Century Club hears Berkshires lore and Mary E Wilkins Freeman
Social and Personal notes show Century Club members hearing Mrs Ed Durrell discuss the Berkshires with emphasis on literary links. Mary E Wilkins Freeman is highlighted as a top short story writer and her work The Revolt of Mother noted. A quiet November 23 wedding of Miss Laura C Anderson to Mr Paul L Ritter is reported along with Thanksgiving entertaining by Mr and Mrs Harry White. Miss Boyd hosts C A R chapter meeting with new member Virginia Richards. Rev Dr G C Carpenter visits town and attends revival services.
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Berkshires
Ed Durell
Century Club
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Anthorne
William Cullen Bryant
Williamstown
New England
Stewart Bell
Mary E. Wilkins
Freeman
New
America
Mother
Melvin Geecg
Ins
Mrs. Freeman
Laura C. Anderson
Mr. Ritter
Frederick Circuit Methodist Church
Paul L. Ritter
P. R. Diehl
Harry O. White
Kernstown
Nellie Anderson
Baltimore
Opequon
Ernest Ritter
Winchester
Ritter
Harry ©. White
Agnes White
William Mumaw
Clinton
Paul Ritter
Boyd
Lawrence Augustine Washington
Children of the American Revolution
Mary Warden Boyd
P. W. Boyd
West Boscawen Street
Betsy Rice
Warrren Rice
C. A’ Sh
Stuart H. Edmonds
West
Leicester Street
Geo. Washington
Hugh Duffey
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Joe Hodgson
Bill Glass
Rotarians
Rotary Anns
Marshall Baker
Doug Fuller
Vernon Eddy
Nelson Page
Charlie Trenary
Emmett Stuart
Bob Ingle
Bob Nel $On1
Reggie” Haines
Rotary Aans
Rotary
Messrs Lester
Arnold
Richmond
Lorraine Hughes
Washington
Frank McFaden
Clifton Forge
Robinsons update after surgery at Baltimore hospital
Mr Charles Francis Robinson of Ranson West Virginia, son of State Senator Frank B Robinson, shows signs of improvement after an operation at Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore for a long standing ailment. He may remain hospitalized for some time as he recovers. Miss Mary E Denny sister of Mrs Robert Carrier returns to Great Falls Montana from an extended European trip that included a Legion convention in Paris and stops in several European cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis Robinson
Frank B. Robinson
Ranson
W. Va
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Charles L. ‘Robinson
North Cameron Street
Mary E. Denny
Robert Carrier
Great Falls
Montana
Quebec
American Legion
Denny
Legion
Paris
Miss Denny
Europe
Venice
Milan
Lucerte
Vienna
Dresdrn
Munich
Berlin
Wales
Brussels
Liverpool
London
Antwerp
Coa
Circuit Court
County OF
Frederick
Retta
Evening Star
Winchester
C. C. Brannon
H. Brumback
P. Q
Winchester Friends At Funeral Of Mrs Doll
Winchester residents traveled to Martinsburg West Virginia to attend the funeral of Mrs Millicent Scott Doll widow of Harry Doll and daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Beverley Randolph Jones of Winchester. The service was at Trinity Episcopal Church with many relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Doll
Martinsburg
W. Va
Millicent ¢Scott Doll
Harry Doll
Alexander T. Jones
Frances Jones
Lucy
Mary
Elizabeth Jones
Robert M. Ward
William Beverley
Laura McGuire
W. L. Cauthorn
Caroline Hunter
Rebecca Beverley
Robert B. Nelson
Auxiliary Meeting Set For December Fifth At Winchester Memorial
The Woman's Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital schedules a four o'clock gathering Monday afternoon December 5 at the nurses home on West Clifford Street. M A Doran head of the department remains ill at home on South Loudoun Street but shows steady improvement. The city police chief, a familiar figure at City Hall and on the streets, also shows continued improvement and hopes to resume duties soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ates
Woman's Auxiliary
Winchester Memorial Hospital
West Clifford Street
M. A. Doran
Outh Loudoun Street
Mrs McCarroll Finds Long Lost Half Brother in Portsmouth Ohio
Mrs. A H McCarroll of Brucetown West Virginia traveled to Portsmouth Ohio to meet her previously unknown half brother D W Manuel. They are children of the late Orton Manuel of Duffields Jefferson County Virginia and a reunion followed through Portsmouth police and local Manuel families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. McCarroll
Brucetown
Portsmouth
Ohio
D W. Manuel
Ohio City
Ornton Manuel
Duffields
Jefferson County
W. Va
Manuel
McCarroll
Old Fifth Virginia Infantry
Stonewall
George W. Kurtz
Winchester
Birth of a Baby Girl Named Anna Amelia in Mountain Fills
Mr and Mrs John W Richard of Mountain Fills announce the birth of a six pound girl on Monday November 28 to be named Anna Amelia. Mrs H C Sheetz, after ten days in Gaith esburg Maryland with her ill mother Mrs Nathan Cooke, returned home last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Fills
This
Anna Amelia
H. C. Sheetz
Gaithesburg
Nathan Cooke
Social Notes From Town Visit and Guests
Mrs F Estes Kline of Vaucluse and Miss Frances Coleman of Summit Point WV visited friends here today. Miss Bobbie Conrad left for Baltimore with her mother Mrs Robert Y Conrad. City Treasurer William T Barr shows improvement after illness. Mrs Julian F Ward hosted a bridge party with five tables and supper. Mr and Mrs Ernest Unger and son of Biglersville PA are guests of Mrs Unger’s parents on Berryville Avenue. Mr and Mrs D A Skinner of Washington and family stay at the George Washington Hotel. Skinner is secretary of the National Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Coleman
