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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1943

Page

6

Christmas Festival Candle Lighting Service Announced

The church announces its annual Christmas Festival tonight at seven oclock featuring carols music and recitations with Dorothy Larrick singing O Holy Night. The program includes a Festival presentation by the youth group and a candle lighting ceremony for the public. Mrs Victor Snow and two children Lois and Thomas Russell arrived from Danville Virginia to spend the holidays with Mrs Snow's parents on South Stewart Street. Jane Cather a Randolph Macon College student also arrived to spend the holidays with the Cathers. Mr and Mrs John Riddleberger and Mrs Beulah Hurn visited in the city with the Andersons on Sunday.

Dorothy Larrick Victor Snow Chilren, Lois Thomas Russell Danville Mary Miller Mary Washington College Fredericksburg Winchester Joseph Miller West Clifford Street Ensign Mrs. Koontz C. Edgar Koontz Washington Eloise Strader Arlington, Va Thomas Jefferson High School South Stewart Street Betty Pierce Alexandria, Va Mrs Noble Pierce

Margaret McIntyre to Marry Lieut Buttrill Jr in January

The engagement of Margaret Howerton McIntyre to Lieut. Walter Virgil Buttrill Jr is announced by the Rev and Mrs William Wallace McIntyre of Petersburg Virginia. Miss McIntyre is a Handley High School Southern Seminary and West Virginia Wesleyan College graduate. Lieut Buttrill, a 1943 Texas A and M graduate, is stationed at Camp Lee Virginia.

Margaret McIntyre Lieut. Buttrill, Jr William Wallace McIntyre Petersburg Margaret Howerton Walter Virgil Buttrill, Jr Walter Virgil Buttrill Houston Texas Miss McIntyre Handley High School Southern Seminary West Virginia Weslyan College Lieut. Buttrill Texas A and M Camp Lee McIntyre Winchester The Methodist Church Washington Street

Victory Exchange Urges Stamp Pickups and Holiday Notices

The Victory Exchange asks customers with stamps to call for pickup, noting weeks of accumulation hinder phone outreach. The page also lists Christmas sale items in mens and boys suits, coats, and womens wear, plus social notices from local church groups and residents' holiday plans and travels.

Berryville Social Notices and Health Reports

Berryville news notes report Clarke County Public Health Nurse Katherine Anderson detailing November work on communicable diseases, clinics, and school hygiene. The piece also lists local visits, hospital referrals, and community members visiting or returning home, plus a C and P Telephone Company dinner attendance in Winchester.

Berryville Public Heath Clarke County Katherine Anderson University of Virginia Hospital University Hospital Winchester Hospital Memorial Hospital Lions Club

Christmas Visitors and Local Veterans Highlight Berryville Notices

The Berryville column lists guests and travelers visiting for Christmas including Mr. G. I. McAllen speaker from the Virginia Conference Orphanage, Miss Roberta Winter from Agnes Scott College, and families from Hagers town to To ledo. Corporal Snowden Levi reports from Camp Davis while Seaman Tom Iden returns from the Medical College of Virginia for holidays.

Roberta Winter John D. Winter Miss Winter Agnes Scott College Decatur, Ga Berryville Washington Seaman Tom Iden The Medical College of Virginia Richmond C. H. Iden

Liquor Dealer Ordered To Tell Source of Supply

A Washington liquor dealer who ran a large bourbon ad was summoned before a Senate Investigating Committee to disclose his sources amid a liquor shortage. Chair Van Nuys said the inquiry seeks to determine how 8 000 bottles were obtained, amid black market activity and price ceilings by the Office of Price Administration. Samuel Horwitz of the Allerton Hotel testified that whisky cannot be bought legally and that the hotel faced cutbacks due to high black market prices. The committee criticized the War Production Board for cooperation gaps in the liquor investigation.

Washington Senate van Nuys D-Ind Office of Price Administration Samuel Horwitz Cleveland Allerton Hotel War Production Board Liquor Investi

Family notices four servicemen named in local column

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foreman of Winchester report three sons in military service. Pfc. Lewis Foreman serves with the 329th Infantry at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky. Sgt Clarence Foreman is stationed in Italy. Sgt Forrest F. Foreman is at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Pvt Julian K. Arme informs his wife of overseas duty after training at Camp Wheeler Georgia. Seaman 2-C Cheril W Meavin finished boat training at Sampson New York and is on furlough at home in Winchester Virginia.

