Weinie Roast and Weddings Highlight Local Social News
Social events span Pledges and reunions with the Weinie roast at Goss Campground near Martinsburg attended by about 75 people. Weddings loom as Miss Gertrude Williamson White and John Montgomery Irvine plan a June 30 ceremony at Loch Willow Church in Charlottesville.
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Order of America
Patriotic Order of America
Goss
Martinsburg Pike
Martha Washington
Martinsburg
W. Va
Gertrude William~ Son. White
William C. White
Churchville
John Montgomery Irvine
Charlottesville
Loch Willow Presbyterian Church
White
Ashville
N.C
Bride and Groom Visit Winchester Negotiate Wedding
Mr and Mrs Robin Jobé Jr of Washington DC area visited Winchester on Saturday and were guests of Mrs A C Slonaker and daughter on Sunday. Jobé, a former Winchester boy, was married in Baltimore on Saturday at the Church of the Holy Sacrament before returning to the Shenandoah Valley.
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Robin Jobe, Jr
Washington
Winchester
A. C. Slonaker
Valley Pike
Jobé
Baltimore
Church of the Holy Sacrament
The
Shen
Wedding trip in Washington follows Winchester nuptials
The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robin Jobe formerly of Winchester, will reside in Washington with the Credit Corporation of the Capitol City. The couple plan to live in the capital after their wedding trip. The groom attended John Handley High School and has many hometown friends. Prof. Samsell and family traveled by auto from Cardiff to Romney W V to visit relatives and will return soon.
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Andoah’ Valley
Washington
Credit ‘Corporation
Capitol City
Robin Jobe
John Handley High School
Samsell
William M. Samsell
Anna Catharine
Helen Samsell
Cardiff
Romney
W. Va
Annie Ewers
Professor Samsell
Stephens City
Winchester Public Schools
Citizens’ Band
Pleasant Evening At The Hostess Party
Odors of roses honeysuckle and daisies filled the rooms as guests enjoyed enthusiastic games and dancing to radio music. Refreshments in elegant style were served at 10 oclock, and the party concluded shortly after midnight with praise for the charming hostess.
Mrs Jackson and Daughter to Visit at Old Home
Mrs. John L. Jackson and daughter Miss Eleanor Jackson of Charlotte North Carolina are due to arrive at Kernstown around July 6 for an extended visit with Mr and Mrs C Grattan Crawford. The Rev Mr Jackson rector of St Martin's Episcopal Church in Charlotte will join them later in July.
Mr Jarretts Return From European Trip At Wild Goose Farm
Mr Edwin S Jarrett drove from New York to visit his family at Wild Goose farm near Shepherdstown after returning from Europe with Mrs Jarrett. They toured Maporea in the Mediterranean and crossed the English Channel by airship. They plan Adirondacks plans later this summer. Mrs M Co Long of Washington registered at Hotel Jack this morning.
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Edwin S. Jarrett
New York
Wild Goose” Farm
Shepherdstown
Mrs. Jarrett
Europe
Maporea
Mediterraneean Sea
English Channel
Adirondacks
Baker family to vacation in North Carolina this summer
Mrs Henry M Baker and her children planned a lengthy summer trip to North Carolina to visit relatives and friends and they expect to return home before the new school term begins.
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Haldeman
J. S. Haldeman
Chamber of Commerce
Ella Wanger
Harrisonburg
Pennsylvania
Amanda Graybill
Harrisburg
Thompsontown
Abram Haldeman
Henry M. Baker
North Carolina
Miss Agnes Smith and Conrad Smith Sail for Europe
Miss Agnes Smith and Mr Conrad Smith departed yesterday for New York where they boarded a ship bound for Europe. They plan to spend most of the summer with the Misses Conrad of Winchester.
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Agnes Smith
Conrad Smith
New York
Europe
Conrad
Winchester
Notable visitors and mourners attend Virginia funeral events
A parade of relatives and friends arrived in town as the funeral for Harry Funk drew attendees from Cornish New York Marietta Pennsylvania and Jersey Shore Pennsylvania. Visitors included Julius Landau and son from Pittsburgh and H L Cage family from Atlantic City and Brunswick Maryland. Local residents James DeHaven Virginia and Miss Virginia Lamp Shepherdstown were among those seen in town.
