Charles IIs Reign Highlighted By Pleasure and Calamities
A chronicle of Charles II detailing his libertine court life, private favorites like Nell Gwynne, and lavish spendings alongside three major calamities of his era: plague, the Great Fire of London, and the Dutch invasion. Also notes his death at 66, his lack of legitimate heir, and a review of contemporary topics by Mrs. Harry K. Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Catherine of Braganza
London
Harry K. Russell
League of Decency
Social Calendar of Winchester Area Events
The social calendar lists weekly gatherings at George Washington Hotel and local homes. Events include Friday Bridge Club at Mrs Wrights home, a Stephens City Senior class dance, Winchester branch American Association University Women meeting, Shriners Ball, Lions Club luncheon, Music Lovers Club concert featuring Hazel Ione Moses, Kiwanis luncheon, Elks Lodge meeting, Grace Lutheran Adult Choir practice, United Brethren Senior Choir, Rotary Club luncheon, and American Legion post meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friday Bridge Club
Joseph Wright
West Boscawen Street
Stephens ci
Bank Ro
Winchester
American Association University Women At
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Music Lovers’ Club
Hazel Ione Moses
Kiwanis Club
Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
United Brethren Church
Rotary Club
Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion
Mrs Glaize Expounds Charles II of Scotland Century Talk
Mrs. Fred L. Glaize presented a detailed paper on Charles II of Scotland at the Century Club meeting hosted by Mrs. P. W. Boyd. The talk traced Charles I’s son from birth in 1630 through his Protestant baptism and Welsh upbringing, his father’s execution, exile, and eventual restoration as king in Scotland and England amid Civil War turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Charles
Prince of Wales
Whitehall
Charles II
England
Scotland
Ireland
Scone
Cromwell
Soft Ball League Organizing Twelve Teams Meet At Club
A planning meeting last night at the Men's Athletic Club drew representatives from twelve teams and local organizations to lay out a Soft Ball League. The Handley School Board approved stadium and playground use near the school with a ground patrol. Earl Crowser will arrange police support. The grounds committee, with Maynard Wisecarver, William Williamson, and Douglas Stickley, will draft the diamond layout and field bases while excluding players from O Sullivan and Park teams. Officers Widmeyer Hobart Belchie Manuel outlined upcoming rules for the season and urged new teams to apply by March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thletic Club
Athletic Club
Club
Boy Scouts
Elks Club
Zanemore
H. B. McCormac
Earl Crowser
Maynard Wisecarver
William Williamson
Douglas Stickley
O'Sullivan
Park
Jack Widmeyer
C. A. Hobart
B. Belchie
Clayton Manuel
Mrs. D. C. Boles Seeks Divorce From David C. Boles
Mrs Elizabeth Lee Boles sues in Warren County Circuit Court for divorce from David C Boles alleging desertion and continuous excessive drinking The petition notes the date process was obtained February 11 The Boles marriage occurred at Meade Memorial Episcopal Church White Post Her father is listed as John C Lee of Milldale Warren County The defendant is linked to a Baltimore County tree surgery career and represented by Berryville Va lawyers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Circuit Court
Warren County
Elizabeth Lee Boles
David C. Boles
Boles
Janie M. Lee
John C. Lee
Milldale
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
White Post
Baltimore County
Funeral Rites Are Held For Geo. B. Wright
Funeral rites conducted for George Butler Wright 76 at Middletown home with Rev. Francis A. Brown and Rev. W. P. Saunders leading. Brown read One Sweetly Solemn Thought and Crossing the Bar. pallbearers named. interment in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Butler Wright
Middletown
Francis A. Brown
Episcopal Church
Woodstock
W. P. Saunders
Grace M. E. Church
South
Mr. Brown
Tennyson
Wright
Howard Wright
Las Cruces
N. Mex
E. R. Sperry
James I. Wise
E. R. McDonald
Mount Carmel
Making Wills Then and Now in Frederick County
A historical piece notes 18th century will forms from Frederick County Virginia, showing pre Revolutionary War phrasing by Matthias Celzer and Zebulon Tharp. It contrasts old legal terms like Imprints and pounds with modern practice, citing Shenandoah and Massanutten references and early estate allocations among heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Matthias Celzer
Colony of
Virginia
Shenandoah County
Celter
Augusta County
Shannando
Shenandoah
Massanuting
Massanutten
Zebulon Tharp
Stephensburg
Jesus Christ
Kingdom of Heaven
Catawba Vested Choir Plans March 24 Concert
Catawba College music director Prof Arthur L Rich leads the Catawba Vested Choir at Centenary Reformed Church on March 24 with his wife as organ accompanist and pianist. Rich, a Juilliard, Columbia and Rutgers graduate, has staged major works and earned praise from the Charlotte Observer for his artistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catawba College
Centenary Reformed
Arthur L. Rich
Rich
Julliard School of Music
Columbia University
Rutger’s University
Catawba
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Salisbury
Prof
Carolinas
Capt Eden To Be Received In Person By Stalin
In Moscow on March 15 Captain Anthony Eden will meet Joseph Stalin in person. Stalin will not join formal talks but plans a full discussion with Eden on European peace and the current situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Eden
