Social calendar highlights for weekend events
Saturday 3 00 p m monthly meeting of the A A U W at Mrs George C Snarr home on South Stewart Street Sunday 3 00 p m annual Christmas program of Handley student body at school auditorium 7 30 p m union service with special musical program at poe auditorium under auspices of Winchester Minis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
George C. Snarr
South Stewart Street
Handley
School
Poe
Winchester Minis
Winchester U. B
W. B. Obaugh
Pleasant Valley
Christian Endeavor
Mt. Pleasant
Red Bud
Turner Bowens Honored at Kitchen Shower in Virginia
Mr and Mrs Alvin Hummer hosted a kitchen shower Saturday night for their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Turner Bowen recently married. A musical program followed by refreshments. Attendees included Will and Willetta Bowen from Clearbrook and many others from nearby towns in Virginia and West Virginia. Kathryn Shull of this city is on the Schoolma am yearbook staff and active in campus clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Hummer
Turner Bowen
Will Bowen
Willetta Bowen
Earl Bowen
Doris Geraldine
Carlton Dyke
Clearbrook
Robert Kremer
Anice Phipps
Herbert Schuler
Carpers Valley
C. W. Powers
Howard Henry
Junior Hawes
Nineveh
Frank Sargent
Ridgeway
W. Va
Isabelle McDonald
Robert McDonald
Guy McDonald
Berryville
Margaret Vorous
John Vo
This City
James Hartley
Edith Evans
Edinburg
Kathryn Shull
Fred H. Shull
Harrisonburg State Teachers’ College
Shull
American Childhood Association
Margaret Price
John Cawer
Marion Bayliss
Large Turnout at Girl's Athletic Association Dinner
About 40 members attended the Girl's Athletic Association dinner and club night Thursday in the North Washington street rooms. Miss Edna Holland chaired the arrangement committee with Miss Frances Profitt and Mrs. Jack Widmeyer among members. Miss Emily Lanford hosted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl's Athletic Association
North
Washington Street
Philomena Laren
Edna Holland
Frances Profitt
Jack Widmeyer
Robert Rea
Emily Lanford
V. P. I. Students Plan Yuletide Dance in Winchester
Virginia Polytechnic Institute students from the Blacksburg campus return home for Christmas vacations. Cadet B. F. Davis Jr chairs the Shenandoah Valley Club dance to be held Christmas Eve at the George Washington Hotel with music by Northup Church and his Washington orchestra and a program featuring Miss Dorothy Moreland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Polytechnicstitute
Blacksburg
V.C
B. F. Davis, Jr
James 8. Goode
Jack Pennypacker
Edgar Koontz
Horace Hott
Cadet Davis
B. F. Davis
Peyton Street
Shenandoah Valley Club
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Davis
Koontz
Goode
Eek I
Northup Church
Washington
Modern Etiquette Q&A From Roberta Lee
A column answers etiquette questions about mourning attire for a mother’s son and invitations for a second marriage, noting men may wear a black arm band. It also corrects wording for compliments on a bride’s cake, advising phrases like very good or delicious.
Christmas Visitors Fill Jackson Household Note
Mrs G G Baker of Washington DC arrives for Christmas with son Gibson Baker at 126 North Washington. Mrs Paul Veasey and infant Frances Gertrude Veasey return from Winchester Memorial Hospital to West Piccadilly Street. Miss Norma Jane Richards visits parents Mr and Mrs William M Richards Angerona Terrace while attending Randolph Macon College. Several students and relatives plan holiday visits at homes on Stewart Street West Cecil Street Greystone Terrace and Gray Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Haldeman
Gladys Haldeman
Ogantz School For Girls
Philadelphia
J. 5. Haldeman
South
Washington Street
James Himelright
Gordon Junior Military College
Barnsville
Clarence H. Himelright
Miller Avenue
Farmville
Thelma Courtney
Jane Rosenberger
Mary Jane Jolliffe
Farmville State Teachers’ College
G. G. Baker
Washington, D. C
Gibson Baker
North
Paul W. Veasey
Frances Gertrude Veasey
West Piccadilly Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Miss Veasey
Mabel Crenshaw
Fanny Q. Crenshaw
South Stewart Street
Norma Jane Richards
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
William M. Richards
Angerona ‘Terrace
H. W. Ebert, Jr
H. W. Ebert
Dee Sencindiver
D. H. Sencindiver
West Cecil Street
Randolph Macon College
Ashland
Betty Shryock
Duke University
Amos Shryock
Greystone Terrace
Mary Catherine Baker
Shenandoah College
Dayton, Va
E. E. Baker
Gray Avenue
Imperial City novel available at Handley Library
Elmer Rice's Imperial City is now on loan at Handley Library. The book explores New York City's diverse social strata through law, politics, labor, theatre, and business, centered around the House of Coleman. Rice, Pulitzer winner of Street Scene, presents a panoramic urban portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial City
Elmer Rice
New York
House of Colemen
Handley Library
Litany of War Echoes From the East and Peace Aims
The poem portrays brutal war scenes in China with marching troops, burning temples, and suffering civilians. It contrasts desolation with a universal prayer for peace. The page also lists church services and Christmas messages across Mt Pleasant and Red Bud locales with times and speakers.
