Leesburg wedding planned for Elizabeth Craighill Wicksher
The Rev and Mrs G Peyton Craighill of Leesburg announce the June 14 wedding of their daughter Elizabeth Wistar Craighill to George Woodward Wickershaw II of Long Island. The ceremony will be at St James Episcopal Leesburg at 730 pm with a reception to follow. Invitations are sent to out of town guests. Loudoun county invites will not be issued.
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G. Peyton Craighill
Leesburg
Elizabeth Wistar Craighill
George Woodward Wickershaw
Cornelius A. Wickershaw
Long Island
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Loudoun County
Mrs. Craighill
Postponed Strawberry Festival of Class
The Mary and Martha class of Centenary Reformed Church announce that the Strawberry Festival scheduled for Thursday, June 2 at Mrs. Zinn's home on North Braddock Street has been postponed indefinitely.
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Mary and Martha
Centenary Reformed Church
Sunshine Club Meeting At Mrs Ritter Home
The Sunshine Club of Brad dock Street Methodist Church will meet at the home of Mrs A Taylor Ritter No 215 East Cork Street Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock Assistant hostesses include Mrs Orge W Haddox Mrs H B McClintock V B McClintock Philip L Carper and Mrs Jy Summer The Lovetts and Miss Carbaugh travel to Washington DC today.
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Sunshine Club
Braddock Street Methodist Church
A. Taylor Ritter
East Cork Street
Orge W. Haddox
H. B
Brothers Together On U. S. 8 8 New York
Mr. Philip Carbaugh radioman on the U S 8 New York and his friend W M Vaughan yeoman spent the weekend with Carbaughs in Stephens City. They returned to Annapolis Sunday night to rejoin their ship for the midshipmen cruise touching Copenhagen Le Havre and Southampton. John Carbaugh also in the service was transferred to the U S S New York from the Norfolk training station and would join the ship this afternoon. The duo often share the same duty as brothers in the service.
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Philip Carbaugh
U. S
New York
W. M. Vaughan
Carbaugh
Stephens City
Annapolis
Copenhagen
le Havre
Southampton
John Carbaugh
U. S. S. New York
Norfolk
East Lynne Play Throng Prepares for Gala East Lynne
Dinner parties precede East Lynne Thursday at 8 15 as tickets sell rapidly. A. M. Field chairs the Little Theatre committee and a postperformance dance at Yorks plans tables for cast and guests from town and out of town. The gala event anticipates strong local turnout.
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Little Theatre
East Lynne
A. M. Field
Yorks
East Lynns
Annual Dance of Graduate Nurses at Winchester Hospital
The graduate nurses of Winchester Memorial Hospital plan their annual early summer dance on Thursday June 2 starting at 9 30 p m at Winchester Golf Club. Bob Riley's Cub orchestra will play. Tickets are available from hospital nursing staff.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Golf Club
Bob Riley
Winchester Rebekah Lodge to honor Mrs Meister at meeting
The Winchester Rebekah Lodge No 21 will hold its regular weekly meeting in Odd Fellows Hall this evening to honor Mrs Margaret Meister who represented the lodge at the Grand Lodge Convention in Lynchburg Virginia on May 23 24 and 25. She will report on the convention sessions. The Rebekahs plan to attend Madison Lodge Memorial Services on June 5 hoping for a large turnout.
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Winchester
Final Euterpian Concert Friday at Market Street Church
The Euterpian Club hosts its last season concert Friday June 3 at 8 15 p m in Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The Winchester String Ensemble led by Mrs Austin Sloat plays with the Community Chorus directed by Peter Yates Brinton and pianist Mrs Georgia Shoop Cather.
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Euterpian Club
Market Street Methodist’ Episcopal Church
Winchester String Ensemble
Austin Sloat
M76
Peter Yates Brinton
Georgia Shoop Cather
Winchester
Relatives Visit the Harpers and Guests in Berryville
Mr and Mrs Charles H Harper of this city host relatives over weekend with Mr and Mrs Lee Bradbury their son in law and daughter visiting from this city Mrs Bradburys parents. Mr Holmes Harper of Hagerstown Md son of the Harpers also staying. Mrs E B Timberlake of Amherst street ill but improving. Mr and Mrs Paul Portner of Washington DC visited over the weekend at Mrs Portners mother Mrs Mary Riley in Berryville.
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E. B. Timberlake
Amherst Street
Paul Portner
Washington, D. C
Thomas S. Vest
Suzanne Vest
North Loudoun Street
New York
D. A. Woodruff
Lousille Muroe
Eugene F. Smith
Katherine Smith
Baltimore, Md
Martin Wisecarver
Births and Visits Highlight Winchester Area News
Mr and Mrs Brown of Strasburg Va welcome a baby boy at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Elna Farr Brown and others from Washington and Maryland visit or travel for weekend gatherings. Clergy families and local residents travel to Alderson and Fayette counties for family events and music supervision. Included are health updates on Anthony Didawick and Dr A T Baker traveling to Pittsburgh for medical and professional engagements.
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Brown
Carl Brown
Strasburg
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Elna Farr
Wyers Cave
Anthony Didawick
Hanging Rock
W. Va
Gertie Leatherman
Davidsons Leave Weekend Visit for Colonial Village Home
Mr and Mrs C Ray Davidson who spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Robert Grove returned to their home in Colonial Village near Washington D C last night.
