Christmas Gatherings Reported Across Cross Junction Area
Local society notes list numerous guests and family visits during Christmas and New Year. Residents from Cross Junction Winchester Whitacre Bloomery Martinsburg Rippon and nearby towns attended dinners and added visitors from Washington D C and Frederick Maryland. The Jolly Serenaders from Frederick Md perform at Parish Hall for the Methodist Church on January 5 at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Copenhaver
H. N. Copenhaver
L. M. Long
Rippon
W. Va
Jolly Serenaders
Frederick
Methodist Church
Social Roundup From Arm el Brevities
A string of holiday greetings from Armel Virginia notes visitors and returns. Pittsburgh guests Holt entertain friends. Willis Gault of Washington visits Bertha Armel. G D Gray dines with Philip Barnhart in Winchester then goes to Washington. Ralph Holt returns to Pittsburgh. Clifton Affleck remains ill at home. H C Rickard visits Durham. G Don Gray returns to Washington after holidays. Ned and Sar Fleury of New York stay with brother G W Fleury. Harry Sherman back at Roanoke College. Luther Welch visits Berryville. Coleman Dawson and Irma Owson of The Plains visit Fleury home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Holt
Pittsburgh
John Holt
Clifton Affleck
J. R. Affleck
H.C. Rickard
Roanoke College
Luther Welch
Berryville
Coleman Dawson
Irma Owson
the Plains
G. W. Fleury
Local Briefs From Boyce and Nearby Towns
Mrs Powell Jolliffe visited relatives in Luray on Friday. Mrs E H Rodgers Mr Henry Rodgers Mrs Randolph Rodgers and Randolph Jr visited friends in Elkton and Harrisonburg on Friday. The Grims Mrs George Baker and Nettie Tuck Yowell spent Tuesday in Washington. Mrs Lee Clark visited sister Emma Spangler in Strasburg last week. Henry Rodgers returned to Roanoke to resume business college studies after holidays. Rev and Mrs Van der Linden visiting Washington DC. Hugh Copenhaver and spouse visited the latter's parents. T E McDonidin Front Royal on Friday. George and Emory Rodgers in the U S Army at Fort Monroe returned to their post after holidays with parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
Powell Jolliffe
Luray
E. H. Rodgers
Henry Rodgers
Randolph Rodgers
Little Randolph, Jr
Elkton
Harrisonburg
P. H. Grim
George Baker
Nettie Tuck Yowell
Washington, D.C
Lee Clark
Emma Spangler
Strasburg
Roanoke
Business College
van der Linden
Washington, D. C
Hugh Copenhaver
T. E. McDonid
Front Royal
George
Emory Rodgers
U. S. Army
Fort Monroe
Mrs
H. E. Rodgers
Brucetown Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Mrs. Lizzie Osburn of Winchester and Miss Rhodelle Whitacre of Brucetown dined with God and Mrs. J. R. Smith. Several families from Winchester Berryville Martinsburg Moorefield and Reading hosted or visited friends in Brucetown this week with carded social calls and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Lizzie Osburn
Winchester
Rhodelle Whitacre
J. R. Smith
Monay
M. M., Lynch
Margaret Kelchner
W. F. Bragg
Frank Bragg
Joseph Bragg
Furman Bragg
Berryville
Ed Stine
Near
Albin
Purcell Stine
Wesley Brill
Nannie Naule
Jane Brill
Dick Brill
Paul Triggs
Martinsburg
W. Va
Harrison Mauzy
Moorefield
Local Social Notes From High View Va and Nearby
High View Virginia community notes list visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Garry Gruver and Mrs Sadie Gruver of Reliance spent Saturday with Cyrus Ebeslee. Misses Zane Lee and Shirley Lillard visited Gretta Bray and others. J E White visited relatives in Alfred and Pratts Fork Ohio. Harley Grim visited Blanch Hall family near Riverton. Garland Bray and daughters visited Waldo Bennington at Bartonsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High View
Garry Gruver
Sadie Gruver
Reliance
Cyrus Ebesle
Zane Lee
Shirley Lillard
Gretta Bray
E. B. Conner
Cromwell Conner
Charlotte and
Raymond
Martha Crounse
Austin Conner
J. E. White
Alfred and Pratts Fork
Ohio
Harley Grim
Canterbury Notes from Canturbury Virginia
Mrs Barney Pitcock Mrs Mary Cline and Miss Caroline Cline called on Mrs H E White one evening recently. Edward Dover returned home after time in Washington D C with friends. Mr and Mrs Fletcher Mann spent weekend in Bath county with the latter's parents Mr and Mrs O Grady. Hopewell Helen Strosnider spent Sunday evening with Miss Mary Clevenger. Caroline Cline visited Mr and Mrs Lucius Ritenour recently. Mrs Guy DeHaven and children Oleita Mrs Ann and Aileen spent Thursday with Mrs O D Perry. Mrs O D Perry and Mr John Clevenger spent Monday evening in Front Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterburg
Barney Pitcock
Mary Cline
Caroline Cline
H. E. White
Edward Dover
Washington, D. C
Fletcher Mann
Bath County
O'Grady
Hopewell
Helen Strosnider
Mary Clevenger
Lucius Ritenour
Guy DeHaven
Oleita
Ann
Aileen
O. D. Perry
John Clevenger
Front Royal
Refuge Brevities from Refuge Virginia
Guests listed from Miss Julia Grim and multiple households include Silas Grim T A Steele Arthur Grim John Bray Gretta Orndoff and others. Weekends hosted families from Washington D C Winchester and local towns with several children present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Refuge
Julia Grim
Silas Grim
T. A. Steele
Arthur Grim
John Bray
Gretta
James Orndoff
A. W. Conner
E. R. Conner
C. E. Conner
Martha Crounse
L. L. Bowman
Roy Bowman
Washington,d. C
Boyd Headley
Winchester
Phil Bowman
Marvin White
Glen
Two Newark Women Confess Bus Driver Slaying
