Mrs. John G. Bradley hosts Charleston social circle travel talk
Mrs. John G. Bradley regales friends with accounts of a recent trip through Clairmont Westover and other places. She spent a day at Williamsburg to see historic scenes and restoration. Mrs. William Beverley, visiting from Berryville, Va, is praised as a leading social figure and shares news of Zillah Connor Boyd and Dr. Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Bradley
Clairmont
Westover
Williamsburg
William Beverley
Val
Virginia Nesbitt
Beverley
Berryville
Winchester
Zillah Connor Boyd
Boyd
Dillah
Majoni Dillard
Susie Connor
Mr. Dillard
Dean Dillard
Elbert) Jemison
Boyds
Zillah
North Alabama
Florence
John
Goldsmith
Evelyn Byrd Page
Birmingham
Social Calendar Events Across Winchester and Nearby
A dense list of clubs societies and church meetings runs through Winchester and nearby towns. Key events include United Brethren Women Missionary Society at Mrs. Bertie Krouse 544 Fairmont Ave, Winchester Rebekah Lodge No 21 honoring Miss Mary Wingfield, and Braddock Street M E Church Missionary Society in the Bible classroom. Regular gatherings span Kiwanis Rotary Lions Elks Modern Woodmen Choirs and a Betty Weakland evangelist service with dances and recitals at Handley High and Jordan Springs Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Women’s Missionary Society
Bertie Krouse
Fairmont Avenue
Winchester
Rebekah Lodge
Mary Wingfield
Adult Missionary Society of
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
Modern Woodmen of America
North Loudoun Street
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Stephenson Social Club
Meta Frazier
Riseway
W. Va
District Nurses Association
Court House
Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
United Brethren Church
Rotary Club
Winchester Golf Club
Girls’ Athletic Association
Jordan Springs Hotel
American Legion
Betty Weakland
Dorothy Ewing
Handley High School
Engagement of Miss Lucy Burwell to Mr Isham Keith
Society notice from Upperville announces the engagement of Miss Lucy Guy Burwell of New York and Upperville to Mr Isham Keith of Warrenton. The couple plans to marry July 6 in Upperville. Burwell lineage links to Colonel Lewis Burwell and Governor Alexander Spotswood with connections to the Declaration of Independence signer Lewis Morris. Keith is an Lehigh University alumnus, son of Julian C. Keith and linked to the Warrenton Hunt and the Chief Justice John Marshall lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Edward Bouldin Burwell
Upperville
Lucy Guy Burwell
New York
Isham Keith
Warrenton
Miss Burwell
Lewis Burwell
Anne Spotswood
Alexander Spotswood
Lewis Morris
Burwell
Colonial Dames of America
Keith
Lehigh University
Julian C. Keith
Warrenton Horse Show Association
Warrenton Hunt
James Keith
John Marshall
Mary Lapsley Keith
James W. Lapsley
Anniston, Ala
Latin Dasche Lingerie Highlighted by Clara V. Fultz Shoppe
The Clara V. Fultz Shoppe at 10 West Boscawen Street promotes Latin Dasche lingerie as the finest trousseau find in Paris inspired style. The ad lists contact telephone 954 for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Clara V. Fultz
W. Boscawen St
Notable Local Graduations and Community News
Columbia University graduation references a local student's varied studies and a DuPont cellophane division engineer role in New York. Other items include Mrs. Joseph L. Smith visiting Illinois, church class meetings, postponed G A A gathering, medical examination of Mr. Warner Luttrell, W C T U meeting at a new location, and local beneficiaries returning from college or recovering from surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
New York
John Kerr High School
Porter Military Academy
Charleston
D. C
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Maryland Institute
Baltimore
Good
DuPont Company
Empire State Building
Mr. Good
DuPont
Joseph L. Smith
Illinois
Ivan R. Smith
150th Session Exercises Close At S V Academy
The 150th session of S V Academy ended after competitive drills, track games, and intramural contests. Awards went to James Bradshaw Beverley III, Harry Kimmel Fowle, William Love Massie, and Thomas Nelson Woolfolk with scholarships from trustees. Col Roszel awarded academy and UVA scholarships, while Odgen Edwards Willis received the UVA scholarship. Final orders were read by Lt. Bodwell and benediction given by Rev. Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kummel Fowle
Philip R. Fowle
R. Gray Williams
James Bradshaw Beverley
Harry Kimmel Fowle
William Love Massie
Thomas Nelson Woolfolk
Col. Roszel
Lord Ashley Granted Absolute Divorce From Sylvia Hawkes
In London on June 4 the divorce of Lord Ashley from Sylvia Hawkes the musical comedy actress and friend of Douglas Fairbanks Sr was made absolute. Fairbanks was named co respondent in the divorce action filed last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Ashley
Sylvia Hawkes
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Fairbanks
Soldier Graves Remembered At Old Chapel
In Berryville Virginia on June 4 a memorial service honored Confederate dead buried at Old Chapel the county’s first monument to their memory erected there in 1866. Col B M Roszel delivered an eloquent address George H Burwell read the roll of the dead from Clarke County and beyond Capt William N Nelson who helped place the monument led the roll until his death R Poé Page carried on the duty and the Sons of the Confederacy vow to continue the commemorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Old Chapel
Clarke
Court House
B. M. Roszel
Winchester
George H. Burwell
William N. Nelson
R. Powé Page
Saratoga
Sons of the Confederacy
Berryville Commerce Group Elects Directors
At a Berryville Chamber of Commerce meeting after the monthly luncheon, E. P. Berlin was named chairman and a slate of directors for the coming year was elected. Stacey B. Lloyd Jr. joined as a new member after purchasing Clarke Courier, Clarke County's long running newspaper since 1869.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Civil Service Exams Open For Senior Medical Technician
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for senior medical technician at 2000 dollars yearly and medical technician at 1620 dollars yearly. Optional subjects include bacteriology roentgenology and the combined bac teriology roentgenology. Experience required. full details from J H Taylor secretary at the city post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
J. H. Taylor
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Personal crisis reports after slaying a girl with a knife
A motorist alerted authorities after a passerby found a 20 year old woman with light brown hair and grey blue eyes killed by a knife attack. She wore a tailored outfit and an expensive watch. Skid marks show a car stopped by the curb and she had five chest wounds and a severed wrist in a failed defense.
