Young People End Their Conference in the Mountains
The Synod of Virginia Young People’s Conference at Massanetta Springs near Harrisonburg ends after a week of contests for the tribal trophy won by the Iroquois Tribe. Highlights include the election of Lloyd Blackwell as president Howard Hoback as vice president and Miss Mary Turner as secretary.
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Young People’s Conference of the
Synod of Virginia
Massanétta Springs
Harrisonburg
J. J. Murray
Lexington
Lloyd Blackwell
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Lynchburg
Howard Hoback
Second Presbyterian Church
Roanoke
Mary Turner
Billy” Thomas
Saunton
Horace Creecy
Richmond
Massanetta Springs
Largest Young People’s Conference Held Under Presbyterian Auspices
The event described as the largest such conference under Presbyterian auspices in the synod, with a standout gathering possibly exceeded only by one held in Atlanta, signals strong youth engagement and church leadership in the region.
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Synod
Atlanta
Resolutions On Mrs Snyder Death By Winchester Hospital Auxiliary
At a July 24 1927 meeting of Winchester Memorial Hospital Woman's Auxiliary resolutions mourn the death of Rose Burton Snyder died July 24 1927. The note lauds her charity devotion and service to the hospital and requests sympathy for the family with minutes and publication.
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Woman's Auxiliary
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rose Burton Snyder
Snyder
Fred Glaize
B. B. Dutton
J. A. Richards
Hunter McGuire
M. M. Lynch
Solomon Solomon Dies Noted War Camouflage Artist
Solomon Joseph Solomon, a prominent British artist who advocated camouflage in modern warfare and initiated its use in the British army at the outbreak of the World War, died in London.
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Associated Press
London
Solomon Joseph Solomon
Cameraman Frenzy At Stillman Wedding In Grand Anse
In Grand Anse Quebec on July 27 Bud Stillman and Lena Wilson wed in a outdoor ceremony attended by river folk and society figures. Mrs James A Stillman attacked photographers with a boxed ear and crockery after they crowded the lawn during the cake cutting. The couple planned to sail on the Olympic for a months long honeymoon covering France Scotland and Italy.
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Associated Press
Grand Anse
Quebec
James A. Stillman
Bud Stiilman
Lena Wilson
New York
Europe
France
Scotland
Italy
Princeton
Stillman Woodland Lodge
Wedding Guests Witnessed Plate Barrage During Ceremony
A plate struck a camera man on the head but he parried most of the force and retreated with others as a crockery barrage shattered a window. The spectacle, seen by guests, punctuated a merriment after the marriage ceremony with cheers.
Honest State Highway Crew Earns High Praise
Naaman Cohen of Hartford writes to Richmond paper praising the Virginia State Highway Department for honesty after a department employee returned Cohen’s lost suitcase intact. He declined a reward, noting workers serve the traveling public across states. The letter cites Superintendent J. L. Shelton Jr. of Rawlings, Virginia, as the messenger of good news.
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State Highway Department
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Naaman Cohen
Hartford
Conn
Virginia
Cohen
Times-Dispatch
Richmond
Atlanta
J. L Shelton, Jr
Rawlings
Reward Refused for Honest Finder Says Department
In a letter, Naaman Cohen thanks Howard Gilliam for finding a lost suitcase and notes a reward check to Mr. Shelton was returned since the department declines rewards for recovering property. He praises efficiency and honesty and urges readers to recognize the incident.
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Howard Gilliam
Mr. Shelton
Naaman Cohen
Hagerstown Rotary Team to Play Winchester Sluggers Tomorrow
The Hagerstown Potomac Edison baseball club meets Sandy Bakers Rotary sluggers in Winchester at 4 p m on Handley diamond. Winchester Rotary has won six of nine games this season. Hagerstown will pay own expenses and donate gate receipts to Winchester for charity. Admission is 25 cents.
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Hagerstown Potomac-Edison Company
Winchester
Sandy Baker
Rotary Sluggers
Hagerstown
Winchester Boys
Hagerstown Boys
Subway Strike Called Off Paralyzing New York Rides Resume
New York rides resumed as a subway and elevated strike was called off after talks with Mayor Walker and union and company officials. Authorities reported a bomb found in a tunnel under the East River, raising concern for possible future trouble.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Subway
Walker
East River
Death summons comes to Bishop Brown in sleep
The body of Bishop William Cabell Brown of the Virginia diocese, who died in London this week, will be brought to the United States on the Minnetonka due in New York August 8. An AP dispatch says the death, from heart disease, occurred in sleep after a period of illness in London following a Scottish sojourn. Mrs. Brown has received many condolence messages from Americans.
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William Cabell Brown
Virginia
London
Star
United States
Minnetonka
New York
Asonia
Associated Press
Scotland
Brown
America
Cars Leave Track Trains Delayed In Winchester Incident
Six cars on an eastbound Baltimore and Ohio freight train jumped a track after passing Winchester during the night. No injuries reported and crews worked to clear the line and restore service.
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Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Derailment Blocks Tracks at Charles Town Railway
Early today a derailed ahead of Charles Town West Virginia halted main track traffic. The eastbound passenger train reached the wreck, delivered passengers, the heavy morning mail and newspapers, then returned to the city after the westbound line was blocked. No one was injured.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Bandits Elude Posse After Robbery Escape
Police tracked retreating suspects with a posse but the trio slipped away as they abandoned a car on a rural road. The men then altered their route and vanished after briefly entering a sedan marked with New Jersey plates.
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Page One
New Jersey
Bandit escape route traced through countryside detours
Reports indicate the bandits likely left the valley via Middletown Stephens City or near Kernstown. Investigators believe they avoided Winchester by using Buffick road and cutting fences on the Smith farm to reach the Winchester Washington Highway. No trace of the gang has been found since their abandoned car was found near War densville. Lawmen comb the area with house to house checks but few sightings match the bandits description.
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Middletown
Stephens City
Kernstown
Winchester
Buffick Road
Smith Farm
Winchester-Washington
Wardensville
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