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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1943
Page
6
A list of recurring gatherings includes I O O F at their hall Monday at 8:00 p m. Red Cross Distribution Room hours 11:00 to 4:30 p m daily. Lions Club luncheon Tuesday 12:30 at Golden Glow Restaurant. Various society meetings at churches and clubs through the week with times and venues.
Mrs. Patton and Mrs. Lancaster of Summit Point West Virginia announce the marriage of Ruth Simone Patton to Lieut Kenneth C Patton of Venice Florida. The ceremony was held Friday May 28 at the United Brethren Parsonage with Rev L T Bridgers officiating. Attendants were Miss Hilda Lancaster and Miss Patton. Mrs Patton is employed by Western Union in this city and is a Berryville High School and West Virginia College of Beauty graduate. Lieut Patton is a 1941 army graduate and recently completed Command and Staff School. He will be stationed with the Q M Air Corp in Venice Florida. Mrs Patton will stay in town until his maneuvers end.
Mrs Kline leaves Sunday for St Petersburg Fla to rejoin her daughter Miss ildred Lee Kline after ten days at Virginia Avenue home. They plan to stay through August. Mrs Whiting travels to Ft Knox Ky for her son Henr ys graduation and acknowledgment contributions noted. nursery school May donations listed with items from local residents. Red Cross Production Room opens June 1 for yarn distribution.
By dialing 3424 you may let your friends know when you entertain have guests are going away or have returned home. The Star will be late to publish all such matters on this page.
Mesdames Champe Conner and Frank Hack hosted a tea for Red Cross Canteen Corps members and Mrs J Victor Arthur at Mrs Conner s home. The new officers, Mesdames Alton Powell and J A Hottinger, assumed duties. Tea served. parade participation noted. Mrs E E Harbaugh named Staff Assistant at Saturday meeting. O C D office hours adjust. Young Adults class meets at Presbyterian church Tuesday evening at eight with church bus leaving at 7 45.
The Pleasant Valley Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 2 p m at Mrs. Betty Braithwaite’s home with Mrs. C D Dye in charge. The District Nurse Association holds its regular monthly meeting Wednesday at 3 p m at its office near the court house. Auxiliary Training Classes by the Presbyterian church women are set for Thursday and Friday nights in the Men's Bible Class room starting 7 30 p m with a full program including devotional and discussions. A Friday covered dish supper begins at 6 30 p m with a devotional and committee reports. The Women’s Society of Christian Service of Stephenson Methodist meets Tuesday 8 p m at Mrs. Bertha Ashwood’s home with Mrs. Maude Prince leading on the topic When I Consider the Works of Thy Fingers.
Mr. Cecil Punk, who had major surgery at Memorial Hospital on May 10, went home to his mother’s at 712 North Loudoun Street to recuperate for a month before returning to Baltimore where he works for Glenn L. Martin Co. Mrs. P. L. Rawlings leaves Winchester Memorial Hospital for home in Front Royal. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Zigler of Drexel Hill Pa at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Daisy Haines shows improvement after a recent operation at Memorial Hospital. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Ward at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Cpl John F Morrison returns to Orlando Air Base after a 10 day furlough with his parents. Pvt Allen L Franks transfers from Camp Lee to Camp Shelby and awaits correspondence. Sgt Wm Buck McKay resumes duties at Fort Screven after furlough. James W March promoted to Technical Sergeant and transfers to Miami for Offic ers Training School. Pvt J J Shade posts new duty at Brookley Field after travel mishap. Families report postings from Camp Beale Fort Bragg and other sites. Cadets Penrose Harry and Ryland Perry begin pre flight training at Maxwell Field and Knoxville respectively. A veteran officer now commands at Camp Barkeley. Various families share son updates from Hunter Field Venice and Fort Lewis. Navy recruit Beverly Patton begins eight week training at Great Lakes.
Mr. Abram Zirkle of Stephens City underwent an appendectomy Sunday afternoon. His condition is reported satisfactory this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Wingfield of Sunnyside Va welcome a daughter born Sunday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mr. Kerns Andre undergoes surgery this morning. his condition is satisfactory.
On June 2 at 5 PM the Junior Board of Trade will canvass house to house to collect scrap metals and curbside pickup begins promptly. The piece from Fallstaff Openshaw urges residents to donate tin brass and other scrap to support the war effort with metal transforming into bullets bombs and shells.
Mrs Capitola Virginia Bogley died at her nephew Jetson Spates home in Berryville Virginia yesterday afternoon at 4 30 Born May 11 1859 in Cavetown Md she was the widow of J Hillary Bagley Survived by sisters Mrs J Perry Winchester Mrs Sally Faggins Charles Town and Mrs Thomas H Spates Leesburg and her nephew Interment will be in Rockville Union Cemetery after funeral services at Pumphrey Funeral Home Rockville Md Tuesday at 1 PM led by Rev Rosenberger
Dr Lillian Gilbreth outlines ten practical time savers for wartime housewives. Use libraries and rationing charts, budget on a pay as you go basis, plan and assign tasks, analyze work stages, avoid needless steps, allow relays and interruptions, be adaptable with scarce resources, use repair services, plan for rest and reuse, and practice doing without a maid to improve supervision and planning skills.
Food and other ration points updated with expirations today for meat cheese butter and fats canned fish blue stamps. Sugar stamps 12 expires today while stamp 13 covers 5 pounds through August 15. additional canning sugar via ration boards. Coffee 1 pound, shoes stamps 17 expires June 15 18 valid June 16. gas coupons through July 21. East fuel oil and next year forms noted.
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