Winchester Social Notes Highlight Local Marriages and Members
Miss Elizabeth Gertrude Keckley wed Vincent Forrest Fansler in a Leesure ceremony at 1 30 PM. The bride, a Handley High School graduate, worked for the Red Cross in Washington DC. the groom, also a Handley graduate, served as a Navy Air Corps flight officer. Also: Mrs Allen Coverstone recovering from sinus operation. local residents plan west coast business trip. visits by Mr Marshall L Farmer and Mr E R Dorsey. Bible classes led by Mrs Miller ORear and Rev Tolbert at Braddock Street Methodist Church. Dr and Mrs Yost attend dental clinic in Washington. weekend guests of the Byrd family include Thomas Connolly and Mrs Connolly. Miss Charlotte Nelson Meade guest of honor at dinner for her Millwood engagement to Robert Kern. Young Adult class news and convention plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Gertrude Keckley
Harrison B. Keckley
East
Piccadilly Street
Vincent Forrest Fansler
Forrest H. Fansler
Woodland Avenue
Leesure
Handley High School
The
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
U. S. Navy Air Corps
Charlotte Nelson Meade
Winchester
Millwood
Robert S. Kern
Christ Episcopal Church
Clarke County
Frances Hounshell
Dorothy Brown
Joyce Davis
Esther Ridgeway
Edith Dorsey
Dolly White
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Norval M. Hottle
Parkway
Dora Rosenberger
Merlin Bly
Randolph-Macon Womans College
Lynchburg
Hottle
Cadet John H. Jackson Among High School Certificate Candidates
Cadet John H. Jackson son of Mr and Mrs H W Jackson of 134 Montague avenue is listed among candidates for high school certificates at Augusta ne Academy. Fort Defiance commencement at A M A runs from Saturday June 1 to Wednesday June 5. Mrs George W Herbert of Williamsport Md visits in city with sister Mrs W H Trimble at 743 Woodland Ave. Dorothy Brown to spend weekend in Hagerstown Md. Rhit Everhart and family move to Knoxville Tenn where Mr Everhart will teach at the University of Tennessee this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Jackson
H. W. Jackson
Montague Avenue
Augustane Academy
Fort Defiance
George W. Herbert
Williamsport
W. H. Trimble
Woodland Avenue
Miss Brown
Hagerstown
Dorothy Brown
Knoxville
Rhrit Everhart
Dicky
Burlington, Vt
Everhart
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Men’s Bible Class Notices from Local Churches
Bryant R Harper principal Stonewall High School and Frank T McFaden Bible class member will guest teach at 9 45 Sunday morning. Rev W E Eisenberg Grace Lutheran Church pastor to teach May 26 at 9 45. Golden Rule class meets tomorrow at 9 45 with Grant Pollock as guest teacher. Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Open Door class meets at 9 45 with Lester Ritter presiding and Rev Joseph S Ducknall teaching. Visitors welcomed and asked to bring a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant R. Harper
Stonewall High School
Frank T. McFaden
W. E. Eisenberg
Grace Lutheran Church
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Grant Pollock
Loudoun Stret Presbyterian Church
Lester Ritter
Joseph S. Ducknall
Morton Brown Engagement Noted For Bliss Brown and Morton
Mr and Mrs Edward M Brown of Endless Caverns announce the engagement of their daughter Bliss to Lieut(jg) Peter Wheslock Morton of Marblehead Massachusetts The couple met while Bliss studied at Arlington Hall and the School of Horticulture for Women at Ambler Pa and will marry August 7 with Morton joining Yale before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Brown
Endless Caverns
Bliss
J.g
Peter Wheslock Morton
Marblehead
Mass
Miss Brown
Arlington Hall
Washington, D. C
University of Tennessee
School of Horticulture For Women
Ambler
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Morton
Oliver Perry Morton
Yale University
Berzelius Honorary
