Two Bishops to Headline Methodist Training School Speakers
Front Royal Va June 1 two senior bishops of Methodism are listed as evening platform speakers for the eighth session of the Training School for Pastors and Lay Workers of the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South to be held at Randolph Macon Academy June 17 to 28. Bishop Edwin H Hughes of Washington D C will lead the first week and Bishop Edwin D Mouton of Charlotte N C the second. Also featured are Rev Dr W F Quillan Nashville Tenn and Rev Dr C A Bowen Nashville Tenn. The event marks a union gesture as Northern and Southern Methodist bishops appear on the same platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Baltimore
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Randolph-Macon Academy
Edwin H. Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington, D.C
Edwin D. Mouton
Charlotte
N. C
W. F. Quillan
Board of Christian Education
M. BE. Church
South
Nashville
Tenn
C. A. Bowen
Union
Methodism
Hughes
Mouton
Bishop Hughes
Bishop Mouton
Norman E. Richardson
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Chicago
Umphrey Lee
South Dallas
Texas
J. Fisher Simpson
Methodist Board of Christian Education
Mary DeBardeleben
General Board of Missions of the Methodist Church, South
Charles C. Washburn
Scarritt College
George S. Tarry
Randolph-Macon College
Hubert Sydenstricker
Winrchester
H. H. Sheman
E. L. Woolf
Harrisonburg
S. R. Neel
Roanoke
W. H. Best
E. H. Blackard
W. H. Ballangee
S. K. Cockell
Staunton
Herman S. Moorman
John H. Rosenberger
Winchester
Ettmueller Rites Monday Afternoon at Front Royal
Funeral services for Oscar Ettmueller will be held Monday at 3 30 pm in the Front Royal Methodist Church conducted by Rev T Eugene West Rev R Moorman Parker and Rev R B Clagett Active pallbearers include H Weigand A Shillig T W Downing B H Hasselton Frank Nesbit and Frank Colfelt all employed at the Schwarz enbach Huber Silk Mill where Ettmueller was superintendent Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Front Royal Rotary Club of which the deceased was a member.
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Front Royal
Oscar Ettmueller
Front Royal Methodist Church
T. Eugene West
R. Moorman Parker
R. B. Clagett
H. Weigand
A. Shillig
T. W. Downing
H. Hasselton
Frank Nesbitt
Frank Colfelt
Two Couples Denied Marriage Licenses in Front Royal
Two couples applied for marriage licenses at Warren county clerk's office but were unable to obtain them. Both brides lived in other counties, so they were advised to return home or seek licenses outside the state.
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Front Royal
Dan Cupid
Warren County
Rod
Elizabeth
Grandma Walker
H. Marfield
George
Taximan Robinson
Weyerhausers
Platform Speaker to Address Training School Each Evening
Senior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington DC will address the Training School each evening during the first week. He is expected to discuss church roles and community service with students and staff.
Social and Personal News From Front Royal Va
Miss Virginia Sowers of New Brunswick arrives to visit her parents in Rocland. Miss Frances Simpson stays with her aunt in Winchester. Mr and Mrs S M Boyd Jr and son Godfrey visit Washington. B F Ray to be honored at Howellsville party. Miss Mabel Branson weekend in Woodstock. Mr and Mrs Walter Olmstead back from Washington. Miss Grace Shaffer returns to duties at Front Royal Remount Depot. Mrs S L Lutz and son Louis visit West Main Street. James N Hall of Atlantic City visits mother. Rev H W Shannon to preach memorial at Rockland Baptist Church. Miss Mary Lee Duncan weekend guest of mother. Front Royal All Stars vs Bureau of Investigation tomorrow. Wynaham Lee and Jack Morgan attend Charles Town races. Shirley Collins visits from Washington. Laura Trout to visit Richmond next week. Mrs Lottie West Whitehurst returns home from Ashland. Miss Nellie Henson confined to home in Berryville. Dorothy Smith Area Relief Administrator to return Monday.
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Front Royal
Virginia Sowers
New Brunswick
N. J
R. Lee Oe
Roclind
Dorothy Smith
Luray
Four Fined for Drunkenness in Front Royal Court
In front royal this morning Trial Justice Walter G. Olmstead fined four individuals five dollars each plus five dollars fifty cents costs on drunkenness charges. Named defendants were P. R. Rinker of Maryland Jessie Irwin Edward Beard and Garland Hale of the county.
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Front Royal
Walter G. Olmstead
P. R. Rinker
Maryland
Jessie Irwin
Edward Beard
Garland Hale
Nebraska Death Toll Rises Might Reach 250
Delbert Zamber 11 months and Franz Zamber Jr 3 years, both of McCook, are named among the dead. Glen Anderson of Holdrege and the infant daughter of Will Rhode of Miller are listed, as Dr. J. M. Wills reports the toll could reach 250 with no estimate yet for the total.
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Delbert Zamber
McCook
Franz Zamber
Glen Anderson
Holdreze
Will. Rhode
Miller
J. M. Wills
Nebraska Flood Toll Grows as Communications Fail
Tornadoes floods and cloudbursts across Nebraska trapped families, with 16 wiped out near McCook and 12 dead in Benkleman. Rescue crews battled flood waters for days while communication lines failed and National Guard troops patrolled for safety. The wrecked Nebraska Light and Power plant left McCook without power and injured people faced uncertain fates.
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Nebraska Light and Power Company
McCook
Charles Miller
Dale Miller
Miller
Oxford
Neb
Nebraska
Here
United States Army
Omaha
Enders
Benkleman
Will Rhode
Fihed
Alma
W. H. Jurgensen
National Guard
Franklin
Republican River
Red Cloud
Colorado We
Republican City
Great Young Man George Weyerhaeuser Impresses Press
A reporter recalls a long interview with George Weyerhaeuser, praising his intelligence and popularity among peers and teachers. The piece notes the teen’s modest behavior during a taxi ride home and his overall esteemed standing in the community.
