Calendar of events for Madison area gatherings
Sunday 0 p m Madison Lodge T C O F and Rebekahs attend Presbyterian Church in body for annual sermon to lodge. Monday 4 30 p m April meeting American Legion Auxiliary at Mrs H S Pifer West Leicester street 8 00 p m Semi monthly meeting McKinley Chapter O E S in chapter room F and M Bank building p m Regular weekly meeting Madison Lodge IOOF at hall East Boscawen street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Lodge
Rebekahs
Presbyterian Church
American Legion Auxiliary
H. S. Pifer
West Leicester Street
McKinley
O. E
F. & M. Bank
O. F
Hall
East Boscawen Street
Miss Georgia Foreman Weds John C Blackburn in First Baptist Church
Miss Georgia Glass Foreman married John Carlisle Blackburn this afternoon at 4 in Winchester's First Baptist Church. The ceremony was by Rev. E. T. Clark with intimate family witnesses and formal nuptials followed by a motor trip to southern cities. The couple will reside at 110 North Bradd Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Foreman
John C. Blackburn
Georgia Glass Foreman
First Baptist Church
John Carlisle Blackburn
E. T. Clark
Lilliana Oakes
Elizabeth Grim
J. Albert Foreman
Bessie Manuel
Blackburn
Martha Blackburn
James A. Blackburn
Fairmont Avenue
Handley
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester
North Bradd Street
Miss Foreman
Liberty Hall
William Glaize
Rodney Sirbaugh
Alice Taylor
Virginian Military Institute Glee Club to Sing at Apple Blossom Fest
The VMI Glee Club a 60 voice uniformed chorus directs music for the Apple Blossom Festival at Winchester on April 27. They will escort the queen and court open the ball, with Cadet Capt W M Echols and Cadet Lt L G Matthews leading the royal guards. The group plans concerts in Winchester and Leesburg with a state tour to Norfolk starting April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginif Military Institute Glee Club
Winchester
M. G. Ramey
W. M. Echols
L G. Math
Ews
Cadet Corps
Glee Club
P. B. Baldwin
W. H. Cox
W. H. Ellerson
Maids of Honor
Leesburg
Norfolk
Winchester Girls on Madison College Honor Roll
Kathryn Shull and Mary Babb two Winchester girls attend Madison College Harrisonburg and completed the winter quarter with scholarship honors. Several residents return from trips and visits including Mrs Edward M Staff and Miss Mazine Butler from Lewistown Pa, and others visiting for Apple Blossom week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Madison College
Madison
Harrisonburg
Kathryn Shull
Mary Babb
Edward M. Staff
Mazine Butler
Lewistown
Lonnie Cline
East Cork Street
Edna Courtney Named Miss Winchester At Beauty Show
Miss Edna Courtney daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Courtney Route 3 west of this city was chosen Miss Winchester at the V P W Beauty Contest held at the Palace Theatre. Anne Browne was runner up with aqua gown while finalists included Jeanne Miller Betsy Birmingham and others sponsored by local merchants. Courtney will represent the local V F W encampment at the state convention in Alexandria in June and a Virginia representative will be chosen for the national encampment in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Florida
Harry R. Greene
Susie Glass Strider
Bettie Crawford
Coconut Grove
Miami
Fla
Charleston
S. C
Savannah
Augusta
Hendersville
Chimney Rock
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
N. C
Virginia
Danville
Lynchburg
Natural Bridge
Lexington
Shenandoah Valley
Carolinas
Winchester
Edna Courtney
Handley Senior
J. L. Courtney
Route No. 3
Palace Theatre
D. L. Cheet
J. B. Flynn
Old Point Comfort
Charles Pine
Ira McAbee
Anne Browne
Horace Browne
Jeanne Miller
Betsy Birmingham
Courtney
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Alexandria
Boston
Mass
Marguerite Kidwell
Sue Anderson
Bernice Hepner
Louise Miller
Virginia Lee Dick
Susie Carbaugh
Josephine Wohlford
Jonedith Henry
Are
Mrs M H Heath Moves to Winchester Apartment
Mrs M H Heath, of Washington, has moved into an apartment at Mrs Nancy Coble's on West Boscawen Street. Mother of Mrs Ian Mac Callum and Mrs Irvan O'Connell, she has spent the winter in Florida and will reside in Winchester during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Heath
Nancy Coble
West Boscawen Street
Washington
Heath
Ian MacCallum
Irvan O'Connell
Florida
Winchester
Millwood Social Notes Brightens Clarke County Scene
Millwood social items note Mrs A R Dunning visiting her mother Mrs Burwell Jacobs in Millwood while Mr Dunning travels to New York on business. Guests include Miss Flanders of Boston with Mrs George Greenhalgh, and Miss Kathrine Beatty returning from Aiken S C to reopen The Plantation for summer.
