Quiet wedding and regional historical notes from Frederick
A quiet Baltimore wedding united Miss Freda Klompus of Frederick and Mr. Alfred Fisher of Pittsburgh with a family ceremony at the bridegroom’s relatives home. The piece also covers local histories of a riverfront garden house tied to Joshua Fry and visits by Wil liam Wirt and Thomas Jefferson, while noting other regional events and figures including Mr. John Lee Krider’s eye surgery and Miss Dorothy May Allen’s Alexandria wedding to Julius Howard Lanham.
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Baltimore
Freda Klompus
Alfred Fisher
Pittsburgh
Harry Levin
Adolph Coblenzae
Philip Klompus
Cuba
Fifth Avenue High School
Baisversity of
Myer Hamburger
Joseph Fisher
Louis Fisher
Reuben Fisher
Dorothy May Allen
Lanham
Alexandria
Julius Howard Lanham
Washington
Pierce S. Ellis
First Baptist Church
Norman Lanham
Julius B. Croson
Frederick County
Busy Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
Tuesday features Lions Club action at George Washington Hotel and multiple gatherings at Century Club First Baptist Church Handley High School and Grace Lutheran Church. Wednesday includes Kiwanis luncheon at the hotel and Junior Century Club at Miss Boyd's home. Evening plans cover Little Theatre, Garden Club, and church choirs with a play to close the day.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
American Legion Post
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
United Brethren Church
Montpelier to Open During Garden Week in Virginia
Montpelier, historic Virginian estate once hosted by President Madison and Dolly Madison, will be open to the public during garden week starting April 24. The property, preserved by Mrs. Somerville, sits on land patented in 1723 and features box hedges, iron gates, arbors, and Madison designed grounds. Nearby Old Elim, now Meander Farms, is also opening for public viewing.
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Montpelier
Madison
Virginia
James
Dolly Madison
Washington
Thomas ‘Somerville
William Dupont
Ambrose Madison
President Madison
James Madison
Dr. Thornton
Capitol
Dolly
Sperry Birth Announcement for Constance Lea Sperry
Mr and Mrs J Harris Sperry of Middletown receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter Monday March 20 The child is named Constance Lea Sperry Mrs Sperry was formerly Miss Pearl Legge
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Harris Sperry
J. Harris Sperry
Middletown
Constance Lea Sperry
Sperry
Miss Pearl Legge
Arnold Returns To Duties At Capitol After Washington Visit
Mr. Lester D. Arnold, recently named secretary to Senator H. F. Byrd of Virginia, spent the weekend with his family on South Stewart Street and returned to Washington today. Mrs. Arnold also spent the past week in Washington with him.
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Arnold
Lester D. Arnold
H. F. Byrd
Virginia
South Stewart Street
Washington
Mr. Arnold
Local Notables and Meetings Take Brief Postponements
Dr. George G. Snarr confines to home with influenza on South Stewart Street. Mrs. John Cather returns to Amherst Street after Cumberland visit with Granville Shirley family. Little Theatre meeting postponed from March 29 to next week. time to be announced. Junior Century Club meeting rescheduled for later week at Miss Virginia Tayloe Boyd’s home on Fairmont Avenue. Mrs. W. L. Huff improving at 215 East Baker Street after two weeks illness. Mrs. Keith W. Morris and her son Keith Jr. visiting sister Mrs. O. Miller at North Dec quarrelsome man is quoted in unrelated text.
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George G. Snarr
South Stewart Street
John Cather
P Migree
Amherst Street
Cumberland
Granville Shirley
Little Theatre
Junior Century Club
Virginia Tayloe Boyd
Fairmont Avenue
W. L. Huff
East
Baker Street
Keith W. Morris
Keith, Jr
New York
O. Miller
North Washington Street
Home Service Directors Meet in Martinsburg Conference
Home service directors of Potomac Edison companies gathered in Martinsburg for an all day session to prep a new course series. Attendees included officials from Waynesboro Frederick Hagerstown Winchester and Martinsburg with Dorothy Wareheim of Hagerstown in charge. Linwood Kite W L Hussong and A McDaniel spoke on service department work as lunch was taken at The Hobnob.
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Home Services
Potomac-Edison Companies
Martinsburg
Waynesboro
Frederick
Hagerstown
Winchester
Dorothy Wareheim
E Service Department
Tea Hosts Honor Student Betty Smith in Washington
Miss Betty Smith returns to Washington to study at George Washington University after a weekend visit as Miss Nancy Gray Larrick’s guest. Larrick hosted a small informal Saturday tea at the Larrick home on West Clifford Street with several younger friends in attendance.
