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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1945
Page
7
Social news item roundup from Martinsburg and nearby towns. Weather interrupts Montague Avenue covered dish for Official Boards. Child Guidance Club set for February 5 with home of Mrs Dick hosting. Various gatherings include birthday party honor, class meetings, and cadet nurse entertainment with local families.
Brooks' Pharmacy advertises Bisma Rex antacid powder offering four way relief for acid indigestion and sour stomach. Prices listed 50 cents and 1.25 dollars with a free trial package via coupon.
Emergency operations in Garnee Hospital Washington and Memorial Hospital report improving patients. D A R members urged to donate Ellis Island gifts. Dinners honor Clay Carr Sr. and birthday celebrations near Berryville. Bridge clubs meet. Mrs Earl Brown seeks surgery. Hunter Ritenour welcomes son David Russell January 11. Jeane Carper visits Washington weekend. Junior Century Club hosts January 19. U D C luncheon January 19 at Golden Glow. Garland Quarles speaks at Century Club on Winchester statistics. Virginia Mackie earns Madison College honor roll with 3.5 GPA.
Berryville residents report social visits and relocations including Mrs. Jack Russell returning from Washington and the Turner Marcus family moving to the Henry Clarke home. Guest appearances include Misses Dorothy Moore and Nancy Cable in Winchester and Mrs. Lester Morgan returning from Baltimore. The Berryville Chamber collaborates with the Clarke County Woman's Club on a February Forum to discuss the Denny Commission education recommendations.
Service notes from the area report Tech. Sgt. Ozias Ritter returning to the U S after two years in Europe. He is wounded three times and awaiting transfer to a veterans hospital after a 30 day furlough. Other items cover Flight Officer William H Miller Jr completing an orientation course in England, Seaman 2-C E O Ware on leave at home, and Mrs Bernice M Kline receiving the Purple Heart for her husband Pfc Clarense M Kline in Germany.
Millwood Virginia hosts multiple social gatherings at Springsberry Bellfield Annefield and Woodley venues Honor attendances include Mr. and Mrs. George P Greenhalgh Mrs. Walter Lee Lt Ashton Lee Mrs A Sommaripa and others The Christ Church Millwood annual congregational meeting elects vestry and reviews parish reports Lt Philip C Meade returns to Rapid City SD after leave in Clarke County Virginia
Mrs Ashby Miller of Alexandria dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a two week illness. She came from Alexandria to this city in 1934 with her husband Ashby Miller founder of General Mills. Survived by two daughters Mrs Edward de Laureau Bakewell and Mrs Charles Mulholland. Funeral services set in Alexandria on Thursday January 18. Flowers not requested.
A health feature advises readers to follow Dr. Clendening's authoritative guidance on daily wellness. It highlights practical tips and cautions for balanced living, aiming to educate readers about common medical concerns.
An old time pain relief idea using mutton suet is modernized into Penetro. The salve claims to melt in and act in three ways to ease chest tightness pain from nerves in the skin, soothe irritated airways, and reduce cough, with uses for rheumatic pain and minor injuries.
The War Department states that National Guard service does not count for retirement pay. Retirement is based on service in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps.
Service men and women Q. has shrapnel been used by any belligerents in the current war. R. D. E. that the United States has not used shrapnel in the present war, so far as is known none of the other belligerents has used it.
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