Social calendar highlights week events in Martinsburg and Winchester
Sunday 6 p m Union Easter program at Reformed church 8 p m youth in Conquest stage play Martinsburg Christian Endeavor Society Tuesday 12 30 p m Lions Club George Washington Hotel 8 p m Modern Woodmen Camp 15 510 North Loudoun Street Wednesday 12 30 p m Kiwanis George Washington Hotel 8 p m Elks Winchester Lodge 8 15 p m Adult Choir Grace Lutheran Thursday 12 45 p m Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Friday 12 30 p m American Legion Robert Y Conrad Post activities
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Union
Christian Endeavor
the Reformed Church
Christian Endeavor Society Society of
Martinsburg
W. Va
Christian Church In
Church of Christ Here
Lions’ Club
George Washington Hotel
Modern Woodmen of America
Lodge Hall
North
Loudoun Street
Kiwanis “Club
Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Reguareee and
Anehebes
Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
Narcissus Show Draws Ladies and Notables to Alexandria
A large Alexandria Narcissus Show draws many attendees from Virginia and nearby states. B Y Morrison of Washington and Mrs. Floyd Harris of Aldie exhibit unusual displays, with Harris representing the Garden Club of Virginia. The Alexandria Garden Club wins the Garden Club of America medal. B G Fernald of Martinsville takes the Sweepstake cup. More than 450 exhibits fill the Armory with participants from numerous clubs and narcissus growers. A Cedarville birthday party honors Willie Funk on his twenty first birthday with a large guest list and festivities.
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Alexandria
B. Y. Morrison
Washington
Floyd Harris
Aldie
Stoke
Harris
Garden Club of
Virginia
Archie
Winchester
Caroline Hunter
Hunter
William Irvin
Archie Speer
Purcellville
Susan Colston
Fred Glaize
Ellen Boyd
Virginia T. Boyd
George Patterson
South Carolina
Dudley Field
Allen Bond
Henry Baker
Alexandria Garden Club
Garden Club of America
Armory
B. G. Fernald
Martinsville
States
Willie Funk
Jesse Funk
Cedarville
Willie
Mr. Funk
Marguerite Groves
Mary Morrison
Helen Seekford
Margaretta Morrison
Verla Morrison
Katherine Seekford
Agnes
Scott of Abbotsford and the Scottish literary bloom
A biographical sketch traces Walter Scott from his clan roots, early life and education, through his legal and literary shifts, to his triumphs with Minstrelsy and Waverley, his Abbotsford estate, and his later financial crash before his death at Dryburgh Abbey. It also notes local civic items about the Century Club and a new baby for Mr. and Mrs. George Noell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Byron
Scott
Walter Scott
House of Stuart
Beardie
Sir Walter
Alex
Edinburgh
Anne Rutherford
Sande Knows
University of Edinburgh
Williamina Belches
Margaret Charpentier
Waverley
North
Abbotsford
Dryburgh Abbey
Fred L. Glaize
PWA
CCC
Europe
Century Club
Miss Farrars Demonstration Weekly Program Highlights Local 4-H Activities
Weekly schedule outlines field work and meetings for multiple 4-H clubs plus home demonstration groups from Tuesday through Saturday. Notable events include foods and canning budgets, poultry and gardening instruction, and social hours led by club leaders. Returns include family updates on Mrs. Holmes Withers and Mr. J A Hotinger attending events.
