Miss Gray Bride to Be Honored at Mulberry Shower
Miss Betty Gray was guest of honor at a bridal shower hosted by Miss Marlene Warden at 419 North Mulberry Street. Pink rose centerpiece and a buffet luncheon accompanied gifts for Gray, who will wed Iryin Easterday on age 21. Guests included Lu Miller Connie Warden Eva Delle Scott Joyce Russell Judy Kerfoot and Phyllis Schamel. Television was enjoyed during the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Gray
Marlene Warden
North Mulberry Street
Mise Gray
Iryin
Lu Miller
Connie Warden
Eva Delle Scott
Joyce Russell
Judy Kerfoot
Phyllis Schamel
Hancock Girl Becomes Nurse Graduate at Baltimore Hospital
Dolores M. Golden of Hancock, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry B Golden, graduated from the nursing school of General Hospital Baltimore and plans to remain on staff. Hancock High School alumna. Also notes Maugansville Bible School for ages four and up from June 11 to 20, correcting prior age report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores M. Golden
Henry B. Golden
Hancock
General Hospital
Baltimore
Golden
Hancock High School
Maugansville Bible School
Miss Harsh To Receive Degree At Hood College Commencement
Miss Marion Unger Harsh of Greencastle is among 88 candidates for Hood College's fifty eighth commencement on Sunday June 10. She pursues a Bachelor of Science in home economics and presides over the Home Economic Club. The ceremony is at 9:30 am in Hudson Outdoor Theater with Franklin and Marshall College president Theodore August Distiler delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Unger Harsh
G. Warner Harsh
Greencastle
Hood College
Harsh
Home Economic Club
Greencastle High School
Hudson
Theodore August Distiler
L.H.D
Ll.d
Franklin and Marshall College
Bridal Shower Etiquette Note From a Family Guide
The text advises hosting a luncheon, tea, or evening party rather than a shower. It says no family member of the bride should give a shower for her, guiding respectful celebration planning.
Haberbeck IIs Birthday Party At West Washington Home
Johnny Haberbeck was entertained at his home on West Washington Street for his eighth birthday. The party featured circus themed decorations and a circus cake. Guests included Tommy Greenmeld Roger Baker Mary Ann Shoemaker Ray Shoemsaker and Carol Shoemaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Haberbeck
West Washington Street
Tommy Green- Meld
Roger Baker
Mary Ann Shoemaker
Ray Shoemsaker
Carol Shoemaker
Mr. Abernethy To Sing Here In June Recital
Rufus Abernethy bass sings at North Street School Monday night June 11 with Mrs Delilah Williams accompanying. He leads the Morgan State College Choir and plans a European tour with performances in France Switzerland Germany Belgium England and Wales as a representative of the Methodist Church youth department. Sponsoring committee members listed and tickets available from Cox's Barber Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Baltimore
Washington Conference of the Methodist Church
Rufus
Abernethy
France
Switzerland
Germany
Belgaum
England
Wales
Asbury Methodist Church
Hagerstown
G. N. Hodges
Dorothy Goodloe
Keneth Williams
L. '.E. Dorsey
John R. Watson
Servilla Red
Quiet Gettysburg Wedding Sealsunion of Misa Carl and Franklin Wiles
Misa Marilyn Kathleen Carl of Gettysburg married Franklin Wiles of Frederick in a May 2 ceremony. The couple, then headed to Washington and Virginia for a wedding trip. They are both employed at Victor Cullen State Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Misa Marilyn Kathleen Carl
Franklin Wiles
Frederick
Washington, D. C
Virginia
Annual Picnic Is Scheduled
The Women’s Republican Club announces a covered dish supper for members and families at City Park south pavilion Monday at 6 30 p m Mrs Edward Maugans chairs the planning committee and invites all to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Republican Club
Edward Maugans
Engagements announced in Hagerstown week of June
Mrs E Ruth Barrick announces the engagement of Marian Adele Barrick to Scott F Pittenger Jr. Marian, a 1946 Hagerstown High School graduate, works for Potomac Edison and is Nu Phi Mu advisor. Pittenger served three years in the U S Army and now works for Western Maryland Railway. The wedding is set for Friday August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Edison Company
