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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
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Maggie Virginia Ritter
Charles O. McKay
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Sarah Jane Slonaker
Hubert McKay
Ninevah
Lucy Ray
Severna, Md
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Harrisonburg
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James Ritter
Moody Slonaker
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William Cloak
Betty Jean Nixon
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Adelene Shull
Frank Gearing
Raymond L. Rassom
Richard G. Mealy
Baltimore
George Menn
Philadelphia
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Gray Ave
June Ambrose
Sunnyside
Ft. Benning
von H. McDonald
Pvt. McDonald
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John M. Steck, Jr
Virginia Beach
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Weat White Post
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Front Royal
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Parkway
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Peabody Conservatory of Music
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Wayside Inn
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Washington
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Carson Hook
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Camp Maxey
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Whitestown
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Thomas Bennett
Cedar Grove
Clyde Bailey
Astoria
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McGuire Hospital
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Dolly Ann Stickles
Warrenton
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Francis Logan
Fred Lloyd
Browntown
J. B. Baldwin
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Clarke
New York City
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Cape May
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Quartermaster Division
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Earl Edwards
L. G. Hefflin
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Therman Hicks
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Delaware City
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Middlesboro
Winter
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D. L. Ramsburg
East Main Street
Carl Haines
Grand Island, Neb
C. H. Iden
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Medical College of Virginia
May Tench
Pulaski
James Riley
Arlington
Bob Riley
Lloyd Parker
Caribbeans
L. A. Parker
Baptist Parsonage
Mississippi
Roland Cocker
Florida
Nicholas Morrison
Louisville
Pvt. Morrison
Fort Knox
Thomas M. Jones
Martha Jane Jones
University Hospital, Charlottesville
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Law Cy Tate McTets
E. Piccadilly St
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William Vance
Route 3
Fifth Marine Division
Saipan Island
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Robert R. Butler, Jr
Paul Wheeler
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