Rotary and charity events in George Washington Hotel calendar
The social calendar lists a 1:00 PM Rotary Club meeting at the George Washington Hotel, a 3:00 PM semi monthly W C T U meeting at Handley Library, and a 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM President's Birthday Ball at the same hotel to raise funds for national infantile paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Handley Library
National Infantile Paralysis Fund
Stuart Gano’s 21st Birthday Party at Gano Home
A surprise 21st birthday party for Stuart Gano was hosted at H. M. Gano’s home on Saturday night January 22. Attendees included family and friends from the Gano, Place, Luttrell, Havermale, Sargeant, Patterson, Luttrell, and Omps clans, with many games and late refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Gano
Stuart
M. J. Pease
R. E. Place
Elston Luttrell
Elmer Havermale
Ora Hottle
Earl
Joshua Place
Archie
Harold Sargeant
Thomas
John
Lynn Patterson
Richard
Evelyn Omos
Russell Fletcher
Herbert Yost
Richard Luttrell
Junior Dick
Lansie Whitacre
Mac Swaim
Daniel Gano
Lucille
Kathleen
Lillian Bucwalter
Tressie
Kathleen Dick
Martha Pugh
Loretta Place
Bonnie Tucker
Mary Sargeant
Lola Mae Unger
Katherine DeHavén
Lena Omps
Elsie Mae Patterson
Kila Virginia Hottle
Anna Catherine Gano
Mr. Gano
Ray Robinson Heads Midwinter Business Trip
Mr. Ray Robinson of South Stewart street left for Chicago and will tour the Midwest visiting Alabama Georgia and Florida as part of his annual midwinter business trip. He has long pursued this travels as a regular winter business pilgrimage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ray Robinson
Ray Robinson
South Stewart Street
Chicago
Ill
Middle-West
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Robinson
Paul Fries
Leslie Fries
North Loudoun Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Grade Pupils To Broadcast Program Saturday
The Rev. A. M. B. Snapp of Elkton Virginia says 50 to 60 graded school pupils will broadcast a 30 minute radio program of songs from Harrisonburg at 4 pm Saturday. The program will include fun songs southern melodies patriotic numbers and spirituals. Winchester and Frederick county friends are invited to tune in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. B. Snapp
Elkton
Harrisonbusr
Snapp
Winchester
Frederick County
Modern Etiquette Q and A for Weddings and Entertaining
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions on wedding gift cards leaving or removing cards and hosting duties. She notes leaving cards is optional but ensure gift identification before removal. She also affirms hosts should meet guests at the railroad station as a primary duty.
Mrs Robinson Returns From Washington Visit
Mrs. Robinson returns home after visiting Washington D C with husband Mr. Robinson meeting her there. Mrs. Triplett, formerly Miss Rosalie Headley of this city, had dinner with them on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Washington
Kenneth Robinson
William Triplett
Washington, D. C
Triplett
Rosalie Headley
Mr. Triplett
Robinsons
Wednesday Bridge Club
Clarence Robinson
Kernstown
Grover Schlack
Lydia Irish
Daniel Lupton
Reginald Haines
Ray Robinson
Japan's Drive To Get Railway Comes To Halt
Shanghai reports a stalled Japanese push to seize China's lifeline railway after three weeks of resistance. Chinese counteroffensive near Wuhu faces Japanese naval gunfire while bombing raids on Nanking and Canton continue. The mix of ground fighting and aerial bombardment shapes a tense warfront with heavy casualties on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Tenghsien
Lunghai
Tinghsien
United States
Clarence E. Gauss
Tsowhsien
Suchow
Tsinpu
Gauss
Takwanshan
Yangtze River
Nanking
Wuhu
Oahu
Canton
South China
Front Royal social notes highlight regional travel and events
Front Royal news lists residents visiting or returning from Washington and Richmond, dances in Charlottesville and New York, weekend trips to Annapolis and Macon, and local lectures. Notables include Aubrey Weaver, Capt. Samuel Hoffman, and Dr. Charles Barker with talks at Randolph-Macon Academy, Rotary, and Warren County High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hoffman
Randolph-Macon Academy
Ashand
Charles Barker
Grand Rapids, Mich
Rotary Club
Warren County High School
Northern Lights Cause Europe Wide Fire Brigade Alert
A spectacular aurora borealis lighting up western Europe caused widespread alarm and disrupted communications in France and Britain. Fire brigades were dispatched but the phenomenon, blamed on solar activity, prompted existential fears and prayers among villagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Switzerland
France
England
Windsor
Windsor Castle
Leesburg Woman Guests at Handley Auditorium Concert
Mrs. William Matzgar of Leesburg Virginia attends a Winchester Concert Association presentation at Handley auditorium tonight. She travels from out of town to join guests for the event hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kerfoot on South Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Channing
Washington, D. C
John Rosenberger
West Boscawen Street
Herbert Larrick
Howard Cather
T. Russell Cather
Funkhouser
Lyle Funkhouser
Aretta Madeline
Winchester Memorial Hospital
William Matzgar
Leesburg
Alfred . Kerfoot
South Washington Street
Winchester Concert Association
Handley Auditorium
Warren County Girls Top Charles Town 36 20 In Local Gym
