Memorial Services and Local Visits In Gore County
Memorial services were held at Ebenezer Church. Notables and relatives from Washington D C Berkeley Springs Winchester Capon Springs and nearby towns visited Gore area homes over the weekend. Rain caused Back Creek flooding damaging the Winchester and Western Railroad. A missionary meeting is planned at Mrs Arthur Pugh's home Friday night.
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Capon Springs
D. F. Kern
Wilbur Kern
Winchester
Gore
H. F. Clemons
Elizabe Clemons
Peach Creek
Back Creek
Winchester and Western Railroad
Ida Shoemaker
Misses Fay
Janet Clemons
Jimmie Headley
Hagerstown
Jerome Bowman
Flacet Clemons
Alexandria
Logan
W. Va
Arthur Pugh
Brush Creek Social Notes From June Visitations
Brush Creek records show Mrs. Harry O Kerns and children visiting Aunt Lula Whitacre in Winchester last Tuesday evening. Mr F O Heironimus slowly improves from a knee injury. Alva Lamp and wife visited Nettie Lamp. Mrs Lamp remains ill. Raymond L Heironimus family and Miss Margaret Sayer of Washington DC spent the weekend with Laura Dailey and her family, calling on Arnold Dailey. Local rain abundance is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush Creek
Harry O. Kerns
Lula Whitacre
Winchester
Page H. Heironi
F. O. Heironimus
Alva Lamp
Nettie Lamp
Washington, D. C
Laura Dailey
Arnold Dailey
Memorial services draw local crowd in Capon Bridge
Capon Bridge and nearby communities report weekend visits and services. Mr and Mrs Forrest Pugh with daughter of Morgantown joined Omar Pugh family for a Memorial service at Ebenezer. Mr and Mrs Harmison and children visited Mrs Julia Sirbaugh as Garland Giffin and family toured with the Sirbaughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Forrest Pugh
Morgantown
Omar Pugh
Ebenezer
Harmison
Julia Sirbaugh
Garland Giffin
Local residents share visits and travel plans
Miss Hilda has been ill the past few days. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Keller and children visited on Monday. Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Line and Miss Beulah Gill are leaving Wednesday to attend a convention there.
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B. A. Giffin
Hilda
Homer Keller
C. R. Line
Beulah Gill
Nes
Wes
Wickliffe Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Wickliffe news records a string of social visits and travel. Mrs. Richard Smith Jr and family visit relatives. Elizabeth Wolfe returns home from Madison College for vacation. numerous guests and relatives tour Falls Church Marlboro and Charles Town. residents travel to Prince William County and Summit Point.
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Wickliffe
Richard Smith
Peyton Young
Pairfax
Elizabeth Wolfe
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Peyton Thomas
Fred Shubert
Middletown
Jacquelin Smith
Malboro
Edward Lancaster
Yvonne Kirk
Charles Town
W. Johnston
Sunny
William H. Dean
Wesley and
John
Washington
Ann Cooke
Charleston, & C
John W. Shiles
Shiles
College Park
Kenneth Levi
White Haven
Greenway Gleanings notices from Greenway column
Mrs Ronnie Cornwell of Alexandria visits her son Clark Cornwell. Miss Calvin Seckford of Luray returns home after a visit with Gardiner Clark. Mr Raymond Grubbs and Daisy Grubbs host Daisy Grubbs family in Winchester. Kenneth Combs and daughter Genevieve travel to Needmore West Virginia to visit relatives. Helen Marie White and friends visit Laurel Maryland. George Reddick and son visit Front Royal. calls on Mrs William White.
