Calendar of social events and meetings
Saturday 8 30 p m Sacred Heart Athletic Club directors meet with guest speaker Miss Virginia Gregory. Monday 11 30 a m Presbyterian Woman s Auxiliary luncheon. 3 30 p m Little Garden Club at Mrs Edward Barr. 7 p m Sunday School conference at First Baptist Church. Tuesday 12 30 p m Lions luncheon at Sarah Zane Hall 3 30 p m Century Club at Mrs Victor Arthur 8 09 p m Red Cross Motor Corps at Mrs Ada Whitlock 10 a m Conference at First Baptist Church by Virginia Conference of Social Work 1 00 p m Kiwanis luncheon at Sarah Zane Hall. The calendar runs weekly. notices by phone to Social Editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Athletic Club
Virginia Gregory
Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary
Little Garden Club
Edward Barr
First Baptist Church
Lions
Sarah Zane Hall
Century Club
Victor Arthur
Red Cross Motor Corps
Ada Whitlock
Virginia Conference of Social Work
Kiwanis
S. C. Brooks
ARC Motor Corps
The
North Braddock Street
Motor Corps
W. W. Beattie
Miss Caroline Hunter Hosts Turner Ashby Chapter Thursday
Ashby Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy was entertained by Miss Caroline Hunter on March 14. The program covered Confederate Navy topics with a paper by Mrs. Mary R. Buckner and a book review by Mrs. Ferguson Mary. Next meeting by Mrs. William T. Barr's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Caroline Hunter
Robert E. Lee
G. Miller O’rear
Mary R. Buckner
War Committee
Montgomery
Alabama
Raphael Semmes
Ferguson Mary
Shenandoah
Lillian Sheetz
William T. Barr
Thomas G. Soul
Engagement Is Of Interest Here In Middletown Va
Miss Gloria Heintz and Staff Sgt Richard Lee Evans are engaged announced after a Valentine party at the bride elects home Residents are Wilkinsburg and Middletown Va Evans son of Mrs Ona G Evans of Wilkinsburg and Middletown Evans serves in the 333rd Engineer Special Service Regiment in Germany He arrived in Europe in 1944 and took part in the Ninth Army crossings of the Roer and Rhine rivers earning three bronze campaign stars The couple have not announced a wedding date and a spring return to the U S is expected for Evans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Gloria Heintz
Jesse Heintz
Wilkinsburg
Richard Lee Evans
Ona G. Evans
Miss Heintz
McKeesport High School
Douglas Business College
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Pittsburgh
Evans
Wilkinsburg High School
Westinghouse
Local residents news brief on promotions and illness
William A. Brown of Cooper Apartments was promoted to Pharmacists Mate Second Class at the Coast Guard Separation Center Number 5 in Portsmouth. His duty is giving physicals to Coast Guard men eligible for discharge. Miss Sandra Johnson of 423 South Loudoun Street remains bedridden after an extended illness. her condition today is improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Brown
Lee Brown
Cooper Apartments
Coast Guard Separation Center
Portsmouth
Brown
Coast Guard
Sandra Johnson
Abner Johnson
Loudoun Street
Yardley Hand Cream Promises Soft White Hands
Brooks' Pharmacy advertises Yardley's Hand Cream to soften rough chapped skin and keep hands young and lovely. The regular use claim is priced at 65 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yardley
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Young People Hear Dr Wilson at Presbyterian Church
Dr Ronald W Wilson will speak to the Young People of the Presbyterian Church on Sunday night March 17 at 6 p m. The topic is When I Go To Church with Miss Jane Sowers as leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon covers misused words and common pronunciation errors. It emphasizes vocabulary building by mastering one word daily and features the word Sonorous, defined as loud and resonant with guidance on pronunciation and stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Charles
Carlos Wilcox
Presbyterian Ladies To Hold Luncheon in Winchester
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Winchester Presbyterian Church will hold its annual luncheon on Monday March 18 at Loudoun Street Church. The program includes a call to order by president Mrs H Clay deGrange a devotional by Miss Bertha Williams lunch at 12 30 p m and a music program by Mrs Gilbert Tillotson. The meeting closes with the president's report and installation of officers led by Dr Ronald S Wilson, with Mrs T Russell Cather named as the new president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Loudoun Street
H. Clay deGrange
Bertha Williams
Gilbert Tillotson
DeGrange
Ronald S. Wilson
T. Russell Cather
Jewish Women’s Club Elects New Officers
The Jewish Women’s Club elected officers on March 13 with Mrs. Alfred Schwalb as president and Mrs. M. Schaffer as vice president. Plans include a projector for Projected Books to Walter Reed Hospital and five microfilmed books. A card party is planned with hostesses Mrs. Jack Stern Mrs. Jack Wilkens and Mrs. J. S. Bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Women’s Club
Alfred Schwalb
M. Schaffer
Abe Levin
Bloom
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Jack Stern
Jack Wilkens
J. S. Bloom
Modern Etiquette Q and A Summary
Q and A on dining manners hotel etiquette and invitation responses. Roberta Lee explains appropriate conduct including dinner etiquette accepting or declining invitations and addressing complaints with hotel staff. Clear definite responses preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Lee
Mrs. Graham Receives Civic Defense Merit Award
Mrs. Russell Graham of 417 West Cork Street in Salem Roanoke County receives a service citation of merit for Patriotic Civilian Defense work. The award signed by OCD officials notes excellence in duty and initiative. Also announced are local meetings for Modern Woodmen of America ARC Motor Corps and a church class guest program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Civilian Defense
Salem
Roanoke County
