Social and Personal Century Club Banquet Highlights China Talk
Mrs. Edsel of Cambridge spoke at the Winchester Club banquet on May 11 detailing her China visit and medical mission work. Mrs. Cunningham reviewed plays and Milay poetry, while a Dutch costume dance entertained guests. The issue also notes weddings, births, and local social notes with numerous Winchester names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Club
Concenerate Zel Ae ‘Tonstmnistr
Mom
David Edsel
Cambridge
Mass
China
Edsel
Holland
Georgia Conrad
Julia Reno
J. B. B. Cunningham
Harrisburg
Century Club
New York
Edy
Rome
Hannibal
Edna St. Vincent “Millay
Metropolitan Opera
Miss Milelay
Winchester
Devotto
Miss Millay
Cunningham
Company A Wins Competitive Drill At Handley Grounds
Handley High School held a drill competition won by Company A under Capt. Thurm Ritenour with tight margins over Company B led by Capt. Charles. About 4000 spectators watched on the school field as judges from the Virginia National Guard awarded cups for best leaders and drilled private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Thurm
N Ritenour
Charles
Cmpanies
Paul Hartman
L. C. Hollis
Nelson F. Richards
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Fred. Ritter
Hugh Hawkins
Ralph Strosnider
Frank Ritter
Chamber of Commerce
Strosnider
Laurens Jones
Lenwood Fultz
Mrs. Maria C. Pingley Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Maria Catherine Pingley widow of W. A. Pingley died at 7 a m at 122 East Leicester street after a long tuberculosis illness. She leaves three sons L L Pingley W B Pingley H R Pingley of this city and two daughters Annie Lon and Mrs Carl Roberts of Brooklyn. Surviving siblings include H S Frye and Mrs Susie Brill with a sister Landora Brill deceased. Funeral arrangements pending likely Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Catherine Pingley
W. A. Pingley
East
Leicester Street
Franklin Frye
Pingley
L L. Pingley
W. B. Pingley
H. R. Pingley
Annie Lon
Carl. Roberts
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. S. Frye
Opequon
County
Susie B. Brill
Winchester
Landora Brill
Butter Bought At Top Prices Is Sent To Storage
Butter bought at peak costs is sent to storage as receipts remain liberal and stocks accumulate. Long line storage purchases limit price declines while buyers cautious about quality persist. Chicago dealers show a free selling stance with prices down about a cent from week start. National storage holdings for June 1 total 22 to 24 million pounds, cutting May 1 shortages by about half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Baltimore Mayor Invites Dundee to Championship Fight
Baltimore mayor William F. Broenig congratulates Joe Dundee the welterweight champion and invites him to stage his next title bout in the city stadium in a letter dated June 4. The offer highlights Baltimore as a potential host for Dundee’s defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated [Press
Baltimore
William F. Broenig
Joe Dundee
Baltimore Stadium
Odd Fellows Lodge Adopts Death Resolutions for Member L J McCartney
Stephens City lodge No 383 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows passes formal resolutions on the death of fellow member L J McCartney. The May 13 1927 meeting records praise his service, note the vacancy his loss creates, and call for mourning and publication of the resolutions. A copy is to be kept, printed locally, and sent to the bereaved family.
Bellanca Columbia flight reports good weather south of Newfoundland
Weather bureau officials described atmospheric conditions over the Bellanca plane Columbia’s route as favorable for flight from St Johns to the Newfoundland leg with westerly winds. Reports from Cape Race noted clear air and good visibility as the craft proceeded toward Halifax and Le Have.
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Linny
National Guardsman
Ryan
Washington
Bellanca
Columbia
Weather Bureau
ST. Johns
Newfoundland
Cape Race
Shag Ledge
Halifax
Lindbergh LE Haver
Lunenburg County
N. S
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Wyda Chamberlin
Lockwood
Rome
Capital
Charles A. Lindbergh
Plymouth
Mass
Long Pond
Scituate
Lindbergh
Hamilton Fish, Jr
New York
Coast Guard
Bellanca flight aims for Berlin under favorable weather
Weather reports from Moston and Berlin indicate favorable winds for the Bellanca trans Atlantic effort. A. D. Ross notes 20 to 32 mph aloft as the likely wind for the route, boosting chances of reaching Tempelhofer airfield early Monday if no incident occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moston
Columbia
America
A. D. Ross
Germany
Berlin
Helieva
Bellenca
Tempelhofer
Filot Chamberlin
Byrd requests Lindbergh land in Virginia for welcome
Governor Harry F. Byrd urged President Coolidge to allow Charles A Lindbergh to land or at least greet Virginians at Cape Henry when he passes the Virginia capes next Saturday The request noted Lindbergh as the world’s greatest aviator and left open whether Commander Richard Byrd would join the welcome In Washington Lindbergh planned two days there before flying to New York on June 13 in The Spirit of St Louis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
Harry F. Byrd Todya
President Coolidge
Charles A. Lindbergh
Virginia Capes
Lindbergh
Byrd
Capital
Washington
Coolidge
New York
Gun Club Shooting Match Set For Monday Afternoon
The Winchester Gun Club will stage a memorial day shooting match Monday at 1 pm inviting all trap shooting enthusiasts. Practice Thursday saw Arthur Seabright lead with remarkable scores across 16 and 22 yard targets and doubles among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Gun Club
