Century Club hears papers on Napoleon Egypt voyage
Mrs. Massey and Mrs. Durell Read Papers at Century Club meeting covering Napoleon Bonaparte's 1798 Egyptian expedition, its aims, battles, and the scientific legacy including the Rosetta stone. Durell also reviews world events from Winchester to Haiti, plus Hoover era stock concerns and the Kellogg Pact context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Club
Lewis M. Ali
Napoleon
C. F. Massey
England
India
of the Nile
Turkey
Syria
Egypt
France
Institute of Egyptology
Edward H. Durell
Winchester
Dick Byrd
Hoover
Durell
Haiti
United States
Engagement Announced For Elizabeth Downing And John Redwood Jr
Mrs Bedford Marshall Downing of Luray Virginia announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Elizabeth Downing to Mr John Redwood Jr son of Mr and Mrs John Redwood of Baltimore Maryland The bride to be is the only daughter of the late Bedford Marshall Downing and has two brothers and a noted Downing family lineage The groom is a Baltimore descendant with several Redwood relatives The wedding date is not set and society circles in Maryland and Virginia await details A dinner at Redcliffe near Charlottesville hosted by Mr and Mrs Bedford Downing honored the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Natalie Marie Savage
Joseph H. Savage
Kernstown
Daniel Carlson
St. Anthony’s
Robert E. Lucey
Kenneth A. Wyckoft
East Ocean Boulevard
Helyn Hewett
Ensign Lamar Peyton Carver
Carlson
Joseph Hamilton Savage
Banning
Evelyn and
Evangeline Savage Andoseph Savage, Jr
Los Angeles
Carlsons
New Mexico
Bedford Marshall Downing
Luray
Elizabeth Downing
John Redwood
Baltimore
Downing
Cold Hill Manor
Front Royal
James Bedford Downing
Beulah Marguerite Deford
John William Downing
Henry Hawkins Downing
London
Redwood
Bartow van Ness, Jr
Atherton Middleton
Lowry B. Furet
William Hipman Redwood
Maryland
Virginia
Bedford Downing
Redcliffe
Charlottesville
Miss Downing
Mr. Redwood
West Virginia
Martha Rush
Inlaw
BE. BE. Rush
East Piccadilly Street
Grafton
W. V
Lulu Rush
Kenneth Rush
Young Roanoke College Alum Passes Virginia Bar Exam
Mr. Robert E. O'Neal formerly of Woodstock and now of Washington passed the Virginia state bar examination in Richmond last week. A Roanoke College student from Salem and a senior at the National Law College in Washington, he has many relatives and friends in Frederick County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. O'Neal
John O’neal
Woodstock
Washington
Richmond
O'Neal
Roanoke College
Salem
National Law College
Frederick County
City Manager Dettra Returns to Office After Illness
City Manager L. R. Dettra, previously confined to home by illness, has recovered and is back at his desk in the city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Dettra
Long Beach Honors Admiral Nulton at Navy Ball
Long Beach celebrates Admiral Louis Mc Coy Nulton and the battle fleet staff with a navy ball for about 3000 citizens serving as hosts. A formal dinner precedes the ball at Hotel Virginia for the Commander in Chief and guests, with hundreds more attending the dinner and honor guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Sun
Louis McCoy Nulton
Battle Fleet
Navy
Nulton
Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
State Teachers College Girls Return Thursday for Christmas Vacation
Winchester and Frederick county girls attending the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg are due back Thursday for Christmas vacation after end of fall quarter exams. Examinations run from 8am to 9:50am, with vacation starting immediately after. The winter session begins January 2, and most students will travel by motor bus or special train to Richmond and Norfolk. Mr Thomas Covered to wed Detroit girl Olive Anne Brown is engaged to Thomas Cover 3d, son of Edwin H Brown and Loring Andrews Cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
State Teachers’ College
Harrisonburg
Samuel P. Duke
Virginia
Richmond
Norfolk
Thomas Covered
Detroit
Edwin H. Brown
Grosse Point
Detroit Mich
Olive Anne Brown
Thomas Cover 3d
