Garden Tour and Garden Party Benefit for Gertrude Barton Nursery
Plans perfected for a two day benefit in Winchester to support the Gertrude Barton Nursery School. June 19 featured an eight home and garden tour from 2 30 to 5 p m ending at Mrs Barton home with tea. June 23 hosts a Garden Party at Mans field the home of Mrs H B McCormac with program to be announced. Tickets one dollar obtainable at local shops and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Barton Nursery School
Winchester
Secon
Mansfield
H. B. McCormac
8.C. Brooks
Ray Garrabrandt
Robert T. Barton
Champe C. Conner, Jr
Return and Visits Highlight Roanoke Social Notes
Mrs George W Chaney of Roanoke arrives to spend time with sister Mrs J Gray Beverley and Mr Beverley on West Cork street. J Gray Beverley Jr to visit Washington with sister Miss Jacqueline Womack. Augusta Military Academy events wrap with ball and commencement at Fort Defiance. Cadet Walter Duncan to summer with parents. Federated Council of Churchwomen to meet at Handley Library on Friday June 8 at 3 30 p.m. Miss Kathryn Newcome of Fredericksburg to return home after maid of honor role in wedding Virgina Fogle and Allen Gaunt. Mr and Mrs J P Miller return from two week Ohio visit with Elmer T Hicks and Lake Erie weekend. C M McCall of Forrest Hill Long Island visiting sister Mrs Walter Duncan at 818 South Stewart Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Chaney
Roanoke
J. Gray Beverley
Beverley
West Cork Street
Master J. Gray Beverley, Jr
Washington
Jacqueline Womack
Augusta Military Academy
Walter Duncan
Ann Butler
Fort Defiance
Federated Council of Churchwomen
Handley Library
Fredericksburg
Kathryn Newcome
C. J. Kurner
Newcome
Virginia Fogle
Allen Gaunt
Ohio
J. P. Miller
West Clifford Street
C. M. McCall
Forrest Hill
Long Island
Duncan
South Stewart Street
W. E. Thompson
Bethel
Twigg Ridgeway Rites Performed at Fairmont WV
Miss Frances Ridgeway married Sergeant James W. Twigg yesterday at Fairmont Avenue Methodist Church in a pink gladiola decorated ceremony. The bride, a Fairmont State College dietitian and WVU home economics alumna, will reside in Morgantown after a short wedding trip. The groom, recently discharged from the Fifth Army campaigns in North Africa Sicily and Italy, plans to finish his degree at West Virginia University. Attending from Winchester were the bride’s brother and sister in law, S. Set Harry E Ridgeway and Mrs Ridgeway, and Mrs John Hardesty of Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Ridgeway
Fairmont
W. Va
James W. Twigg
Ridgeway
Winchester
Fairmont State College
Charles E. Ridgeway
West Virginia University
Twigg
Fifth Army
University of West Virginia
Fairmont Avenue Methodist Church
Peggy Moran
John Baker Twigg
Morgantown
S. Set
Harry E. Ridgeway
John Hardesty
Berryville
Hardesty
Miss Carpenter Weds Pvt Penwell at Christ Church
Miss Audrey Carpenter daughter of Mr and Mrs Dewey Carpenter marries Pvt Cleary Penwell son of Mr and Mrs Eppe Penwell of Charles Town West Virginia at Christ Episcopal Church The ceremony was conducted by Rev R B Nelson with two attendants and the couple plan to reside in this city after a short honeymoon Private Penwell a former Baltimore worker and POW of nearly two years served overseas two and a half years before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Audrey Carpenter
Dewey Carpenter
Pvt
Cleary Penwell
Eppe Penwell
Charles Town
W. Va
R. B. Nelson
Geraldine Carpenter
Dorothy Keckley
Handley High School
J. C. Penney Co
Pennell
Charles Town High School
Armed Services
Baltimore
Mrs. Penwell
Mrs Dutton speaks on WWI nurse service to Aides
Mrs Dutton shared her World War I nursing experiences with the Nurses Aide Corps noting the parallel to modern military nurses and comparing the Volunteer Aid Detachment of Great Britain to today’s Nurses Aides. The group adjourned to meet in September as Marguerite Clark urged continued summer service efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurses Aide Corps
