Betti Jane Gearing Engagement To Rev Melton F Wright
Mr and Mrs Frank Gearing of 414 Courtfield announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Jane to Rev Melton F Wright of Rome Georgia The bride elect is a Handley High School graduate Class of 1942 and attended Bob Jones College She taught recently at John Kerr School The groom is a Bob Jones College graduate an ordained Baptist minister and will enter Tennessee pastoral work The couple plans a late summer marriage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gearing
Courtfield Avenue
Betty Jane Gearing
Melton F. Wright
Rome
Gearing
Handley High School
Bob Jones College
Cleveland, Tenn
John Kerr School
Turis
H. E. Wright
Tennessee
Joe Cooper
Gainesboro
Hilda
Lester Racey
Robert Racey
Opequon
Harrisonburg
K. K. Haddeway
Winchester
Racey
Louise Huyette
Troutville
John Huyette
Radford
Radford Teachers College
Engagement Announced for Faye Patton and George Weidig
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Paton announce the engagement of their daughter Faye Virginia to Staff Sergeant George Louis Weidig son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Weidis formerly of Ohio now residing in Winchester. Faye is Handley High School class of 1943 graduate and has worked at O Sullivan Rubber Company. Weidig recently returned from overseas duty in Europe and is stationed at Lockbourne Base Columbus Ohio. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Paton
Berryville Avenue
Faye Virginia
George Louis Weidig
Walter L. Weidis
Ohio
Winchester
Lockbourne
Columbus
Marriages and furloughs highlighted in local notices
Mrs Daisy Sullivan of 9 Last North avenue announces the marriage of her daughter Mary Elizabeth Weakley to Charlton G Crenshaw at the Methodist parsonage with Rev T J Hawkins. Zelda Lucille Price wed Charles Leon Keller in Hagerstown Maryland with gardenia corsage. couple to reside in Strasburg. Pfc Norman Dunn on a 17 day furlough visiting his mother at 803 South Braddock Street Gulfport Miss. Mrs Dudley Field visiting son Arthur M Field in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Sullivan
Last North Avenue
Mary Elizabeth Weakley
Charlton G. Crenshaw
T. D. Crenshaw
Methodist Parsonage
T. J. Hawkins
Mrs. Crenshaw
Front Royal
Keller-Price
John W. Price
Toms Brook
Zelda Lucille
Charles Leon Keller
C. L. Keller
Strasburg
Hagerstown
Scott R. Wagner
Zion Reformed Church
Cathryn Fiddler
Norman Dunn
Bertie Dunn
South Braddock Street
Pfc
Dunn
Gulfport
Miss
Washington
Dudley Field
Arthur M. Field
Memphis, Tenn
Recital by Mrs. Sloat pupils at Market Street Church
Violin and mandolin students of Mrs. Austin Sloat present a recital Monday evening June 18 at 8 o clock in the Market Street Methodist Church auditorium. Program includes Intermezzo Pizzicato, Evening Song, Moonlight Fairy, Dance of the Crickets, Andante from the Fifth Symphony, Sylvia Ballet Piz zicato, Czardas, Ave Verum and more with a String Ensemble and guest musicians. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Sloat
Market Street Methodist Church
Neury
Moffatt
Asphacia Sigros
Weber
Susan Redes
Seredy
Betty Sigros
P. Tschaikowsky
L. Delibes
Pauline Dusing
V. Monti
Helen Veatras
Viotti
Betty Cather
Mozart
Wallace Lutz
Joseph Hott
Douglas Grim
Waandolin
Kalla Yeatras
Lou Knieling
Raymond Rosenberger
Mildred Jones
Georgia Cabot
Plan Now To Attend Nursery Benefit Tour Opens Tuesday
The House and Garden Tour benefiting Gertrude Barton Nursery School runs Tuesday from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. Nine homes will be open with tea served at the end. The latest addition is Mrs. Nancy Lee Coble’s residence showcasing fine antique furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lee Coble
Gertrude Barton
Winchester Quota Club honors new member at bi monthly meeting
Miss Mary Lou Steele presided over the Winchester Quota Club meeting at Braddock First Church in the president absence. Mrs. Fada Guiliani joined the local club in a corsage ceremony as part of the Child Welfare project talk by Mrs. Eulalia Nalley, Warren County Public Welfare superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Schlack
Mary Lou Steele
Winchester Quota Club
Braddock 1St Church
Warren
Mildred Jones
Upia Jones
Mary Borger
Her
Mary Lou Tuenes
T. J. Hawkins
Elsie”er
Ruth Sheetz
Elizabeth Grim
Fada Guiliani
Birth of son announced for Ensign E. J. Harner
Ensign and Mrs. E J Harner welcome a son born this morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Harner, formerly Miss Helen Cather, is daughter of Mrs Mabel R Cather of this city. Harner is on a tour of duty in the Pacific area. Co-hostesses were Mrs Harry Mason and Mrs Ralph Solomon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mason
Ralph Solomon
Ensign
E. J. Harner
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Harner
Helen Cather
Mabel R. Cather
Ensign Harner
Pacific Area
Berryville social roundup spans visits and preparations
Berryville residents host visitors from Washington D C and Winchester while families travel for work and study. Local clubs plan the United Nations Bazaar and a Red Cross Nurses Aide class with scholarship aims for veterans’ children.
