Social Notes and Local Updates in Martinsburg Area
Engagement announced Miss Etheleen Henson of this city to Warren Preston Williams of Rome New York. The wedding is set for April 14. Mrs Smith returns home from hospital and others recover from mumps. Pfc Calvin K Owens stationed in Austria and Pvt Lester L Lemaster in Germany. Weekend visitors in Martinsburg and promotions within the Army Signal Corps noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etheleen Henson
Warren Preston Williams
Rome
N. Y
Miss Henson
Charles H. Henson
Mr. Henson
Middletown
Middletown High School
Shenadoah Secretarial School
Winchester Business College
Raymond H. Kerlin
Williams
William Williams
Navy
Army Air Depot
Pfc. Owens
Austria
Holmes Owens
Grimes
Pfc
Calvin K. Owens
Wels
Hamill Dice Jones
Major Jones
Army Signal Corps
Arlington Hall
Arlington, Va
Jones
Missogee
Elizabeth Ebert
Harry Ebert
C Y
Miss Smallwood to Marry in April
Miss Margaret Smallwood from this city will wed Nelson Carpenter of Round Hill in early April. She is a Stephens City High School graduate class of 1944 and works for J. C. Penney Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tra Smallwood
Margaret
Nelson Carpenter
Edward Carpenter
Round Hill
Miss Smallwood
Stephens City High School
J.C. Penny Company
Adams Couple Welcome Baby Daughter Wanda Lee
Mr and Mrs Bobby Dan Adams of 24 Euclid avenue welcomed a daughter Wanda Lee born Wednesday morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Adams, formerly Miss Madge Ritter, hails from this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Bobby Dan Adams
Euclid Avenue
Wanda Lee
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Madge Ritter
S. P. C. A. Plans Meeting Saturday
The annual meeting of the S. P. C. A. will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Gray Gables Inn. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Gables Inn
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
English lesson notes focus on proper usage and pronunciation. It explains common errors like plan on spending and mispronounced words such as cow ardice and bacilli, and defines subsist with a brief literary quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Berryville Social News and Arrivals
Local residents report military discharge and family updates. Sgt. Robert McFillen returns to Berryville with wife and child after Pacific duty. Billy Jackson also discharged. Edwin Lewis returns to Berryville apartment after visiting Avon-by-the-Sea. Ruth Wheeler leaves for Baltimore work. The Fellowship Club of Duncan Memorial Methodist plans April 1 meeting with guest speaker Thomas A. Riviere, former War Department official. Several local residents visit or travel, with plans to relocate or attend events at nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Robert McFillen
Pacific
McFillen
Lee McFillen
Edwin Lewis
Avon-by-the-Sea
N. J
Robert E. Lee Lewis
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Thomas A. Riviere
Riviere
War Department
Casablanca
Yalta
Canada
Ernest Woodworth
S. Church Street
Kerryville
Aylor Home Hosts Luncheon and Bridge Guests
Mrs. F. L. Aylor entertained on Tuesday with luncheon and bridge for Mrs. George Dieckman Mrs. Jules Brend and Mrs. F. M. Yellett of Winchester. The Aylors also hosted their son in law and daughter Dolby James and wife of Harrisonburg earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Aylor
George Dieckman
Jules Brend
F. M. Yellett
Winchester
Aylors
Are Dolby James
Harrisonburg
Mrs Fletcher Guests At East Main Street Home
Mrs FP L Lloyd hosted Mr and Mrs Fletcher as visitors at her residence on East Main Street in a brief social note from the community page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FP. L. Lloyd
East Main Street
Mrs. Fletcher
Gertrude Lindy
Frederick Archibald
Bridgeport, Conn
Florida
Social News From Berryville and Nearby Areas
Friends and relatives visit and return home after social events in Berryville Virginia and nearby towns. Guests include Miss Helen Clevenger and Mr Martin Carper in Richmond, Rev Henry Lane in Newport News, Miss Kitty MacDonald and Mrs Bayard Stevens in Atlantic Beach Florida, and the LaRues following a recent wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Lane
Newport News
Mrs. Lane
Richmond
Kitty MacDonald
Bayard Stevens
Berryville
Washington, D. C
Canape meaning and etiquette notes from Modern Etiquette
The answer explains canape as a slice of bread fried in fat with toppings such as anchovies or mushrooms and gives its pronunciation ka na pey with emphasis on the last syllable. It also notes a girl may send flowers only to a very close ill friend and that business calls are best in the evening or Sunday afternoon.
Services Saturday For Jacob A Bean
Funeral services for Jacob A. Bean who died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital will be held Saturday March 30 at 3 p m at the First United Brethren Church in Winchester. The body will arrive from Omps Funeral Home at 2 p m and interment will be in Mt Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob A. Bean
Winchester Memorial Hospital
First United Brethren Church
Winchester
Franklin G Senger
Omps Funeral
Mt. Hebron
Clark Named To Dean's List At University of Richmond
Edward T. Clark Jr of Winchester is among 36 students named to the University of Richmond Dean's List for last semester. He earned 33 quality points with no grade below a B. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward T. Clark
J R
Winchester
University of Richmond
E. E. Clark
Can wind speed be judged by tree motion
A folk answer notes leaves fluttering indicate a breeze of 2 to 5 mph while vigorous leaf and twig movement suggests about 8 to 12 mph wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W.M. A
Giant Flying Boat Ready This Summer in San Pedro Bay
A 750 passenger airship named Hercules is to be launched in San Pedro bay this summer. It will weigh 225 tons loaded and sit on a three-section graving dock with a 320 foot wingspan. The project near Hughes Culvert City plant involves rail and road modifications and is kept secret until launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro Bay
Hughes’ Culvert City
Long Beach Channel
Presbyterians Sponsor Assembly Wide Broadcast
The Presbyterian Men of the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church sponsor a Sunday morning live voice broadcast from 8:30 to 9. It can be heard in Winchester and vicinity on WBAL Baltimore and WRVA Richmond with the theme Gospel Strength in Testing Times. Weekly speakers and dates are listed from March 31 to May 5 including Rev. Marshall C. Dendy and Rev. Frank H. Caldwell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church
Winchester
WBAL
Baltimore
WRVA
Richmond
South Land
Marshall C. Dendy
First Presbyterian Church
Orlando
Fla
Frank H. Caldwell
Louisville Seminary
Louisville
Thomas K. Young
Idewild Presbyterian Church
Memphis
Tenn
J. B. Green
Columbia Seminary
Decatur
R. Girard Lowe
Jackson
Miss
Warner L. Hall
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Army court-martial executions total in war period
Secretary of War statement from July 1945 says 102 soldiers were executed by military courts in the past five years. Forty-seven were for murder, forty-three for criminal assault on women, and eleven for combined murder and assault. one execution was for deserting twice.