Beta Theta Pi
One Soldier Killed Five Injured In Auto Crash
An automobile carrying six soldiers crashed into a telephone pole one mile south of Kingsville Maryland. Donald W Washburn 18 of Glencliff New Hampshire was killed. Sgt John Sponheimer said the soldiers were found at 245 a m. Five other soldiers were wounded and taken to St Josephs hospital Baltimore while en route to weekend furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
Donald W. Washburn
Glencliff
N. H
Camp Lee
John Sponheimer
Baltimore County Police
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Baltimore
Mrs. Davis Dies In Staunton Hospital at 78
Mrs Selena G Davis widow of Thomas Davis of Winchester died yesterday at 2 45 am in Western State Hospital Staunton after ten days as a patient She 78 born July 4 1867 in Winchester daughter of Philip Langley and Martha Clark Langley survived by daughter Mabel Henry Winchester and two sisters Mary Streby and Emma Reynolds Washington DC funeral Sunday 4 pm Jones Funeral Home Grace Lutheran Church interment Mount Hebron Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selena. G. Davis
Thomas Davis
Winchester
Western State Hospital
Staunton
West Boscawen Street
Philip and
Martha Clark Langley
Grace Lutheran Church
Mabel Henry
Mary E. Streby
Emma Reynolds
Washington, D. C
Jones Funeral Home
William E. Eisenberg
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Funeral Services Sunday For Charles R. Adams
Funeral services for Charles Robert Adams 38 will be Sunday at 2 30 PM from his mother's home in Inwood with Rev J R Collis Rev C W Hiser and Rev C D Kinsman officiating Pallbearers are Ercile De Haven Gold Kern David McCarty Clark Miller Harry Triggs and Roscoe Watts He died yesterday at his Jefferson street home Charleston West Virginia He is survived by his wife Miss Cacel Escue and two sons Neil and Steve Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Robert Adams
W. Z. Adams
Inwood
J. R. Collis
Second United Brethern Church
C. W. Hiser
First United Brethern Church
Martinsburg
C. D. Kinsman
Ercile de Haven
Gold Kern
David McCarty
Clark Miller
Harry Triggs
Roscoe Watts
Adams
Jefferson Street
Charlestown
W. Va
Cacel Escue
Charleston
Neil
Steve Adams
Lesson In English by W L Gordon
Daily language primer advises correct usage and pronunciation. It defines uxorious as excessively devoted to one's wife and offers example usage and pronunciation guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Uxorious
Virginia Safety Conference Ends in Richmond
The 12th annual Virginia Safety Conference in Richmond concludes at noon after a banquet the night before. Speaker A Willis Robertson of Lexington urged that democracy underpins safety laws and warned a powerful labor union could threaten commerce and the nation if Congress does not act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Safety Conference
Shan Igre
A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
Congress
Virginia
Robertson
Seventh District
Rep
Third Annual Rock Enon Day Held June 1
All Boy Scouts of the Shenandoah Area Council plus parents and friends are urged to attend the third annual Rock Enon Day at the Rock Enon campsite Saturday June 1. Attendees bring pot luck food for a lunch and learn about camp benefits while supporting future summer use. Ray Garrabrandt will lead a troop leaders camping course that evening and Philip N. Hunter is director of Rock Enon Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
The
Shenandoah Area Council
Ray Garrabrandt
Rock Enon Day
Philip N. Hunter
Modern Etiquette Q and A on table manners and dress
The column answers etiquette questions about butter pats and knife placement in restaurants. It defines good taste as plain simple styles with quality materials within one’s means and says a girl should not send flowers to a young man on his birthday.
