Dinner marks final class at Granville B Jacobs Speaking Club
The final session of Granville B. Jacobs speaking class was held at the Hotel Alexander with dinner for fifty students and guests. Short talks covered genetics to patriotism, prizes went to Lloyd Stouffer Jobin Bell Henry Triesler and R D Etzler for best talks. Reginald S Ankeney and Chester Clipp won a year’s subscription to the Commentator for most improved. Certificates were issued to all completing the course as Thurman C Lindsey announced the next meeting July 6 with Mr Bell and Mr Triesler speaking. Lindsey received a silver julep cup. committees were named: subject Fred Beachley chair W McClare Holzappel Fred Wright Jr. executive C Walter Baker chair Roger Q Cook Merritt Campbell Mrs Paul Leichel A F McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville B. Jacobs
Alexander
Lloyd Stouffer
Jobin Bell
Henry Triesler
R. D. Etzler
Reginalds. Ankeney
Chester Clipp
Fred Beachley
W. McClare Holzappel
Fred ©. Wright, Jr
C. Walter Baker
Roger Q. Cook
Merritt Campbell
Mra
Paul Leichel
A. F. McDonald
Birthday Card Party At Mrs Marks Home
Mrs. M. Marks hosted a five hundred and setback party on Wilson Boulevard for her birthday. Prizes went to Mrs. Lena Stouffer Mrs. Genevieve Stickell Mrs. Gertrude Baker Mrs. Ada Anthony Mrs. Virginia Wolford Mrs. Ued Bragunier and Mrs. Irene Bragunier. Guests included Mea dames Helen Strine Oscar Ackard Olive Smith Ira Miller Bertha Hartie Edith Bowers Mavis Cottingham Leon Poole Rebecca Reid Ruth Urich Fay Cooper Ethel Myers Benjie Miller Edith Schadewaldt Ida Hartie Lena Marks Edith Carbaugh Dorothy Schadewaldt Rose Marie Baker Patricia Ann Reid Peggy Wolford Tim Wolford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Marks
Wilson Boulevard
Lena Stouffer
Genevieve Stickell
Gertrude Baker
Ada Anthony
Virginia Wolford
Ued Bragunier
Irene Bragunier
Meadames
Helen Strine
Oscar Ackard
Olive Smith
Ira Miller
Bertha Hartie
Edith Bowers
Mavis Cotting
Spaghetti Supper Held for Try Me Briar Ball Team
A spaghetti supper was hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs Guy Griffith in Mr Briar on Thursday evening in honor of the Try Me Mr Briar baseball team. Guests included Emory Taylor, Joseph Yeaster, Margaret Holmes, Ira Long, Margaret Lewis, Mary Holmes, Robert Hartle, John Coulter, Carol Flora, Harold Ferguson, Ernest Ferguson, Samuel Nichola, Charles Green, T Tolbert, Raymond Ford, James Reynolds, Roy Long, Harry Abbott, William Nave, Cyrus Leslie, Robert Russell, Melvin Long, Wayne Griffith, Mr Flery and Mr Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Griffith
Great Pocahontas To Be Honor Guest
Members of the Juniata Council Pocahontas group will honor Mrs. Orpha Betts Great Pocahontas of Maryland at a banquet at Becks Tavern on Tuesday evening June 28 at 6 30 oclock. Helen Smith arrangements chief will oversee the event with notable guests Great Incohonee Bartnett Harrisburg and Great Sachem John K. Davis attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juniata Council
Pocahontas
Orpha Betts
Great Council of Maryland
Beck’s Tavern
Helen Smith
Guilford Avenue
Incohonee Bartnett
Harrisburg
John
Picnic Tuesday for St Pauls Methodist men's class
The Men s Bible class of St Pauls Methodist church holds its annual picnic Tuesday afternoon at the City Park south pavilion starting at 3 o clock. O P Bohman leads sports and H W Sinoure handles food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Methodist Church
O. P. Bohman
H. W. Sinoure
Social and Personal News Highlights of Local Families
