Sntury Club hears Alaska papers on past present and future
Mrs Scully hosts the Century Club meeting October 18 with talks on Alaska the land of the past present and future. She outlines US governance of Alaska from military to civil rule and praises its wealth while noting the Pinchot Ballinger Conservation Act hampers development. Mrs Massey reviews Robert W Service’s life and work from The Spell of the Yukon to Ballads of a Cheechako and Rhymes of a Red Cross Man. Delegates Beverley and White return from Paris after attending the American Legion convention and touring Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sntury Club
Washington
Sha
Alaska
Scully
East America
Service
Scotland
America
Yukon
North
Red Cross
Paris
Kipling
Ravenshill to Visit Winchester During Upcoming Stop
Mr William Ravenhill managing director of T J Poupart Ltd Covent Garden Market London is expected to arrive in Winchester in a day or five on a visit local word says He will stay at the George Washington Hotel He is regarded in Europe as an authority on fruit and marketing and his firm is among Great Britain s largest private fruit sellers Also Mrs Kenneth Gilpin and her parents Senator Tyson have returned from abroad to attend the American Legion Convention in Paris Invitations issued for a Lions Club Halloween dance at the George Washington Hotel on Monday October 31
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isa Frances W. Beverley
Myrtle White
Paris
American Legion
Cherbourg
Pennland
New York
Miss Beverley
Virginia
White
Robert Y. Conrad Post
Memorial Hospital
Beverley
Edward Field
Pelham
N. Y
William Ravenhill
T. J. Poupart, Ltd
Covent Garden Market
London
Canada
Winchester
Thomas W. Mathews
Georse Ashington Hotel
Ravenhill
South Africa
Europe
Great Britain
Kenneth Gilpin
Clarke County
Washington, D. C
United States
L. G. Tyson
Tennessee
American’ Legion
George Washington Hotel
Lions Club
Former Miss Johns Visits Miss Hunter at Gray Gables Inn
Mrs. Joseph Grice of Portsmouth Virginia arrives this evening to visit Miss Caroline Hunter at Gray Gables Inn on South Washington street. Grice, formerly Nina Johns, was a frequent guest at the Hunter homeplace and has many local friends. Mrs Gilpin to occupy Limestone residence on Washington and Germain streets by November first moving from Scaleby in Clarke county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Johns
Miss Hunter
Joseph Grice
Portsmouth
Caroline Hunter
Gray Gables Inn
South Washington Street
Grice
Nina Johns
Old Hunter
Henry B. Gilpin
Rontzahn
Washington and
Germain Streets
Glen Ryan and Son
Wilkesbarre
Roland C. Ryan
North Washington Street
Baltimore Teachers Tour Handley Plant After Battlefield Inn Dinner
Nearly 100 members of the Public School Teachers Association of Baltimore visited the Handley School plant in Winchester after dining at the Battlefield Inn. They arrived from Kernstown and toured the building for about an hour, praised its equipment and location, and were hosted by Winchester Superintendent Hugh S. Duffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Handley
Battlefield Inn
Public School Teachers’ Association of
Shenandoah Valley
Handley School
Winchester
Hugh S. Duffey
Handley Plant
Kernstown
Samuel M. Chiles
Mount Jackson
New Market
Valley Pike
Weekend Travelers and Local Visitors Noted Across Town
A flurry of weekend visits and anfitamily gatherings fills the town as residents and friends travel between Winchester Strasburg Berryville Washington and Richmond. Notable moves include Mr Don G Harmer and relatives in Washington, Miss Margaret Cross in Washington, and Mrs Earl Leech returning from a sinus operation in Upperville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose McDonald
Berryville
T. F. Timberlake
New York
Margaret Cross
Washington
Evelyn Even
Berryville, Va
Genevieve Pierce
Earl Leech
Upperville
Annie Reardon
G.A. Newcome
Ruth Newcome
D. C
The
Forcr
Cora Newcome
Local Social News Highlights in Baltimore and Nearby
Mrs. Edna Eckstein travels back to Baltimore after visiting her father in the county. Mrs. Henry Bell remains ill at Memorial Hospital, with friends wishing her a speedy recovery. Several residents, including Miss Elizabeth Halstead from Norfolk, and Mrs. E. C. Swimley, visit relatives and guests in the area. Families from Washington, D. C. spend weekends with local friends, and Miss Agnes Tilgman returns to Baltimore after a stay here with Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Eckstein
Baltimore
C. J. Kerns
Baltimre
Henry Bell
Memorial Hospital
Valley Pike
Agnes Tilgman
Mrs. L. M. Allen
Baltimore, Md
Newspaper Sensationalism Questioned By Columbia Professor
Dr. John W. Cunliffe of Columbia University warns that sensational scandal coverage harms public welfare. He cites the press's appetite for lurid details and urges private handling of such cases, noting some outlets still exercise restraint and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
John W. Cunliffe
