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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1944

Page

8

Winchester Garden Club hears slides of native West Virginia plants

The Garden Club of Winchester and Clarke County met April 19 at 4 p m at Mrs. B M Roszeil's home. Rev Ben Roller of Nelson Parish presented colored slides of native plants including the Showy Lady Slipper near White Sulphur Springs and rare finds Buckleys Phlox Box Huckleberry Kate s Mountain Clover and a yellow Superbum Lily. Mrs E G Butler reported Narcissus varieties and specimens. Miss Sophie Baker hosted tea and the meeting closed with a party at her home.

Winchester Clarke County B. M. Roszeil Ben Roller Charles Town Nelson Parish Jefferson County Roller Buckley White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Kate Roler E. G. Butler Sophie Baker

Mrs Sinnott Attends New York Meeting and Reports

Mrs. Sinnott, district D A R Coimbra chairman and national recording secretary of the D A C, spends the week in New York at the Hotel Commodore and will report their assembly after the D A R meeting. Her mother Mrs. Athey recently visited Bethesda, Md.

Sinnott New York William B. Sinnott Commodore District of

Miss Carper Receives Sendoff At WAVES Training

Miss Margaret Carper reported for basic training in the WAVES at Hunter College New York. She was honored with twenty four guests presenting useful gifts.

Margaret Carper East Piccadilly Street Hunter College New York

Spring Fantasie By Ewing Studio Of Dance Art

The Ewing Studio of Dance Art will present two ballets The Circus and Cinderella as part of their spring fantasie on May 12 at Handley High School. Also notes: Margaret V Lanis listed as a patient at University Hospital Charlottesville. Anna Belle Collins marries Robert Collins in a double ring ceremony in Maryland with ties to the Navy Torpedo plant.

Ewing Studio of Dance Art Handley High School Margaret Lanis University Hospital Charlottesville Margaret V. Lanis Sou Washington Street Dorothy Brookshire Washington

Ronald and Vanda Adams Celebrate Birthdays Saturday

Ronald Adams and Vanda Adams marked Ronalds tenth birthday and Vandals seventh birthday with a Saturday gathering at their parents home on Parkway. Guests included Ouida Keller Shirley Sibert Elisa Hunter Patty Garber Carole Garber Betty Argenbright Judy Argenbright Jean Dorsey Sandra Lineburg Mary Lee Molden Cecilia Peer Billy Carver Teddy Keller Billy Kerns Bobby Kerns Allen Oates Lewis OConnell Peter Van Royen Tommy Van Royen Sonny Sibert Peter Jackson Howard Jackson Donny Starkey and Mrs. Freda Sibert.

Ronald Vanda Gays Adams Harley Adams Parkway Ronalds Vanda Gays Ouida Keller Shirley Sibert Elisa Hunter Patty Garber Carole Garber Betty Jewel Argenbright Judy Argenbright Jean Dorsey Sandra Lineburg Mary Lee Molden Cecilia Peer Billy Carver Teddy Keller Billy Kerns Bobby Kerns Allen Oates Lewis O'Connell Peter van Royen Tommy van Royen Sonny Sibert Peter Jackson Howard Jackson Donny Starkey Freda Sibert

Funkhouser Buys St Hilda s Hall School Site

Raymond J. Funkhouser purchases St Hilda s Hall School property in Rawson W Va from the Pendleton Duvall heirs Peterkin Hall to be converted into apartments three acres to be developed with houses on the former dormitory site A church supper planned at Bruce town Methodist Church Friday night Fox News style and hospital updates follow from Winchester Memorial Hospital including Mrs Baker Mrs Miller and Mrs Gingrich incidents and travel notices

R. J. Funkhouser St. Hilda’s Hall Rawson W. Va Raymond J. Funkhouser Maria Pendleton Duvall Peterkin Hall

Henderson Cooley Marriage Announced In Maryland

Mr and Mrs Lovell Cooley of Middletown announce the marriage of their daughter Rothy Lee to Mr Willard J Henderson in Hagerstown Maryland on November 23 1943 Henderson a vocational agriculture instructor at Stephens City and Middletown has coached the Stephens City baseball team and played baseball in summers He is a Cumberland Maryland native a Fort Osage and V P graduate and a Navy enlistee awaiting active duty The bride attended Front Royal public schools and lived with her parents in Middletown Mrs Carl Massey plans to move May 1 to an apartment at 220 Amherst Street with the Massey and De Haven families.

