Engagement announced for Gearline Bell Brown and Gary Ritter
Miss Gearline Bell Brown of Fairmont Avenue is engaged to A3C Gary Shannon Ritter. Ritter, son of Mrs. Arthur Ritter, attended Handley High School and now serves in the U S Air Force at Laredo Air Force Base. The wedding is planned for the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl M. Brown
Fairmont Ave
Gearline Bell
Gary Shannon Ritter
Arthur Ritter
Mr. Ritter
Miss Brown
Handley High School
Ritter
U. S. Air Force
Laredo Air Force Base
Laredo
Texas
Calendar of events December meetings listed
December 17 7 30 p m Disabled American Veterans at Legion Home 7 30 p m Miller School P T A at the school 8 p m Elks Club December 18 1 p m Rotary Club at George Washington Hotel 2 30 p m D A R at Miller House 125 N Washington St 8 p m Welltown W 8 C 8 bag Mrs Ridgeway Martinsburg ike December 19 8 p m Woodmen of the World 8 p m Praternal Order of Eagles at Eagles Home 8 15 p m Jaycee ettes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Home
Miller School
P.T. A
Elks Club
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
D.A.R
Miller House
N. Washington St
Welltown W
Ridgeway
Martinsburg
Woodmen of the World
Local Social Notices Include Entertainments and Visits
Dr and Mrs Albright plan informal home entertainment tonight on N Lou doun St. Mrs Robinson of Merrimans Lane visiting Richmond several days. Dr and Mrs Bell to entertain Friday at Merriman's Lane. Steven Warner son of Edgar and Mrs Warner is a patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Kernstown Methodist Church Onward and Upward Class meets Thursday at 7 pm for annual covered dish supper and Christmas party followed by business meeting. Mrs Dayton Easter to lead devotions. Mrs Ray Pinner Mr C E Swink and Mrs Preston Place named hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Kenneth Warner
Edgar Kenneth Warner
Stephenson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Kernstown
Miss Knight Returns From Hospital Glory as local resident recovers
Miss Katie Knight, formerly a patient at Memorial Hospital, has returned home to on North Washington Street after a hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Knight
Katie Knight
Ru Memorial Hospital
N. Washington St
Mr and Mrs Baker Spend Weekend in Baltimore
Mr Charles Baker and Mrs Baker of 8S Washington Street spent the weekend in Baltimore visiting relatives and enjoying the city sightseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Ralph Marry of
Washington
A. Lee Coble
Miss McDaniel Weds William Blye in First Baptist Church
Miss Virginia C. McDaniel daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert L McDaniel and William E Blye son of Mr and Mrs Lester C Blye were married Saturday at the First Baptist Church. The pastor Dr E T Clark performed the ceremony. A Wesley Chapel Christmas entertainment is set for Route 522 near Reynolds Store Saturday at 7 30 p m open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia C. McDaniel
Herbert L. McDaniel
E. Cork St
William E. Blye
Lester C. Blye
Euclid Ave
First Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Clark Legge, Jr
Clarke Legge, Jr
Mr. Blye
The
Wesley Chapel
Reynolds Store
Births December 16 At Route 3 A Girl For Allan Family
Mrs Allan, formerly Miss Marie Brannon, announces the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Frank Allan on Route 3. The newborn adds to the Allan family lineage with hospital or home delivery reported locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Allanson
Route 3
Allanson
Marie Brannon
Pony Retires Too in Drumheller Garden Harrow Help
Miner Charles Dunn retires from the pits and brings his 14 year old pit pony out to work in the garden. The animal is still willing, occasionally pulling a harrow over the cultivated acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drumheller
Canada
Charles Dunn
Secrets of Charm Shocking Color in Fashion Windows
Shocking is the festive hot pink color sweeping city fashion windows. Advice covers flattering wear for fair brunet hair and skin tones, including dress color, lipstick shade, and eyeshadow blending to avoid washed out complexions. True red lipstick enhances brunet looks.
Redheads and Silver Tops in Shocking Colors
The article advises redheads and silver haired women on wearing shocking colors. It suggests deep pink lipstick to test compatibility and using small touches rather than full outfits. It envisions bold contrasts with dark costumes and blue red or bright lip shades for silver hair.
Clarke County HD Agent's Schedule
Schedule shows this week’s events for Clarke County Home Demonstration agent. Thursday at 1 30 PM Opequon HDC with Mrs Gordon Robertson. Friday at 1 30 PM Providence Chapel HDC with Mrs Louise Elsen. Tuesday at 7 30 PM Marvin Chapel 4 H Club with Caroline and Buster Kerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Opequon
Gordon Robertson
Providence Chapel
Louise Elsen
Marvin Chapel
Caroline
Buster Kerns
Modern Etiquette Q and A guidance on table smoking and invitations
A performance of etiquette tips covers smoking at the dinner table without ash trays, addressing whether to place the dessert spoon with other implements, and whether to invite a daughter separately from her parents to a wedding. It emphasizes awaiting hostess approval, avoiding ashes on dinnerware, and issuing separate invites for adult daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Smith
Border water distance across U S Canada line
The border lies 2 198 miles over water and spans a total length of 3 987 miles.