B. B. Dutton
Great Britain
Marguerite Clark
Nurses Aides
Mildred Sowers
Girl Scouts Register for Camp at White Rock
Winchester Girl Scouts will register for Camp White Rock on Saturday June 9 from 2 to 5 PM at the Episcopal Church House. Camp runs July 9 to 30 with white troops July 9–23 and colored troops July 23–30. Miss Helen Massey directed and new camp facilities are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Rock
Winchester
Helen Massey
Winchester Council
Miss Massey
Edith Macey
Girl Scout Room
Episcopal Church House
Girl Scout Council
Scout Room
New Boy Scout Executive Named for Shenandoah Council
At a Shenandoah Area Council meeting in Winchester, Herbert Wilkins was named scout executive to replace Basil Starkey. Wilkins, 27, formerly assistant executive at Tidewater Council in Norfolk, will begin July 15 and has 15 years in Scouting. He is an Eagle Scout, previously with Del Mar Va Council in Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Del-Mar-Va
Delaware
J. R. Poland
Martinsburg
Mr. Wilkins
Judson Jusell
Region 111
Philadelphia
Poland
John_ 8S. Scully
Horace Browne
Phil Hunter
Winchester
Fred Maphis
Strasburg
B. A. Poland
William Ropp
Island Hopping Strategy and Far East Outlook
The piece discusses ongoing Allied plans to shorten the war with stage-by-stage advances and saturation bombing akin to D-Day. It notes Chinese forces advancing in occupied China, taking Foochow, narrowing the southern Japanese corridor, and pressing toward Hong Kong, with potential landings likely near Hong Kong for supply ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Europe
China
Foochow
Hong Kong
Stonewall High Commencement Exercises Tonight
Fourteen Stonewall high seniors will receive diplomas at the annual graduation in the Stonewall auditorium. Clarke County School Board President Clay B. Carr will speak, introduced by Bryant Harper. The program begins at 8 30 with a pro cessional and includes a glee club, greetings by Robert Gibbs, and closing by Gertrude Stump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall High School
Clearbrook School
Bryant Harper
William Lynnwood Carpenter
Douglas Boyer O’connell
Helen Juanita Gordon
Robert Bruce Gibbs
Howard N. Carper, Jr
Eugene Davis Funkhouser
Mary Catherine White
Hildren Blandford
James Vernon Hutton, Jr
U. S. Navy
Clay B. Carr
Clarke County
Harper
Stonewall Auditorium
Aida
F. T. Fulcher
Glee Club
Robert Gibbs
Gertrude Stump
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
Mrs. Ruby Brown receives the Purple Heart for son Stewart E Brown Coxswain netted in the Philippines. Brown was wounded at sea when his ship was torpedoed and sunk and returned to the States February 17 1945 after a 30 day leave. Pfc Lester B Puffinberger and Cpl Garland W Crisman arrived at Oliver General Hospital Augusta Ga from overseas for medical care. W S Shubert Jr Navy seaman first class cooks steaks aboard an escort carrier in the Pacific his wife lives in Winchester. Curtis C Braithwaite Pvt and Hilda Lee Orndorff wife in Capon Springs W Va are in the Philippines with an ordnance company. Clarence Norwood Orndorff 19 Seaman second class left to train for duties on a new destroyer in the Atlantic Fleet. Gilbert Orndorff of Middletown formerly farmed before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Brown
East Piccadilly Street
Stewart E. Brown
Llewellyn
N. S
States
Cox
Brown
Navy
Winchester
Great Lakes
Ill
Pittsburgh
Pacific
Pfc
Lester B. Puffinberger
Garland W. Crisman
Oliver General Hospital
Augusta
W. V. Shubert, Jr
U. 8
Virginia Avenue
Wincheser
M. W. Shubert
Wisconsin Avenue
Washington, D. C
Shubert
Naval Air Station
Corpus Christie
Tex
Luzon
Leyte
Iwo Jima
Curtis C. Braithwaite
Hilda Lee Orndorff
Capon Springs
W. Va
Ordnance Company
Philippines
Fred Braithwaite
Cross Junction
