Altizer announces daughter's marriage in Maryland
Mr and Mrs R F Altizer Middletown announce Priscilla Jo to Clarence Lee Orndorff son of Nellie Orndorff and the late Orndorff of Strasburg The ceremony was Jan 8 in Hagerstown Md Rev Norman Trott officiated The bride wore a white flannel dress with gold trim and red rosebud corsage The couple reside temporarily with the groom's mother in Strasburg Md
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Altizer
Middletown
Priscilla Jo
Clarence Lee Orndorff
Nellie Orndorff
Orndorff
Strasburg
Norman Trott
Hagerstown
Middletown High School
Mr. Orndorff
Novick Transfer Co
Winchester
Calendar of events January listings with club meetings
A series of daily clubs and meetings from January 9 to January 11 listed with times and locations. Groups include Eastern Star Madison Lodge Municipal band Winchester Camera club Lions Exchange Century club American Legion auxiliary Moose Rebekah lodge Kiwanis Jewish Woman's club Girl Scout council and leaders Elks club with specific host names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Madison Lodge
Rouss Hall
Winchester Camera Club
Salvation Army Hall
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Exchange Club
The
Century Club
Paul F. Rosenberger
Morgan St
American Legion
Rebecca
Frances Beverley
Stewart St
Moose Club
Rebekah Lodge
Kiwanis Club
Jewish Woman’s Club
Chanticleer Inn
Girl Scout Council
C. A. Getzendanner
Old Fredericktown Garden
Horace Browne
Amherst St
Girl Scout Leaders Club
Girl Scout Room
Elks Club
Miss Boswell Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Miss Helen Boswell has returned to 605 S Cameron St after a Winchester hospital stay following an accident on December 27. Dr Randolph Shields has returned from visiting Mr and Mrs Perry Alford in Queenstown Maryland. Mr Nelson Page returned home after visiting Col Harry F Guggenheim at Cain Boy Plantation, South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hofer
Washington
Beverly Hofer
Mr. E. Hofer
Sredonia
New
Miss Boswell
Helen Boswell
S. Cameron St
Winchester Hospital
Randolph Shields
Mr. and
Perry Alford
Queenstown
Page
South Carolina
Nelson Page
Col
Harry F Guggenheim
Births in Strasburg Northwestern and Rt 2
Birth notices report a girl for Mr and Mrs John Beeler of Strasburg with mother formerly Virginia Hedrick. A boy is born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Hook of Northwestern with mother formerly Rosa Cather. A boy arrives for Mr and Mrs Arthur Tucker of Rt 2, mother formerly Blanche Stine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beeler
Strasburg
Beeler
Virginia Hedrick
Raymond Hook
Hook
Rosa Cather
Arthur Tucker
Rt. 2
Tucker
Blanche Stine
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon discusses common word usage and mispronunciations. It defines incubus as anything that weighs down or discourages and urges daily vocabulary growth with a quoted Carlyle line on superstition waning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Carlyle
Winchester Exhibits Furniture at Grand Rapids Show
Carroll Henkel president of Henkel Harris Co Winchester attends Grand Rapids furniture exhibition opening today. Winchester displays about 12 dining room pieces and specializes in antique reproduction furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Carroll Henkel
Henkel-Harris Co
Grand Rapids
Blue Ridge Players Present The Man Who Came To Dinner
The Blue Ridge Players announce their second major production The Man Who Came to Dinner by Kaufman and Hart. Performances February 17 and 18 at the Episcopal parish hall in Boyce. Tryouts run 8 p m tonight tomorrow and Wednesday at the parish hall. Open to all county residents, members or non members. Casting directed by Mrs Tyree Dillard Jr and others. cast to be announced after tryouts and rehearsals begin January 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge Players
George 8. Kaufman
Moss Hart
Episcopal Parish Hall
Vce
Monty Wooley
Episcopal Church
Boyce
The
Tyree Dillard Jr
Richard E. Byrd
Edward B. Lee
Kenneth N. Gilpin Jr
John Friant
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas D D
