Social Calendar Highlights Local Meetings and Rehearsals
The schedule lists a 1 00 p m Legion Post luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. At 3 00 p m the Women's Civic League meets at Handley Library with Elks Club minstrel rehearsals at the George Washington Hotel. 7 30 p m Otterbein Guild meets at Miss Gretna Pattons home. Saturday 3 30 p m Elks minstrel rehearsals return to the George Washington Hotel. Sunday 3 00 p m winter concert series opens at the MclIiwee Municipal Band Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Club
George Washington Hotel
United Brethren Church
Otterbein Guild
Gretna Patton
MclIiwee Municipal
Annual Gathering Highlights Birthdays Weddings and Club News
A Frederick social page notes the Bucher family celebration for Miss Janice Bucher as well as a Jefferson County wedding of Miss Lockie Byrd Lewis to Arthur W. Cooper. It also covers the Sunshine Club petition for Edith Maxwell clemency, the postponed Ambassador Quartet concert, and the Girl's Athletic Association annual meeting with officers re elected.
Annual officers elected by Old Fredericktown Garden Club
The Old Fredericktown Garden Club held its final 1937 meeting at Mrs. E. B. Gooper's South Washington street home. Officers for 1938 were elected: President Mrs. George G. Snarr, Vice President Mrs. Allen Bond, Secretary Mrs. S. C. Brooks, Treasurer Mrs. W. R. Legge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fredericktown Garden Club
E. B.gooper
South Washington Street
George G. Snarr
Allen Bond
S. C. Brooks
W. R. Legge
Farold Brown
R. C. Green
Modern Etiquette Clarifications on Titles and Address
A Q and A on speaking to employers and using prefixes in social cards. The secretary should use Sir when addressing an employer and men’s social cards should bear the prefix Mr. The piece outlines traditional manners and proper forms of address.
Double Wedding Performed Christmas Day Draws Local Interest
A Christmas afternoon double wedding in Exmore Baptist Church joined Miss Gladys Walker with Herman Hutcherson and Miss Rosalind Walker with John Connelly, all of Gladys. The Rev A C Walker officiated as attendees, bridesmaids, ushers, and a reception followed. The couple then left for a brief wedding trip amid rice and confetti. Mrs Hutcherson and Mrs Connelly bring ties to local education and business communities. The day also featured a Legion Auxiliary meeting rescheduled to January 10 at Mrs R E Griffith Sr.'s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exmore
Gladys Virginia Walker
Herman Lee Hutcherson
Gladys
Rosalind Adelaide Walker
John Connelly
A. C Walker
John Moore
University of Richmond
Christine Thomas
Temple Homar
Berryville
Sara Brittingham
Philadelphia
Janice Kilman
Painter
Celeste Bonniwell
Willis Wharf
Arthur Marsh
Hutcherson
Connelly
A. C. Walker, Jr
Gerald Moore
Martin Lewis
Walker
E.F. Ashley
Standley High School
Averette College
Danville
Campbell County
Bluefield College
Virginia
Gladys High School
Virginia Baptist Hospital
Lynchburg
Births and weddings thread through regional notices
Mr and Mrs Johns congratulate over the birth of Charlotte Ann Johns at Memorial Hospital on December 19. Mrs Johns before marriage was Miss Charlotte Powers. Mr and Mrs Hawes announce the marriage of their daughter Helen Louvenia to William Johns of Nineveh Virginia on January 5 at Frederick Maryland. They plan to live in Winchester as John works for B and C Bakery. Rest Missionary Society will meet Saturday night at the home of Mr and Mrs M S Snapp Ridgeway West Virginia with new president Mrs Victor P Ridgeway in charge. Walter Massey son of Mr and Mrs Carl Massey of Merry Mans Lane Huntington West Virginia visits before heading to New York City. Russell A Joyce and family visited Dr and Mrs R Clayton Pitts in Columbia. Mrs Joyce’s mother Mrs William Jackson Tiller of Richmond also visited. Miss Margaret Byrd of Gunston Hall School Washington DC will spend weekend with grandmother Mrs R E Byrd Amherst Street who is recovering from a Tuesday automobile accident. Mrs John Patterson, Memorial Hospital patient, has moved to Northwestern Grade residence in satisfactory condition. Mr and Mrs Newton Lee of Baltimore are visiting. Miss Sara Carper returned to American University Washington after holidays with her parents in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockie Byrd Lewis
Steward Lewis
Arthur W. Cooper
Joseph Cooper
Annie F. Cooper
Methodist
Stephens City
Homer Welch
Cooper
Oliver Woore
Winchester
England
Covington
Mr. Cooper
W. W. Woore
Court Street
Natural Bridge
Roanoke
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Kernstown
Johns
Hawes
Charles W. Hawes
Hillsville
Helen Louvenia
William Johns
Nineveh
Ay United Brethren Parsonage
Frederick
Rest Missionary Society
Woman's Missionary Society of Rest M
Margaret Byrd
Gunston Hall School
Washington, D. C
R. E. Byrd
Amherst Street
Byrd
Heads of Three Executed by Guillotine in Berlin
Berlin January 17 three Germans were executed by the guillotine at dawn. Josef Starck Otto Demwolff and Herbert Gajewski were executed for treason and espionage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Josef Starck
Otto Demwolff
Herbert Gajewski
Speeches Stir Debate on Royalist Families and Spending
Wilmer F. Shryock condemns recent speeches as insipid and crass. He warns that sixty royalist families could threaten the country while billions are spent, urging no lingering doubt and no misrepresentation of the outbursts.
