Engagement of Ann Elizabeth Boyd to Pfc. James Mealey
Mr and Mrs John A Boyd of 366 National Ave announce the engagement of their daughter Ann Elizabeth to Pfc James Kennedy Mealey son of Mr and Mrs Clement T Mealey of Oil City Pa Miss Boyd graduated Handley HS 1953 and works for the Defense Department in Washington D C Mealey graduated Oil City HS 1950 joined the Army January 7 1953 and is stationed at Arlington The wedding is planned for late summer.
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John A. Boyd
National Ave
Ann Elizabeth
Pfc
James Kennedy Mealey
Clement T. Mealey
Oil City
Miss Boyd
Handley High School
Department of Defense
Washington, D. C
Mealey
Oil City High School
U. S. Army
Arlington
May Fellowship and Club Installations Reported in Local Notices
About 85 people attended a May 7 dinner at Cork Street Christian Church for May Fellowship Day under United Church Women. Garden Club and Beta Sigma Phi events featured new officers and honors, with Mrs. Dunn named Girl of the Year and several members installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork Street Christian Church
United Church Women
Leonard Copenhaver
Dc. H. Kabler
Douglas Hardesty
Rhodes Artz
Hardesty
Richard Lewis
Robert Hockman
Harry Haines
G. W. Daughtry
Stonewall PTA Plans Final Meeting Monday at 7:45 PM
The Stonewall Parent-Teachers Association will hold the last meeting of the current session Monday at 7:45 pm at the school. The program includes a business session installation of officers entertainment by Luis the Magician music by the Contrary Four and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Parent-Teachers Association
Luis
Magician
Calendar of Events Highlights Local Club Gatherings
May 17 and 18 list numerous meetings including the Radio Club at Rt 50 East Madison Lodge Municipal Band at Rouss Hall Lions Club at George Washington Hotel with Mrs John Rice Century Club Gainesboro PTA and several fraternal orders at various venues The schedule notes start times and locations for community groups and civic organizations in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Club
Rt. 50
East
Madison Lodge
Rouss Hall
W.F.W
Post Home
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Lord Fairfax Garden Club
John Rice
the Century Club
Gainesboro
P.T.A
Board of Control of Exchange Cub
E. Boscawen St
Loyal Order of Moose
Rebekah Lodge
Eagles
Eagles Home
Alcoholics Anonymous
Miller House
Fort Loudoun DAR Meets at Miller House With Guest Speaker
The Fort Loudoun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its regular meeting Thursday at 2 30 p m at the Miller House 125 North Washington Street. Guest speaker will be Mr Charles Hofer and hostesses are Mrs Daniel Leatherman Mrs John Kater Mrs Loring Bean Mrs J A Stretchberry and Mrs E Milton Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
Dar
Miller House
Daughters of the American Revolution
N. Washington St
Charles Hofer
Daniel Leatherman
John Kater
Loring Bean
J. A. Stretchberry
E. Milton Steele
Hutchinson Leads Braddock Street Service At Methodist Church
Mrs Hutchinson will lead the Comrade Bible Class worship tomorrow at 9 45 in Braddock Street Methodist Church auditorium. Mrs Way will teach the session.
Parish Aid Society Rummage Sale Postponed to May 22
The Parish Aid Society of Grace Episcopal Church has postponed its rummage sale to May 22 at 9 30 a.m. at the Parish House with the same arrangements and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parish Aid Society of Grace Episcopal Church
Helping Hand Circle Meets With Mrs Snapp
The Helping Hand Circle of King's Daughters and Sons meets at the home of Mrs Loring Snapp on Thursday. Plans for a June 24 nursery day fund raising lunch and dinner at Tokes Inn were discussed along with a campaign for a new building. The advisory board, led by co chairmen Mrs J M Steck Jr and Mrs Philip Glaize, reviewed event plans with supervisor Mrs Gladys Crawford and a large board of members.
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Helping Hand Circle
The
Negro Day Nursery
Tokes Inn
J. M. Steck, Jr
Cochairman
Philip Glaize
Gladys Crawford
W.clayton Anderson
Stewart Bell, Jr
John Carr
J. W. Green, Jr
Lewis Hyde, Jr
George D. Jackson
F. L. Largent, Jr
W. H. Lawrence, III
W. P. McGuire
Hugh Peters
Bruce Slonaker
V. R. Strader, Sr
W. R. Strader, Jr
Paul Terretta
Wayne A. Whitham
Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary of Edward and Lena Smith
Mr and Mrs Edward W Smith celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary May 11 at their home on N Loudoun Street Miss Lena Renner was the bride. The couple married May 11 1904 in their presence were seven children and several grandchildren and relatives.
