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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1942

Page

8

Community Notices and Personal News Roundup

Weekly meetings of fraternal and service groups are listed along with numerous local social updates. Joseph Campbell finishes pre med at Bluefield College and plans to attend Richmond Medical College. many residents attend weddings, graduations, and visits, with multiple church and club activities noted.

Joseph Campbell U. S. Medical Corps Bluefield College Bluefield Elizabeth

Faith Lippard Circle Meets Tuesday Afternoon

The Faith Lippard Circle of Grace Lutheran Church will meet Tuesday at 3 in the parish building. The Von Bora Circle will gather Tuesday at 8 at Miss Ruth Haines home on West Boscawen street. all members are urged to attend.

Conrad Goucher Robert Young Conrad R. Y. Conrad Chester Baltimore Goucher Eye Robinson Soong Chiang Chiang Kai-Shek Hu Shih Amor China Mary Lois Bean West Leicester Street Washington Marjorie Webster Peter Marshall New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Loring Bean Virginia McCue Dorothy Moore Sally Norris Pennyann N. Y Holton Arms School E. Blackburn Moore West Boscawen Street W. 5S. C A. C. Halvosa Woman's Society of Christian Service Market Street Methodist Church Market Street District Nurse Association Methodist Social Federation Methodist Federation of Christian Social Relations Braddock Street Methodist Church Faith Lippard Woman's Missionary Society of Grace Lutheran Church von Bora Grace Lutheran Missionary Society Ruth Haines

Rites Held For Father of Mrs Ralph Ware

Funeral services for Charles E Coleman 75 were held at the Ware home in Berryville with Rev Barnse officiating. Interment followed in Green Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his widow two daughters Mrs Ralph Ware of Berryville and Mrs S E Brown Jr of Arlington and a brother R B Coleman of near Berryville.

Berryville Charles E. Coleman Ralph M. Ware Barnse Charles Town W. Va Green Hill Cemetery Charles Maxwell Nathan Sellers Mr. Roberts Warren Ware Paulus George Hardesty Mr. Coleman John Lydia A. Coleman Jeffrson County Clarke County Sarah Amelia Louthan James and Emelene Louthan Jefferson County Ralph Ware S. E. Brown, Jr Arlington, Va R. B. Coleman

Treasury Receipts and Debt Update for May

Treasury reports May receipts totaling 21.36 million dollars and expenditures at 134.95 million. Total debt stands at 74.23 billion, rising by 110.33 million from the previous day.

Dial 3424 For Your Socials Personal Page

By dialing 3424 readers may notify friends about entertaining guests travel or returning home. The Star will publish all such notices on this page as a social column item.

How To Keep Your Eyes Young

A beauty tips column urges young women to keep eyes bright with simple routines. It advises hot and cold eye washes, vaseline on lids, avoiding strong sunlight, reading in good light, and using boric acid drops when lidsSmarting. It suggests cold cloths for evening glow and warns against moving trains and dusty days.

Tour of Homes and Gardens Raises Funds Despite Weather

More than 200 visitors toured historic houses and gardens in a charity event for the Nursery School. Enthusiastic guests admired antique silver, portraits, and flower arrangements by the Old Fredericktown and Little Garden Clubs, with notable displays at Mrs. P W Boyd and Mrs. Joseph Massie among others.

P. W. Boyd John M. Steck Joseph Massie Washington Connection Eugenie George Washington R. E. Byrd Sam Preston Lela Rosenberger John H. Rosenberger Old Fredericktown Fanny Page Ellen Morgan Eleanor de Grange Carey Marshall Ah’s B. M. Roszel Betty Jane Cather Guatemala Betsy Glaize Holland Chechoslovakia Russia Miss Harold Brown Daly Slonaker Paul Haldeman Mansfield H. B. McCormac Pennypacker Winchester and Clarke County Club Winchester Pot

Of Interest To Women Q and A on defrosting and washing fridges

A Q and A on home care covers defrosting frequency for electric refrigerators and cleaning. Defrost when ice thickness reaches about a quarter inch, with weekly interior cleaning in summer and semi monthly in winter. Wash with warm water and one teaspoon baking soda. rinse carefully to avoid odors. Includes farm kitchen tips and a recipe for cream gravy to serve with fried chicken.

Funkhouser enters West Virginia Senate race in 1930s context

Raymond J. Funkhouser of Shepherdstown announced his bid for the Republican nomination for United States Senate. He spoke at an independent gathering urging voters to seek capable leaders, criticized current WV representatives, and warned against New Deal excesses. He heads several firms and formerly lived in Morgan County. Others eyeing the race include Bevercomb Townsend and H. G. Kump with filings already under way.

Charleston W. Va Raymond J. Funkhouser Shepherdstown United States Senate West Virginia Jefferson County Pankhouser Company Hagerstown Vermont Victor Products O'Sullivan Rubber Company Morgan County Joseph Rosier Fairmont Funkhouser W. Chapman Bevercomb T. C. Townsend United Mine Workers Neely H. G. Kump Washington Custis Lee Campion Washington New Deal Schuyler Larkin Barbara Webb New York Larkin 82Nd Camp Claiborne O. N. Bradley Paul Bourhany Thesity of Virginia Monte St. John’s College Annapolis Vance Bowdoin College Brunswick Winchester Handley

Young Gunsmith at Army Arsenal Impresses Officials

Mary Barkes, 22, works at the United States arsenal rebuilding an automatic rifle. She stands out as an expert gunsmith with a keen interest in her craft while her brother and boyfriend serve in the army.

Army Ordnance Department Mary Barkes Sam

Winchester men join aviation cadet training at Maxwell Field

Melvin A. Estes Lee R. Crisman and Bill B. Pollard of Winchester Virginia enroll as aviation cadets in the U S Army Air Forces Pre Flight School at Maxwell Field Alabama. Pollard holds cadet lieutenant rank and the cohort will undergo military physical and academic training to learn to fly fighter planes.

Maywell Field Ala Melvin A. Estes Berryville Avenue Winchester Lee R. Crisman Amherst Street Bill B. Pollard E. Clifford Street Army Air Forces Maxwell Field Alabma Uncle Sam Pollard

Virginia Tech Cadets Receive Commissions in 1941 Class

South Street residents report several cadets earning commissions. Henshaw enters a 12 week Air Corps course at M Beach Florida for second lieutenant upon graduation. Kern receives his commission and reports to Fort Eustis June 15. Bennett and Riley also noted in related duty movements and home visits.

Will Grove Henshaw Hulda Henshaw RFC Berryville M Beach Fla Air Corps Richard Kern Henry P. Kern Eastcaven Street V P.I Blackshurtt Fort Eustis Lieut Kern Williams Washington, D.ek Virginia Tec William Bennett, Jr W. F. Bennett Valley Avenue Virginia Tech Ft. Monroe

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