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Mayor LaGuardia
New York
South
Alice Hall
Memphis
Cotton Maid
Jack Wilkins
New York City
Millwood
A. R. Dunning
Strasburg
Burwell Jacobs
Dunning
George Greenhalgh
Misses Flanders
Boston
Mass
Arlington Hall Horse Show Attendees and Blue Ridge Hunt Meeting
Mrs George Greenhalgh and others plan to attend the Arlington Hall Horse Show on Saturday with entries Hunter's Choice Protest Brown Brain Sally Port Avocation. Nazimoza performances in Washington draw Mrs R G Mitchell Agnes Mitchell and Roland Mitchell. Carter family host at Powhatan Clarke. Milton Valley guests Mrs Edwin Palmer from Richmond. Blue Ridge Hunt annual meeting sets Carter Hall Horse Show date May 27 with officers reelected. Gilpin led show committee and left for Boston April 20 with plans to return. Greenhalgh entertained Miss Flanders at Springbury luncheon with guests and card games after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Greenhalgh
Billy Jacobs Weatherall
Messrs
Flanders
R. G. Mitchell
Agnes Mitchell
Roland Mitchell
Washington
Nazimoza
the Mother
National Theatre
Blue Ridge Hunt
Boyce Bank
Carter Hall
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Lodge Bowles
A. R. Dunning
Henry Post Mitchell
Graham Dougherty
William Clagett
Stacy Lloyd
Ewart Johnston
B. O’f. Randolph
George ‘Burwell
Joseph Lewis
Springbury
Misses Flanders
H. B. Gilpin
Frank Whiting
Richard Whiting
Agnes Page
Mary Page
Car Coasts Into Ravine as Driver Urges Brake Repair
Pete Buschman, a Weatherford garage man, chased after a car that rolled into his yard with the driver shouting for brake repairs. He found no vehicle on the lot but heard a shout from a nearby ravine where the car had plunged into a gully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherford
Okla
Pete Buschman
Buschman
Modern Etiquette Q and A From Roberta Lee
A column on social manners notes that attire should suit one’s means but does not define gentility by cloth. It says for married couples an acknowledgment may be sent in both names. It advises against serving cocktails before a wine meal.