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Greenway
Ronnie Cornwell
Alexandria
Clark Cornwell
Calvin Seckford
Luray
Gardiner Clark
Raymond Grubbs
Winchester
Daisy Grubbs
Kenneth Combs
Genevieve
Needmore
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Helen Marie White
Charles Strasnider
C. L. Punk
Strasburg
Laurel
Apple Pie Ridge Items
A June report from Apple Pie Ridge notes a Sunday hard rain washed gardens flooded cellars and mud on the highway requiring state workers to clear it for traffic. Local residents attended church and graduation events at Handley and Mt. Pleasant U B Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Pie Ridge
Melvin Brown
Mt. Pleasant
W. Va
U. B
E. Reid Clark
George Bennett
Sunda
Clyde Miller
Ernest Lee Brown
Wheatfield
M. H. Brown
Inez Adams
Handley
Theodore Melester
Schlack
Cedar Rove
Walter Jackson
Frances
Jacob Hausenfluck
Stephens City
Slavery in Haile Selassie Era Surpassed Three Million
During Haile Selassie’s reign there were more than three million slaves in the Ethiopian empire. most were freed, according to historical records and contemporary accounts.
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Haile Selassie
Picnic Service Sparks June 22 at Greenwood Methodist
Community church notices describe a June 22 picnic for Greenwood Methodist members and friends with 10 am church departure, box lunches and provided transport. Services across local churches are listed with times and events, including Millwood Boyce White Post and various congregations across Cedar Cliff Cedar Creek Mount Hope and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Methodist Church
H. G. Balthis
Market Street
Cedar Cliff
Presbyterian
Julian T. Owen
Cedar Creek
Mount Hope
Reliance United Brethren Pastor Preaches at Multiple Services
Reliance United Brethren reports Rev W D PASTOR delivering sermons at 11 a m Reliance. Ridings Chapel hosts preaching at 3 p m Children s Day service at Ridings Chapel 7 30 p m and Greenway preaching at 7 30 p m.
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Reliance United Brethberen
W. D
Reliance
Ridings
Greenway
Middletown Churches Announce Sunday Services and Speakers
Grace Methodist Church led by Rev J T Brown schedules worship at 9 45 a m with sermon at 11 a m led by Lay Leader B E Rogers and speaker Bruce Slaven of Harrisonburg Va Hites Chapel hosts 8 p m service Stephens City Lutheran Parish lists St Pauls Sunday School at 10 a m with superintendent J W Richard and service at 11 a m Luther League 7 p m and Trinity 9 45 a m Sunday School with Cadwallader and Clevenger supervising. Vespers 8 p m and Thursday 8 p m prayer service
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Methodist Church
D. Sheets
Millwood
Boyce
White Post
Homer Welch
Fairview
Stephens City
Kernstown
Refuge
Pairview
Timber Ridge Congregational-Christian Church
Highview
W. VA
R. A. Whitten
Walton Brill
Friends
Church OF the Brethren
Salem
L. R. Dettra
Cephas Fahnestock
W. L. Riggleman
Aes Ee
Jubilee
Cen
Laurence Helsley
Woodstock
The
Ocean Grove
Rufus D. Bowman
Bethany Bible College of Chicago
Jesus
Middletown Poors Methodist Church
J. T. Brown
Grace
Evan
B. E. Rogers
Bruce ‘Slaven
Harrisonburg
Hites Chapel
Silver wedding anniversary honored at Albin parsonage
A large gathering from the community attended Rev. and Mrs. Edwin B. Smith’s silver wedding anniversary at the Albin parsonage on Monday night June 10. Gilbert Lineweaver and his Zepp family visited C. E. Clowser. Little Edna Turben, three, died after a brief illness. interment at St Johns Friday afternoon.
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Edwin B. Smith
Albin
Gilbert Lineweaver
Zepp
C. E. Clowser
Edna Turben
Clarence Turben
St. Johns
Hagerstown Population Rises to 32 441 in 1940 Census
The 1940 census announced by district supervisor Hugh M. Frampton shows Hagerstown Maryland has a population of 32 441, up 1 580 from 1930 when it stood at 30 861. A curious Q and A item about Mussolini appears among the OCR noise.
