Ellwood Williams Wins Preliminary Marble Tournament
Ellwood Williams won the first preliminary marble contest at Handley School advancing toward a district final in Winchester The winner earns a trip to Wildwood New Jersey and competes for a national title The Evening Star funds the prize with all expenses. 34 boys competed in the opener and Williams defeated Frankie Snapp in the finals with two wins to one The district event will be held in Winchester with further preliminaries at Virginia Avenue and John Kerr schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood Williams
Handley School
Elwood Williams
Wildwood-By-The-Sea N. J
United States
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Saa
Otis (Snag) Cargent
Handsley
Virginia Avenue
John Kerr
Evening Star
Wildwood
Williams
Harrison Joy
Bruce Orndorff
Frankie Snapp
John Sencindiver
Elwood
Frankie
Bryan Minnigerode
Alymond Smedley
Shirley White
Andy Davidson
Charles Sirbaugh
Carroll Mason
Donnie Conner
Lucky G. Sempeles
William H. Whiting
John H. Jackson
Jack Duvall
Lawrence Powell
Franklin Snapp
Wilbur S. Johnston
Jimmy Sempeles
Robert L. Breeden
Douglas Lineburg
Adrian LaRue
Harold McKee James Pranks
Albert Cline
Robert Jenkins
Edward Embrey
Eddie Levi
Douglas Ebert
Dah He May Be Run In Preakness
In Baltimore on May 12 the probable Preakness field rose to ten as Duval Headley announced Dah He will likely run with Menow. If Dah He goes to post Charley Kurtsinger will ride Dah He, while Sonny Workman returns on Menow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Duval Headley
Menow
Charley Kurtsinger
Sonny Workman
Two More Handley Class Members Laud In 1934 Who's Who
The 1934 Handley class adds two more locals to Who's Who picks. Benjamin Franklin Davis Jr of West Peyton street and Robert Harper of Hampden-Sydney join cadet Hott of Virginia Tech as outstanding seniors at VPI Blacksburg. selections highlight academics, activities and future potential across 475 colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
West Leicester Street
Benjamin Franklin Davis, Jr
B. F. Davis
West Peyton Street
Blacksburg
Robert Harper
Hampden-Sydney
Star
Hott
Virginia Tech
V. P. I. Southern Colonels
Cornell
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Delta Kappa
Tau Beta Phi
Phi Kappa Phi
O D. EB
Austin
Texas
Virginia Beta Chapter
Tau Beta Pi
Engineering Society
Davis
Southern Colonels
Europe
Bennie
Omicron Delta Kappa
Pi Delta Epsilon
Dr. W A Trescott Dies Suddenly at Fairport N Y
Dr. W A Trescott 87 88 year old president of the Trescott Company fruit packing equipment maker died suddenly at his Fairport New York home after a brief illness. He had a wide circle of fruit grower friends across the region and had visited the area many times. Clarence LeFrois, his business associate, left Winchester for Fairport in connection with the death. Burial is planned in Honey Creek Wisconsin with funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A .Trescott
Fairport
N. Y
Trescott
Trescott Company, Inc
Clarence LeFrois
Winchester
Religious Education Convention in Round Hill Church May 26
The twenty seventh annual convention of the Council of Religious Education for Shawnee District Frederick County will be held at Round Hill Presbyterian Church on Thursday May 26. Two sessions 10 am and 2 pm with lunch for attendees. Programs include devotional services addresses reports and committee appointments by district ministers and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Religious Education
Frederick County
Round Hill Presbyterian Church
Round Hill Sunday School
John W. Larrick, Jr
S. L. Flickinger
Minor C. Miller
Jubilee Sunday School
E. S. McGavock
Cephas Fahnestock
G. L. Waters
House Defeats A Republican Move On Relief Control
Washington May 12 The House rejected a Republican bid to shift relief administration to the states by a 106 to 39 vote The defeated amendment by Representative Bacon proposed bi partisan relief boards and states to contribute 25 cents per dollar from federal funds Officials argued it would delay urgent aid and politicize relief while supporters said it would reduce politics in relief efforts with more money reaching those in need
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Representative Bacer
Bacon
Woodrum
D.-Va
Iowa newspaper carrier finds cash scattered by home
