Auxiliary Meeting and Flag Day Ceremony Planned
The American Legion Auxiliary Western Maryland District will hold its annual meeting and luncheon at the M C A chapel in Brunswick on Wednesday June 14. Steadman Keenan Unit No 96 will serve as hostesses and vice-president Mrs pie EB. Heller will lead the district event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legson
Maryland
Brunswick
Steadman Keenan
Pie EB. Heller
Hancock
Webster B. Harrison
Hotel
Charles Corbett
Leroy Carter
Raymond McCusker
Branch Custodians Meet Here Friday
Custodians of branches and deposit stations of Washington County Free Libraries gathered yesterday at the local library to set summer hours. Hours announced for Keedysville and nearby towns include evenings and Thursday slots, with several locations offering Tuesday and Thursday access and others on Saturday mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Planus
Ianch
Hamilton Hotel
Alexina Bender
Boonsboro
G. ©. Backus
Brownsville
Pauline Hines
Keedysville
Janet Sechrist
Rohrersville
Katherine Adams
Sharpsburg
Judy Kretsinger
Smithsburg
Sesaph Collier
Williamsport
Miss Snow Kiwanis Speaker Thursday at Hotel Alexander
Miss Jessie Snow executive secretary of the League of Nations in Baltimore spoke at the Kiwanis Club luncheon on International Affairs. She argued for peace but noted elements essential for a permanent peace and warned against isolation. Dr B P Russell reported on underprivileged youths aided by the club. Members plan an inter-club meet at Camp Catoctin on Saturday afternoon June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Snow
League of Nations
Baltimore
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Alexander
Miss Snow
Social and Personal Notes From Williamsport
Social items list a wave of visitors and residents from Williamsport and nearby towns.-tourists from Washington and Baltimore join families at local homes. students from Goucher and Shenandoah Colleges visit parents. several residents travel to New York, Syracuse, and Washington events. school commencements at St James and Goucher feature family attendance. a birth is announced for June 7 at 26 Spruce Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Smith
Children’s Hospital
Washington
A. B. DeBinski
Benjamin DeBinski
Baltimore
Daniel Davis
Spruce Street
Ferdinand Subject of Museum Exhibit
Ferdinand the Bull is the centerpiece of a Washington County Museum of Fine Arts exhibit running from Sunday through the month. Original Disney pencil drawings and celluloid paintings, used in Ferdinand the Bull, showcase scenes such as Ferdinand and His Mother and Ferdinand Dragged from the Arena. The show recalls early Disney art loans and lists major museums that hold related works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand
Walt Disney
Washington County
New York
Museum of Modern Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Arts
Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art
Phillips Memorial Gallery
Washington, D. C
San Francisco Museum Ofrt
Wondlnlu Academy of Arts
Courvoisier Galleries
San Francisco
Disney
Purnell Art Company
Baltimore
Closing Exer cise Highlights Winter Street Sixth Grade
The Sixth Grade of Winter Street School held a Closing Exercise in St. Mark's Lutheran church auditorium. Rev. S. H. Williamson gave an inspiring talk, and Rev. P. B. Watlington opened with an invocation. Valedictorian Samuel Reel and salutatorian Mary Lon Potterfield led awards, songs, dances, and poems. Promoted pupils are listed for Woodland Way Junior High, and several students will attend South Potomac Junior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street School
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
S. H. Williamson
P. B. Watlington
Mary Lon Potterfield
Amaryllis
Betty Mechling
Betty J. Lum
Mary Grubb
Tune Randall
Mary C. McClain
Betty Watlington
Bruce Hoffman
Betty Jane Lum
Jean Kiracofe
Ahou Ben Adam
Leon Cross
H. L. Rinehart
