Social and Personal Calendar of Events
Calendar items list gatherings for Monday and Tuesday: O E C meeting at Farmers and Merchants National Bank building with a card party. Madison Lodge I O O F meeting at East Boscawen street hall. Lions Club Ladies Night dinner dance at George Washington Hotel. Winchester Rebekah Association weekly meeting at Odd Fellows Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Madison Lodge
Hail
East Boscawen Street
The
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Rebekah Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Lions Ladies Night Gala At Washington Hotel
Lions Club hosts a gala Ladies Night at the Washington Hotel starting 7 30 pm with General Chair C F Schenck leading a committee including Ben Cather James Snider and Ireland The program features George Washington Hotel Orchestra Mrs Mary Powell an acclaimed accordionist from Hagerstown Md Rome and Co magicians from Martinsburg WVa and the Diana and Ward ballroom and ballet dancing team from Baltimore as the highlight of the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Meee
Washington Hotel
C. F. Schenck
Ar 7
Schenck
Ben Cather
James Snider
Ireland
George Washington Hotel
Mary 4Iowell
Hagerson
Rome and Co
Artinsburg
W. Va
Dianna Andwards
Baltimore
Miss Virginia Seal Weds Frederick Miller at Centenary Church
The ceremony took place Sunday morning at 8 30 in Centenary Reformed Church with Rev S L Flickinger officiating. The bride Miss Virginia Seal wore violet crepe with orchid corsage. The couple will reside in Winchester after a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Hand~ley
Esso
Gerrard and
South Loudoun Street
Winchester
Paili¢é Davis Collum
Durham
N.C
Maurice J. Baptist
Wanchester
Middleburg
First Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Thelma Farmer
Mr. Baptist
Garland H. Baptist
Lexington
Billy Piter Virgil Strader Entertain At Party
Billy Piter and Virgil Strader entertained at a Saturday night party at Piter's West Leicester street home. Guests included Ann Robinson Susan Shryock Conklin Beatrice OConnell Sean Whitum Kitty Arnold Doris Bartelie Dorothy Cooper and Mary Miller among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Piter
Virgil Strader
West Leicester Street
Es Ann Robinson
Susan Shryock
Conklin
Beatrice O'Connell
Sean Whitum
Kitty Arnold
Doris Sbartelie
Dorothy Cooper
Mary Miller
Stuart Bailey
Pat Duffey
Ben Dutton
Bill Shewan
Dick Rhodes
Eugene Babb
Tick” Kerr
Richard Whiting
Dick Crisman
Bill Way
Modern Etiquette and Local News Briefs
Questions on envy and favors in the workplace contrast with a toast for anniversaries. Local items note Mrs. Hale returning to Handley High after appendicitis, Mrs. Lewin’s home return from Winchester Hospital, the Bakers’ Washington trip, Mrs. Lewis attending Rev Kohne’s funeral in Mathias, and Mrs. Kimmell visiting relatives in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Lewin
Albin Saurday
Winchester Memorial Hospital
S. V. Lewis
W. E. Kohne
Mathias
W. Va
Stephens City Alumni Elects Class Reps and Casts Play
At a Jan 16 Stephens City High School Alumni Associa tion meeting hosted by Miss Susie Carbaugh two new class representatives were chosen. Charlotte Stickley and Richard Veneble will serve as reps. Hill-Billy Courtship is set for March 29 in the high school auditorium with a large cast including Mrs. Joe Clevenger and Mrs. Leslie Orndorff among others. Elsie Hovermale directs and Julian Gregory handles stage and advertising. Susie and Nettie Carbaugh direct the vaudeville sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Stephens City High School Alumni Association
Susie Carbaugh
Charlotte Stickley
Richard Veneble
Joe Clevenger
Leslie Orndorff
Alice K. Lemley
Elsie
Eltha Edwards
Ray Barley
Joe Funk
Marshall Lovett
Harry Sherman
Victor Carbaugh
Elsie Hovermale
Julian Gregory
Susie
Nettie Carbaugh
Mr. Flenner To Return To Work At Ley High School
L. J. Flenner of 934 Woodstock Avenue night watchman at Hand ley High School resumes duties tonight after two weeks illness. During his illness he learned of his brother Leslie Blosser Flenner's death near Reedy Roane County West Virginia. Details of illness and death unavailable. His brother could not attend the service in Roane County due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Flenner
Woodstock Avenue
Handley High School
Mahogany Wood Deepens to Rich Sherry with Age
Mahogany wood shows a pinkish cast when cut but darkens to a golden brown or sherry hue when exposed to light. The color deepens with age if the wood is properly finished in furniture making.
Streamlining Trends in 20th Century American Life
A Food Industries remark notes Americans cut food spending and clothing use while increasing automobile use and hair waves. Each change is framed as a step toward streamlined living.
