Social and Personal News from Warrenton Virginia
An American Indian couple from Ottawa and Onandaga tribes unite in Warrenton. Miss Hazel Croswett and Kenneth L. George wed after years of acquaintance through school and the U S Office of Indian Affairs. They plan to reside at 2222 I Street N W and 1913 Pennsylvania Avenue N W respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Hazel M. Croswett
I Street
N. W
Petoskey
Kenneth L. George
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lawrence
Kan
George
Syracuse
Mich
Miss Crossett
United States Office of Indian Affairs
Thomas C. Allen
Georges
Miss Mabel Massie Bride Yesterday in Virginia
Miss Mabel Elizabeth Massie married Rev. Julian Talhelm Owen in Blacksburg Virginia. The ceremony at the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church was officiated by Rev. Eugene D. Witherspoon. The bride, daughter of Mrs. William Franklin Massie, wore stone blue crepe with dubon net and a rose bud corsage. She studied at Stephens City High School and Peabody Conservatory, and teaches piano in Cedar Cliff and Danville. The groom is pastor of the Stephens City Presbyterian charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Massie
Julian T. Owen
Virginia
West Virginia
Mabel Elizabeth A Ie
William Franklin Massie
Massie
Stephens City
Julian Talhelm Owen
Horace E. Owen
Martinsburg
Wa. Va
Blacksburg, Va
Presbyterian
Eugene D. Witherspoon
Step
City High School
Peabody Conservaory of Music
UC City
Middletowners
Young 'S
Cedar Cliff Yan
Danville Military Institute
Hampden
Sydney College
Union Theo- Seminary
Springfield
Hampshire
Cedar Cliff
Creek
Mount Hope
Eh Presbyterian
Miss Evelyn Athey to Wed in Washington Church
The marriage of Evelyn Kerr Athey of Washington to Brooklyn native George T. Bradbury will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the First Baptist Church of Washington. Miss Myrtle Olson is maid of honor. Craig A. Lewis is best man. Ushers include Andrew D. Hotchkiss, Patrick A. Smalldore, and Crawley. The couple plans a Buckingham Virginia residence after a wedding trip. Bradbury works as a federal service accountant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Kerr Athey
Washington
Virginia Wright Athey
Charles Clinton Athey
George T. Bradbury
Frank C. Bradbury
Mr. Bradbury
Brooklyn
N. Y
First Baptist Church of Washington
Myrtle Olson
Miss Athey
Craig A. Lewis
Andrew D. Hotchkiss
Patrick A. Smalldore
Crawley
Bradbury
Buckingham
Federal Service
Local Social Notes Highlight Upcoming Wedd ing in Washington
Mrs. Lonnie Cline hosts a Sunday dinner at East Cork Street for Miss Evelyn Kerr Athey of this city and Washington prior to her marriage to Mr. George T. Brad bury of New York set for Saturday in Washington. The couple’s plans and family ties are outlined along with other city movements and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Cline
East Cork Street
Evelyn Kerr Athey
Washington
George T. Bradbury
New York
Miss Athey
Virginia Athey
Charles Clinton Athey
Daughters of the American Revolution
Century Club Plans Rip Van Winkle Play at Handley Auditorium
Century Club committees organize presentation of Clare Tree Major play Rip Van Winkle at Handley auditorium on Feb 9. Sponsors include Century Club Junior and Handley student body General organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Clubs
Clare T
Century Club
Handley Auditorium
Handley
J. M. Steck, Jr
H. Clay de Grange
Fred Glaize
Paul Rosenberger
Edward Butler Millwood
J. P. Arthur
Clark Cooper
J. T. Engle
B. M. Knight
Mary Warden Boyd
J. W. Arthur
James Miller
Virginia Russell
Virginisia Boyd
George Smith
Modern Etiquette Advice From Roberta Lee
Questions and answers on proper introductions sexual propriety and social signals. The columnist covers whether a woman should offer her hand during introductions whether to issue formal remarriage announcements and the orchid symbolism noting orchids signify a belle.
Berryville Social News Highlights Local Residents and Guests
Berryville items note Mrs. Joseph F. Moore visiting relatives in Virginia, family illnesses prompt travel, and several locals entertaining visitors from New Jersey, Culpeper, and Texas. Clergy, archival talk, and church events are also listed with regional ties to Berryville and surrounding counties.
