Engagement announced for Miss Barbara Iselin and Francis Sears
Miss Barbara Iselin daughter of C Oliver Iselin Jr and Mrs Iselin of Wolver Hill Middleburg will wed Francis P Sears Jr son of Mr and Mrs Francis P Sears of Boston and Hamilton The couple announced at a Wolver Hill party Miss Iselin a Foxcroft School graduate attended Sarah Lawrence College served a year with the OSS overseas She is sister of Mrs Charles Morgan C Oliver Iselin grandfather and maternal grandmother Mrs Henry G Brown The wedding is planned for September in Middleburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Iselin
C. Oliver Iselin, Jr
Wolver Hill
Middleburg
Francis P. Sears, Jr
Francis P. Sears
Boston
Hamilton
Mass
Iselin
Foxcroft School
Sarah Lawrence College
Virginia
Office of Strategic Service
Charles Morgan
New York
Nancy Iselin
C. Oliver Iselin
Henry G. Brown
Pittsburgh
Sears
St. Mark’s School
Harvard University
United States Artillery
Whirley Grimes Engagement Announced in Fauquier County
Mr and Mrs P R Grimes of Remington Fauquier announce the engagement of their daughter Kathryn Louise to Set Clyde Whirley US Army Air Forces son of the late George Walter Whirley of Stephens City The wedding is set for October Miss Grimes works as a trimmer at the O Sullivan Rubber Company Whirley reenlisted for three years after two years seven months of prior service with the Airborne troop carrier command in the European Theater He is stationed at the US Recruiting Station in Martinsburg WV They plan to live in Martinsburg after marriage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. R. Grimes
Remington
Fauquier County
Kathryn Louise
Set
Clyde Whirley
U.S. Army Air Forces
George Walter Whirley
Stephens City
Miss Grimes
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Whirley
Airborne Troop Carrier Command
U. S
Martinsburg
W. Va
Miller Guests From Laurel Miss Visit Charles Town
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis S. G. Miller arrive from Laurel Mississippi to stay with Mr. Steuart Bell Sr. on North Cameron Street before Dr. Miller sails for Japan via San Francisco. Mrs. Bluett Spencer hosts a 5 to 7 informal gathering at Pairfield Gaylord Clarke County. Dr Tayloe Perry and Miss Eleanor Perry host at uncle T. T. Perry’s home near Charles Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis S. G. Miller
Laurel
Mississippi
Dr. Miller
Stewart Bell, Sr
North Cameron Street
San Francisco
Calif
Japan
Bluett Spencer
John Richardson
Pairfield
Gaylord
Clarke County
Charles Town
Tayloe Perry
Eleanor Perry
T. T. Perry
Girl Scouts Plan Water Carnival at Camp White Rock
Girl Scouts prepare a Sunday water carnival at Camp White Rock from 2 to 5 pm with water stunts canoeing and nature displays. Units showcase crafts and outdoor cooking while nature specialist Miss Elizabeth Parsons leads study of trees plants and birds as Miss Margaret Roeser guides swimming instruction and campfire activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
Camp White Rock Sun
Camp
White Rock
Elizabeth Parsons
Alexandria
Audubon
Maine
Camp White Rock
Margaret Roeser
Ann Little
Miss Roeser
Jack Pennypacker to Speak on Guatemala at Legion Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its July meeting next Monday July 15 at Mrs Henry Browns home 215 West Cork Street. The business session starts 730 pm followed by officer elections at 815 pm Jack Pennypacker will discuss Guatemala in a Pan American program urging all members to attend the event and meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Henry Brown
West Cork Street
Jack Pennypacker
Guatemala
Brown
Miscel laneous Shower Honoring Mr and Mrs Donald May
Mrs A C White and daughters hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mr and Mrs Donald May of Hagerstown Maryland on a Wednesday evening at the White home in Winchester. Attending were numerous relatives and friends including Mrs Ralph May Kenneth Lee and many Teets Anderson and Carper family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. White
Paul Miller
James Teets
White
Donald May
Hazerstown
Ralph May
Kenneth Lee
Lawrence Martin
Hagerstown
Fred Teets
Billy and
Beverley
Winona Teets
Stuart Shuster
James M. Lowrey
Paul*Miller
Mary Kline
Ryland Carper
Harry Stockis, Jr
Ray Anderson
Charles Anderson
Russell Anderson
Hilda Anderson
Bennie Jones, Jr
Mary White
Catherine White
Andrew White
Frank White
Charles Rowe
Winchester
Bennie Jones
Earl Carper
Lloyd May
Lucille Carper
