Local Social Notes Highlight Wartime Families Visits
Readers learn of Staff Sgt. Albert McCormick Jr returning from overseas and visiting his parents in Winchester with Pvt Roy Shaw and family. Jets of returning servicemen, nurse trainee Jean Brill, and many others visit relatives, attend church groups, and travel between Winchester and Richmond as communities reconnect postwar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert McCormick, Jr
Albert McCormick
South Kent Street
Oklahoma City
McCormick
Roy Shaw
Danville
Shaw
Alice McCormick
Nettie Bland
Albert Bland
Honolulu
Atlantic City
N. J. Bland
U. S. Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
Women’s Gym Classes Start at Handley High
Winchester Recreation Department will begin an adult women gym class at Handley High School Gym on Monday night Oct 22 at 7 30 pm. An organization meeting Monday night invites all interested in basketball volleyball or other team games. Miss Mildred Foster, Handley School PE director, will instruct. Classes held Monday and Thursday nights weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Recreation Department
Handley High School
Mildred Foster
Handley School
Joycees To Hear Judge Rice Friday
Judge John Rice will be guest speaker at the Junior Board of Trade semi monthly meeting. The program titled The Trials and Tribulations of a Trial Justice will be at 8 o clock Friday night at the George Washington Hotel chaired by Ben Belchie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
Junior Board of Trade
Ben Belchie
George Washington Hotel
Rotarians To See Movie Tomorrow
The Winchester Rotary Club will hold its weekly luncheon meeting tomorrow with a motion picture secured by President L. G. Sjostrom. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Rotary Club
L. G. Sjostrom
Berryville Social Events Notes Oct 17
Mrs. John D. Winter and Miss Emily Powers host weekend guests including Mrs. Trevor Johns and Seaman Billy Johns from Washington DC and Miss Ellen Castleman Wave Seattle. Pfc. Raymond Shackleford arrives to join family here after three years in the European Theater. Sgt. Patton returns from duty with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
John D. Winter
Emily Powers
Trevor Johns
Jaquelin
Emily Trevor Johns
Billy Johns
Washington, D. C
Ellen Castleman
Seattle
Washington State
Raymond Shackleford
Mervin Shackleford
Earl Hill
Pfc
Shackleford
116 Infantry
Virginia National Guards
Winchester
Social notes from Martinsburg and Berryville
F M Ruckman of Martinsburg hosted over the week end. Miss Ellen McCubbin of Ellicott City arrived Tuesday to spend several days in Berryville with Miss Emily McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt Mergler
New York
James T. Feltner
Jaquelin Ann Mergler
Fred Miller
Hagerstown
Ellis Jackson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John Nettles, Jr
Nettles
Barbara Stolle
California
Berryville
Miss Stolle
Carroll Stolle
F. M. Ruckman
Martinsburg
Ellen McCubbin
Ellicott City
Emily McCormick
Wallwood Social Events Highlight Clarke Gatherings
WALLWOOD VA Oct 17 The Blue Ridge Hunt Club gathered at Carter Hall with members including Alec Mackay Smith George Greenhalgh and Ellen Wheeler. Subsequent meetings at Du Ponts Corner and Rosney featured extended guest lists from Clarke and surrounding towns. The note lists rotating guests, visits by Admiral Sommerville, and hospitality at Fairview Edgewood and Bellefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Carter Hall
Alec Mackay Smith
George P. Greenhalgh
A. R. Dunning
William Donovan
George P. Greenhalgh, Jr
Ellen Wheeler
Walter Lee
Lawrence Russell
Hunt Club
du Pont
Game Fish Group Holds Meeting in Winchester
The Winchester and Frederick County Game and Fish Association directed a committee to study stocking the northwestern county with turkey. Regular quarterly meetings will be the first Friday in January April July and October. A spring banquet is urged to launch the 1946 membership drive. Current membership is 398, with about 450 expected after reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Two Clarke Men Are Inducted Into Armed Forces
Clarke county youths John Robert Sealock and Harry Lee Arnold left for induction into the armed forces this week in Berryville Virginia. The two men were residents of Clarke County and were among local volunteers joining the military efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. 8. Thomas
Clarke County
Richmond
Clifton Price
John Pishpaw
League of Virginia Municipalities
Clarke
Berryville
John Robert Sealock
Harry Lee Arnold
W. A. March Receives 25 Year Service Pin
W A March of 3% South Braddock Street is awarded a service pin for 25 years with Home Beneficial Life Insurance. He joined September 17, 1917 and retired October 10, 1936 due to health. He never missed a day. G W Stanley lauds March as sole Winchester representative and notes company loyalty. The local office now has ten representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. March
Braddock Street
Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company
G. W. Stanley
March
Stanley
Home Beneficial Company
Winchester
Star Coverage Teases Local and World News
The Star promises complete coverage of local national and world events with comprehensive reporting and updates across sections. Readers are invited to follow ongoing stories and breaking developments through the paper’s network of correspondents and desk bureaus.
