Gregory Snyder Wedding Engagement Announced
Mr and Mrs R E Gregory announce the engagement of daughter Charlene to Hammond Snyder of Alexandria. Charlene will graduate from Garfield Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in September. Snyder attended William and Mary College and served in the U S Navy during World War II and now works for Mutual Ice in Alexandria. The wedding is planned for fall. Mrs Roy Manuel hosted a blue and pink stork shower for her daughter Mrs Robert Fletcher with numerous guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Gregory
E. Cork Street
Charlene
Hammond Snyder
Nelson Snyder
Alexandria
Miss Gregory
Garfield Memorial Hospital School of
Snyder
William and Mary College
U. S. Navy
Mutual Ice Company
Alexandia
Roy Manuel
S. Cameron Street
Robert Fletcher
Mesdames Mac McDaniel
Juanita Burch
Clinton Ritter
Laura Everhart
Winton Pope
Curtis Elliot
Georgia Algar
Margaret Starlipper
Dave Kater
Louis Armel
Virgil Grant
Esther Seager
Lydia Danka
Bessie Fletcher
Troy Huston
Helen Hopkins
Doris Baker
Florence Snap
Patricia Adams
Rosalie Brown
Hattie Hockman
Chattie Monhollen
Cake Day reminders for Wilderness and Bluff Units at Camp White Rock
Parents of Girl Scouts at Camp White Rock are reminded Cake Day for the Wilderness Unit is Wednesday and for the Bluff Unit is Saturday. Cakes should be left at camp director Mrs. Marcia Taper’s home, 29 E Pall Mall Street, on the respective Cake Day. Several local residents are noted visiting or returning from trips and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp White Rock
Wilderness
Bluff
Marcia Taper
E. Pall Mall Street
Penney Blanket Survives 12-Day Wear Test
A blanket worn by 12 000 people at the J C Penney store endured a 12 day gruelling test with a loss of only 6 12 ounces from its six pound weight and no broken threads. It was laundered after the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney
Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs Meeting
HDC representatives led by president of the Virginia State Federation attend the Institute of Rural Affairs at V P I Blacksburg July 29 30 31 to elect officers hear reports and tours note exhibits and labor saving devices by Extension Service during the Virginia farm labor saving show with campus tours arranged by Miss Hallie Hughes and other district and state agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Institute of Rural Affairs
Blacksburg
E. E. Fawcett
Miller Barley
Walker Bond
Frederick County
Agnes Shirley
Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
V.P.I
E. Fiqyd Yates
Powhatan
Federation
Extension
Extension Service
Virginia
Hallie Hughes
Helen Ricks
Smith Vaughan
Catherine Perry
Mary L. Thompson
Ladies Golf Team To Play Alexandria at Winchester Course
The Winchester ladies golf club hosts a low-ball match against Alexandria after a 5-4 defeat by Farmington Country Club at Winchester. Readies for the Wednesday 9 30 a m tee off on the Winchester course. Guests and local residents visit friends and relatives around town with several mentions of travel and stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golf Club
Mesdames Duncan Gibb
F. L. Sargent, Jr
John Hedrick
Victor Constant
P. F. Rosenberger
H. R. Kern, Jr
Farmington Country Club
Charlottesville
Winchester Golf Course
Farmington
Alexandria
Winchester
Senior Young People Meet Tomorrow at Braddock Street
The Senior Young People's Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet at 8 15 p m tomorrow at the home of Leslie Carper 215 Sharp Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street
Berryville Horse Show Exhibitors Invited to Picnic
The Berryville Horse Show directors invite all exhibitors to a picnic supper after the show on Thursday at Avenel Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Avenel
Taliaferros To Be Entertained Tonight
Mrs. J. M. Steck Jr hosts informally in honor of Mrs. Steck’s brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Harry T Taliaferro Jr of White Plains New York. Guests include May S Waterman Rufus Rinker and attorney E M Van Meer of Washington and Grace Miller Hayden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Steck, Jr
May S. Waterman
Rembrandt Studio
E. M. van Meer
Rufus Rinker
Washington
L. Russell Miller
Grace Miller Hayden
Waterman
Miller
Thomas G. Scully
State Organization of
United World Federalists
United World Federalist
Orange
Steck
Harry T. Taliaferro
Frances
White Plains
N. Y
Store Opening Draws 2000 Inspectors at Gaunt Drug Store
Robert Patton among about 2,000 people who toured the H. M. Gaunt remodeled drug store at the S Loudoun Street and Valley Avenue corner Saturday. He held a 25 savings account as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Patton
H. M. Gaunt
S. Loudoun St
Valley Ave
Shenandoah Servisoft Co Forms Local Water System
The Shenandoah Servisoft Co has secured temporary office space in the George Washington hotel building and seeks a corporate charter. Directors include John S. Scully II Henry T. Hardenburg Eleanor S. White and C Ridgely White. It holds a franchise from Servisoft Inc to operate in Frederick Clarke Warren and Shenandoah counties offering monthly rental water softening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Servisoft Co
George Washington Hotel
John S. Scully II
Henry T. Hardenburg
Eleanor S. White
C. Ridgely White
Servisoft, Inc
Frederick, Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
May Bar Queen Bees
