Winchester Social Calendar and Local Notices
Community calendar lists choir meetings church services and club gatherings through the week at Grace Lutheran First Baptist Elks and more. Personal notes cover the Lowry vacation trip the birth of Betty Gene Fletcher and birthday greetings to John M. Steck with details of his public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples’ Choir
United Brethren Church
Young Peoples
First Baptist Church
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Mr. and Mrs. Tabb Host Turkey Dinner At Home
Mr and Mrs E C Tabb hosted about 25 guests at a turkey dinner Saturday at their Bunker Hill home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs W A McKown Floyd of Winchester and others from Charles Town Shepherdstown Martinsburg Inwood and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabb
E. C. Tabb
Bunker Hill
W. A. McKown
Floyd
Winchester
Harry Light
Clearbrook
R. P. Hillary
Elmer Clipp
Emily Moore
Charles Town
Winchester Christian Endeavor Bingo Night at Presbyterian Church
A bingo party will be hosted tomorrow night by the Winchester Christian Endeavor Union at the Presbyterian Church on Loudoun Street. A social hour for all Endeavor members and guests, with a small admission to support the union, is planned. Miss Irene Headley leads arrangements. Young People's Choir to Practice Tonight at 6 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Christian Endeavor Union
Presbyterian Church
Loudoun Street
Christian Endeavor
Irene Headley
Young People’s Choir
United Brethren Young People’s Choir
President Roosevelt Birthday Ball Draws Winchester Crowd
Up to 175 couples attended the President's fifty second birthday celebration at the Washington Hotel in Winchester. Mayor C R Anderson led the event with Sun Haines Orchestra, a large Roosevelt picture, and flags. The 11 22 PM radio address raised funds for the Warm Springs Foundation endowment. Shenandoah county held a Battlefield Crystal Caverns dance with over 100 couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Washington
Roosevelt
New York City
National Committee
Warm Springs
Georgia
Shenandoah County
Battlefield Crystal Caverns
Woodstock and Strasburg
W C T U to Meet at Handley Library at 3 Tomorrow
The regular semi monthly Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting will convene at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Handley Library. Several local residents, including Miss Mary Greenway Russell, Mrs. Burr Powell Harrison, and Mrs. Peter Yates Brinton, have returned from Richmond with Miss Russell then recovering at home from a severe cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bickers
Jane Bickers
Miss Mary Taylor
Orange
M. B. Bickers
South Stewart Street
Miss Taylor
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Handley Library
Mary Greenway Russell
Burr Powell Harrison
Peter Yates Brinton
Richmond
Miss Russell
Alexander T. Jones
Frances Jones
Stonewall Avenue
Soviet Balloon Crew Killed in Stratosphere Craft Crash
Three Soviet officers died when the Osoaviakim balloon collided during landing southeast of Moscow. The craft reached 67585 feet before the violent impact tore the balloon bag from the gondola and destroyed all instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Walnut planting drive led by Shenandoah Scouts in 1933
The Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts shipped about 100 bushels of walnuts to Forester Edwin H. Francis of the National Park Service in Luray, Virginia, for planting. Scout Executive Frank R. Horton announced the effort, aimed at saving the native walnut tree for timber, furniture, food, and shade. Messages praised the Scouts and directed seeds requests to Mrs. Alice W. Hostetler in Washington, D. C. C. A. Reed of the USDA and Park Service help were noted, with the program highlighted as leading the 600 local councils in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Shenandoah Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Troop 2
Winchester
Fred Stine
Edwin H. Francis
National Park Service
Luray
Forester
Francis
Scout
Frank R. Horton
Alice W. Hostetler
National Nut Tree
American Forestry Association
K Street N. W
Washington, D. C
Scout Office
C. A. Reed
Washington
D. C
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of the
Wills Probated In County Office for Ward and Benner
Two wills admitted to probate yesterday in the county clerk's office. Nora Ward left her estate to sister Emma Ward Barrett, written August 19, 1927 with no witnesses. executrix Emma Barrett qualified with $1,000 bond. H. J. Burner left property to be sold with proceeds split among Lula Swimley Ella Benner Maude Graham and Harry Paul and Grover Benner. daughter Ella Benner named executrix with $8,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Ward
Emma Ward Barrett
M. M. Lynch
Dora Brotherton
Emma Barrett
A. J. Tavenner
R. S. Smith
Bessie Brannon
A. J. Wiggenton
H. J. Burner
Stephenson
Lula M. Swimley
Ella R. Benner
Maude G. Graham
Harry S., Paul
Grover C. Benner
Ella R Benner
Harrisonburg Chamber of Commerce Banquet Meeting Tonight
The Harrisonburg Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet will be at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Temple with Morris Edwards of the U S Chamber of Commerce as principal speaker. Rev Walter Williams will give the invocation, and Ray Frye and his Virginians orchestra will provide dinner music. Mr and Mrs W Nelson Page returned from Richmond where Page had ear surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Harrisonburg
Morris Edwards
United States Chamber of Commerce
Edwards
