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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1944

Page

7

Social News of Interest Returns From Vacations

Miss Aletta Rudolph and Miss Audgey and Margaret Creswell have returned to their homes after vacations in Atlantic City and New York City visiting Miss Rudolphs aunt Mrs Abram James.

Aletta Rudolph Audgey Margaret Creswell Atlantic City New York City Miss Rudolph Abram James Sadie Rhodes Joseph Verseliesi Guffey Forsythe S. P. Rhodes Woodland Ave Pennsylvania

Returns From Cape May N J And Local Guests

Mrs. Dudley Field returns to Winchester after a ten day stay at Cape May New Jersey with a Philadelphia stop en route. August visitors to Cape May include Mr. Arthur Field of Memphis and Mrs. Lewis Allen among others. In July Winchester residents vacationing at Cape May include Judge and Mrs. B P Harrison and several relatives. A large gathering at Lord I Combs home near Hayfield Va included many relatives and friends from Winchester Hagerstown Needmore Rock Oak Martinsboro and Boonsboro. The Stephenson Youth Fellowship plans a picnic Thursday evening at seven thirty on the church lawn.

Dudley Field Winchester Cap May N. J Field Philadelphia Arthur Field Memphis Cape May Lewis Allen Robert Conrad Sarah De’montagne B. P. Harrison Allen Bond John Anderson Nancy Barbarra Bond San Lord I. Combs Hayfield P. W. Tusing Abagail Tusing Funkhouser Tusing Sanford I. Combs Boyd William Garrett Charles Hagerstown Anthony Tusing William Charles Barbarra Robert Boonsboro Albert Tusing Richard Wilkins Grant Needmore W. Va Thurman Tusing Hilda Stockslager Shelley Kenneth E. Combs Jean Rock Oak Pvt Marine Corps Camp Pear Stephenson

Residents and Visitors Chronicle Winchester Area News

Memorial Hospital treats several locals including C I Brumback of Stephens City and A F Huffman after incidents and illness. Mrs S D McReynolds leaves for Baltimore after a week with Mrs Henry Bryarly. Ellwood White and Miss Walda White visit Winchester. birthday dinner for Gerald Ambrose. Mercer announces birth of daughter Patricia Jean. Major and Mrs Mitchell Giblo visit before moving to a new post. Bruce Gorham on leave. various other medical updates and family notices in Winchester and surrounding towns.

C. I. Brumback Stephens City C. I Winchester Winchester Memorial Hospital Brumback A. F. Huffman Memorial Hospital Ellwood White Willie Wilson New York Whites Katie White Woodstock Lane Walda White New Bruce Gorham West Cork St Winchester Hospital Miss Kay Carrier Dorsey Carrier Strasburg Edward D. Byrnes Patricia Jean Wester Memorial Hospital Byrnes Jean Richard Jake Richard

Berryville Social Note Highlights Local Visitors and Families

The Berryville column lists residents and guests including Mrs Horace Munson and three children from Richmond, Miss Palmer Beverley from Camp Carysbrook, and Mrs Robert Riddleberger of Front Royal with daughter Alex. It adds Clarke County names such as Marion Levi, Louise Derflinger, Kenneth Levi on furlough, and visits by William Carroll, Charley Locke’s son Ronald, Ray Foltz family, Virginia Shenk, and others visiting relatives in Berryville, Winchester, and nearby towns.

Robert Riddleberger Front Royal Charley Galloway Alex Riddleberger Shenandoah County Virginia Shenk Beryville Charley Shenk Miss Shenk Bob Shenk Fort George G. Meade

Notable Berryville Social News Busiest in Years

The weekly Berryville column records illness and deaths in the Foltz family, visits from Ellen McCubbin of Ellicott City and James Galloway from the Naval Academy, and multiple local social visitations. County officials, educators, and residents like Wiliam Burtner, the Revercombe family, and the McGehees figure among attendees and travelers.

Applications For Postmastership Woodstock VA

The Civil Service Commission announces that applications for Woodstock Virginia postmastership will be received until close of business September 12.

