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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1945

Page

8

Society- x Robert Hooker Weds in New Market Alabama

Helen Grace Mathison wed Pfc. Robert Mason Hooker at First Methodist Church New Market Alabama on Sunday April 15 8 30 pm Rev Rudolph R Scott officiated. Guests included maid of honor Miss Louise White and best man Henry Covington Jr. The couple will train at Lincoln Army Airfield Nebraska before joining B 29 crew duties.

S. L. Mathison New Market Alabama Helen Grace Pfc Robert Mason Hooker Towsley M. Hooker Berryville First Methodist Church Ala Rudolph R. Scott Shubert Hooker Mathison Florence State Teachers College Bison School Berryville High School VPI Blacksburg Virginia Medical College Richmond

Fellow Workers To Enroll Members of Industrial Plants

Winchester workers organize blood donor enrollment in major plants. Volunteers will recruit in shops to ensure a steady donor flow, with registration at the People's Drug Store starting Thursday April 26.

Winchester People’s Drug Store

Rebecca Mowery Weds Samuel Bly in Middletown

Rebecca Mowery, daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Mowery of Middletown, married Samuel Raymond Bly in a single ring ceremony at the Middletown Methodist Church. The couple, both employed at the Viscose Plant in Iron Royal, will reside at 551 North Loudoun Street after a short wedding trip.

Rebecca Mowery C. E. Mowery Middletown Rebecca Samuel Raymond Bly R. B. Moore Loudoun Street

Chandleres Welcome Daughter In Philadelphia Event

Mr and Mrs B M Chandler of Philadelphia Pa receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter Saturday April 21 Mrs Chandler is the daughter of Mr and Mrs F M Yellott of this city

B. M. Chandler Philadelphia

Prayer Service Honors U N Conference In Winchester

Prayer services honoring the San Francisco United Nations Conference will be held by the Winchester Ministerial Association and the Federated Council of Church Women at Brad dock Street Methodist Church tomorrow at 3 30 in the afternoon. Rev Fred T Laughan of Front Royal Baptist Church will be guest speaker. The public is invited. Ladies Aid Society of Ebenezer Disciples Church meets at Mrs Mollie Whitacre home Whitacre Wednesday night April 25 at 8 o clock all members requested to attend.

Red Cross Geo. Reading Cecil Grim Rouss Fire Co E. E. Harbaugh Red Cross Volpees Services Toy Red Cross Nurse’s Aides Motor Corps San Francisco Winchester Ministerial Association Federated Council of Church Women Braddock Street Methodist Church Fred T. Laughan Front Royal Baptist Church Ladies Aid Society of the Ebenezer Disciples Church Mollie Whitacre Whitacre

Dorothy Allen Bowling Tournament Set for Thursday Night

The Evening Star Ladies League hosts its annual Dorothy Allen Tournament at 8 p m this Thursday. It is a three game event open to Star circuit bowlers with a two thirds handicap between the bowler's average and the league high. Dolly Lyles is compiling season averages and entry is 1 50 including games. Health Center will add a prize for the high game.

Evening Star Ladies League Dorothy Allen Star Allen Star Office Dolly Lyles

Sugar Registration Planned May 7 11

The Winchester Quota Club will handle the city canning sugar registration from May 7 to 11 with county Home Demonstration Clubs aiding. Joseph B. Newlin and Miss Ruth McNeil note plans to register county housewives and city residents, with sugar allotments likely reduced from last year to about 10 pounds in the spring.

Winchester Mary Louise Steele Joseph B. Newlin Frederick County Ruth McNeil OPA

In Memoriam Douglas Fuller Winchester Leader and Bank Pioneer

An obituary recalling H. Douglas Fuller born 1861 in Winchester. He helped establish Farmers and Merchants National Bank and later chaired Handley Board of Trustees. Widely known in Frederick County, he died April 15. The note credits his integrity, community service, and lasting memory in Winchester.

H. Douglas Fuller Doug Mr. Fuller William McPherson Fuller Jane Stephenson Douglas Fuller Winchester Shenandoah Valley Academy Old Union Bank William B. Baker Shenandoah Valley National Bank Farmers and Merchants National Bank William P. McQuire Douglas Puller Handley Board of Trustees Frederick County Doug” Fuller Fuller Mai Faulkner

Tomato Growers Urged to Attend County Meetings

Two meetings on tomatoes and other vegetables are set for Winchester tonight at 8 p m and Stephens City Tuesday night at 8 p m. Vegetable Specialist L C Beamer of VPI will speak on production and marketing. Winchester plans include reopening the curb market this year. Grover C Schlack will preside in Winchester and James C Gordon in Stephens City.

County Court House Winchester Stephens City Agricultural Building L. C. Beamer Grover C. Schlack Board of Agriculture James C. Gordon Stephens City

Sugar Curtailment Hits Winchester Soft Drink Makers

Winchester Nehi Bottling owner W E Bridgeforth says a five percent sugar cut and a 35 percent shortfall in April will slow hires for veterans. He hopes shortages are temporary and notes possible postwar employment growth if sugar supplies improve.

Winchester W. E. Bridgeforth Nehi Bottling Company Millwod Avenue Bridgeforth

Soft drink bottlers plan expansion after wartime limits

New plants and equipment are expected as bottlers prepare for postwar gains. It is estimated that soft drink manufacturers will replace about 40,000 trucks at their first opportunity. Bottlers of Winchester anticipate announcing expansion plans once wartime restrictions lift.

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Society Robert Hooker Henry Covington Jr Henry Covington, Jr Gray Beverley, Jr Bill Baker Dickie W Ned Kight Bobby Kindel Lee Rathman Pushie Cather Elizabeth Massie the Waves Washington Joseph Massie Massie Alvin Taylor Georgia Grimes Camp Wheeler Pvt. Taylor Century Club Louis Baker Louis L. Baker N. Braddock Street Harry K. Russell McGuire William McGuire Shelia Bethesda, Md Hunter McGuire Harry Fowle Miami Fla Philip Fowle Joseph Kalbach W. E. Wyatt Salisbury, Md Kone Kalch Women of War Finance Committee War Finance Committee H. Clay deGrange Robert Y. Conrad Wyatt Richards Ralph Hardy Phyllis Oakes Ethel B. Jolliffe Robert F. Gaines Robert F.gaines Winchester Memorial Hospital Robert Franklin Gaines, Jr Elsie Louderback George Ritter Margaret Geiser Robert C. Showalter Margaret J. Geiser Cumberland Bowersox St. Paul Lutheran Church of Mrs. Payne Clarke William Payne Arlington Brooks’ Pharmacy Enesey Fashion Winchester—Front Roya Beatrice O'Connell Bennington Beatrice Heath O'Connell Irvan O'Connell West Cork Street Bennington College Gaunt Valley U. N. Conference Ebenezer Church Wyllie Ee Lovett Brothers Gertrude Barton Nursery Ralph Grubbs Cheeks Lillie Adams Jean Kline Memoriam Douglas Fuller Dante the Handley Board of Trustees J. Sloan Kuykendall William E. Cooper John I. Sloat Seder Tempo Today Aera United States Europe United National Clothing Collection George E. Damrow C. H. Driver Stephenson, Virginia J. A. Hotinger North LouDoun &J Miller’s Drug Storf Dial the Commercial and Savings Bank Federal Denortt Insurance Corp Miller Bros Cathes & Moling CIA Thurston’s N. Loudoun Timberlake S. Loudoun ST
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