Calendar of Events for Thursday Evening and Night
A local schedule lists events at several venues including Kiwanis Ladies Night at George Washington Hotel at 7:00 p.m. Rehearsal for The Whanters at The Willows at 7:30 p.m. Meetings of Winchester Rebekah Association, Dale Carnegie course demonstration, Junior Century Club, Little Theatre at the library, Julia Tyler Rosenberger Group, and Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. Also listed are WCTU meeting at Handley Library and Community Chorus rehearsal at Market Street M E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
the Willows
Sheme
Floyd Haines
Win‘chester Rebekah Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Boscawen Street
Tass
Dale Carnegie
Century ’S Club
Clarke Cooper
Amherst Street
Little Theatre
Library
Martinsburg Group
Julia Tyler Rosenberger
Women's Assembly
Church School of Braddock
Oniteh
Rotary Club
Handley Library
Market Street M. E. Church
Robeson Daughter Mary Evans to Wed Lieut Wood
Invitations announced for the marriage of Mary Evans Robeson daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Robeson of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg to Lieut. (name unclear) Wood United States Army son of Mrs. Lucy Wood and the late Dudley Wood of Flint Hill Rapahannock County. The ceremony is set for noon February 1 at Christ Episcopal Church Blacksburg. The couple will sail from New York February 7 for the Philippines where Lieut. Wood will serve two years. Robeson is a Blacksburg High School and State Teachers College graduate who taught at Waynesboro and Blacksburg. Wood graduated from VPI in 1936 with a B S in civil engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Robeson
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Mary Evans Robeson
Laeutdgohn
Wood
Miss Robeson
Blacksburg High School
State Teachers College
Farmville
Waynespero
Richards to travel to Florida for extended visit
Mr and Mrs Richards plan a motor trip to Clearwater Florida to spend several weeks. Their daughter Miss Julia Reina Richards will visit her brother in Berryville at the Williams home on Rosemont circle during their absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam M.richards
West Piccadilly Street
Clearwater
Fla
Santh
Julia Reina Richards
A. Garland Williams
Berryville
Rosemont Circle
Parson Family Plans Reading and Bard College Return
Mr and Mrs John Parsons staying ten days at Gray Gabies Inn on South Washington street will depart tomorrow for Reading Pa to visit Dr and Mrs Fred Nugent before returning to Bard College New York where Mr Parsons is director of athletics Chanters rehearse tonight The Willows at 7 30 and concerts scheduled January 29 at United Brethren Church February 5 at Presbyterian Church Myron Criswell visits friends after funeral for Eugene Anderson Memorial service planned February 13 by McKinics Chapter Order of the Eastern Star for the Frederick county farmer and fruit grower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parsons
Gray Gabies Inn
South Washington Street
Reading
Fred Nugent
Bard College
New York State
Parsons
the Willows
United Brethren Church
Rouss Fire Co
Frederick
Capitol Theatre
Elks
Peter Marshall
Myron Criswell
Beaver Falls
Eugene Anderson
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Russell Potts
Garvin Bowles
Toots Tavglor
Anderson
McKinics
Order of the Eastern Star
Eugene R. Anderson
Frederick County
Mary Carr Baker Anderson
Albert L. Anderson
Apter
Romney couple wed in Winchester ceremony
Miss Dorothy A. Lewis and Mr Harold H. Andrews married in a home ceremony led by Rev Charles D. Gilkeson. The couple plans to live in Washington D C. Miss Lewis is daughter of Mr and Mrs Laurence E Lewis of Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy A. Lewis
Laurence E. Lewis
Kansas City
Harold H. Andrews
J. H. Andrews
Washington, D. C
Charles D. Gilkeson
North Washington Street
Washington
Des Moines Teen Found After Five Years Absence
Mystic Lloyd Charles Comstock Jr. left home with his father five years ago and did not return. His mother located the ten year old in Des Moines Indiana through a crystal gazer visiting a theater in Fort Morgan Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Charles Comstock, Jr
Des Moines
Fort Morgan
Col
Birth of a Son to Mr and Mrs John Frye Route 3
Mr and Mrs John Frye celebrate the birth of a son at their home on Saturday January 21. Mrs Frye is formerly Miss Blanche Lupton daughter of Mr and Mrs William Lupton of Highview West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Frye
Route No. 3
Frye
Blanche Lupton
William Lupton
Highview
W Va
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Meeting At Handley Library
