Social club updates and service personal notices from Harrisburg area
Mrs Sarah Brenixe and Miss Ruth Hancock return to Harrisburg after visiting Mrs Harry Roller. Mr and Mrs G Victor Cushwa of Williamsport attend navy graduation for their son Ensign Victor Cushwa. Mr and Mrs S Calvin Dickerhof return to Lebanon after visiting her parents. Mrs D K Cushwa Sr of Williamsport note. Miss Alice Jane Sowers RN called to Waynesboro for aunt’s major operation. condition critical. Peg and Pat Welty return to University of Maryland after Christmas home. Miss Alma Moore returns home from Chelsea Boulevard. S/Sgt Curtiss Mullenix returns to Camp Cook California after holidays with family. Marvin G Holtzman Seaman 2/c stationed at Norfolk visits mother. Mrs George F Bell registered at Royvel York Hotel Toronto while attending Foreign Missionary Conference. will go to Atlantic City for Home Missions Council. Sgt Charles Warren Riggs returns to New York after furlough with parents. New hospital admissions listed for Washington County Hospital. Miss Harriet Roney visiting Miss Ann Foster in Woodstock, NJ. Robert Carpenter returns to Duke University ROTC. Miss Barbara Carpenter returns to University of Maryland after holidays. Miss Margaret Krebs returns to Notre Dame Institute. Miss Mary Helen Poe returns home after visiting Westminster and Baltimore. Miss Peggy Ballentine returns to William and Mary College after holidays. Cadet Charles Carlsle returns to Carlisle Military Academy after holidays. Miss Polly and Miss Lois Smith return to Hood College. Miss Audrey Gehr returns to University of Maryland. Mrs Nelson B Rowe spending weeks at home in Charleston WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Bell
Hamilton Boulevard
Royvel
Services Preparatory to Holy Communion at Christ's Church
Christ s Reformed Church will hold Friday evening services at 7 30 led by both pastors with members and friends urged to attend. The event prepares for the Sunday Holy Communion and invites participation from the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ's Reformed Church
USO Week of Entertainment Begins with Dance at YMCA
The USO outlines a week of activities starting with an orchestra dance at the YMCA featuring Al Gruber and his band. Herald-Mail staff serve refreshments under Mrs. Hazel Chilcote, with GSO hosts Jean Hostetter and Mary Holstein. Also planned are hospital visits, open horse events, recorded music, and various USO lounge entertainments led by named GSO girls and officers for each day of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
YMCA
al Gruber
Herald-Mail
Hazel Chilcote
GSO
Jean Hostetter
Mary Holstein
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Doctor’s Wives Group
Carrie Murray
Alma Grier
Bertha Holzer
St. Paul's Methodist Youth Fellowship
Judy Carbaugh
Hazel Cash
Cascade
Hagerstown
Week of Prayer Schedule Planned for Rohrersville Churches
The Rohrersville Week of Prayer runs January 8 to 12 with services each evening at 7:30. Speakers include Rev. Charles L. Herr at Bethel A M E Church Rohrersville, Rev. George E. Snyder Mt Briar Church of God, Rev. H Austin Cooper Central U B Church, Rev. Robert Hasterday Mount Zion LutheranLocust Grove, and Rev. Dr. Wade Brownsville Lutheran Church. Ministers act as chairmen. public invited. A preparatory Holy Communion service is at Trinity Lutheran Chapel January 7 at 7:45 with Dr. W P Ard leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rohrersville
Bethel A. B
Rohbrersville
Charles L. Herr
Mt. Briar Church of God
George E. Snyder
U. B
H. Austin Cooper
Mount Zion Lutheran Church
Locust Grove
Robert Hasterday
Brownsville
Wade
Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Chapel
Liberty Street
W. P. Ard
Trinity Lutheran Church
Miss Palmer Hosts New Year's Party for Local Youth
Miss Margaret Palmer entertained 42 youths at her Mt Etna road home for a New Year celebration. After games, the group sang folk songs. Door prize went to Goldie Good with Mary Warner Esther Pike Weldon Wampler and Henry Wolk also winning prizes. Refreshments served to a long list of guests including Faye Hawks Violet Brnde Esther Pike Goldie Kathleen Josephine Good and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Palmer