A long list of residents and visitors note summer plans and travels. Mrs Victor Cushwa and family head June 30 for a six week cruise to Scandinavia while Mr and Mrs Mumper plan a Richmond home move. Many others, including Miss Snavely, Miss Doub, and Mr and Mrs Starr, are visiting relatives or vacationing in Philadelphia Cincinnati Bristol and Mackinac area. Several residents prepare for church conferences and college study, with travel to Hood College and Cincinnati noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor M. Cushwa
Julia Cushwa
Catherine Overington
Harvey H. Heyser
Caroline Heyser
Sydney Cushwa
Scandinavia
North Cape
Archers To Hold Tourney Sunday In City Park
Antietam Archers announce the first summer tournament at City Park, with a 100 yard range for members and friends. Miss Jean Tenney, Women’s National Champion, will defend her title in California. 2 PM start. inquiries to Miss Katherine Tenney or club officers. Also, Rev. Edgar N. Lindsey to preach at First Christian Church Sunday 9:30 AM with George W. Updegraff singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antietam
City Park
Antietam Archers Club
J. B. Ferguson
Jean Tenney
California
Katherine Tenney
Dick Phillips
Betty Darby
Betty Whitleye
Robert Anders
Mary Ann Craft
Paramount
Edgar N. Lindsey
First Christian Church
Mr. Lindsay
M. W. Lindsay
Lynchburg College
Yale University
South Britain
Connecticut
Hagerstown
Lindsay
George W. Updegraff
Guion
Pastor Dickey Honored At Smithsburg Methodist Reception
The Rev W D Dickey and wife were guests of honor at a reception by St Pauls Methodist in Smithsburg expressing gratitude for his reappointment as pastor. Refreshments were served and a short program followed with numerous attendees from the congregation listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Dickey
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Smithsburg
Dickey
H. Murray
Simon Clopper
Burma. Fleagle
Mesdames
L. H. Ashby
Alice I. Smith
J. E. Bywater
Edwin Schreyer
Elbar Brown
George Kendall
Eva Dwyer
S. E H. Smith
Laura Wolfe
Charles Rudy
Albert Kelbaugh
Margaret Winters
W. A. Orange
C. W. South
Russell Miller
J. Leighman
A. F. Schauer
Charlotte Forrest
Mary Whitmer
Blanche Brown
Ruth Hayes
Lorenna Forrest
Rosemary Ferguson
Nancy Lee
Betty
Shirley Dwyer
Gleora
Lillie Montgomery
Hileen Tracy
Evelyn Schroyer
Malcolm Mann
Marion Mann
John Bywater
Kenneth Smith
George
Joseph Delaughter
John Nelbaugh
Arthur Tracy
Sandy Dickey
Scouts Begin Second Camp Week at Sinoquipe
Capacity registration is full at Camp Sinoquipe with Scouts from multiple troops listed among those expected for the coming week. Future registrants will be placed on a waiting list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Camp Sinoquipe
Robert Boyle, Jr
Mike Cashman
Vernon Davis
Robert Dixon
Tom Hardinge
Franklin Hoover
Charles Buser
Joe Casale
Tom Nichols
Robert Bohman
Phil Brewer
Earl Brown
Harold Englich
Kenneth Plummer
John Powlen
Robert Baker
Raymond Crawford
Charles Kershner
Asher Edelman
Eugene Marlowe
Vernon Startzman
Doub Stoner
Bill Altenderfer
Joe Byron
Charles Danzer
Samuel Goetz
Bill Howard
Fred Knapp
Bud Scheck
Robert Ballentine
Donald Brey
John Forney
Gerald Free
Emmett Lowry
Evan McNeil
George Sowter
Victor Crint
James Bowser
Victor Cushna
William Emerson
Donald Harsh
Mirren Johnson
George Koons
Robert Lizer J
William B. Murray
Roy and
Sidney Corderman
Chevy Chase
Tenor Luther King at Asbury M E Church Concert
The famed tenor Luther King performed at Asbury M E Church last night before a small crowd. He offered Handel, Beethoven, Strauss works plus spirituals, accompanied by Jean Houston King, and may return in October with Mrs. King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther King
Asbury M. E
Handel
Beethoven
Strauss
Walter S. Jackson
Roland Kays
Jackson
Jean Houston King
Party in Frederick for local bride celebrates
