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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1944

Page

8

Burgess Couple Announce Birth of Allison Cather

Mr and Mrs C S Burgess announce the birth of daughter Allison to Ensign Howard Cather USN and Mrs Cather. The ceremony will be Sunday afternoon October 29 at five at Braddock Street Methodist Church with a reception at the Cather home on South Washington Street.

Burgess-Cather Braddock Street Methodist Church Cather South Washington St Evelyn Shade South Braddock Street Robert Alshire Inwood W. Va Roy Miller Robert Miller Betty Taylor Mabel Bunker Hill Luther Miler Clearbrook Levi Miller Winchester

Mrs Slonaker Hosts Old Frederick Garden Club Meeting

The Old Fredericktown Garden Club gathered at Mrs Dailey Slonaker home with Mrs Paul Haldeman as co host. Guest speaker Mrs B M Roszel spoke on Continual Bloom in the Garden detailing seasonal blooms from spring bulbs to phlox and asters. A blue ribbon prize for a large arrangement went to Mrs P H Sprenkle.

Fredericktown P. H. Sprenkle

Local Notes Honor Mrs Jerome and Honor Others in Frostburg

Mrs Jerome and two Cleveland children were guests of Mr and Mrs E C Stuart on Northwestern Grade. Mrs Stuart hosts an informal party honoring Mrs Jerome tonight. Also reported are Mrs Laura Anderson celebrating her 85th birthday with family and friends in Lenew West Virginia. Additional items mention church class meetings and visiting guests in Frostburg Maryland.

Chauncey Jerome Cleveland, O Laura Anderson Lenew Ww. Va Ernest Anderson Henry Barrett Harry Anderson Tom Davis Yellow Springs W. Va Frank Anderson Bartonsville Lehen Allie Nelson Anderson Ashley Hannum Georgia Regina Holiday Winchester Marshall Kump Elray Seldon Ruby Ethel Johnson High View Minnie Moreland Loom

Returning From New York

Mr and Mrs E B Cooper who left last Thursday for Woodstock New York are expected to arrive at their home in this city the latter part of this week

E. B. Cooper Woodstock N. Y Moling & Cather

Soldiers and locals. furloughs and visits in Winchester area

Sgt Elban returns to Camp Gordon after a ten day furlough spent with family in Strasburg and Grimes. Miss Eva Taylor visits Strasburg with the Elban family. Eugene Rhodes returns to New Orleans after a weekend with his wife in Winchester. Mr and Mrs Dean relocate from Sheepscot Maine to Winchester. Mrs Irene Goshert undergoes major surgery at Winchester Memorial Hospital and is in satisfactory condition. A Gore high school chicken supper Friday precedes Mount Wilson Debating Club on Roosevelt Fourth Term. Pfc Philip Hooke expected home soon after two years in the Southwest Pacific. Mrs H D Flood and Bolling Byrd Flood arrive in Winchester. Miss Alma Renner improving after appendectomy. Mrs E Anderson returns home from Winchester Memorial Hospital. Miss Julia Gatewood visits Winchester from White Sulphur Springs.

Sgt Joseph Elban Camp Gordon Georgia Strasburg Grimes Eva Taylor Masie Elban Gore Sydney Gore High School Mount Williams Debating Club Roosevelt Philip Hooke Alvin Hooke Fawcett Gap Pfc Hooke Southwest Pacific San Francisco Calif

Exhibit To Be Held Tomorrow At Mrs Roszel Home

An exhibit of canned fruits and vegetables will be distributed to city and county schools tomorrow Friday October 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the home of Mrs B M Roszel on Stonewall Avenue.

B. M. Roszel Stonewall Avenue

Tom Thumb Wedding Cast At Mt Carmel Church

A Tom Thumb Wedding will be staged at Mt Carmel Baptist Church on Friday October 13 at 8 30 p m The event benefits the Negro Day Nursery and lists participants including Daley Reed as bride Frankie Lavender as groom and Sylvia Stephenson as maid of honor The wedding party also features Kirby Reed Dickie Johnson Kenneth Carey and other children as ushers bridesmaids flower girl and attendants.

Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Negro Day Nursery Gladyce L. Crawford Daley Reed Frankie Lavender Kirby Reed Sylvia Stephenson Carol Lea Johnson Dickie Johnson Kenneth Carey Byron Page Cooke

Kiwanis Hear Several Speakers in Winchester Session

Winchester Kiwanis Club held a meeting with no guest speaker. Col Charles N Staley Lat ee Biggs and Cpl Upton Snider spoke about China World War experiences and travel tales. An attendance prize went to O L Jamison. Committees were named for Martinsburg visit and the officer election.