The author notes a decline in church attendance and explores causes and remedies. He cites modern life comforts and Saturday night leisure as factors but argues the core issue is a weakened contact with God. Regular worship remains key to restoring a meaningful center in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Pastors and wives hear talk by Dr Rasmussen
Members of the Winchester Ministerial Association and their wives will attend a luncheon at the George Washington hotel at 12 30 p m tomorrow to hear Dr Carl Christian Rasmussen of Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary speak. The session will replace the regular monthly meeting and some business is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Ministerial Assn
George Washington Hotel
Carl Christian Rasmussen
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg
Penna
Modern Etiquette Q A on street smoking and phone manners
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about a girl smoking on the street and why it is discouraged. She advises politeness when asking to speak to someone by phone and suggests proper forms of address for a man signing a register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Lee
Helen
J. L. Porter
Cleveland
Ohio
Rash of Bills Develops For Action in Legislature
Virginia lawmakers debate dozens of proposed laws as reformers push for expanded voting rights school improvement and local government strengthening. Delegates and senators back civil rights review tax reform and crime study while calls grow for constitutional limits on federal taxing power and a constitutional convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
Jane _ yoda Agger
Francis P. Miller
State Tax Study Commission
League of Virginia
League
Commission
Garland Gray
Kathryn Bernstein
Virginia Social- Democatic Party
Assembly
Armistead L. Boothe
Alexandria
Civil Rights Commission
Ted Dalton
Radford
Arlington
Charlies R. Fenwick
En J. Maynard Magruder
George Damm
W. Griffith Purcell
Congress
Central
Dr Ford to Address Exchange CIO on China Experience
Dr A Ford roentgenologist at Winchester Hospital will discuss her 1947 UN Relief and Rehabilitation China work with the Winchester Exchange Club. She spent three years on the local hospital staff before joining the UN project to educate in radiology and lay groundwork for Chinese health centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Ford
Exchange Cio
China
Winchester Exchance Club
Washington Hotel
A. Ford
Winchester Hospital
United Nations Nion
Ford
Pitts Leaves Tech After Resignation at Tech Virginia
Staley L. Pitts a 35 year old line coach at Virginia Tech for two years has submitted his resignation effective March 1 leaving Blacksburg on January 9 and ending his stint with the Hokies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Staley L. Pitts
Virginia Tech
Bob Hope Injured in California Car Crash
Bob Hope was injured when his car skidded and overturned during a rainstorm 16 miles south of Riverside California. He was taken to Riverside Community hospital and said his shoulder is dislocated but that he feels fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
Bob Hope
Here
Hope
Riverside Community Hospital
Hannum and Stickley to Attend Farmers Meeting in Hagerstown
Mark Hannum and Robert Stickley are on the planning committee for the fourth annual farmers meeting to be held January 19 at Franklin Court in Hagerstown. An attendance above 700 is expected, with farmers from four states hearing agricultural authorities, discussing local issues, and learning new farming methods. County agent I. Fred Stine participates, and speakers include Earl L. Moffitt and R. A. Blasingame of Penn State, Dr. Stanley P. Stabler, Dr. W. B. Kemp, A. B. Hamilton of Maryland, and Roy B. Davis Jr. of Virginia Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hannum
Robert Stickley
Frederick County
Franklin Court
Hagerstown
I. Fred Stine
Earl L. Moffitt
R. A. Blasingame
Penn State College
Stanley P. Stabler
W. B. Kemp
A. B. Hamilton
University of Maryland
Roy B. Davis Jr
VPI
Actress Loy Plans For Third Divorce
