Community Notes Highlight Local Officials and Personal News
Frederick County Clerk Lee Whitacre honored at his birthday party hosted by family with guests from the Board of Supervisors and clerk’s staff. Local births, honors, and civic club meetings across Frederick County include scholastic recognition for Arch W. Jones Jr and multiple church and garden club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee N. Whitacre
Frederick County
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
George Whitacre
Frank Whitacre
Sam Whitacre
Ed Lizer
Calendar of January events at local clubs and groups
A list of January activities including Alcoholics Anonymous at Baptist Church Loyal Order of Moose Home Rebekah Lodge Hiram Lodge AF and AM at Masonic Temple Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club at War Memorial Building Negro Nursery Board Kiwanis Club at George Washington Hotel Winchester Clarke Garden Club Disabled American Veterans Flights B and C Air Force Reserve at 37 E Boscawen Duplicate Bridge at Golf Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholics Anonymous
Baptist Church
Loyal Order of Moose Home
Rebekah Lodge
Hiram Lodge
AF & AM
Masonic Temple
Welcome Wagon Newcomers’ Club
War Memorial Building
Negro Nursery Board
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Colonial Garden Club
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
Ely Bradfield
Air Force Reserve Squadron
E. Boscawen
Duplicate Bridge
Golf Club
Births January 13 at three families
To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl Johnson a boy Robert Earl Jr at 13 BE North Ave. Mrs. Johnson is the former Marie Bland. To Mr. and Mrs. Jay H. Lowden Jr a girl at 413 E Pall Mall St. Mrs. Lowden is the former Noami Hardy. To Mr. and Mrs. James Geanious a girl Regina Elizabeth at 115 BE Monmouth St. Mrs. Geanious is the former Dorothy Frazier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Earl Johnson
BE. North Ave
Robert Earl, Jr
Johnson
Marie Bland
Jay H. Lowden, Jr
E. Pall Mall St
Lowden
Noami Hardy
James Geanious
BE. Monmouth St
Regina Elizabeth
Geanious
Dorothy Frazier
Women's Society of Christian Service Set Meeting Tonight
The women's Society of Christian Service will meet tonight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Waverly Hardesty in Wadesville. Several local residents and visitors are mentioned in casual gatherings and visits across nearby towns including Martinsburg Pike Princeton Hollywood and Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Fellowship
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Fred Unger
Martinsburg Pike
Boyd Unger, Jr
Brucetown
Women's Society of Christian Service
Waverly Hardesty
Wadesville
Luther Welch
W. B. Castleman
Romain Patton
Arnold Gordon
Princeton
W. Va
Queen
Jack Boden
Grantham
Elmer DeHaven
Roney DeHaven
Berryville Pike
Roy Clowser
Suzie Glaize
Rawson
W. V
Irwin Day
Stephenson
James McCoy
P. W. McCoy
Berkeley Springs
Byrne Hamilton
Akron
Ohio
S. J. Swimley
Inlaw
William Swimley
Winchester
Lessons in English By W. L. Gordon
A compact English lessons note outlines proper usage of folk and relatives, correct pronounciation of menial, and common misspellings like coma versus comma. It defines subreption as deliberate mispresentation and urges daily vocabulary growth with vivid examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Local Social Notes From Kernstown Area
Kernstown and Woodstock residents host and visit relatives. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Luttrell, Mr. and Mrs. Loring Ritter, and Clyde Logan. Visitors attend the Washington auto show and Roanoke horticultural events. several locals undergo hospital stays or return from the Lackland Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown
Jesse Luttrell
Woodstock
Loring Ritter
Clyde Logan
James McDermott
George Strucker
McKeesport
Richard Stine
Melvin Sandy
Washington
Kernstown Methodist Church
Elizabeth Lee
Albert Tusing
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Byrd Baker
Clearbrook
Charlott Taylor
Gettysburg
Virginia
Bristol
Jean Logan
John Miller
Virginia Horticultural Society
Roanoke
P. Albert Clarke
Frank Magruder
Winchester
Louie Goodridge
Boyce
Carroll Goodridge
John Fout
Norman Tisinger
Harry Smith
Liden Vann
A/e
William Ewing
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
J. Earl Ewine
Eugene Clem
Strasburg
W. W. Lupton
Donnie Clem
James E. Ewing
Arlington
Ewing
J. Earl
M. G. Larrick
Basil Larrick
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Raymond Ewing
Stephens City
J. Earl Ewing
Arthur Sager
Clarence Williams
Sanford Combs
Hayfield
William Schuller
AAUW Members Hear Europe Trip Talk and See Slides
Miss Helen Carson and Miss Ann Gardiner presented Beaten and Unbeaten Paths of Europe at the Winchester Branch meeting. Carson discussed the 15 country trip and served as retired librarian with Veterans Administrations. Gardiner, a Columbia and Kansas State graduate, formerly Red Cross in France and author, accompanied with color slides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Carson
Ann Gardiner
Martinsburg
Europe
Winchester
American Association of University Women
Miss Carson
Veterans Administrations
Virginia
Hampton
Miss Gardiner
Columbia University
Kansas State University
Red Cross
France
Baylor
Stanford
Duke University
Simple Rites For Bogart
The Hollywood rites for Humphrey Bogart will omit fanfare and replace pageantry with simplicity. A 12:30 p.m. funeral service at All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills will be conducted by the Rev. Kermit Kestelone. John Huston will write and deliver the eulogy. No honorary pall bearers. Lauren Bacall asks for donations to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Humphrey Bogart