Winchester Kiwanis Club Herman I. Pifer Col Charles N. Staley Latee Biggs Cpl. Upton Snier Col. Staley F. Grove White Frederick Kiwanis Club China James Bircgs Winchester Elis Harbaugh Set Biggs Cpl Upton Snider Ralph Pifer Col Staley Biggs Han O. L. Jamison Howard B. Hendricks Lansdale John Babbage Baltimore F. Amos Shrvock Anpoints Martinsburg W. Va Kiwanis C. Arthur Robinson Anecell B. Groves George G. Snarr Lester A. Elliott J. L. Thornton George B. Masters

Partisans Clear Out German Troops Near Sarande

Albanian partisans cleared German troops from Gjashdle two miles inland from Sarande opposite Corfu. The operation yielded 600 prisoners and captured weapons and stores. Grashdle was mopped up yesterday as partisans turned a captured artillery piece on the Germans.

Rome Gjashdle Sarande Porto Edda Corfu Adriatic Grashdle Greece

Berryville Soldier Missing in Action in France

Staff Sgt. Charles William Shenk of Berryville is reported missing in action in France since September 20 while serving with the Seventh Armored Division. A Berryville native, he previously ran Shenk's Esso Station, trained at Fort Knox Fort Benning and the California desert, and held local public service roles. He has a brother Pvt. Robert E. Shenk at Camp Wheeler and sister Virginia in Front Royal.

the Star Berryville Charlie Shenk War Department Charles William Bill) Shenk France Shenk Seventh Armored Division Fort Knox Fort Benning California

King Carol Heads Homeward From Mexico City

Former King Carol travels aboard the Argentine SS Tuym an toward Rio de Janeiro with Madame Lupescu and others. He states he does not know when he will reach Romania, awaiting new propositions for continued travel home.

Mexico City Carol Romania Madame Lupescu Ernest Urdareanu Rio de Janeiro

G I Joes Study Germanys Future

The army distributes a 28 page booklet to soldiers outlining six aims for Germany after defeat. It emphasizes preventing a new war, delivering justice, aiding European recovery, punishing aggressors, helping Germany become free and democratic, and integrating it as a peaceful member of the world.

Washington Germany G. I Ameri Iss Europe Community of Nations

Flowers Speak In Verse Of Garden Names And Glory

A whimsical verse describes flowers as speakers with roles in fragrance and color. Roses whisper, gladiolus shout, asters hint at autumn, each bloom proud of delicate beauty, while the poem imagines a chorus of garden voices. The text briefly mentions horse racing and lists major races.

Down 1. Bogs 2. Affirms 3. Value 4. Net profit

A concise clue style item presents a wordplay prompt with four defs. The entry hints at synonyms for bogs affirm value and the term net profit in a puzzle format.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Slonaker Old Frederick Garden Club Mrs. Jerome Florence Nightingale United Brethren Church May Ritter National Ave Betty Boyce Frostburg, Md J. P. Reardon, Sr Richmond Cookeville, Tenn Colburn Miss Todd E. C. Stuart, Jr West Boscawen Street Miss Prances Todd Charlottesville Perrine Leslie Tyson Irene Tyson Alexandria Dora Perrine Pall Mall St Tyson Emossy Brooks’ Pharmacy SEN Temescy Fashion Winchester—Front Royal New York Sgt. Elban Camp Gordon, Ga Eugene Rhodes New Orleans Eugene O. Rhodes G. M U. S. Navy Woodland Ave Mr. and Mrs. Dean Miles B. Dean Sheepscot Maine Irene Goshert Fairview Avenue Winchester Memorial Hospital City H. D. Flood Bolling Byrd Flood Jack Renner Alma Renner L. H. Renner Memorial Hospital Julia Gatewood White Sulphus Springs Upperville Eugene Gatewood Gaunt Middletown Fire Auxiliary Middletown Fire Company Walter B. Little C. F. Carper Mattie Wright Eleanor Coverstone Hollis Coffelt H. W. Owings Susie D. Wilkins George Feltner Frank Feltner George Yager Greenwich Ohio Glaize Avenue Feltners E. Anderson Dave Feltner Cumberland, Md W. E. Feltner Joseph Massie Lacey Dodson West Cork Street Lewis F. Dodson Alexandria Air Base Alexandria la Cpl. Dodson Warren Siske Junior Washington, D. C Roy E. Siske Zenith Shipe Hope Bob Hope Army Installation Usc Pacific Community War Fund Nations Wat Fund Lexington Cyrus McCormick Washington and Lee University Manu National Capital William Shenk Clarke Pffer ‘ c Company Loudoun St G. I. Joes Francis J. Kelly Drake Oxford Lovett Brothers N. Loudoun Nola I Chapman Iowa Lieut Pauline H. Larrick Frederick County Berlin the Commercial & Savings Bank The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Miller Bros Chatham Cannon Cory Timberlake Dia Baker’s Drug Store Court House Just Lane Cedar Chests Winchester Furniture Co South Main Street Dial Daily Crossword Russ. Org Alu Riz Rt Oac Jovie Without Lixivium Fir
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