Shopping For Wacs Needs Simple, Practical Gifts
WACS stationed in eleven foreign countries want practical Christmas gifts. Stationery with initials, six-cent airmail stamps, and standard classics top the list. Practical comforts include sheer hose, slips, house coats, slippers, and skirt hangers. Avoid alarms clocks and fragile or hard to ship items. Identification bracelets, leather frames, sunglasses, gloves, and handbags are useful but hard to obtain overseas. Scrapbooks risk censorship and should be avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WACS
France
England
Italy
Africa
Egypt
India
Australia
New Caledonia
New Guinea
Hawaii
Labrador
Army
Best Intention Post Library
Red Cross Club
Anyonc
Nisgen Huts
Post Office Department
Post Exchange
Births Reported for Two Local Families
Mr and Mrs Vernon Thomas of 444 West Franklin announce the birth of a daughter at Washington County Hospital on August 23. Mr and Mrs Leonard C Shron shire of 31 West Franklin announce a daughter born on August 24 at Washington County Hospital.
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Vernon Thomas
West Franklin Street
Washington County Hospital
Leonard C. Shronshire
Marriage Licenses Reported In Several Maryland Cities
Joseph M Kinzer aged 18 of Williamsport and Catherine V Burger aged 17 of Hagerstown. Robert S Winders 29 of H Anne Winters 24 of Smithsburg. Clarence A Lewis 42 of Ada B Weathers 28 of Hagerstown listed for marriage licenses in this week’s notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Kinzer
Williamsport
Catherine V. Burger
Hagerstown
Robert S. Winders
H. Annette Winters
Smithshburg
Clarence A. Lewis
Ada B.weathers
Local Personal Notes Reflect Hospitals and Travel
Personal items list residents of this city and nearby areas: Mrs. C. H. Gerkins travels to Cumberland after her father Thomas Farrell dies. Bernice Beaver improves after Johns Hopkins treatment. Pfc. Burgesser returns to Camp San Luis Obispo. Orpha June Stouffer visits relatives in Pittsburgh. Virginia Robinson Bogert honored at a September tea in Baltimore. Paul L. Palmer leaves Camp Barkeley after furlough. Cpl. Burgesser on leave from Boca Raton Field visits Cavetown and Rochester. Lois Bowers, Mary Rudy, and Billie Covall vacation in Atlantic City. Henneberger and Edward Rowland stay at Richfield in Atlantic City. Bell family hosts guests from Solomon's, Rockville, Baltimore. Mrs. C. F. Martz hospitalized at Maryland General after major operation. Mrs. Robert McL. Smith visiting Berkeley Springs. Mrs. William D. Byron to Williamsport. Trumrower vacationing at Rehoboth Beach. Cadet Margaret Donegan vacationing with mother before Wildwood trip.
Coupie Will Be Honored Tonight At Funkstown Reception
Mr and Mrs Ira T Angie host a reception in Funkstown to honor their son in law Pfc Ray K Henninger and Mrs Henninger who wed August 20 at St Pauls Lutheran church Funkstown The couple plans to report to Hays Kansas where Henninger is stationed Union with Marie Angle Audrey Angle maid of honor details of schooling and former employments included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira T. Angie
Funkstown
Pfc
Ray K. Henninger
Henninger
Marie E. Angle
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Raymond Miller
Audrey Angle
Hays
Kans
Army
Landis Tool Company
Ray C. Henninger
Greencastle
Williamsport High School
Federal Savings and Loan Office
Detroit Wedding Of Miss Batchelor And Mr Walker
A wedding will be held at Gesu church Detroit on Tuesday September 5 at 1130 a m. Miss Mary Batchelor will wed Mr John Joseph Walker. Invitations are issued by Mr and Mrs Clarence Henry Batchelor of Detroit. Miss Batchelor has visited here with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Carl K Stonebraker. her mother is the former Dora Jane McMillen of Hagerstown.
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Gesu
Detroit
Mary Batchelor
John Joseph Walker
Clarence Henry Batchelor
Batchelor
Carl K. Stonebraker
Dora Jane McMillen
Hagerstown
Seven Local Girls Attend Mountain Lake Camp
Seven girls from Zion Reformed and Evangelical church attend the summer session at Mountain Lake Leadership Training camp in Fausettsburg Pennsylvania. Named participants are Janet Everline Caroline Patterson Ellen Schwartz Jane Strevig Christine and Joanne Troupe. Dorothy Sowter serves as camp counsellor.
