Vacation Bible School delegates named for Dayton event
Four delegates from Winchester will attend the United Brethren Church summer school in Dayton Virginia June 15 to 19. Delegates are Mrs. Ray Hicks Mrs. Wayne Omps Gretchen Dorsey and Ota Anderson. A meeting of the church executive committee follows at 7 30 pm with all officers and committee chairs urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B
United Brethren Church
Dayton
Christian Endeavor Society
Ray Hicks
Wayne Omps
Gretchen Dorsey
Ota Anderson
United Brethren Christian Endeavor Executive Committee
Society
Lakeside
Ohio
Community Club Meetings and Local Events Schedule
The week features multiple luncheons and meetings at the George Washington Hotel and area venues. Lions Club Kiwanis Rotary Civic League and church choirs hold sessions, a District Nurses meeting is planned, and a Kern Byrd wedding is set for Rosemont near Berryville with notable hosts Senator and Mrs Byrd.
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The
Lions’ Club
George Washington Hotel
Kiwanis Club
District Nurses Association
County Court House
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge No
Elkis
Piccadilly and
Braddock
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Civic League
H. B
Cormac
Kern Byrd
Rosemont
Senator
H. F. Byrd
Berryville
Parties Planned for Miss Westwood Byrd Ahead of Wedding
Numerous social events span the week in honor of Miss Westwood Beverley Byrd and her marriage to Harry R. Kern Jr. The festivities include a supper for the wedding party, a Fairfax Lane reception, buffets and a Winchester Country Club dance, with guests from the Kern and Byrd circles and friends traveling from Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Westwood
Beverley Byrd
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Rosemont
Miss Byrd
Emma Ginn Baker
W. A. Baker
South
Washington Street
Miss Westwood Byrd
Agnes Mitchell
Anne Brooke Kern
Fenton Nelson
Mary Warden Boyd
Anne Froehling
Franklin Schoolfield
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Henry
Harry K. Benham
Robert C. Glass
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Illiam Clagett
Harold Stuart
J. Victor Arthur
J. M.steck, Jr
Burr Powell Harrison
J. M. Steck, Jr
Arthurs
Fairfax Lane
Mr. Kern
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester Country Club
Byrd
J. M. Steck
Fairmont Avenue
Clarke
Harry Rogers Kern, Jr
James Miller
John McKee
Donald Weems
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Henry Post Mitchell
Victor Arthur
J. Thomas Engle
Michael Steck
George Smith
John Weems
Robert Glass
Sloan Kuykendall
J. Pinckey Arthur
Thomas A. Gibson
John S. Scully
I. Thomas G. Scully
Lewis Barton
Oklahoma City
Okla
Kern-Byrd
Imr. H. R. Kern
Miss Mary Hammack Weds Henry Snapp in Romney
Miss Mary June Hammack daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Hammack of Reliance wed Henry Arthur Snapp son of the late Mr and Mrs John Snapp near Winchester. The ceremony led by Rev John F Owens at the Romney West Virginia Methodist parsonage on April 11 featured a ring ceremony. Mrs Snapp trained in nursing in New Jersey and Philadelphia and has served Valley churches. Mr Snapp operates a Hayfield farm near Winchester and Frederick county. They will reside at the Hayfield farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary June Hammack
Snapp
Daniel I. Hammack
Reliance
Henry Arthur Snapp
John Snapp
Winchester
John F. Owens
Methodist
Romney
W. Va
Middletown High School
Parker Memorial Hospital
Miss Agnes Tevault Weds Mr. Wigginton
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Agnes Tevault to Mr. Harry Wigginton of this city. The ceremony occurred at 6 o clock Saturday evening May 30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Morrison 14 North Kent Street. Major James Mars of the Salvation Army performed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Tevault
Wigginton
Harry Wigginton
Noth
Grover ‘Morrison
North Kent Street
James Mars
Salvation Army
Evening Radio Highlights Schedule
Radio lineup lists programs on WOR WJZ WEAF and WOR from 5:00 to 11:00 pm including Uncle Don Press Radio News Baseball Resume Lowell Thomas Amos n Andy Charioteers Quartet Hammerstein Musicals Margaret Speaks Wey ou The Dictators Want W Myers and Farm Credit Administration news and Follies of the Air. Berger Orchestra closes the night.
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WOR
Uncle Don
WJZ
Press-Radio
WEAF
Lowell Thomas
Amos 'N
Andy
WABC
Charioteers
Hammerstein
Margaret Speaks
Nelson Eddy
W. I. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Berger
Rebekahs Hear State Report at Winchester Meeting
Rebekah Lodge No. 51 attendees in Winchester will hear Miss Virginia Whissen give a year in review of Rebekah work across Virginia at the Virginia Rebekah Assembly in Charlottesville May 24 27. The meeting is set for Tuesday evening June 2 with refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Whissen
Winchester
Rebekah Lodge No. 51
Virginia Rebekah Assembly
Charlottesville
Rebekahs
Shad Scarcity Hits Virginia Waters
In Virginia waters overfishing and pollution have caused a shad shortage observed during the seacon that closed yesterday. Commission of fisheries chairman Richard Armstrong cited cold winter weather heavy spring freshets and low prices as added woes for shad fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Searon
Richard Armstrong
Commission of Fisheries
Chimney Fire in North Loudoun Street House
Firemen were called Saturday night to extinguish a chimney blaze in a house occupied by a colored family on North Loudoun street. No damage was reported.
