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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1945

Page

6

Betty Bickers to Enter Vassar College

Betty Bray Bickers daughter of Mr Myron B Bickers of 214 West Cork Street will arrive at Vassar College August 30 to enter the first year class. The entering class numbers about 470 students representing 37 states plus the District of Columbia Canal Zone Hawaii British West Indies Brazil Canada and Cuba.

Betty Bray Bickers Myron B. Bickers West Cork Street Vassar College Handley Hils School District of Columbia Canal Zone Hawaii British West Indies Brazil Canada Cuba Vassar Henry Noble MacCracken MacCracken Aldred Scott Worthin, Jr Clases

Engagement announced for Veronica Gunkel and Ralph Sprinkle

Mr and Mrs Leonard W Griswold of Charlotte announce the engagement of their daughter Veronica Elizabeth Gunkel to Mr Ralph Sprinkle son of Captain and Mrs D M Sprinkle of Winchester The wedding is set for Sunday September 2 at St Patrick s Catholic Church in Charlotte.

Leonard W. Griswold Charlotte N. C Veronica Elizabeth Gunkel Ralph Sprinkle D. M. Sprinkle Winchester St. Patrick's Catholic Church

Was Hostess To Local Quota Club

The regular monthly Quota Club meeting was held Friday evening at the home of Quota rian Lois Timberlake on North Washington Street. A picnic supper followed as business was transacted with attendees including Elsie Alexander Pearl Ritenour Lucy Hardesty Mable Micheal Sue Schlack Elthel J. Rinker Mary Virginia Rosenberger Mildred Jones Elizabeth Renner Marion Lewis Evelyn C. Grimes Mary Lou Steele Mattie Mee Ruth Pizzano Elizabeth Grim and Lois Timberlake with guest Mrs Elizabeth N Barr.

Quota Club Lois Timberlake North Washington Street Elsie Alexander Pearl Ritenour Lucy Hardesty Mable Micheal Sue Schlack Ethel J. Rinker Mary Virginia Rosenberger Mildred Jones Elizabeth Renner Marion Lewis Evelyn C. Grimes Mary Lou Steele Mattie Mee Ruth Pizzano Elizabeth Grim Elizabeth N. Barr

Return To Home At Corpus Christi

Paul H. Ensogna A M M P First Class and Mrs Ensogna and baby son have returned to Corpus Christi Texas after a week with Mr Ensognas parents Mr and Mrs Sam Ensogna of this city Ensogna has served in the U S Navy over four years including stints in Iceland and Africa This was his first trip home in eighteen months.

Corpus Christi Paul H. Ensogna Ensogna Texas Sam Ensogna U. S. Navy Iceland Africa

Winchester superintendent delivers sermon at Asbury Methodist

Dr. Orman R. Bryant, superintendent of the Winchester district, spoke at the all day Asbury Methodist Church meeting near Front Royal. The morning sermon drew about 150 attendees with Rev. R. V. Whitehurst of Winchester retiring pastor also participating.

Orman R. Bryant Winchester Asbury Methodist Church Front Royal R. V. Whitehurst

Miss Steele Named Director of Family Night at Church

The Braddock Street Methodist Church boards elect Miss Mary Lou Steele as director of the Family Night Council program succeeding Mrs. Hoye Riley who started the activity last year. Plans for the Wednesday September 5 kickoff are set with intends to involve every church family and expand peace mission work.

Board of Education Braddock Street Miss Steele Family Night Council C. Henderson Bailey P. G. Ireland T. J. Hawkins Hoye L. Riley John W. Rosenberger Bible Study Forum Herman S. Barr Juanita Emmart Dramatics Group Harry E. Gregory Edward Capper

Rites Here Tuesday For Millard Fellers

The body of Millard Fellers an engineer for an ice plant in Harrisburg will be brought to Winchester for burial. He married Lula DeHaven of Frederick County and is brother in law to R L DeHaven deputy sheriff. He leaves a widow several brothers and sisters in West Virginia. He was a native of Elkton Rockingham County. Funeral from Jones Funeral Home at 1 30 tomorrow with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. minister from Harrisburg.

