Wedding at Parsonage Links Fern Kershner and Breeden
The Rev. H J A Fesperman officiated the ring ceremony Monday at the parsonage of Reformed Church. Fern Kershner, daughter of Mrs C W Kershner, married Mr Breeden, son of Richard Skatzer. The bride wore roses and a reception followed at the Greenfield home. The couple planned a Newport honeymoon. Mrs Breeden will live with her parents until the groom’s Navy posting. Guests included Mr and Mrs Howard Alcox, Mr and Mrs Reymond Mid, and others from the Greenfield and Shatzer families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. A. Fesperman
Fernucilie Kershner
C. W. Kershner
ad @. Breeden
Richard Skatzer
Reformed Church Ride
Anderson Drypeanubs Company
Lee F. Greenfield
Avenue
Bree- Hig
Newport
Smith
Navy
Breeden
Reymond
Mid
William Reenfield
Richard Shatzer
William Boyd
Jean Ahner
Thelma Middlexautt
Carole’ Greenfield
Pauline Middlesuff
Cornelia Breeden
Picnic at City Park July 12 by Women’s Republican Club
The Women’s Republican Club hosts a box lunch picnic on July 12 at 6:30 PM in the City Park nth Pavilion, with Ruth Tan as picnic chair and Frances Ber id as president. Tickets are printed for packing counts. reservations due by Friday July 9. John H. Millard, Ist Navy recruiter, will share service tales at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Republican Club
Mday
Ruth Tan
Frances Berid
Ers
Riday
Foreman
John H. Millard
USNR
Navy
Legion Auxiliary Delegates to State Meeting in Baltimore
The American Legion Auxiliary will elect delegates at a meeting this evening to attend the state convention in Baltimore on the 16th and 16th. Full attendance is requested as the program includes an address by T. Lylich, service officer of Mor is Prock Post, on aid and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Grvanton
Baltimore
T. Lylich
Moris Prock Post
Four Freedoms Theme Sundays at St Pauls Evangelical Church
Unified services during July at St Pauls Evangelical Church will be held at 9 a.m. each Sunday. Pastor the Rev W J Dice will deliver sermons on the Four Freedoms including Freedom of Speech Freedom of Religion and Freedom from Want.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
W. J. Dice
Mrs Wishard and others head to summer schools and visits
Mrs Betty Wishard leaves Mulberry for New York to attend Columbia University summer school. Dr Vernon Kellett becomes headmaster of St James School arriving today, with family joining next month. Various locals travel or return from visits in New York City Baltimore Philadelphia and Charlottesville while hospital admissions include several Washington County Hospital patients. Corporal Moats and Mrs Moats welcome a son born there. other residents pursue summer study and engineering courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Wishard
Mulberry Avenue
New York City
Columbia University
Vernon Brown Kellett
St. James School
Kellet
Miriam Hoffmen
Glynden
Donald A. Moats
Hagerstown
Route 3
Washington County Hospital
Cpl. Moats
Marriage Licenses Listed for numerous couples in Maryland
A list of marriage licenses shows numerous names and ages from Hagerstown Cumberland Williamsport and surrounding areas. The couples include Mark E Jennings 20 Pauline M Denyers 24 John K Green 44 and Elizabeth V Sprague 43 and others across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark E. Jennings
Brownsville
Pauline M. Denyers
Hagerstown
John K. Green
Elizabeth V. Sprague
Creston H. Bond
Mary M. Sanders
Fred N. Drury, Jr
Williamsport
Ethel F. Shank
Indian Springs
Ralph E. Smith
Rohrersville
Rachel E. Ford
Boonsboro
Frank C. Wolfe
Clara
Hawthorne
George M. Free
Bessie C. Betts
Noah S. Barker
Sarah E. Peters
Herman D. Bennett
Canton
Nancy L. Hoff
Cumberland
Duane A. Bittner
Leemna J. Holt
Mt. Savage
Orgin O. Dutrow
Mary J. Rice
Miss Deavers Is Wed Last Night
