Miss Rachel Jennings Awarded National Camping Scholarship
Local Girl Scout Miss Rachel Jennings of Troop No. 2 receives a national scholarship to Camp Andre at Briarcliff Manor New York. The Community Committee and Leaders Association selected three Scouts for two weeks at the national camp run directly by the National Council. Miss Jennings, a first class Scout, has camped three years and will assist as junior life saver during swimming periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Jennings
Camp
Andre
Briarcliff Manor
New York
Miss Jennings
Camp Andre
National Council
Leaders'Association
Jennings
Camp White Rock
Red Cross
Girl Scouts Committee
Witchester
Mrs Snyder Honored at North Avenue Shower
Frances Robinson and Ruth Ann Anderson hosted a reception and shower for Mr and Mrs Harry W Snyder of Stephenson at the former’s home on North Avenue and Loudoun Street. Gifts were revealed in a central basket at dinner time. Kathryn Dove was Mrs Snyder before marriage on June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Robinson
Ruth Ann Anderson
North Avenue
Loudoun Street
Harry W. Snyder
Stephenson
Snyder
Kathryn Dove
Social Calendar listings for the week in Winchester area
A sequence of club meetings rehearsals and meals is scheduled. Events include the Colonial Theatre rehearsal for The Cradle Snatchers at 7 30 p m Tuesday and Kiwanis Rotary and church choir sessions across George Washington Hotel First Baptist Grace Lutheran and Christ Episcopal Church with joint rehearsals Friday evening and a Legion luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Little Theatre
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
The
First Baptist Church
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
George Washington
Congregation of
Christ Episcopal Church
F. L. Buckley
South Stewart Street
Robert Y. Cohrad
American Legion
Chanters
Music Lovers Clubs
Presbyterian Church Annex
Gravel Springs 4-H Club Sets July Lawn Party
The Gravel 4-H Club met June 12 with president in charge. Elizabeth Farrar spoke on Clothing and home demonstration. Members read last minutes, sang, and two girls entered a canning and dress contest. The club plans a lawn party for July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravel Springs
Elizabeth Farrar
Shower Honoring Mrs. Samuel E. Stickley at Vaucluse
Eighty guests attended a surprise shower for Mrs. Samuel E. Stickley at the former Miss Irene Stickley home in Vaucluse. Pink and green decor highlighted refreshments and gifts arranged in a porch basket. An alarm clock in the gift basket rang as she turned it off and guests showered her with rose petals. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Stickley now reside at the historic Stickley home along the Shenandoah River south of Strasburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel E. Stickley
Mildred Cline
Meen Owees
Vaucluse
William M. Stickley
Stickley
Strasburg
Shenandoah River
Visits to New Oxford Residents Mark Week
Visitors to the homes of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Pope and Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Pope of New Oxford included H. E. Gibson of Staunton Virginia, E. G. Carper and sons of Strasburg Virginia, and Miss Dorothy Rutherford of Winchester. The group returned to Strasburg and Greenwood Sunday night, with Rutherford staying longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Pope
H. S. Pope
New Oxford
H. E. Gibson
Staunton
E. G. Carper
Strasburg
Dorothy Rutherford
Winchester
E. C. Carp
Lawn Supper Planned by Christ Church on Buckley Lawn
Members of Christ Episcopal Church prepare a Thursday lawn supper from 5 30 to 7 00 at 20 South Stewart the Buckley home. A delicious meal will be served with pony rides for children and a palmist offering readings. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Frank L. Buckley
South Stewart
Workers' Council To Meet At Red Bud Church
The Red Bud United Brethren Church Workers Council holds its regular monthly meeting at the Red Bud School House Thursday evening June 28. A quilt will be auctioned during the event and juniors will host a yard party for church funds after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workers’ Council
Red Bud
Court Recessed As Norma Goes Into Hysterics
Norma Millen, on trial in Dedham Superior Court, broke into hysterical weeping during questioning about her school days marriage and a New York trip. The defense objected to remarks by District Attorney Dewing who urged calmer testimony as Norma sobbed and was escorted from the stand. She faces charges as an accessory after the fact in the Needham Trust Company robbery and two police officer deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Denham
Mass
Norma Millen
Dedham Superior Court
Edmund R. Dewing
New York
George A. Douglas
Norma
Nelson Bronx
Dewing
Needham Trust Company
Social notes from Charlottesville and surrounding towns
Mrs. D H Kern and daughter of St. Petersburg Fla visit Oakland Vaucluse Va. Leslie D Kline attends division superintendents conference at University of Virginia. Miss Elizabeth Lucas visits Shepherdstown W Va. Miss Georgia Conrad returns from Washington. Mrs Lewis H Hyde plans Edgartown trip. Mrs Paul Tomney and son in Baltimore area. Various residents travel to Detroit for Rotary, to Charles Town for races, and visits with relatives in Towson Md and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Kern
St. Petersburg
Fla
Leslie D. Kline
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Elizabeth Lucas
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Rion Lucas
Ritchie Files Candidacy for Maryland Governor
