Social notes from local gatherings and visits
Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Russell host a small dinner for Miss Margaret Byrd’s guests, Miss Cornelia Larus and Miss Lelia Leight. Miss Carey Harrison plans a buffet supper before the Winchester Country Club dance. Mrs. R. E. Byrd hosted a dinner at Skyland for house guests. Miss Pauline Clowser, ill at Hayfield, remains seriously ill. Mrs. John T. Hurley and Mrs. Laura Griffith visit their in laws at East Piccadilly. Mr. Tom Baldridge in Cumberland on Capitol Theatre business. Mr. George W. Lind returns from Piney Point fishing with the Brashears. Mr. Harold Lucas to resume Capitol Theatre duties after a ten‑day vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Russell
Miss Margaret Byrd
Cornelia Larus
Lelia Leight
Carey Harrison
Millwood
Winchester Country Club
John T. Hurley
Washington, D. C
Laura Griffith
Baltimore, Md
Henkle Carpenter
East Piccadilly S i
Harold Lucas
Capitol Theatre
Richmond
Virginia Beach
Winchester Social Calendar Busy Week Events
Saturday Night weekly dance at Winchester Country Club. Sunday All Day Meeting and Pr evices at File's Chapel near Shocke ysville. Lions Club meeting Tuesday 12 30 p m at George Washington Hotel. Winchester Camp No 15510 Modern Woodmen of America meets 136 North Loudoun. Kiwanis Club lunch at George Washington Hotel Wednesday 12 45 p m. Young People's Choir practice at United Brethren Church 6 45 p m. Winchester Lodge 867 B P O E meets Ellis' Home Piccadilly Braddock 8 00 p m. Grace Lutheran Church adult choir practice 8 15 p m. Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel Thursday 1 00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Country
File’s Chapel
Shockeysville
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Camp No
Modern Woodmen of America
North Loudoun Street
Kiwanis Club
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge No
Ellis
Piccadilly and
Braddock
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Virginians Plan Saratoga Races Attendances
Virginians prepare for the Saratoga races opening the late summer season on July 29. Notable attendees include Mr. and Mrs. George Sloane and Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney, with Mrs. Whitney mourning a grandmother. Alfred Vanderbilt also brings a large stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
George Sloane
Warrenton
Long Island
John Hay Whitney
Saratoga
Alfred Vanderbilt
Band Seeks City Bandstand as 40 Member Ensemble Performs
Prof W H McIlwee leader of a 40 plus member band gave a brief speech hoping the organization may soon perform in a city bandstand to be erected. He praised local interest and Winchester ties, while noting plans to engage actors in securing a venue. The concert opened the summer season with strong reception and featured Herbert Clarke Triumph, Poet and Peasant Overture, Chiquita, The Sweetest Story Ever Told, Glow Worm, Faust, Under the Double Eagle, and The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. McKilwee
Winchester
Handley
Prof. McIlwee
Herbert Clarke
Boyer
Fr. von Suppe
George Barnard
Racketeers Target Cleaners Prompt New Rules
The cleaners board outlines steps to curb racketeering in the industry. Inspectors will require state permits on trucks and identification for each employee. They will curb false advertising, such as fake specials, while noting the board has no consumer price control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billingsley
Paris reports on Berlin Dan Nazi actions
Reports from Berlin said the Danzig Nazis continued to press measures against civil liberties. The assembly and press rights faced state restriction as protective custody could be used for three months against groups seen as endangering public peace. The ban extended to Jewish ritual slaughter and newspaper editorship by Parliament deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Berlin
Dan
Corporate gains show improving earnings on Wall Street
A AP compilation of 45 reporting firms shows second quarter profits up 36.8 percent from a year ago and six month earnings up 35.6 percent. Noted gainers include Westinghouse General Electric United Fruit Johns Manville and United Corp as investors watch for higher dividends after the new surtax on undistributed profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Associated Press
Westinghouse
General Electric
United Fruit
Johns- Manville
United Corp
Credit Meetings Set for Farm Credit District
Credit officials from Timore and Washington prepare for a seven city series in the Second District of the Farm Credit Administration. The opening session Thursday at 10 a.m. will feature Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timore
