Social and Personal Notes From Winchester Area
Balmy spring days draw tourists to the lower Shenandoah Valley with many guests staying at The Elms. Readers learn of arrivals from New Jersey to Florida, engagements and marriages in Winchester, and local visits by residents and servicemen.
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Shenandoah Valley
The
Elms
Valley Pike
Lewis K. Dodd
Glenn Ridge
N. J
T. O. Jones
West Palm Beach
Fla
G. H. Collins
F. E. Thompson
Newark
N. Y
D. B. Bernays
John N. Pickering
East Orange
Winchester Needlework Guild branches out in Winchester
The Winchester branch of the Needlework Guild of America organized March 21 by Mrs. Wilson of Philadelphia outlines its program and aims. Officers are President Mrs. D. W. Ritenour Vice President Mrs. C. B. Organ Secretary Mrs. W. L. Cauthorne and Treasurer Miss Lily Grum. Members donate yearly two garments or household linens or money from 25 cents to 25 dollars. Goods go to District Nurse Association American Red Cross Winchester Memorial Hospital and church societies. The guild invites every Winchester woman to be a member or director.
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Winchester
Needlework Guild of America
Wilson
Philadelphia
D. W. Ritenour
C. B. Organ
W. L. Cauthorne
Lily Grum
Guild
DAR Chapter Meets at Miss McDonald's in Berryville
The Fort Loudoun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution holds its regular May meeting at 8:30 tomorrow afternoon at Miss Rose McDonald's Berryville residence. Officers will be elected and reports from Continental Congress attendees will be presented by chapter members. Hosts are Mrs. Warren Rice, Mrs. Samuel D. O'Neal, and Mrs. C Vernon Eddy.
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PD. A. R
Snapp to Discuss Paper At Dental Meeting
Dr. R. B. Snapp traveled to Virginia Beach for the Virginia State Dental Association convention at the Cavalier Hotel. He is on the program to discuss a paper by Dr. Richard C. Walden of Richmond on Pathogenic Occlusion and expects to return Friday.
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Snapp
R. B. Snapp
Virginia Beach
Virginia State Dental Association
Cavalier Hotel
Richard C. Walden
Richmond
Richards declares candidacy for House of Delegates
Boyd R. Richards announces his bid for the House of Delegates subject to the Democratic primary on August 2 1927.
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House of Delegates
Boyd R. Richards
Realizing Sales General in Stock Market
New York trading on May 10 saw a broad move to realizing sales as prices became irregular after earlier firmness. Short selling added pressure as call money rose to 4 percent following about 20 million dollars in loans called. Total volume approached 1.5 million shares.
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New York
Mother's Day Program at United Brethren Church
One of Winchester's prettiest Mother's Day programs was presented at the United Brethren Church last Sunday in connection with Mothers Day observances and the Young People's Anniversary Rally. The program opened with scripture and prayers from the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Christian Endeavor and featured songs. The Junior Endeavor presented Mother Goose and Her Missionary Band with members portraying Mother Goose characters in missionary work. An organ and piano duet by E V Hodges and Miss Mary Cather followed, with a quartet including Garnett Hamrick, Mary Cather, Carl Cather and Harold Edwards providing music.
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Winchester
United Brethren Church
Christian Endeavor
Mother Goose
E. V. Hodges
Mary Cather
Garnett Hamrick
Carl Cather
Harold Edwards
Open Gate Pageant Enthralls with Orchestra Splendor
The Senior Endeavorers presented The Open Gate pageant with a beautiful performance. A large orchestra supplied music that enhanced the program and added charm to the service.
Colby Seeks Divorce in Paris as Malities Await
Bainbridge Colby former American secretary of state is pursuing a divorce in Paris. He has authorized attorneys to institute proceedings and the case will be filed once formalities are fulfilled.
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Paris
Twelve More Bodies Are Found In Wrecked Mine
The Everettsville mine in Fairmont West Virginia, wrecked by an explosion ten days earlier, recovered twelve more bodies bringing the known dead to 72 with 25 miners still missing. Most unaccounted workers are thought to be in flooded sections or areas sealed after a fire.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
W. Va
Everettsville
Miss El Del Johnson Wins Beauty Contest at K S A C
Farmers mingle among the audience as Miss El Del Johnson of Olsburg Kansas wins first place in a Kansas State Agricultural College beauty contest in Manhattan. Her Scandinavian heritage is noted by reporters.
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The
Associated Press
Manhattan
Kas
Kansas State Agricultural College
Miss Johnson
Olsburg
French Plane Crew Clear Charleston Yard For Search North Atlantic
French naval tugs cleared Charleston navy yard to hunt as far north as Sable Island. The English Channel was combed from Cherbourg as destroyers submarine chasers and seaplanes began a search for Captain Nungesser and Francois Coll after their White Bird was eight hours overdue. Reports of sightings were sparse and unconfirmed amid fog and anxious crowds in New York and Paris cheered the possible safe landing.