Gov Albert C Ritchie files a candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Maryland governor and departs for Atlantic City for a four day rest. He rules out a Senate bid and becomes the fourth candidate for the governorship joining George L Radcliffe Howard W Jackson and Charles H Conley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Annapolis
Albert C. Ritchie
Atlantic City
United States Senate
George L. Radcliffe
Howard W. Jackson
Charles H.conley
Frederick
Maryland
United States
Radcliffe
Ritchie
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland State Bar Association
Extortion Notes Threaten Beverly Hills Home
William F. Gettie, a Beverly Hills millionaire oil promoter who was recently kidnapped, received two extortion notes alleging his home would be destroyed by dynamite and his family harmed if he did not pay 6000. The notes claim the payment is to atone for his testimony in federal court against two women in a kidnapping conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
William F. Gettie
Gettle
Fleta
Man Held For Driving Drunk Charge Lodges Local Jail
James C. Jones an insurance agent from Frederick Maryland was jailed by local police overnight on a charge of operating a car while under the influence. He has not yet been given a hearing on the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Jones
Frederick
Two Children Drown in Worton Creek Maryland
In Chestertown Maryland on June 25 two youngsters of farmer Samuel Moffett Mary Moffett seventeen and her fifteen year old brother William drowned while swimming with Rebecca Dodd near Worton Creek Their bodies were recovered and the death toll rises to seven statewide since Saturday The deaths mark the first drownings in the area this year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Court
Martha Washington Seminary
Sallie S. Whitcomb
Charles J. Athey
Washington
Chestertown
Worton Creek
Mary Moffett
Chestertown High School
William
Samuel Moffett
Rebecca Dodd
J. Lee Marker
St. James Methodist Protestant Church
Maryland
Stratosphere Flight Guidance From Ground Control Chief
V. E. Jakl will guide balloon scientists soaring into the stratosphere on July 10 from Rapid City. Weather chief D. Jaks of Kansas City airport will provide temperatures wind directions barometer readings and other data essential to the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. E. Jakl
Rapid City
Jaks
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Mill Strike Demands Tie to Union Proposals
The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers rejects Washington solutions and urges organized strike power to secure economic demands. It outlines six hour day, $1 minimum wage, anti differential practices, equal rights for Negroes, and mill committee recognition, plus immediate action against guards and spies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Green
American Federation of Labor
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial Union
Washington
Amalgamated
Amalgamated Association
Congress
Vera Steadman as Hollywood bathing beauty in feathed costume
Thirteen years after starting with the Keystone studio Vera Steadman soared as a leading Hollywood bathing beauty. The article recalls her film career with many comedies and a now vivid image in a feathered soapy costume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Studio
Vera Steadman
Holly
Wood
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Mr. and
Mrs. Snyder
G. H. Garnder
Senseney Road
Wingert
Maryland Resort
Chocolate Park
Elizabeth Bates
Samuel Bates
Frederick County
James Wingert
Mr. Wingert
Highfield
United States Navy
Menimebrs
Jesse Fitz
Waynesboro
Frank Felker
Washington, D. C
Willet Painter
Aldie
Jesse Grim
James, Wingert
Henry Fitz
Earl Wingert
U. S. S. Lexington
Norfolk
Mervin W. Wingert
Misfr Harley Ritenour
Boyd Bean
Stephens City
Grant Fox
White
Waynesboro, Pa
Miss Bowly
Swarthmore College
Anne R. Bowly
Heyward Bowly
Locust Drive
Summit
N. J
George Bowly
Phi Beta Kappa
Charles L. Bowly
Summit High School
Swarthamore
le Cercle Francis Gwimp
Mortar Board
Ates Eee
Dr. Scholl
Huntsherry
Thelma Orndorff
Stewart Keller
Woodstock
Joseph H. Balthis
Methodist Church
Edward Orndorff
Wheatfield
Albert Keller
Lebanon Church
Alexandria
Elizabeth Barr
Lucy Mae Boyer
Mary Sartelle
Rebecca Dickert
H. Burch Caton
Eee
Vicinity
Messrs
Eugene Branch
George Barr
Jack
Southern Hotel Association
Mayflower Hotel
Chanters and
Massanetta Springs
Julia Owens
Nain
Lena Lonas
H. Tabb Light
Treasury Department
Mrs. H. C. Light
Woodside
Clearbrook
Robert M. Glass
H. N. Stephenson
Charlotte Stickley
Sally Brumback
Lew Bean
Richard Guy
Pittsburgh, Pa
Brumback
Evelyn Magruder Marshall
Richard Light
Washington, D.C
Emily Light
Herpe “Woodside
Clearrook
Brooks
Brooks’ Pharmacy
George E. Sillik, Jr
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
George E. Sillik, Sr
Towson, Md
Paul L. Tomney
Paul Tomney, Jr
Shiptor
Bynthburgé
Nellie DeHaven
Cross Junction
Georgia Conrad
Augusta
Carter Conrad
Lewis H. Hyde
Mary Hyde
Edgartown
Madeline .Dawson
Carl Rosencranes
West Cork Street
Seddon Nelson
Hannah Taylor
Henry Oxnard
Boxwood
Upperville
M.P. Hyslop
Philadelphia
R. E. Byrd
D. J. Howard
Detroit
Mich
Howard
Rotary International
A. M. Kimbrough
Allen
Richmond
Raymond Saxe
Albert H. Hoite
William P. Harty
Boston
H. H. McGuire
North Braddock Street
Charles Coffman
Roanoke
Piedmont Millers’ Association
Elizabeth MacCartney
A. B. Bryant
Wheeling, W. Va
Nan W. Turner
Burr P. Harrison
Charles Town
W. F. Gettie
Stratosphere Guide
V. E. Jak
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Anitary
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun St
KRUST
Daily
Utianei
Bilas
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washinton
Lovett’s
Selby
Lovett Brothers
N. Main Street
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