Social Notes Highlight Major Johnson at Century Club Meeting
Major Joseph A. Johnson of the Recruiting Office addressed the Century Club at their Tuesday meeting at Miss Caroline Hunt er's home. He spoke of his service with the 26th Quartermaster Battalion in General Patton's Third Army and recounted hardships from the Ardennes to Metz.
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Joseph A. Johnson
Century Club
Caroline Hunter
Johnson
Patton
Third Army
Ardennes
Bulge
Metz
Moselle
Dechan
Major Johnson
Etiquette Q A on introductions and dances
Roberta Lee explains that repeating a name when introduced is customary but not required. A girl may simply smile or nod when a dance ends with thanks. After fruits at dinner the finger bowl should follow.
Dinner Guests Include Martinsburg Trio and Navy Returnee
Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shirley K. Hicks included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Chambers and their daughter Darlene from Martinsburg West Virginia. Mr. Chambers has just discharged from the Navy after twenty three months in Hawaii and plans to return to his Martinsburg Post Office job.
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Me Mead
Shirley K. Hicks
Charles Edward Chambers
Darlene
Martinsburg
W. Va
Chambers
Navy
Hawaii
John Payne
Edward Lane
Beverly Nelson
Jane Cary Randolph
Clifford Watson
Comdr
John T. Burwell
Charles Burwell
Grema Johnson
Benjamin Harrison
Virginia Shenk
Washington, D. C
Edward Joyce
Joyce
Maritime Service
Gilbert Longerbeam
Richmond
Berryville
Longerbeam
Arthur Edmunds
Jack Russell
McGuire Hospital
Office of Dependency Benefits
Newark 2
N. J
Nazarene Sunday School Rally Tonight
A Sunday school rally service is set for this evening January 23 at 7 p m at the church of the Nazarene in the Friendship Fire Hall. Guest speaker will be Rev H W Deikl pastor of the Loudoun Valley church. The public is invited.
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Church of the Nazarene
Friendship Fire Hall
H. W. Deikl
Loudoun Valley Church
Vaucluse Dwelling Razed By Fire
VAUCLUSE Va Jan 23 Fire of undetermined origin burned to the ground the two story frame house of Mr and Mrs Elmer Strosnider near this place They left about 8 p m and returned three hours later to find flames bursting from the windows Stephens City Fire Company responded but the structure was already destroyed Nothing was saved The house on the W A farm was insured but the Strosniders had no coverage on household goods The nearby barn and several other outbuildings were undamaged The couple are living with Strosnider’s parents nearby for the present
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Vaucluse
Elmer Strosnider
W. A
Navy Coach Links Football To Military Training
Seattle Jan 23 Navy's new football coach Captain Thomas J Hamilton argues football and athletics should be integral to military training for officers and men. He bases this on observations from Pacific War service aboard carriers noting athletes perform better, react quicker and have greater stamina.
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Seattle
Navy
Thomas J. Hamilton
Complete Coverage Of Local National World Events
The Star promises full scope reporting on local and global events, delivering timely updates, in-depth analysis, and reliable coverage across politics, society, economy, and culture from trusted correspondents.
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the Star
Social events fill Millwood couples gatherings in January
Social calendar centers on informal parties at The Cottage Edgewood and Springsbury as Millwood residents host and attend events for families including Lane, Clagett, Greenhalgh, Meade, Watkins, Dunning, and others. Guests travel from Richmond and Perrysburg to attend weekends and dinners with the Norwood circle.
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Millwood
Edward Lane
William Bell Watkins, Jr
Thomas B. Clagett
Samuel Birch
Albert Kelley
George P. Greenhalgh, Jr
Nesbett
A. R. Dunning
William Payne
Everard K. Meade
William Clagett
A. A. Baldwin
Nathaniel B. Jones
Leonard Schlemm
Beverly Nelson
John Payne
Agnes Itchell
Diana Watkins
Hugh Willoughby
Roland Mitchell
Richard Dole
Louis B. Meade, Jr
Graham Dougherty
Daily Word Lessons On Misused Phrases And Pronunciation
A compact note teaches correct usage and pronunciation for common terms. It highlights that today should mirror yesterdays coldness rhetorically and explains noun verb stress in escort. It defines personification as a striking illustration and urges one new vocabulary word daily.
Berryville Social Events A Busy Weekend Visitor Notes
Berryville reports a flurry of local visits and attendees. Families and friends travel from Washington, D C, Martinsburg and Richmond for funerals, weddings, and weekend gatherings while Major Nettles, Lt. Owens, and Sgt Rhoden have duty relate moves.
Entertaining Prewedding Events Gather Berryville Socials
Former Miss Elsie Cadwallader is honored with pre wedding events including a personal shower hosted by Mrs. Richard Funk and others, a dinner party by Mrs. Fred Alger west of Berryville, and informal parties by Misses Dorothy and Patty Wynkoop. Attendees from Berryville join the Northern Virginia Bankers annual meeting in Luray.