Sgt. M Nick” Carper Camp Blanding Fla Berryville Mrs. W. 8. Carper Snowden Levi New York Camp Davis, N. C Fred Foreman Rt. 1 Winchester Pfc Lewis Foreman 329Th Infantry Camp Breckenridge Sgt Clarence Foreman Italy Lewis A. S Co. G 329Th Inf A. P Oo Camp Breckinridge Forrest F. Foreman Camp Claiborne Maint. Co Julian K. Arme North Africa Camp Wheeler Macon Cheril W. Meavin Sampson, N. Y

Dr. Rasmussen to Lead Grace Lutheran Sunday Worship

The Rev. Dr. Carl C. Rasmusen of Gettysburg Theological Seminary will conduct the 11 o'clock morning service at Grace Lutheran Church and deliver the sermon. At 7 PM the junior department presents a Christmas Festival of Lights. Public invited to both events.

Carl C. Rasmussen Gettysburg Pa.) Theological Seminary Grace Lutheran Church

Whisky Ban Timing Draws Fire From Van Nuys

Van Nuys criticized WPB remarks that no whisky-making would be allowed next year as timing aimed at the committee's study. He warned such announcements create a psychological effect trigger retail runs and disrupt normal activity.

WPB van Nuys

WACs Take On Unusual Jobs Abroad

WACs in Britain take on rare duties overseas with three women highlighted. Helen Maravell from Fitchburg assesses bomber film in an improvised projection room while Dorothy Clark of Iron River works with maps at fighter command HQ. Officers praise the shift of tasks to WACS and seek more volunteers.

WACS Britain America Pfc Helen M. Maravell Fitchburg Mass Dorothy Clark East Jordan Mich Helen Nicholas G. Maravell Nissen Hut Corp. Clark Ella E. Clark Iron River Michigan Publics Service Co WAC Great Britain Aircorps Col Millard Lewis Dallas Tex Samuel Anderson Greensboro N. C

Antique Shoes Offer Modern Design Clues From Past

Chicago display at the Art Institute shows 43 antique shoes from the 16th to 18th centuries. Highlights include hinged wooden soles, cloth and leather bindings, silk slippers with silver embroidery, and elaborately carved sabots. The collection, donated by Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, reflects evolving footwear tech and style.

Chicago Chicago Art Institute Switzerland Institute J. Ogden Armour

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John Riddleberger Beulah Hurn This City Paul Anderson Victory Exchange Daughters of Wesley S Wesley Sunday School Stephens City Mrs. Constant, Jr Thornhill Manor S. Victor Constant, Jr Glendale Springs Colo J. M. H. Rosenberger Misses Beattie Miss Johnson Catherine and Mary Beattie Marion Johnson Duke University Durham W. W. Beattie Lee Street Ellsworth Johnson Fairmont Avenue Stine Albert Stine Middle Road Lake Andrew Lake Virginia Winchester Memorial Hospital Cunningham C. J. Cunningham Wardensville Jane Trent Mildred Sowers Front Royal Raymond Memorial Farms Mary Elizabeth Smith Baltimore Winter L. Smith City Horace Ewing Orndorff John Orndorff E. William Hall Lloyd Potter Carson Lloyd Gregory Potter Bryn Mawr Alexander Gordon Anne Huntley Gordon Dahlereen Blue Room Alcazar Charles Bauserman Maurertown William Smoot Valley Avenue Brooks Pharmacy Rexall Lawrence Castleman Fort Knox, Ky West Virginia Maryland Dorothy Kackley Bowling Green J. E. Klein Washington, D. C Lt. Klein Fort Dix, N. J Louise Bell Leonard H. Bell Miss Bell State Teachers College Farmville Marion Ware Ralph M. Ware Wares Salome Crisman Bruce Gorham William Green Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Margaret Estep Clara Barthel Elizabeth Levi C. and P. Telephone Company of Virginia Gaunt Main Valley Ave C. J. Renner Cently G. I. McAllen Duncan Memorial Methodist Church McAllen Gaithersburg B. V. Atwood T. C. Hall Alice Grubbs Hagerstown, Md Mrs. L. A. Parker Mississippi Joyce Davis R. E. Davis Mary Washington Rose Ellen Ramsburg D. L. Ramsburg Gay Levi Rice Levi Iden Hummer Relates George Greenhalgh Springsbury Toledo Ohio Greenhalghs Bill Greenhalgh Hotchkiss School Conn Alice Mesmer Emily MacCormick New Jersey Robert E. Lee Lewis Avon-by-the-Sea Thomas M. Jones Elizabeth Ann Jones Farmville State Teachers College John McIntosh Episcopal High School Charles McIntosh Tode Tuttle Dr. Rasmussen Grace Lutheran Cive Everybody Daniel Green Slippers Lovett Brothers By Ruth Cowan Betty Prosser Samy Navy Ompany Hallmark Cards Christmas Club Our the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Bates Moling & Cather Miller Bros Timberlake Berryville Pike Chevrolet McCormick-Deering Dunn & Duvall Jolliffe D. A. Cole Just E. Boscowan ST
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