New Church Society For Methodists Organized In Lynchburg
Nearly 1200 delegates and visitors from 500 women's societies gathered at Court Street Methodist Church to organize a united church society. Bishop W. W. Peele urged broadening women's work to all church activities and installed new officers led by president Mrs. N. V. Coleman of Richmond.
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Lynchburg
al Um
Court Street Methodist Church
Sea of Methodism
Southern Methodist Church
N. V. Coleman
Richmond
Conference
W. W. Peele
Virginia
Peele
Peete
L. F. Havermale
Arlington
R. G. Pullen
Dinwiddie
R. M. White
Petersburg
Jacob Hevener
Staunton
Wesley Service Guilds
R. M. Hamilton
New News
T. F. Carro
Norfolk
J. H. Montgomery
J. N. Johnston
Roanoke
J. A. Richardson
T. E. Landis
E. O. Parkinson
Permanent Tags For Billboards In Virginia
Richmond October 9 Harold J Neale of the state highway department announced permanent aluminum tags for licensed billboards next year. As landscape engineer and director of the outdoor advertising control program he said licensees will keep the same tag number annually by paying a general fee. Cardboard tags with transparent wrapping have been used previously.
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Richmond
Harold J. Neale
State Highway Department
Neale
Outdoor Advertising Control Program
Shenandoah Officials Accept Resignations. Watts to Leave
Shenandoah Supervisors at its October meeting accepted the resignation of William Watts county sanitation engineer effective Oct 10. He will join the Viscose Company of Roanoke. Shenandoah also announced the resignation of Mrs. John Kelly as county trial justice clerk effective Nov 1. Virginia Newman was named as Williams clerk. In sports, Frank Pangle remained in favorable condition after a broken neck from a collision in a county league game. Julia Wilson, 10, remained critical but improving after a hit and run in Strasburg.
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William Watts
J. H. Bonner
Watts
Viscose Company
Roanoke
Bonner
John Kelly
Shenandoah County
Philip Williams
Virginia Newman
H. H. Newman
Edinburgh
Kelly
Washington
M. L. Walton, Jr
Williams
Walton
Frank Pangle
Strasburg
Shenandoah
Cora Miller
Julia Wilson
Homecoming Service Planned at Lebanon Lutheran Church
Miss Viola Wilson remains ill at home. Homecoming Service at Lebanon Lutheran Church set for Sunday Oct 13 with basket lunch. public invited. Local notes include visits by Miss Nina Lindamood and Miss Elsie Vincent, sickness of Mrs Dora Kreamer, and death of Oliver L. Godlove of Turtle Creek Pennsylvania.
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Lebanon
Viola Wilson
Nina Lindamood
Mine Bank
Frank Lindamood
Veda Hockman
Columbia Furnace
W. A. Hockman
Dora Kreamer
Gilbert Himelright
Doris
Branson Himelright
Washington, D. C
E. L. Himelright
Lebanon Lutheran Church
Elsie Vincent
Harry Bowman
Baltimore
E. D. Funkhouser
Minnie Colvin
James Orndorff
Laurel Hill
Paul Lindamood
Laura Funkhouser
Ella’ Snapp
Fawcetts Ap
Oliver L. Godlove
Turtle Creek
Wheatfield
Marie Smith
Franklin Godlove
Quintus Himelright
Peoples Drug Company
Ithe Me
Ete Fiengt
Himelright
J. F. Lindamood
W. L. Snarr
Harvest Progress Report on Fall Crops in Virginia
Progress in harvesting corn apples hay cotton and peanuts continues across Virginia for the week ending October 5. Weather data from the U S Weather Bureau notes near normal temperatures with light precipitation in most areas and some frost risk in western counties. Most major crops including barley tobacco soybeans cowpeas and lespedeza hay are near completion with corn and apples largely harvested while seeding of fall grains proceeds and livestock remains healthy.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Extension Division
Virginia Cooperative Crop
WEA
Norfolk
and Dale Enterprise
Richmond
Bedford
Hopewell
Williamsburg
Washington
Medford
Wytheville
Fredericksburg
Local Residents Listed in Family and Hospital Notes
The text names Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pingley and daughters Mary Alice Frances Lee and Bessie, Mrs. Maggie Cullers, Mrs. Robert Cullers, Mr. J. B. Singhass, Misses Gertie and Nina Lindamood, and Mrs. Martha Richard at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Otis Brown, previously under observation at Winchester Memorial Hospital, was returned home Saturday evening and is somewhat improved.
