Sunday Schools of Valley to Hold Convention at Strasburg
A regional Sunday School convention will be held at the Strasburg Methodist Church next Monday May 30 under the Virginia Council of Religious Education. County schools from Winchester and Frederick will attend with ministers and Sunday School workers from northern Virginia. The event features sessions, no registration fee, and a plate lunch served by Strasburg Methodists.
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Methodist Church
Strasburg
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia Council of Religious Education
Churches of Strasburg
Virginia Council
Virginia
Methodist Church of
Henry Edward Tralle
Philadelphia
Minor C. Millerretary
Virginia Council of Rerous Education
A. R.umate
Searpe M. Crim
B. Lingie
Grecian and City of Chattanooga Collide Off Block Island
In fog off Block Island the Merchants and Miners freight steamer Grecian collided with the steamer City of Chattanooga. The Grecian sank with four lives lost. 32 crew were rescued and three bodies recovered. The City of Chattanooga continued to Boston with survivors aboard.
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Block Island
New London
BE. L. Forrest
Charles Crowley
City of Chattanooga
New York
Boston
Norfolk
Merchants and Miners Company
Baltimore
Chattanooga
Radio Marine Corporation
City of
Grecian
Ontario
U. S
Upshur
Memorial Day observance set at National Cemetery Monday
Six local groups join in the annual Decoration Day exercises at the National Cemetery, with Rev. J W Briscoe as speaker. The ceremony begins at 2 30 pm, followed by hymns, a benediction, and a three volley salute. Flags will be placed at graves the day before.
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United States National Cemetery
J. R. Martin
Ladies’ National Memorial Association
Robert Conrad Post
American Legion
Winchester Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boy Scouts of America
Handley and Winchester
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia National Guard
J. W. Briscoe
Parkton
Begler
E. A. Lambert
Bradcock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Erican Legion
Deparaini
America
Wallace M. Brashears
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Martin
Chicago
Woman’s Relief Corps
Psychologist to lecture at local hotel on human radio
Dr Hugo F Herfurth director of the National Psychology Institute in Washington will lecture at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow evening May 28 at 8 on the human radio and the conscious and subconscious mind. The free talk on the first floor is open to the public.
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Hugo F. Herfurth
National Psychology Institute
Washington, D. C
George Washington Hotel
Herfurth
Taxpayers Urged to File State Returns by June First
Virginia taxpayers must file intangibles and individual income returns for 1932 by June 1 or face a 10 percent penalty. June 1 also marks the deadline for tangible personal property machinery tools and merchants' capital for local taxation.
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Associated Press
Richmond
C. H. Morrissett
Virginia
City Manager Speaks on Modern Government at Martinsburg
Martinsburg Rotary Club hosts City Manager P P Pilcher of Winchester as he outlines the city manager form of government. He traces evolution from town meetings to council manager and notes the spread to West Virginia and beyond. Pilcher emphasizes cooperative service and thanks clubs for civic help.
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P. P. Pilcher
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Rotary Club
Allen Emmert
Pilcher
Rotary
West Virginia
United States
Canada
Portova
Ireland
Two Couples Licensed to Wed by Local Bureaus
Frederick County Clerk C. C. Brannon issued a license to Elma M. Headly and George E. Senseny Jr. They wed Rev. Dr. Frank T. McFaden at the manse. Clerk Clark M. Smith issued a license to Mary Edmonds and Benjamin Fitzwater. They wed Rev. E. A. Lambert at the parsonage.
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Frederick
C. C. Brannon
Elma M. Headly
Elmer Headley
George E. Senseny
George Senseny
Frank T. McFaden
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Senseny
Clark M. Smith
Mary Edmonds
Joseph Edmonds
Benjamin Fitzwater
William Fitzwater
Winchester
E. A. Lambert
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Fitzwater
Flower gardens and shrubbery spraying notice
Local notice advises owners to spray flower gardens and shrubs. Contact R. B. Kater at phone number 802 for details.
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R. B. Kater
New Barber Shop Opens Saturday at 115 W Water St
John Hughes and Jim Cave announce a new barber shop opening this Saturday at 115 West Water Street. The venture marks a local business addition with expected services and community access.