Russell Graham
West
Cork Street
Graham
Handley High School
Salem Civilian Defense Office
Winchester
National Fruit Product Company
Betty Jane
Serve Green Meals For St Patrick's Day Feasts
A guide to green themed hosting lists market greens such as spinach endive watercress and cucumbers as symbols of spring health and color. It offers menu ideas including crabmeat au gratin watercress sandwiches baked white fish mint ice cream puffs and desserts for a luncheon or dessert bridge with lime sherbet green mint candies and salted nuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Grady
O’shaughnessy
St. Patrick's Day
Ireland
Ria
Patrick's Day Service at Centenary Church Observed
Arthur Jolliffe is a patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Services Sunday March 17 at 7 30 p.m. at Centenary Church Evangelical and Reformed will mark St Patrick's Day with Dr L Flickinger speaking on Our Debt To St Patrick. Mrs Barrett Removed From Hospital to the home of her son in law and daughter at Albin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Suddith
T Lane Avenue
Rayd C. Stolle
Philadelphia
Arthur Jolliffe
Earl J. Rinker
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Evangelical and Reformed
8. L. Flickinger
St. Patrick
Barrett
Frank Barrett
Raymond Edwards
Albin
Garden Plot Sizing and Preparation Instructions
George Quint explains how to map a garden plot with stakes and strings. Steps cover marking four corners, trenching each side, and clearing debris before planting. A Q and A note clarifies Army nurse marriage release policies, stating Category V officers may request release by written application to their immediate commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Quint
Kentucky and Syracuse Favored to Win in Invitational
Kentucky and Syracuse enter the ninth annual National Invitational Basketball Tournament with strong bets to reach Monday’s semifinals. Kentucky, 25-?1, faces Arizona while Syracuse takes on Muhlenberg in opening round games at Madison Square Garden. Arizona is 25-4 and the Border Conference champion. Syracuse, 23-2, features Bill Gabor who set Syracuse scoring record with 382 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kentucky
Syracuse
West Virginia
Rhode Island State
Arizona
Muhlenberg
Madison Square Garden
St. John’s
Orange
Bill Gabor
Mublenders Wort
Shenandoah Valley War Bond Purchases Exceed Quota
Valley residents bought 78 831 045 in War Bonds from May 1 1941 to December 31 1945 per the Virginia War Finance Committee. Shenandoah Valley quota 53 399 122, oversubscribed by 25 431 923. Winchester Frederick County quota 10 137 500, subscriptions 14 550 574. Clarke County quota 2 309 000, total 3 409 842. State total 1 774 434 477 against 1 193 014 755 quota. Other Valley counties not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia War Finance Committee
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Rockingham
Will contest and estate sale in Virginia court
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court for the City of Winchester Virginia on March 1 1946 the Commercial and Savings Bank Executors of Steward G Fawcett deceased Laura Fawcett et al seek to construe the will sell and convert to cash a house and lot from a 1936 deed and distribute proceeds under court direction to administer the estate. An affidavit lists residents Richard Fawcett Barbara Fawcett Richard Fawcett Jr Frederick Fawcett Maxine Fawcett David Snook Horace C Zacharias Trustee Joseph W L Carty Trustee and A LeRoy McCardell Trustee who must appear within ten days after due publication to protect their interests. P J Marshall Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Fawcett
Steward G. Fawcett
Horace C. Zacharias
Richard Fawcett
Barbara Fawcett
Richard Fawcett, Jr
Frederick Fawcett
Maxine Fawcett
David Snook
Joseph W. L. Carty
A. LeRoy McCardell
State of
Virginia
P. J. Marshall
Regional Quotas and Sales Totals Across Virginia Counties
Summary of listed counties including Harrisonburg Shenandoah Augusta Waynesboro Page County Rockbridge Lexington and Warren County with quotas and sales figures. Harrisonburg totals show quota 9 360 122 sales 11 893 890 and Shenandoah quota 3 362 300 sales 3 942 742. Augusta County Staunton quota 10 976 900 sales 17 169 454. Waynesboro quota 6 110 500 sales 9 791 003. Page County quota 1 953 800 sales 2 608 367. Rockbridge Lexington quota 5 213 100 sales 9 614 995. Warren County summary incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah
Augusta County
Staunton
Waynesboro
Page County
Rockbridge
Lexington
Quota
Warren County
World War II Victory Medal Application Process
The text notes a $3,075 quota and $6,350 sales, and asks where a WWII veteran should apply for the Victory Medal. It states the award method will be announced when it becomes available and currently is represented by the ribbon.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Caroline
Hunter
Turner Ashby
Garber
Margaret Collins Denny
Comrade Bible Classes
Braddock Street Methodist Church
H. B. Garber
John W. Rosenberger
William Brown
Miss Johnson
Dr. Wilson
Front Royal
Chambersburg, Pa
Presbyterian Ladies
Richard C. Simpson
East Pall Mall Street
Miss Whitlock
Louise Whitlock
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Mrs. Graham
Moden Woodmen
Modern Woodmen of America
Cammer Tire Company
Tri-County
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Ronald 8. Wilson
Seal
Bonnie Gai] Seal
Holton Arms School
Grace Kendall
North
Mary E
Edwin W. Carter
John Kendall
Carter
Palace Theatre
Young Jolliffe
CP Pti le
J.F.R
Lovett Brothers
Taunton
Valley War
Corporation Court
the Commercial and Savings Bank
Is Health Insurance
Haldeman’s
Flower Shop
Howdy
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cather & Moling
RED Cross
Timberlake
Saint Patrick's Day
Victor
Dennis Day
RCA Victor
W. Boscawen St
Zenith
Fock
Cayce
Miller’s
Loudoun
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