Engagement of Janice Johnson to Donald Sowers
Mr and Mrs G E Johnson of Bloomery West Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter Janice to Mr Donald Sowers son of and Mrs Ansel Sowers of Augusta West Virginia The couple met during World War II where he held the rank of lieutenant They plan a wedding in April at the University of West Virginia attendance noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Johnson
Bloomery
W. Va
Janice
Donald Sowers
Ansel Sowers
Augusta
University of West Virginia
Members plan Northeast District meeting in Fredericksburg
Local Business and Professional Women's Club members expected to attend the Northeast District meeting at the Princess Anne Hotel in Fredericksburg Monday evening led by Mrs D W Ritenour and including several members with Doris Cunningham Esta Lynn Lichliter Mary Shutts Betty Drake Ruby Funk and Andrew Bell Katie Knight Velma Goode. The Woman's Auxiliary of Christ Episcopal Church will hold an 8 oclock study class in the Tilford room with Mrs Hugh Peters leading on This Rabble That is Now Japan and How Japan Got That Way followed by the film Kenji Comes Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Princess Anne
D. W. Ritenour
Doris Cunningham
Esta Lynn Lichliter
Mary Shutts
Betty Drake
Ruby Funk
Andrew Bell
Katie Knight
Velma Goode
Woman's Auxiliary
Christ Episcopal Church
Tilford
Hugh Peters
Japan
Kenji Comes
Calendar of March evening meetings and events
The list notes events on March 3 including an Evangelistic meeting at Highland Ave Presbyterian Church at 7 30 PM. The Ladies Aid Society meets at Mrs Clara Spaid 916 Amherst St at 7 30 PM. Other items include Woodmen of the World choir rehearsal Cantabile Choir and Municipal Band performances and local professional association meetings at various venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Ave. Presbyterian Church
Ladies Aid Society
Congregational Christian Church
Clara Spaid
Amherst St
Woodmen of the World
Christ Episcopal Church
Woman’s Auxiliary
Tilford
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Nurses
Comdr Cooper and Family Take Home in Winchester
Comdr and Mrs Norman Cooper and their two sons have moved into his parents home at N Brad dock Street Winchester. He recently served with a naval air squadron in the Military Air Transport Service and came from Westover AFB Massachusetts. He flew to Europe and Africa and earlier served at Rhein Main AFB in Berlin Airlift duty. His wartime work included missile program development in Michigan Oklahoma and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commianae
Norman Cooper Jr
Norman Cooper
N. Braddock St
U. S. Naval
Jurroy
Miami
Fla
Medina
N. Y
Comdr. Cooper
Naval Air Squadron
Military Air Transport Service
Winchester
Westover Afb
Massachusetts
Europe
Africa
New Engl
Rhein-Main Afb
Germa
Pensacola
John W. Reeves
Naval Air Training
Navy
Bikini
Michigan
Oklahoma
California
Miss deMazzon Completes Plans For Wedding
Miss Simone deMazzon daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred C de Mazzon of this city has completed wedding plans with Mr Charles A Pine also of this city. The ceremony is set for 4 30 tomorrow afternoon with Rev Rob. Miss Marjorie Dues of will be maid of honor and Alex Earle of White Post will serve as best man. A reception will follow at Yorks Inn at 9 o clock in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simone deMazzon
Alfred C. deMazzon
Charles A. Pine
Congregational Christian Church
Rob
Marjorite Dues
Will
Alex Earle
White Post
York’s Inn
Births Reported for Wymer Willey Feltner and Bureham
Birth notices record a girl for Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wymer Luray a girl for Mr and Mrs Elwood Willey 507 Highland Ave a boy for Mr and Mrs Bruce Feltner Rt 2 a girl for Mr and Mrs Rufus Bureham Stephens City all mothers listed under their maiden names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Wymer
Luray
Wymer
Helen
Elwood Willey
Highland Ave
Willey
Dorothy Rogers
Bruce Feltner
Feltner
Viola Lewis
Rufus Bureham
Stephens City
Bureham
Darnell Patrick
Teen Age Dance at George Washington Hotel Tonight
The Forty and Eight sponsors the third teen age dance at the George Washington Hotel from 8 30 to 11 30 tonight. It features a round dance with Kenneth Windle and his orchestra. Admission is free and no tickets are needed. Chaperons are from the adult and recreation committees and Mr and Mrs Paul Rosenberger. Miss Diane Hunt chairs the Teen Age committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Kenneth Windle
Paul Rosenberger
Diane Hunt
Community Notes From Middletown And Nearby Visits
Local families report weekend visits and travels across Maryland Virginia and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Curtis Andrews entertained in Staunton with relatives while Mrs Harry McCauley visited family on Church Street. Mrs George Clark returned from Bayboro South Carolina after weeks away. Co Hartman family back from Florida and Clark Kline with son stayed with Earl Kline and Stella Hensel. Mae Ginn returned from visits to Winchester Culpeper and Stephens City. Wilmer Cooley medically treated in Winchester returns home. Eugene Funkhouser and son visited Lloyd Coffman family. Jane Thayer among those ill this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Curtis Andrews
