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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1934
Page
3
Dr. Freed visits with his daughter Miss Elizabeth Freed between church duties in Grace Lutheran and upcoming Lutheran events in Roanoke. The Carpers Valley Community League hosts a six speaker debate on land and Indians, with a positive verdict for the affirmative.
A list of weekly and special gatherings including choirs at Braddock Street M E Church and First Baptist Church, meetings of the Community League at Kernstown School House, District Nurse Association Christmas seal committee, Music Lovers Club, Lions Club luncheon at the George Washington Hotel, Elks Lodge, Grace Lutheran choir practice, Rotary Club luncheon, American Legion Post luncheon, and a Round Hill Methodist spelling match and social hour event.
Major Samuel Rolfe Millar of Front Royal married Mrs Dorothy Angus daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Treece of Richmond at St Pauls Episcopal Church Richmond with Rev Beverley Tucker officiating. Millar, son of the late Col S R Millar, has a notable World War I record and serves as a Virginia National Guard officer on the governor staff. They depart for a southern trip then reside at Mountain View Front Royal. Rev Dr Freed of Columbia S C is due to visit for a week.
McKinley Chapter Order of the Eastern Star holds a special meeting Monday at 8 p m in the Farmers and Merchants National Bank building. Pro tem officers will fill regular stations, with an interesting program and social hour planned.
Home demonstration agent outlines a week of January 22 27 activities. Adult demonstrations 4 H club meetings personal service and office work include training conference at Christ Episcopal Church and sessions on color in the home poultry raises and project planning.
La Guaira serves as the port for Caracas. The city sits high in the mountains four miles from the port, but the railroad ascent covers 23 miles of winding track. Amber sometimes preserves insects and flowers from ancient times.
Virginia society gathered in Richmond for the Governors Ball hosted by the Richmond Light Infantry Blues. The event honored Governor and Mrs Peery with high ranking officials, prominent guests, and fashion spotlight.
Cy Mee directs recreational activities at the Blackstone transient camp in Virginia where about 250 single men from across the United States receive housing food clothing and medical care under the Virginia emergency relief administration. The article notes many are skilled workers and describes the shift from railcar transportation to federally supported welfare programs aimed at stabilizing mobility.
Dartmouth College ends its long standing practice of hiring a graduate coach for football and signs Earl Blaik a former Army assistant at West Point Blaik had served under three Army head coaches and is an academy graduate
A psychologist states that identical twins raised apart differ about twice as much as twins raised together, highlighting strong influences of environment on development.
Radio listings show Philco IZ 760 and WEAF 660 schedules from 6:30 p.m. featuring songs sketches talks and concerts with guests such as Henry Wallace Rexford Tugwell Tito Guitar and Byrd Expedition rebroadcast. Advertisement promotes home Philco sets with $5 down and $5 monthly payments.
Alexander Troyanovsky the Soviet Union’s first ambassador to Washington appears an aristocrat in gait and speech, cautious yet poised as he meets White House officials, while Wall Street debates Roosevelt’s monetary plan and the dollar’s fate.
Panama is described as a land rich in history with the Panama Canal a triumph over nature. The passage notes French attempts failed before the canal, now a site of constant ship traffic and national achievement. It mentions America producing 600 million tons of coal annually.
Evangelical church notice outlines Bible School at 9 45 a m with M Rogers superintendent and W H Galloday leading a long service. Pastor preaches at 11 a m on Found and Not Disappointed. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. Evening union service urged. quote Acquaint now yourself with God and be at peace.
The bi monthly meeting of Odd Fellows of the Tri County Association of Frederick Clarke and Warren counties will be held in Front Royal Tuesday night January 23 at 730 oclock. Between 150 and 200 Odd Fellows from the three counties are expected to attend. I O O F Lodge No 383 will be the host. W F Farrell of Front Royal is president of the Tri County association. Grand Master E M Stull of Covington and Deputy Grand Master T C Coleman of Farmville are expected to be present and address the meeting. J B Bywaters secretary of Madison Lodge No 6 of this city
About 30 members from the six lodges in the tri-county association are expected to attend a forthcoming meeting. The lodges include Winchester Stephens City Middle town Berreville Front Royal and Bentonville.
In pioneer days the tongue and hump meat were eaten. Modern butchering yields chops and roasts with tenderness like Western beef. Filipinos not naturalized. a child born in the United States is a citizen by birth.
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