Local Society Notes Highlight Family News and Events
Guests greet Mr and Mrs Howard Schindel of West Cork Street including their son Richard Schindel and his wife and child. Others celebrate births and engagements, attend opera events, and receive ROTC and college honors. Norfork and Virginia communities share weekend visits and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Schindel
W. Cork St
Inlaw
Richard Schindel
William Carl Hunt
Beverly Williams
Norfolk
Local Births Reported in Stephens City and Vicinity
A girl Linda Dianne to Mr and Mrs Emmons Sager Stephens City formerly Ethel Braithwaite. a girl Connie Lee to Mr and Mrs Carlton Sirbaugh Capon Bridge W Virginia formerly JoAnn Wolfford. a girl to Mr and Mrs James Bowman Needmore W Virginia formerly Reva Lee. twins to Mr and Mrs James Irwin Chester Gap formerly Ruby Pullen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmons Sager
Stephens City
Linda Dianne
Sager
Ethel Braithwaite
Carlton Sirbaugh
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Connie Lee
Sirbaugh
JoAnn Wolford
James Bowman
Needmore
Bowman
Reva Lee
James Irwin
Chester Gap
Irwin
Ruby Pullen
Calendar of events at War Memorial Building and area venues
Community listings show a May schedule featuring Girl Scouts units and meetings at 6 30 PM and 8 PM rehearsals. Includes Little League Auxiliary, Women’s Auxiliary to Memorial Hospital, Northern Virginia Hairdressers Association, Duplicate Bridge at George Washington Hotel, National Council of Catholic Women, Lions Club at George Washington Hotel, Junior Center Club with Mrs R Justin Funkhouser, American Legion, Exchange Club Board, Eagles Auxiliary at Fragles Home, Loyal Order of Moose, Camera Club at Murphy's, Rebekah Lodge, Alcoholics Anonymous at First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Auxiliary
Memorial Hospital
Northern Virginia
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Junior Center
Justin Funkhouser
Charles Town
American Legion
Legion Home
Board of Control of Exchange Club
Eagles
Fragles Home
Loyal Order of Moose
Camera Club
Murphy’s
Rebekah Lodge
Alcoholics Anonymous
First Baptist Church
Jimmy Feagans
Haskell Jenkins
Swan St
Berlin
Emily MacCormick
Edward MacCormick
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Herman Bell
Florence Willis Bell
Norfolk
John Alloyd
Pred Jones
Clagett Warfield
Ralph Snapp
Virginia Beath
William Baxter
Charlottesville
University Hospital
Robert Barnes
New York
S. P. Bowles
Fluvanna County
D. Blanton Allen
Charles M. Feltner
Claude Feltner
Laurel, Md
Joseph Sullivan
Fredericksburg
Mary Henry
Robert Henry
Winchester
Chester Rosenberry
Connie Stickles
Paul Baker
Paul Leslie Whitehead
Burlington
N. C
Stickles
Donnie Delores Stickles
John Wins
Harry Jones
Cecil Wolfe
Virginia State Federation of Women's Clubs
Hotel Roanoke
Evelyn Will
Flossie Talley
St Tueday
Walter Cross
States
Chile
Hugh
Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon
Daily word study notes explain usage and pronunciation. The piece warns against misused terms like elegant and offers guidance on words such as pro lics and pomegranate. It encourages expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily with examples and definitions.
Etiquette Q and A on wedding invites and self introduction
A reader asks how to phrase a wedding anniversary invitation for parents and whether a girl can invite a boy as her escort. Answers suggest using full names for hosts and guests, and that a college girl should introduce herself by her full given name, Shirley Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carl Smith
Mary Louise Smith
Harry Robert Smith
Miss Hall
Shirley Hall
President Eisenhower golf in chilly Gettysburg
President Eisenhower played a round of golf today in crisp weather at Gettysburg Pennsylvania. He had no other announced activities before returning to Washington D C tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Cold Water Ends Convict's Demonstration at Maryland Prison
Robert Smith, a 42 year old inmate serving a life sentence for rape, ended his 11 hour rooftop protest at the Maryland penitentiary when guards soaked him with cold water. He had perched 60 to 100 feet above ground to seek a review of his conviction, claiming he was framed in the 1946 case. He was placed in an observation cell after descending and received a hot shower and meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Robert Smith
Maryland
U. S District Court
Smith
Vernon Pepersack
Berryville Socials Guests From Many Localities
A long list of Berryville area residents and visitors are noted in items about weekend guests, hospital stays, and travel. People visit relatives in Charlottesville Front Royal Arlington and Falls Church while others attend events in Winchester and Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Friant
Georgetown Hospital
Elmer W. Ritter
Mr. Ritter
Gilbert Cadwallader
Takoma Park
Richard Staples
New York City
Marshall Howe
Judy Levi
Lonnie Levi
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Judy
Robert York
Tyree Dillard
Florida Keys
John A. Lioyd
Herman Lloyd
Falls Church
Joshua Huff
Albert Clarke
Double Toll Gate
Albert Clark, Jr
Edward Clark
Margaret Madigan
Winchester
Chester Rosenberry
Rhyfoe Brown
John A. Hurd
Orrville, O
Tom Jones
Treadwell St
Hurd
Berryville Basket
Carol Pine
Agnes Scott Colege
Graham Dougherty
Valley Convocation
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Fredericksburg
Persifor Frazier
Washington
Webster Dougherty
Charles P Moncure
Richmond
Moncure
Roslyn
John O. Hardesty
J. W. Belt
C. E. Ridgeway
Esther Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Grace Ridgeway
