May meeting of Rob ert Conrad Post Auxiliary raises funds and plans drive
The American Legion Auxiliary of the Rob ert Conrad Post met at Mrs. Richard Griffiths home. They collected books for the Merchant Marine Association and used playing cards for service men, with white cloths for the Virginia Cancer Foundation. A Cancer Foundation week was announced for May 7 with a fundraiser in Peoples Drug Store. The group also donated to the Gertrude Barton Nursery School and the Kate Walter Barrett Memorial fund. Plans were made to contact members during the 7th War Loan Drive and voting delegate appointments to the Winchester Recreational council. The June meeting will discuss Community Service at the Beverleys home. A Crimea Conference account by Mrs. Colgate was shared, linking to the San Francisco Conference.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Robert ¥. Conrad
Richard Griffith
Merchant Marine Association
Virginia Cancer Foundation
Cancer Foundation
Peoples Drug Store
Gertrude Barton
Kate Walter Barrett
Roszer
Ralph Hengeveld
P. Gireland
Winchester Recreational Council
Rebecca
Frances Beverley
Lathrop
Collect Your Stamps At Victory Exchange
War Savings Stamps await owners at the Victory Exchange. It will be open Thursday and Saturday this week. With the Seventh War Loan Drive near, convert stamps into War Bonds soon. Transform unwanted articles into War Saving Stamps for country and self. Do not delay. Attend to these duties this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Exchange
Jubilee Ladies Aid Sewed On Relief Garments
The Jubilee Church Ladies Aid Society met Thursday at 10 o'clock at Mrs. Luther Riggleman's home near Stephens City and spent the morning sewing relief garments. Mrs Daniel Lee returned to Clearbrook after a visit with her father in Ridgeway, W Va. The W S C S of Macedonia Church plans a meeting that evening at 7 45 at Mrs J T Punk's home with Mrs John Teter leading the devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of the Jubilee
Luther Riggleman
Stephens City
Daniel Lee
Clearbrook
Robert Owens
Ridgeway
W. Va
W. S. C. S. of Macedonia
Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Macedonia Church
J. T. Punk
Front Royal Road
John Teter
Sgt. and Mrs Grim Celebrate First Anniversary Honor
Mr and Mrs Albert Simmons of Atwell Ave hosted a dinner for Sgt and Mrs Lawrence Grim marking their first wedding anniversary. Guests included Maurice Grim and daughters Rosalie and Mollie Ann, Goldie Cather and daughter Catherine, Sam Kenney and others from Winchester and Viola Genella of Washington DC.
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Lawrence Grim
Albert Simmons
Atwell Ave
Maurice Grim
Rosalie
Mollie Ann
Goldie Cather
Catherine
Sam Kenney
Winchester
Viola Genella
Washington, D. C
Lt. Lewis Hyde To Spend Week End Here
Lt. Lewis Hyde stationed in Washington D C will spend the coming week end with his mother Mrs Lewis Hyde. Mrs Lawrence Grim has returned to the home of her parents after three months in Muskogee Oklahoma with Sgt Grim who is on a fourteen day furlough at Camp Gruber. Anne Taylor celebrated her sixth birthday with a party at her home on Academy Lane today. Guests included Mary Bruce Rhodes Headley Mary Barnsley Janie Booth and many others. Mrs Robert Riley and son Robert Jr will leave tomorrow for Texas after visiting here with Mrs J W Riley.
