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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1944

Page

7

Open Door Bible Class to Meet at 9 45 Sunday

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church announces the Open Door Bible Class will meet at 9 45 Sunday morning with Rev. Joseph A Ducknall teaching. All members urged to attend and visitors receive a cordial welcome. Mr and Mrs Brooke Smith travel to Washington for Easter with son Grant J Smith and will attend a dinner tonight for their sons birthday.

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Joseph A. Ducknall Brooke Smith Washington Grant J. Smith Birthay

Ryden Pennypacker Engagement Announced

Mrs. Nancy Bowly Ryden, daughter of Charles L Bowly and the late Mary Bowly, and Capt. John Effett Pennypacker, Army Air Forces, son of Alvin S Pennypacker, are announced for marriage with no wedding date set due to Capt. Pennypacker’s uncertain leave.

Nancy Bowly Ryden Charles L. Bowly Mary Hack Bowly John Effett Pennypacker Air Forces Alvin S. Pennypacker

Woman's Auxiliary Meeting at Loudoun Street Church

The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Auxiliary led by president Mrs. Clay de Grange will meet Monday April 10 at 3 45 p m The guest speaker Mr Garland Quarles will discuss Vision in Education stressing broad liberal education All teachers and interested readers are invited The circles meeting precedes at 3 p m Also Sunday night the Macedonia Methodist Youth Fellowship presents an Easter program at 7 45 listing Mr J E Dettra as speaker reader and soloist under Mrs Florence Sumption program director The Risen Lord is the topic with an Easter story special music and poems for the public attending

Loudoun Street J. E. Dettra Youth Fellowship of Macedonia Methodist Church Dettra Florence Sumption Lord

Seaman Carlton Richard Honored At Home Welcome

Mrs. Lewis Fawcett hosted supper at her Fawcetts Gap home last Tuesday in honor of her nephew Carlton Buddy Richard Seaman I C. Five guests attended including Mrs. Fawcett Charley Richard Emma Rust Mildred and Elizabeth Fawcett. Richard has been stationed in San Diego California and left for his base yesterday. This is his first leave home in a year.

Seaman I-C Carlton Richard Lewis Fawcett Fawcetts Gap Carlton Buddy) Richard Fawcett Charley Richard Emma Rust Mildred Elizabeth Fawcett Seaman Richard San Diego Cal

Century Club Meeting With Rubber Romance Paper

Mrs Paul Thomson will host the Century Club Tuesday afternoon April 1 at the home of Miss Carrie Hunters Gray Gables South Washington Street Mrs Louis Bakers paper on Romance of Rubber Junior Auxiliary Of Hospital To Meet Tuesday Winchester Memorial Hospital Junior Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at 3 30 PM at the Nurses Home all members urged to attend

Paul Thomson Century Club Carrie Hunter Gray Gables South Washington St Louis Baker Winchester Memorial Hospital

Miss Harbaugh Spends Easter Holidays in County

Miss Nancy Harbaugh of Madison College Harrisonburg visits her mother Mrs Charles H Harbaugh in the county during the Easter holidays.

Miss Harbaugh Nancy Harbaugh Madison College Harrisonburg Charles H. Harbaugh

Miss Cooper Guest Of Parents For Holidays

Miss Helen Cooper a student at William and Mary extension in Richmond is visiting her parents the Rev and Mrs Norman Cooper on North Braddock street for Easter holidays. Pic Jack Lindsay of Camp Shelby Miss spending furlough in Winchester with Mrs Lindsay. Miss Allen A Patient In Memorial Hospital. Miss Mary Allen of Berryville is a patient in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mary Martha Class Te ary Grace Lutheran class meets at eight in the social room of the church. Mr E L Rush To Enter Harrisonburg Hospital. Mr E L Rush of Route 1 A Winchester will enter Harrisonburg Hospital on Monday April 10 under Dr Derley care.

Miss Cooper Helen Cooper William and Mary Extension Richmond Norman Cooper North Braddock Street P. F. C. Lindsay Pic Jack Lindsay Camp Shelby Miss Winchester Mrs. Lindsay Miss Allen Memorial Hospital Mary Allen Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Mary Martha Grace Luthera E. L. Rush Harrisonburg Hospital Rt. 1-A Harrisonburg Derley

Smallwood Returns To Drew Field Florida Pic

P F C Smallwood returns to Drew Field Florida after a fifteen day furlough visiting his parents near Kernstown. Staff Sergeant Holmes Barnett, U S Air Corps, on 15 months in Brazil, makes a surprise visit to Richmond and family in this city. His wife joins him and his mother from Reading, Pennsylvania arrives tonight. Sgt Barnett to be transferred to Panama soon. Miss Elizabeth Massie WAVES member to spend weekend with the Pages on Amherst Street. Miss Ruth Eskew arrives from Charleston to visit Mrs Abney Payne on Amherst Street.