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Middletown
F. L. Derflinger
Ruby Beaty
Jones
Gore
J. C. Bowman
Frederick County
Court House
Winchester
Mt. Williams
Round Hill 4-H Club
Miller 4-H Club
Three youths die in motorcycle collision near Middle Town
A fatal crash on the Cedar Creek highway left John Hopewell dead and two others critically injured after a horse drawn wagon crossed into the path of a car driven by Irvin Williams. A motorcycle with three riders struck the car, causing severe damage and pinning all three beneath it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Williams
Snapp Williams
Frank Lovett
Williams
Hopewell
Madigan
Miller
Friendship Fire Company
Lester Forney
George F. Miller
Prende
J. Paul Samsell
Edward Madigan
Gibson Shull
Cedar Creek Hill
Middletown
Evelyn Lemley
Harrison Miller
Young Hopewell
Hulda Elizabeth
William H. Hopewell
Martha Jane
Anna Frances
Mabel Virginia
Iona Pearline
Genevieve Marie Hopewell
Harrison Hopewell
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Floyd M. Lucas
Snyder Alleman
Trinity Lutheran Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Robert Sandy
Melvin Miller
Harry Hartley
Floyd Rudolph
John Tobin
Oliver Tobin
Sunshine Girls in Capitol Stage Today Only
Capitol presents Art Tackman and the Sunshine Girls in a 45 minute comedy musical program with 20 performers topped by a screen showing The Devil Dogs of the Highways Carr 99 starring Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert in The Gilded Lily. Pinky Tomlin, rising film personality, sings two hits and a novelty number with a cow. Times Square Lady opens Monday at the Capitol Theatre.
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Capitol Stage
Art Tack
Fred MacMurray
Claudette Colbert
Pinky Tomlin
Oklahoma
Hollywood
Times Square
Capitol Theatre
Daughter of Prague minister to reign at fete
The Prague festival continues with the coronation of the queen and her court. A tea dance at Winchester Golf Club follows the luncheon and a grand reception at Mrs. W. A. Baker's home. A second day lunch for the queen precedes a two mile royal procession and a final ball at Shenandoah Valley Academy. Dates were set after committee review of weather and budding trees.
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Hed
Peremnees
Que
Winchester Golf Club
Princenes
W. A. Baker
South W Street
Lewis Hyde
West Boscawen Street
Tarentum Drum and Bugle Corps
Shenandoah Valley Academy
B. M. Roszel
Thomas B. Byrd
Hough
Byrd
Robinson
When A Man's A Man at the Palace Theatre
George O'Brien stars in When A Man's A Man at the Palace Theatre tonight with Dorothy Wilson and Paul Kelly. Also showing chapter two of Rustlers of Red Dog and features Sylvia Froos in Three Cheers For Love and Octavus Roy Cohen's Transient Lady with June Clayworth and others.
Council Chooses May for Festival Amid Weather Hope
The committee decides to hold the celebration in May favoring better weather and blossom forecasts. Dr H warns against blooms on April 27 as dates near weekend Saturdays and Sundays would be impractical. Executive director Read notes many groups cannot travel until week’s end. The vote favors May 2 and 3 to maximize bloom and mild conditions amid predicted cold next week.
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Read
58-Letter Welsh Town Named Lian Short Form
A town in Wales known for its 58 letter long formal name is commonly referred to as Lian by locals. The lengthy toponym includes the first four letters Lian and serves as a ceremonial or historical reference.
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Huntsberry
Louis L. Baker
Century
George Noell
Gray Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Home Demonstration Advisory Board
Holmes Withers
Dorothy Anne Withers
A.J. Wither
Walter A. Withers
Berryville
Clarke County
Waynesboro
Withers
DuPont Company
Mary Igoe
Charleston
S. C
J. A. Hotinger
Roanoke
Sun Life Assurance Company
Canada
Hotinger
Em Sun Life Assurance Company
John Hopewell
Tion
Anu
Mil
Tus
Efe
Shelvador
R. M. Swimley
Clara V. Fultz
W. Boscawen St
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St
Margaret L. Hodgson
Norris
Warner’ Bros. Capitol
Capitol
Farmer Boy Makes
Prague
Hable’s Palace
George O’brien
Geoge O’brien
Harold Bell
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lovett’s
Loudoun St
Commercial & Savings Bank
Underwood
WJZ
Joe Penner
the Bakers
FELT
Hamman’s Dollar Store
the Flower Shop
W. Piccadilly Street
RGA
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