Social calendar highlights weekly church and club events
Wednesday schedules include Young Peoples choir practice at United Brethren Church at 6 45 p m and Rotary Club meeting at 1 00 p m in Washington. Also 7 30 p m choir rehearsal at Christ Episcopal Church and 5 30 7 00 p m Girls Hospitality Association Christmas Tea at Clubroom. Friday lists W C T U meeting 3 00 p m at Handley Library and American Legion luncheon 1 00 p m at George Washington Hotel plus Middletown High School junior class play 8 00 p m to benefit the library fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples Choir
The
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge
Elks Hall
Braddock Streets
Rotary Club
Idcoxge
Washington
Handley Library
Robert Y. Conrad
Century Club hosts mixed talks on art and events
The Century Club met at Mrs. H. Clay DeGrange's home on South Washington street with Mrs. Edward Butler discussing Modern Art and artists led by Surrealism. A Cantata dress rehearsal was announced for Friday at Capitol Theatre, followed by two performances Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Club
H. Clay DeGranges
South Washington Street
Edward Butler
Butler
Max Ernst
Giorgio de Chirico
Salvador Dali
Man Ray
Chanters
Euterpian Club
Old Dominion Choir
F. W. Haines
Capitol Theatre
Mrs. E. Duval Bromley
Washington, D. C
Mr. Bromley
M. D. Bromley
South Cameron Street
Hamlet seen by Leslie Howard at local theater
Local society notes highlight Leslie Howard's Hamlet performance attended by area residents including Kenneth Strawbridge and Col Stewart Elting Jr. Various families host visitors for Christmas holidays, while several residents recover from illness and plan seasonal gatherings at homes in Winchester and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Strowbridge
New York
Philadelphia
Leslie Howard
Hamlet
Mr. Howard
Strawbridge
Dick Hofheimer
University of Pennsylvania
Mr. Stewart Elting, Jr
Col
Mrs. Stewart Elting
Merriman’s Lane
Etiquette Rules on Dancing and Office Gifts
A reader asks if a girl may invite a young man to dance and the answer is no unless he is her husband brother or fiance. Another asks about office gift exchanges and the reply favors an older employee establishing the custom. A final question on dry cakes says break into small bites rather than take large bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey
Samson Hyde
Suppers to Aid TB Local Campaign Planned by Colorful Group
A group of well known colored women will serve suppers tomorrow evening from 5 to 10 at the home of Robinson, 619 South Street, to benefit the tuberculosis fund. Supper delivery also offered by calling 184-J. Menu includes salad, slaw, chicken, ham, rolls, cheese straws, beaten biscuits, chips and pickles. The supper committee includes Robinson, Jen Bell, Mazie Hall, Rose Marian Taylor, Lottie Paynter, Emma May, Sue Tokus, Hattie Lomax, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wus
Robinson
Sou Street
Emma Parks
Braddock
Robinsonson
Jen Bell
Mazie Hall
Rose Marian Taylor
Lave Lottie Paynter
Par
Emma
Sue Tokus
Hattie Gib- May Manuel
Hattie Pinkett
Ne Lomax
Duke Plots Quiet Reprieve After Abdication
Reports from Vienna describe Edward’s deep despondency after his abdication to marry Mrs. Simpson. He read a message from Mrs. Simpson while in near tears, while Austrian aristocracy and Rothschilds urged him to stay in Enzesfeld. Lord Brownlow pursued discreet tasks as Windsor beer arrived, and guards kept watch around the castle amid a flood of letters and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Empire
Edward
Mrs. Simpson
Paul
Yugoslavia
Windsor
Fhar
Paris
Enzesfeld
Brownlow
Vienna
Enzesfeld Castle
Enzested
Spencer
California
Baltimore Belle
Yardley Gifts Brooks Pharmacy Phone 766 Contest
A local campaign at Brooks Pharmacy invites boys and girls to participate in a penny poll vote with every purchase. The fund aims to support a youth project and offers a communal voting event at the storefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Airliner Mystery Involves Promises of Rescue Leaps
In Los Angeles Fred Haag a parachute jumper offered to leap from a rescue ship with food and medical supplies if the missing airliner is found. Miss Witt, a former officer and stenographer Hazel Stryker, and Mr Wolfe recently married in San Diego and headed to Chicago where Wolfe served as an air equipment salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Fred Haag
Western Air Express
Miss Witt
Wolfe
San Diego
Chicago
Hazel Stryker
Airline
United
Seattle
Pan American Union Considers Inter American Law Measures
Proposals from the 1933 Montevideo Lima conference urge non intervention by American states in each other’s affairs, defer plans for an inter American court until 1938, allow adherence to treaties from any continent, codify international law, publish a continental digest, found an inter American academy, and establish national commissions to boost intellectual cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monteviedo
America
Lima
Union
Americas
Pan- American Union
inter-American Academy of International Law
the Hague
Netherlands
Wally's Pictures and Northern Virginia Horse Country Promise
The piece notes Wally's Pictures returning among the northern Virginia horse country elites. It quotes a prediction that a key figure will choose another region after publicity. It also recalls Commander Spencer's remarks about his divorce from a former Baltimore socialite and differing life paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Weaver
Barnett
George Barnett
United States Marine Corps
Report on Slain Military Leader and U S Diplomatic Response
Observers recall rumors of the military overlord's death while Ambassador Nelson Johnson conveyed U S sympathy to Chinese officials. He expressed deep concern over the generalissimo's fate amid the crisis.
