Wedding List Connects Sperry and Dettra Families Across States
Late Saturday evening Mr and Mrs Dettra left for a wedding trip through the New England states. The bride, daughter of Mr E R Sperry and the late Mrs Bernice Sperry, is a Middletown High and Buena Vista and Strayers alumna, now with the National Geographic Society. Dettra, son of Mr and Mrs L R Dettra of Vaucluse, is a Stephens City High School graduate and has worked in Snapp Foundry departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward R. Sperry
Jack
J. I. Wise
Lilis Sperry Kan
Tom
Home Marthe Epeely
Perry
Washington
H. 8. Magruder
Baltimore
C. B. Stickley
Vaucluse
Jeannette Lovell
Ellen Neely
Ethel Evans
Phylliss Houser
George E. Lovell
Mt. Rainer
Mattie Steele Wright
Atlantic City
Robert W. Rouse
Seat Pleasant
Virginia Whitmore
Westminster
Grace
Mamie
Laura Kline
Virginia Perry
E. W. Allmuth
C. A. Robinson
Dorothy Anne Robinson
Mary E. Robinson
Genevieve Pierce
M. Dent
J. C
Southern Seminary
Buena Vista
Strayers Business College
National Geographic Society
Dettra
L. R. Dettra
Winchester
Stephens City High School
Snapp Foundry
Wedding of Bernice Sperry Dettra in West Cork Street Home
A wedding took place Saturday at 5 PM in Winchester with Miss Bernice Aileen Sperry marrying Mr. Carson C. Dettra. The ceremony featured Miss Marguerite Larrick as maid of honor and Rev. F. B. Wyand officiating. music included pieces by Cadman Lizst and Mendelssohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Aileen Sperry Brice
Miss Harris
Peabody Institute
Cadman
Paul R. Dettra
Stephens City
Ees
Sadiearris
Elsie Reese Sperry
Harris Sperry
Four-H Club of Armel Holds June Meeting
The Armel Four-H Club met June 17 with Miss Farrar presiding in the president’s absence. Health charts and club books were checked, members recited the pledge and motto make the best better, and sang club songs. A picnic committee was named Holmes Newcome Charles Jacobs and Raymond Boyce. attendees included Gertrude Haines Gladie Gardiner Matteray White Mozelle White Jean Bell Dorothy Pifer Charles Jacobs Holmes Newcome Raymond Boyce. Absent were Elva Bowers Anna Wilson Olive White and Ralph Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armel
Gertrude Haines
Galdie Gardiner
Matteray White
Mozelle White
Jean Bell
Dorothy Pifer
Charles Jacobs
Holmes Newcome
Raymond Boyce
Elva Bowers
Anna Wilson
Olive White
Ralph Walsh
Sixth Birthday Party for Fay Clemons at Gore Home
Mr and Mrs Clemons hosted a birthday celebration for their daughter Fay Clemons at their Gore residence. Guests included Virginia Kern Margaret Kern Dorothy Kern and other local families. Count Monte de la Vega of Spain visited Washington after arriving aboard the Ile de France and toured Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Clemons
Gore
Miss Fay Clemons
Clemons
Virginia Kern
Margaret Kern
Dorothy Kern
Louise Franks
Ida Larrick
Marguerite Constable
Geraldine Constable
Helen Gay
Louise Funkhouser
Mary Lou Cooper
Jeannette Clemons
Mary Castle
Masters Roger Cooper
Jack Cooper
Charles Cooper
Dave Brown
Elwood Kern, Jr
Leon
Joe Brown
D. F. Kern
Lottie Bageant
Roy Michael
Lohring Cooper
Monte de la Vega
Spain
Washington
Messrs
Roy W
Alva C. Richards
Ile de France
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Herbert Schutte
Admiral Byrd Airport
Beatrice M. McElroy and Frank A. Smith Wed at Grace Lutheran
Late Saturday afternoon Beatrice M. McElroy of Marietta and Frank A. Smith of Maytown were married by Rev. Dr. Luther A. Thomas at Grace Lutheran Church. Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton McElroy, and the groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Oriie C. Smith. he works as a mechanic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice M. McElroy
Marietta
Frank A. Smith
Maytown
Luther A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Miss Catherine Byrd Weds in Harrisonburg Home
