Christmas Visits and Local Events Highlight Martinsburg
Senior William G. Way of the Medical College of Virginia returns home to Martinsburg for Christmas with his parents on W Cork St. Katherine Gibbs School graduates Miss Charlotte Knight and Mrs. Frank Tucker visit relatives. The Eastern Panhandle Shrine Club hosts a buffet supper and dance December 27 at the Shenandoah Hotel Martinsburg with tickets from H C Sheets Jr. Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church offers a Christmas program tomorrow at 7 30 p m with songs recitations plays and a short sermon by Rev R W Duckwall open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Way
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
F. H. Way
W. Cork St
Charlotte Knight
Frank Tucker
Katherine Gibbs School
Boston
B. M. Knight
Peyton Marshall
Eastern Panhandle
Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church
R. W. Duckwall
Christmas parties mark Colonial Garden Club and Courthouse Club 99
The Colonial Garden Club gathered Wednesday with Mrs. Warren Eddy for a Christmas party. Gifts were exchanged, awards announced by guest judge Mrs. Virgil R. Strader and committee, ribbons awarded to several members, then tea. Courthouse Club 99 held its annual Christmas party Thursday at Mrs. Wayne McClure home with gifts exchanged and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Garden Club
Warren Eddy
Virgil R. Strader
Old Fredericktown
Wayne McClure
Winona Teets
Ruby Offutt
Ann Campbell
George O’rear
Roland Keller
Robert Dailey
Fred Himelwright
Pauline Glynn
Esther Williams
Car Coiner
Myrtle Braithwaite
Calendar of Events Schedule Posted for December
Calendar lists events and meeting times for December including Madison Lodge McKinley Chapter Eastern Star City Hall Municipal Band Rouss Hall Lions Club Exchange Club Loyal Order of Moose Rebekah Lodge and Alcoholics Anonymous at Friendship Fire Mall with contact Bobbie Conrad at 8428.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Lodge
McKinley
Eastern Star
City Hall
Rouss Hall
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Exchange Club
George Washington
Loyal Order of Moose
Rebekah Lodge
Alcoholics Anonymous
Friendship Fire Mall
Christmas Entertainment at White Hall Church This Sunday
The White Hall Church hosts a Christmas program this Sunday at 7 30 p m with a play pantomime and the usual carols and recitations. Cadet Thomas W Winn of Admiral Farragut Academy Florida visits his parents Mr and Mrs William H Winn for the holidays. Mrs Milton Heath of Albany New York arrives to stay with her parents on S Washington St and will join Christmas Eve festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Hall
Thomas Winn
Thomas W. Winn
Admiral Farragut Academy
St. Petersburg
Fla
William H. Winn
Christmas Dance at George Washington Hotel By Winchester Staff
The graduate and student nurses of Winchester Memorial Hospital held their annual Christmas dance Thursday evening at the George Washington Hotel. A Christmas program is planned at Stephenson Church on Monday at 7 30 p m with Mrs William Boden and Mrs David Fahnestock in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
George Washington Hotel
Stephenson
Stephenson Church
William Boden
David Fahnestock
Miss Holly Kinney to Visit Aunts on Amherst Street
Miss Holly Kinney after two years in Europe with E.C.A. will arrive Monday to visit her aunts, the Misses Kern, at their home on Amherst Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Kinney
Europe
E.C.A
Misses Kern
Amherst St
Kernes Welcome Son David Meade At Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Robert Kern announce the birth of a son named David Meade yesterday at Memorial Hospital Mrs Kern is formerly Miss Charlotte Meade
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kern
David Meade
Memorial Hospital
Kern
Charlotte Meade
Golden Rule Class Christmas Program at Braddock Street Church
The Golden Rule Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church will hold a Christmas program during its regular 9:45 a.m. Sunday meeting. A sextette of daughters of class members Carolyn Hughes Rosslyn Hughes Sue Coverstone Jenny Fisher Ann Margaret Smalts Barbara Walborn will sing. Dr. Randolph T. Shields will be the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Carolyn Hughes
Rosslyn Hughes
Sue Coverstone
Jenny Fisher
Ann Margaret Smalts
Barbara Walborn
Randolph T. Sheilds
Hack Returns From Hospital
Mr. Frank N Sack returned from Memorial Hospital to his home at 8 Washington St after a hospital stay. Bible classes meet tomorrow at Braddock Street Methodist Church with Mrs Wesley Shiley in charge and Mrs F H Way to teach. Members should bring packages for Christmas baskets. Diane Hunt and Gretchen Armstrong have arrived from Sweetbriar College to spend holidays. Mt Pleasent E A B Church Christmas program set for Sunday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Hack
Frank N. Sack
Memorial Hospital
Washington St
Wesley Shiley
Margaret Collins Denny
Braddock Street Methodist Church
F. H. Way
Diane Hunt
Gretchen Armstrong
Sweetbriar College
Births Reported for Three New Arrivals in Local Homes
December 19 births include a girl to Mr. and Mrs. J. Bryant Armstrong Route 3, mother Kathryn Shell. a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kern 633 National Ave.. a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Boyce 226 E Kern St., mother Genevieve McFarland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bryant Armstrong
Route 3
Armstrong
Kathryn Shell
Robert Kern
National Ave
Kern
Charlotte Meade
Leonard Boyce
E. Kern St
Boyce
Genevieve McFarland
Christmas entertainment at Step Henson Church Monday
Clearbrook residents announce a Christmas entertainment at 7 30 p m Monday at Step Henson Church. Several local families and visitors are mentioned visiting or spending time with relatives in the area.
