May and Belgian envoy guests at Endless Caverns fete
Miss Francoise May daughter of the Belgian Ambassador to London will be entertained with a party of friends at Endless Caverns near Winchester tomorrow. Count Francois de Buisseret and other dignitaries join Her Majesty for a luncheon and subterranean tour along the Lee Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss May
Francoise May
Kington
Endless Caverns
New Tomorrow
Count Francois de Buisseret
Washington
J. P. Arthur
Brand B. Dutton
J. Victor Or
Chester
Frances Page
Virginia Tayloe Boyd
Mary Warden Boyd
Virginia Hunter Boyd
Winchester
Count de Buisseret
Lee Highway
Social Calendar Shows Weekly Club Activities Across Town
The notice lists regular meetings and luncheons at multiple venues. Activities include the American Legion auxiliary at Mrs. Ralph Snapp’s home, Lions Club lunch at George Washington Hotel, church choirs practice at First Baptist and United Brethren, Elks, Rotary Club, Jewish Woman's Club, and Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church gatherings throughout Monday to Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxiliary of the
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Ralph Snapp
Fairmont Avenue
The
Lions’ Club
George Washington Hotel
First Baptist Church
Swans
George Washington
United Brethren Church
Choi
American Legion Post
Jewish Woman's Club
Young People’s Choir
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Plans Shaped for Girl Scout Regional Conference
Miss Adeliade Werner and Mrs. Stuart McGuire discussed the fourteenth annual Girl Scout regional conference to be held May 15 18 in Uniontown Pennsylvania. Virginia Maryland Delaware and Pennsylvania leaders will attend with reports from national board directors and committee business sessions. Six nursing graduates named for Martinsburg hospital commencement set for May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeliade Werner
American Girl Scouts
Richmond
Stuart McGuire
Girl Scouts
Uniontown
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
McGuire
Thomas H. Hudson
National Board of Directors
H. H. Flather
Washington
W. Hope Kellam
Norfolk
Leigh R. Powell, Jr
George Legge
Cumberland
The
Hospital School of Nursing
Mary Ellen Lower
Chambersburg
Velva Mae Morin
Hagerstown
Helen Gladys Miller
Winchester
May Pauline Clendenning
Martinsburg
Jessie Marie Caldwell
Marguerite Elizabeth Litten
Keyser
May meetings and visits highlighted in local DAR and community notices
Fort Loudoun Chapter DAR will meet at Shenandoah Valley Academy on Wednesday May 10 at 3 PM with Mrs. Roszel hosting assisted by Mrs. Greene Crawford and Miss MacDonald. The May 10 gathering will include Continental Congress report and officer elections. National Memorial Association plans an 8 PM May 8 meeting at Mrs Willis’s home to discuss National Decoration Day on May 30. Visitors Clark Maxwell and Thomas P. Morgan Jr. joined local events. A Little Theatre meeting is set for 7:30 PM May 9 to discuss The Second Man. Margaret Collins Denny Bible Class meets Sunday at 9:30 AM with lessons by Mrs Light. Guests Mrs Carper and Mrs Hess visited Mrs Lichliter during the festival. Mrs Carper remains a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Harry R. Greene
Frank B. Crawford
Rose MacDonald
National Memorial Association
Ladies’ National Memorial Association
William R. Willis
Cameron Street
Margaret Collins Denny
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
J. H. Light
C. E. Carper
Myrtle Carper
Hess
Hagerstown
Annie Lichliter
Valley Avenue
Miss Carper
Mrs. Hess
Mrs. Carper
Miscellaneous Shower For Mr. and Mrs. Russell
