Venice and Doges Impress Century Club Members
Mrs. Carl Massey reviews Venice history and art in a Century Club talk at the Washington Inn on February 26 hosted by Mrs. Edmond H. Durell. The lecture covers St Mark's Cathedral, the Doges Palace, Titian’s works, and Venice’s republican traditions with notable attendees from local families.
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Venice
Carl Massey
Century Club
Washington Inn
Edmond H. Durell
St. Mark's
Buitt
Adriatic
Napoleon
France
Rome
St. Mark's Square
Fred Glaize
Titian
Michael Angelo
Italy
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Corcoran Art Gallery
Washington
Burton S Rush Appointed B and D Agent Here
Announcement names Burton S Rush as Baltimore and Ohio Railroad agent in Winchester succeeding the late J Harvey Canter. He comes from Newark Ohio with long railroad service experience. Mrs Rush and children will join when residence found. Mrs Rush’s mother Mary Leonard has lived with them for 12 years. Rush plans to help Apple Blossom Festival committee.
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Burtons. Rush
Newark
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
J. Harvey Canter
L. H. Browning
Baltimore
Rush
C. W. van Horn
Birthday reunion at Amherst street home honors Mrs Nixon
The Nixon home on Amherst Street hosted a birthday reunion Sunday February 24 for Mrs Nixon. Dinner was served at 2 o clock and a large candle lighted birthday cake decorated the table. Mrs Haines attended.
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John Nixon
Amherst Street
Swiss hotel fire drives out Mr and Mrs Clerk
Mr and Mrs Fred E Clerk formerly of this city now in Chicago were among Americans forced from the Hotel La Residence in Geneva when a Thursday night fire left the building in ruins. They were not reported injured though some guests had to be moved to the AP office, later used as a hospital. Mr Clerk had been in Europe a year studying foreign schools with Chicago educational authorities.
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Fred. E. Clerk
Chicago
New Trier
Hotel la Residence
Geneva
Switzerland
Associated Press
Missionary Program Planned by Braddock Street Epworth League
The Senior Epworth League of Braddock Street Methodist Church South will host a missionary program Sunday evening at 6 45 with Mr. Herbert Haines leading. An engaging program is being arranged and the group hopes for strong attendance from members and guests.
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Epworth League
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Herbert Haines
Hospital Auxiliary To Meet On Monday Afternoon
The Woman's Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital will meet at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon March 4 at the nurses' home on West Clifford Street. Members are reminded to pay annual dues at this meeting.
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War Memorial Hospital
The
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Association
San Antonio
Tex
Woodmen of the World
Woodmen
Miss Steele Wins Credits At Standard Training School
Miss Mary Louise Steele of this city earned a certificate of credit at the Co operative Standard Training School for Church School Workers held in Martinsburg West Virginia. The program was conducted by the Baltimore Conference Methodist Episcopal Church and the Baltimore Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Miss Steele
Mary Louise Steele
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Martinsburg
W. Va
Market Street
R. K. Nevitt
Irvin College Dramatic Club Presents One Act Play
Miss Charlotte Swimley of North Loudoun street joins Irvin College Dramatic Club in Mechanicsburg Pa for a one act play tonight. She will read as one of two club members and previously starred in The Heart of a Clown. She is a junior pursuing a BA with a drama major. Mrs Robert T Barton Jr returns to Richmond after time in New York. Mrs Garrett Carter of Crow Agency Wyoming visits relatives. Miss Ruth Thomas departs for Washington to spend the weekend with friends.
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Nixon
Charlotte Swimley
R. M. Swimley
Loudoun Street
Irving College Dramatic Club
Mechanicsburg
Swimley
Irving College
Dramaticaratsb
Robert T. Barton, Jr
Davis’ Avenue
Richmond
New York
Garrett Carter
Crow Agency
Wyoming
Ruth Thomas
Washington
Residents travel and guests scattered around for weekend visits
Mrs C V Harvey of Nebraska spends week with James Amick and daughters Margaret and Ethel then departs for Washington for inauguration activities. Dozens of local residents, including Ruth Bean, Edward Stuart, Mary Capper and families, entertain or visit relatives in Baltimore Washington Richmond Martinsburg and other spots. Wilda Lee born to Mr and Mrs B F White near Relief.
