Reception Notes and Reunion Events Highlight Local Socials
A wedding party description lists Mrs. Lewis Roesler as mother of the bridegroom and Miss Mary Seldon assisting. The couple plans a Bermuda trip starting August 1 and home in Providence on August 15. A Costello clan reunion at Golightly’s Park in Opequon drew many relatives from Stephens City to Purcellville and Martinsburg. The Purcellville Garden Club elected officers led by Mrs. Howard M. Hoge and honored members with the Kenworthy trophy for flower exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Roesler
Mary Seldon
Philadelphia
Walter Roesler
Great Neck
Long Island
John Roesler
Cornwall-on- Hudson
Roy Lewis
Kate Lewis
Stratford, Conn
James Meigs
Front Royal
T. H. Lewis
Luray
Stella Shaffer
Alexandria
Fred Maynard
Morristown
N. J
Bermuda
Blackstone Boulevard
Providence
R. I
Narragansett Bay Oyster Company
Golightly’s Park
Howard M. Hoge
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Purcellville
Hoge
Kenworthy
Bentley Gregg
Lincoln
Gregg
Tip-o’- the-Hill
Irene Wright
Washington
Loudoun County
Robert MacDonald
Leesburg
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Amherst Street
H. B. McCormac
Orient
Japan
Social Calendar Highlights Local Meetings and Events
A compact roundup lists Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington Hotel at 12 30 p m United Brethren Young People choir practice 6 45 p m Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order meeting 8 p m Grace Lutheran adult choir 8 15 p m United Brethren Church choir practice 1 00 p m Rotary Club luncheon at Winchester Golf Club 10 00 a m 25th Opequon District Sunday Schools convention at Stephens City Methodist Church Friday 7 30 p m Girls Athletic Association planning August activities 12 30 p m Robert Y Conrad Post American Legion luncheon at George Washington Hotel afternoon joint ministerial association picnic at Randolph Academy Front Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
United Brethren
Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order
Grace Lutheran Church
United Brethren Church
Rotary Club
Winchester Golf, Club
Opequon
Stephens City Methodist Church
Girls’ Athletic Association
West Piccadilly
Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
Winchester
Frederick County Ministerial Association
Randolpha Academy
Front Royal
Frances Pifer Weds J Walter Roesler Jr In Boyce Chapel
Miss Frances Virginia Pifer daughter of Mr and Mrs William D Pifer of Boyce Virginia married J Walter Roesler Jr son of Mrs Lewis Roesler and Mr Walter Roesler of Great Neck Long Island in Emmanuel Episcopal Chapel Boyce. Officiants Rev Ronald Rowland and Rev Robert A Goodwin assisted with the ceremony and a small reception followed at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Virginia Pifer
Roesler
Boyce
William Death Pifer
J. Walter Roesler, Jr
Great Neck
Long Island
Lewis Roesler
Pine Lane Farm
Great Barrington
Mass
Walter Roesler
Ronald Rowland
Robert A. Goodwin
Emmanuel Episcopal Chapel
Evelyn Bell Pifer
Helen Pifer
Gladys Homer
Lu- Yay
Virginia
William F. Johns
Morristown
N. J
William Pifer
Harvey Lewis
Stratford
Conn
John Baird Roesler
Cornwallen-Hudson
Handsford Lewis
Luray
Huntsberry Shockey wedding set for Thursday morning
Miss Virginia Ann Huntsberry and Mr. James D. Shockey will wed Thursday at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South at 10 30 AM officiated by Rev Dr Hubert Sydenstricker. Afterward the bridal party will travel to Middletown for a wedding breakfast at Wayside Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Virginia Ann Huntsberry
James D. Shockey
Hubert Sydenstricker
Miss Huntsberry
Walter E. Huntsberry
Shockey
Howard Shockey
Middletown
Mrs. Huntsberry
Wayside Inn
Shawnee Garden Club Meets Thursday Afternoon
The Shawnee Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at 3 oclock Thursday afternoon. Mrs. W. R. Legge of Courtfield avenue is listed as the meeting host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Garden Club
W. R. Legge
Courtfield Avenue