The semi monthly business meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union will be held at Handley Library on Thursday afternoon at 3. L. N. Russell Lloyd Russell William Ryan leave for Florida. Mr and Mrs L N Russell and son Mr Lloyd Russell of Berryville Va and Mr William Ryan of this city left this morning for Florida for the next two weeks visiting points of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Handley Library
L. N. Russells
Lloyd Russell
William Ryan
Florida
L. N. Russell
Berryville
Birthday Buffet for Tommy Harrison Highlighted at South Washington home
Mrs. Burr P. Harrison hosts a buffet supper this evening at her South Washington Street residence to honor her son Tommy Harrison on his 7th birthday. Guests include Gray Beverley Jr., Tee Morgan, Donald Duffey, Dick Fansler, Jack Shetz, and many others. notable visitors also mentioned from New York and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr P. Harrison
South Washington Street
Youn Tommy Harrison
Gray Beverley, Jr
Tee Morgan
Donald Duffey
Dick Fansler
Jack Sh €Etz
Bestor Cooper
Bo Brown
Bobby Miller
Phil Solenberger
Braxton McKee
Peter McKee
Bill Zirkle
Graham Rosenberger
Sammy McFadden
Ronald Wilson
Spencer MacCallum
James Briscoe Dies at Memorial Hospital
James William Briscoe respected colored citizen died Monday night at Memorial Hospital at 11 o clock. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 pm from St. Pauls M. E. Church with Rev John Newman and Rev Spriggs officiating. Interment in Orrick cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James William Briscoe
Memorial Hospital
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
John Newman
Spriggs
Orrick Cemetery
Stork Returns to Visit Kathleen Stevens in NH Prison
While awaiting sentencing for the death of her first child, Kathleen Stevens 29 faces another visit from the stork as she remains in the house of correction at Littleton New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Stevens
House of Correction
Littleton
N.H
Heroic Skipper Capt Frank Spurr Rescues Cavalier Passengers
Captain Frank Spurr, master of the tanker Esso Baytown, directed rescue of ten passengers and crew from the Imperial Airways Cavalier after a crash on the New York Bermuda flight in Atlantic waters. Walter C. Hardesty of Berryville is convalescing after surgery at Winchester Memorial Hospital last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Spurr
Esso Baytown
Imperial Airways
Atlantic
New York- Bermuda
Walter C. Hardesty
Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Modern provincial room wins Room of the Month award
James Blauvelt of New York designed a slate blue and terra cotta living room for Leland Stanford Briggs in New York. The piece won the first Room of the Month from PEDAC Rockefeller Center for its livability and blend of modern with provincial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Blauvelt
New York
Rockefeller Center
Paul MacAlister
American Institute of Decorators
PEDAC
Leland -Stanford Briggs
MacAlister
Berryville Society News Highlights Local Socials
In Berryville Virginia on January 24 society notices recount a silver tea for the Golden Rule Circle of King’s Daughters and Sons hosted by Mrs H B Whiting on South Church Street. Montgomery and Williams families, visits to Washington, and gatherings at The Glenn Wickliffe and Questover near Crow’s Nest are noted with numerous attendees and weekend guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
H. B. Whiting
South Church Street
Golden Rule Circle
King’s Daughters and Sons
Social Notes From Millwood and Clarke County
Mrs Alexis Sommaripa of New York spent the weekend at her Clarke home. Guests at The Glen included Mr and Mrs Hugh Powell and Mr and Mrs Henry P Mitchell. N B Page of Chevy Chase has joined Auto Car Co in Ardmore. Funeral of Lieut R F Skylstead at Arlington Chapel noted. his wife Elise Lee and two daughters Susanne and Elise survive. Missionary Files spoke on Alaska work at Christ Church Millwood. he studies at Theological Seminary in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
Alexis Sommaripa
New York
Clarke
Roland G. Mitchell
the Glen
Hugh Powell
Winchester
Henry P. Mitchell
Benjamin Harrison
N. B. Page
Chevy Chase, Mda
The
Auto Car Company
Ardmore, Pa
Minturn
Roland Mitchell
Mary Page
Agnes Page
Henry Mitchell
R. F. Skylstead
Arlington
Skylstead
Navy Hospital
Brooklyn
Elise Lee
Susanne
Elise
George Burwell
Mt. Airy
Towsend Burwell
Richard E. Dole
Mr. Files
Files
Alaska
Christ Church, Millwood
Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Congregation To Hold Meeting for Centenary Church
The Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church will hold its annual congregational meeting at 7 45 p m Wednesday January 25 in the church room. The General Synod constitution committee's new constitution, approved in Columbus in June, will be submitted for consideration and adoption to unify Centenary with the new united church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church