Blacksburg Virginia July 28 to prevent the introduction of a fat al bee disease consideration is now being given to revocation of the regulation under which the United States department of agriculture acting in behalf of public institutions and commercial queen breeders is permitted to import queenbees for experimental and scientific purposes the USDA announces. Virginia agricultural extension service entomologists said they considered the continued importation of queenbees as a potential danger. It could introduce into this country a parasitic mite that causes a fatal bee malady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Burglar Hauls 300-Pound Safe From Bakery to Brooklyn
In New York July 28 burglars stripped Louis Goldco's bakery safe and a cash register then hauled them three miles. The safe yielded $5 in pennies while the register held no money. Also noted are three mineral-rich localities Pribram Czechia Pr Franklin New Jersey Crestmore near Los Angeles with 140 minerals identified in Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. York
Louis Goldcolo
Brooklyn
D.B.Z. A
Pribram
Czechoslovakia
Franklin
New Jersey
Crestmore
Los Angeles
California
B 29 Ready For Record 42 000 Pound Bomb
The army air forces announced that a B 29 has been altered to carry a 42000 pound bomb the heaviest load proposed for a plane. Boeing built the modification and two earlier bombers were delivered in 1945 with others on order. A test drop is planned for this fall at an air range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Forces
Boeing Aircraft Co
Th Army
Ordnance Department
AAF
Cooperative Refund Totals $12,000 For Local Patrons
Farmers in Frederick Clarke and nearby counties will receive a $12,000 refund reflecting net savings from Southern States Winchester service and Southern States Cooperative. The Winchester service board declared a 6 percent dividend on stock for 1261 patrons as the refund accounts for 1.4 percent of the year’s $500,000 local business. The Southern States Winchester service also granted a 1.6 percent refund to these patrons. Board members include Walker McC Bond president Lester Dailey L O Dick R Lee Barney John W Larrick Jr L T Larrick and A W Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Clarke
Southern States
Winchester Service
Southern States Cooperative
L. C. Ellis
Southern States Winchester Service
Walker McC. Bond
Lester Dailey
Cross Junction
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
R. Lee
Barney
Gainesboro
John W. Larrick, Jr
Rt. 3
Winchester
L. T. Larrick
White Post
A. W. Wright
Star Route
Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers
Roberta Lee Q offers guidance on handling forgotten handkerchiefs with laundering and a thank you note, hostess bridgeroom etiquette for money games, and the proper custom of finishing meals by eating all food on the plate to compliment the host.
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
A brief English lesson by W. L. Gordon explains proper usage and pronunciation. It contrasts phrases like what business have they to interfere with what right have they to interfere and highlights common mispronunciations and misspellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Mission Revival at Helping Hand Mission
A revival will be held daily this week at the Helping Hand Mission in Indian Hollow. Rev. Courtney Anderson and Rev. Robert Whitten will serve as pastors and William Miller will lead the singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helping Hand Mission
Indian Hollow
Courtney Anderson
Robert Whitten
William Miller
Fire victim improves after Whit Post home blaze
Josephine Washington, seriously burned when flames destroyed her Whit Post residence early Saturday, is reported improved today at Winchester Hospital. The fire caused extensive damage to the dwelling and prompted emergency responders to evacuate nearby properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Washington
Whit Post
Winchester Hospital
Slip stitch rug pattern offer from Laura Wheeler
It describes making a scrap rug in straight strips with slipper stitch and single crochet joined into a rug. Laura Wheeler’s new improved pattern offers charts and photos, with directions. Send twenty cents for pattern number and your details to the Needlecraft Dept. in New York. Fifteen cents more buys the 1947 Needlecraft Catalogue with 102 illustrations and free instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Actuate Word Study Note From 19th Century Script
A compact vocabulary vignette defines actuate as arouse to action. It cites Smollett to illustrate how a man’s view of danger is shaped by subconscious considerations that he avoids naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smollet
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Brown & White
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B .B. Duton
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Opequon Avenue
Mary Marshall Steck
Fairmont Avenue
Betty McIntyre
Newport News
Miss McIntyre
W. W. McIntyre
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Cumberland, Md
Henry Bell
S. Braddock Street
Reva Smith
Frank Johnson
Women's Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
Natural Bridge
Mattie Mee
Mary Elizabeth Cather
Mary Lou Steele
Roanoke
Alice G. Palmer
Amy Hewitt
Jefferson Cottage
Kernstown
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Taliaferros
Gaunt
By Roberta Lee
E. Piccadilly St
Molden
L. J. Luby
Miller St
DIAL
Lovett Bros
N. Loudoun St
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Chapman Motor CO
B. Bee
the Food Center
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
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Bean
T. G. Adams Esso
Gerrard and
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Scranton Lace Company
Cather & Moling
Timberlake
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