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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1944

Page

7

Birthday gathering at Wisecarver home noted

Mrs. Ethel Wisecarver hosted a Sunday birthday party at her Mid le Road residence honoring three relatives. Dinner on the lawn and a later dessert followed within a large guest list including Godfrey Bly Ernest Barrett Douglas Russell Tyree Strosnider and others. The event celebrated Rozon Bly, Godfrey Bly, and Nathlee Strosnider.

Ethel Wisecarver Midle Road Roston Godfrey Bly Nathlee Strosnider Ernest Barrett Gehetta and Clayton Douglas Russell Marvin Tyree Strosnider Roy Ernest Wisecarver Carlotta Thomas Wilber Wisecarver Iva Linabergh Venner Linaburg Arthur Jenkins Boston Wisecarver Lewis Lamp, Jr Senseney Road Lewis Lamp Mr. Lamp Sr Clarence Lamp Kenneth Harold Dora Russell Lamp Miller Rosenberger Paul Ebersole Fred Gore Frederick Claude Gore Susan Roy Kern Herbert Cather Elmer Lamp George P. Kern J. C. Shanholtz Alice Renner Lucy Faucett Eisenberg

Mission society meeting moved to Friday at Baptist Church

The Baptist Church Missionary Society will meet Friday evening August 18 instead of Tuesday with Mrs. George Masters in charge. Mrs. Denny hosted guests from the city including Mrs. Coleen Seabright and Miss Rosalee Grim.

Kernstown Methodist Church Nannie Triplett Aildred Tidler Loring Ritter James Lee Courtney Sr Carolyn Frank Elizabeth Charles Route 3 Hogue Creek Ernest Hottle Coleen Seabright Rosalee Grim Baptist Church Missionary Society the Missionary Society of the Baptist Church George Masters

Annual Home Coming At Reliance Church

The Reliance U B Church hosts its annual Homecoming this Sunday. Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. with 11 o'clock worship led by Rev Esdras Gruver of McLean Virginia. Lunch at noon in the schoolhouse social room. An afternoon service at 2 p.m. features devotions music and visitor greetings. A large turnout is expected and the public is invited.

Reliance U. B Esdras Gruver Methodist McLean Va Focal

Millwood Social Events Highlight Clarke County Gatherings

Social notices from Millwood Virginia list Capt Ewart Johnston and family returning from Baltimore and trips to Hot Springs and Clarke gatherings. Columns name Col Augustus Thorndike and guests at Bell field Long Branch Woodbine, Glen and Powhatan homes among many dinners and informal gatherings with Sgts Jones Mitchell Dole Richardson and other Clarke/Washington residents. Several travel and visiting relatives read like a local social register.

Millwood Ewart Johnston Clay Hill Baltimore

Service Members News From Across The World

Tech. Sgt. Robert M. Dunn of Loudoun street extension serves on the Marshall Islands with the Quartermasters Corps as a baker after training at Camp Ellis and a transfer to the 273 Bakery Company. Pfc. Raymond Spurling of South Loudoun Street earns the Combat Infantryman Badge for action on the Fifth Army front in Italy. Sgt. Robert G. Gibbens of Winchester has served in the China Burma India Theater for eleven months with a Quartermaster truck unit building the Ledo Road in Assam.

Robert M. Dunn Harry W. Dunn Loudoun Street Marshall Islands Quartermasters Corps Bakers School Camp Ellis Ill 273 Bakery Company Oats Institute Bloomington Til Trade Institute Kansas Wyoming Fort Warren Hawaii Oveseas Winchester Jim Nickelson Bennie Russell Fifth Army Italy Raymond Spurling Leona Spurling 88Th Infantry Division Spurling War Department New Delhi India Robert G. Gibbens China Burma India Gibbens Assam Ledo Road Gibbons W. E. R. Covell Camp Lee Army Camp Sutton N. C R. G. Gibbens Newport News Aulick Gibbens North

Air Service Combat Wing makes bold Europe bomb unload record

Pvt John A Dove of Boyce and other locals serve in World War II units. Combat Support Wing crews rush bombs from railheads to airfields, setting a European Theater record with rapid unload and delivery to bombers. Lib erator missions over Yap and Palau area include daylight attacks destroying enemy aircraft and damaging bases.

AIR Force Service Command England John A. Dove Minnie H. Dove Boyce Air Service Organization Pvt Dove Army A. A. F. Southwest

Tire Approvals Listed Here

The Winchester War Price and Rationing Board approves truck tire applications effective August 9. Names include J. T. Kirby Plumly Lumber Corp Artrip W F Buncutter R E Funkhouser J H Lee Baking Co C L Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Sanitary Dairy Winchester Cold Storage Ballenger Jonah Hershey Creamery Edwin R Marker J W Rich ard Wolfe H M.

Truck Kirby J. T Plumly Lumber Corp Artrip W. F Buncutter, R. E Funkhouser, J. H Lee Baking Co Robinson, C. L. Ice and Cold Storage Sanitary Dairy Winchester Cold Storage Co Ballenger Jonah, Hershey Creamery Co Marker Edwin R Richard J. W Wolfe H. M

Passenger tire approvals listed by local War Price Board

The local War Price and Rationing Board approved applications for passenger tires from numerous individuals and firms including Barr's Orchard Supply Barton Bennett Bishop Carper Clark Smith Dawson DeHaven Dolen Fisher Gore Gruber Hodgson Hods Holliday Jenkins Keeler Larrick Lee Luttrell Mason Neilsen Nor thern Va Power Co Brine Brothers Polk Reed Rowles Rems Ryan Smith Swisher Williams Barham Knight Mechsenty Miller Olsen Rogers Fawcett Williams and others.

Carl Luttrell Ori Mason Jampvientuden Moulden Kgrma Clyde Neilsen Thorvald Northern Va Power Co Boyce Charles Brine Brothers Polk, Turner Aoa Racey Stuart Reed R. J A Rowles Edward Rems Ryan Oranville Smith Elmer Eurcens Mer Las Lee Rosnider Robert Swisher Wrn Fawcett L. A. Williams I Barham R. F We Knight Grim H. R. Mechsenty Melvin R Miller En Olsen Rogers Elwood

Daily Crossword Clue List Puzzle

A compact crossword style list of clues across and down with numbered entries. Includes hints for distress signal mandate push heroic noems dan Bible country home ear still therefore observed capital of Switzerland public notice mass of floating ice bath house firearm slant influx youths earth as goddess not firm wine receptacles nickel symbol fetish trend strange ingress belief boy s nickname female fowl shoes grampus inventor of telephone seize boat men who repair wires and related clue groupings.

Dan Bible Country Home Ear Switzerlan Bath House

The Road To Berlin Distances From Key Fronts

The report lists distances to Berlin from major fronts: Russian Front 322 miles from Warsaw eastern suburbs, Italian Front 603 miles from Florence, French Front 626 miles from Soignopiles.

Associated Press Warsaw Florence Soignopiles

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