Washington
Farm Credit
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
J. K. Coughton
Production Credit Corporation
Baltimore
Farm Credit Administration
William H. Johnson
Production Credit Corporation of
George Washington Hotel
Julian A. Everly
Probability Of General Showers
Weather outlook for July 20 to July 25 calls for some showers from Virginia to southern New England Sunday night and Monday morning. Otherwise fair with showers possible Friday. Cooler at start of week, gradual warming toward Thursday, then warmer, cooler again Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
New England
Danzig Tensions Rise as Nazi Senate Prompts Protests
In the Free City of Danzig the Nazi controlled Senate under Dr Arthur Karl Greiser pushed measures eroding the constitution. Poland reports increased friction after Greiser urged Geneva to end League supervision. A Warsaw protest of 10 000 demanded Poland's rights to Danzig with banners reading Germans keep your hands off Danzig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Poland
Germany
Arthur Karl Greiser
Senate
League of Nations
Geneva
League
Warsaw
Free City of
Heat Wave Shrinks Corn Yield as West Suffers
Chicago and the Corn Belt endure a 112 to 116 degree heat wave with no relief in sight. Fatalities top 4,380 as drought and scorching temps threaten crops. Rexford Tugwell orders immediate livestock feed loans and a $350,000 grant for human subsistence while planning large land acquisition and drought relief actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pierre
Tugwell
Washington
Resettlement Administration
AAA
Pacific Northwest
Des Moines
Hrat
Centralia
Tll
Mercury
Egypt
Illinois
Mitchell
Weath Bureau
North Dakota
Upper Michigan
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
South Dakota
Rexford G. Tugwell
President Helps At Sea On Long Night Voyage
President Roosevelt joins a 125 mile voyage aboard the Sevanna with Captain Elden Colbreth Randall and Captain A B Randall aboard the liner Manhattan as wind fatigue and a broken halyard disrupt sailing. Roosevelt plans a wireless address to open the frontier centennial at Fort Worth Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevanna
Elden Colbreth
A. B. Randall
Manhattan
Randall
Cape Sable
Liberty
Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Texas
Potomac
Stephens City to Repair School Building and Update Heating
Work begins with removing damaged plaster and cleaning rooms, followed by repairs. A new heating system will be installed with two units, one in Stephens City and one in Middletown. The basement will be fireproofed with brick walls and partitions replacing wood. A settlement with fire insurance carriers was reached. amount not disclosed. Mrs. Gus Chambers and children visit relatives in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley School Board
Stephens City
Middletown
Radio Highlights Schedule Across Networks
A compact listing of programs and guests through evening hours including WJZ WEAF WOR WABC and their fare such as Clem McCarthy Kaltenborn Iturbi Tauber and Major Bowes Amateur Hour. Highlights feature concerts orchestras sings and a London broadcast with Richard Tauber and BBC Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WJZ
Arlington Park
Chicago
Clem McC
WABC
Paris
H. V. Kaltenborn
WEAF
Norman Vincente
Marjorie Whitney
Jesters
WOR
Sherlock Holmes
New York Philharmonic
Jose Iturbi
Arnold Volpe
Lewisohn Stadium
Bruna Castagna
Bay Concertestra
Freddie Rich
Buddy Clark
Margaret McCrea
Aaronson
Clem McCarthy
Fort Worth
Goodman
Germany
Beyreuth
London
Richard Tauber
BBC Orchestra
Major Bowes
Philadelphia Summer Concert Orchestra
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Conditions Of Shenandoah Rivers Reported
North River is slightly cloudy while South River is muddy indicating variable river clarity across the Shenandoah system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Front Royal Social Notes and Local Travels
Front Royal July 18. Capt Elmer Young and wife plan a two week motor trip through New England. Their daughter Frances will stay with Camp Strawderman near Woodstock and son William to Camp Beckford near Edinburg. Mrs. Stickley hospitalized in Johnsons Women Hospital. Billy Symons of Washington visits Grassland Linden for weekend. Mrs Merbe Emmert and Miss Helen return from Washington after Roger Emmert marriage. Locals attend Washington horse show. a dance is planned tonight. Johnnie Marchi returns from wedding trip and moves into Park Theatre Building. Leo Murray of Washington visits with Johnson family. Herbert Thrush, state bank examiner, visits with wife. Mrs. A Rinehart of New York guests of Mrs. Charles Stossell. Byrne Downing Jr on business trip to Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Elmer Young
