Memorial Day Visits and Local Notices in Winchester
Mr. J W Keffer of Strasburg visits daughter Mrs Lewis Hildebrand on South Braddock street and plans Confederate memorial services at Stonewall Cemetery. Lawrence W Roland, superintendent of the Alexandria district of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co, remains seriously ill in Alexandria Hospital after a brief illness in Winchester. Winchester Clarke Garden Club reports from a meeting at Mrs Melvin Green’s home. trips to Lily Pons, Maryland canceled due to washed bridges. members discuss Garden Club of Virginia and Garden Club of America meetings in balance with local hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Keffer
Strasburg
Lewis Hildebrand
South Braddock Street
Keffer
Stonewall Cemetery
Frederick County
Squire
Lawrence Roland II
Alexandria Hospital
Lawrence W. Roland
Alexandria
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Memorial Hospital
Roland
Winchester
Winchester-Clarke Club
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
Melvin Green
Washington Street
Lily Pons
Potomac River
P. W. Boyd
Garden Club of Virginia
Richmond
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Garden Club of America
West Point
N. Y
University Women
American Association of University Women
Ian Crawford MacCallum
North Washington Street
Civic League Final Meeting and Week of Local Events
The social calendar lists a Friday Civic League meeting at Mrs. H B Cormac’s home, followed by a Kern Byrd wedding at Rosemont near Berryville. The week features Handley High School graduation sermons and class activities, Lions Club luncheon, Kiwanis luncheon, senior bonfire, church choir practices, a Winchester Lodge meeting, Rotary luncheon, and final Handley graduation exercises with Rev. Dr. Charles J. Smith delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic League
H. B
Cormac
Kern Byrd
Rosemont
H. F. Byrd
Berryville
Handley High School
Handley Auditorium
Round Hill M. E. Church
South
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Kiwanis Club
Handley Stadium
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge
Ellis
Piccadilly and
Braddock
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Charles J. Smith
Miss Jane Trapnell Brings Bowling To Charles Town
Miss Jane Brockenbrough Trapnell and Mr John Travers Bowling wed in Zion Episcopal Church Charles Town W V with Dr John S Alfriend and Rev John W Gummere officiating The couple plan a Washington home and a short wedding trip followed by a breakfast reception for bridal party and guests from Winchester and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Brockenbrough Trapnell
Bowling
Charles Town
W. Va
Jane Brockenbrough ‘Trapnell
William Trapnell
Weston
Waa
Mr. Trapnell
John Travers Bowling
Thomas C. Bowling
Zion Episcopal Church
John 5. Alfriend
Clarksburg
John W. Gummere
Holmes Trapnell
Mary Martin
Thomas Bowling, Jr
John Crowle, Jr
Staunton
Gordon Peyton
Irwin Dunn
Alexandria
Robert Owen McCormick
Trapnell
Washington
Winchester
Caroline Hunter
Bayard Stevens
Collingwood Tucker
John Campbell
Susan Colston
Kern Byrd wedding guests arrive for Rosemont ceremony
Guests arriving include Loring A. Cover senior and junior, Thom as Cover III, James Piper, Nelson Cover, Thom as Cover Jr and Barton with Olivia Cover of Baltimore and Philadelphia guests, all for the wedding of Miss Westwood Beverley Byrd to Mr. Harry R. Kern Jr at Rosemont tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern-Byrd
Miss Westwood
Beverley Byrd
Harry R. Kern
Loring A. Cover
Loring A. Cover, Jr
Thomas Cover 3d
James Piper
Nelson Cover
Baltimore
Thomas Cover, Jr
Thomas C. Barton
Olivia Cover
Philadelphia
Rosemont
Holloway Kinney
Tallahassee
Fla
Harry R. Kern, Jr
L. E. Kern
Washington, D. C
Macon
Elizabeth
Katherine Kern
Amherst Street
Miss Kinney
Radio Highlights Schedule From Five to Eleven Tonight
Prime time listings show Buddy Clark and Mary Small on air, followed by program slots from WEAF WOR WABC and WJZ featuring news sports orchestras and a Governor Lehman speech. Notable acts include Amos n Andy the Lone Ranger and a concert by Cesare Sodero with soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WABC
