Braddock and Winchester Club Calendars Highlight Week
A social calendar lists church choir practice at Braddock M E Church South and First Baptist Church, Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel, Nicholir and young people choir rehearsals at several churches, Jewish Women’s Club and Ki ss Club meetings at George Washington Hotel, Elks lodge gathering, Woman’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform at Handley Library, Grace Lutheran adult choir, and Legion Post luncheon at the George Washington Hotel with multiple daily events through Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Ron
Braddock T Methodist Episcopal Church
South
The
Lions’ Club
George Wash Hotel
Young Nicholir
First Baptist Church
Kiss Club
George Washington Hotel
Jewish ‘Women’s Club
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Woman's Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Handley Library
Grace Lutheran Church
Ordination Planned for June in Martinsburg
The Reverend is to be ordained in June. location undecided between the seminary or Trinity Church Martinsburg. Bishop Strider may visit the local church on the second Sunday in June, with Powles hoping for Martinsburg as the ordination site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Trinity Church
Martinsburg
Paul L. Powles
Trinity
Young Couple Plight Their Truths At 1 A. M.
Deputy County Clerk Harold O. Keedy issued a marriage license in Martinsburg about 1 o'clock Thursday morning to Kenneth Albert Triplett of Gore Virginia and Lorena Dovel of Stephens City now Martinsburg. The Rev. Dr. S. R. Diehl of the Martinsburg Presbyterian Church performed the ceremony at the manse on South Queen Street with relatives as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold O. Keedy
Martinsburg
Virginia
Kenneth Albert Triplett
Gore
Lorena Dovel
Stephens City
Frederick L. Dovel
Winchester
Walter Triplett
S. R. Diehl
Presbyterian Church of
South Queen Street
Surprise Dinner Honors Mrs. P. B. Robinson on 58th Birthday
A large gathering at Waterlick celebrated Mrs. P. B. Robinson with a two course dinner prepared by her daughters. The event featured a birthday cake baked by granddaughter Elizabeth Coverstone and many local families attended from Clarendon Washington Berryville Opequon Quicksburg Middletown and Winchester. Separately Martinsburg Evening Journal notes Rev. Harry Lee Doll’s sermon on Peace at Trinity Church with his return to studies in Alexandria and plans to become assistant rector at Epiphany Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Robinson
Waterlock
J. M. Coverstone
O. P. Robinson
Gladys Robinson
Elizabeth Coverstone
O. P. Compton
Clarendon
J. E. Alderton
Myrtle Alderton
Washington
J. W. Carpenter
Mildred Carpenter
Berryville
Walter Funk
Esther Funk
Norman Funk
Lucille Funk
Opequon
Edgar Funk
Quicksburg
C. G. Boyer
Cecelia Nicholson
Middletown
Helen Renner
Landon Boyer
Winchester
W. M. Davison
Edith Robinson
Waterlick
Lucy Ridgeway
Minnie Ridgeway
Madeline Vermillion
Wade Hunt
Front Royal
Doll
Martinsburg
Martinsburg Evening Journal
Harry Lee Doll
Trinity Episcopal Church
St. John
Mr. Doll
Episcopal Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Paul Bennett
West King Street
Rebecca Doll
Baltimore
King's Daughters Hospital Nurses Hold Commencement
Invitations issued for commencement at Christ Reformed Church Martinsburg on Friday May 26 at 8 p.m. with graduates Misses Mary Ellen Lower Belva Mae Morin Mary Pauline Clendining Marguerite Elizabeth Litten Helen Gladys Miller and Jessie Marie Caldwell. Class colors green and gold flower Talisman rose motto Be of service unto the end. Local youths earn degrees at Washington and Lee University with Richard K. Eddy and J W Rice. Sir Josiah Stamp to deliver the sesquicentennial commencement address June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters’ Hospital Training School For
Christ Reformed Church
Martinsburg
Mary Ellen Lower
Chambersburg
Belva Mae Morin
Hagerstown
Mary Pauline Clendining
Marguerite Elizabeth Litten
Keyser
Helen Gladys Miller
Winchester
Jessie Marie Caldwell
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Richard K. Eddy
C. Vernon Eddy
Fairmont Avenue
J. W.rice
Warren Rice
Josiah Stamp
Aircraft Emphasized As Chief Offensive In War
General William Mitchell told a Rotary Club audience that aircraft will be the chief offensive weapon in future wars. He argued land forces alone cannot overcome modern fortified armies and praised lighter than aircraft and dirigibles for long range offensives. He warned disarmament talks lack binding peace and predicted future conflicts with Japan as a likely foe. the United States must strengthen naval and air forces. Mitchell noted Western Europe fears Russia, France underground fortifications, and predicted a tough path to peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mitchell
Air Corps
Rotary Club
Germany
Mitchell
United States
Europe
Japan
Italy
Russia
Roosevelt
Asia
Rotarians
Linen Gift Shower For Miss Madeline Whitlock
A linen gift shower was given for Miss Madeline Whitlock at Mrs. J. W. Crider’s home on South Stewart street. Attendees included Mrs. Robert L. Milleson Mrs. R. A. Shafer and Mrs. Alice Orndorff Groves. Pink and green decorations framed a table of linen gifts while Miss Anne Elizabeth Butler presented items from a curious curtain reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitlock
