County News Briefs From Boyce Virginia Highlights Local Visits
Local social notes recount visitors from Winchester Baltimore Stanley and Washington county. Events include Mother's Day gatherings alumni play at Parish Hall directed by Miss Theodora Cox with praise for Mrs. George Guthrie. Health updates mention several residents ill or recovering.
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Boyce
R. C. Green
Winchester
M. J. Dunlap
Stanley
Charles Royston
Minnie
H. C. Smith
Pranks
Baltimore
L. S. Kibler
Boyce Bridge Club
Clyde Levi
H. J. Martin
Ivan Rohrer
Hagerstown
J. H. Locke
Winchester Memorial Hospital
van der Linden
Washington County
Conrad Royston
James Royston
Boyce High School
John Reid
Theodora Cox
George Guthrie
Mrs Jane Edwards Violette Ill at Home in Stephens City
Stephens City Virginia May 23 Mrs Jane Edwards Violette is very ill at her home on the Front Royal road.
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Clark Maxwell
Wilson Thompson
Washington D. C
R. E. Peterie
Front Royal Road
W. H. Huber
Richard Petrie
Jane
Blue Ridge View
Robert Daugherty
Jane Edwards Violette
Stephens City
Jane Edwards
Violette
Memorial Services Set at Refugee Church May 28
High View notes report a surprise birthday for May Grim and gatherings with relatives. Mrs Clarencé Pitcock returns to Staten Island after a visit, visiting brothers E R and H C Conner. Mr Ebersole improves after illness as families join in social outings in Front Royal and with the Grim family. An annual memorial service is scheduled at Refugee Church on Sunday morning May 28.
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High View
W. Va
Garland Bray
Robert
E. White
Clarencé Pitcock
Staten Island
N. Y
E. R
H. C. Conner
Austin Conner
Allie Beatty
Front Royal
J. E. White
Cyrus Ebersole
Refugee Church
Eee
Sencil siblings return home after stay with Rose Runkles
Green Spring Va May 23 Mr William Sencil of North Mountain and Miss Ann Sencil of Martinsburg W Va who had stayed with their sister Mrs Rose Runkles for two weeks have returned home Miss Ann Dix of Pittsburgh Pa spent several days recently with
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Green Spring
William Sencil
North Mountain
Ann Sencil
Martinsburg
W. Va
Rose Runkles
Ann Dix
Pittsburgh
Visitors gather at Dix home for weekend
The Dix residence hosted a group from Martinsburg including William Dix brother and family along with Jack Strobridge and Mrs. Roland Gano. Guests from Winchester and Sunny Side also called, such as Aubrey Gillian and daughters, and the Helsleys visiting Rose Runkles.
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William Dix
Dix
Jack Strobridge
Roland Gano
Martinsburg
Douglas Anderson
James Dix
Luther Pangle
Little Son
Rachel Dix
Winchester
Aubrey Gillian
Shirley Ann
Betty Jo
Élint McCarty
Sunnyside
Frank Helsley
Rose Runkles
Janney Milburn
Max
E. P. Nagley
Marilyn
Milburn
Residents Take Short Trips Across Virginia and Nearby States
Gainesboro Virginia on May 23 reports Mrs Charles Hawkins and daughter Francis Ann left Sunday for a two week visit to Culpeper. Herbert Shutts, Harry Adams and spouses with three children visited Hanover Pennsylvania. Peyton Darlington and two children Jean and Jo called on Swisher family at Bunker Hill. Mrs Fred DeHaven visiting Lawrence Ruble household. Arsel DeHaven, employed in Shepherdstown West Virginia, spent weekend with family.
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Gainesboro
Charles Hawkins
Francis Ann
Culpeper
Herbert Shutts
Harry Adams
Mabel
Betty Lou
Billy Lee
Hanover
Peyton Darlington
Jean
Darlington
Swisher
Bunker Hill
Fred DeHaven
Lawrence Ruble
Arsel DeHaven
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Refuge Church to Hold Memorial Service May 28
Refuge Va May 23. Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs Marvin Hammock s home. Memorial services set for Refuge Church Sunday morning May 28 at 9 30. Everyone invited. Noting visits by Mrs Clarence Pitcock of Staten Island NY and other local gatherings.
