Rebekah Lodge 21 Celebrates Thirty Fourth Birthday
Winchester Rebekah Lodge No. 21 marks 34th anniversary on March 20. Since 1900 about 32 members joined, now only two original members remain J P Haddox and Miss Lyda Chapman. Tokens of esteem were presented, a 34 candle birthday cake lit, and refreshments served after a social hour. Soddy Haines Orchestra to play Middletown dance Friday at 9 PM with Prof and Mrs G W Ropp and faculty chaperones.
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Rebekah
Winchester Rebekah
J. P. Haddox
Lyda Chapman
Soddy Haines
Middletown
Middletown High School
G. W. Ropp
Ralph Harry
Ralph Burton Harry
Oscar Harry
East Piccadilly Street
Ralph
Masters Dicky Kremer
Jimmie Poole
Bobbie Dale
Joseph Harry
Miss Dorothy Lee Harry
Community events and clubs weekly calendar
A dense social calendar lists Regular weekly meetings and activities across churches lodges clubs and a school dance. Highlights include First Baptist Church young peoples choir Winchester Elks Grace Lutheran adult choir Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel and Garden Club meeting at Mrs Russell's home.
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First Baptist Church
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Clarke County Garden Club
Harry K. Russell
South Eee Street
American Legion Post
George Washington
George Pitzer
Clearbrook
Clearbrook Presbyterian Church
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Middletown High School
Lions Club
Russell Grove Four-H Club Demonstrations Reported
The Russell Grove Four-H Club held a meeting with nine members present and four absent. Miss Naomi Richard led a spuds and milk dishes demonstration in Miss Farrar’s absence, and plans for March include a vegetable tasting session. Bryarly 4-H Club met March 16 to discuss room improvement, add two new members, and plan hosting the Community League next month.
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Russell Grove Four-H Club
Farrar
Naomi Richard
Bryarly
Miss Farrar
Grange meeting in White Hall to discuss rural benefits
Citizens and patrons of White Hall will meet at the White Hall schoolhouse on Thursday night March 22 at 8 o'clock. Grange Deputy R H Hammond of Middletown will explain the Grange and its agricultural benefits, including rural delivery, parcel post, roads, dairy laws, and marketing facilities.
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White Hall
Grange
R. H. Hammond
Middletown
National Grange
National Capital
Local Visitors and Church Cantata Notice
Miss Fannie M. Woodward of Strasburg visits her niece Miss Grace V Forney at 14 South Washington Street. Mr Harry L Wood Jr manager of American Stores Co branch visits Washington DC. Mr and Mrs J Gearing and Mrs Walter Huntsberry visit friends in Strasburg. Chanters prepare cantata Olivet to Calvary to morrow at 9 pm Market Street M E Church. Mr and Mrs E R Phillips of Als city registered at the Hotel Commodore in Washington.
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Market Street M. E
Frank Hack
South Washington Street
Baltimore, Md
Fannie M. Woodward
Strasburg
Grace V. Forney
South Washington St
Harry L. Wood, Jr
American Stores Company
Washington, D. C
Olivet
Calvary
Market Street M. E. Church
E. R. Phillips
Als. City
Commodore
Washington
Denver Goiter Expert Dr. S. D. VanMeter Dies
Dr. S. D. VanMeter a renowned goiter surgeon died in St. Luke's Hospital Denver after a month long illness. He practiced in Denver 44 years served on major hospital staffs and led goiter research. He is survived by his widow and three daughters. Autopsy and cremation were conducted per his wishes.
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VanMeter
Denver
van Meter
Oakville
Tex
University of Pennsylvania
Presbyterian Hospital
Philadelphia
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce Hosts Annual Meeting
Secretary Bell and President Anderson report an enjoyable trip to Hagerstown for the chamber of commerce annual meeting. Dr. J Russell Smith of Columbia University delivered an eloquent address titled The Essentials of American Prosperity and National Recovery, described as very fine and informative.
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Bell
Anderson
Chamber of Commerce
Hagerstown
J. Russell Smith
Columbia University
Edgar L. Hook Interred at Mount Hebron Cemetery
Funeral services for Edgar L. Hook were held at his home on Amherst Street at 2 o clock with Rev. Walter C. Hook of Washington D C and Rev. Cartney H. Anderson officiating. Interment followed in the Mount Hebron family lot as a male quartet sang The Old Rugged Cross Abide With Me and No Disappointment in Heavy. Pallbearers included George Patton Edgar LaFollette William J. Muse Samuel Brown Bruce Slonaker and Dr R A Shafer.
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Edgar L. Hook
Amherst Street
Walter C. Hook
Washington, D. C
Cartney H. Anderson
Church of God
Mount Hebron
Messrs
William and
Godfrey Miller
Joseph Hodgson
Geo. Sagle
Kiwanis Club Welcomes Lieut Gov Denner at Meeting
Lieutenant Governor Irving, a member of the Alexandria Kiwanis Club, visited the George Washington Hotel for the Kiwanis meeting. He spoke on Kiwanis International plans for the year and the district clubs’ efforts.
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Kiwanis Club
Denner
George Washington Hotel
Irving
Capitol District
Alexandria
Kiwanis International
Newark burglary arrests involve 13 year old girl
Police say Myrtle Petty of Newark New Jersey confessed to burglaries of nine Newark homes. About $500 in stolen clothing was found at the Petty residence and her father Jack Petty was also taken into custody.
