The Cap itol Theater Vaudeville and Night Club Ideas
A long list of acts and participants for a theater program including The Black Out Idea The Vaudeville Idea The Night Club Idea and The Minstrel Idea with performers such as Andy Bell Virginia Huntsberry Katharine March Rosalie Headley Dorothy Wentland Jimmy Sumption and Pat Gorman. A ten minute intermission featured Soddy Haines and His Virginians. The Gleam Four H Club at Gore High School presented songs recitations and piano numbers with a future meeting planned for February 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiller
Bessie Manuel
Frances Chapman
Pauline McFarland
Marie Carper
Margaret Carper
Elizabeth Keckley
Catharine Bradford
Elsie Locke
Katharine March
Rosalie Headley
Helen Woore
Virginia Smith
Dorothy Wentland
Rachael Jennings
Capitol Theater
Usher
Allen Hawthorne
Andy Bell
Virginia Ann Huntsberry
Pat Gorman
Skip Snider
Bill Hollis
Leonard Riley
Jimmy Sumption
Cafe Rouge
Paris
Garland Patton
Upton Snider
Herbert Miller
Carl Fauver
Mae West
Margaret Jane Athey
Kate Smith
Soddy Haines
Virginians
Winchester
Hoye Riley
Dick Clevenger
Bryant Harper
Kenneth Rush
Dr. Madden
Nat Hawkins
Charles Shewbridge
John Glaize
Taylor Simpson
Harry Grimm
Georgia Foreman
Virginia Seal
Virginia Baker
Margaret George
Geneva Harry
Mollie Glass
Nancy Rossman
Kenneth Wendell
Social Calendar of Weekly Club Meetings and Choir Practices
A weekly schedule lists meetings and rehearsals across multiple venues. Activities include the Music Lovers Club at Mrs Richard E Griffiths home, Lions Club luncheons at George Washington Hotel, and various church choir practices at First Baptist Grace Lutheran United Brethren Braddock Street M E and Round Hill Methodist churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Lovers’ Club
Richard E. Griffith
Lions’ Club
Geo. Washington Hotel
First Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
American Legion Post
Young Peoples
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Round Hill Methodist Church
Pirates Gold Benefit Show Draws Local Talent at Colonial
A Winchester Lions Club fundraiser featured a planned musical revue Pirate Gold at the Colonial Theatre directed by John B. Rogers Producing Company. The program included acts ranging from overture by Soddy Haines and his Virginians to the Revue Idea and The Classical Idea with Professor T. V. DeMasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Lions’ Club
Colonial Theatre
John B. Rogers
Soddy Haines
Dr. Crank
Andy Bell
Leonard Iley
Mary Ullivan
Philomena Laren
Skip” Snider
Taylor Simpson
Mary Cather
Gladys Patton
Bessie Manuel
Frances Chapman
Margaret Carper
Virginia Smith
Catherine Bradford
Pauline McFarland
Elizabeth Keckley
Catherine March
Rosalie Headley
Marie Carper
Jim Snider
John Glaize
Curtis Bly
Garland Patton
Kenneth Brangle
George Snider
Carl Crisman
Carl Fauver
Charles Lillis
Upon S
Bill Hollis
Mary Google
Jimmy Sumption
Gladys Glad
Nat Hawkins
Charlotte Russe
Jimmy Alexander
Georgia Foreman
Virginia Baker
June Bean
Nancy Rossman
Mollie Glass
Marguerite,Baker
Martha Tucker
Harry Grimm
Edna Holland
Washington's Birthday
Anna Karcoffe
St. Patrick's Day
Alma Walker
Edna Lamb
Labor Day
Jane Flood
Hallowe'en
Helen Ritter
Jane Mudd
T. V. DeMasters
Mrs. DeMasters
Four Generations Celebrate Birthday Sum Tops Three Hundred
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth McCann aged 90 and her sisters Miss Selina Crone 92 and Miss Anna Crone 82, with Mrs. Kenneth Rice, a granddaughter, share a birthday week. Their combined ages exceed 300 years by simple addition, reflecting a family tied to Frederick county's farming and Baltimore rail history. Mrs. McCann is widow of Capt James K McCann, mother of Charles R McCann, and grandmother of Sheriff Harry L McCann. The Crone sisters once lived in Baltimore near Camden Station where their brother George Crone served as station master for the B&O Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Elizabeth McCann
Selina Crone
Anna Crone
Kenneth Rice
Girls' Athletic Association Tea and Club Activities
The Girls' Athletic Association held a regular tea at the club rooms on West Piccadilly street from 5:30 to 7. About thirty five members enjoyed a menu prepared by the committee led by hostess Opal Robinson and chairman Olga Brown. A tap dancing class led by Virginia Boyd meets Monday at 7 30. The club team plays Boyce Independent Tuesday at Handley gym 7 45. Public invited. Evangelist Victor J Vernon, from Washington, arrives with Leon Kauffman George Vernon and Blake Holt to visit before returning to Los Angeles for a series of talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Athletic Association
