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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1943

Page

6

Socials at Courtfield Open Two Day O S Rubber Meet

Courtfield the home of Mr and Mrs Earl Bunting on Tennyson avenue hosted a large buffet last night for the O Sullivan Rubber Company sales organization convention. About one hundred guests attended then moved to the Elks Club for a dance. Transport was arranged by Robert B Grove Peachy Hockman and Scotty Fairbairn with J I Rose and Junior Peterson handling entertainment. Hostesses included Mesdames Earl Bunting Raymond Funkhouser Justin Funkhouser William Richards Inez Rose Peachy Hockman R B Grove and James Mason.

J. I. Rose Junior Peterson Mesdames Earl Bunting Raymond J. Funkhouser Justin Funkhouser William M. Richards Inez Rose Peachy Hockman R. B. Grove James N. Mason

Three Young Nurses Assigned to Hospital Convoy Unit

Lieutenants Hilda Boyd daughter of Mrs Bessie Boyd Strasburg Elizabeth Funk daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Funk Romney W Va and Mary Kuykendall Romney W Va have been assigned to a Hospital Convoy Unit and will depart for embarkation soon. They joined the Army Nursing Corps 14 months ago and have been stationed at Fort Eustis Virginia. Lieuts Boyd and Funk are graduates of Winchester Memorial Hospital Nursing School class of 1941. All entered service together.

Hilda Boyd Bessie Boyd This City Elizabeth Funk R. L. Funk Strasburg Mary Kuykendall Romney W. Va Army Nursing Corps Fort Eustis Boyd Funk Winchestre Memorial Hospital Nursing School McAdoo Stine Samuel Stine Hayfield Camp Young Calif Los Angeles

Garden Club Meeting Hosts Patriotic Arrangement Feature

Mrs. John M. Steck will host the Winchester Clarke County Garden Club on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30. A Patriotic Arrangement will be the feature of the meeting. Mesdames Walter Lee Ed Butler and H B McCormac will present Garden Information Please.

Winchester Clarke County Garden Club John M. Steck Winchester-Clarke County Mesdames Walter Lee Ed. Butler H. B. McCormac

Local Clubs Plan Meetings This Week

Notices announce a Girl Scout Council gathering Wednesday at 3 30 at Mrs Walter Bosserman Sr home on Fairmont Ave. Other groups schedule Thursday and Friday sessions, plus a July District 12 GNA meeting and social activities at local homes. Evelyn Wright undergoes surgery. condition reported satisfactory.

Girl Scout Council Walter Bosserman, Sr Fairmont Avenue

Marriage Announced for Lieut Pauline Beatrice Marsteller and Lieut John Furr

Announcement records the July 3 Randolph Field Chapel marriage of Lieut Pauline Beatrice Marsteller A N C daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry A Marsteller and Lieut John Marvin Furr Jr Army Air Corps son of Mrs Richard K Booth of Laurel Mississippi and the late John Marvin Farr At Randolph Field Chaplain George W Goodley officiated A reception followed at the Officers Club Both spouses stationed at Randolph Field with Lieut Furr noted as sister of Mrs Luther T Conner of Baltimore.

Pauline Beatrice Marsteller Harry Andrew Marsteller Linden Avenue John Marvin Furr, Jr Army Air Corps Richard K. Booth Laurel Miss John Marvin Farr Randolph Field Chapel Texas George W. Goodley George W. Goodley Officiating. Lieut la Verne Maurice Chagner Hugh Irving Gilham Officers Club Lieut Furr Randolph Field Luther T. Conner Baltimore Winchester

G. A. A. Hay Ride and Picnic Planned

The Girls Athletic Association meets Thursday at 5 30 pm in their club rooms for a Hay Ride and picnic at Mrs Wyatt Richard's home. Members are asked to be on time. The group will staff the Junior Board of Trade Booth at the Court House on July 22 to sell War Savings Stamps.

