Democratic Surge Marks 1936 Primaries Across Nation
Democratic headquarters hailed the largest party enrollment in history as President Roosevelt led the statewide vote in many states amid nationwide primaries. California featured Upton Sinclair and John McGroarty in the Democratic slate while Hastings of Delaware announced he would not seek reelection. Republican opposition to the New Deal loomed with Oregon Senator Steiner delivering a keynote critique in Queens County.
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California
Gov
Landon
Kansas
Cleve
Roosevelt
Upton Sinclair
John S. McGroarty
Ati
Hastings
Delaware
New
Queens County Republican Club
National Committee
Pennsylvania
Divorce Decree Granted in Bumgardner Suit
Judge Philip Williams of Corporation court grants divorce to Mrs. Helen S. Bumgardner from Percy I. Bumgardner on desertion grounds. Custody of son Fred awarded to the mother with visitation for the father. Both parties barred from remarriage for six months.
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Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Helen S. Bumgardner
Percy I. Bumgardner
Fred
Harriet's Garden Under Magnolia Trees
Grace England Turner celebrates Harriet's garden, a fragrant old fashioned plot with boxwood hedge, sun dial, and blooms including marigolds, daisies, gladioluns, tulips, irises, daffodils, violets, hollyhocks, roses, and lilies. The piece lauds the garden's color, beauty, and the gardener's sweet influence.
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Harriet
Mistress Harriet
Apple Blossom guests and local notices from Middletown
Guests for the Apple Blossom Festival included Mr. and Mrs. E L Rhodes of Atlanta and Mrs Edward Adair of Lexington. Others visit, recoveries from illnesses noted, and the Ladies Aid and Town Council set meeting times as residents await the June council election.
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Middletown
James I. Wise
E. L. Rhodes
Atlanta
Edward Adair
Lexington
Evelyn Long
W. F. Long
Marlboro
Ben Rogers
Washington, D. C
Augusta Smith
New York
Pauline Ferris
Loretta Miller
George Clark
G. Larrick
Grippe
W. A. Clark
Kathleen Snapp
Stephens City Notes
Stephens City notes record visits and social activity in early May. Mrs Ella Carter and grandson Paul Carter Jr with relatives in Arlington visit. Nettie Carbaugh stays with cousin in Winchester. Mrs George Sillik and Mrs Lucille Rothgeb from Towson MD visit on business.
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Stephens City
Ella Carter
Paul Carter
Riply Carter
Arlington
Bolar
Edna Polhamus
Nettie Carbaugh
L. M. March
Winchester
George Sillik
Lucille Rothgeb
Towson
Milldale News Brief from Milldale Virginia
Milldale Virginia notes Mrs Herbert Brown spent Thursday evening with John Armel. The auxiliary presented Maidsven tion to a well attended crowd. Aubrey Cox and Thelma Corder wed in Charles Town April 25. Mrs Armel ill with arthritis. Milldale Church building work underway. Mrs Jim Butler still ill. Sunday School Sunday at 2, preaching at 3.
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Milldale
Herbert Brown
S. John Armel
Milld
Aubrey Cox
Thelma Corder
Charles Town
W. Va
John Arme
Jim Butler
Lebanon Church News in May Updates and Obituary Notice
May updates from Lebanon Church Virginia include Sunday visits by Rev and Mrs P E Shealy and others. Mrs E F Funkhouser returned from Baltimore where her daughter was ill. Funeral of Richard Frye, longtime local resident, with interment at St Johns adjacent cemetery. William E Cooley of Middletown dies at 72.
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O. H. Wilkins
Sibley Hospital
Washington, D. C
Elmer Godlove
Alfred Rinker
Stephens City
Clinton Orndorff
Lambert
Pennsylvania
Richard Frye
St. John’s Church
Walter Little
Alma Louise Little
Wm. Keith
Middletown
W. H. Bowers
Viola Borden
Ashley Hockman
Robert
Ernest Brown
Family notices and church social details cited
The text lists local family ties and obituaries including the Coo ley and Keller families with Coal Mine School nearby. It notes romantic rites at Lebanon Church schoolhouse, Catherine Fisher visiting in town, and Irene Stickley’s guest cake win. It mentions Ruth Smith winning a reading contest and advancing to Woodstock.
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Bert
Martha Fauver Cooley
Colonel Frye
George Washington
A. E. Keller
Catherine Fisher
Washington, D. C
W. E. Fisher
Lebanon Church
Louise Painter
Strasburg
Irene Stickley
Vaucluse
Ruth Brill
Pearlie Brill
Virginia Campbell
Martha Keller
Ruth Smith
Woodstock
Modern Interior Decorating booklet offered by Winchester Evening Star
Households urged to request a booklet titled Modern Interior Decorating with chapters on furniture layouts room analysis closet use picture hanging color choices for draperies and radiator concealment. Send ten cents for postage handling to obtain this practical guide.
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Winchester Evening Star
Modern Interior Decorating price request and mailing note
A reader encloses ten cents for a copy of a lot titled Modern Interior Decorating. The note includes a name street city state and a mailing address in Washington DC.
Meditations On The Bible By Rev Riggleman
The meditation reflects on Jesus demands and the cross of loyalty over family ties. It urges disciples to prioritize spiritual aims, endure persecution, and follow Christ with a willing heart, seeking life through the spirit.
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Jesus
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