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Pvt
Braithwaite
Gaihesboro High School
Clarence Norwood Orndorff
Middletown
Bainbridge
Gilbert Orndorff
Seaman Orndorff
Middletown High School
Daily Berryville Macon News Briefs
Berryville report notes local happenings in Clarke County with brief items from Berryville and Boyce. Highlights include community events, public notices, and updates on local institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Card of Thanks for James Washington
We thank our many friends for the use of cars and kindness during the death of my son James Washington. Charlotte Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Washington
Qaity Charlotte Washington
Hard Coal Price Hike Aimed After Wage Pact
Anthracite operators press the OPA for a 50 cent per ton price rise to offset wage gains in a new contract with John S. Lewis's miners. The War Labor Board approved the deal with minor limits affecting about 4,000 of 72,000 Pennsylvanian hard coal diggers, and Davis must still approve the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
John S. Lewis
War Labor Board
Pennsylvania
Cain
Jd-portal
William H. Davis
Winchester Massachusetts sends good-will letter to Winchester Virginia
The Winchester Massachusetts Board of Selectmen sent a good-will letter with samples of local products to Winchester Virginia at a city council meeting. The exchange followed a prior friendly competition during the Fifth War Loan drive and included leather from Beggs and Cobbs and other items. Dr. A. T. Hawthorne offered a resolution thanking Winchester Mass. for the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Mass
Board of Selectmen
Boston
Massachusetts
Virginia
Bay State
New England
Wendell Barney
War Finance Committee
Winchester Mass
Shenandoah Valley
Beggs and Cobbs
Bacon Felt Company
J.O. Whitten Company
Bowning Laboratories
J. H
Services Sunday For Mr Crim
Funeral services for W H Lonnie Crim a Frederick County farmer who died after a several week illness will be held at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church Sunday afternoon with Rev John Oliver and Rev L G Bridges officiating. Pallbearers include Robert Underwood Granville Ryan Herbert Fries Loring Smith Lawrence Dorsey and C D Dye. The body rests at the daughter’s Cedar Grove home before transfer to the church for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. “Lonnie” Crim
Frederick County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church
John Oliver
L. G. Bridges
Winchester
Jesse le
Cedar Grove
Old Stone Church
Robert Underwood
Granville Ryan
Herbert Fries
Loring Smith
Lawrence Dorsey
C. D. Dye
Rhinelander
Wisconsin
Omps Funeral Home
Notice of Debt Responsibility by Victor G. Gretes
Public advisory by Victor G. Gretes stating he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by others, limiting liability to himself only. Dated June 7, 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor G. Gretes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gertrude Barton Nursery
Sister
Brooks’ Pharmacy
PAS
Cononte
Cirtas
Peas
Winchester—Front Royal
Miss Carpenter
Bride of Pvt. Penwell
Mrs. Dutton
Re Yorke
Girl Scouts
Boy Scout
Island Hopping
Stonewall High
Catherine Louise Golighty
Mary‘ Catherine Williams
Mary Ellen Nethers
Hazel Marcella Bageant
Dorothy Augustine Rennie
Gertrude Ada Stump
Dorothy Virginia Owens
Howard Carper
Hazel Bageant
Catherine White
Stewart E. Brown, Cox
E. Piccadilly St
Council
Government of
Argentina
Laurie Island
South Orkneys
Cape Horn
Mr. Crim
Ana
Puneat One
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Winchester, Virginia
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Miller Bros
J. A. Hotinger
N. Loudoun St
Dial
W. Boscawen Sr
Winchester Business College
W. Boscawen St
Timberlake
Dia
United Food Stores
Tub and
Howe
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