Notable Virginia Ball Promises Statewide Gala in Richmond
The Virginia League of Women Voters revives the governor's ball on November 1 in Richmond with guests from across the Commonwealth. Distinguished invitees include Lady Nancy Astor and Miss Phyllis Astor, plus ex governors and Gov. Byrd's staff. Mrs. Farmer leads as managing director with numerous Virginia civic leaders assisting.
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Virginia League of Women Voters
Richmond
Old Dominion
Nancy ,Astor
Great Britain
Harry F. Byrd
Phyllis Astor
Virginia
New London
Conn
EK. Burnett Farmer
Ball
Byrd
League of Women Voters
Farmer
Elinor Fry
Mies Adele Clark
League
Reba Barrett Smith
Alexandria
C. F. Townsend
Norfolk
Sarah de] Harvie
Chester
John T. Lewis
Ashland
L. L. Newby
John H. Lewis
Lynchburg
E. G. Kidd
Alice H. Dooley
Laurie Smith
J. W. Dodd
Ida M. Thompson
Rochambeau Tea Set Presented to Kenmore
Miss Elsie Mdy Parris of Washington presented a Rochambeau tea set to Kenmore that originally went from Count Rochambeau to Alexander Hamilton during the Revolution. Hamilton's daughter Mrs. Holly later gave it to Mrs. James Ferguson at the Naval Observatory, and their daughter Rosalie Ferguson, godmother to Elsie May Parris, willed it to Rosalie and she donated it to Kenmore as a memorial.
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Elsie Mdy Parris
Washington
Kenmore
Count Rochhambeau
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Holly
James Ferguson
Prof. Ferguson
Naval Observatory
Rosalie Ferguson
Elsie May Parris
Waters Steele Tie In Mount Airy Marriage
A marriage license was issued in the Corporation Court to Wilima A Waters and Katherine W Steele both of Mount Airy Maryland. The groom is a dancer and carpenter born in Damascus Maryland son of Rufus Waters. The bride is a daughter of Lloyd Steele born in Clarksburg West Virginia now residing in Mount Airy. Dancing Tomorrow Night At Crystal Caverns. The Original Shenandoah Valley Serenaders have been engaged to play for the regular weekly dance at Crystal Caverns Strasburg tomorrow night.
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Hillside Lake Park
Martinsburg
W. Va
Jack Schill
Corporation Court Clerk’s
Willima A. Waters
Katherine W. Steele
Mount Airy
Damascus
Rufus Waters
Lloyd Steele
Clarksburg
Crystal Caverns
Shenandoah Valley Serenaders
Strasburg
Caverns
Oyler Family Reunion Planned in Gettysburg This Week
The Oyler family reunion will be held in Gettysburg Pennsylvania Thursday August 1. About 200 relatives attended last year and officials expect at least another hundred guests this year joining kin from local areas.
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Oyler
Gettysburg
Local Visitors Stay At George Washington Hotel
Mr and Mrs C W Martin of Chicago are guests at the George Washington Hotel. Miss Mary Levi of Berryville visits Mrs Dunn on East Piccadilly. Mr Dalton Williams of Pittsburgh spends weekend in Front Royal with friends, escorted home by Miss Mary Lee Enders. The Toppings of Asheville stay at the hotel, joined by the Shiners of Washington who visit relatives here. Miss Joyce Arthur of Altavista visits Miss Mary Louise Steele, harking back to their Harrisonburg State Teachers College days.
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C. W. Kaminskey
Rena Kaminskey
Bobbie
Salem
Ohio
William T. Birmingham
Davis C. Grimm
J. 8. Garver
Boyce
Shenandoah Valley
Johnson City
Tenn
Leslie Snapp
Sunbright
A. M. Pierce
Mr. Kaminskey
Mary Kaminskey
G. A. Lewis
Ada Steele
Mary Louise Steele
Joyce Arthur
Altavista
Lena Lickliter
Hilda March
City
Patterson's Beach
Burlington
W. Va
Natalie Bocock
Athens, Ga
F. T. McFaden
North Braddock Street
John Holmes Bocock
Richmond
Garland F. Potts
Jean
Wilmington
Harry F. Potts
North Avenue
Mr. Potts
Bank of the Delaware Trust Company
Isaac Y. Chiswell
Lewis Riggles
Washington
Maysie Fechtig
Palm Harbor
Fla
Winchester
Rose Hawee
Outh Braddock Street
Mrs. C. W. Martin
Chicago
George Washington Hotel
Mary Levi
Berryville
Dalton Williams
Pittsburgh
Front Royal
Mary Lee Enders
John D. Topping
Asheville, N. C
Charles 5. Shiner
Maude Shiner
C. D. Shiner
Miss Shiner
Mrs. Trenary
Bunker Hill
Harrisonburg State Teachers’ College
Big Stock Reaction Follows Wide Sales Stream
In New York July 29 the market showed a sweeping reaction as several attempts to rally the general list failed. Intermittent selling grew into a momentum mid day, driving scores two to twelve points below last week's final quotes. Call money rose to 5 percent. The close was weak with about 3,200,000 shares traded.
