Engagements and Birth Announcements From Local Residents
The notice lists the engagement of Miss Alice Lanahan to William Ritchie of Fairfax Virginia and notes Lanahan's Handley High School graduation. It reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Buford Nicholson of Ridgeway West Virginia and the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Boy of Middletown. It mentions Geraldine Elizabeth Hottle’s Huntington engagement to Richard Garrett of Greensboro North Carolina and Charleston West Virginia, with wedding planned June 7 in Huntington. The piece also covers the birth of Betty Carlson Bess in Keyser West Virginia and hometown movements of local residents including Helen Avis Grimm returning for summer and A S Randall’s slow recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Lanahan
West Bend Street
Alice Jane Lanahan
William Joel Ritchie
Tof
Fairfax
Joel Ritchie
Washington
Ind
Lanahan
Handley High School
Handley Honor Court
Ritchie
Franklin, Ind
C. & P. Telephone Company
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Warren Boy
Middletown
Boyer
Martha Keeller
Geraldine Satisfe
Huntington
W. Va
Raleigh L. Hottle
Martinsburg
Geraldine Elizabeth
Richard Garrett
Greens Bee N. C
Charleston, W
Miss Hottle
W. Erle Edwards
Albin
Hedmoresville High School
Martinsburg Business College
State Health Department
Charleston
Garrett
West Virginia Ball-Bear Company
A. Va
Thomas Bess, Jr
West Cork Street
Betty Carlson Bess
Potomac Valley W Hospital
Keyser
Bess
Betty Jane Carlson
Helen Avis Grimm
The
Virginia I For the Deaf and Blind
H. R.grimm
East Gerrard Street
Mary Virginia Larrick
John W. Larrick
Chambersville
Furman Gilbert Duvall
Roy P. Duvall
Allen Jones
Moorefield
Division of
Motor Vehicles
Richmond
Handley
Southern States Cooperative
Emmittsburg Graduation and Local Social News
St Josephs college announces senior degree recipients with Gordette Schenck earning a BS in journalism. Mary Virginia Larrick wed to Furman Gilbert Duvall in Martinsburg ceremony. The True Blue Class honors Elwood Anderson with silver candlesticks. Various locals visit, travel, and return, including Shirley Carter Williams and families from Baltimore and Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's College
Emmittsburg
Gordette Schenck
C. F. Schenck
Valley Avenue
Sunshine Club Meets at Mrs Colbert Home
The Sunshine Club gathers Thursday June 4 at 2 30 at 457 West Leicester Street hosted by Mrs Clara Colbert with assistants Mrs Ella Miller Mrs Marie Jolliffe Mrs Phil Crisman and Mrs Alice McKinister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colbert
Sunshine Club
Clara Colbert
West
Leicester Street
Ella Miller
Marie Jollfiffe
Phil Crisman
Alice McKinister
Robbery tale at tea party sparks draft chat
In Pueblo Colorado on June 2 elderly women at an afternoon tea discuss the draft. One notes a son-in-law must register and is 41, another retorts about his age. A memory of a past baby contest adds local color to the conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colo
No True Bill Dismisses Case Against Soldier
The case against John Statchen, a Camp Lee soldier, in the killing of fellow soldier Charles Haas, was dismissed by a federal grand jury returning a no true bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
John Statchen
Camp Lee, Va
Charles Haas
H. M. S. Pinafore Out Of Action In London
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company cannot perform H. M. S. Pinafore after wardrobe was destroyed by bombs in bombing raids. The musical was dropped from the repertoire here due to the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
D’oyly Carte Opera Company
Ten Minute Workout for a Trim Torso
A newspaper style medical notice urges Housewives to exercise daily focusing on the torso. It warns against passive routines and soda chores and promotes brief arm swing, bending, and stretching with proper posture to avoid sagging. It cautions about dangerous squats and improper lifting.
