Holiday at Fountain Head Club Draws Big Attendance
Members and families stayed at Fountain Head Country Club over the July 4th holiday avoiding DDT warnings. A men’s golf tournament happened Tuesday afternoon and Independence Day ball drew a large crowd Monday night with Phil Young and his orchestra. The Mills hosted a pre-dance party at Oak Hill avenue home. The club plans a subscription dance series starting July 15, continuing weekly through September. Ladies’ golf day was postponed to Thursday. Clearspring 4-H Club meets at 8 pm Thursday to plan a Keedysville visit and decorate a booth for the Hagerstown Fair.
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Fountain Head Country Club
Phil Young
Hunton P. Mills
Oak Hill Avenue
Tea Dance at USO Celebrates Fourth of July
The USO held its first tea dance on July 4 with a 4 to 6 pm session served by Beta Sigma Phi City Council. Earlier events included a morning fast break, a Y M C A pool party, and a Pangborn Park picnic by visiting service men and USO junior hostesses. A series of eighth night dances opened Monday with Women of the Moose handling refreshments, hosted by the Army Mothers' Club, and a Saturday holiday dance featured refreshments by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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USO
Beta Sigma Phi
Pangborn Park
Local residents listed for hospital admissions and visitors
Barbara Ann and Danny Mon tague of Coatesville visit relatives here. The Washington County Hospital admitted many: Doris J. Corder Keedysville route 1, Bertha F. Stevens 204 North Potomac Street, William E. Hunter Hancock, Gayl P. Gerber 121 East Lee Street, I. W. Zimmelman 01 South Potomac Street, Margaret V. Rook 484 West Franklin Street, Elizabeth W. Beil Smithsburg, Lewis S. Hamilton 623 Guilford Avenue, Ernest B. Ogle Hancock, G Alvey Witmer Sharpsburg route 1, William M. Troupe Ross Avenue, Bette Reed 120 East Antietam Street, Earl Coffman 2 Englewood Road, Enoch E. Munday 226 Alexander Street, Kathleen Abbott Smith 18 Beckley Avenue, Harry Mickle Martinsburg. William M. Fleigh 84, model railroad proprietor at Pen Mar Park, recovers from ptomaine poisoning at Washington County Hospital, hopes to return to Oak Hill Avenue soon. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jackson South Potomac Street spent the weekend with son Earl Jackson Jr., Seaman 1/c, patient at Naval Hospital Norfolk. His address: Naval Hospital N.O.B Ward 124 Norfolk Va. Mrs. Joseph C. Byron South Prospect Street opened cottage at Blue Ridge Summit for summer. Major and Mrs. C. T. Parsell left for California where Parsell will be stationed after foreign duty. Judge Joseph D. Mish Fountain Head Heights underwent tonsillectomy Monday at Mercy Hospital Baltimore.
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Washington County Hospital
Doris J. Corder
Keedysville
Bertha F. Stevens
North Potomac Street
William E. Hunter
Hancock
Gayl P. Gerber
East Lee Street
I. W. Zimmerlman
South Potomac Street
Margaret V. Rook
West Franklin Street
Elizabeth W. Beil
Smithsburg
Lewis S. Hamilton
Guilford Avenue
Ernest B. Ogle
G. Alvey Witmer
Sharpsburg
William M. Troupe
Ross Avenue
Bettle P. Reed
Antietam Street
Earl Coffman
Englewood
Enoch E. Munday
Alexander Street
Kathleen
William M. Fleigh
Pen Mar Park
Oak Hill Avenue
Earl Jackson
Seaman
U. S. Naval Hospital
Norfolk
Naval Hospital
N.O.B
All in a Day Women wait and find small relief in wounded news
The piece reflects on how wives and mothers react to war casualty notices. It contrasts the impact of Death in Action and Missing in Action with the relief that comes from a hospital report of a slight, non serious wound. It notes medical advances and the hope of reunion. A wife remembers her airborne husband's crash and cherishes the thought of his return.
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Morning Mail
England
Picnic of Christ Reformed Sunday School Group
The Friendly Bible Class annual picnic at Pangborn Park drew forty six members and guests. A steamed hamburger supper was organized by Hazel Shank Nancy Miller Hazel Sigler Blanche Mark Lillian Bair Catherine Travinger Lola Blecker and Caroline Bussard. Mr and Mrs Roger C Harp and Miss Helen Harp visited Herbert Harp in West Winfield New York where Harp conducted the first outdoor concert of the West Winfield Central School Band.
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Friendly Bible Class
Christ Reformed Sunday School
Pangborn Park
Hazel Shank
Nancy Miller
Hazel Sigler
Blanche Mark
Lillian Bair
Catherine Travinger
Lola Blecker
Caroline Bussard
Roger C. Harp
Helen Harp
South Potomac Street
Herbert Harp
West Winfield
New York
Girl Scouts Troop 2 Plan All Day Hike Meeting
The Girl Scouts of Troop 2 will gather at the Church of the Brethren on Thursday at 1 15 p m. to discuss plans for an all day hike.
