Social Notes Plans Formal Summer Dance at Winchester Club
A Winchester Golf Club committee has completed plans for a summer formal dance on Saturday July 27 with Phil Young and his Orchestra from Chambersburg Pa. playing 9 pm to 1 am. Breakfasts will be served after the intermission for a nominal charge. Tables will be on the outside porch and around the outdoor pool with no reservations needed. The dance committee includes Miss Dorothy Hawthorne and Mr Howard Allen with Mr and Mrs H B McCormac Jr assisting. Meanwhile Jean Lucille Watson wed Baltimorean Gover Lee Johnson II on June 5 in Elkridge Md with the couple to reside in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Golf Club
Phil Young
Chambersburg
Dorothy Hawthorne
Howard Allen
H. B. McCormac, Jr
Jean Watson
Johnson
Franklin High School
Business College
Air Corp
Western Electric Company
Baltimore
Girl Scouts Camp White Rock Picnic At Camp
Girl Scouts Council hosts a picnic supper at Camp White Rock with leaders and community helpers attending. Guests toured the camp, enjoyed a swim, and dined in the expanded dining hall while noting improvements to the camping season and planning for next year. Campfire songs and staff performances followed, as officials lamented absent volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts Council
Camp White Rock
Mt Hope Church Supper Scheduled For July 20
A church supper will be held at Mt Hope Church on July 20 with public invitation extended. Mr Wilbur Cather of 1419 Greystone Terrace has been ill but is slowly improving. Mrs Margaret Hodgson Goss has returned from New York where she was shopping for the Margaret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hope Church
Wilbur Cather
Greystone Terrace
Margaret Hodgson Goss
New York
Margaret L. Hodgson
Marriage of Elizabeth White and William Edgar Jackson Jr
Miss Elizabeth White of Charles Town married William Edgar Jackson Jr of Berryville in a Sunday evening ceremony at First Baptist Church Berryville conducted by Rev. R Carrington Paulette. The bride is a Charles Town High School graduate and works as a C. and P. Telephone operator in Berryville. The groom is a World War II veteran who served three years in the Army and recently returned from Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth White
Lawrence White
Charles Town
William Edgar Jackson, Jr
W. E. Jackson
Berryville
First Baptist Church
R. Carrington Paulette
Jackson
C. & P. Telephone Company
Japan
Vacationing women plan Western States motor trip
Mrs. Harry Butler and Mrs. W S McClintock left Thursday for a month long tour of Western States from Salinas to California. Mrs. George W Miller departed for Pocomoke City to be with her daughter during an appendectomy. Community club members gathered for a salad and sauce pan demonstration at Stephens City and several local residents were noted visiting and hosting relatives in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Butler
W. S. McClintock
Salinas
Calif
Pocomoke
George W. Miller
Pocomoke City
R. T. Willey
Doll Show Highlights Foreign Doll Collection at Handley
The annual playground doll show at Handley Playground featured dolls of all types and sizes including a rare collection of Foreign dolls from over ten countries loaned by Miss Dorothy Cooper. Judges were Mrs. Dailey Slonaker and Mrs. Roy A. Cather. winners included Carol StewartBest baby doll, Mary Bruce RhodesBest rag doll, Barbara HobertBest nationality doll, Paul RhoadesBest animal doll, and Patricia and Eileen Cahill for Twin Dolls with best home made clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Playground
Dorothy Cooper
Dailey Slonaker
Roy A. Cather
Carol Stewart
Mary Bruce Rhodes
Barbara Hobert
Paul Rhoades
Patricia
Eileen Cahill
Betsy Henderson
Mary Ann Marcus
Marlyn Miller
Peter Hobert
Chester Hobert
Lynn Minton
Suzanne Rosenberger
Pauline Smith
Joan Smith
Barbara Himelright
Thomas Wolfe
Mike Hart
Lynn Cooper
Cora Ellen Fry
Vacation Bible School Opens at Stonewall School
A community Vacation Bible School will open Monday July 22 at 9 a.m. at Stonewall School. Sponsored by the Stephenson and Welltown churches under Mrs. F. T. Pulcher, with Jean Rudolph secretary and Mrs. G. T. Yeakle pianist. Teachers and helpers listed for Be ginners to Intermediate. All children over four invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall School
Stephenson and Welltown
F. T. Pulcher
Jean Rudolph
G. T. Yeakle
Betty Carpenter
Doris Morrison
May Seal
Katherine Hoover
Claude Gore
Myrtle Gregory
Bessie Mason
Bertha Ashwood
E. W. Grant
Amos Prince
Esten Rudolph
Jean Hoover
Ann Dorsey
Local social notes capture births visits and church events
Mr and Mrs Joseph R Darr plan a Baltimore return with twins Robert Allen and Raymond Eddy born July 3 at Memorial Hospital. Visitors include Mr and Mrs L C Hughes and daughter Mary Lee from New Jersey. Various callers and birthday dinners are noted, along with Rev M J Miller en route to Westerville Ohio and attendance at a Women's Guild Conference at Hood College with delegates from E and R churches in several states.
