Relatives and Ministers Gather for June Winchester Events
A Bartonville gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Purtlebaugh's home brings together four generations and many Winchester families for a Sunday meal and reminiscences. Market Street M E Church welcomes Rev. Herman McKay with music by Sloat ensemble and ministerial leaders from Braddock Street and Winchester associations attend and extend greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartonville
Mrs. Purtlebaugh
Market Street M E. Church
Herman McKay
McKay
Women's Service Guild of
A. C. Halvosa
Austin Sloat
Harold Rowe
Rrnett Pearson
Andrew Babb
Lewis Willis
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
William Argenbright
Mildred Jones
John S. Sloat
Hubert Syden
Epworth League
Mrs. Sloat
Sloat
Helen Mailey
Helen Grim
Stewart Mowrey
Raymond Rosenberger
Syden- Stricker
S. L. Flickinger
W. L. Dudley
R. B. Nelson
Community Calendar Highlights For Bethel And Local Groups
Sunday service and Children Day exercises at Bethel Lutheran Church Albin are listed with a 1:00 p.m. Rotary Club luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. Kiwanis Club meets 12:45 p.m. at George Washington Hotel and 8:15 p.m. Winchester Lodge No 867 BPOE meets at Ellis home. Grace Lutheran adult choir practices at 8:15 p.m. Choir of United Brethren Church also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Lutheran Church
Albin
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge
Ellis
Corner Keadilly and Braddock
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Mrs Charles W Lee Honored On Her Birthday
Miss Mabel B Lee of near Stephenson hosted a birthday dinner for her mother Mrs Charles W Lee. Cake and ice cream were served in the late afternoon and gifts were received by Mrs Lee from family friends in Stephenson Winchester Berryville and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Lee
Mabel B. Lee
Near Stephenson
Lee
Robert Mowery
Stephenson
Carl Lee
Robert
Berryville
Hilda
Goldie Mowery
Sarah Fauver
Dorothy and
James
Elting and Miller Reach Winchester Finals in Ladies Tournament
Mrs. Stewart O Elting and Miss Mary Miller defeated rivals 6 4 and 6 5 to move into the finals at the Winchester Country Club. Consolation round features Williams Dutton winner versus Frances Page after Page beat Arthur M Field. Recent visitors to J C Miser home include relatives from Spottsylvania, Martinsburg, Lexington, Broadway and Stephens City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart O. Elting
Mary Miller
Virginia Boyd
Anne Rooke’ Kern
Winchester Country Ub
Philip Williams
B. B. Dutton
Frances Page
Arthur M. Field
J. C. Miser
Joseph Mason
Spottsylvania County
John Penn
Marinsburg
W. Va
Harry M. Quisenberry
Lexington, Va
Roy Mason
Broadway, Va
Floyd M. Lucas
Sadie Lindamood
John Sargent
Stephens City
American Legion Auxiliary Set Meeting Before State Convention
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its final meeting before the state convention at the home of Mrs. Claude Grim on North Washington street at 7 30 p m Monday June 29. Officers to be elected for the coming year. The state convention is slated for Roanoke on August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Claude Grim
North
Washington Street
Roanoke
Severe Drought Ravages Western North Dakota Farmlands
The worst drought in Stutsman county history has left fields blackened and barren. Wheat heads poorly if at all and cattle wander seeking sparse forage. Only five of 53 counties may harvest normal crops while rest face minimal cash yields as farms shrink and people move away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril W. Plattes
Associated Press
Jamestown, N. D
Stutsman County
C. P. Conaway
North Dakota Grain Dealers’ Association
Grand Forks
Red River Valley
John Dinwoodie
State Agriculture Conservation Committee
North Dakota
Pembina
Walsh
Trails
Cass
Potomac Edison Announces $500 000 Work Program
Potomac Edison president Paul Smith announced a $500,000 building program across Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. The Winsport Maryland plant will get a $175,000 boiler addition to raise capacity by 7000 kilowatts. A 10000 kilowatt unit will be added at the Celanese near Cumberland with steam from Celanese. Dam No 4 hydro plant repairs follow March flood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smith
Potomac Edison Co
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Winsport
Potomac River
Celanese Corporation
Cumberland
Celanese
Vamarie First To Finish Race
