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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1944

Page

8

Luttrell Family Plans 24th Annual Virginia Reunion

The Luttrell family, tracing roots to 1755 in Virginia, gathers this Sunday August 20 with Burrell Luttrell chairing. Activities start 10:30 AM with prayers by Rev. Bull, address by J. D. Luttrell, followed by lunch and songs led by Ruth Luttrell and a series of talks by family members including Aaroh Luttrell and Ernest Luttrell.

Luttrell Virginia England Burrell Luttrell Ruth Luttrell W. O. Luttrell St. Augustine Fla Arthur Luttrell Charleston W. Va Aaroh Luttrell Alexandria Ernest Luttrell Reading St. Augustine, Fla

Soldier Harry Strader Returns to Timber Field Fla

Pvt. Harry J. Strader of the Army Air Corps spent a fifteen day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs W R Strader before returning yesterday to Timber Field Florida where he is stationed.

Pvt Harry J, Strader Army Air Corps W. R. Strader Timber Field Fla

Eloise Strader to Spend Vacation With Family Here

Miss Eloise Strader of Washington will arrive at week’s end to spend two weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Strader.

Eloise Strader Washington V. R. Strader

Special Meeting Tonight for Frances Asbury Council

Frances Asbury chapter sub district calls a special meeting tonight at 8 at Mr George Haines home to discuss the retreat at Camp Wakanda. All committee members urged to attend to help ensure the retreat’s success.

Frances Asbury Council Frances Asbury George Haines Camp Wakanda

Mrs Bell Jr and Mrs Kern Jr Visit Woodstock Ahead of Clinic

Mrs Stewart Bell Jr and Mrs Harry R Kern Jr spent yesterday in Woodstock in connection with the upcoming Blood Donor clinic. Both ladies are noted figures in local society and their appearance highlights community support for the event.

Bell, Jr Kern Jr Woodstock Stewart Bell, Jr Harry R. Kern, Jr Plood Doner

Mrs Reid to Visit Massie Family for Two Weeks

Mrs William Reid and two sons Rhett and Arthur King of Newport News plan a two week visit with Mrs Massie on Amherst Street. Mrs Joseph Massie arrived from Washington with her daughter Miss Elizabeth Massie of the WAVES. Miss Massie returned to Washington today.

Wm. Reid Massie Joseph Massie Amherst Street Washington Elizabeth Massie The WAVES William Stuart. Reid Rhett and Arthur King Newport News

Elizabeth Massie Transferred From WAVES Service

Miss Elizabeth Massie, a member of the WAVES, has been transferred after her recent service assignment. Her new duty station and duties were noted in the official personnel records.

Elizabeth Massie Elizabeth Macsie The WAVES

Rotary Club to Hear FBI Agent Hartzell on War Effort

Winchester Rotary Club will host Special Agent Victor W. Hartzell of the FBI as guest speaker. He will discuss The FBI in the War Effort, introduced by Steve Sammis. The meeting starts at one o clock. Dr H Rolfe Depuy has joined the club after health officer duties in Martinsburg.

Victor W. Hartzell Federal Bureau of Investigation Winchester

Elizabeth Beverley To Enter Wellesley College

Berryville Virginia notes Miss Elizabeth Beverley of Milton Valley will leave for Wellesley College to begin freshman year. She graduated from St Catherine's School in Westhampton Richmond this spring and will be chaperoned to New York by her mother Mrs William Beverley and Miss Judy Beverley.

Berryville Elizabeth Beverley Milton Valley Wellesley College Beverley St. Catherine's School Westhampton Richmond New York William Beverley Judy Beverley City

Social round of visitors and returning travelers across Clarke

Mrs. Boyd Samuels and daughter Margy of Glen Allen visit Winchester with the Griffings. Miss Frances Wolfe and Miss Mary Patton Jordan of Richmond return home from Clarke after weeks there. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ware host son Marion Ware USN and Miss Jean Kohler of Washington. Everarde McGehee of Jackson and Hobson McGehee family hosted. J F Moore welcomes Dr. William Cabel Moore of Washington. Mrs. Earl Hill departs for a week in North Carolina. Cpl Roy E Potts Jr resumes training at Lincoln Air Base after furlough in Berryville and Fort Myers earlier.

Boyd Samuels Margy Samuels Glen Allen Winchester Griffings Sunay Frances R. Wolfe Mary Patton Jordan Richmond Clarke Ralph M. Ware Ens Marion Ware Philadelphia Jean Kohler Washington Cpl Roy E. Potts, Jr Berryville Roy Potts, Sr Lincoln Air Base Nebraska Cpl. Potts Fort Meyer Fla

Tom Iden to Wed in the Fall

Announcement of the engagement and upcoming marriage of Miss Mae Oglesby Tench of Pulaski to Seaman Tom Iden of Berryville. Tench to graduate nursing at M C V and Iden to receive navy commission upon graduation in September. Wedding planned for late September.