Arthur Seabright
W. F. Pingley
W. Anderson
R. T. Jones
Co. B. Stickley
H. Austin
Pitcock
Shirley
E. Shade
Robert McKim, 50, Actor Dies in Los Angeles
Robert McKim, a 50 year old actor, died early today after two days in a hospital. He had been ill in Salt Lake City three weeks ago and was brought to Los Angeles Thursday in an unconscious state. Doctors described the illness as a partial stroke of paralysis.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Robert McKim
Salt Lake City
Utah
President Reviews Fleet In Virginia
President Coolidge viewed nine seven gray sea warriors and 23 000 officers and men as the fleet passed Thimble Shoals channel near Cape Henry Virginia. He observed from the Mayflower as the ships were reviewed for the first time at the gateway to the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cape Henry
Thimble Shoals Channel
Attempt To Blast Providence Hotel
An early morning fire at a pool room in the Crown Hotel basement uncovered dynamite with a percussion cap and gasoline-soaked pool table covers, signaling an attempted bombing in Providence Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Providence
R. L
Crown Hotel
Commercial Bank Wins Court Case
Judge Williams ruled in favor of the Funk Commercial Bank this afternoon, ordering the plaintiff Mr. Funk to pay all court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Bank
French Eliminate Avera Rinale In Doubles Showdown
In St. Cloud France on June 4 Jean Borotra and Rene Lacosta defeated American duo William Tilden and Francis Hunter in the men’s doubles at the international hard court championships. The match swung with sets 4-6 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-2 as Borotra and Lacosta advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. Cloud
France
Jean Borotra
Rene Lacosta
William T. Tilden
Francis T. Hunter
Todayy
Flood Credits Corporation Chartered in Dover
Articles of incorporation filed for the Flood Credits Corporation to promote rehabilitation of the Mississippi flood area. Authorized capital stock is $2,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dover
Del
Flood Credits Corporation
Mississippi
Woman's Clubs Demand Stronger Day Enforcement
Grand Rapids Mich June 2 The General Federation of Woman's Clubs reaffirms support for national and state prohibition and calls for strengthened enforcement and adequate funding. The meeting also discussed Indian affairs and reaffirmed civil rights under the constitution. Andersonville prison in Sumter County Ga is noted with 1863 acreage and burial site now a national cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
General Federation of Woman's Clubs
Andersonville
Sumter County
Quarles and Jarman Head to Washington for Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Quarles and A. M. Jarman left today for Washington D C where they will spend the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Spaid
Washington, D. C
Tevault
G. R. Quarles
A.M. Jarman
Valley Special to Run 30 Day Tour of America
The Shenandoah Valley Special will depart Harrisonburg in two weeks for a 30 day Tour of America. The train will travel from New Orleans to San Diego and through the Northwest to Chicago with 120 reservations. Officials call it the most ambitious special train ever run from Virginia.
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Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg
America
Great Southwest
New Orleans
San Diego
Cal
Great Northwest
Washington State
Oregon
Alaska
Canada
Dakotas
Chicago
Virginia
West
Calgary
H. H. Newman
Bloodhounds and Radio Fail To Get Fugitive's Trail
Jackson Mississippi reports bloodhounds and an airplane failed to locate any trace of the intruder who entered the Reese home early today. The assailant killed 19 year old Martha Teese in bed, fatally wounding his sister, and seriously wounded Mrs. Reese, 88, who remained unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
O. S. Reese
Martha Teese
Reese
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Edith Cornwell
Rotunda
State Teachers’ College
Farmville
Miss Cornwell
Oscar M. Cornwell
Miss. Sheetz
H. B. Garber
Fairview Avenue
K. J. Grandstaff
York Manufacturing Company
C. C. Bush
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Messrs
C. M. Harris
G. T. Tyford
Potomac Edison Company
Hagerstown, Md
David Petrie
Bartonsville
University of Maryland
Kenneth Petrie
Stuent
Loring Funkhouser
Memorial Hospital
F. J. Reilly
St. Petersburg, Fla
T. Barclay
Patterson, N. J
George Washington Hotel
Thomas Beller
William C. Haines
East Leicester Street
Whiteman
E. M. Walteon
Crawford, N. Y
Shenandoah Valley Academy
N. Clay Shull
Bridgewater
Glenn Hotel
Shull
Iris Barr
Walter Flowers
Vaucluse
Ernest Flowers
Paul
Clara
Lizzie Sibert
Leslie Sibert
Mona Jean
Martinsburg
W. Va
J. H. Flor
Kansas City
R. E. March
Ensign H. C. Owen
Annapolis
Richard Gray
Mr. Landurer
J. Schoenenan, Inc
Baltimore, Md
Gladys Goodman
Handley
Harrisonburg, Va
Marguerite Goodman
Mrs. E. W. Brown
Little Washington, Va
H. Purcell Whitacre
Internal Revenue Bureau
Charlotte
N. C
Hiram Whitacre
Siler
A. V. Narjies
Chicago, Nl
Hotel Jack
Bostonian Juniors
Huntsberry
Handley Grounds
Dundee
Matt
Jeff
Bud Fisher
Eddison
ISAPL
Tee Hee
Odd Fellows Lodge
E. O. Graham
Geo. A. Samsell
F. B. Cadwallader
Levine
Charles A. Levine
Lindy
Gun Club
Robt. McKim
Avera
Flood Credit Corp
Woman's Clubs
Ey Keers
The
Chichester
Sample Shoe Store
Aero
Palle
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