Pi Vadim S Makaroff's Vamarie finished Newport Bermuda race first among 43 yachts in Bermuda harbor. Elapsed time five days 10 hours 23 minutes 1 second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bermuda
Pi—Vadim S. Makaroff
Vamarie
Social notes from Shelbyville and nearby towns update
Mrs Quintus and daughter visit Washington Inn in Shelbyville. Miss Eula Affleck shows improvement after Memorial Hospital operation. Mr James Fry of Albemarle NC returns home after visiting Mrs L A Thomas and Luther A Thomas Jr. Misses Dorothy and Virginia Brown to return from Strasburg to Parkway. Myrtle Adams recovering after Memorial Hospital operation. The McCormacs host tea at Maxfield Handley Boulevard. Whitside hosts tea at US Remount Station near Front Royal. Wrights lease Kehtmere near Boyce and host luncheon at Charles Town race track. Invitations out for McCormac Jr s birthday tea at Maxfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Virginia Brown
Oscar S. Brown
W. O. Lutz
Strasburg
Potomac Synod Convening at Hood College Monday
The sixty fourth annual Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church meets at Hood College Frederick Maryland starting Monday evening. Noted churchmen attend including Rev Drs Flickinger Apple Richards Schaeffer Casselman and Mordecai Johnson. The Women’s Missionary Society joins the event with concurrent meetings and a campus reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church
Hood College
Frederick
8S. L. Flickinger
Centenary Church
Allen B. Gray
Apple
Joseph Henry Apple
Hood Colge
George W. Richards
General Synod
Evangelical Reformed Church
Eastern Theological Seminary
Lancaster
Charles E. Schaeffer
Board of Home Missions
Home Missions
A. V. Casselman
Board of Foreign Missions
Foreign Missions
Mordecai W. Johnson
Howard University
Women's Missionary Society of Potomac Synod
Women’s Missionary Society
Meyran Hall
Synod
The
Missionary Society
Teacher Weds One Of Her Pupils in Niagara Falls
Miss Ruth Jennings a 49 year old teacher married her 20 year old pupil Leslie William Hodge in Niagara Falls New York. The couple met in a classroom and grew close on her farm near Syracuse where her husband helped for years. The Rev George F Hoyer said they are a happy couple and the bride does not appear her age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Ruth Jennings
Leslie William Hodge
Niagara Falls High School
George F. Hoyer
Burgess To Address Women At Braddock Street Church
The Margaret Collins Denny Bible Class at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South will meet Sunday at 9 45 am in the church auditorium. Mrs J F Bly arranged the program on Right Attitude Toward Others. C L Burgess will discuss On Part In the World. D B Haines will give the lesson message. All ladies are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Collins Denny
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Chure Auditorium
J. F. Bly
C. L. Burgess
D. B. Haines
Ray Permanent Wave Offer At Carnation Beauty Shoppe
The Carnation Beauty Shoppe advertises a new Ray permanent wave without electricity or machine and with no discomfort. Special ten day price: $4.50, normally $7.00 with a $3.50 option for select perms. Located at 7 West Priceia Street Winchester Virginia opposite Hotel Jack. Phone 944. Mrs V. Lewis, Prop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Picea
St., Winchester
V. Lewis
Prop
Radio Highlights On The Air Tonight
A full evening lineup reports network and local station programs from 5:00 to 7:30 PM and beyond. Highlights include Jesse Crawford at WJZ, Patti Chapin at WABC, Sherlock Holmes at WOR, and Roosevelt era events with ceremonies at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field. Program notes list orchestras, bands, and notable soloists across WEAF WOR WJZ and WABC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WJZ
Jesse Crawford
Paul Small
WABC
Washington
F. W. Wise
WEAF
Patti Chapin
Thornton Fisher
Great Lakes Exposition
Cleveland
Madison Square Garden Bowl
Spanish Musicale
Philadelphia Orchestra
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Garner
WOR
Bestor Orchestra
W4jz
Vallee Orchestra
Cummins Orchestra
London
Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
Grenadier Guards Band
Frank Crumit
Julia Sanderson
Kemp Orchestra
Major Bowes
Philadelphia Summer Concerts Orchestra
Local Social and Health Notes From Front Royal
