Winchester Social Set To Hold First Postwar Dance
Winchester social set returns to a formal dance at the Winchester Golf Club on Saturday July 27 with Phil Young Orchestra of Chambersburg Pa engaged for the evening. The Young Orchestra is familiar to locals from prior dances at the Winchester Armory. Club plans indicate a modest affair with a second, likely August, dance in the works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester Golf Club
Phil Young
Chambersburg
Young
Winchester Armory
Junior Board of Trade
Comead
Duckwalls Begin Vacation on Capon River
The Rev J B Duckwall pastor of 5c Highland Avenue Chapel with Mrs Duckwall and family leave today to spend the rest of the week on the Capon River. They plan to visit Franklin Manor Beach on the Chesapeake Bay later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duckwall
Highland Avenue Chapel
Capon River
Franklin Manor Beach
Chesapeake Bay
Navy officer's wife visiting Clarke county relatives
Mrs. Nelson Goodson wife of Lt. (jg) Goodson U S Navy Air Corps stationed at Kingsville Texas spends time with her parents Sheriff and Mrs. W W Smallwood Jr at their Clarke county home. Lt Goodson will be transferred to Corpus Christi Texas. Century Reformed Church picnic planned July 11 at Capron State Park with attendees to bring lunch and meet at the church at 1 pm transportation provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Goodson
Garnett Smallwood
Jg) Goodson
U. S. Navy Air Corps
Kingsville
Texas
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
Clarke County
Lt. Goodson
Corpus Christi
Century Reformed Church
CaCapon State Park
Miss Yost Leaves for Philadelphia Advertising Post
Miss Ann Yost departed for Philadelphia to join Curtis Publishing Company in the advertising department. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Whirley of Leesburg announce the engagement of their daughter Helen Mayo Whirley to Joseph Edward Cook of Leesburg formerly of Boyce Clarke county. Helen Mayo is a Lincoln High School graduate now employed in Leesburg. Joseph Edward Cook is a Boyce High School graduate and manager of the Firstone Re capping plant in Leesburg. The couple plan a fall wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Whirley
Leesburg
Berryville
Helen Mayo
Joseph Edward Cook
Boyce
Clarke County
Miss Whirley
Lincoln High School
Mr. Cook
Boyce High School
Firstone
Patton Castleman Wedding Held in Williamsport
Miss Evelyn M. Castleman daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Castleman of Brucetown and Mr Romaine D Patton son of Mr J R Patton and the late Ioie E Patton of Bunker Hill West Virginia were married Friday July 5 at Williamsport Maryland by the Rev W C Huddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn M. Castleman
W. B. Castleman
Brucetown
Romaine D. Patton
J. R. Patton
Ioie E. Patton
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Williamsport
W. C. Huddle
Six Babies Born Here Saturday at Winchester Memorial
Six babies born Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital four girls and two boys. Congratulatory notices list parents from Rectortown Kerr street Cameron street Berryville Wardensville Augusta and Middleburg with a boy born Monday to Oran and family. Weekend activities note repeat birth events on Sunday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Warner Yowell
Rectortown
Thomas Brumback
Kerr Street
City
Ralph Rinker, Jr
Cameron Street
Elwood S. Webber
Clearbrook
Leon Dillon
Berryville
Loee Hershman
Wardensville, Va
Memorial Hospital
James Ramsey
Middleburg
John
Jack) L. Enders
Enders
Esther Hart
Charles Cook
Kernstown
Lewis Prick
Oran Wolfe
Augusta
W. Va
Franklin Patton
West Bond Street
Bride Imogene Haines Weds Pvt Shuster in Hagers Town
Recent Bride Imogene Ann Haines daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert W Haines of this city married Pvt George Shuster son of Mr and Mrs George Shuster of Martinsburg in Hagerstown Maryland on Thursday July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene Ann Haines
Robert W. Haines
