Golden Wedding Day Observed For Sirbaughs In Winchester
Jacob L Sirbaugh and former Naomi Barr celebrate fifty years of marriage in Winchester area. They have seven children six living and sixteen grandchildren. Foster daughter and relatives reside nearby. Local clergy Rev Robert A Whitten penned a poem in their honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob L. Sirbaugh O. Sirbaught
Naomi Barr
James
Margaret Wisecarver Barr
Trone
Sirbaugh
John R
Mary Sirbaught
Thomas
Can Bridge Presbyterian
Lewis W. Smith
Edgar C. Nelson
Ira C. Sirbaugh
Harry G. McKee
Cecil L. Whitlock
Helmer C. Christianson
Julian Bayliss
Winchester
Frederick County
Billy R. Peters
Fort Bliss
Peters
Calendar of Events for March 21 to 24 in Clarke County
A dense listing of meetings and activities across clubs, churches, and civic groups in Clarke County. Highlights include group dinners at George Washington hotel, Round Hill 4-H, Winchester Frederick County Community Chest, Cantible choir, municipal band practice, Lions and Exchange clubs, Kiwanis, Elks, Daughters of the American Revolution events, and Shenandoah Apple Blossom festival planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Boscawen St
Rouss Hall
Lions Club
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Exchange Club
Geo. Washington Hotel
Charlotte DeHart
Century Club
Stewart Bell
Cameron St
Louis Baker
Braddock St. Methodist Church
West Frederick
Billy Fawcett
Civic League
Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Christ Episcopal Church
Kiwanis Club
Washington Hotel
Stonewall HD Club
C. L. Butler
Lewis Hyde Jr
S. Washington St
Elks, Elks Club
Armel
Harold Brown
Evandale HD
Reba Rickard
Fort Loudoun
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Emma Ridgeway
S. Stewart St
Friendly Grove
Church Women of
Clarke County
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Boyce
Harold Morris
Shenandoah
Groups to Meet This Week in Local Clubs
The Junior Century club will convene at Mrs. Lew is Hyde Jr. home on S. Washington St. at 3 30 p m Tuesday. The Interior Decorating Group of the Civic League meets at Mrs. Harold Brown’s home 423 S. Washington St. at 1 30 p m Thursday. Irene Kollar chairs. Albert Seal leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hyde Jr
S. Washington St
Civic League
Harold Brown
Irene Kollar
Albert Seal
Local Notices and Household News from the Montgomery Area
Mrs Oscar H Lewis returns to Monmouth Street after visiting brother Renus Oats in Baltimore where he is ill with a heart condition. Mrs W J Rusher visits from Floral Park New York. Ellen Terry Ford born March 17 to Ellis and Mrs Ford at Winchester Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar H. Lewis
Monmouth St
Renus Oats
Baltimore
Mr. Oats
Ellis Ford
Greystone Terrace
Winchester Hospital
Ford
Jean Ebert
Harry W. Ebert
Ellen Terry
Plenamines Advertisement Highlighting Liver Iron
Fragmentary ad copy notes a daily requirement and mentions liver and iron. It references Brooks' Pharmacy with phone number 6461 and promotes a product titled Pienamin habit despite garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Local Society Notes and Short Announcements
Mrs Minnie Peer of Zepp Virginia visits the Rev J S Goode at 32 W Monmouth Street. Miss Consuelo Kniper formerly of Winchester and Baltimore marries Alfred F Webster at the Parsonage 22 W Monmouth Street. They honeymoon in Florida for two weeks. Mrs Arnold Dailey of Siler is a surgical patient in Winchester hospital improving. Harold G Brown Jr son of Mr and Mrs Brown of 423 S Washington St returns from Woodberry Forest School for a few days with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Duncan
Walter Duncan
Stewart Sr
St. Catherines School
Richmond
S. Stewart St
Duncan
VPI
C. J. Baish
William M. Richards
Angerona Terrace
Charles J. Baish
New Kensington
Baish
