Social Calendar and Society Notes for Winchester
Local notices list meetings and events at Handley Library and area churches. Speaking engagements include Mrs Marietta Johnson on education at Handley Library. Weddings, engagements, and club meetings feature Mary Ruth DeWitt and Emma Graves among others.
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Civic League
Handley Library
Marietta Johnson
School of Organic Education
Fairhope
Ala
Winchester
American Association of University Women
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Congregational Christian Church
Harry Nelson
Richards Avenue
Fairhope Educational Foundation
Garland R. Quarles
Accomplished Musician Visits Relatives in City
Mrs. Roger H. Ferger of Los Angeles is spending a week with her mother Mrs. L. J. McCartney and sister Miss Kath leen McCartney near Stephens City. An accomplished musician, she taught at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music for years and now appears in musical circles in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Roger H. Ferger
Los Angeles
Calif
L. J. McCartney
Kathleen McCartney
Stephens City
Ferger
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati
Ohio
San Francisco
Beautiful Weather Marks Garden Club Governors Meeting in Loudoun
Garden Club of Virginia and the Middleburg area met at Oakham home of Mrs. Henry Fairfax with luncheon at Boxwood Farm and tours of Stoke Aldie. Notable guests included Mrs. Woodrow Wilson as the event highlighted tours of Fox gardens and hunting trophy room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club of Virginia
Middleburg
Oakham
Henry Fairfax
Boxwood Farm
Mitchell
Stoke
Aldie
Col
Harris
Fauquier
Loud
Austria
Col. Harris
Vienna
Allen Perkins
Charlottesville
Oxnard
Oatlands
Senator Eustis
Elijah White
Selma
Beverley
Leesburg
Stanford White
Garden Club
Woodrow Wilson
the Plains
Belvoir
Fairfax Harrison
America
Scott Parrish
Richmond
D. C. Sands
Lawrence Davis
Roanoke
Henry Little
Norfolk
Andrew Christian
William Massie
Wheelright
Cowardin
Sterrett
Hot Springs
Gardner Boothe
Alexandria
Melvin Green
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce Secretary Attends Virginia Conference
Andrew Bell secretary of the Chamber of Commerce departed for Charlottesville Virginia for a two day conference of Virginia chamber of commerce secretaries. The meeting aims to discuss problems facing state and local organizations.
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Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Charlottesville
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Fourteenth Birthday of Louise Wilson Hosted at Parents' Home
Miss Louise Wilson celebrated her fourteenth birthday last evening at her parents residence 115 East Monmouth Street. Handley High School student received many gifts as pink and green decorations complemented the refreshments. guests included Margaret Dix Isabelle Brown Colleen Smith Evelyn Wilson Josephine Unger Violet Funk Aletta Rudolph Thelma Stough Fay Miller Winifred Miller Bobby Miller Clifton Wilson Jr. Mrs D S Mattison Hosts W C T U Officers at North Frederick Road Home.
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Louise Wilson
Evelyn Wilson
Josephine Unger
Violet Funk
Aletta Rudolph
Thelma Stough
Fay Miller
Winifred and
Masters Bobby Miller
Clifton Wilson, Jr
Chanters Rehearsal Moved to First and Third Fridays
Local notes list Chanters rehearsal times at the Presbyterian Annex now on the first and third Fridays at 7:15 PM with emphasis on punctual attendance for a Christmas program. Ever Ready Bible Class meets 8 PM at Mrs N B Shingletons home 1006 South Cameron street with a post meeting social hour. Several residents are mentioned visiting or returning from trips including Nan DuPuy at St Luke's Richmond and Mrs Lewis Hyde in New York City.
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Presbyterian
First Baptist Church
N. B. Shingleton
South
Cameron Street
Laval Wins Confidence Vote on Italy Sanctions
Paris October 4 The French cabinet backed Premier Laval with a vote of confidence enabling a free hand in the League of Nations matters on sanctions against Italy.
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Paris
Laval
League of Nation
Italy
President Has Good Luck On Fishing Trip
President Roosevelt sails toward Magdalena Bay for the fishing trip off lower California with reports of excellent fishing. The crew notes fish jumping in the boat as Col. Edwin M. Watson prepares to fish, while the president stays in touch with news by radio aboard the cruiser Houston.
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Houston
Roosevelt
Magdalena Bay
Lower Calfornia
Magdalena
Col
Edwin M. Watson
Cerros Island
Cerros
Spanish Ships May Be Stopped
Bilboa Spain Oct 4 Antonio Arroyo president of the Bilbao Shipowners Association expresses scepticism at reports that seven Spanish ships were warned to hurry coal shipments to Italy or be halted by British warships.
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Bilbo
Spain
Antonio Arroyo
Bil Bao Shipowners Association
Italy
Three Mountain Men Hanged For Robbery and Murder
Three young mountain men Robert Thomas 23 Papa 20 and Arthur Gossnell 21 were electrocuted at the state prison in Raleigh for the robbery and murder of 75 year old merchant William Thomas who was their great uncle.
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Raleigh
N. C
State’s Prison
William Thomas
Robert Thomas
Papa
Arthur Gosnell
Mt Hebron Fence Damaged After Auto Hits Gate
A panel of the fence around Mount Hebron Cemetery was damaged last night when a car, approaching a corner from Parkway, went out of control. An iron post was broken and the fence badly bent. Police have no information on the driver involved.