Stalin
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Political Bureau
Anthony Eden
Captain Eden
Child dies after no medicine prescribed in faith healing
SHREVEPORT LA March 15 Mildred Anderson an 11 year old whom her parents refused medical care for two weeks died at a hospital after Juvenile Court sent her there for treatment. Doctors cited acute rheumatic fever a weakened heart and pneumonia as the cause. Mil dred’s parents Harry and Mrs Anderson and Cedar Grove Pentecostal Church members watched as officials removed the child at 1 am. The family said no medicine had been in the house for 11 years while they relied on faith. Mil dred is survived by five siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Milidred Anderson
Faith
L. K. Barney
Mildred
Cedar Grove Pentecostal Church
Harry Anderson
Prayig
Theme For Episcopal Conference Set At Alexandria
A program announced by Dr. Zabriskie of the Theological Seminary Alexandria sets the conference theme as Personal Religion. Activities begin Sunday at 7:30 pm with private worship discussions, followed by noon mediation Monday and 7:30 pm sessions on public worship and Holy Communion, then Tuesday at noon directed prayers and 7:30 pm talks on Christian witness and Christian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Zabriskie
Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Petrifaction and Silicified Wood Specimens Noted
Petrifaction arises from water infiltration carrying dissolved minerals such as silica calcium carbide or other materials. Particles replace organic matter sometimes retaining original structure. Best results occur when silica is the invading mineral and splendid silicified wood specimens are observed.
Card of Thanks for Eva A. Pingley’s Illness and Death
The Sirbaugh family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy and flowers during the illness and death of Eva A. Pingley wife and mother. E Pingley and daughter Cea Gaeene extend thanks for floral assistance and car use. Signed by the Sirbaugh family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva A. Pingley
E. Pingley
Cea Gaeene
Sirbaugh
Thanking Friends for Kindness During Illness and Tragedy
Local note thanks friends and neighbors for acts of support during the illness and passing of Mrs. Fred Mowery. Gratitude extends to those who provided rides and flowers. Fred Mowery and Seven, 15 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Mowery
Dionne Quintuplets Move Toward Royal Guardianship
TORONTO March 15 Five famous Dionne quintuplets proceed toward becoming special wards of King. A bill to place the babies under Ontario Minister of Welfare David A. Croll was up for third reading in the Provincial Legislature. Premier Hepburn’s Liberal government pushed the measure through committee without amendment amid Conservative opposition. Dr Allan Roy Dafoe, the infants’ physician, watched from the sidelines as the guardianship bill faced strong debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
David A. Croll
Ontario
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Col
W. H. Price
Mitchell
Allan Roy Dafoe
Deadline For Income Taxes
Washington dispatch notes midnight deadline for paying first installments of the federal tax against 1934 income.
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Washington
License sales boom as 1935 plates go on sale in city
1935 automobile licenses went on sale this morning with a rush led by Andrew Bell and Mrs. Mary R. Jones. By 10 am about a dozen truck licenses and nearly twenty passenger car licenses had been issued. The change in deadline from December 31 to March 15 plus a 30 day grace period to April 15 spurred the flow, with many travelers still awaiting registration cards sent by mail or by engine number to the Richmond motor vehicles division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Bell
Mary. R. Jones
Mr. Bell
General Assembly
Division of Motor Vehicles
Richmond
Internal Revenue Warning on Timing and Relays
The internal revenue bureau warned that forgetfulness or wilful relay beyond the hour would be costly, signaling strict adherence to reporting deadlines and penalties for late or ignored submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shrine Club
Howard J. Cahill
Winchester Shrine Club
Ente Hotel
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Admiral Byrd
Panama
Richard E. Byrd
New Zealand
S. S. Rangitiki
Panama Canal
Bear
Oakland
Jacob Ruppert
Dunnedin
Thed States
Presbyterian
The
Presbyterian Church
Clyde Grove
Cross Junction
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Massie
Page
Joseph Massie
Nelson Page
Harry F. Byrd
I. N. Comer
West Cork Street
Turner A. Scrivener
Fairview Avenue
Market Street Church
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Mary Rogers
William H. Rogers
Kimballton, Va
Covington and Pearlsburg
Lewisburg
W. Va
Shriners
Huntsberry
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Handley
Park and O’sullivan
D. C. Boles
Warren Court
Geo. B. Wright
G. H. Gardiner
Sensency Road
R. A. Kline
B. P. Harrison
H. B. Watson Company, Inc
Dunn & Duval
Aucts
Catawba Vested
Arthur Rich
Centenary Church
Pentecostal Church
Episcopalians
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
of Fashion
Lovett’s
Loudoun St
Armour
Shoes For Life
WJSZ
Selby
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St
Dionne
King
Federal Deposit Insurance
Commercial & Savings Bank
Bakers
Underwood
Sellers
R. M. Swimley
Big Joe Bread
Golden Krust Bread
B. & C. Baking Company
Shenandoah Valley
Hamman’s Dollar Store
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