Social Club Personal Notes From Bethlehem to Washington DC
Local society column lists residents and visitors across multiple towns. Mrs. Margaret M. Brown returns to Bethlehem after visiting her son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown Jr. Others include Lt. Howard Fort Jr returning to Indianapolis after time in Baltimore, Cpl George E. Smith back to Pratt Army Air Base, Seaman Melvin Finniff on leave, and Rev. Samuel Lindsay clan hosting holidays. The piece also mentions students moving between Lebanon Valley College Skidmore School and Taber Academy, plus hospital and injury updates and a party invitation from Cushwas in Williamsport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. Brown
Bethlehem
Charles Brown, Jr
Oak Hill
Eastern Star Install Officers Tomorrow Night
The Hagerstown Chapter No. 9 of the Order of Eastern Star will install its new officers at the Masonic Temple tomorrow night at o'clock. All Eastern Star members are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Eastern Star
Wilson College to Award Seven Scholarships
Wilson College in Chambersburg Pennsylvania announces seven scholarships for new freshmen in 1945. Five competitive scholarships of 2000 each and two music scholarships of 1200 each will be awarded. Scholarships are nationwide with no geographic limits and consider merit, character, potential, and financial need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Washington County
Wilson
Paul Swain Havens
United States
Fidelis Class Rainy Day Dinner at Cheerio
The Fidelis Class of First Baptist Church held its Rainy Day banquet at the Cheerio. Twenty-two members and one visitor attended. After dinner a business meeting followed with scripture read by Mrs Edna Johnson and prayer. Minutes and the treasurer’s report were presented. A social hour with games ended the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
Cheerio
Edna Johnson
Next Of Kin To Meet Thursday
The Next of Kin group will hold their monthly meeting this Thursday at 2:30 PM in the Red Cross rooms. All next of kin of prisoners of war or men missing in action are invited. Boxes for parcels to POWs will be available, sized correctly to meet government weight requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Couple hosts 60th wedding anniversary reception
Mr and Mrs John Wolf of 29 Randolph avenue invite friends to a Sunday January 14 reception from 4 to 6 pm celebrating their 60th anniversary. The couple are the parents of three children and have ties to Rev Daniel Wolf of the Manor and Mrs Yourtee of Brownsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John §. Wolf
Randolph Avenue
Mr. Wolf
Daniel Wolf
the Manor
Wolf
Elia. Yourtee
Mr. Yourtee
Brownsville
Mrs. Wolf
Relief for Colds With St Joseph Aspirin Promoted
The notice promotes St Joseph Aspirin as relief for cold symptoms including muscle aches and headaches. It claims quick sore throat relief from gargling and urges buyers to look for the name on the box to ensure authenticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Aspirin
Mission Society Meets Tomorrow at St John’s Lutheran
The Women’s Missionary Society of St John’s Lutheran Church will meet tomorrow at 7:30 p m in the church social room. Miss Jane Martin will present The Post War Church in Europe and Miss Dennis O’Byers will lead. Miss Margaret Ann Long will sing. All interested in missions are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society of
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Jane Martin
Europe
Dennis O’byers
Margaret Ann Long
Miss Boyd And Sgt Sigler Wed In Christmas Ceremony
Doris Ruth Boyd wed Staff Sergeant Ralph I Sigler at St Mark's Lutheran Church in a candlelit service officiated by Rev G C Rasmussen of Gettysburg Pa. The couple, given in marriage by her stepfather Ira Rowe, planned a reception at 41 West Franklin Street and will honeymoon in Lewisburg Pa with the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Ruth Boyd
Ralph .I. Sigher
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
G. C. Rasmussen
Gettysburg
Helen Beachley
Ira Rowe
Baltimore
Betty Sterling
Henry Wiebel
Hopewell
Invite Jaycees To Hear National Head In Martinsburg
The Hagerstown Junior Chamber of Commerce is invited to a dinner meeting in Martinsburg with the Berkeley County West Virginia Junior Board of Trade on January 25. National president Mearns Gates will deliver an address. An Hagerstown official said plans may bring Gates to a Hagerstown service club luncheon in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
