Leatrice Ann Voorhees Engaged to Richard Edward Grove
Mrs. Albert Voorhees of Auburn announces the engagement of her daughter Leatrice Ann to Richard Edward Grove son of Mr and Mrs Maynard E Grove Route 1. Leatrice Ann is a graduate of Houghton College with Syracuse graduate work and a psychology staffer at Susquehanna University. Richard Edward Grove is a Randolph Macon College graduate with a Johns Hopkins masters in physics and is on leave from Randolph Macon as an assistant professor of physics. He belongs to Phi Beta Kappa Omicron Delta Kappa and Lambda Chi Alpha. A June wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Voorhees
Auburn N
Leatrice Ann
Richard Edward Grove
Maynard E. Grove
Route 1
Miss Voorhees
Auburn, N
Houghton College
Syracuse University
Syracuse
Psychological Research Center
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
Grove
Handley
Miss Shifflett Weds Mr Godlove in December Ceremony
Announcement of Betty Shifflette of Clearbrook marrying Junior Fk. Godlove on December 15 at 4 p m. Rev S B Goode officiated. Bride is daughter of Dewey and Mrs Shifflette, Loudoun County former residents. Groom son of Raymond and Mrs Godlove. He served two years in the service, 18 months overseas, now works in business with his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Shifflette
Clearbrook
Fk. Godlove
Goode
Miss Shifflette
Dewey Shifflette
Loudoun County
Godlove
Raymond Godlove
Ooreseas
Apple Club Dance Set At Winchester Armory
The V. P. I. Apple Club hosts its annual semi formal dance Thursday at 10 p m in the Winchester Armory with music by the Top Hats. John Hollis leads publicity. tickets at the door or from any V. P. I. man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. P. I. Apple Club
Winchester Armory
Top Hats
John Hollis
Leonard Family Spends Christmas with Relatives in North Carolina
Mr and Mrs Rufus Leonard and their daughters Carol and Frances visited relatives in North Carolina to celebrate Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Leonard
Carol and
Frances
North Carolina
Calendar of events December 27 1 p m Rotary Club
Rotary Club meets at George Washington Hotel December 27 at 1 p m. December 28 lists Woodmen of the World at 8 p m and Fraternal Order of Eagles at Eagles Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Woodmen of the World
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Eagles
Charles Stottlemyer Names Son Charles Arnold
Mr and Mrs Charles Stottlemyer announce the birth of their son Charles Arnold. The mother is former Miss Irma Lange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stottlemyer
Loudoun St
Charles Arnold
Stottlemyer
Irma Lange
Mrs Ware travels to Jonesboro Arkansas to visit
Mrs. Margaret Ware of 330 East Leicester Street leaves for Jonesboro Arkansas to visit Mrs. Eula Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ware
Leicester St
Jonesboro, Ark
Eula Wilson
William and Mary Student Spending Holidays at Parents’ Home
Jake Perry a sophomore at William and Mary Williamsburg is spending the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Howard F Perry at their home 13 Valley Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Perry
William and Mary
Williamsburg
Mrs
Howard F. Perry
Valley Ave
Arlington Social Note Miss Berta Elsea Hosts Visit
Miss Berta Elsea of Arlington visits her brother and sister in law Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Elsea at their home on 8S Washington St. The note records a family visit and the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berta Elsea
Arlington
R. Thomas Elsea
Washington St
John Demas
Camp Lejeune, N. C
Harmon couple visits Holsinger relatives during Christmas trip
Mr and Mrs Gordon Harmon of York Pennsylvania formerly of this city spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs C Everett Holsinger en route to Dublin Virginia to spend Christmas with relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Harmon
York, Pa
C. Everette Holsinger
Dublin
Infant Barbara Ann Lineburg Named in Stephens City
Mr and Mrs Charles Lineburg of Stephens City announce the birth of their daughter Barbara Ann. The mother is formerly Miss Mary Tharpe. Gregory Orndorff a V P L student visits his parents Mr and Mrs Leslie Orndorff of East Leicester Street during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lineburg
Stephens City
Barbara Ann
Lineburg
Mary Tharpe
Gregory Orndorff
Leslie Orndorff
E. Leicester St
