructor at Camp Terra Alta. Mr and Mrs Hale of Barcroft Va and their guest Mr John O Calaghan of Washington were hosted by Mrs Chapman near the city.
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John B. Parsons
Jack Ker
Terra Alta
W. Va
Mr. Parsons
Camp Terra Alta
Frank Hale
Barcroft
John O’calaghan
Washington
Chapman
Louise Sprint Yowell
Baltimore
Gladstone Crim
Blanche Lagmal
Thomas M. Hiltzheimer
Pulaski, Va
Hiltzheimer
Local social notes and visiting guests in the city
Mrs. Melvin Sager and family return from visits to Mrs. Sager's relatives in Washington and Maryland. Guests include Mrs. Carroll S. Smith at Riveria Beach. Miss Ruth Lewis and Grace George back from Portsmouth after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rice. Betty Freed arrives from Columbia to visit. Several travelers and locals are mentioned with plans and arrivals around Piccadilly Street and Handley avenue.
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Ruth Lewis
Grace George
Portsmouth
Kenneth E. Rice
Cooper Apartments
East Piccadilly Street
City Court in Slow Session as Cases Are Called
City Court opened with Judge Philip Williams reviewing four cases set for trial. Defendants include Wade Shoemaker and Lee Shoemaker charged with burglaries at local businesses, John T. Booth of Pittsburgh for burglary, and Edw. Seal for attempted extortion. Jury venire was summoned, but no jurors yet chosen.
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Wheels of Justice
Corporation Court
Philip Williams
Wade Shoemaker
Winchester Cooperage Company
Lee Shoemaker
Wade
Cook
Valley Pike
John T. Booth
Pittsburgh
Winchester Wholesale Grocery Corporation
Edw. Seal
Fred L. Glaize
Gulf Refining Company
C. Lee Barr
Men Riot in St Johns After Unemployment Riots
Several hundred unemployed men rioted in St Johns Newfoundland early today. They looted shops and smashed windows before police could regain control. Two policemen were injured in the disorder.
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Associated Press
ST. Johns
Newfoundland
Byrd Delays Antarctic Voyage to Aid War on Vets Pay
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd said he would postpone his Antarctic expedition until action is taken in the campaign against heavy government payments to non disabled veterans. He spoke after being elected chairman pro tem of the National Economic League. Archibald Roosevelt became national secretary pro tem and Graham V. Blaine was named treasurer.
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Associated Press
New York
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Admiral Byrd
Antarctia
National Economic League
Archibald Roosevelt
Graham V. Blaine
The
Bank of Manhattan
Assassin Gorguloff Breaks Down On Witness Stand
Paris July 26 Paul Gorguloff on trial for the assassination of President Paul Doumer bursts into rage as Ivan Lazareff a Russian laborer on the stand testifies he was a Cheka member in Russia. Lazareff says he was once captured by Gorguloff and tortured by his captors. He shows swollen knuckles to the jury as the prosecutor questions him.
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Associated Press
Paris
Paul Gorguloff
Paul Doumer
Ivan Lazareff
Es Russia Cheka
Lazareff
Gorguloff
Walker Revises Reply On Ouster Charges
Mayor James J. Walker told Governor Roosevelt he is revising his reply to ouster charges and will send it to Albany promptly. Roosevelt expects the answer to reach him next Friday.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
James J. Walker
New York
Roosevelt
Walker
Sixty Missing As a Training Ship Is Lost
A Baltic storm sinks the German naval training ship Niobe with 100 cadets aboard. Forty survivors, sixty missing, naval crafts scour the waters while the steamer Therese Russ rescues 40 near the wreck.
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Associated Press
Baltic
Prof R M Jones Burke of Boy d Taken From a Lake
Recovery of the body of Dr. Roger Miller Jones a Johns Hopkins professor of Greek philosophy from Pyramid Lake Nevada was reported today by J E Allison of Berkeley. He feared his daughter Mrs Muriel Thoma may have drowned while trying to save her companion. The couple planned to marry once Mrs Thoma obtained a Reno divorce expected today.
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Roger Miller Jones
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Pyramid Lake
Nev
J. E. Allison
Berkeley
Muriel Thoma
Jones
Allison
Bond Salesman Found Shot To Death In Home
Bond salesman and former Pittsburgh and Baltimore resident William E Bonn was found shot to death in his Zanesville home. Coroner Harry Glaser delayed verdict pending further investigation. Officials said Bonn's family lived in Baltimore.