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W. Water St. John
Neighbor buys evergreens from R B Kater
Local resident reports a purchase of evergreens boxwood and shrubs from R B Kater. Call 802 for details or quotes.
Violin Pupils Of Mrs Sloat In Annual Recital
Violin pupils under Mrs. Austin Sloat performed last evening at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The program featured solo and ensemble pieces with Mrs. Sloat's sister Mrs. Raymond Rosenberger on piano. Notable numbers included Cavalleria Rusticana and a Bohemian Girl selection with several pupil soloists.
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Austin Sloat
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Sloat
Ensemble
Wecker
Billy Rhoden
Cavalleria Rusticana
Mascagni
Helen Grim
Stewart Mowery
Art. Presser
Doris Sartelle
Martha
Flotow
Leslie Golliday
Trinkaus
Linda Morrison
Williams
Linwood Ritter
Keler Bela
Helen Baily
Hejer Kati
Hubay
Mary Louise Sartelle
Henri Sokaloy
Louise Glass
Balfe
Bonus Boys To Be Taken Across Ohio
The Oregon veterans march converged with Indiana National Guard trucks carrying 27 guard vehicles to Salem Indiana and then toward Elizabethtown Ohio near Cincinnati. Ohio National Guard units awaited to transport the ex soldiers onward to Washington to press for immediate cash payment of bonus certificates. West Virginia and Pennsylvania planned similar movement of the bonus brigade.
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Associated Press
Salem
Ind
Oregon
Washington, D. C
National Guard
Indiana Guard
Washington
Elizabethtown
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio National Guard
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Hotel Fairfax Furniture Sale May 28 Announcement
Advertises a furniture sale at Hotel Fairfax on Saturday May 28. The notice notes discounts of 26 and 1 percent in the sale offering.
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Hotel Fairfax Furniture Sale
Staunton cadets leave camp after six years at Rouss Spring Park
About 500 Staunton Military Academy cadets and officers broke camp at Rouss Spring Park after six years of use. They loaded a special Baltimore and Ohio Rail train for Staunton, with finals week and a Bacalaureate sermon on the agenda. Camp Major General Paul Malone honored site.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Staunton
Staunton Military Academy
Rouss Spring Park
Rouss Sprine Park
Thomas H. Russell
Academy
Winchester
Geeral
Union
Paul B. Malone
Third Corps
United States Army
H. L. Taylor
Col. Russell
Byrd Favored by Several Counties for Nomination
Democrats meeting in Radford to elect delegates for the June 9 state convention endorsed Harry F. Byrd for the Democratic presidential nomination and instructed delegates to vote for Byrd supporters. Augusta county Democrats also elected Byrd delegates with similar instructions for the convention.
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Richmond
Radford
Harry F. Byrd
Augusta County
Byrd
Virginia roads cost drop shown in bids in 1932
State highway bids show about a 30 percent drop in road construction costs since boom years. Cement paving materials labor and piles are cheaper, reinforced steel prices hold. variations exist by soils and region with larger contracts masking price shifts.
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Virginia
For Sale Cash and Monthly Payments Cars and Trucks
Winchester Credit Corp advertises sale of cars and trucks with cash payments and monthly installments at attractive prices. The notice lists the ad as a sale offer with contact details.
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Winchester Credit Corp
South End Hose Co Invited to May 29 Church Services
The South End Hose Company is invited to attend services with the Modern Woodmen of America next Sunday night May 29 at the Church of Christ. Rev. H. J. Goode will preach. All members meet at the hall at 7 30 p m. Frank Foreman, Captain.
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South End Hose Company
Modern Woodmen of America
Church of Christ
J. Goode
Frank Foreman
Church Sermon Urges Recreation Aligned With Faith
Rev E T Clark of First Baptist in Winchester warns against amusements interfering with duty to God and the church. He cites moving pictures as powerful yet potentially harmful and urges community efforts to clean up the industry while stressing Seek first the Kingdom of God.
