Social Notes from Shenandoah Conservatory Recital
Miss Betty Jean Rose daughter of Mr and Mrs J I Rose of 28 Jefferson Street and Mr Nelson Linaburg son of Mr and Mrs Howard Linaburg of Berryville appeared in a student recital at Shenandoah Conservatory Dayton Virginia Miss Rose a freshman majoring in Public School Music sang The Little Dam by Novello Linaburg a junior majoring in Piano performed 7 Preludes by Debussy Both will join the chorus for The Messiah presented by Shenandoah Conservatory on Thursday December 19 Also John P Lamb Jr who recently joined Raub Supply in Lancaster PA spent weekend at home here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jean Rose
J. I. Rose
Jefferson Street
Nelson Linaburg
Howard Linnabure
Berryville
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Dayton
Debussy
Miss Rose
Mr. Linnerg
StMenandoah Conservatory
Major Ralph E Manuel Returns From Germany On 45 Day Leave
Major Ralph E Manuel son of Mr and Mrs C B Manuel of this city recently returned from Germany to spend a 45 day leave at his home. He has hosted First Lieut William Yates of Slader Missouri who will accompany him home for a week before Yates returns. Manuel who served 42 months in the ETO with the Ninth Infantry Division heads to Fort Bragg NC on December 29 to be stationed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Manuel
C. B. Manuel
Germany
William Yates
Slader
Missouri
Yates
Manuel
Ninth Infantry Division
Fort Bragg
N. C
Emersons visit home amid Oklahoma oil plans
Denver Emerson of West Newton returns from a four year absence to Oklahoma City to visit relatives A C Carroll Gerrardstown Mrs Isabelle Rowland Berryville and W A Carroll Martinsburg. Emerson and her husband once ran four sons in the oil business and own a tract with 16 oil wells nearby. They moved to a suburb home to escape city noise and await possible drilling near their property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Emerson
Agnes McCarroll
Oklahoma City
Okla
A.cCarroll
Gerrardstown
Isabelle Rowland
Berryville
W. A. McC@rroll
Martinsburg
Emerson
Oklahoma
Christmas Greeting Card Display at Brooks Pharmacy
Delray of Boston showcases a festive assortment of Christmas greeting cards priced from 10c to 1.00 with boxed sets offered at 39c to 1.00. Brooks Pharmacy anchors the display location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delray
Boston
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Miss L. Gér aldine Fogle Improves After Operation
The condition of Miss L Géraldine Fogle after a major operation at Memorial Hospital last Thursday is improving satisfactorily. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Géraldine Fogle
Memorial Hospital
Turner Ashby Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy December Meeting
The Turner Ashby Chapter held its December meeting at Mrs. Herbert Larrick's home with Mrs. Wyatt Richard introducing guest speaker J. Howard Cather Jr. Cather, a WWII supply officer, shared Pacific theater experiences and Navy training at Notre Dame and Harvard. The chapter planned a January General Lee birthday celebration and members closed with Christmas carols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Herbert Larrick
J. Howard Cather, Jr
Wyatt Richard
Cather
United States Navy
Notre Dame
New York Navy Yard
Naval Supply School
Harvard University
Naval Air Station
San Juan
Naval Medical Unit
Rockefeller Institute
Guam
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Pacific
North China
Winchester Garden Club Sends Box Overseas
The Winchester Garden Club collects clothing and notions for a care box to Ver sur Mer France. Initiated by the Garden Club of Virginia, it partners with other state clubs. The village aided Admiral Byrd after a 1926 crash. Lucy Kurtz chairs the box committee. donations go to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Garden Club
Ver-Sur-Mer
France
Garden Club of
Virginia
Winchester Club
Richard E. Byrd
Lucy Kurtz
Millwood Socials Honor Miss Watkins From Pacific Service
Miss Virginia Watkins daughter of Mr and Mrs William Bell Watkins has returned to Clarke from the Pacific theater with the Red Cross. A supper at Callander hosted by Mrs Karl Boy Ed and Miss Virginia Boy Ed honored her along with many local families and guests. The piece lists numerous social events, dinners, and visits across Millwood and nearby households, highlighting the community’s postwar gatherings and connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
Virginia Watkins
William Bell Watkins
Clarke
Pacific Theater
American Red Cross
Karl Boy-Ed
Virginia Boy-Ed
A. R. Dunning
George Greenhalgh
William Clagett
Edward Lane
Tom Clagett
Ben Harrison
Agnes Mitchell
Jane Cary Randolph
Roland G. Mitchell
Thomas B. Clagett
Louis B. Meads, Jr
Mrs Carter Leaves for Pittsburg Visit
Mrs. Thomas N. Carter travels Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crocker to spend time at the Crockers' home in Pittsburg Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas N. Carter
Douglas Crocker
Will
Pittsburg
Mass
Berryville Socials Shifts Christmas Visitors and News
Berryville residents announce holiday arrivals and departures. John McIntosh will visit from St James Md for Christmas with his mother Mrs Charles McIntosh. Cpl Edward Levi, stationed in Alaska, phoned home to share holiday greetings. Various relatives return from Winchester Washington Richmond Farmville and other locales for Christmas visits and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
John McIntosh
