Winchester Groups Hold Halloween Club Event and Luncheon
The Elementary Group of the Winchester Junior Music Club hosted a Halloween afternoon at Biddy Pollard’s North Washington home with a student piano program led by Carolyn Wheeler and others. The Madison Alumnae Association will hold a luncheon November 10 at Chanticleer Inn with officers elected for the coming year. A marriage announced between Betty Jo Vincent and Edward L. Willis occurred October 24 in Frederick, and Gretchen Ettajean Triplett was born September 23 at Doctor's Hospital. The Christian Service Women plan Week of Prayer and Self Denial services at Market Street Methodist Tuesday night with Mrs Evelyn Krug as guest speaker.
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Winchester Junior Music Club
Biddy Pollard
North Washington Street
Marshall Steck
Stewart Bell, Jr
The
Red Cross of Winchester
Carolyn Wheeler
Ouida Lou Kellar
Bessie Smalls
Patsy Wheeler
Betsy Anderson
June
Ronnie Johnston
Donna Lou Anderson
Helen Page Coble
Helen Johnston
Barbara Wheeler
Patricia Barton
Miss McCartney
Ralph Pollard
Robyn Arthur
Sonny Gray
Helen Page Cobie
Madison
Madison College Almnae ‘Association of
Winchester
Frederick County
Chanticleer Inn
Warren Eddy
Samuel P. Duke
Madison College
Duke
Bessie J. Lanier
Ann
Betty Jo Vincent
Paul L. Vincent
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Edward L. Willis
Ed. Willis
Stephenson
Frederick
Garrett
Ruby
Robert Kackley
St. Clairsville High School
Wassel C. Triplett
Washington, D. C
Gretchen Ettajean
Doctor’s Hospital
Mr. Triplett
Etta Trip
Handley High School
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Market Street Methodist Church
Evelyn Krug
Africa
Marriage Shower for Miss Polly Green at White Post
Miss Polly Green of White Post, engaged to Ensign L J Taylor U S N, was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Meade Conley and Miss Fritzie Conley at White Post Saturday. Navy Day inspired a blue and white color scheme with fall flowers decorating the house and about thirty five guests in attendance.
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Polly Green
White Post
L. J. Taylor
Meade Conley
Fritzie Conley
Civic League Luncheon Set for November Second
The Women s Civic League will hold its monthly luncheon Friday November 2 at 1 30 at Canticleer Inn. Mrs Earl Bunting will address the group and reservations may be made with luncheon chair Mrs Willie Hunt or co chair Mrs Hugh Peters.
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Women's Civic League
Canticleer Inn
Earl Bunting
Wilkie Hunt
Hugh Peters
Mrs. W. A. Baker guest of aunt in Washington
Mrs. W. A. Baker returned Friday from Washington D C where she was the guest of her aunt Mrs. John Graham for several days.
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Washington
W. A. Baker
Washington, D. C
John Graham
G A A Halloween Dinner At Tokes Inn
Members of the Girls Athletic Association held their Halloween Dinner at Tokes Inn with thirty four attending. Mrs. Jack Widmyer and several others in charge described a very enjoyable program and fitting decorations. Several guests and attendees listed with Marys and Misses among them. Elizabeth Massie returned to Washington last night after a weekend with her mother on Amherst street. The Lever family from Winchester visited here this weekend. Abney Payne of Washington spent the weekend at their Amherst street home.
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Wini Largent
Washington, D. C
F. L. Largent
W. Clifford Street
Max Largent
Bath
Maine
Miss Boyd
Mary Warden Boyd
P. W. Boyd
Washington
Girls Athletic Association
Tokes Inn
Jack Widmyer
Paul Tomney
T. F. Timberlake
Godfrey Zirkle
Raymond Burke
Ebner Summel
Kathryn Sullivan
Robert Grim
John Seabright
Marguerite Baker
Ida Lycett
Ansel Solenberger
B. J. Sager
Charles Anderson
Fred Hyde
Clarence Hershman
Robert Jasper
Robert Berry
Anna Margaret Baker
Martha Babb
Jean Campbell
Kathryn Moloney
Wyatt Richard
Marshall Boyd
Dorothy Larrick
Lucille Sensindiver
Doris Cunningham
Elizabeth Massie
Joseph Massie
Amherst Street
Michael Lever
Winchester
J. Gray Beverley
West Cork Streeet
Abney Payne
MacCallum Honored at W E S for 94.6 Average
Crawford J. MacCallum son of Mrs. Heath MacCallum of 516 S. Stewart St. was one of four boys with a scholastic average over 90 for the first month at Virginia Episcopal School. His grade is 94.6. He previously attended Handley High School in Winchester and the American High School in Mexico City where he learned Spanish.
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Crawford J. MacCallum
Heath MacCallum
S. Stewart Street
George L. Barton, Jr
Virginia Episcopal School
MacCallum
Handley High School
Winchester
American High School
Mexico City
Mexico
Nation Begins To Buy More Bonds
The nation launches the final Victory loan drive to raise 11 billion dollars for the war effort. Six billion volunteers will aid the campaign after a nationwide broadcast by Secretary Vinson. Ceremonies honor armed forces heroes as private citizens are asked to buy 4 billion dollars in bonds, including 2 billion in small denomination E-bonds. The drive runs through December 8.
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Washington
Vinson
Another Perfect Wife Bobs Up
FRANKFURT October 29 A 3rd Infantry Division GI spent almost three months taking a Lugar apart and mailing it home piece by piece to avoid postal restrictions against mailing pistols He later received a heavy package containing a Laser and a letter asking if ordnance could fix it for his wife in a darkly comic twist
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Frankfurt
Ordnance
The Star Presents Complete Local and World Coverage
The Star offers comprehensive reporting on local and global events delivering timely updates, in-depth stories, and timely briefs. Readers gain access to politics, business, culture, sports, and breaking news with a focus on accuracy and clarity.