Pvt. Shuster
George Shuster
Martinsburg
Hager'stown
Sunnyside Visitors and Local Notes Recap
Various society items note guests from Baltimore and Winchester visiting Sunnyside and Balsam North Carolina. Travel returns include Miss Buzzella Jackson from New York and Mrs Mary Gray with Miss Mary Lou Schlack from Staten Island. Local illness and a Sunshine Club picnic at Braddock Street Methodist Church are also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Mary S. Gray
Mary Lou Schlack
Col
Charless. Cole
Staten Island
Curb Market Opens With Brisk Business
Business at the curb market was fairly brisk this morning with a variety of garden produce offered at in line prices. Market master Grover Schlack said prices were about the same as before OPA expired while noting gardens were only fair and moisture was badly needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Schlack
Schlack
Whitmore Visit Farewells Highlight Millwood Social Scene
Millwood Virginia entries record Mrs. Karl Boy-Ed hosting a reception for Dr. and Mrs. Wyman Whitmore as they depart for Vermont for several weeks. The Blue Ridge Country Club dance preceded by supper hosted by Mrs. Bronson Shank and Mrs. Lenard Schlemn features a guest list including A. Sommaripa and multiple notable families. Local residents travel between Winchester, Charlottesville, and Clarke County with various visits and homecomings noted alongside holiday travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
Karl Boy-Ed
Wyman Whitmore
Vermont
Bronson Shank
Lenard Schlemn
Blue Ridge Country Club
A. Sommaripa
Arthur Krock
Furgeson
George P. Greenhalgh, Jr
Graham Dougherty, Jr
William Bell Watkins
Agnes Mitchell
Vaida Boy-Ed
Bob Blair
Roland Mitchell
Modern Etiquette Qs From Roberta Lee
A Q and A on proper departures a group farewell suffices. Centerpieces should not obstruct sightlines across the table. A businessman may let a businesswoman pay her own lunch unless he invited her.
L. M. Allen Jr Receives Polish Bronze Medal of Merit
Lewis Maitland Allen Jr son of Dr and Mrs L M Allen of this city has received the Bronze Medal of Merit With one from the Republic of Po and. The citation signed by the President of the Council of Ministers praises his bravery at the Cassino battles during the evacuation of wounded Second Corps soldiers. He served with the American Field Service in Africa Italy and Germany for two and a half years and is a history major at the University of Virginia. The medal and citation were mailed to his home. the London signature date is May 27 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Maitland Allen, Jr
L. M. Allen
Republic of Poand
Council of Ministers
Lewis Allen
Cassino
Young Allen
Africa
Italy
Germany
University of Virginia
Allen
London
Clarke Red Cross Chapter Discusses National Convention Report
Clarke county Red Cross chapter met at Woodley residence for July. Delegates Mrs. Graham Dougherty and Rev. George S. Lightner shared convention insights in Philadelphia and outlined veteran aid needs. New treasurer Arthur Edmunds succeeds Louis Stolle. new board members Harry Turner, Mrs. James Lindsey, and Mrs. William Bell Watkins began duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Berryville
Clarke County
Red Cross
Woodley
Graham Dougherty,Sr
Dougherty
George S. Lightner
Philadelphia
Lightner
Home Service
American Red Cross
Arthur Edmunds
Louis Stolle
Harry Turner
James Lindsey
William Bell Watkins
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
A compact note explains common word misuses such as fermen tation versus fomentation and notes pronunciation and spelling pitfalls. It highlights cautious use of words like commemorate and urges daily vocabulary growth with a simple rule: use a word three times to own it.
Brucetown Memorial Group Seeks Funds
The Brucetown Memorial Association reports cemetery improvements at Brucetown Methodist Church cost about $1000. Chairman Robert Smith says contributions are being received and may be sent to Waverly Hardesty vice chairman Mrs Ray Russell secretary treasurer.
