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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1942

Page

6

Weekly W. O. W. meeting at Odd Fellows Hall

The Social and Personal calendar notes a Friday 8:00 p m weekly meeting of the Woodmen of the World at Odd Fellows Hall.

Odd Fellows Hall

Lemley Haines Wedding Announced In Frederick Md

Dorothy Anne Lemley and Sgt Douglas Bruce Haines wed in Frederick Maryland on December 26. Attendant was Mrs Charles Hurst. The bride, a Stephens City High School and Madison College graduate, and the groom, Handley High School ’38, meet in the Army era. He is stationed at Camp Cook California. The couple will be noted in Amherst Street extended.

Eldridge Lemley Stephens City Dorothy Anne Lemley Douglas Bruce Haines D. B. Haines Amherst Street Frederick F. Bailey Phelps Fredrick Methodist Church Charles Hurst Winchester Madison College Sgt. Haines Handley High School Fort Knox Camp Cook Calif

Miscellaneous Shower Honors Mrs Bertha Engle in Roanoke Connections

Mrs Ruby Funk and Mrs Grace Massie hosted a miscellaneous shower at the Funk home on Shawnee Avenue for Mrs Bertha Engle daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Moore of Roanoke who will wed Mr Braden Racey of Baltimore in late June. Attending guests included Mrs Joseph Davis Mrs George Middleton and others with many relatives and friends from nearby towns and cities.

Engle Ruby Funk Grace Massie Funk Shawnee Avenue Bertha Engle J. B. Moore Roanoke Braden Racey Baltimore Joseph Davis George Middleton Thomas Spring M. H. Supinger Lydia Cooper Annabell Ross Lee Brown E. T. Clark Ralph Hengeveld Robert Gaines Mary Lou Cooper Mildred Jones Katie Knight

Mrs Griffing Clark Canter Win Flower Show Awards

At BERR Virginia on June 12 the Woman’s Club flower show honored Mrs. Joel D. Griffing with the sweepstakes prize, while Mrs. Jerome Clark from Purcellville earned the Woman’s Club prize for most points and Mrs. Garland Canter claimed the Junior Woman’s Club prize. Judges included Mrs. Peyton Marshall and Mrs. E Blackburn Moore of Winchester and Mrs. John Y. McDonald of Charles Town.

Berr . Va Joel D. Griffing Jerome Clark Purcellville Garland Canter Peyton Marshall E. Blackburn Moore Winchester John Y. McDonald Charles Town W. Va Specimen C. C. Funkhouser H. M. Lane E. P. Berlin Edgerton Chichester Marie Crow Olfie Thomas T. M. Hooker A. B. Hummer Kenneth Levi Jean Audrey Brown Hobson McGehee John McDonald Eyton Marshall Woman's Club

Virginia students visit Dr. and Mrs. Allen

Mr. Lewis Allen arrives tonight with Mr. Fred Bates of Chicago. Both are University of Virginia students spending a short time with Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Allen.

Lewis Allen Fred Bates Chicago University of Virginia L. M. Allen

Chanters Do Not Meet Due To Handley High Exercises

The Presbyterian Church Chanters cancel tonight meeting because Handley High School commencement exercises run this evening. Beta Sigma Phi International Sorority hosted a steak fry at Pagan Hill home of Mr. and Mrs. McSherry Lupton with guests enjoying swimming softball and other games. Attendees included Ruth Solenberger Mae Burch Betty Starner Pavey Janey Lupton and many local couples.

Presbyterian Church Handley High School Beta Sigma Phi, International Sorority McSherry Lupton Pagan Hill Ruth Solenberger Mae _ Burch Betty Starner Pavey Janey Lupton William Glaize Dorothy Rice Lawrence Bell Ed Molden George Snider Wilbur Tidler Anita Louise Tidler J. P. Lamb, Jr Richard Lineburg Ben Belchie Rodney Sirbaugh Fred Dobbins

Police Return to Normal After Dutch Harbor Alert

Los Angeles reports ending the double alert by city and county defense councils following the Dutch Harbor bombing. Police and sheriff's personnel remain on standby with ten officers per shift across divisions and off duty restrictions persist as vacations resume requiring special permission to leave the county.

