Miss Gesford Bride of Mr Martin Grim
Miss Cecelia Gesford of Hedgesville West Virginia wed Martin Grim son of Mr and Mrs Lucian Grim of Berryville on December 24 at 2 PM in St Pauls Lutheran Church parsonage Funkstown Maryland The service was led by Rev George D Bowden The bride attended Martinsburg High School and the groom graduated Clarke County High School in 1953 The couple will reside in Hedgesville where Grim works for Swan Pond Orchard Company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otho €. Gesford
Hedgesville
W. Va
Cecelia Gesford
Martin €. Grim
Lucian Grim
Berryville
St. Paul's Lutheran Church Parsonage
Funkstown
George D. Bowden
Martinsburg High School
Grim
Clarke County High School
Swan Pond Orchard Company
Mrs Whitacre Weds Glenn Silman in Hagerstown
The marriage of Dolores Kerns Whitacre and Glenn Earl Silman occurred December 4 in Hagerstown Maryland. The bride is daughter of L W Kerns and the groom son of Glenn Silman. They will reside on Siler Star Route and both hold local job placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Kerns Whitacre
Glenn Earl Silman
Hagerstown
Silman
James Wood High School
Newberry’s
American Brake Shoe Company
Siler
Women of Moose Hold Meeting Here
Winchester Chapter 1367 Women of Moose held its initiation and chapter night meeting at the Moose Home on January 12. Mrs Emma Line presided in absence of Mrs Golda Wilkins. Mrs Donald Lusk was initiated into the defending circle. Invitation extended to participate in the mid winter conference January 29 in Arlington. Ritual practice set for Monday at 7 30 p m at the Moose Home. Refreshments served by the child care committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Women of Moose
Moose Home
Emma Line
Golda Wilkins
Donald Lusk
Arlington
Calendar of Evening Meetings January Events Listed
January 20 and 28 evenings show multiple organizations meeting at various venues. Woodmen of the World Eagles Society Sacred Heart Church Madison Lodge Eastern Star City Mall Municipal Band National Council of Catholic Women Duplicate Bridge George Washington Motel Lions Club George Washington Hotel Century Club Loyal Order of Moose Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of the World
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Eagles
Valley Council of Knights of Columbus
Sacred Heart Church
Madison Lodge
McKinley Chapter
Eastern Star
City Mall
Rouss Fire Hall
National Couriel of Catholic Women
George Washington Motel
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Exchange Club
The
Century Club
Lewis M. Allen
Loyal Order of Moose
Rebekah Lodge
Alcoholics Anonymous
Baptist Church
Lord Fairfax Garden Club Sets Flower Show Roles
The Lord Fairfax Garden Club met at Mrs. George Murphy’s Merrimans Lane home. A council report named Mrs. Leonard Riley scheduling chair and Mrs. John Rice co chair for the spring flower show with Mrs. Rodney Sirbaugh as registration chair. Mrs. Leon Slavin will head the radio program and Mrs. Tunstall Powers joined as a new member. Mr. Irvan O Connell presented slides on Historic Houses of Winchester and Frederick County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Fairfax Garden
Irvan O’connell
Winchester
Frederick County
Auxiliary Eagles 824 Holds Meeting Plans Card Party
The Auxiliary to Fraternal Order of Eagles No 824 met at the Eagles Home Tuesday evening led by President Mrs Max Butler. They scheduled a public card party for February 14 at 8 pm at the Moose Home and announced the St Patrick's Day dance for March 17 at the George Washington Motel. Mrs Mary Holler of N Loudoun St won the year's duel and refreshments were served by hostess Mrs Mary Rickard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eagles No. 824
Eagles Home
Max Butler
Moose Home
George Washington
Mary Holler
N. Loudoun St
Mary Rickard
Local Personal Notices From Martinsburg and Nearby Areas
