Rotary Clubmen Meet at Fairfax Virginia Chartering
Thirteen Winchester Rotary members attended the Fairfax Va charter presentation marking Virginia’s first new club of the year. The Leesburg club sponsored the Fairfax unit, with Ned Garrett presiding and Wilbur Hall delivering the gong and gavel. The district governor G Peter Jones presented the charter to Theodore P R Keith, with attendees from Washington DC, Arlington, Alexandria, Culpeper, Warrenton, Leesburg, and Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Rotary Club
Rotary Club
Fairfax
Virginia
Spon
Leesburg Club
Masonic
Pairfax
Ned Garrett
Wilbur Hall
Wilson Farr
G. Peter Jones
Theodore PR. Keith
Fairfax Club
Washington
D. C
Arlington
Alexandria
Culpeper
Warrenton
Leesburg
Winchester
C. Vernon Eddy
Charles F. Coffman
H. B. McCormac
Lester Arnold
McSherry Lupton
Homer Lyman
Joseph Hodgson
L. B. Conley
Alson Hott
G. Reginald Haines
J. William Striker
H. D. Fuller
Percy D. Miller
One Dish Meals Demonstration Highlights Fast Nutritious Menus
Home Demonstration Agent Elizabeth Farrar outlines the advantages of one dish meals with a salad or fruit, endorsed by the U S Department of Agriculture. Meals combine starches, proteins, and vegetables in a single dish, time saving and energy efficient, with raw vegetables supplying Vitamin C. A suggested one day menu includes breakfast cereal, top milk, toast, lunch soup, amulet or cocoa, and dinner of baked cheese tamale with a raw vegetable salad and gingerbread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Farrar
Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Old World
For Sale or Rent Dwellings and Apartments Ad Taken
The undersigned offer for sale or rent dwellings and apartments. For further information apply Fred L Glaize Jr or Shirley Carter. Work at home during spare time with substantial weekly pay. No experience necessary. Dignified employment for honest, sincere ambitious persons. Workers needed in Naperville, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L Glaize, Jr
Shirley Carter
Naperville, Ll
Timely warning on outdoor fires spreads fast
A reader shares a New York Times note about a cottage starter lighting a small outdoor fire in high wind. Sparks jumped ten to twelve feet, igniting dry grass and a square mile blaze through fields and woods despite neighbor help. Advice includes using water, profit prevention, scraping bare ground, and never leaving a fire unattended.
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the Star
The
New York Times
What’s What in Washington by Charles P Stewart
In Washington, Senators Walsh Nye urge a special session as urgent to tackle grave problems including agriculture and unemployment. A March Washington conference of progressives from both parties aims to counter Hoover’s apparent reluctance to call Congress back. Senator Couzens questions delay, noting long-running objections to debates beyond regular rules. He cites Norris fear of bean spilling and warns seven or eight months of dividends may be worth it.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Hington
D. C
David J. Walsh
Gerald P. Nye
Congress
Walsh
Senator Nye
Hoover
Norris
Cutting
la Follette
Costigan
James Couzens
Michigan
House of Representatives
Couzens
Wolverine Statesman
Senate
Fire safety advice for cottage owners in 1931
The author warns country cottage owners, noting that fires can escape despite precautions and urging people to alert neighbors quickly. The guidance emphasizes that these tips target inexperienced individuals who might try “clean up” fires, with a dated signature Austen Halom from Brewster New York on April 13, 1931.
Igloo the Dog and Admiral Byrd Bond in Daring Pair
A Star tribute recalls Admiral Byrd’s devotion to his canine companion Igloo. The tale highlights the duo’s shared dangers and the enduring bond between explorer and faithful dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Admiral Byrd
Dog loyalty and love cited in tribute to Admiral Byrd
J C Hooks remarks on the enduring bond between humans and dogs, praising loyalty, courage, and self sacrifice. He cites West and Byrd as examples, noting Fido’s devotion surpasses wealth or status and asserting that a dog will not abandon its master even in danger. He laments the loss of such faithful companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Fido
Byrd
Lee
J. C, Hooks
Middletown social notices and travel updates
Middletown Va April 28 Mrs L L Sibert returns from Fredericksburg where she attended a Woman s Missionary Society meeting. Miss Mattie Wright and brother Howard Wright visit from New Mexico and New York. Guests at J E Legge home include families from Kernstown Strasburg Winchester Oranda and Middletown. Lovell Grove family returns to Washington after visiting John Shull relatives. Bowen recovers at home near Reliance after hospital stay. Aileen Sperry visits from Washington. William Werrick of Hyattsville spends weekend with parents.
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Middletown
L. L. Sibert
Fredericksburg
Woman's Missionary Society
Mattie Wright
Howard Wright
New Mexico
New York
J. E. Legge
J. W. Cammer
Kernstown
J. C. Fleming
Helen Fleming
Clyde Wisecarver
Strasburg
Russell Edmonson
Oranda
Clarke Legge
Winchester
Eleanor Willey
Lovell Grove
Allan
James
Washington
Inlaw
John Shull
C Bowen
Reliance
Aileine Sperry
E. R. Sperry
William Werrick
Hyattsville
Service Class Meeting Held At Shull Home
The regular meeting of the Service Class met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Shull April 21 with twelve members present and four visitors. After business a social hour followed and refreshments were served by the hostess.
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Frank Weirick
John Shull
Hugh Kline
Vaucluse
Pred Kline
Pauline and
Hilda Bentley
Star, Tannery
Bethel Hottel
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Wayland
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Apple Pie Ridge Road
Loudoun St
Peyton St
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W. Clifford St
Woodstock Lane
S. Cameron
Center Town
W. H. Huber
Stephens City
C. Goss
Buffalo News
JR Sale
B. Smalls
National Ave
Main St
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Nick Lingrin
Amherst St
Call
R Stephens City
W. Southwerk St
Hubbard
Capital Peanut Co
Suffolk
R. W. Ailes
Major la Guardia
George Norris
Mational Capitol
Austen Halom. Brewster
N. Y
Igloo the Dog
Studebaker
Dellinger Bros
E. Piccadilly ST
Studebaker—Builder OF
Roy Legge
A Fleming
Markwood
Wae
R. V. Whitehurst
Tacoma Ledger
Tadky
South Main Street
Home Life Insurance Co
Snapp Foundry
Cameron St
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