District Nurse Society Active in Caring for the Sick
The District Nurse Association reports 583 patient visits in a month including pre natal, post natal, infant and school child care. Four tubercular patients remain in the State Sanatorium at Catawba, with a tuberculosis clinic held at the association office and x ray exams at Memorial Hospital. A Yo Yo quilt sale was set up to raise funds and a committee was appointed to assist Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival events this spring.
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Catawba
Mon Society
Fred A. Read, Jr
Shenandoah
Co- Pearson
Evelyn C. Dean
University Hospital
Friendship Fire Company
Association
Dewey Anderson
Catawba Sanatorium
Ellsworth Johnson
Memorial Hospital
Yo-Yo
Winchester Furniture Cemare
Tidewater Horse Show Joins Virginia Circuit Dates Set
Warrrenton Va Feb 7 Frank D Gaskins secretary treasurer of the Virginia State Horse Show Association announced Tidewater Horse Show Association of Norfolk has been admitted to the state circuit and assigned May 15 and 16 for its show This addition will bring the number of shows under sponsorship to a new yearly high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Frank D. Gaskins
Virginia State Horse Show Association
Tidewater Horse Show Association
Norfolk
Blues Singer Ethel Shutte Robbed in Chicago Auto
Blues singer Ethel Shutte wife of orchestra leader George Olsen was held up in her private automobile in Chicago by three gunmen who robbed her of a fur coat and jewels valued at $12,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Shutte
George Olsen
Chicago
Water Mains Open But Some Services Still Thawed
A salesman reported Winchester is the only Virginia city where mains are restored to normal. Alexandria and Woodstock report many pipes frozen or ice filled while Martinsburg also has trouble with frozen lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia
Alexandria
Martinsburg
Woodstock
Darkness Delays Furman South Carolina Basketball Game
A power outage halted the Furman versus South Carolina game after a tree limb snapped a line, plunging the campus into darkness. Furman led 22 to 21 in the second quarter when play was postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of South Carolina
Furman
South Carolina
Next Time We Love at Palace Opens Monday
A new Universal drama stars Margaret Sullavan and follows a glamorous wife and her writer husband as romance and career rise after marriage. A third man falls for the wife, raising stakes as their world of stage and global intrigue unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace
Margaret Sullavan
Palace Theatre
Universal
Ursula Parrott
Last Rites For Chas. Griffith
Funeral services were held in Martinsburg West Virginia this afternoon for Charles Griffith 179 lifelong resident of their city whose death Wednesday at the home of a daughter Mrs Edith Frye followed a long period of ill health He is survived by his widow Mrs Lottie Smith Griffith and a large family connection He was the father of Mrs Goldie Ca of this city
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Charles Griffith
Edith Frye
Griffith
Lottie Smith Griffith
Goldie Ca
Workman Injured by Heavy Crate in City Post Office Remodeling
Horace McCarrolll remained under treatment today at Memorial Hospital for back and leg injuries. He sustained the injuries Wednesday while remodeling work was in progress at the post office building near Braddock and Piccadilly streets when a heavy crate toppled and struck him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace McCarrolll
Memorial Hospital
Post Office
Braddock and
Piccadilly Streets
Capitol Hill Actions Outline Farm Bill and Related Hearings
Senate debates the farm bill as agriculture committee studies Smith cotton plan and munitions panel hears steel industry testimony on wartime trade. House continues Treasury Post Office appropriations deliberations and judiciary weighs chain store bills while military affairs tackles Washington Airport concerns. Senator Norris criticizes postal appointments and munitions panel expands war construction testimony.