Lovell Cooley Middletown Rothy Lee Willard J. “Booley Henderson Hagerstown Stephens City Mr. Henderson Cumberland Fort Os Ae V. P U. S. Navy Front Royal Public Carl Massey W. P. Massey Washington Street Gilbert de Haven Amherst Street

Governor Nettie Davis To Be Guest Of Quota Club

District Governor Nettie Davis and District Secretary Marjorie Kane of Wilmington Delaware will be guests of the Winchester Quota Club at the regular meeting Friday evening at six o'clock at the Fort Loudoun Restaurant. The item also notes local social visits and hospitalizations among residents including Miss Garnet Hamrick, Phillip H. Cammer, and Barbara Linaburg, with attendees at a dinner honoring Victor Carbaugh.

Nettie Davis Quota Club Marjorie Kane Wilmington Del Winchester Fort Loudoun

Winchester Junior Board of Trade to Meet Friday

The Winchester Junior Board of Trade will gather at 7 30 Friday night at the George Washington Hotel. President Robbie Grove announced the session with members who attended last week's Lynchburg war conference to report. Key business matters will be considered and all members urged to attend.

Winchester Junior Board of Trade George Washington Hotel Robie Grove Lynchburg

Berryville News Highlights Aviation Cadet Move and School Lunch News

Robert Hooker, son of Berryville residents, has been sent to the Aviation Student Pool in Courtland Alabama to become an aviation cadet after training at Lynchburg College. Berryville Elementary School pupils performed, and Miss Eleanor Currin urged adult chest X rays at the May 3 clinic to combat tuberculosis. Mrs. Edward P. Berlin reported March lunch data, funds for lunchroom equipment, and continued support for the school lunch program though federal funds were not appropriated. The Berryville Tuberculosis Association expanded first aid cabinets and members totaled 175.

Berryville Robert Hooker T. M. Hooker Lynchburg College U.S. Air Base Courtland Alabama A C Hooker Lynchburg Eleanor Currin Tuberculosis Association Currin England Edward P. Berlin Byrd and Glass Robertson

Meade Kelley Engagement Reported In Millwood Virginia

Mr and Mrs Everard K Meade of Millwood Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Della to Cpl Albert Johnson Kelley U S M C son of Mr and Mrs Augusta W Kelley of Car Cab Conn and New York Miss Meade is a graduate of Chatham Hall and Sweet Briar Cpl Kelley graduated from Edgewood school in Greenwich Conn He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1941 and is assigned to duty with an aircraft carrier The wedding will take place in the near future.

Everard K. Meade Millwood Ceirke County Margaret Della Albert Johnson Kelley Augusta, W. Kelley Car Cab Conn New York Miss Meade Chatham Hall Sweet Briar Cpl. Kelley Edgewood School Greenwich Marine Corps

Rev Minor C Miller to Address Frederick Meeting

Rev Minor C Miller of Bridgewater, executive secretary of the Virginia Council of Religious Education, will address the Frederick County Council of Religious Education meeting Saturday at 2 30 PM. Plans for the annual Rural Life program in May will be discussed.

H. A. Snapp Frederick County Council of Religious Education Minor C. Miller Bridgewater Virginia Council of Religious Education Frederick Council of Religious Education Rural Life

With Our Men In The Service Seafaring Youths Aboard

Howard E. Halsey son of Mr and Mrs George W Halsey is stationed at the Solomon Branch Amphibious Base Washington D C training after enlisting February 1 1943. Hunter McFarland son of Mr and Mrs Charles McFarland is in Florida six months in service attached to Ships Company at Fort Pierce Hotel Fort Pierce Fla. Howard Slonaker grandson of Mr and Mrs Howard Stotler of Boyce married to Ann Hardy of Charles Town is at Camp Endicott New Jersey studying telepathy after leaving Dunn Woolen Company. He entered service in November 1943 and recently spent a 10 day leave.