Mr Henry Seal Jr of 104 W Boscawen St is a patient at Newton D Baker Hospital in Martinsburg WV. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rush and son Kenneth Jr were called to Rochester PA on Tuesday by the death of Mrs Rushs father Joseph Nitsche. A funeral service was held yesterday at St Cecilia Roman Catholic Church with burial in St Cecilia Cemetery. Mr and Mrs Carl V Ballard of Valley Pike formerly of Washington DC will entertain tomorrow afternoon in honor of their daughter Mrs Willa Frances Kitts and her sons Carl William and Clarence E on the occasion of their birthdays. Mrs Henry Flowers of Parkway Ave is a patient in Memorial Hospital. The Rev and Mrs Robert Bradford of Mernstown have named their daughter born January 12 in Memorial Hospital Frances Kistler Bradford. Mrs Bradford is the former Miss Constance Kistler of Pennsylvania. She and her
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Seal, Jr
W. Boscawen St
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kenneth Rush
Kenneth, Jr
Rochester
Rush
Joseph Nitsche
St. Cecilia’s
St. Cecilia Cemetery
Carl V. Ballard
The
Valey Pike
Washington, D. C
Willa Frances Kitts
Carl William
Clarence E
Robert Bradford
Mernstown
Memorial Hospital
Frances Kistler Bradford
Bradford
Constance Kistler
Pennsylvania
Max Braithwaite
Dora Braithwaite
A.W. Taylor
James Taylor
John Taylor and Son
Set
Kenneth Taylor and Sons
C. G. Baker
Frank Donelon
Robert
Baltimore
Curtis Funkhouser
Fairfax
KX. C. Braithwaite
Russel Merrell
Leon Wright
Winchester
Lena Lewis
Chris Spanos
Mt. Hebron Church
James Grove
Charles
van Gilder
Lee Collis
Ruth Mauzy
Harvey Mauzy
Winton Kerns
Jessie Largent
Floyd Fletcher
Ed Liver
William Hollis
Swisher
Fred C. Braithwaite
Sadie Finkelstein
EB. W Braithwaite
Richard Keller
Paul Braithwaite
Local residents note family visits and horticultural society plans
Pinfant daughter returned home on Wednesday. Mrs. Hugh Patton of 252 East St. is a patient in Memorial Hos. Mr. John Floyd Arnold will arrive tomorrow from Washington and Lee University to spend a week with his parents. Mr. Carter Luttree of White Hall is a patient in Memorial Hos. Mrs. Elmer Nixon and infant daughter Nancy Carol returned yesterday to their home on Springcrest Ave. from Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Nixon is the former Dorothy McDonald. Among those planning to attend the meeting of the Virginia Horticultural Society in Roanoke next week are: Mr. and Mrs. H. W Butler Jr, the latter president of the Ladies' Auxiliary, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Arthur Jr, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pinckney Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. John Sencindiver, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Robinson, Mr. Philip Glaize, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Butler, Mrs. Harry Butler, Se. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hill, Mr and Mrs. Robert Bane of this city, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smalley, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dorsey and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dorsey will attend from Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Floyd Arnold
Washington and Lee University
Lester D. Arnold
Stewart
Elmer Nixon
Nancy Carol
Springcrest Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Nixon
Dorothy McDonald
Virginia Horticultural Society
Roanoke
H. W Butler, Jr
Ladies’ Auxiliary
J. W. Arthur, Jr
J. Pinckney Arthur
John Sencindiver
Kenneth Robinson
Philip Glaize
Douglas Butler
Harry Butler
White Hall
John Hutzler
Martinsburg
Austin Whitacre
Pete Rudolph
Herbert Smellie
Ann
Richmond
B. F. Strother
Turner Sirbaugh
Robert Dailey
B. Strother
Strother
Surprise Birthday for Mrs. Lee N. Whitacre in Cross Junction
Mrs. Lee N. Whitacre was guest of honor at a surprise birthday party on January 12. Attendees included family and Frederick County Court House coworkers, who presented a silver dish from office employees. Various local visits followed through the weekend with relatives and neighbors in and around Winchester and Cross Junction.