Ian Edwin Pilmer, a 15 year old carrier in Des Moines, discovered 40 one dollar bills and two five dollar bills in the yard of the Cy Griffith home while delivering papers. Mrs Griffith reported losing $175 when she hurried from a car. Pilmer received a one dollar reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ian Edwin Pilmer
Cy Griffith
Berryville to Graduate 36 Seniors on June 2
Berryville Virginia plans an early June commencement for 36 high school seniors led by salutatorian Gladys Cheshire and valedictorian Sybil Price. Dr. Early Lee Fox will address graduates after a June 2 diplomas ceremony with class gift presentation by Marion Ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Berday Mightaday
Early Lee Fox
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Gladys Cheshire
Sybil Price
D. G Cooley
Anne N. Barnett
Louise Campbell
Edna Carroll
Ela Deavers
Elizabeth Denny
Mary Dicks
Lucille Fenton
Elsie K. Foley
Frances Foltz
Anne T. Howell
Kathryn Kackley
Virginia Kercheval
Elizabeth Locke
Doris Marcus
Marjorie Moreland
Charlotte Osler
Alice C. Poulhamus
Betty
J. Royston
Laura Shepherd
Barbara Stolle
Constance White
France Williams
Geneva Wynoop
Allen Cochran
Philip Cochran
Wilbur Feltner
Clifton Gaunt
William Rhoden
Jack Russell
Edgar Shenk
Marion Ware
Julian Williams
William Willingham
M. F. Wisecarver, Jr
R. M. Ware
Woman's Auxiliary Convocation Meeting in Berryville
Mrs Herbert Larrick led the business session of the Valley Convocation of the Diocese of Virginia at Grace Episcopal Church Berryville. Speeches covered church work in China amid wartime needs and a guest report by Mrs Philip Price on refugee experiences and mission aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Larrick
Herbert S. Larrick
Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Valley
Diocese of
Virginia
Grace Episcopal Church
Berryville
Louis Tucker
Sea Robertson
Louisa Davis
Leesburg
Jacqueline Smith
Walton
Stanley
Edward Mellichampe
Yancey
China
Episcopal Church
Japan
United States
Philip B. Price
Hopewell Quaker Meeting Heads to May Session near Clearbrook
Friends from Washington and Goose Creek Loudoun county join leaders for Hopewell quarterly meeting at the Historic Hopewell Meeting House May 21 and 22. The event opens with Ministry and Council at 2 30 PM Saturday, with a 8 PM city business gathering. Bliss Fores butt of Baltimore to speak Sunday at 11 on If Not Force Then What followed by a peace pageant and a session on Peace in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bliss Forebush
Baltimore
Hopewell
Clearbrook
Washington, D. C
Goose Creek
Loudoun County
Friends Meeting House
Executor Seeks Claims Against Estate of Josephine Nott
All parties having claims against or indebted to the estate of the late Josephine Baber Nott are asked to settle with the undersigned. John I. Sloat, Executor estate of Josephine Baber Nott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Baber Nott
John I. Sloat
Heart Attack Fatal for Walter Jamieson of Stephens City
Walter Strange Jamieson, a native of Thedford Ontario, died suddenly of a heart attack after moving to Stephens City five weeks ago. He is survived by his wife Daisy Fritts and daughter Arlee Fritts, plus one sister and three brothers in Toronto. Funeral services will be held at his Stephens City home at 2 PM Saturday, with interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Strange Jamieson
Thedford
Ontario
Stephens City
Winchester
James Hawkins
Arch
George
James
Toronto
Canada
Daisy Fritts
Samuel Fritts
Little Arlee Fritts
Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Washington, D.C
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Horace Hott
Bennie Davis
Dr. Trescott
Trescott Co
Apple Belt
Florence
Winchester Furniture Co
South
Religious Education Convention
Shawnee
Round Hill
Peggy
Beacon Staff
the Beacon
Harvey Kercheval
Helen Levi
Jean Levi
Oscar Hamilton
Helen Hess
Joyce Davis
Rebecca Carter
Robert Pope
Peggy Mathers
Joe Harris
Sam Simpson
Edna Heironimus
Kitty Folhamus
Charles Town
Charles Town Jockey Club, Inc
Charles Town, W. Va
Friends
Mr. Thedford
Mr. Jamieson
New Hampshires
Jersey Black Giants
R. IT
Reds
Shenandoah Commercial Hatchery
Maurertown, Va
Snerwin-Williams
Aes
Sherwin-Williams
Ene
Main St
Sherwin: Williams
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