Apple Blossom Festival Queen Weds in Hancock Ceremony
Miss Priscilla Lyles Bridges, crowned queen of Winchester Apple Blossom Festival, married Dr. Herbert Ramsey Tobias in Hancock Presbyterian Church. The bride wore white satin with lace, and the couple plans a stay in Baltimore as he interns at a city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Priscilla Lyles Bridges
Winchester
Herbert Ramsey Tobias
J. H. Tobias
James Webster
George H. Bennett
Hagerstown
F. Wilbur Bridges
Mary Virginia Beall Robeson
Florida
Mary Beall Bridges
Virginia Carmichael
Isabel Bridges
Eleanor Hepburn
Annapolis
Willie Morris Snouffer
Berryville
Mary Ellen James
Otis Tobias
William Denny
Baltimore
Jack Beachley
Tobias
University of Maryland
Robert Bridges
George Geare
Cumberland
Frank Beard, Jr
Local Church Youths Plan Virginia Convention Trip
Miss Grace Fries Garnett Hamrick Laura Anderson and Ruthanna Anderson and Mr Lewis Fries Jr left yesterday for Dayton Virginia to attend the Christian Endeavor Society annual convention and the Bible School of the Virginia Conference United Brethren Church for the remainder of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Fries
Garnett Hamrick
Laura Anderson
Ruthanna Anderson
Lewis Fries, Jr
Dayton, Va
Christian Endeavor Society
Bible School
Virginia Conference
United Brethren Church
Two Virginians to Visit Martinsburg and Niagara Falls
Miss Eunice Carper of White Post and Miss Lola Jenkins of Berryville depart Sunday for Martinsburg West Virginia as guests of Mr and Mrs P A House. They will tour the west with the House couple, visit Covington Indiana, and then proceed to Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Carper
White Post
Lola Jenkins
Berryville
Martinsburg
W. Va
Mrs. P. A. House
Mrs. House
West
Covington
Ind
Niagara Falls
C. O. McKay
A. J. Tavenner
Washington, D. C
Sally Janney Tavenner
Bridal Couple Return From Wedding Trip to New York
Mr and Mrs Wesley L Slonaker return from their wedding trip to New York and other cities They plan to move to Akron Ohio for their future home Mrs Slonaker was a Middletown High School teacher and wed on June 7
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley L. Slonaker
Ethel M. Spaid
New York
Akron
Ohio
Bethel Sunday School Recital at Bethel Lutheran Church
Bethel Lutheran Church in Albin hosted a Sunday evening program by its Sunday school with a large crowd unable to enter. The event opened with song and responsive exercises, a prayer by Rev. A F Tobler, welcome address by Miss Mary Catherine Buncutter, followed by student recitations and songs including a flower drill and a duet by Helen and Paul Tabler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Sunday School
Bethel Lutheran Church
Albin
A.F. Tobler
Mary Catherine Buncutter
Robert Whitacre
Evelyn Snyder
Densey Lewis
Douglas Bailey
Audrey Taylor
Paul Tobler
Julian Buncutter
Evelyn Bailey
Earl Cather
Louise Snyder
Fletta High
John Rose
Ruby Lewis
Gleen Tobler
Lucille High
Hilda Cather
Helen
Paul Tabler
Brooks attends Virginia Pharmaceutical Association convention
Mr. S. C. Brooks, Brooks' Pharmacy proprietor of East Piccadilly Street, leaves for Bedford Virginia to attend the forty-fifth annual Virginia Pharmaceutical Association convention where he once served as president. Mrs. Brooks visits relatives in Washington during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
S. C. Brooks
Brooks’ Pharmacy
East Piccadilly Street
Bedford
Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
Local Residents Attend Events and Travel Notes
Miss Virginia Bayliss attends summer school at State Teachers College Harrisonburg. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Baker attend the Pharmaceutical Convention in Bedford. Miss Bessie Hamilton and Mr. Harry Beck visit from Hagerstown. Various residents, including Brook Gochenour and Grover Clevenger, travel for business or conventions in Virginia and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Bayliss
H. A. Bayliss
Chambersville, Va
State Teachers’ College
Harrisonburg
Louis Baker
Bedford, Va
Prayers for Rain Break Drought Across Southern States
A rain shower sweep broke a 65 day drought in Rock Hill and nearby towns after mass prayer meetings. Charlotte and Gastonia saw downpours while Chester reported no rain. Virginia and North Carolina crops face continued stress with tobacco in peril. Georgia experienced torrential rains and storms.
