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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1943

Page

8

Calendar of Wednesday to Friday Community Meetings

Calendar lists Leadership Course at Presbyterian Church Sunday School rooms at 7:30 p m Elks Club weekly meeting at 8 p m Thursday Victory Exchange open 11 a m to 5 p m Rotary Club luncheon 1 p m at Sarah Zane Hall GA A party 7 45 p m Ells Building Friday Market Street Methodist rummage sale 10 a m to 5 p m Old J C Penney Main Street Women s Civic League luncheon 12 45 p m at Trianon W O W weekly meeting 8 p m Odd Fellows Hall

Presbyterian Church Elks’ Club Victory Exchange Rotary Club Sarah Zane Hall Ells Building Market Street Methodist Church J. C. Penney Main Street Women’s Civic League Trianon Odd Fellows Hall Market St India

Come As You Are Party Honors G A A Members

The Girls Athletic Association hosts a Come As You Are party at the Club Rooms at 7 45 p m on Thursday with committee chair Virginia Butsier and co hosts Mrs Raymond Kerlin and Jack Rickard. The event features a most natural dress contest and a social evening with games and supper.

Girls Athletic Association Virginia Butsier Raymond Kerlin Hubert Cather Robert Jasper

Marriage of Mary Virginia Anderson to Franklin Free

Mr and Mrs L W Frank of Lehew West Virginia announce the marriage of their niece Miss Mary Virginia Anderson to Franklin Free of Baltimore Maryland. The ceremony was held May 4 at the Parsonage of the Franklin Street Memorial Church in Baltimore with Rev Benjamin Blubaugh officiating. Mrs Free graduated Capon Bridge High School and works at Western Electric. Mr Free is employed at Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard.

L. W. Frank Lehew W. Va Mary Virginia Anderson Franklin Free Baltimore Franklin Street Memorial Church Benjamin Blubaugh Free Capon Bridge High School Western Electric Bethlehem Fairfield

Lemley Receives Annapolis Appointment from Navy Department

William K. Lemley son of Mrs. Elmer K. Lemley of Stephens City has been appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He will report June 17 for a medical examination after attending Bullis Preparatory School in Silver Spring Maryland. He graduated in 1939 from Central High School in Washington DC.

William K. Lemley Elmer K. Lemley Stephens City Bullis Preparatory School Silver Springs Navy Department Annapolis Naval Academy Lemley Central High School Washington, D. C

Marriage announced for Stella Mac Donaldson of Good Hope

Miss Stella Mac Donaldson daughter of Mrs Arthur Donaldson and the late Mr Donaldson of Good Hope La wed Mrs Leslie Perry formerly of Stephens City. The ceremony occurred at Good Hope on May 12 with Father Basky of St Charles Church officiating. Pfc Perry was stationed in La about a year but has now been transferred to Florida. Mrs Harry Keller and Miss Lillian Line of Wardensville were recent guests in Winchester.

Stella Mac Donaldson Arthur Donaldson Donaldson Good Hope Leslie Perry Stephens City Father Basky St. Charles Church Pfc. Perry Florida Edith Russell Ritter Daniel Elsea Fort Riley Kas Ritter Jack Russell Elsea Russells Berryville Betty Russell

Mrs. E Harbaugh Named New Chairman of Staff Assistants

Announced by Red Cross Volunteer Services chair J Victor Arthur Mrs E E Harbaugh succeeds Mrs Hunter Gaunt who resigned to run a Valley Avenue drug store. Harbaugh and family reside on West Cork Street Winchester where her husband manages the Coca Cola plant.

J. Victor Arthur Red Cross Volunteer Services E. E. Harbaugh Hunter Gaunt Mr. Gaunts Valley Avenue Alexanders Harbaugh West Cork Street Winchester la Plata Coca Cola

Future Farmers Not To Hold Camp In Wartime

Richmond Virginia May 26 D J Howard state supervisor of Agricultural Education says wartime curtailment will abandon the usual Future Farmers of America camp at Smith field. The F F A convention will be limited to a business session for about 225 delegates. The Future Home Makers also hold sessions with the F F A at Massanutten Springs August 23 26.

Richmond D. J. Howard Future Farmers of America Home Makers Smithfield Massanet Springs

Service Thursday At Braddock Street

Mid week prayer service at Braddock Street Methodist Church is cancelled tonight. Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Rev Kenneth Cunningham of Woodstock will speak on Cuba sharing firsthand experiences as a missionary and the Methodist work there.

Braddock Street Methodist Church Kenneth Cunningham Woodstock Cuba Methodist

Help the Boys Keep In Touch With Home While in the Service

A brief urging readers to send letters and care packages to service members. The notice emphasizes maintaining morale and connection with loved ones through The Star newspaper.

