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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1944

Page

7

Mary Nell Joy Weds Sgt Shepherd in Mon tague Ave Church

Mary Nell Joy, daughter of Mr. John H. Joy, married Sgt John 4 Shepherd, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Shepherd of Boyce, in a Thursday August 3 ceremony at Montague Avenue Methodist Church. The bride, formerly of Marion, now of Boyce, wore a powder blue dress. groom serves with the 87th Infantry Division at Fort Jackson. Guests included sisters Mrs. Therman Perry and Mrs. Richard Fletcher. The couple will reside with Mrs. Thurman Perry pending Sgt Shepherd’s return to duty August 15.

John H. Joy Mary Nell John 4. Shepherd John R. Shepherd Boyce Montague Avenue Methodist John Teter Marion Armed Services 87Th Infantry Division Fort Jackson 8. C Therman Perry Richard Fletcher Gladys Shepherd Laura Everhart

Howard D. Ritenour Marries WAC Private

Pfc. Mary Anne Cooper WAC of Orlando Florida married J. Howard D. Ritenour son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ritenour Reliance in a double ring ceremony at the parsonage of Rev. B J Oliver both are stationed at Orlando Air Base expected to report back by August 18.

Pfc Mary Anne Cooper Orlando Fla J. Howard D. Ritenour Frank Ritenour Reliance B. J. Oliver Ritenour Thomas Ritenour Stephens City Orlando Air Base

David C Jenkins Home On Five Day Furlough

Pvt. David C Jenkins stationed at Camp Mackall North Carolina arrived yesterday to spend a five day furlough with his mother Mrs Eva B Jenkins. Mrs Lewis Hyde will return here Thursday and her daughter Mrs Allen Richardson will return here Saturday.

Alfred A. Parlett Ada Parrett Stephenson Army Ordenance School Alredeen Proving Grounds David C. Jenkins Pvt Camp Mackall N. C Eva B. Jenkins Lewis Hyde Edgartown Mass Norwich Joseph Massie Elizzabeth Massie The WAVES Washington, D. C Amherst Street Matthew W. Jones, Jr Thomas Jones Matthew W. Jones Chapel Hill Charley Jones Ydecata Jones Berryville

Church Women Plan Evening Meeting At Braddock Street

The Women's Society of Christian Service at Braddock Street Methodist Church meets at 7:45 PM on church school lawn, with a business session, circles, and social hour. All church women invited. Several local residents and relatives visit or travel, including McDonald family in Sunnyside and others visiting from Cumberland Baltimore Charlottesville and Martinsburg.

Women's Society of Christian Service Braddock Street Methodist Church

Berryville Social Roundup Reflects Busy Weekend Guests

Berryville Virginia locals hosted a wide circle of visitors including Peggy Moore Stalnaker of Washington DC and Julia Downer of Garden City New York. The weekend gatherings also featured extended family visits from Cumberland Maryland and Arlington Virginia with multiple returns to Berryville and nearby towns.

Berryville Peggy Moore Stalnaker Washington, D. C Annie Moore Moore Williams B. Stalnaker Cumberland, Md Ernest H. Williams S. C. Williams Williams Julia Downer Garden City, L. I

Lt Bloom Inducted in 1942 and Served in Africa Italy and Normandy

Lt Bloom, inducted 1942 and commissioned after Officers Training School, served with the Ninth Division reconnaissance troops in the mechanized cavalry. He went overseas January 1943, fought in Africa and Italy, then Normandy. He was the only son of Mr and Mrs J S Bloom, with a sister Miss Margaret Bloom of Richmond surviving.

Lt. Bloom J. S. Bloom Margaret Bloom Richmond

Army Air Field graduates mark sure of overseas duty

In Mountain Home Idaho Aug t Robert R Butler Jr son of Mr Robert R Butler Sr Bloomery Star completed combat training before overseas assignment. Other local names include Pfc Robert Q Vance and Pfc James D Butler both connected to Handley High School and RAF Harlingen training. Flight Officer Paul L Wheeler earned bombardier wings after eighteen weeks of AAF training.

Army Air Field Mountain Home Idaho Aug Robert R. Butler Bloomery Star Mountain Home Army Air Field Set Butler Army Air Fields Keesler Field Miss Harlington Field Tex Handley High School V.P.I. Airport James D. Butler Bloomey Star Winchester RAF Training Command Harlingen Army Field Harlingen Paul L. Wheeler Lucy Wheeler N. Buck Marsh Street Charles H. Dowman Midland Army Air Field Midland F. O. Wheeler Army Air Forces Air Forces Texas AAF

Richmond Faces Polio Risk in School Openings

John B. Middleton of the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation notes concern as Richmond and Henrico County plan fall terms for Sept 6 and Sept 11 respectively. Health officials caution that rising poliomyelitis cases could delay openings while city and state leaders decide if schools should start as scheduled.

John B. Middleton National Infantile Paralysis Foundation Richmond City Henrico County Richmond Millard cC Hanson I. C. Riggin Driggin

Big Difficulties in New Guinea and Burma Campaigns

Allied forces press the war in New Guinea and Burma with heavy Japanese losses. Reports cite 42,000 Japanese killed across India and Burma campaigns, four of nine divisions destroyed, and Stilwell's forces claiming two Japanese divisions in North Burma. Allies close in on remaining Japanese in India with high casualty ratios and prisoner captures.

Aitape British New Guinea Wewak Philippines Ina Guadalcanal Southeast Asia India Burma Joseph Stilwell Stilwell Fae

Front Miles Distances To Berlin From Allied Fronts

The document lists distances to Berlin from major fronts: 328 miles from the eastern suburbs of Warsaw on the Russian Front, 603 miles from Florence on the Italian Front, and 30 miles from Troarn on the Normandy Front.

Warsaw Florence Normandy Troarn

Berryville Event Report Highlights Local Happenings

A Berryville area roundup in The Star lists community events and notices across Berryville, Boyce, and Clarke County. Residents read of local meetings, markets, and brief notices impacting daily life in the region.

Berryville Boyce & Clarke County

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