110 Evangelical And Reform Church Set To Form Potomac Synod
About 110 congregations from Maryland District of Columbia Virginia and northeast West Virginia will organize into the Potomac Synod with nearly 25 000 members. The meeting at Hood College Frederick Md begins June 15 at 10 am. Attending are Rev Dr L W Goebel and Rev William E Lampe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical and Armed Church
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
Potomac Synod
Hood College
Frederick
Evangelical Synod of North America
Reformed Church
United States
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Baltimore-Washington
Reed Church
Atlanta
Evangelical
L. W. Goebel
Chicago
General Synod of the Church
William E. Lampe
Philaja
Goebels
Commission S On Church Union
8S. L. Flickinger
Britisher Dies After Shanghai Mill Incident
R M Tinkler former inspector of municipal police in Shanghai dies after head wounds and abdominal injuries from clashes at a British cotton mill in Pootung. Japan accuses him of firing on officers. British say facts are misrepresented. He died hours after admission to Hongkew hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
R. M. Tinkler
Pootung
Tinkler
Shanghai General Hospital
Hongkew
Miss Boykin Weds Grid Star in Washington Ceremony
Miss Frances Boykin daughter of Representative and Mrs Frank W Boykin of Alabama married Riley Smith former University of Alabama football star. The ceremony took place at Christ Church with a small gathering and a reception at the Congressional Club in Washington. The couple will reside in Lexington Virginia where Smith coaches at Washington and Lee University after a stint with the Redskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Frances Boykin
Frank W. Boykin
Alabama
Riley Smith
University of Alabama
Christ Church
Redskins
Washington
Has Close Brush With Lightning
Mrs Edwin Ford of Chestertown Maryland narrowly escaped a lightning strike during a storm She was reading a newspaper when a bolt jumped from radio connecting wires igniting curtains a rug and the paper in her hands Her husband beat out the flames and she was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestertown
Edwin Ford
Melton Rites Conducted For Prof Charles L Melton
Final rites for Prof Charles Lewis Melton former Randolph Macon Academy principal were held at Front Royal Methodist Church at 2 pm. Local clergy from several towns officiated and interment followed at Prospect Hill Cemetery. Front Royal merchants closed businesses during the funeral as a tribute to his long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lewis Melton
Randolph-Macon Academy
Front Royal
Front Royal Methodist Church
John F. Owens
R. B. Clagett
Fredreicksburg
R. L. Fultz
D. D
Falls Church
W. W. McIntyre
Winchester
Melton
Colonial Estate To Be Restored
Kingston Hall in Somerset County Maryland will be restored by new owners Mr and Mrs David Carver Jr of Baltimore. The mansion was built in 1683 by Maj Robert King who came from Ireland. The building overlooks the main highway at Crisfield and Kingston Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Anne, Md
Kingston Hall
Somerset County
David Carver, Jr
Baltimore
Maj
Robert King
Ireland
West Point 456 Graduates Large Academy Class Records
Cadet Stanley W. Dziuban of Yonkers New York leads the highest ever class at the U S Military Academy West Point with 456 graduates receiving diplomas and commissions as second lieutenants in a historic class size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Dziuban
Yonkers
N. Y
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Cow tale in Kingstree ends with tree entanglement
S. C. resident H. R. Morris searched for a missing cow named Bossy. He found the animal bound by its own tail tied to a small tree, forcing Morris to cut down the tree to free the cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingstree
S. C
H. R. Morris
Bossy
Morris
Radio Highlights King and Queen Visit to Washington
A June 7 WEAF NBC lineup features a royal visit broadcast from Hyde Park and Washington with Gertrude Lawrence and stars such as Leslie Howard and Freddie Bartholomew. Awards note William S. Paley honor to Wilson Burgess for hurricane relief transmit work. Scheduling lists include Dorsey, Kay Kyser, and a talk by Postmaster General Farley with various stations and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
WEAF
NBC
Hollywood
Gertrude Lawrence
Leslie Howard
Freddie Bartholomew
Herbert Marshall
Dennis King
William S. Paley
Wilson B. Burgess
Westerly
R. I
New England
Order of Adventures
Wjznbc
WOR
MBS
WABC
CBS
U.S
Niagara ‘Falls
State
Hull
One Man’s Family
Tommy Dorsey
Fred Allen
Kay Kyser
Sen
R. F. Wagner
Jim McWilliams
Paul Whiteman
Theater of Stars
Eddie Guest
WJZ
Hobby Lobby
Farley
Scout Troop Organized in Wardensville West Virginia
A Boy Scouts troop is formed in Wardensville under Potomac Area BSA sponsorship. Scoutmaster is Rev L M Zirkle with assistants Ralph Conrad Roy Pilgrim and Rev William F Sterling. The troop committee includes R A Ackerman chair J T Frye C W Menear Rev C G Russell Stanley Hawse and J Allen Hawkins. They will receive a charter after tenderfoot tests. Rev Conrad helped lead the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Area
