Elks Leave for Tri State Convention in Crisfield Md
A large group of Hagerstown Elks and their spouses travel to Crisfield Maryland for the annual Tri State Convention from August 27 to 30. The program includes tours to seafood plants and Makepeace house, street dancing, vaudeville, a crab feast, cabaret, street parade and grand ball, with local members listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Calvert Khartle
E. Leister Mobley
B. Prather
John E. Franca
Frank Kaiss
Harry J. English
James Ray
Clifford Harbaugh
Mr. McAllister
Frank Schleigh
Irvin Surder
Bruce Hoffman
Robert Lawrence
Frank Gallagher
Harry A. Shafer
Charles W. Miller
Leonard Detrow
Harry Fenast
Wakefoosa Dudley Wedding Is Today
Aliss Winifred E Wakefoosa of Cumberland and Sordon C Dudley of this city marry today at 3 00 PM at Mr Dudley s home 1205 Hamilton boulevard Rev Walter Byron Stehl performs ceremony before families and close friends A reception follows. The bride wears white georgette with train and veil, carries sweet heart roses. The wedding party includes Matron of honor Mrs James Dudley and best man Mr James Dudley. After, couple will reside here and honeymoon in New England and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliss Winifred E. Wakefoosa
Cumberland
Eb, B. Blume
James Dudley
G. F. Rossworn
Celanese Corp
Dudley
Hagerstown
Dixie Press, Inc
New England States
Canada
Social and Personal Highlights From Williamsport
Miss Mary Startzman and Miss Jane Martin return home after two weeks at the World's Fair and Rehoboth Beach. Mrs. C. L. Jennings and son Ralph of Norfolk visit friends in Williamsport. Various residents report travels to Atlantic City, Shenandoah, Chicago, and New York, with several families and guests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Startzman
Jane Martin
Highlands Way
Fair and Rehobeth Beach
C. L. Jennings
Ralph
Norfolk, Va
Ralph Bowman
David Bowman
New York City
Alice Weagley Wagner
Irvin Cirele
J. A. Comerer
Martha and
Genevieve
Ethel Meredith
Robert, Foltz
Helen
Bobby
Elsie Russell
Atlantic City
Labor Day Dance at DeMolay Convention in Maryland
The seventh annual Maryland State Conclave of the Order of De Molay will feature a Labor Day evening dance in Hagerstown on September 3 and 4 with the George Washington Hotel Orchestra of Winchester Virginia providing music. The event includes the final Miss De Molay of Maryland competition, with local contestant Doris Ford and a prize from prominent local judges. Station WIET will broadcast the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Molay
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Maryland
Doris Ford
Guilford Avenue
Hagerstown
WIET
Shook Hovis Family Reunion at Forest Park Hanover Pa
Hundreds attended the third annual Shook Hovis reunion at Forest Park Hanover Pennsylvania with officers elected including James Hovis president and B G Shook vice president. A basket lunch followed a large program of songs solos duets and prayers with many from Hagerstown listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shook-Hovis
Forest Park
Hanover
James Hovis
B. G. Shook
Oscar Ramsburg
Mildred Schaffer
George Shook
Mae Fouche
Annabelle May
Dora Shook
James Shook
Wayne McCollister
Waynesboro
Robert Wayne Henning
Thurmont
Frank Hovis
D. E. Shook
Ohio
Norma Speigler
Hagerstown
Shook
Mertit Henning
Hovis
Minerva Shook
Baltimore
E. G. Shook
C. M. Fouche
Luther Kershner
Jane Arnsparger
Albert Schlotterbeck
Ralph Hovis
Rose Marie
William Hovis
Paul Shook
Bernice Nott
Ray Shook
Katie Kershner
Phyllis
Imogene
Wayne McAllister
H. A. Barnhart
Kirk Barnhart
D. H. Barnhart
Natalie Barnhart
Harry Miller
Harry Kreitz
Alice Wagaman
Walter Shook
John R. Tenney
Paul Spickler
Rayetta
Bobby
L. W. Bender
Lorraine