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Girl Scouts
Church of the Brethren
Social Notes From Baltimore Visits and Birthday
Mrs Charles J Forrest Mrs Leon Gross Mrs Claudius Ryan and Mrs George M Mann were recent visitors in Baltimore. Michael McCormick son of Mr and Mrs Frank J McCormick celebrated his sixth birthday on Monday July 3. Mrs Warren L Bald the former Miss Pauline Hoch left yesterday for Los Angeles after a three months visit with friends and relatives in New York Philadelphia Baltimore and this city. Mr Bald who is on a three months business trip spent a week in this city before continuing south.
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Charles J. Forrest
Leon Gross
Claudius Ryan
George M. Mann
Baltimore
Michael McCormick
Frank J. McCormick
Warren L. Bald
Pauline Hoch
Los Angeles
Cal
New York
Philadelphia
Bald
Ruffled Pinafore Pattern No 3440 Sizing Details
Pattern No 3440 offers a ruffled pinafore in size 10 with two cents for pattern mailing. Include complete sewing guide, your name address and style number with zone postal unit. Limited Summer Fashion Book, 175 styles, ships from Ha terstown Daily Mall New York.
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Terstown Daily Mall
W. 13Th
1St
New York 11
Miss Fisher Wed To Ensign Happel
Miss Charlotte Jane Fisher daughter of Mr and Mrs John R Fisher of Fountain Head Heights married Ensign Irvin Leslie Happel son of Mr and Mrs William Milton Happel of Highfield in St Mark s Lutheran Church. Rev Roy L Sloop officiated. The couple will reside with brief reception at the bride s home.
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Charlotte Jane Fisher
John R. Fisher
Fountain Head Heights
Irvin Leslie Happel
William Milton Happel
Highfield
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Roy L. Sloop
Mary Lou Potterfield
Rosalie Brewer
Farewell Party for Edward Bitner on Clarendon Avenue
Edward Bitner hosts a surprise farewell party at Clarendon Avenue with many neighbors and friends in attendance including Mr. and Mrs. Cromer Byers Miller Silvers Hart Edwards Blickenstaff Gladhill Hanks Barton Rhodes Kershner Stottiemyer Handbaker Bitner Minich Dorsey Staley Hawbaker and Donegan.
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Edward Bitner
Clarendon Avenue
John Cromer
Simon Byers
Louretta Miller
June Silvers
Charles Hart
Rufus Edwards
Russell Blickenstaff
Charles Gladhill
Leslie Hanks
Lawrence Barton
Buck Rhodes
Rose Kershner
Cora Stottiemyer
Kathleen ,Handbaker
Roy Bitner
Charles Bitner
Archie Minnich
Carl Dorsey
Carrie Staley
Frank Bitner
Carmel Hawbaker
Emma Hawbaker
Pat Donegan
Walter Esmer to Teach Sunday School at Trinity Chapel
Walter W Esmer superintendent of the Washington County Orphans Home will guide the Sunday school at Trinity Lutheran Chapel on Liberty Street on Sunday July 9 at 9 30 p m Mrs Esmer will accompany the children and Mr Esmer will teach the lesson to the entire school Vocal selections by children from the home will be featured and the Sunday school will contribute its offering of the day to the county institution.
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Washington County
Orphans’ Home
Trinity Lutheran Chapel
Liberty Street
Walter W. Esmer
Class Visits Mrs Garrett For Sunday School Sendoff
The Washington Square Methodist Church class visited Mrs William Garrett on Thursday evening. A sunshine box of daily gifts was presented, lawn refreshments served, and warm wishes for recovery expressed. Attendees included William Garrett and son, Mrs Charles Towns hand, Rev M A Keesecker and Dorothy, and many others from the community. The note adds that the avocado or alligator pear was introduced in the United States in 1833.
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Washington Square
United States
Nurse Aides Picnic At Kraiss Club House
Members of the Volunteer Nurse's Aide Corps held a Sunday picnic at the Kraiss club house along the Potomac behind Clearspring. Mrs. John J. Carr and Mrs. Adrian Rowland arranged the event. Aides swam and played games before a served supper. Regular duties at Newton D. Baker Hospital in Martinsburg have paused, with visits to Veterans General Hospital resumed when wounded men arrive. Summer meetings are paused, fall plans include a September outing.
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Kraiss
Potomac River
Clearspring
John J. Carr
Adrian Rowland
Suiper
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
Veterans’ General Hospital
Picnic Today in Myers Meadow by 4-H Club
A Greensburg School Boys 4-H Club picnic is today at 4 p m in Myers Meadow near Smithsburg. Supper and games are planned as part of the program.
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Myers’ Meadow
Smithsburg
Greensburg
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