Burwell Family Mourns Annapolis Matriarch at 82
Mrs. Augusta S. Burwell widow of Elliott Hall Burwell Sr. dies at her daughter's home in Annapolis after long membership at Christ Church West River. She leaves three daughters and two sons, including Robert L. Burwell of Annapolis and Elliott H. Burwell Jr. of Baltimore. Her son Robert L. Burwell later married Anne Hume Lewis of Winchester.
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Annapolis
Augusta S. Burwell
Elliott Hall Burwell
Christ Church
West River
Burwell
Ridgley P. Melvin
Melvin
Anne Arundel County
Augustus Sellers
Maryland
Harwood
Sewell S. Hepburn
D. Murray Cheston
Cheston
Robert L. Burwell
Elliott H. Burwell, Jr
Baltimore
Lewis
Foundry Wallops National Fruit In 8 4 Victory
The Foundrymen defeat National Fruit 8 to 4 to start the soft ball season. Lineup lists Locke Wingfield Dofflemeyer McDonald Whitney Luby Lillis Hodson Heribe Weber Patton Farmer Swanson Delancey Lewis Armstrong Wade Green RH E Sn.
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Snapp
National Fruit Cry
Foundrymen
Foundry National Locke
Wingfield Lake
Dofflemeyer McDonald c. Whitney Luby
Lillis Hodson
Heribeel
Weber Patton
Farmer Swanson
Delancey Lewis
Armstrong Wade Sf
Green
Sn Foundry
National Fruit
Friendship Beats Rouss 8 to 7 in tight baseball win
Friendship boys defeated the Rouss Fire Company 8 to 7 marking their second straight win. The team showed hard hitting and strong fielding to prevail over Charley Roussmen. Next, Friendship hosts Coca Cola on Monday at diamond No. 2 in an anticipated fast game. Score by innings shows Rouss 040 300 0 and Friendship 401 200 1.
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Friendship Boys
Rouss Fire Company
Friendship
Charley
Man crucified himself in attempt to win back wife
J. R. Riggs 36 a High Point filling station operator reportedly had himself nailed to a cross at his own urging by his 15 year old son Donald. Police say Riggs orchestrated the self crucifixion in a bid to reconcile with his estranged wife. He is recovering.
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J. R. Riggs
High Point
8. C
Donald
Riggs
Flood Crest of Kaw Flows Into Raging Missouri
The Kaw river flood crest pours into the Missouri River, widening five miles in places. Red Cross reports 124 deaths, 536 homes destroyed, 2,423 seriously damaged, and 4,293 families affected across Nebraska Kansas Missouri. William M Baxter Jr of the Red Cross Midwest area announces $100,000 relief funds.
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Kaw
Missouri
Big Muddy
Kansas City
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Red Cross
William M. Baxter,Jr
Mid-Western
St.Louis
Cardinal Richelieu on Screen at Capitol Theatre
Darryl Zanuck backs George Arliss in Cardinal Richelieu at the Capitol Theatre. Arliss studied libraries and galleries in London and Paris and tried over thirty screen tests for authentic character make up as the lavish 20th Century production draws public focus to the inscrutable cardinal.
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Cardinal Richelieu
France
Darryl Zanuck
George Arliss
Capitol Theatre
London
Paris
Hollywood
Air Hawks at the Palace Theatre Today Only
The Palace screens Air Hawks featuring Ralph Bellamy Tala Birell and Wily Post with nonstop beam defying action. Also shown Rustler of Red Dog 8 acts of vaudeville Oswald cartoon and Buck Jones Border Law Saturday only live Western adventure.
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Air Hawks
Palace Theatre
Ralph Bellamy
Tala Birell
Wily Post
Rustler
Red Dog
Oswald
Buck Jones
Border Law
the Palace
Ranger
Mrs Carey and son pay penalty on scaffold
Mrs Carey and her son Howard were executed by hanging after pleadings and a mercy request. The couple faced the scaffold in Delaware with clergy and attorney present as police escorted the proceedings.
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Daniel
R. A
Frederick Whitney
Myra Carey
Howard
Hitchens
Omar
Del
James
Daniel Layton
Delaware
Sarah Jane Bradley
Patty” Cannon
Catherine Bevans
Synod Summer School Opens Monday at Staunton
The Synod Summer School begins Monday at 3 15 p m in Mary Baldwin College Staunton. Sessions use a laboratory teaching approach for Beginner Primary and Junior workers with evening courses on The Old Testament and Church History. Dr John M Wells leads a Bible hour and Rev Thomas H Grafton and Rev J C Siler head the staff.