Billy Forney
Battle Ave
Nancy Deborah
Forney
Nancy Swimley
Christmas Visits Reported Across Families in North Carolina and Maryland
Mr and Mrs Roger Laign Sr and Mrs Roy Locke Jr hosted holiday guests in Winston Salem North Carolina. Rev and Mrs J M Heffer and daughter Kathy Ann spent Christmas with Heffer parents on Martinsburg Pike. Mr and Mrs Jeese D Prather Sr of Kernstown returned home after being called to Westernport Maryland due to Mrs Prather’s illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Laign, Sr
Roy Locke, Jr
Herbert Munt
Winston-Salem, N.C
J. M. Hepfer
Kathy Ann
Mr. Hepfer
Martinsburg Pike
Jeese D. Prather
Kernstown
Westernport
Lonie Goodridge
Boyce
Carroll Goodridge
Roy Bayliss
Stanley Boyce
Apnomattox
Melvin Miller
Carroll ¢. Goodridge
Herbert LeHaven
Eugene DeHaven
Patricia
Philip
Quinton Baker
Sammy Mrena
Leonard Holtzman
Virginia Cooke
Donald
Forrest Jones
Jesse Himelright
Winchester Memorial Hospite
Anthony Tusing
Boonesboro
Albert Tusingz
Charles Barton
Richard Stine
Woodstock
Barton
Harry Funk
Briscoe Snapp
Stevie
Tommy
Local families celebrate Christmas and weddings across region
Mrs Ethel C Korden funeral attendance noted. News includes births Nancy Deborah Forney and Linda Gail Sibert infant, wedding of Joyce Binner and James David Lee Rickard at Christ Episcopal Church with many guests, and relatives visiting from Smithfield and Richmond. Also visits by Drs R V Taylor and War ren Gregory and local guests from Philadelphia Arlington and Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Binner
James David Lee Rickard
Christ Episcopal Church
Charles L. Kern
White Post
Charles Riley
Elred Beck
Blue Ridge Summit
Charles Schlotterbeck
Robert Frick
Hagerstown
Gavin Thomas Binner
Robert Seiderst
Birth Announcements from Stephens City Round Hill and Siler Route
December births reported for the Mathison family of Stephens City a daughter Catherine Pauline to Mr and Mrs Milford Mathison former Bethel Liggett. A daughter Brenda Jane to Mr and Mrs D W Hott Round Hill former Lot tie Poland. A son Larry Russell to Mr and Mrs James Cooley Siler Route former Charlotte Hovermale. December 25 to Mr and Mrs Philip Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Mathison
Stephens City
Catherine Pauline
Mathison
Bethel Liggett
D. W. Hott
Round Hill
Brenda Jane
Hott
Lottie Poland
James Cooley
Siler Route
Larry Russell
Cooley
Charlotte Hovermale
Philip Potter
Local Births Noted for Philip Craig and Frederick Calvin
At 640 Watson Ave a boy named Philip Craig is born to Mr and Mrs. Potter formerly Miss Patricia Belknap. To Mr and Mrs James Armel of Franklin Ave a boy named Frederick Calvin is born, with Mrs Armel formerly Miss Jean Geanious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Ave
Philip Craig
Potter
Patricia Belknap
James Armel
Franklin Ave
Frederick Calvin
Armel
Jean Geanious
Local Families Share Christmas And Holiday Visits
The Kernstown and nearby communities report multiple Christmas and holiday gatherings. Residents including Mr and Mrs Clyde Logan, Miss Grace Ritter, the Goodridges, Bartons, Ritter family, and others spent Christmas Eve and Day with relatives in Kernstown, Woodstock, Vienna, and Winchester while several traveled to Baltimore and Washington for family time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring Ritter
Douglas Ritter
Grace Ritter
Thomas Ritter
Vienna
Tailgates to Stay Closed At NAS Pensacola
NAS safety division enforces tailgate closure on naval air station roads after a passenger fell through an open tailgate while laughing at a joke, injuring himself. The incident prompts caution for drivers and riders on base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Station
NAS
White Boxing Day Snow Disrupts Britain
Heavy snow blanketed Britain on Boxing Day causing six foot drifts and disrupted road and rail traffic across Scotland Wales and the English midlands. Six of seven race meetings were abandoned or postponed and many football matches were called off. Birmingham saw seven inches in 12 hours, its heaviest in six years with London receiving only a light powdering that melted quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Scotland
Wales
English Midlands
Birmingham
England
Amvets Entertain Children at William Evans Home
