Community Notices and Social Updates From Winchester
Local church asks for donated wool and fabric scraps by June 27 at 134 West Boscawen Street. Miss Anne Woolfolk departs for Long Island City and Boston then Sargent New Hampshire for summer. Various residents visit family, travel to Nashville and Washington, and return to Winchester. Recital set for Ella Hodges pupils at United Brethren Church. Dr. C. L. Riley named senior medical officer for Navy V-12 units at University of Richmond and MCV. Thelma Smallwood marries Pvt. Braithwaite in Berryville. Birth of Barbara Ellen to Pvt. and Mrs. Harry Parmer Jr. Daughters of Wesley class to meet. Comrade Bible Class and joint Bible class to gather. Dr. R. O. Bryant attends Atlanta convention. Mrs. James Alexander visits relatives in Missouri.
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Anne Woolfolk
John Woolfolk
Long Isaand
N. Y
Boston
Mass
Sargent
New Hampshire
C. L. Riley
Navy
University of Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
Naval Officer Procurement
Virginia
West Virginia
Th Smallwood
Pvt
Hazel Smallwood
Winchester
Braithwaite
Berryville
Fort McClennan
Ala
Little Garden Club June Meeting Highlights
The Little Garden Club met Monday at Mrs. Walter Bosserman Jr.'s home. Rodney Taylor spoke on controlling garden pests with tips from research and practice. Special wedding anniversary table exhibits featured ribbons for Blue First, Red Sapphire 45th, Yellow Silver, and Blue Specimen lilies. Judges were Mrs. Arthur and Mrs. Victor Arthur of nearby clubs and Mrs. Hawthorne of Old Fredericktown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Garden Club
Walter Bosserman
Rodney Taylor
Paul Rosenberger
Joseph Kalbach
Harry Benham
Edward Sarr
Delmar Robinson
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Fred Glaize, Jr
Blackburn Moore
E. Christopher Stuart
Lily
Ben Arthur
Victor Arthur
Winchester and Clarks Garden Club
Allen T. Hawthorne
Old Fredericktown Garden Club
Old Fredericktown Garden Club Meeting Report
The Old Fredericktown Garden Club visited Mrs. J. W. Crider’s garden on South Stewart Street to see a blend of flowers and vegetables in a town plot. At Mrs. Larrick’s home on West Leicester Street the group met for their regular session and heard Mrs. George Snarr discuss flowers in wartime. Mrs. Larrick noted a War Food Administration plan to supply vegetables for school canning statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fredericktown Garden Club
J. W. Crider
South Stewart Street
Navy WAVES recruitment visits by Lucille Rowe in Winchester
Lucille Rowe a Navy WAVES recruiter on duty since last November visits the Winchester post office station daily from 9 to 6 through June 29 to inform young women about Women's Naval Reserve. Rowe formerly of California praises the Navy changing philosophy and women’s national role while noting her Pacific background and stage music work.
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U. S. Navy
Lucille Rowe
Sp. R
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Washington
Rowe
California
Winchester Post Office
Naval Reserve
Navy
Pacific Chorus
Vaughn Williams
Maryland
Virginia
Annapolis
Winchester
Home Demonstration And 4 H Clubs Plan Safety Program
Frederick County 4 H and Home Demonstration members start a farm safety push. 4 H Farm Safety Contest entries aim to raise awareness and reduce accidents by identifying danger spots and taking corrective action to save lives.
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Frederick County
Two Virginia Mines Still Are Held
The government returned the last thousand coal mines to owners, except two Virginia mines held due to not signing the bituminous wage agreement. Interior Secretary Ickes said he was glad to quit overseeing the mines after 13 months of government operation amid labor peace prospects. The two mines belonged to Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. of Tazewell, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
War Labor Board
Ickes
Jewell Ridge Coal Corp
Tazewell
Service Men in the News From Clarke County and Nearby
Pfc John C Lee USMC stationed at Marine Barracks Washington DC with Marine Guard his wife Miss Margaret Crismond of Keyser WV and their daughter Mary Marjorie shown. Cpl Lynwood A Everhart Berryville awarded bronze star for European theatre of operations with Tiger Stripe Marauder group flying missions over France Holland and Belgium. Pvt Boyd C Fogel Special Guard son of Green B Fogel 235 Millwood Ave with Military Police in Naples traffic regulation cuts accidents by 85 percent moving 30000 tons daily. Sgt Joseph B Carroll Bluemont now overseas after training and serving at Control Depots bridging the gap to active theater.
