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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1944

Page

7

Winchester Education Association Elects Officers for Year

The Winchester Education Association met at Handley High School on October 5 with Mrs. Clyde Hall president. New officers include Mildred Lee Grove as vice president Jane Rosenberger Recording Secretary Eleanor McCartney Corresponding Secretary and Susan Saulsbury treasurer. Mrs. Bell reported 1458 hours of defense work by Handley faculty and Stamp and Bond Sales totaling 78,424 dollars over two years. Hall elected as delegate to the Virginia Education Association meeting in Richmond in November.

Winchester Education Association Handley High School Clyde Hall Mildred Lee Grove Jane Rosenberger Eleanor McCartney Susan Saulsbury Andrew Bell Amdley Educational Association Bell Handley System Virginia Education Association Richmond Nover District Nurse Association Court House H. D. Puller Martin Wisecarver Mary Pearson Farmer Mary Lindsey Lindsey Evelyn Dean Septeber Winchester Hospital City Welfare Department Miller School

Contributions Aid Virginia Children's Society Drive

The Children Home Society of Virginia receives broad support led by Mrs. B. M. Roszel after a drive to fund care for current and future children. The report lists numerous donors and notes district nurse activities and church society events as fall proceeds.

G A A Holds October Business Meeting and Plans

The October meeting of the G A A was held Thursday at 8 pm in the club rooms. Helen Wright spoke on Foster Homes for Children. The group approved selling tickets for the Lions Festival and secured volunteers for the Capitol Theatre Stamp Booth for October. Plans for an October Social dinner at Toku's Inn on October 18 were discussed, with committees led by Mrs Boost Grove and Mrs Robert.

Helen Wright Capitol Theatre Toku’s Inn Boost Grove Robert

Quota Club Elects New Winchester Member and Delegates

The Quota Club held a regular meeting at Fort Loudoun Restaurant with 18 members. Mrs Marie Stipe Barr of Winchester Typewriter Company became the twenty third member. Quotarian Ruth Ehlers of Baltimore spoke briefly. District QuotaConference will meet October 14–15 in Richmond with Ethel Jolliffe and Mary Lou Steele named as delegates.

Quota Club Fort Loudoun Winchester Marie Stipe Barr Winchester Typewriter Company Barr Ruth Ehlers Baltimore, Md Handley School Ehlers Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey Washington, D. C Richmond Ethel Jolliffe Mary Lou Steele Rosalind Kater Edna Koch

Woman's Auxiliary Luncheon Postponed to October 16

The Woman's Auxiliary of the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church postpones its luncheon originally set for Monday October 9 to Monday October 16 to allow guest speaker Rev. Leslie Patterson to attend. Members are urged to keep the new date and attend. Also notes report a birthday party for Patsy Dunn on Sept. 29 with numerous attendees. Mrs. Oscar Forsythe returns to Berryville after visits in Baltimore.

Woman's Auxiliary Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Leslie Patterson

St Catherine s Guild To Meet Monday

St Catherine s Guild of Christ Episcopal Church will meet in the church house Monday afternoon at 3 o clock.

St. Catherine’s Guild St. Catherine's Guild of Christ Episcopal Church

Miller Shower Honors Paul Glenn Miller and Bride

Mrs. A. C. White and daughter hosted a Tuesday night miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Miller and son in law Paul Glenn Miller. Guests included Mrs. James M. Lowery Mrs. Steward Kline Mrs. George Kerchner and other relatives and friends.

James Frederick Teets Allen Kerchner Florence Emily Billy Mary Catherine Frank White Charles Thomas We

Mobile Dental Unit Treats War Prisoners in Maryland

A mobile Army dental unit, among the first in the United States, is treating Prisoners of War in the Third Service Command. Two more ambulance trucks are in Baltimore to serve PW camps in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, reducing transport and manhour needs and providing care after working hours per Geneva Convention standards.

