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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1942

Page

6

Calendar of Events for Monday and Tuesday

Weekly meeting of I C O F at their hall on Monday at 8 00 p m and a Lions Club weekly luncheon on Tuesday at 12 30 p m

Lions Club

Nervous tension addressed as a personal wellbeing guide

A healthier routine fights anxiety with sleep eight hours work eight hours play. Seek medical checkups if needed and restructure daily life for sunshine, family time, and recreation to manage stress and avoid needless fears.

House of Beauty

Of Interest To Women War Guidance And Shopping Tips

Q and A style notes address women wartime roles and appearance. The article promotes a Wallace speech pamphlet available from A Winchester Star Service Bureau, offers opinions on wearing slacks for older women in various settings, and explains why saccharin cannot replace sugar in canning.

Wallace A. Winchester Star Service Bureau Washington, D. C

Amanda Cooke Dies Saturday in the Hospital

Amanda Cooke a well known resident of Clearbrook county dies Saturday night at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She is survived by son Lee M. Cooke brothers Joseph and Jacob sister Emma and a nephew. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 pm from Cedar Hill Methodist Church with Rev. Gander officiating. Pallbearers named Edward Kremer Roscoe Carter Sylvester Carter Taylor Jackson John Carter and Sheely Brown. Interment follows at Jabez Hill Cemetery Brucetown.

Amanda Cooke Clearbrook Winchest Memorial Hospital Lee M. Cooke Joseph Jacob Philadelphia Emma Cooke Atlantic City Methodist Cedar Hill Gander Edward Kremer Roscoe Carter Sylvester Carter Taylor Jackson John Carter Sheely Brown Jabez Hill Brucetown

Foundry Plants Swept By Fire

Newport News Virginia July 13 A fire of undetermined origin but spectacular proportions destroyed a building housing the Newport News Foundry Company. All contents were lost. The one story wooden structure measured about 200 by 75 feet. The plant’s operating manager J Wright declined to estimate damages or speculate on the fire’s origin.

Newport News Newport News Foundary Company J. Wright

Habron to Enroll at Virginia Military Institute

Everitt Habron, son of Mr and Mrs Lehman Habron, will enroll at the Virginia Military Institute Lexington in September after passing exams. Mrs Dollie Galladay returns from Havetown Maryland, visiting relatives. Nan Bauserman and Calvin Fadely visit. Mr and Mrs Fadely welcome a newborn son.

Woodstock Clem D. W. Clem Cristie Crabill Lehman Habron T. A. Crabill Isabelle Habron Nan Bauserman Maurertown Dollie Galladay Calvin Fadely Lantz Mill Fadley

Social and Personal News Headline Names Local Engagements

Mr and Mrs Clarence F Schenck of Valley Avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Schenck to Ensign Charles William Huntsberry son of Mr and Mrs Walter E Huntsberry of North Loudoun Street He is a UVA graduate and Navy Ensign set to attend Harvard for Navy Supply Corps training The couple has not set a wedding date Also dinner guests at C B Carrs Boyce included Rev James A Figg and Rev Claudius P Shelton with Miss Marjorie Shelton Marjorie Lewis engagement announced to Vernon Dayton Adams both recent graduates with Adams in Beloit Wis and a former Indiana Central College student He is a former Indianapolis Power and Light Company employee now in the Aviation Cadet Corps on furlough

Clarence F. Schenck Valley Avenue Schenck Charles William Huntsberry Walter E. Huntsberry North Loudoun Miss Schenck St. Joseph’s College Emmitsburg Ensign Huntsberry Norfolk Naval Base University of Virginia Sigma Phi Epsilon U. S. Naval Harvard University Navy Supply Corps Carr Cc. B. Carr Boyce James A. Figg White Post Claudius P. Shelton Margie Shelton Millwood Shelton Christ Episcopal Church Fort Benjamin Harrison Ind Marjorie Lewis Vernon D. Adams Jesse B. Lewis Cedar Grove Marjorie Pearl Lewis Vernon Dayton Adams Beloit Wis Miss Lewis Handley High School Mr. Adams W. H. Adams Wisconsin United Brethren Adams Indiana Central College Indianapolis Power and Light Company Aviation Cadet Corps Derek Basil Hayley Arlington Walter Burner Derek Hayley Royal Canadian Air Force Windsor Ontario Colin Mesa Ariz Hollywood Calif

Presbyterian leaders depart for Massanetta Springs training

Mrs. Julia Beaver Mrs. Margaret Lake Miss Lillian Sheetz Louise Moore Louise Duncan Betty Ann Thomas and Josephine McKee leave today to attend Leadership Training School for the Synods of Virginia and West Virginia at Massanetta Springs. Rev. Donald Richardson will teach the Bible hour. Classes focus on young people adult education Sunday school and Vacation Bible School work.

Massanetta Springs Presbyterian Church

Red Cross Production Room To Be Open Tuesday

Red Cross Production Room will open Tuesday from 11 to 4 for yarn distribution. Hubert Kerr receives a surprise party hosted by Miss Mary Gay Marker and Mr Graham Kerr at Willow Lawn Inn in honor of his upcoming enlistment in the U S Navy and departure to Norfolk.

