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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1945

Page

3

Handley to Open 1945 Track Season Here Thursday

Handley high school opens its 1945 cinder season Thursday at 3 p.m. against Randolph Macon Academy cadets in a home meet led by coach Otis Sargent. The squad includes last year’s champions Clarence Hoover Alton Powell Frank Taylor Godfrey Lake Donald Cochran and rising stars Jimmy Taylor Buzzy Hart Alson Smith John Campbell and Pollard. Sargent has invited eight area schools for a May 5 Handley Bowl meet and Handley may attend May 19 events at Washington and Lee with possible district and state meets depending on travel rules.

Jimmy Taylor Mt. Jackson

Berryville protest denied. Stephens City game upheld

Otis Sargent, Frederick Clarke Baseball League arbitrator, ruled Berryville coach D. G. Cooley had no grounds for protest over a April 13 game vs Stephens City won 4-3. Ayler of Stephens City claimed slow pitching but Sargent found no impact on outcome. League to pursue approved umpires. meeting planned for second half.

Otis Sargent Frederick Clarke D. G. Cooley Berryville Stephens City Cooley Pence Ayler R. E. Ayler Sargent H. Dennis Hoover Bryant Harper

Star Coverage Promises Local National World News

The Star offers comprehensive coverage spanning local events national trends and world developments for readers seeking timely updates and in depth reporting across regions and topics.

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Promotions and Wounds Mark Local Servicemen in World War II

Lt. Paul D. Everly of Middletown is promoted to first lieutenant in the U S M C R with Pacific theater service since 1944 and wings earned in 1943. Pvt. Melvin Harmon recovers from German wounds in an English hospital after enlisting in 1944 and training in New Cumberland. Pvt. Joshua G Place trains at Camp Gordon while his Whitacre wife Goldie Whitacre resides at home. Sgt Wingfield, serving in the southwest Pacific since 1944, reports promotion via a letter to Mrs. Wingfield.

Grantham Benner New Cumberland Brucetown Pfc Ralph Benner Camp Polk Ada Benner Clearbrook Stine Marines Albert Stine Richard Earl Stine Parris Island S. C Richard O. K Richard E. Stine Dodson Lee Betty Dodson Regional Hospital Camp Lee Winchester Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Army Hospital France Eston O. Foltz F. H. Foltz Earl M. Foltz Paul D. Everly Hollywood Fla Cherry Point N. C New Orleans Second Marine Division O'Sullivan Rubber Company Middletown High School Melvin Harmon N. W. Harmon White Hall Germany England Pvt Harmon B. & M. Chevrolet Joshua Place Joshua G. Place R. E. Place Whitacre Camp Gorden Goldie Whitacre State Highway Department Earl Place Kirthwood Wingfield Sgt Wingfield Southwest Pacific

Hospital Board Meeting May 8 at Winchester Memorial

The Winchester Memorial Hospital board schedules its annual meeting for Tuesday May 8 1945 at 4 PM in the nurses home education unit. Directors plan to amend the Constitution and By Laws to expand the Executive Committee to eight members and remove eligibility classifications. Administrator Homer E Alberti notes 1944 as the hospital’s best year in 44 years, with former administrator Sara Hamilton resigning to marry.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Nurses’ Home Hunter H. McGuire Homer E. Alberti Winchester Memorial Sara Hamilton

Community Notes From Green Spring April Update

Local residents report improvements for W T Hardy and health updates for several neighbors in Green Spring. Visits to Milburns, Slonaker, Catlett and Luttrell families surface among the community’s weekly rounds as S B Tayloe recovers from a horse incident and Edwin Barrett remains ill. John Leight remains confined in Memorial Hospital awaiting recovery.

Green Sppring W. T. Hardy Carter Milburn Carl Lloyd Milburn Trone Milburn Glennary W. Va Carl Slonaker Albert Luttrell Near Grimes Carter Luttrell White Hall Garrison Baker Bessie Catlett Howard Platine Edith Harrison Betty Murray S. B. Tayloe Edwin Barrett Clarence Omps Ridge C. B. Dawson Miles Greathouse John Leight Memorial Hospital

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