Women Honor Confederacy Heroes At June Ashby Chapter Meeting
About seventy five members and guests gathered at Miss Lucy F. Kurtz's home for the June Ashby Chapter U. D. C. and Stonewall Memorial Association meeting. Hon. A. Willis Robertson addressed the group at Stonewall Cemetery on Confederate heroes as a day of European deliverance and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cr Ashby
Stonewall Memorial Association
Lucy F. Kurtz
Stonewall Cemetery
Turner Ashby
Europe
Willis Robertson
7Th Congressional District
Robertson
Cold Harbor
Lupton Sisters Win and Visit for Summer
Miss Pavey Lupton daughter of Mr and Mrs McSherry Lupton received a scholarship at Wellesley College for the coming year based on her college entrance exam records and her work at Handley High. Miss Janney Lupton daughter of who has studied at the George School near Philadelphia Pa will arrive Saturday to spend the summer months with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Bickers
Philadelphia
Pavey Lupton
McSherry Lupton
Wellesley College
Handley High School
Janney Lupton
George School
Don Rocap
Philadelphia, Pa
Lorraine Russell
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
W. Va
H. P. Russell
Thomas E. Gold
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Berryville
Caroline Annan
Webster Grove, Mo
Julian D. Berlin
Charles McIntosh
John McIntosh
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Hawthorne and Crismore Families Connected by Education and Service
The Hawthorne family returns from Chapel Hill after Miss Dorothy Hawthorne earned a BA from the University of North Carolina on June 5. She was active as a cheerleader and in campus groups and sororities. Genevieve Crismore begins Army nursing service after enlisting in Martinsburg West Virginia with prior study at Handley High and Sheltering Arms Hospital. The Federal Council of Church Women meets tomorrow at 3 30 PM at the Handley Library with all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen T. Hawthorne
Massie Hawthorne
Chapel Hill
N. C
Dorothy Hawthorne
University of North Carolina
Miss Hawthorne
Pi Beta Phi
Sound and Fury
Pan-Hellenic Council
Genevieve A. Crismore
Bessie Whitacre
North Kent Street
Womans Army Corps
Martinsburg
W. Va
Crismore
Handley High School
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Richmond
Crippled Children Hospital
Chrismore
Army Air Base
Federal Council of Church Women
Handley Library
Birthday of Master Emmert Stuart Elsen
Master Emmert Stuart Elsen celebrated his first birthday on June 3 at the home of his grandparents Mr and Mrs J E Stuart. Guests included Billy Thompson Reid Eberley Barry Ribble Beverley Ribble Carter Meade Conley Elaine Masemer Susan Jones Louise Chrisman Patty Miley Linda Eberley and Janet and Joyce Denny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmert Stuart Elsen
J. E. Stuart
Billy Thompson
Reid Eberley
Barry Ribble
Beverley Ribble
Carter Meade Conley
Elaine Masemer
Susan Jones
Louise Chrisman
Patty Miley
Linda Eberley
Janet
Joyce Denny
Masermer
Eberley
Miley
Thompson
Family guests from Brucetown and Winchester visit
Mr and Mrs Luther Momery of Brucetown hosted Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs Harry Lake Mr and Mrs Charles Lake and daughter Joyce plus Aileen and Vivian Lake of Winchester Also Mr and Mrs Jess Lee with daughters Cathryn and Jean of Stephenson and Mr and Mrs Robert Momery with Cornelia Gordon of Brucetown Paulette Pifer daughter of Dr and Mrs H S Pifer returned home after graduating from Augusta Military Academy in Fort Defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Momery
Brucetown
Harry Lake
Charles Lake
Joyce
Aileen
Vivian Lake
Winchester
Jess Lee
Daughtres
Cathryn and
Jean
Stephenson
Robert Momery
Cornelia Gorden
Paulette Pifer
H. S. Pifer
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Berryville Social News Highlights Local Visitors and Events
Berryville residents and visitors frequent the area with trips to Milton Valley Riverside and Shepherd College. Social happenings include a successful Berryville Presbyterian rummage sale raising about 100 dollars and family visits from Washington Philadelphia Pittsburgh Arlington and Alexandria.