B.S. A
Wardensville
W. Va
L. M. Zirkle
Ralph Conrad
Roy Pilgrim
William F. Sterling
R. A. Ackerman
W. Miller Frye
J. T. Frye
C. W. Menear
C. G. Russell
Stanley P. Hawse
J. Allen Hawkins
Rev. Conrad
Wardensville Presbyterian Church
Large Shipment Of Lambs From Middletown
A total of 227 lambs were shipped from Middletown yesterday by the cooperative marketing group. Included with 15 old sheep and four calves to total 246 head sent to the terminal market at Jersey City, the shipment marking the largest since the cooperative was established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Cooperative Marketing Group
Jersey City
Cooperative Marketing Organization
Answers to Today's Quiz on Page Four
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include: 1 perpetuity from Panama, 2 John William Bicker, 3 in the Irish Sea, 4 a unit of work equal to one pound force moved one foot, 5 many cabinet officers have foreign birth, 6 Shakespeare, 7 the half year division of the school year, 8 Rhode Island, 9 I-de-al-ist, 10 straight flush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of Panama
John William Bicker
Irish Sea
Shakespeare
Rhode Island
Kaiser's charged copper fence around orchard gone
James Kaiser of St. Clairsville suspects his copper wire fence, electrified to deter thieves, was removed. He seeks to learn who took the wire and how it happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clairsville
James Kaiser
Kaiser
Mars Flight Ends In Jail
Cheston L. Eshelman 22 year old Carlisle Pennsylvania student flier arrested for larceny after his solo flight from Camden New Jersey ended with a crash 175 miles off shore. He claimed the sole aim was Mars the planet and said he did not know he was over water until dawn due to fog. He was taken to police headquarters as New Jersey authorities prepared to join the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mars
Cheston L. Eshelman
Carlisle
Atlantic
Planet
Edelman
Villanova
Europe
Eshelman
Paul Crowley
Lieut
James Crowley
Camden
N. J
New Jersey
Mexican Pilot Sarabia Killed in Bolling Field Crash
Francisco Sarabia, famed Mexican aviator who recently set a Mexico City to New York nonstop record, died on takeoff at Bolling Field. The Conquistador del Cielo plunged into the Potomac after a 100 foot ascent, with 400 gallons of fuel on board. An army doctor suspected a broken neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francisco Sarabia
Mexico City
New York
Bolling Field
Ciudad Lerdo
Durango
Luis Quintanilla
Sarabia
Army Field
Potomac River
Denies WPA Fraud In Federal Court Case In Philadelphia
Joseph P. Dando Schuylkill County Democratic leader appears in federal court to deny charges of diverting WPA labor for private use to amusement facilities and a park beer garden boxing gym and swimming pool built for new WPA workers. Notice lists seizure of a 1936 Chevrolet Coach in Virginia for tax law violations with claim bond deadline June 30, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Dando
Schuykill County
Philadelphia
Ford Touring seized in Virginia from 1939 notice
A 1925 Ford Touring with motor number E-11433100 was seized April 30 1939 in Rappahannock County. Claimants must appear at the Alcohol Tax Unit Richmond office and file Claim and Cost Bond by June 30 1939 or the property will be disposed of according to law. R E Tuttle District Supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Virginia
Internal Revenue
Sperryvile
Rappahannock County
Alcohol Tax Unit
Richmond
R. E. Tuttle
District of
Seek Views On Billboards Seek Views On Billboards
Richmond Va June 7 The Associated Clubs of Virginia for roadside development representing more than 40000 women began querying General Assembly candidates on outdoor advertising regulation The group also pressed for amendments to the advertising law annual roadside development funds and health department inspection funds for stations cabins and stands Hugh Pompey urged stronger efforts to banish billboards from highways and Williamsburg entry noted as a billboard nest Mrs D C Sands of Middleburg elected president with officers named for several counties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Associated Clubs of Virginia
General Assembly
State Health Department
Hugh Pomcoy
State Planning Board
Williamsburg
D. C. Sands
Middleburg
George Sloane
Warrenton
T. Allen Kirk
Roanoke
Frank Dillard
Alexandria
J. Frank Key
Buena Vista
Amory Perkins
Presidents born in April
Jefferson Monroe Buchanan and Grant were born in April. The prompt asks how many presidents were born in April, listing four names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Monroe
Buchanan
Grant
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Evangelical and Reform Church
Lr. Goebel
Flickinger
Old Synod
Old Potomac Synod
Classis of
General Synod
ADD
Lou Cost
Northern
Britisher
Miss Boykin
Central Press
Wales
Thetis
Arrow
Admiralty
Richard E. Byrd
Union Station
Briggs
Andrew G
North America Assurance Society
Bshenandesh Valley Natl
Palaolive
SILCO
N. Loudoun St
Marvel
W. Adams
Plumbing & Heating
E. Piccadilly St
Cheston Eshelman
Joseph P. Dande
Sinclair
Try Sinclair Service
John C. Woolfolk
Patofe
John W. Rosenberger & CO
South Braddock St
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