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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-01-01
Philip D. Laird

Philip D. Laird, SO, retired mem
Der of Laird & Co., Philadelphia,
New York and Wilmington, Del,
investment brokerage firm, died
Friday, December 26, in Atlantic
City Hospital. With his wife, Lydia
Chichester Laird, Mr.. Laird had
gone from his home in New Castle,
Del, to spend the holidays in
Atlantic City.
The funeral was held from his
home at IL A. M. on Monday, De-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-01-01

geometry OOunCy IdSC masters AS
ISOLATION was held in the Masonic
Temple here on Tuesday evening.
Bethel No. 81, Jobs Daughters,
furnished the entertainment. Leona
Irwin and Kathleen Schroeder play
ed several duets. Mary Lou Eweii,
Sue Perry, Frances Perry, Leona
Irwin, Peggy Newell, Nancy DEM
cry and Barbara Harding, accom-
panied al the piano by Kathleen
Schroeder, sang Green Cathedral"
and "The Lilac Tree"
Miss Jewell Parkin is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Edwin Codwise.
Miss Parkin, who is from North
Wales, Pa, will spend a weekend
in Fredericksburg, Va, before re-
turning to her home.
i Kathleen Schroeder was hostess
to seven couples on New Years
Eve. While watching the old year
out, games and dancing were en-
joyed by the young folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Ely enter
tanned at dinner on Friday eve
ming. Guests were Mr.. Harold
Kingsley, and his sister, Mrs. Star
rett, Miss Betty Lou Byrne, MI.
and Mrs. L. M. Griffith, Jr., and
their son and Mrs. c. f. Crawford.
The occasion was Mrs. Ely's birth
day and a number of beautiful and
useful gifts were received from the
guests.
Word has been received here that
Mr.. James L. Ryland of Baltimore,
{, former resident of this town, died
on Saturday evening, December
9th, in Baltimore.
Maryland University playing the
University of Georgia in the Ga
ter Bowl has been the excuse to
take several of the young men
from the locality to the warmer
climate. G. w. Bell, Bill Chiswell,
Waters Chiswell, Charles Jacobs,
Dick Evans and Norman Belt are
in Jacksonville to witness the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Beall were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Thompson in Hyattstown
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Frye of
Hagerstown spent the weekend in
the vicinity visiting the families Of
their children, Mr.. and Mrs. Lii
bern Demory, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Frye, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Frye and Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Frye.
Mrs. Frances Schmidt of Phila-
delphia was the weekend guest of
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. John Caulfield at Chopper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ramsdell
were the dinner guests on Christ
mas day of their daughter and SON
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nc
Nally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Brown
celebrated their wedding anniver-
sary on Sunday, December 81, with
number of friends and relatives.
The Rev. and Mrs. Frank T.
Headley, who spent Christmas here
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Walker, returned to
their home in Hartford, Conn, in
time to enjoy (?) the heavy snow
storm that covered the New Eng
land states.
James A. Schroeder is in Able
vile, S. c., visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Schroeder,
ST., who have recently celebla ted
their 61st wedding anniversary.
Mrs. H. S. Davis and her daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Davis, of North
East, Nd, spent the Christmas
holidays with Mrs. Davis daugh-
ter, Mrs. George w. Darby. On
Saturday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Darby's little son, George, Jr., was
christened at Ascension Chapel
here.
Miss Eva Trusheim of Washing
ton entertained the Thursday
Night Bridge Club at her home
Friday evening.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-01-01

cember 20. Besides his widow, Mr.,
Laird is survived by a sister and
brother.
Born in Brookeville, Mr.. Laird
entered the stock brokerage bust
ness in 1913 and in 1882 with Ray
mond w. Ellis and George T. Wey-
mouth formed Laird & Co.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-01-01
.PU BLIC SALE

