Miss Martha June Williams Engaged to Frederick A Bigden Jr
Mr and Mrs Charles Williams of 410 N Loudoun St announce the engagement of their daughter Martha June Williams to Frederick A Bigden Jr son of Mr and Mrs Frederick A Bigden Elizabeth NJ Bigden is a Handley High School alum and Langley Air Force Base serves as his station no wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies F. Williams
N. Loudoun St
Martha June
Frederick A. Bigden, Jr
Frederick A. Bigden
Elizabeth
N. J
Williams
Handley Hugh
Bigden
Thomas Jefferson High School
Langley Air Force Base
Local Personal Notes and Social Updates
Miss Sandra Lineburg hosted a shower for Miss Susan Snider ahead of her Saturday wedding to Mr Billy Phillyps. Cpl Jesse Prather Jr and wife welcomed a son December 7 at Quantico Marine Base Hospital. Frank Campbell of Lebanon Church is a patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Middletown Home Demonstration Club meets Friday at 1 PM. Grace Lutheran Mary Martha Class Christmas party Thursday 6 15 PM. Paynes Chapel Women Society meets Friday 7 30 PM with gift to bring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Lineburg
Sea- Road
Susan Snider
Billy Phillyps
Jesse JD. Prather, Jr
Marine Base Hospital
Quantico
Prather
Dale Biffie
Orlando
W. Va
Cpl
Jesse D. Prather
Route 3
Frank Campbell
Lebanon Church
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mary Martha
Grace Lutheran Church
Calendar of Events December 11 Community Activities
Calendar entries list numerous local events for December 11 including meetings of the Board of Directors at Jam Wood High School and Rotary Club at George Washington Hotel. Other items include church gatherings, bridge games, VFD meetings, garden and women’s clubs, theatre, and social groups across Clarke County venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Touchdown C
Jam Wood High School
Sisterhood of
Beth- E
Temple
Duplicate Bridge
Golf Club
Macedonia Women’s Society Meets Tonight at Pifer Home
The Macedonia Women’s Society of Christian Service, postponed from last week, meets at 7:30 tonight at 4028 Loudoun St the home of Mrs. Kathryn Pifer. Co-hostess is Mrs. C. B. Lee and Mrs. J. W. Newcome leads the program. The Christmas party is planned for the gathering. Also tonight the McFaden Bible Class of the First Presbyterian Church holds a shrimp supper at 7 o’clock during its regular monthly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia Women's Society of Christian Service
Kathryn Pifer
Loudoun St
McFaden Bible Uiss
First Presbyterian Church
Holiday Decorations Exhibit at Little Garden Club Meeting
The Little Garden Club meets Friday at Mrs Harry Kern Jr's home on S Washington St. The exhibit titled Holiday Decorations for Our Homes will be shown with attendees bringing one item and sharing its making. Exhibits are not judged and tea will be served after the 3 PM meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Garden Club
Harry Kern Jr
S. Washington St
Alpha Omega Chapter Hosts Christmas Dinner and Heart Fund Plan
The Alpha Omega Chapter of Epsilon Siena Alpha held a Christmas dinner at Lee-Jackson on Monday night. Gifts were exchanged, a meeting followed at Mrs. Albert Lazzarera’s Morzon Street home. Miss Nancy Lutz spoke, urging the 1958 Heart Fund drive on February 23 in Winchester. Refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Omega Chapter
Epsilon Siena Alpha
Lee- Jackson
Albert Lazzarera
Morzon St
Nancy Lutz
Virginia Heart Association
Winchester
Births in Front Royal and Kinzel Drive families welcome two children
December 10 marks the birth of Ellen Ann to Mr and Mrs Stephen Renalds of Front Royal. Rodney Robert is welcomed by Mr and Mrs Robert Prey at 947 Kinzel Drive. mother is the former Ann Pappas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Renalds
Front Royal
Ellen Ann
Renalds
Betty Lewis
Robert Henry Prey
Kinzel Drive
Rodney Robert
Frey
Ann Pappas
Freezer Hideout Sparks Cash Safety Theory
An Ames Iowa housewife explains that she stores her billfold with money in a home freezer to keep funds safe in case of a house fire. The idea aims to protect cash from heat and theft by freezing it in the unlikely event of disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Santa Claus Caught in New York Subway Strike