Princess Royal Undergoes Thyroid Operation
London reports the Princess Royal, wife of the Earl of Harewood and daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, underwent thyroid gland surgery today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Princess Royal
King George
Queen Mary
Earl of Harewood
Floods Raze Kansas Nebraska and Missouri Lowlands
Flood waters from the Republican and Kaw rivers drive widespread damage across Kansas Nebraska and Missouri. Death toll uncertain with 94 unofficially dead in Nebraska and hundreds homeless as rivers flood towns including McCook Ogden Manhattan and surrounding counties. Losses mount to millions of dollars across highways farms and residential areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kas
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
South Platte
Kansas City
St. Louis
Associated Press
W. C. Bullard
Red Cross
Colorado
Platte
North Platte
Neb
North Fork
McCook
Ogden
Manhattan
Missouri Valley
Toa
Kansasity
Kansas Flood Threatens Topeka And Missouri River Lands
As the Kaw river flood peak nears Topeka and the lower valley, fears grow for Kansas Capital damage. Missouri River floods threaten farm lands across Missouri. Engineers predict a peak comparable to 1908 with city flood protection improved but uncertain. Damages tallied around $20 million across Nebraska Kansas and Missouri. Death toll reported as Nebraska 99 Kansas eight Missouri three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Kansas State College
Topeka
Kaw Valley
Kansas
Missouri
United States
Kansas City
Kan
Noted Novelist Will Address Affairs Institute
Mrs. Pearl Buck, noted novelist and Pulitzer prize winner, has accepted an invitation to speak before the Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia on July 8. She will join a round table on cooperation and conflict across the Pacific and deliver a public address in the McIntire Amphitheatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell University
Yale University
China
Man Who Had Son Crucify Him Sent To Asylum
HIGH POINT N C June 4 R J Riggs a 36 year old filling station owner who had his son crucify him on a cross in a bid to win back his estranged wife will be sent to the State Hospital for the Insane at Morganton. Justice of the Peace C C Muse signed the order three days after the tragedy. The wife with their two daughters stayed with her parents and had earlier sought court support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N. C
Une
R. J. Riggs
State Hospital For
Morganton
Justice of the Peace
C. C. Muse
Riggs
Fine For Several In Police Court
Police Court today heard four drunk and disorderly cases and two drunkenness cases. James Hart was fined 15 dollars 25 cents, Herman Garrett 10 dollars 25 cents, Clarence Garrett 10 dollars 25 cents, and Margaret Garrett 10 dollars 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hart
Herman Garrett
Millwood
Clarence Garrett
Margaret Garrett
Bears Catch Salmon in Alaska
In Alaska the bears display expert skill catching salmon along riverbanks during spawning season. Local wildlife observers note the routine feeding behavior and the bears’ widespread presence around prime salmon runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Jay Bird Diet Described as Harmful Yet Versatile
The article notes the jay bird eats harmful insects and also consumes corn and fruits. It states the bird is generally considered obnoxious due to its behavior and feeding habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Withal
Gladioli Bright Blooms From April To July Plantings
Gardener Dean Halliday notes gladioli are easy to grow with continuous blooms by planting every ten days from April through July. Choose named varieties, avoid cheap mixes, inspect bulbs for health, and consider white and cream tones to blend with vivid colors.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ewing
Handley Auditorium
U.S. N
Navy
Gluck
Musette
Waldefeld
Bailey
Charles P. Bailey
Frederick County
Green Spring
Bailey Brothers
Cameron and
Boscawen
Little Hortense Smith
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Frederick Circuit
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
L. F. Haymaker
White Post
Kathleen Haymaker
T. J. Harford
Philip Harford
Washington, D. C
George Lind
Cameron Street
Lions Club
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
Francis J. Marshall
Cedar Creek Grade
Mr. Keith
Huntsberry
Brooks’ Pharmacy Prescription Druggusts
Congregational Christian Church
E. W. Cather
West Boscawen Street
Jordan Springs
Thurseen
Warner Luttrell
John Hopkins Hospital
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Friend’s Meeting House
Handley Library
Margaret Gibbens
Fredericksburg State Teachers’ College
Mrs
Aulick Gibens
North
Loudoun Street
Maude Hodges
Baltimore Christian Advocate
Baltimore, Md
Norman K. Wise
Middletown
Duanne Hughes
South Loudoun Street
Memorial Hospital
S. V. Academy
Commerce Group
Middle West
Kansas, Nebraska
Banks
Affairs
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Jay Bird
R. M. Swimley
Dean Halliday
Central Press Garden
Elizabeth Tabor
Calvin Coolidge
BIG Joe
Margaret L. Hodgson
Uimmer
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Loudoun St
Veal
the Foundation
Lovett’s
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