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Cairlotte
N. C
Chester
S. C
Rock Hill
Gastonia
Charlotte
Greenville
Ss. C
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Seaboard
Polish Count Refuses Duel Over Polish Coup Dispute
In Warsaw Count Skrzynski and General Szeptycki faced a revolver duel after a June quarrel over the Polish coup. The general fired a grazing shot. the count refused to shoot, declaring he would not harm another to defend honor. A court of arbitration ruled the challenge was within honor code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Warsaw
Count Skrzynski
Szeptycki
Marshal Pilsudski
West Point
Code of Honor
Cracow
Nine Experts Begin Study of Virginia
Richmond reports the appointment of a citizens committee to aid in surveying state and county governments. A. E. Buck and the New York Bureau of Municipal Research have worked preliminaries and will help select index counties for in depth county work. Gov. Byrd plans to convene the group to discuss the survey with results due by January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Citizens Committee
Harry F. Byrd
New York Bureau of Municipal Research
A. E. Buck
Senate
Buck
Mellon Says McNary Bill Won’t Help Farmers
Secretary Mellon opposes the McNary farm bill in the Senate stating the proposal is neither workable nor beneficial to agriculture. He warns the measure would fail to aid farmers and could hinder agricultural interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon
Washington
Senate
Portsmouth set modern baseball records with 29 runs
In Portsmouth on June 14 the Virginia League club defeated Kinston 29 to 1 after scoring 17 runs in the fifth inning on 17 hits. Twenty batters faced the plate in the big frame. Catcher Brandon went 3 for 3 with two home runs and a single, driving in three runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Kinston
Brandon
Feu Eat
Valley Pike resurfacing planned north of Staunton in July
Richmond, June 14. The state highway department released the Scar of the Staunton district schedule for surface treatment using asphalt or tar. July 5-17 covers Valley turnpike from Staunton north corporate limits to Verona. Also July 9-14 doubles Toll Gate to Route 36. State air surface treatment continues on Shenandoah, Frederick and Clarke county roads.
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Richmond
Staunton
State Highway Department
Stanley
Valley Turnpike
Verona
Shenandoah
Frederick
Clarke
Legion Posts in Virginia Carry Out Worthwhile Work
Richmond Virginia June 15 American Legion Posts in northern Virginia show unusual activity Department Adjutant J A Nicholas reports after visiting eleven posts in the valley Piedmont and middle sections He notes Woodstock Post aid for crippled children through regular child clinic examinations Winchester Post marking historical sites and proposing a medal for eighth grade students showing honor courage and citizenship Plans progress toward forming an American Legion post at Orange Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
American Legion
Department
J. A. Nicholas
Piedmont
Mr. Nicholas
Virginia
Nicholas
Woodstock Post
Winchester Post
Orange
Explosion at Illinois Steel coke by-products plant kills 11
In Gary Indiana on June 15 officials from the Illinois Steel Company refused to release cause or details as investigation continues after an explosion wrecked the coke by-products plant. Eleven people died including Leslie Richardson and four other white men and six Black workers. 43 injured, property damage likely in the millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Illinois Steel Company
E. M. Burr
Leslie Richardson
Meadow Mills Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Meadow Mills Va June 15 Visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs J F Dodson Sunday included Bill Edmondson and family from near Winchester Ernest Flowers and son Paul Bessie Dellinger near Middletown W H Dodson and son Lewis and Hattie Garrettte of Meadow Mills Rev Mr and Mrs W H Spiggle attended an all day singing on the Valley Pike last Sunday Edward Stead visiting relatives at Front Royal Will Wymer and family hosted Arthur and Gordon Orndorff Mount Olive Lester Wymer and family near Fishers Hill Chester Wymer and family Meadow Mills Preston Spiker near Oranda Dorothy Parker of Baltimore visiting grandmother S M Willey W H Dodson and J H Garrettte lost a fine Jersey heifer.