Girls Athletic Association Wyatt Richard

Master Raymond Rinker Arrives From Texas

Master Raymond Rinker of Nacogdoches Texas visits Stephens City with his father Raymond Rinker. His grandparents Mr and Mrs S M Wright of Nacogdoches accompany him as far as Lexington Virginia. Ms L M Whittall West In City returns from Manila to visit Latane Street friend Mrs Barron Glover. Miss Helen Grove daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Grove, a nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital, travels to Arlington Virginia to visit Dr and Mrs C K Prancis. Mrs A B Davis of Washington DC spends weekend with Mrs R C McKee on East Piccadilly Street.

Mary Elizabeth Allen Hugh Stewart Wardensville Winchester Memorial Hospital Raymond Rinker Texas Nacogdoches Tex Stephens City Lexington S. M. Wright Rinker L. M. Whittall City States Manila Barron Glover Latane Street Washington Helen Grove Arlington Claude Grove C. K. Prancis Davis A. B. Davis Washington, D. C R. C. McKee East Piccadilly Street

Dabney Urges Schools to Shape Postwar Era Education

Dr. Dabney S. Lancaster Virginia superintendent of public instruction told Clarke County Chamber of Commerce in Berryville that schools must integrate teaching to meet postwar needs. He urged stronger vocational training to boost production and reduce war debt, suggesting longer high school terms may be required. A. F. Robertson introduced the speaker. Garland M. Canter presided.

Dabney S. Lancaster Virgina Clarke County Chamber of Commerce Berryville B A. F. Robertson Clarke County Garland M. Canter

News of Our Ze Men and Women in Uniform

Local readers learn updates on relatives and friends in the armed forces. Private James Kellar, once of Washington D C, is wounded and hospitalized in South Carolina. Several others from the area serve or train in Florida, North Carolina, Mississippi, California, and Massachusetts with addresses for correspondence.

Irene Bean James Kellar Washington, D. C South Carolina

Millwood Social Events Sees Elizabeth Emerick Prescott Huidekoper Wedding Set

In Millwood Virginia on July 13 the forthcoming wedding of Miss Elizabeth Lynne Emerick and Mr. Prescott Huidekoper is announced for August 21 in Charleston West Virginia. Emerick a Sweet Briar graduate and Huidekoper a Milton School alumnus who studied at Harvard before enlisting in the air force are the central figures amid local society notes.

Millwood Elizabeth Lynne Emerick Prescott Huidekoper Huidekoper Washington Charleston W. Va Emerick Sweet Briar College Milton School Mass Harvard College Air Force

Winchester Notes Of Weekend Visits And Arrivals

Winchester society items report Beverley Nelson returning to Washington after a weekend with family and the Randolphs and Watkins hosting guests at Annefield. Major Kenneth N. Gilpin ends leave and returns to Arkansas while Mrs Watkins visits Fort Schuler with her husband. Lieut Mathews and wife rent Clay Hill cottage and Lieut is stationed in Washington. Maham Dougherty returns to Washington after a few days in Clarke at Woodley.

Hi. D. Garrett Dover H. D. Garrett Mr. Garrett Harry York Safe and Lock Company York Floyd Haines Winchester The WAVES New York Kenneth N. Gilpin Mrs. Gilpin Arkansas Mrs William Bell Watkins, Jr Fort Schuler, New York Ensign William Bell Watkins Mathews Clay Hill Farm Mrs. Ewart Johnston Washington Maham Dougherty Clarke

War Stamp Sales Contests Featured on Shangri-La Drive

War stamp selling contests are promoted by the Shangri-La Drive merchants. Among them a weekly clerk contest awards the top seller of War Stamps each week, with the three week total to be announced in the Star. The prize details are not yet disclosed.

Star

War Bond Campaign Urges Citizens to Buy More Stamps

A city drive seeks 8 000 dollars in War Stamps each of three remaining July weeks to meet a quota as Sen Allon urges universal participation. A second contest pits 12 Boy Scout and Cub units with about 300 youths for a trophy from the Junior Board of Trade and Shenandoah Area Council. Progress updates will follow.

Senes Allon Junior Board of Trade Shenandoah Area Council

Crossword Clue Answers Mixed With Myth and Places

A list of clues including wax and vehicle, adhesive substance, Norse god, part of church, good luck object, Persian fairy, a South American republic, and a French river likely forming a themed crossword with answers spanning everyday items, mythic names, and geographic terms.

S. American _ republic

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