Berryville Heralds Christmas Decorating in Town
Berryville Virginia notes Christmas decoration across the town with evergreen streets, a Community Christmas Tree on Court House lawn, and planned events led by Roy E. Potts and a long list of volunteers. Local families prepare for holidays with visits and gatherings in multiple homes and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Ralph Richardson
Chicago
Clarke County
Rose Cottage
Arson
Richardson
Walter Crawford
Walter, Jr
Ja Ag Blackburn Smith
James Riddle
Ocean View
Baltimore
Lord Joslin
John B. Neill
White Plains
N. Y
William Me
Goodwin H. Williams
Airlie
George Ashe
Newport
R. I
Ashe
Tom Peyton
Bethesda
Lloyd Williams
Spartanburg
S. C
Raleigh
N. C
Samuel A. Ashe
Court House
Chamber of Commerce
Roy E. Potts
J. M. H. Clagett
G. Kenneth Levi
Ollie Thomas
E. L. Tessier
Blackburn Smith
R. Dorsey
E. P. Berlin
Santa Claus
Thomas Eisen
Maurice Wisecarver
G. C. Sponseller
A. J. Bowen
Roy E. Locke
Richard Funk
Tree
Robert L. Fowler
Robert B. Whiting
Ralph Ware
J. D. Griffing
Ralph Dorsey
M. F. Wisecarver
J. E. Thoma
Blackburn Moore
H. B. Harris
Nicholas Morrison
A. F. Robertson
Clarke County Schools
Louis Tucker
L. A. Parker
J. H. Brown
Circles of
King’s Daughters and Sons
Celestine Page
F. L. Reade
Graham Dougherty
Kennedy Edsall
E. A. Lindsey
James Lindsey
Sybil Kent
Margaretta Brown
Robert F. Goodwin
D. D
Goodwin
E. J. Smith
Richard Smith
Macky Powers
Kate Powers
Fannie Powers
James Dakeman
George Levi
Charles Levi
Leslie Russell
Charles Phillips
F. L. Ayler
Richard Dole
Mary Woolfolk
Quarles Addresses Woman's Club on Literature
Garland R. Quarles Handley High School superintendent spoke on what literature is to the Clarke County Woman's Club. He outlined three tests of great literature universality style and sincerity and discussed Shakespeare Hardy and the value of reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Garland R. Quarles
Handley High School
Winchester
Clarke County Woman's Club
Quarles
Shakepeare
England
Shakespeare
Thomas Hardy
Jude
F. L. Ayler
Robert Plybore
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lyon Park
Arkansas
J. L. Buck
Richmond
Loring Kackley
Clifton Price
Robert Plyborn
John D. Richardson
Frank Tappan
Trade Winds Named for Old English Meaning
Trade winds derive their name from an old English word trade meaning straight path, a historical definition that predates modern commerce usage. The term reflects navigation and wind patterns rather than trade activity.
Funds Sought For Clarke County Welfare Nurse Salary
Mrs. Graham Dougherty heads a special committee of the Kings Daughters and Sons in Berryville to raise funds to pay a welfare nurse in Clarke county. A previous infant welfare fund, started by Mrs. A Cummins, now totals over 900 dollars and serves as seed for a year's salary.
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Berryville
Graham Dougherty
King’s Daughter and Sons
Clarke County
John B. Neill
Dougherty
Philadelphia
A. Cummins
Caryswood
Clarke County Woman’s Club
Appeals Case Fine Increased in Liquor Offense
Leonard Raney of Warren County was arrested near White Post for operating a vehicle under liquor. He was initially fined $100 and jailed 30 days by Trial Justice Loring C. Kackley. On appeal a jury convicted him again, increasing the fine to $150 and imprisonment to six months.
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Berryville
Leonard Raney
Warren County
White Post
Loring C. Kackley
Gainesboro 4 H Club Elects Officers for Coming Year
The Gainesboro 4 H Club reorganized on December 14 elected Harriet Adams as president Jean Foote as vice president Helen Lamp as secretary and treasurer Evelyn DeHaven as reporter Hope Richard as song leader Lomax DeHaven as cheerleader. Members include Evelyn DeHaven Beulah Foreman Jane Foute Lorraine Bayliss Harriett Adams and others with projects in foods poultry and livestock. January demonstration will cover table service and fruit preparation for breakfast.