Baltimore Army Thomas C. Daniels Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania Col. Daniels

Mrs. Katie Lee Unzerzzat Dies in Falls Church

Mrs Katie Lee Unzerzzat died at her Falls Church home yesterday evening at 6 30. Death due to heart attack. She was 100th birthday celebrant and widow of Jonas Unzerzzat. Survived by her mother two sons a son in the diplomatic corps in South America and two Winchester aunts. Funeral plans in Falls Church and burial at Mount Hebron.

Katie Lee Unzerzzat Flora Hiett Frederick County Falls Church Winchester Jonas Unzertzat Lee

Church To Have Formal Opening At Winchester

The Church of The Nazarene led by Rev. Charles A. Curtis will have a formal opening at the temporary location 504 South Loudoun Street Sunday at 7.45 pm. Curtis will preach and friends are urged to attend to learn the churchs future plans in Winchester.

Church of the Nazarene Charles A. Curtis South Loudoun Street C. A. Curtis

Harvest Service At Bahama Labor Center

The Bahama Labor Center will host a harvest service at 4 30 Sunday afternoon. The public is invited to attend.

Bahama Camp Bahama Labor Center

Rites Planned for David Anderson at A. M. E. Church

Last rites for David Anderson, a colored man, will be held at 3 pm Sunday at John Mann A. M. E. Church on East Cork street. He died Wednesday evening after a brief illness at his home. He is survived by his wife Hattie, four sons Willis Charles Robert Townsend, two daughters Ellen and Sarah, a daughter-in-law Daisy, two stepchildren Sadie Riles and James Morgan, a sister Mary Bias, a brother Thomas Anderson, four grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers: Dr. Taylor Finley, James Wells, Nimrod Turner, Dave Warren, Henry Long, Luther Gravely.

David Anderson John Mann Thomas Anderson Taylor Finley James Wells Nimrod Turner Dave Warren Henry Long Luther Gravely

Berryville School Lunch to Open Monday

Berryville school lunch room will open Monday October 9. Volunteer workers are needed to operate the program from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Patrons or friends who can help should phone Mrs Edward P Berlin at 112 Berryville.

Berryville Edward P. Berlin

Woodstock hosts White Post in season finale at Winchester

The Woodstock baseball team meets White Post at Winchester Fairgrounds to close the season. White Post defeated Woodstock last Sunday ending Woodstock's two month unbeaten run, and with Woodstock’s key players likely back tomorrow the return game promises a strong showdown.

Woodstock Winchester Fairgrounds White Post Woodstock Battery

Notice to Colored Tax Payers

M Scott Brown and Samuel Giles of the local NAACP chapter urged all colored taxpayers who have not registered to do so on Monday to be eligible to vote in the November election.

M. Scott Brown Samuel Giles National Association For the Advancement of Colored People

Keep the invasion rolling Buy War Bonds today

Wartime appeal urges public to purchase war bonds to fund military efforts. Encourages citizens to support national defense through financial contributions. Targets a broad audience with urgent call to action and patriotic framing.

Approved Tire Inspection Stations in Roanoke District

The Roanoke District Office of the Office of Price Administration lists tire inspection stations for passenger tires in Winchester and nearby areas. Stations include Duncan Brothers Winchester Goodyear Service Firestone Stores F Goodrich Store and more along N Loudoun Braddock Sts and surrounding locales.

Nee Roanoke Office of Price Administration Duncan Brothers Loudoun St Winchester Va Dunlap Tirt & Rubber Co Winchester Firestone Braddock Goodyear Service Braddock Vet F. Goodrich E. Piccadilly St H. F. Nelson N. Loudoun St Place Brothers Valley Pike C. Rhodes Stephens City B. and M. Chevrolet Sales Co Shell Thrift Auto Stores, Inc P. B. Wright Esso Boscawen Peers Garage Middletown

Men's Open Door Bible Class Rally Day Service

The Men's Open Door Bible Class of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will meet Sunday at 9 45 for a brief business session and then proceed to the church auditorium as a group for the Rally Day service.

