Birthday and social events fill Middleburg week
A series of society notices recounts birthday parties for Mrs. Hovermale and Mr. Lonas, a Halloween masque ball hosted by Mrs. Consolvo, and births at Memorial Hospital. Highlights include guests from Washington and Richmond, the Middleburg Hunt Club season opener, and a North Carolina wedding of Rev. Van Cleave awaiting homecoming in Norfolk styled church parsonage life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleburg
Daniel C. Sands
Charlotte Noland
Noland
Foxcroft School
Mr. van Cleave
North Carolina
A. R. van Cleave
First Christian Church
Burlington
N. C
Miss Jewell Truitt
F. C. Lester
Norfolk
Robert Kinney
Naomi Kidwell
Washington
C. A. Saum
East Piccadilly Street
Weekly Social Calendar Highlights church and club events
The notice lists regular weekly meetings and activities across churches and organizations. Highlights include young peoples choirs at United Brethren and First Baptist, Elks and Lutheran adult choirs, Rotary luncheon, Blood Milk Fund fundraisers, Luttrell and Brad dock debate teams, card parties, rummage sales, and civic league luncheons. It notes dates Monday through Saturday with locations on West Piccadilly Street and nearby streets, plus hospital auxiliary events at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples’ Choir
United Brethren Shurch
Young Peoples
First Baptist Church
Young Peoples’ Chora Club
Girls’ Athletic Association
West Piccadilly Street
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
White Hall
Mount Williams
Luttrell
Order of Eastern Star
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Winchester Memorial Hospital
American Legion Post
The
Civic League
Melvin Green
Washington Street
Braddock Street Methodist
Woman’s Society of Braddock Street Methodist Church
Junior League of the Round Hill Public School
Piccadilly Street
Local Society Attends Annefield Races and Tea
Winchester society hosts motored guests to Clarke county for the annual Annefield races and tea at Mr. and Mrs. William Bell Watkins. Among attendees are Mrs. Richard Evelyn Byrd H. B. McCormac Captain Mrs. Edward H. Durell Mrs. Lewis H. Hyde and guest Mrs. Percival Baresford of Short Hills New Jersey Mrs. Joseph A. Massey and children William and Elizabeth Massey and Miss Margaret Byrd. Barton entertains for Auxiliary delegates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolvo
Charles H. Consolvo
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Thomas B. Byrd
Harry K. Russell
W. Nelson Pag
Mickey Mouse
Hugh Nelson
William Bell Watkins
Winchester
Clarke County
Annefield
H. B. McCormac
Edward H. Durell
Lewis H. Hyde
Percival Baresford
Short Hills
N. J
Joseph A. Massie
William and
Elizabeth Massey
Margaret Byrd
Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispttch
Millwood
Lewis M. Allen
Smith
Melvin Green
Harry. Russell
Mary Greenway Russell
Mont. Green
Jewish Woman's Club Hosts Halloween Party
The Jewish Woman's Club held a Halloween event at the Novick Transfer Company warehouses with witch and goblin decor and refreshments. Prizes for costumes went to Roy Ross of this city and Leon Nachman of Marshall Virginia. balloon-dance winners were Mrs. M Liberman of Front Royal and Naomi Zucker man of this city. About 40 guests attended including visitors from Front Royal Baltimore Strasburg and Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Woman's Club
Hallowe'en
Jews Bning
Novick Transfer Company
Roy Ross
Leon Nachman
Marshall
M. Liberman
Front Royal
Naomi Zuckerman
Wiggin Tells Senate Officers Were Indebted to Wiggin Firms
Albert H. Wiggin told the Senate banking committee that Chase Securities Corporation officers who allowed his personal companies to participate in stock transactions were indebted to those Wiggin firms. He denied Pecora's claim of a log rolling arrangement and noted several officials had gained participation in profitable accounts from Wiggin’s companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, Navy
Albert H. Wiggin
Senate
Chase Securities Corporations
Chase National Bank
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Banking Committee
Pecora
Wiggins
Wiggin
President Roosevelt demands strict liquor import controls
President Roosevelt plans to enforce stringent liquor importation laws until repeal restricts imports to medicinal use only. He supports a strict embargo on foreign liquor unless medicinal supply suffices and studies post repeal challenges after a special committee report on liquor control and taxes reaches him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Three Killed In Oil Tank Explosion At Tiverton Plant
A tank at the New England Terminal Company in North Tiverton collapsed during testing, triggering a blaze that killed three men and injured many. The dead include Chief Gaylor Henshaw from Oklahoma, Lester Hornback with an unknown address, and Henry St. Pierre, 23, of Tiverton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tiverton
R. I
New England Terminal Company
North Tiverton
Fall River
Oil Well Blast Clouds Oklahoma City in Fire
An explosion at Russell Petroleum Company No. 1 Reno damaged a 10,000 barrel oil well eleven blocks from the business district. The blast tore out the connection, released a roaring oil and gas column, and ignited as dense smoke hung over the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Russell Petroleum Company
