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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1945
Page
6
Grimes Virginia June 6 The Galilee Children’s Day exercises will be held Sunday night June 10 and a cordial welcome is extended to all. Various local residents and visitors were noted visiting and tending farm and family matters including Miss Elizabeth Crim cadet nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital and several families from nearby towns.
The Union Theological Seminary in Richmond named Rev. James Appleby of Anderson, South Carolina, as the new director of field work. He will assume duties after the war or when minister shortages ease. The board also announced Prof. James Bear as secretary and registrar and Rev. Balmer H. Kelly as associate professor of biblical literature.
Christian Science Board of Directors led the annual meeting of the Mother Church in Boston urging peace via divine law and wartime travel limits. Mrs Myrtle Ho Smith of Waban was elected president with Roy Garrett Watson re elected as Treasurer and Mary G Ewing as Clerk.
Virginia's commercial potato crop deteriorated in late May with late dig areas yielding well below average and widespread disease complaints. In the Norfolk area dry weather wind and blowing sand worsened conditions while overall yields were poor and small.
The text notes no precise data on porpoise speed but reports they can travel faster than some destroyers. It states porpoises are among the fastest deep sea animals and likely reach about 40 to 45 miles per hour.
Reynolds Store area notes include visits by Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Shenk to Waynesboro and by Miss Lucy Hovermale and Mr. Austin Hovermale to Omps, W V. Susan B. Lewis remains hospitalized in Winchester Memorial Hospital with an eye infection. Mr. Dannie Shenk is recovering at home after eye surgery. Visits to the Shenk home include Roe Hottle and spouse.
Mr and Mrs Hannie Shanholtz of Hedgesville W V and others from Martinsburg Winchester visited. Memorial Services will be held at Wesley Chapel Church Sunday June 17 at 3 o'clock. Mr Herbert Yost and family called on Mr A C Carpenter. Mr and Mrs Harold Edwards and son Bobby visited Mr E D Shenk.
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