Social and Personal Notes From Martinsburg Events
Social column recounts a wedding dinner at N H Shockeys Martinsburg guests include Mr and Mrs West and Gettle family. Engagement announced for Constance Simmons du Pont to Colgate W Darden Jr of Norfolk with prior presentation to society. Various local residents host, visit and travel to towns such as Berkeley Springs Winchester Clarke county and Richmond with many relatives neighbors and out of town guests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene FE. du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Constance Simmons du Pont
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Norfolk
du Pont
Darden
Colgate We
Franklin
Aviation Corps
Columbia University
New York
Plant Sale At Flower Show In Handley School Auditorium
The regional flower show on September 29 at Handley School auditorium features a plant sale. A large club membership and generous donations promise abundant bulbs seeds tools and assorted plants. Members are urged to donate by September 26 to Mrs Leigh Fuller and may contribute surplus seeds or plants for holiday greenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sthe
Handley School
Leigh Fuller
Roanoke arrest not William Whirley identified
Roanoke police arrest of a stranger believed to be Bill Whirley, alleged Clarke county slayer of Archibald Armel in 1926, is ruled not him after jailhouse identification by Charles M. Broun. Earlier Clarke county skeleton believed to be Whirley, possibly suicide to avoid electric chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
William Whirley
Archibald Armel
Clarke County
Whirley
Charles M. Broun
Berryville
The
Star
Mr. Broun
City
Smallwood
Bill Whirley
S. Clarke County
Madigan Family Tragedy Shakes Virginia Community
Mrs. Robert Madigan near Double Tollgate remains in a serious unconscious state after a stroke, unaware her husband Robert was shot and killed a week earlier by Leo Madigan who is jailed in Winchester. John Madigan, father of the siblings, is gravely ill after being beaten when trying to disarm Leo after the shooting. slight improvement offers cautious hope for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Madigan
Double Tollgate
Front Royal Road
Star
Leo Madigan
Winchester
Madigan
Madligan
John Madigan
Robert
Grimes Gleanings: Local Marriage Surprise
The Grimes Grimesville notice reports the Sept 20 marriage of John Carper and Lucy McCoy in Grimes Virginia. The couple, longtime friends from Stephenson County, wed recently and friends wish them long and happy lives together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
John Carper
Lucy McCoy
Stephenson
Community notes recount hospital progress and local visits
The report mentions Mr. Jacob Randall known as Daddy recovering well in the hospital and glad to see old friends. It notes Mr. and Mrs. John Unger with daughter Gladys visiting from Berkeley Springs, and the harvest of late apples beginning with good quality crop. Ellis Randall family moved into a new home rebuilt after a recent fire. Sannah Scott of Cedar Hill died last week and was mourned by many white and colored friends at her funeral. Weekend visitors included Lula Clemon and Vernon Rodgers of Baltimore plus relatives Jeanette Elizabeth Rodgers and Harry Sedgmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Randall
Daddy
John Unger
Gladys
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Cedar Hill
Here
James Grim
Lula Clemmon
Grim
Vernon Rodgers
Jeanette
Elizabeth Rodgers
Shenandoah Valley Plans Early Film of Region
Shenandoah Valley Inc announces start of a comprehensive moving picture reel to feature historic sites caverns Natural Bridge parks and town life across the valley. Daniel Kavanaugh secretary and Daniel Wavaugh director will supervise filming with Staunton based Strand and New Theatres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Daniel Kavanaugh
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Mr. Kavanaugh
