Flying Book Club Certificates Presented to 148 Children
Forty Hagerstown school children read 25 or more books this summer, earning Flying Book Club certificates. An additional 108 children completed the ten book requirement, with St. Mary’s, Surrey, and Woodland Way schools winning the top school awards.
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Hagerstown
Public Library
Flying Book Club
St. Mary's School
Surrey
Woodland Way Elementary
St. Mary's
Evelyn Boschert
Richard Boschert
Audrey Clark
Rollin Devine
Wanda Lee Devine
Beverly Ford
Allan Hollar
Mary Hollar
James Mullenix
Mary C. Niner
Frank Spielman
William Stadtmiller
Susanna Geary
Eileen Gerkins
Michael Monahan
Connie Ryan
James Sanders
Doris Tingle
Joseph Breichner
Mary Breichner
Tommy Clark
Audrey
Mable Clatterbuck
Annie
Frank Corsi
Patsy Dunham
Ruth Ford
Mary Gabe
Linda
Lawn Party Marks Daughter's Twelfth Birthday Celebration
Mrs Beulah G Martin hosted a lawn party at her West Side Avenue home in honor of her daughter Maureen Martin who turned twelve. Guests included Elanor McMillen Janice Fleagle Joyce Mose Dorothy Johnson Jean Harshman Marie Naussear Irene Mose Georgia Jane Barbara McMillen Fred Williar and many others. Watermelon was served after games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah G. Martin
West Side Avenue
Maureen Martin
Elanor McMillen
Janice Fleagle
Joyce Mose
Dorothy Johnson
Jean Harshman
Marie Naussear
TBE
Irene Mose
Georgia Jane
Barbara McMillen
Fred Williar
Paul Wiles
Kenneth Ridge
Irvin Shaw
Ames Iseminger
William McMill
Surprise Social Honors Inez Barr On Nineteenth Birthday
Virginia Kinsey and Joyce Kinsey hosted a surprise party for Inez Barr honoring her nineteenth birthday. Guests included Jessie Becker Phyllis Becker Jean Jack Nancy Berr Frank Barr Lois Bowers Billy Covall Mary Rudy Helen Rouzee Doris Hartman Jerry Ticks Ruth Jaynes Ruth Warner Carrie Mowen Janet Mowen Staida Kinsey Susan Kinsey June Lushbaugh Albert Munson Ruth Munson Beauford Munson Gilbert Kinsey Lillian Rider Louise Rasmusson Peggy Troupe Lillian Wasson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Les Kinsey
Joyce Kinsey
Inez Barr
Jessie
Phyllis Becker
Jean
Jack
Nancy Berr
Frank Barr
Lois Bowers
Billy Covall
Mary Rudy
Helen
Terry Rouzee
Doris Hartman
Jerry
Gerald Ticks
Ruth Marie Jaynes
Ruth
Jane Warner
Carrie
Janet Mowen
Staida Kinsey
Susan Kinsey
June Lushbaugh
Albert
Ruth Munson
Beauford Munson
Gilbert Kinsey
Lillian Rider
Louise Rasmusson
Peggy Troupe
Lillian Wasson
Local Personal Notices Roundup of Visits and Travel
Residents and visitors mingle across towns with many returning home from trips and short leaves. Lt. Homer E. Rowland resumes studies at Princeton after a Virginia Avenue visit with parents. Families report vacations in Atlantic City and Ocean City while others travel to New York and Norfolk for brief stays. Newcomers visit relatives in Pinesburg Harrisburg and Roanoke as hospital patient Paul E. Miller receives care in Norfolk Navy hospital. Households share weekend guests at Green Ridge State Forest and Walnut addresses as hospital admissions and recuperation appear in Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer E. Rowland
USNR
Princeton University
Harvey P. Rowland
Virginia Avenue
Birth Announced for Hurd Family of Bridgeport
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hurd of Bridgeport announce the birth of a son at their home on August 24 in the presence of family and friends. The ceremony adds a new member to the local household with well wishes from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Corderman
Nelson
West Washington Street
Clarence Hurd
Bridgeport
Dinner Party Honors Upcoming Marriage in Hagerstown
Mr and Mrs Glenn Sensenbaugh hosted a dinner party at their Hagerstown route 1 home to honor Miss Ann ette Winters and Robert Winders whose marriage is planned for Saturday.
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Glenn Sensenbaugh
Hagerstown
Annette Winters
Robert Winders
Miss Norcross Weds Maj Hanson at Chanute Field
Major Henry W. A. Hanson of the Army Air Corps, formerly of this city, married Miss Isabel Mullin Norcross on August 18 at Chanute Field Illinois. Mrs Norcross is a Dickinson College and Dickinson Seminary graduate. Hanson, a Dauphin County lawyer and Gettysburg College alumnus, will reside at Rose Manor near Chanute Field.