Nu Phi Mu Sorority
Alpha Eta
Beta Sigma Phi
Pittenger
DU. S. Army
Western Maryland Railway
Parsonals and visitors list from local area notes
Local social notes list visitors and returning residents. Mrs Harold Thrope of Hong Kong visits her niece Miss Madeline Sands on West Wilson Boulevard. Dr and Mrs Arthur D Bowers and family return to Oaklyn New Jersey after visiting the Bowers parents on Mulberry Avenue. Miss Dolores Lizer returns to Mercy Hospital staff after weeks with her parents on North Mulberry Street. Mr and Mrs Frederick Stanley Smith of Raleigh North Carolina visit Mrs Smith's parents on Randolph Avenue. Smith is now organist and choir master at Christ Episcopal Church Raleigh. Mr and Mrs George Spellman return to Avon Road after visiting in Illinois. Simms Jamieson on South Prospect Street had an appendectomy at Washington County Hospital yesterday. Mr and Mrs Alton H Jung of San Antonio Texas visit Lester Ridenour on Potomac Avenue. Misses Crawford Kays Christy McKenzie Nancy Wilson, St Catherine's School students Richmond, Va, visit Anne Mathias on Forrest Drive. Miss Epsey Cooke and Betsy Wilson, Stuart Hall Staunton Va, guests of Anne Million The Terrace. Don Phillippy, Maryland sophomore, home for summer with A Roy Phillippy Fry Avenue. Ellinger arrives from Princeton University to spend a week before Field Artillery ROTC summer camp Fort Bragg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Lizer
Mercy Hospital
Paul Lizer
North Mulberry Street
Frederick Stanley’ Smith
Raleigh
N. C
Smith
Benjamin C. Hartman
Randolph Avenue
Mr. Smith
Trinity Lutheran
First Christian
Christ Episcopal Church
George Spellman
Avon Road
Ilinois
Simms Jamieson
South Prospect Street
Washington County Hospital
Alton 11
Jung
San Antonio
Texas
Lester Ridenour
Potomac Avenue
Crawford Kays
Christy McKenzie
Nancy Wilson
St. Catherine’s School
Richmond, Va
Anne Mathias
Forrest Drive
Nisses Epsey Cooke
Batsy Wilson
Stuart Hall
Staunton
Anne Million
the Terrace
Don Phillippy
University of Maryland
A. Roy Phillippy
Fry Avenue
Local Engagements and Ilked Weddings Spotlight Community Notices
Mrs Gorman Betts announces the engagement of Dorothy Jane Sweigert to Bruce Quentin Plank, both Haferstown High School graduates. Robert Forkner Jr receives BA in secondary education at Shepherd College. Jean Miller to Hobby Weller, no wedding date set. Weller serves at Vint Hill Farms. Louise Dennis Allen engaged to Alexander Armstrong Jr with Bryn Mawr and Johns Hopkins ties. Kingsley Noel improving at Cedar Lawn residence in Charles Town area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorman B. Betts
Dorothy Jane Sweigert
Bruce Quentin Plank
Ruth Plank
Kenneth Plank
Hagerstown High School
R. F. Forkner
Leonard L. Shafer
Nodate
Levi W. Detrow
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Robert Fred Forkner, Jr
Clifford 5. Miller
Watfordsburg
Jean E. Miller
Hobby E. Weller
George R. Weller
Hancock
Weller
U. S. Army
Vint Hill Farms Station
Warrenton
Virginia
Franklin Gordon Allen
Somerset Road
Hallimorea
Louise Dennis Allen
Alexander Armstrong, Jr
Alexander Armstrong
Hagerstown
Hiram Woods
Baltimore
Dr. Woods
Miss Allen
Calvert
Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr College
Johns Hopkins University
Armstrong
Gilman Country School
Princeton University
Babington Announces Engagement of Gladys Burlene Babington
Locust Grove announces the engagement of Gladys Burlene Babington daughter of Mr and Mrs FP Burbe Babington to Jack Charles son of Mr and Mrs Jesse C Charles of Boonsboro Gladys is a Boonsboro High School graduate and works in the Pangborn Corporation office Jack a Boonsboro High School graduate served two years in the armed forces including 18 months overseas and operates a service station on the Dual Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FP. Burbe Babington
Locust Grove
Gladys Burlene
Jack Charles
Jesse C. Charles
Boonsboro
Miss Babington
Boonsboro High School
Pangborn Corporation
Charles
Wildlife at National Zoo Surpasses Eight Thousand Species
The National Zoo reports over eight thousand birds and beasts in its collections, highlighting the breadth of its species diversity and ongoing conservation efforts.
