Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
A sequence of weekly events across Tuesday to Saturday lists luncheons dinners and meetings. Groups include Ladies Auxiliary South End Hose Company Modern Woodmen of America Kiwanis Rotary Robert Z Conrad Post American Legion and Lions Club with venues at George Washington Hotel Braddock Street M E Church and local homes plus a Saturday dance for fundraiser seating Gainesboro district school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
South End Hose Company
Modern Woodmen of America
George Washington Hotel
Congregational Christian Church
Cather
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge
Ellis
Piccadilly and
Braddock
Grace
Rotary Club
Hunter H. McGuire
Robert Z. Conrad Post
American Legion
Gray Beverley
Young Christians
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
D. O. Louderback
North
Loudoun Street
New
Gainesboro
Cross Junction
Lions Club
College Honor Roll Highlights Evelyn Nixon from Winchester
Miss Evelyn Williams Nixon appears on the Fredericksburg State Teachers College honor roll for the quarter ending December 20. Other honorees include Misses Juanita Seldon Okad of Luray and Anna Lee Spitler, plus Frances Mary Virginia Shenk of Berryville. The Girl Scout Council hosts a silver tea January 24 at Mrs. W. H. Bosserman’s residence with a silver offering at the door. Mrs. John Bowers hosted a bridge party at her North Braddock Street residence honoring guests Mrs. Robert Scott and Mrs. Price of Wilmington, with six tables, prizes, and a salad course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg State Teachers College
Evelyn Williams Nixon
Winchester
Juanita Seldon Okad
Anna Lee Spitler
Luray
Frances Mary Virginia Shenk
Berryville
Girl Scout Council
W. H. Bosserman
Fairmont Avenue
John Bowers
North Braddock Street
Robert Scott
Price
Wilmington
N. C
Ralph G. Hengeveld
West Cecil Street
Bowers
Miss Winifred Clowser Engaged to Mr Shackleford
The Clowser family announces the engagement of Winifred Yetive Clowser to H Allen Shackleford of Chester Pennsylvania. Winifred is Handley High School class of 1930. The wedding is planned for spring in the newspaper’s locale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Clowser
Winifred Yetive Clowser
H. Allen Shackleford
H A. Shackleford
Chester
Miss Clowser
Handley High School
Shackleford
Colonial Brick Company
Golden Anniversary Of Mr And Mrs G L Crim
Mr and Mrs G L Crim celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary January 19 at their White Hall home. They have three children and seven grandchildren. Inclement weather kept many friends from calling on the anniversary. Also noted is the fortieth anniversary celebration of Mr and Mrs Nat Hawkins at Martinsburg W Va with a family gathering. Robert C Green left for New York to attend a Home Life Insurance convention at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel with several hundred agents attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Crim
White Hall
Mr. Crim
Abram Crim
Crim
Marshall McDonald
John Ford
White Hall Methodist Church
Harry M. Crim
Strasburg Presbyterian Church
Eugene Crim
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Aldus Cooper
Harry Busey
Henry
Murrell
Lucille
Paul Busey
Keith
Rena
Grace Marie Crim
L. B. McAdoo
Dayton
Ohio
Martinsburg
Jack Dively
Virginia
Meyersburg
Owen Mason
Washington, D. C
Hugh
Nat) Hawkins
Tommy
P. F. Flood
Hugh Hawkins
Sayre
Evelyn Rogers
Robert C. Green
Home Life Insurance Company
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Green
Width of the Seine at Paris and beyond referenced
The Seine River at Paris measures 540 feet wide on entry and 446 feet wide on exit. At the Île de la Cité section, the river broadens to 863 feet, the widest point noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seine River
Seine
Paris
City
la Cite
King George V Dies at Sandringham. Edward VIII Succeeds
The death of King George V at 11:55 pm Norfolk time ends a 26 year reign. Edward the Prince of Wales becomes King Edward VIII and flies to London for accession as the empire mourns. The Queen and royal family receive condolences as officials announce the passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Nutter
Associated Press
Sandringham
Great Britain
George V
Edward VIII
London
Norfolk
Mary