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E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Winchester
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Winchester Ministerial Association
R. L. Williamson
Clark
God
Church
Kingdom of God
Rotary Club
Kiwanis
Lions
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Ae Ag Sl
Ed Tod
Rev. Clark
Rev
United States
America
China
E. A. Lambert
W. L. Dudley
Kiwanis and Rotary Hold Joint Luncheon at Winchester
Members of the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs filled the Winchester Golf Club dining room for a joint luncheon. W. R. Legge presided as Rotary president. E. T. Whitworth spoke on the Passage Creek smallmouth bass hatchery, the east’s largest and Virginia’s only smallmouth bass hatchery, stock for the Shenandoah River. Shirley Carter received a silver knife for fifty years of service. Golf teams of one Kiwanian and one Rotarian tied with 52 after four foursomes, amid lighthearted duffer play.
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Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Winchester Golf Club
W. R. Legge
Rotary
E. T. Whitworth
Front Royal
Passage Creek
Strasburg
Virginia
Shenandoah River
Whitworth
Rotary Club
Legge
Shirley Carter
Carter
Lions and
Amercan Legion
Solo at Open Door Bible Class by Mrs. Himelright
Mrs. Clarence Himelright will sing a solo with piano accompaniment by Billy Barnes at the Open Door Bible Class of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. A substitute teacher will lead in place of the ailing R. Lee Stickel. Visitors are welcome. Miss Lula Rush and Mr Kenneth Rush have returned from Confluence Pennsylvania after attending the funeral of their grandmother Martha E. Rush yesterday.
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Clarence Himelright
Billy Barnes
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
R. Lee Stickel
Lula Rush
Kenneth Rush
Confluence
Martha E. Rush
Brooks Pharmacy Closes on May 30 for Legal Holiday
Rexall sale notice notes Brooks Pharmacy will close Monday May 30 in observance of a legal holiday. Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp. appears in the notice with 27 1p 21 reference.
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Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp
City Hall funds tied to 1926 stock purchase
Park Commissioner Walter R. Herrick testified that he bought 300 Interstate Trust Company shares for 39000 dollars, paid with funds sent from City Hall by Mayor James J. Walker or his secretary. Walker denied direct ownership and questioned recollections while Seabury called Walker's testimony vague and noted Sherwood's flight as potential evidence of guilt.
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New York
Walter R. Herrick
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
Interstate Trust Company
James J. Walker
Edward Stanton
Walker
Herrick
Stanton
Stanton Wis
Samuel Seabury
Russell T. Sherwood
Beaver County Courthouse Burns, Five Firemen Injured
Flames sweep the Beaver County Courthouse igniting a bird nest on the third floor and garret. The fire lasts three hours destroying the town clock spire. Five firefighters are injured as damage exceeds 250000 dollars with rebuilding costs around 500000 dollars.
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Beaver
Beaver County
Garret
Howard Hunter
Luray Girl Found Fatally Shot After Church Escort
Irene Breeden an 18 year old of Luray Va was found fatally shot in her yard Wednesday night. Police said they suspect suicide amid ongoing investigation. Martin Pence escorted her home from church and heard a shot after leaving her at the yard.
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Luray
Irene Breeden
Robert Breeden
Martin Pence
Pence
Freed From Jail On Becoming Father In Petersburg
Herbert Daley of Petersburg was released after serving about half of a 90 day sentence for prohibition law violation. The governor ordered his release after friends brought the case to attention following the birth of his week old child.
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Petersburg
Herbert Daley
Daley
California Raisin Products Co aims nonintoxicating drink
Sacramento reports a new California corporation planning to manufacture a nonintoxicating beverage to utilize the state's raisin surplus of 60 000 tons. The piece also notes remarks by a corporate counsel on grammar corrections and a Minneapolis rescue incident.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
California Raisin Products Co
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World War Veterans
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Roszel
National Cemetery
Speaker
Mr. Pilcher
Staunton Corps
West Branch
Elizabeth River
Norfolk County
Bennett's Creek
Nansemond County
South End Hose CO
Shirley Carter II
Panamas
Margaret L. Hodgson
Rexallic Sale
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Stoge
City Hall
New York Park
Seabury
Sherwood
Appel
Ibel
Johnson
Minneapolis
Raymond
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