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Charleston Navy Yard
Sable Island
English Channel
Cherbourg
France
Nungesser
New York
Frenc
North Atlantic
Atlantic
Paris
Charles Nungesser
Francois Coll
Newfoundland
Rockland
Gloucester Mass
Navy Yard
Boston
Coast Guard
Portland
Modoc
Halifax
Montauk Point
Byrd
New. York
George
Neville
Richard
Floyd Bennett
America
Coli
Bert Acosta
Bennett
Byrd Coud
White Bird
Coll
Death and Destruction Plague Plains Across Nation
Reports from Fort Pierre to Denver describe flooding and blizzards marooning trains and autos. Rescue crews search for stranded children Glen Holder and George Holmes as agencies warn of continued cold and dangerous conditions.
Walls Collapse at Lous Department Store in Chicago
In a busy hour on May 9 a crowd of about fifty employees and customers fled as walls of the four story Lous Department Store on Chicago’s West Side tottered and fell into a dusty debris pile less than a story high. The structure’s weak supports prompted the collapse sending onlookers scrambling for safety.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lous Department
Store Collapse Traps Workers as Shoppers Flee
Amid a building collapse caused by adjacent excavations, Louis Golsblatt urged evacuation while Samuel Miller guided buggies to safety. Two injured and one missing were reported as workers searched ruins, and chaos spread with relatives and customers filling the streets.
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Louis Golsblatt
Samuel Miller
Last Rites Held For W. H. Lineburg At Walnut Springs
W. H. Lineburg of Frederick County died May 7 following double pneumonia. Born February 1861, the Strasburg resident owned a grist and cider mill at Oranda and worked in the orchard business with J. G. W. Lineburg. Survived by four brothers P P Lineburg of Strasburg Co I and J M Lineburg of Clary G W Lineburg of Mine Bank. Funeral services were held May 9 at Walnut Springs Christian Church with Rev J D Hamaker officiating. Burial followed at Oranda cemetery.
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Strasburg
Liana Hampson Lineburg
Frederick County
G. W. Lineburg
Lineburg
John
Sarah Blick Lineburg
Shenandoah County
Oranda
J. G. W. Lineburg
Mr. Lineburg
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Detroit
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Mary
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Ford
Miss Kurtz
Canada
Martinsburg High School
Mason- Dixon Line
Rgnown Ford Hospital
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Spital
Paul Anderson
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W. J. Call
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Murray D. Mitchell
Call
Easterbrook
United States Army
Fortress Monroe
Washington Inn
South Stewart Street
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War Department
Frank Lee
Baltimore
Hotel Jack
W. B Watkins
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Washington
Hotel
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Louise Ryan
Corinne Searight
Miss Seabright
Hattie Seabright
Ryan
J. P. Haddox
Cornelia Gray
Vaucluse, Va
Irene Stickley
J. W. Chandler
Staunton, Va
G. F. House
Mrs. W. C Plundeke
Mrs. Hillyard
Kratzsch
Clark
E. A. McGlathery
Matthew Ebersole
Winchester Memorial Hospital
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H. W. Flemming
Charles Town
H. M. Haytes
Roanoke, Va
George Washington Hotel
H. L. Cage
Henry
South Kent Street
Brunswick, Md
Margaret St. Ceran
Martin Wise
Carver
Hagerstown
H. L. Stewart
Lucy Pingley
Martha Washington
Pingley
C. T. Owen
Lucille and
Georgie Lewis
Detroit, Mich
Estelle Hepner
Woodstock
Charles Chandler
Memorial Hospital
George L. Craig
Virginia
Col
R. E. Fisher
Third Corps Area
George’ S
Craig
Yee Mg
George Linden Craig
James’ C. Ritter
Opequon
Toe
Neddlework Guild
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RITZ
Huntsberry
Sues
Frieda Hempel
August Heckscher
Heckscher
Miss Hempel
U. B. Church
Colby
EL del Johnson
Empire
William Fox
Pi Coy
Fort Pierre
Soo Line
Plaza
N. D
Bismark
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Myron Bryan
Fort Laramie
Robert Miller
Laramie
Glen Holder
George Holmes
Casper
Eldorado
Ark
Norphlet
Alltown
Union County
Strong
Colored School
Mckenzie
Tenn
Carroll County
Rosenwald
Trezevant
Dr Sensaivat Noliy
Sin
Olive Borden
Jacques Lerner
Don Alvarado
Hnamara
Rene Tauchois
Lona
Raoul Walsh
Soca
Walnut Springs
W. H. Lineburg
Sample Shoe Store Company
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