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Lewis Hyde
Washington, D.C
Mrs. Lawrence Grim
Oklahoma
Lawrence Grim
Albert Simmons
Atwell Ave
Muskogee
Okla
Sgt. Grim
Camp Gruber
Mrs. Grim
Winchester
Ann Taylor
Anne Taylor
Major
Rodney Taylor
Academy Lane
Mary Bruce Rhodes
Headley
Mary Barnsley
Janie Booth
Ann Bosserman
Ann Sirbaugh
Peggy McMullan
Mary Lea Kellum
Susie Boyd
Sally Bruce Scully
Barbara Bickers
Ann Sargent
Anita Ryden
Mary Lea Molden
Betty Bradshaw
Susan Rae
Bitsie Kuykendall
Supuzie Glaize
Susan
Sylvia Stine
Nancy Sjostrom
Ellen Kalbach
Mary Carrington Wilson
Robin Arthur
Robert Riley
Robert, Jr
J. W. Riley
Texas
Roy E. Potts
Berryville
Washington, D. C
Ben Kohler
Potts
Washington
Cpl
Richard Potts
Fort Dix
N. J
William Ryan
Ryan
L. N. Russell
Russells
Sgt
Lloyd Russell
Newport News
H. S. Smalley
Grace Chariton
Philadelphia
Bob Smalley
Bowling Green
Lorenzo Lewis
Sgt. Look
Army Air Corps
California
Camp Richie, Md
Mary Lewis
Clarke
Draper Lewis
Pfc
Ben Kerns
Robert.Kerns
Lewis Edward Hart
States
Frank Hart
Jack Enders
Dorothy Fletcher
Russell Fletcher
Battletown Inn
Delia Clark
Hagerstown
Hattie Everhart
West Main Street
Kenneth Morgan
Norfolk
Morgan
L. N. Morgan
Ville LaRue
Robert Berry
Fort Sill
Berry
Pvt. Berry
Harry Berry
Fort George G. Meade
River Beneath Commerce Building in Washington
The text states Tiber Creek flows under the Department of Commerce building in Washington DC. It notes the basement is three feet thick in some places to withstand the water pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C
Berryville Social Roundup Shows Weekend Visits Across Town
Berryville residents hosted and visited widely with relatives and friends during a busy weekend. Notables include Miss Nora B. Moore returning from Milton alley to Washington, Col. Griffin of Richmond in town for a Selective Service conference, and cadet nurse Ann Duval Fishpaw visiting her parents in Clarke. Other travelers include Lt. Wilbur Feltner back from New Cumberland and Mrs. William Rhoden visiting in Washington with her daughter Nancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Nora B. Moore
Washington, D. C
Milton Alley
William Beverley
Palmer Beverley
Ann Duval Fishpaw
Stuart Circle Hospital
Richmond
Clarke
Mrs
Harvey Fishpaw
Wilbur Feltner
New Cumberland, Pa
J. T. Feltner
Berryville Socials and Military Visitors Reported
Local society notes show many visiting friends and relatives in Berryville including Frances R Wolfe guests and families arriving from Clarke and Philadelphia. Military personnel such as Sgt Look and Hart are mentioned visiting kin while others return from service hospitals and European theaters.
Radio stepping stone to fame for Miss Jepson
Radio proved the Met opera star Helen Jepson’s stepping stone to fame in a portrait of her early career. The article mentions a Monday May 7 concert engagement she will sing, highlighting radio as a gateway for her rise in American opera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Jepson
Helen Jepson
Metropolitan Opera Company
Captain Kitchen Receives Bronze Star in Germany Ceremony
Major General Norma D. Cotas awards Bronze Star to Captain Robert E. Peters of Greenburg Pa. Captain James W. Kitchen of this city stands beside him after also receiving the Bronze Star. Kitchen overseas since August 1944, served in Normandy Hurtgen Forest Northern France Southern France and now in Germany. Kitchen’s wife Martha and daughter Rebecca live at 724 Frederick Avenue.