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George
George Weyerhaeuser
Georgee
Lowell School
Boynapped George Recalls Kidnapping Details From Weyerhaeuser Case
In a firsthand recollection, George Weyerhaeuser describes his capture from Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club, the two cars used, and the six men involved including Alvin or Allen, the blanket confinement, and nonlethal treatment. He recalls signing envelopes, being read newspapers, and nearly being harmed near Aberdeen while being kept in a closet with a blanket and a mattress.
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George
Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club
Alvin
Stadium Way
Times
Bill
Harry
Allen
Karpis
Alvin Karpis
George Weyerhaeuser
Aberdeen
Weyerhaeuser
Wayfarer Weyerhaeuser
4& River
Issaquah
Jacobs and title holder out of matches in Paris
In Paris on June 1 Helen Jacobs United States title holder was eliminated in the semifinals of the French hard court championships by Hilda Sperling of Germany 5 6 3 Margaret Pergy Scriven defending champion England was eliminated by Mme Rene Mathieu of France 8 6 6 1 Gottfried Van Cramm defending champion in men's singles reached the final with a win over H W Bunny Austin Briarcreup ace 6 2 5 7 6 1.
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Paris
Helen Jacobs
United States
Hilda Re Sperling
Germany
Margaret (Pergy) Scriven
England
Mme
Rene Mathieu
France
Gottfried van Cramm
H. W
Bunny) Austin
Bria Recup Ace
Normandie Encounters Engine Trouble On Atlantic Run
The S S Normandie slowed to 28 knots for twelve hours due to a broken condenser tube. After repairs the giant liner resumed 30 knot speed and passed halfway to New York in what appeared to be a record attempt for transatlantic speed.
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New York
Atlantic
Willie Kamm Released by Indians After Conference
Veteran third baseman Willie Kamm was given unconditional release by the Cleveland Indians. Alva Bradley announced the move after a meeting with Kamm, with a note that if no suitable position opens by mid next week he may return as a scout at his former salary.
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Cleveland
Willie Kamm
Cleveland Indians
Kamm
Alva Bradley
Bradley
Walter Johnson
Indians
President Roosevelt Boards Sequoia for Chesapeake Cruise
President Roosevelt and his party boarded the government yacht Sequoia at the Naval Academy dock for a weekend Chesapeake cruise. Rear Admiral David Foote Sellers, superintendent of the Academy, greeted him formally. There was no ceremony on arrival.
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Annapolissi
Roosevelt
Naval Academy Dock
Chespeake
David Foote Sellers
Academy
Corn’s Adaptability Extends Across Plains
The article notes corn’s strong adaptability from Mexico to Manitoba as Indians cultivated it on the North American plains. It emphasizes how indigenous work expanded crop production boundaries beyond expectations as white settlers entered the region.
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North American Plains
Mexico
Manitoba
Athletics Blank Senators In First Of Double Header
The Athletics defeated the Washington Senators 5 to 0 in the first game of a June doubleheader in Philadelphia. Johnson hit his twelfth homer as the win opened the twin bill.
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Senators
Philadelphia
Athletics
Washington
Johnson
Sox
Yankees
New York
Leifty Grove
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Allen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Phillies
van Mungo
Dodgers
Watson Clark
George Karpis abducted boy found safe near Issaquah
George, the son of F Rodman Titcomb, was recovered eight days after the kidnapping by a Tacoma area farmer John Bonifas near Issaquah. Ransom of 200000 dollars was paid by the uncle. The boy said his captors used a trunk and traveled through Oregon and Aberdeen before release.
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F. Rodman Titcomb
John Bonifas
Issaquah
Here
Alvin
Harry
Bill
Tacomb
Bonifas
Cheerful
Tacoma
Renton
Weyerhaeuser
John H. Dreher
Seattle
Dreher
George
Oregon
Aberdeen
John Philip Weyerhaeuser
H. M. Balcom
Boy Kidnapping Ends in Tacoma Return
George Balcom was recovered eight days after a staged kidnapping tied to the Alvin Karpis gang. Investigators pursued leads as Balcom described two captors and the hiding place near Issaquah while his family rejoiced at the boy’s safe homecoming.
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George
Weyerhaeuser
Dreher
Balcom
Weyerhaeusers
Tacoma
Man Hunt
Harry
Bill
Alvin
Karpis
Army of Federal
Alvin Karpis
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
Minn
Weyehaeuser
Annie Wright Seminary
Stadium Way
Issaquah
Justice Department
Young George
Justice
Chicago
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Winchester Evening Star
Training School
Ettmueller
Washington, D. C
Trainiing
Frances Simpson
Alice P. Dunaway
S. M. Boyd, Jr
Godfrey
B. F. Ray
Howellsville
Mabel Branson
Woodstock
Grace Shaffer
Front Royal Remount
James N. Hall
Atlantic City
Mrs. N. N. Hall
H. W. Shannon
Rockland
Rockland Baptist Church
Mary Lee Duncan
Edgar H. Duncan
Front Royal All-Stars
Bureau of Investigation
Wynaham Lee
Jack Morgan
Charles Town
Shirley Collins
Sheriff
Roy F. Collins
Laura Trout
Richmond
Lottie West Whitehurst
Warren County High School
Ashland
Nellie Henson
Berryville
G. Weyeyhaeuser
Normandie
President
Chesapeake
Weld
J. P. Weyerhaeuser
Victor
Acme
Wender’s
SILK
Wenders
Buncutter Tire Co
Stephens City
Delca
Lucile M. Rothger
Naples
McKay
Geo. W. Ku
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