West Piccadilly Street
Opal Robinson
Olga Brown
Ella Bauserman
Frances Vanney
Virginia Boyd
Boyce
Handley Gym
Atend
Victor J.vernon
Washington
Los Angeles
Cal
Vernon
Leon Kauffman
George Vernon
Blake Holt
Brooks' Pharmacy Free Map Puzzle Offer with Purchase
A local advertisement promotes a free map jig saw picture puzzle with purchase of Milk of Magnesia toothpaste at 25 cents. The offer appears to be dated for Brooks' Pharmacy and highlights free item giveaways to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Prizes Offered By Daughters of Confederacy For Essays On Southern Topics
Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy met January 19 at East Piccadilly street home to celebrate General Robert E. Lee’s birthday. President R. Bruce Slonaker urged Handley High School students to win Virginia division prizes for essays on Dixie After the War and Jefferson Davis Preserver of the Constitution Union. May 1 is the essay deadline. A portrait fund contribution for Dr. Lyon G. Tyler was made for the Virginia State Library. The chapter’s historian introduced Mrs. Frank L. Grim who spoke on Arlington. Next meeting will cover Sidney Lanier and his bid for the hall of fame in 1935. Tea served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Fred L. Glaize
East Piccadilly Street
R. Bruce Slonaker
Slonaker
Handley High School
Virginia
Daughters of the Confederacy
Dixie
Jefferson Davis
Constitution Union
Lyon G. Tyler
Virginia State Library
Frank B. Crawford
Frank L. Grim
Arlington
Sidney Lanier
Hall of Fame
Oyster Suppers Promote Church Lecture and City Deliveries
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Stephens City Methodist Church hosts a lecture by Mrs. C. C. Bush on Africa at 7 30 p.m. February 4 in Refuge Church, with a free will offering for the young people's organization. Also the Ladies' Auxiliary of the South End Hose Co holds oyster suppers January 31 February 1 and 2 in the hall and by telephone orders for city delivery at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Bush
Stephens City Methodist Church
Africa
Refuge
South End Hose Company
Local Couple Secure Marriage License In City
A marriage license was issued in the corporation clerk s office over the weekend to Miss Nevada Bunner daughter of Mr and Mrs James Bunner and Mr Walter Orndorff son of Mr and Mrs George E Orndorff both of this city. Both natives of the Capon Bridge section of West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Clerk's Office
Nevada Bunner
James Bunner
Walter Orndorff
George E. Orndorff
Capon Bridge
West Virginia
Kathleen Hawes
James Welsh
Nineveh
Warren County
Front Royal
J. T. Hawes
H. Clinton Welsh
Coffman Relocated to Woodstock District
Mr. B. S. Coffman an agent for the People’s Life Insurance Company of Washington has been transferred to the Woodstock district and has moved his family there after living locally for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. S. Coffman
People’s Life Insurance Company of
Washington
Woodstock
Coffman
Shawnee Club Hosts Large Parties for Duchess Visit
Mr. Harry K. Thaw entertained a large party at the Shawnee Club near town on Thursday and Friday nights in honor of Duchess Marjorie De Aguerre of New York Paris and New Orleans. A Washington paper notes Thaw as a dignified local gentleman who met the duchess aboard a ship returning from Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Glaize Jr. hosted another large gathering at the Shawnee Club Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Thaw
Town
Marjorie de Aguerre
New York
Paris
New Orleans
Washington
Thaw
America
Europe
Fred Glaize, Jr
Larricks Host Nineteenth Anniversary Dinner Party
Mr and Mrs Roy A Larrick entertained at their East Piccadilly home last Friday evening for their nineteenth wedding anniversary. Guests included D L Larrick, Mrs McCurdy, Rev A R Van Cleve, and several others. the event featured a yellow and green color scheme with roses and candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Larrick
East Piccadilly Street
D. L. Larrick
McCurdy
A. R. van Cleve
Thomas W. Mathews
E. W. Cather
A. L. Larrick
Mary Richards
Ross Cline
Petersburg
W. Va
PHILCO RADIO PROGRAM LISTINGS ACROSS STATIONS
Radio schedule fragment shows a dense lineup of programs from early evening into late night including U S Army Band Three X Sisters Amos n Andy Baby Rose Marie and more with opera, jazz and news brief mentions. PHILCO All Wave Radios advertised to receive American and foreign broadcasts ship calls police calls and airplane signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Three X Sisters
Lowell Thomas
Amos 'N
Andy
Baby Rose Marie