Amvets Post 11 and its Auxiliary of Alexandria hosted children at the William and Henry Evans Home on Sunday. Attendees included Virginia leaders and volunteers such as Mrs. Ann O Neal and Mrs. Ethel Parker, with a program featuring baton numbers, ballet, tap, an accordion solo, a vocal solo and a reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amvets Pot No. 11
Auxiliary
Alexandria
William and Henry Evans
Ann O'Neal
National Executive
Virginia
Ethel Parker
Carlton P. Gay
James Studley
Edna Studley
Department of Virginia
Peyton L. Curtis
Mary Fawley
State of Virginia
James B. Parker
Donald Ruegg
Jay H. Stiner, Jr
Marianne Ruegg
James Parker, Jr
Johnny Parker
Terry O'Neal
Sherrill Curtis
Jackie Ruegg
Brenda Fawley
Susanne Jones
Jimmy Studley
Clarke County Home Demonstration agent schedule
Miss Phyllis Hoekman the Clarke County Home Demonstration agent released the December 27 to January 3 schedule. Events include a Christmas party by the White Post 4-H Club at 7 30 p.m. and a Family Night Party at 8 p.m. at the Community Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Phyllis Hoekman
White Post
Home
Joan
Barbara Jean Strickler
Pagebrook Home
Homer Presgraves
Triplets Born On Christmas Day
A Bronx truck driver and his wife Philomena welcomed three daughters on Christmas Day. The newborns, each just over three pounds, joined the Conti family age seven with four year old twins. All are reported in good condition at Lincoln Hospital Bronx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nicholas Conti
Bronx
Conti
Philomena
Lincoln Hospital Bronx
Man Shoots Wife, Children to Death
Miami Florida police report a 52 year old man Leslie Edward McClure shot his wife Ruth 41 and two children Anna Laura 22 months and Leslie Edward II 7 months to death after declaring they faced debt and eviction. He later attempted suicide but was stopped by police and underwent psychiatric tests before jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
George Brautigam
Leslie Edward McClure
McClure
Ruth
Anna Laura
Leslie Edward II
Head
MacClures
Centerpiece design and invitation etiquette tips
A guide notes avoid tall centerpieces that block sight lines and favors a simple flat flower bowl with candlesticks. It allows almost any invitation by phone except formal events. It advises a personal handwritten note for newborn gifts rather than a printed card.
Lessons in English by W L Gordon
Daily language guidance from W L Gordon on word use and pronunciation. Highlights include correct phrasing for fever related illness and common mispronunciations, with examples of synonyms and a vocabulary building rule. The entry features the word COERCIVE defined as restraining by force with illustrative usage.
Chou Donates Funds to Pakistan Tuberculosis Welfare
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai announced a donation of 40000 rupees to Pakistan's tuberculosis welfare fund in Lahore West Pakistan. The amount equates to about 8400 in unspecified currency. The gesture underscores China Pakistan welfare cooperation during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lahore
West Pakistan
Chou En-lai
Pakistan
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Miss Shifflett
Mr. Godlove
Apple Club
Robbie Conrad
Ethel C. Korden
Warren Prather
Jesse D. Prather
Quantico
Walter Prather
Greystone Terrace
Nalda Baughman
Midwestern School of Evangelism
Ottumwa
Iowa
Virgil Baughman
Sunnyside Station
Jean Moling
Fayetteville, N. C
J. H. Moling, Jr
Allen Richardson
Mrs. Richardson
Lewis H. Hyde
R. V. Taylor
Mobile
Ala
Warren Gregory
Parkway Ave
Ashton Walter
Richmond
Howard Melton
Tennyson Ave
Homer Crow
Harry Ebert, Jr
Dudley C. Lichliter
Andrew J. Ellis
Ashland
Henry Taylor
Robert Sibert
N. Loudoun St
Linda Gail
Sibert
Elva Deavers
Lewis M. Allen
Gron
Howard Allen
Middleburg
Jane Holsinger
Chester Memorial Hospital
Charles D. Jones
Philadelphia
Charles Robertson
W. E. Eisenberg
Birts
Helen A Collier
D.C. T
Beauty Center
West Boscawen Street
Winchester
Jean Logan
Virginia Interment College
Bristol
Clyde Logan
Wardensville
Albert Ritter
Robert Boyd
W. A Shifflette
Hinkie Boyd
Stony Point
T. O. Snyder
Baltimore
Charles Bursey
George Glaize
George, Jr
Delores
Washington
Clarence Williams
Carroll C Goodridge
Red Cross
Calfiskin
Lovett Brothers
Allwych
Harry Lovett
Gaunt
Amvets
Man
Swissdale
Dr. Lewis Head
Coral Gables Methodist Church
Roberto Lee
W.L. Gordon
Pravda
Chou
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ST. Mary's
Fieldcrest
Cather’s Department Store
Timberlake
Investors Loan Corp
K.alk Price
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