Pic Robert Smallwood I. C. Smallwood Kernstown Drew Field Fila Barnett Holmes R. Barnett United States Air Corps Activuty Brazil Miami Fla Richmond B. E. Russell Reading Miss Eskew Mrs. Payne Ruth Eskew Charleston W. Va Abney Payne Amherst Street

Easter visitors arrive in Winchester and Washington

Mrs H D Flood and Mr B B Flood of Washington arrived last Nime to spend the Easter week end in Winchester. They are registered at the Hotel Jack. Mrs William Grubbs is confined at home on Welltown pike. Mrs Harry Lewis of 111 West Cork street has returned from Winchester Memorial Hospital after a week of treatment. Mr Truman H Meredith of Cal., stays with Mrs and Mrs John Woolfolk on West Clifford. Mrs Paul Thomson returned to Morgan Street after months in New Orleans. On the way home she stopped in Chapel Hill to see her son Pvt James M Thomson USMC. Mrs George H Miller of Stevenson Va is visiting Washington with friends and relatives. Mrs Miller was accompanied by Mrs Hugh Ritter of Berryville, Va. Miss Betty Pierce arrived from Alexandria to spend Easter with her parents Nobles Pierce and wife on South Stewart street.

Miss Massie Elizabeth Massie The WAVES Washington Nelson Page Amhurst Street Joseph Massie Mrs. Page Heber Flood H. D. Flood B. B. Flood Nime Winchester Jack Harry Lewis West Cork Street Winchester Memorial Hospital Truman H., Meredith Cal John Woolfolk West Clifford Street Paul Thomson Morgan Street New Orleans Thomson Chapel Hill N. C Pvt James M. Thomson George H. Miller Stevenson, Va Miller Hugh Ritter Berryville, Va Betty Pierce Alexandria Mrs. Nobles Pierce South Stewart St Richard Farmer Harry Farmer Highland Avenue Keith Emerson Luray England Aberdeen Proving Grounds Aberdeen Ramey Broy Lacy Broy Berryville Fort Pierce Fla Randolph Everett Dozier Richmond Charles T. Levi Trone C. C. Russell Russell Lupton Farris Capon Bridge W. Va Melvin Kump Georgia Douglas Kern U. S. Navy New York Kerns Robert Muse Kay and Joyce Jackie Whitacre Delbert Whitacre Melville Dailey Roy Winefield Edith Whitacre Holmes Whitacre Smithey Pugh Joan and Bradley Arthur Pugh B. A. Giffen Bertha Bummer Bobby Cletus Sirbaugh Roy Wingfield

Service service members and family notes unfold across states

Cadet Charles E. Nichols and Pvt Theodore Nichols of Wheeler Nichols clan tell of furloughs and reassignment with addresses at Seymour Johnson Field North Carolina and Camp Picket Virginia. Bob Creamer Jr graduates Army Stenographic Clerks School Fort McClellan Alabama awaiting 12 day leave. Richard Campbell and Richard Farmer graduate courses Aberdeen Proving Grounds and meet English location peers. Robert Sutton shifts to Proving Grounds Illinois. Berryville born Ramy Broy trains aboard Fort Pierce Florida.

Army Stenographic School Graduate Returning Home

A soldier who completed 21 weeks of training at the Army Stenographic School in Fort McClellan Alabama is expected to be home on a furlough sometime this week. He is among the personnel recently completing instruction and awaiting reassignment.

Robert Creamer, JR Charles R. Creamer Boyce Army Stenographic Clerks School Fort McClellan Ala Army Stenographic School Alabama

Berryville Social Events Brighten Easter Week

Berryville Virginia residents gather for Easter visits and family updates as Mrs H H Burks and son Cpl Hunter Burks head to Washington to join Pvt Craighill Burks, with Mrs Burks intending to spend Easter with her sister in the capital.

Berryville H. H. Burks Cpl Hunter Burks Washington, D. C Burks Pvt Craighill Burks Washington Camp Cook Calif Charles Mercein

Family notes from Berryville reflect war era updates

Mrs Lena Suddith reports her son Pvt Charles Suddith arrived safely in England. Petty Officer Oscar Hamilton Jr has left Berryville to return to Panama after leave, with his parents Mr and Mrs O P Hamilton. Mr Hamilton has served sixteen months with the Quarantine and Immigration Service in Panama. Mr Lee McFillen, injured in a Baltimore fall, is home recuperating. Miss Byrd McGavock of the State Department of Health visited Berryville and met with public health workers.