Roanoke and Bristol Visit Faces in Regional Notes
Local social column lists several visitors and guests across Roanoke Bristol and nearby towns. Names include Master Joel Griffing Jr Norvell Carter Berry Grove Archibald Cummins Alden Cummins Jr John McIntosh Ann Russell and others with moves between Virginia Maryland Ohio and Washington area households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Griffing, Jr
Roanoke
Bristol
WAC Recruiter Schedules Front Royal Visits Thursdays
Lt. Rhoda E. Vickrey local WAC Recruiting Officer will be at the Front Royal Post Office in Virginia each Thursday from 1 30 to 6 p m as announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda E. Vickrey
WAC
Front Royal
Windsor Quiet as Invasion Outcome Looms
Windsor residents, still haunted by the Dieppe raid memory, await news of the invasion with restrained talk. Officials report 3350 dead wounded or missing from the 1942 Dieppe crossing as Essex Scottish soldiers faced heavy losses. The city, near Detroit, girds for further Allied offensives and feels a shared debt to be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ont
Vnsei
Detroit River
Last Rites Friday For Mrs. Keister
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Stover Keister 82 widow of Orlando Keister will be held at the home at 2 p m Friday. She was the mother of E Earl Keister publisher of the Northern Virginia Daily in Strasburg and is survived by a daughter Mrs William S Hockman of Lakewood Ohio four grandchildren and a great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasburg
Susie Stover Keister
Orlando Adam Keister
Keister
E. Earl Keister
Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper
William S. Hockman
Clara Keister
Lakewood
Ohio
Jennings Watts
William E. Keister
John David Keister
Nancy Jennings Hockman
Jennings Ludwig Watts
Memorial Services Sunday at Gore Church
The Rev Roy Schmucker of Winchester will deliver the sermon at the annual Memorial Day Services at Gore Disciple Church on Sunday June 11. The program begins at 10 39 and runs through the afternoon with lunch at 12 30 and services including a cemetery association meeting and special numbers by Gore Quartet and visiting ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Schmucker
Winchester
Disciple
Gore
Bible School
W. A. Strother
Pastor Quenzel
America
Amos and
Claude
WFMD
Strikers Threaten Job Loss at Wright Plant
About 15 000 Wright Aeronautical workers in Lockland Ohio faced potential discharge if they did not return to work by tomorrow after a three day stoppage. Plant manager William D. Kennedy said strikers would be fired for noncompliance, following a War Labor Board order and union and army pressure. Meanwhile 6 000 more idle nationwide across nine industries, two disputes settled involving 2 750 workers, and new trouble at Obarester Glass in East St. Louis and York Safe and Lock in York Pennsylvania with 52 workers suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Lockland
Ohio
William D. Kennedy
Kennedy
War Labor Board
Army
Employes’ Cio Union
East St. Louis
York
Obearester Glass Company
Special Ordnance
York Safe and Lock Company
Many Americans Fell In Italy
Secretary of War Stimson reported that a three day period of heavy fighting before Rome cost 2,379 American casualties in Italy. Total American casualties from the September landings to May 30 reached 57,529 with 9,964 killed 38,554 wounded and 9,011 missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Rome
Italy
Front Royal All Stars face Naval Recruiting in next game
The Front Royal All-Stars opened with a 9-7 loss to the Naval Recruiting Station Washington but locals see potential as observers call them a developing first class club. About 450 fans attended the Sunday game and will likely follow the team to Winchester this week. Sam Ensogna sought a replacement for Leesburg after a late cancellation. Tennis courts opening spurs talk of city leagues and a possible summer tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal All-Stars
Naval
Washington
Park
Front Royal
Winchester
Nine
Handley Faces Stephens City Nine Friday at 2 PM
Handley High School will host Stephens City High School Friday at 2 o clock. The Handley lineup has new additions to strengthen the starting unit. Stephens City finished second in the Frederick Clarke Baseball League. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Stephens City High School
Winchester White Sox
Stephens City
Rocket Ships Debut as Secret British Weapon
Allied reports reveal rocket ships used in the invasion of France discharged vast quantities of explosives onto beaches at unprecedented speed. Developed from Dieppe raid lessons, they deliver strong morale effects though with less material destruction than normal bombardment. Navigational skill is essential to operate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Allied Expeditionary Headquarters
Dieppe
Assault Comparison Says Allied Landings Were Similar
John A. Moroso reports from an invasion port that the initial Sicily and North Africa landings were similar in size, despite headlines calling the assault the largest in history. He notes unreliable weather forecasts and ongoing salt mineral washes into the sea at about three billion tons yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John A. Moroso
Associated Press
Sicily
Crossword Clue Puzzle Set Effects and Answers
A themed list presents word clues with numeric positions such as power ful deity and edible rootstock. Entries include parrot New Zealand, river St, non conductor of electricity, conduit, and aged archaic gone by. The set appears as a wordplay reference for a newspaper puzzle page.