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John C. Lee
USMC
R. E. Lee
Clarke County
Marine Barracks
Marine Guard
Washington, D. C
Margaret Crismond
Keyser
W. Va
Mary Marjorie
Cpl
Lynwood A. Everhart
Berryville
Cpl. Everhart
France
Holland
Belgium
Boyd C. Fogel
Green B. Fogel
Millwood Avenue
Naples
Wors
Alied
Joseph B. Carroll
George Carroll
Bluemont
States
Air Service Command
Sgt. Carroll
Expert named to ensure fit for duty in air force role
The man holds a position where American bombers take off to strike the Nazi war machine. Before joining the Army he worked in a mill for the J. P. Carlton Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
J. P. Carlton Company
Intensive Sales Drive Urged Amid Lower-Than-Expected Returns
War Finance director Ted R. Gamble warned against over-confidence as bond sales to individuals in the Fifth War Loan lag targets. He noted the surge some expected after the invasion has not materialized and urged intensified efforts. Individuals had bought $1,081,000,000 through Tuesday, the drive's eighth day, against a $6,000,000,000 quota within a $16,000,000,000 goal.
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Washington
Ted R. Gamble
War Finance
McGehee Elected President of Berryville Chamber
Hobson McGehee was elected president of the Berryville Chamber of Commerce at the June meeting held at the Court House yesterday afternoon. Maurice F. Wisecarver was named vice president and Loring C. Kackley secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson McGehee
Berryville
Young Widow Uses War Funds For Bonds
Twenty one year old Ann Collins Smith received three sixty dollar six months' eratuity payment after her husband Private William G. Smith Jr was killed in action. She spent the entire sum on war bonds and stamps saying the money was his and he earned it. She bought four bonds of one hundred dollars each a fifty a twenty five and war savings stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ann Collins Smith
William G. Smith, Jr
Bill
Ministers Protest Sending Diplomat To Catholic See
The Richmond Ministerial Union sent a formal protest to President Roosevelt and to U S Senators objecting to reappointing an ambassador to the Vatican. The resolution denies hostility to the church but cites the principle of separation of church and state and claims the appointment violates that principle.
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Richmond
Vatican
Roosevelt
U. S
Congress
Princice
Senate
Henry Lee Robison, Jr
The
Union
Peach Picker Volunteers Bring Aid to Crozet Peach Growers
In Crozet Virginia a mountain music hall is planned to welcome about 70 members of the Virginia Women's Land Army who will help Albemarle County peach growers. Led by Chesley A. Haden the group will arrive as packing begins around August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crozet
Virginia Women's Land Army
Albemarle County
Chesley A. Haden
Haden
Ray W. Warrick
Ted Bowen
Hugh Wiley
Nancy Tyree
W.L. A
Blacksburg
Rockingham
Albemarle
Wiley Plantation
Afton House
Round Hill 4-H Club to Host County Recreation Night
The Round Hill 4-H Club will entertain all county 4-H clubs with a recreation program on June 29 at 8 30 P M at the home of Mrs John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Hill
John
Rain Date Placed For W Larrick Jr Event
In case of rain, the program with W Larrick Jr will be moved to the following Friday evening at the same hour as announced in Local National World Events Read The Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Larrick, Jr
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Barbara Ellen
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Marie Masters
Inwood
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Daughters of Wesley
Stephens City
Comrade Bible
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Braddock Street Methodist Church
Womans Assembly Room
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Frank T.mcfaden
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Claude Stickley
R. O. Bryant
Atlanta
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James Alexander
Maryville, Mo
J. K. Sawyer
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Denny
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Gaunt’s Drug Store
Main St
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Aslito
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Seebees
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Tokyo
McGehee
Berryville Chamber Commerce
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Wm. M. Scholl
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St
Tode Tuttle
Loudoun St
Winchester, Va
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Young Men’s Sport Shop
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