Clare Tree Major presents Rip Van Winkle at 7 Auditorium
Clare Tree Major Children's Theatre plans a February 9 performance of Rip Van Winkle at the 7 Auditorium. Founder and director Clare Tree Major leads the company in this stage presentation featuring young actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Tree Major
Clare Tree Major Children’s Theatre
Rip van Winkle
7 Auditorium
More Severe Sub Warfare Is Predicted
London reports say German submarine production has reached about one per day and new plane carriers are launched signaling a tougher merchant shipping war. Berlin denies plane carrier reports while informing that the high pressure submarine program could flood the seas within weeks. Reliable New York sources foresee German subs striking British communications in the West Indies near Trinidad and targeting grain shipments as British warships seek the raiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reich
Berlin
New York
West Indies
America
Trinidad
Panama Canal
Argentine fruit crop hit by rain and hail in 1940
Rain and hail severely reduced Argentina 1940 fruit production per Ministry of Agriculture figures via American Agricultural Attache Paul O Nyhus. Pears and other fruit yields fell 33 to 50 percent versus last year, apples 80 to 100 percent, grapes similar. exporters brace for weak shipments to European markets due to war and high shipping costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Paul O. Nyhus
Buenos Aires
Ministry of Agriculture
United States
Poll Tax In South Under Fire Again
The southern poll tax, long a voting prerequisite, faces renewed challenges in Arkansas Mississippi and Virginia as bills seek elimination or revision. Governors Johnson Price and others push to reduce or repeal the tax amid debate on its effect on turnout and revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Arkansas
Mississippi
Virginia
Paul B. Johnson
South
Georgia
Johnson
U. S
Theodore G. Bilbo
Pat Harrison
James H. Price
Alabama
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Louisiana
North Caroa
This Court Case Family Affair
In Mt Savage Maryland on January 26 a game warden brought Arthur Mailey before Magistrate Aloysius Monahan for hunting rabbits out of season. Mailey, who lived in the same house as the magistrate, was fined thirty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Savage, Md
Theodore Theorig
Arthur Mailey
Aloysius V. Monahan
Mailey
Two Killed By Chlorine Gas In Norwegian Town
Poisonous chlorine gas from a leaking tank car wafted into the homes of sleeping residents of Mjon dalen. Two were killed and 26, including eight women, rushed to hospital as rescue squads wearing gas masks evacuated hundreds to clear air. The leak began about 6 a.m. workers from a pulp factory plugged the leak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Mjondalen
Costs Ordered Against Pair in Store Theft Case
Pay costs charged with the theft of two stores from Robert Kremer, Clayton Golightly and George Massey, when tried before Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner, were ordered to pay Kremer $7.50 each and to pay costs of the case, amounting to $6.50 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kremer
Clayton Golightly
George Massey
A. J. Tavenner
Kremer
Rites Set for Charles A. Jones of Clarke County
Funeral services for Charles A. Jones of Clarke County will be held Saturday January 27 at 2 PM in Old Chapel Cemetery. He lived in Port Royal Virginia with his son in law Robert Hicks and survived by five children Katherine Elizabeth Elizabeth and Addison Jones plus Lt Charles A. Jones. Pallbearers include William Jones William Meade Albert Bradford and others. The Rev Ernest H Williams of Grace Episcopal Berryville will officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Jones
Elizabeth Jones
Charles A. Jones
Addison Jones
George Jones
Grace Episcopal Church
Berryville
Robert A. Goodwin
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. B. Young
Wingdale
Vassar Hospital
Poughkeepsie
Young
Esther Thomas
Ella Thomas
East Piccadilly Street
Strother Shiley
Cedar Creek
Leslie Shiley
Charlotte
Jean Shiley
Clayton and
Henry Shiley
Middletown
Erna Guisea
Wincae
Harris Beck
Danville, Til
Inlaw
Dan O. Henry
Marshall Hutchinson
Margaret Collins Denny and Comrade Bible
Braddock Street Church
J. 8. Bly
S. W. Danley
Denny
Dorothy Pimper
Robert Preston
Norma June Richards
Randolph Macon WomiHiff’s College
Lynchburg, Va
William M. Richards
West Piccadilly Street
Brooks’ Pharmacy
PLAZA
Foxhall Kitchen
N. Braddock St
Washington Church
Evelyn Athey
George Radford
Chicago
Blair
Radford
E. I. du Pont, Nemours and Co
Charles Haines
East Leicester Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
J. Ne. Arthur
Ill
Blair March
South Loudoun Street
Grace Lutheran Church
Koon
Winchester
Roberta Lee
Social News
Berryville, Va
Joseph F. Moore
Eo. Va
Robert Compton
John 8S. Rixey
Walter Withers
Waynesboro, Va
Holmes Withers, Jr
Holmes Withers
Raymond Levi
Joel D. Griffing
James R. Dudley
Dudley
Navy Examining Board
Navy Department
Arlington
Joseph Rutter
Laurel, Md
T. S. Crockett
Nannie Crockett
Questover
Aiken
S. C
F. Cole
Cole
Catherine Crockett
Crocketts
West Palm Beach
Fla
Mrs. Crockett
Bertha Hunt
Deland, Fla
Vernon Pifer
New Jersey
Harry Pifer
Boyce
F. L. Ayler
Mrs. Ayler
John. Merriweather
Gertrude Lewis
Lloyd Moore Bayne
Culpeper
Ned Lewis
Robert E. Lee Lewis
Avon-by-the Sea
N. J
Ed Vaughan
Frank M. Taylor
Taylor
San Antonio
Taylors
Richmond
Rev
Union Theological Seminary
Lee Clarke
George Levi
Charley Levi
Ed Clarke
Woodbridge
Prince William County
Lester J. Cappon
Alderman Library
University of Virginia
Clarke County Historical Society
Court House
Louise Kerfoot
Arlington, Va
Col
William H. Dickinson
Misses Lees
Amissville
Heads
Germany
Huntsberry
RED Cross
Modeart
Rice-O’neill
Alecia
Alecia Beauty Salon
Haldeman’s Milk
The
Betty Shop
W. Boscawen St
Pocahontas
Red Ash
W. B. Snider & Son
Pifer Printing CO
N. Loudoun St
Charles Jones
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Zenith
114Volt
Loudoun St
Barbara Bell
Barbara Bell Pattern Service
Evening Star
New York, N. Y
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!