Two Picnics Set for August 19 Across Two Churches
Williamsport Methodist church school plans a 2:30 p.m. picnic at Community Park Williamsport with games contests horseshoe croquet tennis and soft ball and prizes by age groups A 6:30 p.m. basket supper leads to prize awards for youngest oldest and largest family followed by a song service and devotional If rain comes the event shifts to August 26 Sample's Manor Church of God Sunday school hosts a music program by the Sacred Singers of Mercersburg in the grove with visiting ministers to speak in the evening A church camp meeting in the grove runs August 20 to 27 Rev W F Murray pastor Wolfinger Willing Workers St Marks Lutheran meet August 16 at 7 30 p.m. at Reservoir Park all members invited
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Sample’s Manor
Grove
Samples Manor Church of God
Sacred Singers of
Mercersburg
W. F. Murray
Park
Wolfinger Willing
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Reservoir Park
Picnic for Catholic D of America at City Park
The Catholic Daughters of America chapter in Hagerstown invites members and friends to a picnic at the island pavilion in City Park on Thursday August 17 at 6 pm.
Party Sunday Honors Soldier on Furlough
Pfc. Austin L. Abbott of Mt. Briar, a patient at White Sulphur Springs Hospital, was guest of honor at a Braddock Heights Park dinner Sunday before his return tomorrow. Others attending included Mrs. Abbott and family, Mr. and Mrs. Reel, Mr. and Mrs. Long, Mr. and Mrs. Rohrer, Mr. and Mrs. Solomon, and many Abbott relatives and friends.
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Pfc
Austin L. Abbott
Mt. Briar
White Sulphur Springs Hospital
Braddock Heights Park
Carrie L. Abbott
Doyle
Willbert Abbott
Ethel Reynolds
Melvin Reel
Roy Long
Thomas Rohrer
Harry Abbott
Woodrow Abbott
Maxine Mikus
Gwendolyn Wade
Estella Bussard
Carolyn Abbott
Harry Solomon
Aldeth Wade
Veteran Describes WAC Duties in Italy in 1944
Pvt George Snyder, a Washingtonian wounded in Italy, spoke at Hotel Hamilton about WAC roles. He said letters from home sustain wounded soldiers, then Army women and Nurse Corps support recovery mentally and emotionally. He noted WACs do everything in Italy except firing guns, often under enemy fire.
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George Snyder
Washingtonian
Italy
WAC
Pvt
Snyder
Hotel Hamilton
Army
Wacs
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
Birthday Dinner Honors Helen Campbell at Washington Home
A birthday dinner Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Hubert Campbell Washington arc hive honored their daughter Helen. Guests included Miss Thelma Harris Virginia Taylor Lola Johnson Marie Prinkey Mary Tucker Helen Campbell all graduate nurses of Gallinger Hospital Washington D C and Lt Donald G Campbell Navy Delaware and Nancy Ann Campbell.
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Hubert Campbell
Washington Archive
Helen
Thelma Harris
Virginia
Taylor
Lola Johnson
Marie Prinkey
Mary Tucker
Helen Campbell
Gallinger's Hospital
Washington, D. C
Algo
Donald G. Campbell
Naver
Delt
Nancy Ann Campbell
Local Personal News Highlights From Washington County
Miss Mary Schmidt returns home from Winchester after visiting her brother and sister in law. Numerous residents, including Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Gordon, F. L. Rowe, and Miss Violet Corbett, are traveling or studying away, with various visits to Rehoboth Beach, Silver Beach, and the University of Maryland. Military and hospital notes include Harold Bitner’s return to Jacksonville and several recent admissions to Washington County Hospital. Charles Howard marks his ninety first birthday.
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Mary Schmidt
North Potojmane Street
Charles Schmidt
Winchester
Violet Corbett
Hancock
University of Maryland
Charles Howard
George H. Howard
Funkstown
Washington County Hospital
John Moore
Maugansville
Barbara J. Thomas
Florida Avenue
Carleton Elwood Munson
Highland Avenue
Gloria
Wayne Shank
Clearspring
L. R. Baer
Harry Airesman
Hagerstown
Daniel N. Litton
Curtiss P. Chisister
Fairchild Avenue
Ralph Brunner
Roansboro
Another Club Dance Saturday at Fountain Head Country Club
The seventh of twelve summer subscription dances will be held at Fountain Head Country Club this Saturday night with Mary Donegan on electric organ, piano and drums. Dancing starts at 9 30 pm, likely on the club terrace if warm weather continues. guests may enjoy the music of Miss Donegan's trio before Phil Young and his orchestra fill remaining dates. Entertainment committee members include Robert M Fridinger chairman W E Murphy Robert L Powles Frank Kelley A Lesley Gardner BE Harrison Edwin F Darner and R B Mowen.
