Red Cross knitting quota drives holiday yarn distribution
Yarn for the new Red Cross knitting quota is ready for distribution. Knitting supervisors will obtain yarn from Mrs. E Griffith or Mrs. J R Yerby, and knitters from their supervisors. Interested newcomers should call the Red Cross Office at 5412 for the nearest supervisor. The chapter aims to stay on schedule despite Christmas distractions and prior shipment delays.
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Red Cross
Fh. E. Griffith
J. R. Yerby
Xmas Stationery Display At Brooks Pharmacy
Beautiful assortment of Christmas greetings cards on display at Brooks Pharmacy. Prices 50c 1.00 and 1.25. Attractive holiday stationery selection available for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Engagement Is Announced Here
Mrs. Malissa Belford of Capon Bridge West Virginia announces the engagement of her daughter Wanda Belford to Russell Jones son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Jones of Chicago Miss Belford attended Winchester Business College and works for the State Department in Washington Mr Jones is a University of Chicago graduate and on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malissa Belford
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Wanda Belford
Russell Jones
Alfred Jones
Chicago
Miss Belford
Winchester Business College
State Department
Washington
Jones
University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Mrs Glaize Hosts U D C Meeting in December
Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy held its December meeting at Mrs. Fred L. Glaize Sr. home on East Piccadilly. President Mrs. Miller O Rear presided as members discussed book donations for the Victory Ship Winchester and heard Mr. William Wood Glass speak on States Rights. A tea was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Fred L. Glaize
East
Piccadilly Street
Miller O’rear
Winchester
William Wood Glass
Glass
United Nations
Local travels and holiday visits noted in Winchester area
Mrs. W A Baker plans to return to Winchester Monday night after a week in Bluefield W Va with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Lawrence Tierney. Mrs W Nelson Page returns home after several days in New York City. Miss Elizabeth B Russell attends counseling institute in Woodstock. George R Barr Jr at Fork Union Military Academy spends Christmas with his mother at 126 North Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Boyd
R. L. Marlow
Ellsworth Johnson
B. B. Dutton
Purcellville
F. T.hauser
J. Kenneth Rush
John Kenneth Rush, Jr
Winchester Memorial Hospital
East Piccadilly Street
W. A. Baker
Winchester
Bluefield
W. Va
Lawrence Tierney
W. Nelson Page
New York City
G. R. Barr, Jr
George Ralph Barr, Jr
Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union
Elizabeth Barr
North Washington Street
Soldier on 17 day furlough visits Gulfport base cook
Pfc. Norman Dunn arrives for a 17 day furlough to spend Christmas with his mother Mrs. Bertie Dunn at 102 12 Southwerk Street. He is assigned as a cook at the Air Base Hospital Gulfport Air Field and has served two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Dunn
Bertie Dunn
Southwerk Street
Pfc
Dunn
Gulfport Air Field
S‘iss
Red Cross Sewing Room Closed Pending New Quota
The Red Cross Sewing Room will be closed until further notice as current garments fill quotas. Workers with ongoing assignments should finish and return items to Mrs. Ralph Pollard at 209 North Washington street. Also notes return of Mrs. Walter K. Hirth and Master Walter Kenny Hirth Jr. to Pittsburg, Pa. and Sgt Walter K. Hirth in the European Theater with the Signal Corps.
