Ellen Fisher Weds Ernest Adams III in Gainesboro Ceremony
Miss Ellen Laurene Fisher daughter of Mr and Mrs William A Fisher married Ernest Washington Adams III July 29 at Gainesboro Methodist Church. The Rev Morris Cather and Rev Robert Moore officiated before palm and candle decor with organist James Massey. The bride wore an organza gown with lace veil and carried a white orchid. maid of honor Phyllis Jobe wore pale blue chiffon. Best man was Marvin Russell. ushers Marvin Russell and Harold Adams. A reception followed. parents and family attire noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Laurene Fisher
William A. Fisher
Route 2
Ernest Washington Adams
Gainesboro Methodist Church
Gainesboro
Adams
Ernest W. Adams
Morris Cather
Hebron Baptist
Robert Moore
Gainesboro Methodist
James Massey
Donald Luttrell
Phyllis Jobe
Falls Church
Marvin Russell
Senseny Road
Harold Adams
Fisher
Births Aboard Five Couples Welcome Six New Arrivals
August 9 to Mr and Mrs Reason Edward Payne Route 5 a boy Michael Landon Mrs Payne formerly Lucille Virginia Gardner. August 16 to Mr and Mrs James Franklin Neff Strasburg a boy Michael James. Mrs Neff formerly Norma Jean Plaugher. To Mr and Mrs Leo Rafael Roberts Nain a girl Amanda Sue. Mrs Roberts formerly Marge Allison Merkel. To Mr and Mrs Howard Lewis Cook Middletown a boy Donald Eugene. Mrs Cook formerly Nancy Love Braithwaite. To Mr and Mrs Douglas Ronald Pugh Gore a girl Geraldine Kay. Mrs Pugh formerly Marium Maxine Grady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reason Edward Payne
Route 5
Michael Landon
James Franklin Neff
Strasburg
Michael James
Neff
Norma Jean Plaugher
Leo Raphael Roberts
Nain
Amanda Sue
Roberts
Marge Alison Merkel
Howard Lewis Cook
Middletown
Donald Eugene
Cook
Nancy Love Braithwaite
Douglas Ronald Pugh
Gore
Geraldine Kay
Pugh
Marium Maxine Grady
Often Misspelled Venal and Venial Explained
A brief note clarifies common misspellings Venal meaning bribable versus Venial meaning pardonable. It defines both terms and distinguishes their usage.
Calendar of August Community Gatherings and Reunions
A schedule of summer events listing churchyard parties reunions and club activities across multiple locations. Highlights include Old Bethel and Relief Methodist yard parties Capon Bridge events James Wood Hi V Lions Shelter Evang elical United Church Rouss Park and World War I Veterans activities with times from 12 p m to 5 30 p m and dates August 12 13 and weekend listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Fellowship
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Relief Methodist Church
Middle Road
Local couples celebrate first wedding anniversaries
A sequence of wedding anniversary notices recalls couples married in 1959 to 1960. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs. Kerns of Hagerstown Maryland and Mr. and Mrs. Mason of ???, with addresses on Woodland Avenue and 18 Morningside Drive. Other couples include Mr. and Mrs. Egertson in Duluth Minnesota and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Macbeth in Henryville Indiana. The notices name maiden names such as Beverly Clark Alma Mae Wilson Peggy Long and Eva Lamp, with church settings including Braddock Street Methodist and Grace Lutheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mason
Braddock Street Methodist Church
R. Coleman Egertson
Egertson
Peggy Long
A. C. Long
Duluth
Minn
Bruce A. Macbeth
Grace Lutheran Church
Macbeth
Susan Jane Gore
Claude Gore
Clearbrook
Henryville
Ind
Eva Lamp
Grace Luth
Miss Elizabeth Millard Weds Jesse Reed in Elkins
Miss Elizabeth May Millard daughter of Jacob F. Millard Martinsburg marries Jesse Floyd Reed son of Herman Reed Belington at Davis Memorial Presbyterian Elkins W Va The ceremony led by Dr David K Allen president of Davis and Elkins College followed by a reception at Halliehurst Hall The couple will reside in Elkins with Reed serving as associate professor of Art and History and chair of the Art Department and Mrs Reed directing admissions at the college
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church
Elkins
W. Va
Elizabeth May Millard
Jacob F. Millard
Martinsburg
Jesse Floyd Reed
Herman Reed
Belington
David K. Allen
Davis and Elkins College
Millard Cussen
H. Kenneth Reed
John F. Cussen, Jr
William W. Wood, Jr
Cussen
Halliehurst Hall
Reed
Local social notes and visits across several towns
Luling Texas residents Mr and Mrs Robert Carter and four children visited Mr and Mrs Joseph A Massie Jr in Richmond guests include Mr and Mrs Henry Post Mitchell of Richmond and their party. Harry F Byrd III returns from Woodberry Forest. Robinsons return from Fisher's Island. Hortonstine family back from Europe. Terri Venable heads to Richmond for a week with Sharon Phillips. Mrs Irving Shendow and son join Lt Shendow at Moody AFB with Mrs Sipe accompanying. Leslie Gaylord visiting in Decatur. The 1st Annual Carlisle Reunion at Kiwanis Shelter drew 60 attendees with officers elected for next year. Kermit L James Jr of 100 Fox Drive completed a two week post graduate accounting course at Bowling Green State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carter
Luling, Texas
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
S. Stewart St
Kermit L. James, JR
100 Fox Drive
Leach
Calkins
Scott
Bowling Green State University
Ohio
First Anniversary Notices for Lee and Hickerson
TO MR AND MRS ROBERT E LEE on their first anniversary they wed August 13 at St Pauls Methodist Church Hagerstown MD. Mrs Lee is Patricia Williams daughter of Loyd Williams of South Washington Street. He is son of C R Lee of Front Royal Road and served on USS Hunt. They reside on West Cork Street. TO MR AND MRS HARRY W HICKERSON on their first anniversary they wed August 13 1960 at Valley Avenue Church of Christ. Beverly Coffman is his wife from Arlington. They live at 333 East Piccadilly Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Lee
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Hagerstown
Lee
Patricia Williams
Loyd Williams
S. Washington St
C. R. Lee
Front Royal Road
W. Cork St
United States Navy
Hunt
Harry W. Hickerson
Etiquette Q and A for office party attire and grooming
Roberto Lee Q answers readers on appropriate dress for a country home barbecue. He advises a dress over slacks and says nail filing and hair combing in public are never appropriate. He also says the groom should thank coworkers for a wedding gift.
