Handley Class of 1928 Plans Fiftieth Year Banquet
The 1928 Handley graduates, numbering 35 on the arrangements committee, will hold a special reunion banquet five years hence. Guests include Hugh S Duffey and A L Jarman, superintendent and principal of Handley that year, with Winchester officials also attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrang
Hugh S. Duffey
A. L. Jarman
Garisme R. Quakes
Winchester
Alan Peer
W. R R. Leere
Occoon
Tis
Sebn, Glaive
Clase
Alice McEire Jackson
Deukas Grim
Mr Rater
Shenandosh Veler Berk
Votes Report From Clarke County and Virginia Town Elections
Clarke County voters wrote in names for council candidates with modest totals while in Strasburg Mrs J M Boles becomes the towns first woman councilor incumbents in Stephens City see re elections and a potential runoff or lot based tie break to fill five six council seats in two Virginia towns across the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County Electoral Board
Carr
Strode
Law
Kibler
van Deventer
Boles
Strasburg
Stickiey
J. J. Crawford
R. L Stark
Councilmanic
FA. Rust
John Hartley
C. H. Yeakle
A. Sargent
W. D. Parker
J. A. Beam
Park To Play Hagerstown And Quantico Indians This Week
The Winchester Park nine hosts two visiting teams this weekend as the Hagerstown Old Exporters and the Quantico Indians travel to Winchester. Both squads bring strong records and expect competitive games with first pitch at 3 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Park
Maliorgites
Hagerstown
Winchester
Quantico Indians
Quantico
Memorial service planned at Timber Ridge Church
Timber Ridge Christian Church in High View Hampshire County will hold an all day memorial service next Sunday. The Rev Robert A Whitten will speak at 11 am followed by Judge Kump of Romney WV, with ministers and laymen from various regions to speak in the afternoon. Special music by the Historic City Quartet and performances by Rev Bush Line and others are planned. lunch will be served at noon in the church grove and a large crowd is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Kump
Romney
Timber Ridge
Timber Ridge Christian Church
High View
W. Va
Hampshire County
Joseph Thomas
Issac Walter
Miller
Enoch Harvey
Michael
Lohr Christy Line
Casper Allemony
Simeon Ward
Peter McCullough
Dayton
Prine Grove
Robert A. Whitten
Romney, W. Va
Rev. Bush Line
Minnesota
Rat Tale in Valparaiso Henhouse Is Music Driven
Dr. Harry V. Fuller, former Valparaiso University science leader, used a radio to shoo rats from a henhouse. After 400 young turkeys were killed, he left the radio on constantly. He claimed the rats vanished and the turkeys flourished on the diet of music and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso, Ind
Harry V. Fuller
Valparaiso University
Shoemaker Cleared Of Charge In Meats Theft Case
Arthur Shoemaker was acquitted in Frederick Circuit Court of theft of meat and food supplies from local residents after testimony. A second count remains to be heard on July 6 with attorney Harry Benham for the defense and B P Harrison for the prosecution. Exhibits included hams shoulders and side meat. some were said to have been found in his car at Pikeside West Virginia and in a house in Hagerstown Maryland where he lived at arrest. He had fought extradition from Virginia, claiming he was not there when alleged offenses occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Shoemaker
Frederick County
Frederick
Philip Williams
Shoemaker
Harry Benham
B. P. Harrison
Shoe
Miss Craighill Weds Rev. Wickersham at Leesburg
Virginia and New York society noted wedding of Miss Elizabeth Wistar Craighill daughter of Rev. and Mrs. G Peyton Craighill of Leesburg to Rev. George Woodward Wickersham son of Mr. and Mrs Cornelius W Wickersham of Cedarhurst Long Island. The ceremony at St James Episcopal Leesburg was conducted by Rev Craighill. The bride wore her aunt's ivory Philippine gauze gown with Limerice lace and lace cap and carried gerberas and lilies of the valley. Bridesmaids included Miss Mary Winston White Miss Nancy Rogers and Dies Rosalie Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
New York
Elizabeth Wistar Craighill
G. Peyton Craighill
Leesburg
George Woodward Wickersham
Cornelius W. Wickersham
Cedarhurst
Long Island
St. James Episcopal Church
Craighill
Franklin
Nancy Rogers
Rosalie Nelson
Winchesor
Pastors Meet at Front Royal Conference in Virginia and West Virginia
In progress at Randolph-Macon Academy a pastors conference draws about 200 attendees from Winchester Rockingham Roanoke districts and Moorefield and Lewisburg. Bishop W W Peele presides with platform addresses and a campus athletics director Rev James H Brown Jr leads athletics with Rev Lance K Knowles as bugler. Faculty listed include Dr. Ralph W. Lockman Dr. Ernest T. Thompson Dr. A J Walton Rev O W Moerner and others from Virginia Maryland Tennessee Michigan and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph-Macon Academy
Winchester
Rockingham
Roanoke
Virginia
Moorefield
Lewisburg
West Virginia
Washington
Baltimore
W. W. Peele
E. L. Woolf
Clifton Forge
W. H. Ballengee
Edinburg
R. K. Nevitt
Mt. Rainer
D. D
James H. Brown, Jr
Cumberland, Md
Lance K. Knowles
Fort Ashby
W. Va
Ralph W. Lockman
New York
Ernest T. Thompson
Richmond
A. J. Walton
Nashville
Tenn
O. W Moerner
George D. Conrad
Harrisonburg
Grace Sloan Overton
Ann Harbor
Andrick On Trial Today For DUI Charge In Virginia Court
A. C. Andrick of Columbia Furnace near Edinburg Virginia faced trial in Frederick Circuit Court on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a December 24 1937 incident on Berryville turnpike. State police witness R E Bayliss Wilbur Chapman testified along with car damage details and attempts to aid the driver. Defense witnesses included Fred Helsley Edward Cannon and Lantz Hauptman as legal representatives Gilbert Pence and Frank Brumback led the defense with a Woodstock address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Andrick