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Ana
Edward Smith
Edward W. Smith
N. Loudoun St
Smith
Lena Renner
John Hoover
Everett Dolphin
John Fisher
Charles Tyson
Garland Smith
Joseph Smith
William Smith
Barbara Dolphin
Jennings Fisher
Jackie Fisher
John E. Hoover
Benny Tyson
Goldie Orndoff
Alice Smith
Lillian McCarty
Wilmer Comer
Myrtle Braithwaite
Rosie Holliday
Ethel Spaid
Elizabeth Willey
Hunter Strawbridge
Ernest Milborn
George Meidig
Lou Mason
May Peacemaker
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Events
Mrs B V Ayers of St Joseph Mo arrives in Miami to spend days with her parents Mr and Mrs Hugh Brill and her brother in law and sister Dr and Mrs James C Davis. Miss Evelyn Holliday honored at surprise party May 2 hosted by Eldridge De Haven. Adrian LaRue elected to Sigma Phi Omega Honor Society and honored at May 13 banquet. Miss Evelyn Cooper chaired Stuart Hall banquet for Senior Class of 1954 May 10. Engagement announced for Betty Jane Riffey and Floyd Himelright. Miss Jarrell Ginn of New York arrived to stay at Valley Pike home. Hattie Stover returns home after Memorial Hospital stay. Stewart Brown patient in Memorial Hospital. Lewis M Allen Jr visiting from Mexico. Monford Rocroter trip to Hot Springs. Mrs Frank Patton and children return to Baltimore from Cameron Street visit. Bruce McDonald to spend weekend there.
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B. V. Ayers
St. Joseph, Mo
Miami, Fla
Hugh Brill
James C. Davis
Adrian LaRue
William A. LaRue
Potomac State College
Sigma Phi Omega
Frank Patton
Baltimore
Irene McDonald
Cameron St
Bruce McDonald
Secrets Of Charm Vocabulary Lesson In Daily Use
A short course in expanding everyday speech via unfamiliar words found in a morning paper. The piece lists six test terms febrile frenetic omniscient chauvinist ephemeral esoteric and provides definitions and self checks for pronunciation and usage.
Local Residents Attend to Health and Visits
Mrs Earl C Day recuperates at her Richmond home from a broken wrist suffered May 1 in a porch fall. Joe Gray of S Braddock Street improves in Memorial Hospital. Mrs Edward Durrell returns home from Memorial Hospital on W Cecil Street. Mr and Mrs Albert Cohen visit Wynhewood Pennsylvania after three days here.
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Earl C. Day
Kernstown
Richmond
Edward Durell
W. Cecil St
Memorial Hospital
Albert Cohen
Wynhewood
Durrell
Lesson in English by W. L. Gordon
W L Gordon presents guidance on commonly misused and mispronounced words. Highlights include correct usage for we are not going anywhere today versus anywhere to day, proper stress in parliament, spelling homely, and synonyms for round. The piece encourages daily vocabulary growth and defines finesse as delicate skill and tact.
Protection plan for Nautilus power failure
The Nautilus will withstand reactor failure by continuing to operate using energy stored in its electric batteries or its small emergency diesel engine, ensuring propulsion and essential systems remain powered.
Tea invitations for daughter announce engagement
A modern etiquette note advises wording a tea invitation by using the mother’s visiting card with the daughter’s name, date, and “Tea at four o'clock,” and omitting any mention of the engagement. It also covers appropriate birthday gifts from a private secretary and bringing a present to a Welcome Home party, suggesting personal impulse may guide the latter.
Community Notes from White Post and Surrounding Areas
Residents and visitors fill a week with travels and events. Clergy families return from Norfolk after illness and death in the Shelton family while social visits occur in Charlottesville Richmond and Washington. Local guests attend May Day activities at St Margaret’s School and a Virginia Symphony concert at Clarke County High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey F. Funkhouser
White Post
Claudius P. Shelton
Norfolk
Shelton
Emmett Stuart
Ernest Elsen
Charlottesville
Charles Lee
William L. Carper
Harold Campbell
Washington, D. C
Meade Hunt
Meade Conley
R. W. Royston
Lexington
Thomas L. Crisman
Ethel
Louise Crisman
Richmond
Dinner honors Higginson guests hosted by Mackay-Smith
Mrs. H Mackay-Smith entertained at a dinner party on Thursday in honor of Mr. and Mrs Higginson with a gathering of friends and light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginson Mackay-Smith
H. Mackay-Smith
Mrs. Higginson
Strength For The Day by Earl L. Douglas D C
The piece argues that face saving is common but admits honesty requires acknowledging mistakes. Personal integrity and progress depend on self critique and admitting errors, as Cicero warned that only a fool repeats a mistake. Maintaining intellectual honesty sustains growth and avoids stagnation.
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Cicero
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Harry Dunn
Beta Sigma Phi
Sloan Kuykendall
S. Washington
Charles DeHaven
Baxter Duffy
Richard Venable
Irving Manuel
Roy Bayliss, Jr
Charles Polhamus
John Hawse
Kuykendall
Dunn
Stonewall Pta
Bobbie Conrad
Wek
America
American National Red
Nancy
Joan Gardener
Louise Place
Mary Ellen DeHaven
Lucille Luttrell
Mrs. Eldridge DeHaven
Miss Evelyn Holliday
Evelyn Cooper
Stuart Hall
Betty Jane Riffey
Woodstock
Floyd Himelright
Jarrell Ginn
New York City
Valley Pike
Hattie Stover
Stewart Brown
Front Royal Road
Lewis M. Allen
Charleston
S. C
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Lewis M
Allen, Jr
Mexico
Mrs. Monford Ro Creter
Hot Springs
Gaunt
John Robert Powers
Joe Gray
Harold Gray
S. Braddock St
W. L. Gordon
Lovett Brothers
Fez
AAA
Lovett Bros
Roberta Lee
Shoecenter
B. F. Goodrich
Loudoun St
Snellings Florist
Earl_L. Douglas
D.C
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cather’s
Winchester, Virginia
Timberlake
Aed
Geneva
Molden Electric CO
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