General Synod Constitution Committee
Columbus
Ohio
Centenary
New United Church
Plane Wreck Survivor From Bermuda Rescued by Esso Bay
Mrs George Ingham of Bermuda, wife of a local businessman, is among ten survivors saved after the Imperial Airways Cavalier flying boat sank in the Atlantic between New York and Bermuda. The tanker Esso Baytown aided in the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ingham
Bermuda
Island
Esso Baytown
Imperial Airways
Cavalier
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Local Social Roundup of Travel and Visits
Mr. Graham Dougherty departs Thursday for Florida to join his wife who will return to Clarke soon. Miss Mary Dougherty remains in Florida for some time before returning to Clarke. Mrs. Richard E. Dole hosted a bridge party here on Tuesday. Mrs. Carrie Barnsdale returned from Baltimore to Clarke and stays with Mrs. Burwell Jacobs near Boyce. Mr. and Mrs. Archibald R. Dunning of Strasburg left for New Jersey to visit Mrs. Dunning's mother. Mrs. Kenneth N. Gitwin hosted a Sunday luncheon at "Scabeby" with guests including A. R. Dunning and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Dougherty
Florida
Clarke
Mary Dougherty
Richard E. Dole
Carrie Barnsdale
Baltimore
Burwell Jacobs
Boyce
Archibald R. Dunning
Strasburg, Va
New Jersey
Kenneth N. Gitwin
Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers
A brief Q and A on dining car seating servant address to children and whether a bride's mother can be maid of honor. The guidance covers standing at the entrance for the steward, using first names for children or titles, and notes that a mother as maid of honor is not done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Martha
Local Social Roundup From Winchester Gatherings
Mr and Mrs William Bell Watkins Jr hosted guests at their Millwood Avenue home in Winchester on Monday night. Guests included Miss Anne Meade and Mr Tyson Gilpin who plans to return to Princeton midweek. Benjamin Randolph hosted a coasting party at The Moorings with guests Miss Anne Williams Miss Phyllis Fowle Miss Dottie Hawthorne Miss Dottie Moore Lester Arnold Virginia Harris Thomas W Meade Beverly Randolph and Thomas H B Meade. Hugh Powell and wife returned to their Winchester apartment on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Cabell Moore
Samuel C. Williams
Washington
E. L. Tessier
Blackburn Smith
Bridge
Williams
J. Gray Beverley
Winchester
Rose MacDonald
John B. Neill
Joseph F. Moore
A. Garland Williams
James Riddle
Nannie Thomas
Charlotte Young
Fairfax
William Bell Watkins, Jr
Millwood Avenue
Anne Meade
Tyson Gilpin
Benjamin Randolph
Anne Williams
Phyllis Fowle
Dottie Hawthorne
Dottie Moore
Lester Arnold
Virginia Harris
Berryville
Thomas W. Meade
Beverly Randolph
Thomas H. B. Meade
Mrs
Hugh Powell
Rough Weather Delays Traffic and Shipping
A sleet and snow mix in the early hours coated outlying highways with ice and slowed motor traffic to a crawl. Shipping on the Chesapeake Bay faced delays due to low visibility, according to the maritime exchange reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Jan
Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Exchange
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Jes Robeson
Mrs. Richards
Mr. and
Mrs. Parsons
Brooks
Wilmer F. Shayock
Agt
Romney
Charles D. Seaton
Rebecca, Seaton
Evan Ellis
Cora Uhl
Marshall Butler
al” Fletcher
Seaton
Mr. Ellis
West Virginia
Tommy Harrison
Walter I. Tenney
Chicago
Virginia Baker
James Kenneth Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
Vernon Groves
Frederick Md
A. T. Martin
Lawrence GilMridge
Joseph Wright
West Boscawen Street
Lewis H. Hyde
West Boscawen
Edward Page Tubb
J. Howard Cather
Parkersburg
W. Va
Henry B. Gilpin
Lewis M. Allen
Atlantic City
Pees
Mrs. Earl Parson
Richmond
George Cone
South Cameron Street
Greenville, Va
James Briscoe
Ellis Moore
Howard L. James
W. Piccadilly
W. B. Snider & Son
Stork
Capt
Pleeside Tea Room
Emma C. Benson
Marguerite Beckerle
Alecia Beauty Salon
Haldeman's Creamery
Decorators
Society News of
John S. Goldsmith
Miami
Richard Smith
Glenn
Wickliffe
William D. Smith
Christ Church
Kate Powers
Virginia Page
Woodhull Baker
Jaqueline Smith
Robert Wright
Charles Town
Robert Smith
Elizabeth
Louisa Smith
FE. Jaquelin Smith
Lucille Smith
Millwood and Clarke Society
N. Loudoun St
Huntsberry
Sunshine Cleaners
Roberta Lee
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Scaleby
Princeton
Capitol Hill
Associated Press Today
Senate
Enda
Byron
Whizzer” White
Nals
Hertford Colle
Oxford
England
Colorado University
Oxfoords
Mr. Borrower
Borrower
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Underwood’s Bakery
United Food Stores
American Beauty
Northern
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