Pennsylvania State College
Minnie Peer
Zepp, Va
J. 8. Goode
W. Monmouth St
nuper-Webster Edding
Consuelo Kniper
Dauhter
Maggie Foreman
Rmerly
Winchester
Baltimore
Alfred F. Webster
S. J. Good
Monmouth St
Florida
Arnold Dailey
Siler
Winchester Hospital
G. Brown Jr
Harold G. Brown Jr
Harold G. Brown
S. Washington St
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest
Winchester Woman's Missionary Society attends Virginia Union meeting
Winchester Baptist Woman's Missionary Society participants at the annual Baptist Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia gathering in Richmond's First Baptist Church include president Mrs J W Morrow Mrs F Germelman Mrs B F ton and Dr and Mrs Eea Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia
First Baptist Church
Richmond
J. W. Morrow
Winchester Society
F. Germelman
B. F.ton
Eea Clarke
Alumni, Hospital News, And Show Boat Cast List In Local Notes
Mr. Eustace Florance spent the week end in Washington with his parents. Homer Alberti the Winchester hospital administrator attended a conference of medical and hospital personnel by the American College of Surgeons in Washington. Those seeing Show Boat in Baltimore included Martha Rees Becky Lodge Nancy Lodge and Ken Thomas. Stonewall Alumni Party drew out of town residents at Kenilworth Inn near Clearbrook including Roy Williams Charlottesville Mary Ellen Nethers Madison College and Ronald Carper Shepherds College. Ben Castleman has returned home after a month in Winchester hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer E. Alberti
Winchester Hospital
Washington
American College of Surgeons
Baltimore
Martha Rees
Becky Lodge
Nancy Lodge
Ken Thomas
Stonewall
Stonewall High School
Kenilworth Inn
Clearbrook
Roy Williams
Charlottesville
Mary Ellen Nethers
Madison College
Ronald Carper
Shepherds College
Ben Castleman
Births Reported From March 19 and 20 at Various Addresses
Birth announcements list new babies for families in Romney Gore Gore Stratford and surrounding areas. Recipients include Kenneth Hott Pete Kern Godfrey Prelip Emmett Scotharn Augustus Horan Robert Riley Gaynor Lafollette John Siler and spouses with mothers’ maiden names noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Hott
Romney
Pete Kern
E. Water St
Kern
Arbutus Iman
Godfrey Prelip
Gore
Prelip
Ruth Omps
Emmett Scotharn
E. Cork St
Scotharn
Esther Jackson
Augustus Horan
Strasburg
Horan
Gloria Crabill
Robert Riley
Capon Bridge
Riley
Maxine Whitacre
Gaynor LaFollette
Swimley
LaFollette
Gladys Whittington
John Siler
Boyce
Siler
Frances Pierce
Yeats Best Known Irish Poet Won Nobel Prize in 1923
D E A William Butler Yeats born 1865 1939 is regarded as Ireland's greatest poet. He received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1923 and died in the south of France. Following his wishes the body was returned to his grandparents' home in County Sligo after World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. O
Ireland
William Butler Yeats
Yeats
France
County Sligo
Funeral Services Led by Family in Grimes Virginia
In Grimes Virginia on March 21 funeral services for Mrs Earnest B Cleven ger drew many relatives and friends. Visiting from Westminster Maryland Rev Darrell Tallman and his son Billy stayed at the Taylor home. Local updates include Mrs Hugh Crim recovering as a surgical patient in Winchester Hospital and Lawrence Swartz returning home after two weeks in a Richmond hospital with improved condition. A birthday party honored Mrs Gladys Good at the Good home and Mrs Fendersmith hosted a Winchester gathering for a sister’s birthday. Red Cross drives seek contributors through Mrs Harry Mason. Raymone Corbin family moved near Winchester from the John Kiger farm. Ida Shepard is recovering from a fall. Orchard workers report busy spring tasks locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