Front Royal and Warren County News Notes Mix of Visits and Local Updates
Miss Margaret Ann Lewin of Washington visits town and plans a Winchester trip. Major and Mrs Willie Burt return from Nashville. Weston Rudacille of Charles Town visits ill relatives. Caldwell Harrison Richards of Washington to spend weekend here. Mrs Larkin Rudacille hospitalized in Winchester Memorial. Mrs William Fuqua Jr. operated on in Rockingham Memorial. grandchildren with grandparents. Senator Aubrey Weaver to Richmond for General Assembly. Howard Duncan to accompany as postmaster at Senate building. Fire dept answered 38 calls in 1937, 25 inside Front Royal. 13 outside town. Four new members joined: Leslie Young Jack Collins James Simpson Charles Biggs. Budgeted refreshments served after meeting. L B Carys chairs ways and means. Charles Menefee and Stewart Payne on committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othe
Front Royal
Leslie Young
Jack Collins
James Simpson
Charles Biggs
Ways and Means
L. B. Carys
Charles Menefee
Stewart Payne
Deaths Charles E Potterfield Front Royal
Charles E Potterfield 75 of Alexandria died Wednesday night from a stroke. He is survived by his wife Phillipa Bennet of Strasburg daughter Annabelle and two sons Pearl and Glenn of Washington. Funeral services were in Alexandria. He had been an early Front Royal Remount Depot employee and later a businessman there. Attendees from Front Royal included Manley Simpson William Kuser and Sergeant Frank Davies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Potterfield
Front Royal
Alexandria
Stoutamyer Re elected Chief In Front Royal Fire Meeting
The Front Royal Relief Fire Department held its first meeting of the year at the Assemble Room in city hall with 44 members present. Frank Stoutamyer was re elected chief and officers including E T Whitworth as assistant chief L B Cary as first lieutenant Hugh Reid second lieutenant Lewis Thompson third lieutenant Ray Jones secretary and Stewart Payne treasurer were re elected. Ray Jones reported on the department's status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Frank Stoutamyer
E. T. Whitworth
L. B. Cary
Hugh Reid
Lewis Thompson
Ray Jones
Stewart Payne
Cousins Held On Charges of Robbing Store
Two Front Royal youths Riley and Claude Sloat cousins were held in Baltimore county jail under 1500 bail for grand jury action on a Fort Howard store robbery New Year Eve. Officers said they were wanted in Washington and Dundalk as well. Magistrate Walter B. Harvey ordered detention for action here. The pair were arrested while attempting to break into a Dundalk store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Front Royal
Riley
Claude Sloat
Baltimore County
Fort Howard
Washington
Walter B. Harvey
Dundalk
Freighter Commercial Pioneer Still Grounded Off Shad Battery Shoal
The Moore and McCormack line freighter Commercial Pioneer remained hard aground off Shad Battery Shoal as two tugs and the coast guard cutter Calypso worked to dislodge her. She is bound for Philadelphia with a cargo of potash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Moore and McCormack Line
Commercial Pioneer
Shad Battery Shoal
Coast Guard
Calypso
Philadelphia
Will Rogers Humorous Story on Salesmanship
Will Rogers parodies salesmanship noting it takes genius to sell most items. A man claims to be the best toothbrush salesman but fails, admitting the superior salesman who first sold him the weak brushes is the world’s best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Bank theft in Brooklyn linked to stock dealings