Lena Suddith Pvt Charles Suddith England Oscar Hamilton, Jr Berryville O. P. Hamilton Panama Mr. Hamilton Quarantine and Immigration Service Lee McFillen Baltimore Byrd McGavock State Department of Health

Berryville teachers spend Easter at home from town to town

Among the Berryville school teachers who are spending Easter at their homes are Miss May Wagner who is in Staunton, Va., Miss Audrey Ott who is with her family at Harrisonburg, Va. Mrs H H Burks who is in Washington, Miss Kathleen Francis who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs W D Francis at Glen Allen near Richmond, Va.

Berryville May Wagner Staunton Audrey Ott Harrisonburg H. H. Burks Washington Kathleen Francis W. D. Francis Glen Afien Richmond, Va

Public Health Nurse Katherine Anderson in Charlottesville

Miss Katherine Anderson, public health nurse for Clarke County, spent Thursday on official business in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Katherine Anderson Clarke County Charlottesville

Clarke County Sets May 29 Date for Sixth Blood Donor Clinic

The Red Cross announces May 29 as the definite date for Clarke County's sixth Blood Donor Clinic. Many inquiries prompted advance notice on when the Mobile Unit will return to Clarke and serve donors.

Clarke County Red Cross Clarke

Mr. L. H. Morgan Returns to Clarke for Plumbing Work

Mr. L. H. Morgan, long based in Norfolk Virginia, has moved back to Clarke and resides at Villa Rue west of town. His family will join him in the spring and he plans to resume plumbing business in the area.

Ritter Return From Alabama Visit To Cadet Son

Mr. Hugh N. Ritter came back Tuesday night from Tuscaloosa Alabama where he had been visiting his son Air Cadet Lynwood Ritter who is enrolled in an army training course.

Hugh N. Ritter Tuscaloosa Ala Air Cadet Lynwood Ritter

Berryville Naval and Red Cross News Highlights

The Berryville area reports returning service members from wartime duty and short travels between Berryville Charlottesville and Brunswick. Seaman A. Chester Brown returns to Bainbridge Naval Training. Pvt Jack W. Bell furloughs in Clarke before duty at Fort Meade. Mrs Randolph Everett Dozier plans Easter in Berryville. Clarke County Red Cross completes large dressings shipment and expands work. Wilbur Feltner heads to Officers Candidate School at Fort Monmouth after 21 day furlough. Feltner recently returned from Brazil.

A. Chester Brown Naval Training Station Bainbridge, Md Berryville Jack W. Bell Clarke David L. Bell Bell Fort Meade, Md Set Wilbur Feltner James Feltner Fort Monmouth N. J Feltner Brazil

Community Notes From Trone Virginia April Update

The article lists local residents visiting relatives, traveling, or recovering at Winchester Memorial Hospital. It notes Rev. C. C. Russell's hospital observation, the Lupton family moves, people visiting Capon Bridge West Virginia, and service members Melvin Kump and Douglas Kern with family weekend stays.

Pies And Cooks Front War Chronicle From Fifth Army

George Tucker details wartime kitchen life on the Fifth Army front. Corp. Sammy Sneed from Waynesboro, Va. bakes chocolate pies using gasoline ranges while others fetch milk and cream. The piece blends humor with frontline hardship and notes anxious nights during air raids.

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Woman’s Auxiliary of Presbyterian Church Youth Fellowship Cara Brooks’ Pharmacy Huntsberry Geant’s Drug Store P. F. C. Smallwood Fia William Grubbs Welltown Pike Lovett Brothers Charles E. Nichols Theodore Nichols Wheeler Nichols Nichols Williams Field Chadler Arizona Seymour Johnson Field Camp Picket Great Lakes Richard Louis Campbell Gore Robert L. Sutton Provisfnal Ordnance Service School Savanus Iill Valley Service 2Nd R Proving Grounds Illinois Charles Nichols Shady Rest Woody Carlisle Music By Sonny Frye Alberta Elsea Washington, D.C Arlington, Va Elizabeth Elsen Leonard H. Bell Farmville State Teachers College Louise Bell Miss Bell Mary Frances Dix St. Luke’s Hospital Tom Dix J. C. Digges A. F. Robertson Jean Strick Farmville, Va Bill Shackleford Margaret Alice Shackleford South Church Street Harry Wynkoop Miss Dorothy Wynkoop Washington, D. di Pite Company N. Loudoun St Winchester, Virginia University of Alabama Mise Nellie Henson Charlottesville, Va Wesley C. Cox Brunswick, Md S. A. Johnson G. Kenneth Levi Page Levi Handley E. P. Browning George Tucker Fifth Army Front Corp Sammy Sneed Waynesboro Sneed Army Beck’s Pfc Philip L. Bitmann Arago, Minn Ellis, Blake Oak Hill Blake Bitmann Minnesota Comeparison Chester . Westman Los Angeles Sammy the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Moling & Cather Ain Aster Miller Brothers East Piccadilly St
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