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Joseph R. Darr
Baltimore
Robert Allen
Raymond Eddy
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Darr
Lloyd R. Darr
South Street
L. C. Hughes
Mary Lee
New Jersey
H. F. Hughes
Glaize Avenue
M. J. Miller
G. Senger
Westerville
Ohio
Women's Guild
Mary J. Gray
Frederick
Women’s Guild
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hood College
E and R Church
E and R
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Lesson In English by W L Gordon
Instructional note on proper word usage and pronunciation. It highlights preferred phrases such as the greater part of time over major portion and gives guidance on mispronunciation and misspelling. The piece encourages vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily and cites today's word reluctant meaning unwilling with an example.
Two Babies Born Wednesday in Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Lee Davis of Gainesboro welcome a son born Wednesday at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Thrall of Paris announce a daughter born Wednesday. Miss Ida Jones of 501 South Stewart Street is recovering from a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Davis
Gainesboro
Memorial Hospital
Charles ‘Thrall
Paris
Ida Jones
South Stewart Street
Stine's Chapel Bible School Closes With Community Picnic
Stines Chapel Bible School near Sunnyside North Frederick Terrace and Apple Pie Ridge ends this morning with a picnic for children and teachers. Enrollment grew from 50 to 78 under Daniel E. Leatherman and volunteers led by John E. Williams Ada Glass Baker and others. Next Sunday at 7 15 PM a closing program will award handmade achievement certificates to each participant hosted by Rev John E Williams and include all community members and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stine’s Chapel
Sunnyside
North Frederick Terrace
Apple Pie Ridge
Daniel E. Leatherman
John E. Williams
Ada Glass Baker
W. B. Hicks
Pansy Butler
Frances Kerns
Leonard Butler
Bertha Stine
Mabel McKay
Edna Rinker
Alice Amos
Ronny Wilson
Bible School
Williams
Immigration Officers Take Local Prisoner
John Bain alias Fred Orwain Fred Dean and Fred Vain released to the Department of Immigration in Washington D C. Bain a Bahaman is said to be in the country illegally. He was picked up by local officers for the recent attempted safe cracking at Montgomery Ward. He gave Miami as his home and denied Nassau. Bain had worked at Montgomery Ward and the Hospital during his Winchester stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bain
Fred Orwain
Fred Dean
Fred Vain
Department of Immigration
Washington, D. C
Bain
Montgomery Ward
Miami
Nassau
Winchester
Shenandoah Designer Starr Truscott Dies at 60
Starr Truscott, 60, longtime Langley Field Lab chief of hydrodynamics for the NACA, died at his Fox Hill home after a cerebral hemorrhage. A Cleveland native, he helped design the Shenandoah and other airships, served in World War I, and later worked with NACA in Washington before moving to Langley. He leaves a widow, two sons, and two daughters.