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C. V. Harvey
Nebraska
James Amick
Margaret
Ethel Amick
Washington
Amick
Harvey
Winchester
Lonesome at Capitol Tonight A Venice Like Coney Island
A review of the Universal photoplay Lonesome showing at the Capitol Theatre. A simple working couple’s romance unfolds during a seaside holiday with scenes of Fun House rides and a beach outing. The film is synchronized with dialogue sound and music and aims to address loneliness despite its light tone.
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Venice
Coney Island
Pacific Coast
Universal
Capitol Theatre
Tom
Tenacles
Handley Band To Leave Early For Hoover Inauguration
The Handley High School Cadet Band with about 40 instruments will depart Winchester at 5 40 am Monday via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for Washington to participate in the Hoover inauguration parade. Prof W H McIlwee directs the group which will march in the Virginia division led by Governor H F Byrd alongside state military units and other bands.
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Handley High School
Herbert Hoover
United States
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Winchester
W. H. McIlwee
Virginia
Narrow Escape as Frederick County Home Burns
Charles BE Cunningham narrowly escaped death when his family home near Red Bud Frederick County burned in the early hours. He woke to falling plaster, jumped from a window, and fled to safety as the two story log and frame house was consumed. The fire likely started from a defective attic flu. neighbors arrived too late to help. Cunningham, staying with G Clarence Miller, had no one else in the house. his father and sister were visiting relatives. Insurance covered part of the loss but not enough to replace the dwelling, one of the county’s oldest family homes for generations.
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Charles BE. Cunningham
A. D. Es
Cunningham
Red Bud
Mr. Cunningham
Harrisburg
Maryland
Frederick County
G. Clarence Miller
Virginia Apples Presented to Iowa Visitors at Harpers Ferry
A special train carrying Hoover relatives from Iowa will stop at Harpers Ferry W Va for one hour en route to Washington. About 300 attendees will receive Virginia grown apples from the Winchester area. Col John J McCabe and Fred A Robinson arranged the gesture with M Robinson securing barrels of apples. The Cedar Rapids band will provide a concert during the stop.
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Herbert Hoover
Iowa
Washington
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Col
John J. McCabe
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fred.a. Robinson
C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Sewage Corporation
M. Robinson
Mr. Hoover
Cedar Rapids
Harperserry
Chicago Girls to Play Lions at Handley Gym
Handley High School hosts the All-American Collegians a Chicago girls team on an eastern tour next Thursday March 7. The game will follow boys rules at 8 30 pm admission 50 cents. The visitors are graduates of leading colleges and have won many games this winter.
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Lions’ Club
Handley High School
All-American Collegians
Chicago
Handley
Baltimore
Rain Indicated For Inauguration Week Weather Outlook
Weather outlook says rain on Monday in the North and Middle Atlantic, rain or snow in the north Atlantic on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures start below normal, rise Tuesday for two days, then fall again. Generally fair otherwise with a colder start to the week.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Market Ends Week With Irregular Close On Wall Street
In New York on March 2 heavy profit taking and sporadic short selling halted the Hoover inaugural rally. Prices moved irregularly with a downward tendency as trading held at yesterday’s wild pace. Two hours of action totalled 2,400,000 shares before an irregular close.
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Associated Press
New York
Western Peking Sees Troop Revolt Terrorizing City
Western Peking faced a brief revolt by 1000 nationalist troops from the north quartered at the Lama temple. Two insurgents and 35 bystanders were wounded before loyal forces restored order and imprisoned the rebels. Normal conditions returned after the clash.
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Peking
Associated Press
Lama Temple
Two Men Docketed on Seven Murder Charges
Chicago March 2 Jack McGurn and Rocco Fanelli were docketed on seven murder charges tied to the St Valentine’s Day gang massacre. They were booked at five pm after a judge’s deadline and were questioned by detectives seeking firm links to the case.
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Chicago
Jack McGurn
Rocco FaneMi
Iate
St. Valentine's Day
McGurn
Fanelli
Louise
Lulu Lou” Wolfe
Stevens Hotel
Wolfe
Pierce Automobile
Patrick Gleason
Man Who Slew Zina Bey In Prague Kills An Officer
Zia Vuziturna who killed Abbas Bebe, the assassin of Zina Bey, in Prague last November, shot Inspector Sayitchetch of Yugoslavia's interior ministry and another citizen in Skopje. He wounded three Serbian soldiers, had been freed recently and expelled from Czechoslovakia for insanity. The 24 year old fired six bullets during a witness recital.