State officials report sales drop 20 to 40 percent from last year due to the subway strike. Trade groups cite losses running into the millions while suburban shopping centers report booming business in Nassau County and New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Santa Claus
Nassau County
New Jersey
Modern Etiquette Q&A Highlights Serving and Invitations
A hostess may serve two or three dishes alone even at formal meals. A woman may invite a man with two tickets to attend. there is no forwardness. Do not address a wedding invitation to the family unless children are invited separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goess
Walter Ferguson
Lesson in English By W. L. Gordon
Word study notes focus on misused forms and pronunciations. A sample entry defines dissolution as extinction or death, with an example about business dissolution not anticipated by stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Her-Ferd
Heer
Ford
AFL-CIO chiefs push for higher wages and shorter weeks
AFL-CIO leaders shifted from corruption worries to demand higher wages and shorter hours. Walter Reuther led a push for sizable wage increases and a 40 hour work week as unions warn unemployment could rise into spring. They oppose Lyndon Johnson’s 49 hour week proposal and call for rapid bargaining with auto and defense industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
AFL - Cio
Reuther
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Russia
Johnson
al Hayes
David McDonald
Steelworke
East Germany Outs New Refugee Offense To Flee Is Criminal
East Germany moved to curb mass escapes by making fleeing the country a criminal act with up to three years hard labor and fines. Reprisals against helpers and relatives are authorized, with six months or more for those aiding youths or skilled workers to go West. The refugee flow strains East Berlin and threatens industry and agriculture. Previous flights were treated as political offenses with no specific penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
December Top Road Death Month Warns
Virginia State Police Superintendent C W Woodson warned December is the peak month for highway fatalities and likely to set a new annual record. He cited increased drinking, weather, early darkness, shopping crowds, and seasonal recklessness as key dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodson
Richmond
Governor's Highway Safety Committee
Hijacker Robs Wichita Falls Liquor Store Clerk
A thief tied up Leo Wood at the liquor store where he works in Wichita Falls and stole $200 before calling Wood's wife to report the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
Leo Wood
Wood
Opposition to Picketing Restrictions in Labor Law Debates
The discussion notes opposition to any stationing of picketing or boycott limits and other components of President Eisenhower's labor law program that were disclosed recently. It emphasizes that corporations should face similar disclosure and fact-filling requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
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F. A. Bigden
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Augusta Pollard
Alexandria
Cappy Saxe
Jane Sjostrom
David Dove
George Dove
Jack Wilkins
E. W. Argenbright
Middletown
Middletown Home Demonstration Club
Priday
Paynes Chapel
WSCS
Women's’ Society of Christian Service
Paynes Chapel Methodist Church
Ridgeway
Bobbie Conrad
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Macedonia Wscs
Round Hill Fire Co
Shawnee Vfd
Friendship Fire Co
Women of Moore
Moose Home
Jaycees
Littl Garden Club
Harry Kern, Jr
BPW Club
Georg Washinon Hotel
Round Hill Pdpa
Clarke County Junior Clase
Woodmen
Order of Eagles
Eagles
John Dove
Royal Arch
City Hall
War Memorial
Beta Sigma Phi
Kantsberras
Red Cross
Macedonia
McEaden
Women of the Moose
Mapper Home
AMITY
Gaunt
Salvation Army Headquarters
Lovett Bros
Harry Lovett
U. S
Communist Party
Bos
Nikita S. Khrushchev
U.S
Moscow
Liewelyn Thompson
Nikolai A Bulgari
N.Y
Roberto Lee
Norman Walker
Daniel Greens
Utah
Salt Lake City
Roosevelt
Santa
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Momber Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Dan River
St. Mary's
George Washington
Queen Elizabeth
Old Colony
Trousseau
Dacron
Scranton
Cather’s Department Store
Winchester, Virginia
Timberlake
Renee
Elsie-Kay Shoppe
Braddock St
Margaret L. Hodgson
HAT & Dress Shop
South
Boyd's Drug Store
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