Lamps Sunday School Picnic Announced for August 3
Lamps Methodist Episcopal Church invites the Sunday School to a picnic at Lamps Schoolhouse on Saturday August 3. Bring lunch and enjoy a day of activities and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamps
Lamps Methodist Episcopa
South
Lamps School
Dinner Party Honors Miss Edna Lamb in Middletown
Miss Edna Lamb’s forthcoming marriage to Mr James Russell Snider was celebrated with a dinner at Wayside Inn Middletown hosted by Miss Lamb’s honor. Guests included Mrs Frank Broskey Mrs Howard Sampsell and Mrs Eva King from Washington D C with Mrs Alice Bentzel joining on return. Also noted was Cecil McVay’s return from Fort Belvoir and plans to enter Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costello
Golightly Park
Opequon
J. R. Costello
Stephens City
Willie Costello
Middletown
Dick Golightly
Arthur Golightly
Millwood
Fred Inskip
Frank Costello
Relief
Julian Williams
Winchester
Charle Willis
Tulip
Lawrence Kilmer
Martinsburg
Robert Costello
Middleburg
Wilbur Costello
Frank Thompson
Purcellville
Lee Lantham
Hamilton
Henry Lantham
Silket Spring
James Bowly
John H. Costello
Leesburg
John Lawrence
Washington
Elia Flemings
Maryland
Clinton Fogle
John Simpson
Owen Manuel
Frank Bell
Emery
Miss Lamb
Beverley N. Rice
Wayside Inn
Edna Lamb
James Russell Snider
Frank Broskey
Howard Sampsell
Eva King
Washington, D. C
Luther Shutts
Alice Bentzel
Frederick County
Cecil McVay
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Fort Belvoir
Charles E McVay
Clearbrook
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Woman's Christian Temperance Union to Meet Thursday
The W C T U will hold a meeting at 9 30 Thursday morning at the Friends' Meeting House at the corner of Washington and Piccadilly streets. A full attendance of members and friends is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Friends’ Meeting House
Washington
Piccadilly Streets
Tugwell’s Resettlement Aims End South’s Plantation Era
In July 1935 Washington reports Rexford Tugwell’s Resettlement Administration acquiring options on 10 000 acres and planning 35 000 more in up country South Carolina land once famed for cotton and tied to Calhoun Ravenel and other noted families. The sites near Fort Hill along Keowee Twelve Mile and Seneca rivers will become erosion control projects, signaling a shift from plantation wealth to federal land use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
Carolina
Southland
Tugwell
South Carolina
Keowee
Seneca
Fort Hill
John C. Calhoun
Ravenels
John Ewing Calhoun
South
Ravenel Mansion
Charleston
Young Woman Held Amid Baby Missing Case
Waynesboro report says Fiuline Halsey Carter twenty one is held in Augusta county as Staunton police press investigation into discovery of a infant body in the South River. Chief Switzer says charges may follow after identity and further inquiry tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Fiuline Halsey Carter
Augusta County
Staunton
South River Mere
R. &. Switzer
Carteroman
I. G. Vass
David Viar
Switzer
Pirates beat World Champion Cardinals behind Lucas
Pittsburgh defeated St Louis 4 to 1 as Red Lucas pitched four hits allowed and combined with Hallahan Heusser and McLaney Padren for the win in a four game series where the Pirates took the third of four. Also notes include Indians defeating Tigers 6 to 5 and White Sox 7 Browns 2. Local notices mention Erma Hottel vacationing with in laws Harry and Mrs Himelright and Mrs. R F Cline returning from Chicago with Mrs S P Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Red Lucas
Pirates
Cardinals
Hallahan
Heusser
MeLancey
Lucas
Padren
Ickes Chooses Mountain Route for Parkway Drive
Interior Secretary Ickes has selected the Mountain Route for the Parkway Drive linking Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains, favoring it over the Valley Route. Gov Peery, with E R Combs and H G Shirley, aims to start construction and drafts a deed for 70 percent rights of way. The remaining 30 percent may be condemned by bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
