Blast at Celanese plant injures about forty in Cumberland
A Celanese Corporation of America acetone recovery building blast in Cumberland caused approximately 40 injuries, five serious, with one building wrecked and a $200,000 damage estimate. Power failure sparked the explosion which sent debris across the site and prompted evacuations as fires broke out.
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Cumberland
Celanese Corporation of America
Truman Moon
Fred T. Small
Edward Allan
Cela
New York
Harry Stafford
Ming
Elmer Moore
Celanese
Explo
Moore
Memorial and
Allegany General Hospitals
County Brevities Taunt Glimpses From Grimes and Brucetown
Various short notes from Grimes and Brucetown Virginia report preaching at Galilee on June 6, visitors from Ridgeway West Virginia Philadelphia and Arlington, soldiers returning from Hawaii and enlisting, relatives visiting Berryville and Winchester, and local travel to Camp Lee with brief family updates.
Surprise party honors Robert Racey before camp
Opequon Virginia reports a surprise party at Mr. and Mrs Robert Racey home for their son Robert before he returns to camp. Jessie Carpenter hosted David Malone to honor his Army call. Floyd Newlin returned to camp after ten days furlough. Lucille Snapp formerly of Cedar Creek Grade is Mrs. Newlin. Annie Jane Baylis shows improvement after illness. Lester Racey recovered and returned to work. Visitors included Marvin Holtzman of Wheatfield and Johnny Sibert of Winchester.
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Opequon
Robert Racey
Robert
Jessie Carpenter
David Malone
Floyd Newlin
Newlin
Lucille. Snapp
Cedar Creek
Annie Jane Baylis
Lester Racey
High View Social News Notes Visitors and Visits
Major and Mrs. Harold Stanley and son Bruce of Washington visit Mrs. Stanley’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Koenig Sr. Mrs. Julian Hammock entertains Nellie Painter and Marie Conner at supper. Cecil Cadwallader visits White Post relatives. Ruth Mason visits Earnest and Mrs. Owens of Berryville this week. James Orndorff stays with Marvin White. Kenneth Newlin visits Harry Cadwallader. Howard White and children visit the Whites.
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High View
James Orndorff
Marvin White
Kenneth Newlin
Harry Cadwallader
Howard White
Lois, Wayne and
Allen
Mar
Visitors at Refuge home spend week with local families
Sunday guests at the home of Mr. E. R. Conner and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shiley included Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harworth, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Conner and Janet Lee, Marie and Roberta Conner, Ross Willard, Garland Bray family, Avis, Nancy and Robert, and the Lillards and Grim family who returned to Baltimore after a week’s vacation with their parents.
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Refuge
E. R. Conner
Earl Shiley
Joe Harworth
Carlton Conner
Janet Lee
Marie
Roberta Conner
Ross Willard
Garland Bray
Avis
Nancy
Robert
Ross Lillard
Gervis Grim
Baltimore
Tire Inspection Schedule By Card Type
Calendar details inspections by book type with deadlines. B Book holders have second inspection before May 31. A Book holders must complete second inspection before June 30. T Book holders have second inspection before Sept. 30. T holders must inspect within 60 days from the last inspection date.
Social Roundup Notes From Local Figures
Mr and Mrs Amiss Lillard host guests including Mrs Effie Bray and Mr and Mrs Ollie Grim. The Grim family visited with Harley Grim and daughter Albertiss. Visitors to Thomas Brady included Mrs Elsie Foltz and family from Strasburg and Mr Garland Broy with Mr and Mrs Austin Conner. Effie Broy and Ross Lillard joined Earl Hough for supper Saturday.
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Ents
Amiss Lillard
Effie Bray
Ollie Grim
Harley Grim
Albertiss
Dick Steele
Thomas Brady
Elsie Foltz
Strasburg
Garland Broy
Austin Conner
Effie Broy
Ross Lillard
Earl Hough
Local church class gathering in Stephens City honors Nettie Yeakle
Stephens City Virginia June 4 Daughters of Wesley Sunday School class of the Methodist Church held a session with games and refreshments. A bedspread was presented to Miss Nettie Yeakle whose upcoming marriage was announced. Several members and visitors attended including Mrs. Henry Ritenour and Mrs. Clarence Lemley co hosting in June.