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church

Grace Lutheran Bible Class at Grace Lutheran Church

C O Clark will teach the Grace Lutheran Church Bible Class tomorrow morning at 9 45. All members urged to attend and visitors will receive a cordial welcome.

C. O. Clark Grace Lutheran Church

Nephew Killed in Belgium in World War II Action

Mr and Mrs Waldo Bennington announce their nephew Wayne Odell Copenhaver son of Mr and Mrs M J Copenhaver of Crockett Virginia was killed in action in Belgium on September 15 after six months overseas.

Waldo Bennington Wayne Odell Copenhaver M. J. Copenhaver Crockett, Va Belgium Young Copenhaver

Classified Advertisements WANTED Man and wife to share apt

Classified ads note a living arrangement seeking a couple to share an apartment with owner as boarder at 725 S Kent St between 7 and 8 PM. Other items include waitresses wanted at Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe top wages no Sunday work. Also a house for sale by Newlin & Company and apple pickers needed by crate with board. Phone 6558.

Apt S. Kent St Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe

Also Mentioned on This Page

Many Children’s Society Children’s Home Society of Virginia B. M. Roszel Roszel C. A. Robinson Melvin Green Joseph A Roy A. Larrick Daniel W. Lupton James F. Grimes Middletown Church Woman's Society of Christian Service Grace Methodist Church Youth Fellowship America Mauzy D. W. Mauzy Stotlers Cross Roads Memorial Hospital Mrs. Flowers Paul Flowers Winchester Memorial Hospital Owers Iss Frances Beeler William Way Woman’s Auxiliary of Presbyterian Church Patsy Dunn G. G. Dunn Patsy Philis Campbell Jean Jo Ann Gogan Frances Jean Gegner Cynthia Darton Helen Louis Walker Helen Welch Bonnie Smith Patsy Barton Ann Holt Darton Ida Mae Strosnider Roselene Dettra Virginia Walker Jean Cornwell John E. Dettra Mickey Smith Kenneth Welch Thomas Dorton Vernon Haines Gerster Warner Dick Shrieve Kyle Gee Elton Strosnider Linwood Wade Dunn Dorton Dettra Haines M. G. Dunn Gogan Smith Dunn Oscar Forsythe Ratia Tlenalt Recoue Qantare Brooks’ Pharmacy Shady Rest Gore, VA Printsberry Fashion Winchester—Front Royal Lynn Miami Etta Lynn E. H. Strowbridge Welltown Pike M Fla Dale Pearl Davis Robert Lamp Seamon 1-c Brooklyn N. Y Russell Lamp Kernstown Snapp Georgia Joseph Snapp Pfc Jos. Snapp Fort Benning Finley Haines High View W. Va David Julian Virginia Morris Sisler Boyd Sisler Wardensville Sisfer Eula Koffman Largent F. L. Largent, Jr Norfolk Gaunt Ptions the Woodsman Oxford Lovett Brothers Loudoun Fred Way West Cork St Camp Ellis Cammer Tire Coo Ier Company North Loudoun St Winchester, Virginia Grace Lutheran Bible Class Ly Leszett’s White Palace Peoples Drug Store Nancy Cobls W. Boscawen Street Capitol Restaurant Folding Lished C. B. Dolge Company Westport Conn A. E. Arnette W. H. vSratown White Post Road Nice Newlin & Company W. Hart St S. Braddock St Harts Shaffer and Marks Nain John Smoot Plymouth Kelso West R. N. McKee Virginia Ave S. Cameron St Montgomery Wards Keifer Pears C. E. Ridgeway Ridgeway Piccadilly West End Fairmont Ave Remington Phone Boyce Solemberger’s William R. Brill Cross Junction Ehill N. Va the Commercial & Savings Bank The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Miller Bros Moling & Cather Baker’s Drug Store County Court House Dial Winchester Furniture Co South Main Street Limberlake Robert Lee Valley Pike Haldeman’s Creamery
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