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Associated Press
New York
Rainstorm Brings Temporary Relief from Heat in Winchester
A heavy rainstorm burst through Winchester and nearby areas shortly after 2:30 this afternoon, bringing cooling winds and temporary relief from several days of intense heat. The wetting is welcomed by residents and helps lawns gardens and crops needing moisture after the hot period.
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Winchester
20000 Slain In An Uprising
A message from a missionary relayed to International Relief reports that 20000 boys and men of the Dangar mountain region were killed in a Mohammedan uprising near Peiping on July 29.
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The
Associated Press
Peiping
International Relief
Dangar
Three Women Die in Gospel Tabernacle Fire
Three women suffocated when the Gospel Tabernacle in Warsaw Indiana burned early today. Victims are Mrs Clara Clarke 75 of Winona Lake Eva Clarke 30 daughter of Mrs Clarke and Miss Lelia Carper of Tippecanoe Ind. Fire origin unknown and property loss exceeds 10000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Ind
Gospel Tabernacle
Clara Clarke
Winona Lake
Eva Clarke
Clarke
Lelia Carper
Tippecanoe
$10,000 Robbery On Street In Pittsburgh
Three men robbed two Tech Food Products Company workers outside the Penn National Bank in Pittsburgh taking $10,000. The robbers, brandishing revolvers, halted Henry Kenrodh and George Nuscern as they arrived to deposit funds and fled before bystanders noticed the incident.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Tech Food Products Company
Penn National Bank
Henry Kenrodh
George Nuscern
Coroner To Probe Death of Man Whose Wife Is Accused
Cecil County officials prepared for a coroner inquest tonight into Calvin Cox's death, a week after his wife Mildred Cox was jailed as an accessory. Lambert Hines, 25, of Earlesville, is charged with murder, alleged to have struck Cox with a baseball bat.
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Associated Press
Elkton
Cecil County
Calvin Cox
Mildred
Lambert Hines
Earlesville
Hines
Cox
Briand to Lead France. Keeps Poincare Cabinet Except Him
Paris July 29 Aristide Briand France's new premier will retain the cabinet of his predecessor Raymond Poincare with Poincare excluded Briand becomes premier replacing his foreign affairs post in the Poincare ministry
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Paris
Aristide Briand
France
Raymond Poincare
M. Poincare
Mr. Briand
Poincare
Half a Million Cotton Workers Strike in England
About 500000 cotton trade workers walked out in England, shutting down 1500 mills after employers refused to back a 12 percent wage cut set to take effect. The automatic strike began Saturday, with efforts to prevent it failing. Devonshire mills mostly halted while a few outside the federation kept operating. Horace Wilson, ministry of labor permanent secretary, blamed employers for the walkout.
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Associated Press
Manchester
Beng
Devonshire
Employers’ Federation
Horace Wilson
Minister of Labor
Receivers Appointed for Jones Woolen Mill by Judge McDowell
Burr P. Harrison of Winchester and W. C. Armstrong of Front Royal Va were named receivers for the Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mill Corporation by Judge Henry Clay McDowell. The court action follows the mill’s closure after Arthur G Jones was arrested and indicted for embezzling funds. Receivers seek a manager and plan to resume operations once an eligible manager is found. Harrison represents stockholders and Armstrong creditors.
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Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
W. C. Armstrong
Front Royal
Arthur G. Jones
Jones
Arthur G Jones
Harrison
Armstrong
Wreck Near Hayfield Injures Several
Several people were injured yesterday when two cars collided on the Northwestern grade near Hayfield. Three women were taken to Memorial Hospital for cuts and bruises. Details on the accident are scarce, but the collision was blamed on a dust cloud kicked up by a passing automobile at the roadside.
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Hayfield
Memorial Hospital
Accid
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Cherrydale
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Fresh Air Children
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Dorothy Patton
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