Middletown and Strasburg Celebrate Weddings and News
The report covers a 20th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rudolph of Strasburg at Mrs. Rudolph’s mother’s home, plus the marriage of Velma Bowmen of Strasburg to Delmar Hirlelrent of Middletown. Other items note Mrs. Byrd’s radiogram from Admiral Byrd, Hazel Taylor’s marriage in Martinsburg, and various social visits involving Winchester, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, and Middletown residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Rudolph
Strasburg
Elmer, Tilden
Ralph Strosnider
Stephens City
Roy B. Coates
Woodstock
Thomas Coates
Harold Coates
Dorothy Coates
L. B. McIilwee
Paul McIilwee
New Oxford
P. E. McIlwee
Mount Olive
R. H. Wynekoop
Ruth and
Elgie
Heaton Wynekoop
Rudolph
Hazel Taylor
Keister
Brandywine
W. Va
Gentry Ernest Keister
Harrisonburg
Martinsburg
Social Calendar of Local Clubs and Churches
Social calendar lists weekly meetings and luncheons across multiple venues. Highlights include Lions Club at 12 30 p m at George Washington Hotel and Rotary Club at 1 00 p m at the same hotel. Inline events cover the Mount Williams Debating Society and various church choirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Williams Debating Society
American Legion Post
Geo, Washington
Young People’s Choir
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Music Lovers’ Club
Frank L. Buckley
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
First Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
Young Peoples’ Choir
United Brethren Church
Young Peoples
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Gorge Washington Hotel
Marjorie Amos Weds Thomas Hollinger Baker
Miss Marjorie Amos and Thomas Hollinger Baker wed December 9 in Rockville Maryland in a Presbyterian ceremony performed by Rev Harry Palma. Miss Amos is a Shepherd College graduate and Sibley Hospital clinician. Mr Baker, Gettysburg College and Harrisburg Tech High School alum, works as a civil engineer with the Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Amos
Thomas Baker
Walter S. Amos
Kingwood
W. Va
Thomas Hollinger Baker
George W. Baker
Abbottstown
Rockville
Harry Palma
Presbyterian Church
Kingswood
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Sibley Hospital
Washington, D. C
Baker
Harrisburg Technical High School
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Holiday visitors and travels dot Winchester scene
A stream of relatives and friends arrive for Christmas visits and plan winter travels. Ridgeley White visits Berlin then Paris with his mother Mrs Frank N Hack and Mr Hack before sailing to New York and returning to Winchester in January. Nan DuPuy from Richmond visits the Beverleys on West Clifford Street. Logan Timberlake from Brooklyn spends days with Miss Leslie Timberlake on South Braddock Street. Virginia and Virginia Vredenburgh plan winter in Pensacola with Ensign James B. Vredenburgh. Beryl Schoonover from Fredericksburg stays with Doris Shade. Dr and Mrs Wylie Moore depart for Charlotte after visiting Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd on Amherst Street. The Rev and Mrs R Bowen Moore of Greenville arrive to spend holidays with Austin White and family. Roberta Aylor, student at Cathedral School for Girls, visits family in Berryville. Richard A Timberlake of Des Moines and his wife leave for Brooklyn after Christmas with aunt Miss Leslie Timberlake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeley White
City
Berlin
Germany
Frank N. Hack
Mr. Hack
Paris
Mrs. Hack
New York
Winchester
Nan DuPuy
Richmond
J. B. Beverley
West Clifford Street
Logan Timberlake
Brooklyn, N. Y
Leslie B. Tinyverlake
South Braddick
Virginia Vredenburgh
Pensacola
Fla
Wylie Moore
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Amherst Street
Charlotte
N. C
R. Bowen Moore
Greenville
Austin White
Moore
Hortense White
Roberta Aylor
Cathedral School For Girls
Washington
F. L. Aylor
Berryville
Richard A. Timberlake
Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie B. Timberlake
South Braddock Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mr. Timberlake
Lillian
Mary Timberlake
Fury of Winter Subside Across Nation
A coast guard cutter found four missing men drifting near Poole's Island after running out of gas in a thirty foot launch. The group from Sue's Island included William Mattes and Willis M. King. Police had asked the Coast Guard to search after the vessel did not return on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Poole’s Island
Chesapeake Bay
William Mattes
Sue’s Island
Willis M. King
Baltimore
Essex
Seach
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fort Smith
Fort Simpson
Great Slave River
Edmonton
Superior
Wis
State Department
St. Louis Bay
Archie Jensen
Ben Hines
Louis Parise
Duluth
Year End Tax Selling Boosts Stocks Amid Cautious Optimism
The Associated Press reports year end tax selling largely done, stocks edging higher as bonds improve in spots. Despite a cheerful market mood and expectations for next year, some commentators urge caution on extending commitments. Sterling opens at 5.093 6. Call money 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Yost Named President of Strasburg Bank After Death
