Social Scene Notes From Winchester Society News
Miss Willie Morris Snouffer of Berryville leaves for Goldsboro North Carolina to join the faculty there as head of the commercial and secretarial department. A tea hosted before departure drew a large gathering of friends and relatives including Mrs J Few Brown and several Misses Chew and Moore among others.
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Willie
Morris Snouffer
Berryville
Goldsboro
N. C
Snouffer
Misses Lake
J. Few Brown
Winchester
John Chew
Elizabeth Chew
New York
Joseph Ff. ‘Moore
Blackburn Smith
George West
Goodwin Williams
Pigen
Emily Powers
Etta Jones
Miss Thrift
Oklahoma
Misses Reese
Alexandra
Portia Baldwin
Annie Stribling
Dorothy Campbell
Miss Blackford
Shepherd
Mary Gold
Annie
Elizabeth Moore
Bettie
Kate Moore
Katherine McDonald
Fairfax Meade
Columbia
S. C
Mary Allen
Alice Ferguson
Locust Level party honors Huntsberry children
Master Billy Huntsberry and Miss Mary Katherine hosted a social at Locust Level the summer home of their parents Mr and Mrs W E Huntsberry. About fifty young friends attended games and sports followed by refreshments.
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Billy Huntsberry
Mary Katherine Huntsberry
W. E. Huntsberry
Leesburg Flower Show at Thomas Barch Library
Garden Club of Winchester and Clarke County invited to exhibit at Leesburg Flower Show on Thursday September 16 starting 3 o clock. Exhibits include named dahlias roses garden flowers zenias table and house decorations potted plants and children’s wildflower arrangement with rules on exhibit times and origin of flowers. Local residents attend as guests and visitors in Leesburg Virginia.
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Garden Club of
Winchester
Clarke County
Leesburg
Thomas Barch
Visitors and locals mingle as summer guests depart
Mrs. Roy Richards and family return to Birmingham after spending summer in Clarke County. Visitors arrive from Chicago and Philadelphia, with residencies noted in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Pittsburgh, Washington and Hazard. Several locals travel to Farmville, Baltimore, Hagerstown, and Lake Worth while church and social events are planned in Winchester.
Local residents on visits and travel around Winchester
Mrs. Emory Shaner leaves for Columbia South Carolina to spend time before returning to Tampa. Mr. C C Moler of Hagerstown visits on business. Mrs. Ward Shank and Mrs. Samuel H Miller of Harrisonburg are guests of Garland Hansbrough family. Agnes Jones improves after tonsil surgery at Memorial Hospital. Ethel Morris departs for Washington to attend school. Margaret Anderson of Washington visits Winchester. Mildred Lee Grove returns to Stephens City from Charlottesville. Walter Dent heads to Philadelphia then Baltimore for University of Maryland. Mrs H W Rodgers returns to Pittsburgh after visiting Mrs A P Holland. A R Holland, Miss Brentie Holland and Edward Holland stay with Rev B A Hoenshell at Basic City.
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Conrad Stotler
Marie Birkshire
Pittsburgh
Howard Stotler
E. W. Steel
Washington
EB. C. Nevile
Philadelphia
Ethel Morris
Charlottesville
Silas Henry
Senseney Road
Emory Shaner
Lula Conrad
John Quick
North Kent Street
Columbia
S. C
Tampa
Fla
Ward Shank
Samuel H. Miller
Harrisonburg, Va
Garland Hansbrough
Walter Dent
Baltimore
University of Maryland
A. R. Holland
Brentie Holland
Edward Holland
B. A. Hoenshell
Basic City, Va
Weather outlook predicts showers early in week
The weather bureau reports the North and Middle Atlantic States can expect showers Monday or Tuesday, followed by fair middle days and clear weather by Tuesday. Warmer conditions are forecast for Thursday to end the week.