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Stephens City
Daughters of Wesley
Methodist Church
Norman Carba
Roy
Session
Henry Ritenour
Clarence Lemley
Nettie Yeakle
Albert Jones
Seattle
Washington
Sam Cook
Albert
Kenneth
Mary Louise Colan
Raspberry Stout
Memorial Hospital
Stout
Jake Herbaugh
Earl Elling
Lutheran Church
H. E. Stickley
Joe Clevenger
Stuart Pence
Kernstown
W. Co. Adams
Dan Brumback
Raymond Elling
Russell Triplett
Cora Massie
Ralph Bauserman
Charley Beatty
Carolyn Seal
Anna Orndorff
Robert Shifflett
Richmond
Ernest Flowers
Albert Colaw
Whch
Albert, Jr
Robert Sargent
White Post
Sam Sargent
Marthewa Clevenger
Marie Rinker
Bessie Colaw
Paxton Orndorff
Peary Painter
Memorial Day Visits Reported in Middletown and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Casper Craig returned to Hyattsville Maryland after a week with her father Mr Frank Werrick. Mrs. Charles Hammack of Washington with her son in law Mr Evan Kline and his wife and child from New York spent Memorial Day with Mrs Ora Everly and daughter Ruby Everly. Also visiting were Mr Lynwood Everly of Winchester and dinner guests hosted by Mrs Walter McCauley included Corp Archie Everett Conner of the Signal Corps Kansas City Missouri and Mr George Higgs with Mr Lee Wingfield of Winchester along with other local children.
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Brucetown
Charles White Shearer, Jr
Charles III
Susan
Philadelphia
J. Swinney
Eugene Adams
Hawaiian Islands
States
Andy Whitacre
Gilbert Willis
Patricia
Berryville
Leo Price
Flushing
N. Y
Tom Price
Price
Anthony Gleisner
Arlington
Raymond Brill
U.S. Army
Camp Lee
John Catlett
Winchester
Casper Craig
Frank Werrick
Hyattsville
Charles Hammack
Washington
Evan Kline
Little
New York
Ora Everly
Ruby Everly
Everly
Lynwood Everly
Walter McCauley
Answers to the Daily Quiz from Page Four
The page lists quiz answers including a thick glass, George Armstrong Custer, Ellice Islands, fifty years ago, Vice President Henry A Wal lace, heavier, Liechtenstein, Ohio, and a list of five cities Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia St Louis. It notes methods of cooking over direct heat on a gridiron or a rack under flame.
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George Armstrong Custer
Ellice Islands
Henry A. Wallace
Liechtenstein
Ohio
Boston
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Local Social Notes From Winchester Area
Lacey and I N Conner Mrs Mc Cauley and Harry McCa Corp attend news and relatives amid memorial activities. Mrs Mary Katherine remains in Winchester Memorial Hospital while Ruth Gordon visits relatives in Silver Springs. Wrights, Owings, Keiths and Brysons are reported visiting or residing nearby as church services and christening take place. Main street property owned by A M Smith receives a good coat of treatment.
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Lacey
I. N. Conner
McCauley
Harry McCa
Will Owings
Winchester
Howard Owings
Church Street
George Edwin Wright
Halltown
Leslie, Md
Julia Wright
Elliot Wright
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gordon Keith
Robert Miller
Baltimore
Shelby Leanna Keith
William Keith
C. R. Curtis
Keiths
Louise Bryson
New York
M. H. Rhodes
A. M. Smith
Main Street
Paint Improves Appearance Considerably
A description notes that applying paint yields a marked improvement in the subject's appearance, with observers remarking on the refreshed look and enhanced finish.
Junior Class First Aid Certificates Granted at Handley High
A Handley High School first aid class led by Miss Eleanor Gray McCartney trained through May 17 and awarded junior certificates to twenty eight students including Jean Acker Elizabeth Anderson Jeanne Baker Betty Bray Bickers Jean Butler Edith Claytor Thelma Clowser Adelaide Coble and others.
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Handley High School
Eleanor Gray McCartney
Jean Acker
Elizabeth Anderson
Jeanne Baker
Betty Bray Bickers
Jean Elizabeth Butler
Edith Claytor
Thelma J. Clowser
Adelaide Coble
Janca Danley
Hazel DeHaven
Lorraine Fahnestock
Dorothy Fleming
Marjorie Frye
Ethel Funk
Mary Howe Glascock
Marjorie Haymaker
Thelma LaFolfette
Lisetta Larazzero
Virginia LeMaster
Mary Clegg Miller
Agnes Morrison
Janet Nixon
Gilda Orndorff
Paulette Pifer
Audrey Sorenson
Mary Lou Sprint
Betty Striker
Belleau Wood Saved by All American Women in 1918
The article recalls Belleau Wood where No. 8 Marine Regiment halted the German advance toward Paris in 1918 and notes its purchase by all American women.
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Belleau Wood
Germany
Paris
Navy Seaplane Tenders Named for American Bays
Small U S Navy seaplane tenders traditionally receive names drawn from American bays straits and inlets reflecting geographic heritage. The practice links ship class identity to notable coastal features across the United States.
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U. S. Navy
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B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
East Piccadilly St
Good
Leesburg
A. Morris Love
Loudoun County
Thomas W. Clatterbuck
Hamilton
Love
James
Walter Russell
Grimes
Dora Grimes
Aag Clemons
Bunker Hill
G. L. Grim Radio Shop
Nat. Ave
Middletown
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Bugs
W. B. Snider & Son
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Braddock St
Dial
Kea
Bakers of Southern Enriched Bread
Southern Enriched Bread
PBS
Bowma Nolan
General Electric Company
Southern Bread
Southern's Bread
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