Mae Oglesby Tench Pulaski Tom Iden Berryville Miss Tench Medical College of Virginia Seaman Iden C. H. Iden Navy Naval Training Unit

Community notes on meetings and local visits

Attendees at the meeting included Mrs. M. F. Wisecarver Mrs. James Lindsey Mrs. Clifton Price Mrs Jo el D Griffing Mrs Ralph N Dorsey Mrs Hobson C McGehee Mrs E P Berlin Mrs W E Henderson and Mrs Ralph M Ware Mrs Lightner announced Powell Cobb as Prisoner of War Chairman Information on prisoners available from Mrs Cobb or the Red Cross office Sheriff W W Smallwood Jr and Mrs Smallwood return from Charleston and West Virginia visits Randolph Everett Dozier from Richmond spent the weekend in Berryville with his mother Mrs Charles T Levi Louise Bell returned to Richmond after visiting Berryville with her parents Mayor and Mrs Leonard H Bell Henry Kerfoot and family arrived from Arlington to visit Miss S B Crown Rev Albert Muller of Arlington joined Mrs Muller in Berryville Miss Louise Dorsey and family visits noted Charley Shenk and relatives from Baltimore and Mrs Tom Howell hosted weekend guests Captain and Mrs Pete Mullikin of Mr and Mrs Ernest Woodworth visited over the weekend Floyd Madison Elizabeth Kettler of Washington DC visited Berryville M rs James Parker of Chicago returned home after visiting relatives I J White Mrs Edith Wade returned to Roanoke Charley Feltner returned to Garden State NY Charley Phillips home from University Hospital Oliver Tinsman on furlough at Walter Reed Hospital Clarke County Dr and Mrs D B Allen and Blanton Allen returned from Orkney Springs Mrs Cecil Marlowe of Alexandria visiting Berryville with Mr and Mrs Andrew LaVelle Claude Feltner arrived from Garden State Park to Berryville Dan Fletcher hosted Mrs Bill Farr Washington DC Allen McDonald of Fort Belvoir visited Berryville.

Lightner Powell Cobb Cobb Red Cross

Vatican Expects Allied Victory in World War Two

The Vatican City paper L Osservatore Romano expressed belief in an Allied victory. It said the world is dominated by Allied armed forces and hoped the Atlantic Charter principles would guide international life.

Vatican City L'Osservatore Romano L'Osservatore

Annual Services at Wickliffe Church Sunday in Clarke County

The Wickliffe Church in Clarke County will hold annual services on Sunday August 20 at eleven o'clock conducted by Dr. William D. Smith. The church dates to 1819 with a brick building added in 1846 and later missions established in Grace Church Parish Rippon WV St Johns Rippon and Snickers Gap. Services ceased in 1918 due to dwindling congregations. The church sits on a hill near Berryville in a grove of oaks with grounds donated by the Williams family.

Wickliffe Church Clarke County William D. Smith Episcopal Church Old Chapel Treadwell Smith Thomas Parker Edward Jaquelin Smith Smithfield Grace Church St. John’s Rippon W. Va West Virginia Snicker’s Gap Jacqueline Ware Wickliffe Jefferson County W. D. Smith Berryville Williams

Poultry Expert Visits Frederick County Demonstrations

Poultry specialist Mr. E. Coe from Virginia Polytechnic Institute conducted culling demonstrations in Frederick County. He spoke on poultry matters and led two sessions at Sloan Wolfe farm and Reynolds Store, following prior events at G. P. Kern farm and H. A. Punkfn residence.

E. Coe Frederick County Coe Sloan Wolfe Hayfield E. D. Shenk Reynold’s Mr. Coe G. P. Kern Senseney Road H. A. Punk Fn Stephens City

Deed of Trust Granted Church

An order by Judge B P Harrison in the Winchester Corporation Court authorizes the Pentecostal Church of Winchester to borrow $1200 and place a deed of trust on church property. Trustees named are George E Headley W H Frye J S Shade and Carl Alalabaugh.

Pentecostal Church of Winchester B. P. Harrison Winchester Corporation Court George E. Headley W. H. Frye J. S. Shade Carl Allabaugh

Service Star Pins Drop In Price In Pittsburgh Window

In Pittsburgh on August 16 a jeweler displays Service Star Pins at half price. John Roberts predicts the war may be ending and urges customers to buy now as pins move toward liquidation.