Having sold my along the concrete road from
Dckerson Sugar Mountain and Stronghold mile North
of Dickerson miles West Comus in Montgomery County
and being miles South of Frederick Nd viii sell on the
premises follows,
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
'BRIDGEVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Hoffecker
and daughter, Jackie, of Washing
ton, d. c., and Mrs. Stanley Nc
Quay, Of Wilmington, were week
end guests at the home of Mrs. T.
S. Smith. Mrs. Hoffecker was the
guest soloist at the special Mothers
Day services at Union Methodist
Church, Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Joseph Wiley
and Mrs. Fred Wiley entertained
at dinner Sunday the following
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. John S.
Hurlock, Mrs. Harold Huber and
daughter, Kay, of Pedricktown;
Mrs. L. Robert Hopkins and Mrs.
Sara A. Beck, Of Wilmington, Mr.,
and Mrs. F. L. Wiley and Mrs,
Catharine Riggin of Seaford. Mrs
Hurlock remained for a months
visit.
Mr.. George Ruos entertained
the members of her bridge club
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles n. Brown
were dinner guests Sunday Of Mr.
Browns parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
III. Brown of Porter.
Mr.. Thomas Ayers is recuperat
ing from a heart attack at his ap
artment in the Sidney Theatre OF
Delaware Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. I. Taylor, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Rex Taylor and Mrs. Mar
garet Thoroughbred, all of Sails
bury, were dinner guests Sunday 0
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
MILLVILLE
Church Services;

Church Services:
Sunday, May 10th
Sunday School-11 a. m. Sup't.
R. J. West.
Prayer Service-Friday evening,
8 p. m.
Junior Choir rehearsal-Friday,
Pom.
Last Sundays services for Mo-
theirs Day at Millville Methodist
Church was very well attended. A
very inspiring and impressive SER
mon was delivered by the Pastor,
Rev. T. C. Jones. The sermon, RE
sponsibility of Mothers" was TAX
en- from Elk. 2:9. A special selec-
tion, "Jesus Calls Me-" was render
ed by the Junior Choir, and a duet,
Dear Mother" sung by Mrs. Ann
Collins and Mrs. Harriet McClung.
Mr.. J0nn Warrington, Mrs. Mil
dred Baker, Miss Dolores Bowers
and Robert Banks were received in
membership to the church and Bar
bara and Anna Marie Nuneville and
Rose Mary Banks in preparatory
membership. The following little
ones were baptized-Faye Savage
Virginia Collins and Elda Leona
Nuneville.
Word was received that Capt
Clinton Evans, of Upper Darby, Pa.
was very i'll. Mrs. Amy Wharton
went up Monday to assist Mrs. Ev
ans in caring for him. We hope FOL
his speedy decovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbert Evans callet
on Mr.. and Mrs. George Swain il
Georgetown on Thursday. MI
Swain is very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Belts, O
Clarksville, Mrs. Clara Rickard
and Miss Matte Belts, of Oceal
View, called on Mr.. George +
Townsend, on Thursday.
Mr.. Brice Hickman is in PENN
sula General Hospital, Salisbury
where he was operated on Saturda
evening for appendicitis. He ha
everyone's best wishes for
speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. I. Addy have al
rived at Bethany Beach for tn
summer.
Mr.. Earl Evans and Miss MAJ
guerite Evans were visitors in tow
recently with Mr.. and Mrs. HoraC
Evans.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer James and
daughter, Virginia Lee, spent Sun
day with their mother, Mrs. Clara
Setman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Banks, Sr.,
bad as dinner guests on Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Banks, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Derrickson, Jr.,
and Miss Helen Derrickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland West called
On Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Townsend,
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Lewis Lathbury, Mrs. Mae
Hearn, Mrs. Katie Hall, Mrs. Lula
Steele and Mrs. Lena Derrickson
called on Mrs. Martha Murray and
Mrs. Nan Turner on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Evans were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Ida
Hudson at Ocean View.
Mr.. William R. Ringler, Jr.,
come on Sunday to attend Mothers
Day service with his grandmother,
Mrs. Lula Lynch, after which Mrs.
Lynch returned to her home at Sell
byville for dinner.
MI. anu MrS. w. w. Snafp, OF
Harrington, were callers in town
recently. They called on Mrs. Lula
Steele while here.
Mrs. Andrew Murray spent Fri
6ay with Mrs. Mildred Murray and
Mr.. Charles West at Mrs. Estella
Hollis.
Miss Elizabeth Quillen has re-
turned home after spending a cou-
| pie of weeks in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Nettie Hooker is spending
some time in RehOboth, at the home
of her son, Kendall ]. Hooker, Jr.
while he is a patient in the Beeb,
Hospital.
Irwin Quillen, Jr., of Lewes, spen
, Sunday with his parents, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Irwin H. Quillen.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
M. and Mrs. LeRoY B. Truitt.

Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy B. Truitt.
DR.. John Hammond was called
to jamestown, r. l., Saturday, by
the death of his father. Funeral
services were held Tuesday.
Miss Adele Rice is confined to
her home with a sprained knee lig-
ament which she suffered last
Thursday.
Miss Nancy Ruos attended a
dance last Friday night given by
Goldey College students in the Gold
Ballroom of the DUPONT Hotel in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Newton en-
tertained the members of their
bridge club at dinner Saturday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton C. Smith
will leave Wednesday, May 10, for
Columbia, Mo-, to attend the COM
mencement exercises at Stephens
College, where their daughter
Gloria, will graduate. Miss Smith
who is interested in aviation, re-
Gently won first place in a speed
race in an air show where several
other colleges participated.
The Bridgeville High Music Fes-
tival originally scheduled for last
Friday will be held tonight in the
Bridgeville School Auditorium. The
postponement was made necessary
4 by tonsil operations on several
members Of the chOurs and By
| absences caused by other unavoid
able circumstances.
Miss Mary Louise Cannon, o
Bridgevilie, was one of two junior
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Raymond Bette
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Richards of RehOboth, on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons Phillips
and son, Blaine, were in Whining
ton, one day this past week, shop
ping.
Mr.. Charles w. Townsend was in
town Saturday and visited with his
mother, Mrs. Ella Townsend.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Lemon Weather Maker

Faced by the bighting effects Of
frost, west coast lemon growers
have installed huge blowing ma
chimes that whip up warmer tenn
peratures. The result is better tree
Fipened lemons at lower cost. When
the ground temperature drops to 80
degrees. an alarm rings in the
house, and the steel clad wind ma
chimes are rolled into the orchard.
Each propeller in the machine Is
driven by a gasoline engine mount
ed on a revolving steel platform
high above the trees. Temperatures
soon climb four or Ave degrees by
the action Of the wind blowers.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Above Ground Turnip

Kohlrabi is a curious vegetable. It
is an above-the- ground turnip with
leaves that sprout out like the scales
Of a fish. Cooking experts suggest
preparing it exactly like a turnip-
trim the leaves. pare and slice
lengthwise. Cook in hghtly-salted
water for 20 minutes. drain and
serve with melted butter or cream.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14

sometime near Fairmount with her
cousin, Mrs. Elva Joseph, who has
been a patient in Delaware HOspi-
tai, Wilmington.
The Singers Of the Greenwood
Mennonite Church stopped at Che
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dick
ersOn on Mothers Day and sang
some beautiful hymns which were
appreciated very much.
Grover Dickerson of BridgeVilie,
visited his cousin and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Dickerson on Sun
day afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
FARMINGTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dickerson of
Pennington, entertained at dinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dickerson Of
Milford; Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Dick
erson and daughter, Janice, of Lin
coin; Mr.. and Mrs. Rodman Mills
of Cedar Neck; Cpl. Edward Nc
Bride, of Fort Louls, Washington;
Mrs. Ann Ingram and John Dicker-
son.
Mrs. Ann Ingram is spending
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14

attendants at Juniata College.
Huntington, Pa, in their annual
May Day pageant last Saturday.
Miss Cannon, a home economics
major student, was selected by pop
ular vote in a recent all-college
election. She is the daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Harry w. Cannon.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
First Airline stewardess

The worlds first airline steward
ess was Ellen Church, now director
Of nurses at Sherman General hos
pital, Elgin, Ill. She became the
first "sky girl" when she few for
United air lines between San Fran
cisco and Chicago, May is. 1880.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-09-30
Rockville And Vicinity

they will visit Mr.. Cecil's brother,
Arthur ID. Cecil.
1t. jig. Lawrence L. Cecil, Jr.
has resumed his studies at George
town University. His brother, C.
Douglas Cecil, has enrolled at the
University of Maryland.
On Sunday, September 26, Mr..
and Mrs. iCamillus B. Stokes cele-
brated their 18th wedding anniver-
sary. Here for the family celebra-
ton were Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
F. Papadi. Mrs. Papadi is a sister
of Mrs. Stokes, from New York.
Also here from New York was
Miss Ernestine Piez. Later on
Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Jul
ian Whiting of Bethesda joined
the group at Mrs. KS Toll House
where a delightful dinner and eve
ming was enjoyed by all.
The Misses Patsy Fraley, Bar
bara Merry, Dorothy Russman and
Lorraine Souders were the Girl
Scouts from Group 324, Rockville,
who were selected to be in the
Guard of Honor of 100 Girl Scouts
to welcome the Piper Cub Plane at
the National Youths Day Air
Show held at the Naval Air Re-
serve Station at Anacostia, Va,
last Sunday. The Scouts were the
feature group and had the pleas
ure of meeting Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Piper, Dusty Rhodes and his men,
and Miss Perry Robinson who flew
the Cub. All of the Scouts were in
full dress uniform.
Mrs. Leslie Reardon of Cleve-
land, Ohio, is here for a short stay
with her mother, Mrs. Barrett p.
Wilson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-09-30
CLASSIFIEDS-s':"' 81:
Coming Events

