Bridge Dinner Honoring Mr and Mrs Maxwell Daily Mathews
Mr and Mrs Wyatt Richard entertained at their county home Wednesday evening with an elegant bridge dinner honoring Mr and Mrs Maxwell Daily Mathews. The high score prize went to Mr B J Sager of Front Royal. The Mathews received a tapestry as a parting gift. Out of town guests included Attorney and Mrs Poe of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt Richard
Maxwell Daily Mathews
Mathews
Ellen Virginia Pangle
B. J. Sager
Front Royal
Poe
Washington
Rogers Family Welcomes Son and Others in Community News
Mr and Mrs B E Rogers of Middletown celebrate the birth of a son named Benjamin Everett Rogers Jr on May 27. Mrs Rogers is a former nurse and daughter of the late J E Baker of Reliance. Also noted is Rev Dr Daniel Crump Buchanan earning a philosophy degree in Hartford and preparing to return to Kyoto Japan with his family. A stag dinner honors Robert Grove on his forthcoming marriage to Madeline Miller at Grace Lutheran Church, while a Grey Stone Terrace shower honors Charles Crisman and Emily Hobbs Crisman with many gifts and a bonfire event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Rogers
Middletown
Benjamin Everett Rogers
Rogers
Josephine Baker
Baker
J. E. Baker
Reliance
Winchester Memorial Hospital
E. E. Rogers
Middlewa
Buchanan
Daniel Crump Buchanan
William C. Buchanan
Gifu City
Japan
Hartford
J. George Baetjer
Fairmont Avenue
Baetjer
Kyoto
William Grove
Tokus’ Inn
Robert Grove
Madeline Miller
Grace Lutheran Church
Messrs
A. C. Halvosa
A. Z. Hunter
Charles McCormac
Hubert Cather
Peachy Hockman
Richard Carpenter
John Fisher
Babe Shackelford
Edward Bailey
Vincent Miller
Maynard Wisecarver
James Sumption
Sirbauga Urban Sheetz
Raymond Pond
Finis W. Dudley
Greystone Terrace
Charles Crisman
Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
Robert B. Grove
Winchester
Mr. Grove
William B. Grove
Miss Miller
Samuel G. Miller
Rumsey Slonaker
Capon Bridge
John Slonaker
Hazel Eaton
R. E. Eaton
Good, W. Va
Social Calendar Friday and Weekly Meetings Across Winchester
Friday evening lists include Red Cross motor corps meeting at the Red Cross office at 7 p m and Sadie's Aid Society at 8 p m at the Congregational Christian Church home of Mrs W H Reed 224 South Braddock Street Sunday brings Easter pageant by Faith Triumphant at Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City 12 30 p m Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel 7 30 p m Little Theatre at Handley Library Wednesday 12 30 p m Kiwanis Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel 7 p m Young People's Choir practice First Baptist Church 8 p m Winchester Lodge Elks 8 15 p m Grace Lutheran Church adult choir Regular weekly Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel Thursday 1 60 p m Shawnee Garden Club meeting at Mrs Allen Bonds home 8 30 p m Civic League meeting at Mrs H B McCormac with E C Parker speaking My Houseboat on the Kashmir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Motor Corps
Red Cross
Sadie’s Aid Society
Congregational Christian Church
W. H. Reed
South Braddock Street
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Little Theatre
Handley Library
Kiwanis Club
First Baptist Church
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Shawnee Garden Club
Winchester
Allen Bond
Civic League
H. B. McCormac
E. C. Parker
Kashmir
Mrs. E. V. Weems Gravely Ill in Washington
Friends in Winchester learn of the grave illness of Mrs. Courtney Wells Weems at the Washington home of Dr. and Mrs. S. Logan Owen. Her son Judge Donald L. Weems flew to Washington, then planned to accompany a sister to Clifton Forge, Va., for the weekend. Two May marriage licenses were issued in Winchester, bringing the total to seventeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Courtney Wells Weems
S. Logan Owen
Washington
Weems
Eugene V. Weems
Louisiana
Donald L. Weems
Justice’s Court
Clifton Forge
Revered Painter Family Arrives for Visit in Winchester
The Rev. Thomas A. Painter and Mrs. Painter with children Louise Grattan Painter and Thomas A. Painter Jr. arrive in Winchester to visit Mrs. Painter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J Few Brown on North Washington Street. The pastor once led the Berryville church and hails from Swannanoa North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Painter
Louise Grattan Painter
Thomas A. Painter, Jr