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Bond
Zanesville
William E. Bonn
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Harry Glaser
Bonn
Death Calls Caleb Powers Noted Feudist
Barbourville Kentucky July 26 Caleb Powers 64 a central figure in the election troubles that culminated in the assassination of Governor Goebel died last night in John Hopkins Hospital Baltimore On his fourth trial he was convicted of conspiracy and served eight years in the Frankfort reformatory until pardoned in 1908 by Gov A E Winsor Two years later he was elected to Congress and served four years
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Associated Press
Barbourville
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Frankfort Reformatory
A. E. Willsor
Congress
Mellon Denies Resigning As Ambassador To Britain
Andrew W. Mellon arrived aboard the liner Majestic and rejected reports he planned to resign as ambassador to Great Britain. He said there was no foundation for the rumor and declined to discuss debts, reparations, or official matters.
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Associated Press
New York
Andrew W. Mellon
Majestic
Great Britain
Mellon
Boy Is Found Safe After Overnight Search
MADISON Conn July 26 Robert Driscoll seven year old son of a Middletown paper manufacturer vanished in dense woodland during a party at the summer colony along the Hammonasset river. He was found unharmed at eight this morning after 500 volunteers scoured the area and state police with bloodhounds traced a riverbank trail three miles downstream.
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Associated Press
Madison, Conn
Robert Driscoll
Middletown
Ohio
Hammonasset River
Tilson Former G O P Leader to Quit Congress
Representative Tilson of Connecticut former Republican House leader said he would resign from Congress and not seek reelection. After 22 years in the House he was defeated for speaker and plans to pursue work in other fields. he will head the eastern speakers bureau for the Republican national campaign.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tilson
Connecticut
Republican House
Congressional Record
Congress
House
Representative Srell
Nw York
Republican National Campaign
Bank Rifled For The Second Time In Year
White Hall Maryland July 26 two armed bandits one negro and one white man robbed the White Hall bank of 2500 dollars as Harold Ensor manager and Miss Lida Slade bookkeeper opened for the day. The robbers escaped in a waiting car after brushing aside the clerk. An hour and a half later Nathaniel Wilson was captured in a swamp near White Hall and identified as the pistol wielder. No customers were present.
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Associated Press
White Hall
Harold Ensor
Lida Slade
Nathaniel Wilson
Ensor
Miss Slade
Whson
Duesenberg Dies in Auto Accident After Pneumonia
Johnstown report says Fred Duesenberg, 55, Indianapolis auto maker, died of pneumonia from injuries in a July 2 crash. He helped develop the straight eight engine and, with Harry Miller and his brother August, led American racing for years.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Fred Duesenberg
Indianapolis
Harry Miller
Los Angeles
Duesenberg
August
Senate Prepares to Track Campaign Expenditures This Year
The Senate moves to monitor campaign spending this year with plans to observe and regulate expenditures. The Detroit Free Press notes the effort as a routine duty rather than burdensome oversight.
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Senate
Sien
Detroit
Chicago Grain Closing Prices Report
Chicago July 26 closing prices for grains show Wheat July old 47 percent new 47 2, September old 4954 new 493g, December 52 percent. Oats July 16 percent September 17 December 20 percent. Bes July 2914 September 31 54 December 35.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade Today
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Legion Auxiliary
Thesday
Shoah
Vasiley
Elmer Calloway
I. Rosemont Park
Martinsg
Huntsberry
Mrs. Gilpin
Miss Corasuimmel
Mr. S. S. Abshire
Mr. and Mrs. Winifred Ta
Melvin Sager
Warren Sager
John Harmer
Stanley Melvin
Betty Warren Sager
Stanley E. Harmer
West Cork Street
Wesley Heights
Carroll S. Smith
West Clifford Street
James R. DuShane
Riveria Beach
Richard Gray
Courtfield Avenue
Shenandoah River
Betty Freed
Columbia, S. C
Fred L. Lord
Boston
Lord and Spencer, Ltd
T. S. Corse
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mr. Corse
Shenandoah Valley Academy
George W. Gilligan
Martha E. Tucker
Handley Avenue
Byrd
Doumer
R. M. Jones
Boyd
Death
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
R. M. Swimley
George Washingto
G.O.P
Deusenberg
Chicago Board of Trade
Peter B. Carey
Federal Grain Future Commission
Whith
Farmers National Grain Corneas
U. S. Grain Futures Act
Clearing House
Farmers National Grain Doo
Board of Trade
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Coe Ath
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Lovett
Leva
Florsheim
N. Main St
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