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Meadow Mills
J. F. Dodson
Bill Edmondson
Winchester
Ernest Flowers
Paul
Bessie Dellinger
Middletown
W. H. Dodson
Lewis
Hattie Garrette
W. H. Spiggle
Valley Pike
Edward Stead
Front Royal
Will Wymer
Arthur and
Gordon Orndorff
Mount Olive
Lester Wymer
Near Fishers Hill
Chester Wymer
Preston Spiker
Auto Fatalities Worldwide Reach Thirty Thousand
A world survey released by Charles M. Upham of the American Road Builders Association reports about 30,400 deaths and 868,000 injuries from last year's automobile accidents. The United States accounted for more than a fifth of fatalities, with the UK, France, and Canada following in tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Chas. M. Upham
American Road Builders’ Association
United States
United Kingdom
France
Canada
Richmond to raise 225000 for advertising Forward Richmond
A fund of 25000 will be raised by Richmond business interests to advertise the city and its opportunities worldwide. The effort, named Forward Richmond, is led by the Chamber of Commerce with the American City Bureau and plans an Industrial department, funding a three year period to assure an annual income of 375000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Forward
Chamber of Commerce
American City Bureau
Wll
Virginia Medical School Expansion Nears Goal
President Edwin Anderson Alderman announced that 1,400,000 needed for the University of Virginia medical school expansion is in sight with 100,990 still to raise. A final 19,000 gift from Frederick Wescott helped push total to 1,300,099 for new medical construction, part of a 1,449,000 total of gifts to the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Edwin Anderson Alderman
University of Virginia
University Medical School
Frederick Wescott
Richmond
Alderman
University
School of Medicine
Thaw and Nesbit Reunion Night Club Appearance
In Atlantic City Harry K. Thaw for the first time since their fourteen year divorce saw Evelyn Nesbit sing at a boardwalk night club. Thaw and Morgan Pendleton waited until 6 am for Nesbit then departed to her apartment before returning to the Thaw hotel. He reportedly planned to discuss purchasing a home for Nesbit with a lawyer, with an alleged $25,000 offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
Morgan Pendleton
Winchester
Miss Nesbit
Mr. Pendleton
Pendleton
New York Avenue
Russell Thaw
Nesbit
Rescued From Insane Asylum To Claim His Bride
Dr William H Pounds 74 and his bride Jenny Stiles 52 wed just before midnight after outraged Paulsboro citizens drove to Trenton to halt his commitment to a state hospital. Two unidentified men had seized him earlier, but locals secured his release and celebrated with factory whistles and church bells.
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Associated Press
Paulsboro
N. J
William H. Pounds
State Hospital For
Pounds
Jenny Stiles
Trenton
Old Generation of Luptons Passing Out
Old Luptons nearing passage out of the generation is noted by The Star editor in a courtesy column. The piece reflects on the finishing of a era and the Star's acknowledgment of the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luptons
the Star
In Memory of Thomas G Lupton and Family of Mountain Falls
The note expresses deep sympathy for the late Thomas G Lupton and his three family members T John R and Maggie Lupton. They lived quietly in Mountain Falls Virginia, remained unmarried, and were faithful church members. The author recalls their kindness, orderly home, calm life, and extends condolences to surviving Luptons, hoping for reunion beyond the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Lupton
T. John R
Maggie Lupton
Virginia
Lupton
Mississippi party to visit Richmond on two week tour
A Southern party aboard the Mississippi Better special will visit Richmond for the day on Aug. 22. They depart Jackson on Aug. 10 for a two week tour through the northern part of the country and into Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mississippi
Jackson
Canada
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Wytheville
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Martinsburg Pike
Philadelphia
Governor Byrd
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Byrd
Christian Endeavor and
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Sample Shoe Store
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Carper
Jenkins
Niagara
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Lois Forney
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R. M. Johnson
Alexandria
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Oklahoma
Nannie R. Glass
Sue Barr
Alice Estep
C. A. Freed
Joe E. Freed
Marion, Va
The
Women's Missionary Society
Daniel Lupton
Bessie Hamilton
Harry Beck
Hagerstown, Md
Lee Fisher
East Lane Avenue
Brook Gochenour and Son
Upperville, Va
Mrs. Ramey
Strasburg, Va
Grover Clevenger
William Stryker
R. T. Jones
Pulaski, Va
Suffolk
W. E. McIntire
G. W. Kelchner
Hoshour
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C. E. Johnston
Matthews
Ernest Meade
Russell Orndoff
C. N. Hardesty
Summit Point
A. A. McKay
Baltimore, Md
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Steel Company
U. Va
Harry Thaw
Farmer
H.K
Mountain Falls, Va
Mississippi Party
Richmory
the Nathanson Company
North Main Street
North Main
B. F. Davis
Peyton St
Loudoun St
West Boscawen St
Main St
Underwood
Fort Loudoun Seminary
W. Magruder
N. Main St
North Kent
J. O. Beard
Winchester Credit Corp
Kent St
Ft. Loudoun Seminary
Call
Cameron St
Monroe Refrigerator
Conrad
Care
W. B. Snider & Son
N. Market St
Brussels
Cat
Mr. Mudd
Northern Va. Power Co
R. EB. Mudd
Virginia Magazine
Virginia Realtor
Franklin St
A. O. Cooper
W. Jno
Harmer
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