Birthday Surprise for Mr. Bob Long at Opequon
A surprise birthday dinner for Mr. Bob Long was hosted by Mr. J. H. Brill at Opequon on his sixty first birthday. Thirty three guests from Washington Woodstock and Baltimore attended including families of the honoree and friends from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Brill
Opequon
Bob Long
Washington
Woodstock
Baltimore
W. R. Grabill
Hugh Brill
Henry Bell
J. H. Lineburg
A. J. Counsil
Tom Long
H. Ritter
Holmes Rogers
William Clem
J. Singhass
W. Boone
L. Carpenter
Weekly Social Calendar Highlights and Meetings
Social calendar lists Wednesday events at 7:00 p m Young People's Choir First Baptist Church 7:30 p m Handley Library Little Theatre Sun-Up rehearsal 8:00 p m Winchester Tea Benevolent Order 8:15 p m Grace Lutheran Adult Choir Thursday 12:30 p m Rotary Club luncheon George Washington Hotel 7:30 p m Handley Library Friday 1 p m American Legion Robert Y Conrad Post luncheon George Washington Hotel 8:00 p m Dance by Girls Athletic Club Kiwanis Lions luncheon at George Washington Hotel.
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The
First Baptist Church
Handley Library
Winchester Tea Benevolent Order
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Girls Athletic Club
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
West Virginia Daughters of the Confederacy Meet in Charles Town
The West Virginia Division UDC opened a three day session in Charles Town with 50 delegates. Headquarters are at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel. sessions at the Episcopal parish house. Local officers presided as mayor Frank R. Cockrill welcomed attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Charles Town
Thomas Jefferson Hotel
Episcopal Parish House
Lawson Botts
Leetown
George M. Beltzhoover, Jr
Frank R. Cockrill
Theodore Brown
D. A
Charles L. Reed
Huntington
Carrie Roush
Martinsburg
J. Prestley Lindsey
Parkersburg
R. M. Thomason
Clarksburg
D. E. French
Bluefield
F. J. Brooke, Jr
Charleston
M. Hilda Lingamfelter
Hedgesville
Fred Mitchell
Morgantown
R. Fletcher
Alderson
Julia M. Wintz
Fishing Party Reels In Eight For Chesapeake Trout
A fishing party of eight local men fished the Chesapeake Bay near Deal Maryland last night. Donald McFadden caught the first and largest fish a three pound trout. Other anglers were Denny Grim Emory Snapp Leonard Miller William VanMeter Brady Largent C C Brannon and W B Snider. Mrs Robert Y Conrad and daughter Bobbie left today for Baltimore to spend the winter and for Bobbie to resume her school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
Deal
Donald McFadden
Denny Grim
Emory Snapp
Leonard Miller
William VanMeter
Brady Largent
C. C. Brannon
W B. Snider
Robert Y. Conrad
Bobbie
Baltimore
Visiting Baptist minister revival and travel notes
The Rev. E. W. Webster of Huntington West Virginia is visiting Winchester, teaching Sunday School at several churches and renewing old acquaintances. Also reported are travel updates on Mr. and Mrs. Harry Steele of Kernstown returning from Dayton and Chicago with Mr. J. W. Tidler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Webster
Huntington
W. Va
Mr. Webster
First Baptist Church
United Brethren Church
Burnt Presbyterian Church
Berkeley County
Winchester
Chicago
Harry Steele
Kernstown
Dayton
Ohio
Century of Progress
J. W. Tidler
GE Salesmen Prize Offer In Nation Campaign
General Electric will award cash prizes totaling 100000 to GE appliance salesmen to boost efforts in a nationwide campaign ending October 31. The J S Miller Company, local dealers, announced the incentive which adds to regular commissions and ties to GE's Knights of Refrigeration sales campaign. Eligible are all GE refrigerator and appliance sales staff in the specialty department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
J. S. Miller Company
Knights of
President Returns to Capital After Hyde Park Vacation
President Roosevelt arrives at Union Station at 8:45 a m from Hyde Park and proceeds to the White House after a brief public welcome. He defies etiquette by wearing a straw hat in late September drawing photographers and light commentary on traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Hyde Park