J. W. Crider
South Stewart Street
Madeline Whitlock
Hoye L. Riley
Edwin Brown
Strasburg
Edwin C. Yost
Special Epworth League Program at Old Bethel Church
A special Epworth League program will be held Sunday at 7 30 p.m. at Old Bethel Church Frederick county with invited Gainesboro Charge churches assisting. Mr B V Unger leads the Epworth League. Several local visitations and family notes follow from Jefferson, Winchester and Berryville areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bethel
Old Bethel Church
Frederick County
Gainesboro
B. V. Unger
Great Blast at Tientsin Kills and Wounds Crowded Station
A high explosive bomb flung into the East Railroad station in Tientsin China today partially wrecked the building and killed or injured several persons. Chinese authorities said they did not know the exact casualty list but declared it was serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
China
East
Bomb Hits Shanghai Station Reveals Casualty Surge
Shanghai dispatches report a high explosive bomb at a crowded railway station in Tientsin injuring and killing about one hundred. The blast wrecked the station building and started fires as witnesses described a scene of horror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Crowder
Tientsin
Tomato crop profits grow with soil prep and fertilizers
Agricultural guidance emphasizes soil preparation and proper fertilization to boost tomato yields and quality. Specific fertilizer programs show yields rising from 10,979 to 26,886 pounds per acre with 0, 600, and 1,200 pounds of a 4-8-10 mix, while cautioning against excessive nitrogen and emphasizing Bordeaux spray for disease control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Social events honor Mrs Byrd guests and local arrivals
Mrs Pearson Hyslop and Mr and Mrs Alfred Reeves of Philadelphia arrived to spend the weekend with Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd at Amherst street. Tomorrow luncheon at Heartsease hosted by Mr and Mrs Albert Scholler in Bluemont. dinner party by General and Mrs Beverley Brown in Front Royal. Walter Massey, noted amateur magician, returned to Merriman's Lane after visiting Washington. Gilbert Shendow and Mary Lou Pitzer announce birth of a son. Shendow linked to Bell Clothes Shop on North Loudoun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson Hyslop
Alfred Reeves
Philadelphia
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Amherst Street
Front Royal
Byrd
Hyslop
Reeves
Walter Massey
Merriman's Lane
Washington
Massey
Huber
Fox Theater
Shendow
Gilbert Shendow
Senseney Road
Mary Lou Pitzer
George Pitzer
Martinsburg
W. Va
Shendon
Bell Clothes
North
Loudoun Street
Children’s Day Program At Lamps Church
The Sunday School of the Methodist Episcopal Church South at Lamps will hold its annual Children’s Day celebration at 3 o’clock Sunday evening May 28. The program includes recitations songs exercises and a tableaux. Everyone is invited to attend. Mrs Susie Reid leaves this week on an extended trip to Baltimore and Washington as guest of relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamps Church
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Lamps
Susie Reid
Baltimore
Washington
Hugh Johnson May Head Great Industrial Work
President Roosevelt discusses the industrial control program with Hugh Johnson of Moline Illinois as Congress debates the plan. Johnson prepares to take an official office in the State Department and weighs his suitability for the enormous assignment as final action awaits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Johnson
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Hug Johnson
Moline
Ill
Congress
White House
Johnson
State Department
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Robt
George Washington
Teete
American Ad
the Legion Post
Geo. ‘Washington Hotel
Century Club
H. K. Russell
Virginia Cover Russell
Mary Greenway Russell
Kate Glass Greene
Miss Russell
Henry Kasper
Washington, D. C
Shubert Liszt
Liszt
Russell
Farmington School
Connecticut
Peter Brinton
Harold Bauer
Bach
Farwell Ye Hills
Tschaikowsky
Chopin
Pearl G. Curran
Hark
Lark
Miss Virginia
Percy Grainger
Huntsberry
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Col
B. M. Roszel
Roszel
Meigs
New York
Susie Glass Strider
Fort Loudoun
A. J. Willis
Rose Hill
Jefferson County
Lillian B. Timberlake
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. C. Page
Charles Town
Leslie Timberlake
Thomas Timberlake
South Braddock Street
Kitty Morrison
Herbert Jennings
L. A. Thomas
Luther A. Thomas, Jr
Columbia, S. C
Lutheran Southern Theological Seminary
van Gorden Service, Inc
Washington, D.C
Winchester Evening Star
Washington, DC
Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson
Mr. Massey
the Commercial and Savings Bank
U S
Postal Savings Denositerv
Heinz
Pure Food
Wess
BIG Joe
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Braddock Street
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun St
Pitcock
S. Main Street
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lovett Shoe
Margaret LE
Hodgson
Charleston
Roanoke
Winston Snl
Bristol
Jacksonville
Union
Brad & Picea
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