Mrs Lawrence Holter of Frederick hosted a bridge party for Mrs M W McClellan now Mrs Catherine Rodgers. A pink and blue color scheme set the scene and the bride received a guest prize. Bridge winners were Mrs Gerald Bast and Miss Ivy Fisher with floating prize goes to Miss Doris Martin. Other guests included Mesdames Dewitt Bowen Kenneth Smith Kenneth Stuart John Benedict Robert Ecker and Misses Evelyn Fritz Catherine Pryor Helen Sandower Madaline Fisher Evelyn Rodgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Holter
Frederick
M. W. McClellan
McCellan
Catherine Rodgers
Gerald Bast
Boonshoro
Ivy Fisher
Doris Martin
Mesdames Dewitt Bowen
Kenneth Smith
Kenneth Stuart
John Benedict
Robert Ecker
Waynesboro
Evelyn Fritz
Catherine Pryor
Helen Sandower
Madaline Fisher
Evelyn Rodgera
Fairchild Employees Arte Holding Outing
An outing for all Fairchild Aircraft Corporation employees and their families will be held this afternoon at Cold Spring Park near Waynesboro. Supper will be served to between five and six hundred guests and a program of community singing athletic contests and games will be carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Cold Spring Park
Waynesboro
Miss Christensen Weds Mr. Stine in Cedar Falls Church
Miss Agnita Christensen daughter of H L Christensen Cedar Falls Iowa wed Lee E Stine son of John D Stine Friday June 10 at 8 in Nazareth Lutheran Church Cedar Falls The ceremony featured Mendelssohn music a string ensemble and a double ring rite The bride wore embroidered whiteMarquisette with train veil and orange blossoms The wedding party included maid of honor bridesmaids and ushers from Cedar Falls Chicago Omaha and Minneapolis A reception followed at Cedar Falls Women’s Club The couple plan to live in Baltimore after a visit to relatives in Hagerstown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnita Christensen
H. L. Christensen
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Lee E. Stine
John D. Stine
Nazareth Lutheran
Hulin
Eagle Grove
Leo Olsen
M. G. Christensen
Edythe James
Omaha
Neb
Theresa Petersen
Virginia Olsen
Geraldine Madaen
Virginia Streeter
Chicago
Vernon Christensen
Joan Stine
J. Gilbert Stine
William Jensen
Kenneth Juhl
Lee Roberta
Lincoln
Garold Jensen
Minneapolis
Minn
Cedar
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Mr. Stine
Marriage Licenses Granted in Blue Ridge Summit Area
Stanley H Gearhart 24 weds Audrey Flohr 18 at Blue Ridge Summit. Harry Horst 21 weds Kathryn Holmngshead 18 at Greencastle. John B Fees 21 weds Dorothy Kirby 18 at Cumberland. Robert B Miller 22 weds Alma M McDaniel 18 at Martinsburg. William A Prince 23 weds Erma K Smith 20 at Brownsville. Wilbur J Glenn 34 weds Evangeline Rumbaugh 23 at Friendsville. Lloyd M Coftell 25 weds Elizabeth J Weaver 24 at Hagerstown. Richard D Minnich 22 weds Marie F E Swisher 21 at Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley H. Gearhart
Audrey Flohr
Blue Ridge Summit
Harry Horst
Kathryn Hol- Mngshead
Greencastle
John B. Fees
Dorothy Kirby
Cumberland
Robert 8. Miller
Alma M. McDaniel
Martinsburg
William A. Prince
Brownsville
Erma K. Smith
Boonshoro
Wilbur J. Glenn
F. Evangeline Rumbaugh
Friendsville
Lloyd M. Coftell
Elizabeth J. Weaver
Hagerstown
Richard D. Minnich
Marie FE. Swisher
All in a Day A tale of Old Bill ends the era of delivery horses
A nostalgic recollection from Hagerstown about Old Bill the delivery horse, its decline in a motor age, and its public auction at sixty dollars after ten years in service. The piece notes rival horse predecessors, driver Luther Zimmmerman, and a shift to motorized delivery undermining stable rent and horse care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bill
Summit Avenue
South Potomac Street
Hagerstown
Bill
Luther Zimmerman