W. Va
Junior Board of Trade
Mearns Gates
Gates
Service Club
Couple Celebrate 39th Anniversary Observed at New Years Dinner
Mr and Mrs Calvin G Daugherty marked their 39th wedding anniversary with a family New Years dinner at their Route 4 Hagerstown home. Guests included Earl and Daugherty families from Greencastle Mercersburg Waynesboro and relatives Clarence Daugherty Hazel Catherine Lloyd Paul ine Ricker, all listed as attendees with their locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin G. Daugherty
Hagerstown
Earl Daugherty
Melvin
Dorothy
Joyce
Greencastle
Edward Daugherty
Glenn
Ruby
Mercersburg
William Daugherty
Waynesboro
Roy Daugherty
Harold
Carolyn Ann
Route 3
Clarence Daugherty
Hazel
Catherine Daugherty
Lloyd Daugherty
Pauline Ricker
Births in Washington County Hospital Parents Welcomed Two Sons
Mr and Mrs Charles Holtz of 644 Chestnut street announce the birth of a son at the Washington County Hospital on January 7. Mr and Mrs Bernard R Gaver of 15 South Potomac street announce the birth of a son at the same hospital on January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Holtz
Chestnut Street
Washington County Hospital
Bernard R. Gaver
South Potomac Street
Eighteen Girls Join Scout Choir In Hagerstown
Eighteen girls from eight Girl Scout troops registered last Saturday to form a Girl Scout choir. They will rehearse this Saturday at 4 PM at St. John's Lutheran church under Miss Viola Fisher. Girls age 12 or older may still register by attending the rehearsal, and those turning 12 in January or February may report. Registered singers include Ela Jane Zimmerman, Nancy Kriz, Vaunme Miller, Clara Hoffman, Jane Cushen, Pat Schlotterbeck, Marion Smith, Doris Witmer, Tean Rainey, Patricia Emerson, Martha Petre, Jane Lochbaum, Mary Witmer, Virginia Trenchard, Dorothy Perkins, Ketty Palmer, Phyllis Myers, Joan Davis. Mrs. O. Robert Perkins will teach Girl Scout songs as singing instruction spreads across all troops, with a midmonth start planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hagerstown
Viola Fisher
Ela Jane Zimmerman
Nancy Kriz
Vaunme Miller
Clara Hoffman
Jane Cushen
Pat Schlotterbeck
Marion Smith
Doris Witmer
Tean Rainey
Patricia Emerson
Martha Petre
Jane Lochbaum
Mary Witmer
Virginia Trenchard
Dorothy Perkins
Ketty Palmer
Phyllis Myers
Joan Davis
Newton D Baker Patients Made 1782 Holiday Calls
Newton D Baker General Hospital patients unable to go home kept in touch during Christmas and New Year with 1782 telephone messages from December 20, 1944 to January 2, 1945. Wounded veterans sent 869 calls, while homefolks made 913, handled by eight hospital operators and nine extra government staff. The center in Times Square faced bed phone shortages but ensured every patient could send a message. ARMY MOTHERS TO MEET. BEAVER CREEK CLUB TO MEET.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Baker Telephone Center
Times Square
W. C. Tarrar
Miss Sease to Wed E Valentine in Waynesboro
Mr and Mrs Brade W Sease of Waynesboro announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Louise to Edward Valentine son of Rev and Mrs M C Valentine also of Waynesboro Betty Louise a Waynesboro High School 1944 graduate works as a key punch operator in Fairychild Aircraft Division tabulating department Edward Valentine farms No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brade W. Sease
Waynesboro
Betty Louise
Edward ©. Valentine
M. C. Valentine
Sease
Fairychild Aircraft Division
Valentine
United Services Open Prayer Week in Hagerstown Churches
United services in three Hagerstown churches begin this evening at 7 30 p m for a week long observance of the Universal Week of Prayer under the topic Pray Thy Kingdom Comes Speaker Rev N Victor Leatherman First Brethren Church will address St Pauls United Brethren Church Locust and East Franklin streets with Rev Dr F Berry Plummer presiding St Pauls Methodist choir will perform with Miss Viola Fisher at the organ Services continue tomorrow with Rev Dr Wilson P Ard of Trinity Lutheran speaking under Rev Leigh Beil presiding At First Baptist Church Washington Square Rev Walter J Dice will speak this evening with Rev Paul B Watlington presiding Tomorrow evening Rev G I Rider speaks with Rev M E Keesecker presiding Emmanuel United Brethren Church Summit Ave and Howard Street hosts Rev Ira Weidner of Otterbein U B Church this evening with Rev Paul Holdcraft presiding Tomorrow Rev Dr William M Norment of First Christian Church will speak The topics for tonight are Pray As the Publican Prayed Tomorrow’s theme is Pray Forgive Us Our Debts As We Have Also For Given Our Debtors The hour long services are sponsored by the Washington County Ministerial Association