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Hagerstown
Hugh M. Frampton
Fights Last Night AP Boxing Results Across Cities
Summary of bouts reported with multiple fighters. Overlin outpoints De John in Syracuse while Marshall tops Cisco in Pittsburgh. Cocoa stops Barbara in Philadelphia and Tugh outpoints Kodak in Chicago. Savold KOed Bruce in Waterloo. Leto defeats Saverio in Hartford.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Ken. Overlin
Decautr
Ill
de John
Syracue
Pittsburgh
Lloyd Marshall
Cleveland
Tony Cisco
Norristown
Philadelphia
Louis Kid Cocoa
Puerto Rico
Johnny Barbara
Chicago
Jimmy Tugh
Neo Kodak
Annual Events in the United States booklet offer
The Winchester Evening Star advertises ANNUAL EVENTS THE UNITED STATES a 48 page publication detailing big yearly festivities across all states with pictures and descriptions. The notice invites readers to order a copy for ten cents postpaid, with a coupon and address to Washington, D. C. It emphasizes carnivals, mass gatherings, and national character reflected in celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Grace Amory Is Woman's Champ
Grace Amory of New York captured the Eastern Golf Association women's title with an 81 final round, totaling 236 for the 4-hole event. Runner-up Jean Bauer of Providence finished 249, with Anne Krumbhaar of Philadelphia third at 250. Washington won the Osgood Shield team event.
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Baltimore
Grace Amory
New York
Eastern Golf Association
Miss Amory
Jean Bauer
Providence
R. I
Anne Krumbhaar
Philadelphia
Walter R. Stokes
Washington
Virginian Breaks Through In Tennis Intercollegiate Finals
A Virginian L. G. Buchanan joins a Midshipman and a Marylander in the Third district for the National Intercollegiate Tennis finals at Haverford Pa the week of June 24. Buchanan defeated Dave Johnson George Washington in straight sets 7 5 7 3. Allie Ritzenberg Maryland defeated Ian Carver North Carolina 6 3 7 5 to advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Haverford
Joe Hunt
Naval Academy
Joe Davis
Nashvistar
L. G. Buchanan
Dave Johnson
George Washington
Allie Ritzenberg
Ian Carver
North Carolina
Duck Hatches Ten Eggs Near Boeing Field Runway
A mother duck sits on ten eggs in the grass by Boeing Field's main runway, seeking privacy from a nearby mower as Seattle observers note the unusual scene near the Northwest's busiest airport. A historical aside mentions Tennyson and tobacco monopolies, cut short in this brief item.
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Seattle
Boeing Field
Northwest
Indians Farmer Al Smith and Ben Chapman Triumph
Yesterday's Stars highlights Indians star Al Smith and teammate Ben Chapman for a sixth win of the season. They limited Detroit to 13 hits over ten innings while dinner assistance with a pair of extra base plays including a triple and a double.
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Associated Press
al Smith
Ben Chapman
Indians
Farmer
Detroit
Just A Kid SWEET a MO 14 Thomas Willis Retires Store
Thomas A Willis, age 85, has retired from farming and running a general store after 50 years in business. He remains in the area and is noted for his long career and absence of a cane in old age.
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Sweet
Thomas A. Willis
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George W. Kurtz
E. Piccadilly St
C. W.johnston
Ella
Bessie Johnston
Bessie Love Grim
Frank Alexander
George Chapman
Berryville
Lewis Galloway
Little Son
Joseph Starkey
Summit Point
Waters
Carpers Valley
Macedonia
Paxton and
Lamp
Firestone Auto Supply
N. Braddock St
Mussolini
Iaj
State
Maryland
U.S
Mpany Popone, Maryland
Virginian
Quack
Tennyson
Locksley Hall
Senny
France
Freedom of the Press
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Berryville Pike
Schuyler Larkin
Valley Mill Farm
Boyd Headley
Eric A Brac
Buick
Flint
Mich
General Motors
H. W. Ebert
San Francisco
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