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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1944
Page
7
St Marys Guild of Christ Episcopal Church will meet Monday afternoon at three oclock at the Church House. Miss Frances Beverley will read a paper on We who are America. Tea will be served and it is desired that all members be present at this meeting.
Mrs. W. A. Baker will host the Century Club Tuesday at four at her South Washington Street home. Rev. Dr. Ronald S. Wilson will speak on Six pillars of Peace. Open Door Bible Class meets at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church with other classes at 9 40 and Rev. Joseph Ducknall teaching at 10. Mary Martha Class meets Tuesday night at eight at 432 North Loudoun Street. Daughters of Wesley S. S. Class hold monthly meeting at Mrs. Dale Mrs. Henry Ritenour’s home with devotionals led by Mrs. Bny.
Mr and Mrs Earl Polhamus hosted a dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs Roy Grim and their daughter Frances Lee of Front Royal and the Kitchen family of Valley. Also present were Mr Medford Ayler and Mr Thomas Kitchen of Madison VA Junie and Tommy Polhamus.
Miss Katherine Pannill illustrated Beauty studies with Path illustra tions as guest speaker at the Beta Phi chapter meeting held at the Washington Hotel. Miss Betty Ann Thomas read a piece on Artist's Landscape while Miss Ruth Solenberger presided and business included nominating committee election.
Mr and Mrs J L Whittington of Washington are guests of Mr and Mrs C V Poland on Valley Avenue during their city visit.
Mr and Mrs Richard Crenshaw of South Stewart street welcome a son born Monday in Win Mrs Crenshaw is formerly Miss Jane Stouffer Guests for the week end at Mr and Mrs Oscar Browns Parkway home include Miss Sara Ellen Venable Miss Mamie Venable and Miss Ruth Townes of Strasburg Last night Miss Virginia Brown held a party at her home for her sixteenth birthday.
Mrs. Jack Hockman and her infant daughter have left Memorial Hospital and are now staying with Mrs. Hockman’s parents Mr and Mrs. Leslie Saum at Saumsville.
Mrs Mary Link formerly of Marlboro, now living with daughter Mrs Omas Dicks at Albin, underwent an operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital last week. report says her condition is slowly improving.
Mrs Ida Kline of East Baker Street is improving after a serious operation at Memorial Hospital. Friends report continued progress but expect some time before she can return home.
Mrs. James S. Grant of North Braddock Street departed for Takoma Park Maryland to enter Washington Sanitarium for medical treatment. Also noted are Mrs. Margaret Hodgson Goss and Miss Clara Shank returning from New York after a business trip for the Margaret Hodgson Shop and staying at the Hotel McAlpin during their visit.
Miss Gladys Clem and Miss Mary Pingley who hold positions in Washington spent Wednesday at the homes of their parents in this city and at Middle town.
The condition of Mrs. Shirley of Sunnyside who underwent an operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital Thursday morning is reported as unimproved by her family.
The Valley Artists annual show opened Sunday at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown Maryland with 100 of 140 entries hung from 77 artists across four states. A jury selected prizes with Mary Ida Cochlin winning first for Summer, Carl Roters second for Political Controversy and Katherine Voigtlander third for Bobbie. Honorables include Charles Harsango Myron Johnson and Ted Miller. The exhibit runs through February 27 with hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 6 p.m. Sundays. Mondays closed.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Mary Kathryn Cain of Stephens City to Pvt Ralph Clayton Burcham of Stephens City. The ceremony occurred in this city on January 13 with Rev E T Clark D D pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating.
Mrs. Harry Stimpson spends the weekend in Clarke County at the Byrd home known as The Cliff. She is visiting her father Thomas B. Byrd and Mrs. Byrd.
Mrs J C Paxton has returned to her Woodstock home after spending several days in Winchester Memorial Hospital for treatment. She is reported in good spirits and well on the road to recovery.
