Berryville Social Page Finds Busy Week in May
Berryville Virginia notes a social stretch with guests at Woodley for Blue Ridge Horse Show May 25. Philadelphia visitors Edward B. Smith and William Fleming serve as horse show judge. Elizabeth Chew returns to attend Blue Ridge Hunt events and bridesmaids’ duties in New York.
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Berryville
Graham Dougherty
N. Y
Ellwood
Clarke County
New York
Billwood
Miss Chew
Audry Jaeckle
John Baker
Pelham
St. James Episcopal Church
New York City
Chew
Doris Merrill
Church Merrill
Robert McGowan
Bayard Stevens
Short Hills
N. J
Winchester
Carrie Hunter
Stevens
Nancy Gray Stevens
John B. Neill
Charles F. McGuire
Horace Smithy
Washington
T. W. Harrison
W. T. Lewis
Thomas M. Reynolds
Henry
Armistead Welbourne
Leesburg
Woman’s Club
Hawthorne
Kennedy-Edsall
James Riddle
J. M. H. Clagett
Springfield
Ed Press
Chichester
E. Blackburn Moore
Edgar B. Moore
Broadway Ballyhoo at Capitol Tomorrow Only
Warner Bros Capitol presents Harri son Kimball bringing Broadway Ballyhoo to Capitol stage tomorrow only. Al Manthe leads University of Wisconsin Orchestra with Virginia Stevens and a notable cast including Miller King Little Lou Henri Loyd Schermerhorn Goodrich Girls. Also screening Hold Em Yale a collegiate comedy.
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Capitol
Harrison Kimball
al Manthe
University of Wisconsin
Virginia Stevens
The
Blonde Dynamo
Miller
King
Lou Henri
Loyd Schermerhorn
Montana
Goodrich Girls
Yale
Crimson Romance at Hables Palace and Western Featuring
Hable's Palace presents Ben Lyon and Sari Maritza in Crimson Romance today only with a sky full of battle planes and vaudeville acts. Tim McCoy stars in Law Beyond the Range at Palace Saturday only, described as the town's sole western showcase with fast action and justice seeking thrills.
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Ben Lyon
Sari Maritza
Palace
Walt Disneys
Tim McCoy
Rotary Club Reports State Rally and Mother's Day Observance
Rotary Club heard reports on the Richmond Conference and Mother's Day observance at its weekly gathering in the George Washington Hotel. D. J. Howard presided and led a Mother's Day poem, songs, and a program by Kenneth Wendle. The club highlighted festival prizes, attendance increases, and speeches from Morrow, Hott, Fuller, Newsome, and Adams. Two visitors attended.
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Richmond
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
D. J. Howard
Howard
W. R. Legge
Kenneth Wendle
Rotary
McSherry Lupton
Winchester Rotarians
J. P. Arthur
J. B. Beverley, Jr
William Stryker
Joe Morrow
A. §. Hott
H. D. Fuller
Mr. Morrow
Mr. Adams
Adams
Jean Newsome
Rotary International
Bill Would Place Postmasters In Civil Service
Washington May 17 Congressmen debate a bill to move first through third class postmasters under civil service rules similar to fourth class postmasters. The proposal draws criticism that naming a postmaster creates many enemies and disrupts communities with political pressures.
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Washington
House
Post Office Committee
Civil Services
Norris
R-Neb
Capitol
Haines
D-Pa
Death And Jail Sentences Upheld In Memel Plot
KAUNAS Lithuania May 17 The Lithuanian Supreme Court upheld four death sentences and 87 prison terms for German residents of Memel territory accused of plotting to seize the area for the Reich. A military preparation charge against Lithuania involving Baron Von Der Ropp was dropped while the rest of the Nazi convictions from March 26 were affirmed.
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Kaunas
Lithuania
Lithuanian Supreme Court
Memel
Baron von der Ropp
Ninety Bowlers Banquet Recap At George Washington Hotel
Ninety bowlers from Winchester leagues attended a banquet at the George Washington Hotel. A four course dinner pleased all, with Soddy Haines and his Virginians providing music. Prizes were awarded to top players in League A and League B, Lee Baking Company won the team trophy, and individual records highlighted the season.
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Winchester
George Washington
Soddy Haines
Virginia Boyd
Handley School
Helen Hatcher
Rosalie Headley
Dora Grim
Mary Catherine Huntsberry
Mary Elizabeth Ebert
Virginia Cather
Martha Tucker
Martha Lee Brown
Marjorie Atwell
Frank Gearing
Fred L. Glaize
Tom Yates
Brubaker
H. Leifer
Ben Belchie
Lee Baking Company
Lee Lunsford
Beverley Rice
Clay Manuel
Darlington
Plank
Legionnaires
Armstrong
Rotary
Bill Brown
Coca Cola
American Legion
W. Nelson Page
James B. Yates
Great Council of Virginia Red Men Meet in Richmond
The eighty eighth annual meeting of the Great Council of Virginia Improved Order of Red Men ended in Richmond and plans were made to meet next May in Danville. Attendees noted it as a large successful gathering with leaders from Shawnee and Genessee Tribes.
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Great Council of Virginia
Richmond
Danvills
Virginia
Winchester
William L. Whisson
Virginia Whisson
Genessee Tribe
Stephens City
Harry Carbaugh
Harry Warren
W. L. Bently
Norfolk
Marie L. Brown
Newport News
Congress
Assembly of God Prayer Meeting and Services
Sunday School at 3 p. m. led by Holmes McFarland with song and praise. Evening sermon by Pastor C H Anderson at 8 p. m. Prayer meeting Friday at 8 p. m. Welcome to all.
