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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1943

Page

8

Calendar of Evening Meetings and Recitals

Wednesday 3 00 p m Weekly Elks Club meeting. Thursday 1 00 p m Rotary luncheon at Sarah Zane Hall and Kathleen McCartney recital at Handley School at 2 00 p m. Friday 8 45 p m Quota Club semi monthly meeting at Golden Glow Coffee Shop and 8 00 p m Ewing Studio of Art recital at Handley. 8 00 p m W O W weekly meeting at Odd Fellows Hall.

Rotary Club Sarah Zane Hall Kathleen McCartney Handley School Quota Club Golden Glow Ewing Handley Odd Fellows Hall

Rare canvas donated by Miss Rose McDonald to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Miss Rose Mortimer McDonald of Berryville donated a rare canvas depicting St Pascal Baylon to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The work, first thought Italian, is now considered by experts to be by a Latin American artist and is hung in the Assembly Gallery.

Rose Mortimer McDonald Berryville State Board of Education Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Pascal Baylon

Virginia couple's Navy wedding in Miami dorms

Miss Hilda Seibert Sager of Woodstock Virginia married Ensign Edvin Robertson of Rock Hill South Carolina at Trinity Methodist Church Miami Florida. The ceremony was led by Rev R L Allen with Sager family connections in Virginia and Robertson recently completing the U S Navy Reserve midshipmen program in Columbia University.

Virginia Hilda Seibert Sager Woodstock Edvin Robertson United States Naval Reserve Rock Hill S. C Trinity Methodist Church Miami Fla R. L. Allen Mary Washington Colege Fredericksburg Erskine College South Carolina Mt. Jackson High School United States Treasury Department Washington, D. C Ensign Robertson H. M. Robertson Erskine

Leadership Class Teaches Teaching Methods At Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian and Episcopal Churches held a Leadership Class at the Presbyterian Sunday School with good attendance. Mrs. F. E. Brennerman of Charles Town led a full class in teaching methods via demonstration focusing on very young children.

Presbyterian Episcopal Presbyterian Sunday School F. E. Brennerman Charles Town Ronald Wilson

Nutrition Course opens under Miss Flickinger at power company rooms

The Northern Virginia Power Co hosts the first nutrition course meeting led by Miss Margaret Flickinger. Seventeen attended the Tuesday session and dates for future meetings were set for Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM with two absences allowed for credit. Homemakers are urged to join as this may be the last class for some time.

Margaret Flickinger Northern Virginia Power Co

Onward Upward Class Meets Thursday at Home of Mrs Dorton

The Onward Upward Class of Kernstown Methodist Church will gather Thursday at eight o clock at Mrs Thomas Dortons home. The Quota Club will meet Friday at 545 p.m. at the Golden Glow Coffee Shop for its semi monthly session.

Kernstown Methodist Church Thomas Dorton Wayne

Victory Exchange Open Thursdays and Saturdays

The Victory Exchange on Main Street remains open 11 to 5 each Thursday and Saturday. It features men's suits, China glass, and silver for war savings stamps. The shop invites house cleaning donations, children's shoes are needed, and items help the war effort.

Victory Exchange Worths Main Street

Birth announced for H. H. Omps family in Winchester

Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Omps on the birth of a son early this morning in Winchester. Mrs. Omps is formerly Miss Nellie Harmer. Pvt. Alfred S. Morgan of the engineers corps at Ft. Belvoir spent last weekend in Winchester with Mrs. Morgan. Cpl. and Mrs. B Beverley Wright of Camp Lee, Va., arrived in Winchester for a two week leave.

Fletcher Dellinger Stephens City Winchester Memorial Hospital Dellinger Edith Ludwig Annie Johnson Alexandra, Va Ralph Johnson Whitacre H. H. Omps Omps Nellie Harmer Pvt Alfred S. Morgan Engineers Corps Ft. Belvoir, Va Winchester Mrs. Morgan B. Beverley Wright Camp Lee, Va John Nettles Herbert Whiting Beverley Whiting Henry Lane Emily McCormick E. Jaquelin Smith Richmond Council of the Episcopal Church Lanes Gatewood

Mrs Frank Whiting Leaves Hospital for Berryville Home

Mrs Frank Whiting departed Winchester Memorial Hospital for home in Berryville. Mr and Mrs Pete Anderson welcomed their second daughter Patsy. Patsy visited Mountain Falls with Mr and Mrs John Keffer. Mrs Miller O Rear visited with Mr and Mrs Van Meter at Vaucluse.

Frank Whiting Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Pete Anderson Patsy Mountain Falls John Keffer Cyrus Pine

Japs Claim Attacks On Hospital Ships

London May 19 a Japanese headquarters announcement broadcast by Tayko claimed seven Japanese hospital ships were attacked nine times early this year. The broadcast heard by the Associated Press said hospital ships were targets of American aircraft or submarines from January to year end, a claim the report said lacked evidence and served propaganda to accuse Allied forces of barbarity.