Ruth Baker
Mardella Paynter
John Cowper
Samuel Reel
Woodland Way
Edgar Baer
Karen Sheppard
Charles Bonebrake
Mary Lou Potterfield
Paul Turner
Billy Roane
Betty Jane Lim
Mary Katherine McClain
Leslie Clippinger
Charles Sacks
David Wolfinger
June Randall
Paul Barr
Kenneth Young
Arthur Hahn
Vincent Buck
Margaret Carper
Anna Gardner
Robert Sisk
Robert Brown
Leon White
Harold Aycoth
Ward Clem
John Dawson
Garland Gardner
Charles Hull
James Mahone
David Myers
Charles Marker
Dick Powell
Harry Repp
Lea Royce
Lewis Ruth
John Scott
Donald Shubert
George Smith
Billy Stottler
Ivan Summers
Goldie Baker
Hazel Boyer
Doris Burger
Virginia Canfield
Lillian Deibert
Betty Jane Ditmer
Priscilla Fizer
June Garden
Helen Lushbaugh
Betty Lee Mowen
Bible School Opens Here Monday At Church of the Brethren
The Daily Vacation Bible School at the Church of the Brethren, corner East Washington and Mulberry streets, begins Monday morning June 12 at 5 40 oclock and runs two weeks through June 23 with daily sessions. Intermediates study Genesis and Exodus. primaries cover Joshua to I Kings. kindergarten stories suited to age. Music and recreation led by specialists with worship periods emphasizing student leadership. Teachers include Jennie Bowser, Elizabeth Sprecher, Kel Palmer, Edith Weille, Lela Middlehauf, Louise Wampler, John Whitmore, Mrs Earl Coffman. Enrolls open to boys and girls of any denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
East Washington
Mulperry Streets
Ruth
Samuel
Jennie Bowser
Elizabeth Sprecher
Kel Palmer
Edith Weille
Lela Middlehauf
Louise Wampler
John Whitmore
Earl Coffman
Missionary to Speak at Church Lecture Tomorrow Evening
Dr H C Weschie missionary physician who recently returned from Chita will give an illustrated lecture at the Church of the Nazarene tomorrow evening at 7 40 oclock. The pictures to be shown include a group taken in another war zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Weschie
Chita
Church of the Nazarene
Othe
St James 97th Commencement On Claggett Hall Steps
St James School held its 97th commencement this morning on Claggett Hall steps with Rev. Louis W. Pitt as speaker. Headmaster A H Onder donk received diplomas, prizes were awarded to Baylis Poe Jr and Hugo Jaeckel among others, and a portrait of James Henry Harrison was unveiled in St Luke's Memorial Dining Hall.
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Claggett Hall
Ait St. James School
Louis W. Pitt
St. Mary’s Church
Ardmore
A. H. Onderdonk
Clayton Neikirk
James Henry Harrison
Baylis Frank Poe, Jr
Warren Adams Stewart, Jr
Hugo Francis Jaeckel
Baylis Poe
Robert Luther Campbell
John Lewis Hay Rock
William Henry Boyce
James Lemuel Holloway
Raymond John Maxwell
Christopher Nigel Richmond
Henry Kyd Douglas
Rial
William Newton Hale, Jr
David C. Winebrenner
Christopher Sims
William Newton Ale
Frank Duff McEnreer
Randolph Slocum Morris
Henry von Asen Hoffmeier, Jr
Warren Adams Stewart
Meade David Detweiler
William G. Richardson
Multum Projectt
Bernard Daves Russell
Fidelitas
Omnibus Rebus
John Downes, Jr
Miss Toms to Wed Mr Scott in Afternoon Rites
Miss Helen Augusta Toms will marry Wilfred Charles Scott this afternoon at 4 at the Toms home Virginia avenue. The Rev F Berry Plummer will lead the ceremony with bridesmaids and a reception to follow. The couple will honeymoon in Canada before settling in Brunswick Ga. Proceeding guests include Mrs Jenny Scott and others from Philadelphia and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett K. Toms
Virginia Avenue
Helen Augusta Toms
Wilfred Charles Scott
S. Jenny Scott
Philadelphia
F. Berry Plummer
St. Paul's U. B. Church
Isabelle Lindsey
Orville Fox
Canada
Toms
Hagerstown High School
Juanita College
Broadway School
Scott
Girard College
Brunswick Peninsulia Co
Brunswick
Jenny Scott
Bert Pester
Charles Cagle
Harman Chaney
Eldridge Luttrell
Washington, D. C
Caroline Beck
Tyrone
Mary Goshorn
Quincy, Pa
Straw Ride at Washingtons Monument Draws Local Club Members