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Red Cross
Ralph Pollard
North Washington Street
Walter K. Hirth
Walter Kenny Hirth
Pittsburg
Charles L. Hirth
Signal Corps
Birth of Margar et Lucille Gurthridge in Fort Lewis
Captain George B. Gurthridge Jr and his wife announce their daughter Margar et Lucille born at a Fort Lewis hospital on November 20. They already have a daughter Joyce Ann. Gurthridge is overseas. wife plans to live in Oakland until his return. Ensign Grimm Jr. on leave with parents at 101 S Loudoun St after service in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Gurthridge
Margaret Lucille
Fort Lewis
Washington
Joyce Ann
Gurthridge
Burton Robinson
Maine
Ensign Grimm
Ensign Holmes R. Grimm, Jr
Mrs
Holmes Grimm
S. Loudoun Street
Mediterranean
Veronica Lake to wed Andre De Toth in private ceremony
Hollywood reports actress Veronica Lake and director Andre De Toth plan a private wedding tonight at the Bel Air home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gardner. Lake, 22, will marry De Toth, 30, in her second marriage and his first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Pi— Veronica Lake
Andre de Toth
Bel Air
Ed. Gardner
de Toth
Pfc Albert Renner Wounded in Action in Germany
Mrs Eva Renner of Acorn Heights received a telegram from the War Department stating her husband Pfc Albert W Renner 28 was slightly wounded in action in Germany on November 27. He entered service in April 1944 and sailed overseas in September and prior to the army was a truck driver for Winchester Wholesale Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Renner
Acorn Heights
War Department
Pfc
Albert W. Renner
Germany
Renner
Winchester Wholesale Company
Funeral services for Frank Stine Royce held in Harrisonburg
Funeral services for Frank Stine Royce, a Harrisonburg native, were conducted yesterday at 3 p.m. from the First Baptist Church by Rev. E. T. Clark. Masons from Harrisonburg and Winchester lodges led the services at the grave in Mount Hebron. Royce, a ten year resident of Harrisonburg, belonged to the L. B. of Engineers R. A. Lodge No. 27 A. F. and A. M. and Royal Arch Chapter, and worked for the Iteaoe and Ohio Railroad. He is survived by his wife Katherine B. Carper and sister Katherine R. Payne, with many relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stine Royce
First Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Clarence Mason
C. W. Lehew
E. S. Ashby
E. H. Seuseney
Nelson Deck
Russell Eagle
Thomas Riley
Harrisonburg
L. B. of Engineers
R. A. Lodge No
Royal Arch
Boyce High School Glee Club concert postponed
Announcement states the Boyce High School Glee Club concert scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Clarke County has been postponed to a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce High School
Clarke County
Glee Club
Berryville Social Circle Welcomes Visitors for Christmas
Berryville residents note holiday visits from numerous relatives and friends including Mary Mc Corkle Ann Gordon Roberta Ayler and Genevieve Hendrix The community also reports Sgt Wilfred Trenary and others making wartime and postwar travel arrivals while local women transport patients to the University of Virginia Hospital and attend the Clarke County Woman's Club meeting.
Hunters to lose civilian ammunition rations in 194?, WPB actions
Washington reports that the War Production Board will curb civilian ammunition to reserve supplies for military needs. Manufacturers meet officials to set next year’s shotgun shell and rifle bullet outputs for hunters, farmers, and law enforcement. Civilian shipments have already been halted, and hunter rations likely remain cut from last August levels.
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Washington
War Production Board
Germany
WPB
Nazi Reaction and Allied Advances Across Europe
Allied air forces report heavy German transport activity in the Ruhr while German patrols raid a British outpost near Venray. Ninth Air Force damage to rail traffic totals 170 railroad cars and seven locomotives. Seventh Army presses into Germany, threatening a flank as German forces reinforce Alsace and resist near Colmar and Selestat. The War Department notes Smiths and Browns are common names in the Army, with 72,000 Smiths and 39,000 Browns recorded.
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Mans
Ruhr
Venray
Holland
Ninth Air Force
Third Army
Saarbrucken
Homburg
Patch
Seventh Army
Germany
Saar
Palatinate
Alsace
Colmar
Bitche
Seventh
First Army
Selestat
Eleventh Blood Donor Clinic Seeks Volunteers at Xmas
Winchester Frederick County Blood Donor Service meets to plan the Eleventh Clinic in February and launches a holiday drive to recruit volunteers. Boy Scouts will distribute registration forms. donors may mail to Cross Headquarters or drop at the Bond Booth Volunteer Box for a Red Cross staff call.
