Front Royal Brevities Highlights From May Meeting
Front Royal Va May 22 A meeting of the Kings Daughters held at the Methodist Church featured Mrs Eley state president as principal speaker. Refreshments were served and remarks praised the arranging committee Mrs Coleman Ware Mrs P M Shirey and Mrs W H Stokes. Several residents returned or planned travel updates from Baltimore Newark and Washington appeared with local visits and social events noted.
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Front Royal
King’s Daughters
Methodist
Eley
Os ~ Re
Coleman Ware
P.M. Shirey
W. H. Stokes
Miss Mary Catherine Borden Returns Home from Brown Town
Miss Mary Catherine Borden who taught at Brown town this past session has returned to her home in Front Royal.
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Douglas Jackson
Baltimore
E. H. Jackson
T. V. Leach
O’bannon Cooper
Alexandria
Front Royal
Southeastern Public Telephone Company
I Winchester
Ray Jones
Gertrude Borden
Mary Lee Duncan
Wilma Warren
Vera Biggs
Helen Johnson
Florence Johnson
Mary Catherine Borden
Browntown
Foreign War Veterans Press For Immediate Cash Payment Plan
A local Veterans of Foreign Wars leader urges World War I veterans and residents to back immediate cash payment of adjusted service certificates. He argues the plan would inject about 2.5 billion dollars into circulation within two weeks, benefiting veterans, families, and communities without raising taxes. He calls on citizens to lobby Senators Byrd and Glass to bring the bill to the Senate floor.
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A. Lee Coble
Winchester Post
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
United States Senate
Senate
Byrd and Glass
World’s Fair Sets a New Shoe Style
The piece notes how past fairs shaped civilization from 1850 to 1893 and mentions the Chicago Century of Progress reopening its second session on May 26, signaling continued innovation and cultural influence.
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Worlds Fair
Great Britain
Shoe fashion shifts with comfort and color in women’s wear
Shoe manufacturers and health experts say a new wave in women’s footwear emphasizes comfort and health. Seven million women walked the Century of Progress paths in ill fitting shoes, sparking a nationwide campaign by Selby Shoe Company promoting practical, stylish designs with lower heels, shorter vamps, and colored accents for daily activities.
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Century of Progress
Selby Shoe Company
Selby
Argenbright
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George Wines, Jr
Washington
Mrs
George Wines
Blue Ridge Avenue
Hubert Shepherd
Joan
Orange
N.J
Georgia Shepherd
Edwin Compton
Newark
N. J
Hester Madlox
T. D. Smith
Farmville
R. E. Pur
Wey Beee
G. V. Stewart
Naval War College
Newport
R. I
Alexander Foster
C. C. C. Camp No. 1
Skyland
Talbott
National Park Service
R. B. Purdum
Mary Louise Purddum
Richmond
Thomas Moody
Walter Freeman
Charles Paris, Jr
Parkersburg
W. Va
Catherine Jones
Markham, Va
Louise Shirey
Mrs. Randolph Burner
Mrs. C. W. Burner
N. Braddock ST. Baker’s
Camp Beckford
E. B. Whelan
Edinburg
Federal Reserve Banks
BERIS
Bert
Ohio
Byt Les Forgrave
Beth
Nita
Eer
Entral
Adlerika Baker’s Drug Store
Stephens City
Steele & Brother
John W. Rosenberger & CO
S. Braddock St
FARBO
John S. Miller & Company Hardware and Household Supplies
Bickers Motor Co
Nanee
Braddock & Boscawen Sts
Winchester Va
Cameron Street
Shell
Martinsburg Pike
Shell Station
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Valley Ave
Braddock St
Twin-City Oil & Cas Corp
J. S. Solenberger & Co
Winchester
U. S
Herrell Sales Corp
S. Loudoun St
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