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Brucetown
Local visits across White Hall and Martinsburg area
Sunday visits to Mr. and Mrs. Carter Luttrell at White Hall involved Mrs. Samuel Hart visiting Mrs. W L Hardy on Thursday. The Martinsburg Puffin burgers and Luttrells with Pvt Floyd Luttrell of Fort Knox, Ky visited Mr and Mrs Albert Luttrell recently. Mrs Howard Fiddler and her son Russell of White Hall visited Mr Lloyd Milburn on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Clagett
Anne Meade
Hamilton
Louis B. Meade
Winchester
Mrs. Carter Luttrell
White Hall
Carter Luttrell
Floyd Luttrell
Fort Knox
Albert Luttrell
Howard Fiddler
Russell
Lloyd Milburn
Sermon and Socials in Ebenezer Community
The Rev. Roy Schmucker led Sunday services at 11 a.m. in Ebenezer. Visitors included Emmett Fletcher and son from Winchester visiting L. S. Fletcher, Maynard Baker and family from Washington, and Deloris Kerns with Mary Whitacre. Whitacre home hosted guests I R Clark and granddaughters, Welba Whitacre returned to Winchester for work, and Smithy Pugh family called on H C Whitacre’s relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer
Roy Schmucker
Emmett Fletcher
Winchester
L. S. Fletcher
Maynard Baker
Washington
Deloris Kerns
Mary Whitacre
Milburn Family and Friends Note Local Visits in Virginia
Green Spring Virginia July 10 notice lists Mrs Trone Milburn of Glengary West Virginia as a patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Several local families including the Nogleys Whitakers Barretts and Luttrells are noted as visiting or hosting at White Hall and Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Anderson
White Hall
Memorial Hospital
Amos McCarty
Winchester
Lloyd Milburn
Foster Milburnn
Edwin Barrett
Wilson Whitacre
Albert Luttrell
July 11 1 pm and other sales listings at multiple sites
Sales directory lists upcoming auctions and personal property sales on July 11 to July 20 at locations including National Ave Wardensville Stephens City and Loudoun Street. Administrators executors and heirs such as Admr and Adm appoints attend or conduct the sales with items described as household goods antiques and real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Ave
A. Turner
Wardensville
W. Va
Callie Kerr
Eunice Prunty
Grant Pollock
Shirley
Wadesville
Loring Kackley
Admr
Stanley Platner
Loudoun St
R. Schneider
G. Miller
Irvin Price
Mattie Hook
Stephens City
G. W. Lemley
Lemley Estate
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Clarke
Brooks’ Pharmacy
New
Huntsberrys
Winchester — Front Royal
Chambersburg, Pa
Miss Yost
Ann Yost
Curtis Publishing Company
Omer
Norfolk
Frances Smith Rhodes
Eugene O. Rhodes
Roanoke
Shirley Jane
Joanne DeHaven
John DeHaven
Sunnyside
Lester Junkhouser
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Stuart W. Shuster
Claude McLaughlin
Baltimore, Md
Buzzella Jackson
New York City
Mr. O'Neal
W. B. O'Neal
Vaucluse
Pennsylvania
Mrs
Kenneth Rush and Son
E. Piccadilly Street
Rochester
Chester H. Gordon
North Carolina
Robert Bryson
Route 1- A
Mr. Bryson
A. C. Bryson
Balsam
N.C
Ocean View
Mrs. Sherman Dick
Nansemond Hotel
Oceanie Md
Chesapeakey
Sunshine Club
Braddock Street Methodist Church
W. H. Reed
South Braddock Street
Loueeue Street
Palace Theatre
Whitmore’s
William A. Robinson
Charlottesville
A. A. Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin
Lewis Baldwin
Cleveland, Ohio
Everard K. Meade Jr
Alexandria
Everard K. Meade
Robert Kelso Alsop
Richmond
Charles C. Lewis
Lewis
Robert Hart
Chattanooga, Tenn
Mary Jane Huff
Thomas B. Huff
Ida Huff
Front Royal
Clifton Poston
Mrs. Ralph Richardson
Lucy Lee
Saratoge
Misses Agnes and
Mary Page
J. Hugh Jewett
Baltimore
Hugh M. Nelson
Prescott Huidekoper
Frazier Dougherty
Frazier, Page
Rush Huidekoper
Connecticut
Hugh Willoughby
Frank Blaisdell
Bangor
Maine
Nathaniel B. Jones
Roberta Lee
Ities
En Fes
Iccadilly
Winchester WA
Latvia
Gerde Difiore
Elmara
New York
Brazil
L. M. Allen, Jr
Lovett Bros
W. L. Gordon
Brucetown Memorial Group
Samuel Hart
W. L. Hardy
Wilson Puffinburger
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Virginia
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Pine Motor CO
Dodge-Plymouth
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Cammer Tire CO
Hill
Haldeman’s
ADAM
Bells Store
Chapman Motor CO
Cather & Moling
Timberlake
Dia
S. Loudbun St
Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Mary Jane McCone
Nursing Service
Baker & Anderson Electrical CO
N. Braddock St
Winchester Furniture CO
Gilil
South Loudoun St
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