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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1934

Page

3

Entrance of Emperor and Empress at Grand Duke Group Event

Har vard P. Smith of Muffeesboro Tennessee and Miss Dorothy Ply of Shelbyville impersonated the emperor and empress. They processed between guests to the throne area where gifts were handed to the couple by the emperor and empress. The pair danced as the orchestra played a waltz with chaperons led by Mrs. Frances Pendleton Gaines and other university leaders attending from Hollins and Randolph-Macon colleges. The Hayfield 4-H Club organized with 18 members electing officers and planning projects in foods poultry and rabbits. The Gravel Springs Grange held a meeting with a program on Grange topics and home inspection. A Round Hill spelling match drew a large crowd with Dora Waldeck winning first prize.

Harvard P. Smith Muffeesboro Tenn Dorothy Ply Shelbyville Frances Pendleton Gaines Washington and Lee University Patrick J. Hurley Meta Glass Sweet Briar College Theodore Henley Jack Randolph-Macon College Bessie Carter Randolph Hollins College Sally Payne Morgan Randolph-Macon Woman's College Hayfield Helen Hoover Virginia Kern Virginia Mouzy Irene Mouzy Linden Baker Helen White Annie M. Kern M. Nelson Vernon Baker I. Fred Stine Elizabeth Farrar Miss Nelson Gravel Springs Daisy Orndorff Model Grange National Grange Boise Idaho Martha Funk E. T. Cooper H. H. Cooper Joe Hershman Virginia State National Grange Convention Virginia Sloane Vernie Himelright Abraham Lincoln Thomas A. Edison Round Hill Methodist Episcopal Church Dora Waldeck Stephenson School Hubert Golliday Stephens City Pearl Lineburg Freemont Church Messrs. Stroth

Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Club and Choir Meetings

The week lists Monday to Friday gatherings at local venues. Notable entries include Lions Club luncheon, adult and youth choirs at First Baptist and United Brethren churches, Kiwanis luncheon, Winchester Lodge Elks meeting, Grace Lutheran Choir practice, Rotary Club, American Legion Post, Braddock Street Church, and a Civic League Milk Fund fashion show at Handley High School auditorium.

Lions Club George Washington Hotel First Baptist Church Kiwanis Club Young Peoples’ Choir The United Brethren Church Youn Peoples Winchester Lodge Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club American Legion Post Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church Frederick Circuit Ladies’ Aid Society Whitlock Avenue Civic League Milk Fund Handley High School

Imperial Russia Fancy Dress Ball Captures Washington and Lee

Washington and Lee University students and guests staged an Imperial Russia themed ball for the coronation of Emperor Alexander III. The Doremus Gymnasium resembled the Kremlin interior with red and gold decorations, throne canopy, pillars, and royal iconography as attendees in period costumes processed in led by courtiers and grand dukes.

Imperial Russia W. and L. University Russia Lexington Washington and Lee University Alexander III Winchester Washington and Lee Doremus Gymnasium Cathedral of the Ascension Kremlin Moscow Dias

Bluestone Cotillion Club Dance at Reed Hall

The Bluestone Cotillon Club hosts its annual midwinter dance in Reed Hall gymnasium at State Teachers College Harrisonburg next Saturday February 3 with Dana Gregory's twelve piece Victor Orchestra from Harrisburg Pa and a student skit during intermission.

Bluestone Cotillion Club Reed Hall State Teachers Col. Harrisonburg Marietta Cer Acident Cult Dana Gregory Victor Recording Orchestra Harrisburg Dorothy Williams Lois Bishop Norfolk Gene Averett Lynchburg Virginia Bean Vinton

Mrs Rowland Dies At 85 In Clarke County Home

Lettie Rowland longtime Clarke county resident died at the home of Mr and Mrs E D Shirely along Opequon creek between Berryville and Brucetown. She was 85 and widow of Charles Rowland born December 3 1849. She leaves sister Mrs Lucy Hillyard Summit Point W V with funeral at Brucetown Southern Methodist Church Sunday at 2 pm and burial in Brucetown cemetery. Pallbearers named.

Lettie Rowland Clarke County E. D. Shirely Shirely Opequon Creek Berryville Brucetown Frederick Clarke Counties Lucy Hillyard Summit Point W. Va Rowland Dunkard Church Southern Methodist Church Hugh Pierce Russell Sullivan Joseph Shenk George Crawford Herbert Clevenger HT. Clemons

Philco Radio Program Lineup and The New Philco All Wave

A listing of evening radio programs on PHILCO stations with performances by Williams Herrick Robin Hood and more, plus a sales pitch for the PHILCO Inclined Sounding Board and the Philco All Wave Radio promising superior sound fidelity for home listening.

al Williams John Herrick Robin Hood Civil Liberties Roger Baldwin American Civil Liberties Union Morris Ernst Duchin Whiteman Orch Denny Orch M. Stern Orch Philco

Tickets On Sale For Fashion Show At Handley High

Tickets are on sale at Baker's drug store for the Civic League fashion show to benefit the league milk fund. The event is Friday at 8 15 p m in the Handley High School auditorium. Admission 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.

Baker's Drug Store Civic Lea Handley High School League

Police Car Employs Loud Siren for Easy Identification

A local police car now sports a large loud siren. The siren is distinct from a fire siren by its different tone, enabling easy recognition when the car sounds.

French cabinet resigns after Bayonne pawn shop collapse

Premier Chautemps and his cabinet resign following a demonstration against the government. The Bayonne Municipal Pawn Shop collapse sparked a mud bath for officials in the Chamber of Deputies, with two ministers resigning under fire.

Bayonne Chamber of Deputies Colonies Justice

Charles Preffitt Improving After Gunshot Injuries

Information from Memorial Hospital reports Charles Preffitt is making steady progress toward recovery from accidental gunshot wounds suffered Thursday morning while checking his traps.

Chas. Preffitt Memorial Hospital Charles Preffitt

Report Filed by Ebert Executor

M. M. Lynch as executor of the Charles M. Ebert estate filed with the Circuit Court clerk a final accounting showing receipts of 9326.83 and disbursements of 9075.61. A balance of 251.22 remains.

M. M. Lynch Charles M. Ebert Circuit Court

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