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Mount Hebron Cemetery
Parkway
Hoover to Speak at Banquet in California Rally
Former President Hoover, in California, will deliver his first strictly political speech since leaving the White House. He is scheduled for a Saturday night banquet as Western states conclude a rally. National party leaders gauge reaction and potential candidates stay in touch with the proceedings.
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Calif
Hoover
White House
Howling Snow Gale Roils Great Lakes Shipping
A severe snow filled gale swept the Lake Superior region halting Great Lakes shipping and disrupting communications. Vessels were driven aground including the 264 foot barge Transport while the Gros Cap lightship was blown five miles from St. Marys River. The Coast Guard cutter Dallas assisted but withdrew as seas threatened to hurl it onto rocks near Whitefish Point.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Great Lakes
Gros Cap
St. Mary’s River
Coast Guard
Dallas
Lake Superior
Whitefish Point
New Navy Plane Ready For Tests
NORFOLK VA Oct 4 A giant navy plane first of a 65 ordered will take off from the naval air base at dawn on a 3 00 mile non stop flight to Panama Lieut Comdr Kneffler McGinnis who commanded the mass flight from San Francisco to Hawaii years ago will be at the controls
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Norfolk
Navy Department
Naval Air Base
Panama
Kneffler McGinnis
Navy
San Francisco
Hawaii
General Lassiter To Wed In London
Major General William Lassiter aged 68 retired U S Army and widow Jeannette Fallon Johnson aged 49 filed notice at the London registry for an upcoming marriage.
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London
William Lassiter
United States Army
Jeannette Fallon Johnson
London Registry Office
Missionaries Ordered To Leave Addis Ababa Mission
Amel in Charge D'Affaires Cornelius H. Van Engert informed the State Department that three American women and six children attached to the Seventh Day Adventist Mission must depart Addis Ababa by the next train.
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Washington
Cornelius H. van Engert
Amelin
Addis Ababa
State Department
Italy Contracts For Coal Supply
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Istanbul reports Italy has signed a contract to purchase coal, detailing the agreement and involved parties. The item notes Turkey as the source region and mentions Italy as the buyer in a wartime or postwar context.
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London
Istanbud
Turkey
Italy
Black Sea Zongoulshak Company Ships 50 000 Tons Coal
The Black Sea Zongoulshak Company plans a large coal shipment. The first 50 000 ton consignment is reported en route to Italian ports.
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Black Sea
Italy Signs A Pact With Spain
In Rome on October 4 Premier Mussolini signed a new commercial treaty with Spain. Unofficial sources say the move prepares Italy against possible economic sanctions tied to the Ethiopian campaign. The pact promises greatly increased trade between Italy and Spain.
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Rome
Mussolini
Spain
Italy
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Golden Rule Bible Class
Braddock Street
M. E
Woodmen of America
Ebenezer Church of Christ
Gore
S. J. Goode
Needlework Guild
G. C. Rose
North Loudoun Street
Winchester Eta
Lions Club
George Wash- Washington Hotel
United Brethren Young People’s
Providence Chapel
Frogtown
Winchester Lodge
Elks
Piccadilly
Braddock
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
John T. Kremer
John Thomas Kremer
Lake Placid
N. Y
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
C. P. Kremer
R. C. DeWitt
West Clifford Street
Endeavor Society
Christian Endeavor Society of the Church of Christ
Lillian Hanen
Roy Hockman
Kathryn Rhinelander
Anna Belle Scrivener
Marjorie Scrivener
Helen Mason
George Earle Owen
H. C. Keller
Woodstock Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Keller
Virginia Woolen Company
Miss Graves
Mr. Ball
Market Street Methodist Church
Emma Graves
South Braddock Street
Berkeley Ball
Upperville
W. M. Brashears
Fairfax
Mary Opal DeHaven
Lester D. Funkhouser
Romanus DeHaven
Guy C. Funkhouser
Huntsberry
Loudoun
Shawnee Garden Club
Harold G Jones
South Washington Street
E. B. Cooper
Lela Rosenberger
Old Town
Louis L. Baker
Stephenson Social Club
Lohn Clevenger
Coleman Dunn
Myrtle Carlisle
Roy Duvall
Ridings Chapel
United Brethren Church
Reliance
Brooks
Brooks’ Pharmacy Prescription Druggists
D. S. Mattison
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Prederick
Rebecca R. Pidgeon
Annie Reese
Lona Kern
J. F. Bly
E. L. Stine
T. J. Dale
E. L. Hott
Ruth Parks
T. S. Hancher
Mollie Brown
Holmes Yeakley
Mary Dillon
H. C. Jones
Nan DuPuy
St. Luke’s Hospital
George Bentley
Hampton, Va
Joseph Massie
Amherst Street
Lewis Hyde
New York City
William Burr Harrison
Washington, D. C
South Carolina
Virginia
Thomas Harrison
Lottie Files
Beulah Swanson
Swanson
Elmer Ritter
Mary Jane Files
Celestine . Seabright
Robert, van. Meter
West Cork Street
Alice Bush
Loudoun County
Victor
Acme
Mt. Hebron
Gen. Lassiter
Hannibal
Alps
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Big Joe
Knox
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St
N. Loudoun
Land O’ Lakes
Commercial & Savings Bank
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Jones Organization
Jones
SERVI
Clara V. Fultz
W. Boscawen St
Lovett’s
Loudoun St
R. M. Swimley
George Washington
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