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HP. A
Secretary of War
District United Brethren Rally Here This Evening
United Brethren men and boys of the Winchester district gather at Winchester Church this evening at 7 30. Rev Franklin G Senger district leader and Bishop Showers with Superintendent J Paul Gruber will be present for music worship and an inspiration message. Bishop Showers will speak at First Church Winchester Sunday at 11 A M after a pastors meeting in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Men and Boys
Wincester
Will Church
Winchester
Franklin G. Senger
Manassas
Luther Tederick
West Frederick
Louis Messick
John Oliver
Toms Brook
Franklin Senger
J. Balmer Showers
J. Paul Gruber
Bishop Showers
First Church
Berryville Army Detail Returns From Survey Mission
The Berryville detail of 15 men from Company 114 WSG under Capt. A. R. Dunning went to Woodstock at 6 am and returned to Berryville at 2:18 pm after surveying VEPCO property. A reserve group remained at the Berryville armory under Lt. Earl J. Puller with multiple sergeants and privates on duty pending further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Company 114
WSG
Woodstock
Vepco
A. R. Dunning
John Hardesty
Eustis Jackson
John Levi
Albert Lanham
Arthur Golightly
John Payne
Norman Haymaker
John Nelson Carr
Harrison Price
Frank Feagans
Earl Smallwood
Julian Brey
George Grove
C. Miley
Dunning
Berryville Armory
Earl J. Puller
Tuck Fuller
Russell Kaplan
J .W. Olcott
Henry P. Kent
Alfred Carrier
Osborn Ashby
William Levi
Russell L. Tinsman
Richard Fuller
Milton Lee
Thomas Jones
Wanless Smallwood
Simon Newlin
Lawrence Kackley
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Mrs. Smith
Lee A. Smith
Memorial Hospital
Purcell Avenue
J. Loring Barr
Haywield
Lemaster
Germany
Lester L. Lemaster
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Merenburg
Martinsburg
Harry Brown
Elwanda
Jeanne Brown
Massie
Joseph Massie, Sr
Cara Nome
Inc
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Poe Wraels
Front Reva
Chambersburg, Pa
Smallwood
Clinton Hughes
Allison, Pa
Thomas Hughes
Elizabeth, N. J
H. F. Hughes
Glaize Avenue
Wilbur Shipe
Earl
Joseph Shipe
Marie Coffer
Rockville
Hughes Brothers
Charles G. McKee
North Avenue
McKee
J. Donald Smith
Bainbridge, Mqd
Lever
Gray Beverley
Michael Lever
Washington, D C
Mrs. J. Gray Beverley
West Cork Street
Dr. Lever
New York
John Woolfolk
South
Charleston
S.C
Pass-A-Grille
Woolfolk
W. G. Meredith
Richard Whiting
Hugh M. Nelson
Millwood
Clarke County
Mr. Hatcher
Richard Hatcher
West Leicester Street
Seaman Longerbeam
Camp Peary
Eugene
Ada Longerbeam
Williamsburg
Riley
Edgar Jackson
Billy Jackson
West Coast
Ruth Wheeler
Baltimore, Md
Lucy Wheeler
R. K McDonald
Charles Town
Presbyterian Church
James B. Storey
James Green
Jim Green
Graham Dougherty
Woodley
A. F. Robertson
C. H. Iden
Hyattsville
Oscar Rutherford
Herbert Clevenger
Helen Clevenger
Henrico County
W. E. Henson
Henson
Martin Carper
Henry Rutherford
James Warren Meade LaRue
Ralph N. Dorsey
Waynesboro
Nell Osborne Carter
Roy Locke
Betty Locke
Roberta Lee
Jacob Bean
Clark
Dean
CuUs
Palace Theatre
Presbyterians
Hill’s Toy and Novelty Store
N. Loudoun St
Jones Funeral Home
the Gay Timer
Staunton, Va
District United Brethren Church
Garber
Ike Allamong
Wil@m Perry
William E. Adams
Harry L. Shirley
E. M. Fogle
Frederick A. Wilson
F. Vaught
R. T. Brown
Robert F. Shambaugh
Marion Jenkins
William B. Pitcock
W. Martin
H. Martin
David McGraw
David Ferrell
Vernon L. Lichliter
W. G. Strother
Norman E. Polle
Oe Franklin
J. D. Wil
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Winchester, Virginia
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
BRUMBACK’S _ Farm & Orch. Supply
Phn
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Columbia Knitting
Zephyr
Minerva Knitting Books
Cather & Moling
RED Cross
Imberlake
Pascal Celery
Loudoun St
Pyne
Margaret L. Hodgson
Margaret LL Hodgson
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