University Women Discuss Phases of The Movies
The Winchester branch of AAUW held its January meeting at Mrs. George S Snarrs with Caroline Hickerson as assistant hostess. Mrs John B Scully spoke on educational value and film influence on children. Miss Marian Laughton on art forms in moving pictures and school roles. Melvin Green outlined local efforts to improve films. A Baldridge letter suggested Saturday morning children shows. members approved abolition of block booking and blind selling of films and authorized sending a letter to Congress.
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Winchester
American Association of University Women
George S. Snarr
Caroline Hickerson
Moving Pictures
John 8. Scully
Marian Laughton
Scully
M Laughton
Melvin Green
Better Films Council
Thomas W. Baldridge
Capitol Theatre
Congress
Social Calendar of Meetings at George Washington Hotel
Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel at 12 30 p m Wednesday Kiwanis Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel 12 30 p m Junior choir United Brethren Church practice 6 45 p m Winchester Lodge Elks meeting 8 p m Adult Choir Grace Lutheran Church practice 8 15 p m Thursday Rotary senior choir practice 8 15 p m Ladies Auxiliary South End Hose Company supper 5 30 p m Robert Y Conrad Post American Legion luncheon at George Washington Hotel 12 30 p m End Hose Company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
South End Hose Sienede
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Ladies’ Auxiliary
South End Hose Company
Miss Virginia Shackleford Marries Mr Perry in Berryville
Miss Virginia Lovell Shackleford daughter of the late Guy Shackleford and Mrs. Fowler married Lee Grant Perry at Duncan Memorial Methodist Church parsonage with only family present. The bride wore a tree bark raspberry crepe gown and corsage of talisman roses. The couple will reside in Washington.
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Virginia Lovell Shackleford
Guy Shackleford
Berryville
Robert Fowler
Lee Grant Perry
Winchester
Katharine Jenkins
New York
Mr. Perry
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
J. H. Brown, Jr
Fowler
Handley School
Rufus 4. Derby and Company
Washington
Perry
M Street
N. W
Pneumonia Recovery and Social News From Winchester
Milton Swartz, long ill with pneumonia at his home near Kernstown, shows improvement and could return home. His wife and son Raymond were sick with grippe. daughter Mrs Clarence Williams cared for them. Nearby, Mr and Mrs C L Whitlock hosted a shower for Mr and Mrs William Swisher. Mrs Ian Crawford MacCallum visits New York, while Mrs Thomas Nelson Carter and companions cruise to the West Indies. Century Club meeting planned, Eddie Hermann to lead a soap coupon drive, and Mrs Shirley Price shows slight improvement amid illness news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Swartz
Kernstown
Haun
Strasburg
Swartz
Raymond Swartz
Grippe
Clarence Williams
West Indies
Thomas Nelson Carter
Uncertainty Noted Across Fields In Sermon Theme
The Rev. Dr. Hubert Sydenstricker spoke in Christopal on the final services of Winchester’s week of prayer. He warned uncertainty pervades politics economics and religion while urging believers to seek Christlike certainty through faith and allegiance to God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Christopal
Winchester Ministerial Association
Wallace M. Brashears
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Jesus
God
Job
Funeral of Wesley Washington Held at St Stephen Church
Wesley Washington, longtime Winchester resident and coal company worker who became blind in 1931, died Friday night at his brother-in-law Samuel Ellis's Haddox Street home. Funeral at St Stephen's C M E Church Tuesday at 3 PM, Rev. Ingraham officiating. Interment in Orrick Cemetery. Survived by widow Ida, three sons Harry of Cleveland and James and William of Winchester, and sister Liddy Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Washington
Samuel Ellis
Haddox Street
St. Stephen’s C. M. E. Church
Ingraham
Orrick Cemetery
Ida Washington
Harry Washington
Cleveland
James
William Washington
Liddy Ellis
Winchester
Copenhaver Fined for Fur Permit Violation in County
Marcus L. Copenhaver of Berryville was fined $25 and costs by Trial Justice A J Tavenner for buying furs without a proper permit. Arrest was by Francis W. Pingley county game warden. Also noted: Admiral Nicholson gravely ill in Naval Hospital. Mrs E W Burwell travels to Washington. Miss Anne Tucker McGuire returns to New York after pneumonia recovery. Thursday Bridge Club hosted by Mrs B B Dutton. Mrs Nelts of Roanoke visiting West Cork Street.