Washington Civil Service Commission Woodstock

Miss Blakemore Dies Aged 95 in St Joseph Missouri

Telegrams notify William C Miller of the death of his cousin Miss Mary Newton Blakemore of St Joseph Missouri at 95. Born in Berryville Clarke County she moved church membership from Loudoun Street Presbyterian Winchester to St Joseph and will be buried there with most of her family.

William C. Miller Mary Newtonmore St. Joseph Miss Missendre Homas and Blakemore Berryville Clarke County Godfrey Bylet Mary Miller

Soil Conservation District To Elect Supervisors In Nov

The Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District in Frederick County Virginia seeks three elected supervisors from candidates filing nominating petitions at the County Agents office in Winchester. The district aims to conserve soil resources through erosion control and has operated since 1942.

Soil Conservation District Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District Frederick County Board of Supervisors State Soil Conservation Committee Winchester

Mrs. J. E. Woodward Dies After Vehicle Crash

Mrs. J. E. Woodward, a Portsmouth native living in this city via her daughter Mrs. Clarissa Woodward Cadawallader, died from injuries after a car hit a train in Portsmouth Virginia. Her daughter Mrs. Josephine Holloman was critically injured. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Portsmouth.

J. E. Woodard Clarissa Woodard Cadawallader King’s Daughter’s Hospital Portsmouth

Soldiers Were Short On Ammunition

Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay told the Senate War Investigating committee forces in a recent landing operation failed to obtain half of the 155 millimeter ammunition they needed. He cited serious shortages across categories due to manpower problems and noted the issue was part of surpluses and war snacks investigations.

Washington Lucius D. Clay Army Service Forces Senate War Investigating Committee Clay

Trapshooters of Nation Eye Grand American Prizes

In Vandalia Ohio the Grand American Trapshooting Tournament opens with shooters seeking thousands of dollars and 600 targets. Orla Booher of Farmland Indiana aims for a second North American clay target title after a perfect 200 last year. Women contenders Florence Mos of Cincinnati and Betsy Herndon of Georgetown Kentucky also prepare to defend titles amid shell shortages.

Vandalia Indiana Hoosier State Orla Booher Farmland Ind Booher Florence Mos Cincinnati Betsy Herndon Georgetown

Combs Carries On Navy Tradition

Ralph Henry Combs 17, of Winchester area, reported for Navy boot training on August 19 after enlisting July 31. He recalls a Pearl Harbor era uncle and another uncle in the South Pacific, with local family roots in West Virginia and Frederick County, Virginia. He attended Stephens City High School and worked for Rusty Engineering Co. in Front Royal.

Ralph Henry Combs Jennettie Combs Klopp Winchester Navy Combs Francis Klopp U. S. S. Arizona Pearl Harbor Young Combs South Pacific John Klopp U.S. Navy McCauley West Virginia Frederick County Stephens City Future Farmers of America

Lions Plan Charter Night and Fun Festival

Winchester Lions Club members at a weekly luncheon discussed the September 14 Charter Night for the 20th anniversary with Hove Riley in charge. Guest speakers included Robert C. Jasper now in the U S Navy and Lt. Charles Harper on leave. Jasper just returned from a 67 day Atlantic tour aboard a carrier and Harper served as a Navy bomber pilot in the Pacific, including Saipan operations. The club also voted to sponsor its annual Fun festival in October.

Winchester Lions Club Hove Riley Lion Robert C. Jasper U. S. Navy Charles Harper C. H. Harper Lion Jasper Atlantic Casablanca Harper Pacific Saipan Air Corps

Polish Women Appeal to Pope for Blessing of Warsaw Forces

Polish women in Warsaw urged Pope Paul XII to bless the patriot forces defending the city for church and liberty. They complained world attention ignores their plight, noted Russian troops at Warsaw gates for three weeks, and said British aid via air drops is insufficient.

London Warsaw Britain

Swiss Breaks Relations With Vichy Regime

Swiss federal council announced via radio that it recognizes Petain as no longer head of state and has broken off diplomatic ties with the Petain Laval government, noting he has been forcibly removed from Vichy.

