Wardensville Seniors Set to Stage The Red Headed Class Play
Wardensville seniors plan a school play titled The Red Headed Class. Avonelle McClure Virginia Wilson and Richard Russell lead a story of a Western ranch heiress adapting to Chicago society amid battles with a stepmother and suitor. The production, in the high school gym, promises lively cast dynamics before the May 21 senior vesper service and May 24 commencement in the gym.
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Gh School
Avonelle McClure
Ward Tsel
Virginia Wilson
Richard Russell
Hiis
Chicago
Bess
Tee
Prospective Cadets Invited to May 12 Hospital Open House
The Winchester Memorial Hospital hosts an open house on May 12 from 2 to 5 p m to show hospital facilities. Prospective students are urged to visit the educational department and learn about the United States Nurse Corps training for cadets. Miss Mary Krug and Mrs Ethie Dey will answer questions about the Cadets theoretical course. Miss Virginia Reid MHollar will discuss Nursing Service questions.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
United States Nurse Corps
Mary Krug
Ethie Dey
Virginia Reid Mhollar
Help the USO Provide A Home Away From Home Fund Drive
A wartime appeal urges readers to support the USO drive to fund rest homes and lodging for service members and their families. The notice highlights local volunteers, donation locations, and the goal of easing military life while deployed or traveling.
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USO
District Nurses Plan T B Examination Drive
The District Nurse Association held its monthly meeting with Mrs. H. D. Fuller presiding. A report from Mrs. Daniel W. Lupton covered postwar planning. April activities included chest x ray clinic prep, visits to industrial plants, a mass X ray film at Palace Theatre with Chanles Keeler.
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District Nurse Association
H. D. Fuller
Daniel W. Lupton
Martin Wisecarver
R. E. Byrd
Memorial Hospital
Society
Mary Farmer
Evelyn Dean
Palace Theatre
England
Chanles Keeler
University of Virginia
Exai
Sion
Aue
University Hospital
Red Cross Motor Corps
St Davids Church News Roundup May Visitations
May notes from St. Davids Church SF recount visits by Clinton Clem of Washington DC to Mr and Mrs Robert Clem, Evelyn Halderson's return from Detroit, Julia McKinzie visiting family, and local calls on Mr and Mrs D T Stephens. Also mentions heart attack recovery of Mrs James McClanahan and visits by Harry Ratchford and others to Winchester and Camp Claiborne. Allan Anderson, son of Evelyn Halidorson, is at Camp Claiborne Louisiana.
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SF. David
Clinton Clem
Washington, D. C
Robert Clem
Evelyn Halderson
Detroit
Julia McKinzie
Washington
W. L. Stephens
Myers
Camp Claiborne
Harry Stephens
C. E. Stephens
Rites Held For W T Carper At Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for 66 year old W T Henkel Carper at Jones Funeral Home. Rev F T Fulcher led the service with burial at Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Mick Carper Hugh Carper Earl Carper Robert Kreamer William Bailey and Cecil Bailey. He survived by his widow one stepson Bernard Anderson and step grandchildren Virginia Ray Charles Russell and Hilda Anderson.
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Jones
W. T. Henkel Carper
F. T. Fulcher
Mt. Hebron
Mick Carper
Hugh Carper
Earl Carper
Robert Kreamer
William Bailey
Cecil Bailey
Bernard Anderson
Virginia
Ray
Charles
Russell
Hilda Anderson
John Kerr Students Win Scrap Flag For Third Time In Contest
John Kerr School students win the Scrap Flag again after a 23.22 pound per pupil average in last month’s collection totaling 11 050 pounds. Virginia Avenue ranked second with 3 920 pounds at 14.29 per pupil, Handley elementary third, and Handley high fourth as final collection nears May 25 26.