Local births include Kline Yates and Wilking families
Proo Pparents Mr and Mrs Richard L Kline announce the birth of daughter Linda June at Washington County Hospital on Jaime 2. Mr and Mrs Charles Richard Yates announce son Charles Richard Jr born May 29 at Washington County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wilking announce son Thomas Lynn born June 6 at home on Salem Avenues. Mrs Wilkins is the former Miss Vivian Holden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Kline
This City
Linda June
Washington County Hospital
Jaime
Charles Richard Yates
Chestnut Street
Charles Richard, Jr
Yates
Louise Reeder
Kenneth Wilking
Thomas Lynn
Salem Avenues
Wilkins
Vivian, Holden
Moose Women State Meeting in Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Chapter of the Women of the Moose will hold its regular meeting at 8 pm at the Moose Home. Officers will be elected for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
The
Women of the Moose
Moose
95 Year Old Traveler Defies Age For Westward Visit
Mrs. Ida Landis, 95, guest at Homewood Reformed Church in Baltimore, traveled 1460 miles to Kansas and back with her brother and relatives to visit infant Samuel Shriner in Wakeeney. She vows never to fly, cherishes family history, and reflects on lifelong journeys begun late in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Landis
Homewood
Virginia Avenue
Kansas
Landis
Taneytown
Wakeeney
Trego County
Samuel A. Shriner
Charles
Alma
Marlin Shriner
Taney Town
Ida Shriner
James A. Shildt
Maryland
Clarey
Hospital Discharges Listed From Washington County
Hospital discharge roster from Washington County Hospital names Ann C Scott at 41 Roessner Avenue and others including Roscoe W Boward Walter Manahan Stephen B K Caldwell Mrs Leon Brunner and infant son 652 North Mulberry Mrs Ralph Lewis and infant daughter 920 Hamilton Boulevard Gene Keller and infant daughter Mrs Gertrude Stem Westminster Mrs Reuben Brown Smithsburg Mrs Jacob Nave and infant son Hagerstown Route Three Maureen Y Martin 22 West Side Avenue Gary L Bowers Williamsport Ronald Moats 715 Salem Avenue Jacob and David Reid Funkstown and Michael Seibert 807 Salem Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Hospital
Ann C Scott
Roessner Avenue
Roscoe W. Boward
Corbett Street
Walter Manahan
Pen Mar
Stephen BK
Caldwell
Hancock
Leon Brunner
North Mulberry
Ralph &. Lewis
Hamilton Boulevard
Gene Keller
Gertrude Stem
Westminister
Reuben Brown
Smithsburg
Jacob Nave
Hagerstown
Maureen Y. Martin
West Side Avenue
Gary Lee Bowers
Williamsport
Ronald Moats
Salem Avenue
Jacob and
David Reid
Funkstown
Michael Seibert
Navy Mothers Plan Meeting For Summer Activities
The Navy Mothers Club will hold a regular meeting this evening at 7 30 at the Odd Fellows Hall. All members are asked to attend as plans will be made for a picnic and other summer activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Mothers Club
Odd Fellows Hall
Railroad Safety Talk Delights Area School Pupils
Lt. McGaha of the RB and Q C police staged a railroad safety program for Pupila of Rohreraville Kee dyasville Howard Street and Sautt Potomac Schools in Brunswick. The highlight was a fall color film The Happy Locomotive. He stressed safety at grade crossings passenger stations and railroad property. The program, under KH JL Denton, aims to assist educators and will visit more schools in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rohreraville
