Woman's groups plan meetings at churches and homes
The Social and Personal page notes the Women’s Christian Temperance Union will meet at the Raniaee at 2 AM on Thursday, urging full attendance for a new calendar year. The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Brethren Church will gather at 352 Fairview Ave at 9 45 AM Friday for plans and full member turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Raniaee
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Brethren Church
J. F. Bly
Fairview Avenue
The
Missionary Society
Christian Endeavor Society of the First Christian Church
Boyd Richards
South Washington Street
Blues
Winchester Clarke County Garden Club December Meeting Highlights
The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club held its December meeting at Mrs. Harry R. Green’s Fort Loudoun home with Christmas greens on display. Mrs. John D. Richardson presented a charming sketch of English gardens, while Miss Louise Baker Glass performed two piano numbers and refreshments were served after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Clarke County
Harry R. Green
Fort Loudoun
John D. Richardson
Stratford
Warry Castle
Kenilworth
Oxford
Windsor Castle
Hampton Court
Salisbury
Anne
Local Rebekah Assembly installs officers and honors members
Last evening at Odd Fellows hall the Local Rebekah Lodge installed officers led by deputy president Mrs Meta Winkfield assisted by deputy marshal Mrs Mary Cassell. Jewels were presented to five past noble grands and a candy shower followed. A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs Clarence Bush. Also noted were birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Alfred Rinker and visits from city residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Assembly
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Meta Winkfield
Mary Cassell
Noble Grand
Cora Robertson
Vera MacMillan
Ruth Hottel
Carrie Carper
Harry Seabright
Lyda Chapman
Violet Ritter
Miss Smith
Lelia Green
Samuel Miller
John Mason
Clarence Bush
Guardian
Kate Mills
Robert Brill
Elmer Griffin
Gussie Dyke
Ruth Hoitle
Gus Chambers
Gertrude Mills
Illness and travels noted in local scene
Listed updates show residents and visitors across Winchester and area, including I H Faulkner improving at home after influenza, Lillian Perry returning from Washington trip, and couples visiting Kernstown and Martinsburg. Attendants at hotels and hospitals, inspections and shopping trips also mentioned.
McCormick and Co Planning Big Scale 1929 Year
McCormick and Company holds a Baltimore bi annual convention where 150 sales knights rededicate to making 1929 the biggest year. W M McCormick urges selling service as partnership and the group enjoys dinners and talks on tea culture and product expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick and Co
McCormick and Company
Baltimore
House of McCormick
W. M. McCormick
United States
Emerson Hotel
F. W. Ansey
George F. Mitchell
Hoover to meet Coolidge on farm aid and reforms
President elect Hoover meets President Coolidge at the White House for a broad discussion of issues facing the transition. He earlier conferred with Iowa senator Brookhart and Senate aides on the need for an early extra session to push farm relief and tariff measures, while signaling no direct suggestions on pending bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Elect Hoover
White House
Coolidge
Hoover
Congress
Brookhart
Iowa
Corn Belt
Mellon
Senate
House
Treasury
Mayflower Hotel
Senator Borah
Idaho
Smoot
Utah
E. of
Senate Naval Committee
Congress approves funds to survey Shenandoah Park area
Congress added 35000 to an interior budget bringing total park survey funding to 90000 for maps and metes and bounds Establishing precise park boundaries and a new topographical map will guide development plans for Shenandoah National Park after Virginia transfers the land. The plan seeks to have the land ready within a year and present development costs to Congress next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
William B. Carson
Virginia’ State‘ Conservation and Development Commission
Washington
Uncle Sam
Interior Department
Senator Glass
Senate
Conservation Commission
National Park Service Division
Department of Interior
National Park Service Commission
Public endorsement of 15 light cruisers and aircraft carrier
A public statement supports the pending measure authorizing construction of 15 light cruisers and one aircraft carrier. The release emphasizes strategic expansion and naval readiness, urging swift legislative adoption.
