W. O. W. Weekly Meeting And Local Notes
Friday 8:00 p m weekly meeting of W O W at Odd Fellows Hall. Cadet Frederick Jr returns home from Virginia Tech Blacksburg after completing his freshman year. Billy Shank son of Mrs Arthur Shank South Kent street recovering well after tonsil operation yesterday at Memorial Hospital.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Frederick Jr
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Billy Shank
Arthur Shank
South Kent Street
Memorial Hospital
Margaret Byrd and Ensign Stimpson to Wed June 27
Invitations announce the wedding of Miss Margaret Lewis Byrd daughter of Thomas Bolling Byrd of Kentmere to Ensign Harry Farnum Stimpson Jr United States Naval Reserve of Washington son of Mrs H F Stimpson of Boston. The ceremony is set for Saturday June 27 at 8 pm in Christ Episcopal Church with Rev Robert B Nelson officiating assisted by Rev Ronald H Rowland.
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Margaret Lewis Byrd
Thomas Bolling Byrd
Kentmere
Harry Farnum Stimpson, Jr
United States Naval Reserve
Washington
H. F. Stimpson
Boston
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert B. Nelson
Ronald H. Rowland
Front Royal
Charles Morgan
Peter Hoguet
Paul Austin
New York
Edward Bennett
Fletcher Chase
Mayor’s Daughter From Sister Town Visits Arthurs
Miss Frances Griffiths daughter of the Lord Mayor of Winchester England arrived this afternoon to spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs J W Arthur of Fairfax Lane. She is an officer in the Women’s Royal Navy Service and connected with the British Embassy Liaison Office in Washington.
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Frances Griffiths
Winchester
England
F. H. Griffiths
D. L
Wedding of Ruth Elizabeth Parker and Pvt. Lewis Barley
The marriage was announced during Stephens City High School graduation exercises. Ruth Elizabeth Parker, daughter of Mrs. Janie Kimble Parker and the Tate Mr. Arthur Parker, married Pvt. Lewis Miller Barley of Stephens City, formerly of Rockford Illinois, now stationed at Fort Bevans Massachusetts. Married December 6 1941 in Rockford. Navy bride to reside near Barley at his station. Barley is a Stephens City High School graduate of 1936.
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Ruth Elizabeth Parker
Janie Kimble Parker
Arthur Parker
South Cameron Street
Lewis Miller Barley
Stephens City
Stephens City High School
Fred Watts
Stephens City School
Pvt
Barley
Rockford
Ill
H. M. Bannen
Lutheran Church
Pvt. Barley
Fort Bevans
Mass
Beta Sigma Phi Plans Supper Picnic In June Meeting
Epsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at the George Washington Hotel to discuss civic project updates and finalize a supper picnic set for June 11. Women including Mrs. William Glaize and Mrs. J P Lamb Jr led committees while Miss Mae Burch prepared the program with a Truth or Consequence game.
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Epsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
International Sorority
George Washington
Ben Belchie
Dorothy Rice
William Glaize
J. P. Lamb, Jr
Ed Molden
Mae Burch
Epsilon
Jacksonville
Fla
Glaize
Miss Burch
Junior Euterpian Club to Meet at Cathers
The Junior Euterpian Club holds its monthly meeting on Saturday June 6 at 3 PM at Morris and Betty Cather's home 302 South Braddock Street. The program studies composer Wagner for the session.
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Jr. Euterpian Club
Cathers
Euterpian
Morris
Betty Cather
South Braddock Street
Wagner
Chanters to Meet Tonight at Presbyterian Church
The Chanters will convene in the Sunday School room of the Presbyterian Church this evening to plan a party.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Miss McCone Commissioned as Army Nurse Corps Officer
Miss Mary Jane McCone superintendent of nurses at Winchester Memorial Hospital for seven years has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Nurses Corps and will leave after July. She will join University of Virginia Evacuation Hospital No. 8. She arrived in Winchester in May 1935, bringing to eight the number of Winchester nurses who have accepted commissions in the Nurses Corps.
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Mary Jane McCone
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Army Nurses Corps
University of Virginia
Winchester
Nurses Corps
Armed Forces
Cuties Out For the Duration in White Collar Roles
An old piece critiques young women in offices for fashion and behavior. It argues modest attire and discretion reflect capability, while flippant dress and flirtation upset bosses and threaten job security. It notes more women seek work as jobs rise.
Methods of Bomb Fighting To Be Shown In Picture
Fort Loudoun Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution invites the public to a 3 pm showing of Fighting Incendiary Bombs at the George Washington Hotel. The state education department film will be shown under Civil Defense in coming weeks.
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Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
George Washington
State Department of Education
Richmond
L. E. Tidler
Shenandoah County Civilian Defense Board
Upperville
Berryville
Woodstock
J. A. Stretchberry
Continental Congress
Chicago
Mary E. Robinson
Gordon H. Mackie
Mackie
W. T. Colbert
First Aid Class At The Hospital
A Red Cross First Aid class is organized at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Twenty hospital staff attend twice weekly in the Nurses' Home basement with instruction by Mr and Mrs George Reading.