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Zion Reformed and Evangelical Church
Mountain Lake
Fausettsburg, Pa
Janet Everline
Caroline Patterson
Ellen Schwartz
Jane Strevig
Christine
Joanne Troupe
Dorothy Sowter
Local Admissions and Visits Highlight Washington County Hospital Notes
Recent admissions include Mrs. Clifford Meyers and Mrs. J. C. Willson among others in Washington County. Visitors and travelers include Mr. and Mrs. Brewer L. Stouffer in Washington, D C with daughter Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. Leo H. DeLauder vacationing at Rehobeth Beach Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Hospital
Clifford Meyers
Church Street
J. C. Willson
Glenside Avenue
William N. Buchanan
North Prospect Street
Barbara E. Sprecher
North Cleveland Avenue
Thomas Heard
North Locust Street
Esther Grace Powell
Kauffman Avenue
Joseph Karl Moser
Rohrersville
Leslie Widmyer
Berkeley Springs
Ida L. Lehman
Hagerstown
Richard Dees
Blue Ridge Summit
Leo H. DeLauder
Guilford Avenue
Rehobeth Beach
Del
Reunion of Western Maryland men held in London
Six service members from Cumberland, Frederick, and Hagerstown attended a postwar reunion at the American Red Cross Mostyn Club in London, delayed by wartime pressures and leave shortages. Lt. David H. Murrie, Cpl. John F. Zimmerman, and Cpl. Raymond E. Shifler were among the attendees, with Shifler noted as the sole local representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
American Red Cross Mostyn Club
London
Stars and Stripes
Cumberland
Frederick
Hagerstown
Native Sons
England
The
Alleghanys
John F. Zimmerman
David H. Murrie
Raymond E
Conference Opens Next Week In Hagerstown
The Church of the Brethren will host the Southeastern Region annual conference in Hagerstown with several hundred delegates from churches south of the Mason-Dixon Line to Florida and west through West Virginia and Tennessee. Opening at 3:00 PM Wednesday, with final service Friday night, leaders from Elgin and Washington DC will speak. The public may attend all sessions. a children's workers conference precedes the main event at Hotel Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Hagerstown
Mason-Dixon Line
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
West Virginia
Tennessee
Desmond Bittinger
Patterson
Paul Minnich Robinson
Birthday Surprise For 10114 East Wilson Resident
Mrs Arminta Fox aged 75 received a surprise birthday party at her home on Wednesday. Guests included Eston Fox Nelson Lowell and Linda Fox E B Mentzer Mary Lou Hartle Jeffry H Russell Fox E Edward Fox and Sara Lou, plus family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arminta Fox
East Wilson Boulevard
Eston Fox
Nelson, Lowell
Linda Fox
EB. K. Mentzer
Mary Lou Hartle
Jeffry
H. Russell Fox
E. Edward Fox
Sara Lou
WAVE Program Presents Songs by Morton Downey Voice
The WAVES program on WAVE tonight features Morton Downey Jimmy Lytell and David Ross with host Isabelle Crane discussing the Women’s Reserve of the Navy. The 9:15 to 9:30 p m show is a weekly transcribed recruiting segment with celebrity guest contributions.
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Morton Downey
Jimmy Lytell
David Ross
Downey
Isabelle Crane
the Navy
The
WAVES
Vocalist Will Appear At USO Dance At YMCA USO
Betty Lou Stambaugh, former Baltimore Opera performer, will sing as soloist at intermission during the weekly Saturday night YMCA USO dance. She is visiting relatives Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Semler. Refreshments served by Mrs. George Hornbaker and supper planned for Tuesday August 29 at 6 pm. Army Mothers Club hostesses at open house. Queen Esther Chapter will serve breakfast. Junior hostesses attend Cascade USO club dance Wednesday.
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Y.m.c.a.-Uso
Betty Lou Stambaugh
Baltimore Opera Company
Stambaugh
Edwin H. Semler
George Hornbaker
Army Mothers Club
Queen Esther Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Cascade Uso Club
Hagerstown Man Recalls Guam Capture After Pearl Harbor
Clyde Gray aged 64, once a Baltimore Sun writer who reported Guam’s first capture, lived in Hagerstown after Pearl Harbor. A former airplane spotter at Municipal Airport, he is a Spanish-American War veteran who witnessed Guam’s fall while en route to Manila, though he did not fight there.