London Tayko Centaur Associated Press

Berryville Social Ties Highlight Week of Visits

Berryville residents hosted and visited as relatives and friends from Arlington Virginia to Oak Park Illinois gathered for weddings, birthdays, and Red Cross events. Ensign Meade Dorsey heads to New York for duty while Cadet Morton Mumma III plans a ten day furlough at home. The Clarke County Nursing Association runs lunch at Carter Hall Horse Show and the Junior Women's Club plans outdoor summer meetings and a June picnic.

Morton C. Mumma, III Virginia Military Institute Lexington Morton C. Mumin, Jr Clarke County Nursing Association Carter Hall Clarke County Lions Club Carl Lewis Court House

Berryville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Memorial Hospital updates and social visits across Berryville are reported. Notables include Mrs. Whiting’s hoped return home, Ensign Moore heading to Naval Reserve training, and Miss Hettie MacKay Smith winning at a Virginia horse show. Clarke County nurses summarize April work and call for more Red Cross surgical dressings volunteers as spring brings garden work.

Joseph F. Moore Clarke County Red Cross

Service Members Called From Home With Our Men In The Service

Local soldiers and families report updates from Camp Gordon Camp Lee and Camp Shelby. Pfc Billy W Dunlap attached to HQ Btry 694th FA Bn Camp Gordon Ga welcomes letters from friends. Mrs Bowman writes her husband 1st Sgt W T Bowman has arrived overseas and is stationed in North Africa. Pfc Hubert W Fanning resumes training at Camp Lee after furlough with his parents and wife. Cpl Jack Whitmore leaves after a 10 day Winchester furlough. He belongs to the armored service. Pvt Harry E Ridgeway now at Camp Shelby in the Intelligence Section of the Infantry with Haq Co 1st Bn 272nd Infantry AP0 417.

Billy W. Dunla Dunlap Bruce Dunlap Highland Avenue F. A. Bn Camp Gordon, Ga W. T. Bowman Sgt North Africa Hubert W. Fanning Camp Lee, Va G. A. Panning Ruth Fanning Cpl Jack Whitmore Winchester Fred Morgan Randolph Gaunt Ruth Julia Whitmore Cpl. Whitmore Armored Service Harry E. Ridgeway Camp Lee Camp Shelby Miss Haq. Co 272Nd Infantry

Jewish Reprisals Demanded Amid Dams Bombing Fallout

Berlin press calls for proportionate reprisals against Jews after the RAF raid on Mohne and Eder dams. Reuters reports that the blast reveals the Ruhr Valley’s industrial extent and that a Jewish medical specialist refugee previously suggested the attacks.

London Berlin Mohne Eder Reuters Stockholm Ruhr Germany

Night Classes Aid War Dressings Effort

Night classes organize to produce dressings crucial to the war effort. The community is urged to contribute materials and time to support wards and hospital needs.

Knitting Drive for Red Cross Appeals Clarke County

Mrs. Joel D. Griffing knitting chairman asks all who have finished garments to turn them in immediately with emphasis on navy turtle neck sweaters. A shipment must depart by month’s end. Lieut Col Joel D Griffing of Selective Service in Richmond spent the weekend in Berryville with Mrs Caney and Master Joel Griffing.

William Beverley Clarke County The American Red Cross Red Cross Hospital Corp Warrenton Graham Dougherty, Jr Joel D. Griffing Asl Selective Service Richmond Berryville Caney Joel Griffing

Edwin F Lewis Furlough Visit Noted in Berryville

Pfc Edwin F Lewis spent several days on furlough in Berryville at the start of the week.

Edwin F. Lewis Pfc Berryville

Sheriff Extends Call for Volunteers in Doris Dean Search

Harrisonburg Va May 19 Sheriff Sam H Callender of Rockingham county issued an appeal for volunteers to resume the search for four year old Doris Dean missing since late Monday afternoon. The search near Island Ford foothills and Shenandoah National Park boundary has drawn as many as 150 volunteers including 36 from a conscientious objectors camp at Grottoes. Doris was last seen with her two brothers as they carried in a cow. the kids returned home without her and no trace has been found.

Harrisonburg Sam H. Callender Rockingham County Doris Dean Blue Ridge Mountains Island Ford Conscientious Objectors Grottoes Shenandoah National Park Walter Dean Doris Callender

Bulls Bring $4 375 In Virginia Aberdeen Angus Sale

Nine bulls sold for an aggregate $4,375 at the Virginia Aberdeen Angus sale held at the agricultural experiment station’s sales pavilion in Orange Virginia. About 250 people attended.

Orange Virginia

Aid Proposal For Backward Nations At UN Food Conference

Australian delegate F L McDoughall urged an international agricultural authority with powers to grant financial and technical aid to backward nations. He also called for a postwar food program including regular food shipments to famine and undernourished regions. McDoughall, London adviser to Australia, has worked with U S officials on postwar adjustment and served on the League of Nations nutrition committee. He noted there are 10 000 species of bacilli worldwide.

Hot Springs F. L. McDoughall United Nations Food Conference McDoughall London American Officies Washington League of Nations

Crossword Clue Answer Set

Receptacle shade of red and ivy covered instant sets of articles down clues listed Bring forth young shaped like a wing withered apportioned public notices highest cards kind of meat

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