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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1945

Page

6

Miss Jacqueline Smith Attends Urbana Wedding

Miss Jacqueline Smith of this city attended the Urbana Virginia wedding Friday afternoon of her brother Captain Nelson M. Smith U S M C to Miss Katherine Lee Palmer daughter of Mr and Mrs Berton Palmer of Urbana. The ceremony was held in the Episcopal Church in Urbana and attended only by immediate family.

Jacqueline Smith Urbana Nelson M. Smith Katherine Lee Palmer Berton Palmer Capt. Smith Woodhull Baker Jacquélin Smith William D. Smith Nelson Page Dame Christ Episcopal Church Richmond Cammer Annapolis Claude Cammer Irene Johnson Washington Cammers Margaret Ann Thompson Stadium Navy Penn State

Cen Tenary Congregation Attends Woodstock Fall Meeting

Mrs Boyd Headley Mrs FP H Fansler and Dr and Mrs S L Flickinger represented the Cen tenary congregation at the Potomac Synod Fall meeting held in St Pauls Church Woodstock. Mr Herman Lee and Mr George H Ritter attended the Synodical Brotherhood meeting at the same church.

Boyd Headley FP. H. Fansler S. L. Flickinger Potomas Synod Evc Elical and Reformed Church St. Paul's Church Woodstock Herman Lee George H. Ritter Synodical Brotherhood

Miss Lerman To Receive Bachelor of Arts Degree Octobr 20th

Miss Eleanore Louise Sherman of 310 West Cecil Street Winchester is listed as a candidate for a Bachelor of Arts at Cornell University's 83rd commencement on October 21. Approximately 135 seniors and 75 advanced students are expected to complete term work ending October 20, with President Edmund E. Day to speak. Sherman transferred from Sweet Briar College.

Eleanore Louise Sherman West Cecil St Winchester Cornell University Edmund E. Day Miss Sherman Fom Sweet Briar College

Miss Bord In City For The Week End

Miss Mary Warden Bord of Washington is spending the week end in Winchester at her home on Fairmont Avenue.

Steck Mason Raynsford Mary Amphlett Washington City J. M. Steck, Jr Fairmont Avenue Miss Bord Mary Warden Bord Winchester Mrs. Arthur Victor Arthur John Teedy Baltimore

Circles of Presbyterian Church To Meet

The Auxiliary of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church lists nine circles with leaders and meeting times several at 3 p m. Circle 1 with Mrs Sjostrom and Mrs Dailey Slonaker meets at 405 Courtfield Ave Circle 2 with Mrs Boyd and Miss Bertha Williams meets on R F D 1 B Circle 3 with Mrs Holinger meets in room 104 Circle 4 with Mrs Duncan meets in room 102 Circle 6 with Miss Briggs meets with Mrs Claude Cammer at 327 Jefferson St Circle 7 with Mrs Snively meets at 323 N Braddock St Circle 8 with Mrs Sargent meets with Mrs Lester Arnold at 803 S Stewart St Circle 9 with Mrs Cather meets in room 206 Business Women's Circle meets at Mrs Charles Cochran R F D 3 on Monday night Oct 15 at 7 39 p m All members to meet at the Church by 7 15 Transportation provided.

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Sjostrom Dailey Slonaker Courtfield Ave Boyd Leader Bertha Williams Holinger Duncan Leader Miss Briggs Leader Claude Cammer Jefferson Street Snively Leader Leaders N. Braddock Street Sargent Leader Lester Arnold S. Stewart St Cather Leader Business Women’s Circle Charles Cochran

A A A W Card Party Draws Big Turnout At Johnson Home

A large American Association of University Women card party was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Johnson with about forty members and forty guests attending. Prizes went to Miss Bess Nicholas and to Mrs. Dan Dechert and Miss Elizabeth Kern. Cards were donated to the Red Cross for army hospital use. Hostesses included Mrs. Grant Pollock and committees.

Ellsworth Johnson American Association of University Women Bess Nicholas Dan Dechert Elizabeth Kern Grant Pollock Virginia Barr Roy Wisecarver Red Cross

Sgt Cather To Speak At Baptist Church Service

Sgt Cather will deliver the 11 o'clock message at the Baptist Church on Sunday. He is the son of Mrs Georgia Cather of Winchester and a Handley High School class of 1942 graduate who served 33 months in the Army. He plans to resume studies at the University of Richmond for the ministry after his discharge and will speak on the subject My Task.

