Wedding in Clear Spring as Alpha Flanigan Marries Warren Shingleton
A summer wedding took place Saturday June 28 at Saint John's Reformed Church parsonage in Clear Spring uniting Miss Alpha Lee Flanigan and Warren W. Shingleton with Rev. J. W. Hoffman officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. GC Flanigan, wore a cane white nylon dress with yellow accessories. sister Rosie Flanigan served as maid of honor. Best man was John Harbaugh. A family reception followed at the Flanigan home. the couple plans to reside with the bride's parents. The bride is a 1950 Clear Spring High graduate. the groom is a Westernport High School alumnus and Army veteran working at Pairchild Aircraft Division. A prior miscellaneous shower for the bride hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Miller occurred in Charlton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint John's Reformed Church Parsonage
Clear Spring
Alpha Lee Flanigan
Warren W. Shingleton
J. W. Hoffman
GC. C. Flanigan
Near
E. Shingleton
Rosie Flanigan
John Harbaugh
Flanigan
Cleary Spring
Westernport High School
U.S. Army
Pairchild Aircraft Division
Clinton Miller
Charlton
Volunteers of America Picnic At City Park Highlights
The annual Volunteers of America picnic drew 78 attendees at City Park with youths from Sunday school and elderly women from Sunset Clubs. A lunch and supper were served and games were enjoyed by both young and old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Volunteers of America
City Park
Ald
Sunset Clubs
Eliza Newcomer Burton Weds Harvey Brooks in Mexico
Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Newcomer of Hagerstown Route 1 announce the marriage of their daughter Eliza Newcomer Burton of Bunton Virginia to Harvey Prank Brooks of Los Angeles California. The ceremony occurred in Tijuana Mexico on June 20. The couple resides in Montrovia California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Newcomer
Hagerstown
Eliza Newcomer Burton
Bunton
Virginia
Harvey Prank Brooks
Los Angeles
California
Tijuana
Mexico
Montrovia
Homemakers Meet Downsville Guests Share Short Course Reports
The Lappans and Downsville Homemakers gathered at the First Christian Church in Downsville for a joint meeting. Delegates from Lappans and Downsville spoke on topics from the University of Maryland Short Course, with Mrs Wheatley presenting an entertaining talk on Philosophy Through Your Hiat using hats as props. The clubs planned a picnic and voted to place a memorial epitaph for former member Mrs Huston Carnahan, followed by a tea service and floral table display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lappans
Downsville
First Christian Church
University of Maryland
University
Luppins
Clarence A. South
Horace Twigg
Elmer Lew
Ruth Hidge
Margaret May
Thelma Wheatley
Ira Downey
Wheatley
Lappaus Club
Huston Carnahan
One and Dat lace patterns offer twenty five cents patterns
The Daily Mail Household Arts advertises lace and embroidery designs including daisies and valance patterns priced at twenty five cents. It promotes easy to follow patterns printed in the Home Book edition and ships from Old Chelsea New York with a fifty cent rate for some items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briel Weistes
Lissime
Plese
Ives
Alern
Ensseta
Rath Baek
One Man Show Highlights Mac S Fisher at Washington County Museum
Mac S Fisher, a Philadelphia based artist and Chilton employee, exhibits 22 watercolors four lithographs and two oils at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts City Park. The July show marks his hometown debut and one of the museum’s rare solo exhibitions. A reception is set for Wednesday July 9 from 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawn
Mac S. Fisher
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
City Park
Philadelphia
Chilton (Publishing) Company
Mac
Fisheer
Cumberland Valley
Harper's Ferry
Pennsylvania Academy
Holiday visitors and travelers flock to Hagerstown area