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Refuge
John Broy
Francis Broy
Robert
Ladies Aid Society
Marvin Hammock
Refuge Church
Clarence Pitcock
Staten Island
N. Y
Reuben Rogal
Canterbury
William Headley
Harry Pitcock
Charlotte
Charles
John White
Cyrus Ebersole
Ebersole
Theoretical Attack Drills Off Oahu Island
Honolulu reports a theoretical attack on Oahu testing sea coast defenses against offshore bombardment. The navy participates for the first time in current army maneuvers joined by more than 20 vessels including mine layers and submarines.
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Honolulu
Oahu Island
Navy
Miss Chatfield Advises Separation for Unsettled Household
Dear Miss Chatfield counsels a mother to place her disruptive five year old in an institution to restore marriage harmony. She warns the child’s behavior poisons the home and suggests temporary separation as a path to eventual reconciliation.
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Miss Chatfield
N. S
Rainfall Averages From 26-Year Period 1913 38
Present and past rainfall figures show May to date .61 inches and year to date 13.66 inches. Monthly averages for 26 years 1913 to 1938 list January 2.53, February 1.98, March 2.94, April 3.20, May 3.64, June 3.58, July 3.34, August 3.68, September 2.36, October 3.13, November 2.32, December 2.40 inches. Average annual rainfall 35.09 inches. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Farm Chapel Urgent Need Inspires Virginia Women
Mrs. Churchill Gibson of Richmond urges every woman to donate one dollar or more to fund a non-denominational chapel at the State Industrial Farm for Women. She cites opportunities for body and mind development, quotes staff and facilities, and notes inmates wish to help build the chapel as a Virginia women memorial. Mrs. R. T. Barton leads Winchester contributions.
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Churchill Gibson
Richmond
State Industrial Farm For
State Farm
Kates
Tucker
Virginia
R. T. Barton
Winchester
Local Masons Visit In W Va
Last Friday night Masons from Hiram Lodge No. 21 attended a Martinsburg West Virginia meeting of Equality Lodge. Guests included the Grand Master and several grand lodge officers. Attending Hiram Lodge were Herbert W. Harmer M B Clowe Claude Grim Lee Miller James Yates Holmes Yeakley A J Tavenner C M Martin E Cuthbert Rev R A Whitten Ray Larrick Frank Dorsey and Ralph Saloman. Lodges represented ranged from Berkeley Springs Middleway Charles Town Harpers Ferry Hedgesville Shepherdstown and others.
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Hiram Lodge No. 21
Equality Lodge
Martinsburg
W. Va
Grand Lodge of West Virginia
Grand Lodge
Hiram Lodge
Herbert W. Harmer
M. B. Clowe
Claude Grim
Lee Miller
James Yates
Holmes Yeakley
A. J. Tavenner
C. M. Martin
E. #. Cuthbert
Rev
R. A. Whitten
Ray Larrick
Frank Dorsey
Ralph Saloman
Berkeley Springs
Middleway
Charles Town
Harpers Ferry
Hedgesville
Shepherdstown
Woman Released On Theft Charge In Virginia
In Berryville Virginia on May 23 Lena Freeman about 50 of Charles Town was released after a preliminary hearing on larceny charges. The testimony described as insufficient led to no grand jury bound over. Freeman faced charges of stealing $40 and two diamond rings from Deloree Kent in Boyce on May 14.
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Berryville
Lena Freeman
Charles Town
Loring C. Kackley
Cemetery Clean Up Ahead of Memorial Service at Macedonia
Residents with relatives buried at Macedonia are urged to gather at the cemetery at 8 o clock Wednesday morning to help remove debris and clean the grounds in preparation for the annual memorial service scheduled for Sunday June 4.
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Macedonia
Colored Branch To Be Organized At Mount Carmel Church
The Junior Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital announced a colored branch will organize Thursday night at 8 30 at Mount Carmel Baptist church. Officers will be elected and the group will oversee care of its own ward at the hospital. In Reno Nevada 2375 divorces were granted in 1938.
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Memorial Hospital
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Bridgeport Captain Arrested Over Tanker Whistle Incident
Police Lieutenant John Flynn arrested Robert Maynard 47 of Brooklyn after the New York oil tanker captain allegedly sounded the whistle incessantly for 20 minutes to protest a bridge opening refusal. The event startled the city and highlighted persistent bridge traffic tensions.
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Bridgeport
Conn
John Flynn
New York
Flynn
Robert Maynard
Brooklyn
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