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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1946

Page

8

Bisma Rex Antacid Powder Ad at Brooks Pharmacy

An ad for BISMA-REX an ash antacid powder for gastric acidity sour stomach and acid dyspepsia. Packaged in a 4 percent vz bottle priced at 50 cents with samples on request from Brooks Pharmacy.

Miss Kern Hosts A A W Fellowship Meeting

The American Association of University Women chapter will hold its monthly Fellowship Meeting on Saturday January 12 at 3 pm. Mrs Herbert Larrick will preside. Hostess Miss Mary Kathrine Kern will welcome guests at 125 South Cameron Street with assistance from Mrs Loring Woore Mrs Robert G Hocker and Mrs William B Kern.

Herbert Larrick Mary Kathrine Kern South Cameron Street Kern Loring Woore Robert G. Hocker William B., Kern

Dinner honoring past president Zirkle by Girls Athletic Association

The 1945 Girls Athletic Association dinner at Tokes’ honored past president Mrs Godfrey Zirkle. Kathryn Sullivan entertained earlier, and Zirkle received an engraved spoon pin. Members listed include Zirkle Sullivan Sencindiver Timberlake Summel Boyd Grove Burke Campbell Crisman. Lieutenant-Commander George William Cooper U S N Medical Corps visited North Cameron Street. he serves as a surgeon at the Naval Base Hospital Norfolk. Brown J Lovett Jr and wife welcomed a son Bradley Rhodes at Winchester Memorial Hospital Tuesday afternoon. Lovett recently discharged from the Navy. Ernest Windle, visiting Winchester, has returned to Baltimore.

The Girls Athletic Association Tokes Godfrey Zirkle Kathryn Sullivan Zirkle Lucille Sencindiver T. F. Timberlake Ebner Summel Marshall Boyd Robert Grove Raymond Burke Jean Campbell Wesley Crisman George William Cooper U. S. N., Medical Corps Grover C. Cooper North Cameron Street Cooper Naval Base Hospital Norfolk Brown J. Lovett, Jr Bradley Rhodes Winchester Memorial Hospital

Local Residents Return From Delaware Weekend

Mr and Mrs William Sager and guests Kenneth Clevenger Irene Miller and Mrs Harry Wilson visited Wilmington Delaware weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Keiser and returned home.

William Sager Kenneth Clevenger Irene Miller Wilmington Delaware Oee Keiser Harry Wilson

Adults Lead Sunday Evening Service at Gainesboro Church

The Gainesboro church adult group will lead the Sunday evening service on January 13 at 7 p m. J W McIlwee is named as the leader for the event.

Gainesboro J. W. McIlwee

Mrs Sprenkle Heads Old Frederick Town Garden Club

Mrs P H Sprenkle of 334 West Cecil Street was elected president of the Old Frederick town Garden Club at a meeting yesterday afternoon at Mrs Dailey Slonaker's home on Courtfield Avenue. Officers named include Mrs Harold Brown as vice president Mrs Herbert Larrick as secretary and Mrs Wilbur Krise as treasurer. Lantern slides of historic Virginia homes and gardens were shown before tea.

P. H. Sprenkle West Cecil Street Old

Double Frame sisters wed in successive ceremonies

Two sisters Ruth Maxine Frame and Vernie Alice Frame of Cross Junction married in a December double ceremony at Gravel Springs Lutheran Parish Albin. Ruth wed Ernest Sharp Jr. and Vernie Alice to Cecil Ray Patrick. A separate note reports Vaneta Jane Hottel and Maynard Purcell McKee wed December 29 in Winchester.

Ruth Maxine Frame Vernie Alice Frame Cross Junction Gravel Springs Lutheran Parish Albin E. B. Smith Maxine Frame Ernest Sharp, Jr Ernest Sharp Cecil Ray Patrick George S. Patrick J. S. Duckwall Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel Vaneta Jane Hottel Harry F. Hottel Clearbrook Maynard Purcell McKee Robt. McKee East Piccadilly Street Winchester

Rest W. 8. C. S. Meeting Set for January 12

The W. B. S. C. S. of Rest Church will hold their January meeting Friday at 8 p m at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Snapp. It is the first gathering of the year under new officers and all members are urged to attend.

W. 8S. C. S. of Rest Church

Two Ex-Soldiers Charged in Police Chief Slaying

Two former servicemen from Westernport Maryland were charged with murder in the killing of Police Chief Charles E Dornan 72 of Piedmont West Virginia after a scuffle at a Piedmont establishment. The suspects Aldin Fazenbaker 23 and Russell H Michael 23 fled across the Potomac River Bridge to Westernport where Michael’s relative Edward Moran surrendered them to police.

Cumberland Westernport Allegany County Charles E. Dornan Piedmont W. Va Vernon E. Rankin Mineral County Dornon Aldin Fazenbaker Russell H. Michael Fazen Michael

Middletown Bank Stockholders Meet

The Middletown State Bank reported a record year ending December 31 1945 with deposits up over 200000 to 679581.03 and net earnings about twelve percent. Six percent dividends were paid. M H Rhodes reelected president. directors and officers were reaffirmed and reorganized for 1946.

