Mrs Alonza McCauley Surprised On Birthday At Home
Augusta residents Mrs. Alonza McCauley and her husband were treated to a lawn dinner for her birthday after Sunday School. Relatives gathered including the McCauleys' daughters Iola Beulah Onile and Junella plus extended family from nearby areas. Cake ice cream and gifts followed a bountiful meal amid expectant family reunion notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonza McCauley
Augusta
Geraldine
Reggie
Hetzel Wolf
Hetzel, Jr
Garland
Vera
Lowell
Paul Wolf
Russell
Kathleen
Harry Wolf
Bobby
Curtis Ruckman
Lester Nealis
Louise Mowrey
Hanging Rock
Ira Wolf
Edna
Ira
Harry
Rosemary
William
Eugene
Columbus
Ohio
Miss Frost and Cousin To Visit In Loudoun
Miss Susan Haxall Frost and her cousin Barton Harrison of Baltimore will visit Miss Frost's uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Thomas Underwood Dudley and their son John Dudley at Exning Middleburg Virginia. They will attend a dance Friday night hosted by Mr and Mrs William Fitzhugh Rust at Yeo comico Leesburg. Early next month Miss Frost will visit Ampthill on the James River near Richmond with the Carys. Miss Helen Cary recently stayed with Miss Frost in Roland Park. Winchester Boy Wins Prize At Pittsburgh Picnic. Master Erle Chrismore, grandson of Mrs M A Erle, returns from a five week visit to Pittsburgh where he won first prize in a Dell's Park foot race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Haxall Frost
Wade Hampton Frost
Barton Harrison
Baltimore
Miss Frost
Thomas Underwood Dudley
John Dudley
Exning
Middleburg
William Fitzhugh Rust
Yeocomico
Leesburg
Hunsdon Cary
Miss Helen Cary
Virginia
Ampthill
James River
Richmond
Carys
Helen Cary
Roland Park
Winchester
Pittsburgh
Erle Chrismore
M. A. Erle
Edna Erle
Spears Furniture Company
Dell’s Park
Wildwood
Social Calendar Highlights Theatre and Club Meetings
Thursday 7 00 p m Ladies Night at George Washington Hotel with James E Gheen from New York. 7 30 p m Little Theatre rehearsal for The Cradle Snatchers at Colonial Theatre. Friday 1 00 p m Legion luncheon at George Washington Hotel. 8 30 p m Cradle Snatchers at Capitol Theatre by Little Theatre. Friday dance at Country Club. Saturday 10 30 a m Handley Library story hour. Tuesday 2 30 p m Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. Wednesday 12 30 p m Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington. 7 00 p m First Baptist Church youth choir practice. 8 00 p m Winchester Lodge Elks meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
James E. Gheen
New York
Colonial Theatre
Little Theatre
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Capitol Theatre
The
Country Club
Young People’s Choir
First Baptist Church
Winchester Lodge, Benevolent Order of Elks
Civic League Grants Aid To Local Charities In Winchester
The Winchester Civic League met at Mrs Melvin Green s home and voted funds for district nurse services twenty dollars for the District Nurse Association. It also approved thirty dollars for the Welfare Board s child welfare work and five dollars to the Children s Home Society. The group endorsed the Legion of Decency in its campaign for cleaner movies. Tickets for the Little Theatre play Cradle Snackers go on sale at the Capitol Theatre from 10 a m to 10 p m today and all day Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Civic League
Melvin Green
Club Treasury
Winchester
District Nurse Association
Wisecarver
Civic League
Children’s Home Society
Legion of Decency
Capitol Theatre
Former Pastor Bowers Visits Winchester Friends
The Rev Dr George S Bowers formerly of Grace Lutheran Church now in Baltimore and his wife Mrs Bowers with Miss Frances Bowers and the Rev and Mrs Carl Mumford of Baltimore visited Winchester Guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Fries on National Avenue Also Miss Nancy Swimley of the city joined them Relations and friends note Dr Bowers left Winchester years ago for Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Bowers
Grace Lutheran Church
Baltimore
Bowers
Frances Bowers
Carl Mumford
Winchester
Charles Fries
National Avenue
Nancy Swimley
At Our Fountain The Coolest Spot in Town
Brooks' Pharmacy promotes sodae’s sundaes and fresh fruit rides at the fountain. The ad touts a 5 cent Fudgesicle and double header ice cream cones as its marquee offer, presenting the shop as the town’s inviting refreshment spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Lake Family Reunion Held at Lakeland Virginia
The Lake family of Virginia and Maryland will hold their seventeenth reunion on the green at Lakeland near Atoka Fauquier county Saturday August 4 General M Oden Lake president of the clan will preside. Lakeland lies three miles east of Upperville and has been in the Lake family for 175 years. Dr and Mrs A B Groves announce the birth of a daughter July 23 Memorial Hospital Fayetteville Ark Lyta Trammell before marriage. Dr Groves is a plant pathologist at Winchester Research Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Groves