Keedyasville
Howard Street
Sautt Potomac
M.E. McGaha
Brunswick
Br, & QC
Schuol
JL. Denton
B. & O. Police
Lieut
McGata
Mrs Clopper Delivers June Message to Local Union
Mrs May Clopper, president of the Hagerstown Union, spoke at the June meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union held in City Park. Annear details include a prayer opening, county president Sabina Baker naming an October convention at Washington Square Methodist Church, and a July 3 City Park picnic chaired by Nora Sawin and Cora Rohrer. The June program committee included Rh. R. Richard and several others. Total NYC arrests in 1949 reached 1 046 933, a figure not matched since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Clopper
Hagerstown Union
Women's Christian Temperance Union
B. E. Lowe
General MacArthur
Sabina Baker
Washington Square Methodist Church
Hagerstown
Nora Sawin
Cora Rohrer
Rh. R. Richard
Verna Haye
Mary Miller
H. Ef, Snapp
Fred Scudera
KB. E. Bradley
Dinner Party Honors Faculty At Smithsburg
The Smithsburg School faculty were honored at a dinner at Rowe Bowl Party House on Tuesday. Miss Corma Mowrey, NA E A area president, spoke about education's importance, and Glenn Bushey received a farewell gift before leaving to rejoin the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smitheburg School
Rowe Bowl
Corma Mowrey
National Education Association
Misa Mowrey
Smithshburg
Larry Poole
Isechoal
Glenn Bushey
Harry Poole
Charles Morse
Arnold Anderson
Mise Corma Mowroy
Rub; Smith
Thelma Taylor
Austin Bible
Flora Schroyer
Charlotte Forrest
Margaret Stautter
Robert Kinnk
Willliam Riley
Meg
Harold Violet
Madeline Herbert
Mary Waller
Kenneth Gossard
Hertha Britner
Marjorie Wilson
Misa Nadine Clendening
Misa Marsada Yeakle
Harry St. Clair
Laulee Stull
George Gustafson
Frank Warfield
John Pike
Peter Sopko
Charles Summers
Thornton Rider
Joseph Troxell
Ralph Rohr
Updegraff Bible Class to Meet Tonight
The Updegraff Bible Class will hold its regular meeting this evening at 7 o'clock in the dining room of the First Christian Church. All members are urged to attend and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Updegraff
First Christian Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Gray
Bible School
Shockey
Summit Avenue
John Haberbeck Iis
Mr. Abernethy
Basso Profundo
North Street School
Shockey’s
Delmar Shoe
W. Washington Street
Hagerstown, Maryland
Marian Barrick
Harold Thrope
Hong Kong
Chins
Madeline Sands
Weat Wilson Boulevard
Arthur D. Bowers
Oaklyn
N. J
el Ellinger
Oak Hill Avenue
Field
Fort Bragg
Plank—Sweigert
Weller—Miller
Armstrong—Allen
James Kingsley Noel
Cedar Lawn
Charles Town
Charles—Babington
Washington
Naonal Zoological Park
Palm Beach
All Over
America
Antietam St
Alze
Miiasea
Petite
Junior
Moose Women State Meeting
Paty
Thrace
Nl Drug and Cosmetic
Patsace
Leiter Brothers
Kelasies
Navy Mothers Plan Meeting
Lt. McGaha
New York City
Tailortown
Hue Ben Jon
Ely
Williamsport, Md
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