Swannanoa
N. C
Winchester
Painter
J. Few Brown
North
Washington Street
Presbyterian Church
Berryville
Edith Brown
Shawnee Garden Club Meeting Set at Mrs Allen Bond Home
Announcement notes the Shawnee Garden Club of Winchester will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday at 3 30 p m on June 8 at the home of Mrs. Allen Bond. Mrs Wright to entertain Memorial Association at her home tonight at 8 o'clock. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Garden Club
Allen Bond
Winchester
Wright
Memorial Association
Isaiah Wright
Ladies’ National Memorial Association
East Piccadilly Street
Kremer Hosts Honor Shower for Cole Newlyweds
A large gathering at Mr and Mrs F M Kremer’s Millwood Pike home celebrated the marriage of their daughter Frances Kremer to Lawrence P Cole. Friends presented four gift collections and offered congratulations. Other notes include travels, visits, and social plans of local residents and relatives across Virginia and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Kremer
Millwood Pike
Lawrence P. Cole
Cole
Frances Kremer
Chicago Grain Market Prices Tonight
Closing quotations in Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets are listed. Chicago July and Sept futures at 1.02 and 1.02 and Dec at 1.04. Baltimore spot wheat 1.02, Winchester spot 98 cents, Chicago July 59 and Sept 61, Winchester delivered 65 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stickell Sales Corporation
Cash
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Winchester
League Accepts Bolivian Appeal For Arbitration
The League of Nations council chose to accept Bolivia's request for arbitration in the Chaco war under Article 15, a move seen to affect the planned munitions embargo. In Asuncion, Paraguay claims a breakthrough with 15 miles of Bolivian defense captured and the Bolivian third division retreating, leaving 150 dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Bolivia
Chaco
League
Paraguay
Asuncion
Paraguayan Defense Ministry
Canada Stroest
Fort Bollivian
Chaco Boreal
Vera Officials Propose Relief Projects in Frederick County
District officials outlined a plan to use federal funds for relief work in Frederick County. Proposed tasks include beautifying the Valley Pike, cleaning school grounds, establishing a sewing room, and improving secondary roads to employ many of the 375 people on relief. An application to hire 50 men for county road work is pending, with no funds beyond relief labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Pike
Frederick County
Cunty
F. W. Bailey
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Innon
Radio Broadcaster Lowell Thomas Speaks at Mas sanutten Academy
Mr Hoye L Riley traveled to Woodstock to hear Lowell Thomas the noted radio broadcaster who spoke at Mas sanutten Academy just before noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Brannon
Inlaw
Racey
Woodstock
Lowell Thomas
Massanutten Academy
Wheat Tops $1 On Chicago Market In Drought Boost
Wheat reached the dollar mark on Chicago markets as drought blamed for record highs. May wheat jumped to 1.03 1 8 cents while July traded near 1.02 and Minneapolis prices climbed to 1.05 1 2. Corn, oats, and rye also rose amid heavy buying and thin rainfall forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Board of Trade
Minneapolis
Stock Prices Pointing Down In Mixed Market Tone
New York June 1 stocks generally moved lower as labor unrest fears, especially in steel and textiles, weighed on sentiment. Grains rose briefly on early trading then trimmed gains. cotton and rubber advanced while silver weakened. Government securities held strength. secondary loans slipped amid a dull trading session and a strong pound stood at $5.08.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
London
Dedication At Cedar Cliff Church Set For Sunday
Special services will be held at Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church at Vaucluse on Sunday June 3 in connection with the dedication of the new Sunday School annex. The program includes a 9:30 a.m. Sunday School meeting and an 11 a.m. dedicatory sermon by the Rev. Harry M. Crim with prayers by the Rev. Dr. Charles D. Gilkeson. The church traces its history to 1877 and 1878, with a succession of pastors and active lay groups guiding the growth of a two story annex built by gifts from members and friends at an estimated cost of 1100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church
