Of Interest To Women Military and academic news from era
Pfc Ralph R Racey and Mrs Racey widow formerly Miss Helen Clark of Frederick county wed recently at Hagerstown Maryland. Racey is stationed with the Fort Dix New Jersey military police. Eleanor Leatherman known as Jackie daughter of E Leatherman 609 Tennyson Ave graduates Madison College Hungburg Virginia with BS in liberal arts chemistry minor social science English honor roll glee club Theta Sigma Upsilon secretary class sports leader volleyball proof editor YWCA poet Last Night published in Songs in the Morning. After graduation she heads to the Naval Academy Annapolis for June Week then to join National Fruit Product Winchester as assistant research chemist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph R. Racey
Racey
Helen Margaret Clark
Tovella E. P. Clark
Frederick County
Hagerstown
Pvt
3. J. Racey
Stephens City
Fort Dix
N. J
Eleanor Jackson
Leatherman
Jackie
E. Leatherman
Tennyson Avenue
Madison College
H -Burg
Handley High School
Madison
Madison College Glee Club
Theta Sigma Upsilon National Sorority
Harbinger House
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Cadet Victor Arthur to Graduate at Fort Defiance
Mr and Mrs J Victor Arthur and daughter Betsy travel from Yolton Arms Washington to attend Cadet J Victor Arthur Jr graduation at Fort Defiance Virginia on Wednesday. They will be joined later by Cadet Russell Simmons of Greensboro NC as guest for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Victor Arthur
Betsy
Winchester
Yolton Arms
Washington
Fort Defience
J. Victor Arthur, Jr. Rom
Russell Simmons
Greensboro
N. C
Rt Rev Mason Guest of Dr and Mrs Allen
Dr and Mrs L M Allen host Rt Rev W Roy Mason Suffragan Bishop of Virginia at their South Washington Street home. He will attend Christ Episcopal Church Sharch tomorrow morning for confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Mrs
Allen
L. M. Allen
South Washington Street
W. Roy Mason
Diocese of Virginia
Christ Episcopal
Beta Sigma Phi Picnic Braves Home Event
The Beta Sigma Phi group held a swimming party and picnic Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. McSherry Lupton with numerous guests and members listed. Also noted is the Hoover Pitcock marriage solemnized Thursday evening in Hagerstown with Sgt J Alton Hoover and Miss Jessie Pitcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi
McSherry Lupton
Virginia Gregory
Helen Crisman
Eleanor Crisman
Anne Mason
Ruth Williams
L. M. Allen
Louise Belchie
Betty Jackson
Maxine Weldon
Jean Forney
Betty Ann Thomas
Connie Lineburg
Blackburn
Alice Tidler
Dorothy Rice
Sue Jolly
Ruth Solenberger
Janet Herbert
Norma Richards
Mae Burch
Betty Brandt
Margaret Sirbaugh
Elizabeth Snyder
Hoover
Winchester Woolen Co
Camp Colleen, ‘al
Mrs Grove Named G A A War Bond Drive Chair
The June meeting of the Girls Athletic Association approved plans for the fifth War Bond Drive with Mrs Robert Grove appointed chair, assisted by Mrs Clarence Hershman. The June social moves to June 22 at Mrs Paul Tomneys home due to graduation activities with assistants E B Timberlake Godfrey Zirkle and Jack Widmeyer. A new member, Miss Margaret Brackeen, was welcomed to the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls Athletic Association
Robert Grove
Clarence Hershman
Paul Tomney
Tomney
E. B. Timberlake
Godfrey Zirkle
Jack Wi
Miss Paulett Pifer Heads to Virginia Schools
Miss Paulett Pifer daughter of Dr and Mrs H S Pifer leaves for Lynchburg Virginia to attend the final exercises at Virginia Episcopal School which begin tonight She will also attend Augusta Military Academy Fort Defiance Virginia graduation exercises on Tuesday June 6 en route home Also note Col Dan Howe of San Antonio Texas visits Winchester next week staying with his sister Mrs Warren Lee and family on West Gerk Street Other local social notes include Mrs Len ie Sirbaugh hosting Trueman Sirbaugh and son Trueman Jr from Brentwood Md and Norman Sirbaugh Slc of Miami Fla Basil F Starkey area Boy Scouts executive and First Baptist member will preach at Boyce Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulett Pifer
H. S. Pifer
Lynchburg Va
Virginia Episcopal School
Miss Pifer
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Dan Howe
Col
San Antonio
Texas
Winchester
Warren Lee
West Gerk Street
Basil F. Starkey
Boy Scouts of America
First Baptist Church
Boyce Baptist Church
Wymer Ambrose Marriage Announced in Stephens City
