Berryville to Build Memorial Pool as Drive Reaches Second Week
Berryville Virginia advances a pool fund drive amid pledges and a $5,000 goal. Co-Chairmen Ralph N and McGehee report progress as work waits on at least $4,500 in pledges. Joseph F. Moore funds site and playground memorial adjacent to the pool area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Ralph N
Oe War Dorsey
Dorsey
McGehee
Sottle
William D. Burtner
Green District
David Donovan
Battletown
Longma
Hobson McGehee
Bea Withers
Casey
Boyce
Woman’s Club
Joseph F. Moore
Rixey Moore
Moore
First Call On Winchester Dial System
The first call on the C. P. Telephone Company dial system in Winchester was made by Harry F. Byrd Jr editor of the Winchester Evening Star at 11 40 p m Saturday night. He is shown with R Gray Williams a C P Telephone director and L J McElligott Winchester office manager. Mayor C R Anderson receives the call at his home with Carl Sundin nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. & P. Telephone Company
Winchester
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester Evening Star
R. Gray Williams
L. J. McElligott
C. R. Anderson
Mr. Byrd
Carl Sundin
Lynchburg
Reading public on convoying in wartime debate
The Inquiring Reporter probes opinions on convoying trade ships during war. Garland Quarles favors convoy with no other step. J H Lowden supports immediate convoy with English aid. F W Pingley warns convoy speeds escalation. Monty Green withholds judgment for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Quarles
Clarke County Man Estep Dies At 78
S. D. Estep 78 native of Edinburg Va. died yesterday at the home of his daughter Mrs Henry L Devers of Boyce. He was a fertilizer salesman for over 40 years and is survived by several children and two sisters. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 from Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial at Old Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Dickerson Estep
Edinburg
Henry L. Devers
Boyce
Mary Frances Estep
Mr. Estep
Clarke County
Millwood
Dillman Estep
Matilda Frye Estep
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to the daily quiz printed on page 4 include Boston National League club Shakespeare Admirel Byrd Tennis and they were printed on the air in green ink Casseopeia Catmint or catnip Whirlaway No Oscar Wilde.
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Boston National League Club
Shakespeare
Admirel Byrd
Casseopeia
Whirlaway
Oscar Wilde
Rites Held For Mrs Beck of Winchester
The funeral of Mrs Walter E Beck formerly Miss Meta Grim of Winchester who died in a Norfolk hospital Saturday morning was held today at 4 PM from Kurtz Funeral Home. Interment followed at Mount Hebron with her husband and two children Barbara Lee and Billy surviving. Officiating ministers were Rev T M Swann and Rev Carl Honeycutt. Pallbearers were Dr E C Yost Fred Crisman Ralph Pifer Gibson Baker Clayton Cochran and Edwin T Snider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Beck
Meta Grim
Winchester
Norfolk
Kurtz
Mount Hebron
Beck
Barbara Lee
Billy
T. M. Swann
Carl Honeycutt
E. C. Yost
Fred Crisman
Ralph Pifer
Gibson Baker
Clayton Cochran
Edwin T. Snider
Ascension Day Services Set at Christ Church
Ascension Day services at Christ Episcopal Church will be held at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday evening, the eve of the feast, instead of on Ascension Day Thursday as in past years, announced Rev. R. B. Nelson, rector.
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Christ Episcopal Church
R. B. Nelson
Scout Leaders Train in Campcraft at Shenandoah Area Camp
Shenandoah Area Council scouters conducted a weekend campcraft training at Camp White Rock. The course covered troop operation camping and outdoor advancement with leaders Henry M. Sydnor Ted Lowry George Sanders Rev Ronald Rowland. Delegates from three districts completed four course meetings and earned credit.
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Shenandoah Area
Camp White Rock
Henry M. Sydnor
Ted Lowry
George Sanders
Central
Ronald Rowland
W. J. Coffman
Paul Broyles
Leo L. Garman
Powell Jolliffe, Sr
G. V. Mays
Ralph Gemmill
Stephen Stone
Frank Smith
Fulton Wintermeyer
Linden Bush
Lige Miller
T. A. Lowery
Edwin Adkins
P. D. Fearnow
J. C. Tabb
John Morresey
J. H. Gaskins
Harold Rowe
Harold Rogers
D. W. Naff, Jr
Bernard Groves
Ray Garrabrandt
Verlus Sirbaugh
Tom Bess
Philip Hunter
William F. Clare
Fred Bamne
Walter Burner
C. W. Wilkinson
D. M. Wilkins
Courtney Jones
Shenandoah
Boy Scouts of America
Hotel Willard
Washington, D. C
John 8. Scully, Jr
Couuncil
C. S. Hartman
C. Vernon Eddy
W. D. Sievers
Hogan
James E. West
Frank Hogan
American Bar Association
Paul McNutt
Federal Security
Boy Scouts
Walter W. Head
National Council
Hon
Bankers Institute Concludes Third Year Session
The American Bankers Institute in Berryville completes its third year of classes on negotiable instruments. Edward Thoma led the program with Ralph Ware teaching the first year. Attendees included bankers from Shenandoah Valley National, Farmers and Merchants, Massanutten, and others in Winchester Front Royal Strasburg and Berryville. Classes will resume in late summer or early fall with a fourth term planned.