Potash
Perlmutter
Frances Alda
Morin Sisters
King's Jesters
Stokes Orch
Cliff Soubier
Cyrena van Gordon
Philco
Philcos
Local Social Notes and Weekend Travel Updates
Miss Helen Baker returns home after a weekend in Front Royal visiting Miss Mary Louise Purfum on Luray avenue. Mrs. John S. Miller Mrs. J. E. Jerkins Miss Virginia Pangle and Mr. Earl Clowser depart by motor for an extended trip to Miami Beach Florida and other southern points. Miss Lyda Chapman recovering at home from tonsillitis shows slow improvement. Messrs Rodney Lovejoy Ralph Clark and Albert Larrick drive to Frederick Maryland Saturday evening to visit friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Baker
Front Royal
Mary Louise Purfum
Luray Avenue
John S. Miller
J. E. Jerkins
Virginia Pangle
Earl Clowser
Miami, Beach, Fla
South
Messrs
Rodney Lovejoy
Ralph Clark
Albert Larrick
Frederick, Md
Little Boy Grims Breaks Leg in Tricycle Accident
Five year old Boyd Franklin Grim son of Mr and Mrs Charles Henry Grim of 112 West Germaine street fell from a tricycle near home yesterday fracturing both bones above the ankle. He was taken to Memorial Hospital where Dr R M Glass set the bones and soon returned home. He is reported to be doing well. Miss Lou Mace returns home to South Braddock street after a week in Hagerstown Maryland as guest of Mrs Ed Maye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Franklin Grim
Charles Henry Grim
West Germain Street
Memorial Hospital
R. M. Glass
Lou Mace
South Braddock Street
Hagerstown
Ed Maye
Large docket disposed of in justice court
William Weakley received six months in jail and costs after a knife assault on Ira Smith about a month ago, as part of the continued docket in the justice court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice’s Court
William Weakley
Ira Smith
Trucks With Wide Bodies Must Have Signal Device
All truck owners with bodies so wide that the arm extends less than six inches beyond the truck must install a signaling device. The rule specifies measurement by how far the hand extends outside the vehicle.
Electric steering device aids truck turning
The article notes an electric signalling device mounted at the rear of a truck with a directional arrow and operated by a switch from the steering wheel. Local garages offer installation. It also mentions William E. Morgan of Phoebus Va traveling to Washington to visit his daughter after a week with his cousin Ross M Swimley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Morgan
Phoebus, Va
Washington
Ross M. Swimley
Young Grizzly Bear Weighs Tiny Newborn Against Mother
At birth a grizzly cub weighs under a pound while the mother weighs between 500 and 1000 times as much, illustrating dramatic size difference in the species.
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Gleam
Gore High School
Hallie Merrimer
Josephine Anderson
Caroline Fout
Andra Hicks
Ruth Larrick
Pauline Brill
Margaret Kerns
Virginia Kerns
Mountain Home
Mary Loy
Ruth Carpenter
Fararr
Belle Burke
D. F. Kerns
Rotary Club
Bostonian and
Nunn
Bush
Oxfords
Huntsberry
Mr. Victor Vernon
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Daughters of Confederacy
Mrs. Bush
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Mr. Coffman
Shawnee Club
Mrs
Mr. Thaw
Lohn Clevenger
Young Christians
Richard Avenue
L. R. Clevenger
Monmouth Street
Treadway
William Perrine
Woodlawn Avenue
John Hedrick
Florida
Riverton
A. C. Carson
Richard Evleyn Byrd
Amherst Street
W. Nelson Page
Harry F. Byrd
Shoreham Hotel
Bernice Willis
West Cork Street
Ross McSwimley
J. Walter Knee
High Point
N. C
R. M. Swimley Furniture Company
Lex
WIZ
WABC
Boake Carter
Green Orch
Men About Town
Vivien Ruth
Edwin C. Hill
Bing Crosby
Arnheim Orch
Mills Brothers
Philadelphia Orch
Howard Marsh
Kostelanetz Orch
Gertrude Niesen
Jones
Wayne King
Evan Evans
Boswell Sisters
WEAF
Irene Beasley
Andrew Kelly
Trio Romantique
Billy Batchelor
Shirley Howard
Jesters
the Goldbergs
Richard Croks
Metropolitan Opera
Daly
Gypsies Orch
Frank Parker
Hugh Barrett Dobbs
Eastman Orch
Lullaby Macy
Gene Arnold
John Fogarty
London
Britain
Walter R. Matthews
Exeter
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
WJZ
Lyda Chapman
West Clifford Street
Wrigley Kin
Denis E. Sullivan, Jr
Chicago
Betty Offield
William Wrigley
Leonard P. Ayres
The
Cleveland Trust Co
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance
Depo
Member Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
City Delivery
Margaret L
Hodgson
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washinton Hotel
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun St
Sanico
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