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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1944
Page
7
Women in the area are invited to a Health for Victory Meal Planning course held on March 27 or 28 at 2 30 PM in the kitchen at Northern Virginia Power Co. The session covers the five food groups and uses fruits and vegetables to demonstrate practical meals.
Mrs Othel McIntire and her infant Charles Linwood born Feb 20 at Memorial Hospital returned home at Cross Junction March 11 but had to go back. Master Preston Hodson, grandson of Mr and Mrs Holmesen, left Memorial Hospital after seven weeks with pneumonia to live with grandparents. Mrs Meade and Dr Myers and Mr Strode are all noted as returning or improving from Memorial Hospital.
Returned servicemen and families appear in multiple notices with Florida assignments H headlines note Capt. Polhamus adjutant at MacDill Field and Mrs Helen Smith Polhamus visiting relatives in Virginia Community notices include church study classes at Bruce town and a wedding trip to Brooklyn for Doris Schmidt and Robert Heins plus a Loudoun Street church class and a Clearbrook dance March 31 with Carl Martin’s orchestra.
Cross Roads Virginia March 24 funeral services for James Oates were led by Rev C H Anderson at Fairview Lutheran Church with pallbearers O M Pugh Henson Sirbaugh Kenzell Oates Harry LaFollette Ray La Follette and Arthur Cather. Rev Herbert Stelling of Warden sville delivered a Sunday sermon and weather kept the attendance smaller. W J Line visited Winchester Tuesday while Frank Card Jr and Donald Card called on Robert McKee Sunday morning.
Ebenezer reports Mrs. A. C. Whitacre remains ill. Visitors from York, Pa., include Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Whitacre. A large turnout attended the sale of the late A. G. Whitacre’s personal property. The area endures heavy snow hindering a school bus and a Star carrier vehicle.
Cross Junction Virginia March 24 Melvin Mantice and his three children are seriously ill with measles Donnie Mantice has pneumonia and is critically ill Mrs Millie Mantice is in Memorial Hospital in critical condition Mrs Beulah Michael underwent transfer to Martinsburg Memorial Hospital for an operation Mr George Naismith is in Winchester Memorial Hospital with a severe burn from a sand mine accident in Berkeley Springs West Virginia Friends and relatives wish a speedy recovery for all those ill in the area
Military news from Stephens City and surrounding area notes Pvt. Melvin K. Sandy completed basic training at Fort Bragg and transferred to a California camp. Navy enlistee Joseph Yagel heads to Great Lakes for boat training. Several others are mentioned with transfers, training, and furloughs at bases including San Francisco Camp Shelley and Great Lakes.
The Helping Hand Club of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church invites all to a program titled songs of the south on Sunday March 26. The Four Echoes from Baltimore Md will perform after a Tong touring trip in the South. Special songs begin 3 30 p m with selections and requests at 8 p m.
A large group gathered Thursday night in Opequon Virginia to celebrate Mr. Ashleys birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Link and children Mrs. Floyd Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Eston Shelley and many others. Refreshments games and music followed as attendees wished Mr. Loy many more happy birthdays.
Rest Virginia article notes Rev W F Bull will lead Easter Sunrise service at Rest Church with North Frederick Charge churches joining. Youth Fellowship held March social at Miss Wilma Schlack's home. Local residents and visitors featured in social news and family visits.
After completing this phase of training he will either receive additional instruction or be assigned to active duty at sea.
Seaman 2c Mervil Lee Dailey on active duty spent a two day leave with his wife at her parents home in Trone near Ebenezer and with his own parents. The piece lists multiple local visits and weekend gatherings among residents including families of Wingfield LaFollette Richard Bunner Whitacre Muse Pugh and Ea ton. Funeral services for James Oates were held at Fairview Church after his Martinsburg Hospital death.
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