Century Club hears on Penal Laws and Gunning Beauties
Miss Lily Baker reads on The Penal Laws and Their Effect 1695 at Century Club. Mrs. Philip Boyd highlights the Gunning sisters rise from poverty to society, and Miss Marguerite Holler wed Mr. George Johnson in Silver Spring. Also note birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Baker
Arfa
Philip Boyd
Century Club
W. P. Massey
Arthur Field
Ireland
Europe
England
Gunning
Haute Monde
Elizabeth
Maria
George Anne Bellamy
Dublin
Marguerite Hollar
Johnson
Marguerite Holler
George Holler
Toms Brook
George Johnson
Silver Spring
Toms Brook High School
Conley
Frank Conley
Clarke County
Eleanor Meade
White Post
L. C. Letzkus
Pittsburgh
Letzkus
Governor Peery Hosts Large Welcome At Home Reception
Governor Peery and Mrs. Peery welcomed more than 5,000 Virginians to the Richmond executive mansion for an informal first night at home after the inauguration. The reception ran over two hours with governors, state officials, and social leaders greeting the new administration in a cordial, bustling scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Virginia
Peery
Free U S Map Jigsaw Puzzle With Milk of Magnesia Offer
A promotional offer advertises a free U S map jigsaw puzzle with the purchase of Milk Magnesia Tooth Paste at 25 cents. The deal emphasizes a low price and a collectible puzzle to accompany the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Four Americans Sentenced by Spanish Court
Four United States citizens were sentenced to six months and a day in prison for assaulting a civil guard in Palma Mallorca. Rutherford Fullerton of Columbus was acquitted. The group included Clinton B. Lockwood of West Springfield, Roger F. Mead of New York, and Edmund W. Blodgett of Stamford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Madrid
United States
Palma Mallorca
Rutherford Fullerton
Columbus
Ohio
Clinton B. Lockwood
West Springfield
Mass
Roger F. Mead
New York
Edmund W. Blodgett
Stamford
Last Rites For C. E. Edmondson At Middletown
Charles E. Edmondson aged 75 died after a three week illness. A Mason, he was honored at a 2 PM service at Grace Methodist Church and buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Relatives from several states attended, with a Wilmington Del and Philadelphia delegation among those listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Charles E. Edmondson
Alexandria
Frederick Schauss
Baltimore
H. R. Edmondson
Allentown
J. R. Edmondson
Wilmington
Del
C. M. Venable
Clifford Grannis
Arthur Machir
Thomas Harrison
Front Royal
Leader
Philadelphia
Two County Teachers Attend Curriculum Conference
Two Freder ick County Teachers Association members Misses Sarah Ralston and Nina Williams of Miller School attended a curriculum revision conference called by State Superintendent Dr. Sydney B. Hall in Marisonburg yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Marisonburg
Sydney B. Hall
Sarah Ralston
Nina Williams
Miller School
Seven Convicts Escape Kansas Penitentiary in Bold Break
Seven convicts including Bob Brady and Jim Clark escaped from the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing by scaling the south wall with an improvised ladder after overpowering a guard. Guards fired in the darkness. some fugitives may be wounded. National Guard artillery and cavalry deployed to block possible escapes toward Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lansing
Kan
Bob
Big Boy
Brady
Jim Clark
Kansas Penitentiary
National
Clyde Deer
Deer
Missouri River
Milton R. McLean
Kansas National Guard
Forts
Scott and
Iola
Oklahoma
Brady and
Clark
Wilbur Underhill
Harvey Bailey
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Charles P. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Movie Theatres Would Pass Tax On To Patrons
Virginia theater owners meeting in Richmond today debated Governor Peery's plan to tax five percent of gross receipts. They agreed any new tax would be passed to the public as higher admission prices. A spokesman said they are legitimate merchants selling entertainment and already taxed more than other merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Motion Picture Theater Owners