Mt. Etna Road
Goldie Good
Mary Warner
Esther Pike
Weldon Wampler
Henry Wolk
Julia Groh
Janet Neikirk
Joyce Coffman
Catherine Horst
Jean Glosser
Eloise Duffey
Janet Seal
Betty Rupp
Janice Welch
Mary Varner
Dora Jane Eberly
Lucille
Betty Wolfkill
Myron Miller
Jasper Danzhue
Ralph Miller
Elgin Weaver
Nelvin Harsh
Keith Nissley
E. A. Varner
Julian Griggs
Roger Cave
Milton Cheatham
Charles Pamplin
Bob Wolfkitl
Henry Wohltman
Eugene Erbaurd
Dale Landis
George Spicer
James Stevens
LR. Palmer
Announce Birth for Abel Martins New Son
Mr and Mrs Abel Martin Hagertown Route 4 announce the birth of a son January 3 at their home near Middleburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Martin
Hagerstown
Middleburg
Martz Family Christmas Dinner at Beaver Creek Home
A Christmas dinner was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Abram Martz of Beaver Creek Pike. Attendees included Pfc. Russell Deatrick on furlough from Washington DC, Mrs. Helen Deatrick, their daughter Rayetta, and many Martz and Hartle family members from Seaford Delaware and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Martz
Beaver Creek
Pike
Pfc
Russell Deatrick
Columbia, D. C
Helen Deatrick
Rayetta
Guy Beall
Seaford
Del
Hubert Detrow
Arthur Hartle
Rosemary Martz
Barbara Jean Hartle
Richard Hartle
Edwin Hartle
Nurses Aide Class To Start Feb 5 In Ha Gerstown
Mrs. Arthur Baptisti, chairman, announces the next nurses aides class will begin February 5 with both day and evening options. The evening class is filled. day class volunteers are still being accepted by the Red Cross. Daytime help is needed at Washington County and Newton D. Baker hospitals. Teaching staff includes Mrs. Bessie Nefkirk and Mrs. Elizabeth Garrison for the evening class, with Mrs. Margaret Feaster and Mrs. Hazel Wiebel supervising the day class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Baptisti
Hagerstown
Red Cross
Washington County
Newton D.baker
Baptist
Bessie Nefkirk
Elizabeth Garrison
Margaret Feaster
Hazel Wiebel
Doris Grab and Lt. Sailor Wed in Kansas City Church
Doris Elaine Grab daughter of Louis E Grab and C Walter Sailer lieutenant in the Army Air Corps wed on November 7 at St Patrick's Church Kansas City Mo The ceremony was officiated by Rev Joseph Staudinger O S B Attendants were Lieut and Mrs Standly Kulesza After graduating from Washington County Hospital she joined the Army Nurse Corps and trained at Randolph Field Texas She is stationed on detached service at Randolph Field and training to be a flight nurse Sailer earned a B S in electrical engineering at UC Berkeley and was a meteorologist officer He served at Minter Field and with the 63rd Headquarters of the Army Airways Communications System in Kansas City They plan to live in Berkeley after the war
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis E. Grab
Cherry Lane Dairy Farms
This City
Doris Elaine Grab
Army Nurse Corps
C. Walter Sailer
Army Air Corps
Ernest G. Sailer
Pasadena
Calif
St. Patrick’s Church
Kansas City
Joseph Staudinger
Standly Kulesza
Washington County Hospital
Minter Field
Randolph Field
Texas
School of Aviation Medicine
Sailer
University of California, Berkeley
International House
Air Corps
63Rd
Army Airways Communications System
Mra
Berkeley
Kiwanis Install New Officers In Hagerstown
John M. Miller was installed as president of the Hagerstown Kiwanis Club at a noon ceremony in the Hotel Alexander. Retiring President John C. O Connell thanked committees and received a gift as Park W. T. Loy, in Father Time disguise, and an infant Melodie carried the new officer to the rostrum. Miller serves as vice president and general superintendent of the Hagerstown Shoe and Legging Company. Arley Sica becomes vice president and Hotel Alexander manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Miller
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club
Alexander
John C. O'Connell
Park W. T. Loy
Club
Miller
Hagerstown Shoe and Legging Company
Arley Sica
Glamour Is Out For Teen-Agers Naturalness Is Pass-Word