Blossom
Mehrle Hovis
W. G. Arnsparger
W. F. Hovis
Paul Hovis
Harry
They're Not What They Seem No lawyer Mrs Winn Admitted
Atlanta lawyer Mrs Helen Winn was admitted to the bar after three postponements tied to the births of Sanford eight weeks Frederick two and Patricia five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Winning
Atlanta
Sanford
Frederick
Patricia
Summer Season Of Band Concludes At City Park
The Hagers town Band wrapped up the summer season with a well attended concert at City Park. Wilford Dean and Richard Hannon doubled as cornet duet on Nip and Tuck while George Buys conducted Losey March Gloria by request. The program featured Ketelbey pieces Gypsy Lad Sweethearts and Auld Lang Syne as the ensemble thanked friends for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Wilford J. Dean
Richard M. Hannon
Sargent
Dean
Hannon
George Buys
Peter Buys
College heads speak on Sunday service
In the pastor’s absence Rev. A M Dixon was away in Sun Valley Pa conducting a revival. The Church of the Brethren pulpit was filled Sunday morning by Rev. A C Baugher dean of Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown Pa. In the evening Dr Calvert Ellis of Juniata College preached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Dixon
Sun Valley
Church of the Brethren
A. C. Baugher
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown
Calvert Ellis
Juniata College
Texas Produces Forty Percent World Pecan Crop
Texas leads global pecan production, accounting for about 40 percent of the world crop. The feat highlights Texas orchards, agricultural methods, and market impact on prices and supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Winners at Playground Craft Contest At W T Grant Store
The W T Grant Store announced winners in the city playground craftwork contest. Awards go to Margaret Cochran first owl book ends Harold English second clay head model Donald Clopper third motor boat Bud English fourth head model of Mark Twain Virginia Canfield fifth burlap purse Gloria Smith sixth key case Page Gearhart seventh reed tray. Winning crafts were chosen by popular vote after last week’s exhibit. Field Day, biggest event of the playground season, drew 400 children to City Park with various games and sports events and multiple class winners including Henneberger, Barnhart, Barr, Daw son, and Reese among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T.grant
City Playground
Margaret Cochran
Harold English
Donald Clopper
Bud English
Mark Twain
Virginia Canfield
Gloria Smith
Page Gearhart
Joe Henneberger
Henneberger
Memmal
Vic Barnhart
Barnhart
Merbert Coberly
Eva Barr
Lester and
Harne
Keedy
Barr
John Dawson
Robert Reese
Zimmerman
Quoits
Fay Baker
Lois Stonebraker
Checkers
Prizes Awarded at Williamsport Festival
The Williamsport Memorial Library Association held a festival Saturday night awarding prizes. Winners received country ham, a permanent wave donated by The Looking Glass, cord wood from Mrs. Albert Leaf, half-ton coal by Victor Cushwa and Sons, and other gifts including a prize from J. L. Penner and S. M. Newton in Williamsport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport Memorial Library Association
Country Ham
S. M. Newton
East Antietam Street
This City
Looking Glass
J. L. Penner
Albert Leaf
G. L. Tedrich
Victor Cushwa
Rachel Wine Magoutas
Williamsport
Cunningham Family Reunion At Williamsport Community Park
A Cunningham family reunion gathered at Community Park in Williamsport. Attendees included Rev. Lester Myers, numerous Cunninghams and Davises, McNalls, Millers, Lowmans, Metz, Owers, and others, with extended relatives named in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Cunningham
Williamsport
Lester Myers
Nina Davis
William McNall