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Marcus L. Copenhaver
Berryville
A. J. Tavenner
Francis W. Pingley
E. W. Burwell
Washington
Reginald Nicholson
Naval Hospital
Anne Tucker McGuire
New York City
Hunter H. McGuire
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Civic League Names Committee for Charity Ball
Civic Leaguers report the appointment committee for the President's Ball to be held January 31 at the George Washington Hotel. Dr. C. R. Anderson chairs. Mrs. W. H. Bosserman Miss Fanny Page and Mrs C. P. McVicar named on the committee. Andrew Bell acts as secretary and treasurer. Proceeds fund infantile paralysis rehabilitation locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Civic League
C. R. Anderson
W. H. Bosserman
Fanny Page
C. P. McVicar
Dr. Anderson
Andrew Bell
Warm Springs
Kline Named Kent Estate Administrator
M Earl Kline Middletown postmaster qualified as administrator of the Theodore Kent estate. Kent colored 67 died at Memorial Hospital after injuries from a truck collision north of Middletown. Bond set at 1000 with Fidelity and Deposit Co. Appraisers named Campbell Rhodes Little Hottle Sperry. Burial held yesterday from his Middletown home at the colored cemetery southeast of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Earl Kline
Middletown
Theodore Kent
Memorial Hospital
Fidelity and Deposit Company
Baltimore
W. R. Campbell
M. H. Rhodes
W. B. Little
Holt Hottle
E. R. Sperry
Kent
Fatal Accident Hearing Set After Middletown Collision
A court will hear the fatal accident case Wednesday January 23 at 10 a.m. before Trial Justice A J Tavenner. The incident near Middletown last Thursday cost Theodore Kent a life. Carl Keller of Toms Brook, driving the truck, will recount his version. Kent was on the wrong side of the road and Keller could not see objects due to an approaching car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Tavenner
Middletown
Theodore Kent
Carl Keller
Toms Brook
Kent
Keller
Funeral Service Held for Infant Douglas Bruce Lewis
Simple but impressive funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for infant Douglas Bruce Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar H. Lewis, Sr. hosted at their West Monmouth street home with many friends in attendance. The Rev. S. J. Goode and the Rev. Dr. L. A. Thomas conducted the rites. Interment followed in the Mount Hebron Cemetery family lot. Floral tributes adorned the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Bruce Lewis
Oscar H. Lewis, Sr
West Monmouth Street
S. J. Goode
Church of Christ
L. A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Conviction Seen as Key in World Crisis Sermon
The Rev. E. T. Clark preached on "Christlike Certainty" at Loudoun Street Church as part of a union series by the Winchester Ministerial Association. He urged a personal conviction of God, Christ's authority, sin, and the cross, noting such certainty demands study and costly effort.
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Jesus
God
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Union
Grace Lutheran Church
Winchester Ministerial Association
George W. Stover
United Brethren Church
Christ Episcopal Church
Mr. Clark
Mount Sinai
Paul
Christ
Death of 17 day old Betty Jean Boyer
Betty Jean Boyer died Saturday morning of pneumonia at Hayfield. She was the 17 day old daughter of Charles M. and Mary Lee Sargent Boyer and sister to Charlotte Anne. Funeral services were held at the house by Rev. Luther McFarland of the Holiness Church and interment followed at Mount Olive Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jean Boyer
Charles M
Mary Lee Sargent Boyer
Hayfield
Charlotte Anne Boyer
Servces
Luther McFarland
The
Holiness Church
Mount Olive
Colder Weather Heading Toward Eastern States
The nation braces for a major cold wave as sub zero readings spread from the central plains to the east. Nebraska highs drop to 19 below, Minnesota and North Dakota report double digit below temperatures, and snow and ice intensify traffic hazards with fatalities reported in Iowa and other areas.
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Washington
Central States
Plains
Nebraska
Ainsworth
Lincoln
Brainerd
Minn
Williston
N. D
Fargo
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Utah
Idaho
Iowa
Falls
Oregon
Minneston
Gulf States
California
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Milwaukee
Canada
Battleford
Senatobia
Miss
Boyd Steele Will Placed On Probate
The will of W. Boyd Steele of Stephens City has been placed on probate. Written June 28, 1902, the document leaves all real and personal property to his widow Laura Argenbright Steele for her lifetime or until her remarriage, then to his children. She is named executrix without bond. Bond posted at $800. Appraisers listed include E. M. Steele and J. D. Steele. Steele died January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Boyd Steele
Stephens City
Laura Argenbright Steele
Warrant Sworn Out in Bogus Check Case
A warrant is sworn against William Perry charging he secured goods worth 30 dollars by passing a fraudulent check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Perry
Beatty Mauled by Circus Lion Returns to Cage
Clyde Beatty, famed animal trainer, was mauled by a jungle lion in Rochester Indiana circus winter quarters. Nurse Elva Butler dressed his wounds as he prepared for a return bout with Sampson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Ind
Clyde Beatty
Elva Butler
Sampson
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Lions Club
Virginia Shackleford
Sylvia Goode
Mr. Swisher
E. L. Goode
Morningside Drive
Sylvia E. Goode
William A. Swisher
George Lutz
Thelma Hott
Loring Hott
West Va
West Virginia
Hotts
Shanholtz
Grover Hott
Bertha Shanholtz Hott
Warner Hott
Dora Shanholtz Hott
Kerby
W. Va
RED Cross
Huntsberry
MacCallum
Ian Crawford MacCallum
Columbia University
Child Development Foundation
Glass
Century Club
Robert M. Blass
South Washington Street
Fred L. Glaize
East Piccadilly Street
Eddie Hermann
Lever Bros. Company
Lux, Rinso
Lifebuoy
North Carolina
Hermann
W. W. Clarke
Martinsburg
W Va
Clarke
Chestnut Grove
Gainesboro
County
Shirley Price
Parkway
Price
Ethel Affleck
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Copenhaver
Harry Campbell
R. B. Campbell
West Cork Street
Mrs. Nelts of
Roanoke
Mrs. Hunter Boyd
Civic Leaguers
Kline
Kent Admr
Wed
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St
Charles Boyer
Little
Boyd Steele
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Bakers
Underwood
Telephone
BIG Joe
Lovett’s
Loudoun St
R. M. Swimley
Hamman’s Dollar Store
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