Local Social and School News in Front Royal
Miss Lena Earman and Miss Irma Kline return to Keezletown after teaching at Warren County High School. Mrs. Henry Downing visits Harrisonburg. Dr. Elmore Turner of Lynchburg spends night in town. Memorial Day services set for Rockland Cemetery June 6. Various local visits include Rev. Eugene Jackson, Miss Carrie Schurer, Miss Mae Burke Fox, Miss Clara Vanderslice, and visitors from Harpers Ferry, Baltimore, Plainfield, and Staunton.
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Front Royal
Lena Earman
Irma Kline
Warren County
Keezletown
Mae Burke Fox
Quicksburg
Clara Vanderslice
Bloomsburg
Local residents travel for family visits and graduation
Mrs Loyd Sonner spent several days with relatives in Washington. Mrs R E Purdum and daughter Mrs Charles Paris returned from a visit to Mrs Purdums sister Mrs Smith in Farmer. Mrs Frank Hopkins of Washington arrived yesterday to attend the graduation exercises of Mrs Hopkins brother Albert Clark Jr.
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Loyd Sonner
Washington
R. E. Purdum
Charles Paris
Frank Hopkins
Hopkins
Albert Clark, Jr
Ptomaine Fatal To Little Girl
Funeral services were held for two year old Joan Adrian Royston who died yesterday from ptomaine poisoning at the home of her grandfather Charles Sloat in Linden. She is survived by her parents L. Burch Royston and Virginia Sloat Royston and a younger brother. Rev. C. G. Russell conducted the services and interment was in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Front Royal
Joan Adrian Royston
L. Burch Royston
Virginia Sloat Royston
Charles Sloat
Linden
C. G. Russell
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Queen Mother Celebrates 89th Birthday Luncheon
Queen Mother Mary celebrated her seventy ninth birthday with a lunch at Marlborough House. King George, Queen Elizabeth, and other royal family members were summoned to pay their respects.
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London
Mother Mary
Marlborough House
George
Queen Elizabeth
England
End Of The Route Retired Letter Carrier Dies
Philadelphia's Bernard J. Mc Coy, a 40 year letter carrier, died at 72 after illness prevented his return to the South Philadelphia route three weeks earlier. He had hoped to resume his rounds and keep old friendships.
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Philadelphia
Bernard J. McCoy
McCoy
Notice of debt responsibility withdrawal
A notice from Bessie E. Barth at the Law Library in Fairmont West Virginia declares she will not be responsible for debts or contracts made by anyone other than herself. Dated May 25 1936.
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Bessie E. Barth
Law Library
Court House
Fairmont
West Virginia
Forty-Four Graduate At Front Royal High School
War ren County High School held commencement with forty four graduates. Emma Mauck welcomed theClass of 1937 while Dr Elmore Turner gave the address to graduates. Louis Haley Luther Clem Larry Thompson Audrey Cammer Alice Alexandria Elizabeth Franklin Juanita Jones Otis Owen and Richard Farrell were noted for perfect attendance. Eve lyn Pomeroy received the Hugh D Hite Medal from Laura Trout.
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Front Royal
Warren County High School
Emma Mauck
Elmore Turner
Lynchburg College
G. Tyler Millar
Warren County Schools
Louis Haley
Luther Clem
Larry Thompson
Audrey Cammer
Alice Alexandria
Elizabeth Franklin
Juanita Jones
Otis Owen
Richard Farrell
Hugh D. Hite
Evelyn Pomeroy
Grover Pomeroy
Laura Trout
Coyote Visits Ely Yard. Woman Snapped At
Mrs. J. D. Wallace tried to pet a stray dog that entered her yard in Ely Nevada. The animal snapped at her before fleeing and a passerby identified it as a coyote.
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Ely, Nev
J. D. Wallace
Delegates Named To Lions International Meet
The Winchester Lions Club announced delegates for the Lions International convention in Chicago. Kenneth Rush Charles Goode and Henry Goode will attend as delegates with others from Winchester planning to join for all or part of the sessions. The year’s gathering runs the week of July 19 following last year’s Virginia Providence observance.
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Lions International
Chicago
Winchester Lions Club
Kenneth Rush
Charles and
Henry Goode
Winchester
Providence
Virginia
World’s Greatest Bridge To Open
Throngs fill San Francisco for the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge a $35 000 000 project the longest single suspension span in the world Mayor Angelo Rossi leads a conference to settle the city hotel strike before Thursday festivities start.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Angelo J. Rossi
British Freighter Greatend Damaged in Almeria Raid
Dispatches report the British freighter Greatend suffered considerable damage after bombs from insurgent aircraft hit during a third raid on Almeria on May 25. The vessel was struck while in the Mediterranean port and no further details on casualties were given.
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Valencia
Greatend
Mediterranean
Almeria
Pythian Leader to Visit Winchester Lodge
H T Ballard of Fredericksburg grand chancellor of Grande of Knights Pythias of Virginia will visit Winchester Lodge No 65 tomorrow at 8 p m for a regular meeting. An open session at 8 30 p m will feature motion pictures of the Pythian Home at New Market.
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H. T. Ballard
Fredericksburg
Grande of Knights Pythias of
Virginia
Winchester Lodge
No. 65
New Market
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Warren Flower Show
Garden Club
Allen
Canterbury Bells
ITI
The
Winchester Evening Star
Gussie McFall
Telephone Front Royal 149-R
Front Royal News
Henry Downing
Lee Long
Harrisonburg
Alvin Johnson
Alvin, Jr
Hollis
Lynchburg
the King’s Daughters
Ernest Marlow
Rockland Cemetery
Carrie Schurer
Eugene Jackson
Harriconburg
Jackson
J. W. Hedrick
Harpers Ferry, W. Va
Alice McKay
Flint Hill
Byrne Downing
Baltimore
Charles Lotzeaux
Plainfield, N. J
Lotzeaux
Florence Millar
Elizabeth Millar
John Brown
Staunton
Town
Thomas Melton
Queen Mother
Lions
Pifer Printing CO
N. Loudoun ST. Winchester
APPLE
Winchester Cold Storage
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
Daily Cross
Samuel
Westinghouse Automatic
Northern Virginia Power Co
Kelvinator
Kelvin
Jre Than
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