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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1944

Page

7

Engagement announced for Marie Jennings and Lt Massie Jr

Mr and Mrs Robert Harvey Jennings of Hot Springs Arkansas announce the engagement of their daughter Marie Teresa to Lt(jg) Joseph A Massie Jr USNR son of Mrs Joseph A Massie of Winchester VA and the late Mr Massie. The couple will wed September 23 at 6 pm at Government Street Presbyterian Church Mobile Alabama.

Robert Harvey Jennings Hot Springs Arkansas Marie Teresa J. G Joseph A. Massie, Jr United States Naval Reserve Joseph A. Massie Winchester Newport News Miss Jennings F. W. Lindsey San Antonio Texas Government Street Presbyterian Church Mobile Alabarha

Social Notes From Winchester and Slonesville Events

Spent day in Slonesville with Mrs. Orville Bloom and several Winchester families. A stork shower honored Mrs. Paul Horst with guests including Mrs. Laura Ashley and others. Laura Ashley and companions returned from Baltimore. Junior Auxiliary Meeting delayed to Sept 19 at 3 30 at the Nurse's Home. Visitors in city include Mrs Kathryn McFadden West and Mrs Peachy Hockman. Capt and Mrs F C Pierce and friends plan weekend at Nobel Pierce home. Returning from Washington this afternoon are Mrs C R Anderson and Mrs Robert Glass Jr. Mrs George W Hohanness has returned from near Charleston.

Slonesville Orville L. Bloom Raul McKee Gray William Joan Carole Gerald Luttrell Winchester Jesse Saville W. Va Winchester Memorial Hospital City Kathryn McFadden Wost of Washington Peachy Hockman C. R. Anderson Robert Glass, Jr

Miss Alice Winslow St Everard Meade Betrothal Set

Mrs Alexis Sommaripa announces the engagement of Miss Alice Amory Winslow to First Lieut Everard K Meade Jr son of Mr and Mrs E K Meade. Winslow a Concord Academy graduate now in New York City chairs the American Women's Volunteer Service. Meade, West Point 1943 Ranger, is stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina. No wedding date set.

Alexis Sommaripa St. Meade West Point Fort Bragg N.C

Martinsburg Golfers Tangle With Winchester Club Sunday

Tomorrow afternoon the Winchester Country Club hosts Martinsburg players in a cross club golf tournament. After the event, a buffet supper will be served to the players their wives and friends.

Martinsburg Winchester Country Club

Philadelphia Business Trip By Hockman And Glass Jr

Mr. Peachy Hockman and Mr. Robert Glass Jr return from Philadelphia where they spent the weekend on business connected with their roles at the O Sullivan Rubber Company.

Philadelphia Peachy Hockman Robert Glass, Jr O’sullivan Rubber Company

Convalescing Mrs Gibbs at Winchester Memorial Hospital

Mrs J H Gibbs is convalescing at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a recent operation. Miss Mary Katherine Kern hosted a weekend visit at her South Cameron Street home. Miss Justine Lorman of Herndon accepted a teaching post in Indianapolis. Mrs John A Kern accompanies daughter to Indiana. visits Fort Knox en route. Miss Helen Massey visits Charlottesville for weekend with sister Miss Farley Massey. Mrs Fannie M Haynes and Mrs W B Field plan a week at Capon Springs Hotel. Mary Martha Class of Lutheran Sunday School meets Tuesday night at Mrs M Castleman’s home. Lohring J Steele of Middletown had an appendectomy at Winchester Memorial Hospital. condition satisfactory. Mr. and Mrs Wilson Keiter of Stephenson announce birth of son Ronald Lee at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Keiter was formerly Mildred Parlett.

Winchester Mary Katherine Kern Fairfax High School South Cameron Street Justine Lorman Herndon Indianapolis Rebecca Kern Tudor Hall Indiana John A. Kern Fort Knox William B. Kern Charlottesville Helen Massey Farley Massey University Hospital Mary Martha Lutheran Sunday School Lohring J. Steele Middletown Winchester Memorial Hospital Wilson Keiter Stephenson Ronald Lee Keiter Mildred Parlett 8. T. Parlett Berryville Robert Merchant Berryville High School Martinsburg W. Va Joel D. Griffing South Church Street Mary Moore McCorkle Lexington Leonard H. Bell Ruth McDaniels William Blythe Anne E. Gordon Richmond J. W. Alcotts Waar S. Lightner

Six Pillows of Peace Discussed by Local Minister

Berryville community notes describe Rev. George S. Lightner’s talk on postwar planning at the Grace Episcopal Church auxiliary meeting. The September gathering includes school openings, new and returning teachers, and Chamber of Commerce plans. Red Cross knitting drives continue.