Warren County High School girls defeated Charles Town High 36 to 20. Rust led the locals with 22 points. The Charles Town boys edged Warren County 26 to 25 after an extra period, with McFall scoring 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Warren County High School
Charles Town High School
Rust
Charles Town
McFall
Global aurora disrupts radio and telegraph services
A solar storm caused bright auroral skies across Europe from Italy to the British Isles and disrupted short wave links between London and New York. Astronomer Dr Harold Spencer Jones explained particles from the sun create magnetic disturbances that alter electrical signals and can corrupt typed phrases into unreadable codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Harold Spencer Jones
Radio Highlights On The Air Tonight Program Guide
Radio schedule listing programs across WEAF WOR WJZ and WABC with hosts, bands, sketches and guests including names like Dr. Belmont Farley Maupin Orchestra Lowell Thomas Barry Wood Amos n Andy Jack Fulton Cantor Cantor Deanna Durbin Tibbett Messersmith Johnson and Gang Busters across time slots from 6:00 to 10:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEAF
Belmont Farley
WOR
Don
WJZ
Maupin Orchestra
WABC
Muriel Pollock
Wjz—Revelers
Wabc—Press-Radio
Barron
Lowell Thomas
Barry Wood
Amos
Andy
Stan Lomax
Easy Aces
Jack Fulton
Franklin MacCormack
Uncle Ezra
Mr. Keen
Hobby Lobby
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Lone Ranger
Lum
Abner
Henry Burbig
Funnyboners
Novak Orchestra
Science
Boake Carter
One Man’s Family
WHN
Broadway Melody Hour
Roy Shield
Cavalcade of America
John C
Eddie Cantor
Deanna Durbin
Wasn Kemper
Aeae Allen
Comedi van Steeden Orch
Gabriel Heatter
Lawrence Tibbett
Kostelanetz Orchestra
Louise Wilcher
Segan
Pauline Alpert
Sid Gary
Ews Wjz
George T. Messersmith
National Council of Jewish Women
Pittsburgh
Ben Bernie Orch
Lew Lehr
Buddy Clark
Jane Pickens
Dick Powell
Rosemary Lane
Richard Arlen
Mary Astor
Heidi
Hugh
Johnson
Nola Day
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Kiwanis Club
George Washington
Junior Century Club
John M. McKee
Northern Virginia I. Alumni Association
George Washeigeh Hotel
Ambassador Quartet
National Concert Association
Handley High School
Mary Alice Bennett
Mr. Greyer
North Carolina
Virginia
Bryson City
N. C
Kelly Edmond Bennett
Joseph Warren Greyer
C. P. Greyer
Morganton
Mamie Chappalier
George W. Chappalier
Delaplane
Fauquier County
B. Curtis Chappalier
A. L. Rayle
Methodist Church
Thomas Teer
Schubert
Mascagni
Peyton Greyer
Mendelssohn
Mrs. Greyer
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Jan Garber
Anne Jo White
Charleston
D. C
A. C. Carson
Miss Carson
Riverton, Va
Elizabeth Major
Near Front Royal
Joseph Wright
Nelson Page
Amherst Street
Stuart Gano
Joseph A. Massie
Newport News
William Stuart
William Massie
St Christophers School
Richmond
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydocks Co
Massie
Mrs. Stuart
Hable
South
Herman Hable
Rosa Flegenheimer
Miami
Fla
Margaret L. Hodgson
Roberta Lee
W. C. Marshall
Bedford
W. C. Marshall, Jr
Marshall
Berryville
Allen T. Hawthorne
Peyton Marshall
Frank Kershner
H. B. Harris
Buckmarsh Street
Ruby Shiley
Lynchburg
Valley Avenue
Randolph Macon Woman's College
C. R. Anderson
Peggy Carbaugh
Delaware Hospital
Nettie Carbaugh
Stephens City
Wilmington
Del
Miss Carbaugh
Ladies’ Aid
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
United Brethren Church
E. L. Fries
Lutheran Sunday School Teachers’ Association
Robert Barton
Robert T. Barton, Jr
Park Avenue
R. T. Barton, Sr
Japan
Hugh Crisman
University of Richmond
South Braddock
Ella Edwards
Opequon
Allison Kline
Middletown
May McCarty
Curtis Puckett
Roanoke
Edward Allen
Edward E. Allen Jr
Rippon
W. Va
Allen
Elizabeth Jones
N. K. Larrick
Hayfield
Bessie McNeer
R. H. Baker
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
St. Paul’s Church
W. B. Snider & Son
Big Chimney
Albert Spradling
Front Royal and
Warren County News
Telephone Front Royal 149-B
South Branch
North Branch
Warren W. Whitside
Remount Depot
Madeline Miller
Mary LeRoy
Virginia Smith
Arlington Hall
R. F. McIntosh
Memorial Hospital
Winnie Weaver
Charlottesville
Henry Graves
Luray
Henry Downing
This Place
James McCormick
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
J. A McCormick
Charles Carson
H. Merriman
Providence, R. I
Frank Gibb
University of Virginia
H. H. Sherman
Charles A. York
Granville Kelley
Culpeper
Mrs
Ott W. Borden
G. Tyler Miller
Hugh D. Hite
Rye View Inn
Senator Aubrey G. Weaver
Joe Carson
Charles L. Melton
New York City
Wilmer Coleman
Larkin Rudacille
Bentonville
Ben Shumaker
Parkersburg
James Bennet
John Hedrick
Annapolis, Md
G. V. Stewart
Mary Waller
Macon, Ga
Benjamin Sager
E. K. Kennedy
Baltimore
Robert C. Rives
Front Royal Lions Club
Rudies Restaurant
Far East
Parent-Teacher Association
A. S. Rhodes School
Riverton
W. E. Lynn
North America
Sunshine Cleaners
E. Piccadilly St
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Gibraltar
Austria
Netherlands
British Isles
Devil’s Food
Underwood
Loudoun St
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp’n
Steve
Consumers Coal CO
Pifer Printing CO
RED Cross
Salvation Army
Huntsberry’s Shoe Headquarters
N. Loudoun St
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Colonial Beauty Shoppe Cor
Piccadilly
Cameron St
Nina V. Wolford
B & C Rolls
RGA
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