Morrison Engagement Announced for Ruby Jean Morrison
Mr and Mrs Russell Morrison of Clearbrook announce the engagement of their daughter Ruby Jean to Roy Hite Smelser son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Smelser Sr of Greenspring. Miss Morrison is a junior at James Wood High School. Mr Smelser works in the family lumber business. No date set for the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Morrison
Clearbrook
Ruby Jean
Roy Hite Smelser
Robert W. Smelser
Greenspring
Miss Morrison
James Wood High School
Mr. Smelser
Local Personal Notes Move and Visit Norcross Area
Mr and Mrs Victor F Wheeler moved from W Cecil Street to Handley Avenue. Mrs Roy Cather returned from Raleigh after visiting her daughter Mrs B W Bowie the former Miss Anne Cather. Mr and Mrs Neil H Hoke returned from a week in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor F. Wheeler
W. Cecil St
Handley Ave
Roy Cather
B. W. Bowie
Raleigh, N. C
Bowie
Anne Cather
Neil H. Hoke
Washington, D.C
Calendar of events list includes clubs and meetings in January
The calendar shows multiple midday and evening club meetings at the George Washington Hotel and other venues. Included are Lions, Exchange, Century Club, Loyal Order of Moose, Rebekah Lodge, Alcoholics Anonymous, Kiwanis Junior Century Club, Air Force Reserve flights, Duplicate Bridge, Rotary, American Legion Executive Board, and Women of the Moose with locations on Hawthorne Drive, 73 Bos cawen Street, and 37 East Bos cawen Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Exchange Club
The
Cl Ib
War Memorial Building
Loyal Order of Moose
Rebekah Lodge
Alcoholics Anonymous
Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
J. W. Green
Hawthorne Drive
Air Force Reserve Squadron
E. Boscawen St
Duplicate Bridge
Golf Club
Air Force Res. Sydn
Rotary Club
American Legion Executive Board
Legion Home
Women of the Moose
Moose Home
Braddock Street WSCS To Meet Tomorrow
The Braddock Street Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting, postponed from last Tuesday, will be held tomorrow at 7:45 p m in the assembly room. Mrs L M Allen will speak on Islands in My Community. Circle No 6 led by Mrs C D Lanahan will run the meeting. Circle leaders are asked to notify members. The Junior Century Club meets Wednesday at 3 30 p m with Mrs J W Green Jr on Hawthorne Drive. The Stonewall Home Demonstration Club holds an all day meeting Wednesday at 10 a m at the Stephenson Church with a covered dish luncheon and an oil painting demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Society of Christian Service
Braddock Street Methodist Church
L. M. Allen
C. D. Lanahan
Junior Century Club
J. W. Green, Jr
Hawthorne Drive
Stonewall Home Demonstration Club
Stephenson Church
Birth Announcements for Loyd Milhon Gilbert Blye and More
A girl Lola Virginia born to Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Milhon at 1120 S Cameron St. January 20 a boy Jacob Gilbert Jr to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gilbert Seal of Berryville. A boy Michael Vincent to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Blye of 337 N Loudoun St. A son Monty Scott to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brown of Berryville. Mrs Brown is the former Miss Mary Tomblin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd Milhon
S. Cameron St
Lola Virginia
Milhon
Betty Edwards
Jacob Gilbert Seal
Berryville
Jacob Gilbert, Jr
Seal
June Oates
Daniel Blye
N. Loudoun St
Michael Vincent
Blye
Joanne Vincent
Henry Brown
Monty Scott
Brown
Mary Tomblin
Nurses' Group Elect Officers and Directors for ’57
District 12's annual meeting elected two officers and three directors. Elizabeth Cather became secretary and Helen Cartwright treasurer. Returning for another year are Mary Frances Dix as president and Hathaway DiPrisco as vice president. Mary Hardesty and DiPrisco reported on the ANA convention held November 9-11. Directors named were Phyllis Strother Joan Hamilton and DiPrisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Nurses’ Association
Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Cather
Helen Cartwright
Mary Frances Dix
Hathaway DiPrisco
Mary Hardesty
DiPrisco
The
ANA
Phyllis Strother
Joan Hamilton
Lions to Hear About Moscow Marine Voice at Luncheon
The Lions Club meets at the George Washington Hotel at 12 15 p m for a weekly luncheon with speaker John B Kerridge USMC who spent 18 months in Moscow discussing a marine eye view of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
The
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
John B. Kerridge
USMC
Mrs Beatty to Keynote Exchange Club Luncheon
Mrs W C Beatty will be guest speaker at the Exchange Club regular luncheon tomorrow at 12 15 p m. The event is at the George Washington Hotel and invites members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Beatty
Exchange Club
George Washington Hotel
Lessons in English by W L Gordon
Instructions on misused words mispronunciations and misspellings with examples. The article defines elude versus allude contretemps and connoisseur and urges daily vocabulary growth. It notes disdainful as full of contempt and mentions a disdainful reserve in context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.L. Gordon
Modern Etiquette Q and A for social manners
A column by Roberta Lee answers common questions on etiquette. It covers how long guests should stay after refreshments at a bridge party, umbrella etiquette when walking in rain, and whether fruit in a cold drink should be eaten or left as decoration.