Soap Man Tops Salaries as Nation's Highest Earner in 1938
A soap maker outpaced Hollywood stars in 1938 corporate income disclosures, with F. A. Countway of Lever Brothers earning 469 713 dollars. Thomas J. Watson of IBM followed at 453 440 dollars, while Claudette Colbert reached 301 944 dollars. The list excluded some MGM figures and radio incomes. Helen Hayes was the sole stage personality on the list with 113 458 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
F. A. Countway
Lever Brothers Company
Massachusetts
Treasury
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colbert
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines Corporation
Claudette Colbert
Hollywood
Loew’s Incorporated
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Pictures
Louis B. Mayer
M-G-M
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Bette Davis
Paul Muni
Greta Garbo
Warner Baxter
Darryl Franuck
Bing Crosby
Jack Benny
Paramount Pictures
Shirley Temple
Leslie Howard
Loretta Young
Fred MacMurray
Henry Fonda
Geo Raft
Gary Cooper
John Barrymore
Bob Burns
Joel McCrea
Marlene Dietrich
Charles Boyer
Frederic March
Tyrone Power
Roy del Ruth
Samuel Goldwyn
Helen Hayes
Heron Productions
Predicts Nazi regime rise within eighteen months claims Paul Shinkman
Internationally known newspaperman and author Paul Shinkman says a new German regime will emerge within eighteen months. He bases his forecast on whispered conversations in Germany Czecho-Slovakia and Austria gathered during his lecture tour in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Paul Shinkman
America
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Big salaried executives in 1938 earnings report
The 1938 compensation scene shows Hearst cut to 100000 from 500000 while Countway earns over double 1937. Watson rises to 453440 and Grace and Hill decline, with GM leaders Knudsen and Sloan highlighted along with Edsel Ford and Chrysler shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Knudsen
General Motors
Edsel Ford
Walter P. Chrysler
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Charles F. Kettering
Death comes for Rev E E Northen former First Baptist pastor
Obituary note from Winchester reports the death of Rev. E E Northen on January 12 in Bluefield West Virginia after a heart attack. Funeral services were held January 13 at First Baptist Church with ministers T E Peters and C G Gunn assisting. burial in Fauquier County Virginia near Mount Carmel Church. Survived by widow and three children. Also details Salvation Army fundraising campaign in Winchester with office at 179 N Loudoun St and display at Louis Wender store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
E. E. Northen
First Baptist Church
Bluefield
W. Va
T. E. Peters
C. G. Gunn
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Fauquier County
Bluefield College
Virginia
University of Richmond
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ernest E. Northen
Middle District Association
Co. J. Cornett
Norfolk
Tyre Earl Northen
Experts Open Huddle on St. Lawrence Great Lakes Project
Washington hosts American and Canadian power experts as they resume negotiations on a new multi billion dollar inland waterway and power plant project along the border. Secretary Hull welcomes the delegation and notes previous 1932 treaty objections. Roosevelt advised and conferred with the American team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes
United States
Hull
Senate
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence- Great Lakes
Treasury Status January 19 Receipts and Debt Totals
The Treasury report shows receipts of 13.43 million dollars and expenditures of 21.04 million dollars for January 19. The net balance is 2.33 billion, gross debt 42.09 billion, with a daily increase of 10.24 million.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Little Shade Umbrella From Italian Roots
The term little shade traces to an Italian word meaning shade and was used in the East as a symbol of royalty and power, reflecting historic symbolism attached to the umbrella.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lions
Virginia Seal
George F. Miller
Henry Fitzhugh Seal
South
Cameron Street
Freedrick Miller
Clarence Miller
Greystone Terrace
Pattie Davis Collum
Mr. Griffith
Joan Crawford
Richard Griffith, Jr
R. E. Griffith
Film Center
New York City
Museum of Modern Art
Griffith
Mrs. White
Mrs
Stuart
Newport News
John J. Williams
Guiseppe Verdi
Fairmont R. White
Mary Rosenberger
William C. Stuart
Susan Reid Williams
Fred J. Neff
Alessandro A. Angelucci
Azucena
William C. Stuart, Jr
Leonora
Arthur Hanna
Manrice
Stuarts
Virginia Brickerhoff
Virginia Beach
Philip W. Boyd
B. B. Dutton
Burr P. Harrison
Harry F. Byrd
Shoreham Hotel
Dr. Boyd
Dr. Dutton
Senator Harrison
Willard
B. Brooke Smith
Richmond
Dr. Gallaunt
Parsons
John B. Parsons
Bard College
Allendale-on-the- Hudson
N. Y
Gray Gables Inn
Bard
Columbia University
B. F. Rinker
Near
Middletown
L. C. Smith
Arlington, Va
Florida
Leslie C. Cooper
Washington, D. C
J. Strother Sherman
Sherman's
William L. Cooper and Son
John Martin
Boyce
Dana Nelson
Scatta Cone
Baltimore, Md
Marvin Weaver
Lucille
Alice Weaver
Harrisonburg
Frank Swartz
Dayton, Va
George deGrange
University Hospital
Charlottesville
deGrange
F. M. Lloyd
Martinsburg
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Betty Shop
W. Bosca Wen
Alecia
Alecia Beauty Salon
Haldeman’s Milk
C. B. Smalts & Son, Florists
la Rochefoucauled
Luther Hale
Memorial Hospital
Charles Baker
North Braddock Street
New York
Harry Kimmell
Philip Fowle
Mr. Flenner
Underwood
Loudoun St
Auc
George Lowther
Eileen Herrick
Palm Beach
Soap Man
Allen
Huntsberry
George Washington Hill
American Tobacco Company
Mong Eaton
Pifer Printing CO
N. Loudoun St
E. E. Northern
North Loudoun
John W. Rosenberger
Salvation Army Campaign
N. Loudoun Street
Hansbrough and Carter
Philip Williams
R. Gray Williams
Salvation Army
A. C. Halyosa
Louis Wender
Wender
Cful
Sunshine Cleaners
East Piccadilly
Victor
Dan
Ger
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Pocahontas
Red Ash
W. B. Snider & Son
Ree Oe
Barbara Bell
Barbara Bell Pattern Service
Evening Star
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