Pittsburgh Signs of the Times John Roberts

Tokyo Reports On Hon. Invasion

London reports that Tokyo radio claimed the Allied invasion of southern France was caused by delays in northern France and pressure on the eastern front, framing the move to fit its narrative.

Tokyo London Tokyo Radio Today France

Also Mentioned on This Page

Luttrell’s George A. Brown Detroit, Mich Taylor Harrison Leta Brill Hagerstown, Md John Hurley Washington, D. C Mrs. Hinkle Carpenter East Piccadilly Street Robert Smith Willford Smith Wilson Boyer Middletown Richard Smith Fairfax Young Charles Merryman Bethesda, Md Rose MacDonald Elaine Walker Binghamton N. Y Doris Page Walker H. F. Nelson Richards Ave Clarence Brill Roland Walker Binghampton Harry Stimpson Harry F. Stimpson, Jr Memorial Hospital T. B. Byrd R. E. Byrd Stimpsons Harry, III Leona B. Roberts Andrew Fishel Andrew L. Fishel Bristol Tenn R. Roberts Erwin, Tenn Fishel Baltimore George Worthington Washington Inn Carl Honeycutt Caroline Sunbarry Minnie Henderson Mrs. Castleman Boyce Marshall Castleman Mrs Marshall Willingham Mrs. Willingham T. M. Thompson Navy Annex Arlington Ivy Ces Brooks Just Dial C. B. Smalts & Son National Ave Blood Donor Clinic Huntsberry Harry Strader Jones T. Set Nathaniel B. Jones John S. Scully Agnes Mitchell Graham Dougherty, Jr William B. Watkins, Jr Virginia Watkins Vieda Bov-Ed Peter Chew Amory Sommaripa Sherman Joost Samuel Birch Richard Dole Schlem Gaunt Main and Valley Ave Rotary Club Wellesley Bayard Stevens, Jr Sandy New York City J. M. H. Clagett Springfield Winchester Memorial Hospital Hame Horace Smithy Rose Hill Marshall McCormick Reynolds Fort Benning, Ga Fred Lindy Norwood Charles E. Moore Ann Ambler Moore Woodley Farm Frances Wolfe James Wolfe Paul Wheeler Lucy Wheeler Nebr Louis Lickey H. H. Lickey South Church Street Set. M. S. Carper Camp Blanding Carper Camp Robert Shenk Mary Ann Davis R. E. Davis Ann Duval Fishpaw Roy Fishpaw Stuart Circle Hospital Berryville High School Nancy Huyette T. L. Jones Charlottesville Joel D. Griffing Griffing Griffings Kathleen Frankis Shenandoah Valley Everarde McGehee Jackson, Miss Mr. McGehee Mrs. Hobson McGehee J. F. Moore Mr. Moore William Cabel Moore Earl Hill North Carolina George S. Lightner Wooain Hann Clifton Price Arthur Glover Judy Gay Glover Charles Town Medford Thomson Shirley Thomson Atlanta, Ga Harry Lusby Robert Riddleberger Front Royal Charley Galloway James Pierce J. E Klein Earl McCormick Heaton Baker Helen Baker Miss Blanc Baker William Grove May John Nettles An Rafael Calif Nettles Elsie Lee Stolle Carroll Stolle Barbara Stolle California Home Service American Red Cross M. F. Wisecarver James Lindsey Ralph N. Dorsey Hobson C. McGehee E. P. Berlin W. E. Henderson W. W. Smallwood, Jr Mrs. Smallwood Randolph Everett Dozier Charles T. Levi Louise Bell Leonard H. Bell Henry Kerfoot Henry, Jr Bettie Chicago, N Mr. Dorsey Apple Brokers Charley Shenk Tom Howell Capt Pete Mullikin Ernest Woodworth Floyd Madison Elizabeth Kettler Charley Phillips University Hospital Edith Wade Roanoke A. L. Crumpler Charley Feltner Garden State Mrs. Feltner Oliver Tinsman Walter Reed Hospital Claude Tinsman D. B. Allen Master Blanton Allen Orkney Springs Cecil Marlowe Andrew LaVelle Claude Feltner Garden State Park Dan Fletcher Bill Farr Allen McDonald Fort Belvoir Vatican Tode Tuttle Westminister Pife Company Loudoun Street Winchester, Va Adolphe Sax Haldeman the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Miller Bros Bemberg Valenciennes Warner's Timberlake Baker’s Drug Store C. A. Davis Prop Cloverdale Spring Company Newville D. A. Gordon Company Cloverdale Splcum Orange Root Beer Ciue Soea Pale Bay Ginger Ale AMGER Sarsaparilla Daily Crossword Alaska Island Pacific Irioiriain Walshe Filione ALF Imais Lilia Hee Raipie Rey
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