Social Notes Highlight Miss Jean Forney Bridal Shower
Miss Jean Forney hosted a miscellaneous shower at Miss Marion Hurst’s North Braddock Street home honoring her upcoming marriage to Mr Harold Patton. Attendees included Elizabeth Denny Jean Hamman Jean Shryock Margie Baker and several other friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Forney
Harold Patton
Marion Hurst
North Braddock Street
the Ton
Elizabeth Denny
Jean Hamman
Jean Shryock
Margie Baker
Betty Jo Hildebrandt
Anna Margaret Baker
Madeline Hershberger
Gretna Carlyle
Faye Weidig
Deedie Whitham
Allison Cather
Betty Gibbons
Scrivner Shifflett Nuptials Reported in Berryville VA
Berryville Virginia March 6 A marriage ceremony was performed on March 12 by Rev George S Lightner at the Berryville Methodist Church uniting Mrs Mamie Victoria Shifflett of Boyce and Samuel Scrivner of Front Royal in a private ceremony
J. W. Brooks II Receives Degree at MCV Commencement
James W. Brooks II son of Dr and Mrs S C Brooks of this city earned a medical degree at the Medical College of Virginia Richmond graduation on Friday March 22 He is a Handley High School and Citadel alumnus Phi Chi fraternity member and ASTP trainee who received a commission as first lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps. He will join Barnes Hospital St Louis Missouri March 29. Attending the ceremony were Dr and Mrs Brooks and their other son Sam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Brooks
S. C. Brooks
Medical College College of Virginia
Richmond
Brooks
Handley High School
Citadel
Charleston
S. C
MCV
Phi Chi Fraity
ASTP
Young Brooks
Army Medical Corps
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Sam
Roanoke weekend visits and births in Winchester area
Mrs Emma Wisecarver of 692 Woodstock avenue hosted her daughter Miss Agnes Wisecarver from Baltimore for five years. Mrs Lucille Deighton a nurse at Front Royal plant returns from Roanoke. Trooper Thomas Starrett and wife welcome a baby daughter at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Boyd Hicks announce a son at Winchester Mesea Hospital. Mrs Rogers and Edmund Rogers of Gainesboro welcome a son at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Garden Club plans plant exchange at Chanticleer Inn with paper by Mrs S C Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisecarver
Baltimore
Emma Wisecarver
Woodstock Avenue
Agnes Wisecarver
Roanoke
Lucille Dieghton
R. N
Middletown
Ater
American Viscose Corporation
Deighton
Front Royal
Starrett
Thomas Starrett
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Virginia Kern
Trooper Starrett
Virginia
Boyd Hicks
Papermill Road
Winchester
Rogers
Edmund C. Rogers
Gainesboro
Edwin Sibert
Meee Bibert
Evelyn Haines
Clarke auto tag sales strong in first week of March
Clarke county treasurer W D Burtner reported March 15-22 1946 tag sales outpaced 1945 with 214 autos 45 trucks 7 convertibles 3 car trailers issued and revenue of 3963 82 in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yyville
D. Burtner
Clarke County
Burtner
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
Word usage notes warn against saying front to ask. prudence is shown. Mispronunciations of Conversant are discussed with stress on the first syllable. Misspellings like inflam matory are noted. A word study urges daily vocabulary growth and highlights obsolete expressions from Shakespeare.
Can Of Peas For Lenten Salad
A pantry tip urges stocking cans of peas for Lent. Canned peas stay nutritious, harvested at maturity and sealed quickly, making a ready base for a spring salad with lettuce chicory cauliflower tuna or salmon and a final dressing at the table.
Brucetown Community Notices and Visits
Brucetown Virginia reports social visits as Pfc Forrest Heiskell stayed with his mother Mrs Catherine Heiskel and several families from Brucetown and Winchester hosted guests. Measles confinement affected Gary Cain and Sharon Rae as Arthur Bragg spent a week with local families and a series of visits occurred across Berryville Summit Point and Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Roy Campbell
Wadesville
Forrest Heiskell
Catherine Heiskel
Roy Duvall
Winchester
Charles Duvall
William McDonald
Williams
Denver
Col
C. L. Whitacre
Andy Whitacre
Gary Cain
Sharon Rae
I. R. Smith
Marion Marshall
Summit Point
W. Va
Dorsey Potter
Miss May Potter
Clarksburg
Berryville
Margaretta Whiting
Miss Whiting
Potters
Modern Etiquette Q and A on office manners
A column by Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions. It covers addressing a coworker by first name only in public, proper hat etiquette when meeting a woman, and guidance on luncheon course count, stating three courses as the minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Lee
Berryville Socials Show Local Visiting Patterns
Berryville notes list residents and guests in late March. Many residents travel to Richmond Philadelphia Annapolis and Charlottesville for visits weddings and family events.
