Social Calendar and Society Notes From Leesburg Area
Community events fill the week with church programs dances and club meetings. Highlights include Epworth League at Southern Methodist Church, D A R gathering at Mrs Kurtz home, Leesburg Hunt Club dance at Blue Ridge Night Club, Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel, and Rotary and Kiwanis activities plus a two weddings and assorted local society updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ashby
George W. Kurtz
Leesburg
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Needlework Guild of America
Grover
North Loudoun Street
Girls’ Athletic Association
Colonial Thea
Leesburg Hunt Club
Leesburg City Hall
Winchester Choral Society
Presbyterian Church
Federal Council of Church Women resumes meetings at Handley Library
The Federal Council of Church Women reopened yesterday after summer recess with prayer by Rev. Dr. F. T. McFaden. Members voted to donate 4.25 to the Red Cross sewing room and urged each member to recruit workers. Annie Preston Starling discussed child health issues and plans for a dental clinic fundraiser. The Valley League Council in Winchester District met biannually at Miss Julia M. Colfelt's Middletown home for a short devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Council of Church Women
Handley Library
F. T. McFaden
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Rose Grimm
Red Cross
Annie Preston Starling
Valley League Council
Winchester
Julia M. Colfelt
Middletown
Arizona Terror stars Ken Maynard at Colonial Theatre
Ken Maynard brings his outdoor western Arizona Terror to the Colonial Theatre with Tarzan the horse in a key role. Lina Basquette appears in the lead female part as Phil Rosen directs the Tiffany Production release with Phil Goldstone as producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Maynard
Colonial Theatre
Tiffany Productions, Inc
Tarzan
Maynard
Lina Basquette
Phil Rosen
Phil Goldstone
Constance Bennett Stars in Common Law at Capitol
Constance Bennett headlines the film Common Law in a Capitol Theatre engagement Monday and Tuesday. A RKO Pathe production, the period story features a grand Quatres-Arts Ball with a 240 by 100 foot ball-room, three vast sound-stages converted for the shoot, and a central ball-room stage flanked by lavish entrances and camera banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Bennett
Hollywood
Paris
RKO Pathe
Capitol Theatre
Paris Art Colony
Miss Mattie Lee Weds Kenneth Petrie at Parsonage
Miss Mattie Lee Stumbeck Brumback of Stephens City married Kenneth Petrie in Winchester in a ceremony led by Rev. S J Goode. The couple, traveling from Washington, will reside at 3412 Morrison Street Chevy Chase DC after a southern wedding trip. The bride is daughter of Charles I Brumback and Mrs Brumback and the groom is son of R L Petrie of Macedon ia and a National University law student teaching in Chevy Chase High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State Normal School
Delta Beta Delta
Antietam Street
Anderson
R. L. Anderson
Winchester
Wayside Inn
Middletown
Louise Rhodes
James Atwood Bryson
New York City
M. H. Rhodes
Dorothy Rhodes
Charles Bryson
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore
Morgantown
W. Va
Bryson
Elizabeth Bryson
James Bryson
New York University
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Long Island
New York Telephone and Telegraph Company
John Bryson
Richard Rowan
George Randall
Charlotte Shaver
W. E. Huntsberry
This City
Ruth Dillard
Fredericksburg
Martha Keely
Alexandria
Isabelle Hammack
Washington, D. C
Bessie McNeer
Huntington
Paul Rhodes
Richmond
William Rhodes
Lexington
Bermuda Islands
Forty-first Street
Astoria
N. Y
Mae Sheets
Conley Cooley
Rosa Drummond
Stephens City
Amil Cooley
W. F. Sheets
South
Loudoun Street
W. L. Dudley
Chorcsh of Christ
Pennsylvania
Frank Fisher
Pariy
Friends
Green County
Ohio
Roe
Chuck
Lonman
Mattie
Lee Stumbeck
Kenneth Petrie
S. J. Goode
Washington
Charles I. Brumback
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Mary College
Williamsburg
Strayer Business College
Potomac Electric Power Company
Anene
Petrie
R. L. Petrie
Macedonia
Handley High School
University of Maryland
University of Chicago
National University Law School
Chevy Chase
D. C
Montgomery County
District of Columbia
Present and Past Rainfall Record
The report shows rainfall amounts for October to date at 18 inches. It compares January through September with 1931 rainfall, listing totals by month with figures for each period.