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Elsie Cadwallader
Richard Funk
Daniel Elsen
Edith Russell Ritter
Leona Krause
Funk
Fred Alger
Berryville
Dorothy
Patty Wynkoop
Olcott
Northern Virginia
Luray
Ralph M. Ware
Leona Krouse
First National Bank
Roy E. Potts
Arthur Edmunds
C. H. Iden
J. M. Clagett
Bank of
Clarke County
Potts
Ware
Polio Foundation Sends Virginia Over Half Million Since 1945
Checks totaling 2800 were sent to Virginia chapters Page and Augusta for poliomyelitis care. National Foundation has dispatched 151367.51 to Virginia since Jan 1 1945, with Virginia total emergency aid 151367.51 and Virginia cases rising in 1945.
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New York
National Foundation For
Page
Augusta
Virginia
Foundation
Basil O'Conner
National Foundation
Page County
Augusta County
The
National Organization For Scientific Research, Education
Arlington
Goochland
Prince Edward
King William
Louisa
Richmond City
Henrico
Scott
King George
New Kent
Rockbridge
Cumberland
Wise
Caroline
Nelson
Shenandoah
Buckingham
Hanover
Virginna Polio Emergency Fund
Illinois
North Carolina
Broadway Producers Rise From Odd Paths
New York profile traces how many Broadway producers enter the field from varied antecedents. Careers span carnival work, theater families, agency ties, journalism, acting, and even Wall Street customer roles. Notable names mentioned include Hammerstein heirs Miller Fields Stone Stromberg Gordon Lindsay Abbott, and Hart among others.
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New York
Carnival
Mike Todd
Oscar Hammertein
Gilbert Miller
Herbert Pields
Paula Stone
Hunt Stromberg, Jr
Oscar
William Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein
Arthur Hammerstein
Henry Miller
Herbert Fields
Lew Fields
Weber
Fields” Fame
Fred Stone
Hollywood
Billy Rose
Bernard Baruch
Max Gordon
Howard Lindsay
Vinton Freedly
George Abbott
Russell Crouse
Brock Pemberton
Harry Bloomfield
Harry Kaufman
Shubert
Mike Jacobs
Madison Square Garden
Dick Kolimar
James Guardiner
Wall Street
Alfred de Liagre
Dwght Deere Wilman
Jeff Harris
Herman Shumlin
New Jersey
Edwin Lester
Prouucer
Los Angeles
Cheryl Crawford
Porgy and Bess
Theater Guild
Bernard Hart
Ruth
Moss Hart
Colored Nursery To Sponsor Sale
The colored Day Nursery will sponsor a bake sale at Emma P. Robinson’s residence 619 South Braddock Street Friday January 25 from 4 p m until 7 p m. Pies cakes cookies and rolls will be offered for sale. The committee urges the public patronize this sale.
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Colored Day Nursery
Emma P. Robinson
South Braddock Street
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J. A. Johnson
Florida
E. P. Bean
Loring Bean
Mary Triplett
Germany
Charles H. Harbaugh, Jr
Charles Harbaugh
Frankfurt On Main
Harbaugh
Switzerland
Miss Chambers
Marea Chambers
Baker Street
Baltimore
Ethel Chambers
Agnes Mevromeholes
Freda Peles
Bridge Club
Willet
Mrs. Lewis
West Boscawen Street
Camp and Hospital
Camp and Hospital Committee
George Washington Hotel
Cooper
Myrtle Bell Cooper
North
Loudoun Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Shenandoah Col
Dayton, Va
Ace Ae
Grace Forser
DeRay
Boston
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Celeby
Winchester
Roberta Lee
Miss Shade
Philadelphia
Frances Shade
Front Royal
George Keller
Margaret Keller
A. Ocaer
Gray
Allen Gray
Nazarene
Mrs
Edgewood
Joseph Moore, Jr
Walter Lee
Hunt Club
Rosney
George P. Greenhalgh
Springsbury
William B. Watkins, Jr
Agnes Mitchell
Burwell Jacobs
Anne Meade
Louis B. Meade
Fairview
Capt
Mrs. Everard K. Meade
Bellfield
Mrs. Meade
Mrs. A. Sommaripa
Charles Lee Burwell
Barnaby Ridge
Roland
George McNickel
Perrysburg
Ohio
Messrs
Lenard Schiemm
Graham Dougherty, Jr
Robert Alsop
Charlotte Meade
George and
Roland McNickel
Gaunt’s Drug Store
W. L. Gordon
Carroll Stolle
John Nettles, Jr
Barbara Stolle
Nettles
California
Major Nettles
O. M. Kaye
Shepherdstown
Kaye
Tom Howell
Ann’Thomas Howell
Calvin Howell
William Ryan
Donald G. Cooley
Albert Cox
Martinsville, Va
Virginia State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mason Morris
Maria Morris
Grayson Sponseller
Edward Owens
Jimmy Owens
Hyattsville
Owens
William Rhoden, Jr
U. S. Oe Corps
Agnes Thompson
Ernest Woodworth
J. W. Olcott
Grace Episcopal Church
South
Mrs. Olcott
Mrs. Roy
Washington, D
William Rhoden, Sr
Thomas E. Gold
Harry Warden
Miller Jett
Virginia Jett
Bobby Jett
Nineveh
Warren County
Polio Foundation
CE Lee
Jack O'Brian
Staunton, Va
Colored Nursery
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
T. G. Adams Esso
N. Loudoun St
Cather & Moling
Timberlake
Ladies’ Store
Florist
E. Piccadilly
Amherst Street
Gale
Westinghouse
McKee
Max W. Lewis
U.S.S. Tonic
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