Miss Catherine Byrd wed Mr Barkley Owens Barkley at a small family ceremony in Harrisonburg with Rev. Parks W. Wilson officiating. The bride wore a poudre blue suit and gardenia lilies corsage. a violin piece was played by J Walton Harrison. The couple plans to live in Maysville Kentucky after a brief reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Harrisonburg
Parks W. Wilson
J. Walton Harrison
Barkley
Maysville
Edward P. Browning
Birch Evans Bayh
Terra Haute
Ind
Joseph C. Byrd
Frank Owens Barkley
East Second Street
Maysville High School
University of Kentucky
Lexington
South
Mary Belle Bear
Washington Inn
Clara Berry
Frederick Tea Room
Emma Byrd
Ruth Berry
Tom Moore Harrison
Austin
Misses Moore
William H. Byrd
Rock Hill Man Finishes Harvard Law Studies
Mr. John T. Roddey Jr. of Rock Hill arrived from Boston for a visit with his grandmother Mrs. Marshall Willis on South Washington street. He has just completed the four year law course at Harvard University Cambridge and received the bachelor of laws degree at last week’s commencement. He will stay a few days then travel to Montreal N C to join his mother at her summer home there. Mrs Roddey was formerly Miss Eliza Willis of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Roddey, Jr
Rock Hill
S. C
Boston
Mass
Marshall Willis
South Washington Street
Roddey
Harvard University
Cambridge
Montreal
N. C
Eliza Willis
Fawcett Smith Wedding Reported in Ellicott City
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Mary Katherine Fawcett to Mr. Edwin Harold Smith took place April 25 in Ellicott City Maryland. The Rev Andrew Allen officiated and the couple will honeymoon in Norfolk Washington and other cities before Set up housekeeping in the city. Smith works at the Capitol Theatre and serves on the Virginia National Guard rifle team which has won the state championship twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Katherine Fawcett
India Lanham Fawcett
Fred A. Fawcett
Edwin Harold Smith
Jack Smith
Ellicott City
Andrew Allen
Presbyterian Church
Norfolk
Washington
Smith
Capitol Theatre
Company I
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Virginia
Mary Veronica Patton Weds Leroy Bernard Luebehusen
Miss Mary Veronica Patton daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F Patton married Leroy Bernard Luebehusen formerly of Baltimore now of this city at the Church of the Sacred Heart. Rev Father Robert E Hannon officiated with a large gathering present. Bride wore white chiffon with cream roses and was escorted by her uncle John Green. Bridesmaid Anna Patton wore pale pink. Best man Ellsworth Kelle. Luebehusen is connected with The Hamman store on North Loudoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Sacred Heart
Mary Veronica Patton
Charles F. Patton
Leroy Bernard Luebehusen
Baltimore
Robert E. Hannon
Rosewig
Donald McFadden
John Green
Anna Patton
Ellsworth Kelle
Mr. Luebehusen
Bernard Luebehusen
Hamman
Loudoun Street
Loyal Temperance Legion To Meet Thursday
The Loyal Temperance Legion will hold its regular meeting at 71.30 o'clock Thursday evening June 30 at the Brad dock Street Methodist Church South. A full attendance of members has been urged. Mrs. F. A. Coop of Washington is visiting at the home of her brother in law and sister on East Piccadilly Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Ington Hotel
Girls’ Athletic Association
United Brethren Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Jordan White Sulphur Springs
American Legion Post
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Golf Club
Loyal Temperance Legion
Braddock Street Methodist Church
South
F. A. Coop
Washington
Mrs
John Winkfield
East Piccadilly Street
McKinley Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Dorcas
Centenary Reformed Church
Harvey Hawkins
Berryville Avenue
Constitution Drafting and Final Approval Process
The document was written before the preamble and voted on section by section. It was submitted to the style committee for final drafting and placement of the preamble before the entire vote on the completed text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Style
Mallard Band Record Speed of Migration