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Mary Donegan
Miss Donegan
Phil Young
Robert M. Fridinger
W. E. Murphy
Robert £. Powles
Frank Kelley
A. Lesley Gardner
BE. C.harrison
Edwin F. Darner
R. B. Mowen
Summer Fashion Book Offers 105 Color Styles
The notice advertises the Summer Fashion Book with 105 color styles. Readers are invited to send pattern requests with size numbers and their name and address, along with 16 cents per pattern and 11 cents for postage, to the Pattern Department in New York.
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Iin
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Haverstead Daily Mail
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Births Announced for Francis Homer Jr and Asa Blickenstaff Son
Mr and Mrs F Homer Miller of East Orange New Jersey announce the birth of a son Francis Homer Jr on Thursday August 10 in Newark New Jersey Mr and Mrs Asa G Blickenstaff of Middletown Route 2 announce the birth of a son at Washington County Hospital on August 14
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East Orange
N. J
Francis Homer, Jr
Newark
Asa G. Blickenstaff
Middletown
Washington County Hospital
Engagement announced for Milred Louise Wawbaker and Vaneha Arnsparger
Mrs. Mary Hawbaker of Williamsport announces the engagement of her daughter Milred Louise Wawbaker to Vaneha HB Arnsparger of Long Beach California, son of Mrs. Mabel Arnsparger. The wedding will take place in the near future.
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Mary Hawbaker
Williamsport
Mildred Louise Wawbaker
Vaneha HB. Arnsparger
Long Beach
Cal
Mabel Arnsparger
Social notes from Baltimore York and neighboring towns
Mrs. Alice Smith and daughter Vivian visit the Pen thers in Sherman avenue while Mrs. A Glenn Houck hosts. Eleanor Blessing of Xenia Ohio visits her brother and sister in Sharpsburg after completing a course at Peabody Baltimore. Mrs. Robert A Royle returns to Hotel Patterson from Cohassat Mass. Pvt Bernard B Kline reports back to Camp Jackson after a furlough with Smithsburg parents.
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Alice Smith
Vivian
Baltimore
P. C. Penther
Sherman Avenue
Eleanor Blessing
Xenia Ohio
Peabody Conservatory
Fred Remsburg
Sharpsburg
Fiedler Leads Esplanade Free Concerts in Boston Crowd
Arthur Fiedler conducts nightly Esplanade concerts in Boston drawing about 22,000 attendees weekly. The park series grew from a shell funded by a Boston donor, built by officials, then rebuilt as Hatch Shell after weather damage. Updegraff, a Hagerstown orchestra director, hopes such free music inspiration can energize a postwar revival.
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Sickowski
Toscanini
Arthur Fiedler
Boston
Magersteiner
George Updepraff
Fiedler
Mr. Updegraff
Hagerstown
al. Fiedier
Park
Boston Symphony
Esplanade
Lappans Homemakers Club Holds Family Picnic
The Lappans Homemakers' Club held its annual picnic at City Park with dinner in the North pavilion. Afternoon games awarded prizes to participants including Mrs Fay Cooper Ernest Bowman Leonard Davis Hunter Robison Bessie May Amelia Reid Vera Cunningham and many others. The next meeting is scheduled for September 13 at the Parish House.
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Lappans Homemakers’ Club
City Park
North Pavilion
Dames
Fay Cooper
Ernest Bowman
Leonard Davis
Hunter Robison
Bessie May
Amelia Reid
Vera Cunningham
Lula Barnhart
Frances Cosenus
F. A. Stever
W. F. Peyton
Wyand Rohrer
N. V. Shervin
Florence
Join May
Janet. Davis
Patsy May
Roney May
Gladys May
Dorothy Basore
Anna Cunningham
Pansy Stover
Jerry Bast, Jr
Lillian Peyton
Alta Peyton
Patsy Moser
Darline Shervin
Jackie Mumma
Stanley Mumma
J. W. Dodd
Myrtle Mumma
Ardath Mumma
Stuart Nicholas
Constance Snooks
Ardath Martin
Yvonne Peyton
Webb
Carolyn Brown
Beverly Warrenfeltz
Marvin
Donnie
Robbie Twigs
Leona Jinkins
St. Mark's Ten to Meet Wednesday Evening
The regular meeting of St. Mark's Ten will be held Wednesday evening at o'clock in the church social room. Mrs. Leona Miller and her committee will be hostesses. Classified Ada promises complete details for readers and advertisers.