Earl Carroll and World War I service reveal Broadway roots
Before staging his Vanities revues on Broadway, Earl Carroll served as a U S air pilot in World War I. His wartime experience preceded his rise in American theater with the famous musical revues and later film and stage ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Carroll
U. S
Inaugural Gown of Mrs Eisenhower Showcased at Ball
The First Lady models a citron lace over net gown with pearl embroidery and pale yellow crystal drops for the Inaugural Ball. Accessories include a beaded bag bearing M and 1957, a multi strand pearl necklace with Jonquil baton accents, pearl earrings, and a linked gold clasp necklace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Eisenhower
International Soundphoto
Boredom and Diets Said to Age Population
Dr Edward L Bortz of Jefferson Medical College told a conference on aging that boredom and poor diets shorten lifespans. He predicted improved diets could extend life expectancy to 100 within 25 years and urged focus on positive energy and normal aging rather than disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Edward L. Bortz
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Wm. 8. Merrell Co
Bortz
Round-the-World Flight Could Have Been Cut Three Hours
Lt. Col. James H. Morris and two other B52 crews completed a 24,000 mile circuit in 45 hours 19 minutes. He said jet tankers could have saved about six hours by enabling in-flight refueling without slowing to 20,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Globe
James H. Morris
San Antonio
Tex
Morris
Government Offers English Courses for Hungarian Refugees
Victoria British Columbia reports the provincial government setting up English courses for Hungarian refugees with paid instructors. Education Minister Les Peterson hopes citizens will volunteer to teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Les Peterson
Lost World region in Venezuela home of Angel Falls
The Lost World in Venezuela is famed for its dense jungle and Angel Falls the world’s tallest waterfall, reputedly 15 times higher than Niagara. It remains one of the loneliest and least known regions on earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Arthur Conan Doyle
Angel Falls
Niagara
Civil War Round Table to Attend Historical Talk
The Civil War Round Table meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the War Memorial Building for the third talk in a series sponsored by the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society. Local attorney Thomas G Scully will speak on the Civil War period in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Scully
Winchester
Are Carols Sung Only at Christmas
A carol is a song of praise sung at Christmas or easier. It originally meant a song accompanied by dancing as used by old poets. The oldest carol told of the Savior’s birth to the shepherds. It likely began at Christmas in imitation of this.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruby Morrison
Hermann Braum
Washington, D. C
Braum
Joseph Massie, Sr
Amherst St
H. W. Butler, Jr
Richmond
Kiwanis
Catherine Frye
N. Braddock St
Mt. Jackson
Floyd Brewer
Mt. Williams
Winchester Memorial Hospital
James Harvey
Leonard Starker
Wilmette, Ill
Florida
Helen Carson
Andre Couvin
Paris
Frince
Thomas Lane Kinney
Falls Church
Mrs. Kinney
City
Bobbie Conrad
Braddock St
WSCS
Stonewall HD
Helen R. Collier
D.C.T. Room
W. Boscawen St
Coats
Roberta Lee
Gaunt's Drug Store
Gerrard & Valley Ave
By Science Service
John White
England
Lovett Bros
ARS
Aria Melendez
Chicago
International
R.G.H
Grimshaw
Alta
Peace River
Pocahontas
Ark
Arkansas
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cather’s Department Store
Winchester, Virginia
Timberlake
Huntsberrys
Florsheim Freeman
Taylor
Bass
Sberrys
Loudoun St
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