Ridings Chapel Ladies Aid Postpones Meeting
Ridings Chapel Ladies Aid postponed its January meeting due to bad weather. Marvin Hammock, confined at home by illness, is reported to be improving. Roy Easter and daughters visited Gore relatives on Sunday. James Spence family of Leesburg visited Mr and Mrs Rufus Boreham last weekend. Spences moved to Middletown. Mrs James Costello and infant son of Fairfax visit Mrs Costello's parents Marvin and Mrs Grim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridings Chapel
Ladies Aid
Marvin Hammock
Roy Easter
Gore
James Spence
Leesburg
Fairfax
Mrs. Singhass Heads Polio Mothers March for 1956
Louise Singhass will lead the Winchester Frederick County Mothers March on Polio, directing the county wide porch light parade on January 31. She urged residents to back the drive as the Salk vaccine raises the stakes in the polio battle. Funds support polio patients and the relay of community aid. Lights in windows mark contributions for homeowners, and handkerchiefs or ribbons on doors signal apartment residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Singhass
Winchester-Frederick County
Singhass
Presbyterians to Install Officers at Sunday Service
Thirteen newly elected officers of the First Presbyterian will be installed at the 11 am service Sunday. Several will be ordained. Elders to be ordained are Russell Bell and Ernest C. Fernandes. Elders to be installed are Homer L. Alberti S Brooks Robert E Heltzel and I Fred Stine. The Deacons to be ordained are Marvin E. Gore W Austin Haver male W. M. H. Lawrence ITI Donald W. Stewart Paul B. Vance W Jackson Welch and Orville C. Wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
Russel Bell
Ernest C. Fernandes
Homer L. Alberti
S. €. Brooks
Robert E. Heltzel
I. Fred Stine
Marvin E. Gore
W. Austin Havermale
W. MH. Lawrence
ITI
Donald W. Stewart
Paul 8
Vance
W. Jackson Welch
Orville C. Wine
Sue Johnson Elected President Of North Frederick 4-H Club
Sue Johnson was elected president of the North Frederick 4-H Club at the Whitacre Community building meeting on Wednesday evening. Patricia Pletcher became vice president, Carol Shafer secretary, Martha Whitacre treasurer, Marcia Bowers program chairman, Tommy Dolan reporter, and Barbara Largent song leader. Richard Demorest is the outgoing president. New members Rosalie Story Carol Shafer and Roy Shafer attended for the first time. Members chose their projects for the coming year under Miss Agnes Shirley and Dave Fletcher. The next meeting will be a party at Richard Demorest home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Johnson
North Frederick
Whitacre
Patricia Pletcher
Carol Shafer
Martha Whitacre
Marcia Bowers
Tommy Dolan
Barbara Largent
Richard Demorest
Rosalie Story
Roy Shafer
Agnes Shirley
Dave Fletcher
Eight Named First Aid Instructors in Winchester
Eight local residents were authorized by the American Red Cross to be First Aid Instructors in Winchester Frederick County. Thirteen persons completed the course, with three under 21 and two re-certified. eight earned certification while others under 21 can assist in class instruction. Howard E. Camp Jr. taught the class for the Winchester Frederick County Chapter at First Presbyterian Church Sunday School building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Howard E. Camp, Jr
Fredericksburg
Virginia
American National Red Cross
Winchester- Frederick County
First Presbyterian Church
Rachel Donald
Kinzel B. Grubbs, Jr
Owen A. Hoagland
Ellen Cochran
William B. Pitcock
Dorothy B. Riley
John H. Smith, Jr
William Donald Tinsman
Doris Cunningham
Glen Nichols
George Joseph Dove, Jr
Lester Douglas Mason, Jr
Jean Shirley Ritter
Gainesboro PTA Elects Joshua Place President
The Gainesboro Parent-Teachers Association elected Joshua Place president for the coming year at a Gainesboro School meeting. Other officers named were Virgil Stotler as vice president, Mrs. Lee Barney as secretary, Douglas Dolan as treasurer, and Mrs. William Fisher as assistant treasurer. Plans include a February 10 festival to fund oven payments and a February 1 meeting to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro