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Lee Pingley
Mary
Alice
Frances
Lee
Bessie
Maggie Cullers
Robert Cullers
J. B. Singhass
Gertie
Nina Lindamood
Martha Richard
Winchester Memorial Hos
Otis Brown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Young Peoples League to Meet in Brucetown
Brucetown notes report a Friday night meeting of the Young Peoples League at Miss Rhodelle Whitacre’s home. Nearby residents and visitors from Martinsburg Baltimore Columbus Welltown Lovettsville and other towns are listed as stopping by or visiting contacts over the past days.
North Mountain Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
North Mountain Va October 9. Mr and Mrs Ivan Miller and Miss Agnes Elliott were dinner guests at the home of Mr Carson Allamong. Mrs Edith Snapp spent Friday at Rev E B Smith in Albin. Edwin Marker of Opequon was a recent business visitor. Mr and Mrs Charles Burpo of Yonkers N Y are visiting at Mr Russell Feeleys. Rev E B Smith called on friends locally. Mr and Mrs Joseph Bean of Washington spent Sunday at their summer home here. Mrs Alice Good of Winchester was visiting relatives here.
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Brucetown
Young Peoples League
Rhodelle Whitacre
R. B. Moore
Winchester
Raleigh Jones
Columbus
Ohio
Dudley Jones
Martinsburg
W Va
Walter Brotherton
Berryville
R. Smith
J. B. Snapp
Baltimore
Mary Gay Marker
Opequon
Tom Price
Leo
Kathleen Catlett
Rosella Thompson
New Market
Wesley Brill
North Mountain
Ivan Miller
Agnes Elliott
Carson Allamong
Edith Snapp
E. B. Smith
Albin
Edwin Marker
Charles Burpo
Yonkers
N. Y
Russell Feeley
Mary Baldwin College Founding Celebrated in Staunton
Founders Day at Mary Baldwin College drew alumnae nationwide back to Staunton. A tea honored returning alumnae and guests as the college marked its early history. William Plumer Jacobs delivered the Founders Day address in the chapel where Woodrow Wilson was baptized.
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Rufus W. Bailey
Dartmouth
Maine
Ont Eee Ee
Staunton
Candidate Lists Mailed To Boards
Raymond L. Jackson sent letters to local electoral board secretaries listing candidates for president, vice president, House, Senate, and Presidential electors to prepare ballots for November 5. Presidential and Vice Presidential filings expired at midnight Sunday, while House and Senate deadlines were 60 days before election. Local boards will order ballot printing.
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Richmond
Raymond L. Jackson
The
Commonwealth
House
Senate
Reliance News: Local Visits and Labor Shifts
Miss Myrtle Keener of Washington DC visited her ailing father and left with her niece Miss Jean Derflinger. Rev W D Mitchell and wife take new posts at Singers Glen VA. Local residents move to Winchester for work while planning a Woman's Day program. References to village people, jobs, and a Bible science quote appear.