October 1 and 2 = RUMMAGE
SALE, Friday night from to
8 and Saturday morning 9 to IL.
Sponsored by Beulah Glass of
Epworth Church, Gaithersburg.
October Z - BAKED CHICKEN
and HAM SUPPER, at Sandy
Spring Firehouse, given by
Emory Church. Begins 4:3O.
Oct. 8-CARD PARTY, Benefit
Sandy Spring Athletic Asso., at
Sherwood High School. (2nd in
series of 81. 8 P. M.
October 9-CARD PARTY, spon-
sored by Ascension Guild of As
cension Chapel, 8 P. M.,, Parish
Hall, Gaithersburg.
Oct. 16 = OYSTER AND HAM
SUPPER, st. Johns Episcopal
Church Parish Hall, Olney.
Benefit Parish building fund.
Beginning P. M.
Oct. 16 = ALL DAY COMMUN-
ITY FAIR, in Gaithersburg
High School Gym, given by the
PIT. A.
Oct. 26 = OYSTER, COUNTRY
HAM AND CHICKEN SALAD
SUPPER, given by w. S. C. S.,
Mt. Carmel Church basement,
Sunshine. 5 to 9 P. M.
October 23--TURKEY DINNER,
Ashton Methodist Church, Ash
ton, 4:3O to 8 P. M, by Young
Adults of the church.
Oct. % = RUMMAGE SALE,
sponsored by Oak Grove Rebe-
kah Lodge, at Woodfield Elec-
trio Store, Gaithersburg. Gegins
at 10.
Oct. 23-OYSTER AND COUN-
TRY HAM SUPPER, at Modern
Wodman Hall, Laytonsville, be-
filming a p. M. Given by Bible
Class St. Paul's Methodist
Church, benefit building fund.
Oct. 80 = TURKEY SUPPER,
with hot vegetables and home
made rolls, at Laytonsville
School, beginning at A P. NJ,
given by PIT. A.
Nov. 2-HOT LUNCHES served
on Election Day at Modern
Woodmen Hall, Laytonsville, by
Bible Class St. Paul's Methodist
Church, building fund benefit.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-09-30
WOODFIELD :
Miss Lucille Priest
Damascus 2577

Norman Burdette, Raymond
Kemp, Ralph Howard and Els
worth King motored to Oakland
for the weekend. They made the
trip mainly to check on the "deer
situation" in that vicinity.
Mrs. Cramwell King entertained
on Friday in honor of Mr.. Kings
birthday. Those who enjoyed de-
licious dinner with them were Mrs.
Roland Ward and Jimmy, Mrs.
Bradley Hawkins, Mrs. Ellsworth
King and Esther Mae.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin King and
children were the weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Huston Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Ward and
children and Mrs. +. G. Ward
were among the 35 guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Otis Watkins of Brown
ingsville who enjoyed a picnic din
ner on Watkins lawn Sunday.
Miss Barbara Trundle of Be.
thesda was a recent supper guest
Of Mrs. E. G. Ward
Mrs. Ava King and Mrs. Iona
Burdette returned on Saturday
from a weeks visit with Mrs. Mat
tie Watkins of Browningsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Ward and
family were the guests recently of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herschel James of
Gainesville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-09-30
Mrs. Nicholas Brewer
Rockville 1883

Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Brewer
iiiotored to Chapel Hill, N. G. on
Friday where they attended the
North Carolina Texas football
game on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.
Brewer were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Paulsen while in Chapel
Hill.
Miss Martha Bowling spent the
weekend at her home in Hughes
vile on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Mrs. Randolph Talbot, Mrs.
Ethel Speare, Mrs. Rose Dawson
and Mrs. Harry Westcott were
among those from Rockville at
tending the Semi-Annual Fedora
tion of Woman's Clubs held in
Jamestown on Tuesday.
Jesse Higgins of Cincinnati,
Ohio is visiting his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph
Talbot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hartman
Of Dillsburg, Pa. spent Tuesday
with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Margaret "A. C. Welsh.
Pinckney Prescott was on a
business trip of several days this
week to New York City.
Little Miss Barbara Lawrence
Belts celebrated her 9Th birthday
anniversary on Sunday by enter
taining twenty-five friends at her
home on Upton Street.
Mrs. Rita Smoot and Mrs. Saw
yer of Silver Spring were guests
hn Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. W..
Valentine Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allison Chaplin en-
tertained group of friends at
their home Saturday evening.
Miss Lucy Smith has returned
from West Orange, N. j. where
She attended the wedding on Sat-
hrday of her niece, Miss Harriet
3. Smith, daughter of Edwin
Smith, to Kenneth McGucken.
Miss Smith was guest of her
brother Edwin Smith while in
West Orange.
/ Mrs. Russell Conklin who under
went an operation at Suburban
Hospital last week, is much i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence l.. Cecil
pf South Adams Street are visit
ing with their son-in-law and
laughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Dancy of Cambridge, Mass. where
Mr.. Dancy is attending Harvard
University. Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
plan on their return trip to spend
few days in Redburn, N. ]. where
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-09-30
OIney BrookeviHe
Mrs. Nornso H. Rapp
Ashton 21O7