Favors Repeal of Anti-Strike Act
George W. Taylor, former War Labor Board chair, urged repeal of the Smith-Connally act in testimony to the House Appropriations Committee. He said the strike vote provision has caused embarrassment and the act should be repealed, noting it permits strike votes after 30 days notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George W. Taylor
The
War Labor Board
Taylor
House Appropriations Committee
Star Reports Berryville Daily Events in Clarke County
Berryville and Clarke County news are summarized with daily events from The Star. Local happenings include community notices, school updates, and civic activities, highlighting residents and institutions in Berryville Boyce and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Interstate Commerce approves notes for B&O car purchases
Washington October 17 the Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to issue 1.2 million dollars of promissory notes to aid in financing the purchase of 500 steel hopper cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Police Court Dispatch Judge Clears Local Drunk and Reckless Driving
Civil and Police Court cases disposed of by Judge John Rice. Samuel Fairfax Gray of Middleburg Virginia charged with drunkenness with costs. Harlin Edward Welch of 223 East Boscawen Street charged with reckless driving with ten dollar fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
Samuel Fairfax Gray
Middleburg
Harlin Edward Welch
E. Boscawen Street
Local Sports Highlight In Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily features local sports coverage with game summaries, player highlights, and scores from regional teams. Readers gain quick access to standings, notable performances, and upcoming fixtures.
Across and Down Word Puzzle Clue List
A dense crossword style list of across and down clues with numbers and brief descriptions for terms like maps, diseases, metals, and common nouns including nobleman parent and various names and items. It presents a grid of clues without solutions or grid layout.
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F. L. Largent, Sr
Washington, D.C
Miss Brill
Jean Brill
Stuart Circle Hospital
South Braddock St
Massey
Carl Massey
Inchester Memorial Hospital
Maine
B. B., Ayers
Ft. George Meade, Md
C. S. See
Stephens City
Duke Woman’s Glee Club
Janet Mildred Nixon
John Nixon
Amherst Street
Duke University Woman's Glee Club
Camp Butner
Duke University
Woman's College Glee Club
Massachusetts
Richard D. Kern
Eugene B. Cooper
South Washington Street
Fitchburg
Kenneth F. Wright
South
Cameron Street
Cpl. Wright
Fort Bragg
N. C
Front Royal
Woman's Missionary Union
Shenandoah Association
Marjorie Shumate
China
George R. Moyer
Greenwalt Avenue
St. Clair Shores
Michigan
Canada
Niagara Falls
Pennsylvania
Gussie Finnigan
Martin
Fort George G. Meade
Eugene Williamson
Lt. Williamson
Quantico
James Thomas Feltner, Jr
Roy E. Potts
Ralph M. Ware
Gene Kohler
Thos. A. Reviere
James A. German
Marguerite Chiswell
Valley Markle
Charles Town
W. Va
Waves
S. E. Brown
Clifton Gaunt
Mr. Gaunt
Gaunt
Mrs. Gaunt
Mrs
Wilbur Gaunt
Col
Mrs. Simms
J. M. H. Clagett
Springfield
Louis Lickey
H. H. Lickey
Lickeys
Shirley Lickey
South Carolina
Eddy Joyce
Pat Joyce
Comdr
W. F. Bowerman
Joyce Davis
Louise Bell
Mary Anne Davis
Virginia Armstrong
Midland
Capt
William Blythe
Robert Merchant
Cara
NOME
Brooks’ Pharmacy
LPP
Bie Ners As
Toy
NWT Celery FiLavoRr
Joycees
Judge Rice
Charles Patton
Sgt. Patton
Sgt
Jack Martin
Mar
Nt’s Drug Store
Wallwood
David Donovan
Sherman Joost
Pete
William Bell Watkins Jr
Richard E. Dole
Col. Morris
Ellen
Philadelphia
Phil Meade
Louis B. Meade
Fairview
Mr. Meade
Benjamin Franklin School
Thomas B. Clagett
States
Eto
78Th Division
William Bell Watkins, Jr
William Barrett
Augustus Thorndike
William Payne
Arlington
A. Sommaripa
Bellefield
E. K. Meade
Albert Kelly
Nelson
Connecticut
Mrs. Kelly
Edgewood
Nature
Carter
SELBY
Lovett Brothers
Key Largo
Berlinger
Loudoun ST. Oo
Mond Bridal Ensemble
OVD
Loveoun Street
Dia
Civil & Police Court
Evening Star
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Miller Bros
Cannon
Esmond
Cather & Moling
Photo Supply Company
Timberlake
Daily Crossword
Schleswig Isthmus
Little Island
E. Ind
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