Summit Point
W. Va
Ella Miller
Leicester Street
Julian F. Ward
Henry B. Gilpin
Ernest Unger and Son
Biglersville, Pa
D. A. Skinner
Washington
Geroge Washington Hotel
Skinner
National Chamber of Commerce
Detroit and Frisco Lead For G. O. P. Convention
Washington activity centers on Detroit and San Francisco as front runners for the Republican convention city, with Kansas City, Cleveland, and Philadelphia in the mix. Committeemen arrive in Washington for meetings next week as sessions begin Monday and arguments proceed Tuesday for a dozen candidate cities. A decision is expected Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Detroit
San F Francisco
Republican National Committee
Kansas City
Cleveland
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Marines Fly Nonstop to Managua From Miami
A U S Marine aircraft departed Miami for Managua Nicaragua on a nonstop line of duty flight. Major E H Brainard pilot Sergeant M T Shepard and Corporal N M Winchester rode the tri motor Fokker monoplane. Officials expected about ten hours en route with Havana sighting reported around 11 30 a m local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Miami
Fla
United States Marine
Mangua
Nicaragua
Havanna
Miami Daily News
Cuban War Department
E. H. Brainard
United States Marine Crops Aviation Force
M. T. Shepard
N. M. Winchester
Managua
Marine Corps
Woman and Two Children Disappear in North Carolina
Asheville, Dec. 2. A county wide search for Mrs. G Wallace Bryant and her daughters Margery six Frances four continued with help from Philadelphia Detroit and Florida authorities. The trio vanished after leaving a sanatorium and a taxi in front of a hotel Wednesday night. Mrs Bryant and her husband had become estranged and Bryant, a Ford relative, had filed a $100000 suit against Henry Westall alleging alienation of affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
G. Wallace Bryant
Margery
Frances
Philadelphia
Detroit
Florida
Buncombe County Juvenile Court
Shay
Westall and Mrs Bryant Case Reveals Personal Turmoil
The records show Westall, a family friend, grew closely involved with Mrs Bryant, with the couple traveling to several cities. After the suit was filed Mrs Bryant tried self harm by wrist slashing and was later hospitalized for lung congestion linked to sleeping drug overdose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westall
Gangsters Shot To Death In South Philadelphia Cigar Store
John Payne known as Racetrack Johnny, 88, was shot and killed while standing before a cigar store in what police call a long running South Philadelphia gang war. Detectives say Paone had been marked for death by a rival gang, with a shot fired from an upstreet window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Payne
Johnny
Paone
Labor Secretary Silent On Meeting With Mine Officials
Labor Secretary Davis met with miners union leaders to discuss bituminous coal mine troubles in Pennsylvania Ohio and northern West Virginia. He did not announce conclusions from the closed session and unions urged a White House conference or congressional inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washrington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Davis
Labor Department
Coolidge
Ball Enthusiasm Gains as Market Closes Strong
Bullish stock market activity persists with rails leading the advance. Early gains ranged from 1 to nearly 8 points amid large pool operation buying and rising public participation. The exchange shortened quotations to speed tickers, and by closing total sales reached about 1.5 million shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Stock Exchange
Raleigh woman moves to take new interstate service post
Mrs C McIlwain of Raleigh North Carolina recently took a position with the Registered Service International and left today to begin her duties in Raleigh for the new post.
Mack Trades Three for Ossie Orwell
Philadelphia December 3 Mack announced a deal sending Chick Galloway JaRaee aie and two others to Milwaukee for Ossie Orwell pitcher and outfielder Charles Bates who will move to Milwaukee with a third player yet unnamed. The report notes a home life remark about husband and wife quarreling.
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Philadelphia
Mack
Chick Galloway
JaRaee Aie
Milwaukee
Ossie Orwell
Charles’ Bates
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G. C. Carpenter
Hagerstown, Md
Brethren Church
First Brethren Arch
Carpenter
Board of Missions
Red Cross
Huntsberry
Mary Denny
Mary Varley
Hubert Shiner
Hubert Harrison Shiner
James II, Shiner
Front Royal
Mary Mildred Farley
W. D. Farley
Shineravil
F. R. Chenault
Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Shiner
Margaret
Tom Downing
Perry. Farley
Reginald Farley
Willie Farley
Ruth
Edith Jones
Thomas
Settle
Thomas Slater
Rappahannock County
National Press
Washington, D. C
Playground and Recces Association of America
Police
Doran
Paaee
Mrs. McCarroll
Mrs. Richard
Robert Y. Conrad
Bobbie Conrad
William T. Barr
Frisco
The
North Carolina
Consumers Utilities Co
Labor
Patent Colt
Man
Lovett Bros
Orwell
Rysere
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Virginia
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