Major Barton Praises South Confederate Parade Honors
Confederate veterans and descendants paraded through Winchester honoring 1861-65 battles with badges of the Gray Line and Bonnie Blue Flag. The procession included seven veterans led by police, Turner Ashby Daughters, and local bands, with School and fire units closing the march.
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Confederacy
Winchester
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Frederick County
Terriory
One Hundred and Sixth Infantry
Turner Ashby
D. F. Miller
Thirty-third
Virginia Infantry
Fred Holland
H. A. Herrell
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Handley High holds baccalaureate sermonSunday evening
The Handley High School baccalaureate service will be held tomorrow Sunday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Rev. Dr. Roy C. Helfenstein of Dover Del will deliver the sermon. Winchester Ministerial Association will preside with Rev. Dr. S L Flickinger assisting. The program includes hymns readings prayers and anthems by the Handley Glee Club and congregation.
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Handley High School
Roy C. Helfenstein
Congregational Christian Church
Dover
Del
Winchester Ministerial Association
S. L. Flickinger
Centenary Reformed Church
E. J. Rohart
First Brethren Church
West
E. A. Lambert
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Father
Handley Band Plans Final Concert On Court House Lawn
The Handley High School Cadet Band, under Prof W H McIlwee, presents its season finale at 8 p m on the Court House lawn. The varied program features Sousa marches and a Descriptive Graveyard Ghost with a xylophone solo, plus a drum and bugle corps finale.
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Handley High School
Court House
W. H. McIlwee
el Capitan
Sousa
Lavallee
Lincke
Goldman
Stobbe
Roanoke School Children Arrive For Vacation Trip
Roanoke children begin a summer vacation program at Princess Lodge on the farm of Dr. P. W. Boyd southwest of town. Mrs. Wisecarver, wife of the farm manager, oversees the season. Twenty girls from Roanoke elementary schools arrived by motor Friday and will stay about a month, with more children to follow before school resumes.
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Princess Lodge
P. W. Boyd
Weather outlook and local notes from June 6
Weather for North and Middle Atlantic States calls for mostly fair conditions with near normal temperatures and local showers and storms, cooler about Thursday. Cadet Trevor Downer leaves for Charles Town West Virginia to visit Mr. Jack Brazier this weekend. A young man stenographer seeks an office position and can provide references at PR O. Box 217 Winchester.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Trevor Downer
Charles Town
W. Va
Jack Brazier
Winchester
Registrations Pour In for Virginia Christian Endeavor Convention
Registrations are pouring in for the thirty seventh Virginia Christian Endeavor Convention to be held June 13 16 in Winchester. Housing is still needed with about 200 beds for girls and boys and simple meals for four days. Contact Miss Margaret Richards at 423 South Washington Street phone 666 to offer a home or assistance.
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Virginia
Christian Endeavor Convention
Christian Endeavor Societies
Margaret Richards
South
Washington Street
Winchester
Good Baseball Game At Rouss Park On Sunday
The Park Association Ball team will play the strong Paramount Gabbies of Hagerstown at Rouss City Park Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. This team from Hagerstown is one of the best of the season and Winchester fans are urged to attend to boost park improvements. Park directors announce a monthly meeting in the council chamber Monday at 8 o'clock.
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Park Association
Hagerstown
Rouss City
Winchester
Council Chamber
Apple Festival Pictures To Be Shown At Capitol
The Fox movietone film of the Apple Blossom Festival will be shown at the Capitol Theatre Monday featuring parade moments coronation and Mayor Shryock presenting the city key to Queen Shenandoah VIII Patricia Morton of Winchester. The Universal reel of the festival will also be shown again for those who missed it earlier.
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Fox Movietone
Capitol Theatre
Shryock
Winchester
Shenandoah VIII
Patricia Morton
Eny
Universal
Reparation Load Unbearable, Says German Appeal
Berlin reports an official government appeal urging support for Chancellor Bduening's emergency tax decree. The Young Plan assumptions are said to be erroneous and relief not shown, with Dietrich warning Germany will face a hard time but will pay debts.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Bduening
Hermann Dietrich
Wilkins' U Boat Now In Mid Ocean
Boston June 6 Sir Hubert Wilkins submarine Nautilus was 238 miles east of Cape Cod Light at 8 a m EST today on its voyage to England. From there the craft will head to Spitzbergen then to the polar regions. The Nautilus left Provincetown last Thursday.