Radio highlights shift as Amos and Andy sponsor changes
Amos and Andy switch sponsors after year start. new weekly show begins January 2 at 5 30 pm over WEAF NBC with Mickey Mouse Minnie Donald Duck and others. Amos and Andy keep five daily airings. Ben Bernie returns January 12 via CBS at 9 30 pm from WJZ NBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBS
Laster
WJZ
NBC
WEAF
NBC Symphony
Arthur Rodzinski
NBEC
William Scotti
Bobber
Jack Haley
al Roth
Don Bester
WABC
Niagara Falls
Colby M. Chester Speaker
Johnny and
Russ Morgan
Prof. Quiz
Benny Goodman
Whittal
Eddy Rogers
Berlin
Salt Lake City
Nuremberg
Germany
Rheinischer Sanger-Bund
Latter Day Saints Choir of
Kansas City
Chicago
Cheila Barrett
Jack Benny
Charlie McCarthy
N. Y
Radio City Symphony
Magic Key
Opera
Fey Murray
Symphony
Helen Jepson
Jussin Bjoerling
Tyrone Power Playhouse
Cherrio
Christmas Visit Plans Mention Many Local Residents
Front Royal and Warren County news lists holiday guest plans and local social events. Notables include Major and Mrs. Rolfe Millar hosting Richmond visitors, Dr. and Mrs. Carper entertaining, and several families from Norfolk Roanoke and Ashville preparing Christmas gatherings and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Major
Rolfe Millar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Turner Bowens
Kitchen Shower
Miss Shull
Margaret Collins Denny
Comrade Bible
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
Bertha Vv. Kline
Eulalia Savage Nalley
L. Kneiling
Mildred Jones
J. H. Light
W. L. Dudley
Comrade
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Rexall
Harry H. Willis
W. W. Bird
Philip Turner, Jr
Philip Turner
Elinore Griffith
Wellesely College
Wellesely
Mass
Alfred Kerfoot
South Washington Street
J. M. John
Joan
Mrs. John
Rev
Mrs
S. J. Goode
West Monmouth Street
Allen
TOYS
Huntsberry
Loudoun St
Roberta Lee
Anna Wilson
James Allen
Sunnyside
Ray Robinson
Clarence Robinson
Thomas Baldridge
Lou Hopewell
Edinburg, Va
Victor L. Denny
West Cork Street
Dorothy Larrick
Missa Rudolph
Harrisonburg Normal School
Frank Pierce
Durham
N. C
Noble C. Pierce
China
Grant Jennings Smith
Colonial Beauty Shoppe
Nina V. Wolford
Piccadilly & Cameron Sts
Beauty Service
Lady Anne Beauty Salon
S. Loudoun St
Alecia Beauty Salon
N. Braddock St
Front Royal and
Warren County News
Telephone Front Royal 149-B
Wyndam Lee
Mr. Lee
Norvell Lee
Alpeco, W. Va
O. W. Carper
G. V. Stewart
Annapolis
Henry H Downing
Joseph Carson
Messrs
Charles Reeves
B. Ney Schurer
Teddy Mathews
Wilkie Burt
Harold Smith
Warren W. Whitside
Norfolk
W. W. Whitside
William E. Carson
Barbara Higgins
Hollins College
James Higgins
George Morton
John
Roanoke
G. Tyler Miller
Helen Weaver
University Hospital
Mildred Menefee
Alexandria
John Finnerty
Gaye1 Club
Margaret L. Hodgson
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sunshine
Sunshine Cleaners
Underwood
N. Loudoun St
RGA
B&c Rolls
Pifer Printing Co
Boscawen Street
Virginia
West Piccadilly St
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