Welch Is Speaker At Community Concert Banquet
About fifty people attended last night’s banquet at Tokes Inn near Opequon for Winchester Community Concert Association members and workers. Harold Welch, New York office representative, addressed the gathering as the evening’s speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokes Inn
Opequon
Winchester
Front Royal
Berryville
Frederick County
R. R. Sartelle
Helen Massie
Sartelle
Ethel J. Rinker
Andrew Babb
Harold Welch
New York
G and M Music Appliance
Brill Reenlists in Army as Master Sergeant
William E. Brill of the city reenlisted after serving as a first lieutenant in Europe during the war and has been assigned the grade of master sergeant. He selected the Signal Corps as his branch of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Petrie, Jr
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Oung
Maxine Baker
Stephens City
P. C. Petrie, Sr
William E. Brill
Europe
Signal Corps
Basement antics and teen scene light up Sally’s cellar
Sally’s basement becomes a canvas and workshop as kids seal an asbestos boiler and paint a galvanized iron furnace with zinc sulfate wash. They decorate with platter-size color circles and leave autographs. A Baltimore teen performs a shoe sock trick on a streetcar while Marion Miller in Syracuse seeks ideas for teen clubs. A 660-teen party features Band Leaders magazine picks of new records while a dog care book promises breed info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Baltimore
Marion Miller
Syracuse
New York
Marion
Stan Kenton
You
Hal McIntyre
Monica Lewis
Mills Brothers
Les Brown
Gyatea Jam Session at the Hep Shack
A brief note records a jam session titled Gyatea Vocabulary for Squares at the Hep Shack. The item mentions Vivian Brown in care of the paper and invites readers to send new angles to the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hep Shack
Vivian Brown
Learn to Live Safe Electric Wiring
The article urges homeowners to inspect wiring as modern appliances like radios washing machines and refrigerators demand more power. It cites the National Wiring Bureau noting pre 1928 homes lack capacity and pre 1941 homes often fail to meet current motor and heater loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Wiring Bureau
Central heating controls require isolated circuits in homes
Engineers advise post war homes to install 10 to 20 individual circuits for central heating controls. Remodeling plans should consider keeping these circuits separate from any other equipment or lighting to avoid interference.
Rewiring Prep Urged For New Homes In 1956 Plans
A guidance note urges that a rewiring job be completed before starting work on new homes. Builders are advised to plan an electrical system they can afford and project future needs for 1956, outlining anticipated equipment and requirements.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Forney
P. C. Petrie
East Coast
Muntzing
David K. Muntzing
Tie Noxon
Holmes Campbell
Lee Hammack
Charles Hammack
Bernice Burdette
John Pickeral
Sam O'Neal
Grubbs
Memorial Hospital
Herbert Grubbs
Frank M. Punk
Ft. George G. Meade
M. E. Punk
Pfc
Punk
Pacific Area
Chester
Ware
Miss Byrd
Westwood Byrd
Rosemont
Cc. B. Smalts & Bon
National Avenue
Nurse’s
Oxfords
Foundation No. 1
SIUM
Ceambersburg
J. W. Brooks II
Clarke County News
Clarke
the Star
Hillcrest Convalescent
Hagerstown, MD
Rt. 5
Telebone
Hannah Baer
W. L. Gordon
Berryville Socials
Jack Enders
Doris Fleming
Graham Dougherty, Jr
William Beverley
Palmer Beverley
Judy Beverley
Milton Valley
New York City
Hibson McGehee, Jr
Hobson C. McGehee
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Virginia Leigh Harris
Charlottesville
Virginia Holiday
Douglas Allen
Katherine Page
Washington, D. C
Virginia Page
R. 8. Blackburn Smith
E. L. Tessier
Annapolis
Light Leavenworth Joslin
R. Meade Dorsey
Ralph N. Dorsey
H. F. Paget
Philadelphia
Rose MacDonald
Virginia State Board of Education
Stanley Stout
Woodlawn
Mda
Ollie Levi
Stout
Rebecca Levi
H. M. Stevens
Emma Cole
Robert Belknapp
Reginald G. Morrison
David H. Allen
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Glen Allen
Allens
Henry Reynolds
Millicent Reynolds
Henry Reynolds, Jr
H. W. Glascock
John McIntosh
Charles McIntosh
Kim Clark
St. James School
Hagerstown
Eeee Marine Corps
Clarksdale, Miss
Harry Berry
Helen Berry
Gilbert Longerbeam
Longerbeam
Arthur Edmunds
F.C. Hutteman
Rochester
N. Y
Joseph F. Moore
D. L. Ramsburg
West Main Street
Annie B. Moore
Mary Scott Thomson
Pam Murphy
Betty Boxwell
Harry Lee Boxwell
William Levi
Marshall Levi
Russell Maddox
Silver Spring, Md
Henry Lickey
Robert Shenk
Charley Shenk
Virginia Shenk
Baltimore, Md
Ruth Wheeler
Baltimore Md
Lucy Wheeler
Coty
Gaunt's Drug Store
Welch
W. E. Brill
Palace Theatre
Mea
Gene Byrnes
George W. Jones
Staunton, Va
Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Brumback’s Farm
Cammer Tire
Chapman Motor CO
Food Center
Is Health Insurance
Haldeman’s
George Washington Garage
Loudoun
J. G. Hollinger & Son
Court Square
Goldette
Cather & Moling
RED Cross
Mberlake
Texas
Loudoun St
PN Opt
Ji LY
Sanitary Daily
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