Bernice Carper
John Heltzel
Local Army Lt Golliday Arrives For Leave With Family
Lt. Marshall Golliday and his wife and two sons, Larry and Jerry, arrived this week to visit his parents in the city. He has been instructing in the Air Corp at Goodfellow Field in San Angelo Texas and will depart next week for overseas shipment to Salt Lake City Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Golliday
Larry
Jerry
C. L. Golliday
Golliday
Air Corp
Good Fellow Field
San Angelo
Texas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Presbyterians Plan Picnic at Capon Park WV
Winchester Presbyterian Church plans an old time family basket picnic at Capon Park West Virginia on Wednesday July 24. Joseph Hotinger chairs with Harry Ridgeway and W M Richards assisting. Baskets spread at 6 pm with lemonade and ice cream provided. Transportation offered from church parking lot and a sunset sing and vespers on the lake led by Jay Lowden and Dr Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Cacapon Park
West Virginia
Joseph Hotinger
Harry Ridgeway
W. M. Richards
Jay Lowden
Wilson
Illness Update and Local Notices
Mrs Cecilia M Cooper daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank S Miller of this city is seriously ill in George Washington University Hospital Washington D C with slight improvement reported. Mr and Mrs Jacob Randall and Misses Cora and Grace Donald of Kernstown have returned home after a day in Hagerstown. Mt Hope Church will hold a supper on Saturday July 20 at 7 oclock public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecilia M. Cooper
Frank S. Miller
George Washington University Hospital
Washington, D. C
Hagerstown
Jacob Randall
Cora and
Grace Donald
Kernstown
Mr. Hope
Mt. Hope Church
Russel Owens
Stephenson
Betty Ann
Ann Dorsey
Betty Frank
Imogene Omps
Betty Carpenter
Doris Morrison
Frances Kern
Mary Katherine
Betty Williams
Catherine Golightly
Louis and
Smith Dorsey
Danny Babi
Sammy Jitter
Carl Williams
Robert Parkinson
Women's Class Held Picnic at Grace Lutheran Church
The Mary Martha Class met at Rev. Norman Cooper's home 449 N Braddock St on July 11 for a picnic supper and business meeting attended by 28 members and 2 guests. Officers planned a August meeting with a watermelon party hosted by Mrs. Sarah Halterman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Martha
Grace Lutheran Church
Norman Cooper
N. Braddock Street
Louise Georges
Virginia Hottel
Lavenia Conlon
Esther Massey
Gertrude Castleman
McClinocks
Hupp
Bennie Jones
Daisy Shade
Humgardner
Ethel Strosnider
Ada Ebersole
Cora Massie
Mary Fabrney
Rena Loy
Evelyn Lowery
Kauffman
Rosenberger
Wolfe
George Jones
Sarah Halterman
Williams
Grace Hepner
Virginia . Jackson
Catherine Stine
Mae Crabill
Anne Crabill
Reginald Cooper
Sarah Halteman
Return To Make Home Here
Mr and Mrs Donald B Grimm and daughter Carolyn Louise arrived in the city Wednesday to live with Mr Grimm s mother Mrs Verna A Grimm of Winchester Route No The Grimms came home after his Coast Guard discharge in February after over eighteen months service in the American Theater including Porto Rico and South America Since February they have lived in Miami Florida Mrs Grimm is the former Miss Mabel Sands daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Sands of Miami
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald B. Grimm
Carolyn Louise
City
Mr. Grimm
Verna A. Grimm
Winchester
Grimm
Coast Guard
Porto Rico
South America
Miami
Fla
Mabel Sands
Samuel Sands
Frances West Brown Returns From College Park Visit
Frances West Brown has returned from a two week visit with Judy Speake at College Park Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park, Md
Frances West Brown
Judy Speake
College Park
Boy Returns Home After Tonsil Surgery
Master Harry F. Byrd III had a tonsillectomy yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital and returned today to his parents on South Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd, III
Winchster Memorial Hospital
South Washington Street
Local Residents Attend Training and Visit For Week
Dan Leatherman superintendent of Stines Chapel Sunday School returned home from Montreal North Carolina where he attended a ten day Leadership Training Conference for Sunday School workers. Several Buffalo New York residents Mrs H L Stephenson Mrs A Lloyd Agnew Mr Hal Stephenson and Mr Lloyd C Agnew visiting this city for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Leatherman