The article urges teen girls to abandon heavy makeup, endorsing natural looks for ages under 16. It warns that excess war paint hides beauty and character, favors light rouge, careful powder use, and blush blending. It promotes healthy diet, posture, and simple skincare like H-20 soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene Dietrich
Butchering Party At Mt Etna Farm Held
A community butchering gathering was hosted by Ira and Leo Marshall on Mt Etna road. Four porkers were killed, and a noon dinner followed, with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. James Wright, Mr. W. K. Staley, Charles W. Snyder, Mark Gigeous, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Davis, Ben Bowser, Einar Davis, Elwood Moser, Mary Marshall, and Edna Moser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira
Leo Marshall
Mt. Etna Road
James Wright
W. K. Staley
Charles W. Snyder
Mark Gigeous
Isaac Davis
Ben Bowser
Einar Davis
Elwood Moser
Mary Marshall
Edna Moser
Spring Fashions Previewing in Dress Shops and Dept Stores
Local buyers eye spring ensembles as Jack Frost lingers with woolens. Forecasts highlight collarless cradigan, three piece companions, lumber jacket suits, bolero and shirtwaist styles, and skirts with pipe stem lines. Bright trims and pinks dominate a season of bright colors and tailored coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Rohrersville Club Yule Dinner and Holy Communion
The Rohrersville Homemakers Club held a Christmas party at Bethel church social room on December 28 with 44 members and friends enjoying an Italian spaghetti dinner followed by games. St Paul s church begins 1945 with Holy Communion and renewal of faith. Rev. Walter J Dice to administer adult baptism and receive new members in morning service. sermon topics include Why Do We Come and Wounded for Our Transgression. church to join Universal Week of Prayer at First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rohrersville
St. Paul's
Walter J. Dice
First Baptist
RETURNS FOR CHRISTMAS WITH FAMILY AT SHARPSBURG
Capt. W. Blackford Waddy spent Christmas at his parents home in Sharpsburg with wife and baby after returning from duty in the South Pacific. He is stationed at Page Field Fort Myers Florida and left hospital Friday morning by train, arriving two days later for a joyful family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Blackford Waddy
Andre
W. W. Waddy
Shepherds
Town
Alice B. Hutzell
Helen
Pauline Blackford
Sharpsburg
South Pacific
Page Field
Fort Myers
Fla
Waddy
Surprise Birthday Party for Ollie Lee Plume
A surprise birthday party was held Wednesday evening at the Plume home on Wilson boulevard for Miss Ollie Lee Plume. Attendees included numerous relatives and friends such as Mrs. Ida Ahab, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Plume, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Price, the Price children Bonnie and Betty Lou, Mrs. Pauline Stouffer, Stouffer family members, the Powells, Burgess, the Willinghams, the Spielmans, the Bisers, and Dixie Lee Plume plus many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollle Lee Plume
Lester Plume
Wilson Boulevard
Ida Ahab
Claude Plume
Howard Price
Bonnie
Betty Lou Price
Pauline Stouffer
Somny
Betty Lee Stouffer
Salome Powell
Larry
Garry Powell
Montell Burgess, Jr
Mildred Powell
Miss Mathias Weds S/Sgt Louis Castle in Grace Lutheran
Miss Jeannette Louise Mathias daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert G Mathias Westminster wed S Sgt Louis Phillip Castle USA son of Mr and Mrs Victor Castle Williamsport in Grace Lutheran on Wednesday December 20. Ceremony by Rev Elwood Falkenstein with organ recital and candlelight. Guests included Mrs Mathias and Mrs Castle in yellow corsages. Dinner at Hoffmans Inn followed. Sgt Castle stationed at Tooele Utah after two and one half years in Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Louise Mathias
Herbert G. Mathias
Westminster
Louis
Phillip Castle
USA
Grace Lutheran Church
Sgt. Castle
Victor Castle
Williamsport
Noah L. Schaeffer
Webster R. Hood
Irvin Traver
Mathias
Castle
Elwood
Falkenstein
Hoffman's Inn
Manchester
Sgt Castle
Tooele
Utah
Panama
Williamsport Engages Dorothy Traver to Joseph Engel