Columbia University School of Journalism
Maynard Clowser Returns from Baltimore Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Clowser and their young daughter Miss Colleen Clowser have returned from Baltimore Maryland after spending time with friends during their travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Clowser
Colleen Clowser
Baltimore
Mrs Mary Venders Leonard Dies in Baltimore Hotel
Mrs Mary Venders Leonard mother of Dr Vedder N Leonard of Johns Hopkins Hospital died at the Hotel Belvedere Baltimore after bronchial pneumonia. She was widow of H S Leonard former vice president of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and daughter of Daniel C Weader founder and treasurer of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Mary Venders Leonard
Vedder N. Leonard
Johns. Hopkins Hospital
H. S. Leonard
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
New Haven, Conn
Belvedere
Time extension denied in Warren county treasurer case
The Warren County court ordered the treasurer’s office declared vacant after finding A L Warthen failed to obtain a bond of at least 60 000 as required by state law. His bond had been 43 000, with audits showing a 44 000 to 50 000 shortage. Warthen faces election November 8 with opposition amid accusations of a political clique targeting him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gram
Warthen
Warren County
Aetna Surety and Casualty Company
W. F. Smyth
Board of Supervisors
Favors General Reduction In the Corporation Tax
General reduction in corporation tax rates will be sought by Chairman Green of the House ways and means committee. The panel plans to study the new tax revision bill next week. Green refused to confirm support for lowering the rate from 13 to 11 or 10 percent as urged by Representative Garner. He also did not back Garner’s $400 to $500 million cut, saying a report about exempting all corporations earning under $25,000 is erroneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
Joint Committee
Representative Garner
Texas
Garner
Steps Taken To Force Duvall Out As Mayor of City
Quo warranto petitions were filed in Marion County Circuit Court seeking removal of John L. Duvall from the Indianapolis mayoralty. The move follows his refusal to resign after a criminal verdict that found him guilty of violating the corrupt practices act and imposed 30 days in jail and a $1000 fine plus disbarment for four years from November 2, 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John L. Duvall
Marion County Circuit Court
Duvall
First National Bank of Sallisaw Closes Under Examiner
The First National Bank, Sequoyah county's oldest and largest bank, failed to open today with a federal examiner in charge. Officials cited poor crops and low farm prices since 1919 as the cause of the closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallisaw
Okla
First National Bank
Sequoyah County
Federal
Randall admits theft of postal funds in Florida case
Louis F. Randall former postmaster of Haileah Florida pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling postal money order funds totaling more than 50 000 and was sentenced to five years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta Georgia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Louis F. Randall
Haileah
Atlanta
Slemp Guesses Coolidge and Then Hoover or Hughes
Bascom Slemp, Republican and former secretary to President Coolidge, traveling from Cincinnati to Washington, guesses which Republicans may run. He named Coolidge, the President, and Charles 3 Hughes, noting he believes Coolidge has not said he will run. Slemp stopped in Hagerstown due to heavy traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hagerstown
Bascom Slemp
Coolidge
Hagertown
Cincinnati
Washington
Charles 3. Hughes
Slemp
Hagers
Fina
Death of Infant Melvin Fries Stuns Family
The three year old Melvin A. Fries, son of Harry R. Fries, died this morning at 418 South Kent Street from intestinal trouble. Funeral services are planned at the house tomorrow at unknown hour with no brothers surviving. Lawrence is named among relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. R. S. Brown
North Braddock Street
Mrs. Brown
Ben
Melvin A. Fries
Harry R. Fries
Ming
South Kent
Lawrence
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Roanoke
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State Teachers College
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Okla Dever
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Alice Cunkle
Katherine Herrell
Marshall, Va
Mrs. Chappelle
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Wilmington
Del
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H. W. Clowe
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Norfolk
Brooks’ Pharmacy
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Richmond, Va
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A. L. Warthen
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