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Myrtle Petty
Newark, O
Newark
Myrtle
Petty
Jack Petty
Radio Schedule Highlights Concerts and Sketches Across Stations
A dense list of 1930s radio fare with multiple programs per hour. Notable acts include Irene Beasley Lowell Thomas Amos n Andy Irene Rich John Charles Thomas Jack Pearl Philco ads and Borah speech. The schedule features singers orchestras comedians and sketches across evening hours with cross references to guests and stations.
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Westminster Choir
Irene Beasley
Lowell Thomas
Amos ‘N’ Andy
John Herrick
Hollywood
Irene Rich
Red Davis
Raymond Knight
Cuckoos
Mary McCoy
Armbruster Orch
John Charles Thomas
Daly Orch
Lopez
Ed Sullivan
Frances Langford
Lenore Ulric
Donald Nevis
Pickens Sisters
Dentists Hold Clinic at the Shoreham Hotel in DC
Local dentists from five states and the District of Columbia attended a dental clinic at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC. Attendees included Dr. R. B. Snapp Dr. C. B. Harlee Dr. B. M. Knight Sr and Dr. B. M. Knight Jr. The meeting ran Monday to Wednesday and Dr. Snapp returned yesterday afternoon.
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Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D., C
R. B. Snapp
C. B. Harlee
B. M. Knight
States
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Snapp
Washburn Child Heads Tour for Economic Views Abroad
Former U S ambassador to Italy Richard Washburn Child sails from New York City to tour England France Germany and Italy collecting economic views from foreign statesmen for the State Department. He plans visits across Europe to inform U S policy.
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Richard Washburn Child
United States
Italy
New York City
Europe
State Department
England
France
Germany
Revival Grows as Middletown Church Sees Largest Crowd
The Southern Methodist Church in Middletown VA hosts its largest revival crowd yet led by Rev W P Saunders. Attendance includes Mr R A Kline and his class of young men and many Boy Scouts. Rev Saunders preaches on Lost Sheep from Luke 15 4. He urges personal responsibility to bring others to Christ. Tonight’s sermon titled The Prodigal Son and Thursday’s will be Question.
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Middletown
Southern Methodist Church
W. P. Saunders
Mr. Saunders
Play For Milk Fund Benefit In Douglas School Friday
Busy Bee Sewing Club presents a three act comedy Clubbing a Husband at the Douglas School on North Kent street at 8:30 Friday night to raise funds for under nourished children at the colored school. Rehearsals progress smoothly with cast in confidence. The show promises humor and lively scenes led by Hester Tokes and others.
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Douglas School
North Kent Street
Busy Bee Sewing Club
Milk Fund For
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Dinim
Music Lovers’ Club
Russell Grove
Bryarly 4-H Club
Rep Cross Shoes
Huntsberry
Middletown Grange
Model Grange
Charlotte Baker
National Capitol
James Downall
Mother Macree
R. H. Baker
George Baker
R. F. Wall
E. M. Funk
Girl Scout Committee
The
Girl Scouts
Walter Bosserman
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Raymond Baby
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Elaine Brown
Paris
C. C. Demming
Joseph Wright
West Boscawen Street
T. W. Harrison
E. P. Harrison
Edward Durell
Georgia Conrad
Bryan Conrad
Walter Reed Hospital
Charles Consolvo
Baltimore
J. B. McCarty
Delaplane
Brooks’ Pharmacy
7. Gearing
Walter Euntsberry
Dr. van Meter
Goiter
Robert Arbuckle
Topsy
Spring Dale
Bartonville
8. D. van Meter
Colo
Virgie Cunningham
John Cunningham
Moorefield, W. Va
Rocky Mountain News
8S. D. VanMeter
St. Luke's Hospital
W. S. Dennis
C. of C
Mt. Hebron
America
Mr. Stafford Pemberton
Geo. Washington
Noah
Gee
A. Austin
Mishawaica, Mnd
Carold Swanson
Minneapolis
Mine
Iowa
S.rhea
Lebanon
Tenn
Margaret L
Hodgson
WEAF
Cugar Orch
Geo R. Holmes
Henry Burbig
Rhythm Boys
Martha Mears
Billy Batchelor
Shirley Howard
Jesters Trio
the Goldbergs
Jack Pearl
Wayne King Orch
Philco
Miller & Anderson
Hayton Orch
Fred Allen
Theodore Webb
Ferdinando Orch
WABC
Buck Rogers
Bobby Benson
Music Box
Happy Minstrel
Myrt
Marge
Just Plain
Bill
Jimmy Kemper
Boake Carter
Men About Town
Vivien Ruth
Edwin C. Hill
Albert Spalding
Conrad Thibault
Voorhees
Orch
Philadelphia Orch
Alexander Woollcott
Town Crier
Lombardo
Burns and Allen
Fiorito Orch
Dick Powell
Rich Orch
Sylvia Freos
Nick Lucas
William E. Borah
Idaho
WJZ
U. S
M. E. Church
Harvey Willey
Blanche Newman
Hester Tokes
Belle
Jenny Manuel
Henrie Ashton
Louisa 8 Benson
Marie Briscoe
Blanche
Dr. Jordan
Pocahontas Jackson
Liberty Loan
U. S. Liberty Loan
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp’n
Armstrong
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washington Hotel
Baal
Big Joe
C. Douglas Brown
B. & C. Baking Co
R J. Clayton Cochrag
Lovett Brothers
N. Main Street
George
Loudoun St
Prunes
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