Mrs Hinkel Carpenter Returns From Washington Visit
Mrs Hinkel Carpenter spent a week in Washington as the guest of Mr and Mrs J T Hurley and returned home on East Piccadilly Street today. Judge Donald L Weems is confined to his home on South Stewart Street due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb Newcome
Armel
County
J. E. Campbell
B. N. Kern
Fort Wadsworth
WN. Y
Mrs. Carroll Smith
West Clifford Street
Donald L. Weems
South Stewart Street
Roszel withdraws from national American Legion race
Col. B M Roszel withdraws as candidate for national commander of the American Legion. Rev Dr S L Flickinger tells Rotary Club parents should acquaint themselves with their children. Capt J Perry Haddox injured when struck by a car on South Loudoun Street. Handley High School opens CVAL schedule with Waynesboro Pa. Red Cross roll call starts in Winchester onober 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Roszel
The
American Legion
World Series Sets Record Bets and Title Clash
In 1926 heavy wagering surrounds baseball’s World Series with estimates near 20 million dollars. The St Louis Cardinals clinched the championship by defeating the New York Yankees 8 to 2 in game seven. Philadelphia prepares for the American Legion convention and Rally Day at United Brethren Church features a 10 piece orchestra and Junior Choir led by Mrs Sadie Hamrick. Business profits for the current year are forecast to hit a new high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Legion
Sadie Hamrick
United Brethren Church
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Fifteen Years Ago October 10 1916 Berryville Voters Hear Issues
A house to house canvas aimed at recruiting more men for the U S Army is planned. Judge T W Harrison and R Gray Williams will address Berryville voters on political issues this Saturday night. Brooklyn Robins defeated the Boston Red Sox 4 3 in the World Series third game. An artillery battle along the Somme is reported. Local farmers hold large wheat stocks hoping for better prices due to European flour demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
T. W. Harrison
R. Gray Williams
Berryville
Brooklyn Robins
Boston Red Sox
Somme
Market closes show broad weekly gains on NYSE
New York stock listings end the week with widespread gains from 1 to 15 points across most NYSE securities. The British pound slipped slightly to close at 3.83 dollars. Notable closing prices included Allied Chem & Dye 79 3 4, American Can 84 1 4, American Tel & Tel 137 1 2, Anaconda Copper 15 5 8, Bethlehem Steel 29, Chrysler 14. Miss Arina Douglas Calmes visits Richmond while Miss Louise Brooke stays with Miss Mary Virginia Robinson in Winchester. Mr and Mrs B F Sager and daughters depart for Richmond for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Allied Chem. & Dye
American Can
Amer Tel. & Tel
Amer Tobacco
Anaconda Copper
Balto. & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Market Movers: Stocks Brief Observes Mixed Gains
Cont. Oil Del 6 percent Gen electric 3144 Gen Motors 26 percent Kennecot Copper 1234 Llorilard 13 Mont Ward 11 Natl Biscuit 464 N W R R 136 Packard 5 Stand Brands 15 Stand Oil N J 31 U S Steel 70 Woolworth 53 The list shows varied performance with several industrials and consumer firms advancing while others lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cont. Oil
Del
Gen'l. Electric
Gen'l. Motors
Kennecot Copper
Llorilard
Mont. Ward
Nat'l. Biscuit
Packard
Stand. Brands
Stand. Oil
N. J
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evening Star
Muu
Epworth League of Round Hill Southern Methodist Church
American Legion Post
Iris Fahrney
Robert Anderson
Maryland
Iris Gwendolyn Fahrney
8. P. Fahrney
Virginia Avenue
Hagerstown
Robert Lee Anderson
Bridge Club
Mr. Bryson
Gram
Alfred Snapp
Jessie Smoots
Mariam Watson
Myrtle Rhodes
Lillian Kline
Walter Cooley
Christina Artz
Strasburg
Frank Morrison
Woodstock
John Shull and Son
Louise Mowery
Epworth
Epworth League of
Market Street
C. E. Funkhouser
Mr. Funkhouser
Philip Dixon
Philip. Dixon
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Dixon
Margaret Conner
George Conner
Nellie Pingley
Robert Manning
A. W. Russell
North Cameron Street
Huntsberry
Ain St
Church Women’s Council
Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
Capitol
Colonial Theatres
Mattie Lee Crampack
Eppa White
Nossett
Ernest Tevalt
Bunnie
Thomas White
Edward White
Maurice Trimble
Sewickley, Pa
E. C. Stuart
Hawthorne
Bell Clothes Shop
Margaret Hodeson
Poe
Christian Science Mentor
Eugenie
Duluth News- Tribune
Sage
Queen Olives
Hotel Jack Coffee
Buncutter Tire Co
Braddock St
Graham
Dodge
Wright Motor
Kent and Water Sts
W. B. Hibbs & Company
Chicago Board of Trade
Hibbs Building
Telephone National
Arina Douglas Calmes
Gertrude Burgess
Fort Loudoun
Louise Brooke
Mary Virginia Robinson
Fred. A. Robinson
B. F. Sager
Dorothy
Colleen Sager
Jessie Markwood
Florsheim
Lovett Bros
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Bke
Uc Sale
Brown & Fisher
Just
Velour
R. M. Swimley
C. W. Ramsbury Grocery
Roland C. Ryan
Mer
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