Los Angeles

Oven care tips for gas ranges and child food preference guidance

The advice covers cooling the oven after use with the door open and removing spills, cleaning with a damp cloth, washing shelves with soap and water, and not using the oven for storage. It also notes that children's tastes are acquired and suggests encouraging their acceptance of all foods through patient guidance.

Health Education Among Negroes Will Be Studied

The National Tuberculosis Association awards Virginia Tuberculosis Association $250 for the best southern plan to educate negro teachers about tuberculosis. Miss Leslie Sipe Foster announces the result. The program will be an elective in summer schools at Virginia Union University Richmond Virginia State College Petersburg and Hampton Institute with college credit.

National Tuberculosis Association Virginia Tuberculosis Association Virginia Leslie Sipe Foster Direcor Virginia Union University Richmond Virginia State College For Negroes Petersburg Hampton Institute

Service Folks News From Local Families

The column notes Sgt Dovell son of F F Movell and Emma V Dovell of Stephens City has 15 years in service and is nearing a pilot commission in the Army Air Corps. He has served at Langley Field and Camp Lee and recently returned from Porto Rico after a furlough spent with relatives. He welcomed visits from sisters and brothers and other family members during his stay.

F. F. Movell Emma V. Dovell Stephens City Dovell Army Air Corps Langley Field Foreign Service Army Camp Lee Porto Rico

Rest Church society plans June meeting at Inwood

The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Rest Church will meet at 8 o'clock Saturday June 13 at the home of Mrs. R B Carter and Miss Bertha Carter in Inwood. The June meeting follows a recent weiner roast on the church lawn and a Bible School in Rest Church this week from 2 to 4 30 p m daily. Master Phillip O Connell of Martinsburg visits grandparents W A Binning. Several local families are noted visiting relatives in Martinsburg and Winchester.

Rest Woman's Society of Christian Service of Rest Church R. B. Carter Bertha Carter Inwood Young Fellowship of Rest Church Rest Church John Teter O'Connell Ridgeway Phillip O’connell Martinsburg W. A. Binning Harry Stipe V. P. Ridgeway Blanche Stipe G. L. Snyder Thomas Neel F. F. Neel

Berryville social notes and local visits June 12

Miss Jane Lucas of Ridgewood New Jersey left Berryville after a visit hosted by Miss Virginia Leigh Harris. Mrs H B Harris vacationed in Richmond while Mr Tom Elsea and Mrs Elsea spent time there. Several Clarke County residents traveled to Richmond Washington and Charlottesville for family and work. The Berryville Baptist Vacation Bible School opens June 22 with a slate of instructors. The Junior Woman's Club held a walking picnic led by Leona Krouse, marking the end of meetings until September.

Berryville Jane Lucas Ridgewood N. J Virginia Leigh Harris Tom Elsea Richmond Elsea Berryville Baptist Church Winter Sowers Annie Laurie Parker Ethel Slonaker E. P. Berlin Fred Jones Gay Levi L. A. Parker Fred Alger Hawthorne Alger Leona Krouse

Local residents host visitors and plan fall garden fair

A series of short items notes visits by A Marshall and son Scott of Clearwater Florida to the Dakemans and Waters, guests of extended families in Berryville and Winchester. Others include Miss Mary Lewis returning from Sweet Briar and chairing Clarke County Red Cross activities, and the Clarke County Junior Board of Trade planning a September fall garden display run with Boyce and Berryville FFA chapters.

Mary Lewis Sweet Briar American Ad Cross Miss Lewis Home Service Department Clarke County American Red Cross Junior Board of Trade Junior Board Boyce Berryville

Larrick Re-elected President At Shawnee District Council

J W Larrick Jr was re elected president of the Shawnee District Council of Religious Education at its 31st annual meeting held at Greenwood Church yesterday. J Emmart Dorton was re elected secretary as were eight district superintendents serving as vice presidents. Delegates heard talks including Religion and Everyday Life by Rev S J Goode and remarks from Miss Mary Gay Mar.

J. W. Larrick Shawnee District Council of Religious Education Greenwood Church J. Emmart Dorton Kern Greenwood Sunday School Larrick J. Goode Mary Gay Mar

Kernstown Women Host Morning Devotions and Music

Kernstown members provided special music and led devotions in the afternoon. The morning devotions were led by the Greenwood Sunday School.

Kernstown Greenwood Sunday School

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