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Pearl Harbor
France
Winchester
Cross
Bond
A_ Red Cross
Christmas 1944 Volunteer Blood Donor Gift
I volunteer as a blood donor for the next clinic to be held in Winchester on February 7 8 and 9 Name Address see Place this gift in the Volunteer Box at the Blood Booth or mail this to Red Cross Headquarters Winchester Va
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Winchester
Red Cross
Clarke County Leaders Report On Postwar Planning
Clarke County Board of Agriculture met in Berryville despite bad roads. Officers and speakers discussed postwar planning, school expansion, farm management, canning, and soil conservation. The meeting highlighted war recovery needs, health improvements, and cooperative efforts among farmers, bankers, and ASCs to boost livestock and local infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County Board of Agriculture
Court House
Berryville
J. Wilmer Carpenter
Opequon
J. W. Olcott
Katherine Levi
Brough
Henry Davis
Boyce High Schools
Boyce
Frank Yowell
Davis
Thomas
County Board of Supervisors
Hobson McGehee
Chamber of Commerce
J. Ed. Thoma
A. F. Robertson
Clarke County
Margaret Yowell
Roy Potts
Blacksburg
Richmond
Irvin Price
Junior Auxiliary Gifts for Winchester Hospital Ward
The Junior Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital presented to the Childrens Ward items badly needed, including a table chairs high chairs and several books. The gifts are practical and meet long standing needs of the ward.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Childrens’ Ward
Mrs. Chester Smith To Hold Service At Payne's Chapel
Mrs. Chester Burl Smith now licensed by the Hagerstown District Conference will preside over the morning worship at Payne's Chapel Methodist Church this Sunday at 11 a m. Sunday School meets at 10 a m with Fred Ridgeway as superintendent. The public is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Burl Smith
Hagerstown
Payne’s Chapel Methodist Church
Fred Ridgeway
Japanese Admit Some Losses in Philippines
Radio Tokyo admitted losses of 162 159 in the Philippines since November 1, breaking down to 83 748 Army and 78 411 Navy. Tokyo claimed, without Allied confirmation, that a half million Americans had been killed in that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Radio Tokyo
NBC
Philippines
Navy
The Road To Berlin War Meter Readings
The Road To Berlin report shows distances to major fronts. Western Front 301 miles from near Durek. Eastern Front 304 miles from north of Warsaw. Hungarian Front 400 miles from north of Szob. Italian Front 550 miles from Mezzano.
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Durek
Warsaw
Szob
Mezzano
They'll drop the bombs. If We'll Buy The Bonds
A wartime message urges readers to invest in defense by buying war bonds. The appeal frames bond purchases as essential supporting troops and national security amid a period of threat and mobilization.
Winchester Memorial Hospital News Letter Highlights Christmas Issue
The Winchester Memorial Hospital News-Letter returns with a green mimeographed seven page issue featuring a Christmas message by superintendent Miss Sara Hamilton and notes from Miss Virginia Reid. Updates include Mary Ray Briscall becoming cashier, Jean Wright Comfort as hospital recorder, and cadet nurses glee club plans for January 18. senior class officers Yvonne Bayliss as president and others listed, with an upcoming state election in February in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Yale
Sara Hamilton
Virginia Reid Mhollar
Mary Ray Briscall
Yvonne Bayliss
Mayman
Betty Dodgson
Martha Re. Ee
Richmond
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John Mann
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Fredericksburg
University of Virginia
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Isabel Larrick
New York
Jack Pamplin
J. C. Pamplin
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Harry Russell
Charles Town
Charlotte G. Russell
Julian Boyd William
G . Willingham
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Verna Hauser
F. T. Hauser
Clinton Ritter
S. Cameron Street
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Peoples Drug Store
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Bobby
Manchester
Susan Fansler
State Teachers College
Farmville
Ralph Fansler
South Street
A. C. Carson
John Hedrick
Riverton, Va
Seman Ens
Winchester—Front Royal
Woodstock
Elizabeth B Russell
Clarke County Department of Public Welfare
E Red Cross
Veronica Lake Bride
Albert Renner
Frank Royce
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Main & Valley Ave
Dial
Berryville, Va
Mary Moore McCorkle
Ann E. Gordon
John D. Winter
Emily Powers
Trevor Johns
Washigton, D. C
Roberta Ayler
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, Ga
Winter
Archibald Cummins
Caryswood
Genevieve Hendrix
Washington, D. C
Marjorie Hendrix
Woman's Club
Hendrix
Washington, D C
Blue Ridge
John B. Neill
Jacob Leo Everhart
Pacific War Area
Friends
Ruth McDaniel
Jeffersonton, Va
Carl Trenary
Sgt
Wilfred Trenary
Pvt
Paul Simpson
Edward Owens
Arthur Edmunds
Motor Corps
University of Virginia Hospital
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Brown
AAA Committee
Croswell Henderson
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Warren County Farmes
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
C. E. Koontz
U. S. Soil Conservation
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Olcott
Chester Smith
Berlin
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Associated Press
Hospital
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Ley, Pa
Susan Steck Miller
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Methodist Church
Winchester Rotary Club
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Daniel Green
Lovett Brothers
Miller Bros
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Dia
Speaking
Haldeman’s Creamery
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