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Hampson
Starr Truscott
Cleveland
Langley Field Laboratory
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Fox Hill
Truscott
Jonnns Hopkins
Joint
Army Navy Airship Board
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Shenandoah
Akron
Macon
Navy
NACA
Washington
Langley Field
Organization of Clarke County Precincts for Byrd Nomination
In Berryville Virginia on July 19 a mass meeting organized 9 Clarke county precincts to mobilize votes for Senator Harry F Byrd's renomination. Ralph N Dorsey is county campaign manager, Colgate W Darden announced, with completion expected by week’s end. E Blackburn Moore outlined the absentee voting form changes and process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Harry F. Byrd
Ralph N. Dorsey
Byrd
Colgate W. Darden
Dorsey
E. Blackburn Moore
Typhoon Pounds Hong Kong Winds Top 102 Mph
A typhoon batters Hong Kong, winds reach 102 miles per hour as the Royal Observatory tracks its impact on ships and coast. Vessels sail to sea while many stay to ride out the storm and debris damages piers and boats along the coast. The 2143-ton Taiposhan ran aground 150 miles north near Swatow and is reported battered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Hon Rc.ng
China
Royal Naval Observatory
Swatow
Pierce Nominated for Lions International President
Clifford D. Pierce of Memphis Tenn was nominated without opposition for president of Lions International. The 29th convention will elect him today to succeed Ramiro Collazo of Havana Cuba. Elis Loveless of Norfolk Va and L A Radamaker of Salisbury were nominated for the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Clifford D. Pierce
Memphis
Tenn
Lions International
Ramiro Collazo
Havana
Cuba
Elis Loveless
Norfolk
L. A. Radamaker
Salisbury
Modern Etiquette Q and A on Invitations Birth Notices
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about mailing wedding invitations when towns differ and who selects the church. It notes that parents mail from the bride’s home town, and that the bride alone picks the church. It also advises sending a warm sincere note to acknowledge a birth announcement.
Blue Grass Replaces Weeds at Berryville Farm
Clarke county farmer Edward B. Jenkins shows his Red Gate Farm pastures now lush blue grass with no recent seedings. County agent J W Olcott credits pasture management including clipping lime and fertilization. A demonstration will be held at Oscar Carrs farm on the Winchester Berryville highway Monday at 3 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
J. W. Olcott
Edward B. Jenkins
Red Gate Farm
Millwood
Virginia
Jenkins
Olcott
Oscar Carr
Winchester
St. Davids Church social notes update
St David s Church Virginia July 19 notes illness of D W Clem improving. Visitors include W Jentrys, Arden Hunts from Washington DC with Elaine, McClanahans. Hartleys from Blandensburg with Claud Rush family. Jessie Rush visiting near Washington with Omer and Billie Rush. T A Crabill and Madeline Stump at Martin Stump birthday dinner near Strasburg for his 79th. Other visitors listed.
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ST. Davids Church
D. W. Clem
William Jentry
Jentry
Arden Hunt
Washington, D. C
Elain
Blandensburg
Mr. Stump
McDavidson
Johnney and
Everett
Martin Stump
Roy Hinderlight
Mary Good
Fire at Clearbrook Box Factory damages boiler house
A fire started in a sawdust pile at the O. M. Swimley Box Factory near Clearbrook. It burned the roof off the boiler house but was extinguished before extensive damage occurred. The Friendship Fire Company was called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Swimley
Clearbrook
Friendship Fire Company
Bull found on 60 foot Kyme Castle tower in Sleaford
Residents searched fields and woods for two days for a missing three quarter ton bull. The bull was found atop a 60 foot tower at Kyme Castle after climbing a narrow stairway. He refused to back down until farmers tapped his nose with a persuader and moved him in reverse, ending the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleaford
England
Kyme
Castle
Bee Inspector’s Truck Crash Releases 80 Hives
George Paige, a state bee inspector, was hauling eighty hives of bees when his truck wrecked near Walla Walla. Bystanders and a state patrolman assisting the investigation were injured as the hives escaped in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla, Wash
George Paige
Paige
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Madeline Myers
H. P. Lovett
Roy Wisecarver
Roy Hicks
Robert Ayler
Julian Steele
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Ida Guard
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Ruth Sampsell
Loretta Reid
Verora Davidson
Chevy Chase, Md
Hotel Jack
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Madison College
Mary Thompson
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Harrisonburg
Boyce High School
L. A. Lamp
A. D. Ebersole
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Kernstown
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Roy Kerns
Elmer Lamp
Lewis Lamp
Eva
Fred Gore
la Orla
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Virginia Ave
Handley
Vacation Bible School
Mrs. Hughes
Mr. Jacobson
Mary Grapes
Hazel Hughes
Elsie Carver
Albert Carver
William Smith
Lancaster
William Pierce
W. W. Frazier
Anita
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Robert L. Boyd
J. Albert Foreman
Tom Newcome
George Newcome
W. L. Gordon
Stine’s Chapel Bible School
Skol Gaby
Gaunt’s Drug Store
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Va. Ave
Shenandoah Desinger
Memphis, Tenn
Lions
Oxford
Lovett Bros
V. F. W. Carnival
Tonite
Roberta Lee
St. David’s Church
the Commercial & Savings Bank
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the Children’s Shop
S. Loudoun St
E. R. Crampton
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the Food Center
N. Loudoun St
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South
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