Parent-Teachers Association
Joshua Place
Virgil Stotler
Lee Barney
Douglas Dolan
William Fisher
Fred Braithwaite
L. D. Williamson
Frederick County
A. L. Lindall
Sencindiver Elected President of Girls Athletic Association
Lucille Sencindiver was elected president of the Girls Athletic Association at a combined monthly meeting at Keller's Restaurant. Other officers include Mrs. Roy Giffin as vice president and Mrs. Charles Lillis as secretary with Mrs. Carter Luttrell as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Sencindiver
Girls’ Athletic Association
Keller's
Roy Giffin
Charles Lillis
Carter Luttrell
Margaret Wolfe
Duane Knight
Wallace Dill
House
Donald Bush
Robert Wheeler
Phyllis Campbell
Carl Rotz
Jack Barnhart
No Health Hazard In Nuclear Tests
Atomic Energy Commissioner Willard F. Libby stated that high energy nuclear tests have not yet produced a significant world wide health hazard based on computations and tests He said tests do not pose a health threat to the human population regarding radio strontium though radioactivity near test sites is a real danger the AEC is closely guarding against misadventure as announced to Northwestern University audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston, I
Atomic Energy
Willard F. Libby
Northwestern University
AEC
Last-minute invites and social etiquette tips
Roberta Lee explains that a late bridge guest invite is a compliment from the hostess and not hurtful. She says a man may smoke a cigar where others smoke, and a weekend guest should write a brief bread-and-butter letter within a day or two of leaving.
Lesson in English By W. L. Gordon
A concise English lesson from W. L. Gordon on common usage errors mispronunciations and misspellings. It defines increment as an enlarging increase with guidance on pronunciation and proper word choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Prisoner Skips Count at Missoula Jail
Missoula Montana jailer Angus McIver found a stranger in the jailer’s chair during a headcount. The man was booked and convicted of prowling in Missoula City Hall, underscoring a rare count discrepancy in the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Angus McIver
Missoula City Hall
White Hall Community Notes Highlight Family Visits
White Hall residents host relatives from Martinsburg Richmond Greenspring and Nain as visitors fill weekends and holidays. The P T A and 4 H Club meet at White Hall School with strong attendance while Carter Luttrell recovers at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Glaize Appointed Schedule Manager at Cavalier Daily
Fred Glaize, son of Mr and Mrs Fred L Glaize Jr of Amherst Street, named schedule manager of the Cavalier Daily University of Virginia student newspaper. Robert Eggleston of Danville named editor in chief. Elections cover February 1 1956 to February 1 of next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Glaize
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Ameherst St
Cavalier Daily
University of Virginia
Robert Eggleston
Danville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Etal
Miss Gesford
Mr. Martin Grim
Glenn E. Silman
Women of
Suedes
Bobbie Conrad
Lord Fairfax Garden Club
Henry Flowers
Parkway Ave
ITV
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Pinfant
Hugh Patton
East St
Carter Luttree
Frank Whitacre
Austin Hovermale
Donald Luttrell
Ray Flowers
Alva Lamp
George Thomas
Arlene
St. Curtice
General Motors
Ork
G.M
Harlow
Motorama
Mrs. Singhass
Presbyterians
Frederick
Company Ponsethers of
Benafield
Loudoun
PTA
Winchester's
KEN Ieee
Miss Sencindiver
GAA
Roberta Lee
Carter Lottie
Oliver DeHaven
Nain
Lottie Whitacre
Bunker Hill
Albert Luttrell
Gary Lee
Greenspring
Bennie Strother
Carolyn Anderson
Naomi Luttrell
March OF Dimes
Glaize
U.va
Lees Heavenly Carpets
Lees
Twinkletuft
Valley Forge
Springloop
Innovation
Irridescent
Galaxy
Duratwist
Nubsette
Reflection
Cather’s Dep’t
Timberlake
Dial
Duff
U.S. Rt
Shoecenter
Loudoun St
Lovett Bros
Benger
Goodyear
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock
AY Lcs
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