Nutrition Classes Begin In Potomac Edison Room
Washington County Red Cross will start a nutrition course on Monday January 11 at 7 PM in the Potomac Edison Company home service room. Miss Kathryn Schmidt will teach with sessions Mondays and Thursdays, and registration is at the Red Cross office. The program stresses food values, canteen training, and practical meal planning for wartime needs and disaster readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Red Cross
Potomac Edison Company
Kathryn Schmidt
Red Cross
C. B. Melton
Local student Michael Callas earns multiple Hopkins honors
Michael George Callas son of Mr and Mrs George J Callas of North avenue will receive a bachelor of engineering degree from Johns Hopkins next month He is listed in Who's Who Among Students and holds offices as president of the Senior class and Tau Beta Pi He led the American Society of Civil Engineers and chaired Hell Day He taught War Department defense courses in aerial photography and surveying since 1942 and aims to receive a commission as a second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael George Callas
George J. Callas
North Avenue
Johns Hopkins University
Kappa Sigma
Hopkins
Hagerstown
Callas
Corps of Engineers
Florence McMichael Heard In Broadcast
Hagerstown's film actress Florence McMichael was guest of Stella Unger on a Hollywood radio column over the Blue network at 2 45 yesterday afternoon. Miss McMichael, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy A McMichael, has been in Hollywood to film the Broadway hit Out of the Frying Pan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Florence McMichael
Stella Unger
Hollywood Radio Columist
Blue Network
Miss McMichael
Roy A. McMichael
Hollywood
Births Notice for Five Washington County Families
Mr and Mrs Norris Sheffer announce a baby girl born at Washington County hospital this morning. Mr and Mrs Walter B Davis report a daughter born at the same hospital. Mr and Mrs Leroy Duncan announce daughter Frances Pauline born January 2 at their home. Mr and Mrs William O Frank of Bayside Long Island announce a daughter born January 6 at Parsos Hospital Flushing New York. Mrs Frank is the former Miss Rhoda May Zecher of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Sheffer
Clearspring
Washington County Hospital
Walter B. Davis
Fairground Avenue
Leroy Duncan
Ross Street
Frances Pauline
William O. Frank
Bayside
Long Island
Parsos Hospital
Flushing
N. Y
Frank
Rhoda May Zecher
Local Personal News and Hospital Updates from Washington County
The column lists visits, furloughs, and travels of residents including Lt. S Harold White of Fort McClelland visiting his parents on North Mulberry street, Miss Alice Cahill visiting New York City, and Joseph Bitner in Jefferson Barracks hospital with a severe cold. It notes others returning from Tampa and Boston trips, college reentries, hospital admissions, and families hosting relatives across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Harold White
Fort McClelland, Ala
Mrs
R. H. White
North Mulberry Street
Alice Cahill
Stafford Hall
Clearspring
New York City
Hattie White
King Street
Plan Meeting At Emmanuel A.B. Church Event
The Bible Class met at Emmanuel A. B. Church on Wednesday evening and decided at a Wednesday afternoon session to hold another meeting on Wednesday January 13 at 2 p m. All women interested in community work are welcome. The Rev C K Clapp of Baltimore will preach Sunday evening at 7 30 on Faith and Obedience at Friendship Union Church Halfway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmanuel A. B
Friendship Union Church
Halfway
C. K. Clapp
Baltimore
Grabill Dolphin wedding in Cumberland this morning
Mr and Mrs James Rodney Grabill married at St Patrick s Catholic church Cumberland this morning. Both employed at Fairchild Air craft Division. Bride Miss Mary Elizabeth Dolphin daughter of Mr and Mrs John P Dolphin Cumberland. Groom son of Dr and Mrs Norman F Grabill Frederick. Matron of honor Miss Mary Sweeney Shenandoah Pa and best man Mr Mark Galibart Frederick. After breakfast the couple depart for a wedding trip to Philadelphia and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rodney Grabill
