Opera Review Notes and Local Society Updates
The article covers a Metro opera revival with Lucrezia Bori in the role of Lucrezia, praised in parts while noting Monte Mezzo’s single major work status. It also reports Ruth Jones and Edward Johnson as key performers, plus upcoming club events at Mrs. Griffith’s home and a Weslayan Men’s Bible Class banquet with speakers from Washington to Winchester. The section lists social visits, a marriage in progress, church committee meetings in Front Royal, and local greetings from Mrs. Mae Miller and Mrs. Thomas Trimble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard £. Griffith
West Clifford Street
Ponsille
Easton
Muzio
Edward Johnson
Avita
Manfredo
Richard Bonelli
Luster
Montemezzi
Frank L. Buckley
Nannie Cooper
Griffith
Leesburg
Winchester Social Calendar and Club Meetings
A full week of events lists Rotary and Social Club gatherings at the George Washington Hotel and Handley venues. Highlights include Winchester Del Society, Girl Scouts, Armel Community League debate, American Legion Post luncheon, Braddock Street Church youth choir, Little Theatre try-outs, Young Christians Class, Music Lovers Club, Lions Club luncheon, and Handley High School basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
del- Society
Handley
Winchester Girl Scouts
Robert T. Barton
South Washington St
Armel Community League
Aoe Frida
American Legion Post
Geo
Young People’s
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Little Theatre Organization
Handley Library
Newton Snapp
South Loudoun Street
Music Lovers’ Club
Meat Demonstration At Middletown Group Meeting
The Middletown Home Demonstration Group met February 21 at Middletown High School to view a meat and meat substitute demonstration led by Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Grover. Dishes included stuffed frank steak and cottage cheese patties. A county campaign Live More From the Pantries Shelves was launched, with a March 7 advisory board meeting in Winchester. A follow up meeting is set for March 14 with state poultry expert Miss Bess M. Hodson to discuss care of baby chicks. Sanctary Society Card Party planned for February 28 at Sacred Heart Church in the Sunday School rooms with prizes and refreshments for a charity event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Home Demonstration
Middletown High School
J. F. Judy
Fisher
Grover
Farrar
Frederick County
Winchester
Bess M. Hodsden
Sanctuary Society
Little Theatre Plans New Play Tryouts at 7:30
Members are reminded of the 7:30 meeting in the auditorium where try-outs for the new play will be held. The production has about eleven roles and many members will be considered for parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Theatre
Surprise Birthday Party for Naomi Saylor in Martinsburg
A sixteenth birthday celebration for Naomi Saylor was held last Saturday at her North Second Street home Martinsburg. The event featured dancing and refreshments with out of town guests Thelma Grimm James Ingram and Mr Mrs Daniel Grimm of Dragon Md Marshall Perry and Frank Harris of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Saylor
North Second Street
Martinsburg
Thelma Grimm
James Ingram
Onel Grimm
Dargon
Marshall Perry
Frank Harris
Winchester
Spelling Bee For Benefit Of Kauffman School
A free for all spelling match will be held at the Kauffman school house a mile east of the depot at Stephenson on the Jordan Springs road at 8 o clock Friday evening February 24 for the benefit of the school. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. Admission is small and the Community League hopes to raise funds to support its work. Father Rankin here on a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kauffman School
Kauffman
Stephenson
Jordan Springs Road
Lene
League
Oyster Supper Planned by Centenary Church Society
The Ladies Aid Society of Centenary Reformed Church arranged an oyster supper for February 28 in the church social rooms. The event, priced at low mood rates, aims to be a social function with a wholesome menu. The same week Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church youth plan a mass meeting for ages 12 to 24 on February 23 at 7 30 PM with games and educational activities in the Sunday School building. Mrs Grover Clevenger and Mrs Irene Walters Goshert, both hospitalized, are reported to be resting more comfortably after operations, while Mrs Lewis Clowser is improving after an appendectomy at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
Centenary Reformed Church
Fred Stryker
West Cork Street
Epworth League
Young People's Department
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Grover Clevenger
East Germain Street
Memorial Hospital
Irene Walters Goshert
Lewis Clowser
Vanney Family Moves into Bryarly Cottage on Fairmont
Mr and Mrs Ivan Vanney and their infant daughter have leased Bryarly cottage on Fairmont avenue and are occupying the new home after months of residence on Monmouth street. Mr David M Timberlake, recently on an extended business trip in West Virginia, will return this weekend with Miss Leslie Timberlake from South Braddock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Vanney
Monmouth Street
Bryarly
Fairmont Avenue
David M. Timberlake
Virginia
Leslie Timberlake
South Braddock ‘St
Cuba unrest reported with multiple outbreaks across the island
The dispatch notes at least six outbreaks in widely separated Cuban regions amid calls of revolution against Machado. Reports cite clashes in Orient Province, a rebel attack on a Santa Clara military post, an ambush near Alquizar injuring a grocer owner, and casualties near Guantanamo naval area.