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Clyde Gray
Guam
Baltimore Sun
Hagerstown
Gray
Manilla
Deliverance in Extremity Sermon at St Pauls Church
The Rev. Dr. F. Berry Plummer will preach Deliverance in Extremity at the 9 o clock morning service at St Pauls United Brethren Church Franklin and Locust streets with Mrs. Alton B Geesey as organist and Forrest Rogers as soloist. The Sunday school meets at 9 with Merrill K Baker assisting. After the service Plummer proceeds to Martinsburg to preach at Second United Brethren Church at 11 and dedicate a recently acquired parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Berry Plummer
St. Paul's United Brethren Church
Franklin and Locust Streets
Alton B. Geesey
Forrest Rogers
Merrill K. Baker
Plummer
Martinsburg
Second United Brethren Church
Joseph Collis
Guest Speaker Langrall to Speak at Howard Street Church
Dr. C. B. Langrall superintendent of the Hagerstown district will speak at Howard Street Methodist Church at 9 a m Sunday with the pastor Rev C J Hoover in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Langrall
Hagerstown
Howard Street Methodist Church
C. J. Hoover
Williamsport Homemakers Club Picnic Supper
The Williamsport Homemakers Club held a picnic supper at Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nichols home on Wednesday evening with swimming and games. Attendees included Mrs. Norman McCardell Mary Nell Harsh Mr and Mrs Howard Grove Jo Ann Dottie Dickie Grove Mrs Joe Reichard Miss Ann Webb Mrs C M Potterfield Lee Potterfield Rev and Mrs Cyril Hoover Mrs R G Hoffman John Hoover Mrs J B Fleming Miss Rena Corby Mrs W C Huddle Mr and Mrs E P Eyler Mrs Marshall Moore Ann Moore Mr and Mrs Namis Downs Mrs W W Newcomer Betsy Newcomer Peggy Howard Mr and Mrs D K Poole Rachel Willis and T H Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport Homemakers Club
Ernest Nichols
Norman McCardell
Mary Nell Harsh
Howard Grove
Jo Ann
Dottie
Dickie Grove
Joe Reichard
Ann Webb
C. M. Potterfield
Lee Potterfield
Cyril Hoover
R. G. Hoffman
John Hoover
J. B. Fleming
Rena Corby
W. C. Huddle
E. P. Eyler
Marshall Moore
Ann Moore
Namis Downs
W. W. Newcomer
Betsy Newcomer
Peggy Howard
D. K. Poole
Rachel Willis
T. H. Nichols
Farewell Party For Navy Enlisting Son Of The Cooks
Mr and Mrs R B Cook hosted a Thursday farewell in honor of their son entering the navy today while another son W L Cook already serves. Guests included Mr and Mrs J W Frederick Mrs W M Miller Mrs Norma Shrader Mrs G W Andrey Dorothey Frederick Norma I Thra der Mary ooseph and Ja Cook Mr and Mrs Robert Cook and their children James and Ma in and T W Peters.
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R. B. Cook
Navy
W. L. Cook
J. W. Federick
W. M. Miller
Nma Shrader
G. W. Andrey Dorothey Frederick
Norma
Thrader
Mary
Ooseph
Ja. Cook
Robert Cook
James and
Ma. ,N
T. W. Peters
Chorus to Be Here at two Washington events
The Minor Melody Chorus of Friendship Baptist Church Washington DC will perform at Asbury Methodist Church on Sunday with concerts at 3 and 8 pm A silver offering will be taken and collected.
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Friendship Baptist Church
Washington, D. C
Asbury Methodist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Mail
M. M. Pennington
Glick’s
Kreider & Ephrata
Glick’s Shoe Store
Washington Bt
Pope’s School of Hair Dressing and Beauty Culture
C. H. Gerkins
Avalon Avenue
Thomas Farrell
Bernice Beaver
George Beaver
Winter Street
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Robert E. Burgesser
C. Lester Burgesser
Cavetown
Camp San Luis Obispo
Cal
Orpha June Stouffer
Summit Avenue
Pittsburgh
Harry H. Bogert, Jr
Chevy Chase
Virginia Robinson Bogert
Baltimore
Chase Ridgely
Paul L. Palmer
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Mrs. Palmer
Cpl
Charles K. Burgesser
Boca Raton Field
Fla
Rochester
N.Y
Lois Bowers
Mary Rudy
Billie Covall
This City
Atlantic City
Ralph Henneberger
Edward Rowlahd
Keller B. Bell
Kemp’s
Joseph Love
Virginia
Joan
Solomon's, Md
Watson Phillips
Rockville
Charles E. Downey
Lee
Patricia
Houston L. Bell
Houston, Jr
C. F. Martz
Pine Street
Maryland General Hospital
Robert McL. Smith
South Prospect Street
W. Va
William D. Byron
Washington
Edward Trum Rower
Margaret Donegan
Mercy Hospital
Michael L. Donegan
E. F. Ahern
Wildwood Beach
New Jersey
War Ponns A. Md
Hays & Bros, Inc
San
W. Washington ST
Everly
Millinery Department
Brewer L. Stouffer
North Avenue
Ann
Vermont
Mrs. C
Hottel and Son
Douglas
Bryan Place
Luray
Front Royal
Ed. Thurston
Barbara
West Side Avenue
York, Pa
RAF
R. E. Shifler
Keedysville
Church of Brethren
Hill & Dale
Bikkle
Rtn
USO
Bon Tor
Williamsport Club
Zenith
Helene Curtis
Zotos Lustron
Anthony’s Beauty Salon
Professional Arts Bidg
Joan Kenley
Potommhe
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