Engagement of Nancy Stevens to Douglas Allen Reported
Society notes announce the engagement of Nancy Gray Stevens of Short Hills New Jersey and Berryville to Douglas Brooke Allen of Clarke County Maryland and Winchester Virginia. Miss Stevens is the daughter of the late Bayard Stevens and has Red Cross work background. Douglas Allen a Princeton UVA graduate served in the Coast Artillery and American Field Service and now works in Baltimore. The couple plan a late summer wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Gray Stevens
Douglas B. Allen
Bayard Stevens
Short Hills
N. J
Berryville
Douglas Brooke Allen
Lewis M. Allen
Winchester
Miss Stevens
Edwin A. Stevens
Allen
Robert Owen Allen
Westwood
Clarke County
Henry Brooke Gilpin
Baltimore
Scabby
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Princeton University
University of Virginia
Virginia
U. S. Coast Artillery
Italy
Eastern Stainless Steel Company
Pennington-Jenkins Marriage Performed Last Thursday Night
Mr and Mrs Robert R Jenkins announce the marriage of their daughter Mildred to Pvt Roland W Pennington son of Mr and Mrs Pennington The ceremony occurred Thursday May 3 at 7 pm conducted by Rev R A Whitten at the Congregational Christian Church parsonage The bride is a local high school graduate and the groom a 1943 Stephens City High School alumnus now with the Army Air Forces The poem classes at Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet Sunday at 9 45 am for devotionals led by Mrs D M Sprinkle with teaching by Mrs F W Darney and Mrs J F Bly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Jenkins
Smithfield Avenue
Mildred
Roland W. Pennington
Ae Clatus Pennington
R. A. Whitten
Congregational Christian Church
Stephens City High School
Margaret Collins Denny
Comrade Bible
Braddock Street Methodist Church
D. M. Sprinkle
F. W. Darney
Comrade
J. F. Bly
Nurse Everhart Attends Washington Reunion at Children's Hospital
Miss L Pearl Everhart R N spends the weekend in Washington DC for a nurse's reunion at Children's Hospital. A 1915 graduate and 1943 post graduate, she has served in several staff roles. Special program features Macedoia Youth Fellow and Puffinbarger of Harrisburg PA with music for Sunday May 6 at 8 pm led by Miss Elizabeth Snyder. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Pearl Everhart
R. N
Washington, D. C
Children’s Hospital
Macedoia
Harrisburg
Elizabeth Snyder
Birth of Gretchen Irene Higgs in Winchester Memorial Hospital
Fireman Second Class James F. Higgs and Mrs Higgs welcome a daughter Gretchen Irene on April 27 at Winchester Memorial Hospital. They also have two sons Billy and Jimmy. Higgs is stationed in the South Pacific. Mrs M Rhett Everhart visits Lt Everhart two weeks at St Mark Hotel Oakland California. Lt Robert S Kern returns to spend time at home with parents Mr and Mrs H P Kern at 216 East Boscawen Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Higgs
Gretchen Irene
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Billy
Jimmy
Higgs
South Pacific
Mrs. M. Rhett Everhart
Lt. Everhart
St. Mark Hotel
Oakland
California
Robert S. Kern
H. P. Kern
East Boscawen Street
Reely-Venable Rites Performed April 1
Mr and Mrs J W Venable of Stephens City announce the marriage of their daughter Helen Heath to Charles C Reely son of Mr and Mrs Carson Reely of Middletown The ceremony occurred in Hagerstown Maryland at 4 o clock Reverend H C Mack officiated The bride wore a soft wool shepherds plaid outfit with white accessories and gardenias Kathryn Venable her sister was her attendant in maize attire with talisman roses The Reelys are connected to Stephens City and Middletown with schooling at Winchester Business College and other local ties They will reside at Purcellville where Mr Reely is manager of the Safeway Store
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Venable
Stephens City
Helen Heath
Charles C. Reely
Carson Reely
Middletown
Hagerstown
H. C. Mack
Methodist Church
Kathryn Venable
Reely
Stephens City High School
Winchester Business College
Middletown High School
Blacksburg
Safeway
Purcellville