Front Royal June 27. Mrs. W W Whiteside of Alexandria visits her parents Mr and Mrs W E Carson. Mrs Rolfe Millar and Mrs Henry H Downing spent yesterday in Washington. Mr B M Boyd Sr shows modest improvement. I H Trout Sr and daughter Laura visited in Washington yesterday. The Maddox family and sister Mrs William Minster spent Thursday in Charlottesville. Clarence Smedley, ill with pneumonia at his sister Mrs Henrys home in Karo, is improving. James Meigs to spend weekend in Luray with Meigs parents. Mrs Giles Cook and sons Barry and Bim will be with Rev C Ernest Smith in Washington. Harold Stossell, visiting from North Carolina, returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Offman
Pikede
Berkeley County
Martinburg
Hoffman
Atie McCord Granthaum
Martinsburgh School
Charles Chambers
Iry Richardson
Stewart B. Old
Shepherdollege
Grantham
Front Royal
W. W Whiteside
Alexandria
W. E. Carson
Clarence Smedley
Mrs. Henry
Karo
Giles Cook
Barry
Bim
Harold Stossell
Carl Stossell
North Carolina
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Trips
Mr. I. O. Kibler returns from a Richmond business trip. Elder and Mrs. A. L. Harrison host Frances Rowe of Washington for the weekend. Miss Virginia Downing heads to Massanetta Springs for a Presbyterian Young People's Conference. Miss Florence Johnson visits Washington with relatives Seaman Borden. Mr. R. H. Benton of Richmond stays with Mrs. Joseph Biggs. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson entertain at Royal avenue. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Downing host Evening Bridge Club on First street. Mr. Charles McClure spends days in Washington. Mr. George Johnson returns from Memorial Hospital Winchester after weeks of treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Hines return to Denver after visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Downing
Massanetta Springs
Young People's’ Conference of
The
Presbyterian Church
John H. Downing
Evening Bridge Club
First Street
Virginia Women Send Delegates to Rally for Roosevelt Ticket
Virginia women delegates praised liberal gains and support for Franklin D Roosevelt. They backed Mollie Dewson to lead the regional women’s division and prepared to join national leaders in Virginia’s celebration of Roosevelt and Garner for the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heywood Bell
Philadelphia
Virginia
Mollie Dewson
National Committee
Lollie Whitehead
Amherst
Carter Glass
Harry PT. Byrd
George C. Peery
J. Murray Hooker
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Two Men Burned to Death in York Shantytown Fire
A blaze wiped out shacks in a York County settlement known as Shantytown near York. Two men, Mike Mogus aged 56 and James Butler aged 50, were killed. County authorities detained a man to explain reports of a celebration before the fire. Coroner’s inquest heard the celebration linked to Mogus’ shack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Mike Mogus
James Butler
Mogus
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. E. Purtlebaugh
Arthur Purtlebaugh
Ington Hotel
Martinsburg
CCC
First Baptist Church
Civilian Conservation Corps
Wolf’s Gap
Edinburg
Shenandoah County
Charles W. Caulkins
Barnard
Arlington County
George
A. S. Marco and
Englewood, N. J
W. F. Locke
Winchester
St. Paul’s M. EB. Church
Washington, D. C
JS. Peyton Marshall
Master Peyton, Jr
Cary Randolph Marshall
Potomac Edison
Eula Affleck
Memorial Hospital
James Fry
Albemarle
N. C
L. A. Thomas
South Stewart Street
Luther A. Thomas, Jr
Myrtle Adams
Mrs. H. B. McCormac
Maxfield
Handley Boulevard
Col
Warren W. Whitside
U.S. Remount Station
William Wright
H. B. McCormac
H._B. McCormac,Jr
Potomac Synod
Dr. Flickinger
Mr. Burgess
Carnation Beauty Shoppe
Huntsberry
Warren County
Winchester Evening Star
Telephone Front Royal 149-R
Front Royal News
Rolfe Millar
Henry H. Downing
Washington, D
8. M. Boyd, Sr
I. H. Trout, Sr
Laura Troute
C. Oma Maddox
Mr. Maddox
William Minster
Charlottesville
Mrs. James Meigs
Luray
Mrs. Meig
Mrs. Lewis
Mr. I. O. Kibler
Richmond
Elder
A. L. Harrison
Frances Rowe
Florence Johnson
Mrs
Seaman Borden
R. H. Benton
Joseph Biggs
Mrs. Thomas Johnson
Royal Avenue
Charles McClure
George Johnson
John N. Garner
Ashton Dovell Forceer
Pesancett
Bullitt Fitzhugh
Accomac
John Neff
Augusta
Joel Flood
Rattox
Hooker
A. E. Shumate
Giles
John Galleher
Leesburg
Young Democrats
Build Et Ano
of & Ban Ogee Inararegdermimpcionae
Er Haan Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Margaret L. Hodgson
Loudoan
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Big Joe
Winchester’s Bakery
N. Loudoun St
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Culbertson
Tavenner
N. Loudoun &T
R. M. Swimley
East of Geo. Washington Hotel
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