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Gainesboro
Harriet Adams
Jean Foote
Helen Lamp
Evelyn DeHaven
Hope Richard
Lomax DeHaven
Dorothy DeHaven
Beulah Foreman
Jane Foute
Lorraine Bayliss
Harriet
Hypnotism Credited in Reif Amnesia Recovery at Cincinnati
Dr. Meyer Zeligs at General hospital Cincinnati claims hypnotic cure restored 24 year old Peggy Reif from hysterical amnesia after she witnessed a Campbell county Kentucky nightclub brawl in which a man was cut and bled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Zeligs
General Hospital
Cincinnati
Peggy Reif
Reif
Campbell County
Kentucky
Hable's Palace Presents A Girl of the Limberlost
The Palace Theatre shows Gene Stratton-Porter's novel adapted film with Marian Marsh as Elnora Comstock. Chris Ty Cabanne directing follows the Comstock and Linton family tale focusing on Elnora's education amid her mother's hostility. Fox News and Mountains Melody song story accompany the feature today and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Stratton-Porter
Indiana
Limberlost
Palace Theatre
Marian Marsh
Christy Cabanne
Comstocks
Lintons
Miss Porter
Elnora Comstocks
Pneumonia Fatal for Young Middletown Man Sperry
John Harris Sperry, age 24, died at his home after an eight day pneumonia illness. He was born May 30 1910, married Pearl Legge in 1929, and leaves a widow, five children, his father E R Sperry a merchant, two sisters, and an aunt. Funeral at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church South Tuesday at 2 PM with interment at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
John Harris Sperry
Mr. Sperry
E. R. Sperry
Bernice Harris Sperry
David Harris
Baltimore
Southern Methodist Church
Pearl Legge
John E. Legge
California
Jack
Charles
Janet
Connie
Joan
Carson Dettra
Winchester
Elsie Reese Sperry
Sadie Harris
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
South
W. P. Saunders
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Richard Watson
G. Wilson Borden
James Kline
Lee Hammack
Park Hottel
William Coffman
Order Requires Payment of Fees in Frederick County
Judge Philip Williams records an order in Frederick County Circuit Court requiring Herbert S. Larrick and Judge F. S. Tavenner Sr. as receivers for Turkey Knob Orchards Inc. to pay $30 for stenographic work and notary fees, per request of Mrs. F. W. Crampton and Miss Kitty Kline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Williams
Frederick County
Herbert S. Larrick
F. S. Tavenner, Sr
Turkey Knob Orchards, Inc
Artemus Ward
F. W. Crampton
Kitty Kline
Three Fingers Amputated In Grinder Accident
Amos Mauck, a prominent Stephenson resident, has returned home after an operation at Memorial Hospital to amputate three fingers. His injuries occurred when his hand was caught in a sausage grinder operated by a motor last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Mauck
Stephenson
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Mauck
Motor
Mussolini Presses Ethiopia Clash in League Report
Benito Mussolini charged Ethiopia with unprovoked aggression in a League of Nations address. He claimed Ethiopian forces killed nearly 150 in a border clash in Italian Somaliland and insisted Italy bore no responsibility, detailing Italian defenses and Ethiopian provocations.
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Benito Mussolini
Italy
League of Nations
Il Duce
Geneva
League
Mussolini
Ualual
Ethiopia
Direct Sailings From Norfolk To Florida Points
Direct passenger sailings from Norfolk to Florida points marked a major Norfolk shipping development. The service links the port with Florida destinations, expanding regional travel options and boosting maritime activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Florida
How to Believe Headaches In Three Minutes
An advertisement promotes B. C. headache relief promising rapid soothing results. It claims the remedy eases muscular aches colds neuralgia fever and nervous distress without opiates or habit forming drugs. Available in 10c and 25c packages from drugstores.
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B. C
Norfolk Florida steamer service via Merchants and Miners Line
A new Norfolk to Florida steamship service begins December 21 offering weekly Friday sailings. It replaces the route via Baltimore to Jacksonville and reduces travel time by about six hours. Ships Somerset Howard and Berkshire will operate from Norfolk, with Berkshire described as a large coastal liner. routes include Norfolk to Florida and seasonal sailings to Boston.
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Sonville
Miami
Fla
Merchants and Miners Line
Jacksonville
Florida
Baltimore
Norfolk
Atlantic
Merchants and Miners
Somerset
Howard
Berkshire
Chatham
Fairfax
Boston
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Byrns
Joseph W. Byrns
Nashville, Tenn
Congressman Byrnes
National House of Representatives
Lot. Burns
Woman’s Club
America
Cahill and Barr
Woodley
Hable’s Palace
Palace
Harris Sperry
Northern Virginia Power CO
U.S
Patent Office
Stanley
Central Press
W.staaley
Northern
Virginia
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