A beauty filled wedding at St Pauls Methodist Church united Miss Pauline M. Deavers and Private Mark Elliott Jennings in a double ring ceremony. Attendants included Mrs William E Deavers and Clarence W Emerson with out of town guests from Gettysburg Brownsville Philadelphia and Baltimore. The couple left for a short honeymoon and Jennings will resume duty July 10 in the U S Air Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul'sMethodist Church
Pauline M. Deavers
Walter A. Deavers
South Potomac Street
Mark Elliott Jennings
Leroy EB. Jennings
Brownsville
Harry M. Marsh
Oswald Lang| Tall
Traiy
Frances Cothill
Wesley Deavers
William E. Deavers
Inlaw
Clarence W. Emerson
John E. Grim
Bernard Jenringa
Hagerstown
Jennings
W. F. Prior Publishing Company
Pvt
Signal Corps
U. S. Air Forces
Drew Field
Tampa
Ula
Pvt. Jennings
Maryland
F. H. Rockwell
Donald Rockwell
Max HB. Stewart
Edwin Welty
Gettysburg
Lena Campbell
Sara Brown
Franklin Harrison
Anna Jennings
Philadelphia
Margaret Grim
Baltimore
Sunday School Peni Will Be In August
The Calvary Brethren Sunday school intermediate girls met at Mrs. Mary Myers home. Officers voted to stay: President Dorothy Beckley secretary-treasurer Doris Forsythe librarian Wanda Myers. A picnic was planned for late August with games and refreshments. visitors invited per Pastor Rev. A M Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Brethren Sunday School
Mary Myers
Dorothy Beckley
Doris Forsythe
Wanda Myers
A. M. Dixon
Garden Club Votes to Halt Regular Meetings for Year
The Ha Ger town Garden Club, at its annual meeting in the Maryland room of Hotel Alexander, suspended all regular meetings for a year except the Christmas gathering at Washington County Hospital to decorate the facility. Officers were kept in place and dues paid. Over one hundred dogwood trees have been planted around the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts at City Park, with space still available for more donations or memorial trees. Donors include Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stouffer, Dr. and Mrs. Victor D. Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. John B. Ferguson in tribute to John S. Kausler for his work on public grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown Garden Club
Maryland
Hotel Alexander
Washington County Hospital
William T. Hamilton
Henry Holzapter, Jr
Elmer Funkhouser
Edward Oswald, Jr
Thomas H. Hardinge
J. Elvey Long
Washington County
John S. Kausler
Hagerstown
All in a Day as Meat Ration Deadline Sparks Frustration
A man witnesses a stamp deadline chaos at a store as red ration books expire at closing time leaving shoppers, mostly women, in a long, slow line for coffee and meat. Merchants complain the system burdens clerks and prompts calls to extend stamp validity while housewives vow to boycott future deadlines.
Washington County Library shelves 1942 Pulitzer winners
The Washington County Free Library shelves Robert Frost's A Witness Tree as the 1942 Pulitzer Prize winner. War news dampens ceremony excitement while readers show mixed interest in the honored books. Published titles include What You Should Know About Spies and Saboteurs and The Lower Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Frost
Washington County Free Library
Will Irwin
Thomas M. Johnson
Army
Navy
Museum Plans Workshop Periods In Hagerstown
The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts announces weekly workshop hours for children and teens. Workshops run Wednesday and Thursday mornings 10 to noon and Friday afternoons 2 to 4, with art activities in drawing modeling and color using museum materials. The current exhibit Britain In Wartime runs through the week, featuring British Aircraft and human interest scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Museum
Mary A A.harter
City Park
West End Park
Pangborn Park
Broadway
Winter Street
South Potomac
Woodland Way
Wheaton Park
Hagerstown
Britain
Royal Air Force
British Information Services
New York
Boonsboro Couple Marries in Ring Ceremony At Home
Miss Rachel B. Ford daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul B Ford of Boonsboro wed Ralph E. Smith son of Mr and Mrs Reland J Smith of Rohrersville at 630 pm Saturday at the Boonsboro home of Rev W A Herpich The Rev Herpich performed the ring ceremony Attendants were Mr and Mrs Paul Ford Jr After the ceremony the couple went to the bride’s parents house for a wedding supper They will reside with the bride’s parents for now