Shenandoah National Park
Great Smoky Park
North Carolina
Interior
Ickes
Peery
E. R. Combs
H. G. Shirley
Shirley
Interior Department
Unknown Man Found Near Track
In Salisbury Maryland July 30 a body of a man about 50 was found beside the southbound Pennsylvania Railroad tracks on the city outskirts. He appeared lifeless for about six hours and had a badly lacerated left side. Clothing bore no ID and pockets were empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
First of Great Air Bases To Be Built In Alaska
Army officers study sites for six new air bases authorized by the Wilcox bill costing 120 million dollars. Alaska favored for first base with Fairbanks a leading candidate as northern outpost and cold weather tests. Canton, China is noted as a historic trading center in 700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Washington
Wilcox Air Base
Army Corps
Public Works Allotment Board
Wilcox
D-Fla
Air Corps
Fairbanks
Canton
China
Trapshooters Meet This Week On The Beach
The Winchester Skeet and Gun Club heads to Virginia Beach for the thirty sixth annual Virginia Trapshooting Association tournament August 2 and 3 under Cavalier Gun Club auspices. Winchester shooters like Willis Anderson and Arthur Seabright lead a likely strong local turnout with possible others joining. The state association convention happens with the tournament, plus dancing and entertainment each evening at the Cavalier Beach Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Skeet and
Virginia Trapshooting Association
Cavalier
Virginia Beach
Winchester
Willis Anderson
Arthur Seabright
E. E. Cuthbert
C. Renner
R. T. Jones
State Association
Cavalier Beach
Germans Expect Apology Over Swastika Removal
Officials in Berlin indicate a formal apology is expected for the act of removing the Nazi swastika from the liner Bré men in New York harbor. The German government had previously expressed regret but now plans a formal démarche through the Wilhelmstrasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brémen
New York Harbor
Wilhelmstrasse
Republican In White House Next Says Col Knox
Col Frank Knox predicted a Republican President in 1937 on a platform opposing planned economy. He distinguished a competitive constitutional vision and cited defense of the constitution a balanced budget a stabilized currency and a sound farm policy as key campaign issues. Mrs Charles Locke of Bowling Green Florida visits the Lockes on Glaize avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Frank Knox
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Knox
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Huntsberry
True Blue Girls
Presbyterian Church
Capon River
Helen Hatcher
Marjorie Atwell
Louise Largent
Thelma
Edna Courtney
Nancy Glass
Catherine Rusk
Margaret Jane Athey
Elizabeth Campbell
Messrs
William and
Godfrey Miller
Bubbling Springs
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Byrd
Luttrell
Collinsville
Berkeley Springs
W. F. Howard
Henry, Dow
J. D
Eppy Luttrell
M. L. Shiley
Cline
Scott Cline
Arlie Starkey
W. L. Riggleman
Wade Starkey
Hall
L. J. Bucklem
W. J. Cline
Margaret
Annalee
Shirley Grim
Kathryn Combs
Floretta Hershman
Fred
Harry Cline
Robert
William Combs
Fart Bradford
Harold Starkey
Irwin Grim
Charles Hall
Ralph
Lucious Ritenor
Sara Frances Ralston
Earl Clowser
Miller School
C. B. Ralston
East Beverley Street
America
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Prof
Indians
Figers
Cleveland
Detroit ‘Tigers
Chisox
Browns
ST. Louis
Windy City
Erma Hottel
Mrs
Harry Himelright
R. F. Cline
S. P. Long
Humboldt Boulevard
Rosemma’s Beauty Shop
Over Underwood's _Bakery
North Main
White House
Col
Charles Locke
Bowling Gteen, Fla
A. M. Locke
Glaize Avenue
Liberty Theater
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lovett
Loudoun St
STOR
Kraft
Eevee Ad
Bari
Bath Tishu Soft
Sofdows
Saad Ma Ha Eau
RGA
ASCO
Victor
Acme
Amerca
Edward Rawson
General Court of
Massachusetts
Pecoit
Selby
Geo. W. Kurtz
R. M. Swimley
George Washington
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