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Preas
Skoplje
Jugoslavia
Zia Vuziturna
Abbas Bebe
Zina Bey
Prague
Inspector Sayitchetch
Jugoslavia Ministry of the Interior
Vaziturna
Czechoslovakia
Vuziturna
President Signs Prohibition Bill Increases Penalties
President Coolidge signed the Jones bill raising penalties for prohibition violations to a maximum five years imprisonment and a ten thousand dollar fine.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Herbert Hoover Ready To Take Oath of Office
Herbert Hoover prepares to become the 31st U S president as he awaits inauguration. Coolidge spends his last night in Washington with farewell echoes in the air. Dawes, Curtis and other leaders maneuver at the Senate as Hoover seals cabinet choices and drafts his address for a 120 million nation.
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Herbert Hoover
Associated Press
Washington
Herbert Washington
Herbert Toover
S Street
United States
Calvin Coolidge
Capitol
Charles G. Dawes
Senate
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Dawes
Curtis
Hoover
Lindy and Francee Start Motoring Trip Near Mexico City
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh travels 70 miles into the western mountains with the Morrow family to visit ranch owner Antonio Riba Crevantes a famed aviation enthusiast. Also accompanying are Miss Anne Morris Mrs Morrow and Elizabeth Morrow.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Morrow
Antonio Riba Crevantes
Lindbergh
Ambassador Morrow
Anne 8
S. Morris
1. W. Morow
Elizabeth
Cuernavaca
Cang
Cuervanaca
Chronicle Editor Hopes Beauty Contest Canceled
A San Francisco correspondent notes rumors that Atlantic City will cancel its annual beauty contest. The Chronicle has long criticized such contests and views cancellation as a potential relief from controversy.
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The
Chronicle
San Francisco
Atlantic City
Virginia Opens Budget Year Amid Healthy Surplus Amid Surplus
Virginia will start the new appropriation year with an estimated surplus of 2 million dollars in the state treasury. State comptroller HKKR Combs calls the figure conservative and suggests it may reach 2.5 million. Delinquent taxes and omitted taxes boosted revenue, with Norfolk showing strong collections. Franchise and registration taxes are projected at 535000, with penalties for late payment.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
HK. KR. Combs
Combs
Byrd
C. Lee Moore
State Auditor of Public Accounts
Dts
Colinb
Norfolk
John M. Purcell
Morrow Family Heads to Cuernavaca Residence
Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow his wife and daughters Elizabeth and Anne with Col. Charles A. Lindbergh left the embassy in two cars at 10 45 am. They traveled to the Morrow country residence Cuernavaca where they plan to stay until Monday or Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Dwight W. Morrow
Elizabeth
Anne
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Morrow Country
Cuernavaca
45 000 Violin To Be Heard On Weaf
The 207 year old Stradivarius from the Wurlitzer collection will be played by Hui Mariani with Mischa Elman and Joseph Joachim linked to its legacy. The White Ho Coffee Dinner Concert at 6:30 Saturday night March 9 features the instrument in a program by Hui Mariani and his piece orchestra, produced by National Broadcasting Co.
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Stradivarius
Joseph Joachim
Mischa Elman
Wurlitzer
Hui Mariani
Piece
Nat'l Broadcasting Co
Associated
Adv
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Clarke County
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Handley School
Edward Stuart
Berkeley Springs
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Jacksonville
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Mrs
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Carrie Lupton
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Chester
Misses Motter
North Loudoun Street
Mrs. J .T. Boyd
Cumberland, Md
J. R. Miller
Josephine
Virginia Miller
Woodstock, Va
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South Stewart Street
Frank L. Grim
S. W. Stuart
Mrs. Thompson Sowers
Stone Bridge
A. M. Pierce
Hotel Jack
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Chamblin Funkhouser
Frank Howe
H. E. Totty
Lions
the Associatted Press
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Francee
Woodmen’s War Memorial Hospital
George Washington Hotel
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WEAF
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Lovett Bros
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