President II
Union Station
White House
Roosevelt
Farley Re elected New York Democratic State Chairman
Postmaster general James A. Farley was unanimously re elected state chairman of the New York Democratic Party. Governor Herbert Lehman said Farley agreed to continue, with the state committee to vote before today’s convention session. Lehman noted the move aims to bolster November efforts to elevate Roosevelt’s home state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
James A. Farley
Herbert H. Lehman
Farley
State Committee
Lehman
New York State
Roosevelt
Court Denies Pierpont Appeal in Sheriff Slaying Case
Ohio Supreme Court dismissed Harry Pierponts appeal from a death sentence for the Lima sheriff Jess Larber murder. The court set October 17 for Pierponts execution and also dismissed Makley appeal as moot after his death during an attempted prison break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbus
Harry Pierpont
Jess Larber
Lima
Ohio Supreme Court
Pierpont
Makley
Twenty Seven Apply for Jobs in C. C. C. Camps
Twenty seven applicants from Winchester and Frederick County seek 25 positions in C C C camps. The quota assigns 15 to the city and 10 from the county. Some city applicants were rejected for admission requirements. a portion of the quota may be allotted to the county if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. C. Camps
Winchester
Frederick County
Four Basic Farm Crops See 101 Percent Higher Prices
In Chicago Sep market data under the Agricultural Adjustment Act shows four basic crops hogs and cotton prices about 101 percent above the late Sept 1932 level. June and April figures reveal varying gains while hogs and corn lead increases. tax excluded from hogs. December wheat up 92 percent from 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Kiwanis Scouts Dedicate First U S Highway Aid Station
After a luncheon at the George Washington Hotel Kiwanis members went to Sion Hill Tourist Home to dedicate a highway first aid station. Six Boy Scouts from Winchester helped erect signs by automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Sion Hill
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
United States
Wane Bena
State Education Board Member Visits Winchester County
Kenneth F. Lee of Richmond, a member of the State Board of Education, toured Winchester and Frederick County with Leslie D. Kline visiting Steph ens City school amid ongoing improvements focused on sanitary facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth F.lee
Richmond
State Board of Education
Winchester
Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Stephens City
Gets Lashes For Gasoline Thefts
In Port Golborne Ontario magistrate J C Massie sentenced two youths to 10 strokes of the strap for stealing gasoline from the Finch automobile of Kenmore New York. The judge called the theft nearly as serious as piracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Port Golborne
Ont
Ontario
J. C. Massie
W. H. H. Finch
Kenmore
N. Y
Curse of Sin Ably Discussed By Revivalist
The Rev. H. R. Carlton preached at the First Baptist Church on Sin Its Curse and Its Cure. He argued sin arises from free will and that Christ’s blood cleanses all sin while stressing church membership alone cannot save. A sermon followed a 7:45 p.m. song service with more talks planned through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
John
H. R. Carlton
First Baptist Church
Mr. Carlton
John the Baptist
Jesus
Christ
John Bunyan
Stabilization of Dollar and Pound Being Considered
London reports renewed talk of stabilizing the dollar and the pound following the Geneva decision to universalize gold as currency basis. British observers question franc stability while US experts from Cornell University bolster belief that pre stabilization maneuvers may occur soon in London and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Geneva
George F. Warren
Frank A. Pearson
Cornell University
Washington
Dr. Sager Admitted to Washington Police and Fire Board