Buddy Clark
WJZ
Mary Small
WEAF
Amos
N’ Andy
Paul W. White
C. B.S
WOR
W5z
National Prohibition Party
Broadway Temple
Marion Talley
March of Time
John Hamilton
Landon
Jesse Crawford
Lucas
Shandor
Cugat
Stephens City High Pupils Visit Mount Vernon Trip Details
Stephens City High School pupils led by Mrs Stickley traveled to Mount Vernon in a Frederick county school bus with driver L E Cornell. Accompanied by Mrs Stickley and Rev Snyder Alleman, the group included Maynard Boyce Raymond Boyce Thomas Cooper Billy Gardner and many others. The trip included lunches and orderly transport to the Mount Vernon grounds and was described as wonderful. Lieut Hazel Pownell of the Salvation Army is in Atlanta for graduation exercises at Southern Training College. Her sister Beatrice Pownell, formerly of Romney and Stephens City, is among the graduates. Miss Pownell previously worked with the Winchester staff before joining Atlanta. The Congregational Christian Church Ladies Aid Society will meet tonight at 8 at Mrs B F Line’s home, 702 Virginia avenue, with full attendance requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude B. Stickley
Stephens City High School
Mount Vernon
Frederick County
L. E. Cornell
Eugene Tevalt
Alice Berryman
Catherine Bly
Mary Boyd
Helen Carper
Mildred DeHaven
Sarah Cutterer
Jean Duvall
Martha Ebersole
Severine Gardner
Alma Graves
Agnes Grubbs
Phyllis Helmick
Evelyn Hess
Turessa Kitchen
June Lemley
Shirley Lillard
Elizabeth McAboy
Elsie Miller
Georgiana Neff
Edith Russell
Retha White
Aleatha Yates
Mount Vernon Grounds
Hazel Pownell
Atlanta
Salvation Army
Southern Training College
Beatrice Pownell
Romney
W. Va
Miss Pownell
Winchester
Church Aid Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Congregational Christian Church
B. F. Line
Virginia Avenue
Dr E C Stuart Jr Receives Duke Fellowship
Dr E C Stuart Jr after two year internship at Montreal General Hospital arrives home in Washington for a month with his parents before traveling to Durham North Carolina to accept a surgery fellowship awarded for outstanding professional achievements. Mrs Stuart formerly Miss Meredith Todd visits her father in Washington then joins Dr Stuart before their departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Stuart, Jr
Montreal General Hospital
Montreal
Can
E. C. Stuart
Durham
N. C
Stuart
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
McGill University
McGill
Meredith Todd
G. Carrell Todd
Pocahontas Smith Todd
Washington
Archibald Magill Smith
Frances Todd
Hawaiian Islands Sergeant Visits Family in Town
Master Sergeant Paul N. Fansler of the U S Army, nine years stationed in Hawaii, stays with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles T Fansler on Woodland Avenue with his family. Hugh B Pierce reports to Mont Alto Hospital for observation after serving with Company I 116th Infantry in World War I, accompanied by Mrs Pierce. Prof Paul Fry of Albemarle NC visits Rev Dr and Mrs L A Thomas, as Fry is Mrs Thomas's nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fansler
Hawaiian Islands
Paul N. Fansler
United States Army
Charles T. Fansler
Woodland Avenue
Hugh Pierce
Hugh B. Pierce
Mont Alto Hospital
Washington
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Pierce
Paul Fry
Albemarle, N. C
L. A. Thomas
Fry
Thomas
Mrs Larrick Hosts Fredericktown Club Meeting
Miss Mary McBryde of Virginia Tech spoke on flower arrangements to the Oldricktown Gas Club at Mrs Herbert 58. New members Mrs Richard Griffith and Mrs Wendell Goode were welcomed. guests included Mrs James Reardon and others from Fairmont. Additional note: Delmar Robinsons and Mrs Sturm travel to New York St Albans for Belmont Park races, planning return next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McBryde
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Oldricktown Gas Club
Herbert
Miss McBryde
Wendell Goode
James Reardon
John Rodman
Harry Patterson
Fairmont
W. Va
H. Delmar Robinson
Frederick W. Sturm
Frederick F. Sturm
New York
St. Albans
Long Island
N. Y
Sturms
Belmont Park
Dinner guests share news and social notes from town
