Social Club Personal Notes From Washington And Beyond
Mrs. Lewis Mundey confined to home with neuritis. Rexburg visitor Ralph Griffin returns home from Nancy R. Anthony in Hagerstown. Mrs. Blair Nichols and son Stuart visiting Washington. Benjamin C. Willis spent yesterday in Baltimore. Register of Wills Harry Newcomer confined to East Washington Street with grippe. Mrs. Harry E. Snyder ill with grippe. Mrs. Donald Mintzer to arrive home from California. Captain and Mrs. Lou Peyton back from Florida honeymoon. Tom Harding back on South Prospect Street. Mrs. Merle Martin back at McGuire General Hospital after an 8 day furlough. Charles F. Strole and Merle Potter back from hunting trip in Queen Anne's County. Mrs. R. F. Hook and Beverly return from New York City trip visiting the Abbotts. Mr. Abbott the composer of Five Salted Peanuts. Mrs. Herbert S. Crocker of Denver visiting daughter Helen Wagner. C. Fay Cooper home with grippe. Mrs. Henry Holzapfel spent Thursday in Baltimore on library business. Miss Norma Parks and Miss Sylvia Parks spending Christmas with parents on Oak Hill Avenue. Comdr. William Newcomer and Miss Mary Gallagher spending weekend with Newcomer parents. Mrs. Carl H. Brandt hosted a tea. Sylvia Antoinette Parks returns home for Christmas holidays from Harcum College.
Discharges From Washington County Hospital List Names
Patients recently discharged from the Washington County Hospital include Mrs Raymond Kimball Linwood Road Mrs Jessie XN Lesher Linganore Avenue Jack Shrader Summer Street Joyce Dayhoff Smithsburg Mrs Glenn L Detrow Boonsboro and Mrs James E Tritle Chambersburg Route 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Hospital
Raymond Kimball
Linwood Road
Jessie XN. Lesher
Linganore Avenue
Jack Shrader
Summer Street
Joyce Dayhoff
Smithsburg
Glenn L. Detrow
Boonsboro
James E. Tritle
Chambersburg
Return of Corporal Spessard to Camp Lee VA
Corporal Martin Spessard has returned to Camp Lee Virginia after spending several days with his parents Mr and Mrs Claude Hartile Spessard in Hagerstown Route 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Martin Spessard
Camp Lee
Claude Hartile Spessard
Hagerstown
Route 3
Fountain Head Dance Planned by Fairchild Aircraft
The Inspection Department of Fairchild Aircraft will host a semi annual dance at Fountain Head Heights on Saturday night with dancing from 9 to 12. Mary Donegan will provide the music. Donald Baumgardner will perform a Laurel and Hardy imitation. E. D. Linn is chairman. Guests of honor include Philip I. Hart W. A. Shuping and C. P. La Velle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Fountain Head Heights
Mary Donegan
Donald Baumgardner
Laurel and Hardy
E. D. Linn
Philip I. Hart
W. A. Shuping
C. P. la Velle
J C s Give Dance At Fountain Head
The Junior Chamber of Commerce held a dance at Fountain Head Heights on Thursday night for 90 members, wives, and friends from 9 to 1. Al Gruber provided the music, door prizes were drawn, a men versus women contest occurred at intermission, a buffet luncheon followed, and GI members were warmly welcomed back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fountain Head Heights
al Gruber
Hopkins Club Banquet and Christmas Party Tonight
The Hopkins Club will hold a banquet in the Rose room of the Hamilton Hotel at 6:30 PM followed by a Christmas party. Mrs. H. D. Gilmer serves as chairwoman of the entertainment and will oversee the games and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins Club
Hamilton Hotel
H. D. Gilmer
Birth announcements for two boys in December
Lt and Mrs C W Moore welcome a son born December 12 at West Baltimore General Hospital. Lt Moore, former local, with USAAF in the Philippines awaiting return to the U S. Mr and Mrs W Kemp Wilkes announce a son Philip Lee born December 11 at Washington County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Moore
West Baltimore General Hospital
Lt. Moore
USAAF
Philippines
U.S
W. Kemp Wilkes
Philip Lee
Washington County Hospital
Girls' Y Clubs Plan Xmas Dance at Fountain Head Heights
The YMCA Hi-Y Triangle and Tri-Hi-Y clubs schedule a Christmas dance December 28 from 9 to 1 at Fountain Head Heights. Mary Donegan will provide music and Brewer Stouffer will MC. A receiving line features club advisors, Y board members, and officers from Hi-Y Tri-Hi-Y and Triangle clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Hi-Y
Triangle
Fountain Head Heights
Mary Donegan
Brewer Stouffer
Mary Edelman
Barbara Schlosser
Suzanne Lightner
Margaret Long
Tri-Hi-Y
Jean DeVore
Ruth Purnell
Jerry Ruthrauff
Libby Krebbs
Audrey Mowen
Carrie Brewer
Janet Harrison
Marie Boyle
Leitersburg Grange Christmas Party With Gift Exchange
