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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1945
Page
8
The Victory Exchange promotes a range of gifts including framed miniatures, cut glass, and children's white dresses for occasions such as graduations and Commencement Day. It invites shoppers to visit Thursday or Saturday between 11 and 5 to explore the selection.
A coaching class for Vacation Bible School teachers and helpers will be at Bruce Town Methodist Church parsonage on Thursday May 24 at 8 p.m. Mrs. F T Fulcher hopes for a large turnout.
Miss Frances Montague of Lynchburg is the guest of her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Clarke T Cooper on Amherst street Brucetown W S C S meets Thursday The W S C S of Brucetown will meet at the home of Mrs S G Swimley Thursday evening May 24 at 8 o clock A full attendance requested Bobby and Billy Watson Will Graduate June 5 They will be among 40 students graduating from Elkridge High School at commencement exercises in the High School Auditorium Thursday evening June 5 Both boys have attended four years and serve in school groups. Bobby is captain of the safety patrol and Billy a lieutenant. their sister Jean is a former graduate with honors in 1943 and is now a student nurse at Maryland General Hospital Baltimore The Henry Hudsons Had Dinner Guests Sunday Mr and Mrs Henry Hudson of Boyce had dinner guests including Pvt Charles W Hudson Melvin Hudson Hazel Hudson of Opequon Mrs Lou Hudson Mrs Fred Jenkins and daughter Freda Mr and Mrs Manuel Jenkins Mr Meredith Coffman of Strasburg Mr Clifton Clark and children Anna Margaret Bobby Betty Lou of Middletown
Miss Katherine Zette sister of Mrs. Thomas Cover died of pneumonia in a Washington hospital Monday evening May 21. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11 from Kurtz Funeral Home with Rev. Robert B. Nelson officiating. Interment will be in Mt Hebron Cemetery.
A political slogan appears in a clip noting the tension over public debt and military spending. The phrase suggests a stance that financing bonds will deter aggression and reduce threat levels.
Berryville residents host visitors from Clarksburg Parkersburg and Richmond for extended stays and skating parties. Lt J E Klein returns from Fort Story with his family while Cadet Nurse Lillian Deavers visits relatives. Several servicemen and families, including Mrs Archibald Cummins and Cpl George Harrison, spend weekends at Berryville with local relatives and friends.
Local residents report visits and returns including Sgt. Eddy Lu Hart from Berryville to San Angelo and Constance White returning to Washington. Families gathering in Berryville for weekends, hospital news, and a large chest X Ray Clinic sponsored by the Tuberculosis Association with 472 X rays performed. Also notes on Pvt. Doffemeyer in Richmond and trivia on multiple births with odds.
Latest reports show rural areas increasing fat salvage by 56 percent while cities rise 21 percent. WFA credits rural housewives and home demonstration workers for the surge as urban areas face meat and fat rations. officials urge ongoing fat salvage and adherence to the "save every drop" rule.
The White Hall Grange met Monday May 21 with many members present. A follow up meeting is set for Wednesday May 30 after a covered dish supper to work on the Grange kitchen under construction.
The U S Maritime Commission lists two purser ratings on Liberty ships junior assistant purser and junior assistant purser pharmacist mate. Base pay is about 150 dollars a month for the former and 175 dollars a month for the latter. As merchant seamen, they receive no furlough pay allowances or uniforms.
Hessian flies damaged early fall planted wheat in Piedmont and eastern Virginia due to late frosts. Maggots weaken stems and hinder grain fill. fields infested may yield hay if cut before dough stage. Farmers urged to consult county agents for guidance on salvage and alternatives like soybeans or sudan grass.
Mrs. Wendell B. Goode acting for the American Legion Auxiliary visited fourteen Winchester stores yesterday and none offered War Bonds or Stamps. The mystery shopper will tour daily through June 14, with three clerks each day receiving one dollar in stamps for asking to sell bonds or stamps.
The Church of the Nazarene in the Virginia District invites all interested in Sunday School work to hear Jimmie Allen, a special Sunday School worker, at the local church on 504 South Loudoun Street Thursday evening at 7 45. Allen will speak at a service highlighting opportunities in church work.
The Navy Department states 2,953 midshipmen are enrolled at the United States Naval Academy and an authorized strength of 2,496 for the United States Corps of Cadets at West Point.
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