Earnest B. Clevenger
Darrell Tallman
Billy
Westminster
Brooke Taylor
Hugh Crim
Winchester Hospital
Lawrence Swartz
Richmond Hospital
Gladys Good
Jonah Good
Edwin Shepard
Frank Fendersmith
Woodbine
Winchester
Fendersmith
Red Cross
Harry Mason
Red
Community Notes From Green Springs Virginia
Green Springs Virginia residents report moved by Cecil Payne and family from Apple Pie Ridge to the Sam Hart farm area. Local visitors include Troy Milburn of Lebanon Pennsylvania and extended families from Gainesboro White Hall Glengary West Virginia. Maratha O'Brien visited relatives in West Virginia this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Springs
Cecil Payne
Apple Pie Ridge
Sam Hart
Ere
Troy Milburn
Lebanon
James Brill
Bessie Catlett
Howard
Lloyd Milburn
Lester Ware
Gainesboro
Trone Milburn
Glengary
W. Va
Bruce Milburn
Howard Plotner
Howard Fiddler and Son
White Hall
Maratha O’brien
West Virginia
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
Word study notes explain common errors in usage and pronunciation. The piece defines words to know such as impious and per cent while offering guidance on vocabulary growth and correct spellings for terms like library and percentage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
What Are Fiesta Ropes
Fiesta ropes are charm strings from Mexico and the Southwest used as fiesta decorations. They consist of two gourds a medium and a small one with pine cones pepper pods milkweed pods tulip okra and poppy seeds. The ropes measure about 20 inches and gourds are painted in red yellow green orange brown and blue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Southwest
Fashion Pattern 4546 Seeks Buyers Through Winchester Star
Pattern 4546 in sizes 12 through 42 features a wide collar and curved seams to enhance curves. Price 25 cents. send name address zone size style number to Winchester Star Pattern Dept New York. Also promote Spring Pattern Book by Anne Adams with a free four-store pattern and 15 cents for a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Star
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Modern Etiquette Q&A on letter closings and wedding gifts
A reader asks whether starting a letter with “My dear Sir” and ending with “Cordially yours” is good form. The answer says openings and closings should match in cordiality, suggesting “Respectfully yours” for formal starts. It also asks if gifts are required when invited only to a ceremony and not a reception, and the reply says no.
Poem Misattribution Clarified About Old Ironsides Line
The opening lines quoted refer to a 19th century poem about Old Ironsides at Mahon. The lines “Old Ironsides at anchor bay The waves to sleep had gone” are from The Main Truck a Leap for Life by George Pope Morris, identifying a misattribution to the poem about Old Ironsides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchor Lay
Harbor of
Mahon
Anchor Bay
George Pope Morris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jacob L. Sirbaughs
Devine
Chaim
Tommy Hart
Blair Goss
K” Mills
James Gordon
George Papas
Peters Studio
Mrs. Sirbaugh
Mrs
Oscar Lewis
Hugh Brill
Rusher
S. Braddock St
W. J. Rusher
Floral Park
A. W. Wright
F. J. Mannett
New York City
New Orleans
Welltown Pike
Florsheim Black
Florsheim
Fehl Mlafal Wend
Wid Ry
Hontsher
W. Duncan
Sebring
Miami
Ft. Myers
Mrs. Minnie Peer
Dation
Gaunt’s
DEUG
Paris
Mr. E. Florance
D. C
Eustace L. Florance
S. Washington
E. L.florance
Homer Alberti
Lydia E Pink $ Eran Seas
J. C
Rhodes Jewelry CO
Lovett Bros
N. Loudoun St
Roberta Lee
Wey
Dial L. J. Luby
Miller St
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Aldeman
Food Center
Loudoun St
Heine
Het Sana
Fieldcrest
Fieldcrest and
BATES
Geo. Washington’s
Cather
Timberlake
South Braddock & Wolfe Sts
Uss
Edwards
Safeway
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