Secrets of Charm For Your Figure
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secrets of Charm
National Newspaper Service
Michigan City
Indiana
Three new members join VFW Auxiliary on December
Three new members Mrs. Howard Snapp Mrs. Russell Bayliss and Miss Ruth Shhaffenaker were initiated at the Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars December meeting at the Post Home. The president Mrs. Richard K. Eddy led the business session which approved adopting a child and planning Christmas baskets and trees for the Negro Day Nursery Winchester Day Nursery and a blanket for a needy family. A Christmas party is planned for Newton Baker Veterans Hospital on December 26 chaired by Mrs. Raymond Costanzo and Mrs. George Taylor with helpers including Mrs. Holmes Grim Mrs. Russell Warner and Mrs. Vernon McClintock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Snapp
Russell Bayliss
Ruth Shhaffenaker
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post Home
Richard K. Eddy
Negro Day Nursery
Winchester Day Nursery
Newton Baker Veterans Hospital
Raymond Costanzo
George Taylor
Holmes Grim
Russell Warner
Vernon McClintock
Boyd Grayson
Charles Hitt
Brier First Used for Pipe Bowls in 1850s Discovery
A group of pilgrims to Napoleon's birthplace about 1850 found that brier wood from the heath tree makes excellent pipe bowls. Since then brier has become the most popular natural material for this purpose. Brier grows well in Southern France Corsica and on the slopes of the Italian Alps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
France
Corsica
Womeldorf Speaks At UDC Meeting In Turner Ashby Chapter
The Rev G Raymond Womeldorf a former China missionary spoke at the Turner Ashby Chapter Tracy December meeting held at Mrs James Shockeys home on Ave His talk titled Christ in Christmas traced Christmas origins from Bethlehem to Luther and Christmas celebrations in China The meeting followed with reports by committees and plans announced for Gen Robert E Lee birthday observance Tea was served after the session by the hostess and assistants
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Raymond Womeldorf
China
Turner Ashby
Tracy
James Shockey
Ave
Martin Luther
Wemeldorf
Lord
Bruce Harlee
Robert E. Lee
Walter Hunteberry
Thornton Bryarly
Lesson in English by W L Gordon
Daily lesson notes offer word guidance. Today's focus is impetus meaning impulse and momentum and how to use it to boost progress in tasks. The column also covers misused phrases mispronunciations commonly misspelled terms and tips to grow vocabulary with one word a day.
William McChesney Martin Jr Birthday Note
The item notes William McChesney Martin Jr born December 17 1906 in St Louis the son of a banker who helped draft the Federal Reserve Act He became chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank board of governors and was the first salaried president of the New York Stock Exchange at age 31 He joined the Army in World War II rising to colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McChesney Martin JR
St. Louis
Young Martin
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
WM. McC. Martin
Stock Exchange
Religious affiliation among violent crime convicts
The well known sociologist Harry Elmer Barnes cites a survey showing about 80 percent of violent crime convicts belong to and attend church, while only 2 percent admitted non belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Harry Elmer Barnes
Land Redistribution Summary in China Report
A Chinese official reports the Red Land redistribution program has reached about 300 million peasants acquiring roughly 116 670 000 acres. The summary notes wide land gains across rural areas as part of the policy drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Land Reform Dilemmas Split Farms and Critics Fret
The excerpt notes a land reform plan yields about one third of an acre per person and faces criticism for breaking up viable farms into uneconomic small plots, with concerns it may fail in several areas.
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Gearline Bell Brown
Denny Re
Silver Spring
Victor Derby
W. Cork St
Ronald Anderson
Round Hill Women's Club
Soman
Elsie-Kay
S. Braddock St
Winchester
Dr. and
Mrs. Albright
Victor Albright
N. Loudoun St
Mrs. Robinson
Richmond
J. Kenneth Robinson
Merriman’s Lane
Mrs. Bell
Leslie Bell
Steven Warner
Miss McDaniel
William Blye
Mrs. Harry
Miss Clark
Kitty Leigh Clark
University of Richmond
Parent-Teachers Association
John Knight
America
Huntsberrys
John Robert Powers
Roberta Lee
Cooletie
Yardley
Courtley
Schick
Gaunt's Drug Store
VFW
Daniel Green
Regal Bine
Womeldorf
UDC
W. L Gordon
Beauty
Alecia Beauty Salon
N. Braddock
Santa
Christmas Club
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cather’s Department Store
Timberlake’s
Wen
Cdu
Sire
Tiae
Einai
Tegre
Star White
Wender’s
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