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Services
Hagerstown
N. Victor Leatherman
First Brethren Church
St. Paul’s United Brethren Church
Locust
East Franklin Streets
F. Berry Plummer
St. Paul’s Methodist Choir
Viola Fisher
Wilson P. Ard
Trinity Lutheran Church
Leigh Beil
First Baptist Church
Washington Square
Walter J. Dice
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Paul B. Watlington
G. I. Rider
M. E. Keesecker
Emmanuel United
Brethren Church
Summit Avenue J
Howard Street
Ira Weidner
Otterbein U. B
Paul Holdcraft
William M. Norment
First Christian Church
Washington County Ministerial Association
Sorority Beta Sigma Phi Holds Chapter Meeting
Mrs. George Jaynes hosted the Kappa Chapter educational director at her home Thursday evening. Miss Helen Hebb led the business meeting and card party plans were set. Prizes were awarded to Lorraine Weaver, Helen Hebb, Vanetta Lambrose, and Frances Routzahn. Additional members included Mrs. George Lambillotte, Mrs. Charles Miller, Regina Glover, Lois Brown, Beverly Pope. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorority
George Jaynes
Kappa Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Helen Hebb
Lorraine Weaver
Vanetta Lambrose
Frances Routzahn
George Lambillotte
Charles Miller
Regina Glover
Lois Brown
Beverly Pope
Lady Eleanor Carroll Advances Through Luck and Talent
Eleanor Carroll, who rose from rejected applicant to associate professor of journalism at Columbia, reflects on a career boosted by chance. From editor at the New York Post to London Daily Express reporter, she later earned an AMLA from Columbia and served in WPA roles before joining academia. She is married to Endre Ener, head of gynecology at NYU, and foresees greater opportunities for women in journalism despite wartime disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor
New York Evening Post
Wellesley College
Post
Carroll
London
London Daily Express
Fleet Street
Miss Carroll
Columbia
Daily Express
United States
Columbia University
Delineator
Harry Hopkins
WPA
School of Journalism
Cart Ackerman
Eleanor Carroll
Endre K. Ener
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J. W. Buffington and Son
Irvin Avenue
Howard Fort, Jr
USNAC
Indianapolis
Indiana
Roy M. Schoen
North Potomac Avenue
Carlos Landa
North Potomac Street
Washington, D. C
Phyllis Lambros
Lebanon Valley College
Mrs
Z. L. Lambros
Blanche Martin
McDowell Avenue
George E. Smith
Ruth Smith
West Side Avenue
Pratt Army Air Base
Pratt, Kaw
Seaman
Melvin Finniff
Ann Brown
Smithsburg
Hugh Warrenfeltz
Winmar
Patty Hick
Tennessee
George Bohman
Potomac Avenue
Jake” Wheeler
Taber Military Academy
Marion
Mass
Hildegarde Wheeler
Skidmore School
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
New Haven
Conn
Beverly Menvies
Skidmore
Miss Wheeler
New York City
Lynnn Guriene
Constance Ann Selser
Edward Selser
Washington Country Hospital
Paul M. Smallwood
Augusta
Pvt
Camp Gordon, Ga
Bill Roney
Vero Beach
Florida
Oak Hill Ravenue
Samuel Lindsay
Timberville
R. B. Lindsay
Maugansville
Truman iHer
I. G
Lilian Zimmerman
L M. Zimmerman
Williamsport
Richard Ritter
Hast Avenue
Air Transport Command
John P. Caspar, Hancock
Willis Altenderfer
Broadfording Road
Charles J. Wolf
Terrace
Cumberland
Frostburg
G. Victor Cushwa
William Newcomer
Medical Corps
United States Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
United States Naval Hospital
Stu. Albans
N.Y
Glick’s
Kreider
Ephrata
Glick’s Shoe Store
Washington St
China
Ridenour
Helene Surtis
Zotos Lustron
Csll
Anthony
Beauty Salon
Professional Arts
C. M. Hiown
E. B. Stoner
W. H. Lillard
L. L. Settles
D. J. Weaver
J. B. Rickard
C. A. Zellers
Lula Barr
Della Miller
E. T. Leasure
May Rockwell
J. S. Lillard
D. B. Bonnie
W. F. Ditmer
Gould
W.J. Ingram
Ritter
Misses Gussie Willis
Lilly Morris
Potomac Street
Mission Society
Miss Boyd
Sgt. Sigler
St. Mark’s Lutheran
Jaycees
National
Scout Choir
Newton D. Baker
Beaver Creek Club
Beaver Creek Homemakers Club
San Mar
Athey’s
Beauty Shop
Winter St
Winter Street School
Mary Athey
Mary
Winter Street
Miss Sease
E. Valentine
Lady Luck
Adelaide
New York University Lege
Ty Navy Reserve
Lucky
Renlie
Women’s Hats L. & B. Hat Shop
Northeast Cor
Vonette
Lady Florence
Empire
Washington Street
Ruby Jackson Schoppe
N. Potom
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