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Henry W. A. Hanson
Army Air Corps
Chanute Field
Ilinois
Isabel Mullin Norcross
Wilbur Norcross
Dr. Norcross
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Hanson
Dickinson Seminary
Williamsport
Pi Beta Phi
Hagerstown
Dauphin County
Gettysburg College
Law School of
Dickinson
Gettysburg
Rose Manor
Miss Hopkins Wedding Held to Floyd Cavender
Mr and Mrs Archie Hopkins announce the marriage of daughter Miss Mary Jane Hopkins to Mr Floyd Cavender on August 10 in this city. Mrs Cavender graduated Gleatspring high school in June and finished a summer course at Columbia Business College. Cavender is stationed at Camp Maxey Texas with the army.
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Archie Hopkins
Mary Jane Hopkins
Floyd Cavender
C. E. Cavender
Harpers Ferry
Cavender
Gleatspring High School
Columbia Business College
Camp Maxey
Tex
Army
Picnic Supper By Sorority Chapter Honors Members
The XI Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a picnic supper at the swimming pool park this week with members present including Mrs Crown Q Diehl sponsor Mrs Dorothy Buys director and members Mary and Margaret Schnebley Catherine Shaffer Larue Kitzmiller Dorothy Over Mary Louise Yountz Ruth Rudy Ana Gruber Margaretha Stroud Evelyn Crawford Rebecca Yowell Dorothy Snyder Mabel Winger Mabel Zentmyer and Vivian Wilkes The Cavetown Homemakers Club met at Edgemont hosted by Mrs Jesse Fishack with joint hostess Mrs Earl Bowman The English lesson was led by Mrs Hugh Warrenfeltz and project demonstrators staged a skit on preserving Vitamin C.
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Beta Sigma Phil
Crown Q. Diehl
Dorothy Buys
Mary and Margaret Schnebley
Catherine Shaffer
Larue Kitzmiller
Dorothy Over
Mary Louise Yountz
Ruth Rudy
Ana Gruber
Margaretha Stroud
Evelyn Crawford
Rebecca Yowell
Dorothy Snyder
Mabel Winger
Mabel Zentmyer
Vivian Wilkes
Cavetown
Jesse Fishack
Edgemont
Earl Bowman
Summer fashion pattern catalogue from Hagerstown Daily Mail
Dress details highlight flattering neckline and princess seams for size 36 No 2615 requires 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Pattern costs 16 cents and includes sewing guide. Print name address and state plainly with zone number. Summer Fashion Book offers 175 color styles, limited supply, mail to Pattern Department, Hagerstown Daily Mail, 121 W 19th St, New York NY.
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Hagherstown Daily Mail
New York
N.Y
Local diary spans ships, parades and oddities of the week
A Washington County reader recounts a Philadelphia visit with sights from submarines to a British battleship under repair and a Father Divine parade. The week also covers new publications OPM and Seventeen, veteran tales of cigarette holders, a stag party with Bahaman singers, river picnics near Mt Alto Park, odd restaurant tokens, and quirky local incidents including a duck in the hen house and a ruined lima bean canning batch.
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Antietam
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Washington County
Philadelphia
Father Divine
Evangelist
OPM
Air Corps
Aleutians
South Pacific
Mt. Alto Park
Pennsylvania
Downsville Group Presents Mom's Birthday Play
The Downsville Christian Church Young People's Organization will stage the missionary drama Mom's Birthday Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Set in an upstairs Storm residence room on Mrs Storm's birthday, the scene centers on the Storm family awaiting Philip who has just returned from China where he served as an army pilot. The cast includes Mrs Storm Lupa Artz Mildred Storm Nancy Baker Phyllis Storm Virginia Clark Philip Storm Joe Porterfield and Virginia Mason as the telephone operator.
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China
Young People’s Organization of the
Downsville
Mildred Storm
Nancy Baker
Phyllis Storm
Virginia Clark
Philip Storm
Joe Porterfield
Virginia Mason
Books In Print At Washington County Library
The weekly display lists The Letters Of Alexander Woollcott and a mix of new titles. Readings span history by Beard, biographies, World War era drama, and novels from Gann to Nye. Local note: Mr and Mrs Burkhart host Soldier Pfc Shoop on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Woollcott
Washington County
Berlin
Maxwell Anderson
Africa
Sicily
Rommel
von Arnim
Ralph Washington Sockman
Southern Methodist University
Sy Ernest Gann
Canada
Elizabeth Yates
New Hampshire
Thomas B. Costain
Francis Ellery
The
Tablet
Arnold Burkhart
Leitersburg
Pfc
William Shoop
Secretarial Glove Extends From Hagerstown College Grad
Miss Agnus Griffiths, a Stenotypist, lands a secretarial post in the Office of the Advisor on Selective Service at Fairchild Aircraft Division. Four stenotypists secured positions this week with salaries at least 1500 yearly. Hagerstown Business College notes rising demand for graduates. Fall term begins Sept 5. 24 students already enrolled in stenotype secretarial course. Phone 2670 for information.
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Hagerstown Business College
Agnus Griffiths
Advisor On Selective Service
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Griffith
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