Towson hostess entertains Zontians at Homewood
Mrs. Robert F. Towson hosted the Zonte Club at her country home Homewood near Smithsboro with garden flowers adorning the tables. She will shortly move to Memphis Tennessee and received a gift from the Zen tians. The next meeting is set for Monday September 11 at Hotel Hamilton.
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Zonte Club
Robert F. Towson
Homewood
Smithsboro
Towson
Memphis
Tenn
Courtney Seaman
Breda Ziegler
Esther Kaplan
Katherine Schmidt
Margaret Muljen
Nancy Ramacciotti
Madge Dermody
Cecile Luther
Alicea Edmonds
Alberta Mobley
Evelyn Luke
Althea Miller Shadrach
Mesdames
J. Alvey Long
Andrew Coffman
Alice Quick
Geary Porter
Carl Brandt
Emma Patterson
Alice Wagner
Helen Denniston
Clara W. Wachter
Nancy Frantz
Mary Garratt
Cecil Seibert
Eunice Bahann
Storks Summering in Denmark Winter on the Nile
A note on stork migration states that storks spend summers in Denmark and migrate to the Nile for winter, reflecting a seasonal bird travel pattern observed in regional wildlife reports.
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Denmark
Nile
Danzer Whitcomb Wedding Is Tonight
The wedding of Miss Anna Freeman Danzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Danzer, and Pvt. William Arthur Whitcomb Jr., will be held this evening at St John s Episcopal Church in Dedham Mass. The Rev Dr Walter Byron Stebl will officiate with Prof Roy Alexander MacMichael at the organ. Bridesmaids include Miss Alice Virginia Danzer and Miss Merle Whitcomb. junior bridesmaid Miss Mary Bester. Best man is Merrall MacNeille. ushers include Frederick Toohey George Holloway Robert Stripling and Dr John S Sisson. A reception follows at the bride’s parents home on The Terrace. Additional parties were hosted yesterday by Mr and Mrs Lawton G Brown Hotel Hamilton Mr and Mrs Sydney Bradford and Mr and Mrs Harold F Bester.
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Anna Freeman Danzer
Charles M. Danzer
William Arthur Whitcomb
Dedham Mass
St. John's Episcopal Church
Walter Byron Stebl
Roy Alexander MacMichael
Alice Virginia Danzer
Merle Whitcomb
Dedham
Mass
Mary Bester
Merrall MacNeille
Woodbine
Frederick Toohey
Philadelphia
George Holloway
Salvation Army Runs Summer Activities and Camps
The Salvation Army aided the war effort with local programs this summer. A two week Daily Vacation Bible School averaged 77 children daily. Hagerstown youths attended eight days of camping at Tomahawk West Virginia, with 21 participants and their Assistant Scoutmaster funded by the Kiwanis Club of Hagerstown. Girl Guards and Sunbeams plan camp at Camp Puhtok, Hereford Maryland, starting August 21.
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Salvation Army
Hagerstown
Tomahawk
W. Va
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Girl Guards
Sunbeams
Camn Puhtok
Hereford
Maryland
Doyle Engagement: Miss Mary Catherine Doyle to Charles Snook
Mr and Mrs Frank FE Doyle of Cavetown announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Catherine Doyle to Mr Charles Edgar Snook son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Snook of Hagerstown Route 2.
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Frank FE. Doyle
Cavetown
Mary Catherine Doyle
Charles Edgar Snook
Charles W. Snook
Hagerstown
Union Church To Have Services Thursday
E L Berger superintendent of Trinity Lutheran chapel will speak at Friendship Union church Halfway Thursday at 5 pm Community night services mark the church second anniversary on September 3 and former Sunday scholars are invited for a special program Supper given by Mr and Mrs John R Kline Smithsburg honored their son Pvt Bernard B Kline of Fort Jackson with a gathering of family and friends including Mr and Mrs George Horne Omer Miller Kenneth Kline Roger Martz Charles Clever and others
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E. L. Berger
Trinity Lutheran Chapel
Friendship Union Church
Halfway
Sp.m
John R. Kline
Smithsburg
Bernard B. Kline
Fort Jackson
George Horne
Omer Miller
Richard
Kenneth Kline
Roger Martz
Batty
George
Charles Clever
Regina
Helen Edna Barkdoll
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