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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1944

Page

7

Fishpaw fiftieth anniversary reception invitation

Clarke county notices list Mr and Mrs John M Fishpaw inviting friends to an informal reception on Tuesday March 7 at George Washington Hotel for their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Juanita May Rinker former bride of Clarke county attends the event. Also included are brief items on Ralph Lee’s return after tonsil and adenoid surgery, Mrs Caldwell critical, Lieut Kern visiting, Henry Clark homebound, and Betty Sager improving after appendectomy.

John M. Fishpaw Clarke County George Washington Hotel Fishpaw Stones Chapel Juanita May Rinker H. Rinker Clarke Count

Local residents report family health and travel updates

Mrs. Marshall Martin of Berryville is recovering after an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. George H. Smith and two daughters plan to leave for Richmond to join Mare Smith at McGuire General Hospital where he will head eye ear nose and throat service. Kenneth M. Grimm returns to his Nashville Tennessee camp after a furlough with his parents on Berryville pike. Col Leo W. Cather of Brownwood Texas visits his Winchester parents. Mrs. E W Cather improves after weeks in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs. G W Hohannes recovers from grippe. Miss Virginia Renner remains home with influenza. Little Miss Mary Lee Molden returns home after a tonsillectomy at Winchester Memorial Hospital.

Ralph Lee Perry Lee Baltimore J. W. King Augusta W. Va Memorial Hospital Marshall Martin Berryville Richmond George H. Smith Mare Smith McGuire General Hospita Set Tennessee Kenneth M. Grimm Nashville Tenn Floyd B. Grimm Berryville Pike Leo W. Cather Brownwood Texas E. W. Cather West Boscawen Street Winchester Memorial Hospital Miss Molden Hospital Mary Lee Molden Ed Molden

G A A Plans St Patrick's Party March 16

The Girls Athletic Association held a March business meeting at 8 p m. Reports were given and four girls sold stamps at the Capitol Theatre in February. Plans were approved for a St Patrick's Party on Thursday March 16 at 745 p m in the club rooms. The committee includes Mrs Wyatt Richard as chairman and Mrs B J Sager. Guests must wear green and a prize will be given for the best Irish joke. A dues campaign is to take place in March.

Girls Athletic Association Capitol Theatre Ro! Grove Dorothy Sencindiver Marshall Boyd James Maron St. Patricks Wyatt Richard B. J. Sager John Seabright

Round Hill 4 H Club Wraps Up Regular Meeting

The Round Hill 4 H Club held its last regular meeting with pledge and motto, treasurer and secretary reports, and a talk by Miss Ruth McNeil on the National Youth Foundation camp. Members reviewed last year’s goals and heard updates on war bond sales and various reports.

Round Hill Ruth McNeil National Youth Foundation Maurice Carpenter Quick India Mary Gay Marker Maurice Carnter Betty Jean ‘Mapp Kathrine Castleman

Local Social Notes Include Travel and Visits

Mrs Thu and family plan a move to California to join husband Corp. George Home Month. Mrs Aleander Ordon of Baltimore opens a Virginia home near Front Royal in April. Elinor Gordon, aiding the Red Cross, spends vacation with her mother in Barry Hamel. Purcellville nurse in Memorial Hospital improving. Round Hill guests Miss Wilmatt and Roy LaFolette visit Miss Moatz and her parents W H Miz. Peggy Panglé transferred from hospital to home on Ross Street.

AleAnder Ordon Baltimore Virginia Kenbore Front Royal Elizabeth Gordon Red Cross Round Hill Lasunday Miss Wilmatt Roy LaFolette City Moatz W. H. Miz

Berryville Red Cross Clinic Highlights Local Donors

Clarke County Red Cross unit held a clinic in Berryville with a Washington Mobile Unit staff led by Capt. I. Gordon. Ten donors achieved five gifts, with several four and three time donors named. Local volunteers, nurses, and canteen workers supported the event amid community updates and small notices about residents’ travels and school board changes.

B . Va Clarke County The Red Cross Ee Eying Berryville Clifton Price David H. Allen Charley Enders Kenneth Levi W. B. Watkins Joel D. Griffing H. C. Barthel John Levi Claude Tinsman William Green Eustace Jackson Washington I. Gordon Medical Corps William 8. Whitehead Willis Howard Marjorie Moffitt Holmes Ruby McLaughlin Olive Meade Dorothy Clarke Lloyd E. Lee James Dakeman A. B. Hummer Edward Barnett Laura Owens Maurice Longerbeam George Greenhalgh, Jr Rice Levi Jessie Morris Grayson Sponseller Louise Langbein Roy Ball Katherine Anderson Mary Pearson Farmer Agnes Mitchell Virginia Watkins Polly Winslow Lucille Piddler Helen Thompson

Quiet Town Poem Reflects War’s Shadow on Peaceful Nights

The piece portrays a peaceful town at night, then reveals its men marching to fight. It laments war’s blood shed while snow remains white and calm. The poem credits Miss Edwards of 444 Fairmont Avenue, a Handley High 1942 graduate, and notes its publication in the Proscript biweekly at Richmond Professional Institute.