Mrs. Loraine Traver of Williamsport announces the engagement of her daughter Dorothy Irene to Joseph A. Engel of Savannah Georgia. Dorothy is a Williamsport High School and Towson State Teachers College graduate and a Howard Street School faculty member. Ensign Engel attended St Joseph College and George School of Technology and is stationed at Fort Pierce Florida. The wedding is set for June. Alaska has a population of 72524 in an area of 586400 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loraine Traver
Wiliamsport
Dorothy Irene
Joseph A. Engel
James L. Engel
Savannah
Miss Traver
Wiliamsport High School
Towson State Teachers’ College
Baltimore
Howard Street School
Ensign Engel
St. Joseph’s School
George School of Technology
Fort Pierce
Fla
Navy Plea for More Nurses Calls to Join Nurse Corps
Navy recruitment urges graduate nurses to serve on hospital ships and naval hospitals. Led by Chief John Millard, the effort details age and marital status requirements, commission pay of 150 dollars monthly plus allowances, and initial assignments near home for observation. Interested graduates or cadets should contact Chief Millard at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serve
Navy
John Millard
Millard
City Hall
Women’s Society Meeting At Willingsport Methodist Darsonage
Members of the Women’s Social Christian Service at How Street Methodist Church met at the Willingsport Methodist Darsonage last week. A brief business session preceded a program of group singing Christmas carols and Bible slides shown by the minister. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments served by Mesdames Obler NieLd Byerly Orly Kuhn Warr Harbaugh Bow Sensenbaugh Trier and the Rev and Mrs Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Social Christian Service
How Street Methodist Church
Methodist Darsonage
Willigsport
Membi
Mary Obler
Fra Nield
Carman Byerly
Grace Orly
Lottie Kuhn
Rena -Warr
Miriam Harbaugh
Carodine Bow
Mary Sensenbaugh
Fannie Trier
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sarah Brenixe
Ruth Hancock
Harrisburg
Harry Roller
West Wilson Boulevard
G. Victor Cushwa
Copsey Plaza
Boston
Ensign Victor Cushwe
Calvin Dickerhof
Lebanon
Dickerhoff
D. K. Cushwa
Alice Jane Sowers
R. N
Waynesboro, Pa
H. B. Newcomer
Peg
Pat Welty
Funkstown
University of Maryland
Alma Moore
Chelsea Boulevard
West End
Cumberland
Curtiss Mullenix
Camp Cook
Marvin G. Holtzman
Norfolk, Va
Mary Holtz
North Prospect Street
Charles Warren Riggs
New York
Mrs. C. EB. Riggs
Maugansville
Glenn L. Bowers, Jr
Connie Ann Seltzer
Mercersburg
P. S. Bonowitz
Fort Louden
W. W. Cubbage
Hancock
Co. P. Martin
McDowell Avenue
Harold J. Stitely
South Prospect Street
W. F. Whiteacre
Summit Avenue
Alice F. Michael
North Locust Street
Lester B. Fisher
Keedyshille
Harriet Roney
Howard Roney
Broadfording Road
Ann Foster
Woodstock
N. J
Penn Hall
Robert Carpenter
Howard Carpenter
Duke University
Naval R.O.T.C. ,College of Engineering
Barbara Carpenter
Howard D.carpenter
Potomac Avenue
Margaret Krebs
Notre Dame Institute
Oak Hill Avenue
Mary Helen Poe
Leitersburg
Louella Kerr
Betty
Bess Ways
Pegey Ballentine
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Charles Carlsle
Carlisle Military Academy
N. C
Washington Avenue
Polly and
Lois Smith
Hood College
R. Paul Smith
Fountain Head Heights
Audrey Gehr
Catherine Gehr
South Locust Street
Nelson B. Rowe
Virginia Avenue
Charleston
W. Va
Women’s Hats
L. & B. Hat Shop Northeast Cor. Public Toes
Glick’s
DeMolay
W. A. Deavers
Paul McFarland
B. F. Yates
Robert Daniels
Mitchell Fockler
John Buterbaugh
H. 8. Moulden
H. P. Cramer
G. Merlin Snyder
P. H. Fryer
Bible’s Shoe Shop
Hagerstown, Bi Be
Miss Palmer
Baecause
Helene Gurtis
Zotos Lustron
Anthony
Professional Arts
Ridenour
A. Martzes
Doris Grab
Sailor
Kiwanis
Vicks Vatr
reces _ neeT
Mt. Etna Farm
Fleisher
Rohrersville Club
D. L. Plume
Alaska
Triangle Food Stores
Montgomery Ward
Warrington St
Sissy Sailor
Mulinery Department
Leiter Brothers
Navy Nurse Corps
Women’s Society
Renlie
Renlie Beauty Salon
Washington Street
Antoine
Saks Lth
Ave
Hutzler Bros
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