Anna Lee Grim Silas Grim Leroy Jackson Henry Willie Henry Ridings Chapel A. B L. P. Tederick Middletown High School Winchester Iscose Corporation Front Royal A. B. Church Otterbein Guild Henry Fisher Dairy Orchard Street Strasburg Morris Cather Sargeant Cather Georgia Cather Handley High School University of Richmond

Leatherman Returns Home After World War II Service

Cpl John A Leatherman arrived in New York aboard the Liberty ship George W Woodward after 33 months in the European theater. He enlisted in March 1942 and served with the finance detachment of the 12th Air Force moving from North Africa to Sicily and Italy before a transfer to the Mediterranean Air Transport Command near Milan. Before service he worked for Northern Virginia Power Company in this city.

John A. Leatherman New York George W. Woodward Cpl Leatherman Air Forces Army of the United States North Africa Decemer 12Th Air Force Sicily Italy Europe Mediterranean Air Transport Command Milan Cpl. Leatherman Northern Virginia Power Company

Longshoremen Return to Work Amid Port Strike Turmoil

AFL officials say their union rejected LaGuardia's appeal while talks with Army representatives and shipowners aim to move troopships. Nearly 400 ships tied up in New York port threaten troop movements. Maj. Gen. Clarence Kells warns of hardship if ships don’t leave early next week.

AFL LaGuardia Patterson Admiral Land Clarence Kells New York AFL Central States Drivers Council Midwest Teamsters Central States Maurice J. Tobin Massachuetts International Eastern Massachuetts Street Railways Company San Antonio Tex The Light Express Evening News AFL Typographical Union

Special Services At Clearbrook Church Begin Oct 14

Special services at Clearbrook Church start Sunday night October 14 at 8 p m and continue for one week with nightly gatherings.

Clearbrook Church Clearbrook

Landreth Contemplates Virginia election strategy

Senator Landreth and running mate Carl A. Marshall canvass Shenandoah and Frederick counties meeting voters and labor leaders unhappy with the Democratic party. Landreth plans radio talks at 6 45 and 8 00 p m and a mass meeting in Arlington as the campaign shifts to eastern and western Virginia ahead of November 6.

Landreth Virginia WML Washington Landreth and Marshall Arlington Jeesboro Charlottesville Norfolk Hague Lester S. Parsons Thomas Lomax Hunter Richmond

Seven War Loan Drives Exceed Quotas Across Nation

Question asks how many war loan drives exceeded their goal. Answer: all seven drives topped their quotas, with every drive surpassing the established sales goal.

Special Visitors At The Salvation Army Weekends Meetings

Brig. and Mrs. Richard B. Fitton from Atlanta and Major and Mrs. Kenneth Howarth from Baltimore will attend Salvation Army meetings in Winchester. Public invited to hear them as Sunday School begins 9 45 a m Holiness 11 00 Y P L 6 30 and a united air service at 7 20 followed by a salvation meeting at 8 00 in the citadel.

Salvation Army Richard B. Fitton Territorial Young Peoples Atlanta Kenneth Howarth Baltimore Md Winchester United Air Service Court House

Byrd Leaves Japan for U S Recovery After Polar Illness

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd of the task force that bombarded Japan last summer sails from Yokohama for California and Washington to recover from a recurrence of ailments from his 1926 south polar expedition. He is not in serious condition and was moved from the hospital ship Marigold to the USS Auburn before departure.

United Press Yokohama Japan Richard E. Byrd U. S Byrd Marigold Auburn Washington California

Divorce from bed and board sought in Winchester court

In the Corporation Court for the City of Winchester Virginia on September 28 1945 Helen Mobbs Cruger Wilson v George Theodore Wilson an affidavit states defendant not a Virginia resident and the court orders his appearance within fifteen days of publication to protect his interests in the suit Judge P J Marshall Clerk of the Corporation Court notice dates 9 29 10 6 13 20 41

Corporation Court Winchester Virginia Helen Mobbs Cruger Wilson George Theodore Wilson P. J. Marshall City of

Word Puzzle Clue List Returns Mixed Answers

A scattered set of crossword style items includes clues for crowd plant and wading bird with several answers such as devoured dispatched and marks, plus entries like Jewish month, a girl’s name and regret.

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