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Cumberland
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Mary Elizabeth Dolphin
John P. Dolphin
Norman F. Grabill
Frederick
Mary Sweeney
Shenandoah
Mark Galibart
Grabill
Allegany High School
Frostburg State Teachers
Frederick High School
St. Joseph's College
Baltimore
Edward Cockrell
Philadelphia
New York
Miss Martin Wed To Mr. Weaver This Week
Bryan Place couple announces the marriage of Misa Ruth Regenia Martin to Leonard Eugene Weaver. The ring ceremony was held at Grace United Brethren church parsonage on Monday January 4 with Rev G I Rider officiating. Weaver is a Hagerstown High School graduate who served in the Army after working at Fairchild Aircraft Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Martin
Bryan Place
Misa Ruth Regenia Martin
Leonard Eugene Weaver
Harry W. Weaver
Maugansville
Grace United Brethren Church
G. I. Rider
Weaver
Hagerstown High School
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Army
Local residents listed in Hagerstown area court notices
The document lists numerous individuals with ages and hometowns such as Joseph Keefer 20 from Hagerstown Margaret Shilling 17 from Hagerstown William Kallmyer 42 from Hagerstown Virginia Williams 41 from Frostburg Lawrence Shields 31 from Aileen M. Dayton 24 from Hagerstown Raymond Rash 51 from Hancock Marshall Coffman 23 from Hagerstown Alice Snook 20 from Hagerstown Gerald Spoonkre 24 from Chewsville Goldie Hare 18 from Baltimore Lee Blickenstaff 21 from Catherine Shifflet 19 from Hagerstown Leonard Weaver 21 from Mauganesville Ruth Martin 18 from Hagerstown Robert Beard 25 from Hagerstown Mary Baker 24 from Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph S. Keefer
Margaret J. Shilling
Hagerstown
William J. Kallmyer
Virginia
Williams
Frostburg
Lawrence W. Shields
Aileen M. Dayton
Raymond G. Rash
Martha E. Rankin
Hancock
Marshall E. Coffman
Alice F. Snook
Gerald H. Spoonkre
Chewsville
Surprise Party Marks Lingg Anniversary Here
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lingg at 709 West Church street were surprised by their daughters son and grandchildren on Wednesday evening for their 52nd wedding anniversary. The party featured five hundred and pitch games and late refreshments. Guests included Madeline Peer Loring Kendricks Margaret Culp Leonard Margaret Webster Lantz Jeannette Carper Martha Kieffer Bower Joan Woodrow Jacobs Suzanne and others who brought fruit baskets and cut flowers as gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lingg
West Church Street
Madeline Peer
Madeline
Loring Kendricks
Margaret Culp
Leonard
Margaret
Webster Lantz
Jeannette
Harry Carper
Martha
Kieffer Bower
Joan
Woodrow Jacobs
Suzanne
Tall Cedars Install New Officers In November Meeting
The Tall Cedars of Lebanon held its monthly meeting Thursday night with new officers presiding. About 60 members attended a luncheon after the session. New officers include H. C. Hickson grand tall B. L. Feet senior grand tall and Dr. R. M. Hill junior grand tall, followed by games and entertainment.
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The
Tall Cedars of
First Purple Heart chapter meets Sunday at Legion Home
Ha gerstown Chapter No 149 Military Order of the Purple Heart holds its first regular meeting Sunday at 3 pm at the Legion Home. State Commander Andrew N Segal will be present. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Legion Home
Andrew N. Segal
Business meeting of the Woman's Club
A special meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club is set for Monday January 11 at 7 30 PM at the Washington County Library. All members are urged to attend. The article notes Canada wool carpeting value rising from 1 956 060 in 1933 to 4 560 000 in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Washington County Library
Canada
All in a Day Holiday Echoes and Small City Ironies
A week of daily vignettes from a Maryland town sketches holiday cards on mantels, recalls unheated phaetons, notes a wife’s army leave cancellation, and stories of everyday life. Bank queues, cigarette shortages, coffee stamps, and a rumor mill keep residents amused or anxious as wartime routines intrude on normal days.
