New Market Debaters Defeat Woodstock In County Contest
New Market High School defeated Woodstock to win the first Shenandoah County elimination contest. Grace Rice and Mary Rupp represented New Market, with Strasburg eliminating Mount Jackson that night. Next Monday New Market and Strasburg will debate for county rights in district contests toward state finals at Charlottesville. Grace Rice earns district elimination eligibility with Richmond Times-Dispatch. An earlier county win by Bowman was corrected after a miscalculation showed Rice winner.
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New Market High School
Shenandoah County
Woodstock
Grace Rice
Mary Rupp
Strasburg
Mount Jackson
New, Market and Strasburg
Charlottesville
Virginia High School Literary and
Miss Rice
Aunt Kathryn Washington Dies Faithful Mammy at 80
Stephens City Virginia reports the death of Aunt Kathryn Washington a faithful colored woman at about 80 years old after long illness with dropsy She had been good to both white and black families and spent years serving locals in the community with devotion.
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Stephens City
Kathryn Washington
Virginia colored matriarch laid to rest in local cemetery
The obituary notes the death of a respected Virginia woman who left two sons and two daughters. Family asks the community to thank those who offered kindness during her illness. Funeral services were held the following Sunday afternoon and her remains were interred in the colored cemetery.
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Virginia
Miss Williams to Sing for Hospital Benefit
Miss Susan Reid Williams of the Capitol Theatre New York visits her parents Mr and Mrs R Gray Wil for a week family note states she will sing for a hospital benefit later this month amid local interest in the charity event.
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Susan Reid Williams
Capitol Theatre
New York
Mrs. R. Gray Wil
Williams to Sing for Memorial Hospital Benefit at Empire
In this city on Friday evening, Williams will perform at the Empire Theatre for Memorial Hospital benefit. She will sing I Love You with piano and violin accompaniment, a song she recently sang with success in Capitol Theatre New York with the Metropolitan Opera tenor, broadcast from Capitol Theatre stage.
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Liams
Empire Theatre
Memorial Hospital
S Williams
Capitol Theatre
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Delightful Dance At Crystal Cavern Draws Winchester Couples
About 40 young couples from Winchester and vicinity attended last night’s dance at Crystal Cavern. The event showcased lively ballroom numbers and local social engagement.
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Crystal Cavern
Winchester
Crystal Caverns Event Honors College Spring Visitors
The Crystal Caverns near Strasburg hosts a gathering by Aber Huntsberry and Paul Dunham to honor several girls home from college for spring vacation. Mrs. W. E. Huntsberry and Mrs. Philip Crigman served as chaperones, with local musicians providing the music.
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Crystal Caverns
Strasburg
Aber Huntsberry
Paul Dunham
W. E. Huntsberry
Philip Crigman
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