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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1942

Page

8

Social and Personal News Roundup Friday

Mr and Mrs H L Crummett of Washington return home after weekend with Mrs Bradford Michael of East Street. Miss Jean Carpenter of Park Way recovers well from appendicitis surgery at Memorial Hospital. John Knight, UVA student, visits parents on Senseng Road before summer term. Robert Green returns from UVA to stay with mother on West Leicester Street before summer run. Allie Lee Good of Newport News spends weekend in Gore with Mrs Good’s parents, Mr and Mrs Hayes DeHaven.

H. L. Crummett Washington Bradford Michael East Street John Knight University of Virginia Harry Knight Senseng Road Robert Green R. C. Green West Leicester Street Allie Lee Good Newport News Gore Mrs. Good Mrs. Hayes DeHaven

Miss Moling Receives Faculty Award At Belhaven College

Miss Sara Moling daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Moling Jr of North Braddock street won Belhaven College Faculty Award for highest average in the current session. The freshman plans Spanish major and will attend Mary Washington College summer sessions before returning to Belhaven.

Sara Moling Henry Moling North Braddock Street Belhaven College Jackson Moling Mary Washington College Harrisonburg Belhaven

Miss Alsop to Be Given Party In Richmond

Miss Kelso Alsop of Richmond will wed Graham Daugherty of Clarke county on June 27 in Richmond and will be hosted at a luncheon Saturday by Mrs. Frederick Nash Harrison Jr. and Miss Doris Fleming. A surprise dinner marked Elmer G. Fletcher’s 69th birthday at his daughter Mrs. Walter Anderson’s home with guests including Dora and Fletcher families and others.

Kelso Alsop Richmond Elmer G. Fletcher Walter Anderson Anderson Avenue Dora Fletcher Carlton Holmes Pletcher Leslie Larrick Bobby Raymond Whitacre Leonard Mason Phyllis James Anderson Douglas Walter* Anderson Juanita Armel Ralph N. Dorsey Charlottesville Meade Dorsey University of Virginia Joseph Dorsey Albert Muller Arlington James Figg White Post Jerome Clarke Woman’s Club Clarke County Peyton Marshall E. Blackburn Moore Winchester John Y. McDonald Charles Town Joel D. Griffing South Church Street

Local residents listed as hospital patients and visitors

Mr Ottie Fries underwent an appendix removal at Winchester Memorial Hospital and is reported in satisfactory condition. The list includes Mrs Harrison Taylor visiting from Keswick and several students returning home for the summer from Mary Baldwin College Randolph Macon and the University of Virginia. Friends and relatives from North Loudoun Street South Washington Street Amherst Street White Post Stewart Street and West Cork Street visit or host in Winchester Virginia.

Ottie Fries Washington and Winchester Winchester Memorial Hospital Lessie Fries North Loudoun Street Reba Snarr George Snarr Stewart Street Memorial Hospital

Miss Frances Bickers Returns Home From Washington

Miss Frances Bickers arrives in Clearbrook from Mount Vernon Seminary in Washington where she studied for the past year. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs M B Bickers.

Frances Bickers M. B. Bickers Clearbrook Washington Mount Vernon Seminary

Clubs Federated Council Of Church Women Meet

The Federated Council Of Church Women will meet Friday at 3 30 at Handley Library. Circle 5 of Braddock Street meets Friday with Mrs W T Colbert hosting at 8 o clock. Clarke Flower Show committees announced for Berryville event with Woolman Club sponsors and local hostesses, judges named.

Federated Council of Church Women Handley Library Braddock Street Methodist Church W. T. Colbert Charles Harper Peyton Street Clarke County Berryville Woman’s Club of Maurice Wisecarver Rice Levi Edward Barnett Floyd Dorsey James Dakeman Joseph Moore Hobson McGehee E. P. Berlin Loring Kackley R. S. Blackburn Smith E. L. Tessier Lucy Allen Gloria Ann Longerbeam Viola Enders Blackburn Moore Peyton Marshall John McDonald Charles Town

Missionary Circle Rally At Zion Baptist Church

Zion Baptist Church Missionary Circle in Boyce Clarke county holds an annual rally Sunday June 14 with three services. Rev ies Johnson preaches 11 a.m. Rev Twyman of Leesburg Virginia delivers 3 p.m. Heavenly Gospel Choir of Happy Creek Virginia performs 8 p.m. Deacon Joan Fells presides and Mrs R L Morgan is secretary.

Missionary Circle of Zion Baptist Church Boyce Clarke County Ies Johnson Twyman Leesburg Heavenly Gospel Choir Happy Creek Joan Fells R. L. Morgan Zion Church Group

Gore Agriculture Committee Meeting Tonight

The Gore Agriculture community meeting will be held this evening June 11 at 8 15 o'clock in the Sidney Gore School. J W Larrick will preside. Topics include inflation farm labor functioning and the War Bond campaign.

