Closing Exercises At Beckford School In Woodstock
Local residents attended the Beckford School closing exercises in Woodstock. Headmaster Wheelan announced the winter trip to Ormond Beach Florida for students and staff beginning January 3 aboard a Baltimore bound boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchesterians
Beckford School
Woodstock
J. P. Hayley
Jacob H. Yost
Paul Rutledge
Alfred Kerfoot
H. Hayley
William Paxton
Harrisonburg
Nevitt Shacklett
C. J. C. Clark
Washington, D. C
James Golden
Front Royal
Nancy Bliss
Staunton
Jonathan Edwards
Francis A. Brown
F. 8. Tavenner, Jr
Douglas Dymock
J. M Bauserman, Jr
Frances Walton
J. V. Bauserman
Edmund B. Wheelan
Baltimore
Ormond Beach
Fla
Social calendar items for the week in Warrenton and Winchester
A multi day listing shows cantatas, pageants, and musical events at Capital Theatre Braddock Street Methodist Church Market Street M E Church and others. Social gatherings include holiday dances at Warren Green Hotel Shenandoah Valley Club and George Washington Hotel with Lions Kiwanis and Elks meetings and choir rehearsals in Winchester and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Theatre
Braddock Street Methodist Church
South
Dramatic Club
Church of Christ
Sunday School of
Market Street
Northern Virginia Club
Virginia Military Institute
Warren Green Hotel
Warrenton Va
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Shenandoah Valley Club
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Winchester Lodge No
Ellis
Piccadilly and
Braddock
Grace Tutheran Church
Kiwanis
Mrs Long and Daughter Travel to Florida for Lingered Holiday
Mr and Mrs W F Long and daughter Sadie Long depart for Florida by motor for a three week or longer stay. Sadie, a Middletown teacher, hopes to return January 12. parents may extend their visit with stops in Miami and the Florida west coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Long
Sadie Long
Near
Marlboro
Florida
Middletown
Miami
Florida West Coast
West Virginians Issued Marriage License
A marriage license was issued today to Welby Cowgill of Paw Paw West Virginia and to Virginia Kerns of Paw Paw. Cowgill is a farmer, son of John and Mrs. Cowgill. Kerns is a daughter of Thithes Bailey and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welby Cowgill
Paw Paw
W. Va
Virginia Kerns
Cowgill
John Cowgill
Kerns
Thithes Bailey
Christmas Visitors and Returning Residents Across Leesburg
Local notices list residents and visitors arriving for Christmas. Isabel Alexander returns home after Memorial Hospital care. Helen Hatcher arrives from Queens College. Marjorie Atwell visits her aunt on Peyton street. Sue Schlack and Mary Gray head to Newport News. Henry Hallett, a Mexico native, visits from Washington, D C. Details include many relatives traveling for the holiday season and several local gatherings planned at homes on West Cork street and Shirley street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Brookes
Walter Flickinger
National Park Service
Joe Flickinger
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
8. L. Flickinger
North
Washington Street
Marjorie Atwell
Harrisonburg State Teachers’ College
R. E. Barr
Peyton Street
Henry Hallett
Mexico
Front Royal
Kenneth Rice
Washington, D. C
Peery Koiner Hold Conference Over Meek Dismissal
Governor Peery and Agriculture Commissioner George W. Koiner met in Richmond to discuss a Virginia Horticultural Society complaint demanding the dismissal of J. H. Meek, market division director. The board previously cleared Meek of charges, with Koiner backing his tenure as a capable leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Peery
George W. Koiner
Virginia Horticultural Society
J. H. Meek
Meek
State Board of Agriculture
Koiner
Christmas Specials at Brooks Pharmacy
Ice Cream treats for the holiday include Fancy Molds at $1.75 per dozen and Ice Cream Cakes serving 8 to 10 for $1.25. Large Santa Claus Mold serves 8 to 10 at $1.25. President Pudding and Egg Nog sold in bulk at 50 cents a quart. Brooks Pharmacy phone 766.