Berryville Social Event Highlights Local Red Cross Plans

Clarke County residents gather for a public meeting led by chairman Mr. McGehee to discuss joining a regional Area Camp and Hospital Council for Red Cross services. The session includes speakers from national branches and notes numerous local residents visiting or returning from trips and events in nearby towns and cities.

Berryville Clarke McGehee Graham Dougherty National Headquarters Red Cross William Beverley Joel Griffing Graham Dougherty, Jr Rose MacDonald Warrenton Area Camp and Hospital Council Vint and Remount Front Royal Clarke County The

Miss Rose MacDonald Returns to Berryville After Va Weekend

Miss Rose MacDonald has returned to Berryville from Richmond Virginia where she spent the past weekend on business. Mr and Mrs Graham Dougherty Jr have visiting them at Berryville residence.

Carl Haines Ruth Early Berryville George Ramsburg Washington, D. C Jessie Morris Mrs. Hudson Rose MacDonald Richmond Graham Dougherty, Jr Bessie Dorothy Leake Betty Boxwell Mary Ellen Smith Norfolk, Va Louis Manuel William Harper Dean

Berryville Social News Roundup From Local Families

Numerous Berryville residents hosted relatives and service members from Richmond Washington Norfolk and Maryland. Visitors include Mrs. Dougherty and the Kelso Alsops, Miss Wyndham, Sgt Anthony Brown New Zealand stationed in Canada, and Sgt Walter Shackleford in England. Also noted are nursing courses by Katherine Anderson and community visits by local families and veterans.

David Shackleford Chanute Field Berryville Edward Shackleford Camp Lee John Shackleford Sgt Walter Shackleford England

Flood Desolation Seen 1000 Miles From Memph is to Chicago

A Thousand miles of watery desolation unfolds as an Army Fortress bomber flies nonstop from Memphis to Chicago at 1,000 feet to 50 feet, surveying floodbound towns, farms, and elevated structures along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. Capt Spencer Treharne leads training flight with pilots and Washington reporters aboard, detailing submerged villages, rails, levees, and lonely high ground smoke plumes.

Chicago American Midlands Missi Illinois Mem Memphis Spencer Treharne Hendricks Field Fla Air Force Washington Bolling Field Treharne Cairo St. Louis Peoria Mississippi

Berryville sale aids Air spotting post fund

Sgt Shirley Lickey visiting Fort Belvoir soldiers parents Mr and Mrs Henry Lickey. A rummage sale for the Air spotting post in Berryville is set for Saturday at the old post office building. Contributions are welcome Friday to prepare items. Mrs Max Skelton leaves Berryville apartment to join her husband in Navy training.

William Levi Nashville Tenn Berryville Shirley Lickey Fort Belvoir Mrs Henry Lickey Max Skelton Navy

Fortress Dash To Chicago Through Flooded Midwest

The vessel carried passengers along a flooded landscape from Illinois to Chicago as relentless rain eroded the fields. A brisk tail wind aided the Fortress causing passengers to jostle but the ship gained speed. By 9 a.m. it landed along a lake shore metropolis spanning about a thousand miles of inundated terrain in minutes.

Illinois Chicago Potomac Lake Shore

Bank Qualifies On Two Estates

The Commercial and Savings Bank has qualified as administrator d. b. c. t. a. on the personal estate of the late Daniel H. Mellinger and as trustee of the estate of the late Miss Minnie L. Beemer. Bond penalties are $15,000 and $8,500 respectively.

The Commercial and Savings Bank Daniel H. Mellinger Corporation Court Commercial and Savings Minnie L. Beemer

Star Classified Ads Pay Big Returns On A Small Investment

Classified ads claim high returns from small ad spend. The note urges readers to test ad placement and track results for profits, highlighting quick turnaround and potential reach for local businesses.

Mrs Pilgrim Died In Wardensville Memorial Hospital

Mrs. B. F. Pilgrim aged about 63 of Wardensville West Virginia died Tuesday afternoon at Memorial hospital after a ten day illness due to complications. She was lifelong Wardensville resident and Presbyterian Church member. Survived by husband E W Frye of 17 Peyton Street and siblings Miss Blanche Stewart, Seymour Stewart, Hugh Stewart, Cleg Stewart all of Wardensville. Funeral 2 PM Friday from Wardensville Presbyterian Church with interment in Wardensville.

B. F. Pilgrim Wardensville W. Va Memorial Hospital Mrs The Presbyterian Church At E. W. Frye Peyton Street This City Blanche Stewart Seymor Stewart Hugh Stewart Cleg Stewart Presbyterian Church

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