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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1944

Page

8

Engagement announced for Miss Elizabeth Gordon and Mr George Bingley

Mrs Alexander Gordon of Bal Warrentimore announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Elizabeth Gordon to Mr George Althoff Bingley son of Mr and Mrs John Wesley Bingley and the late pastor of Hanover PA Gordon is the daughter of the late Douglas Huntly Gordon She debuted at the Bachelor's Cotillion and graduated from St Timothy's School studying art in Philadelphia and Fontainbleau He is a Princeton graduate who taught in Japan and the Naval Academy later joining St John's College faculty The wedding is set for December 20.

Alexander Gordon Bal Warrentimore County Winchester Elizabeth Gordon George Althoff Bingley John Wesley Bingley Aantor Hanover Gordon Douglas Huntly Gordon St. Timothy's School Philadelphia Fontainbleau France Mes of America Mount Vernon Club Acorn Club Bingley Princeton University Dial Lodge Osake Japan University of Goettingens Germany Naval Academy St. John's College Annapolis van Lear-Swisher Beaulah van Lear South Braddock Street Ethel van Lear Arthur L. Swisher Seaman Swisher Clarence Swisher Miller Street

Dinner Parties Planned For Burgess Cather Wedding

Miss Allison Burgess and En J Howard Cather Jr will wed Sunday at Braddock Street Methodist. This week several dinner parties precede the wedding with bridesmaids entertainers and stag gatherings for the wedding party. Other society notes include engagements and military leave visits with local families and a Stonewall High School dance event featuring Carl Martin's String Orchestra.

Allison Burgess En J. Howard Cather, Jr Braddock Street Newport News Hotel Jack Burgess Ensign J. Howard Cather, Jr Tokes

MacMillan Leaves for Camp Stewart Ga Tomorrow

Cpl. John MacMillan, guest of his parents Mr and Mrs William D MacMillan of Morningside Drive, will return tomorrow to Camp Stewart Georgia after visiting at home.

Cpl MacMillan Camp Stewart John MacMillan William D. MacMillan Morningside Drive

Musical Program At Brucetown Church Sunday Night

A musical program will be given at eight o'clock Sunday night at the Brucetown church. All six churches on the Brucetown circuit will participate and the public is invited to attend. W S C S of Market Street Church observes week of prayer Friday evening the 27th with lay leader Mrs. John H Rosenberger as speaker and a musical program directed by Mrs. Meta Sloat. A covered dish supper at six thirty invites all ladies of the church.

Brucetown Market St. Church Market Street Methodist Church John H. Rosenberger Richmond Meta Sloat

Comrade Bible Class To Hold Meeting At Church

Braddock Street Methodist Church Comrade Bible Class plans a Friday seven o clock covered dish supper to celebrate the winning attendance in a recent contest. Plans for the new year will be discussed and a new president introduced.

Comrade Bible Class Comrade Bible Braddock Street Methodist Church

Mrs DeWitt Leaves Knoxville After Visit With Woolfolk

Mrs. John DeWitt of Knoxville Tenn. leaves this afternoon for home after a several week stay with her sister Mrs. John Woolfolk and Mr. Woolfolk on West Clifford Street.

John DeWitt Knoxville, Tenn John Woolfolk Woolfolk West Clifford Street

Berryville Social Then and Now Circulate in Community News

Berryville residents note social visits and military postings as locals host friends from Washington D C and nearby cities. Several relatives move across towns including Langley Field Cherry Point and Fort Meade while others head to Chicago Richmond and California for duties or visits.

Soldiers and families hear word of service abroad

Baltimore and Berryville residents share updates on loved ones in the armed forces. Pfc Russell C Larrick landed in France after basic at Fort Jackson, while Sgt Lewis Hart earned his 300th mission with the 15th Air Force in Italy. Capt Kenneth Patton serves with a famed P-51 group in England. Cpl Arnold and Cpl Boyce report overseas duty and family connections, with notes on training, awards, and requests for mail.

Ray Larrick Baltimore Pfc Russell C. Larrick France Pfc. Larrick Armed Services Fort Jackson S. C May Company

Clarke County 4-H judges attend Harrisonburg meeting

Mr J W Ollcott Clarke County Agent and Miss Peggy Yowell Clarke Home Demonstration Agent judged at a 4 H meeting in Harrisonburg Virginia on Saturday. Mrs Osler returned home after a week visiting relatives in Front Royal Virginia. Seaman William Lewin returned to duty after leave spent in Berryville with his parents Mr and Mrs Curtis Lewin.

Cochran Philip Cochran Clarke County Sharon Price Winchester Memorial Hospital Sybil Price Berryville Va Phillips Lee Washington, D. C Berryville Nellie and Homie Lee Buckmarsh Street Leroy Everhart Takoma Park Hatty Everhart Richmond State Dental Examining Board Seaman Charles Marlowe Camp Peery Williamsburg J. W. Ollcott Peggy Yowell Clarke Harrisonburg Mrs. Osler Front Royal William Lewin Mrs Curtis Lewn

Army Air Forces notes troop updates and awards

Cpl. James D. Butler son of Mr and Mrs Robert R Butler Bloomery Star Rt is training on a Liberator bomber at Pueblo Army Air Base and aims to join a combat team. Staff Sgt James W Ware son of Mrs E O Ware Star Route has arrived in Miami Beach for re assignment processing after 10 months in Europe flying 30 missions and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal.

Cpl. Arnold India Lester D. Arnold, Jr Army Air Corps John Ebert J. W. Ebert Cpl. Butler James D. Butler Robert R. Butler Bloomery Star Rt Pueblo Army Air Base James W. Ware E. O. Ware Army Air Forces No. 2 Miami Beach Continental United States Ware Miami AAF Personnel Distribution Command AAF

Herbert W Miller Named Virginia Florist Leader

Herbert W. Miller has been appointed District Representative of the Virginia Unit of The Florist Telegraph Association. His term runs to fall 1946. He and brother Leonard I. Miller own greenhouses on North Main Street and the store at 39 East Piccadilly Street.

Herbert W. Miller Virginia Florist Telegraph Association Miller Detroit Mid Leonard I. Miller North Main Street East Piccadilly Street Winchester Lions Club Winchester Lodge No. 65 Knight of Pythias American Legion

Grain futures slip as war news sparks light liquidation

Chicago grain quotations show dull early trading with prices fractionally lower. Opening quotes list Wheat at Dec 1.64 1 4, May 1.60 1 2, July 1.48 3 4, Sept 1.47 5 8. Corn Dec 1.13 5 8, May 1.10 1 2, July 1.09 1 8. Oats Dec 67 3 8, May 62 1 2.

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Fragmentary OCR data lists dates and scores but lacks full context or identifiable events. No clear event, person, or organization can be reliably determined from the provided text.

Detroit River tops river traffic with steady tonnage

The Detroit River carries more tonnage than any other river. During navigation season an average of one vessel passes each three minutes, illustrating its busy trade throughput.

C. C N. A Detroit River

Never Alone You Are Not Alone Poem Dedication

A sentimental verse assures Nola I Chapman that love and support endure. The author promises constant help and cheer, ending with a heartfelt personal dedication.

Crossword Clue Answers in Turkish and English

A compact clue set lists coin in Turkish, an oak, glacial snow, part of to be, Yesterday's Ansyen, contradict, cover, and selenium symbol. The entries suggest crossfill from language and chemistry terminology.

Turk

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