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R. T. Barton
G. Miller O’rear
Martin Wisecarver
R. Bruce Slonaker
William Barr
Herbert Larrick
J. Sager
Lurena Mae MclIlwee
William T. Calvert
Wyatt Richards
M. S. CaMonds
Florence Nightingale
United Brethren Church
Betty Boyce
South Braddock Street
Ruth Bailey
Helping Hand Mission
Indian Hollow
H. W. McVicar
von Bora
Grace Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Bennie Jones
National Avenue
Leroy Cahill
Jack Pomplin
Washington, D. C
C. M. Pomplin
Jean Rose
J. S. Rose
Virginia Episcopal School
Lynchburg
Yesteray
al E. Hill
Chicago
Ill
Vineland Tonic
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Denny
Huntsberry
Stephens College
Columbia, Mo
Emmert Stuart Elsea
Nora E. Moore
Milton Valley
Moore
Clarke
Keith Kercheval
Arlington
Berryville High School
Nell Osborne Carter
Jane Carter
E. P. Carter, Jr
Randolph Everett Dozier
Charles Levi
Peter Williams
Pittsburgh, Pa
Riverside
the Shenandoah
R. K. McDonald
Ruth McDonald
Elk Branch
Gilbert McKown
Norwood
Mrs
Fred Lindy
Mr. Levi Marlowe
William Levi
Andrew LaVelle
Ensign Boadley
Elizabeth Hereford Warren
Ethel Hereford
Norman Scott
Quantico
Mrs. Scott
Joel D. Griffing
Mr. Norvell Carter
Edgewood, Md
Certyan
Com
Berry Grove
Virginia Beach
King Com. Grove
Hawthorne
W. B. Grove
Mary and
Imogene Thomson
Archibald Cummins
Henry Schneider
Dottie Schneider
Rozelle, N. J
Alden Cummins
Alden Cummins, Jr
Youngstown
Nue
Shenanoah
A. J. Hart
Mrs. Hart
Mrs. Mally
Ann Russell
John T. Russell
Robert Riddleburger
Alex
C. Galloway’s
James Owens
Hyattsville, Md
Hugh Owens
Cecil Feagans
Old Chapel
William Moore
Linda Paul
Marian Feagans
Sam Blum, Jr
Sam Blum
Charles Town
Pfc
Kenneth Feagans
Remount Depot
John D. Winter
Emily Powers
Gobelin Chocolates
Amity
Gaunt
Main
Valley Ave
Main St
Mrs. Keister
Kipling
Rae
N. Loudoun &T
Gore Church
The
Tode Tuttle
Burma
Lyas Knott
Gene Miller
Sam Ensogna
Leesburg
White Sox
Sam
Handley
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Miller Bros
Batiste
Bates
Moling and Cather
Timberlake
Baking Company
Dean
Doan
Lovett Brothers
Dixel Holland Road
Daily Crossword
Wan
Prophet
Tapestry
Scotland
Bil
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