Vaucluse
F. Estes Kline
Harry M. Crim
Strasburg Church
Charles D. Gilkeson
Winchester
Cedar Cliff
William H. Dinges
T Sangster
Benjamin F. Buckley
Ringes
J. W. Nixon
John W. Beaty
Henry M. White
A. C. Hopkins
C. W. Hollis
W. A. Crawford
W. B. O'Neal
John Elenbaas
William Claytor
Clayton Painter
D. O'Neal
Edgar McCartney
William
H. Dinges
Christian Endeavor Society
Workers’ Council
Beaten Pair Linked To Fatal May Tragedy
Fredericksburg police and Justice agents pursue a case involving Milton J. Brown and Fannie Kurz who were beaten and left in Battlefield Memorial Park the night of May 20. Brown regained consciousness at Mary Washington Hospital and gave a brief account before collapsing again. The two, who were to wed, died and the investigation widens with no disclosed arrest target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Department of Justice
Fannie Furz
Mary Washington Hospital
Milton J. Brown
L. R. Burruss
Lee Oliver
M. L. Bladys
Brown
Miss Kurz
Battlefield Memorial Park
Brewer Beckwith
Beckwith
Legal Status Of Slot Devices To Be Tested
Richmond May 31 Attorney General A P Staples undecided if he or a representative will join Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney Robert S Smith in a test case to settle Virginia slot machine legality. Smith proposed the attorney general's office be represented in proceedings before Fal Judge John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
A. P. Staples
Commonwealth
Robert S. Smith
Roanoke
Virginia
Smith
John
Virginia case tests vending machine law in federal court
Paul files a bill of complaint against J H Gilbert and J L Manning Roanoke police superintendent over a state wide test case on vending machine operations in Virginia Gilbert claims annual income over 5000 from devices and that Roanoke orders will confiscate property without due process violating constitutional rights case moves to federal courts under the Fourteenth Amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Man Changed Mind From Bomb Plot in Alameda
Frank Bennett, an unemployed mechanic in Alameda California, abandoned a plan to blow himself up after 24 hours of waiting for sleep to trigger a switch. He cited police urging there is a chance for life and work as the reason for surrendering and said he would resist being sent to a psychiatric ward while held without charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda
Calif
Frank Bennett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. and
Mrs. Wyatt Richard
Bridge
Mes
Crisman
Faith Triumphant
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stephens City
E. V. Weems Gravely Til
Mrs. Painter
Huntsberry
Mary S. Yeakley
W. Boscawen
St. Clara V. Fultz Shoppe
Mrs
H. H. McGuire
Hot Springs
McSherry Lupton
Herman Stine
Lansing, Mich
John Bean Manufacturing Company
Dorothy Stouffer
Harry Stouffer
Virginia Intermont College
Bristol
Harriett Krise
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Garland Canter
Reba Riley
William G. Hardy
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Mr. Canter
Nancy Canter
W. R. Perrine
T. Bedford Ellett
Alvin Pennypacker
Lula Hundley
John Graham
W. A. Baker
Newville
Graham
New York City
Hendrik van Loon
Elizabeth Borroum
Cedar Vale
Kan
Miss Westwood Byrd
Rosemont
Clarke County
Miss Barroum
Miss Byrd
Gunston Hall
H. H. Jennings
Akron
Ohio
R. W. Burns
Ill
Glenn Paulus
Louis J. Naumann
Charles Town
W. Va
Philip Williams
Philip Fowle
L. M. Allen
Lillian Anderson
D. D. Crenshaw
Memorial Hospital
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Ambherst Street
William H. Deming
George Smith
Hixon
F. C. Billings
Conn
Vera Officials
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washinton Hotel
N. Loudoun St
Rexall Ie Sale
Brooks
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Rexall Store
Camp Beckford
E. B. Whelan
Edinburg, Va
Stafford Pemberton Geo. Washington Hotel
Associate Press
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Vaucluse Church
Allen Jones
Tor
Cedar Cliff Church
William H. Woods
A. Gibon Link
Alfred Jones
J. L. Rogers
United States Army
J. Hoge Smith
Man Beaten
RGA
Wells Fargo & Co
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Loudoun St
Lovett Brothers
N. Main Street
Ringlet
Lois
Washington St
Lois Forney Lewis
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