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John Kerr
John Kerr School
Va. Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Handley Elementary
Handley High School
Handley
Handley Grades
Handley High Trails
Market Ends Mixed as Stocks Hold Ground on Earnings Hopes
New York May 5 Traders largely held positions with gains for several issues led by Park & Tilford Pacific Mills Gulf Mobile & Ohio Masonite Santa Fe Standard Oil and Consolidated Edison while Westinghouse Pennsylvania Deere Boeing Douglas Union Carbide and Phelps Dodge lagged. Bonds and commodities moved narrowly with Brown-Forman Distillers affected and American Cyanamid weakening in curb trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park & Tilford
Pacific Mills
Gulf Mobile & Ohio
Masonite
Santa Fe
Standard Oil (Nj
Consolidated Edison
International Paper
Goodrich
General Motors
Chrysler
Westinghouse
Pennsylvania
Deere
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
Union Carbide
Phelps Dodge
Bonds
Brown-Forman Distillers
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets May 5 Report
Baltimore notes unchanged apples and sweet potatoes while poultry holds firm for young birds. Eggs 2,454 cases. butter 41,763 pounds. Cattle and hogs show mixed but steady trends with specific price ranges for steers, calves, hogs and sows. Chicago market lists slower hog sales with mixed weights. cattle and sheep values mostly steady with top prices noted for select hog and steer lots.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
CW. F. A.—Office of Distribution
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Mrs Miller Dies of Pneumonia At 29
Mrs Verdie May Miller 29 died Wednesday at Winchester Memorial Hospital from pneumonia after two days ill. Funeral services are Sunday at 4 at Dellinger funeral home Woodstock. She is survived by husband Garnet Miller, child Eunice May, parents Mr and Mrs Martin Kline, and siblings Velma Katherine Wade Ryman Clark Walter Johnny Luther. interment at Columbia Furnace.
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Dellinger
Woodstock
Verdie May Miller
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Martin
Amanda Sheetz Kline
Near
New Market
Garnet Miller
Winchester
Mr. Miller
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Eunice May Miller
Velma Kline
Katherine Kline
Wade Ryman
Clark Kline
Tenth Legion
Walter
U. S. Army
California
Johnny
Luther
U. S
Dellinger Funeral Home
Coast Guard themed song by Huey Long era composer
Chris Yacich, 43, composer laureate to the late Senator Huey Long, writes a ditty about his new Alma Mater the Coast Guard titled I'd Like To Find The Guy Who Named The Coast Guard. He coauthored Long's Every Man A King and prepared about 20 parodies on rivals' campaign tunes.
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New Orleans
Chris Yacich
Huey Long
The
Coast Guard
Yacich
Long
Chris
Chicago Grain Quotations Openers Mixed Prices
Prices were mixed at the open in Chicago grain trading with May rye still to close. Wheat oats and rye showed varied early moves as contracts awaited further action with May rye unsettled and delivery quotations opening higher for some months.
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Chicago
Germans Hear Of Ward Seizure
Berlin radio reports United States troops seized Montgomery Ward, the large mail order store. The dispatch says Roosevelt government faced protests and yielded on fronts, with claims of staff election and renewed congressional review of wartime authority set to expire June 30.
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Berlin
U.S
Montgomery Ward
Geneva
United States
Roosevelt
London Daily Express
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Two Calves and Two Cows Die in Dog Attack
Holmes H. Carper of Senseney Road lost two cows and two calves last week after a pack of dogs attacked. Game Warden FW Pingley investigated and shot one dog, with another identified and destroyed by its owner. The incident, valued at about $200, was a large single loss for dogs.
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Holmes H. Carper
Senseney Road
FW. Pingley
Carper
Pingley
Virginia Duckpin Tourney At Waynesboro
Virginia’s annual State Duckpin Bowling Tournament will be held at Cavalier alleys in Waynesboro on May 12 13 and May 19 20. The event known as the aristocrat of Virginia duckpin circles draws top players with singles doubles and team events for men and women. Entries close May 10 with fees 2 for singles 4 for doubles and 10 for a team. Cash prizes will be awarded.