Funkatown
Dear Betty Brainerd advice column on a tricky love case
A teen writes to Betty Brainerd confessing love for a married man and asks what to do. Betty warns the woman about the married man’s deceit, urges ending contact, and suggests seeking a decent future partner, while advising the other girl to wait and focus on personal growth. Betty signs off with a reminder to write for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Brainerd
Tike
Busy Bee Class Hosted by Miss Betty Lee Miller
Miss Betty Lee Miller entertained the Busy Bee Sunday School class of Christ Reformed Church at her Boonsboro home on Wednesday evening. Lois Smith led the devotional, followed by names drawn for refreshments. Guests included Mrs. Robert Hyseong, Lois Smith, Betty Jenkins, Betty Snowden, Josephine Wolf, Alice Kershner, Betty Mace, Anita Besecker, Evelyn Hartley, Doris Everhart, Betty Benner, Betty Lee Miller, E. G. Miller, William Miller, and Jeanne Smith. Everything Food Want from used cars to fifty Gog pups offered for sale at low prices in classified ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lee Miller
Busy Bee
Christ Reformed Church
Boonsboro
Lois Smith
Robert Hyseong
Betty Jenkins
Betty Snowden
Josephine Wolf
Alice Kershner
Betty Mace
Anita Besecker
Evelyn Hartley
Doris Everhart
Betty Benner
E. G. Miller
William Miller
Jeanne Smith
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Wt. & Cor
Public Square
Women’s
L. & B. Hat Shop
Dein Arrow
Robert A. Mumper
Fry Avenue
I. Richmond
W. J. McNeil
Hamilton Boulevard
Harry J. McPartland
Greenmont Avenue
Philadelphia
William A. Roulette
North Potomac Street
Madison, Conn
Cape Fortoise
Mr. Roulette
Stroudsburg
C. E. Freehag
John Starr
Virginia Avenue
W. J. MacKenzie
Charles Town
J. C. Gassman
G. W. Kuhn
Summer Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hubert Shank
Mont Valla Avenue
Mrs. J. ©. McClellan
Gordon Starr
Kathleen
Annville, Pa
Mr. Starr
John T. Starr
Vicginia Avenue
Janice Snavely
Harry Snavely
Washington County Hospital
Elton Doub
Hearthstone Farms
Bristol
Conn
Carol Figourney
Guy King
Akron, O
Perry King
Cagada Falls
Charles Brennan
Clearspring
Florence Baker
Oak Hill Avenue
East Middleburg
R. L. Major
Broadway
Honesdale, Pa
LeRoy J. Sheats
Mr. Sheats
Frederick L. Doub
Beaver Creek
L. G. Figourney
Harriet Brennam
John Buliman
Troy
Fred C. Wright, Jr
William L. Beard
Williamsport
Hotel
New Weston
New York City
Mrs. C. ©. Fechtig
Gibbsboro, Pa
Edward Oswald
Emma Newcomer
North Mulberry Street
Catonaville
Ruth Moats
M. A. Lease
Middleburg Pike
Walter E. Kennedy
Katherine Elizabeth Kennedy
Ella Casey
John McElguin
Baltiroore
John G. Bikle
Raleigh, N. C
John L. Bikle
George Holzhauser
Robert E. Zeigler
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
A. H. Gunnell
South Prospect Street
Janice Lemnon
Gladys ‘Abshire
Zoe Shannon
Hood College
Presbyterian Church
Mia
Jack Moore
Dorothy Lee
Lyne H. Stemback
West Washington
Speinefer
Tene
Mins
Merle-Belle Snyder
Mrs. Welter
Snyder
Fred C. Brewer
Laporte
Ind
Harry Troupe Brewer
A. Hyde
Broadfording
Messers Brewer
David
Lee R. Kegins
Elizabeth Brindle
National City
Calif
San Diego
Tijuana
Mexico
J. Benedict Reed
Bowling Springs
D. A. Stickell
Lynn Hawbaker
Pittsburgh
Richard B. Lynder
University of Cincinnati
Louise Cooper
Winchester
P. W. McClain
West Washington Street
Thomas L. Dorsey
Rockville
Rosa B. Snyder
R. WN
Merle-Helle and
Richard
Robert Snively
Mrs. Snively
New York
Castillo Graham
James Kingsley Noel
Mealey Parkway
Hancock
Collage Park
Kole
Fairchild
Arte Holding
Miss Christensen
Stine
Christensen A
Lows
WE Womenhy
Betty Stainerd
Madisen Ave
Kelvinator Bohman-Warne, Inc
W. Franklin &T
Gaga
Vor Gas CO
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