Loring Andrews Cover
Baltimore
Green_Spring Valley
Massie Massie Bride Weds Brill in Stephens City
Miss Margaret Walker Massie of Winchester married Mr Hugh Brill of Brucetown in a Saturday afternoon ceremony at the Methodist Episcopal Church South parsonage conducted by Rev O D Lambert. The couple will reside at Brucetown after a brief wedding trip to Washington and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Stephens City
Margaret Walker Massie
Hugh Brill
Brucetown
O. D. Lambert
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Robert F. Massie
Katherine Walker Massie
Brill
Weeley Brill
Brucetown Woolen’ Mills Company
Washington
Baltimore
CE High Girls Defeated by GA Association 26 23
The CE High School girls fell 26 to 23 to the Girls Athletic Association after a hard fought game last Friday night. The local team has started the season strong with many victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ce High School
Girls' Atheltic Association
Marriage License Issued in Corporation Court
A marriage license was issued in the Corporation Court clerk's office to Hugh Brill of Brucetown and Margaret Massie of Winchester. The groom is a son of Wesley Brill and works in a woolen mill. The bride is a daughter of Robert F. Massie, of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court Clerk's
Hugh Brill
Brucetown
Margaret Massie
Winchester
Wesley Brill
Robert F. Massie
Pageant Practice Underway at First Christian Church
Rehearsals are in progress for the pageant The Star Leads On to be presented at First Christian Church Sunday December 22 at 6 30 pm. About thirty cast members are training under Mrs Boyd R Richards with specially attractive music planned to enhance the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Boyd R. Richards
Mrs Julia Collings Weds Mr A R Grubbs in Washington
Announcement reports the quiet wedding of Mrs Julia Conner Collins to Christopher R Grubbs in Washington district. The bride, daughter of Edward Conner of Winchester, and Grubbs, a Winchester businessman and ex exalted ruler of Elks Lodge 867, will reside at 117 West Monmouth Street with witnesses including Harry Kennedy and Frank H Taylor among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Conner Collins
Christopher R.grubbs
Washington
Edward Conner
Mr. Grubbs
William Iain Grubbs
Winchester
Winchester Lodge
Order of Elks
Grubbs
West Monmouth Street
Harry Kennedy and Son
Alexandria
Frank H. Taylor
John Boxwell
James Pulliam
Manager Transfer Shifts Robert B Ingle to Bangor Maine
Robert B Ingle former local manager of Consumer's Utilities Corporation in Greeley Colorado is transferred to Bangor Maine after his firm bought a Bangor gas company. Edward C Goss succeeds him as Winchester gas manager after many years with the Winchester gas interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Ingle
Consumer's Utilities Corporation
American Commonwealth Power
Greeley
Colo
Bangor
Maine
Ingle
Winchester Company
Edward C. Goss
Winchester Gas
Mary Baldwin alumni hold semi yearly Lower Valley meeting
The Lower Valley Chapter alumni of Mary Baldwin College met at Mrs. Forrest A. Brown’s Charles Town home on Saturday with about fifty members present plus guests. President Jarman and several Mary Baldwin leaders spoke at the event followed by tea hosted by Mrs. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Valley
Mary Baldwin College
Forrest A. Brown
Charles Town
W. Va
Jarman
Phell
Mary Baldwin
Wilhemina Eskridge
Katherine Duff
Elsie Rosenberger
John F. Rodman, Jr
Mary Baldwin Collese Alumni
Baltimore Realtor McNally Improving at Memorial Hospital
Robert J. McNally a prominent Baltimore realtor remains hospitalized at Memorial Hospital after being removed from a train at Strasburg on November 29 in a coma. His wife Mrs. McNally is with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNally
Robert J. McNally
Baltimore
Memorial Hospital
Strasburg
Mrs. McNally
Retires After Years of Faithful Service