Christmas Music At Presbyterian Church Tomorrow
The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church choir will present a Christmas program tomorrow with organist Billy Barnes and director Mrs Peter Yates Brinton. The service features Handel and Bach selections, carols, a reading, and a postlude. The choir includes sopranos altos basses and tenors such as Mrs Clarence Himmelright Miss Frances Harris Dr Robert McC Glass and Floyd Haines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Billy Barnes
Peter Yates Brinton
Rvice
Messiah
Handel
Doxology
Kreisler
Bach
Infant Jesus
Pietro von
God
Dam
Bethlehem
Salome
Loret
Clarence Himmelright
Richard Hatcher
Frances Harris
Katherine Conner
Marshall Kline
Gordon Whitham
Ann Quirk
Eloise Caldwell
Robert McC. Glass
Marshell Kline
Floyd Haines
William B. Wagner
John Hottel
Youth Funds For This Area
The National Youth Administration state director Dr. Walter Newman of Woodstock approved funding for Winchester and Frederick county. Projects include two Winchester girls aiding the District Nurse Association with health education at 72 dollars, six boys for school and public grounds beautification at 173 dollars, and four girls and three boys collecting and renovating books for schools without libraries at 204 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Youth Administration
Walter Newman
Woodstock
Winchester
Frederick County
Stephens City F F A Spreads Yaletide Cheer
The Stephens City F F A chapter aids needy families with food and clothing during winter. Volunteers Cecil Carper, Kenneth Campbell, R A Wall, Jack McAboy, Robert Russell, Asbury Morris, Wilson Travers, George Eversole, Fred Gordon, Lewis Travers, Paul Hanna, Langdon Gordon, Charles Cook, Billy Dodson and Earl Beaver donated items. After Christmas they will chop wood and deliver it along with further food and clothing donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Cecil Carper
Kenneth Campbell
R. A. Wall
Jack McAboy
Robert Russell
Asbury Morris
Wilson Travers
George Eversole
Fred Gordon
Lewis Travers
Paul Hanna
Langdon Gordon
Charles Cook
Billy Dodson
Earl Beaver
Delbert Sager Granted Pardon After Year Served
Delbert Lee Sager, 30, of near, received a pardon after serving a year. The action was announced locally and clarifies the sentence previously imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Lee Sager
Near
Governor Grants Conditional Pardon in Bigamy Case
Maurertown resident Sager, convicted in Shenandoah County Corporation Court for bigamy, is granted a three year conditional pardon by Governor George E. Peery. He had two marriages without divorce, separated from his first wife for three years. a good prison record aided the pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurertown
Shenandoah County
George E. Peery
Sager
Shenandoah
Frederick County
Bright Reports Made At Meeting
The first quarterly conference of the church year for Frederick charge of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was held last night at 113 Whitlock avenue the Russell residence. The meeting drew representatives from all charges despite bad weather. Presiding elder Rev. W. W. McIntyre attended and announced he will preach at Relief at 3 o clock on Sunday December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Methodist Episcopal Church
Frederic charge congregations listed at Carpers Valley
The congregations in the Frederic charge are Carpers Valley Macedonia Round Hill Lamps Paxton's Chapel and Relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Carpers Valley
Macedonia
Round Hill
Lamps
Paxton’s Chapel
Relief
Plenty of Lice About
A note highlights that about 150 species of lice are known. The fact emphasizes diversity of lice and suggests their wide distribution in nature.
Mudskipper Needs Air Even While In Water
A true fish the mudskipper Pertopthalmus spends most of its life on land and must come up for air frequently even when submerged. This note cites David Tison from Manila in Collier's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Tison
Manila
Philippine Islands
Collier's Weekly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lelia Smith
German Belford
Southern Pines
N. C
First Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Miss Smith
Robert Edwin Smith
Fredericksburg
Mr. Smith
Memorial Hospital
Lance Packing Company
Midshipmen
Annapolis
United States
Naval Academy
Bancroft Hall
Winchester and Clarke Garden Club
Eula Maxine Swisher
McCarty
C. E. Swisher
Bunker Hill
Berkeley County
Ww. Va
Samuel B. McCarty
J. Edward McCarty
Kernstown
Hagerstown
A. B
United Brethren Church
Dean D. Francyis
Dean D. Francis
Cleveland
Ohio
Francis
Rear Admiral
Nulton
Meade Memorial Church
White Post
Leslie L. Lohr
Virginia Cadwallader
Vaucluse
Mabel
Mildred Wickes
New Market
Lohr
W. A. Lynch
Albert Zirkle
Florine Keister
R. L. Wickes
Leslie Lohr
Polly Anna Lohr
Ruby Moyers
Betty Brannon
Frances Weaver
Frances Wilkins
Virginia Funkhouser
Ruby Keister
Mr. Riley
Vv. M. I. Dance
Lexington
Northern Virginia Club of
Warrenton
Bob Riley
Margaret L
Hodgson
Isabel Alexander
Helen Hatcher
Queens College
Charlotte, N. C
R. F. Hatcher
Sue Schlack
Mary Gray
Amos Schlack
Newport News
Ada Hatcher
Marjory Hatcher
Hazel Clark
Clearwater, Fla
Katherine Whitham
West Cork Street
Miss Clark
Mrs. Whitham
Elizabeth Grubbs
L. D. Grubbs
National Avenue
Miss Grubbs
Robert Newlin
Harrisburg
Welltown Pike
Mr. L. E. Harris
Warren McFarland
Ap Perens
Neville Major
Riverton
Major
Mrs
Julian Major
Leesburg
H. B. McCormac
R. E. Byrd
Margaret Byrd
H. B. McCormac, Jr
Paul W. Rutledge
William Gilmore
Meadville
Shirley Street
Rutledge
R. E. Aylor
Stephens City High School
Albemarle County
Charlottesville
R. E. L. Ayior
Harry Fahnestock
Noble C. Pierce, Jr
Randolph- Macon College
Ashland
South Stewart Street
Virginia Cather
Hollins College
Roanoke
T. Russell Cather
Mrs. Cather
Hubert Sydenstricker, Jr
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Presbyterian Church
Florist Telegraph Delivery Association
Stephens City F. F. A
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lovett’s
Loudoun St
Margaret Sullavan
Walter Connolly
Capitol
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun
Santa Claus
Commercial & Savings Bank
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Underwood
Telephone
E. Gerrard St
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washington Hotel
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