Rehearsals Begin For Noel Coward Comedy Private Lives
Winchester Little Theatre riders rehearse Noel Coward's Private Lives ahead of the November 1 performance. John J. Williams directs, drawing on his New York experience to shape the production. The comedy, famed for sparkling dialogue and sharp wit, promises a strong show for Winchester theatregoers.
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Winchester Little Theatre
Noel Coward
New York
Coward
Little Theatre
Winchester Theatre
Noted Finance Leader John Nelligan Dies at 70
John J. Nelligan, 70, banker and Catholic layman, died at his Baltimore home after illness. He rose from office boy to chair of Safe Deposit and Trust Co. and served as a director for Atlantic Coast Line, Louisville and Nashville, and A. S. Abell Co. He was trustee of Peabody Institute and Catholic University of America, adviser to Cardinal Gibbons, and counselor to Archbishop Curley. He joined public commissions under Gov. Ritchie and Mayor Jackson.
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Baltimore
John J. Nelligan
The
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Nelligan
Atlantic Coast Line
Louisville and Nashville
A. S. Abell Company
Sunpapers
Peabody Institute
Catholic University of America
Cardinal Gibbons
Michael J. Curley
Albert C. Ritchie
Howard W. Jackson
Virginia insurance firm enjoined. agents sought for larceny
The State Corporation Commission permanently enjoined Associated Virginia Motorists of Norfolk from doing business in Virginia. Warrants for two agents, Nathan Nair in alias E Myers and Jack Goldberg alias Jack Berg, were in Norfolk police hands. Ten witnesses testified that the company's contracts offering liability insurance were misrepresented.
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State Corporation Commission
Associated Virginia Motorists, Inc
Norfolk
Warants
Nathan Nairin
E. Myers
Jack Goldberg
Jack Berg
L Lability
Semi-Pros Trounce Warwick 15-0 In Season Opener
Winchester Semi-Pro football opened with a 15 to 0 victory over Warwick Athletic Club. Garbo and Fletcher scored, with Ward a key passer and Stine directing the offense. The win came despite equipment shortages as Alexandria prepares to host next week.
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Winchester
Warwick Athletic Club
Anderson
Fletcher
Domemans
Vist
Garbo
Ward
Collins
Whitlock
Clevenger
Dunlap
Riley
Braithwaite
Dufflemyer
Lucas
Haymaker
Stine
Alexandria
Virginia Athletic Club of
Northern Virginia
Warwick Fletcher LE Brown Braithwaite
Petert Clevenger
Hansell Whitlock
Ce Cooper Riley
Johnston Dunlap
RT Sherman
H. Dofflemyer
Lucas Stine
Collins Lucas
Payne Anderson
DeFrancis Ward
Cachy
Warwick
Sherman
Reginis
Smith
Wayne
DeLaney
MHS
U.W. Va
Zirkel
FMS
Campbell Hhs
Middletown Divides Double Header With Boyce
Middletown girls routed Boyce 41 to 20 on Middletown court last Friday afternoon. In the boys game Boyce won 12 to 8. Middletown players included Brumback Pope Larrick Foxx Brill. girls featured Thelma Mary Judy Montgomery Pingley Brumback Wakeman.
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Middletown
Boyce
Brumback
Pope
R. Larrick
J. Foxx
Brill
Thelma and
Mary Judy
Peggy Montgomery
Louise Pingley
Ellen Brumback
Arreta Wakeman
Memory of Dr McGuire Honored in Richmond Centennial Tribute
Governors and medical leaders gathered at Capitol Square in Richmond to mark the centennial birth anniversary of Dr Hunter Holmes McGuire, founder of the Medical College of Virginia and surgeon to Stonewall Jackson. Attendees praised his innovations, including early appendectomy and abdominal aorta tying, and remembered his Winchester roots and role in St Luke's Hospital.
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Hunter Holmes McGuire
Richmond
Peery
Capitol Square
Hunter Holmes’ McGuire
Stonewall Jackson
Medical College of Virginia
Marshall J. Payne
Staunton
McGuire
W. Lowndes Peple
Medical College
Robert T. Barton Jr
Winchester
W. T. Sanger
Dr. McGuire
Capitol
City Hall
Hunter Holmes McGuire Jr
WRA
Richmond Physicians and Surgeons
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jackson
Dr McGuire
American Surgical Association
American Medical Association
Payne
South
Astley Cooper
Fragmentary note on Jackson foot cavalry fame
During active service an organization continued to make Jacksons foot cavalry renowned among the legions of the world. Jacksons Valley campaign served as a model for British students at Aldershot and the Germans at the Masurian Lakes.
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Jackson
Foot
Valley
Aldershot
Masurian Lakes
Stratford Now Faces Foundation Perpetuation Efforts
Stratford on the Potomac Virginia October 13 The Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation faces sustaining Stratford the restored Lees home with an executive council meeting next week Mrs O B Brown says endowment aim not less than 100000 to fund restoration upkeep and attendants costs total restoration expenditure about 500000
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Stratford-on-the-Potomac
Stratford
Lees
Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation
O. B. Brown
Lux Radio Theatre Celebrates First Anniversary Tonight
Miss Joan Crawford stars on the Lux Radio Hour as the program marks its first anniversary. Eddie Hermann of Lever Bros. confirms Crawford will perform in Within the Law. The broadcast mirrors her film and stage roles dating back to 1917 and 1923 with Jane Cowl and others before her.
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Eddie Hermann
Lever Bros. Co
Star
Joan Crawford
Franchot Tone
Columbia Broadcasting System
Radio Theatre
Bayard Veiller
Miss Crawford
Jane Cowl
Mary Turner
New York
Alice Joyce
Norma Talmadge
Insurance Firms Seek Increases in Virginia Rates
The State Corporation Commission heard a petition by Aetna Casualty and Surety Company and other fidelity and surety carriers seeking new rates to raise Virginia levels toward the national average. The filing notes multiple rate changes and intervals.
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State Corporation Commission
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Fidelity and Surety
Virginia
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Ricardo Cortez
Rhodes Drug Company
John Deere Model
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Mutual Insurance
Court Sq
John J. Williams
Author Star
John Nelligan
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Heatrola
Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Co
E. Boscawen St
Major Barton
Lux Radio Theatre
National Ave
House OF Magic
General Electric
Shenandoah Electric
Fox
John Boles
Mrs
Bing Crosby
Fox “News” Reel
Novelty
Hable
Jane Withers
John McGuire
Sally Blane
Sidney Toler
Francis
Ford
Consumers Coal Company
Consumers’ Coal CO
Police
E. Cork St
Gray & Sheetz
Geo. W. Kurtz
Insurance
J. W. Arthur
General Insurance
Rouss Avenue
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