John A R Rosenberger retires from Metropolitan Life Insurance Agency after 12 years with an executive order enabling a substantial annuity. Although healthy, he leaves active service to pursue other business ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. R. Rosenberger
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Rosenberger
Murder warrant for former Mexican president Callies in Webb County
An AP photo shows Plutarco Elías Calles, former Mexican president, held on a murder conspiracy warrant in Webb County Texas regarding the 7 year old deaths of two Mexican generals. He is pictured with Mexican ambassador Manuel [Mahuel] C. Tellez upon returning from Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb County
Tex
Plutarco Eling Callies
Mexico
Mahuel C. Tellez
United States
Europa
Laurel visitors share time with local relatives
Mrs Thelma Drake Fox and her stepdaughter of Laurel Maryland are visiting this area for several days as guests of relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Drake Fox
Laurel, Md
Dowdells to Spend Holidays Here With Local Guests
Mr and Mrs Dowdell travel from Winston Salem to spend Christmas in Winchester with Mr and Mrs Luther McKinister and other local friends and relatives. The group includes Margaret Taylor Virginia Eagle John Eagle Ross Eskridge and others visiting Washington and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph T. Shields
John Warren Rice
Washington and Lee University
Margaret Taylor
Virginia Eagle
John and William Eagle
Ross Eskridge
Washington
Battlefleet and Fleet Base At Long Heath For Social Event
Social crowd gathers for a major city affair with naval officers and fleet presence. Residents Mrs Valley Fritts and Miss Audrey along with Virginia Mary Louise visit White Post during weekend shopping. Local shoppers include Mrs Alex Jolliffe and Zs L Carper from Boyce. Mr Dill Carter of Step City attends on business. Virginia Baker and Milg Wilson of Boyce join shoppers Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battlefleet
Long Heath
Virginia
Valley Fritts
Audrey
Virginia Mary Louise
White Post
Alex Jolliffe
Ana Wars
Zs L. Carper
Boyce
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Tes
Leabelle F. Miller
Alice E. Downing
John Redwood, Jr
Robert O’neal
Girls Club
Popula
Huntsberry
Julia Collings
A. R. Grubbs
Mr. Engle
Aluani
Mrs. Stuart
E. 0. Stuart
Hawthorne
W. R. Talbot
William Ashbrook
Philadelphia
Mreee Scattergood
West Chester
Mary Hyde
New York City
Lewis Hyde
Lawrenceville, N. J
Lewis H. Hyde
Ridgley White
Tome Institute
Port Deposit, Md
Frank N. Hack
Monty” Green
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pa
Melvin Green
E. L. Ritter
Paper Mill Road
Frank Geating
Annie Fletcher
Upperville
Fauquier County
Paul Clendening
Bunker Hill
Irwin Kirk
Anna Kirk
Cora Bolster
Aaron Powell
Millville, N. J
George Washington Hotel
Wilbert Taylor
Harper Method Shop
Harry K. Russell
Hunter H. McGuire
Ann Tucker McGuire
Mise
Virginia Gover “Russell
Judy McGuire
Keith
Sears
Warrenton, Va
Charles L. Bowly
Willow Lawn
Valley Pike
Eugene V. Weems, Jr
Ed Stone
South Stewart Street
Laura McGuire
Charleston
Mrs
Abney Payne
Stewart Bell, Jr
Hampden-Sidney College
North Cameron Street
Tage Five
Calles
Pmnipred
Associated Press
Dowdell
Pierce Dowdell
Winston-Salem
N. C
Horace McKinnister
Mr. Dowdell
Luther H. McKinieter
K. Wright
Luray, Va
Kate Mace
South Braddock Street
Messrs
Herbert Petley
Julian Michael
Catonsville, Md
William Doran
John Milburn
Raymond Sirbaugh
Samuel G. Spangler
J. Price Oyler
Weigard
Gettysburg, Pa
Taylor Hahn
South Loudoun Street
Robert J. Rea
Crozet
John Mi
Wasington
R.F. Hatcher
Helen Hatcher
Charles L. Gilkenson
National Electric Light Association
Fairmont
D. Gilkenson
Washington’ Street
Nan
Helen Keating
Beverley Rice
Ae Parenta
and Mae Renineth Rice
Hagerstown
Clarence Hartsock
Martin Rohrback
The
Potomac Edison Company
Arch Preserver Shoes
Lovett Bros
Milady
North Main Street
Margaret L. Hodgson
Peoples Bargain Store
Martha Washington
Nunnally’s
Oemee
E. Piccadilly St
Frederick Co
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
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