Marina Svetlova Concert At Winchester With Three Assisting Artists
Prima ballerina Marina Svetlova appears in a Winchester Community Concert Association program at Handley High School with three assisting artists Alexis Dolinoff Elena Imaz and Theodor Haig. Dolinoff a Metropolitan Opera soloist leads the male dancers Haig accompanies on piano Imaz born in Argentina rose to fame with the Buenos Aires Opera and the San Francisco Opera. Members must present current cards at the door and those awaiting cards should call Mildred Jones to avoid being excluded from the season opener.
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Marina Svetlova
Metropolitan Opera Company
Winchester Gy Concert Association
Handley High School
Alexis Dolinoff
Elena Imaz
Theodor Haig
Metropolitan Opera Association
Europe
Africa
Australia
Asia
Anne Pavlova
America
Philadelphia Ballet Company
Metropolitan Opera
Argentina
Buenos Aires Opera Company
Institute of International Education
Mills College
California
San Francisco Opera Company
Miss Imaz
Mr Haig
Mr. Haig
Winchester Community Concert Association
Mildred Jones
Pocket-Size Dictionary advertised by Winchester Star
The notice advertises a pocket-size dictionary with 378 pages and 21 000 definitions, illustrated, plus special supplements. It claims durability and usefulness for home school or office and asks readers to send 25 cents postpaid to the Information Bureau in Washington DC with name address and payment wrapped.
Coast Guardsman Honored Discharged at Philadelphia Center
Harry Carver of 244 East Street Winchester and Joshua D Headley of Winchester are honorably discharged from active service. Headley served 25 months overseas as an airplane mechanic and was stationed at Biggs Field. Louis Travers, step-son of Stephenson residents, was assigned to Sedalia Army Air Field with the First Troop Carrier Command. Ryland R. Perry of Winchester is completing East Asia service.
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Coast Guard
Coast
USCG
Headley
Joshua D. Headley
Boyd G. Headley
Winchester
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Biggs Field
AAF
Cpl
Louis A. Travers
Sedalia Army Air Field
Warrensburg
First
B. A. Travers
Stephenson
Army Air Forces
Clearbrook Woolen Company
Stephens City High School
Margaret Collins
Sedalia
FAR East Air Forces
Manila
Ryland R. Perry
Howard F. Perry
Valley Avenue
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
Dressing at General Kenny's Far East unit, a 22-year-old P-38 fighter pilot has flown over 78 combat missions with the 80th Fighter Squadron of the Far East Air Forces. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with seven campaign stars, Philippine Liberation Medal, and Presidential Unit Citation. He joined the AAF in 1943 after studying at the University of Tennessee. Meanwhile S. Sgt. George L. Werdig of Winchester, Miss., set to return home with an honorable discharge, having served with the 8th Air Force in England and flown 30 missions over Europe as a B-24 tail gunner, earning the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters and four battle stars. He later worked in the aircraft storage program at Greenville Army Air Field, Mississippi.
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George C Kenny
Far East Air Forces
United States
AAF
Perry
University of Tennessee
George L. Werdig
Dunlop Ave
Winchester
Set
Wiedig
8Th Air Force
England
Europe
States
Greenville Army Air Field
Greenville
Miss
Veterans Administration to Open Winchester Contact Office
A Veterans Administration contact office will open in Winchester to assist local veterans in securing Congress authorized benefits. General Omar Bradley announced the move as part of VA efforts to bring services directly to veterans, with space and staff to be secured, plus traveling representatives for areas not justified for a full office.
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The
Veterans Administration
Winchester
Congress
Omar Sradiey
Veterans’ Affairs
Lady Recovers After Using ERB-HELP for Stomach Gas
A woman recounts severe stomach gas causing choking when lying down. After using ERB-HELP, she reports relief, normal bowels, and ability to sleep. The ad claims ERB-HELP cleanses bowels and acts on kidneys, sold at Winchester drug stores.
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Winchester
Puzzle Clue Fill In Wallingford Style
The fragment shows crossword style clues with numbers and hints including fish deer and tools. Incomplete list appears to mix across and down entries with entries such as 30 payment and 1/1000 inch.
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Music Club
Irving Cather
Retha Coop
Harvey Brumbacker
Eleanor McCartney
Willis Vincent
Market St. W. S.C. S
Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Huntsberry Fashion
Winchester—Front
Roya
Miss Green
Civic League
Baltimore
Jean Hofmeister
the Highlands
Port Deposit
Miller
Frank S. Miller
West Boscawen Street
Shawnee Hdc
Snapp
Shawnee Home Demonstration Club
Robert Snapp
Opequon
Red Cross
Episcopal Church House
Brucetown
Brucetown Methodist Church
Morningside Drive
F. T. Fulcher
Martin Adams
Julia Richards
Staunton
William M. Richards
Angerona Terrace
West Piccadilly Street
Tokes
Mrs. Lever
City
South Loveoun Steet
Dial
Palace Theatre
Winchester Evening Star. Information Bureau
Eye St. N. E
D.C
Florsheim
Lovett Brothers
Camp Shanks
N. Y
Fort Sheridan
Veterans
Dr. Bundesen
Peoples Drug Store
Molden Electric CO
Trust Department
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
T.G. Adams Esso
George Washington Garage
Miller Bros
Hound's Tooth
Cather & Moling
Miller’s Hardware and Household Supplies
Photo Supply Company
Timberlake
Evelyn Beauty Salon
E. Piccadilly St
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun
Daily Crossword
Stair
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