Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Church Choirs and Club Meetings
Wednesday activities include young peoples choir practice at United Brethren Church at 6 45 p m adult choir at First Baptist at 8 15 p m and Winchester Lodge Elks meeting at 8 p m Grace Lutheran adult choir at 8 15 p m Thursday features Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel and Gen Turner Ashby Chapter U D C meeting at Mrs Handley’s home Friday hosts American Legion Post lunch at George Washington Hotel and Jewish Woman's Club gathering at George Street Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church youth choir practice at 7 p m
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United Brethren Church
The
First Baptist Rcl
Winchester Lodge Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Turner Ashby
H. Bearn Handley Boulevar
American Legion Post
Jewish Woman's Club
Young People’s Choir
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Whitacre Girls Plan Dress Contest At 4-H Meeting
The Whitacre 4-H Club met at Redland School where fourteen members answered roll call. The group approved the previous minutes and noted fifty cents in the treasurer’s report to fund delegates to Blacksburg. Members discussed dress contest entries for the last week in June and heard songs led by the group.
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Whitacre
Old Virginna
Old Virginia
Hilda Nesmith
Gladys Stotler
Fred Whitacre
Norwood Braithwaite
Arthur Tinsman
Whitacre Club
Redland School
Miss Farrar
Custis Braithwaite
Norman Braithwaite
May Queen Crowned at Westhampton College festival
Miss Kathryn Harris was crowned May Queen at Westhampton College during the May Quest pageant. The event featured a prince who rode out in an archery contest to seek his queen. Miss Harris represented Westhampton in the Apple Blossom Festival court of Queen Shenandoah X at the recent event. Janet Pence from Charles Town married Howard Wyndham of Berryville in Frederick Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Harris
Westhampton College
University of Richmond
Ireland
Miss Harris
Westhampton
Shenandoah
Janet Pence
Charles Town
W. Va
Howard Wyndham
Berryville
Frederick
Douglas Houff
Episcopal Church
Max Pence
Jefferson
Wyndham
A. B. Wyndham
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
University of Virginia
Wyndham Supply Store
Two Marriage Licenses Issued By Corporation Bureau
The Corporation Clerk's office issued two marriage licenses. Elizabeth B Green of Winchester and Claude R Fauver of Winchester. Mary Louise Phillips of Philadelphia and Ralph W Krause of Richmond. Krause a printer by occupation. Lay couple from Winchester left for Baltimore for medical treatment at Kelly Hospital.
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Corporation Bureau
Corporation Clerk’s Office
Elizabeth B. Green
Richard B. Green
Winchester
Claude R. Fauver
Harry Fauver
Mamie Colvin Fauver
Mary Louise Phillips
Howard Phillips
Philadelphia
Ralph W. Krause
William Krause
Roy S. Lay
Baltimore
Mr. Loy
Kelly Hospital
Kauffman School League Elects Officers Next Friday
The Kauffman School Community League will hold its final meeting of the year at the school house at 80 Friday evening to elect officers for the coming year. Attendees will also discuss a possible diphtheria clinic for the school and urged patrons are asked to attend.
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Kauffman School League
Kauffman School Community League
Civic League Holds Regular Meeting Friday at Handley Library
Members of the Civic League are reminded of the regular monthly meeting at 3:30 p m Friday afternoon. The Handley Library will host the session where a number of reports are to be received.
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Winchester
Woman's Christi Temperance Union
Handley Library
Civic Legaue
Frida
Civic League
Mission Society hears from its chief officers
The Mission Society meeting continues with worship led by Rev. Dr. E. L. Woolf and prayer from Mrs. J. W. Rosenberger. A Memorial to Mrs. Henry Knowles honors her as president of the Baltimore Conference Woman's Home Missionary Society from 1909 to 1914.
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E. L. Woolf
Winchester
Baltimore
Woolf
J. W. Rosenberger
Henry Knowles
Falls Church
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Knowles
Ida Rhodes Groover
Groover
Round Table
Peppler
Edith Miller
Nellie F. Clark
Washington
R S. Dwyer
Rockingham
W. E. Cirele
Roanoke
C. M. Hessler
Moorefield
W. J. Yeafer
Lewisburg
R. C. Meeks
Geo. H. Parker
Alexandria
China
Jacob Hevener
Paine College
G.G. Martin
Harrisonburg
Conference Board of Christian Education
Eva D. Massey
White Post
Christian Education
H. H. Sherman
Front Royal
Conference Board
W.h.ballengee
May Day at Lynchburg College Presents Alice in Wonderland Theme
The first May Day at Lynchburg College unfolded on April 29 with Miss Juanus Riley of Winchester crowned queen and Miss Martha Sheffler as maid of honor. Directed by Miss Katurah Antrim, six weeks of dances and skits blended Alice in Wonderland with Mother Goose figures like Old Mother Hubbard and Humpty Dumpty, featuring about fifty dancers and music by Nancy Mattox.