The Hagerstown Chapter of the Straw Ride and Ha ndler Club hosted a straw ride and dance at Washingtons Monument on Thursday evening. Officials included Mr and Mrs Charles B Berber. Attendees named include Alice Rohrer Francis Wilson Ruth Keedy Vernon Van Horn Elizabeth McAdams Elmer Miner Elizabeth Hyatt Paul Beecher Marion Hart Richard Baumgardner Netty Jane Miller John Harms James Hoffman Lea Wolf Dona Baker Warren Smith Madeline Stewart Clarence Valentine Lois Russell Roderick Mason Irene Nalley and Lee Gruber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
H Club
Washington's Monument
Chanerons
Charles B. Bereher
Alice Rohrer
Francis Wilson
Ruth Keedy
Vernon van Horn
Iizapeth McAdams
Elmer Miner
Elizabeth Hyyett
Paul Beecher
Marcia Hart
Richard Baumgardner
Netty Jane Miller
John Edward Harms
Jomes Hoffman
Lea Wolf
Donia Baker
Warren Smith
Madeline Stewart
Clarence Valentine
Lois Russel
Roderick Mason
Irene Nalley
Lee Gruber
Dahlia Authority Will Be Speaker At Hagerstown Meeting
Maytrott, owner of the Dahliadel Nurseries in Vineland New Jersey, will speak at the Hagerstown Dahlia Society gathering at the Y M C A on Monday evening. A former American Dahlia Society president, he grows more than six hundred dahlia varieties. All society members and any interested in growing dahlias may attend, with Mrs H W Ruth arranging and assisted by several members including Mr Ruth and others.
Plans Ready For Boy Scout Camp At Pearre Maryland
Plans for the Boy Scout Camp near Pearre Maryland are near completion with improvements finished. About 288 bays expected this year, a substantial rise from 1938. The advance party arrives June 1 led by Floyd Neil with five Senior Village members to help set up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearre
Mancock
Alfred Bendell
Floyd Neil
Pioneer Village
Joey Byron
Harold English
Warren Stultz
Robert Dichi
Earl Brown
Meeting of the Washington County S P C A Board
The Board of Directors of the Washington County S P C A will meet Monday evening June 12 at 7 30 at Mrs Roger Whipple 248 South Prospect Street All directors are urged to attend Also an unrelated note says American hotels annually serve an average of 290 000 000 registered guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Roger Whipple
South Prospect Street
Week of notes on Hagerstown life and visiting stars
A diary style roundup from Monday to Friday recounts locals greeting Katherine Hepburn in Philadelphia Story, city pride in marked streets, and a CCC eagle display plan. Updates cover hail storms, graduations, Junior Chamber delegates, West Point Tune Week, and daily park picnics with weather and traffic quirks, ending with a busy Friday scene at markets and curbside bustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Katherine Hepburn
Philadelphia
la Hepburn
Hagerstown
Cumberland
CCC
Frederick
West Point
North End
Washington
Cantal
Class Night Held By St. Marys High School
St Marys High held its annual class night at the Hamilton House with a radio style program. Juniors welcomed, seniors sang farewell. Speakers included Rev Leary Hann Kenny and graduates to receive Holy Communion tomorrow. Monsignor Connelly of Washington will address graduates. A scientific note about castor bean poison ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's High School
Hamilton House
Joseph Widmyer
June Carper
James Stump
Helene Mitchell
M. W
Eugene J. Connelly
Washington
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples in Pa and Md
A list of marriage licenses shows numerous couples from Hagerstown Harrisburg and surrounding towns including Albert L Baker and Eileen L Palmer 21 and 19. Wilford G Scott 26 Arnoschei Ga and Helen A Toms 24 Hagerstown. James M Resh 25 Ellen H Welty 22 Hagerstown. John L Botteicher 21 Alice V Miller 23 Lewistown Pa. George I E Mummart 24 Mason Dixon and Mary L Garner 25 Mercersburg. Paul B Mowen 22 Winifred Morris 20 Hagerstown. Doris R Woltz 23 Hagerstown. Byron E Wingert 26 Hagerstown. Helen M Myers 25 Fayetteville Pa. William R Spence 17 Gettysburg and Mary B Dively 17 Bigler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Baker
