Social Notes Show Shenandoah Festival Guests
Mr and Mrs W Nelson Pages host Miss Jean Sartwright Lane daughter of Maryland governor as Shenandoah XX festival guest. Lane arrives from Annapolis with scheduled events including a 5 p m press interview and 9 p m York Inn party with escorts and maids of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Nelson Pages
Jean Sartwright Lane
Am Preston Lane
Maryland
Miss Lane
Annapolis
York Inn
Mrs. Page
Former Clarke Faculty Member To Wed May 4
Announcements from Berryville confirm the approaching marriage of Miss Blanche Louise Griffin daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith G Griffin of Waverly Mellinger of San Pal The wedding is set for Saturday May 3 at 4 p m at Waverly First Church A reception will follow at The Sykes Hotel The bride elect is a Madison graduate who taught home economics at Berryville High 1938 41 and later at Arlington Schools Mr Mellinger plans to resume studies at the University of California The couple will reside in California after the wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Blanche Louise Griffin
Keith G. Grif Waverly
SA. Mellinger
San Pal
Waverly 1St
Sykes Hotel
Madison ‘ E
Harrisonburg
Clarke County
Berryville High
Arlington
Mellinger
University of California
California
Royston May Wedding Date Told
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Royston of Berryville announce the engagement of their daughter Helen LaVerne to Newton M Magaha of Charles Town The wedding is set for Sunday June 8 at four o clock in the Berryville Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert L. Royston
Berryville
Helen LaVerne
Newton M. Magaha
John H. Magaha
Charles
Berryville Baptist Church
Henry Coffelt
West Virginia Avenue
City
Delores
Bunker Hill Alumni Meet Wednesday
All members of the Bunker Hill Alumni Association are asked to attend a meeting Wednesday evening April 30 at 7 30 o'clock at the school. Final plans will be made for the annual banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill Alumni Association
Ladies Aid Jubilee Church Meeting Postponed
It was announced today that the meeting of the Ladies Aid of Jubilee Church has been postponed until Thursday May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of Jubilee Church
Birthday Honored at 87 for Madison H. Rosenberger
A surprise party at the Rosenberger home in Frederick County honored Mr. Madison H. Rosenberger on his 87th birthday. Relatives including Lloyd Rosenberger, Mrs. Leon Rosenberger, Mrs. William Groves, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren attended along with friends and neighbors. A cake with 87 candles and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison H. Rosenberger
D. Frederick County
Les Alger
Leoa Rosenberger
William Groves
Mr. Rosenberger
Lloyd Rosenberger
William A. Groves
Ands
Joe Dunbar Sales
Mi. Wreeacy
Holmes’ Rosenberger
Viola Rosenberger
Edwin Rosenberger
Earl Rosenberger
Roger Rosenberger
Emily Groves
Stobby’ Yancy
Sharon Groves
Rasenberger
Ager
B. C. Pletcher
William Racey
Loring Baker
Charles Alger
Betty
Emily
James
Walter
Jimmy
Tedy
A Lou
Clyde Sales
Isaac H. Moore
Pessy Moore
Janet Kenny
Sanford Combs
Boyd
Audry Louise Smallwood Weds James Nicholson in Berryville
Mrs. Charlie Elsen announces the marriage of her niece Audry Louise Smallwood of Charles Town to James Nicholson of Charles Town. The ceremony took place Saturday afternoon at the Berryville Presbyterian Church with white and blue accessories. Mrs. James W. Lee of Berry, cousin of the groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Elsen
Audry Louise Smallwood
Charles Town
James Nicholson
Berryville Presby
James W. Lee
Berry
Pronunciation Guide Notes on Common Word Usage
This note explains pronunciation tips for granary fiaccid and macadam, correcting common errors. It covers stress, vowel sounds, and spelling, with examples and preferred forms for comparisons and synonyms.
