Social Notes Spotlight Local Reunions and Weddings
The Social Notes item covers the 10th annual Beennto reunion with a Sept 1 picnic in City Park, memory tribute to Mr. Stover Cooper and Mrs. Anna Cooper, and an invocation by Rev. Marvin Cooper. It lists gifts, officers, and attendees, plus a Beatty family reunion near Reliance and a wedding of Dells Madeline Oates to George William Combs in Kerby W V with details on the bride and groom and home plans. Dr. Ralph Snapp and wife return from Capon River cottage.
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City
South
Stover Cooper
Anna Cooper
Marvin Cooper
Ada Shanholta
Harrisburg
Conly Cooper
Hagerstown
Evelyn Cooper
Arlington
Ada Shanholtz
Harry Raffensberger
James Ridgeway
Clinton Stevens
George Laudenslager
Marvin Fleet
M. L. Cooper
Buryl Kershner
Paul Highbarger
Reuben
Beatty
Reliance
Reuben S. Beatty
Guy T. Beatty
Reuben S. Beaty
Leslie Beatty
Welson Borden
Avis Bray
Paul Beatty
Mr. Dells
Madeline Oates
Daniel Oates
Martinsburg
George William Combs
Mary E. Riggleyman
Kerby
W. Va
Roy F. Schmucker
N. Loudoun &I
Mr. Combs
Hamsphire County
Ralph Snapp
Fairmont Ave
Capon River
Elder Trenary
Bunker Hill
Colleen Estell
William Adam Carter
Clearbrook
Edith Carter
Mr. Carter
Paul E. Holdcraft
Evelyn DeHaven
Birth announcements from Woodstock to Stephens City
Saturday September 6 Mr and Mrs Frankh Boyer Woodstock welcome a son. Friday September 5 Mr and Mrs Philip Strawderman 1011 S Cameron St welcome a daughter. Franklin Angelo Millville W Va announce a son. Bernice Wilt is mother.
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Frankh Boyer
Woodstock
Philip Strawderman
S. Cameron St
Franklin Angelo
Millville
W. Va
Angelo
Bernice Wilt
W. D. Coddington
Warrenton
Coddington
Lee Ayres
Charles Nicely
Charles Town
Nicely
Carole LeMaster
Arthur Derflinger
Trailer Camp
Leonard Clowser
Hayfield
Clower
Margaret Conner
C. W. Warren
Upperville
Warren
Geraldine Mitchell
Charles Roupe
Front Royal
Dolan Vaughn
Middletown
Vaughn
Ruby Presgraves
Clinton Ritter
Bellview Avenue
Riter
Peggy Lou Carson
Richard Sheets
Stephens City
Sheets
Mattaleen Campbell
August Cahill
Shawnee Avenue
Cahill
Betty Butler
Gypsy Dream Wonder Relief Ad
An 8 oz bottle of sunburn and skin irritations remedy named Gypsy Dream is offered for 59 cents at Brooks Pharmacy. The ad lists ivy and oak poison relief and provides the prescription druggist phone number 6461.
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Brooks
Deadly bazooka blast kills Schmidt children
In Newton Kansas a bazooka rocket exploded injuring five and killing three children from the Schmidt family. Arnold Schmidt admitted bringing home dud rockets from Fort Riley where he worked. Calvin Carol and Paul Schmidt died in the incident.
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Newton, Kas
Calvin
Carol
Paul Schmidt
Goodman
Arnold Schmidt
Fort Riley
Kas
Pattern 4503 Sewing Pattern Advertisement
Pattern 4503 offers a side-buttoning design flattering the silhouette with an easy side placket. Includes illustrated instructions and embroidery transfer. Sizes 14 to 42 with yardage 3 yards 39 inches. Send twenty five cents to Pattern Dept. New York address with size name and address.
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Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Peanut Butter Apple Sandwich Filling Recipe
A simple nutritious lunch idea for children. Mix lemon juice, grated apple, milk, peanut butter, and salt to create a peanut butter apple sandwich filling yielding about 1 and a half cups for six sandwiches. Vary breads and fillings for weekly lunch variety.
Social Notes From Berryville
Berryville social column notes visitors and guests including Clifton Price family guests from Upton California and Schenectady New York. Rev Lacy Ritter of Bowling Green visits sister T Preston Marks with Baptist Association events at Boyce Church. Families Watts Longerbeam Edmonds Barnett Simpson and Crow’s Nest mentioned with travels and visits.
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Berryville
Clifton Price
Robert Price
Upton, Calif
Ann Price
Clifton Price, Jr
Upton
Ashville
Clifton
Edgar Price
Schenectady
New York
T. Preston Marks
Rev
Lacy Ritter
Bowling Green
Marks
Baptist Association
Boyce Church
Mother Sees Girl Who Slew Brother in Jersey City
Seventeen year old Pearl Silverman saw her mother for the first time since she was charged with hammer slaying her 10 year old brother and was assured her family would stand behind her. Jail attendants said Pearl broke down for the first time since confinement, sobbing I’m sorry as she recalled the claim that her parents gave the boy more love than she received.