Dr. Warren W. Sager was named to the Board of Police and Fire Surgeons in Washington to replace Dr. William D. Marbury who resigned. A Mayo Clinic affiliated surgeon, Sager previously lived in Winchester and studied at Washington and Lee University before practicing surgery in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Sager
Washington
Warren W. Sager
Board of
Police and Fire Surgeons
William D. Marbury
Sager
Mayo Brothers
Winchester
Melvin Sager
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Sheestaan Om
Stanley Bemer
Another School For the Colored Adults Projected
At the request of L D Kline county superintendent Rev Dr H M Mickens visited Stephens City and completed setup for a government school for negro adult education with 21 members aged 16 to 67 and grades from first to ninth. A steering committee named Charles Pine chairman and Mrs Catherine Curry and Mrs Dollie Turner. Dr John Brown Rev J W Dockett and Rev Laws attended and spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Kline
H. M. Mickens
Stephens City
Kline
Mickens
Charles Pine
Catherine Curry
Dollie Turner
John Brown
J. W. Dockett
Winchester
Laws
Personal and Social Notes From Millwood
Miss Rosalind Huidekoper returns to Ruxton Md after visiting Millwood guests include Miss Leath Symington Miss Nancy Symington and Miss Page Nelson Huidekoper at Long Branch with Miss Edith Whitridge Other locals guests include Mrs John K Britton and Miss Margaret Evans Mrs Edward G Butler and Mrs Donald Gilpin travel to Washington while Mrs Donald Gilpin sails to Amsterdam to meet daughter Dorothy Gilpin at Kentmere with relatives Mrs Ann Meade visits from Baltimore and Dr Armstead Welbourne to hold services at Christ Church Millwood and Emmanuel Chapel Boyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Hugh M. Nelson
John K. Britton
Great Barrington
Mass
Margaret Evans
Edward G.butter
Washington
Donald Gilpin
Colorado Springs
Kentmere
Gilpin
Kenneth M. Gilpin
Amsterdam
Dorothy Gilpin
Paris
Robert W. Hale
Herbert Li Vnastan Satterlee
Greenwich
Miss Estes
Local Social News and Travel Inquiries Across Washington Area
Mrs Courtney Byrd Jones and her son M F Henry Jones of Isabella Tennessee drove to Washington to visit Miss Juliette B Jones. Mr M F Henry Jones and Mr Walter Roestler Jr plan trips to Jamaica Jamaica Island to see N Jones with the New York Racing Association. Guests include Miss Elizabeth Chew Mr and Mrs John Chew Scarsdale and Mr John Manuel and Mr Buzet Roberts Philadelphia. Mrs George H Burwell hosted dinner guests Miss Margaret Evans Mrs John Townsend Burwell and Mrs John K Britton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Post Mitchell
Christ ° S Church
Millwood
Ee Chapel
Washington
Juliette B. Jones
M. F. Henry Jones
Woodbine
Walter Roestler, Jr
Jamaica
S. 1
N. Jones
New York Racing Association
Roestler
Great Neck
Charles Con
John K. Britton
Margaret Evans
John Townsend Burwell
Mrs Nannie Chapman Seeks Divorce From Ewel Chapman
Mrs Nannie P Chapman has filed for divorce from her husband Ewel Chapman. Grounds cited are desertion. She currently resides with relatives in the Star Tannery neighborhood of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie P. Chapman
Ewel Chapman
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Bob. Long
Uv. D. C. of
Capezio
Huntsberry
Presbyterian Church
Floyd Haines
McKinley Chapter
McKinley
Order of the Eastern Star
Palace Theatre
Sartelle
Alexandria
Mary Sartelle
E. B. Sartelle
South Loudoun Street
St. Agnes’ School
Jack Wilkins
New York
Elmer Bowen
John Mallon
Hagerstown, Md
Charles Hirth
Lewis Hyde
Mary Hyde
Virginia’ Tayloe Boyd
Emily Brant
Reading, Pa
Anne Brooke Kern
Austin H. Morgan
Radford, Va
W. A. Baker
Thornhill Cee
South Washington Street
Fhazazani
Loudoun St
Rock Creek
Vicks
Stainless
Benjamin Franklin
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Mrs. Donald Gilpin
Are Pindeinens‘ee
Oak Park
Emil
Federal Housing Administration
Commercial & Savings Bank
Yang
Knox
Stetson
Dobbs
For
Margaret L. Hodgson
Nannie Chapman
Brooks
Brooks’ Pharmacy
RB. G. A. Grocer
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Lovett Brothers
A. M. Swimley
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