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Havana
Machado
Orient
Spain
Santa Clara
Alquziar
San Antonio
United States
Guantanamo
If You Let Someone Lead You Into Doing Wrong
A proverb-like reflection warns that following others into wrongdoing burdens you with guilt and shows a lack of judgment. It emphasizes personal responsibility and common sense in moral choices.
California Tops Nation in Pilots and Licensed Aircraft
California leads the United States in both the number of pilots and the number of aircraft holding federal licenses, highlighting its prominence in aviation. The data underscores California's concentration of aviation activity and regulatory holdings across major departments and institutions. The figures reflect statewide aviation growth and regulatory compliance among operators and aircraft owners.
Baruch Urges Roosevelt Backers at Hopkins Talk
Bernard Baruch urged loyal support for President elect Franklin D Roosevelt as a solution to the economic and governmental crisis at Johns Hopkins University during the fifty seventh commemoration day exercises in Baltimore. He warned against blindly leaning on government and called for adherence to first principles and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bernard &. Baruch
New York
John Hopkins Universit
Baruch
Long Underwear Demand Echoes Past Winter Woes
A burst of demand for long underwear stirs memories of frugal winters when boys wound webbing around ankles to fit stockings, a vivid reminder of hard times and resourcefulness in previous seasons.
Parents Share Harder Time Raising Large Family
A brief note asserts both father and mother face equal challenges in rearing a large family, stating neither has the harder time.
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Handley High School
Wallace M. Brashears
Market Street Church
Austin Sloat
Eugene Russell
Women’s Service Guild
Mrs. Bly
R. E. Bly
Strasburg
J. E. Coffman
Walter Coffman
Branson Baker
Jake Clevenger
Lloyd Coffman
Opequon
E. J. Eyler
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Barry Richy
Howard Grubbs
Oscar Zigler
Ezra Rickard and Son
Front Royal
Helen Sargent
Mr. Earle Hawkins
W. S. Sargent
Kernstown
Earle Hawkins
Albin
Grace Lutheran Church
South Stewart Street
Luther A. Thomas
Hawkins
Buncutter Tire and Merchandise Company
Mr. Clark
Shenandoah Baptist Association
O. W. Borden
State Board of Missions and Education
Richmond
C. V. van der Linden
Boyce
Goodwin Frazer
Charles Town
L. A. Parker
Berryville
J. W. Brown
R. T. Hopkins
Edward T. Clark
Charles Hall
Luray
E. M. Ramsey
Bentonville
Mr. Rushing
Shenandoah
Mae Miller
Chelsea
Mass
Miller
Thomas Trimble
Lions’ Club
Girls' Athletic Association
Middletown
Huntsberry
Father Rankin
Thomas A. Rankin
Alexandria
Church of the Sacred Heart
Wya
R. Corsby Kemper
Kansas City
Ann Wilde
K. W. Lattin
C. K. Howell
N. Braddock St
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Elsie Moore
Robert Moore
Evening Star
Corinne Barnett
Harry R. Kern
Warren Rice
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Maso
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Busy Bee
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