Fred Cunningham
Arthur Cunningham
Russel Metz
Roy Miller
Samuel Lowman
Lawrence Cunningham
Daniel Davis
Raymond Davis
Joyd Owers
Kenneth
Charles
Irvin Davis
Viela
Theda
Gladys
Billy McNall
Thelma
Junior Cunningham
Edmund
Daniel
Junior
Carlotta Cunningham
Maryin Cunningham
Lawrence
Catherine
Betty Metz
Elmore
Phyllis
Grace
Larry Miller
Robbie
Larry Lowman
Nancy Lee Cunningham
Virginia
Vernon Davis
Peggy
Betty Davis
Johnny Weed
Carrie Cra‘nise
Gladys Mason
William Wilburn
Roy Stout
Harry Bovers
Farewell party for Brownsville pastor and family
The B Y P D of the Church of the Brethren in Brownsville held a farewell reception for Rev and Mrs Henry C Hiller and family as he leaves in September after three years to take a pastorate in Luray Virginia. Hymns were sung, Bible quotes shared, a Bible quiz conducted, and friends formed a circle. The Ellers were honored with a purse while reading, musical selections, and refreshments closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Brownsville
Henry C. Hiller
Eller
Luray
Virginia
Rose Nichols
Louella Younkins
Phil Hatcher
Hinds
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ELKS
Crisfield
City Park
John A. Ridenour
John Kern
Fairground Avenue
Kern
Harry A. Flohr
Lillian Flohr
Chas. Schildt
Margaret
Mary Lewise
Paul Schildt
Clarence Lidie
Albert
Billy
Donnie
Rose Ann
Washington
Rose Ann Diehl
Pittsburgh
Donna Snyder
Ruth Feigley
Gerald
Mildred Evans
Carol
Vera
June
Ridenour
Richard
Harold
Harry A. Ridenour
Doris Dubel
Eleanor Phillips
City
Bible's Free For
Arrow Service
Arrow Shoe
Weat
Washington Street
Katherine Henson
Hillary Henson
South Cannon Avenue
A. M. Gaines
Washington Avenue
Shenandoah, Va
Edward S. Conley and Son
Harold C. Steffey
Dolly
W. S. Steffey
Solomon’s Island
Benjamin Atwood
Raven Heights
Front Royal, Va
Margaret E. Little
Annapolis
L M. Wertz
Broadway
W. Norman Reed
Charles Barker
W. Hamilton Smith
W. H. Smith
East Ruin Avenue
Camp Red Cloud
Plattsburg, N. Y
Charles F. Strole
Oak Hil Avenue
Shenandoah River
P. K. Smith
Joan
Mover
Atlantc City
Nellie Wilson
North Locust Street
A. B. Melester
Scranton
Jack Speer
Milton Rothman
Harry Warner, Jr
Bryant Place
Robert Nicklas
Reynolds Avenue
Carroll Smith
Carlisle Hospital
Shippensburg
Thomas Hardinge
Sally Anne
Hannah
Tommy
South Prospect Street
Gloucester Banks
Thomas Dawson
Rockville
S. M. Hebb
Hebb Motor Company
Funkstown
Nash Auto
Chicago
Kenosha, Wis
Samuel S. Wachter
W. P. Wachter
Oklahoma City
Wachter
Maryland Casualty Company
Kathleen Myers
Hager Street
H. M. Foreman
Joyce Foreman
East Franklin Street
C. J. Nanamaker
Enola
Harrisburg
Hershey
Mary Ridenour
Church Street
George O. Funkhouser
North Avenue
Ventnor
Ernest F. Poole
Oak Hill Avenue
Chalfonte-Haddon Hall
Paul E. Keefer
Wayside Avenue
Pocono Mountains
Mary Callanan
Roanoke, Va
D. S. McClain
Winter Street
McClain-Hyde
R. O. Clevidence
Sunbury, Pa
Lawrence A. Free
Mr. Free
East Baltimore Baptist Church
Mis. Lilah C. Ross
Smithsburg
York, Pa
Mary Jenkins
Mary E. McCann
Cannon Avenue
Wolfinger
Harry E. Fiery
South Potomac Street
American Legion
Oscar Line
Keedysville
Friends
Washington County Hospital
Martha Doub
Sarah Louise Doub
Tacoma Park
Ethel Foltz
Hilda Warner
Williamsburg
Richmond
William FE. Moore
West Washington Street
Chesapeake Bay
Oneqrmal
Ease Ey Ohoes A. F. Miller
Chiropodist
Public Square
Troy Laundry
August Furniture SE
Dorothy Dermody
Beauty Culture
N. Potomac St
Sarah Palfrey Fabian
Kay
Brookline, Mass
Doris Dudley
Potomac Avenue
Vanity Fair
Gale's Beauty Salon
West
Aassified
Ruby Huling
Battle Creek
Cunningham
Citizen’s & Goldie’s
Washington ST
Maidstone
Maidstone, Inc. Home Furnishers and Interior Decorators
Summit Ave
Hagerstown, Md
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