David F. Yost of Strasburg was elected president of the First National Bank of Strasburg following the death of Rev. George A. Copp. Yost, active with the bank since its 1907 formation, also serves as vice-president and hails from Cooper Merchandise and Oil in Winchester. Fred D. Maphis becomes vice-president and cashier, Samuel L. Burgess second vice-president, with two director vacancies to be filled at the January 9 stockholders meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David F. Yost
First National Bank
Strasburg
George A. Copp
Yost
Strasburg Bank
People’s National Bank of Strasburg
Winchester
Acca Temple Shrine
Richmond
Fred D. Maphis
Samuel L. Burgess
Whipped Nerves Take Hold On Women Flyers
Frances Marsalis and Helen Richey faced nerves as they aimed to break the 8 days 4 hours 5 minutes record for a women's endurance flight. The Flying Boudoir pair hoped to push past the old mark at 5.08 p.m., with officials ready to certify a new record about an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Miami
Frances Marsalis
Helen Richey
Death sentence for reckless Moscow driver defies code
Moscow court sentenced Valentine Ivanov, a chauffeur, to death for reckless driving that killed four people in an accident. The report notes Soviet law allows up to ten years for such cases. A separate item mentions a Chinese postmaster trekking the longest route on foot from Tachienlu to Litang and Batang, a 20 to 30 day journey at altitudes from 9,000 to 15,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Valentine Ivanov
Tachienlu
Litang
Batang
Gingerbread Dessert With Whipped Cream Topping
A simple quick dessert idea uses a piece of gingerbread layered with whipped cream. Add a second square, more cream, and finish with a candied ginger piece or maraschino cherry for color and appeal.
Rainey foresees short harmonious Congress session
Speaker Rainey, after meeting with President Roosevelt, predicts a brief session focused on appropriation and revenue bills. He says the Roosevelt recovery program will largely stand, pay cuts for government workers may be partly restored, and the aim is a constructive session passing supply and tax bills and liquor measures before a May adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Rainey
Roosevelt
Chicago and Baltimore Wheat Prices Reported For Today
Closing quotations in Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets are reported by Winchester Milling through Stickel Sales. Chicago values include December 83 42, May 85 75, July 84. Baltimore spot wheat 89 and Winchester spot 87.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stickel] Sales Corporation
Cash
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Winchester
Extortionist In Richmond Signs Full Confession
William B. Taylor a 24 year old chauffeur pleaded guilty before United States Commissioner Melvin Flegenheimer to attempting to extort 1860 from Fred W. Scott Jr The letter threatening to kidnap the grand children was written by Frances Scott Scott’s sister Taylor signed the confession and said he needed the money Taylor was remanded to jail in default of 10000 bond for trial at the April term in Richmond United States District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Williamb. Taylor
United States
Melvin Flegenheimer
Fred W. Scott, Jr
Taylor
Scott
Miss
Frances Scott
Flegenheimer
Department of Justice
United States District Court
Two Violators Secure Pardons
President Roosevelt pardoned Arthur P. Colvin and Isaac E. Colvin for prohibition violations in western Michigan federal court. They were to begin sentences of one year and a day in Chillicothe Ohio Reformatory today, with fines of 900 dollars each due within six months. No general amnesty was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Arthur P. Colvin
Isaac E. Colvin
Western Michigan
Colvins
Chillicothe
Ohio
White House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. W. C. Randolph
Middletown
Velma Margaret Bowmen
Delmar W. Hirlelrent
Frederick
Amos John Traver
Himelrite
Gilbert Bowman
Winchesterians
Front Royal
P. H. Cammer
Royal Club Inn
Hugh Brill
Henry Bell
Chester A. Duke
Katherine Krueger
Lester D. Arnold
Gwendolyn Funk
John B. Parsons
South Washington Street
H. S. Parsons
J. E. Robertson
Detroit, Mich
Detroit
J. D. Robertson
Medina, N. Y
Bill Rhodes
School of Pharmacy
Medical College of Virginia
Agnes Moore
Wooster
Mary Powers
Bayard, Va
John S. Sloat
Harry F. Byrd
Westwood Beverley Byrd
Rose Mac Donald
Fenton Nelson
Paul Gaylord
Staten Island
Huntsberry
Rhodes E. Huntsberry
Memorial Hospital
Virginia O'Connor
Mr. Huntsberry
Walter E. Huntsberry
Edmund Woodward
Shrine Mint
Orkney Springs
David and
John Woodward
Betty Riley
Virginia Baker
Winifred Brown
Walter Massey
Jack Pennypacker
Willing Workers’ Society of the First Baptist Church
Beryl Schoonover
Fredericksburg
Doris Shade
Brooks
Price
Brooks’ Pharmacy
V. P. I. Shenandoah Valley Club
the Country Club
V. P. I. Southern Colonels
Russia
el P
Bernarr Macfadden
States Rainey
Wm. B. Taylor
Christmas Club
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
And
Wember Federal Reserve System
Santa Claus
the Commercial & Savings Bank
U.S. Postal Savings Depository
Margaret L
Hodgson
Lovett
Londoun St
Sample Shoe Store
R. M. Swimley
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