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Nelson Johnson
United States
Middletown High to Stage Henpecked Husband Play
The Middletown Junior Class presents The Henpecked Husband at the school auditorium December 18 and 19 at 8 pm to benefit the high school library fund. Director is B K Muntzing. Cast includes Roger Talcott Bill Kline Jenny Talcott Jane Willey Edna Brum Neil Talcott Randolph Larrick Ann Talcott Ellen Brumback Mrs. Phelps Thelma Peets Bill Phelps Bill Kline Russell Roland Richard Watson Rosalind Cummins Alice Manuel Carl Cummins Harry Mathews and Al Bohn. A Girl Trio Miss Charlotte Keller Miss Jane Willey Miss Kathleen Keith will perform between acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown School
High School Library Fund
B. K. Muntzing
Will
Roger Talcott
Bill Kline
Jenny Talcott
Jane Willey
Betty Talcott
Edna Brum
Neil Talcott
Randolph Larrick
Ann Talcott
Ellen Brumback
Mrs. Phelps
Thelma Peets
Bill Phelps
Billy Kline
Russell Roland
Richard Watson
Rosalind Cummins
Alice Manuel
Garfield Fletcher
Ann Virginia Campbell
Carl Cummins
Harry Mathews
al Bohn
John Weirich
Kitchen Fireworks
Charlotte Keller
Katherine Keith
Jared F. Adams Dies In Ohio At 73
Jared F. Adams a Fayette county Ohio Bar Association member died December 11 at his Washington Court House home after months of illness. He was 73 and known in Winchester as half-brother of A C Stotlemyer. In Washington DC he was an active Democrat, real estate and insurance agent and a prominent lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jared F. Adams
Fayette County
Ohio
Bar Association
Washington Court House
Adams
Winchester
A. C. Stotlemyer
Shenandoah Avenue
Washington, D. C
Britain will not recognize Italy's Ethiopia annexation
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Britain does not intend to accord legal recognition of Italy's annexation of Ethiopia. Eleanor Rathbone questioned whether replacing Addis Ababa legation with a consulate general would imply recognition, to which Eden answered definitively that recognition is not intended.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Ethiopia
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eleanor Rathbone
Addis Ababa
Eden
Strike Talk Among Coal Diggers
Washington December 16 soft coal miners studied an operators proposal to raise the work week from 35 to 40 hours after March 31 with no wage raise. An operators committee said longer hours are needed to maintain the wage structure and industry stability as oil gas and hydroelectricity steal business. Labor circles anticipated asks for a 30 hour week or a pay rise or both in the new wage pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers
Wallace Seeks Trade Pacts With Germany and Japan
Secretary Wallace reported progress toward an Anglo American reciprocal trade agreement and urged pacts with Germany and Japan. He said Roosevelt tariff policies have helped farmers, but a real test awaits signed treaties with major markets like Great Britain Germany and Japan.
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Washington
Wallace
Germany
Japan
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Fascist Planes Bomb Catalan Border Towns
Four bombs were dropped on Port Bou near the Franco Spanish border as insurgent pilots attacked from over French territory. A French worker in Port Bou was injured while attempting to cross the border. the raid marked the first air attack on Catalan border towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perpignan
France
Barded Port Bou
Port Bou
NBC's 110 Station Network by Jan 1 Adds KGHF Pueblo
NBC declares 110 stations by New Year, largest total in over a decade. KGHF of Pueblo, Colorado, joins the WJZ group effective January 1. Radio listings note programs across WJZ NBC WEAF and WABC CBS schedules for Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NBC
KGHF
Pueblo
Colo
WJZ
Edward Tomlinson
WEAF
Uncle Ezra
Fred Allen
WABC
CBS
Burns and Jen
Nino Martini
Ozzie Nelson
Fannie Brice
Ethel Barrymore
Library of Congress
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
H. V. Kali
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L. S. Haymaker
White Post
Mr. Haymaker
Haymaker
George
Kathleen
Holmes
Marjo
Roy Ferguson
Joseph White Post
Bowling
Baltimore
Warren Grim
Ellis Denny
Glen Allen
Winifred Browne
Mollie Glass
Virginia Baker
Dave Allen
Berryville
Winifred
Mr. Browne
J. P. Reardon, Jr
Baptist Mission Group
Reese Carter
Reese B. Carter
Inwood
Berkeley County
Wa. Va
Memorial Hospital
Stotler
Bryan
Winchester Hospital
Mary Katherine Huntsberry
Stetson University
Deland
Fla
W. J. Huntsberry
Miss Huntsberry
Wilbe
Liam Huntsberry
Columbia Preparatory School
Nan Purcell
Joe Purcell
F. J. Cooper
Miss Lucile Cooper
Cecil Brown
B. F. Brown
Gainesboro
Frederick, Md
Eastern Star
Allen Jones
Thomas Fallwell
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones
Opequon
Presbyterian Churches
Kernstown
Shakespeare
Robert S. Smith
Frederick County
H. B. McCormac, Jr
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pa
H. B. McCormac
Handley Boulevard
William Hammond
Bessie Hammond
Mary Clary
Laumesville
James Yates
Handley Avenue
H. Chapman
Gray Gables Inn
Richard E. Byrd
Bradshaw Beverley Byrd
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Senator
H. F. Byrd
Rosemont
Beall Knight
V. M.jr
B. M. Knight
Fairmont Avenue
J. Gray Beverley
Harry R. Kern, Jr
John Downing
Front Royal
R. E. Byrd
Margaret Byrd
Naval Academy
Bancroft Hall
Annapolis
Joseph Dahlgren
Duke
Yardley
Norris
U. S
Wally
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Underwood
N. Loudoun St
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Clowe’s
Clowe
Sams
R. M. Swimley
George Washington Hotel
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