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Lynchburg College
Juanus Riley
Winchester
Quicen
Martha Sheffler
Katurah Antrim
Alice
Sandman
May
Frances Ambrose
Fay Thomas
Hazel Thomas
Ella Hundley
Bessie Krausse
Winnifred Watson
Louise Early
Eppes Turner
Frances Bernard
Ellen Richardson
Marguerite’? Motley
Mary Alice Winston
Anto’ Scott Hoy
Kathryn Bradford
Sarah Lockett
Nancy Mattox
Miss Riley
George W. Riley
Valley Avenue
Lynchburg
Japanese Seize Swan River Front in North China
AP dispatches from Tokyo report Japanese forces gaining control along the Swan River near the Great Wall. Yungping reportedly held after 10 hours of fighting. a fresh brigade reportedly smashed a Chinese concentration near Sahochia. Chinese dispatches deny Tsienan fall and say defense holds under heavy assaults.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
North China Front
Swan River
Great Wall
Yungping
Rengo
Tientsin
Sahochia
Hsifengkow
China
Tsienan
Lindbergh Testifies as Trial Sheds Light on Kidnapping Case
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh tells a District of Columbia court that his infant son was abducted from a cradle on March 1, 1932 and found dead two months later in a morgue. He recounts paying $50,000 to Dr. John F. Condon and confirms negotiations to turn the child over to Mrs. Evelyn Walsh McLean were attempted by Gaston B. Means and Norman T. Whitaker.
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Washington
Francis J. Harney
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gaston B. Means
Means
Lindbergh
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Norman T. Whitaker
Evelyn Walsh MccLean
The
Washington Post
McLean
Post
Eva
Leo A. Rover
John F. Condon
Jassie
Rover
J. William Tomlinson
Chinese and Japanese forces clash around Lwanchow in northern China
Chinese dispatches report heavy fighting as Japanese troops and Manchukuan forces push toward Lwanchow while civilians endure air bombardment east of the Lwar river. Casualties mount near Tsienan with 100 Japanese and 1600 Chinese reported. Passenger rail to the coast from Peiping and Tientsin halts at Lwanchow, affecting about 3000 Americans.
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Lwar
Lwanchow
Enta’s
Tientsin
Changli
Funing
Lulung
Anshanaso
Tsienan
Sieuan
Lwanshow
Shanhaikwan
Peiping
Defalcations of Bank Presidents Normal Claim in Audit
Washington May 10 John W Pole former comptroller of currency testified defalcations by bank presidents are a common matter in the comptroller's office and that irregularities at Harriman Bank of New York were handled routinely. He said many cases were reported but claimed not to know exact totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
John W. Pole
Comptrole
Senate
Comptroller’s Office
Harriman Bank of New York
Robinon
Indiana
Harriman
Pus
Dee Matier
Comptroller’s
Robinson
Pole
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Billy Graber
Bancroft School
Park Road
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Billy
Handley School
Ida Guard
Stephens City
Hollywood
Huntsberry
Miss Pence
Mr. Wyndham
Round Hill 4-H
Gales
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Mission Society
Jessie Hough
Fredericksburg
St. John’s
Hamilton
H. S. Shryock
A. F. Harlan
H. V. Wheeler
W. H. Best
Arlington
Emma V. Peppler
Kwe Yuin Kiang
Laura Haygood
Soochow
Joe
B. & C. Baking Co
Old Mother Hubbard
Old Woman In the Shoe
Jack and Jill
Jack Horner
Little Miss Muffet
Little Red Riding Hood
Nave’s
Loudoun and
Boscawen Sts
G. B
Shenandoah Valley
National Bank
Lovett Shoe
Loudoun
Iol Ye
the Commercial & Savings Bank
U.S. Postal Savings Depository
Permanen
Mertinfield
Eugene
Alecia
Marcels
Alecta Beauty Shop
E. Martin St
Thermique
Lebanon
Sweitzer
Pure Food Store
Braddock and
Boscawen
Apuvandeve
Neda
Ari
Margaret We
Hodgson
Loudoun St
Campbell
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