Bar of Commerce
Walter Williams
Ray Frye
Virginians
Philco Radio Program Schedule and Highlights
A dense listing of radio programs across the evening hours featuring performers such as Irene Beasley John Herrick Potash and Perlmutter and the Burns and Allen comedy team. The piece promotes PHILCO receivers and highlights a sensational London Paris Rome and Geneva broadcast reach with the 16X model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Choir
Irene Beasley
Lowell Thomas
Amon ‘N’ Andy
John Herrick
Hollywood
Iirene Rich
Red Davis
Warden Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Daly Orch
Lopez Orch
Jesters
Adele Starr
Tony Cabooch
Egon Petri
Pickens Sisters
Philco
London
Berlin
Paris
League of Nations
Geneva
Madrid
Buenos Aires
Rome
Russia
Lauck To Head Virginia Printing Education Week Committee
C Harold Lauck, head of the Lee School of Journalism lab at Washington and Lee University, is named Virginia chairman for Printing Education Week February 12 to 17. The committee, led by Chester A Lyle, promotes printing arts and industry. Lauck, a Winchester native, has long worked in printing, starting as an apprentice under George F Norton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Lexington
C. Harold Lauck
Lee School of Journalism
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
Chester A. Lyle
Canton
Ohio
Education Department
United Typothetae of America
Lauck
Nora Lauck
Winchester
Strasburg
School of Jurnalism
J. P. Bell Printing Co
Lynchburg
St. Louis
George F. Norton
Norton
Mr. Norton
Fire at National Fruit Co. detected by night watchman
Night watchman Hartley of Stephens City discovered a smoldering fire in a side wall of the National Fruit Product Company around 9 o clock. Firemen responded quickly and doused the blaze with little damage, officials praising Hartley and the fire crew for preventing a serious conflagration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit Product Company
Hartley
Stephens City
Cattle May Be Included In AAA
Washington January 30 the House agriculture committee approved legislation to include cattle as a basic commodity under the agricultural adjustment act and set aside 200 million dollars for cattle and dairy benefits. Chairman Jones of Texas said most cattle interests back the measure and hoped quick action would follow. Secretary Wallace urged inclusion under the act and promised a program with cattlemen’s cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Jones
D-Tex
Wallace
Milk Lunches Transforming Underfed School Children
The article notes teachers see better attention and behavior after milk lunches were introduced for undernourished primary students. It argues hunger disrupts learning and urges support, stating a dollar per month funds a daily milk lunch for a child with all money going to the milk.
Fashion Show Aids Milk Fund At Handley High
Supporters gather for a milk fund event at Handley High School Auditorium on February 2 at 8 15 PM. The Fashion Show invites community members to attend and contribute to the fundraising effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post
George Washington Hotel
Young Peoples’ Choir
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Frederick Circuit Ladies’ Aid Society
Whitlock Avenue
Civic League Milk Fund
Handley High School
Milk Fund
Early dining customs and tableware origins cited
The passage discusses ancient eating practices where fingers delivered food to the mouth and early table adornments such as paper frills and finger bowls appeared to prevent unseemly exposure of hands, noting the era before forks and modern cutlery.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rotary Club
Civic League
Girls’ Athletic Association
Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
Music Lovers’ Club
Lions’ Club
Lowry
Margaret
Margery Lowry
Jacksonville
Florida
Miami
Tampa
J.C. Penney Company
Mrs. Burr Fletcher
Burr Fletcher
Betty Gene
John M. Steck
Steck
Fairmont Avenue
Loring A. Cover
Baltimore
Virginia House of Delegates
Mollie Cover
Thomas Cover
Raleigh
Girls’ Athletic Club
Bostonian and
Nunn
Bush
Oxfords
Huntsberry
G.A. Reinberg
Reinberg
Robert B. Nelson
Nelson
Episcopal
Charles L. Bouton
Cambridge
Mass
Southern Dairies
Brooks’ Pharmacy
J W. Phipps
City
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Century Club
Jane Stuart White
Nathan H. Carpenter, Jr
New York
Charles J. Blair
Nancy Lee Coble
Boscawen Street
Virginia Cover
Russell
United States Military Awaord
West Point
N. Y
J. H. Minnegerode
Ernest Loane
Robert T. Barton
Charlottesville
Board of Mountain Missions
Diocese of Virginia
Episcopal Church
Emily Brant
Reading, Pa
Anne Brooke Kern
U.S
Harrisonburg C. of C
W. Nelson Page
Mr. Page
WEAF
Jan Peerce
Martha Meers
Billy Bachelor
Shirley Howard
Jesters Trio
the Goldbergs
Jack Pearl
van Steeden
Orch
Wayne King
Troubadours Orch
Florence Desmond
Fred Allen
Grofe
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Association of General Contractors of America
Hotel Willard
Coleman Orch
WABC
Boake Carter
Green Orch
Vivien Ruth
Edwin C. Hill
Albert Spalding
Conrad Thibault
Voorhees Orch
Philadelphia Orch
Stoopnagle
Budd
Vera van
Renard Orch
Lombardo Orch
Burns and Allen
Waring Orch
Kostelnetz Orch
Evelyn MacGregor
Evan Evans
William Hodson
WJZ
National Fruit Co
AAA
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
City Delivery
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.n
Margaret L
Hodgson
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun St
New England
Octagon Laundry
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washinton Hotel
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