No. 1
Reno
Slain Woman Found in Burning Home in Rockport
Firefighters found Mrs. Augusta Johnson in her burning Rockport residence after beating is suspected. The 55 year old widow had attended a Halloween social and was last seen with friends at 10 30 pm. Authorities believe the home was set afire to conceal the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rockport
Mass
Augusta Johnson
Litvinoff Sails For Conversations
Maxim Litvinoff Soviet foreign commissar sailed from Cherbourg aboard the Berengaria heading for Washington for talks with President Roosevelt on Russian recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Maxim Litvinoff
Cherbourg
Washington
Roosevelt
Francis Metra Slightly Improves After Illness
Mr. Francis Metra of Washington and this city, recently seriously ill at Memorial Hospital, showed slight improvement. He worked with the laboratory of the National Fruit Product Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Metra
Washington
Memorial Hospital
Metra
National Fruit Product Company
Protective steps urged by fruit growers amid tariff embargos
Frederick County fruit growers urge a November meeting to discuss export restrictions on apples and fund-raising for next year. They note foreign embargoes threaten shipments and call for a committee to propose measures while preserving key grades No 1 Utility hail. They cite Roosevelt Hull talks and seek support for reciprocal treaties to include apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
California
Oregon
Washington
Japan
France
England
United States
Roosevelt
Hull
Frederick County
Secretary of Agriculture
Hearst Elan
H. F. Byrd
DuShane
Winchester
Harry F. Byrd
Shenandoah Valley
Campfield
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Cordell Hull
Chambers of Commerce
Norfolk
Baltimore
New York City
Henry Morganthau
Hurt
J. R. Dushane
Swope Proposes Permanent National Recovery Agency Base
Gerard Swope urged making most of the N R A permanent and called for a national chamber of commerce and industry to strengthen policy. He spoke at a Washington meeting where NRAs advisory board suggestions were considered to refresh its panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Gerard Swope
Department of Commerce
National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
United States
Communists Report Heavy Losses in China Front
An official communique from Kiukiang China states 7,006 Communist soldiers killed in clashes in the Nancheng Nanfeng Nichuen sector under General Chiang Kai-Shek command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kiukiang
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nancheng-Nanfeng Nichuen
Many Perish As Floods Sweep Over Albania
Floods in Southern Albania kill at least 26 with many more feared dead. Rescue teams rush food clothing and medical supplies to the stricken area as homes collapse along the Viosa river near Premedi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albania
Associated Press
Tirana
South
Premedi
Viosa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barton
Henry St George Tucker
Tucker
Women's Auxiliary
Christ Episcopal Church
Alton Omps
R. W. Sawyer
W. G. Hovermale
Ray Hovermale
Randall Omps
Paul Hovermale
Sophia
Irene Brown
Caroline Fout
Evelyn Unger
Hilda Unger
Catherine Unger
Mary Unger
Frances Adams
Charlotte McIntyre
Marie Buckwalter
Jan
Engle
Jack T. Engle
Graystone Terrace
Elizabeth Payne Engle
Isabelle Payne
Martinsburg
W.O.C. Payne
Lonas
Canter Lonas
Mary Janney
John Perry Nail
Billy Mack Brown
Granville Davis
Mary Alice Davis
Albin
William Brown
Pearl Penn
R. D. Schlegel
Wildwood, N. J
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Virginia
Margaret Hansbrough
Georgia Conrad
Rosalie Nelson
Frances Jones
Emma Ginn Baker
Music Lovers’ Club
Frank L. Buckley
South Stewart Street
Lions’ Club
Kiwanis Club
Robert T. Barton
Woman's Auxiliary of
Virginia Diocese
SUEDE
Huntsberry
Miss Harper
Honor
Ethel Harper
State Teachers’ College
Harrisonburg
Page Literary Society
Harper
Charles H. Harper
Mrs. Greene
Harry R. Greene
State Board
Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution
Hampton Fleming
John Marshall
Greene
Arthur L. Franklin
Queen Anne
Rose Lane
Westhampton
Franklin
Dorothy Greene
Cather
R. F. Cline
James R. DuShane
Courtfield Avenue
Roy Cather
West Clifford Street
Leith Symington
Nancy Huidekoper
Hugh N. Nelson
R. S. Loy
Amherst Street
Tooy
Maybelle Lee
Burnt Factory
Lyda Chapman
A. G. Mason
Owen Mason
Peggy Mason
Charles B. Snider
North Braddock Street
Braddoc Street
Fairfax Lane
Edward Gay Butler
Century Club
Play Gardens
Robert S. Smith
Marrisonburg
Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Chase
Litvinoff
Austria
Hungary
Poland
Rumania
Jugo Slavia
Seerrecetomenes
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Egypt
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
Swope
N.R. A
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Stainless
the Commercial & Savings Bank
U.S. Postal Savings Depository
Worp’s Fair
Harpers Ferry
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Big Joe
R. M. Swimley
George Washington Hotel
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun St
Phillips
Park & Beans
Marvin
Margaret L. Hodgson
Lovett
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