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Percy Smith
Corning
N. Y
Mary McCloskey
Frank McCloskey
Marietta
W. A
Leon Young
Jersey Shore
Harry Funk
Overland Whippet Introduces Modern European Style Car
Willys-Overland announces a revolutionary light car named the Overland Whippet. It features a low European type body, 31 horsepower motor, compact dimensions, and a 34 foot turning radius. Three body styles, advanced engineering from Europe and America, and three years of road testing accompany its release.
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America
Europe
Willys-Overland
France
Overland
Willys-Overland, Inc
Toledo
Ohio
Overland Whippet America
C. B
Social notes from Winchester and nearby towns
Local residents and visitors are named with movements and visits across Winchester Virginia Washington DC Bunker Hill West Cork Street Xenia Ohio Dallas Texas Lynchburg Roanoke Hagerstown Delaplane and Boyce. People attend dinners, host guests, travel for weddings and birthdays, and health updates note Ansel Sotenberger can now go out after a minor operation.
Governor Byrd Plans Flight Ambitions Delayed by Rain
Richmond Va June 26 Governor Harry F Byrd and his brother Commander Richard Byrd planned to fly from New York to Washington but rain halted the trip. The governor admitted an interest in flying and even a pole trip under favorable conditions but has no polar exploration plans.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
New York
Washington
R. E. Byrd
North Pole
Whittemore Appeal Case Set For Monday
Richard R. Whittemore's appeal from his first degree murder conviction and death sentence will be heard by the Maryland Court of Appeals in special session at Annapolis Monday. A decision is expected before the court's summer recess in two or three weeks.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Richard R. Whittemore
Maryland Court of Appeals
Annapolis
Whittemore
Court of Appeals of Errors
Trial procedures set for next fall in death case
The text notes the defendant may be tried again through the next fall with no new juries until the September term. If the appeal fails, the governor may set a date for execution. Whittemore killed Robert H. Homan at Maryland Penitentiary on February N, 1925. he pleaded five defenses.
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Whittemore
Robert H. Ho Man
Maryland Penitentiary
Klux Klan and Others to Testify on Campaign Funds
Senate campaign funds committee will question the Klux Klan churches city leaders and other organized groups about their activities in senatorial elections. Chairman Reed cancelled today's session to hear details of All Saloon League operations and said the committee will welcome information from all organizations including Cap William H Stayton head of the association against the prohibits amendment.
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Associated Press
Washington
the Klux Klan
Senate
Reed
Nho
All Saloon League
Wayne B. Wheeler
Wheeler Committee
William H. Stayton
Commercial Bank Named Receiver For Mrs. Walter
An order from the Frederick County Circuit Court appoints Commercial Bank of Frederick as special receiver for Mrs. Merrie Walter in a suit filed by her against R. E. Whitacre et al. The court set the fund at $5,000 and previously her husband Carroll G. Walter served as acting receiver before resigning. Mrs. Walter’s background includes two marriages and a legal practice in Elkchester and New York City.
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T Circuit
Frederick County
Commercial and Savin Bank
City
Merrie Walter
Court Officials Open on July Fourth Holiday
Frederick county officials must work on the Fourth of July which falls on Sunday this year. Under state law clerks’ offices may be closed only on Sundays and on the Fourth of July Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. Monday July 5 has been designated for observance but Judge Whiting set a trial that day so the clerk’s office remains open. Corporation clerk’s office will stay closed with no trials scheduled.
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Frederick County
Chris Man
Whiting
Clerk’s Ofice
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Middletown
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Madison, Va
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James R. DeHaven
Light, Va
G. O. Miller
Charles Miller
Washington, D. C
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Berryville, Va
Virginia Lamp
Shepherdstown College
Shepherdstown, W. Va
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Mary Lee
Wardensville, W. Va
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Rouss Garage
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Nora Fling
James F. Hughes
West Cork Street
Hughes
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Xenia
Daniel Metz, Sr
Paul Clendening
Bunker Hill, W. Va
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Mr. Curl
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C. L. Delaplane
Delaplane, Va
Presbyterian Church
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Dallas
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Mrs. B. B. Dutton
Weymouth L. Murrell
Lynchburg, Va
Travelers Insurance Company
Hartford, Conn
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D. C. Randolph
Opequon
Roanoke
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Hagerstown
J. A. Wright
Boyce, Va
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