Challenging Legality of Bank Night Prizes
Meadville Pa April 22 The legality of theatre bank night prizes was challenged in the Pennsylvania Superior Court for the first time since such operations began in the state over two years ago District Attorney Herbert A Mook appealed from Crawford County Judge O Clare Kent s ruling that bank right awarded did not constitute a lottery under the 1860 statute I appealed because of the large number of complaints received by my office against operation of bank night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Herbert A. Mook
Crawford County
O. Clare Kent
Mook
Man credits tobacco can with saving life in crash
Worthington Minnesota resident E C Grimes of Hadley says a tobacco can in his shift pocket deflected a car steering splinter that pierced his chest during a collision with a Russell Jones vehicle. The incident is described as a narrow escape from serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington
Minn
E. C. Grimes
Hadley
Russell Jones
Firemen's Festival Parade entry form details
Entry forms for the Firemen's Parade invite participants to submit by mail or hand to fire company officials. Categories include decorated car bicycle roller skate doll baby carnage sidewalk vehicle and mummers with age restrictions for groups 2 through 5. Contact listed organizers for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Street
Birthday cash gifts spark mystery in North Carolina
Nine year old Tommy Davenport's mother was surprised when each guest at his San Ford party gave cash totaling 2.85 dollars. She discovered he had coached every guest in advance to hand over money prompting an investigation into the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Ford
N. C
Tommy Davenport
Tommy
Blowout District residents seek delay in school board vote
Residents of Blowout School District in Idaho Falls crowded a town meeting to demand help from county superintendent W. S. Brighton after flocking to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. They promised to hold an election next year if appointed a temporary board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Idaho
W. S. Brighton
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Gold Club
Nine Old Men's Club
Winchester Golf Club
George Hott
Ottie Fries
Lohi Dunlap
Richard Himelright
Ray Robinson, Jr
Tom Whitham
Harold Patton
Billy Boyce
Gene Dunn
Frank Hall
Norris
Endress Caverns
New Market
Genevieve Garner
Shenandoah XVI
Garner
Allison Cooper
Shirley Carter Williams
Eleanor Flood
Covington
H. Clay deGrange
W. A. Baker
Edward Barr
B. F. Arthur
J. Pinckney Arthur
Leonard Sirba
Virginia Taylor Boyd
Lewis Hyde
Fred L. Glaize
Roy Cather
George Smith
Thomas Kremer
William Harris
Shirley Williams
C. Ridgely White
Washington, D.C
Benjamin King
B. B. Jones
McKie
Littleton Hambley
Catherine
Margaret Hambley
Elizabeth Henderson
Frances Jennings
Arlington Pe
Margaret Luckey
Peter Yates Brinton
Episcopal Parish
Mrs. George Smith
Richmond
Dr. Smith
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Howard L. James
W. Piccadilly
War Office
Alecia
Alecia Beauty Salon
N. Braddock St
Saddle Oxford
Huntsberry
Loudoun St
Pifer Printing CO
N. Loudoun St
V.M. L Cadet Corps
Carrie Hunter
Gray Gables Inn
King George County
Mrs. V. S. McClintock
Parkway
Ligonier, Pa
Joseph Massie
Newport News
W. Nelson Page
Amherst Street
Robert Portner
R. E. Byrd
Dorothy Moore
E. Blackburn Moore
West Bocawen Street
Berryville, Va
Virginia Harris
Lawrence Giuliani
Memorial Hospital
Aloise Brill
Jean Brill
Rachel Jennings
Washington and Lee University
Henry Bell
Underwood
Millwood Social Notes
Gerrard Lambert
Clarke
Mrs. Stacy Lloyd
Springside
Helen Beatty
Pittsburgh
Kathrine Beatty
Aiken
Edward Jenkins
Bridge
Red Gate
Towsend Burwell
Percy Randolph
Charles Consolvo
Robert Randolph
Philadelphia
Pauline Bowie
Hubbard
Thomas Carter
Doughlas Crocker
Fitzburg
Powhatan
William Beverley
Milton Valley
Beverley
Edwin Palmer
Richmond, Va
Valley Pride
Grocer’s
United Food Stores
Roberta Lee
Tin
Raisin River
Michigan
Hillsdale County
Lake Erie
Frenchtown
William Argenbright
George Eagle
Ryland Connor
Loryn Crabill
George Stémption
M.D. Weaver
Dave Hottle
Robert Legge
Cecil Grim
Kinney
W. B. Snider & Son
Winchester Furniture Co
South Main St
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Sunshine Cleaners
U. S
Canada
Europe
North America Assurance Society OF
Andrew
G. Briggs
Shenandoah Valley Nati i Bank
P. O
Jay
Friendship Fire Company
Eaton Sisters
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