Memorial Hospital
Epworth Leagues To Hold Brides Pageant In Martinsburg
The Hagerstown sub district Epworth Leagues plan a Brides Pageant with gowns and a music program at First Methodist Episcopal Church Martinsburg on Friday at 8 pm. Organist Margaret S. Fox and soloists Mrs. Martin L. Ingram and Prof. Charles M. Cassell will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Winchester
Berkeley Springs
Hancock
Williamsport
Margaret S. Fox
Robey and Jenkins Families Announce Births
Mr and Mrs Alpheus Robey of Round Hill welcome a daughter named Minnie Estelle born Saturday July 21 Mrs Robey formerly Marguerite PomeRoy Mr and Mrs Jack T Jenkins of 318 South Cameron street announce the birth of a son on Saturday July 21 Mrs Jenkins formerly Bessie Schmidt Mr Jenkins works for the B and C Baking Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpheus Robey
Round Hill
Minnie Estelle
Robey
Marguerite Pomeroy
Jack Jenkins
Jack T. Jenkins
South
Cameron Street
Jenkins
Bessie Schmidt
C Baking Corporation
American Winner Identified in Irish Sweepstakes Visit
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Adams of Mount Vernon New York visited here with Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Cook on North Braddock street after a motor trip through Virginia. Mrs Adams was an American winner in the Irish sweepstakes race holding a ticket that won a substantial prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Adams
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Virginia
Harry T. Cook
North Braddock Street
Miss Conrad Hosts Buffet Supper Before Capitol Theater Trip
Miss Bobby Conrad entertains Friday evening at a buffet supper at Mrs. R. Y. Conrad's home on South Washington Street. The event gathers friends from Winchester and Carrie County before they attend the Cradle play at the Capitol Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Conrad
Bobby Conrad
R. Y. Conrad
South
Washington Street
Winchester
Carrie County
Capitol Theare
Miss Rene Mathews Elected President of Girls Athletic Association
Rene Mathews chosen as president of the Girls Athletic Association for six months succeeding Opal Robinson. Salome Crisman elected vice president and Heen Ritter secretary with Emily Sanford as treasurer. Committee chairs named as Philomena Laren social Esse Mathews finance Opal Robinson house Mary Sullivan membership Frances Preffitt athletic Ida Lycett publicity. Plans to be presented at the regular meeting Thursday August 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Mathews
Girls’ Athletic Association
Reneathews
Girls’ Athletic Associa
Opal Robinson
Miss Robinson
Salome Crisman
Heen Ritter
Emily Sanford
Philomena Laren
Esse Mathews
Mary Sullivan
Frances Preffitt
Ida Lycett
Shower Honoring Mrs Strother Cooper At Sherman Home
A mixed social event honored Mrs Cecelia Miller Cooper formerly Miss Miller at the Sherman ancestral home on Northwestern grade. About 40 guests attended with refreshments served and many gifts given to the bride and groom who reside at the Sherman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strother Cooper
Cecelia Miller
Frank Miller
Mary Sherman
Cooper
Sherman
Miss Miller
Mr. Cooper
Rockville
Langer announces bid if court upholds ruling in North Dakota
Gov. William Langer fights Ole Olson over control of the office as militia guards the capitol after threats of mob action. Mrs Langer announces she will run for governor on an independent ticket if the supreme court decision is sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Supreme Court
William Langer
Ole Olson
Langer
Funeral Service For Dillinger Held In Indiana
Dillinger funeral held Tuesday after his death in Chicago last Sunday. A large crowd gathered at the Dillinger home despite police control as moving picture crews and reporters tried to film the cortege, prompting a clash and camera damage before order was restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Chicago
Hancock
Charles M. Fillmore
Disciples of Christ Church
John Dillinger
Indianapolis
Local schools schedule September 10 reopening
Handley High School hosts preparatory work as standard tests show students ready for the new term. Despite tight finances, the district maintained attendance and scholarship, avoiding school closures or reduced opportunities for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Moratorium On Debts Declared By Gov Olson
Acting Governor Ole H Olson proclaimed a broad debt moratorium as his first act eight days after taking office. The measure covers debts the debtor cannot pay and includes provisions from Langer era moratoria. National Guardsmen were recalled and the special session related to Langer’s impeachment remained largely unfinished. farm groups dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Ole H. Olson
William Langer
Langer