A Mallard banded November 28, 1930 at Big Suamico Green Bay Wis was killed five days later near Georgetown D C. This is a record for fastest individual migration speed reported to the Bureau of Biological Survey Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Big Suamico
Green Bay
Wis
Georgetown
D. C
Virginians in Chicago rally for Byrd at Democratic Conventio
Chicago June 19 Thousands pack Virginia headquarters at the Congress Hotel to greet Admiral Richard Byrd and ex-Gov. Byrd, with Will Rogers Gene Tunney and others among callers. Virginia delegates praise the Byrds as North Carolina and Virginia leaders debate the two thirds rule on the nominating process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Harry
Admiral Byrd
Virginia
Congress Hotel
Will Rogers
Aubrey Weaver
Alfalfa
Bill
Murray
Rockingham
Gene Tunney
Byrds
Hugh Young
Baltimore
Maryland
Ritchie
R. Gray Williams
Winchester
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Old
In Memoriam for Mrs. Mattie E. March
A memorial poem from her husband and children marking one year since her death on June 26 1931. It recalls their sorrow and longing as they remember her care and the grave where she rests. The verse speaks of enduring love that never fades despite time and loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie E. March
Chicago Grain Closing Prices Report
Prices for grain in Chicago were reported with data furnished by W B Bibbs Company, members of the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. The notice mentions the Hibbs Building in Washington and a National telephone line at $540.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Bibbs Company
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Hibbs Building
Washington, D. C
Telephone National
W. B. Hibbs & Company
Grain prices on Chicago Board of Trade futures
Closing prices on the Chicago Board of Trade grain list show July and September figures for wheat corn oats rye with December contracts. The data includes figures such as wheat July 29 and December 52 percent, corn July 29 and December 32 percent, oats July 20 and December 22. Rye July 29 and December 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of Trade
Phone Installed At Rouss Park
Employes of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company completed the installation of a telephone at the municipal baseball grounds Rouss Spring. One telephone number is 1174. Park Association officials in charge say the line will aid the public at games and be valuable for doctors in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Park
Chesapeake and Peomac Telephone Company
Rouss Spring
Park Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Clemons
Pennsylvania
Catherine Byrd
Frank O. Barkley
Harvard Graduate
E. H. Smith
Elting
North
Stewart O. Elting
Long Island
Vassar College
Anne Elting
Stewart Elting
Tabor Academy
Havana
Cuba
Kingston
Jamaica
Panama
Port Limon
Costa Rica
United Fruit Lines
Pearl Mason
Isaac Puffenberger
Bloomery
W. Va
Southern Methodist Church
Gainesboro
Catholic Church
Mr. Thomass. Ferguson
Martha E. Tucker
Handley Avenue
Thomas M. Hiltzheimer
West Cork Street
Buchanan
Fred Wolverton
Woodstock
Boehm
Cameron Street
June Bean
South Stewart Street
Mary Horner
J. Andrew Kater
Clifton, N. J
Canada
W. S. Clarke
Amherst Street
M. A. Kater
Arthur Mullen
Nebraska
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tion
Mallard
Gray Williams
By G. Fred Switzer
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Napoleon
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lovett Brothers
X-Ray Shoe Fitters
N. Main St
Allied Chem. & Dye
American Can
Amer. Tel. & Tel
Amer. Tobacco
Anaconda Copper
Balto. & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Cont
Oil
Gen'l. Electric
Gen'l. Motors
Kennecot
Llorilard
Mont. Ward
Nat'l, Biscuit
Packard
Stand. Brande
Stand. Oil
N. J
Texas Corp
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Joyce
Lovett Shoe
Winchester’s Finest
Lloydspring
R. M. Swimley
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