H. R. Edwards Fairmont Avenue Richmond Professional Institute College of Wilco and Mary Miss Edwards Handley

Vote authority given to union leader at Dan River mills

About 700 workers at Riverside and Dan River Cotton Mills voted to empower Douglas Eanes, TWUA local business manager, to call a referendum on striking. The move aims to secure War Labor Board arbitration on workload disputes, with a 30 day postponement before any legal strike under the Smith Connally act. The WLB has said it will not negotiate until production returns to normal.

Danville Riverside Dan River Douglas Eanes Textile Workers’ Union of America Eanes War Labor Board Smith- Connally WLB

Aircraft Output Tonnage Is Up

Pi production reached 350 a day in February with emphasis on heavier longer range planes. Tonnage sent into service rose four percent though total was 29 aircraft shy of January. Charles E. Wilson said 43 plants met or exceeded schedules and called the gain a sound and excellent achievement.

Washington Charles E. Wilson Aircraft Production Board

Funeral Attendees Gather in Berryville for Carlisle Obsequies

Mr. Tom Elsen of Newport News Virginia spent days in Berryville attending the funeral of Leonidas Carlisle. Mrs. Carlisle stays with her mother Mrs. Tom Shepherd. Joe Avis of North Carolina joins family in mourning. Pauline Ashby returns to Berryville from Florida. Mrs. William Hayes travels to Utica New York to visit her husband Staff Sgt Hayes.

Tom Elsen Newport News Va Berryville Leonidas Carlisle Tom Shepherd Set Joe Avis North Carolina Shepherd Pauline Ashby Florida Mose Ashby William Hayes Utica New York Sgt. Hayes

Allied Forces Push From Beachhead In Admiralty Islands

Allied reports detail initial Admiralty Islands landing as a scouting expedition that grew into an invasion. From a beachhead a mile long and three quarters wide, troops moved to seize Momote airdrome and Hyane Harbor, with reinforcements arriving and engineers repairing runways as air strikes struck from the Bismarck Sea to disrupt Japanese supply lines.

Allied Southwest Pacific Admiralty Islands Douglas Arthur Momote Los Negros Island Hyane Harbor MacArthur Fifth Cavalry Regiment Bismarck Sea Rabaul Japan Truk New Guinea

Mother Of Quads A Derbyshire Mystery Deepens

Norah denies marriage claims as townspeople in a Derbyshire village react with calm curiosity. Norah’s mother, a munitions worker, hopes marriage might come for the children. Mrs Carpenter, cheerful with reporters, notes the Doughboy father waited in an adjoining room when the quads were born.

Norah

Former German Diplomat Breaks With Hitlerites

Erich Vermehren once served as military attaché in Istanbul and later joined Allied efforts against the Nazis. In Cairo he confirmed to the Associated Press that he renounced Hitlerism and changed his basic pattern of thought and action, explaining what prompted the shift.

Erich Vermehren Asae Ait Istanbul Teestines Com Bo Vol- Weleerel Vermehren Associated Press Cairo

Conversion to Nazi Cause Weighs Heavy Confession

An unnamed speaker in Cairo on March 3 explains choosing allegiance to Germany and the National Socialists. He says his conscience drove the decision, outweighed by the dishonor he sees in his country’s rulers and the need to prevent Germany’s ruin.

Erich Vermehren Cairo Germany Isenens Enecnien Getenaees National Socialiste Nazis

Farm Senators Plan Direct Plea For Deferments

Washington March 3 A group of farm state senators forms a subcommittee led by Senator Russell to urge President Roosevelt for changes to the selective service rules on farm deferments. They fear stricter rules cut food output and target about half of 1 770 000 farm workers. If appeals fail Congress already has pending law to compel deferments.

Washington Roosevelt Senate Agriculture Committee Senator Russell Dga Russell Group White House Selective Service Hershey Agricultue Committee House Rep. An D-Ala Sena Bankhea Congress Senate

Dewey to Outline Views on Major Issues in New York

Reports say Dewey will address postwar policy at the American Newspaper Publishers Association event in New York. Democrats question his stance on foreign policy while supporters say his foreign affairs views were stated in his prior governorship platform.

Dewey Eoamas Marchmed Thomas B New York Bureau of Advertising American Newspaper Publishers Association Congress Pepper Dfla Roosevelt Lucas Ill Senate Atvorney Mackinac Island United States Britain Oe Dewey Churchill Ebec

River N. Clue Answer Puzzle

Down entries include River N as a clue and Rea and Rub out with a synonym for male cat. The puzzle yields a short crossword style wordplay.

River N

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