May Day Court Chosen At Randolph-Macon College
Randolph Macon College near E Vec Randolph Macon Women’s College announces the May Day court selections with entrants from Lynchburg Waynesboro Norfolk Shanghai Texas and other locations. Miss Kern daughter of Bishop Paul Kern and relatives highlighted. other candidates include Miss Reed Miss Johnson and Miss Whiteside among many.
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Randolph-Macon
Elizabeth
Katherine Kern
Harry R. Kern
John A Kern
Winchester
Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Club Meetings and Choirs
Sunday 7 30 p m Epworth Round Hill Church services. Monday 7 30 p m Music Lovers Club at Mrs. Griffiths home. Tuesday 12 30 p m Lions Club luncheon George Washington. 7 30 p m Girls Athletic Association basketball Handley High. Wednesday 12 45 p m Kiwanis luncheon George Washington Hotel. 6 45 p m Uni ted Brethren young peoples choir. 8 15 p m Grace Lutheran adult choir. Evening Winchester Lodge 867 BPOE charity ball George Washington Hotel. Thursday 1 00 p m Rotary Club. Friday American Legion Post George Washington Hotel. 7 00 p m Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal young peoples choir.
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Lions Club
George Wash
Girls’ Athletic Association
Handley High School
Kiwanis Club
George Washington
United Brethren Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Winchester Lodge No
George Washington Hotel
American Legion Post
Geo. Washington Hotel
Young People’s Choir
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
D A R Chapter Sings at Washington's Birthday Recital
Fort Loudoun Chapter of the D A R will host a Washington's Birthday recital at 3 o'clock on February 22 at 124 West Boscawen Street. Singer Constance Wardle with accompanist Jessie Wayland Day will perform, followed by program details to be announced. Also notes James M. Brown of Winchester is recovering from hiccoughs after hospital treatment in Takoma Park.
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Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
J. H. Rosenberger
West Boscawen Street
Washington
Constance Wardle
Jessie Wayland Day
Staynton
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Newark Music Festival
Porto Rico
Central America
James M. Brown
Winchester
North Loudoun Street
Brown
Takoma Park
Shenandoah Valley
Little Inaugural Ball At Virginia Tech
The Virginia chapter of Alpha Zeta sponsors a small inaugural ball at War Memorial Hall Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg on Saturday evening March 4. Planned features aim to attract Democrats celebrating President Roosevelt's inauguration in Washington. The event will be informal.
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Virginia Tech
Virginia
Fraternity of Alpha Zeta
War Memorial Hall
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Roosevelt
Washington
Birth of a son to Rev and Mrs Shirkey of Richmond
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Shirkey of 1004 West Avenue Richmond announce the birth of a son on Sunday January 1 in the city. Mrs. Shirkey, formerly Miss Leona Lauck, was a former faculty member at John Kerr School. The Rev. Mr. Shirkey, pastor of Page Memorial Methodist Church, is brother to Mrs Irvine Cather and Melvin K Shirkey of this city.
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Shirkey
A. P. Shirkey
West Avenue
Richmond
Leona Lauck
John Kerr School
Page Memorial Methodist Church
West Franklin Street
Irvine Cather
Melvin K. Shirkey
J. S. Lauck
Winchester
Miss Haldeman and Friend Visit Over Weekend
Miss Gladys Haldeman of George Washington University Washington D C and Miss Rosetta Leitz from Detroit Michigan are spending the weekend at the home of Miss Haldeman's parents Mr and Mrs J S Haldeman on South Washington Street.
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Haldeman
Gladys Haldeman
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Rosetta Leitz
Detroit
Mich
J. S. Haldeman
South Washington Street
Palmer Joins Aetna Life Insurance in Staunton
Mr. J. D. Palmer resigns from Metropolitan Life in Winchester to join Aetna Life Insurance Company and cover the Staunton area. The Palmer family moves to Virginia, relocating this week to their new home.
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Palmer
Aetna Company
J. D. Palmer
Winchester
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Staunton, Va
Mrs Arthur Hosts Informal Evening in Baltimore
In Baltimore Mr and Mrs Loring Cover entertained informally last night for their cousin Mrs J Victor Arthur presently visiting from this city. Mrs Arthur and her young daughter Betsy Arthur will be joined today by Mr Arthur who will stay for the weekend with the Covers.
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Arthur
Mrs Stephenson Hosts Junior Beelub Meeting
The regular weekly Junior Beelub meeting was held this afternoon at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Rob ert M. Glass on South Washington street with Mrs. Henry Neville Stephenson and Miss Nancy Gray Larrick presenting papers. Luncheon was given for several members including Mrs H H Little and Mrs Henry H Little of Norfolk, Virginia, who had been visiting Mrs A C Carson.