Howard E. Halsey George W. Halsey Solomon _ Branch Amphibious Base Washington, D. C Bainbridge, Md Seaman Halsey O’sullivan Rubber Company Hunter McFarland Charles McFarland Florida Ships Company Fort Pierce Hotel Fort Pierce Fla Howard Sionake Howard Sionaker Howard Stotler Boyce Ann Hardy Charles Town Camp Endicott N. J R. W. Slonaker Martinsburg Dunn Woolen Company Seaman Slonaker

Reverend Charles Sine Elected Secretary of Chester Ministerial Association

The Rev. Charles R. Sine of the Church of Christ on West Cork Street was elected secretary of the Chester Ministerial Association on Monday. He fills the vacancy created when Captain Marshall moved from the city.

Charles R. Sine Church of Christ West Cork Street Chester

Chicago Grain Quotations Open Higher on Flour Purchases

Chicago April 20 Wheat rises fractionally after a large eastern chain bakery buys substantial flour. Oats, rye and other grains also advance with the bread cereal. Opening prices show May wheat at 1.73 3 8, July 1.68 5 8, Sept 1.65 3 4. Oats May 82, July 78 1 2 to 5 8, Sept 74 to 74 1 8, Dec 1.73 8 to 3 4. Rye May 1.28 1 8, July 1.26 3 8, Sept 1.23 8, Dec 1.24 2 2 to 5 8.

Chicago Repo Rye

In Memoriam for Mrs James Orn sone

In memory of Mrs James Orn sone who died two years ago. The poem expresses loneliness, longing for home, and enduring love from her husband and daughter Loraine Bowman. It recalls Sunday family gatherings, serene rest, and hopeful reunion in the afterlife.

James Ornsone Toay Mother Loraine Bowman

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Mr. Roller Garden Club Roger Jackson Roger A. Jackson Ruth Williams Ottawa Can Marie Garber Virginia Brown Richard Lineburg Ed Molden Miss Williams Tokes’ Inn Cammer Phil Cammer Front Royal Winchester Memorial Hospital Jerry Funkhouser Claymont Court Charlies Town Wilkins Jack Wilkins New York City The New Yorker Victor Carbaugh H. M. Carbaugh South Pacific Brooks’ Pharmacy Huntsberry Carper Wisecarver Honor Margaret Carper Collins-Hook L. G. Hook Alexandria Annabelle Robert Collins Faills Church Wiverdale Collins Capon Bridge High School Navy Torpedo Plant Baker Gibson Baker R. L. Miller Brucetown Brucetown Methodist Church Robert Carter Bobby Richmond Carter Oakland Gaunt’s Drug Store Aaryas Amherst Garnet Hamrick Sadie Hamrick George W. Stover Brookline Mass Miss Hamrick North Dighton Phillip H. Cammer Memorial Hospital James Linaburg Thelma Barbara Bertie Dunn Southwerk Street Barbarra Pfc Armagadoo N. M Hamilten Haines Venora Davidson Lucia Shade Gray Ave Harold Sheetz, Jr Sheetz Lucas Shepherdstown Hugh Brill C. A. Duke Blue Ridge Ave Leonard H. Bell R.G. Trussell Julian Gregory Nettie Carbaugh J.B. T M. C. Miller Helen Seer Tode Tuttle von “Neral Features Corp Commercial & Savings Bank the Commercial & Savings Bank Virginia Herbert S. Larrick H. C. Sheetz John I. Sloat H. R. Edwards Charles R. Anderson Howell M. Bond Fred S. Boyd Joseph H. Funkhouser E. A. Humston Llewellyn Jackson Philip Klompus H. S. Larrick J. Henry Moling, Sr Charles A. Pine R. Bruce Slonaker E. M. Steele Stockton-Gould Evangelistic Congregational Christian Church Miller Bros Moling and Cather the Food Center N. Main Street Dial Chuck McGarth NN Maid Oleo U.S. No Rinso Lux Flakes Lux Soap Lifebuoy Swan Buzzella’s Shop Mberlake
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