A neighborhood shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell featured music games and refreshments as guests crowded in to celebrate the couple. Attendees included many family friends from Cedar Creek Grade Mount Williams Winchester Chambersville and nearby communities sharing gifts and warm wishes for a happy life ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Sames
Jacob Roseniberger
Chambersville
Roy Chichester
Ruth Bucher
Winchester
Edward Clowser
Cedar Creek Grade
Fannie Williams
Mount Williams
Bessie Rosenberger
Raymond Racey
Herman Adams
James Russell
Verner Milhon
Warner Dyke
Clinton Barr
John Perry
Mary Clowser
Gertie
Ethel Brewer
Margaret Russell
Mt. Williams
Mary Renner
Pearl Cochran
Gladys Rosenberger
Frances Coffelt
Eva
Bessie Perry
Hazel
Martha
Jeanette Racey
Louise
Lucille
Ruth Perry
Marguerite Snapp
Glenn Hummer
Ralph
Zirkle Williams
Charles Ashwood
James Brewer
Taft Russell
Roy Miller
West Virginia
Kenneth, Carl
Harrison and
Madison Clowser
Roy
Holmes
Earle Rosenberger
Clarence Cochran
James Barr
Woodrow
Edward Perry
Mrs McCormac Hosts Tea For Queens Past and Present
Mrs H B McCormac entertained a large afternoon tea danse at Handley Boulevard home with guests including Misses Helen Ames Washington Marie Washington and Francoise May from Shenandoah. Gardens and lower floor were filled with spring flowers as guests called during the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. McCormac
Helen, Ames Washington
Marie Washington
Overbrook
Francoise Mayre
Shenandoah
Handley Boulevard
McCormac
Harry C. Stouffer
Courtfield
Dave Dickson
Virginia’ Dickson
Daniel Stouffer
Mary Stouffer
Bristol
Richard Baer
Baltimore
Delicious Chocolates and Cara Nome Compact Combo
Brooks' Pharmacy offers a Sunday special on Delicious Chocolates and Cara Nome Compact for 1.50 dollars. This promotional item highlights a combined sale with a low price point. The offer invites customers to visit the store for the limited deal.
Out-of-town visitors visit local residents this week
Mrs D W Alexander and daughter Betty Ann Thomas and Miss Marie Thack eray will return tomorrow to Bridgeport Conn after visiting relatives in this city and nearby. Miss Lillian B Timberlake of Buffalo NY visits Miss Leslie Timberlake on South Braddock Street. Mrs Edward Dean of Washington and Miss Caroline Bahl man of New York stay with Mrs Annag on West Cork Street. Mrs I N Kibler and Mrs Strader of Pittsburgh visit Mrs Louisa Racey on North Loudoun Street. Elizabeth Giffin of Jacksonville FL visits her parents B A and Mrs Giffin at Capon Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Fisher
Pittsburgh
Philip Klompus
Loudoun Street
Fisher
Freda Klompus
D. W. Alexander
Betty Ann Thomas
Marie Thackeray
Bridgeport
Conn
Coma
Lillian B. Timberlake
Buffalo, N. Y
Leslie Timberlake
South Braddock Street
Edward Dean
Washington
Caroline Bahlman
New York
Annag
West Cork Reet
I. N. Kibler
Mrs. Strader
Louisa Racey
North Loudoun Street
Elizabeth Giffin
Jacksonville, Fla
Mrs. B. A. Giffin
Capon Bridge
James R. Chapman
Lyda Chapman
West Clifford Street
Wm. M. Scholl
Dr. Scholl
Many Women of County To Grow Family Gardens
Enrollment in the county campaign More Living From the Garden and Pantry Shelver grows as home demonstration women of Frederick county urge rural families to grow enough food for year round diets. Contestants must plant at least 17 vegetables, include leafy and fall crops, and provide monthly produce with canned or stored options. A record of garden and canning is kept for the end report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Ober and Sons’ Fertilizer Company
Winchester
Star
C. Edwards
Leon Smith
Margaret Melsinee
Nora Largent
Anna Clark
Lela Brown
W. E. Edwards
J. W. Lodge
Edith M. Jolliffe
E. P. Hooley
R. G. Braithwaite
R. A Larrick
J. F. Judy
Lorin Fiegal
Madge Fauver
Bessie Orndorff
George Hummer
Effie Place
Ollie Hoovermale