Berryville Woman’s Auxiliary Grace Episcopal Church George S. Lightner Duncan Memorial Methodist Church Dumbarton Oaks Washington Berryville Chamber of Commerce Gracepiscopal Church

Christmas Mail Instructions For Soldiers Overseas

War Department outlines timing September 15 to October 15 to mail Christmas cards and parcels to overseas Army personnel. Cards go in sealed first class envelopes. parcels up to 5 pounds and 15 inches by 36 inches overall. Each parcel must include a sender and recipient address inside and be clearly marked Christmas parcel. After October 15 no request is needed for parcels. during the window one parcel per week per sender per service member. Prohibited items include perishable foods intoxicants matches and lighter fluid and other flammable or harmful goods.

War Department

Local Social and Visiting Notes from Grimes Virginia

Grimes Virginia notices include Mr Leslie Pope now at Camp Lee and Miss Elizabeth Crim leaving for Winchester Memorial Hospital training with a farewell water roast. Other items mention Mr Isaac Kerns and family visiting Weaverton Maryland and neighbors visiting in Grimes and Strasburg with Mrs Dora Grimes and Mrs Barnes Beckey hosting or traveling for Labor Day.

Robert Rusell Ben Hubbard Clearbrook Lillian Minnie Haycock Dora Grimes Leslie.Hensell Charles Hensell Charles Knight Virginia Knight Winchester Harry

New Yorkers Still Hold Air Alerts

New Yorkers still held air raid alerts amid wartime blackout orders. Col Edward Thomas says the blackout week was enforced by army orders and will continue until the army decides otherwise. Mayor LaGuardia and the Second Service Command had no comment on the matter.

New York Rome Army Stars and Stripes Edward Thomas F. H. LaGuardia Second Service Thomas Sandy

Military hometown notices reveal local service members

Petty Officer William Woolingham and Ensign Newton Kline among local families in Philadelphia and Pensacola. Privates Douglas Golightly, Armel, Chrismore, Fries reported to Keessler Field Biloxi for air forces training processing to become pilots or navigators. Cpl. William Clowser Jr returns home from Camp Breckinridge for furlough and warns of poison ivy risk.

Donald Stuart Armel Arthur R. Armel White Post William Douglas Chrismore C. D. Chrismore East Gerrard Stret Walter Glenn Fries Lewis W. Fries N. Braddock Street Keessler Field Biloxi Miss Army Air Forces Training Command Army Air Forces Kesler Field

Army Navy seek more turkeys for holiday dinners

War Food Administration official warns of a critical shortage as millions of pounds must be marketed and processed quickly to supply U S service members with Thanksgiving turkeys. Producers are urged to market mature stock by mid September before price ceilings fall while War Food Order No 106 requires 100 percent reservation for quartermaster buyers.

Stanley E. Munro War Food Administration Office of Distribution Munro

Hurricane Alert on Gulf Coast

The New Orleans weather bureau issued an advisory at 4 a m warning of a hurricane lert for the west gulf coast. Small craft along the Texas and est Louisiana coasts were advised to remain in port as squally weather concentrates 310 miles southeast of Brownsville and moves slowly northward.

New Orleans New Orleans Weather Bureau West Gulf Coast Texas Est Louisiana Ramate Brownsville

Good Reason For Doctoring Gas

Mrs. Viola Beck, 23, told Superior Judge Joseph Sabath she was ready to drop her suit for separation from Fred Beck. She interrupted that a second marriage is out of the question. Beck’s attorney said she was provoked because she had put sugar in his car’s gasoline tank.

Chicago Viola Beck Joseph Sabath Fred Beck

Beck Motive Linked to Car Attack Targeting Woman

A fragment states Beck wanted the car to strike another woman, suggesting a planned attack motive. The text references an intended victim and a sequence implying deliberate action against a female target.

Fragmentary Word Puzzle Clue Extract Appears Incomplete

OCR fragment shows scattered terms including American Indian Lofty Bat mountain and Letter C with stray punctuation and symbols. Readable items are minimal. no clear event or subject to identify.

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