Social club notices and local births in Washington County
Ellen Whitmore visits parents in Fredericksburg while Syracuse students study away in New York and Washington. UK Miss Muriel Travinger and Velma Palmer depart for two week Miami vacation. Local hospital notes report Mrs Harbaugh as patient and list recent dischargees. Birth announcements record sons for Selby, Poffenberger, and Gibney families in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel L. Travinger
East Lee Street
Velma Palmer
Washington, D. C
Miami, Fla
Paula Jean Lizer Honored At Party
Mr and Mrs Paul E Lizer North Mulberry Street entertained in honor of their daughter Paula Jean s thirteenth birthday A pink and green party theme framed the event and gifts flowed to the guest of honor Guests included Mary Stinebaugh Peggy Basore Mary Niner Marie Zollise James Wilson Christopher Diehl Dannie Sullivan Robert Startzman Kathleen Rhine Barbara Rudisill Gaynell Rudisill Peggy Todd Jean Womack Tony Eversole and Joan Malemphy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Lizer
North Mulberry Street
Paula Jean
Mary Stinebaugh
Peggy Basore
Mary Niner
Marie Zollise
James Wilson
Christopher Diehl
Dannie Sullivan
Robert Startzman
Kathleen Rhine
Barbara Rudisill
Gaynell Rudisill
Peggy Todd
Jean Womack
Tony Eversole
Joan Malemphy
Tea Planned By Sorority Here
A tea honoring new Nu Phi Mu members will be at the YMCA Sunday afternoon October 20 from 3 to 5. Miss Zella Hicks was elected president and Miss Lovelene Sullivan vice president at a recent meeting. A rummage sale is planned soon. A badge ceremony is set for 7:30 and pledging at 3:30 at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nu Phi Mu Sorority
Zella Hicks
Lovelene Sullivan
Miss Daugherty Weds On Friday
Miss Betty Jane Daugherty of Mulberry avenue married William W. Thompson of Waynesboro in a 430 PM Friday ceremony at Grace Lutheran Church State College Pennsylvania. Rev Arkin officiated with immediate family present. The bride wore light blue wool with brown accessories and orchid. maid of honor Mrs Richard Jones wore grey, gardenia corsage. Best man was Lewis Daugherty. A reception followed at the Avencrest. The couple will reside in State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran
Richard Jones
State College
Lewis Daugherty
Avencrest
Hagerstown High School
Hagerstown Business College
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Waynesboro High School
Staunton Military Academy
Pennsylvania State College
Alpha Tau Omega
Sunday School Group Entertained Friday
Mrs. Howard K Reinhardt entertained the boys of her Sunday School class Friday afternoon at her home on the Williamsport pike The boys are part of the junior high group of the Christ Evangelical Reformed Sunday School Outdoor and indoor games were enjoyed after which supper was served The following days were present Robert Allen John Corbett Robert Foltz Harold Gearhart Michael Hockman James Kirby Clifford Manspeaker Fred Rhodes Blair and Sammy Spigler Robert Sprangle Robert Williams
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard K. Reinhardt
Williamsport Pike
Christ Evangelical Reformed Sunday School
Robert Allen
John Corbett
Robert Foltz
Harold Gearhart
Michael Hockman
James Kirby
Clifford Manspeaker
Fred Rhodes
Blair
Sammy Spigler
Robert Sprangle
Robert Williams
St Mary's Library Adds Notable New Books
St Mary's Parish Library at St Mary's Catholic Church shelves new titles including Personality and Successful Living by James A Magner Starling of the White House by Edmund W Starling Tale of the Twain by Sam Constantino The Unbroken Heart by Robert Speaight Slow Dawning by Jane Howes Enter St Anthony by Isidore O'Brien The Race Question and the Negro by John LaFarga 8 S J Report on the Russians by W L White and Eric Johnston 4 Catholic Looks at the World by Francis E McMahon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
St Mary’s Catholic Church
James A. Magner
Starling
White House
Woodrow Wilson