St. James School
St. James, Md
Charles McIntosh
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Carol
A brief note on the Christmas poem It Came Upon the Midnight Clear by Edmund Sears and its later hymn tune by Richard Willis. It explains its origins in 1849 to 1850 and the association with Wellesley College and the tune's enduring use. Prepared by Peter W. Dykema of Columbia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund H. Sears
Massachusetts
Wellesley College
Richard S. Willis
Peter W. Dykema
Columbia University
N. Y
Berryville Visit by Mr Wilco Kerns in Berlin Building Stay
Mr Wilco Kerns now based in Maryland spends a few days in Berryville with his family at their apartment in the Berlin building on South Church street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilco Kerns
Maryland
Berryville
Berlin Building
South Church Street
Enders Family Welcomes Son in Riverside
Mr and Mrs Charles J Enders Jr announce the birth of their son Charles J Enders III in Riverside California. Mrs Enders had been visiting her parents there and Mr Enders plans to join them for Christmas after leaving Cincinnati Ohio where he is studying on December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Enders, Jr
Charles J. Enders, III
Riverside
Calif
Berryville Social News Notes From Local Residents
Mr and Mrs Thomas Clagett of Washington DC spent the past week end in Berryville as guests of Lt Col and Mrs William B Clagett on South Church Street. Miss Fay Kercheval wintering in Berryville and attending Berryville High School spent the week end in Arlington with her parents. Miss Kathryn Hobson Berryville High School faculty member returned after visiting Rectortown. Miss Margaret Yowell visited family in Peola Mills Madison county. Friends of Mrs James Ashby learned she returned home to Berryville on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Shenk
Washington, D. C
Berryville
Charley Shenk
Dewey Baker
Willie Cummins
Washington, D.C
Lucy Wheeler
Charles Town
W. Va
Woodrow Hann
Thomas Clagett
William B. Clagett
South Church Street
Fay Kercheval
Berryville High School
Arlington
Cassell Kercheval
Kathryn Hobson
Rectortown
Margaret Yowell
Peola Mills
Madison County
James Ashby
Mon
Miller School P T A Meets Thursday Evening
The Parents Teachers Association of Miller School will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 PM. A Christmas program by the students follows a short business session. All patrons and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller School
Parents - Teachers Association of Miller School
Lesson In English Words Often Misused And Pronunciations
A compact guide on common word mistakes and pronunciations. It explains aggravating versus provoking and emphasises correct spelling of persecute and prosecute. It also defines verbosity and urges daily vocabulary growth with a Shakespeare quote illustration.
Etiquette Q and A on dining room conduct
Roberta Lee Q addresses whether a woman should take her partner's arm at table and how to track wedding gifts with helpers. It also notes that a guest arriving late with an apology matters to the hostess. The guidance emphasizes walking beside, keeping gift records, and punctual apologies.
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John P. Lamb, Jr
Raub Supply Company
Lancaster
Ralph Manuel
Lips
Miss Fogle
Garden Club
Winchester Front Royal - Chambersburg
Grove’s
Rockers
G. W. Grove Furniture CO
S. Loudoun
Miss Watkins
Walter Lee
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Robert Peyton Craighill
McDonald Craighill
University of Virginia
George H. Burwell
Mt. Airy
Robert Carter Randolph
High Point
John Labouisse
Charlotte
5. C
Blue Ridge Hunt
Apple Hill
Stacy Lloyd
Tyson Gilpin
Alex Mackay- Smith
MFH
George P. Greenhalgh, Jr
Robert C. Randolph
Howell
Paul Mellon
Helen Jenkins
Graham Dougherty
Graham Dougherty, Jr
Richard E. Dole
Betty Gilpin
William Weatherall
Norman Haymaker
George P. Greenhalgh Sr
Frank Hutton
Edward Lee
Virginia Boy- Ed
Benjamin Harrison
Westwood Byrd
Helen Beruxtes
Beverly Byrd
Eric van Lennep
Townsend Burwell
Roland G Mitchell
Richard Whiting
Mary Page
Agnes Page
Agnes P Mitchell
Roland Mitchell
Spencer Carter
Hugh M. Nelson
Howard Bunch
John la Bouisse
Winchester
John Worfolk
Norfolk
Robert Hughes
Molden
S. Loudoun St
Miss Wright
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Anne Beverley Wright
Helen Hardy Wright
New York City
Thalhimers
Richmond
Wright
Barbara Lee, Jr
New York
Berryville Socials
Cpl
Edward Levi
Marshall Levi
William Levi
Alaska
Bobby Henry
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Day
Dan Fletcher
Bill Farr
Peggy Lee
Robert Shenk
Ann Langbein
Farmville State Teachers College
Farmville
Leonard Langbein
Jack Enders
John Enders
Claude Feltner
Charles Martin Fellner
Florida
Mr. Feltner
Hialeah Race Track
Herman Lloyd
Randolph Macon College
John Lloyd
C. H. Iden
James Richard Iden
Bobby Iden
Ashland
Carol Story
John Hardesty
Baltimore
St. Perfume
Forever Amber
Coty
du Barry
Primrose House
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Corner Valley Ave
Gerrard
W. L. Gordon
Our New Christmas Club
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Haldeman
Cs Dackiele Boy’s ‘Workshop
Hill's
Loudoun
Corrigan
RUG Cleaners
Geo
Washington Garage
Loudoun St
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Cannon
Cather & Moling
N. Loudoun St
al ‘ Don
Poz
Doz
E. Piccadilly St
By Roberta Lee
Timberlake
Johnny Smith
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