Around The City Ann County Festival Travel and Visits
Local notes list visitors and travelers to Winchester for the Apple Blossom Festival. The Seal family arrives from Garden City Long Island to visit relatives, with accompanying guests Lena Anderson. Other residents journey to Cleveland Baltimore and Purcellville, while naval Coxswain Edward Miller spends leave at home. Community members host and attend birthdays and social gatherings as the festival unfolds.
Berryville Socials and Weddings Highlight Week
Berryville notes cover weekend visits from Pittsburg and North Bessemer, wedding attendance in Washington, Apple Blossom Festival guests from Richmond and Glen Cove, club events, and local visits. Items mention Miss Barbara Baxter and Mr Robert Irwin’s noon ceremony with Mrs. Clagett as matron of honor, and multiple Clarke County residents visiting, hosting, or traveling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Richard Walton
Pittsburg
North Bessemer
Mountain View
Raleigh Carter
Josephine Car
William B. Clagett
Clagett
Washington
Barbara Baxter
Robert Irwin
Sulgrave Club
Claggett
Miss Baxter
Clagetts
Frederick Baxter
Glen Cove
Long Island
Griffings
Thomas White
U. S.N.R
White
Richmond
Newport News
Denzil Kackley
Raymond Kackley
Washington, D. C
Mrs Thwaite Returns Home After Nine Week Florida Sojourn
Mrs. John Thwaite has returned to her residence at 18 South Cameron Street after spending the past nine weeks in Orlando Florida dealing with health and family matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N. Doran
Memorial Hospital
Lenore
Frederick County
David H. Allen
Glen Allen
Norfolk
Harry Schaeffer
John Thwaite
South
Cameron Street
City
Orlan
Fla
Brown couple attend two funerals in Pennsylvania
Mr and Mrs Russell Brown traveled to Pennsylvania for the funerals of Brown’s sister Julia Knale and his niece Illamae Speer. They were joined by Mrs Sidney Davis Claskine Brown and Can ter Lonas during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Brown
Pennsylvania
Mr. Brown
Julia Knale
Illamae Speer
Mrs. Brown
Sidney Davis
Claskine Brown
Canter Lonas
Coronation Items On Display In City
The Colonial Art and Craft Shop displays royal regalia in West Piccadilly windows for Miss Jean Cartwright Lane chosen to be Queen Shenandoah XX at the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival. The gold key gift is engraved and will be presented during the coronation Thursday at 3 p.m. The display includes the seal of Winchester with four flags and a miniature coronation scene. The articles will be taken down tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon Art and Craft Shop
West Piccadilly Street
Winchester
United States
State of Virginia
J. W. Nail
Fort Loudoun
Adele Astaire Marries Kingman Douglass in Secret Ceremony
Adele Astaire wed Kingman Douglass in a ultra secret ceremony here. The pair, both widowed, were identified as 47 and 51 in court records. Douglass, a World War II colonel, kept his St Regis suite as speculation swirled on their New York return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yi Va
Adele
Fred
Charles Cavendish
Kingman Douglass
New York
William P. Burns
Warrenton Presbyterian Church
Burns
Omaha
Neb
Oak Park
Ill
Douglass
St. Regis
Manhattan
Lord Cavendish
Duke of Devonshire
Handley High Places Winner At Literary Meet
Handley High School took one prize at the thirty second Virginia High School League literary and forensic meet in Charlottesville. Miss Ann Beverley Wright won in poetry reading for Handley in Group II. An AP report cited by Mr. Browning suggested the Handley affirmative debate team had won, though Handley debaters were not listed as winners at the awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Virginia High School League
Charlottesville
White Hall Youth Run Blossom Festival Concession
White Hall Methodist Church youth will operate a stand on Piccadilly street opposite Hotel Jack during the apple blossom festival. Proceeds fund interior and exterior church decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Hall Methodist Church
Piccadilly Street
Jack
Etiquette Q on Hotel Stationery Use
A reader asks if guests may use any stationery in a hotel. The answer states the stationery is provided for guests' convenience and can be used as desired while staying at the hotel.