Characteristics of a Good American Essay Wins Local Prize
James Lofton of Stephens City High School won first prize in a county contest sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary for an essay on The Characteristics of a Good American. The piece extols love of freedom, truthfulness, religious freedom, and cooperation with government as defining traits of a true American citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lofton
Stephens City
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
America
United States
Red Cross
Earth
Fredom
Wodrow
Wilson
James W. Loften
Registration at John Kerr School Opens June for New Pupils
Registration at John Kerr School is set for Thursday and Friday for pupils entering the September term. Children turning five by a given date must present a birth certificate at registration to enroll in the new school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kerr School
Hawaii Sugar Shipments Rise in April
Hawaii shipped 168 026 tons of sugar to the mainland in April up from 102 530 tons in the same month last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii
New Directors Named For the Clarke Chamber
Berryville and Clarke County Chamber of Commerce elected new directors at the annual meeting held in Grace Church Parish House. The slate of 12 directors includes Roy O. Locke and J. F. Mor among others. Officers named: Roy O. Locke president Edward Thomas vice president L. C. Kackley secretary-treasurer. The pool project and fundraising progress were also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Duan
Roy O
Ad. Edward Thomas
L. C. Kackley
D. Blanton Allen
Locke
Kenneth Levi
Joseph Moore
Frank Tappen
Kackly
J. Edward Thoma
Retail Credit Association
R. M. Ware
A. Garland Williams
Joseph F. Moore
Berryvill
E. P. Berlin
New Industries
Ralph N. Dorsey
General Assembly
G. K. Levi
C. H. Iden
A. F. Robertson
E. F. Locke
R. N. Dorsey
Eloise Lumsden
Draft violator sentenced to three years in prison
Arthur Carroll Schermar horn Jr of Richmond Virginia pleaded guilty to failing to notify his local draft board of a change of address and was sentenced by Federal Judge Albert L Watson to three years in prison in Williamsport Pennsylvania on June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Arthur Carroll Schermarhorn, Jr
Richmond
Albert L. Watson
Schermarhorn
Fights Last Night AP report highlights several bouts
In New York Lulu Constantino 128 1 2 out pointed Guillermo Prietos 132 A Columbia South America Henry Armstrong 148 stopped Johnny Taylor 147 Oakland in a technical knockout. In Chicago Joe Maxim 179 Cleveland knocked out Charlie Roth 191 Detroit. Baltimore Lou Transparenti 123 outpointed Pedro Hernandez 126 New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Charles
Lulu) Constantino
Guillermo Prietos
Columbia
South America
San Jose
Calif
Henry Armstrong
St. Louis
Johnny Taylor
Oakland
Chicago
Joe Maxin
Cleveland
Charlie Roth
Detroit
Baltimore
Lou . Transparenti
Pedro Hernandez
Edgar L. Dick 61 Dies at Winchester Home
Edgar L. Dick 61 of 331 Smithfield Avenue died at 6 10 this morning from complications after a long decline in health. A farmer and carpenter born in Berkeley County West Virginia he lived in Winchester and Frederick County for 25 years. Survived by widow Maggie Abshire and six children. Services Thursday at 2 pm at his residence then Mt Pleasant United Brethren Church with interment in adjacent cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Lee Dick
Smithfield Avenue
Mr. Dick
Berkeley County
W. Va
Peter
Martha Dick
Winchester
Frederick County
Mt. Pleasant
Maggie Abshire
Myrtle Braithwaite
Sherman Dick
Leland Dick
Pauline Dick
Cletus Dick
Galen Dick
United Brethren Church
Leslie O. Shirley
Class Day At Berryville High Tomorrow Night
Berryville Virginia June 2 Weather permitting Class Day exercises by the graduating class of Berryville High will be held on the school lawn tomorrow evening at eight. The program opens with welcomes from class president Melvin McFarland and includes poems songs and memories led by Mary Lou Rocap Ann Lee Enders Jimmy Livengood Rose Ellen Ramsburg Nora Orndorff Marie Wisecarver Kenneth Lee Louise Tapscott Eddie Hart Esth er Lee and others. The class annual The Spotlight will be dedicated. The graduation will follow Thursday at eight in the school auditorium with four brief talks on the theme America Calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Melvin McFarland
Mary Lou Rocap
Ann Lee Enders
Jimmy, Livengood
Rose Ellen Ramsburg
Nora Orndorff
Marie Wisecarver
Kenneth Lee
Louise Tapscott
Eddie Hart
Esther Lee
America
Indian Sign Reveals Local Cottage Message at Lake Garda
A cottage sign near Lake Garda reads Memakidzenup meaning me ma kids and pup. In Connecticut locals recognize Indian names like Pocotopaug Wangumboag and Wonoskopomuc as common. The sign's translation draws attention for its playful family message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Conn
Lake Garda
Connecticut
Pup
Sugar Bezels and Bed Wetting Advice for Women
A reader asks for a crochet basket formula without sugar. An answer provides a gum arabic method with cold water and hot water to reach desired stiffness. A follow up suggests medical consultation for a child who wets the bed beyond age three, noting possible physical causes. It also confirms sugar in the United States comes largely from beets.