A long list of guests and travelers are noted in Hagerstown area society notes. Families from St Petersburge Florida Youngstown Ohio Aberdeen Irvington and other towns visit Linden Hall Farm and various local homes while relatives attend camps Camp Netimus Misty Mount and Girl Scout activities. The piece records numerous social calls from July to early August and mentions hospital and travel updates along with a stray newspaper correction about leaving a party early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Jones
Netimus
Milford
Christine
Misty Mount
Thurment
Nelson
Janes
Ata
Tarrace
Homemakers Plan Picnic and Style Revue
The Cavetown Homemakers met at Mrs. Mishack’s home with co hosts Mrs. Sparr Bromley Bushey Bushey. Twenty eight members attended with visitors Mrs. Fishack Julianne and Mrs. Christina Rikle. Mrs. Geiser led a study on the red headed woodpecker and short course delegates reported on the University of Maryland meeting. 4H girls modeled dresses to be shown again July 16 at 8 p m. Models included Louise Bromley Margaret Taher Jeanette Gardenhorn Sarah Slick Loretta Winders Mary Dick. The annual picnic is set for July 18 with location to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavetown
Charles Mishack
Robert Sparr
Walter Bromley
George Bushey
Frank Bushey
Louisa Fishack
Julianne
Christina Rikle
Vera Geiser
Geiser
Douglas Daniels
University of Maryland
Louise Bromley
Margaret Taher
Jeanette Gardenhorn
Sarah Slick
Loretta Winders
Mary Dick
Births in Funkstown Martinsburg and Waynesboro area
Proud parents Air and Mrs John Ford of Funkstown announce a son born July 1 at City Hospital Martinsburg WV. Catherine Custer, formerly Miss, is mother. R Bruce Etchison of Hagerstown Route 1 reports a son born July 4 at Washington County Hospital. Lorraine Davia is mother. Richard Smith of Smithshore reports a son born June 28 at Washington County Hospital. Robert L Feiber of Ber 717 Forest Street reports a son born July 4 at Washington County Hospital. Mildred Joe Houser is mother. Mary M Lentz of 1032 Beachwood Drive reports a son born July 4 at Washington County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air
John ©. Ford
Funkstown
Iq Son
City Hospital Y
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Ford
Catherine Custer
R. Bruce Etchison
Hagerstown
Page
Washington County Hospital
Robert Gelver
Sanitanburg
Waynesboro Hospital
Gelser
Lorraine Davia
Richard Smith
Smithshore
Smith
Misa
Elaine Chandlee
Robert L. Feiber Ber
Forest Street
Robert Lee, Jr
Erelberger
Mildred Joe Houser
M. Lentz
Beachwood Drive
Itho Washington County Hospital
Officialdom Visits Here at Queen Hather Chapter No 3 Meeting
The Grand Visitation highlighted the final meeting of the season for Queen Hather Chapter No 3 O E H at which Worthy Grand Matron Mrs Margie Stiegier and Worthy Grand Patron Mr Ragsell M Buck of the Grand Chapter of Maryland presided Many Grand Officers attended and welcomed members from Iron Brutewick Keedysville Sharpsburg Middletown Frederick Hancock Baltimore Cumberland Waynesboro and others A Past Matron read A Message from the Stars Mrs Carl DeVore and Mrs Mary Minnich presented a rhinestone crown and scepter to the chapter Refreshments for about 175 members followed In July the annual picnic is planned for City Park and meetings resume in September
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.E
Margie Stiegier
Ragsell M. Buck
Grand Chapter of
Maryland
Paul BK. Crum
Mary Kaiser
Elsie K. Wolfe
Florence Armstrong
Pearl Smith
Ada
Vari K. Buell
Grand Electa
Elizabeth Shank
Florence Spessard
Mollie Cristie
Mary Fawble
Nottie Keating
Mesdames M
Virginia Thompson
Nini Fey
Elsie K. Wolfe. Grand Representatives Present Were: Mesdames
Fay Whitmore
Mary Fletcher
Iola Hoffman
Mise Edith Delauder
Iron
Brutewick
Keedysville
Sharpsburg
Middletown
Frederick
Hancock
Maltimore
Cumberland
Waynesboro
Irvin
Berkeley Springs
Charles Town
W. Va
Hitgerstown
Carl DeVore
Mary Minnich
Esther
Karen Lull
Mary Snyder
Statler Harris Nuptials Noted in Greencastle
