Coronation Week Social Calendar Highlights Local Events
Rotary luncheon at George Washington Hotel and Women's Auxiliary meeting on South Stewart Street. Friday events include Band Concerts on Court House Square, Queen's luncheon at Amherst Street home, Coronation at Handley School stadium, pageant by Handley students, tea dance at Winchester Golf Club, aerial show at Admiral Byrd Airport, Municipal Band concert with fireworks, block dancing on Boscawen Street, princess reception at George Washington Hotel, and a dance at Winchester Golf Club.
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Court House Square
R. E. Byrd
Amherst Street
Shenandoah XIV
Gretchen Thomson
Handley School Stadium
Handley
Stadium
Winchester Golf Club
Admiral Byrd Airport
Handley High School
Boscawen Street
Cameron and
Kent
Joe Rowe
George Washington Hotel
Miss Mary Sullivan Weds Charles Baker In Sacred Heart Church
A quiet dawn wedding at 6 30 in Sacred Heart rectory united Miss Mary Sullivan daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Sullivan with Mr Charles B Baker. Rev Father Hannon officiated before a white Snapdragon altar. couple to reside on N Braddock Street. Guests included family. out of town visitors from Washington and Martinsburg attended.
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Mary Sullivan
Charles Baker
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
W. T. Sullivan
Charles B. Baker
Robert E. Hannon
Handley High School
Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp
SE Te
Edmonia Baker
Hendley High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Baker and Anderson, Electrical Contractors
Wayside Inn
Council of the
Girls’ Athletic Association
Baker
York’s
Frances Trimble
Gladys Patton
York's
Milton Bauserman
William Brown
Jack Widmeyer
Albert Larrick
Jack Crowl
Hunter Gaunt
Jack Lindsay
Philip Small
Elizabeth Sullivan
Thomas J. Martin
Washington
Mike Shannon
Martinsburg
U. B. Choir To Hold Special Meeting Tonight
A special meeting of the United Brethren young people's choir is set for tonight at 6 45 in the church. Important business will be transacted and all members are urged to attend.
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United Brethren Choir
Mrs. Frank Robinson to attend Apple Blossom Festival hosts
Mrs. Frank Robinson of Barnesville Ohio is expected Friday to be the guest during the Apple Blossom Festival of Mr and Mrs B F Arthur Jr at their South Stewart street home. Mr and Mrs Arthur and the latter's mother Mrs Ernest Ely will entertain Saturday at a luncheon for out of town guests.
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Frank Robinson
Barnesville
Ohio
B. F. Arthur, Jr
South Stewart Street
Arthur
Ernest 8. Ely
Local Clubs Host Members at Clarke County Gardens
The Winchester Clarke County Garden Club met at Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin's country home near Boyce. Miss Caroline Damon of West Chester Pa will visit Mr. and Mrs. Walker Bond in Clearbrook. Virginia Steck hosted the Bridge Club on South Washington Street. The Junior Century Club delays its meeting to May 12 at Miss Virginia Russell's South Stewart Street home. Anne Brooke Kern and Georgia Conrad were in Washington. H D Flood, Harry Kern Jr and Eleanor Flood visited there. Mrs. Jacob Baker travels to Green Spring Valley to visit daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs John V Tweedy. Hilda Keister and George Bennett of Washington will attend the Apple Blossom festival at the Affleck home. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Robinson of Blacksburg arrive Friday for the festival with several cadets from VPI. Otterbein Guild plans to attend the Martinsburg W Va banquet Thursday at 6 pm, meeting at 5 15 for transportation. Rev and Mrs Thomas A Painter and children of Swannanoa NC visit Mr Few Brown on Peyton Street.
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Caroline Damon
West Chester
Mrs. Walker Bond
Clearbrook
Virginia Russell
South Stewart Street
Kenneth Robinson
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Otterbein Guild
The
United Brethren Church
Martinsburg
W. Va
Modern Etiquette on Wedding Gift Acknowledgments
The guidance notes wedding gift acknowledgments should be concise notes, not long letters, emphasizing sincerity over length. It states correcting a mispronounced name should be done gently, and a dinner dance should feature a small, select group.