London Switzerland Vichy Henri Philippe Petain Swiss Federal Council Petain Petain-Laval

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Roy Oliver Upperville Oliver Fairchilds Herman Fleming Robert T. Baker The City Robert T. Barton South Washington Street Carl Campbell Pasco Wash B. A. Rhodes Chanute Field Sgt. Rhodes Rosalind Kater St. Petersburg Fla T. F. Jakimier, Sr Brooks’ Pharmacy Simplex Oxford Huntsberry McReynolds Baltimore S. D. McReynolds Henry Bryarly Mr. Ambrose Gerald Ambrose Rosie Butler Nobel Unger Eloise Sisk George Lowery Nellie Mason Mercer Edgar Mercer Bluerhont Erma Shepherd Ernest Shepherd Boyce Giblo Mitchell Giblo L. F. Hill West Whitlock Ave Major Giblo Aleutian Islands Mr. Hill Philip Fowle Roanoke, Va Joseph Moore Berryville, Va Ella. Hodges Order of the Eastern Star Alice Sherman J. B. Clevenger Lorraine Fahnestock Charles Street Margaret Wolfe Madison College Harrisonburg Mrs. Wolfe Millwood Ave Presbyterian Church Gaunt Milton Valley Horace Munson Richmond Mitton William Beverley Tater Miss Palmer Beverley Camp Carysbrook Christiansburg, Va George H. Levi Marion Levi Louise Derflinger Washington, D. C Eddy Joyce Chambersburg, Pa Andrew LaVelle Mrs. LaVelle Cecil Marlowe Alexandria, Va Levi Marlowe Kenneth Levi Texas Mrs. Levi Irving Carroll Will Carroll Charley Locke Ronald Locke Ray Foltz Stanley Edith Cameron Mrs Howard Locke Boyce, Va H. M. Carper Horace Smithy Mrs. Smithy Rose Hill Holmes Allen Charles Town Allen Edith McCormick Richard Beardsworth Agnes Tapscott Beardsworths W. E. Shaffer Suffolk Virginia Carson Owens Edgewater, Md Annie Stribbling Portia Baldwin Norfolk Miss Stribbling Mrs. Ludwell Baldwin, Jr Virginia Hope Baldwin Julian Glasscock Bank of Alden Cummins Youngstown Ohio Cool Spring Shenandoah River Shenandoah Valley Virginia Ellen McCubbin Ellicott City Charles McCormick South Church Street James Galloway United States Naval Academy Apolis Wiliam Burtner Edward Mc Williams Airley Williams Capt Thos. Williams John Ruppert Jane Ruppert Pulaski, Va Mr. Ruppert Harry Berry Harris Helen Harris J. J. Harris West Main Street R. L. Revercombe Mary Ann Nancy Davis Nancy Wolfe Wickliffe, Va Hayden Estey Camp Cooke Calif J. E. Klein Heaton Baker Klein Charley Levi Charles Williams Tom Williams Staunton, A Berryville Presbyterian Church Minnie Lippitt Annie B. Moore Education Commission Manassas A. F. Robertson Robertson E. P. Berlin Hobson C. McGehee Alice Sommaripa Jessie Carpenter Clifton Price J. W. Olcott Henry Davis John Fishpan Gwynne Jones D. G. Cooley Rose MacDonald McGehee Clarke Ed Thoma Mary Margaret Thoma Colonial Beach Miller Jett Virginia Jett Robert Miller Jett Nineveh, Va Harry Warden Thomas E. Gold R. L. Fowler Pittsburgh Daily In the Star Selby Arch Preserver Lovett Brothers N. Loudoun St Miss Blakemore J. E. Woodward Lions Charter Night Loudoun Street Red Cross Tode Tuttle Hitler Lydia E. Pinkham Shtromp United States Berlin the Commercial and Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Miller Bros Army Dial Cather Winchester Business College Baker’s Drug Store C. A. Davis Timberlake Dia Daily Crossword Sym E. Ind New Zea Switz Arey Ts Piairie Aibiail Ailivilia Pir Utes Epoch Mug
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