P F C Boyd Headley Jr receiving treatments at Walter Reed Hospital Washington spends a three day leave in the city with his wife and parents. Headley developed chronic arthritis which progressed to rheumatic fever while at Walter Reed just before Christmas.
Miss Virginia Brown celebrated her sixteenth birthday with a gathering at 212 Parkway hosted by her parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Brown. Sixteen guests attended including Virginia Brown and Richard Brown as well as Sarah Ellen Venable Ruth Towns Sue Stickley Virginia Grant Jo Ann Armstrong Nancy Butler Ceceilia Ann Peer Dorothy Brown and others. Pvt Daniel Stickley and PFC Joseph E Campbel returned from furlough with their grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Kern and Pvt Campbel heads back to California. he serves in the Army Medical Corps.
Miss Ruth McNeil, Home Demonstration Agent, releases the week’s schedule for February 7. Events include a February 8 meeting of Market Women at the Northern Virginia Power Company Kitchen, a February 9 meeting of the North Frederick Home Demonstration Club with Mrs. Julian Larrick, and a February 10 gathering of the Gravel Springs Club with Mrs. Gladys Utterck.
A throng of admiring youngsters besieged an actress for autographs at the Handly auditorium. The names are not known but will be printed if they contact The Star office and identify themselves in the photo.
Clarke County society items report soldiers promoted to first lieutenant and married, Red Cross kit bags shipped via Newport News, nursing classes started in Berryville, and local families traveling to visit kin or on leave. Notables include James N. Galloway Jr promoted, Miss Dorothea Smith’s February wedding date, and Pvt George Link’s marriage in Winchester.
Mr and Mrs William Green plan a weekend trip to Charlottesville Virginia with travel dates to be announced.
Corp. and Mrs. Douglas Mallory and their infant welcomed Corp. Mallory's parents in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Seaman First Class Montford Lee Mallory of Norfolk Virginia and Miss Elizabeth Russell of Jane Virginia also visited the Mallory household.
Mr. Lester H. Morgan returns to Norfolk Virginia after spending several days on business in Berryville Virginia.
Pvt Henry Hurd returns to Camp Beale California after a furlough spent in Berryville visiting relatives and friends. Corp John E Stickel of the same family also returns to his California camp after visiting Mr and Mrs O C Stickel during the furlough period.
A group of teachers and Parent Teacher Association members with the County Superintendent of Schools from Marshall Virginia visited Berryville High School on Thursday. They inspected the cannery and lunch room equipment and had lunch with school officials as they consider erecting a similar project for the Marshall school.
Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs Harold Lucas formerly Esther Graham of Stephens City She was the daughter of the Rev and Mrs E O Graham former pastor of Stephens City Lutheran Church Surviving are her husband parents and four sisters The service was at St James Lutheran church Jewett Ohio officiated by Rev A C Burger and Rev Paul O Heist Interment in Pairview Cemetery Jewett Ohio
Allied troops mopped up positions in the upper Chindwin Valley and occupied another village 20 miles southeast of Tamu without opposition. Forces south and southeast of Tamu found a belt of Japanese snipers and killed several. American and British bombers conducted widespread raids across northern and central Burma from Hukawng Valley to Mandalay.
Winchester and Frederick County report $446,779 sold toward a $1,270,000 quota in the Fourth War Loan Drive. E Bonds 2,281 totaling $121,425. F and G Bonds 68 totaling $102,154. other bonds 4,855 totaling $223,200. Bond drive progress released by War Finance Chairman Wendell Barney.
At the Clarke County Game and Fish Protective Association annual meeting officers were re elected. Roy E Locke is president Ralph N Dorsey vice president Oscar Ramsburg secretary treasurer and Harry Turner B B McKay Do T Hall and H A Clevenger named to the board. E W Lurber from the Federal Fish at Lee town spoke on Shenandoah River pollution linked to the American Viscose Corporation Front Royal plant noting fish and eels dying up to 50 miles away.
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