Staunton
John Stanley
Harry McCauley
Walter McCauley
Church St
George Clark
Bayboro
S. C
Raleigh Coe
Sophie Lee
Hartman
Eugene Funkhouser
Winchester
Lloyd Coffman
Jane Thayer
Stephens City Notes Include Illnesses Visits and Birth
Stephens City residents report Mrs Albert A is improving after an attack Lemley returns to VM L to resume studies after weekend with his mother Mrs Elma Lemley Mrs Annabelle Richards confined home with flu Mrs Lillian Rollings hosted daughter Janet from Richmond Rev and Mrs E C Day and sons of Woodstock visited Tuesday Mr and Mrs Charley Reid returned to New York after visiting Mr and Mrs Athey Sargent Mrs W C Adams guest Saturday night of her son and family The Lutheran Co workers Class held its regular monthly meeting with Mrs Joe Clevenger for a covered-dish supper About 30 members attended and television was enjoyed Mr and Mrs Albert Cramer of Dayton Ohio welcome birth of a girl Monday at a Dayton hospital Mrs Cramer is daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Burner formerly of this place
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athey Sargent
W. C. Adams
Class of the
Lutheran Church
Joe Clevenger
Albert Cramer
Dayton
Ohio
Dayton Hossptal
Cramer
Walter Burner
This Place
Secrets of Charm by John Robert Powers
A promotional column explains tone of voice shapes meaning, with self assessment tips and exercises. It urges readers to study other women's tones and practice tone correction, ending with a color guide offer and a mail-in request to John Robert Powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secrets OF Charm
John Robert Powers
National Newspaper Service
Michigan City
Indiana
The Collected Tales of Walter de la Mare reviewed
A review praises Walter de la Mare’s collection chosen by Edward Wagenknecht. The two dozen tales balance the occult and the magical with a gentle tone, avoiding explicit macabre horror, and stand apart from modern sharp point short stories while recalling fairy tale echoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter DE LA Mare
Edward Wagenknecht
Knopf
de la Mare
Jocelyn Brook
Shirley Jackson
Miss Jackson
Hansel
Gretel
Reading List Whimsically Invites Travel to Strange Lands
A fragment recalls several book titles including Miss Duveen and The Connoisseur. The prose notes how the works lure readers into bewildering lands even as the lines between real and imaginary blur, leaving them unafraid.
Legion Oratorical Contest Scheduled at Hanley Library
Commander Robert Baker announces the American Legion Oratorical Contest to be held at 10 tomorrow morning in the Hanley Library auditorium. The winner receives a $25 bond medal and a trip to Staunton for the 7th District contest with the Staunton date to be announced later. Robert Pizzano leads the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Baker
American Legion
Han@ley Library
Staunton
Robert Pizzano
Tax help requested by Chicago resident letter to commissioner
A Chicago woman asks the tax department for help in filing her income tax for 1949 showing earnings of 1 223.19 with 15.20 withheld. A clerk suggests visiting the post office for assistance from other public servants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ad- Commissioner
Modern Etiquette Lessons From Roberta Lee
A Q and A on visiting etiquette telephoning a acquaintance and timing a visit politeness in offering help on the street and a toast for a boss at a company dinner. It covers phrasing for social calls a courteous gesture and a tongue in cheek toast for a superior.
Lesson In English by W. & Gordon Misused Word Guide
A compact English lesson notes common misspellings and usage. It contrasts dissent with descent and negative as an adjective, highlighting distinctions and proper contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. &. Gordon
Easy Sew Toddlers Pattern 4644 by Anne Adams
Pattern 4644 offers a sunsuit cape and panties in Toddlers sizes 1 to 5. Includes a size 2 dress with yardage for 35 inch and 54 inch fabrics and illustrated instructions. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept New York for the pattern and 15 cents for the Spring Pattern Book plus a free one yard blouse in the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
WES
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Word Study Lesson on Mutation and Sound Change
A short note presents today's vocabulary focus on mutation or alteration in form and qualities. It explains vowel mutation influenced by surrounding sounds and invites daily learning with a rule about using a word three times to own it.
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Ial
Johnson-Sowers
Coffman
Florida
Charles F. Coffman
Daytona Beach
Woodstock
Edward Knee
Ross Knee
Business Women’s Circle of
Winchester Pres Church
Washington
W. W. Lohr
Millers
Mrs
Percy Miller
Comdr
Mrs. Cooper
Miss deMazzon
Avene Rr
Front Royal
Lovett Bros
N. Loudoun St
Oxford
Gaunt’s Drug Store
P. S
John F. Dille Co
Literary Guidepost
Legion
Boscawen
Roberta Lee
Forine Amdous
Schumacher
Cather
Timberlake’s
Timberlake
The
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester, Va
General Motors
DELCO
O'Connell
S. Loudoun ST
Tere
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