Rinker Jolliffe Engagement Made Known At Meeting
At a Quota Club meeting last night the engagement of Mrs. Ethel Jolliffe to Mr. J Earl Rinker was announced. Mrs. Jolliffe is a local photographer active in civic and church work. Mr. Rinker, deputy commissioner of revenue for Frederick County, is a Gainesboro native and farmer. The wedding is planned for this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club
Ethel Jolliffe
J. Earl Rinker
Mens Open Door Bible Class at Loudoun Street Presbyterian
The Mens Open Door Bible Class of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will meet Sunday at 9 45 in the morning. Vice president Lester Ritter will lead. Rev Joseph S Ducknall will teach. All members should attend and bring a friend. visitors will be cordially welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Lester Ritter
Joseph S. Ducknall
Millions Of Words Sent By Cable
London reports that since the war began more than 900 million words have been sent by cable from London to worldwide destinations. British newspapers supplied about 1 million stories for censor review. No figures exist for radio transmissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berryville Social Notes and Local Health Clinic Plans
Berryville notices include residents traveling to Norfolk Richmond Baltimore Charlottesville and Washington D C. A Chest X Ray Clinic for Clarke County is planned for May 21 in the Berryville Community Building for adults. Local service members receive promotions and family visits are reported among residents and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Berryville
Barriers Between Man and God Sermon At Christ Church
The Christ Episcopal Church announces Rev R B Nelson as rector with services at 8 a.m. Holy Communion and 11 a.m. Holy Communion and a sermon on Barriers Between Man and God. Special music by the Handley Vivace Club and a weekly prayer honors those who fight for freedom and those who serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
R B Nelson
Handley Vivace Club
Christ
Winchester approves Rouss Park development plan
City Council endorses the Rouss Park plan prepared by F Ellwood Allen with 22 civic groups backing it. The Winchester Recreation Council may proceed using its own resources as the plan is adopted and approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Park
City of
Winchester
F. Ellwood Allen
Park and Rec
City Recreation Department
Allen Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Sam D. Preston
Winchester Rec. Council
Preston
Dr. Hawthorne
E. E. Baker
Winchester Rec
Leonard Sirbaugh
Recreation Deparment
Ellwood Allen
National Recreation Aation
Recreation Planning
Recreation Council
Grant Pollock
Helen Massey
Charlie Clark
Ronald Wilson
Ben Belchie
Mattingly seeks beer and wine license for Kernstown Cabin Camp
William E. Mattingly proprietor of Kernstown Cabin Camp applies to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on May 15 1945 for a license to sell beer and wine over 3.2 percent alcohol by the drink for on and off premises consumption at Rt No 11 242 miles south Winchester Virginia and Rt No 11 244 miles south Winchester Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Kernstown
William E. Mattingly
Winchester
In Memory Of Our Father and Mother Davison
A memorial notice recalls O. P. Davison who died May 9 1918 and Sarah E Davison who died May 15 1926. Their souls are at peace as their children note they carry forward their work and faith. May flowers and time revive the family memory with prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Davison
Sarah E. Davison
Frederick County Canning Sugar Registration Schedule Released
The schedule lists dates and venues across Frederick County for sugar canning registrations. Locations include Fort View Filling Station Front Royal Pike on May 9 10, Gainesboro High School May 10 11 12 and Opequon Presbyterian Church Basement May 9 10, with various registration hours and name groupings. A rules section specifies eligibility and required information for each family registering.