Red Cross Hubert Kerr Mary Gay Marker Graham Kerr Willow Lawn Inn Kerr Opequon Norfolk U. S. Navy

Local residents visit Washington and share weekend visit

Mr. and Mrs. Larrick Hockman and Mr. James Livengood of this city spent yesterday in Washington. Miss Florence Messick of Elizabethtown PA and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Messick of Opequon were guests of Mr. and Mrs. D B Messick for the weekend.

Larrick Hockman James Livengood Washington Florence Messick Elizabethtown Albert Messick Opequon D. 8. Messick H. D. Flood Eleanor Flood Lieut. Gann Boiling Flood

Alberta Owens Weds Charles Patton in Berryville

The wedding of Miss Alberta Maude Owens of Berryville to Mr. Charles Isaac Patton was held Saturday night at 8 in Berryville Methodist Church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. O. Lyons with a mixed summer floral altar. The couple left for Atlantic City and will reside in Berryville.

Alberta Maude Owens William C. Owens Berryville Owens Charles Isaac Patton Howard L. Patton Berryville Avenue A. O. Lyons Berryville Methodist Church Woodrow Harris Moore Clifton .Gaunt W. H. Moore Patton

Club notices and meetings on summer evenings

The Woman's Society of Christian Service holds an ice cream and cake sale at Market Street Methodist Church Wednesday at 5 PM. Circle 3 meets Tuesday at 8 PM at Mrs Georgianna Graves 721 Woodland Ave. Garden clubs from Winchester Clarke Fredericktown and Eastern Star McKinley Chapter plan meetings this week with talks on conserving defense and storing surplus foods.

Woman's Society of Christian Service Market Street Methodist Church Market Street Church Georgianna Graves Woodland Avenue Winchester and Clarke Club Massey Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club Carl Massey Ridgewood Merriman’s Lane Elizabeth Sprouse Old Fredericktown Garden Club George Snarr South Stewart Street Sam D. Preston McSherry Lupton

The Star Dial 3424 notices

Social and club notices listed for dial in The Star-3424. Dial numbers appear for social events personal announcements and club updates in this compact listing.

48 Youths At White Rock For Final Outing

The Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts report 48 youths in the final week of camp led by Scout Executive Stanley Mate. Participants come from Winchester, Strasburg, She nandoah, Martinsburg, Summit Point, and Charles Town with Troops 2 5 8 41 22 19 13. Total boy weeks reach 173 with strong merit badge progress and no serious incidents. Camp ends next Saturday.

Shenandoah Martinsburg Mate

Tire and Tube Permits Issued By Local Board

The Winchester-Frederick County rationing board issued tire and tube purchase permits to multiple residents and businesses. Names include John R. Burcham Opequon two passenger tires and tubes Harry Ridings Middletown pickup two truck tires and one tube Alfred S Henkel one passenger tire and others such as Edmond R Letts Lecompte La and Rev Carlyle A McDonald. Also listed are Raymond Carter Winchester Seed Co P W Plumly Lumber Co Virginia Feed Mills and Novick Transfer Co with various tire and tube allocations. The report also notes seepage in Chinese provinces with limited underground reserves.

Winchester - Frederick County John D. Jenkins Middletown Mail Cartier Charles William Brown Grimes Fruit Grower Raymond Carter Stephens Winchester Seed Company P. W. Plumly Lumber Company Virginia Feed Mills C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Charles Inskip Stephens City Winchester Milling Corporation Frederick Albert Cochran Brucetown Bush L. Rudolph Middletown Carlyle A. McDonald Bryan Stotler J. T. Kremer Novick Transfer Company

Mrs Little Dies At Norfolk Va In Wester Winchester Family

Mrs Henry Hughes Little a long prominent Winchester family member and Norfolk attorney’s wife died Saturday night at her Norfolk home. Former Annie Littleton Conrad daughter of the late Dr Daniel Burr Conrad and Susan L Conrad survived by her husband two sons Daniel C Little and Henry C Little a daughter Mrs Nathan Bundy and a sister Mrs A C Carson. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 11 at Mount Hebron Cemetery Winchester with Rev R B Nelson officiating pallbearers include John Hedrick Harold Smith Henry Baxley and the Little sons.

Henry Hughes Little Winchester Norfolk O’lock A. C. Carson Riverton Mount Hebron R. B. Nelson Christ Episcopal Church John Hedrick Harold Smith Henry Baxley Marshall

Italian High Command Reports Repulsed British Attacks

Rome reported that Axis troops in the El Alamein area repulsed renewed British assaults in lively fighting. Italian communiques noted the air escort of a Mediterranean convoy beat off a British plane attack, shooting down a bomber and two torpedo planes. Large numbers of motor vehicles were put out of action by Italian air strikes in the desert.