Mr.. and Mrs. Allen L. Nichol-
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R.
Thompson spent their vacation in
Pennsylvania. They enjoyed the
beautiful Susquehanna Trail and
visited the York Fair. The remain
der of their time was spent visit
ing in Lancaster, Mannheim and
Iititz with friends of Mrs. Mich
olson.
Lee Nicholson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Nicholson, Jr., un-
derwent tonsillectomy at Mont
gomery County General Hospital
on Monday. He is getting along
fine at home now.
Miss Laura Gartrell of Wash
ington was the weekend guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Clark. On
Saturday, the three of them were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Griffith at Laytonsville.
The ladies of the w. S. C. S. of
Oakdale-Emory Church are hold
ing baked chicken and ham sup
per, with vegetables and salads, at
the Sandy Spring Fire House,
Thursday, October 7, from 4:3O to
s P. NJ, for the benefit of the
building fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Barns
ley and Mrs. Brooke Johns visited
in Winchester, Va, from Wednes-
day to Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
George T. Barnsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Barnsley
and DR.. and Mrs. H. H. Ladson
were dinner guests of Mrs. A. D.
Cashell Saturday evening.
Miss Edythe Byrne of Washing
ton, Mrs. Clara Mullinix of Da-
mascus, Mrs. Mary V. Soper and
Mrs. Bette Brown were Tuesday
luncheon guests of Mrs. John Dill
Ion.
On Monday evening Dorsey
Hawkins, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
GLAND Hawkins, entertained sew
eral of his boy friends at weiner
roast in celebration of his 18th
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Moore of
Centreville were Monday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ODER
Daley.
On Sunday, about 40 persons en-
joyed a picnic supper at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Howes.
Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Blood were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Edward
Woolbright at Fairhill.
The Executive Council of the
PIT. A. of Sherwood School is en-
tertaining the faculty of the school
at a buffet supper on Thursday at
the home Of Mrs. Arthur Carr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-09-30
+ POTOMAC
Mrs. Waiter B. Myers
Rockville 22S2

A formal christening took place
at Potomac Methodist Church on
Sunday when Sandra Margit
Haug, infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Haug of Bradley Farms
was christened in a candlelight
ceremony by the Rev. G. E. Allis,
pastor of the church. The christen-
ing took place in a setting of white
gladiolas and baby's breath. Miss
Olga Nilsen and Torleif Haug, sis
ter of Mrs. Haug and brother of
Mr.. Haug, were godparents of
Sandra.
Sandra wore a dainty long white
embroidered linen dress with
matching coat and hat.
A large crowd of friends and
members of both the families of
Mr.. and Mrs. Haug attended. A
reception was held at the Congress.
sional Country Club following the
christening.
Mrs. Sara E. Gourley, mother of
Mrs. James H. Nolan, is now in
Suburban Hospital recovering
from broken leg. We hope she
will soon be home again.
Mrs. Hamilton Knox is now
visiting her niece and nephew, Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Bates, Of
Thompson, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. MINER Hostetlel
entertained the members of tn,
Potomac Band on Tuesday evening
at their regular practice.
Miss Blanche McNally of Wash
ington was special guest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-09-30
Gasoline In Radiator

Centralia, Ill. - Picking up
can, Paul Thorman, %, poured the
contents into the radiator of hot
automobile, thinking it was water
in the can. The liquid was gaso-
line and the resulting blast ignited
the car and Thorman's clothing.
He ran wildly down the highway
until two companions overlook
him, putting out the flames by roll
ing him in a ditch. Shotgun shells
in TIE car for a hunting trip ex-
ploded so frequently that efforts TO
put out the fire in the automobile
were stalled.