New England States
Frances
Strawderman
Woodstock
William
Camp Beckford
Edinburg
Merbe Emmert
Miss Helen
Washington
Roger Emmert
South
Local Residents Noted With Visits and Distant Travel
Mr and Mrs Mack Richard son and their son Marcus visited this week. Several locals attended the funeral of Mrs Hudson at Peola Mills in Rappahannock County. A revival opens Sunday night at Front Royal Full Gospel Mission with Rev Lyman Richardson and Burdette Wiles. Weekend visitors include Capt and Mrs Herbster of Flint Hill and Capt G V Stewart of Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Richardson
Marcus
Front Royal
Full Gospel Mission
The
Assembly of God
Cloud Street
Lyman Richardson
Washington, D. C
Burdette Wiles
Miles City
Montana
W. M. Dullahum
Mrs. Herbster
Flint Hill
Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and a Wedding
Col and Mrs Glenn Jones plan a weekend visit to Camp Beckford to see Harold Smith Jr. Miss Nell Rosenberger visits her sister Mrs Jesse Bolen in Philadelphia. Lieut and Mrs Warren Whitside host over weekend with their parents. A reception followed a wedding at the bride’s mother home and the couple honeymooned in the South before settling in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Mrs. Glenn Jones
Washington
William E. Carson
Harold Smith
Virginia
Kathleen Smith
Harold Smith, Jr
Camp Beckford
Nell Rosenberger
Philadelphia
Jesse Bolen
Warren Whitside, Jr
Miss Michaud Bride of Mr Emmert at St Gabriel's
Miss Marguerite Michaud and Mr Roger Fristoe Emmert of Washington DC wed in St Gabriel's Church Washington. Rev William J Sweeney presided. The bride wore a white maire suit with a peach chiffon blouse and gardenia corsage. Sister Miss Helen Emmett of Front Royal was maid of honor in powder blue crepe. Best man was Ann Michaud brother of the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Marguerite Michaud
Roger Fristoe Emmert
Washington, D. C
St. Gabriel's Church
Washington
William J. Sweeney
Helen Emmett
Ann Michaud
Mary Ann Michaud
The Featherlys a New Southern Story at Handley Library
Virginia Watson presents a novel about a distinguished Virginia family shaping southern life. Each Featherly generation unfolds a stirring drama bound by family ties and a lasting tradition. The Featherlys is an intelligent, delightfully readable work now available to borrow at Handley Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Featherlys
Virginia Watson
Virginia
South
Dixie
Featherly
Handley Library
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jos Versonallz
R. E. Byrd
Skyland
Pauline Clowser
O. C. Clowser
Hayfield
Tom Baldridge
Cumberland, Md
George W. Lind
Piney Point
Wallace M. Brashears
Virginia Lee Dick
Helen Jean Chauderis
Lee Oo. Dick
Clearbrook
Lucille Webber
Rosalind Kater
Elmodyne Grim
Rosemma Grimm
Zorphan Seabright
Jane Dick
Margaret Flickinger
Hester Trimble
A. J. Tavenner
W. Erle Edwards
Oliver de Haven
Oscar Dick
Martinsburg
W. Va
Elizabeth Fincham
Mr. Settle
Cleveland Fincham
William Edward Settle
William Robert Steele
Rappahannock County
Frederick County
Settle
Bishop Tucker
Henry Gilpin
H. St. George Tucker
Henry B. Gilpin
Washington _ street
Frederick
Page
Warren
Shenandoah
Clarke Counties
Goodwin
Barton
Frederick D. Goodwin
Episcopal Vestries
Robert T. Barton
South Washington Street
Tucker
Harry Light
Harry P. Light
Summit Point
Mary Margaret Cooper
Norman Cooper
North Braddock Street
Camp White Rock
Zig
Stephens City Work
Gus Chambers
James Kautris
Scotland Avenue
Chambersburg, Pa
Fork Union Academy
R.O. T.C
J.J. Weber
Fork Union
Warren County
Winchester Evening Star
Telephone Front Royal 149-R
Shenandoah Rivers
Front Royal News
8. C. Stickley
8S. C. Stickley
Warren- Riverton
Johnson's Women Hospital
Billy Symons
Grassland
Linden
Johnnie Marchi
Park Theatre Building
Main Street
Leo Murray
Herbert Thrush
State Bank Examiner
A. Rinehart
New York City
Charles Stossell
Byrne Downing, Jr
Norfolk
John W. Renalds
Luray
Paul Shannon
Ralph Biggs
Mrs
Joseph Biggs
Robert Rust
Buffalo, N. Y
Cass Rust
Elsie Stossell
Bristol, Tenn
Mrs. W. G. Liesman
Mrs. Liesman
Roy Brown
H. B. Weaver
Mrs. Moreland Venable
Mr. Venable
Clarence Venable
Capt
G. V. Stewart
Annapolis
Town
J Ashing
Han
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Thomas Ferguson
Lieut
Perguson
Fort Benning, Ga
A. E. Whitsell
Atlantic City
Miss Michaud
Mr. Emmert
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Big Joe
Winchester’s Bakery
Huntsberry
Butterfly
Underwood
N. Loudoun St
Norris
Brooks’ Pharmacy
R. M. Swimley
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