Columbia Furnace
Edinburg
Frederick
Andrick
Berryville Turnpike
Haymaker
R. E. Bayliss
Wilbur Chapman
Bayliss
Chapman
Charles Kitchen
Fred Helsley
Edward Cannon
Lantz Hauptman
Gilbert Pence
Frank Brumback
Woodstock
W. R. Ritenour
J. L. Himelright
J Alvin Hershman
R. E. Brumback
J. F. Larrick
A. L. Smoke
Cholera Epidemic Hits Shanghai As Cases Rise
Cholera reaches epidemic proportions in Shanghai with 123 cases in hospitals, 73 from foreign-administered areas, according to municipal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Ordinance Grants C A Fauver Tank Permit on Berryville Avenue
The Common Council grant a permit to C A Fauver to install one additional 1000 gallon gasoline tank at his filling station on Berryville Avenue. Passed June 7 1938. Mayor C R Anderson. Acting Clerk Arthur M Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Fauver
Staon
Berryville Avenue
C. R. Anderson
Arthur M. Field
Summer fashions use shells and shells as jewelry
Ruth Cowan reports Chicago fashion notes for June noting women adopt fish hook motifs and seashell jewelry this summer. Belts and lapel pins feature be-feathered hooks, shell necklaces, bracelets, clips and hat-pins in natural or dyed tones with polished finishes and coral accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Cowan
Chicago
1 121 Income Tax Returns Filed In 37
Residents of Winchester and Frederick county filed 1 121 federal income tax returns for 1936 in 1937. 548 from Winchester and 573 from Frederick county. State total 63142. Nation total 5488504 vs 4666504 in 1935. Also lists nearby localities with counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Clarke
Berryville
Rappahannock
Rockingham
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah
Strasburg
Woodstock
Warren
Pront Royal
Rev Mr Smith to Lead Grace Lutheran Services
The regular Wednesday mid week prayer service at Grace Lutheran Church will be conducted at 8 o clock by Rev. Edwin Smith of the Gravel Spring charge. He is the son of Rev. W. J. Smith who served this charge for many years, and Grace Lutheran invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Edwin Smith
Lutheran Church
Mr. Smith
W. J. Smith
B and O Reports 1937 Gains Despite Decline in Freight
Baltimore and Ohio reports 1937 operating income up 443 755 to 169 436 436 while expenses rise 5 259 183 to 128 859 516 leaving net revenue 40 576 920 a drop from 1936. Freight revenue falls 604 588 amid weak business activity. passenger revenue climbs 735 660 to 11 918 602.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Daniel Willard
Iaaieae
Chief Fails on Labor Bill Sparks House Fight
The rules committee rejected demands on a Wagner act labor bill. It would require government contractors to follow federal wage standards or face blacklisting. Rep. Lamneck denounced Lewis, while AFL President William Green condemned the move as an invasion of the speaker’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rules Committee
House
Lewis
Lamneck
Ohio
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Graduation Gift Brings Father and Son Together
In Burbank California Harold Bap Tan aged 16 reunited with his father Morris Goldstein a Joliet Illinois merchant whom he had not seen since infancy. The father flew in to attend Harold’s graduation after a week of contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
Harold Bap- Tan
Harold
Morris Goldstein
Joliet
Law Student Elected Berryville Alumni Association Head
Harold Potts, VA law student, was elected president of the Berryville High School Alumni Association at the annual banquet in the school auditorium. Douglas Carter became vice president, Anne Harris secretary treasurer, and 153 guests were served by the PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Harold Potts
Roy E. Potts
University of Virginia
Berryville High School Alumni Association
Douglas Carter
Anne Harris
Clarke County
Larrick Wins Middletown Mayor Seat In Tight Election
Fred J. Larrick was elected mayor of Middletown over Herbert S. Jones by 34 to 18. Eight candidates ran for Town Council with six elected. Larrick, a lifelong resident and former railway postal worker, will begin his term September 1. Jones is a Missouri native and Marine veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Fred. J. Larrick
Herbert S. Jones
Mr. Larrick
Mr. Jones
M. H. Rhodes
B. BE. Rogers
Tom Sperry
G. Larrick
G. W. Borden
T. W. Sperry
G. G. Keith, Jr
Raymond Ogden
H.W. Owings
M. Earl Kline
W. W. Kline
James I. Larrick
France
Larrick
Frederick County
Jones
Missouri
United States Marine Corps
Cedar Creek Battlefield
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Handley
Hugh S. Duffey, A. L. Jarman and
G. R. Quarles
J R. Strode
S&s M Lane L & Kitter
Cornelius VanDerend
J.D. Steele
Mr. Doggett
Cook
Firestone Auto Supply and Service
N. Main St
Carnegie Techhead
Robert E. Doherty
Carnegie Institute of Isburgh
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Doherty
C. P. Steinmetz
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie
Vernon Whitacre
City Quartette
Miss Craighill
Rev
Wickersham
Front Royal
Shenandoah County
Sidney Krupnick
Woodbine
N. J
Wildwood
Wide Beach
Syd
Cape May County
Berryville High School Associates
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Oscar Ramsburg
R. Marion Ware
Katherine Childs
P. Allen
Philip Cochran
Robert Lee
Austin Riley
Lester Morgan
Upperville
Bob Riley
F. J. Larrick
Imom
Chievo
MO. W. Rosenberger and CO
Winchester, VA
All America
Greyhound
Wash. D. C
Asheville
Charleston
Chillicothe
Parkersburg
Greenville
Knoxville
Los Angeles
Greyhound Terminal
North Braddock Street
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