F.D.R
Edmund W. Starling
Life Magazine
Sam Constantino, Jr
Robert Speaight
Jane Howes
St. Anthony
Isidore O'Brien
Padua
John LaFarga
S. J
United States
W. L. White
Russia
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Francis E. McMahon
University of Chicago
Miss Kunkle Weds Howard V Kershner in Friday Church Ceremony
Miss Ruth Kunkle of Cumberland became the bride of Howard V. Kershner of Sharpsburg at St John’s Lutheran Church on Friday evening. The ceremony was officiated by Rev J Edward Harms with an organ recital and songs. The couple will reside in Sharpsburg after a trip through the New England states and Canada. The bride works at Fairchild Aircraft and the groom at Western Maryland Railroad. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs William Martz and others from Cumberland Washington and Silver Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Ruth Kunkle
Ella Kunkle
Cumberland
Howard V. Kershner
Sharpsburg
Frank Kershner
Washington, D. C
Kershner
J. Edward Harms
Asker
Charles Zembower
Cleveland
Ohio
George Holloway
Rodger Kershner
Clifford Kershner
Women’s Club
New England States
Canada
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Western Maryland Railroad
William Martz
Silver Springs
Emory Showman
George Sullivan
Allan Ramsey
Yale Nursing School enrollment noted for Dorothy Sowter
Dorothy Ruth Sowter of 813 Mulberry Avenue attends Yale University School of Nursing under the GI Bill. She earned a B A from Western Maryland College in 1943. Two English sailors reportedly planted the British flag at the Cape of Good Hope in 1620.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Ruth Sowter
Mulberry Avenue
Yale University School of Nursing
New Haven
Conn
Miss Sowter
Western Maryland College
Cape of Good Hope
Hairdressers to Attend Union Beauty Show in Washington
City stylists will travel to Washington for the Union Beauty Show at Wardman Park Hotel on Sunday Monday and Tuesday. Highlights include Marguerite E. Buck a Swiss born artist with studies in Milano Paris and McGill. Attending all sessions are Miss Lois Lumm Miss Regina Wagner and Miss Virginia Knight. Mrs. Alice Repp and Mrs. Lela Pope also expect to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Union
Wardman Park
Marguerite E. Buck
Switzerland
National Gallery
Milano
Sorbonne
Paris
McGill University
Canada
Lois Lumm
Regina Wagner
Virginia Knight
Alice Repp
Lela Pope
Miss Shank Weds Franklin E Myers
Miss Ruth Shank of Clearspring married Franklin E. Myers of this city in a quiet ceremony at Emmanuel United Brethren Church. The single ring service was conducted by Rev. Paul Holdcraft. The bride wore an aqua suit with black accessories and red rosebud corsage. The couple co own Royalie Beauty Salon. Myers works at Kauffman Body Works. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnston and Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Brandt and Miss Lucilla Myers. A reception followed at the Brandt home in Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmanuel United Brethren Church
Ruth Shank
Clearspring
Franklin E. Myers
Paul EB. Holdcraft
Royalie Berlity Salon
Kauffman Body Works
Guy Johnston
State Line
Kermit Brandt
Greencastle
Lucilla Myers
New Books Added At Local Library
A Library weekly list highlights titles like Thank You Mr President by A Merriman Smith and No Woman's World by Iris Carpenter Reflecting wartime reportage and historic life. Other works include My Boyhood in a Parsonage, Jonathan Draws the Long Bow, Mixture for Men, And the Prophets, Admission to American Colleges, Psychology of Adolescence, and more Rental collection entries feature Quality by Cid Ricketts Sumner. The catalog spans biographies, folklore, crafts, and social themes with a focus on diverse perspectives and eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Merriman Smith
White House
Roosevelt
Truman
Iris Carpenter
Thomas W. Lamont
Hudson Valley
Exeter
Harvard
New York
Jonathan
Richard M. Dorson
New England
Fred Feldcamp