Announcement was made last night of the marriage of Mr. Lacy Lee Wymer and Miss Mildred Ambrose daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Preanklin Ambrose both of Stephens City. The young couple were married May 27th. Haymaker Miller Ceremony May 18th. Miss Violet Lee Miller daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newton J. Miller and Mr. James Martin Haymaker son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Haymaker both of Winchester Route 3 were married in this city by Rev. Eas Hawkins pastor of the Braddock Care Methodist Church on May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wymer-Ambrose
Lacy Lee Wymer
Mildred Ambrose
Charles Preanklin Ambrose
Stephens City
Haymaker- Miller
Violet Lee Miller
Newton *J. Miller
James Martin Haymaker
Clarence B. Haymaker
Winchester
Eas Hawkins
Braddock Care Methodist Church
Wedding Gifts At Victory Exchange
In June the Victory Exchange highlights a large glassware selection for wedding gifts including old compotes lamps and modern pieces. The shop also offers children's shoes pinafores and clothes for all ages with golf shoes and cleats among the items. Open Thursdays and Saturdays 11 am to 5 pm for buying selling and War Savings Stamps collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Exchange
Miss Grimm Takes Temporary Government Post in Washington
Miss Helen Avis Grimm, after leaving her Vienna Virginia school and visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Holmes R Grimm in Winchester, has gone to Washington to accept a temporary government position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Avis Grimm
Winchester
Holmes R. Grimm
Vienna
Washington
Return To Their Camps
Cpl and Mrs Winston C Grimm of Camp Lee VA and Set Kenneth Grimm of Orledo TX have returned to their camps after visiting their parents Floyd and Grimm on Berryville Pike. Miss Virginia Russell of Washington visits her mother Mrs Harry Russell in Winchester for the weekend. Reba Snarr returns to her parents home on South Stewart after graduating in Washington. Barbarra Tschume of Rochester arrives to visit Reba Snarr. Grace Russell and Herbert Russell Jr return home after time with relatives in Washington and Falls Church. Librarian Sarah Margaret Lupton of Clifton High School arrives for a ten day visit with her parents on South Stewart Street. Anne Williams plans to spend the summer in Winchester with her mother Mrs Philip Williams after winter in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston C. Grimm
Camp Lee
Kenneth Grimm
Orledo
Texas
Floyd Grimm
Berryville Pike
Miss Russell
Virginia Russell
Washington
Winchester
Harry Russell
Reba Snarr
George Snarr
South Stewart Street
Marjorie Webster
Barbarra Tschume
Rochester
N. Y
Grace Russell
Herbert Russell, Jr
Washington and
Falls Church
Sarah Margaret Lupton
Clifton Rge High School
E. L. Lupton
Anne Williams
Philip Williams
New York
John D. Winter
Berryville
Tennessee
Mississippi
John Dawson Winter, Jr
Joyce Davis
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
R. E. Davis
John Huyette
Local Couple Plans Winchester Return After Hot Springs Visit
Dr and Mrs Hunter McGuire will return to Winchester next Saturday following a two week stay at the Homestead at Hot Springs Virginia. Dr McGuire attended a meeting of the American Ophthalmological Society convening at Hot Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter McGuire
Winchester
Hot Springs
McGuire
American Opthalmolgical Society
Berryville Social Events Report June Activities
Berryville Virginia notes a busy week with visits from Mrs. Alfred M. Kerfoot’s daughter and grandson, Emmy June weddings, and extended family gatherings. Cadet Bill Henson returns from VMI to Berryville before West Point. Marine Pvt Gussie White departs for San Diego. graduates and relatives visit. A Berryville cannery opens June sixth under Henry Davis with staff enrollment urged. Don Rocap earns second lieutenant rank after training. local teachers Margaretta Whiting and Frank Whiting plan return. A church service on June 4 honors armed forces, with an honor roll update and patriotic hymns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville Baptist Church
L. A. Parker
America
Harris to attend St. Margaret's School graduation