Rome el Alamein Mediterranean

Williams Named Chairman of Virginia Salvage Committee

Martin B. Williams, Richmond insurance executive, has been named chairman of the Virginia State Salvage Committee by Governor Darden. He succeeds Frederic W. Scott Jr., who resigned due to other war duties as assistant state rationing administrator for the Office of Price Administration. Williams is a Flint Hill native and former president of the Richmond Junior Board of Trade and the State Junior Chamber of Commerce, a national director of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, and chair of the speaker's bureau for the Virginia War Bond and Stamp Committee.

Richmond Martin B. Williams Richmond Insurance Virginia State Salvage Committee Darden Williams Frederic W. Scott, Jr Office of Price Administration Flint Hil Junior Board of Trade State Junior Chamber of Commerce United States Junior Chamber of

Mental Hygiene To Be Discussed In Virginia Meeting

Richmond VA July 13 The Mental Hygiene Society of Virginia will hold its first meeting on the theme mental hygiene at work at Marion F W Gawaltney executive secretary announced Dr M A Turumianz director of Delaware mental hygiene clinics and superintendent of Delaware State Hospital will be guest speaker on preventive psychiatry in public schools Dr Frank H Redwood of Norfolk son of the society will preside

Richmond Mental Hygiene Society of Virginia Marion F. W. Gawaltney M. A. Turumianz Delaware Delaware State Hospital Frank H. Redwood Norfolk

Egypt's Qattara Depression Below Mediterranean Basin

Egypt's Qattara depression covers about 6 950 square miles with at least half lying more than 160 feet below the Mediterranean level, highlighting subsurface geography and potential drainage implications.

Egypt Mediterranean

Service Families We Honor Local Servicemen Promoted

Local notices report promotions and overseas assignments for area service members. Lee Butler of Moody Field Georgia becomes sergeant after a 15 day furlough. his brother George Butler of Fredericksburg also promoted to sergeant with the 116th Infantry at A. P. Hill.

George Butler Glaize Avenue Lee Butler Army Air Corps Moody Field Butler George 116Th Infantry A. P. Hill Military Reservation Fredericksburg Clark Kelley Edgewood Arsenal Clearbrook

Truck Owners To Register For Gasoline Rationing

Clarke county truck owners and users of gasoline for non highway uses must register at Berryville courthouse on July 15 and 16 between 1.30 and 5 pm and 7 and 9 pm. The registration is set to support gasoline rationing programs.

Berryville Clarke County Court House

Wrong Move in Garage Ends in Injury

Russell Ainsworth aged 49 was attempting to free a stalled car in a garage when he grabbed the bumper. The vehicle rolled down a driveway, ran over him and shattered his right shoulder.

Omaha Neb Russell Ainsworth Ainsworth

Across S Unit Of Weight And A Web Of Clues

A compact puzzle listing clues labeled by numbers spans varied definitions from weight units to family terms. It weaves through math minded hints and wordplay, naming items such as mallet or like and ends with clues for verbs and minerals.

Jacob Russia Asaur Masuri Sym Mulder

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marina Waldorf Helen Follett Brooks’ Pharmacy Service Davis Cleaners Huntsberry Shes Store Lebanon Por Winchester Business College Miss Gordette Schenck Minnie Henry East Leicester Street Cora Carper Harrisonburg A. I. Johnson Saundra Fay West Leicester Street West Virginia Mr. Johnson Marjorie Massey Ridgewood Orchard Harriet Montague W. S. Brent Howard L. James West Piccadilly Street Owen M. Foley Rose Marie Harrodsburg, Ky Foley G. W. Newcome National Avenue Mr. Foley Oakland, Md Ernest Rhodes North Cameron Street Chicago Ill Ensign Ernest L. Rhodes Northwestern University Omps Funeral Home Alberta Owens Charles Patton Edgar“Whiting John Hopkins University Baltimore Edgar Whiting West Clifford Street James William Hevener Margaret Thompson Leesville, la Sharp Street Martha George Clark Charlottesville Julia Reina Richards Angerona Terrace Charles Broaddus West Cork Street Broaddus Amos Clary Bowling Green Clary Clay Carr Broadduses Eastern Star McKinley Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Farmers and Merchants Bank Bell Bell Clothes Stores Front Royal Jean Compono Brooklyn New York Central Press White Rock Frederick County Dee APPLE Little Norfolk, Va E. Piccadilly St Pape Army Navy Marines Air Corps W. H. Baker Portsmouth A. L. Baker Arthur Seabright Baker Lorenzo Lewis 30Th U.S. Engineer Corps Carolinas Lewis James Miller John M. Steck Fairmont Avenue James A. Biggs Nellia A. Biggs Harpers Ferry Keesler Field Miss Pvt Frank Miller Third Corps Uarters Mrs. Lee Dick William Henry Thompson Napin Field Ala Vinton Sarver Camp Lee East Piccadilly Street Sarver Basil Cooper Sarah Lovett Brothers Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Onality Luggage Moling & Cather Daily Crossword Eire Stele Tia Ale Garment Border
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