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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1943

Page

8

Socials and Club Events Calendar Wednesday and Thursday

Socials and Clubs calendar lists events for Wednesday and Thursday including garden club meetings at Mrs. Walter Bosserman and Mrs. H Clary deGrange, Elks Club, Victory Exchange, Rotary luncheon at Sarah Zane Hall, Girls Athletic Tea, Florence Nightingale Class at U B Church and Onward Upward Class at Kernstown Methodist Church. Attendance and locations are specified.

Fredericktown Victory Exchange Rotary Club Sarah Zane Hall Girls’ Athletic Association Wayne Omps North Braddock Street Florence Nightingale U. B Kernstown

Victory Exchange Expands At New City Location

Victory Exchange reports a sale of forty dollars in children’s clothing last Saturday and advertises bargains on old china and silver for wedding presents. The new storefront at 111 West Boscawen Street across from Rhodes Drug Store and the Betty Shoppe draws customers and displays wares. People may bring salable items for donation between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday or Saturday, with children’s books requested, especially Bobbsey Twin series.

Victory Exchange West Boscawen Street Rhodes Drug Store Betty

Family visits span military daughters at wartime posts

Mrs Bessie Boyd and Mrs Virginia Ritter with Miss Pasy Ritter traveled from town to Ft Eustis to see Lieut Hilda Boyd in the Army Nurses Corps. Mrs Joseph Massie plans to visit Washington DC with daughter Miss Elizabeth Massie of the WAVES, staying until Friday before returning to Newport News.

Bessie Boyd Virginia Ritter Pasy Ritter Ft. Eustis Joseph Massie Washington, D. C Elizabeth Massie The WAVES Washington Newport News

Stephenson church hosts covered dish supper and study class

The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Stephenson Church will hold a mission study class and covered dish supper next Sunday at 7 00 pm. Members are urged to attend with families and several members are listed as class participants.

Stephenson Church Woman’s Society of Christian Service R. B. Moore A. Fij. Prince Grant Ashwood Mason Frances Trigg Rosabelle Dorsey

Berryville Social Events Highlight Area Guests

Berryville records show Elliott Barnes Stringham and Eleanor Thornton Lindsey visiting near Berry’s Ferry from Great Neck and New York. Andrew LaValle and wife plan Mississippi trip to West Point. William Huntington and wife open Journey's End in the Blue Ridge with guest Rose MacDonald.

Berryville Elliott Barnes Stringham Great Neck Long Island Stringham John T. Lindsey Berry’s Ferry Eleanor Thornton Lindsey Ao County New York William of Huntington Washington, D Blue Ridge Rose MacDonald

Stribling Wedding Attended by Norfolk Guests

Mr and Mrs Edward Stribling visited for the wedding of Ensign Jack Stribling Jr and Shirley Carter Williams. They left Saturday returning to Norfolk Virginia. They were guests of Miss Annie M Stribling. Miss Stribling traveled with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs John Stribling.

Edward Stribling Jack Stribling, Jr Shirley Carter Williams Norfolk Annie M. Stribling Stribling John Strib Jane Carter Martha Lu Wisecarver Washington, D. C E. P. Carter Nelle Osborne Carter

Recital at George Washington Hotel by Winchester Studio of Music

Pupils of Winchester Studio of Music performed a piano recital at the George Washington Hotel at 8:15. The program ranged from beginner pieces to Tschaikowsky Nutcracker Suite read by Mrs. Eulalia S. Nalley, with various students featuring names such as Elizabeth Grim Gladys Cochran and many more.

Winchester Studio of Music George Washington Elizabeth Grim Gladys Cochran Eulalia S. Nalley Thompson Suzanne Judith Smith Kiddie Cochran Nancy Lail Hopkins Peggy Gene Keller Thomas Inez Miller Stevens Ann Adams Elsie Rene Hauptman Duvern

Local residents receive visits as blood drive set in Berryville

Memorial to Clarke County residents includes James N Galloway wife and relatives returning from Culpeper. Lynwood Everhard furlough in Berryville while Commander William Neill scheduled at Rochester. Blood Donor Service planned for June 29 at Berryville Community building with two week tooth extraction wait rule.

Lynwood Everhard Pfc Orlando Fy.a Berryville Counto Clarke County The Red Cross Morton Mumma, Jr Blood Donor Service Clarke Coe

Camp Lupton to Open for Boys This Summer

Camp Lupton will reopen on July 3 for boys aged eight to fourteen. Major G. A. Benchoff of Massanutten Military Academy directs with faculty help. The 1943 program covers land and water sports, horseback riding, hikes, camp fires, craft work, singing, and tutoring at Shenandoah river's bend near Woodstock. Registrations near capacity.

Shenandoah River Woodstock

Two Virginia Men Killed In Africa

The War Department lists two Virginians among 229 U S soldiers killed in action in North Africa. Tech 4th grade Herbert Johnson Jr of Mathews and PFC Jacob E Wirt of Richmond is named with next of kin details, including mother Mrs Agnes Wirt and addresses.

Washington United States War Department Tech Herbert Johnson, Jr Herbert Johnson Mathews Jacob E. Wirt Agnes Wirt Bainbridge St Richmond

Hotel Service In Philadelphia Much Limited

Hotels and clubs across Philadelphia entered wartime cost cutting under a War Manpower Commission agreement. Room service linen, and cleaning routines were cut to conserve manpower, with limits on towels and laundry. Women filled roles previously held by men and disabled workers took night clerk and freight elevator positions. Thirty nine hotels including the Walt Whitman in Camden and clubs Racquet and Union were part of the agreement.

Philadelphia War Manpower Commission Rudolf F. Vogeler WMC Philadllphia Walt Whitman Camden N. J

Heiskells Return From Washington Visit and Local Outings

Mr and Mrs Maurice Heiskell return to Washington DC after visiting his mother Mrs Catherine Heiskell and their children Maur ice and Catherine Mrs S J Swimley returns from Philadelphia and Atlantic City with a stay in Philadelphia with Mr and Mrs Charles White Shearer Jr Miss Helen Gordon weekends with Martinsburg friends John Whetzel of Michigan visits his parents at Clear Brook Leo Price spends weekend with Crim family in Berryville

Brucetown Maurice Heiskell Washington, D. C Catherine Heiskell Maurice Catherine S. J. Swimley Philadelphia Atlantic City Charles White Shearer Helen Gordon Martinsburg W. Va John Whetzel Michigan Stuart Whetzel Clearbrook Leo Price Crim Berryville

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