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Frederick County
Fort View
Front Royal Pike
C. M. Rosenberger
Hayfield
Gainesboro
Gainesboro High School
Winchester Community Concert Plans New Membership Drive
Dr. R. R. Sartelle announced the Winchester Community Concert Association will close the 1944-45 spring season with Helen Jepson's Metropolitan Opera concert at Handley auditorium May 7. A 1945-46 membership drive opens May 14 with a campaign dinner at the Trianon Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Concert Association
R. R. Sartelle
Winchester Community Concert Association
Helen Jepson
Metropolitan Opera
Handley Auditorium
Trianon
Dorothy Larrick
R. T. Lozier
Helen Massey
Harold Welch
Community Concerts
New York
Welch
Mildred Jones
Secty
Winchester
Miles Music Company
West Boscawen St
Birth Registration Emphasized In Health Campaign
Richmond May 5 Dr I C Riggin state health commissioner urged complete birth registration nationwide during the annual child health observance noting birth certificates prove parentage insurance property rights identity and ancestry. He warned rural and non white communities show the poorest registration and urged immediate steps to remedy this. Certificates aid school work permits voting marriage civil service military service pensions and social security benefits for the blind dependent children and aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
I. C. Riggin
United States
Riggin
Serviceman May Lower National Service Life Insurance
A serviceman may reduce his National Service Life Insurance by writing to the Veterans Administration in Washington 25 D C. He should state the amount to keep in force in multiples of 500 dollars, not less than 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran's Administration
Washington 25
D. C
With Our Men in the Service 27th Infantry D-Day Arrival
Staff Sergeant Kermit B. McDonald of Sunnyside Winchester landed with the Appleknocker Regiment of the 27th Infantry Division in the Ryuku Islands. He has fought in Makin Saipan and the Marianas and earned the Combat Infantryman badge Asiatic Pacific ribbon and three campaign stars. His wife Helen McDonald lives in Los Angeles. A Pacific war mail appeal urges well wrapped packages and detailed packing instructions for overseas delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
27Th Infantry Division
Kermit B. McDonald
Sunnyside
Winchester
Ryuku Group
Pacific
McDonald
Makin
Gilbert Islands
Saipan
Marianas Islands
Army
War Department
Helen McDonald
South Bronson
Los Angeles
Calif
Navy Mail Service
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Area
Tomatoes and beans yield most food per garden space
According to a Victory garden notice from the Department, tomatoes and beans produce the largest yields relative to the space they occupy in a Victory garden.
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Department A Eee
Victory Garden
Army Photographer Serves With Chinese American Wing
Master Sergeant Robert W. Riley 33 a veteran Army Air Forces photographer lab technician works with Lt Wuo Tao Ming Chinese officer to assemble an aerial camera for the Fourteenth Air Force Chinese American Composite Wing. Riley's wife resides in Wichita Falls Texas. He joined the Army in 1940 and served at Sheppard Field before overseas duty began last December.
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China
Robert W. Riley
Army Air Forces
Wuo Tao Ming
Fourteenth Air Force
Sgt. Riley
Faine Avenue
Wichita Falls
Texas
J. W. Riley
West Piccadilly Street
Winchester
Sheppard Field
River of Reversing Falls Typically Called St John’s
Canadian river cited as flowing in two directions is the St John’s River famous for its reversing falls where tides cause the current to run outward at low tide and inward at high tide.
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St. John’s River
Military honors for soldiers killed in action overseas
Soldiers killed in action whose bodies are recoverable receive funerals with full military honors. Graves are marked and registered so corpses may be returned to the United States after hostilities end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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Society
Mrs. D. M. Sprinkle Will
Macedonia
Rexall Ic Sale
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Rexall
Winchester—Front
Roya
Sutton
Gaunt
Main & Valley Aves
Donald Cooley
Norfolk
Harris
Helen Harris
Blackburn Smith
BE. L. Tessier
Theodore Repplier
Virginia Page
Kate Powers
Granville Sydnor
Charlottesville
Joseph F. Moore, Jr
Rixey Moore
Charlottesville, Va
Lewis Kline
Page Lee
Henry G. Lane
David H. Allen
Glen Allen
Henry Reynolds
Charles Renner
Pfc
Albert W. Renner
Wilson Kerns
Aiken
S. C
Pimlico
Emma Caroll
Shelby Alward
Nebraska
Alward
Henry Alward
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Roy E. Potts
Roy E. Potts, Jr
Sergeant Potts
490Th
Eighth Air Force
Just
Saddle Oxfords
Lovett Brothers
Alfred Snapp
Route 1-A
Opequon Presbyterian Church
Opequon
Stephens City Cannery
Stonewall Stonewall High School
Clear
Grook
Pridey
Stonewall
Gore High School
Gore
E. E. Fawcett
Mt. Falls
Grover Carper
Northwestern
Star Tannery
the Commercial & Savings Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Winchester, Virginnia
Armstrong
Johnson
Cather & Moling
Elizabeth Arden
Baker’s Drug Store
County Court House
Blood Bank
Peoples Drug Store
Timberlake
Dia
L. E. Hill
American Legion
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