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C. Ray Davidson
Robert Grove
Colonial Village
Washington, D. C
Modern Etiquette Q and A on bridal bouquets and attire
The column answers etiquette questions by Roberta Lee. A bride not in white may carry a bouquet unless in a going away outfit or tailored suit. A valet should wear a dark business suit with white shirt and plain black tie. A cleric’s card should read The Reverend Arthur Hudson.
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Reverend Arthur Hudson
Rather Than Go Back personal crisis reports
The body of Albert Heinz, a young seaman held for deportation from Miami to Germany, was found in the Hudson off Hoboken. A letter in his pocket to Lou Annice Summers of Miami spoke of love and a vow to return alive or dead, with an April 6 warrant for assault attached from Miami dated Christmas Day 1937. The piece notes no clear link between Summers and the assault complainant.
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New York
Albert Heinz
Heinz
Miami
Fla
Germany
Hudson River
Hoboken
Lou Annice Summers
Honey
America
Ermany
Mississippi
Hitler
Albert
Louis J. Summers
Mrs Grace Bentzel Visits Winchester Friends
Mrs Grace Bentzel of Washington D C is the guest of friends in Winchester.
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Grace Bentzel
Washington, D.C
Winchester
Visitors and Family Gatherings Across Ohio
Toledo residents Mrs Belle Ritter on Millwood avenue hosts John Peery from Toledo and Mrs George Jenkins’s sister Lee Lanham from Washington spends Sunday with family here on National avenue. Mrs William C Grove tours Ohio visiting daughter Mrs J N Bowman in Toledo and son James Edward Grove and Mildred Grove in Cincinnati. Mr B A Ricker of Mechanicsville Maryland was a weekend guest of friends.
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Annie Hartley
Washington, D. C
Linda Morrison
Woodland Avenue
Messrs
Jessie and
Rex Hartley
Betty Sullivan
William Gaines
Washington
John Peery
Toledo, Ohio
Belle Ritter
Millwood Avenue
Lee Lanham
George Jenkins
National Avenue
William C. Grove
Ohio
J. N. Bowman
Toledo
James Edward Grove
Ander
Nea Mildred Grove
Cincinnati
B. A. Ricker
Mechanicsville, Md
Eternal Light memorial flame completed at Gettysburg
A $60,000 Eternal Light peace memorial at Gettysburg rises from a bronze urn to hold a perpetual flame. President Roosevelt will dedicate it on July 3 during the 75th anniversary observance, with a national ceremony for veterans of the Civil War. The flame will be fed by natural gas, costing about $1,000 yearly to keep alight, and the site will host thousands of veterans and related events during a week of observances.
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Gettysburg
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Regular Army
Secretary of War
Woodring
Mrs Havey and Bush Families Visit Local Friends
Mrs. Ethel Havey of Washington D C visits friends in the city. Mr Frederick Bush and family from Bethlehem Pa spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Alice Bush on East Piccadilly street.
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Ethel Havey
Washington, D. C
Frederick Bush
Bethlehem
Alice Bush
East Piccadilly Street
Philadelphia Pair Visited Local Hosts Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Raymond White of Philadelphia spent the past weekend with Mr and Mrs L D Grubbs of National Avenue, continuing a social visit and local hospitality.
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Raymond White
Philadelphia
L. D. Grubbs
National Avenue
Measure of Restraint Being Taken in Czechoslovakia
Publication last night called for compulsory military or civil air defense training for all ages six to 60 as part of self help. Hodza's government sought to appear conciliatory while expanding a no fly zone and outlining annual training hours for different age groups and genders. Sino-German talks expected. Hodza to meet Sudeten German MPs. Election mood grows as Henlein party wins large share of German votes.
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Milan Hodza
Foreign Office
Hodza
Henleim
Henlein
War on grasshoppers and gas masks in New Mexico
A satirical column by William Ritt pokes fun at wartime preparedness in New Mexico farmers battling grasshoppers, a Tootsie writer asking about gas masks, and whimsical asides on elephants in Africa and League of Nations quips. The piece ends with a quip about imagined cures for asthma through soap bubbles.
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New Mexico
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Waddle
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Hickory Green
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New York City
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H. Feville Stephenson
South Washington Street
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P. Lovett
Mason
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Haldeman
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Valley’ Avenue
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Maude Wisecarver
Fairview Avenue
W. O. Talbert
Morningside Drive
William Arbuckle
Springdale
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A. T. Mussen
Bruce Green
Wilmington
Del
Frank Blair
L. McKim Diffenderfer
Miss Eliza Diffenderfer
South Cameron Street
Nancy Bowly
Capt
Roy Ryden
Portsmouth
Chris Hockman
Miami, Fla
L. L. Hockman
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Katherine Dudley
Esther Dudley
George Earle Owen
A. T. Baker
Pittsburgh
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Hodgson and Brown
Wilmer F. Shryock
North Loudoun St
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P. O
Young America
Red Cross Cobbies
Huntsberry
Loudoun St
William Ritt
Tootsie
Africa
League of Nations
Pifer Printing CO
N. Loudoun St
Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sunshine Cleaners
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All United Food Stores
Big Joe
Cee
Bigg
Ming
G-E
General Electric
Sry
Anderson
E. Boscawen St
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