Etiquette Q&A on Toastmaster Duties and Gum Etiquette
A Q and A discusses proper toastmaster behavior at dinners thanking each speaker after they finish and introducing the next speaker. It then addresses gum chewing in public, stating it is improper even if seen frequently.
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Shenandoah XX
Dorothy Bryan Lane
Helen Miller Brown
Massie Hawthorne
Ben Dutton
Howard Allen
Dick Rhodes
Roland Mitchell
Dorothy Lane
Lewis H. Hyde, Jr
Washington Street
Lane
E. Christopher Stuart, Jr
West Boscawen Street
Clarke
Royston
Norris
Bea
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Sday
E Bunker Hill
Jubilee Ladies Aid
Eeeee
N. Londoun
Ann County
John H. Seal
Garden City
N. Y
John Seal, Jr
Alvin Dick
Alton Dufin
Kernstown
Cleveland
Ohio
Lena Anderson
Harry Rinker, Jr
Albin
Baltimore
Ralph Linaburg
Jerry Royston
Nelson Linaburg
Shenandoah College
Edward K. Miller
U. S. Navy
U. S. S. Little Rock
Brooklyn
Mrs
Frank Miller
T. H. Erck
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Henry T. Hardenburg
Mr. Erck
United States Navy
Mr. Hardenburg
C Ridgeley White
P. A. Heartbarger
Weirton
W. Va
Oliver C. Good
Jackson Avenue
J. T. Reed Waters
Julia and
Elizzabeth Reed
Purcellville
Helen Pennington
Anna Dellinger
Geraldine McCarty
Ruth Berg
Mary Cole
Betty Pugh
Elizabeth Courtney
Peggy Hoover
Esther Williams
Nancy Inkship
Fay Nelson
Berryville Socials
Albert Long
Bryant Rees
Rees
Judy and
Ricky Rees
William B. Stalnaker
Cumberland, Md
Stalnaker
Annie B. Moore
Moore
Peggy Moore Stalnaker
Gertrude Lindy
Katherine Powell McDonald
Rose MacDonald
Nan Lippitt Hatchel
Ea Os
Oowe Isarles Town
W. V2
Airley
Edward McCormick Williams
Nan Hatchbell
William Wales
Katherine Critcher
Charles Paget
Winchester Memorial Hospital
R. E. Walton
Joseph E. Keller
Ruth
Reva Berlin
Edward P. Berlin
Rosemont Circle
Joel D. Griffing
Woman's Club
George Washington
Susan Tate
Tennessee
Miss Tate
Pacific
Tokyo Rose
Roy EE. Potts
Morton C. Mumma, Jr
Miss Ann Mumma
Washington, DC
William H. Keffoot
University of Virginia
Llewellyn
Alfred M. Kerfoot
Marie Pierce
British Columbia
Charles McIntosh
Ernest H Williams
Wiliams
Ernest H. Williams, Jr
Virginia Armstrong
Midland
Ruby H. Davis
Joyce Davis
Davises
Mary Ann Davis
Graham Dougherty
Woodley
Frazer Dougherty, Jr
Rush Huidekoper Dougherty
Verge
Woodry
Martha Lu Wisecarver
University Hospital, Charlottesville
W. Fleming Wisecarver
Bob Smalley
Bowling Green
H. M. Smalley
Eddy Joyce
Mrs. Joyce
Pat Joyce
Louis Lickey
Henry Lickey
Bacon
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Charles Sprint
Crisman
S. Braddock
Adele Astaire
Handley
White Hall
Blossom
By Roberta Lee
Liseaten
Cnt
DIAL
L. J. Luby
Miller St
Order of the Golden Rule
Cather and Moling
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
S. Loudoun St
Haldeman’s Milk
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
the Flower Shop
E. Piccadilly St
Timberlake
Gorham English
Gadroon
Sterling
Gorham Sterling
Fed
Greenbrier
Clowe's Jewelry Store
N. Loudoun St
Lovett Bros
Arch-Preservers
E. T. Wright & Co
N. Main St
Gorham
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