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Red Cross
Winchester Memorial Hospital
George Reading
Lucy Rosenberger
Margaret B. McCallum
Mary E. Asher
Frances Litteer
Bessanna Clem
Lorraine Lindquist
Mary Jane McCone
Irene Argabright
Mary O. Mattingly
Margaretta Buckner
Sarah Coe
Alverna Patterson
Jean Snider
Dorothy Ewing
Lou Willa Harriman
Mary Boyer
Greta Keirgard
Benner
Mary Katherine Aulick
Birth of Japan’s Gods Complicated Origin Story Viewed
Washington June 4 Utterly fantastic to Western minds are the tales in the Japanese Book of Genesis Ko Ji Ki. The myths trace creation from Heaven and Earth to birth of islands and Shinto gods, including Fire-Shining Elder and the first emperor Jimmy Tenno. The primitive account was written in 712 A.D., after Confucius Plato Hebrew prophets and Jesus had long shaped thought.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Heaven
Earth
Onogoro
Japan
Orpheus
Jimmy Tenno
Germany
Confucius
China
Plato
Jesus of Nazareth
West
Navy To Observe Avenge Pearl Harbor Day In Martinsburg
Martinsburg hosts a Memorial Day style observance at the Apollo Theatre marking the sixth Sunday since Pearl Harbor attack. Navy recruiter H S Holloway urged local participation as families with service members attend on December 7 at 2 25 PM. Inductions planned in Martinsburg for several Winchester area applicants with final examinations and swearing in anticipated Sunday.
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Navy
Martinsburg
Pearl Harbor
United States Navy
America
H. S. Holloway
Apollo Theatre
Holloway
Winchester
Berkeley Springs
Strasburg
Baltimore
Lee Lafayette Crump
Robert Curtis Midkiff
Charls Wilbur Richard
Stephens City
Horace Wilson Coffey
Mt. Williams
Service Members News From Clarke and Surrounding Areas
Lt Buddy Reynolds formerly of Berryville now stationed in Hawaii. Lt George P Grenhalgh Jr at Fort Knox Ky may visit Springsburg Clarke County for several days. Cpl William Rhoden USMC ordered to a new station from New River NC. Dr Tunstall C Powers son of Dr E B Powers earned Navy commission the same day he received his dentistry degree from Virginia Medical College in Richmond. Powers a 1935 Handley High School and 1938 Randolph Macon College alumnus member of Phil Beta Chi.
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Shafer
William Shafer
University of Virginia
Wil
R. A. Shafer
School of Medicine
Phi Chi
Buddy” Reynolds
Berryville
Fred Lindy
Martinsburg
Hawaii
Buddy
S.V.A
George P. Grenhalgh, Jr
Fort Knox
Springsburg
Clarke County
Cpl
William Rhoden
United States Marine Corps
New River
N. C
Tunstall C. Powers
E. B. Powers
Powers
United States Navy
Virginia Medical College
Richmond
Lt. Powers
Randolph-Macone College
Ashland
Handley High School
Phil Beta Chi
Glider Training Aims to Spread Across U S Colleges
Denver aviation group launches a glider training program at Denver University with plans to expand to every college and high school. Ardell argues extended war favors gliding for mass pilot training and notes Europe’s success with youth programs and low accident rates.
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Denver
Colo
Denver Aviation
Eugene M. Ardell
Denver University
Ardelt
Europe
Germany
United States
Ardell
Lily Pools Rock Gardens and Hedges Booklet
Readers ask where to find guidance on building a rock garden for a sloping lawn. A 24 page booklet Lily Pools Rock Gardens and Hedges is available from The Star Service Bureau at 1013 Thirteenth Street for ten cents.
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the Star) Service Bureau
Tomatoes Stuffed with Shrimp Recipe
Instructions describe slicing tomatoes into petals, scooping centers, and mixing finely diced celery chopped shrimp mayonnaise lemon juice and pepper. Chill fillings and tomatoes, salt the inside, fill, garnish with whole shrimp and greens. Bennington pottery origins noted with brown glaze and Rockingham copies.
Local Star Editorial Highlights Comprehensive Coverage
The Star pledges thorough reporting of local national and world events to keep readers informed. Readers gain access to complete coverage across beats and timely analysis from staff reporters and correspondents.
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the Star
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Ics
Margaret Byrd
Ensign Simpson
Handley Library
George Washington Hotel
Soddy Haines
T. F. Hardestys
Thomas F. Hardesty
Nancy Fairfax Hardesty
Hockman
Pauline Hockman
Nellie W. Hockman
Parkway
Colvin
George Colvin
Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Winchester Business College
Haldeman’s Milk
Huntsberry’s
Huntsberry
Arthurs
Ann Taliaferro Oakes
Blue Ridge
Student Christian
Westhampton College
University of Richmond
Martin P. Wyant
Huntington
W. Va
J. P. Wyant
Armel]l
Wyant
Charlotte Wyant
Alfred Hummer
East Germain Street
Ridgely White
Rodney T. Taylor
Ryland R. Peery
University of Tennessee
Cincinnati
Ohio
Howard F. Peery
Valley Avenue
Ae University
Cecil Barr
D. E. Leatherman
Sarah
Madison College
Virginia Leatherman
John Newton Thomas
Union Theological Seminary
Jack Pamplin
Mrs. W.W. Glass
South Washington Street
Eleanor Gillispie
Pittsburgh
John Scully, Jr
South Stewart Street
Ann Dudley Field
Memphis, Tenn
R. T. Barton
Miss Field
Dorothea Thompson
Mrs. Barton
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
Gore Home
Rosalind van Sant
Bryan Kerns
Stanley Biggert
James Sawyer
Russell Cooper
Luther Johnston
Melvin Seldon
Hall
Annie Whitacre
Bertie Mellwee
Bock
Ida Brill
Lyda Cooper
Mrs. Prince
Stephenson Social Club
Kitty Prince
Maude Prince
E. H. Woore
Claude Kline
Miss McCone
Underwood's
Underwood
Leadoun St
Helen Follett
Tootsy
Mary Beth Hughes
Coolmoor
Army
Marine Corps
Sheaffer
Ompany
N. Loudoun
U.S
Robert Geiger
Wide World Features
Washington, D. C
Bennington Pottery
Bennington
Rockingham
the Commercial and Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Flower Shop
E. Piccadilly St
Dial
Diana
Airlin Thomas Credit Jewelers
N. Loudoun St
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