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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1944
Page
5
A Winchester survey shows a 20 percent rise in Christmas sales over last year with a peak Saturday shopping, despite shortages in toys candy and coconuts. Stores report brisk pre holiday apparel and jewelry sales and new merchandise arriving daily as shoppers stock up before Christmas.
Pvt. Thomas Rutherford Moore Jr. U S Infantry died of wounds in Germany on November 24 shortly after injury. A Charles Town native, he had worked at Moore Insurance and Realty and served as postmaster. He was a bank director, Lions Club president, and active in the Presbyterian Church. He married Dorothy Huyett in 1939 and left two children. He is survived by his parents and a sister, with many cousins in nearby counties.
The Frederick County Pomona Grange met Monday night and elected officers for the next two years. Officers named included Master B. O. Brumback Over seer J. B. Lewis Lecturer Mrs Gruver Middletown Chaplain Secretary Mrs Ashby Brumback Treasurer J. M. Strother Steward Luther Hart Assistant Steward Rufus Smith Lady Assistant Steward Mrs John Smith Gate keeper Mr John Smith Pianist Mrs B O Brumback Pomona Mrs Rufus Smith Ceres Mrs J M Strother Flora Mrs Snapp Middletown Mr B PF Strother was elected to the executive committee The lecturer hour featured talks by members who attended State and National conventions. Pomona Grange planned to have Great Falls Grange Team install officers jointly with subordinate officers in January. Delicious refreshments were shared.
Howard Gale and His Orchestra will play for the Junior Board of Trade dance at the Winchester armory on Tuesday December 26. Gale known as The Royal Maestro has performed coast to coast on CBS and played for state events in Harrisburg and before dignitaries including the Swedish royal party. Tickets are on sale in Winchester for the Christmas social event.
A joint Virginia committee on Bangs disease invited Dr. A E Wight to Marshall High School on December 14. Clarke County representatives and local breeders attended as they discussed four questions on control measures including inoculation with strain 19 and culling of infected animals to eradicate the disease.
Brig. Gen William C. Dunckel, leader of the Mindoro invasion, is identified as a former Winchester resident. He and his wife once lived at 317 West Piccadilly Street. The 51 year old officer, lightly wounded in arm and hand during Japanese air attacks, landed with his troops that morning. He is a U S Military Academy graduate and former air and military officer on General MacArthur's staff before his current assignment.
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