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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
8
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Kremer entertained at York's Inn with a supper dance last night. Guests came from Winchester and Clarke County. A buffet supper was served as about 250 people attended the event.
Mrs Velma Embrey announces the marriage of her daughter Dorothy to Cletus Triplett in Sacred Heart Church on Saturday December 15 at four o clock. The bride wore a white chiffon dress with gardenias for flowers and was attended by her sister in law Mrs James J Embrey as matron of honor. Best man was James J Embrey a brother of the bride recently discharged from the U S Navy. Both bride and groom attended Handley High School. Triplett is employed by O Sullivan Rubber Company and was discharged from the U S Army.
Miss Edna M. Frye and Mr. Lacey H. Lloyd wed on December 21 with Prye family ties. Bertha Shirley Baer and Harry S. Hartley married December 20 linking Stephens City and Winchester families. Geetha Ritenour and Andrew F. Herman announced marriage at Warren County, Chicago connection noted. Hilda K. Hibbard Fanning and Charles E. Malone wed December 17 with Winchester roots. Johnsons return to Phoebus after visit. Grim home hosts guests. Colleen Sager visits Roanoke. Katherine P. McDonald visits Washington sisters over Christmas.
Miss Audrey Douglas Cain became the bride of Garland Calvin Grim in a quiet Saturday ceremony at Highland Avenue Chapel of the Presbyterian Church. Rev J S Duckwall officiated. Edna Rinker presided at the piano and Lohengrin Wedding March marked the procession.
Mr and Mrs Daniel LaVecchia and three sons visited friends and relatives in New Jersey during Christmas holidays. They have another son Pfc William F LaVecchia serving overseas.
Miss Mary Eloise Russell 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Russell of Brucetown, awarded the 13th year bar for regular attendance at Brucetown Methodist Sunday School. Guests over holidays Mrs J A Lynch Arlington and Mr Jack C Pamplin Raleigh NC visited Mrs Pamplin and daughter Louise at 8 South Washington St.
Mrs. Preston K. Penn and her son Robert Leslie visit Mrs. Penn's father Mr. J. H. Seal at 208 West Boscawen street, while Mr. Penn returns to Allentown, Pennsylvania after joining them for Christmas in Winchester.
The Girls Athletic Association held its annual Christmas Breakfast at Fort Loudoun Restaurant with thirty-eight members and one guest. Miss Marguerite Baker and Mrs. Marshall Boyd organized, and Mrs. Gilbert Tillotson led Christmas carols. New members Pearl Nicholson, Thelma Edwards, Onile Omps, Chalmers Nelson, Vincent Miller, Ellis Ford, and Ralph Leighty joined the club.
Miss Mildred L. Taylor wed Clifford L. Largent on Christmas morning at nine oclock in the home of Rev. W. O. Talbert 699 National avenue with a few relatives present. The ceremony followed a brief, intimate service.
Brenda Morgan a 19 year old British war bride remained aboard the Empire Chamois in Baltimore with Captain Harold Sapsworth aiding her. She awaits her husband ex GI Jimmy Morgan of Wichita Falls Texas and the lifting of legal barriers to her stay in the United States.
William Paul Huggins a 27 year old known as the Giant of the Iron Lung died Christmas Day in a Louisville hospital after an eight month battle with infantile paralysis. He used a respirator at Riverside Hospital in Paducah before being moved to a larger machine in Louisville. Fellow factory workers in Paducah raised $2000 in 90 seconds to fund a special oversized lung for him.
The jack pot was introduced in poker during the 1870s to force cautious players to bet whether or not they held strong hands. This change aimed to increase participation and betting activity in the game.
Washington reports a department official predicts ten years hence for housewives. Pre cooked frozen foods and blue plate meals will fill stores with baked goods and dessert. Meals require little preparation and may only need a pause while reading the evening paper.
Washington dispatch reports Chairman Barkley heading a subcommittee to find a new counsel for the Pearl Harbor committee after returning for a Kentucky funeral. Senator Lucas pushes Weymouth Kirkland while Rep Gearhart nominates Warren Atherton and Harry Colmery. Lucas suggests splitting witness questioning to speed hearings.
Six Marines completed a coast to coast taxi journey, arriving in New York after weathering a blizzard and icy roads from San Diego. One was dropped in Pittsburgh, another in Niagara Falls, and the final Marine left at a Pennsylvania town to catch a train home. Fare ranged 30 to 40 dollars per man.
The international military tribunal at Nuernberg receives up to 150 letters daily from Germans in many walks of life. Messages range from religious appeals to harsher punishments and even calls for public display of Goering and co defendants. The letters come from across occupation zones and include poems songs and personal anecdotes about Nazi crimes.
Judge Browning of the Ninth Judicial Circuit will retire effective January 5 1946. The State Department of Agriculture says Virginia dairying faces strong demand for high quality milk and service. James Sloan Jr 69 a former White House Secret Service agent died of heart disease after retiring July 1. Captain Leslie F Small Navy commander at Norfolk Naval Shipyard promoted to commodore. Norfolk City Council to discuss City Manager Borland resignation effective April 1.
Detectives search for clues after Hans Henrickson 54 is shot five times in a Newport News lunch counter slaying. The Norwegian waiter, shot by an armed intruder, died. the cash register was empty. In Richmond, O B Fulgaar will assume a new post as assistant state supervisor of audio visual education January 2. he is a Louisiana Polytechnic Institute graduate. Mrs D M Owney of the city is said to have been killed on the main street about 10 15 pm last night.
The Virginia War History Commission expects its Gold Star Honor Roll to near completion at a January 11 meeting in Richmond. More than 6,000 Virginians have already been named for inclusion on the roll.
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness during our son and brother's illness and passing, and to Mr Eppie White for the load of wood. Mr and Mrs R L Lewis and Family.
Roanoke mourns the death of Rev. Alfred R. Berkeley D D 65 longtime rector of St. John's Episcopal Church who passed away at his home after a ten day illness.
Portsmouth police search for a hit and run driver whose car struck a pedestrian. Investigators described the incident as a nonfatal collision and appealed for witnesses to come forward with details.
A buck private is eligible for a Good Conduct Medal if he serves honorably and performs duties efficiently, just like any other enlisted man.
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