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Boston
Mass
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Cape Cod Light
England
Spitzbergen
Polar
Provincetown
Winchester Citizen Digs Woodland Avenue Trench For Dirt Sale
A Winchester man reportedly dug up a 15 foot long trench in the center of Woodland avenue to obtain dirt for sale to another resident. He began refilling with garbage but city officials were alerted. police expect an arrest soon.
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Woodland Avenue
Winchester
Ripley's
C. W. Hollis
American Legion pool moved to Winchester Swimming Club
The American Legion pool comes under Winchester Swimming Club. prospective members must apply to Miss Lula Rush and provide a doctor’s certificate. This brief notes local social and club changes with several community mentions.
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American Legion
Winchester Swimming Club
Lula Rush
Rev Mr Hooks Weds At Vets Reunion In Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama Gen J C Hooks 82 a retired Methodist minister from Winchester Virginia married Mrs Alice Glass of Waco Texas. The couple first met at Biloxi Mississippi during last year’s Confederate reunion and renewed their vows at the veterans gathering here. This is Hooks third marriage and his wife’s second.
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Montgomery
Ala
Biloxi
Miss
J. C. Hooks
Winchester
Alice Glass
Waco
Texas
General Hooks
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Sympathy for Catholics Keen Pontiff Asserts
Pope Pius addressed the Fascist Welfare Organization of Milan in Rome stating liberty of conscience is our battle. He said the struggle benefits souls and offers recompense for hard days, noting broad sympathy and gratitude from distant countries.
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Associated Press
Vatican City
Pope Pius
Fascist Welfare Organization of
Milan
Rome
Supreme Court Asked To Review J. P. Jones Case
James P. Jones, convicted in Richmond Va for embezzling funds from the Virginia Conference Orphanage of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, seeks Supreme Court review. The court cannot act until its October term, contesting 13 counts and urges specific acquittals were not stated.
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Associate
Washington
Jas. P. Jones
Richmond
Virginia Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Supreme Court
Jones
Navy autogiro lands at Hoover camp on Rapidan trip
The navy's new autogiro carrying Secretary Adams and Assistant Secretary Ingalls landed at the marine field near Criglersville Virginia at 11 40 a m. The 80 mile flight from Washington took 1 hour 17 minutes with Ingalls piloting. The plane was part of a small two craft formation. A White House car drove the officials to President Hoover's Rapidan camp.
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Associated Press
Criglersville
Navy
Adams
Ingalls
Washington
Hoover
Rapidan River
Marine Field
Here
Presidential Camp
White House
Orange
Rapidan
Warrenton
Navy Ingalls
Jahncke
Mr. Hoover
Funeral Rites Held for Charles J. Summers
Funeral services for Charles J. Summers former cashier of Union Bank of Winchester were conducted at his home on Fairmont Avenue with Rev Robert B. Nelson and Rev Dr F T McFaden officiating. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with numerous floral tributes and a long list of pallbearers.
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Charles J. Summers
Union Bank of Winchester
Winchester
Summers
Fairmont Avenue
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
F. T. McFaden
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron
Daniel W. Lupton
J. Foster Gray
George Bushnell
Harry M. Sartelle
Herman H. Hable
Harry K. Russell
James B. Russell
Perry Funkhouser
Jacob H. Yost
H. Douglas Fuller
William G. Hardy
R. A. Shafer
Miller Streit
Lester Kerlin
Thomas Kremer
Floyd Haines
Warren Rice
Walter D. Myers
Harry W. Ebert
Roland T.bryarly
Lee R. Grim
C. A. Davis
Dr. R. McC. Glass
Miss Helen Miller Leaves for Virginia State Inspection Service
Miss Helen Jeanne Miller departs for Norfolk Virginia to handle the secretarial end of the potato season with the Virginia State inspection service. She has served with the inspection service for two years.
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Helen Jeanne Miller
Norfolk
Virginia State Inspection Service
Miss Miller
Inspection Service
Annual Alumni Banquet Held at Berryville High School
About one hundred Berryville High School graduates plus faculty and Clarke County School Board members attended the first annual Alumni Association banquet in the high school auditorium. President Ralph M. Ware presided. several short talks followed the meal.