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Loudoun Street
Italy Divides Ethiopia Into Five Divisions
Rome reports Mussolini approved a plan to split Ethiopia into five administrative regions Eritrea Asmara Amhara Gondar Galla Sidamo Ji mma Harar Mogadishu with Addis Ababa named capital and a viceroy in charge. A governor's council and a general consultae were created while guarantees for Islam and new rules for the Coptic church were outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Eritrea
Asmara
Amhara
Gondar Galla
Sidamo
Jimma
Addis Ababa
Joe Flickinger Sets Substantial Pole Vault Mark
Joe Flickinger of this city and a William and Mary student tied for second in the pole vault at the international collegiate meet in Franklin Field Philadelphia. He cleared 11 feet 3 inches, tied with Harding of Yale and Thomas of Colgate. Medina of Princeton won at 13 feet 6 inches. Flickinger, 5 feet 5 inches tall, holds the Virginia state college pole vault record and was an all state track performer at Handley High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Flickinger
William and Mary College
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Harding
Yale
Thomas
Colgate
Medina
Princeton
Flickinger
Virginia State College
Handley High School
Virginia Graduates at West Point
Four Virginia youths will receive diplomas from Gen. John J. Pershing at West Point on June 12. Reginald J. B. Page of Norfolk, William S. Steele of Staunton, Carl T. Goldenberg of Sweet Briar, and Philip C. Whitehead of Charlottesville will join the commission ranks with diverse athletic and leadership records from Maury High School, Staunton High, E. C. Glass, and Hargrave Military Academy. Page earned cadet lieutenant rank and a coast artillery assignment. Steele earned multiple sports honors and will enter infantry. Goldenberg won major A letters in major sports and studied at UVa. Whitehead held rifle team leadership and manager insignia before commissioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
John J. Pershing
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Battle Monument
Trophy Point
Reginald J. B. Page
R. J.B. Page
Norfolk
William S. Steele
Lawrence B. Steele
Staunton
Carl T. Goldenberg
Henrietta P. Goldenberg
Sweet Briar
Philip C. Whitehead
J. Hart Whitehead
Chatham
Page
Senator Glass
Maury High School
Millard Preparatory School
Washington
Coast Artillery
Steele
Infantry
Air Corps
Goldenberg
E. C. Glass High School
University of Virginia
Clifton A. Woodrum
Whitehead
Thomas G. Burch
Hararave Military Academy
Stanton Preparatory School
Cornwall
New York
Military Academy At
Skyline Drive Attracts Many Visitors Sunday
The northern Skyline Drive from Front Royal to Panorama drew some motorists while awaiting final asphalt work. Loose surface stones reduced comfort, with surfacing planned for the park dedication on July 3 at Big Meadows featuring President Roosevelt. Traffic from Thornton's Gap to Swift Run Gap was heavy, including many out of state cars.
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Front Royal
Panorama
National Park Service
Big Meadows
Roosevelt
Thornton's Gap
Swift Run Gap
His Chickens Are Prolific Layers
Andrew Cook a colored poultry specialist at 5 East Bond street reports his 19 white Leghorn and 10 Rhode Island Red hens laid 2248 eggs since January. Monthly totals from January to May include 290 239 471 627 and May. He suspects eggs disappeared and believes more were laid than gathered.
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Andrew Cook
East
Bond Street
Rhode Island
Colored Veteran Is 90 Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be the ninetieth birthday of George Cook, a well known colored resident of Winchester. He served in the Confederate Army as a body guard for Lieut. Nathaniel Cooke of the Eighteenth Virginia Cavalry. After the war he farmed for many years and later became a semi invalid after a stroke.
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George Cook
Winchester
Nathaniel Cooke
Eighteenth
Virginia Cavalry
Hanover County
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Elting
Anne Elting
Cathedral School
Washington, D. C
Col
Stewart O. Elting
Merriams Lane
Belle Hunter Krieger
Hockman
Carl G. Krieger
Peachy Lawson Hockman
Lawson Lucas Hockman
Miss Krieger
State Teachers’ College of
Harrisonburg
Lupton
Randolph-Macon
L. K. Dellinger
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
Mary Glenn Lupton
Modern Woodmen of America
Winchester Camp
North
Reba Riley
Reba Elaine Riley
Lohring C. Staples
Martinsville
J. H. Brown, Jr
Duncan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Jeanne Snow
Montreal
Can
London
Eng
Pauline Snow
West Cork Street
Winchester Ministerial Association
Handley Library
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Chase & Sanborn
Sunshine Grocery
E. Monmouth St
Miss Gibbens
Margaret Gibbens
Aulick Gibbens
Fredericksburg State
Henry Daugherty
Southern Inn
Eloise Caldwell
Harry Ridgeway
Nannie Porter
Jessie Markwood
South Braddock Street
Robert B. Nelson, Jr
University of Virginia Medical College
R. B. Nelson
Winifred Browne
Hansbrough and Carter
Miss Browne
Underwood Bakery
Horace C. Browne
No. 122
Cameron Street
Robert T. Barton, Jr
Robert T. Barton, Sr
South Washington Street
Italy
Mussolini
Harar
Somaliland
Mogadis
Cio
Italian East Africa
Egypt
Carl T, Goldenberg
Philip C, Whitehead
Skyline Drive
Federal Deposit Insurance
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Westinghouse Automatic
Northern Virginia Power Co
Huntsberry
Jefferson Davis
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Bryn Mawr
Margaret L. Hodgson
Tavenner
N. Loudoun Street
R. M. Swimley
East Geo. Washington Hotel
N. Loudoun St
Loudean St
Ingersoll
New Haven
Clowe’s Jewelry Store
Big Joe
Winchester’s Bakery
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