Mr. H. B. Harris plans to travel to Tappahannock Virginia on Monday for the graduation exercises at St. Margaret's School where his daughter Miss Brooke Gwathmey Harris will receive her diploma. Mrs. J. C. Breckenridge hosted Mrs. Barbara Hagan of Roanoke Virginia at Flagstop for several days. Miss Nora E. Moore returned to Washington DC after several days at Milton Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Harris
Tappahannock
St. Margaret’s School
Brooke Gwathmey Harris
J. C. Breckenridge
Flagstop
Barbara Hagan
Roanoke
Nora E. Moore
Washington, D. C
Milton Valley
Fertile Topsoil Must Be Protected in Conservation Farming
Virginia Smith of Gore High School outlines how soil erosion harms crops and how conservation farming, including crop rotations, contour tillage, winter cover crops, and reforestation, protects topsoil. The piece highlights 11 point program from Lord Fairfax district and notes widespread farmer adoption to boost yields and safeguard food production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Virginia
First Tactical Air Force Hangs Up New Record
The Mediterranean Air Force headquarters reports General John K. Cannon’s First Tactical Air Force closed May with a record: 20,580 tons of bombs dropped, more than Italy’s earlier months combined. It logged over 39,000 sorties and destroyed 2,768 motor vehicles, 95 bridges, 16 railroad tunnels, nine fuel dumps, 21 supply dumps, 65 enemy vessels, and three factories in northern Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean Air Force
John K. Cannon
Tactical Air Force
Italy
Late Lt Pollard Awarded Air Medal Posthumously
By direction of the President the Air Medal was awarded posthumously on May 5 to First Lieutenant Bill B Pollard of the 13th Army Air Forces for meritorious achievement as a fighter pilot in sustained combat missions over the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific under Lt General Millard F Harmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
13Th Aaf
South Pacific
Millard F. Harmon
U. S. Army
South Aific
A. A
Bill B. Pollard
Air Corps
United States Army
Solomon Islands
Lieutenant Pollard Heroically Served In Pacific Air War
Between 20 and 30 September 1943 Pollard flew hazardous missions meeting enemy air opposition and crossing areas with effective anti aircraft fire and patrols. He died from injuries after a crash at Kukum Field Guadalcanal on 9 October 1943. Next of kin: Lewis A. Pollard, Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pollard
Kukum Field
Guadalcanal
Lewis A. Pollard
East Clifford Street
Winchester, Va
Puzzle Clues From Maritime Themed Crossword
Crossword hints list terms such as goods sunk at sea sport and coin in Portuguese clue phrases. The fragment hints at maritime or nautical wordplay with partial answers like halfanem and other compact definitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sport
Coin
Halfanem
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Eleanor Leatherman
National Fruit Product Company, Inc
Victor Arthur
Judy Beverley
Richmond
Beverley
Olton Arms
William Beverley
Oe Apts
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Sterdinees _valere
Huntsberry
Grove
Lynchburg
Mrs. Simpson
Harry Stimpson
Clarke County
Thomas B. Byrd
Le@nie Sirbaugh
Front Royal
Trueman Sirbaugh and Son
Trueman, Jr
Brentwood, Md
Norman Sirbaugh Sl
Miami, Fta
Mr. Starkey
Boyce
Cone
Charlottesville
George Cone
South Cameron Street
University Hospital
Charlottesa
Gobelin Chocolates
Amity
Gaunt
Main
Valley Ave
Miss Grimm
Main St
Alfred M. Kerfoot
Llewellyn
Kerfoot
John Wilson Brown, Jr
Jack Brown, III
Bethesda
Katherine Anderson
Bill Henson
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
W. E. Henson
United States Military Academy
West Point
Gussie White
Clarke
San Diego
Calif
White
Marine Corps
Harlow Smallwood
M. C. Baker
M. C Baker
George Dawson
Sophie Smallwood
Rose McDonald
East Main Street
W. A. Sparrow
Chales Paget
Henry M. Davis
Berryville High School
Gladys Racer
A. Garland Williams
Mr. Davis
Don W. Rocap
Blytheville Army Air Field
Arkansas
Lieut Rocap
W. W. Smallwood
Janice Smallwood
Margaretta Whiting
Garrison Forest School
Baltimore
Frank B. Whiting
Lovett Brothers
Eustace Jackson
Virginia’ Smith
Gore High School
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Tay
North Loudoun St. Winchester
First Tactical Air Force
Tode Tuttle
IAN
Tate Suggs
Lt. Pollard
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Timberlake
Haldeman
Haldeman’s Creamery
Daily Crossword
Bashan
Great Britain
Friar
Linaie
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