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C. H Anderson
Holmes McFarland
Letter Carriers of District to Hold Meeting
The Northern District Association of Virginia Letter Carriers chaired by John H. Seal Jr of the city will hold a regional meeting in Charlottesville tomorrow evening. H Clay Manuel serves as state organizer and both officials will attend along with other local carriers. A banquet opens at 6 pm in the First Methodist Church social room with welcome from L C Taylor. speakers include Mayor W D Haden and Charlottesville Postmaster John S White.
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Northern District Association of Virginia
John H. Seal, Jr
Charlottesvile
H. Clay Manuel
Messrs. Seal
Manuel
First Methodist Church
R. M. Tarleton
L. C. Taylor
Charlottesville
Association
W. D. Haden
John S. White
4-H Club Members Sell Tickets For Scarlet Pimpernel
4 H Club members in Frederick County raise funds for summer camp by selling tickets to The Scarlet Pimpernel showing May 22 and 23 at Capitol Theatre. Twenty percent of proceeds from tickets sold by club members goes to the club. Leaders Miss Elizabeth Farrar and I Fred Stine urge ticket purchases through members or leaders.
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Capitol Theatre
Frederick County
Elizabeth Farrar
I. Fred Stine
Men’s Athletic Club to Sponsor May 30 Dance
The Men’s Athletic Club decided to hold a dance at the George Washington Hotel on Thursday May 30 with admission set at 1.25 dollars. Proceeds fund new club room equipment including chest weights and a pool table. Softball practice for the club team is scheduled for Monday evening May 20 at 6 30 at Handley School. all interested are urged to attend.
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Men's Athletic Club
George Washington Hotel
Handley School
Recent Army Recruits Sent to Panama Coast Artillery
The enlistees from Virginia, West Virginia and Washington include Charles Ray Keller Whitacre Carl E Partlow James H Dodson Woodrow H Moyer Harry T Cochran and Jesse W Webster. They are assigned to the coast artillery Panama and sent to Fort Slocum New York for two to three weeks awaiting transport. Vacancies exist in Panama and Hawaii.
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Charles Ray Ray Keller
Whitacre
Carl E. Partlow
Washington, Va
James H. Dodson
Leesburg
Woodrow H. Moyer
Luray
Harry T. Cochran
Stephenson
Jesse W. Webster
Wardensville
W. Va
Coast Artillery
Panama
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Hawaii
Meningitis Case Reported in Warren County
Another case of spinal meningitis is reported from Warren county to the State Board of Health in Richmond. Dr. G F McGinnes says twelve such cases were reported statewide in the past week, with several cases recently in Warren county.
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Warren County
State Board of Health
Richmond
G. F. McGinnes
Edward Parrill Sentenced for Operating While Intoxicated
Edward L. Parrill of Gainesboro was found guilty by Assistant Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards for operating a car while intoxicated. He received 30 days in jail and a fine of $110.25.
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Edward L. Parrill
Gainesboro
W. Erle Edwards
Rural Life and Sunday School Schedules Across Winchester
Winchester U B circuit lists Pleasant Valley Mount Pleasant Red Bud churches with service times Sunday School supervision by H Roberts Lucy B Randall Esther McDonald and G L Crim plus Rural Life Sunday sermons by the pastor. The Virginia Branch Women's Missionary Association meets in Cumberland Maryland next Tuesday through Thursday.
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F. G. Senger
Pleasant Valley—Sunday School Co
H. Roberts
Rural Life
C. E
Ray Fries
Mount Pleasant
G. L. Crim
Lucy B. Randall
Aldus Cooper
Red Bud
Esther McDonald
Virginia Branch Women's Missionary Association
Cumberland
Four Die As Quebec Convent Fire Claims Lives
Joliette Quebec May 17 Firemen and volunteers struggled to control a blaze at the convent and normal school built in 1875 as four people died including two firemen and a 75 year old nun Sister Ste Helene De La Croix. The entire building faced collapse as residents evacuated and aid arrived from nearby towns.
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Joliette, Que
Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame
Ste. Helene de la Croix
St. Helene
Louis Chartier
Guibert Fleury
Oscar Furlong
Jean Lecuyer
Joliette
Montreal
Ste. Helene
Chartier
Fleury
Furlong
Lecuyer
Friar Thomas Conecte Draws 20 000 Audiences
The medieval preaching friar Thomas Conecte often spoke before crowds of about 20 000. Men and women separated by gender stood on opposite sides of the pulpit during his sermons.
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Thomas Conecte
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Mrs. Kennedy - Edsall
Woman's Club
Warner Bros. Capitol
Hable’s Palace
Enbel
R-Mich
Binderup
D-Neb
Chamber of Commerce
Betty Gearing
Jane Cline
John Bowery
Martinsburg
Whistler
Rockwell
Berman
Herman
Evva Stouffer Noel
Helen Woore
Handley
Mary Catherine Striker
Elizabeth Keeler
Charles Lillis
Charles Johnson
Frankie Cone
Irwin Zuckerman
Great Council
Assembly OF God
Palace Theatre
Dorothy K. Harris
Battle Creek
the Gas Company
U. S. Army
Edward Parrill
Winchester U. B. Circuit
Quebec
Montereal
Tetee
the Gas Co
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