Miss Doris Harris and Maynard Statler wed in a double ring ceremony at St Paul Evangelical United Brethren Church with no attendants. The bride, a Greencastle High School graduate, works for United Telephone. the groom, also a graduate, served in the U S Air Force and now works at Lettingenny Ordnance Depot. They honeymooned in Verona Ohio and reside with the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Harris
Greencastle
Doris Flarris
Maynard Statler
Howard Statler
F. Berry
St. Paul's
Evangelical United Brethren
Unsteady Herald-Mail Death Report and Local Notes
A fragmentary column recalls a sudden fatal accident at a Herald-Mail display department with scattered local notes. It mentions Betty and Don Garrison now in the Air Force, June June dates, birthday and anniversary notices, a May wedding and various residents at local addresses, plus ordinary summer plans and a Bee keeper student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Mail Company
M Yaor
Air Force
Greenville
Miss
Betty
Don Garrison
Georgia
Trip to Europe on Vie GeorGics from New York 960
An OCR fragment advertises a Europe trip from New York on Vie GEORGICS priced 960 dollars for a round trip by air. It mentions visit to nine “reanimies murder expert Wade” and a note that space remains for bodies, asking interested parties to write to Dr. Rachman at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Georgics
New York
Wirplane
Wade
Rachman
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
Addy
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Mrs. Warren IV. Shingleton
Misa Alpha Lee Flanican
Batiste Madras
Hathaway
Alexander Hotel Bldg
Downsville Club
By Wice Brooks
Polaroid
Hays, Inc
W. Washington Street
Kemper F. Cowing
Herbert Johnson
Richard
Bethie
St. Petersbore
Fla
Tf. W. Bistle
Wilma Jo
Youngstown, Ohio
Joseph E. Byers
Linden Hall Farm
Downsville Pike
William C. Cropper
Becky
Marhern Road
States
Canada
Nova Scotia
Cpl
George Warren Feltz
Panama City
Warrenfeltz
Fairplay
Imy
Harry English
Kerstown
Hugh M. Evertine
Aberdeen
Key West
Everline
George Warrenfelta
Maryland State Police
Hlarohl Payne
Connie
Irvington
Florida
S. Dean Sutphin
Leonard G. Mathias
Broadway
Lynn K. Iength, Jr
St. James
Heplen
Charles Edward Stuadt
Middleburg
Elliott Long
Wilson Boulevard
C. PD. Shirey and
Utica, New York
Lester Conard
Lyri Jday
Atlantic City
Hotel Normandy
Howard H. Ducy
Hyrond- Iday
Elmira
N. Y
Irvin Dube Jer
Williamapoli
Wirs
W. J. O'Brien
Elmer
N. J
Charles Ross, Jr
Mrs. Ross
Clarence Skinner
Howell, Michigan
James Brooks
Greenbelt, Md
Thatcher Townsend, Jr
Greensboro
N. C
Ruth Thomas
Patricia Thomas
East Franklin Street
Prudence Brumeardner
George
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
John A. Miller
Jack Brennan
Jingerstown
Maxwell Yingling
Joanne
Judy Yingling
Potomac Heights
Luther Corder
North Locust Street
F. W. MacMasters, Sr
Baltimore
Paul Snabley
Ridley Park
Jacob Snabley
Chester, Pa
George Badrich
Vista Street
Evelyn Elaine Brungart
Frank Brungart
Salem Avenue
Lloyd Lutz
Ocala, Fla
James Earley
Potomac Avenue
Lutz
Ernest Delara
Judy and
Arthur
Unitontown, Pa
Jean Fulston
Connellsville, Pa
Marry C. Collier
Bakeraville
Bobby Weller
Nashville
Tenn
Nancy Harper
Austin B. Harper
John Street
Camp
Thurmont
Girl Scouts
Natalia Cramer
Barbara Lee Smith
Donna ‘Kendall
Ccia
Ming Pamela Statton
Ocean City
Queen Esther
Statler-Harris
Peggy Gantz
Alvo
Iit
Jane
March Crawley
Jane Pakers Taye
Texas
Jane's Fine
Virginian Avenue
Mrr
Winslow
Burhans
Heisterhoro Road
Wa Damghter
Gladys Abshire
Janice Lemon
Presbyterian Sumner
Head College Canny
Ralph MecCtellund
Wand Mer
Wohi
Shields
Rock Haven Cottage
Pon Mar
Ditta and Sons
Edward
Robert
West Washington Street
Atts City
Nou
Russell Stouffer
Mrs. Menest T. Ericks
Charlotte
N.C
George M. Snyder, Jr
Ann
Hicks
Jean Snyder
G. Merlin Snyder
Joanne Spizler
Corbett Street
Nica Bobby
Anpeiers
Panama
Madamoiselles
College Breds
Crawfords
Beautiful Shoes
Leiter Brothers
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