Daniel Weinberg
Strand and New Theatres
Staunton
The
Valley Organization
Baltimore
Washington
Harrisburg
Richmond
Moving Picture
Wavanaugh
Chambers of Commerce
Jetter
Wll
Will of Mrs. Rose Burton Snyder Benefits Winchester Hospital
The last will and estate of Mrs. Rose Burton Snyder is probated in Winchester. Winchester Memorial Hospital is residuary legatee along with several nieces and nephews, with life income to sisters Genevieve and Minnie Burton. Household goods go to Genevieve Burton. a trust backs the remaining estate for the sisters until both die, then the fund to the hospital and listed heirs. The will, executed June 24, leaves the bank as trustee with $50,000 bond posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Lee Burton Snyder
John Meade Snyder
James H. Burton
Corporation Clerk
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Genevieve Burton
Minnie E. Burton
Percy V. Burton
James Henry Burton
Anne K. MacMillan
Virginia Maury Burton
Minnie BE. Burton
Francis Burton
Snyder
Harold Sheetz, Jr
Genevieve
No. 95
Lee Street
Commercial and Savings Bank
Ralph Burton
Guy Burton
Eugenia Flippin
Frances Burton
Joseph Tearney
John Tearney
Eugenia Tearney Maskall
Kate
Chicago Bandits Snatch $95,000 and Make a Get-Away
Six armed robbers halted an automobile carrying a Cicero National Bank official and three bank staff. They seized $95,000 en route to the American State Bank, forced the car to stop at the curb, and endangered the victims to avoid detection as passing traffic looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Bandits
Associated Press
Chicago
Cicero National Bank
Cicero Bank
American State Bank
Capon Bridge Local Happenings Highlight Visits and School Start
Capon Bridge residents report visits from Akron Ohio guests and local families as D H Shuler home hosts gatherings. Outlook to a successful term as school begins with teachers listed including Prof E Grant Nine and Pearl Griffin among others.
Notice of Separate Debts by Spouse Bertha Stottlemyer
Public notice states that after separation Bertha Stottlemyer will incur no debts from the husband MO Stottlemeyer and he will not be responsible for any such obligations. Dated September 19 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Stottlemyer
MO Stottlemeyer
Christmas Commentary: Cars Replace Walking In Daily Life
Jackson Center News notes that widespread auto use and declining walking increase overall mileage and reflect changing daily habits during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Center
Dempsey Tunney Title Fight Nears As Court Foes Rally
Chicago reports the Dempsey Tunney heavyweight bout moves toward ring action with court actions sidelined. Tex Rickard and Billy Gibson advise Dempsey’s comeback while referee and judges names stay secret until fight night. Odds shift toward Dempsey as bets pour in from New York and other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason BE. Taylor
Associated Press
Chicago
Soldiers’ Field
State Athletic Commission
Clements
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Elmer L. Williams
Tex Rickard
Billy Gibson
Gene Tunney
Leo Flynn
Dempsey
Boxing Commission
Rickard
Ringsiders
New York
Tunney
Philadelphia
Hurricane survivors recall harrowing west coast storm
Survivors arriving in San Francisco from Mazatlan aboard the City of Panama recounted a monstrous hurricane off Mexico with 60 foot waves and 400 pound rocks. Captain Charles J Holland risked staying at sea to save families as the ship rode out the storm near Vajaros Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mexico
Mazatlan
Panama Mall
City of Panama
Panama
Charles J. Holland
Vajaros Island
Miuzatlan
Marathin
Two Die In Aerial Derby After Plane Crashes In Mist
The article reports two fatalities in an aerial derby near Fonte, Pennsylvania, describing dangerous hops amid heavy rain and fog. Pilot Miller recounts extreme danger with limited visibility about 500 feet and difficulties during the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonte
Miller
Five-Ply Engine Bears Through Storm to Bellefonte Arrival
A pilot described rain near Bellefonte that soaked a magneto and stalled the motor. Despite dropping through tree tops, he repaired one cylinder and then seven, landing the craft in Bellefonte after a perilous descent. Six o'clock start at Rosevelt Field marked the cross country flight to Spokane. Twenty five light planes left at 6:01 am EST, finishing takeoffs by 6:32 am with synchronized precision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefonte
Rosevelt Field
New — York
Spokane
Wash
Diffenderfer Will Probate Grants City Property To Daughters
The will of Mrs. Catherine Diffenderfer, who died recently in the city, was probated yesterday. She left residences on South Braddock street to her two daughters, Mrs. R. Frank Barr and Mrs. Nellie R. Smith, with life occupancy reserved for her husband Captain Edward H. Diffenderfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Diffenderfer
Corporation Clerk
South Braddock Street
R. Frank Barr
Nellie R. Smith
Edward H. Diffenderfer
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Mrs. Shockey
N. H. Shockey
New York Avenue
Martinsburg
Wva
West
Cettle
Faulkner Avenue
Gettle
Clyde McDaniel
Port Sade
Ki. Janney Whitacre
A. M. Mason
Elsie Whitacre
Maggie
Shockey
Shockeysville
Vat
Charles Shade
Oscar
Glengary
Philip Shade
de Haven
A.C. Unger
Stotler’s Cross Roads
Peter Dick
Greenwood
Hollis Henry
Jessie
Edna
Belle Wheat
Earl EB. Shade
Lucia Shade
Baxton Kerns
B. Shockey
Professor Fries
Harris O’rouke
Jane Barney
Miss du Pont
Mrs. Grant
Walter Hardest
Berryville Pike
Olivia Grant
Helen Grant
Mr. Garland Spillman
Garland Spillman
Carson. Spillman
National Avenue
School of Pharmacy
Medical College of Virginia
Spillman
Handley High School
W. H. McKnee
C. G. Hiltzheimer
Bluefield
T. M. Hiltzheier
Adam Forney
Misses Pearl
Annie Grim
Harry Wingfield
C. B. Pifer
Horace McKinster
Earl Leech
Upperville
Annie Reardon
P. E. Powers
Strasburg, Va
J. W. Chandler
Staunton, Va
G. F. House
Joseph Moore
Sam O'Neal
Vaucluse
Harry Warden
John Lee
Stone Bridge
B. M. Carter
Stephens City
Flemings
Rippon
Mayo Frye
Capon Bridge
R.R. Payton
Woodstock
J. C. Sherman
R. L. Pangle
O. C. Cooner
Strother
Mary Sherman
Union Memorial Hospital
Clara V. Fultz
Front Royal
Strickler House
C. N. Barker
V. Trimmer
Old Church, ‘A
Mrs. Dunlap
Mrs. Vandeventer
Poyce
Lloyd Agnewardson
Lloyd Az_en, Jr
Charleston
S. C
Gray Gables’ Inn
Messrs
Seabury Davies
H. R. Kern, Jr
University of Virginia
W. J. Hottle
Virginia
North Carolina
Marjorie Kremer
Northern Virginia Power Company
Chambersburg, Pa
E. Eleanor Robinson
Dayton, Va
Evelyn Wisecarver
Farmville, Va
State Teachers’ College
Miss Sherman
Sidney Miler
Taneyhill
Franklin Smaltz
Lacey Brumback
Louisa Rodgers
Irvin Halsted
Emmett
Geraldine Diller
Carlisle
Edwin Davis
Enola
Anna Mae Snake
North Braddock Street
Lynn Harper
Brunswick, Md
Boehm
North Cameron Street
Gertrude Schneider
McLean, Pa
George S. Shackelford, Jr
M. W. Perguson
J. P. Fishburn
Louise Fishburn
George Washington Hotel
Emma Eleanor Robinson
Douglas Barnett
Kildare
Huntsberry’s
Winchester’s
Finest Shoe Store
North Main Street
Rey
Dancer Sues
Wallace Beery
Juanita Montanya
Garber Mfg. CO
South Braddock St
Berlin
Judge Rutherford
International Illustrated News
John M. Snyder
Bruce Swartz
Akron
Ohio
D. R. Shuler
D. H. Shuler
W. Homer Shuler
Norman White
Bobbie
Thelma Lear
Cumberland
E. S. Nixon
T. J. Funkhouser
Dwight Yates
Frank Qerna
Ernest Eaton
Joseph Shanholtz
Hetzel Whitlock
Clyde Schaffenaker
Frank Schaffenaker
Memorial Hospital
S. J. Goode
Conrad Gill
D. K. Shaler
Cogde
Joshua Oates
A. D. McKee
E Grant Nine
Pearl Griffin
Kathryn Richardson
Orion Hiett
Clyde Shenholtzer
Finley Pugh
Arthur Slonaker
Perfecto
Winchester Wholesale Gro. Co. Distributors
Davidrafp
Penta
Otto Porooa
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