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Berryville
Berryville High School
Clarke County School Board
Rice W. Levi
Clifton Price
Ware
Bill Shackleford
William Bly
Louis H. Hucker
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
A. F Robertson
Ella Holland
Charles O
Dearmont
C. B. Carr
D. A
L. H
de Hotowinasetrtions
W. Ward P. Berlin
Louise Barhsberg
N. F. H. Morrison
Ramsburg
Morrison
Wisecarver
Ralph M. Ware
Dr. Berlin
Berryville High School Alumni Association
Lester H. Morgan
Elizabeth, Morgan
Agnes Tapscott
Berryville Serenaders
Funeral Sunday Of Late Mr Crim
The funeral of Bonn W. Crim who died Thursday evening at Summit Point will be from his home at 10 oclock Sunday morning. Rev. Hunter Davidson rector of the Episcopal Church will conduct services and interment will be in Edge Hill Cemetery at Charles Town.
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Bonn Ww. Crim
Summit Point
Hunter Davidson
Episcopal Church
Edge Hill Cemetery
Charles Town
Contributions To Children's Fund
Mrs. R T Barton local chairman reports donations to the Children's Home Society emergency fund from Miss Linda C Brooks Mary Martha Bible Class Grace Lutheran Church Mrs J H Stouffer J H Jones C S Lowry C F L Patton H A Solenberger G W Riley C D Stouffer and N A Carpenter Jr.
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R. T. Barton
Children’s Home Society
Linda C. Brooks
Grace Lutheran Church
J. H. Stouffer
J. H. Jones
C. S. Lowry
C. F. L. Patton
H. A. Solenberger
G. W. Riley
C. D. Stouffer
N. A. Carpenter, Jr
Stocks Heavy In Quiet Week End Profit Taking
In New York on June 6 stocks faced selling pressure during a quiet weekend session. Leading shares slipped one to three points as rails pulled back after a rally, with New York Central Union Pacific and Pennsylvania down two to three points. Total volume was about 700000 shares. William Grove and James Anderson, longtime University of Richmond students, arrived to spend the summer with their families.
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Associated Press
New York
New
William Grove
James Anderson
University of Richmond
Memorial address honors Confederate veterans at Stonewall Cemetery
Major Robert Ton, Winchester attorney and son of the late Robert T. Barton Sr., delivers a memorial address at Stonewall Cemetery honoring Confederate soldiers from 1861 to 1865. He recalls earlier memorials, the Ladies' Memorial Association, and the enduring value of memory and honor tied to Civil War sacrifices.
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Turner Ashby
Williams
A. H
Mary Kurtz
Tillie Russell
Lucy Williams
Ladies’ Association
Nion
Daughters of the Confederacy
Janne
Yard Party At Stephenson Church Benefit Night
Yard party at Stephenson Church on Wednesday June 17 aids the Epworth League. Community members invited for fellowship and fundraising activities.
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Stephenson Church
Benefit of Epworth League
For Rent: Modern Home at 417 Fairmont Ave
For rent a modern home with all conveniences. Immediate possession. Contact R. T. Bryarly. Address 417 Fairmont Ave.
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Fairmont Ave
R. T. Bryarly
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Handley School
Handley
Roanoke
C.E. Meet
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Capitol
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Mid Ocean
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Miss Oakes
Intermont College
Shirley Oakes
J. C.oakes
Virginia Intermont College
Bristol
Kern
Delta Phi
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Delta Phi Fraternity
University of Virginia
Harry R. Kern
University
New Jersey
Robert A. Chilcott
Lily E. Deacon
Camden
N. J
W. L. Dudley
Church of Christ
South Cameron Street
Daniel Deacon
William Chilcott
Jane Hazelgrove
Arabella Davies
Gunston Hall
Katherine Harrison
Clifford Street
Harrison Davies
West Clifford Street
John Barnett
Anne Parker
Gray Beverley
Harry F. Byrd
Evelynn Sanders
B. P. Harrison
West Leicester Street
Mr. Hooks
J. P. Jones
Slim” Keller
Curly” Jones
Frank Yates
Betty Schipp
Shenandoah Valley Academy
GIRG
Mr. Summers
Mr. Crim
Children’s Fund
Packard
Earl Shade
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