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Reliance
Myrtle Keener
Washington, D. C
Jean Derflinger
W. D. Mitchell
Singers Glen
Antioch
W. Va
Clara Bell Grover
William Stickley
Evelyn Wilcox
Toms Brook
C. H. Grover
Charles Town
National Fruit Product Company
Winchester
Geraldine Judy
Stewart
Martinsburg
Keith
W D. C
J. F. Judy
A. C. Stickley
Gilbert Brumback
Rockingham Turkey Festival opens with queen crowned
Harrisonburg prepares for the Rockingham National Turkey Festival with Seno rita Erma Castillo Najera arriving for a two day reign. Gov. James H. Price will crown her at Madison College on Thursday afternoon. The parade and events include 30 floats, 20 bands, and a big air show at the airport.
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Nburg
Harrisonburg
Ee County
Rockingham
Erma Castillo Najera
United States
Washington
Erma
James H. Price
Madison College
Elks Home
Spotswood Country Club
Follette
Harrisonburg High School
Main Street
Turkey
Endless Caverns
Edward M. Brown
Caverns
Shenandoah Valley
Washington descendant arrives in New York en route to England
A British Washington descendant arrives in New York from South America and heads to England to defend his homeland, continuing the family’s legacy as the lineage behind the Father of Our Country.
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George Washington
New York
South America
England
Dental Club Banquet At George Washington Hotel
The Northern Virginia Dental Study Club held its annual banquet at the George Washington Hotel. Dr. Miller Jr. of Front Royal led the program. Participants included Doctors Van Deusen Kerlin Slavin Knight and Morris. Three new members Clarke Johnson Birch were admitted. Officers elected: Dr. Allen Berryville president and Doctors Davis Kerlin Winchester secretary treasurer and corresponding secretary.
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Northern Virginia Dental Study Club
George Washington Hotel
Miller, Jr
Front Royal
van Deusen
Kerlin
Slavin
Knight
Morris
Clarke
Johnson
Birch
Dr. Allen
Berryville
Davis and
Winchester
Keyser
Snapp
Spitler
Miller
Miller Jr
Davis
Wunder
Allen
Madden
Fahrney
Grove
Harlee
Flanagan
Myers
Minghini
Clark
Hensley
Johnson and Morris
Radio Highlights and Programs October 8 Schedule
Radio guide lists programs across networks from 7:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. including WRC Maxwell Anderson revival Valley Forge on Cavalcade of America and WMAL Quiz Kids panel with Gerard Darrow Jack Lucas Geraldine Hamburg. Edward G Robinson Kilbourne Big Town and We Americans by Viola Spitzer air on WISV and WRC. US Attorney General Robert H Jackson delivers a campaign speech for Roosevelt on WISV with Democratic National Committee support.
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Maxwell Anderson
Valley Forge
Cavalcade of America
WMAL
Gerard Darrow
Jack Lucas
Geraldine Hamburg
Muriel Deutsch
Tommy Osato
Radio Guide
Edward G. Robinson
Ona Munson
Big Town
Kilbourne
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Paul Gallico
Spitzer
Viola Brothers Shore
Steve Fisher
Miss Spitzer
WISV
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
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New Church Society For Methodists
Christian Service Organization
Vicks Way
America
George W. Kurtz
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Spinkham
Byte Pinkham
Mary Baldwin College
Timothy
Firestone
Firestone Aunts Supply & Service Stores
Wwe
N. Braddock St
Gov. Price
Augusta Military Academy
Metropolitan Police Force
Oxen
Sunshine Cleaners
East Piccadilly
British
Dental Club
Mr. Keen
Dr. Know It All
Thomas
Fred Allen
Jerry Siegel
Superman
WRC
Eddie Cantor
Wwisv
E.C. Hill
Arch McDonne
Sullivan
the World Today
Meek
Amos 'N
Andy Lanny Ross Meet
Hollywood
Fred Waring
Cavalcade
Dr. Christian
Manhattan
Plantation
Roy Shield
Eddie
Cantor
Kay Kyser
Glenn Miller
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Orch
Alexandro
Heatherton
Eddie Zs Duchin
Desire
Pred Allen
Tina Aert Wut Ios Lil
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News
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Baukhage
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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