Clay Rogers
Geo Whitacre
Erle Edwards
S. H
John Snyder
May Racey
S. W. Allen
May Hammon
Goldie Orndorff
Edith Flowers
Grace Dailey
Southern tornado toll rises across Belton and Alabama
The blast of destruction left 37 dead in South Carolina and Alabama as Belton in Anderson County suffered the worst losses with ten killed and 60 homeless. The Blair Towell Mill, C Blair Rice estimates loss at 150000 dollars while Belton mill workers escaped but many injured. In Alabama 22 killed and 200 injured across Helena Brent Demopolis and surrounding areas with extensive property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gee
Anderson
Laurens Greenville
Chester County
Belton
Blair Towell
C. Blair Rice
Lebanon
Greenville County
Laurens County
Belton Mill
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Helena
Brent
Demopolis
Destructive Tornado Rips Through Alabama Towns
A violent tornado carved a half mile wide path across Marengo and Bobb counties, leveling fifty Negro houses and plantation buildings. It then struck Helena near the Oak Mountains, destroying two thirds of structures and leaving hundreds without shelter as residents searched for family members after the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo County
Demopolis
Bobb County
Oak Mountains
Helena
Rescue Amid Storm After River Wreck
Survivors trapped in wreckage amid torrential rain cried out for help as rescuers arrived. Injured occupants shouted from the mangled remains, while emergency teams assessed the scene.
Light Deters Apple Worms in Lighted Trees
A study shows apple trees exposed to artificial light yield fewer wormy apples. Experimenters conclude light deters moth or insect egg laying, reducing worm infestations and improving fruit quality.
Crown Owns Large English Estates Total 95080 Acres
A summary notes the crown holds about 95 080 acres of agricultural estates in England. The restored bell from the Cumberland Scotland parish church tower, once rung around 1667, has been recovered after 60 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown
England
The
Cumberland
Scotland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ira S. Cordrey
Wilmington
Del
Salle S. McDonald
Albert L. Baker
Miss McDonald
Mr. Crodrey
C. Frederick McDonald
Baker
Mr. Cordrey
Atlantic Refining Company
Winchester Lodge Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Hollywood
Huntsberry
D. A. R. Chapter
Clark Maxwell
Berwyn
Maxwell
Bergwn
Mr. Morgan
Jacques
Thomas P. Morgan, Jr
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Frank A. Jacques
Morgan
Little Theatre
Handley Library
Mrs. McCormac
Strasburg
Winchester Music Lovers
Crystal Caverns
Eleanor Flood
Holton Arms School
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Amherst Street
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Senator
Harry F. Byrd
Rosemont
Berryville
A. F. Hartsell
Lucy
Margaret Hartsell
Concord, N. C
L. A. Thomas
South Stewart Street
Louis Chambers
Wardman Park
Harry March
McKeesport
Minnie March
Shawnee Avenue
Robert E. Lee
Gettysburg, Pa
Crum
Margaret Hahn
Frank Max
York Pa
Zelma Carper
Thomas Scully
Princeton University
John Scully
John’ 8. Scully
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Henry Boyd
Chicago
Fred L. Glaize Sr
East Piccadilly Street
Marie Cammer
East Pall Mall Street
Peter Perrine
Mr. Perrine
Jimmy Cline
Herman Barr
William Blanchfield
Newton Snapp
Hooplr
Alto Sale
the Royal Club
Front Royal
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lovett Shoe
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun St
Peeve
Commercial & Savings Bank
Sweitzer
Mohawk Valley
Pure Food Store
Big Joe
Belo
Lovett Brothers
N. Main St
Scholl
Margaret L
Hodgson
Logan
John S. Solenberger
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