The Leitersburg Grange hosts a Christmas party in the new Grange Hall on Wednesday evening December 19 at 7 30. The Juvenile Grange presents a Christmas program in the large hall. Installation of officers is announced for January 2 evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leitersburg
Miss Leiter Participates in College Chapel Service
Miss Anna Leiter of 940 Oak Hill avenue returned from Cedar Crest College after taking part in holiday events at Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest. She led her class in the fall song contest and joined Christmas dinners and caroling with ten bus loads of girls visiting professors in Allentown Bethlehem Emmaus and Trexlertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Leiter
Frank §. Leiter
Oak Hill Avenue
Cedar Crest College
Muhlenberg
Couple Honored At Surprise Shower
The Young People of Calvary Brethren held a surprise shower for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beckley at the Beckley home Route 1. Refreshments were served to guests including Rev. A. M. Dixon and many Beckley family members and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Brethren
Howard Beckley
J. Edgar Beckley
Route 1
A. M. Dixon
Betty Myers
Ruth Beckley
Rose Marie Beckley
Naomi Snyder
Pauline McCauley
Nettie Bryan
Jimmie Glenn
Donald Myers
Milton Myers
Fredihlin Watkins
Chas. Thompson
Kenneth
Harold Beckley
Hood College Ball Promises Christmas Night Success
Hood College announces its annual Christmas night dance at the Hotel Alexander Ball Room with Howard Gale's orchestra from Harrisburg. The event, a long-time holiday fixture, is expected to be especially popular this peace-time Christmas season. Invitations will be mailed this weekend as committee members coordinate arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College Club
Alexander Ball Room
Howard Gale
Harrisburg
East
Caleethe Wagner
Jean Hoffmeier
Helen Collins
Philip Becher
Frank Hoffmeier
William Noel
James Cannon
Potomac Edison Women Plan Christmas Banquet at Hotel Alexander
To start the Yuletide season the women employees of Potomac Edison Company will hold their annual Christmas banquet Monday evening at the Hotel Alexander. Tables will be decorated with seasonal trimmings and entertainment will accompany the banquet for the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Edison Company
Hotel Alexander
High School Assembly Showcases Foreign Language Christmas Program
A Hagerstown High School assembly presented by the foreign language department featured French, Latin, and Spanish students. The program aimed to show how youth in other lands celebrate Christmas and to highlight the growing role of modern languages. Faculty sponsors and student performers led readings, plays, and songs, including Latin scripture, a Roman and American Christmas playlet, French and Spanish performances, an orchestra number, and a chorus. The final item described maggots of blowflies, noted as gentiles by English anglers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Language
Hagerstown High School
Catherine Beachley
Clara Hyatt
William Kreykenbohm
Jack Maycock
Raymond Stouffer
Robert Towson
Grace Mercereau
Robert Appleget
Roy Henck
Amelia Falk
Kathryn Baker
Trinky Morgan
Joyeux
Noel
Paris
George Bushey
Donald Seibert
Mary Lou Bible
Helen Koliopulos
Adelaide Buchanan
Alice Lusby
Donald Funk
William Sprankle
Jessie Hart
Mary Dansberger
Clovis Snyder
Franklin Byers
Joan Kanaga
Burton Hoffman
Charlotte Chambers
Julia Groh
Hiva
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Wilmington
Washington
Annapolis
Cumberland
Frederick
Army
LaVerne Colbert
Mary Edelman
Janet Everline
LaVerne
III-2
American Legion
Banquet Enjoyed By Earle Employees
Earle's department store workers were treated to a Christmas banquet Thursday December 13 at 7 30 in the Green Room of the Hotel Hamilton. Entertainment included performances by W J Dean Charles Doyle and Kemp Kretzer with guests Mary Jane Foreman Pauline Gaberial Delores Sinyer Anna May Grams Alice Baker Sadie Ranneberger Loraine Tesario Ellen Golden Doris Kimmel Naomi Strausbaugh Esther Pike Mary Smith Martha McGraw Ernest Brandenburg and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle’s Department Store
Hamilton
W. J. Dean
Charles Doyle
Kemp Kretzer
Mary Jane Foreman
Pauline Gaberial
Delores Sinyer
Anna May Grams
Alice Baker
Sadie Ranneberger
Loraine Tesario
Ellen Golden
Doris Kimmel
Naomi Strausbaugh
Esther Pike
Mary Smith
Martha McGraw
Fairchild Clerk Is Wed At Mercersburg
