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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1944
Page
5
The American Red Cross and ATS British women in service seek private mountain homes for a restful vacation over the next two to three months. Interested hosts may contact Mrs. J. W. Arthur in Winchester or call 6543. Other items note visits, weddings, and local club activities.
Berryville residents host visitors from Washington New York and Maryland while many locals travel to Colonial Beach and Rileyville. Families including the McGehees Potts Stev ens Peters and Owens share hosting duties as relatives and cadet nurse Martha Jane Jones returns from UVA Hospital for leave. Ensign W R Colegrove visits from New London and Dr L A Parker conducts services at Rileyville.
The report lists fronts with distances: Russian Front 322 miles from Warsaw suburbs, Italian Front 603 miles from Florence, Northern France 675 miles from Aunay River, Southern France 68 miles from Cannes.
Louie R. Yancey of Stephens City is in France with the Infantry and wrote his wife Alma Graves from overseas in June 1944. John E. Shull of Winchester sent word from Camp Peary after enlisting April 24 1944 as an anti aircraft gunner aboard a supply ship. Pvt Joseph W Hoover of Hayfield, son of Carter and the late Gertrude Hoover, served two years on a farm before joining the 330th Infantry in France and has seen combat.
The Star pledges complete coverage of local and national events plus world news. Readers receive up-to-date reporting, analysis, and features across communities and beyond.
A list of Sunday services for White Post Methodist, Reliance Charge, Middletown Methodist, Galilee Church of Christ, Gainesboro Methodist, Christian Church Group, Church of the Brethren, Home Mission Tabernacle, and other area congregations. Details include times, locations like Millwood, Boyce, Providence Chapel, Rock, and Rest Methodist, with sermons by Rev. Esdras Gruver, Mr. Arthur Carper, Rev. Quenzel, and others. Public invited.
John H. Rosenberger of Winchester will be guest preacher at Stephens City Methodist Church Sunday at 11 a.m. He is the Virginia Conference Lay Leader. At Kernstown Church evening service Rev. R. D. Vanderburg of Winchester’s Market St. Methodist Church speaks at 6:30 p.m. A large attendance is hoped for both services.
Bertha Kline will lead devotions in a joint Comrade Bible Class and Margaret Collins Denny Class meeting at Braddock Street Methodist at 9 45 Sunday morning. Mrs Danley will deliver the lesson message.
The Rev L L Linebarger of Damascus Virginia will preach and administer holy communion at 11 o clock Sunday morning in St Pauls Lutheran Church near now He will preach and administer communion at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stephens City at clock Sunday evening assisted by the Rev James Cadwallader of Shenandoah City Virginia
The Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company will hold its annual stockholders meeting at R. Gray Williams Counsel in Winchester Virginia on Friday September 1 1944 at 12 15 PM for election of a President and Board of Directors and for other business. G F May Secretary.
A special Children's Day service will be held Sunday at Boyce Methodist Church alongside the regular 11 o clock morning service.
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