Suburban Return Sparks City Life Debate
The column argues that many families moving from cities to suburbs regret the loss of urban culture and ease. It cites displaced suburbanites who return to cities, noting crowded schools, constant entertaining, and heavy home maintenance as factors. Also reports local notices: Mrs Warthen recovering in Baltimore hospital, Fraley-Welty store sale, and community group activities in Emmitsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecca
Manhattan
Gardner
Jeff
David B
Eugene Muench
Eugene Warthen
West Main Street
Mercy
Martinsburg Girl Dies at 12 in Kings Daughters Hospital
Miss Mary F. LaRue aged 12 formerly of Harpers Ferry died last Sunday night at Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg where she had been patient since December 31. She was the oldest daughter of the late Columbus M and Martha Freiding dating formerly of Harpers Ferry. Surviving are seven sisters and four brothers. A later item notes a Pollyanna class election at Bolivar Methodist Church with named officers. A family gathering at Otto Hape home featured five generations including Susan Blackwell, age one. Also mentions Willard Washington Ballenger Jr and Frances Thomas, both from Bolivar.
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Bolivar
W. Wa
Mary F. LaRue
Martinsburg
Kings Daughters Hospital
Columbus M
Martha Freder
Harpers Ferry
Bolivar Methodist Sunday School
Betty Glover
Anna Butts
Catherine Rockenbaugh
Virginia Lee Bush
Nora Robinson
Marie Oden
Mattie Rowland
Nellie Spenster
Otto Hape
Mr. Ayers
Powers
Blackwell
Mr. Hope
Willard Washington Ballenger Jr
Willard Ballenger Sr
Frances Thomas
Veiled Virginia Nuptials and Local Notices
Pirie Va. was married in Washington on February 27. The groom served in the U.S. Navy with the Seabees for four years. the bride works as a telephone operator for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. They plan to reside in Washington. Faculty guests at Shephard College included Dr. Ruth Scarbourough and others. Local notices cover hospital updates, visits, illnesses, and multiple property deeds in Purcellville, Falls Church, Frederick, and nearby areas.
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Pirie
Washngton
D.C
U.S. Navy
Seabees
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Washington
Ruth Scarbourough
Sara Cree
Ruth Coward
Shepherd College
Catherine Butts
L. O. Hope
Bolivar
Court News Divorce Filings And Licenses Across Districts
Amed up by records show bills of complaint filed for absolute divorce in two suits Aunty Effie N Williams versus Roger Williams and Mary Ann Lee versus John Curtis Lee. Marriage licenses issued include Harry E Gouff Jr 29 and Bertha J Robinson 17 both from Williamsport. Others list Purcellville and Charles Town couples including Marvin W Cooper 29 with Charlotte L Morris 3 and Edward Leon Welsch 31 with Bertha Miller 15. Alvin C Beales 20 from Leesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie N. Williams
Roger Williams
Mary Ann Lee
John Curtis Lee
Harry E. Gouff Jr
Williamsport
Bertha J. Robinson
Boonsboro
Purcellville
Eleanor L. Brown
Charles Town
W. Va
William Montgomery King
Brunswick
Nellie Elizabeth Morris
Burkittsville
Marvin W. Cooper
Charlotte L. Morris
Middleburg
Edward Leon Welsch
Bertha Miller
Albany N.Y
Alvin C. Beales
Leesburg
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Ult
Boyle
Mal Boyle
New York
Emmitsburg
Harlee L. Sharret
Charles Conner
Lansdale, Pa
J Ares
Federal Avenue
George Dickey
Coatesville
Jan
Dickey
Phyllis Hahn
Maurice Hahn
R. D
VFW
Helen Sanders
March of Dimes
Etta Mae Norris
East Main St
Jane Orndorff
Rita Felix
Martha Rosensteel
West Main St
Blanche Keilholtz
Mary Hoke
Ann Stoner
Seton, Avenue
Madeleine Rightour
Betty Goulden
Seton Avenue
Gloria Blain
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Maryland
Harney
Mite Society of Trinity
Methodist Church
K. Matthews
Luthieran
Paul H. McCauley
George L. Wilhide
Charles Fuss
William Frailey
Edythe Nunemaker
Joseph L. VanBrakle
U. S Navy
Bainbridge
Clarence van Bratle
Donald E. Wivell
Illinois
Roy Wivell
David
Muench
U. S. Navy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Daniel Kaas
John L
Warthem
Havre de Grace
Martin J. Kaas
Thomas Pastorett
Rocky Ridge
Fastorett
John Blair
Baltimore
Charles Whitehair
Loudoun County
Stanley Whitehair
Camp Hill
Annabell Deener
Weverton
David Jones
Mary Louise Jones
Dale Conk
Louise
Marjorie L. Plerason
Arcela
Johin F. Files
Patricia H. Gottselig
Lancaster,Pa
Edgar H. Milebourne
Patsy M. Riley
Thomas A. Roden
Iitvorced
Falls Church
Mercedes DePoo
N.Y
Ashley F. Fouche
Adamstown
Mary H. Wiles
Frederick
Gerald L. Menz
Jane T. Gallup
Boston
Mass
Melvin H. Zimmerman
Harry F. Rhoderick
Edith A. Cauffman Gessamin
Leister B. Stottlemyer Jr
Thomas S. Michael
Rex R Martin
John Francis Spangler
William H. Carr
Ette P. Hood
Muth A Schmit
Ruth A. Schmidt
A. Hood
Margaret E. Reid
Ross ¥. Smith
G. Lewester Thomas
Brosius Homes Corp
Merl! R. Moore
Alton J. Toms
Guy E. Kelly
Melvin M. Rabstein
Ruth G Zimmerman
Ruth G. Zimmerman
Louis C. Kinsey
Court News
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Bankers
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Packard
Powertel
Avaiable
America
Reed’s
Alanis Aioe
Dione
Victor Cullen School OF
Victor Cullen Hospital
Cullen, Maryland
Beauty Authority
Anita Colby
Kemp
Manbeck
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