Camporee Court of Honor Tonight At Handley Grounds
Boy Scouts from Winchester Frederick and Clarke Counties prepare camps on Handley grounds for a two day camporee featuring a court of honor and council fire. E B Cooper is camp director. Jack Kellas Frederick Sprinkle receive Star badges. merit badges awarded to Wilberson Lynn Slonaker and others. community service awards to 15 Scouts. event begins 8 p m tonight with several First and Second Class badges presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Handley Grounds
E. B. Cooper
Jack Kellas
Frederick Sprinkle
Wilburnson
Jack Meuse
Frederick Sprinklé
Tom Leetch
Lynn Slonaker
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Advancement Committee
Shawnee
Boy Scouts
Handley School
John Kern
Lester Lamb
Charles Roberson
Charles Jackson
Ray Puller
Alson Hott
Ross Knee
Archie F. Robertson, Jr
Donald Forsythe
Fruit Growers To Meet Tuesday In Frederick County
The Frederick County Fruit Growers Association led by president Walker McC Bond will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday at 8 p m in the Courthouse. Members will select a representative to be submitted to the Virginia Horticultural Society for the Virginia Apple Commission with final approval by the State Commissioner of Agriculture. The agenda includes labor needs and harvesting prospects for this year's apple crop and talks from a Washington Department of Labor official and a regional Labor Office representative in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Department of Labor
Atlanta
Local Kiwanis Delegates Named for Atlantic City Convention
The Winchester Kiwanis Club lists delegates John J. Wanner William A. Rooker Wyatt H. Richard F. Amos Shryock and Harry W. Butler to the International Kiwanis Convention in Atlantic City June 9 to 13. Mrs Warner and Mrs Rooker also plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Atlantic City
John J. Wanner
Willim A. Rooker
Wyatt H. Richard
F. Amos Shryock
Harry W. Butler
Warner
Rooker
Registration Held For City Schoolchildren At Local Schools
Notice for parents of children who will attend city schools in September: registration at John Kerr on May 28 and 29 from 9 am to 4 pm and at Douglas School from 1 pm to 3 pm. Child must be six by September 30 1946. birth certificate required. Lola V Moore Principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kerr
Douglas School
Lola V. Moore
Princical
Virginia Avenue
The World’s First General Strike 1926 May in Britain
Observer notes describe the May 1926 general strike in Britain triggered by coal mine subsidy expiry. Prime Minister Baldwin urged public support, volunteers kept essential services running, London traffic and milk distribution continued, and armored cars patrolled. After nine days the strike ended with the government holding firm and unions exhausted from relief payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Globe
Stanley Baldwin
Commons
London Daily — A
King and Country
Baldwin
Cockney
Hyde Park
George V
In fond memory of Gladys M Jones
Memorial verse marking the one year anniversary of Gladys M Jones's passing on May 25 1945. The poem speaks of grief and faith, recalling her smile and voice while expressing hope of reunion on the bright shore. By her family in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys M. Jones
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Fansler
Keckley
Allen Coverstone
Cork Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
West Coast
Horace Browne
Charles Baker
Pacific Coast
City
Marshall L. Farmer
Miller O’rear
Christ
E. R. Dorsey
Clearbrook
Piedmont Miller's Association
Dorsey
Sgt. Snapp
Joe E. Snapp
States
Ft. Meade, Ma
Snapp
3Rd Inf. Regt
7Th Army
Yost
Hamilton Hotel
Edwin C. Yost
Washington
Dr. Yost
Statler Hotel
Edwin C. Yost, Jr
Thomas F. Connolly
Mrs. Connolly
Naval Air Station
Patuxent, Md
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
South Washington Street
Millwood Church
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Nettletons
Jackson
Men’s Bible Class
McFaden
Gulf Spray
Pt. 50c
Gaunt's Drug Store
Morton-Brown
Charles R. Adams
Virginia Safety
Rock Enon
Roberta Lee
Loudoun St
Kiwanis
MacKenzie
Memoriam
Sally
Sours Reviens Irmey
Palace Theatre
Doe
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bell
Bell Clothes Stores
Front Royal
J. G. Holsinger
Court Square
Pine Motor CO
Dodge-Plymouth
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Cather & Moling
Timberlake
J. A. Hotinger Mutual Insurance
N. Loudoun St
Grove’s
J. W. Grove Furniture S CO
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