Princess Royal
King George
Queen Mary
Saint Mary of Magdalene’s Church
British Empire
Prince of Wales
Britain
Sandringham House
Duke of York
Bercham
Newton
Ley
Edward
Edward VI
St. Mary of Magdelene’s Church
Queen Alexandra
the Duke of Clarence
John
Kane
Vii
Charles I
Hi Viti
Empire
George
Canterbury
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Princess Mary
Earl of Harewood
Gloucester
Duke of Gloucester
Buckingham Palace
Duke
Duchess of Gloucester
Duchess of York
Windsor
Queen Maud
Norway
Oslo
Duke of Connaught
York
Duchess
Sandringham Church
Frederick J. Willans
F. Stanley Hewett
Lord Dawson
Penn
Princess Victoria
Edward VII
Hughes Sets Transcontinental Speed Record in Nine Hours Twenty Seven
Howard Hughes, a youthful film producer and veteran pilot, broke the Los Angeles to New York record in nine hours 27 minutes 10 seconds, surpassing Col. Roscoe Turner’s prior 10 hour 2 minute 57 second mark. The piece notes royal succession events tied to King George and Queen Victoria’s long-deceased lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
Newark
N. J
Line of succession after royal demise outlined
Edward signs news to London Lord Mayor as King George's son Duke of York becomes heir presumptive. Elizabeth, 40, rises to second in line. then Margaret Rose, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Kent, and infant David follow in the order of succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ign
Edward VII
Edward P
Edward
London
George
Duke of York
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Kent
David
T B Clinic To Be Held January 24 By State Expert
A free tuberculosis screening clinic led by a State Health Department specialist will be held January 24 in the District Nurse Association offices. The event, in cooperation with city and county physicians, targets adults at risk from household contact with active TB. No prior patients from sanatoriums, and no appointments. hours 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 3 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Nurse Association
Winchester Furniture Company
South Loudoun Street
State Health Department
Santorium
Baterniac
Voss
West Virginia Mountaineer Girl Could Do It All
A playful verse extols a versatile Mountaineer girl who can pie a six pound can yell row a river climb rocks golf and tennis from dawn to dusk yet cannot help her mother due to not being strong.
Pirates Outfielder Lloyd Waner Seriously Ill in Oklahoma City
Lloyd Waner, Pirates left fielder, was seriously ill with pneumonia in Oklahoma City on January 21. Dr. Leonard C. Williams said the condition was satisfactory and there was no immediate cause for alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Lloyd Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Leonard C. Williams
Illness Crisis Deepens for Waner in Emergency Period
Reports indicate Waner remains in a critical condition as doctors warn the illness could worsen today or tonight. The evolving medical briefing marks a tense crisis with ongoing monitoring and consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waner
Condia
High European fountain at Wilhelma castle Germany
A grand fountain at the Castle of Wilhelma known as the Versailles of Kassel shoots a water jet 190 feet high with a 12 inch diameter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Wilhelmahoethe
Versailles
Cassel
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bridge
Carolina
Winifred Clowser
Mr. Shackleford
Mary McDonald
Wonder’s
Wilda Capper
McGuire
L. B. Cowles
Arthur M. Field
Grippe
Charles Reid
Stephenson
George H. Miller
Turner Fries
George R. Miller
J. M. Steck, Sr
Mary Fellow
Newport News
H. H. McGuire
Mattie Devers
Boyce
Providence Hospital
Arthur B. Campbell
New York City
New York Central Railroad
James B. Yates
Brooks
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Wales
Privy Council
Queen Victoria
Huntsberry
U. 8S
West Virginia
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ameregan
Big Joe
Campbell’s
F. H. Way
National Avenue
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Underwood
N. Loudoun St
Florsheims Wright
Freeman
Bob Snart
Lovett Brothers
North Main Street
Durham
Larry Macphail
Cincinnati Reds
Dan W. Hill
Tavenner’s
Stor
Loudean
R. M. Swimley
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