Social calendar Friday events at George Washington Hotel
Regular weekly meeting of the Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion at the George Washington Hotel. Bi monthly luncheon of the Women's Civic League at the George Washington Hotel. Banquet for the men of the church at the Church of Christ.
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Robert Y. Conrad Post, American Legion
George Washington Hotel
Women's Civic League
Women’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Wiley Circle
W. F. Ritenour
Sunshine
Grace Lutheran Sunday School
Mildred Parlett
Woodland Avenue
Madrid Bombarded as Front Presses Fiercely
Insurgent artillery shelled the heart of Madrid today while fighting raged along the northwestern front near the University City and western suburbs. Shells began exploding in the capital as efforts continued to push back government forces.
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Madird
Madrid
Modern Etiquette Q&A From Roberta Lee
A reader asks whether to use a fork or spoon at table and if closing a letter with Yours in haste is courteous. The adviser cautions against a spoon when a fork suffices and deeming haste in a signoff rude, noting appropriate conduct for women seeking work and workplace presence.
Bombardment Echoes Through City Center After Night of Explosives
Reports describe repeated bombardment in the city center with a night marked by dull booms from hazardous devices, continuing the pattern seen yesterday. Neighbors report fear and debris observed in the streets as authorities assess damage and potential casualties.
Reds Openly Rally for Communist Empire in Northwest China
The movement, said to have 200000 former Manchurian troops and 50000 Communist fighters, has surfaced with propaganda led by Miss Smeldley. Communists in Shensi and Kansu are in revolt as Chang Hsueh Liang's rebellion unfolds and Chiang Kai-Shek remains prisoner.
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Shensi
Kansu
Marshal Chang
Miss Smeldley
India
Shanghai
Lianfu
Royal Wedding of Juliana and Bernhard in Amsterdam
The Dutch crown prince and his bride Juliana rode in a golden coach through cheering crowds to the town hall and church. In a public ceremony before 1600, Juliana and Bernhard repeated vows and exchanged rings, with royal spectators and a Bible presented to the groom as symbol of household authority.
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Bernhard
Wilhelmina
Ja’s
Groote Kerk
Dr. Obbink
Juliana and Bernhard Wedded in Regal Dutch Ceremony
Juliana wore a satin gown with a six yard train and orange blossom coronet as the Netherlands marked a royal wedding. The couple traveled in a glass coach from Noordeinde Palace watched by guards, soldiers, and cheering crowds while Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Armgard looked on. The ceremony followed friction with the Nazis and included a German minister. later plans for a local theater production and committee lists were announced.
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Juliana
Netherlands
Noordeinde
Hussars
J. B
Wilhelmina
Armgard
Lippe-Biesterfeld
Bernhard
Local talent to star in Mixed Pickles stage production
The Wheeler Producing Company of Wilmington has been hired to supervise a stage show featuring the musical comedy Mixed Pickles chosen for presentation. Nearly 150 performers will fill the cast for the comedy and the Bouquet pageant of children with rehearsals starting around January 15. The article notes the cast will be entirely local, with the American Legion post mentioned in passing.
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Wheeler Producing Company
Wilmington
American Legion Post
Vigilantes Seek Thief After Flat Tire Bicycle
Local youths report a bicycle with a flat tire linked to a colored man in the south end. They enlist F W Bailey to pursue the suspect's home and recover the wheel, but the thief remains at large while the next morning the bicycle is found on the Bailey porch amid a broader protest over relief employment restrictions.
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F. W. Bailey
Stuart
Jene Wooly
Wooly
WPA Roll Shakeup Sparks Public Welfare Complaint in Winchester
Local families face hardship as WPA caseloads are reduced and only unemployables receive aid. Workers who left WPA to work orchards during apple season are not eligible unless currently on the active roll, with new assignments needing state approval. Social workers resist applications under the current plan. grants for a storm sewer project and water mains await authorization.
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Welfare Department
Ély
Bailey
Winchester
Frederick County
Cuts Grain Tariff Markets Influenced
German grain needs spurred a surge in domestic wheat prices last month as reports of a grain shortage and a 1 million ton wheat need circulated. Analysts caution Germany may struggle to fund imports with limited gold and foreign exchange.
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Germany
Church sees communist influence in Philippine floods
Officials warn that communist germ and revolutionary ideas gain ground in the Philippines amid floods and typhoons. Prelates say the Vatican and Manila may face intensified efforts to spread atheistic or anti clerical sentiment through disaster relief and political manipulation.
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Manila
Ippines
Vatican
Pope Receives New Chair Aiding Mobility
Attendants describe the papal arrival of Holyther's new chair as a gift in the pope's sick room. The chair allows him to sit up while keeping his legs straight and immobile and can be wheeled easily through the papal apartments.
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Holyther
Papal Apartments
Radio Highlights From New York Luncheon Broadcasts
WEAF-NBC carries weekend luncheon discussions from the people’s lobby now in its third year. Government monopoly tops Saturday topics with Irving Brant and Colston Warne as speakers. H A Wallace returns to Farm and Home Hour next Monday and Byrd speaks on Government Reorganization in Friday slots.
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Congress
People's Lobby
Weaf-Nbc
Government
Irving Brant
St. Louis Star-Times
Colston E. Warne
Rook Lobby
Secretary of Agriculture
H. A. Wallace
Wjz-Nbc
WJZ
Night Radio Forum
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
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