Jewish Women's Club Meets June 13 Notes and Letters
The Jewish Women's Club held its last meeting until fall on Wednesday June 13 attended by Margaret Bloom and Ference Henry. A letter from the San Francisco League for Service Men thanked the club for assisting Jewelry for Barter and a note from former president Mrs. Hyman J. Fine was read. Also read was a Star excerpt from the S S Winchester crew praising the ship library. Eastern Star opened summer activities with a June 12 supper and card party hosted by Mrs. Alfred L. Schwalb. 29 guests attended with bridge prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Woman's Club
Margaret Bloom
Ference Henry
San Francisco League For
A. J. Novick
Hyman J. Fine
Club
Star
Winchester
Eastern Star Group
McKinley Chapter No. 19
Order of the Eastern Star
Alfred L. Schwalb
Remembrance of Carrie Smallwood In Memoriam Note
In sad remembrance of Carrie Smallwood who died June 16 1944. The note speaks of hours of pain and God calling her home to rest. Her husband and six children recall her memory as sweet tender fond and true with daily thoughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Gmallwood
Market Quotations Baltimore and Chicago Livestock June 16
Baltimore and Chicago livestock markets report quiet trading. Cattle and hogs show mixed price movements with steady to lower values for many classes. Calves and sheep see varied quotes, with spring lambs firm on strong demand and offals weaker in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock Chicago
United Nations Debates On Charter Revision and South African Proposal
Delegates debated a ten year review of UN work and a plan to convene a revision convention if needed. Some hailed the conciliatory American compromise to aid ratification, but no action was taken. Overnight talks showed renewed pressure to reopen the issue with sentiment leaning toward the South African proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Provisions for officer dependents in the Air Corps
An officer may authorize an allotment to a dependent, with the amount deducted from his pay. There are no other provisions for dependent mothers beyond rent and subsistence arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Corps
Estate claims notice for Edith Snapp
Anyone owing or having any claims against the estate of Mrs Edith Snapp, please contact 8 16 12t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Snapp
Stock Market Soars on Rail-Led Gains and High Saturday Volume
The New York market rose to eight year highs on a large Saturday session in 1945. Rail stocks led gains amid expectations of steady income, debt reductions, and possible dividend improvements. Transfers neared 1,000,000 shares as railway bonds advanced and grain futures climbed while cotton fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago Grain Quotations Rise On Rain Fears
Chicago reports show grain futures climbing as rains threaten the belt amid a need for warm, fair weather. Wheat prices open with May and Dec contracts around 1.66 to 1.69. Corn and oats edge up. rye also higher on speculative demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oats—Jly
Rye—Jly
Terrific Windstorm Strikes Illinois with Wide Damage
A windstorm tore through central Illinois at 75 to 80 mph with heavy rain, destroying buildings and power lines, uprooting trees, and bending radio towers at WJBC Bloomington. Nearby Normal saw structures pushed from foundations. Separate storms caused rail delays in Kansas City and hail up to two inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kirksville
Illinois
WJBC
Bloomington
Normal
Montgomery
Ala
Albany
Columbus
Ray Thorton
Park Coun
Mont
Paul Keller
Philadelphia
East Coast Ports Closed By Mines
Navy reports mines planted by German submarines shut several East Coast ports for days in 1942 and 1943. New York and others including Norfolk Newport News Baltimore Jacksonville Charleston and Wilmington briefly closed to ocean traffic while harbor channels were cleared. Ten enemy mines were swept from the approaches to the Panama Canal area near Colon and four near Port Castries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Navy
New York’s
Norfolk and
Newport News
Baltimore, Md
Jackonville
Fla
Charleston
S. C
Wilmington, del
Panama Canal
Colon
Port Castries
Santa Lucia
British West
Atlantic War Era Notices And Census Qs From A 1940s Page
Items report wartime mine incidents at Chesapeake Bay entrances in 1942 and New York harbor actions. A reader Q A asks about global literacy with Denmark and Finland cited as nearly 100 percent literate. Another Q A notes 38 303 Negro churches with 5 660 618 members, most Baptists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of the Census
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Baker
Nancy Coble
John Tweedy
Jack
E. F. Smith
Samuel P. Burall
North Kent Street
Miss Coble
Adelaide Coble
Om Coble
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Logy Shoes
Maths Childres
Rogmy
CIROS
Neer Fashion
Winchester—Front
Roya
Crenshaw-Weakley
Dad
Amity Bill Folds
Gaunt
Berryville
Jerome Clark
Washington, D. C
J. E. Klein
Fort Storey Hospital
Clifton Price
Bruce Gorham
Cherry Gorham
Lynchburg
Gorham
C. and P. Telephone Company
Richard Carter
Mississippi
Raleigh Carter
E. L. Eustaphieve
Bayard Stevens
Stevens
Nancy Stevens
J. T. Roadley
Roadley
Tommy Roadley
Ann Gordon
Berryville High School
Richmond
Gordon
J. W. Olcotts
E. L. Keliian
Luther Broaddus
Wegster Grove
Foley Broaddus
Clark
Broadduses
Charlies A. Goodson
Terrell Goodson
Ethel Broaddus
St. Louis
Kenneth E. Markel
Ill
Jack V. Chambers
Muskegin, Mich
Walter Bell
Clarke
Elaine Bell
D. Blanton Allen
State Board of Dental Examiners
Woman's Club of
Clarke County
Llewellyn
Alfred M Kerfoot
William Sparrow
American Red Cross
Agnes Mitchell
Boyce 25
Marie I. Crow
Baltmore, Md
Crow's Nest
Jewish Women's Club
Memoriam
H. Miller
Adm
Hayfield, Va
Stock Market Report
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Pangles
Lucille Jenkins
Claude Fogle
Props
Cille Jenkins
Pangle
Just
East Coast
Denmark
Finland
United States
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Virginia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Miller Bros
Baker’s Drug Store
Court House
Good Housekeeping
Cather and
Moling
W. Boscawen Sr
Timberlake
Grove’s
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
S. Loudoun
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