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Jersey City
N. J
Pearl Silverman
Pearl
Dutch Army Recovers Bodies of Slain Chinese in Java Wells
Batavia reports the Netherlands army says Indonesians stuffed the bodies of several Chinese into wells near Tegelin in central Java. A Dutch patrol recovered the bodies.
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Batavia
Tegelin
mid-Java
Amsterdam Public Health Officer Sees Brother in US Visit
Amsterdam public health official Dr Marinus G Neurdenburg arrives in New York Aug 30 and attends the Yale institute of mathematical statistics meeting Sept 2. He plans to attend the American Public Health Association golden anniversary in Atlantic City the week of Oct 6 while visiting his Berryville brother William Neurdenburg, an orchard manager since 1927.
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Marinus G. Neurdenburg
Amsterdam
Holland
William Neurdenburg
Berryville
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington
Neurdenburg
New York City
Yale
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
American Public Health Assn
Atlantic City
H. Byrd
Talkative Blonde On Fire Escape Removed by Cops
A slender blonde climbed a fire escape to speak through a window to a merchant seaman on a five story Midtown building. Neighbors feared she would jump and called police. Four cars a police squad and a hook and ladder truck forced her to dismount. detectives escorted her to the street. The seaman returned to sleep.
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New York
DRIVE SAFELY Take a little longer en route
A cautious travel advisory urges drivers to allow extra time and reduce speed to reach destinations safely. Officials emphasize patience, focus, and alertness for road hazards, especially during peak hours or adverse weather conditions.
Statewide plan guides Virginia highway allocations
Virginia highway officials say the 1948 49 allocations skip Frederick and 28 other counties to build an integrated statewide system. Funds are divided by eight districts under a 20 year plan, with modernization targeted across counties over time.
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State Highway Department
Frederick
Highway Commission
James A. Anderson
Virginia
Frederick County
Pike Crash Fatal
Ira W. Whitmire a 29 year old farmer from the Harrisonburg area died at a local hospital from burns suffered in a fire. The incident occurred near Harrisonburg on September 8 and authorities reported the fatal injuries sustained in the blaze.
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Harrisonburg
Ira W. Whitmire
Accident on Valley pike near Tenth Legion reported
Early reports describe an automobile accident along the Valley pike at Tenth Legion late last night. The piece also includes a Q&A on coal: anthracite burns smokeless with 2–8% volatile matter and 7–15% ash, occasionally higher if poorly prepared.
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Valley Pike
Tenth Legion
Bureau of Mines
Family of 4 Makes Home in Automobile
Kenneth I. Messer, 28 year old ex GI, his wife and two children, remained parked in their 10 year old car on a Charleston street after failing to find housing. Messer said he sought one room lodging and shared homes but none worked. he vowed to stay there if it lasts.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kenneth I. Messer
Messer
Three Convicted in 1946 Kansas City Vote Fraud Case
Three actra tnic party workers were found guilty by a federal court jury in Kansas City on charges tied to the 1946 primary election vote fraud. Conviction announced today.
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Kansas City
Acratic Party
Boston Cocoanut Grove Fire Surpasses North Africa Losses
A historic tally reports the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston killed more people than the American troops’ casualties in the North Africa invasion. The comparison underscores the disaster’s scale and impact on the public memory.
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Boston
Cocoanut Grove
North Africa
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Anderson Ave
Randall Brannon
Riley Gove
Sandy Braithwaite
Julius
Sharon
Reynolds Armel
Rosa
Phyliss
Charles
Russell Luttrell
Judy Zimmerman
Philip
Jimmy Lewis
Phyliss Mason
Gary Lee Massey
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Reformed Church Circle
Circle 1
The
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Women's Guild
WSCS
Bradock St
Mary Martha
Grace Lutheran Church
Kernstown
Ethel Strosnider
Legion Auxiliary
Conrad Hoover
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Post
N. Loudoun St
James Himelright
Women’s Guild
Women’s Guild of
Centenary Reformed Church
Garden Club
Frederickstown
Winchester Front Royal Chambersburg
By Chee Omams
Gaunt’ S Drug Store
Brainard Watts
Alexandria
Willis G. Thweat
McKinney
Gilbert Longerbeam
Gilbert J. Longerbeam
Richmond
Tom Shepherd
Crow’s Nest Apartments
Bill Barnett
Mrs
Edward N. Barnett
N. N. Simpson
White Post
Cooley
N. Church St
H. H. Burks
Java
Lawrence
Mass
Louise Anne Kurpiel
Merrimack River
Vogues
Tyly
Shoes ON Earth
Lovett Brothers
Pike
K.C
S. Braddock St
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Arcadia
Out Front Royal Road
Cremo
Margarine Ib
the Food Center
Omps Funeral Home
Loudoun St
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Mastercraft
Cather & Moling
Timberlake
Juilliard
Haberdashery
W. Boscawen St
Inc
Jack Kochman
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