Dear Abby Advice on Household Roles and Wedding Ring Woes
A reader asks how to handle domestic authority in a cafe marriage and why her husband avoids his wedding ring. Abby suggests addressing behavior, not ego, and urges making him feel married to encourage responsibility.
JCC Orientation Session Highlights Winchester Chapter
Winchester Jaycees held their annual orientation Thursday evening led by the Leadership Training and Personal Committee chaired by Denny Shackleford. Phil Rinker spoke on local history and Charles Fleming on regional and state history. A 1941 Winchester JCC film narrated by Ben Belchie closed the program as five new members Mitchell Knight Jr Phil Cox Bob Miller Frank Jefferson and Lewis Binner joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Jaycees
Denny Shackleford
JCC
Phil Rinker
Charles Flemming
Winchester
Mitchell Knight, Jr
Phil Cox
Bob Miller
Frank Jefferson
Lewis Binner
Binner
G. T. Binner, Jr
Colonial Garden Club Meeting Features Arranging Altar Flowers
The Colonial Garden Club will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Mrs. D. Oscar Louderback on Angerona Terrace. Guest speaker Mrs. J. Sloan Kuykendall will discuss Arranging Altar Flowers. Exhibit titled cool simplicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Garden Club
D. Oscar Louderback
Angerona Terrace
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Welltown scamener Church hosts PaaS Fa and country ham supper
An August 26 event at the Welltown scamener Church offers PaaS Fa country ham supper with soups sandwiches cakes pies and ice cream beginning at 5 p.m. DST Proceeds go to the building fund of the Valley Mill Home Demonstration Club meeting follows at 1 p.m. at the War Memorial Building with hostesses Mrs Myrtle Carlisle Mrs Mae Clark Mrs Margaret Brown and Mrs Mable Brown. Mrs Jennie Lynn Cather and Mrs Anita Lanahan give ironing tips and discuss washers and dryers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welltown Scamener
Valley Mill Home Demonstration Club
War Memorial Building
Myrtle Carlisle
Mae Clark
Margaret Brown
Mable Brown
Jennie Lynn Cather
Anita Lanahan
Hebron Lutheran hosts August chickenque for Sunday School
A giant chickenque will be held August 19 at 5 p.m. on Route 250 four miles north of Wardensville West Virginia at the Harold Good Farm. Sponsored by Hebron Lutheran Church Intermont for the Sunday School building fund with rain plan to move indoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardensville
W. Va
Harold Good
Hebron Lutheran Church
Intermont
Also Mentioned on This Page
News Women
Ernest Adams
Miss Ellen Fisher
Ernest Adams, III
America
Nancy Pennypacker
Capon Chapel
Capon Bridge
Luttrell
Collinsville
Presgrave
In Shelter
C. J. Whitacre
C. W. Whitacre Farm
Kiwanis
James Wood
Hi-V
Lions Shelter
Evangelical United Church
Kiwanis Key Club
Assembly of God
Rouss Park
White Post Methodist Church
Rebel Antique Auto Club
Presgrave Reunion
Jaycee
Pioneer Group
First Presbyterian Church
Seventh-Day Adventist Church School
Rows Park
Centenary Reform Church
Washington Square Methodist Church
Kerns
Beverly Clark
Barbara Clark
Hayfield
Woodland Ave
Miss Millard
Jesse F. Reed
Henry Post Mitchell
Richmond
Saratoga
Clarke County
William Zimmer
Richmond Moore
Thomas Grymes
Harry F. Byrd, III
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Woodberry Forest
J. Kenneth Robinson
Merrimans Lane
Mrs. James Greene
Fisher’s Island
N. Y
Henry Hortenstine
Europe
Hawthrone Drive
Terri Venable
Richard Venable
Sharon Phillips
Irving Shendow
Shendow
Moody Air Force Base
Valdosta
Sarah M. Sipe
Berryville
Leslie Gaylord
Decatur, Ga
Giles Cook
Frances Jones
Stonewall Ave
Carlisle
Kiwanis Shelter
Granville Grubbs
Biglerville
J. W. Carlisle
Guinn Unger
Alexandria
Eran Church
Gaunt’s Drug Store
By Roberto Lee
Abby
Abigail van Burey
Welltown Church Yard
Valley Mill
HDC
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Shoecenter
Trios
Loudoun & Boscawen Stb
Cather
Loudoun
Middleway
Charles Town
Blackstone
Northern Virginia Power Company
Front Royal
Luray
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