Opening Council Sermon marks Diocese session kickoff
The forty-ninth session of the Episcopal Council for the Diocese of West Virginia opens in Charles Town with ministers and delegates attending. Rev. Rodger Tyler of Huntington preaches the opening sermon at Zion Church as Bishop Gravatt and Bishop Strider attend amid committee reports on initial work.
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Episcopal Council For
Diocese of West Virginia
Charles Town
St. Hilda's Hall
Peterkin Hall
Rodger Tyler
Huntington
George T. Tyler
Winchester
Zion Church
W. L. Gravatt
Charleston
Robert FE. L. Strider
Wheeling
Woodstock Silk Mill Prospect Brightens Local Hope
Woodstock Virginia May 27 reports say the town may host a silk mill after a survey by a New York factory head in the Shenandoah Valley. If located in Woodstock the first year will focus on weaving silk with dye works and other departments to follow as soon as feasible.
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Woodstock
New York
Shenandoah Valley
Banks Closing Notice for Memorial Day Holiday
National Memorial Day observed Sunday May 30 and celebrated Monday May 31 as a legal holiday. Banks will close on that date and all paper maturing then may be paid Tuesday June 1. Summarized by bank cashiers Charles Summers John I Sloat William G Hardy H D Fuller.
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Charles Summers
Union Bank of Winchester
John I. Sloat
Commercial & Savings Bank
WM. G. Hardy
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
H. D. Fuller
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Woodstock firm eyes new plant at Woodsteck town
The company plans to open a new facility with day and night shifts in Woodsteck, promising employment for many locals. Woodstock Chamber of Commerce pushes to attract the industry, with prior discussions about Winchester and other towns before a formal decision.
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Tory
Woodsteck
Woodstock
Motorcycle Races Set for May Day Meet at Frederick
Frederick hosts its annual motorcycle race meet on the fairgrounds half mile dirt track at 2 30 p m Monday May 31. Local riders compete for prizes and overall honors in a day of speed and action at the Frederick Md venue.
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Frederick
Frederick, Md
Fairgrounds
Six Dirt Track Races Highlight National Sidecar Championship
Six events on the program include three solo and three sidecar races led by the five mile sidecar national championship. Top riders William Minnick and Scott dynamite the field as the best sidecar pair, both holding many sidecar records. The Frederick track is prepped for a potentially record hot meet sanctioned by the American Motorcycle Association and promoted by Chester F Delphey of Hagerstown Maryland.
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William Minnick
Harley Davidson
Dynamite Scott
Bath N
Minnick
Scott
Frederick
American Motorcycle Association
Chicago
Chester F. Delphey
West Franklin Street
Hagerstown
Heavy rains sweep valley near Harrisonburg and beyond
A heavy rain last night drenched the valley from beyond Harrisonburg to six miles from Winchester. Winchester saw only a light shower though it was cloudy. Ember Day beliefs link rain to six weeks of weather, with rainfall deficits since March 1 totaling 5.67 inches and 162 degrees of temperature below average.
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Walley
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Last Rites Held For Elisha Fries in Martiis
The funeral for Elisha Fries was held at 3 pm yesterday from his daughter Nora Lauck's home on Peyton Street Martiis West Virginia. The Rev George W Stover conducted the service with readings of Crossing the Bar and Lead Kindly Light by Miss Annie J Rees and Mrs Elmer Hodges. After the home service the body was taken to Mount Hebron Cemetery for committal with pallbearers who were his nephews Miller Fries Theodore Fries Gold Clark North Clark Dora Miller and Oscar Miller.
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Elisha Fries
Colin
Martiisurs
W. Va
Nora Lauck
Peyton Street
George W. Stover
United Brethren Church
Annie J. Rees
Elmer Hodges
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Miller Fries
Theodore Fries
Gold Clark
North Clark
Dora Miller
Oscar Miller
Byrd Polar Expedition Pictures Reach New York After Difficulties
Moving and still pictures of the Norge arrival at Spitzbergen, Byrd and his Fokker plane, and other scenes from the north pole expeditions arrived in New York. Photographers faced Spitzbergen curbs but obtained images after Byrd secured a modification of the law.
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New York
Norge
Spitzbergen
R. E. Byrd
Fokker
North Pole
New York Times
Pathe News
United States
Kings Bay
Tromsoe
Arctic Ocean
Norway
Tromso
Malmo
Sweden
London
Holland
England
Pathe
King’s Day
Leslie Gand
William Vanderveer
Robe Donohue
Josephine Ford
Byr
First and Second District Legion Posts Meet At Norfolk
Representatives of American Legion posts from the First and Second districts gathered in Norfolk for the annual convention. Department officials said no major issues were planned and routine district business was expected. posts from Norfolk Franklin Suffolk Surry Smithfield Hopewell and Petersburg were among those represented.
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Norfolk
Associated Press
American Legion
America’ Legion
Franklin
Suffel Surry
Smithfield
Hopewell
Peersburg
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