National Guardsmen
Olson
Farm Holiday Association
Texas Storm Death Toll and Drought Struggle Report
Weather and drought dominate the nation as Texas suffers a hurricane like strike while Kansas Missouri and Southern Iowa face poor corn prospects. Death toll rises with heat fatalities reaching 1012 and livestock losses mount across states including Missouri Indiana Ohio and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Washington
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Reclamation
Elwood Mead
Dakotas
Rockies
Texas
Illinois
Ohio
Nebraska
Indiana
Minnesota
Kentucky
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
South Dakota
West Virginia
Tennessee
New York
Massachusetts
Maryland
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Arkansas
Alabama
Laymen's Service Of Stephens City Charge Sunday
The Stephens City charge will hold their quarterly laymen's service at Refuge Sunday night July 29 at 8 o'clock. Music by Refuge Choir and scripture lesson by Mr. Frank Rucker. Joseph 3 16, Mark 5 19, Acts 1 8, Math 28 20. Prayer by E R Conner with welcome by A W Conner. Theme Laymen and Evangelism. Discussions by Kernstown Refuge and Stephens City with J D Cammer Henry Meyers and C S Headley speakers. Announcements. Prayer by R S Smith. Closing Hymn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Refuge
Refuge Choir
Frank Rucker
E. R. Conner
A. W. Conner
Kernstown
J. D Cammer
Henry Meyers
C. S. Headley
R. S. Smith
Virginia Allocates 3.7 Million For Millwood Road Finish
Federal road funds under the Cartwright law are allocated to Virginia with 15,400 for Winchester Route No 50 known as Millwood road. Project costs may total about 9,000 leaving roughly 6,000 for other city projects. Hand labor may raise costs and ex servicemen gain job preference per the nine page expenditure guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Henry G. Shirley
Winchester
Millwood Road
Warren
Red Crooked Run
Warren Couny
Stryker Attends Louisville Paint Dealers’ Convention
Mr. Fred R. Stryker left for Louisville Kentucky to attend a tri company paint dealers convention and expects to return home Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred R. Stryker
Louisville
Tri-Company
Home Coming at Red Bud Church on Next Sunday
Memorial and home coming services at Red Bud United Brethren Church on the Winchester Circuit Sunday from 10 a m to 4 p m. Rev Franklin G Senger announced. Women will serve dinner on the church lawn. Church four miles north of Winchester with entrance from Martinsburg and Berryville pikes. Speakers include L D Grubbs Rev HE Richardson Rev RL Brill. Memorial to five deceased congregants planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bud United Brethren Church
Winchester
Franklin G. Senger
Martinsburg
Berryville Pikes
John Moses Hott
Inwood
Yosts
Dunns
Kellers
Ross
Poston
Boyds
Huntsberrys
Johnston
Clarke
Kemps
Jenkins
Woods
Bowly
Bowdens
Osbornes
Esther McDonald
L. D. Grubbs
H .E. Richardson
R. L. Brill
F. G. Senger
Pifer
Berryville
David F. Yost
Bettie Morgan Pierce
Luther Kerns
Onch
Lindsey guests visit Warrenton Virginia couple
General J. R. Lindsey and Lieut. and Mrs. J. B. Lindsey, now house guests of Dr. and Mrs. H. H. McGuire, are today hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Waddy Wood at Warrenton, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Society
Front Royal
Beverley Browne
Whitside
Col. Whitside
United States Remount Station
H. H. McGuire
J. R. Lindsey
J. B. Lindsey
H. B. McCormac
R. E. Byrd
T. B. Byrd
Waddy Wood
Warrenton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Loudoun
Lions ‘Club
Kiwanis Club
George Washington
Mrs. E. W. Miller
E. W. Miller
Oranda
Essie Jenkins
Miller
Luray
David Glaize
Archie Unger
Martha Ann
Lebanon Church
Stanley Boyer
J. D. Marker
Fay
Ralph
Opequon
Charles Long
Middletown
J. W. Richard
Huntsberry
Nesmith
Nesmiths
Shockeysville
Cedar Cliff
Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church
Friends’ School
Delia Martin
Kentucky Avenue
Marie Tower
Ella May Rees
Mary Kate James
Julia B. Brown
P.A. House
Martinsburg Journal
D. L. Calvert
D. Landon Calvert
Reynolds Store
Virgil Prince
John Moyler
Spencer Carter
Rosney
Clarke County
Robert Conrad
Moyler
W. A. Baker
Thornhill Manor
Philadelphia
Thomas Carter
Powhatan
T. B Byrd
Byrd
Amherst Street
Frank Wissler
Mount Jackson
John Elliott
Charlottesville
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Mr. and
Mrs. LeFrois
S. Main St
Mrs. Langer
MT. Williams
Baseball Ram
Dillinger Aid
Gov
Gulf Coast
Freeport
Port O'Connor
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Desparte
Middle West
Iene
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Warren Project
Lee
North River
Mount Crawford
Lexington
Red Bud
County
Iza
York
Commercial & Savings Bank
R. M. Swimley
Lovett Brothers
N. Main Street
Clearaway
Lovett’s
Smart Shoppe
Loudoun St
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