Orpha Miller of Mercersburg, a clerk at Fairchilds, married Daniel F. Hill of near Mercersburg last Saturday at St. John s Lutheran Church Mercersburg. Miss Jane Rockwell was maid of honor and Cpl Arch Keyser USMC Greencastle was best man. They will reside in Mercersburg after a honeymoon. Pelicans use teamwork to frighten fish into compact schools to be caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpha Miller
Mercersburg
Fairchilds
Daniel F. Hill
St. John’s Lutheran Church
W. W. Barkley
Jane Rockwell
Cpl
Arch Keyser
U.S.M.C
Greencastle
Jane Miller
Frank Hill
Hairdressers Hold Ball Monday Night
Hairdressers Association staged a Yuletide ball Monday in the Hotel Alexander ballroom. Attendees came from surrounding towns and band winners were announced: Mrs. EB A Kenner, Mrs. Virginia Boward, Mrs. Ana Lee Plotner, and Betty Brandenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Library Announces Holiday Schedule for Washington County
Washington County Free Library revealed holiday hours for the adult and children's departments. The library closes the day before Christmas and Christmas Day, with no books due on those days. New Year’s Day is a full holiday, but December 31 remains open. During school break the children's room stays open 9 am to 6 pm, resuming 2 pm to 6 pm once school resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Free Library
Frederic von Flotow A German Composer and Diplomatic Educate
Frederic von Flotow born 1812 pursued diplomacy before turning to music. He became known as a German composer active in the 19th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic von Flotow
High School News Bids for Christmas Spirit and Plans
Hagerstown High School reports snow delays yet classes continue amid flu cases. Students showcase foreign language Christmas plays, mock trials begin January, and WAR BONDS totals hit 47100. LaVerne Colbert chosen for DAR prize. cast announced for Nine Girls opening February 1 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Jean Hagerman
Alice
Micky Rupert
Dorothy Knapp
Mary
Carrie Brewer
Jane
Joan Seal
Frieda
Mary Alice Kneisley
Eve
Mary E. Dansberger
Shirley
Isabelle Martin
Betty
Libby Krebs
Phyllis
Carolyn Patterson
Dramatic Club
Hollywood
Cod Could Produce Up To Ten Million Eggs In Year
A single large cod may lay as many as 10,000,000 eggs in a 12 month period, highlighting the species' prolific reproductive capacity and potential impact on marine populations and fisheries.
Dear Mary Haworth Pupils Seek English Class Reform
A ninth grade English class asks Mary Haworth for guidance on uncooperative teaching and chaotic pupil conduct that jeopardizes their future in college prep English. They request a private meeting with the teacher, then parental involvement if no progress occurs, citing five students as speakers and five cooperating pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Haworth
M.H
Foochow Capital of Fukien Means Happy Region
Foochow the capital of Fukien Province translates to Happy Region. The name reflects a cheerful origin while the city serves as a historical cultural hub in southeastern China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foochow
Fukien
Happy Region
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Lewis Mundey
Brown Avenue
Ralph J. Griffin
Rexburg
Idaho
Nancy R. Anthony
Blair Nichols
Stuart
Virginia Avenue
Washington, D. C
Benjamin C. Willis
Register of Wills
Harry Newcomer
East Washington Street
Grippe
Harry E. Snyder
Donald Mintzer
Potomac Avenue
California
Lou Peyton
Florida
Tom Harding
South Prospect Street
Merle Martin
McGuire General Hospital
Charles F. Strole
Merle Potter
Queen Anne’s County
R. F. Hook
Beverly
New York City
Charlie Abbott
Abbott
Herbert S. Crocker
Denver, Col
Helen Crocker Wagner
C. Fay Cooper
Sharpsburg Pike
Henry Holzapfel, III
Broad Way
Norma Parks
New Jersey College For Women
Sylvia Parks
Harcum Junior College
Bryn Mawr
Raymond W. Parks
Comdr
William Newcomer
Naval Hospital
Sampson, N. Y
Mary Gallagher
Los Angeles
Calif
Harry K. Newcomer
Beaver Creek
Carl H. Brandt
Sylvia Antoinette Parks
Oak Hill Road
Pennsylvania
Best Haven Chapel
Gale’s Beauty Salon
Jonathan St
DR. H. E. Slocum
Optometrist Yes
North Potomac St
Pope’s Beauty Shop
Locust Street
Women’s Hats
L. & B. Hat Shop Northeast Cor. Public Square
the Record Shop
Washington St
C. Franklin
E. Washington St
Fountain Head
J. C
Blue
Columbia Ready Made
Gnutt
Ratt & Lambert Paints & Varnishes
Harry C. Garvin
N. Potomac St
Pope’s School
N. Locust St
Miss Leiter
Alexander
America
France
Adele Buchanan
Europe
Earle
Fairchild
Fleisher’s
Anthony
Arta
Superior Dairy
M.P
The
Daily Mail
Washington Post
Kine Features Syndicate, Inc
Renlie
Rene
Antoine
Sachs, 5Th Ave
Hutzler Bros
Coyon
Bikle
Rae
Maidstone
Maidstone, Inc. Decorators and Home Furnishers
Summit Ave
Hagerstown, MD
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