Clovis G. Cappell
Benjamin Fine
Karl C. Garrison
Bernard S. Mason
Walter Aurell
Cid Ricketts Sumner
Boston
South
Hilda Wernher
Parade Queen Contest at Alsatia Club in Hagerstown
Contestants for Parade Queen at the Alsatia Club are listed including Mary Kephart of East Hillcrest Road and USC member. Committee votes run from October 21 to 24 with final counting at midnight October 24. The week’s standings name Thelma Middlekauff and others among the contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kephart
Alsatia Club
C. N. Kephart
East Hillcrest Road
Hagerstown
USC
E Uuthnover
Queen's Committee
Thelma Middlekauff
Dorothy Sigafoose
Vickie Hughes
Beer Heller
Nancy Chrisman
Arle Mowery
Juanita Travinger
Sue Feiser
Helen Roth
Dorothy Roulette
Maxine Moore
Mary Kepha
Dotter Visits Father and Plans Miami Race Rest
Kenneth A. Dotter spent a week with his father John T. Dotter at 825 Concord Street and returned alone to Boston. It was their first five year reunion since military service. He visited relatives, dined with Mrs. Jeanette M. Grove, then went to Durham, N H, before resuming work at Rockingham racetrack and later touring Coral Gables Florida. He is connected with Mortimer Mahoney racing commissioner at Rockingham and Hialeah, and served in France and Heidelberg. The article notes Revolutionary War era life expectancy of about thirty five and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth A. Dotter
John T. Dotter
Concord Street
Boston
Mass
Father
Jeanette M. Grove
Durham
N. H
Rockingham Race Track
Miami
Fla
Coral Gables
Mortimer Mahoney
Rockingham
Hialeah
France
Heidelberg
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ellen Whitmore
Mary ,Washington College
Fredericksburg, Va
Walter S. Whitmore
Laurel Street
Nancy Kneisley
Harriet Roney
Shirley Harrison
Robert W. Ard
Syracuse University
John WW. Corby
Williamsport
New York City
Charles M. Harbaugh
Corbett Street
Washington County Hospital
Lester C. Stockslager
Robert W. Furst
Beachwood Drive
Garrell S. Marshall
Madison Ave
Milton A. Bloom
Joseph T. Stites
Mont Vella St
Ross
W. Downs
Herman L. Gaver
Frank L. Rohrer
Norman R. Stone
Florence Trager
May Clopper
M. B. Thomas
Ezra Baker
Keedysville
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Calvary Methodist Church
Frederick
EB. €. Gunn
Merrifield, Va
Loyola Olson
Brown Avenue
Winchester Sherman
Rye, N. Y
B. B. Coston
North Potomac Street
Charles W. Selby
West Washington Street
Selby
Alta Repp
Thomas A Poffenberger
Virginia Avenue
Judith Ann
Howard Gibney
Gregory Lynn
Hubert E. Slocum
Optometrist
N. Potomac St
the Rug Shop
Wash. St. Ph
Moller’s
S. Potomac St
Eddy Howard
Stafford
Kole
Louis Prima
Mills Bros
Billy Butterfield
George Olsen
Charlie Spivak
B. Goodman
Les Brown
W. Herman
Count Basie
Stazy . C. Spivak
Ay Goodnight
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Jordan
Heise A. Ree
Dick Haymes
Harry James
Kay Kyser
Glenn Miller
Modernaires
Harry Babbitt
Hillbilly
Prairie Ramblers
Tex Ritter
Hank Penny Filipino
Cowboy Copas
Louisville
Grandpa Jones
Hank Penny
Darling Hawkshaw Hawkins
Texahoma Boogie
Linvilles
Missouri
Delmore Bros
Hawkshaw Hawkins
Hamilton Hotel
Paula Jean Lizer
Columbia
Pratt & Lambert Paints & Varnishes
Harry C. Garvin
Potomac St
L. F. Beecher
Best Haven Chapel
UP Bottling CO
Wireless
Vi's Beauty Salon
Virginia Ave
Pryor’s Publishing Co
Hamilton Jewelers
Hamilton Hotel Corner
W. W. Thompson
St. Mary’s Library
Parker
N. Potomac
City Hall
Miss Kunkle
MR. and
Mrs. Howard V. Kershner
YALE
Enna Jottaks
Swagger
Shank
Emmanuel U. B. Church
Heatwole
Ravenswood Heights Hagerstown, Maryland
U. S
The
Nicodemus National Bank
Maryland
Farrie’s Restaurant
Fleisher’s
Hats L. & B. Hat Shop Northeast Cor. Public Square
Sig Smith
C. A. Brown
Public Square
Florida
Mathias - Maryland Co
Westinghouse
E. Washington St
Prone
Pope’s Beauty
North Locust Street
C. Franklin Funk
Washington St
Erernis
Washington Street
Alsatia
Paul Breguette
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