Edmunds Joins Bank of Clarke County Staff in Berryville

Arthur H. Edmunds is appointed to the Bank of Clarke County staff in Berryville Virginia. He is a World War II veteran who served in the 1944 Normandy D‑Day campaign and earned the Bronze Star. He and Mrs Gloria Longerbeam Edmunds plan to live on South Church Street.

Berryville Arthur H. Edmunds Bank of Clarke County Roy E. Potts Nannie T. Edmunds McKinney Dinwiddie County Gloria Anne Longerbeam Sunnyside-McKinney High School Edmunds South Church Street

GIs Demand Fast Demobilization at Hawaii Mass Meeting

At Hickam Field Honolulu 10000 soldiers urged Congress to speed up demobilization. Lt Gen John R Hodge answered questions as five members of a Congressional committee studying Hawaii statehood listened. The resolution calls for four points: discharge by March 20 after two years service, restore Sept 2 discharge point system, cut the monthly discharge score by 10, and end essential classifications for discharge eligibility.

Sequl Korea War Department John R. Hodge Honolulu Hawaii Hickam Field Congress

Boyington Weds Blonde. Stuns Brunette Survivor

Hollywood reports Lt. Col. Gregory Boyington, famed Marine air ace, wed Frances Baker the blonde bride after a rapid romance. The brunette claimant says he jilted her, while Boyington calls his overseas nerves to blame for the drift. The couple honeymooned amid claims from the former rival.

Hollywood Pappy” Boyington Frances Baker Pappy Gregory Boyington Marine Corps Malcolmson

Mrs Shumaker Dies In Hospital In Wardensville

Mrs. Eila Lineburg Shumaker of Wardensville West Virginia died Wednesday at 1 15 A M in Winchester Memorial Hospital from complications. She is survived by her husband and several children from a prior marriage along with siblings and many grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM at the Presbyterian Church in Wardensville with interment in Wardensville Cemetery.

Eila Lineburg Shumaker Thomas Shumaker Wardensville W. Va Winchester Memorial Hospital C. L. Godlove Ralph Robinson Stephenson William F. Fisher Clearbrook Curtis Robinson John Braithwaite Charles Town Luther Lineburg Capon Springs Presbyterian Church

Surgery Today May Determine If Italian Lad Will See Again

Eight year old Gianfranco Cabbia, blinded when a German cavalry horse kicked him in 1944, faced a hopeful operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Alan C Woods and Dr J S Guyton of the Wilmer Eye Institute prepared to perform the procedure to restore sight. The boy was brought to the United States by friends from the 88th Infantry Division who contributed 3,500 dollars for expenses.

Baltimore Gianfranco Cabbia Johns Hopkins Hospital Alan C. Woods J. S. Guyton Wilmer Eye Institute Hopkins 88Th Infantry Division

O Sullivans Employees Rally for War Memorial Drive

Officials of the War Memorial Association report three shifts at the O Sullivans Rubber Co plant on Valley Pike will halt operations to collect bonds and cash for Winchester and Frederick County's War Memorial Fund. Lions Club volunteers will visit at 9 am 3 pm and 11 pm to reach each shift.

War Memorial Association O'Sullivan Rubber Company Valley Pike Winchester Frederick County Lions Club O’sullivan's Grant Pollock O’sullivan’s

R B Smith Jr Elected To Bank Board At Ber ryville

The First National Bank of Berryville elected Richard B. Smith Jr farmer and orchardist to its Board of Directors at its annual meeting on January 8. Other directors named include J Edward Thoma Alfred Kerfoot Ralph M Ware and A B Hummer. The bank reported assets of 1 637 000 up 309 000 from the prior year and a 8 percent dividend was paid in 1945 with capital surplus and undivided profits totaling 122 000. Officers elected were J E Thoma Chairman Ralph M Ware President Alfred Kerfoot Vice President Lewis F Stolle Cashier Norman C Scott Assistant Cashier Leona C Krouse Dorothy C Shenk Mary 8S Longerbeam and Phyllis Barick.

Middletown State Bank M. H. Rhodes Herbert Manuel FE. M. Fank Herbert S. Larick E. M. Funk E. Linden Humback E. R. Sp Berryville First National Bank of Richard B. Smith, Jr J. Edward Thoma Alfred Kerfoot Ralph M. Ware A. B. Hummer Hugh N. Ritter D. Burtner Leonard H. Bell A. C. Buckley Richard B. Smith J. E. Thoma Lewis F. Stolle Norman C. Scott Armed Forces Leona C. Krouse Teller Dorothy C. Shenk Mary 8S Longerbeam Phyllis Barick

Winchester ministers urge unity and peacemaking worldwide

Attendance at the Winchester Ministerial Association service reached about 46 00 with under 100 at a union prayer service. Rev Filickinger urged active church participation and praised global Christian unity as 800 million faithful could transform the world in a year. The Week of Prayer ends Friday at Loudoun Street Presbyterian with Rev W E Eisenberg delivering the message.

Winchester Ministerial Association Filickinger Dean Hodges T J Hawkins C. H. Anderson Tomorow Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church W. E. Eisenberg Grace Lutheran Church

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