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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1943

Page

7

Mrs. Schmidt Honored by Service Men in Maryland

In Hagerstown Maryland on a Saturday night soldiers stationed locally elected Mrs Ruth Schmidt as their Mother at a YMCA service men’s dance. She wore a bouquet of red roses and learned her son Sgt Charles Schmidt was ill in Utah. She frequently helps at dances and hosts at 48 canteens run by churches and clubs for service men during the war era.

Hagerstown United States Ruth Schmidt North Potomac Street Red Crees Willis Altenderfer

Service Sunday At Redland Church

A service will be held at Redland Methodist Church in Whita fre led by Pastor Rev. C. B. Larrick with guest speaker Rev. J. R. Collis of the Second U B Church Martinsburg West Virginia on Sunday June 6 at 2 30 o clock.

Redland Methodist Church Whitafre C. B. Larrick J. R. Collis U. B. Church Martinsburg W. Va

Baltimore Grain Market Closing

Wheat prices for No 2 red winter and Winchester Market at about 1.55 to 1.57 per bushel. Corn at 1.10 per bushel. Market figures based on deliveries at mill. Eggs estimated at 2,139 cases. Nearby ungraded whites around 38 to 40, few larger, mixed colors around 37. Butter around 117,546 pounds.

Baltimore Winchester

Local Sports Highlight In Evening Star Daily

Evening Star Daily spotlights local sports with team updates and athlete performances. Coverage focuses on recent scores, standout players, and upcoming games in the community.

Evening Star

Russians Claim Tanks Smashed Before Attack Near Kursk

Nazi and Finnish communiques claim heavy air strikes on rail hubs near Kursk and Sevsk with German tanks crushed and Russian dugouts blown up. They report 83 Russian planes shot down, while Russians recapture Sevsk and Kursk region.

Kursk Associated Press Berlin Sevsk Suvarsaari Ae Are Belgorod Kharkov Donets Ukraine Stalin Smolensk Karachev Krasny Bor

Chemicals Hard Hit By Stoppage In Coal Mines

A work stoppage in coal mines threatens fuel supply and many medicines and chemicals. Coal derivatives underpin 150 medicines and products from antiseptics to synthetic fibers, plastics, explosives, safety gear, and paints. Major users include war production firms and railroads, with broader agricultural and consumer uses noted.

New York

Service Flag Dedication At White Hall Methodist

The White Hall Methodist Church will dedicate a service flag at 11 30 Sunday morning June 6. Rev John Teter will lead the ceremony honoring seven local boys who have entered the armed forces. The pastor invites all 4 to 14 year olds to Vacation Bible School starting Monday June 7 at 9 15 am.

Sodonine White Hall

New Pastor at John Mann Church Arrives in Winchester

The Rev. E. H. Jackson, newly assigned to John Mann Methodist Church, arrives in Winchester and will lead Sunday services. At 11 oclock his sermon is Christian Unity and at 8 oclock he will speak on Working the Works of...

John Mann Church E. H. Jacksn John Mann Methodist Winchester Christian Unity

Identification Classes Conclude In Clarke County

A training course for Army Air Force ground observer aircraft identification finished in Berryville Clarke County. Under Mrs. George Rodgers supervision twenty four spotters completed eight weeks of two hour sessions. Graduates include Mrs Dorothy Brown Mrs Gladys Golightly Mrs Sybil Jacobs Mrs Mary Yowell Mrs Princes Seabright Mrs Chas Miley Mrs Virginia Lanham Mrs Mary Smith Mrs Powell Jolliffe Capt and Mrs Johnston and several young observers led by chief John E Zombro John Simpson and Homar Presgraves.

Berryville Army Air Force Ground Observer Corps George Rodgers Boyce Area Boyce Mary Yowell Princes Seabright Chas. E. Miley Virginia Lanham Mary Smith Powell Jolliffe Johnston Helen Lane Hilda Suddith Inez Shimp Helen Anders Mary Page Agnes Page Agnes Mitchell Betty Bradford Elsie M. Cadwallader Hugh Willoughby II John E. Zombro The Post John Simpson Homar Presgraves

Mrs Kreimer Rites Held At Baptist Church

The funeral of Mrs. Martha Kreimer was held at the Baptist Church with Rev E T Clark officiating. The service included the hymn Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross and the poem Crossing the Bar. Interment followed in Mount Hebron family lot. Pallbearers included James Hughes Max Lewis Paul Fries Jonas eye seen Franklin and Howard Patton Jr. from distant family members attended.

Martha Piet Baptist E. T. Clark D. D Jesus Mount Hebronena James Hughes Max Lewis Paul Fries Jonas Eye Franklin Howard Patton, Jr Kreimer

Regional Rites Noted For Various Residents

The notice lists numerous families from Maryland and nearby states who attended rites and are connected to Bethesda Chevy Chase Frederick Hagerstown Cumberland East Riverdale Keyser Hancock Berkeley Springs and Washington D C. Names include Kreimer Kern Hargett Hargett Stuhler Kreimer Harbaugh and others with multiple couples and daughters.

Benton Kreimer Kreimer Etta Kern Ort Best Washington, D. C Carl Stuhler Bobbie Kreimer Chevy Chase, Md Arthur Hargett Lucille Harbaugh

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