A long column records visits and social events including the Dunlops hosting Rev Van Clive and Miss Van Clive in Waddy Alabama and Mrs Julia Pierce Beaver and Mr William White in the city. It notes corrections about a tap dance program and lists club officers and visiting kin from Tallahassee and Bristol. Mr Paul R Pierce returns from the Veterans Hospital and Charles Dunlop visits relatives in Dayton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dunlop
Charles
van Clive
Miss van Clive
Waddy
Ala
Julia Pierce Beaver
William White
Weekly program for June 8 13 for local 4 H and home demonstration groups
The home agent outlines a busy week for 4 H clubs and home demonstration groups from June 8 through 13. Activities include meetings at Gravel Springs North Frederick and Gainesboro homes with demonstrations on Milky Way to Family Health room improvement and home made furniture. A county council session plus a game carnival and dress contest are also noted along with a Purcellville resident purchasing a new truck for his plumbing business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Gravel Springs
Carman Himelright
Winchester
Gainesboro
Frances Adams
Mount Williams
Dorothy Sager
White Hall
School House
Gore Home
County Council
Stephens City Home
National Bank
Episcopal Parish
Episcopal
Certificates Awarded To Handley High First Aid Class
Miss Elizabeth Kerr of the Winchester Frederick Red Cross announced certificates are awarded to Handley High School students who completed the standard first aid course begun November 11 under Taylor Barr. Recipients include Merlin Bly Shirley Bly Paul Fries Jr Richard Goode Clarke Loy Reuel Madigan Eston Tevalt Arthur Tinsman Lawrence Bell Clifford Cather Billy Fries George Guthridge Jr Kerr Avenue Loring Himelright Forrest Jones Edgar Koontz Conrad Lewis Gordon MelInturff Steward ORear Orvil Wine and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Kerr
Winchester- Frederick
The
Red Cross
Handley High School
Taylor Barr
Merlin Bly
Fairview Avenue
Shirley Bly
Paul Fries, Jr
North Loudoun Street
Richard Goode
Morningside Drive
Clarke
Conrad Lewis
Boyce
Gordon MelInturff
South Loudoun
Steward O'Rear
Berryvillevenue
Orvil Wine
Fairmont Avenue
Six Persons Almost Trapped In Burning Greene County Home
Six people including two crippled children escaped a blaze that destroyed their Shenandoah National Park area dwelling in Shifflett Hollow Greene County. Federal officers received word that the fire was set by an enemy in a feud, starting on the porch and first floor while the family slept on the second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Shifflett Hollow
Greene County
Shenandoah National Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Noggl
Squire Keffer
Sunshine Clubs
Martin Wisecarver
Sunshine Club
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
F. H. Way
William H. Reed
L. B. Resseguie
John S, Sloat
America
J. W. Crider
Alfred Greenbaum
This City
Gettysburg, Pa
Philip Klompus
Meyer Hamburger
Virginia Tech
George Hott
Harry Carper
Allison Haruna Soe
Blacksburg
Horace A. Hott
Jessie Crisman
North
Loudoun Street
N. Loudoun
Duke University
Tavenner
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Bostonians
Mrs. Larrick
Fredericktown Club
Delmar Robinson
Sturm
Alabama
Edward W. Barr
L. M. Allen
Century Club
Lewis M. Allen
John M. Steck
Sarah Chew
Arthur M. Field
William P. Massey
Sophie Baker
Katharine Brooks Kinney
Thomas Lane Kinney
Alexander W. Kinney
J. P. Lockett
Mary Crandell Lockett
C. Jefferson
Robert Smith , Lockett
Charles Cowan
Bristol, Tenn
Julian Rogers
Harry K. Thaw
Kenilworth
Retha and
Hilda Harmon
Clearbrook
Freda Havermale
Kernstown
Messrs
Melvin Harmon
LeRoy
Ralph Brown
Gerardstown
Paul R. Pierce
Veterans’ Hospital
Charles Dunlop
Dayton
Thomas J. Hatcher
Purcellville
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John S. Miller & Company
Huntsberry
R. M. Swimley
East Geo. Washington Hotel
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Big Joe
Winchester’s Bakery
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Raalte
Margaret L. Hodgson
N. Loudoun St
Underwood’s Telephone
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