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Norma D. Cotas
U. S. Army
Robert E. Peters
Greenburg
James W. Kitchen
Germany
Kitchen
Normandy
Hurtgen Forrest
France
Martha W. Kitchen
Rebecca
Frederick Avenue
T. W. Kitchen
Jepson’s Rise From Struggle to Broadcast Opera Spotlight
During the Depression era singer Jepson, an honor graduate of Curtis Institute and former Philadelphia Grand Opera Company performer, joins a Paul Whiteman program as a chorus member. When a soprano is needed for Puccini’s Madame Butterfly duet, her high notes prove the turning point and she secures the part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Can
Hersel
Philadelphia
Great Curtis Institute
Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Miss Jepson
Paul Whiteman
Jepson's Rise From Radio Appearing to Met Opera Leader
The soprano Jepson impressed manager Gatti Casazza while singing on this program. He offered her a Metropolitan Opera audition, she passed brilliantly, and became a leading member for seven years. She cherishes radio, always eager to sing on premier programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Jepson
Gatti- Casazza
Metropolitan Opera Company
Metropolitan
Lemon Juice Recipe for Rheumatic Pain Quick Relief
Simple home remedy claim uses Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice. Two-week supply, four lemons, three tablespoons twice daily. Promises relief within 48 hours with money-back guarantee if no improvement. Sold by drug stores nationwide.
Wan Wildox Compress Point of view
Wan reported in a compressed style as the column offers a point of view on Wildox events. The piece analyzes perspectives, notes context, and presents a concise editorial stance from a local commentator.
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Braddock Street Methodist Church
Walter Knee
Capper
Hoye Riley
Forum
H.S. Barr
J. H. Rosenberger
Riley
Martin's
I. W. Scothorn
Emmett Scothorn
A. L. Martin
Bartonsville
Martin
Nelson Martin
Red Bank
Warren Leisinger
Ethel Lee Martin
Severa
Guyon Foxewell
Thomas Schilling
Ellwood Martin
W. E. Orndorff
W. Ellsworth Orndorff
Prospect
James Walton
Southside Hospital
Farmville
Orndorff
Emily Hawkins
C. C. Hawkins
Mr. Orndorff
W. A. Orndorff
Rexall i
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Rexall
America
SUA Iseerey
Winchester—Front Royal
Jubilee Ladies
Kermit Bolen
Shenandoah Avenue
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gaunt
Dial
Main & Valley Aves
Joel D. Griffing
Col. Griffing
State Directors of Selective Service
Graham Dougherey, Sr
Ashington
D. C
Woodley
Isabelle Lewin
Bluemont
Marjorie Kerfoot Bradshaw
Llewellyn
Alfred M Kerfoot
Maria Morris
William Rhoden
John Hickey
Marine Base
Quantico, Va
George W. Grove
West Virginia
Gilbert Longerbeam
Arthur Edmunds
Herman Bush
Charles Town
Elizabeth Elsea
Almerta Elsea
Arlington, Va
R. E. Davis
Nancy Davis
George 8. Lightner
W. E. Hart
John Brown
Leonard H. Bell
Edinburg, Va
Acation Church School Workers Institute of the Methodist Church
Ernest Woodworth
Agnes Thompson
Crozet
George Pope
Rose MacDonald
Emily MacCormick
Great Pinkham
Frances R. Wolfe
Joseph F. Moore
Rixey Moore
Charlottesville
Grayson Sponseller, Jr
Roosevelt Jenkins
Pauline Farmer
Sue Farmer
Leroy Everhart
Maryland
Mr. Everhart
Elizabeth Warne
Ethel Hereford
Vernon Racer
Racer
Sgt. Racer
Gladys Racer
J.C. Siler
Augusta County
R. K. McDonald
Presbyterian Manse
Just
Saddle Oxfords
Lovett Brother
U.S. Army Signal Corps
J. A. Hotinger
Thurston’s Beauty Salon
N. Loudoun Street
SSS
the Commercial & Savings Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , Virginnia
Baker’s
Baker’s Drug Store
County Court House
Winchester Furniture Company
South Main Street
Cather & Moling
Army
Red Cross of Donor Service
Blood Bank
Timberlake
Dia
Winchester Poultry Company
S. Kent Street
Winchester, Virginia
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