Memorial services draw large crowd in Refuge Va
Refuge Virginia June 1 large attendance at memorial services with Rev G W Gaither delivering a sermon from Galatians 6 13. Local families including Carrolls Ebersoles McCauleys and Sudths visited relatives and friends in the Refuge area during the weekend with several Sunday visits to Stephens City Greenway and near Macedonia.
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Refuge
G. W. Gaither
Peter Carroll
Lake Md
John Carroll
Ray Ebersole
Winchester
J. R. Bray
Lee Brown
Greenwey
Lula
May Lauck
C. E. Pifer
Joseph Pifer
Macedonia
Contrarious View on Aging and Wisdom Emerges
A provocative missive argues that years do not grant wisdom but rather prove folly. It challenges the notion that age alone carries authority, suggesting experience without judgment yields little insight.
Stephens City Notes Shake Short Local Happenings
Stephens City Virginia notes record visits and moves among residents. Ida Bowen of Grafton West Virginia visits sister Mrs G A Samsell. Cad Gregory of Manassas visits his father John Gregory. Walter Burner and wife plan to move to Springfield Ohio. Church group travels to Pennsylvania for college graduation events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Ida Bowen
Grafton
W. Va
G. A. Samsell
Cad Gregory
Manaasas
John Gregory
Walter Burner
Springfield
Ohio
Graham
Pennsylvania
Roland
Tom Beavers
Edgar Lemley
German Street
J. A. Guard
Tulip
Alberta
Shanon
Rachel Carbaugh
Martinsburg
Arkansas disperses ashes at sea for Admiral Knapp
New York June 1 The battle ship Arkansas sailed for Annapolis with the ashes of Vice-Admiral Marty S Knapp to be scattered at sea per his will. He died at his Hartford Conn home on April 6.
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New York
Arkansas
Anapolis
Marty S. Knapp
Hartford
Conn
Forest Fire Threat Battles Rain in Ontario
A report from the Algoma Central Railway offices warns that nearly all forests north of Lake Superior could ignite unless rain falls. The alert issued from Sault Ste. Marie dated June 1 stresses fire danger across the region and appeals for precipitation to avert widespread blazes.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Lake Superior
Algoma Central Railway
Russians imprison Japanese fishermen in Siberia
TOKIO June 1 Russian authorities of the Soviet administration in Siberia have seized a Japanese fishing vessel and imprisoned the crew of 72 for operating within the seven mile limit. Previously fishermen were not molested unless within three miles of shore.
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Tokio
Siberia
Banks Closing Notices for a Holiday
Banks close Monday June 4 1923 a legal holiday. Payments due that date may be paid on Tuesday June 5 1923. Financiers named include H D Fuller cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank JOHN I Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank WM Hardy cashier Shenandoah Valley National Bank CHARLES Summers cashier Union Bank of Winchester.
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H. D. Fuller
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
John I. Sloat
Commercial and Savings. Bank
WM. G. Hardy
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Charles Summers
Union Bank of Winchester
Dr Miller Announces New Office and Residence Address
The notice states Dr BE W Miller will relocate his residence and office to 22 North Braddock Street in the future. The notice is dated May 28, 1961.
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North Braddock Street
Rum Hound of Sea to Retire After Final Voyage
NORFOLK Va June 1 A British owner and master plans retirement after one more successful rum run aboard the Lstar. The captain landed at Cape Henry with about a quarter of a million dollars in Britt currency and said profits would total about 1 million after this cargo. Coast guard patrols have watched the vessel fifteen miles off the capes for ten days while banks verified the proceeds.
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Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Whey
Cape Henry
Lstar
Capes
Coast Guard
Market Street M. E. Church Services
The notice urges keeping the Sabbath sacred and invites attendance at Market Street M. E. Church services. Sunday School and Men’s Bible class at 9 45 a m. Preaching at 11 a m to Jr and Sr congregations with topics The Stone in the Road and The Cry of the World Heart Its Answer. Evening service at 8 p m. Board meeting Monday June 4 at 8 p m and Boys Lab-Kappa Sigma PI event Tuesday 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 45 p m.
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Kappa Sigma
Century Club Banquet Highlights Island Study and Monuments
The fourth annual Century Club banquet at the Wayside Inn features twenty three guests seated in the main dining room with flowers. Mrs Melvin Green presided. telegrams from Mrs Barton and Mrs Whitside were read. Speakers included Mrs William Massey on island studies, Miss Chew on Queer Characters Outside Winchester, Miss Bessie Conrad with quotations, Mrs W A Baker on Problems of the Day, and Miss Gussie Conrad on removing the Andrews monument. A motion to keep the monument in place passed. Secretary Sara W Chadwick notes appreciation of absent members and Wayside Inn management.
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Tg Club
Tae On
Robert T. Barton
Melvin Green
Green
R. T. Barton
Rochester
New York
W. W. Whitside
Fort Riley
Kansas
Robert M. Ward
Wayside Inn
Sara W
CHDW
Unclear Short Phrase on Height Statistics
The fragment notes a statistic about height, claiming few exceed six feet and that only one man in 203 reaches six feet. Details like location, date, or source context are missing.
Bing Board Chairman Clears Bid Prospect for Merchant Fleet
Washington on June 1 a board chairman announced the investigation confirms a bid of more than a dollar by a New York City merchant fleet made for certain supplies. The statement suggests the bid would be considered if accepted and hints at forthcoming actions by the Bing Board.
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Washington
Bing Board
Silver Creek
N. Forth
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