Stine’s Chapel
Montreal
N. C
H. L. Stephenson
A. Lloyd Agnew
Hal Stephenson
Lloyd C. Agnew
Buffalo
N. Y
Mother Killed Defending Her Young Daughter
In Roxbury, Boston, 31 year old Helen Cronin was strangled during an attack on her 12 year old daughter Eleanor who was assaulted through a first floor window. A negro suspect fled as police and patrols swarmed the area. two younger children in the room were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Helen Cronin
Roxbury
Eleanor
Cronin
National Group Opposes Governor's Billboard Plan
The National Roadside Council launches a national campaign opposing Governor Tuck's idea to use billboards for promoting states. Mrs. W. L. Lawton of New York leads the group, arguing the scheme serves billboard and petroleum interests. The governor says most replying governors favor the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
National Roadside Council
Tuck
W. L. Lawton
New York
Lawton
Two Weeks At Camp Wakanda Woodstock
Bobby Hawkins son of Rev T J Hawkins and Carroll Bridge forth son of Mr and Mrs W E Bridgeforth spend two weeks at Camp Wakanda Woodstock. Mr and Mrs B L Watkins and two daughters depart for Berkeley Springs W Va to visit Mrs Watkins parents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Shockey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Hawkins
Rev
T. J. Hawkins
Carroll Bridgeforth
W. E. Bridgeforth
Camp Wakanda
Woodstock
B. L. Watkins
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Inventor of the roller coaster credited to Lamar C. Thompson
A. Thompson, a Sunday School teacher, is named as the inventor of the roller coaster in 1884. The statement suggests his aim was to steer youth away from unsuitable amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.E. A
Lamarcus A. Thompson
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
Lesson notes on English usage by W. L. Gordon cover word form rules misused spellings and pronunciation. It highlights plural versus singular meanings for means clarifies hundredth pronunciation and lists synonyms and examples. The piece promotes daily vocabulary expansion with a focus word raucous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Australia’s Autonomy Plan Faces Soviet Veto Threat
Australia pushes a world atomic control agency with a single Security Council link but faces a likely Soviet veto. Gromyko opposes surrender of Big Five veto rights, while Evatt prepares to present after six month subcommittee talks. The plan would limit Council involvement to flagrant violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Australia
World Atomic Control Agency
United Nations Security Council
Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
H. V. Evatt
U. N. Atomic Working Committee
Evatt
Gromyko
Russia
Security Council
United States
U. N
Modern Etiquette tips from Roberta Lee
A reader asks about hosting etiquette for an at home day callers should prepare shortly before 3 p.m. It is better to be ready a half hour before than rush at the last minute. Parents should call on the bride within twenty four hours of engagement announcement. Gifts should be sent as soon as possible after invitation receipt.
Assignment of USS Salomie AO 26 A H
The USS Salomie is now at Yokohama Japan and is due July 18 at Bahrein Islands off Arabia in the Persian Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Japan
Baherin Islands
Arabia
Persian Gulf
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Miss Iselin
Whirley-Grimes
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Front Royal
Chambersburg, Pa
Nature
Pioneer
Bluff
Iris Anderson
Elizabeth Cather
Mildred Keeney
Wayside Inn
Virginia Ham
Gaunt's Drug Store
Harry G. Grimm
William Verhas
Katherine Giles
E. C. Sloat
Harry Ebersole
Josephine Ebersole
Washington
Frederick Grimm
Byers
Baltimore
Paul F. Turner
Wilmington
Del
Ben Henson
Wm. Grimm
Susie Grimm
Staunton
Sethi
Palace Theatre
National Group
the Children’s Shop
S. Loudoun St
Roberta Lee
Caverns
Grottoes
Elkton
Lovett Brothers
Winchester — Staunton
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Winchester, Virginia
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Neely
Loudoun
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Cather & Moling
Timberlake
J. A. Hotinger Mutual Insurance
Winchester Furniture CO
South Loudoun St
Loudoun St
Yeti
Les
Sahang
Haldeman’s Creamery
Haldeman
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