The $25 thousand theft from Bensonhurst National Bank in Brooklyn was solved by confession. District Attorney Geoghan said Frederick J. Catana assistant cashier and Attalio Galardi a Wall Street customer’s man admitted involvement. Catana claimed he took cash to replace funds used for stock market speculation and Galardi admitted taking $12,000 to cover Catana’s debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bensonhurst National Bank
Brooklyn
District A1
Gig Faveld
Frederick J. Catana
Attalio Galardi
Wall Street
Geoghan
Catana
Galardi
Radio Highlights New York Listings Jan 7 193? Tonight’s Broadcasts
Radio highlights from New York list upcoming programs across WEAF NBC WJZ NBC and WABC CBS with talks music and sports. Notable items include Freddie Steele versus Fred Apostoli boxing at 7 15 9 30 and Sinister A 10 45 Rep Bierman on foreign affairs plus varied concert and orchestra slots. Dr Roland Hall Sharp to lead six Latin American broadcasts from Rio to Mexico City starting January 28. He will fly 20 000 miles from Boston and feature presidents and government officials among life and events in the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South
Central America
Roland Hall Sharp
Weaf-Nbc
Wjz-Nbc
Rio de Janiero
Mexico City
Boston
Sharp
Wjznbc
Freddie Steele
Fred Apostoli
WABC
CBS
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Fred Bierman
IoWa
United States
WEAF
NBC
Hendrick van Loon
Lucille Manners
A. L. Alexander
Dorothy Thompson
Teddy Hill
Hammerstein Music Hall
Paul Whiteman
Hollywood Hotel
Kitty Carlisle
Dick Himber
WJZ
Mary Small
Grand Central Station
Nola Day
Tommy Dorsey
Charlie Bennett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Angels Os Gina
Janice Bucher
J. R. Bucher
Frederick Courtly
Bucher
Louise Castleman
W. Moore
E. H. Tevalt
Luther Tevalt
H. E. Fisher
Alfred Chapman
Charles Miller
Charlotte Fisher
Berlyn Moore
G. C. Bucher
Clovis Bucher
Pat Bucher
Hagerstown
L. S. Triplett
Georgianna Triplett
Nancy Lee
Frankie
James
Miss Lewis
Sunshine Club
Maxwell
Braddock Street
M. E
W. H Reed
South Braddock Street
Edith Maxwell
Reed
J. I. Sloat
Edward Stine
Phil Crisman
L. B. Resseguie
Ambassador Quartet
High School
Winchester Concert Association
Girl's Athletic Association
Opal Solenberger
Emily Sanford
Frances Trimble
Kathryn Sullivan
George Washington
Margaret L. Hodgson
Stephenson Social Club
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
Blanche Snipe
Clipp
Meta Frazier
Viola Sargent
First Baptist Church
Evelyn Preston
Edward T. Clark, Jr
Alta Mae Ayers
Betty Hengeveld
COLONIAL _ BEAUTY SHOPPE Cor
Piccadilly & Cameron
Nina V. Wolford
Roberta Lee
American Legion Auxiliary
Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion
R. E. Griffith
West Cifford Street
Buff Lick Road
Clayton Golightly Farm
Walter Massey
Carl Massey
Merrymans Lane
Huntington
New York City
Russell A. Joyce
Joyce
R. Clayton Pitts
Columbia
William Jackson Tiller
Richmond
John Patterson
Memorial Hosital
Newton Lee
Baltimore, Md
Sara Carper
American University
Wilmer F. Shryock
Antietam
Front Royal and
Warren County News
Telephone Front Royal 149-A
Margaret Ann Lewin
Wincheser
Major
Mrs
Willie Burt
Little Daughter
Nashville
Weston Rudacille
Charles Town
Messrs. W. E. Rudacille
John Rudacille
Harrison Richards
Larkin Rudacille
Memorial Hospital
William Fuqua
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
William Fuqua, Sr
Aubrey G. Weaver
General Assembly
Howard Duncan
Senate
Stoutamyer
Consumers Coal CO
Cousins
Will Rogers
American News Features, Inc
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Ioffee
Aenta
RGA McKay Coffee
RGA
E. Piccadilly St
Pillsbury's Best
Fred E. Baer
Ghost Writers’ Bureau
Baer
Edgar Guest
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp’n
Underwood
Union
West Virginia College of Beauty Culture
West King Street
Mart
Nettletong
Bostonians
Red Cross Suedes
Rice-O’neill S’de
Huntsberry
N. Loudoun St
Pifer Printing CO
N. Loudoun
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