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Capitol Hill
Associated Press
Senate
Agriculture Committee
House Coe
Treasury Post Office
Judiciary Committee
Washington
AY Senate
Norris
HOUSE
Salem Congregation of the Brethren Jubilee Service Times
Salem near Stephens City holds services with L R Dettra as elder and pastors W L Riggleman and Cephas Fahnestock. Sunday School 10 a m. preaching 11 a m on the second and fourth Sundays. Young people meeting 7 p m led by Ashley Doyle. The congregation invites worship on Sabbath days in the synagogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of the Brethren
L. R. Dettra
W. L. Riggleman
Cephas Fahnestock
Jubilee
Jonah Funkhouser
Ashley Doyle
Salem
Stephens City
R. L. Lynn
Jesus
Chevrolet to Junk Old Cars for Highway Safety
Chevrolet Motor Company sponsors a national safety program aimed at reducing highway accidents. They collaborate with dealers to purchase and junk cars that no longer meet safety standards, urging operators and the public to prioritize roadway safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet Motor Company
United States
Congress seeks to avoid wrath over new farm subsidies
Washington February 7 Congress moves to avert public wrath as Democrats push changes to the AAA substitute. House leaders oppose new taxes to fund soldier bonuses and seek a small tax bill in a campaign year. Senate debates farm subsidy plan proposed by Senator Smith with Wagner urging a normal production basis to reassure scarcity concerns. President Roosevelt met with spending heads seeking possible cuts with no specifics announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Sabath
Wagner
Th Senate
Smith
D-Sc
Roosevelt
Lands Safely Despite Broken Landing Gear
An army bomber with two aboard landed safely at Mitchel Field New York after a gear failure prevented a Concord New Hampshire landing. Second Lieut Tom J Cunningham and Chief Sergeant Jesse J Barnet guided the plane to a belly skid on an icy field, suffering only minor scratches.
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Mitchel Field
N. Y
Concord
N. H
Tom J. Cunningham
Jesse J. Barnet
Winter Buying Helps Trade In New York Retail
A Dun and Bradstreet weekly trade summary reports heavy winter merchandise buying kept retail trade high in New York last week. The period shows progressive trade movements with modest gains in industrial activity and brisk wholesale reorders as a milder cold spell aided shopping persistence.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Safety Week aims to curb accidents and promote safe conduct
Sponsors seek fewer mishaps and safer streets, with lasting pride in playing safe whether walking or riding, as voiced by Wilmer F. Shryock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer F. Shryock
Painter Couple Welcomes Son in Woodstock
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Painter of Woodstock are congratulated on the birth of a son February 4. Mrs. Painter, before marriage, was Miss Margaret Funk of this place.
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Fred Painter
Woodstock
Stickley
Robert Stickley
Busness
R. M. Carbaugh
Barr Samsell
Front Royal
Harry Butler
Boyce
Winchester
Claude Hartley
Ralph Lam
Jim Galliday
Peggy
Washington, D. C
James Williams
Snapp Williams
Pennsylvania
Palace Theatre
Mamie White
Elmer Steele
Reid
Mildred
Children’s Department
The
M. E. Church
Middletown Notes from Middletown Virginia
Local notes report weekend visits in Culpeper and Winchester and health updates. Dorothy Larrick remains home ill while Maude Wright visits from Washington and Miss Frances Jolliffe visits Myrtle Rhodes. Community events include a window sale for Little and Larrick's on February 14 and 15 and a postponed bingo night due to heavy snow with a future date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
C. C. Rhodes
Culpeper
C. S. Hudson
Dorothy Larrick
Little
Eddie McInturff
Washington, D. C
Herbert Frye
Winchester
McInturff
Maude Wright
Mattie Wright
Frances Jolliffe
Boyce
Myrtle Rhides
Herbert Brumback
Marvin Robinson
Betty Lou
Strasburg
Will Little
Carson Edmonson
W. H. Edmonson
Community League
Boston Student Vicious Prank Leaves MIT Youth Stranded
Lawrence Steinhardt a 19 year old MIT junior appealed to police after a violent prank by sophomores who had tormented him. He was shaved his head and one eyebrow had trousers removed and a blanket given to him before being left miles from Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lawrence Steinhardt
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rome
Trigg brothers die in sequence stirring Missouri town
In Marshall Missouri three Trigg brothers died within 48 hours. John Trigg died from blood poisoning. Steven attended his funeral then died of indigestion before help arrived. George, who had attended Steven's service, returned home ill and died that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Trigg
John Trigg
Steven
George
Sergeant's sale of M B Clowe's stock in Loudoun Street
By virtue of a distress warrant for rent in re H H Woodward agent versus M B Clowe I will sell at public auction at No 7 N Loudoun Street the entire stock of jewelry furniture and fixtures on Tuesday February 18 1936 at 2 PM Terms of sale cash Taylor L Barr City Sergeant 2-7 10 12 14 17 5t
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H. H. Woodward
Agt
M. B. Clowe
Loudoun Street
Taylor L. Barr
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H. D. Ker
Martin Wisecarver
Chas. Griffith
County News
Stephens
Scholastic Fun
Sergeant’s Sale
Mary Pickford
WJSV
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Ice Industries
Columbia
Winchester Cold Storage Corp
Apple Storage Inc
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage Co
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