One Hour of Grace Curfew Change in Honolulu
Honolulu authorities extend pedestrian curfew from 9 to 10 p.m. effective tonight. The measure affects residents and visitors during evening hours as community safety measures are adjusted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Honolulu
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Motor Corps
Simcoe
Armory
Esther
Wingereteneat
See Seeens
Kiwanis Club
Holloway Kinney
Thomasville
W. A. Kinney
Elizabeth
Katherine Kern
Tallahassee
Fla
Kerns
Mrs. Kinney
Thomas Kinney
Florida High School
Jennings Stotler
Herbert
Vienna
Bryan Stotler
West Cecil Street
Mr. Stotler
Navy Yard
W. A. Harry, Jr
W. A. Harry, Sr
Whiteford Md
R. E. Albin
Cumberland
Frostburg
Hyndman
L. G. Bridggers
Shenandoah Junior College
Dayton
Robert Bridgers
Bridgers
Otterbein College
Westerville
Ohio
Bonebrade Seminary
Miss Lanahan
William Ritchie
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson
Buford Nicholson
Ridgeway
Nichollson
Elsie Begleman
Byrd
H. B. McCormac
Camp Lee
Margaret Byrd
Amherst Street
Mrs. Boyer
A. S. Randall
North Loudoun
Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Haldeman’s
Bracks
Mansfield
Huntsberry
Miss Larrick
Mr. Duvall
Harry Ridgeway
Elwood Anderson
Helen Knight
Emma Knight
Jean Mboling
Sam McCarthy
Andrew Wilkerson
Ivan Kline
John Ed Sartelle
Robert Sutton
Orville Wine
Canby Casey
Mae Duncan
Elizabeth Shade
Louise Duncan
Anne Hatcher
Mary Katherine Henshaw
Martha Shade
Shirley Carter Williams
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Philip Williams
Lester. Arnold, Jr
H.C. Light
Clearbrook
Lester Arnold, Sr
South Stewart Street
Charlotte Campbell
Betty Jane Oswald
Alexandria, Va
Alice Campbell
Middle Road
Miss Schenck
Girl Scout Council
George Washington Hotel
C. Fred Barr
Wyatt Richard
Turner Ashby
Stonewall Memorial Association
Little Herbie
Armstrong and
Congoleum
Olga Stoker
W. B. Snider & Son
Helen Follett
Bess Johnson
John Kerr
Moling & Cather
Clarke Chamber
Dr. Blanton Allen
Bern
Switzerland
Paris
Clarke County News Service
Underwood
Underwood’s Bakery
Loudoun St
Ensign Earle
Ensign
George H. Earle
St. Paul’s Church
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mary Sharpless Pearson
Chestnut Hill
Edgar L. Dick
West Va
Berryville High
Lovett Brothers
U. S. War Bonds
Deposit Box
the Commercial and Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporal
Nevil
Searring
Jewel
Patricia
Thomas
Credit Jewelers
Loudoun
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