Peery
Mmere
Peery Denies Abolishing Road Construction Districts
Governor Peery says a proposal to add one million dollars to the highway gap fund will not abolish the eight highway construction districts. He notes the districts will remain, though the transfer reduces funds available for district allocations. House chairman Ashton Covell had suggested abolition interpretations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
George C. Peery
Ashton Covell
House
Radio Schedule Highlights And Philco Pitch
A dense listing of Philco radio program segments across stations with multiple shows including Potash and Perlmutter Jane Adams Hull House and various performers. The ad promotes trying a Philco radio on trial claiming superior tone as a musical instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Adams
Hull House
Chicago
Walter O'Keefe
Ethel Shutta
Bestor Orch
Philco
Cubans Await Roosevelt Recognition Amid Mendieta Rise
Havana reports widespread expectation of U S recognition within a week as Carlos Mendieta is acclaimed president. Jefferson Caffery travels to Key West to confer with Cordell Hull while Cuban unions threaten strikes and power services face disruption during celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
United States
Jefferson Caffery
Roosevelt
Key West
Fla
Cordell Hull
Carlos Mendieta
Mendieta
Carlos Hevia
Chicago Grain Market Prices and Wheat Quotes
Closing quotations for Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets supplied daily by Winchester Milling Corporation through Stickell Sales Corpora tion dealers in cash grain and futures. May wheat 91, July 88.34, September 89.54 in Chicago. Baltimore spot wheat 96 percent. Winchester spot wheat 93 percent. Mr. Leslie Wilkins returns home to Hollywood after ten days with Ernest Luttrell on Senseney road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stickell Sales Corporation
Cash
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Leslie Wilkins
Hollywood
Mrs
Ernest Luttrell
Senseney Road
Cobb Couple Heads to Miami Before Cape May Return
Mr and Mrs George Cobb staying with Powell Cobb at their White Post home left today for Miami Florida to spend time there before returning to their Cape May New Jersey home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cobb
Powell Cobb
White Post
Miami
Fla
Cape May
N. J
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Donne Prsonal
Young Peoples
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Community League of
Kernstown
Office District Nurse Association
Music Lovers’ Club
Richard EB. Griffith
Lions’ Club
Geo. Washington
First Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
American Legion Post
Young Peoples’ Choir
Round Hill Methodist Church
Kirss
Nancy Peery
J. Sinclair Brown
House of Delegates
Lucy Brown
Salem
Preston W. Campbell
Campbell
Abingdon
J. Charles Linthicum
E. Lee Trinkie
Trinkle
Roanoke
Patrick H. Drewry
Drewry
Petersburg
Albert Peery
Huntsberry
Brooks’ Pharmacy
C. E. Edmondson
Lacy McFall
Stony Lodge
S. H. Trout
Shenandoah River
Burr Powell Harrison
Bridge Club
David Timberlake
Leslie Timberlake
South Braddock Street
West Virginia
Kansas
Big Boy” Brady
Keystone
N. Loudoun St
SM City
Red Davis
Leah Ray
Harris Orch
Phil Baker
Shield Orch
Neil Sisters
the Iron Master
Bennett Chapple
Mario Cozzi
Three Scamps
WEAF
Morton Bowe
Billy Bachelor
Goldbergs
Concert Orch
Jessica Dragonette
Lyman Orch
Frank Mann
Lee Wiley
Young
Maude
Pedro
Orch
Lively Arts
John Erskine
WABC
Boake Carter
Green Orch
Vivien Ruth
Edwin C. Hill
Philadelphia Orch
Alexander Woolcott
Town Crier
Olsen and Johnson
Metropolitan Opera
WJZ
New Deal and Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture
Rexford G. Tugwell
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sir Henry Wood
Caffery
Secretary Hull
Winchester
City Delivery
Robert E. Lee
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Robert Edward Lee
Stratford
Lexington
Greece
Rome
Lee
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp’n
Margaret L. Hodgson
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washinton Hotel
N. Loudoun
Loudoun St
Sanico
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