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American Banker's Institute
American Banking Association
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Edward Thoma
Clarke County
Berryville
Ralph Ware
First National Bank of
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester
Muriel Brown
Carl Cather
Jack Blackburn
Joe Thomas
Douglass Grim
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester
Goldie Brown
Claude Grim
Harry Ridgeway
Eugene Adams
Kenzel Whitacre
Ercial and Savings Bank of Winchester
John Gano
Merlin Ely
First National Bank of Berryville
Constance White
Leona Krause
Maurice Longerbean
Bank of Clarke
William Barnett
Wilbur Feltner
Citizen’s National Bank of
Front Royal
Glen Robinson
Massanutten Bank of Strasburg
Mary Rhodes
Johnson
F. L. McWilliams
H. D. Puller
J. H. Yost
Osmar Swanson Reflects On Drayman Era And Career
Osmar Swanson recalls the old Winchester dray trade and its stars Billy Hawkins Jim Brown and Mr Perry. He remembers colored draymen Shug Evans Neal Robinson and Billy Brackenridge who watched the work from a wagon edge. Swanson discusses youth baseball at S V A Fort Loudoun Seminary and Massenuttén Military Academy.
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Osmar
Winchester
Billy Hawkins
Jim Brown
Mr. Perry
Bob Orrick
Shug” Evans
Neal Robinson
Billy Brackenridge
S.V. A. Fort Loudoun Seminary
Old Episcopal Female Institute
V. A
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
Scoutmasters Service Date Mapped for March 1942
Mr Head said he would attend the service of Scoutmasters if local Scouters choose a satisfactory date in March 1942. The plan centers on coordinating schedules for a regional gathering and involve local leaders.
Funeral held for Ella Lewis White in Berryville
Mrs. Ella Lewis White 73, a Clarke County native and New York widow of James McK White, dies in New York. Funeral services are at Grace Episcopal Church Berryville Tuesday at 4 30 p.m. Burial at Green Hill cemetery. She is survived by brother Robert E Lewis and several nieces and nephews.
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Berryville
Ella Lewis White
New York
Clarke County
James McK White
Grace Episcopal Church
Green Hill Cemetery
White
George Washington Lewis
Monterey
Lorenzo Lewis
Dial telephone system described for users and future guidance
The article explains using the dial system by reading the directory, taking the handset, listening for dial tone, and dialing the number. It notes further detailed usage tips will appear in The Star tomorrow and then pivots to a veterinary Q&A stating dogs run about 101 degrees Fahrenheit, with young and small dogs slightly higher.
Osmar and Florence Non Fugitt Mark Long Anniversary
The article notes Osmar and Florence Non Fugitt will celebrate a significant anniversary. It recalls Osmar's drag business history with the NRA blue eagle era, mentioning past high labor and trunk rot transport needs and later reduced rates due to higher competition and autos.
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Osmar
Florence Non Fugitt
Winchester Evening Star Cooking School Attendance Rises
Winchester housewives last week attended sessions of the annual Cooking School. Attendance was evenly distributed over four days and slightly above usual. Grand awards were presented, and Saturday Mrs Camille Heitmuller received Red Cross shoes. Further awards will be published when redeemed.
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Winchester
Winchester Evening Star
Camille Heitmuller
Red Cross
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Eis
Allis
Chalmers
Barr’s
Roosevelt
Willkie
J. H. Lowden
F. W. Pingley
M. M
Monty” Green
S.D. Estep
Clarke
Virginia
Shenandoah Commercial Hatchery
Maurertown, Va
Mthe
Bankers’ Institute
Thoma
Osmar Swanson
Mervel W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
Dial
Mrs. White
NRA
Star’s
Hardware Miller
Ye Vad
Hove
John W. Rosenberger & Co
S. Braddee
General Electric
General
Electric Pines Miller
Anderson Plumbing & Heating
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