Angerona property auction in Winchester Virginia
Executors of Thomas Cover will sell at public auction at the Winchester courthouse on February 2 1929 at noon. The Angerona house and lot on Fairmont Avenue at Piccadilly street end comprises several acres with about 30 rooms suitable for subdivision hotel school or apartment use. Lot measures 290 by 500 feet and sale terms include one fourth cash and balance in three annual installments secured by deed of trust and fire insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cover
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Loring A. Cover
John M. Steck
Harry R. Kern
King George IIIs Doctors Report On His Condition
Buckingham Palace reported that King George had a fair night and his condition was unchanged. The king's doctors Sir Stanley Hewett Sir Hugh Rugby and Lord Dawson of Penn consulted as usual but no formal bulletin was issued. The pace of recovery remains slow and steady as doctors emphasize no rapid improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Buckingham Palace
George
Stanley Hewett
Hugh Rugby
Lord Dawson
Penn
Job Printing and Sale Notices Offered by Local Print Shop
Local printing shop advertises printing of sale bills short notices and display cuts. Offers job work including letter heads envelopes bill heads tags window cards programs and other printed items. Encourages customers to see them before ordering with reasonable prices.
Modest Czar Paul the First Dictator of Russia
The article portrays Czar Paul the First as the world's most modest ruler yet describes brutal scenes when he appeared in public. Soldiers cleared streets, death threatened those who peeped from windows, and even infants faced danger from Cossack guards, as depicted with dramatic realism in a film review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Russia
Emil Jannings
The Patriot shines with Jannings in a historic Russian drama
The Patriot features Jannings as a lead with Victor and Lewis Stone in supporting roles. Critics hail the period piece as a powerful sweeping portrayal, preserving fidelity to history. The Capitol Theatre screens the film on Thursday and Friday this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jannings
Victor
Lewis Stone
Capitol’ Theatre
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gov. and
Mrs. Byrd
Executive Mansion
Byrd
Hugh Sproul
Staunton
William C. Stuart, Jr
Newport News
Richmond Times-Dispatch
McIlwee
William H. McIwee
Winchester Band
Handley High School
South
Braddock Street
Virginia Mason
Laura Elizabeth Curtis
Laura
Mrs. Jones
First Baptist Church
Harold Jones
Loudoun Street
Jones
Mortimer Rogers
P. W. Boyd
Roanoke
Mary Tayloe Rogers
Major Mortimer Rogers
R. Anderson
Charles R. Anderson
Common Council
West Clifford Street
Hickory Camp
Woodmen of the World
Roses Avenue
Rose Grove Circle No
Silver Moon Grove Junior Circle
H. R. Orndorff
E. Russell Hook
Girls Athletic Association
Handsey High School
Alfred Rinker
Stephens City
Rinker
Miss Godlove
Elmer Godlove
Coalmine
Shenandoah County
Charles H. Harper
Leonard Leech
Leonard Leech, Jr
Flint, Mich
I. H. Faulkner
Lee Street
Lillian “Perry
Maryland
Mrs. Heironimus
John Dick
Kernstown
John Kern
Emmett
Martinsburg Evening Journal
Emma Gina Baker
W. A. Baker
William Riley
Blue Ridge Sanitarium
Charlottesville
West Boscawen Street
W. DB. Alexander
Richmond, Va
Jack
Charles Stinebaugh
Betty Lou Stinebaugh
Arthur
Thelma
Hagerstown
T. O. Warren
East Piccadilly Street
John Semples
Messrs
H. L. Conner
A. M. Simpson
Post Office
Mr. Conner
J. A. King
Hotel
H. C. Voss
Globe Knitting Works
Grand Rapids, Mich
Mary McKenzie
New York
Samuel Gerschenak
Miss McKenzie
Betty Shoppe
C. M. Bristow
William Bristow
Lyndhurst, N. J
George Washington Hotel
Klena Hoshour
DR. Pierce
MR. Hoover
Thomas
Thomas A. Cover
King’s
Star Job Office
Czar Paul
Arch Preserver Shoes
Lovett Bros
Rotary Club
Endicott-Johnson Shoes
S. Kirson & Sons
Consumers Utilities Company
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