Ruth Jones
Martinsburg
Emma Ridgeway
John Hardesty
Mary Frances Dix
Front Royal
Virginia Nurses Ass’n
Louis Lickey
Henry Lickey
Malcolm Johnson
Alexandria
John D. Richardson II
Robin
Richardson
Edgar A. Ewing
Southern Pines
N. C
Richardson’s
Donald Kennedy
Nain
W. D. Wisecarver Sr
Nick Morrison
Waynesboro
Arington
Holmes Childs
Floods Drive Texans From Homes Across State
Flood waters from Holliday Creek inundated Wichita Falls forcing at least 10 families to flee. Seven years of drought followed by more than six inches of rain hit North and Central Texas with evacuations continuing as Lake Wichita rose. Floods spread across 35,000 square miles with Red Cross reporting up to 9,040 people displaced and ongoing evacuation efforts statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex.s
Holliday Creek
Texas
Lake Wichita
Upper
Brazos
Dennis
Bennett
Tin Top
Iredell
Fort Worth
Valley Malls
Meridian
Blum
Red Cross
Oklahoma Highway Patrol air unit nets 1929 violators in 1956
Oklahoma City report notes Lt Art Hamilton piloted a patrol airplane that detected 1929 speeding or erring motorists in 1956. The aircraft alerted ground troopers who stopped the offenders as violations were observed from above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Art Hamilton
Hamilton
Body of Sen McCarthy viewed by hundreds at Washington funeral
About 500 people filed through a Washington funeral home to view the body of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy who died of a liver ailment. The service schedule included a Monday Senate in state and a Tuesday burial in Appleton Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Senate
Appleton
Wis
St. Matthew's Cathedral
Patrick O’boyle
White House
James C. Hagerty
Congress
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Jack Martin
Herman Welker
Idaho
Boise
Welker
Joe
Glenn Todd
Pacific
Todd
Los Angeles
Judge Extends Injunction To Avert Railroad Strike
In Philadelphia U S District Judge John W Lord Jr extended a temporary injunction for 10 days to avert a strike by 20 000 non operating Pennsylvania Railroad workers. TWU officials said strike plans were called off and negotiations could resume if management is serious. The PRR argued the dispute must be settled now. If no questions arise, Judge Lord may issue a ruling before the 10 days expire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
U.S
John W. Lord Jr
Transport Workers Union
Lord
PRR
TWU
Judge Lord
John F. O'Donnell
New York
Churchill Speech Draws Mixed British Press Reactions
London reports show mixed reviews as Sir Winston Churchill, at age 82, condemns the United Nations canal policy in a Primrose League address. He defends Britain's Egypt invasion and lauds Prime Minister Eden while newspapers split between praise and rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
United Nations
Britain
Primrose League
U. N
Free World
Churchill
Egypt
Eden
Daily Express
Liberal News Chronicle
Five U S Chinese air dropped spies sentenced in Sian
A Chinese Communist newspaper reports five U S Chiang air dropped espionage agents were recently sentenced in Sian capital of Shensi province. The paper says they pleaded guilty and received prison terms from eight to twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Sian
Shensi
Oldtime Religion Promotes Candidate in Kentucky Jail Race
Mount Sterling Kentucky Rev. Ollie J Walters runs for Montgomery County Jailer on a spiritual platform. He says he lacks a car or transportation but emphasizes the old time salvation as his campaign message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Sterling
Ollie J. Walters
Montgomery County
Crew Rescues 28 From Sinking Finnish Freighter Bornholm
The Finnish freighter Bornholm, 3320 tons, sank 1200 miles east southeast of New York. Coast Guard cutter Duane rescued 28 crew members after a distress call at 9 00 a m. The Duane arrived at 7 45 p m and took survivors aboard at 10 03 a m today. The vessel sank at 10 11 a m. The Duane will transport the Bornholm crew to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Here
Coast Guard
Duane
Bornholm
Spain
Wilmington
Del
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Paul N. Hotinger
Short Hills
Mrs
J. A. Hotinger
W. Leicester St
James Smith
Middleburg
Kathy Tyarna
Mildred Brown
June Wood
Charlene Grim
Opera
Shirley Mae Hauptman
J. L Hauptman
Boyd Ave
Alpha Kappa Gamma
Longwood College
Farmville
Hauptman
Lonewood
Cotillion Club
Kappa Delta
Frank S. Miller
Miller Heights
University of Virginia Hospital
Lewis Lineburg
Route 1
Gregory Scott
Lineburg
Barbara Kettlewell
Carle F. Germelman, Jr
University of Richmond
University Rotc
Sienna Phi Epsilon
Germelman
Cc. F. Germelman
Germain St
Joseph B. Fray
Fray Hill
Madison
J. Curtis Fray
Miller St
Ale
Harry E. Cummines
Estonica
N.M
Bryant Edward
Sandia Base Hospital
Albuquerque
Alton Parker Pass, Jr
Route 2
Strasburg
Pass
Ruth Ann Miller
Birt
Bobbie Conrad
War Memorial
Little League Auxili
W. L. Gordon
Roberto Lee
President
Tata AD
Red Kid
Berryville Socials
Henry Clark
Allen Mallory
Valley
Mallory
Sammy Dunca
Roanoke
Clark
James Devine
Devine
Jennifer Lynn
Berryville
John T Owen
Miami
Fla
Wilord Fuller
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Rice St
Gaunt
Cacapon
Cacapon State Park
HundredsView
Sen. McCarthy
Comics Today
Small Loan Department
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Church of Your Choice
Armstrong
Cather’ S Department Store
Virginia
Washingtons
Timberlake
HFC
America
Talon of Macken
I. Loudoun Gan
Mohenk
Churchil
Red Chinese
Boston
Fake Bros
N. Loudoun St
Sterling
W. Boscawen Si
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