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Nod
Staunton
Mary Baldwin College
John M. Wells
General Assembly
J. L. Fairly
Royster Lyle
William White
Anna Branch Binford
J. C. Siler
Henry W. Mack
Elizabeth McE. Shields
Thomas H. Grafton
T. K. Currie
Synod
Moody Opens Final Round in English Tennis Match
Helen Wills Moody won 6-1 6-4 over Billy Yorke in the St George's Hill tournament at Weybridge England. Strong wind and rain disrupted play as Moody quickly recovered from a love game loss and seized control with baseline drives. Yorke briefly led 3-1 in the second set before Moody sealed the victory.
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Weybridge
Eng
Helen Wills Moody
St. George's Hill
Billy Yorke
England
Miss Yorke
Love
Anniversary At Stines Chapel Bright Morning Event
The fourth anniversary of the reopening of Stine's Chapel will be marked by a morning specie service at 10 30 with music and a speaking program. Conley Newlin, superintendent of Sunday school, will present a history and invite attendance.
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Conley Newlin
Memorial Address Honors Confederate Soldiers And South
The address recalls Confederate courage and sacrifice, praising Southern youth Turner Ashby and others, recounting war hardships, reconstruction effort, and the enduring spirit of the South. It urges gratitude for ancestry, learning from leaders, and upholding constitutional rights and loyalty.
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Confederacy
South
Union
Free America
Southern Confederacy
Ren
Spence
Turner Ashby
Daughters of the Confederacy of Winchester
Richard Ashby
Ashby
Virginia
Capitals on Mississippi River
St Paul Minnesota and Baton Rouge Louisiana are the two state capitals located on the Mississippi River.
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Mississippi River
St. Paul
Minn
Baton Rouge
Funeral Directors Meet Set for Harrisonburg June 18 20
The Virginia Funeral Directors Association will hold its annual meeting in Harrisonburg June 18 20 attracting more than 200 visitors from across the state. The convention headquarters will be at the Kavanaugh Hotel with an exhibit hall on the Rockingham Motor Company second floor displaying products from national manufacturers. The association includes nearly all funeral directors in Virginia. Officers include President Fred W Townes Danville first vice president Paul S Billey Richmond second vice president C N Loving Hot Springs third vice president B O Hill Suffolk treasurer R M Loving Covington secretary J M Brown Norfolk.
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Boston
New England
Millen-Faber
State Prison
Morton Millen
Irving
Abraham Paber
Forbes McLeod
WN Loa
Morton
Norma
Dedham
Nelson P. Brown
Needham
Frank O. Haddock
Needham Police
McLeod
Faber
Millens
Fitchsburg
Ernest W. Clark
Fitchsburg Sporting Good
Clark
Paramount Theatre
Lynn
Fred Sumner
Ville
Tex
Albert Carr
Houston
Columbus
Thurmond Harris
Williston
Harrisonburg
Virginia Funera Directors’ Association
Ees
Kavanaugh Hotel
Rockingham Motor Company
Virginia Association
K. M. Higgs
Genivention
Fred W. Townes
Danville
Paul S. Billey
Richmond
C. N. Loving
Hot Springs
B. O. Hill
Suffolk
R. M. Loving
Covington
J. M. Brown
Norfolk
Winchester Franchise Bid Notice for Telegraph and Telephone Lines
City of Winchester invites written bids for a 30 year franchise to construct operate and maintain telephone and telegraph lines on public streets and grounds. Ordinance grants rights subject to city supervision compensation and obligations including undergrounding and future city requests. Mayor approval June 4 1935 bids due August 6 1935 at 7 30 p m in open session.
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Winchester
Frederick
Virginia
Common Council
Council
Ee Ee Ree
City of
Cpany
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Robt
Rouss
H. C. Sheetz, Jr
Elks’ Lodge
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lawrence C. Hollis
Harold C. Sheetz, Jr
Sherman Farmer
J. William Hollis
James C. Hughes
Max D. Mathews
Edwin T. Snider
W. Ralph Pifer
William Doran
W. W. Capper
W. L. di Zerega
Robert B. Nelson
Grand Lodge
L. C. Hollis
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Warner’ Bros. Capitol
Capitol
Hable’s Palace
Hables Palace Theatre
Hugh G. Smith
Mary Baldwin
Helen Moody
Stine
Stonewall Cemetery
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Arthur M. Field
Co. R. Anderson
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