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Virginia
Clarke Chest Clinic Provides Free X-Ray Survey
In Berryville Virginia on May 5 the National X-ray Survey Company of Orange New Jersey performed 827 X-rays. The tally included 55 white adults eight colored 13 white preschool children four colored 500 white school children under fifteen 156 colored 63 white school children over fifteen eight colored 18 white teachers and two colored. The Tuberculosis Committee and Clarke County Nurses Association co sponsored the clinic and the Clarke County Motor Corps aided transportation duties.
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Berryville
National X-ray Survey Company of
Orange
N. J
Tuberculosis Committee
Clarke County Nurses Association
Clarke County Motor Corps
Soldiers Show Faith in God at Westminster Abbey Service
Major Furman Jordan, US Army chaplain, told Grace Covenant Auxiliary members that 15,000 American soldiers kneeling in Westminster Abbey honored a request by the troops to give thanks for their safe arrival in England. He noted increased religious consultation overseas and cited aviators’ accounts of divine aid.
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Westminster Abbey
England
Furman J. Jordan
United States Army
Tola
Grace- Covenant Presbyterian Church Auxiliary
Richmond
Jordan
America
Reliance and Ridings Chapel Mark Young People Anniversary
The fifty fourth anniversary of the Denominational Young People's Work is observed with services at Reliance at 11 a.m. led by Miss Oneta Shipe with J Emmett Dettra speaking and the Young People's Choir providing music. A second service at Ridings Chapel at 3 p.m. features Dettra addressing the youth. An evening social for church and community at Reliance School basement includes games, singing, and refreshments. Public invitation extended.
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Reliance
Ridings Chapel
Oneta Shipe
Emmett Dettra
Dettra
Reliance School
Weoigf
nflAg Mho Ved
Recital Sunday At Luray Singing Tower
A carillon recital is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Luray Singing Tower in Luray Virginia featuring pieces such as America Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow O Love That Will Not Let Me Go and The Star Spangled Banner The series plays daily at 3 p.m. except Mondays and Fridays.
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Luray Singing Tower
Luray
America
Old Virginny
Long Reports For Ship Repair Unit Navy Induction
Adell Shaffer Long of Middletown Virginia reports for active duty May 16 with the Navy Ship Repair Unit. He is a third class carpenters mate in the U S Naval Reserve and was assigned the rating at the Winchester recruiting station. He was registered with Frederick County Draft Board No 1. Born in Mt Williams Virginia he graduated Stephens City High School in 1941 and was active in baseball boxing and basketball. He lives with his grandparents C I and Mrs Long of Middletown and his father is a World War I veteran. He attends Johns Lutheran Church at Mt Williams and has been employed as a driver for National Products Co. Sworn in at Roanoke he will report in Richmond for indoctrination before serving with the Ship Repair Unit.
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Adell Shaffer Long
Middletown
Navy
SRU
U. S. Naval Reserve
Winchester
Frederick County Draft Board
Mt. Williams, Va
Long
Stephens City High School
C. I. Long
Rd Johns Lutheran Church
Mt. Williams
National Products Co
Roanoke
Richmond
Naval Training Station
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists the quiz correct responses: question one Soviet Russia and question two left arm.
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Soviet Russia
General Auchinleck and Regions Named in Quiz List
The items include Gen Sir Claude J. B. Auchinleck, North Carolina, Pacific, Delaware, Hideout, False, Near-sighted, and Liberia in a set of clues.
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Claude J. B. Auchinleck
North Carolina
Pacific
Delaware
Liberia
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J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Olga Stoker
W. B. Snider & Son
Girl Scouts
St. David’s Church
W. T. Carper
South Carolina
Stock Market Report
Ward
Associated Press
Sylvester Graham
Pal
Waynesboro
Clarke Chest Clinic
McCormick
Reliances
Spades
Miller’s Hardware
Willow Lawn
Bowly Place
Winchester City Limits
Valley Pike
Dunn & Duvall
Winchester Sale
M. Virgi
Fred Stine
Ester, Va
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