Acting Essex County detective captain Joseph Cocozza said two young Newark women confessed to the holdup slaying of bus driver William Barhorst. Mrs Ethel Loh Strauss, 20, and Genevieve Owens, 17, admitted the fatal shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Joseph Cocozza
Essex County Prosecutor’s Office
William Barhorst
Ethel Loh! Strauss
Genevieve Owens
Birthday Party At Hayfield For L H Ramey
A birthday celebration for L H Ramey was held Thursday night at the Ramey home in Gainesboro district. About five cars with 22 masqueraders arrived, bringing lively diversion as guests viewed the scene from the windows. The party, a season highlight, honored Ramey on his forty eight birthday with a formal dinner and festive decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sor
L. H. Ramey
Carlton Ramey
Sloan Wolfe
Russell Ramey
W. Boyd Ramey
John Hoover
Anna Amey
William Hoover
Hunter Hoover
Linden Ramey
N. K. Larrick
Radio Broadcast Duel Reaches Near East
Rome reports Italians saw Britain's Arabic language broadcasts to the Near East as a challenge to a duel of propaganda. Britain opened with broadcasts aimed at countering Italian propaganda among Arab peoples. Fascists predicted Italy would respond with intensified broadcasts aimed at India, Australia, and New Zealand, while editor Virginia Gayd called the British news effort a war of chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Britain
Near East
Italy
British India
Australia
New Zealand
Virginia Gayd
British Plan Large Scale Maneuvers Near Singapore
Singapore January 5 British authorities at their naval base outlined sea air and land exercises of unprecedented scale. Ten thousand troops including a Hongkong battalion will take part late next month. Three bomber squadrons from India and Iraq reinforce air units. a large naval force is to be massed. Army sources confirm 15 inch and 18 inch land batteries as part of Singapore’s defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Hongkong
India
Iraq
Examinations Open for FBI Fingerprint Classifier
The U S Civil Service Commission announced an open competitive exam for a student fingerprint classifier in the FBI. Entry salary is 1440 dollars yearly with 3 percent retirement deduction. Applicants need a four year high school course or be in the last year of senior high. Must be 18 but under 25. Full details from Herman, U S Civil Service Board at the city post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Herman
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Wedding Invitations Announcements at Star Job Prin
Local STAR JOB PRIN prints wedding invitations and announcements for area couples. Services include custom typography and layout with rush options and pricing details available upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Job Prin
Stan Threatens To Stop Alimony
Hollywood reports Stan Laurel, the comic, threatened to stop alimony to his second wife Virginia Ruth Laurel if she questions his marriage to Mrs Laurel No 3. Virginia Ruth Laurel vowed to try saving him and said her attorney would move to set aside the final divorce decree as Laurel eloped with Vera Inanova Shuvalova in Yuma Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Stan Laurel
Virginia Ruth Laurel
Stan
Laurel
Yuma, Ariz
Iliana
Vera Inanova Shuvalova
Football Career Halted By Injury
Brunswick Maine January 5 1944 veteran Bowdoin College track coach Joe Magee says Edward J Neil Associated Press war correspondent killed on the Spanish front could have joined any football team but for a trick knee Neil played sophomore football at Bowdoin but quit due to an injury sustained in prep school football
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Joe Magee
Bowdoin College
Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Magee
Neil
Bowdoin
No School Endorsement by Civil Service Warned
Bulletin from the United States Civil Service Commission warns the public that so called civil service schools have no government ties. It states these schools do not solicit applications or guarantee employment and offer no privileged access to exam questions or job need information. The commission does not endorse any school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Federal
Civil Service
Civil Service School
Civil Service Commission
Commission
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John C. Woolfolk
ASCO
Acme
Baker & Anderson
N. Braddock St
R. M. Swimley East
Geo. Washington Hotel
Cross Junction
C. G. Baker
John Gunn
Curtis Funkhouser
Louis Gunn
Alvin Baker
Gilbert DeHaven
Dale Baker
Z. G. Baker
W. R
George Whitacre
Whitacre
Lee Whitacre
Gerald and
Howard Braithwaite
Braithwaite
Clyde Peacemaker
Bloomery
Russell Scrivener
Harley Adams
Delbert Sibert
Ray Lewis
C. W. Edwards
W. E. Edwards
James Grove
Floyd Fletcher
Raymond Edwards
Frank Barnett
O. G. DeHaven, Jr
O. G. DeHaven
H. R. Edwards
Edna Braithwaite
Glenn Baker
O. W. Dick
June
Pat Whitacre
Pikeside
E. W. Braithwaite
S. H. Braithwaite
Harry McKeever
Clearbrook
Lee Dick
Armel
Canterbury
Hayfield
U. S. Civil Service
Flere
Chesterfield
Kly Radio
Wee Lawrence 1Bbett
Andrew Telanete
Whitem
Fe Peems Taylor
Pouglas
Licceri & Myzns Tosacco Co
Muggs. and
Skeeter
Einid
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Law
U. S. Civil Service Board
U. S. Civil Advice Commission
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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