Eileen L. Palmer
Hagerstown
Wilford G. Scott
Arnoschei
Helen A. Toms
Donald E. Heffner
Fay Ufoch
Harrisburg
James M. Resh
Ellen H. Welty
John L. Botteicher
Alice V. Miller
Lewistown
George IE. Mummart
Mason- Dixon
Mary L. Garner
Mercersburg
Paul B. Mowen
Winifred 1. Morris
Garl
Breitaweiser
Doris Rwoltz
Byron E. Wingert
Helen M. Myers
Fayettaville
William R. Spence
Gettysburg
Mary B. Dively
Biglerville
Special Speaker E G Miller to Speak at Salem Reformed Church
Boonsboro resident E G Miller will be the special speaker at Sunday School at Salem Reformed Church at 10 a m this Sunday. Members of the school and friends are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Miller
Boonsboro
Salem Reformed Church
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Miss Snow Kiwanis
Troy Laundry
Miller’s Marinello Shop
Public Square
Bikie
TAG Eel Towr
Raup Camera Center
Alexander Building
Arrow Service
Arrow Shoe Store
Washington Street
Women’s Hats
L. & B. Hat Shop
le, Cor
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Mrs
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Loyce Ann
Halfway
Walla Walla, Wash
Judith Grosman
Goucher College
M. &. Grossman
Oak Hill Avenue
Mabel V. Spigier
Mulberry Street
Washington County Hospital
Frank T. Greenwalt
Jo Ann
West Washington Street
Snyder's Landing
Joseph Holliday
Sadie Barnhart
John A. MacFadden
Ben Reed
Hamilton Boulevard
San Diego
Los Angeles
Cal
Bernard Shadrack
Summerstreet
Virginia Carmichael
F. Wilbur Bridges
Vassar College
Mr. Bridges
Betty Bridges
Joe Campbell
Samuel E. Phillips, Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Albert Callahan
Owings Mills
C. EB. Free
Gordon Starr
Kathleen and
John
Annville
J. T. Starr
Electa Ziegler
Raven Beights
Oklahoma City
West
T. J. Riehnel
Jacksonville, Fla
John Shrader
William P. Hoffman
Robert Snyder
Louise Cusina
Joseph E. Hoffman
South Potomac Stret
William B. McLane
New York City
J. S. Bragunier
Caznovia
N. Y
F. B. Hartle
Leon George
Annapolis
Samuel George
Willliamsport
George D. Hicks
North Mulberry Street
Howard P. Hartman
Monarch Clubs
High Point
N.C
Harry Stickel
Mary and
Caroline Stickel
Summit Avenue
M. F. Kershner
Bruce Wolf
Chambersburg
Joseph W. Byron
Forrest Drive
Major Byron
United States Military Academy
Evelyn Bachtell Altemeier
Glenn Weiland
Bobby
Springfield
Ohio
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Weiland
University of Maryland
Mary Louise Rider
Catherine Stouffer
Molly Switzer
West Franklin Street
Syracuse
H. L. Kneisley
Harry Bowman
Charles M. Danzer
Russell Zentmyer
Simms Jamieson
Elizabeth S. Parran
Fort Benning, Ga
Dorothy Russell
Shenandoah College
Dayton, Va
L. Rossel
Henry V. Hoffmeier
Elizabeth Hoffmeier
St. James School
Henry Hoffmeier, Jr
Hoffmeier
Adrian H. Onderdonk
Charles E. Plack
Betty
Dorothy
Potomac Avenue
Plack
Jane Plack
Frank Colley
Elizabeth F. Wilson
Mrs. Short
Washington, D. G
Fountain Head Heights
John Jaeckel
Westport, Conn
Princeton University
Terrace
Dorothy Lane
Greenwood
Ruxton
Wm. Preston Lane, Jr
the Terrace
Charles M. Danzer, Jr
Ralph Shearer, Jr
Montclair
N. J
Hyde Park
Judy Boward
Oldfields School
Virginia K. Boward
Helen Janewey
Oldsfield
A. R. Hagner
Thayer Lyon
Selwickey, Pa
D. W. Wyand
North Potomas Street
Leslie Cablentz
Middletown
Miller’s Furniture
South Potamad Street
Winter Street
Bible School
St. James
Miss Toms
Mr. Scott
Dahlia Authority
Clyde E
Basehear
EL Washington
Asher Larl Edelman
Julia Belle Shenk
Charles Howard Roderick
Octavia Miller
North Potomac Street
Dagerstown
Sinclair Lewis
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tulsa
Juarez
Wah-reih
Twrez
Garden Club
Ind
Williamsport High School
Archibald Rutledge
Saturday Evening Post
St. Mary’s
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