All Saints Episcopal Church
Beverly Hills
Kermit Kestelone
John Huston
Bogart
Lauren Bacall
Bogie
Betty
American Cancer Society
Memorial Hospital Staff Meet to Hear Dr Thomas
Dr Thomas, chair of anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and surgery assistant professor, will speak at Memorial Hospital staff scientific meeting at 8:30 p m tomorrow in the War Memorial Building Senseny Park. He will discuss Hazards Surrounding Static Electricity with a Pittsburgh coworker and Dr John F MacLellan assisting. staff from area hospitals and operating room personnel urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Thomas
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Memorial Hospital
War Memorial Building
Senseny Park
Thomas
St. Francis’ General Hospital
Medical Center Hospitals
Pittsburgh
John F. MacLellan
M. D. Custer, Jr
Carskaden Griffith Win Bridge Match
Mrs W A Carskaden and John Griffith took first in the weekly Monday Contract Bridge Club event at the George Washington Hotel. Runners up were Mrs W Nelson Page and Mrs Lewis H Hyde Sr with a three way tie for third among four players. Next meeting is January 21 at 8 p.m. at the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Carskaden
John Griffith
George Washington Hotel
W. Nelson Page
Lewis H. Hyde
Herbert Schutte
John D. Glover
Harold Brown
Irvan T. O'Connell
Wilkins Speaks to Kiwanis on Chamber Work
James R. Wilkins former president of the Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce will address the Kiwanis Club at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow at 12 15 p m. He will discuss the chamber’s 1956 activities and benefits to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Wilkins
Winchester-Frederick County
Sober christening in Enid uses wheat bottle
Sixteen year old Judy Gilger of Enid christened an airline’s latest flight from Enid by smashing a bottle on the nose of the first plane. Oklahoma’s dry law led officials to use a bottle filled with wheat from Enid instead of alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Okla
Judy Gilger
Aiirline
Oklahoma
Modern Etiquette Q&A on guest charges and names
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about long distance call charges in a guest scenario and how to handle tolls with the hostess. Also advises table manners for passing salt and pepper and suggests a divorced woman use her maiden name with the prior surname to distinguish herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gardner
Helen Smith Gardner
Teenagers sentenced after pyrotechnics crackdown in Asheville
Nine teens were sentenced in Asheville for shooting firecrackers and ordered to copy a 500 word act prohibiting pyrotechnics in North Carolina. City Judge Sam M. Cathey warned that fireworks cause blindness and loss of fingers, noting his own injury from a dynamite explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
North Carolina
Sam M. Cathey
Cathey
Marilyn Monroe Cites Tummy Upsets Amid Baby Rumors
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller vacation in Jamaica where she denies pregnancy speculation. She smiles at reporters, says she plans no films for a while, cancels social engagements, and expects to return to New York Thursday with plans to be Mrs Miller and have a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocho Rios
Jamaica
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Mootpoint
Employment Office Receives Requests For Five Hungarians
The Virginia Employment Service reports local firms have requested five Hungarian refugees to fill positions here. Two would work in a restaurant and three at motor companies. no individual or farm work requests exist. The Winchester Frederick County American Red Cross drive raised 903 dollars toward an 866 quota, led by Charles Zuckerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Employment Service
Winchester - Frederick County
American Red Cross
Charles Zuckerman
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Jerry Johnson
Jerry Richard Johnson, Jr
Miss Katherine Lee
Anne Barnhart
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Mrs
Philip Barnhart
Braddock St
H. W. Butler, Jr
Clarence L. Williams
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Grace Rinard
Sunnyside
Blue Ridge Sanitorium
Arch W. Jones, Jr
Jones
Shawnee Ave
Tri-State College
Angola
Ind
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Charles Kraemer
Caroline Elizabeth
Kraemer
Emma Patterson
Carrie Kellican
Baltimore, Md
Round Hill Pta
Round Hill Parent-Teachers Association
James Davis
Gainesboro
Ws.cs
M.yf
Little Garden Club
Littl Garden Club
Tilford
Christ Episcopal Church
Garden Club of Virginia of Richmond
Strader, Jr
J. H. Yost, Jr
Stephens City Hdc
Stephens City Home Demonstration Club
Harry Gaunt
Soa
Loudoun St
Aauw
William E. Eisenberg
Stewart St
Emma Ridgeway
Sara Heatwole
Owen Hoagland
William 8. English
William Sullivan, Jr
Douglas Cather
Daniel Leatherman
Mary Boxley
Fort Loudoun
Jefferson Hotel
Gaunt
Gerrard & Valley Ave
Sen. McCarthy
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Tierney Elizabeth McCarthy
Wisconsin Republican
New York Foundling Hospital
McCarthys
International Soundphoto
Dr. Thomas Speaker
Carskaden
Griffith
White Elephant Sale
The
Lions Club
ACME
Wolfe & Braddock Sts
Miller's Hardware
Roberta Lee
Bartley
W. Boscawen St
Mrs. Lottie Jenkins
A. J. Bartley
Lovett Brothers
Lovett Bros
N. Loudoun St
Marilyn
the Gummergirl & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cather
Cather’s Department Store
Pearce
Timberlake
Struffer
the Beauty Center
Winchester Evening Star
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