Gore Agriculture Community Sidney Gore J. W. Larrick

Committee To Convene Tonight For Honor Roll Meeting

The Junior Board of Trade committee on the Winchester and Frederick County Servicemen's Honor Roll will meet tonight at 1419 Graystone Terrace at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to be present.

Summer Residents Return to Journeys End and Area Homes

Berryville Virginia reports William Chapin Huntington and family reopen Journeys End on the Blue Ridge for the summer. The Huntington party joins Carter place buyers Benjamin Hill and family along with several Washington visitors and social events across Clarke County including weddings, graduations, flower shows, and guests at Limestone and other estates.

Berryville William Chapin Huntington Washington Blue Ridge Clarke Joanna Edith Huntington Benjamin D. Hill Carter Place Carter William Carter Frank E. Tappan Morley Williams William Cabell Moore

Inwood Group To Visit Church

The Rev. C. C. Gandy and his Inwood West Virginia church choir will lead a special service at St. Paul’s A. M. E. Church on North Loudoun Street at 8 30 this evening. Pastor Rev. Thomas invites all to attend and hear Rev. Gandy preach and sing.

C. C. Gandy Inwood W. Va St. Paul's A. M. E North Loudoun Street Rev. Thomas Gandy

A Home Newspaper Devoted to Community Interests

Local newspaper serving the community with updates on events, notices, and neighborhood topics. Focus on residents, schools, and area happenings, offering concise briefs and public notices.

Service Family News Highlights Military Assignments

Mr. Claude V. Anderson sails for Norfolk to enlist as a third class petty officer in the Navy. First Sergeant George Lee Baker visits from Wilmington after duty with the Army Air Forces. C Raymond Hall promoted to chief quartermaster aboard the U S S Matagorda. First Lt A M B Snapp assigned as chaplain at Fort Thomas with five services on his first Sunday. Pvt William M Sutler graduates Chanut Field Tech School. 2nd Lt George P Greenhalgh Jr of Berryville earns armor vehicle mechanic diploma at Fort Knox after a 60 day course.

Claude V. Anderson Carrie Anderson Norfolk Navy Anderson Lucille Snapp EB. J. Snapp Valley Avenue George Lee Baker United States Army Air Forces New Castle County Wilmington Del A. L. Baker C. Raymond Hall U. S. S. Matagorda Smithfield High School Georgia Southwestern College A. M. B. Snapp Fort Thomas The Star Cincinnati Kentucky Ohio River Ohio George P. Greenhalgh, Jr Berryville Armored Force Replacement Training Center Fort Knox

Rubber Workers Enjoy An Outing At Local Picnic

A large group of O Sullivan Rubber Company employees attended a Saturday picnic sponsored by Local 22770 Rubber Workers Union at Smiths Park five miles west of Middletown. Refreshments valued at 72 dollars were consumed while games swimming and Cedar Creek fishing provided entertainment. Present plant officials included A C Halvosa secretary treasurer and James Mason plant superintendent.

O'Sullivan Rubber Company Rubber Workers Union RFL Smith’s Park Middletown Cedar Creek A. C. Halvosa James Mason

To Send Letter To Men In Service

New York June 11 Employees of Devoe and Raynolds Co a large paint firm who have joined the armed forces will receive regular letters from home and from the company. Executives ordered each department head to keep in touch with servicemen so they remember the kind of work they will return to after the war.

New York Devoe & Raynolds Co Mama Papa Aunt Bess

Treasury status shows large debt and daily changes

Treasury figures for June 9 list receipts of 27,549,391.58 dollars and expenditures of 136,214,131.57 dollars, with total debt at 74,572,858,328.71 dollars. The over day change amounts to 9,556,313.25 dollars.

Washington Treasu

Sugar limits for household canning and dress fabric rules

The Office of Price Administration says canning fruit must use one pound sugar per four quarts, with one pound per person for jams and jellies. Families must report previous and planned canning needs to obtain extra sugar. Government dress rules limit fabric with no overskirts or hoods and a skirt sweep not exceeding 144 inches.

Office of Price Administration

Memorial Rites At Ebenezer Church Sunday

Ebenezer Christian church holds its annual memorial service on Sunday June 14 with morning and afternoon sessions. The program includes Bible school at 10 A.M. and a worship service with special music. An afternoon Cemetery Association meeting and parsonage report at Gore follow brief addresses by visiting ministers and laymen.

Ebenezer Christian Church Bible School Cemetery Association Gore

Parity Prices Explained for Farmers in 1940s Context

The article explains parity price as a moving target tied to overall price levels. It states parity is not fixed, rises when costs and prices rise, and rests on the 1910–14 base period where bought and sold goods were on par. It notes farm prices rose about 50 percent since 1940 while purchases rose about 25 percent, keeping farmers in a fair balance and vital to the war effort.

Uncle Sam

Parachute Battalion Size Question

Answer states the unit comprises 501 personnel including officers, with officers from the tape corps attached.

Parachute oTace Corps

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