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Beelub
Henry Neville Stephenson
Robert M. Glass
South
Washington Street
Stephenson
Nancy Gray Larrick
Wash
Peyton Marshall
South Stewart Street
Ryland Washington
Winchester
Wilmington
Del
Social and Personal items from Winchester days
Miss Mary Greenway Russell attends wedding in Wilmington and visits Reading before returning to Winchester. Tea honors Mrs. Ryland Washington while locals and visitors share news. Hospital updates, social visits, and club plans fill the week in Winchester with weddings travel and shop purchases noted.
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Mary McDonald
Louis Wender
New York City
Wender
Washington Guest Arrives to Stay with Local Hosts
Mrs. Robert Chapman of Washington arrived to spend time as a guest of Misses Sophie Baker and Frances Page at their West Cort street home.
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Robert Chapman
Washington
Sophie Baker
Frances Page
West Cort Street
Miss Mildred Anderson and Miss Merle Anderson Visit Mar pulls
Miss Mildred Anderson of this city and Mrs Merle Anderson of Gore traveled Thursday to Martinsburg West Virginia as guests of Mr and Mrs James Williams at their home No 500 Virginia Avenue. Thomas Brinton Harrison infant son of Mr and Mrs Bur Powell Harrison is reported to be improving at the home of his grandparents Mr and Mrs Thomas W Harris on South Washington Street.
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Miss Massey
Eva Massey
White Post
Marcus Gonzalez
Washington, D. C
C. G. Massey
Thomas Blackwell
J. C. Digges
Mary Powers
Ashby Station
Mary Thompson
Boyce
Marguerite Elliott
Janie
Lola Gardiner
Elizabeth Blackwell
Lillie Massey
Washington
Mrs. Gonzales
Mary Greenway Russell
Harry K. Russell
South Stewart Street
James Piper, Jr
Greenspring Valley
Baltimore
Wilmington
Frances Lindsey
David Lindsay, Jr
David Ralston
Rock Manor
Mrs Ralston
Miss Russell
Winchester
Reading
Emily Brandt
James O. Johnson
South
Cameron Street
Lawton Stott
Frederick, Md
Earl Parsons
West Leicester Street
Mrs. Stott
Thomas M. Hiltzheimer
Memorial Hospital
West Cork Street
Mildred Anderson
Merle Anderson
Gore
Martinsbore
W. Va
James Williams
Virginia Avenue
Thomas Brinton Harrison
Bur. Powell Harrison
Thomas W. Harrison
South Washington Street
Chicago police seek Louis Alterie in Denver kidnap case
Police search for Louis Alterie known as Two Gun in connection with the Charles Boettcher kidnapping. Denver authorities believe he may reveal details about the Denver clubman abduction while noting that fatalities in the Bizvard incident were light despite the cold weather.
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Chicago
Louis
Alterie
Charles Boettcher
Denver
Mrs Claa Wood Returns From East Visits
Miss Claa Wood travels to Washington to visit Mrs Thomas Taliaferro and to Philadelphia to see Mrs William Ashbrook and acquaint with friends in the vicinity of Philadelphia.
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Claa Wood
Thomas Taliaferro
Washington
William Ashbrook
Philadelphia
Zangara in Miami Jail Faces 80 Years for Assault
Giuseppe Zangara, the man who tried to kill President-elect Roosevelt, sits behind bars in a Miami jail as he faces four counts of assault to commit murder and a total of 80 years imprisonment.
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Giuseppe Zangara
Roosevelt
Miami
Fla
Portrait of Queen Henrietta Marie Found in Geneva
A painting believed to be a portrait by Van Pyck of Queen Henrietta Marie sister of Louis XIII was found in Geneva, adding a notable Renaissance work to the city’s art collection.
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van Pyck
Henrietta Marie
Louis XIII
France
Geneva
Michael Murray with Windway Oge Pogo at dog show
Michael Murray poses with Windway Oge Pogo, an odd English terrier with a sheeplike head, at the fifth annual Westminster Kennel Club show in Madison Square Garden, New York.
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Michael Murray
Westminster Kennel Club
Madison Square Garden
New York
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Henry H. Little
Norfolk, Va
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E. L. Tharpe
South Cameron Street
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Glaize and Brother
North Cameron Street
Dickie” Long
Harrisonburg
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Washington Inn
William Hamlin
Durham, N. C
Louis Hedrick
Lee Street
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Frank Palmer
Henry Little
Norfolk
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Beauty Nook
Brooks’ Pharmacy
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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