Calendar of events for January in Washington County clubs
A serial of meetings lectures and concerts listed by date and venue. Highlights include Treble Clef Club meeting January 11, Daughters of American Revolution benefit card party January 12, Service Men’s Benefit Committee January 20, Ella Lonn lecture January 20, Girl Scout regional conference January 26, Don Cos sacks male chorus January 27, Rotary Club intercity meeting January 27, Farm Bureau annual meeting January 28, Washington County Museum lecture January 29 on French painting, and Cumberland Valley artists exhibit January 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treble Clef Club
Daughters of American Revolution
Rotary Clubs
Hotel Alexander
M.S. Rise
Detroit
Washington County Farm Bureau
Masonic Temple
Washington County Museum
Poussin
Cezanne
Douglas Fox
Baltimore Museum of
Camp Hill Couple Are Wed Here Yesterday
Miss Helen J. Opperman of Camp Hill Pennsylvania and Louis G. Krause Junior of Camp Hill were married Friday at the bride’s cousin Mrs Jessie Binkley’s home in the city. The ceremony was led by Rev G Aubrey Young in the presence of friends and relatives. Mrs Krause is a secretary with the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review in Harrisburg. A sergeant in the Army, Mr Krause is stationed at Camp Davis North Carolina. The couple left for an extended tour after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen J. Opperman
Camp Hill
Louis G. Krause, Jr
Jessie Binkley
G. Aubrey Young
Krause
Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
Harrisburg
Camp Davis
N. C
Miss Poffenberger Weds Army Sergeant at Camp Maxey Texas
Miss Louise Poffenberger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Poffenberger of Keedysville, married Master Sergeant Ralph Bidle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bidle of Middletown, in a Camp Maxey chapel service on December 12 at 8 45 p m. The double ring ceremony was by Chaplain Lambrides. The bride wore victory blue velvet with pink carnations and black accessories. Best man was Sergeant Dietrich with Mrs Dietrich as matron of honor. After the ceremony the couple traveled to Cooper Texas for their future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Poffenberger
Keedysville
Louise
Ralph Bidle
Walter Bidle
Middletown
Camp Maxey
Texas
Lambrides
Victory
Dietrich
Cooper
Books on war era diplomacy and adventure for readers
A Washington County Free Library display features works ranging from Joseph C. Grew’s Tokyo report to Winston Churchill and Dorothy Thompson. Other notable titles include The Flying Tigers, The Unguarded Frontier, Willard Gibbs, The Man Behind The Flight, and thrillers such as Boomtown Buccaneers and North To Danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Washington County
United States
Germany
Hans
Flying Tigers
Russell Whelan
Burma Road
U. S
Chennault
America
Winston S. Churchill
Edgar W. McInnis
Willard Gibbs
Muriel Rukeyser
What To Do Dear Betty Brainerd column note
A reader asks about gifts and faithfulness during wartime romance. Betty Brainerd advises courtesy in thanking the soldier for his present, encourages social outings to support morale, and suggests that true affection endures regardless of others. Send both real and pen names to Brain City New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Brainerd
Sead
Betty
Brain City, N. Y
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Cane St Leen
E. Wash. St
the Nicodemus National Bank
Maryland
Michael Callas
Johns Hopkins
Joseph B. Bitner
Army Air Forces
Jefferson Barracks
Harry K. Bitner
Moller Apartments
Jane Burton
Charles McKee
South Prospect Street
George H. Norris
Mulberry Avenue
Tampa
Fla
George H. Norris, Jr
Drew Field
Norris, Jr
John H. Thomas
Navy
Frazier Barracks
Charlestown
Mass
Lester Thomas
Boonsboro
Harvey M. Powers, Jr
H. M. Powers
Forest Drive
Pen, Paint and Pretzels, Honorary Dramatic Society
Tufts College
Medeford
Arbutus Eichelberger
Harper’s Ferry
Phyllis Fairney
West Franklin Street
Margaret B. Wright
Oak Hill Avenue
Wayne Rotz
Greencastle
Susy Shackleford
Dam No. 4
James E. Cochran, Jr
Yale University
Edward W. Cochran
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
North Potomac Street
Samuel H. Murray
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
W. Murray
Robert Funkhouser
Philip Exeter
Elmer Funkhouser
John Moore
East Baltimore Street
Grippe
Hugh G. Downs, Jr
Fort Bragg, N. C
East Antietam Street
Alaric Bowman
J. A. Bowman
East Avenue
Margaret Fry
Montreal
E. Fry
Virginia Avenue
George Buys
Carlisle Barracks
Carlisle
Charles George
This City
Blue Ridge Summit
J. Arthur Kirkpatrick
Waynesboro
Norman Nordness
Zona Miller Hall
Denville
N. J
Ernest W. Miller
Myrtle N. Long
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown
St. Patrick’s Church
Martin
Mr. Weaver
Purple Heart
B. P. W. Meeting
Tropic
North End
Broadway School
WAAC
Fleisher’s
Miss Poffenberger
Yale
Assen Jordanoff
Nancy Webb
Erskine Caldwell
Caldwell
Russia
Natasha
Sergei
M.G M
Gordon Young
Prairies
William Colt MacDonald
Peaceful Jenkins
Applejack Peters
Spanish Wells
Hugo Randle
Tom Gill
Bible’ S Shoe Shop
astTown, Mo
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Glick’s
Glick’s Shoe Store
Weat
Washington St
Rene
Antoine
Sach's
5Th Ave
Renlie Beauty Salon
Fairchild Aircraft
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