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The
Associated Press
Wahington
Weather Bureau
North
Middle Atlantic
Beauty Prize Is Captured By Oklahoma Girl
Miss Tulsa Norma Smallwood won Miss America 1926 in Atlantic City. A sophomore at Oklahoma State College for Women Chickasha, she is a tall blue eyed beauty with chestnut hair, Grecian features, and a poised classic look.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
Miss Tulsa
Norma Smallwood
Oklahoma State College For Women
Chickasha
Miss Tulea
General Stock Market Edges Down Amid Mixed Signals
New York readers note a tentative stock session with overall drift lower as lack of public support weighs on prices. Mercantile activity remains strong in volume despite earnings and sales reports, offset by steel tonnage decline a price cuts in autos and firm money rates. About 700000 shares traded closing irregular.
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New York
Mercantile
Spain Resigns From League Of Nations
Geneva dispatch reports Spain has resigned from the League of Nations today marking a major shift in international diplomacy. The move comes as tensions rise in Europe amid mounting political realignments and questions about the League’s role in maintaining peace.
Two Men Sentenced to Hang for Judge Murder in Alabama
Clyde Reese Bachelor and Hay Leonard were sentenced to be hanged on October 22 for the murder of Judge Lamar C. Smith. Leonard testified he shot the judge at Bachelor's instigation. Bachelor filed notice of appeal, staying execution.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Clyde Reese Bachelor
Hay Leonard
Lamar C. Smith
Bachelor
Leonard
Judge Smith
Bach
Spelling Exponent Attempts Suicide in Yonkers
Dr Abraham Gideon, educator and leader in the simplified spelling movement, attempted death by own action by slashing his throat with a razor. He was found in the bathroom by his daughter after the family dog barked, and physicians said he would likely die from blood loss.
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Associated Press
Yonkers
N. Y
Abram Gideon
Four Women Lace Smugglers Arrested in Vermont
Four women posing as Franciscan nuns from Falls River Boston and New Bedford were arrested in St. Albans Vermont on a plot to smuggle drugs and more than $5,000 worth of lace into the United States. Names given include Sisters Isarr Perfetu Locoro Sagrado and Olivia. A separate incident in Richford involved three women dressed as nuns found with yards of French lace hidden under their garments after boarding a train at Montreal.
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Associated Press
St: Albans
Order of
Franciscan Sisters
Falls River
Boston
New Bedford
United States
Isarr
Perfetu Locoro
St. Anthony's Convent
Mass
Sagrado
Our Lady Gloria
Olivia
Our Lady of Good Hope
ST. Albans
Canadian Pacific
Richford
Montreal
Two More To Be Arrested In Hall Mills Case
Warrants for the arrest of two persons as material witnesses in the Hall Mills case will be issued this afternoon by Justice William Sutphen. Official sources indicate arrests will follow promptly after the warrants are issued.
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Hall-Mills
Summerville
N. J
William Sutphen
Girl Quits Life By Railroad Incident In Stephens City
Eyewitnesses claim different scenarios after a Stephens City girl attempted suicide by stepping before an advancing locomotive. Miss Reed, daughter of James B. Reed and wife, worked near the M.J. Grove Lime plant and runs a Stephens City barber shop on Saturdays.
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Stephens City
Miss Reed
James B. Reed
M.J. Grove Lime Company
Man Identified as Car Thief Gil bert Tyree in Jail
Gil bert Tyree of Nelson county Virginia, identified as the man who stole Mrs. Rich E. Byrd's Chai sedan in Kansas July 30 and abandoned it in Cadiz Ohio. He is in Leavenworth jail awaiting requisition to Nelson county for trial on multiple charges including automobile theft and jail escape.
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Rich E. Byrd
Cadiz
Ohio
Gilbert Tyree
Nelson County
Leavenworth
Pannett
K. M
Tyree
Nelson
Winchester
U S Keeps World Tennis Leadership Seventh Straight Win
At Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia the United States clinched its seventh consecutive Davis Cup title with Richards and Williams defeating Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet 6 4 6 4 6 2. Big Bill Tilden also beat Jean Borsa and Little Bill Johnson beat Rene La Costa securing the necessary three points.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
America
Richards
Williams
France
Jacques Brugnon
Henri Cochet
Rles
Bill”. Tilden
Jean Borsa
Bill” Johnson
Reni la Costa
Germantown’ Cricket Club
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