Hollywood reports actress Loy plans a third divorce after a phone talk with writer-producer Gene Markey in London. She said they both regret the marriage did not last as hoped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loy
Hollywood
H— Loy
Gene Markey
London
Car Crash Victim James Gardner Remains Unconscious
James W. Gardner of 1006 Berryville Ave remains in unchanged condition at Winchester Hospital after a December 25 crash on Senseny Road where his car struck a telephone pole. He has been unconscious since the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Gardner
Berryville Ave
Winchester Hospital
Senseny Rd
Mme Chiang Scorns Britain in Farewell Speech
Mme Chiang Kai-shek told a national audience she heads to For mosa to rejoin her husband and pledged the Chinese Nationalists will fight to the last bullet against the communists. She condemned Britain for recognizing the communist regime calling it moral weakness and warned Russia will never know peace in China or own China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Britain
Russia
China
Local Social Calls Across Gaines and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Robert Nail and children Alice Lee and Don Jean along with Mr and Mrs Frank Flowers of Gainesboro visited Mr and Mrs A L DeHaven Monday night. Several families from Siler and Martinsburg West Virginia joined dinners and visits over the weekend. A fox hound owned by Mr Fargell was found at Clarence Davis’s home in Siler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siler
Robert Nail
Alice Lee
Don Jean
Frank Flowers
Gainess
A L. DeHaven
Harry Kerns
Arnold Dailey
Prank Flower
Brown Collins
Bob Nail
Gainesboro
Arthur DeHaven
Clarence DeHaven
Glengory
W. Va
Athella DeHaven
Martinsburg
Fargell
Clarence Davis
Elwood Whitacre
A. P. Whitacre
Mulvey Mauzy
Shepherd College
Calvin Whitacre
Ora Whitwre
Howards Chapel
A. E. Dellinger
Audrey DeHaven
Monty Banks Dies in Transit in Italy
Film director Monty Banks husband of Gracie Fields dies en route to hospital in Milan. He will be buried in Cesena on the Adriatic coast. Fields was with him at the time of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Monty Banks
Gracie Fields
Adriatic
Cesena
Banks
Miss Fields
Anne Adams Pattern 4592 Parade of Spring Fashions
Advertisement for Anne Adams sewing pattern 4592 in multiple sizes with yardage details and a call for 25 cents coin payment to Anne Adams in New York. Promotes a Spring Pattern Book and a free one yard blouse pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winchester Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Mrs. Mary C. Conner Rites Held at Salem Brethren Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary C. Conner, who died Thursday at Winchester hospital, were held yesterday. A 10:30 a.m. service at Jones funeral home preceded the procession to Salem Brethren Church for final rites by Rev. Floyd Wine Rev. Cephas Fahne stock and Rev. W. L. Aigleman. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Pallbearers were six of her grandsons Elbert Hammon Harold Conner Preston Conner William Hensell Franklin Conner and Donald Ritenour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Conner
Winchester Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Salem
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Stimpson and Son
Harry
Timmie
Dedham
Mass
Thomas B. Byrd
Stimpson
Boston
L. G. Sjostrom
H. B. McCormack
Abney Payne
Horace Smithy
Mrs
Blanche Day
Capt
Mrs. Abney Payne
W. Cliff St
Zirgie
Ethel Zirgie
Richard
Philadelphia
Wyatt H. Richard
Doctors’ Clinic
Phil Pa
Garland Collier
Kentucky
Garland D. Collier
Robert Collier
Stephens City
Mrs. Brown
Margaret Brown Guthrie
Stevie
Albuquerque
N. M
Guthrie
Ruby
Penn State
Jack Hepfer
John M. Hepfer
Stephenson
Mr. Hepfer
Jack Buxton
Bisma - Rex
Front Royal
Blue Ridge
Earl L. Douglas
D. D
Rasmussen
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Pitts
Tech
S Hannum
Stickley
Farmers’ Meeting
Mme. Chiang
W. Boscawen ST
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St. Winchester
Ad Anne Halas
Mrs. Conner Rites
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cather's Carpet and Linoleum Headquarters
Timberlake
Corrigan’'S Rug Shop
E. Cork St
Golore
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