Millard Fellers Harrisburg Winchester Buriel Lula DeHaven Frederick County R. L. DeHaven West Virginia Elkton Rockingham County Jones Mount Hebron

Martinsburg Golfers Rout Winchester In 9-0 Victory

The Opequon Golf Club defeated Winchester 9 to 0 on the local course, sweeping the home and home series. Ten Martinsburg players faced 26 Winchester members in foursomes, with dinner served to about 100 afterward.

Opequon Golf Club Martinsburg Winchester West Snook Hollis Peters Campbell Pomas Ititus Arnold Larson Willard Gibson Dunn Hittenhauser Sargent and Minnegerode Hamman and Porter

Wake Island hero spared as Wainwright illness noted

The report cites Gen. Wainwright’s continued absence from page 1 and not unusually high illness. It mentions Lt Col James P Deverux safe in Peiping area, recalls Wainwright's Bataan command, MacArthur’s departure, and the fall of Corregidor with the surrender in May. Roosevelt praised Wainwright for patriotism and sacrifice.

American Broadcasting Company Chungking James P. Devereux Wake Island Peiping MacArthur Wainwright Bataan Southwest Pacific Corregidor Roosevelt

Rev Anthony Ousley Lyons Former Berryville Pastor Dies

The Rev. Anthony Ousley Lyons pastor of Marquis Memorial Methodist Church in Staunton and former Berryville pastor died yesterday afternoon at the parsonage in Staunton after an extended illness. He served Berryville from 1939 to 1943 and was survived by wife Louise Linthicum Lyons and three sons. Funeral services were set for tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Marquis Memorial Church with interment Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Washington D C.

Anthony Ousley Lyons Marquis Memorial Methodist Church Staunton Berryville Methodist Church Lyons Berryville Strasburg Clarke County Louise Linthicum Lyons William Anthony Lyons Selma Gerald Lyons Charles Lyons Marquis Memorial Church Fort Lincoln Cemetery Washington, D. C

Local People In Accident Near Fairfax Sunday

Four locals were injured early Sunday when a car traveling to the Chesapeake Bay veered off Route 50 west of Fairfax to avoid cattle, plunged down an embankment and struck a tree. Lois Fogle suffered a compound knee fracture and head injuries. others received cuts and bruises.

Chesapeake Bay Route 50 Fairfax Lois Geraldine Fogle East Piccadilly St Winchester Memorial Hospital Frank H. Taylor, Jr South Braddock Street Julian R. Michael Morningside Drive Michael Taylor

Truman outlines reconversion policy after war

President Truman and aides summarized postwar aims over the weekend. Price control would continue only where needed, wage increases allowed without government permission if not used to raise prices, and wartime agencies would transition to peacetime roles as suited. The War Labor Board remains to handle labor disputes affecting reconversion.

War Labor Board Truman Japan Office of Scientific Research Devel

War agencies to linger as others wind down

The OPA and the War Production Board will stay on for a time even as other programs are phased out. Both agencies have important tasks to complete before final closures.

Opment OPA War Production Board

Death Comes To J T Gough After A Long Illness

Julian Theodore Gough 65 a Catawba Sanatorium patient near Salem Virginia died yesterday morning at 10 20 o clock He was born May 28 1880 son of the late Theodore F and Annie J Tevalt Gough of Frederick County He was unmarried and a member of the Friendship Fire Company Surviving are two brothers Clayton C Gough Winchester and John H Gough also a patient at Catawba Sanatorium and two sisters Mrs H A Orndorff and Mrs P W Lockhart both of Winchester The body was brought to Winchester last night funeral from Jones Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 pm Rev J S Goode officiating interment Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers listed

Julian Theodore Gough Catawaba Salem Theodore F Annie J. Tevalt Gough Frederick County Gough Friendship Fire Company Clifton C. Gough Winchester Raymond Snapp Jonas Burkhart James Bucher Robert Grim Maynard Snapp Oscar H. Lewis

Card of Thanks for Fred Jack Atkins

The Atkins family thanks friends for sympathy after the sudden death of Fred Jack son Atkins last Sunday evening August 12. They note he had two brothers and one sister who could not attend the service and express hope they meet him in the future. By Mr. and Mrs. Rube Atkins and Family.

Fred Jackson Atkins Rube Atkins

Crossword Puzzle Clues Daily 43 44 45 46 47

A compact list of crossword prompts includes Girl's name gaze fixedly concluded permit and distress signal across the top with down clues Eye permit a will confer knighthood before insane encountered round out the grid.

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