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Betty Smith
Washington
George Washington University
Nancy Gray Larrick
Mrs. Herberts. Larrick
West Clifford Street
Miss Larrick
Miss Smith
Mr Helms Improving From Illness At Home
Mr Helms, of the People's Life Insurance Company, is reported improving from a recent illness and staying in room 302 North Loudoun street. He expects to spend about a month convalescing at his Stella, Virginia home.
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Russell H.er
North
Loudoun Street
Helms
Stella
Miss Kern Hosts Informal Tea Party News
Miss Anne Brooke Kern entertained at a small afternoon tea at her Fairmont avenue home in honor of Miss Josephine Spangler weekend guest of Miss Jane Scully and Miss Betty Smith of Washington weekend guest of Miss Nancy Gray Larrick. Mr Turner Green and family return to Kenilworth after a Richmond visit with relatives. Misses Anne Tucker McGuire Virginia Cover Russell return from Lexington where they attended a Virginia Military Institute dance. Mr and Mrs Claude O Ling er and son Carroll O Ling er and C Kerns of Harrisburg spent weekend with A F O Ling er family. Robert and Seddon Nelson return to Charlottesville to study at UVA after visiting their parents at the Episcopal rectory.
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Anne Brooke Kern
Fairmont Avenue
Josephine Spangler
Jane Scully
Betty Smith
Washington
Nancy Gray Larrick
Turner Green
Turner Green, Jr
Kenilworth
Harry K. Thaw
Stephenson
Richmond
Anne Tucker McGuire
Virginia Cover Russell
Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
Claude O'Linger
Carroll O’linger
Mr C. Kerns
Harrisburg, Pa
A. F. O'Linger
Messrs
Robert and
Seddon Nelson
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Robert B. Nelson
Episcopal
West Boscawen Street
Luncheon Honors Miss Spangler At Fairmont Faculty Event
Miss Jane Scully resumed duties at Fairmont School for Girls after a weekend with her parents on South Stewart. Fellow faculty member Miss Josephine Spangler joined as a guest. Scully hosted a small, delightful luncheon Saturday in Spangler's honor.
Mr Brown Recovers From Influenza Attack at Bank
Harold G. Brown of Shenandoah Valley National Bank resumed duties today after a week at home on West Leicester street with influenza. Mr and Mrs Richard E Mudd returned to North Cameron street from Towson Md after attending the death of Mrs Mudd's nephew Edward Allen fatally injured by an automobile last week.
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Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
West Leicester Street
Richard E. Mudd
North Cameron Street
Towson
Funkes entertain Martinsburg guests at Braddock Street home
Mr and Mrs Cecil Funk hosted guests from Martinsburg at their Braddock Street home last Friday evening. The gathering included Misses Blanche Johnson Jane Syndam and Mary Adams and Messrs Gilbert Rudy Desmond Braithwaite and Joseph Johnson. Mary Adams, a Shepard College student, stayed for the weekend while the others returned home late Friday.
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Cecil Funk
Braddock Street
Blanche Johnson
Jane Syndam
Mary Adams
Gilbert Rudy
Desmond Braithwaite
Joseph Johnson
Martinsburg
Shepherd College
Trail of two Negroes in chase over deadly attack near Houston
In Houston on March 27, posses with bloodhounds hunted two Black men accused of shooting Wisites Ww Porch, 25, killing him, and assaulting Adele Torian, 24, after they stopped at 12:30 a. m. in an auto. Torian described the robbers dumping Porch’s body in a roadside ditch, binding her, and fleeing while she summoned help. The story notes Rain in Chile’s arid coast region.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Porch
Adele Torian
Gest
Miss Torian
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George Washington
William Wirt
Thomas Jefferson
George L. Shearer
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John Lee Krider
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Marhia Jefferson Hospital
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Danville
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H. C. Herring
Grenoble
University of le
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France
Italy
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Louis XVIII
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Hotel Des Trois Dauphines
Paris
Waterloo
Bayard
Landsknechts
Funk
Arthur Funk
St. Patrick’s Day
A. H. Jackson
City
W. J. Flanagan
Bakerton
W. Va
Lions’ Club
George ‘Ash Hotelington
Century Club
Thomas W. Harrison
South Washington Street
Girls’ Athletic Association
Handley High School
Kiwanis Club
Clarke County
Young People’s Choir
Little Theatre Organization
Handley Library
Huntsberry
Brooks’ Vicks
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Chele Eben
Ward
Washington Star
Home Service
Mr. Helms
Miss Kern
Fairmont School For Girls
John &. Scully
Miss Scully
Fairmont School
Spanger
Mr. Brown
Mr. and
Mrs. Funk
Martinsburg Folk
Chile
Sahava
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Pai
Leade
Cery Ty
Lovett
N.loudoun St
Southern Chemical Company
Margaret L
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