Rice Snowball Dessert From Cecily Brownstone
Recipe notes from Cooking's Fun list Rice Snowballs dessert using cooked rice butter sugar salt pepper and egg. Mix ingredients, pack into custard cups, bake 25 minutes at 350F, then invert and garnish with watermelon pickle and cranberry sauce for 8 servings.
First non stop jet flight England to United States
In September 1950 Colonel David Schilling piloted a Thunderjet fighter on a 3,300 mile flight from England to the United States and was refueled in flight. The journey took 10 hours 1 minute, marking the first cross Atlantic jet flight with in flight refueling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
R. D A
England
United States
David Schilling
Secrets of Charm in a Simple Christmas Tree Display
A column extols how couples with modest means create memorable Christmas trees using creative homemade touches. Vivid examples include a table tree with candies and toys, Victorian miniatures, and patriotic paper decorations. The piece contrasts personal symbolism with store bought ornaments and promotes a voice mastery booklet available through National Newspaper Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
National Newspaper Service
Michigan City
Indiana
Modern Etiquette Q and A on Bridge and Dress
Roberto Lee answers etiquette questions about bridge hand passing being rude and delaying the game, the phrase young lady being improper with unmarried young women, and a mother’s christening attire, recommending a daytime dress hat and gloves.
Sidney Hook Birthday Noted Philosopher and Educator
Sidney Hook born December 20 1902 in New York City. He chairs the graduate division of philosophy and psychology at New York University and has taught there since 1927. Hook is recognized for interpreting John Deweys ideas on metaphysics and education and for his own writings. He authored several books and founded an organization countering Russian propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Hook
New York City
New York University
Hook
John Dewey
Lesson in English by W L Gordon
Lesson in English by W L Gordon outlines common word usage missteps and pronunciation notes. It highlights words like copious and villain with correct spellings, stresses, and sample phrases for daily vocabulary growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L Gordon
What did Indians mean by the word ugh
In early settler contacts Indians used gestures often accompanied by a crume ugh to indicate assent. The phrase became associated with Indians, but no such word exists in any American Indian language.
Santa Quits After Kids Roughhouse at Gas Station
New Orleans Loyola University freshman Harold Barker 18 quits his Santa role after about 200 children grab balloons and lollipops, rip his wig and buttons, spill into the street, and snarled traffic as attendants lock the station doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Santa Claus
Harold Barker
Loyola University of the South
Barker
Santa
Television Schedule Highlights From WNEW WMAL and WTOP
A dense TV timetable lists programs across three channels starting at 10:18 with Church in the Wildwood, continuing through news, sports, variety and religious programs, and ending with late-night Talk and game shows. Programs include This Week's News in Review, Frontiers of Faith, The Roy Rogers Show, Mister Peepers, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Doctor, News, Flight Theatre, and Billy Graham among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNEW
Channel 4
Wildwood
Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Max Resnick
N. Y. Times Youth Forum
Georgetown Univ. Forum
Channel Five
Enterprise U. S. A
Playhouse Seven
Billy Graham
Percy Crawford
Navy Cook Book Recipe Sparks Boot Camp Menu Joke
The Naval Academy museum shows a 1908 U S Navy Cook Book with a dish named Training Station Delight. It uses sugar molasses ginger cloves currants ground apricots flour lard eggs allspice cinnamon raisins water and wine baked with wine sauce. The note says the recipe is no longer used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Naval Academy Museum
U. S. Navy
Academy
Armband for Special Duties in Military Use
Question and answer explain the correct term for a cloth armband worn by soldiers and sailors during special duties. It names Brassard as the proper term and notes its typical four inch width worn around the left arm. The piece also answers a trivia query about Jimmy Durante, identifying him as born in New York City on February 10, 1893 with a mother from Salerno and a father of French Italian descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Jimmy Durante
New York City
Roseo Millino Durante
Salerno
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Sedall
Mr. Way
Shrine Club
Cedar Cliff Church Program
Foundation Garments
Warner
DONEL
Elsie-Kay Shoppe
Braddock
Florsheim
Huntsberry's
Bobbie Conrad
Mrs. Heath
Miss Kinney
Mr. and
Mrs. Kern
Bewnade Chess
Beck
Pugpen
Pede Gomme
Lt cc Sk
Ciem
Pat
Huntsberry
Sweetbriar
Mt. Pleasent Church
Mt. Pleasent E.A.B
Clearbrook
Jane Shiley
Madison College
James Shiley
Jo-Anne Travers
Benny Lamp
Sharon Cather
L. Y. Maury
Harrisonburg
Howard Boltz
Martinsburg
W. Va
Strasburg
Garland Fowler
Ed Neer
Alexandria
John 8. Stickles
J. B. Chamberlin
Winchester
Frederick County
Raritan Club
Yula Lather
Sharon
Lewis Lamp
Esten Rudolph
Esten Rudolph, Jr
Merrimans Lane
Cecily Brownstone
Lovett Bros. Leudeun
John Robert Powers
Roberto Lee
AP Newsfeatures
Dasher
Dancer
Food Center
N. Loudoun St
E. Piccadilly
Hodgson & Brown
Dial
Willie
Duff
Virginia
CCU Ee
Prince Albert Queigraas Canton
Washington
Orton
Gaunt’s Drug Store
A. Brassard
Jimmy Durante
Italy
R. I
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bates
St. Mary’s
Cather’s Department Store
Daddy
Timberlake
Mozel
Bonita
Shoecenter, Inc
Sare Ares of
Hassocks
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
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