Visitors Arrive for Apple Blossom Festival in Sunbury
Major and Mrs. James Mars host guests for the Apple Blossom Festival including Mrs. William Miller of Sunbury and Mrs. Helen Fox with other visitors from Sayre and Duke University. The ESpworth League hosts a Mother's Day program at Old Bethel Methodist Church.
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Espworth League of
Frederick Pomona To Meet Thursday
The Frederick County Pomona Grange will hold a special meeting at 8 o'clock Thursday evening in a joint session with the High View Grange near Stephens City. A. F. Lillard presides, B. O. Brumback leads the Pomona session, and Mrs. A. P. Lillard directs the program. New members will be received and all subordinate members may attend.
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Frederick County
Pomona Grange
High View Grange
Stephens City
A. F. Lillard
B. O. Brumback
Pomona
A. P. Lillard
Frederick Pomona
Front Royal Social Notes Highlight Local Courtesy Events
Front Royal residents gather for luncheons and visits as Harpers Ferry and Winchester figures attend gatherings. Notables include Rev J Hendrick, Mrs Edley Yates, Sen Russell Cather, and Judge A Carson amid Apple Blossom Festival plans and a Skyline Shenandoah route meeting. Local band travels to Luray for concert. Mrs Philip Ambler returns home recovering. Community scenes span hospital, fraternal encampment, church work, and civic cooperation.
Mrs Guthrie and Miss Triplett Visit In Town
Mrs Thomas Guthrie and Miss Mattie Triplett of Strasburg visited friends in town yesterday. The Warren Rifles Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold its regular meeting tomorrow afternoon in Veterans Hall.
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Thomas Guthrie
Mattie Triplett
Strasburg
Warren Rifles Chapter
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Veterans Hall
WPA Meeting Held at Mimslyn Hotel in Luray
Front Royal WPA officials attended a May meeting at the Mimslyn Hotel in Luray. Attendees included Mrs. Thomas Johnston E B Santmyers T T Harrison Vera Biggs and Wallace Thomason. Dr Walter Gee head of rural sociology at the University of Virginia spoke in the afternoon.
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Front Royal
WPA Eeevisors
Mimslyn
Luray
Thomas Johnston
E. B. Santmyers
T. T. Harrison
Vera Biggs
Wallace Thomason
Walter Gee
University of Virginia
Sportsmen To Dine Thursday
Warren County Game and Protective Association hosts a banquet in Front Royal at 7 tonight. Guest speaker will be Rep. A Willis Robertson of Virginia's Seventh District.
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Front Royal
Shenandoah
Ty Hall
Warren County Game and Protective Association
Front Royal Baptist Church
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Communion Rite At Christ Church Tonight
On the eve of the Feast of the Ascension a special communion service is held at 8 p m at Christ Episcopal Church conducted by Rev Robert B Nelson The rector will be away tomorrow so no service will be held then
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Christ Episcopal Church
Robert B. Nelson
Over 500 To Be Presented To King And Queen
London report notes more than 500 women prepare for the first royal court of the coronation season. Fourteen American women will be presented at Buckingham Palace while the diplomatic corps attends. The procession begins at 9:30 p.m. and lasts about two hours with a royal buffet afterward.
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London
George
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Eight Hurt When Three Houses Burn
Eight people were injured and several others escaped with difficulty when a fire destroyed three frame houses in Alexandria Virginia early today. Firefighters battled the blaze as residents watched, with no deaths reported.
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Alexandria
List of injured firefighters in early blaze incident
The injured include W. H. Parrish 64 with a fractured leg and burns, Lewis Mason and Wallace Proctor firemen both affected by smoke and falling timber, Rete Anderson also overcome by smoke, Jerry Vanfireman with minor burns, Jes L. Toombs 67 and J. M. Posey 61 overcome by smoke, and Richard Smitson among others affected by smoke.
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W. H. Parrish
Lewis Mason
Wallace Proctor
Rete Anderson
Jerry van Fireman
Jes L. Toombs
J. M. Posey
Richard Smitson
Radio Highlights Supreme Court Discussion Tonight
WEAF NBC 10 30 features Senator Joseph C O Mahoney Wyoming in opposition. London coronation broadcasts start early next Wednesday coast to coast from 4 am East. Thursday schedule includes music acts at 1 pm and 4 pm Pacific, and a variety of events across networks and time zones.
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Supreme Court
WEAF
NBC
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
New York
Coronation
London
Pacific Coast
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