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel B. Ford
Paul B. Ford
Boonsboro
Ralph E. Smith
Reland J. Smith
Rohrersville
W. A. Herpich J
Herpich
Paul Ford, Jr
Mrs. Smith
More Rooms Are Furnished For Army Hospital
Closely coordinated community effort by the Camp and Hospital Service Committee completes another hospital recreation room for the Army. Donated materials from Leiter Brothers add decorative furnishings, with finishing help from Mrs Roy W Mowen and F J Gack. The Woodmen of the World donate a new ping pong set. an Officer of the Day room is finished. Plaques list contributions. next project is a Lions Club sponsored day room. Donations come from numerous individuals and organizations including Mesdames Semler Baker McKee Irwin Stickell Stonebraker Gardner Hoffmeier Bond McConnell Kraiss Boward and local volunteer groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Camp and Hospital Service Committee
Leiter Brothers
Roy W. Mowen
F. J. Gack
Woodmen of the World
Edwin Darner
Army Hospital
Darner
E Aldine Lakin
Lions Club of
Bootsboro
Mrs. Darner
Mesdames H. Edwin Semler
R. M. Baker
Class Has Picnic At Tilghmanton Home
The Tilghmanton Bible class of Christ led by Mrs. J Fred Williams held a lawn picnic at Mrs. Earl Stevens home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nave and children Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stevens and children Mr. and Mrs. Williams and children Mrs. Edward Moats Mrs Roz Barnhart and children Miss Melody Brown Calvin Kenneth and Paul Brown Miss Peggy Miller Jerry Miller William Brant Richard Barnhart and Ivan Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilghmanton
J. Fred Williams
Earl Stevens
Charles Nave
Williams
Edward Moats
Roz Barnhart
Melody Brown
Calvin
Kenneth and
Paul Brown
Peggy Miller
Jerry Miller
William Brant
Richard Barnhart
Ivan Young
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Kersh
Hill & Dale Bikie
Haceestown
Mme
Fleisher
Alvey M. Warrenfeltz
South Locust Street
Burlington, N. C
Fairchild Corporation
Corrinne Grossnickle
St. Agnes ' Hospital
R. A. Gross-nickle
Beaver Greek
Francis Gallo
East Antietam Street
New Jersey
Fred Spisser
Barbara
City
Wiliam Kerstetter
Miffinburs, Pa
Jane Porter
Battle Creek, Mich
Mrs
Roy W. Eigenbrade
Beaver Creek
Mary S. Cushwa
Clear Spring
Harrison W Brown
Smithsburg
Donald L. Crilly
North Prospect Street
Joyce L. Grove
Lincoln Avenue
Leroy E. Brewer
Claude Ritter
Hast Avenue
Mary A. Polkowitz
Richard W. Sanders
Freemont Street
Roy M. Hasterday
North Cleveland Avenue
Edwin L. Hackman
Josephine Clark
Jack Sacks
Irvin Hackman
Mary Jane Summers
Mrs. C. L. Summers
Patricia M. Barnhart
Greencastle
Joseph B. McCartney
Spring Run
Eugene L. Kline
Cavetown
Sabatino Cartagna
Madison Avenue
Eleanor A. Paulsgrove
Paul Hunter
Albert Hunter
Oak Hill Avennue
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Carol Myers
Charlottesville, Va
Mr. Jennings
St. Paul’s Church
Peni
Garden Club
Washington County Library
M. Wheeler-Nicholson
Sumner Welles
U. S
Kansas
Lower Mississippi
Hodding Carter
Lower
Mississippi
Cairo
New Orleans
J. Harold Hawkins
David Cooke
Jesse Davidson
Joan D. Snider
Margaret Gruen
Sanger's Circus
Dan
the Gambier
Myron Brinig
Gene
Montana
Olga
Eddie
Michael Hardt
Count Florian Waldegx
Vienna
Florian
Violet
Whitfeld Cook
Redbook
Batch
Pete
Bancock
A. B. Cunningham
Jesse Roden
Bancock County
Kentucky
Sue Dan
Sue
Chafford Knight
Huntoon Rogers
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
California
Hldorado State
Athens
Camp and Hospital Committee
UTR
Professional Arts
Ets
Pepsi-Cola
Freechtved Finttler
Newrtile
Glenn K. Campbell
Best Raven Chapel
Women’s Hats
L. & B. Hat Shop Northeast Cor. Public Square
Hubert E. Slocum
Optometrist
N. Potomac St
Glick’s
Glick’s Shoe Store
Washington St
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