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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1944
Page
5
Miss Eleanor deGrange daughter of Mr and Mrs H Clay de Grange of South Washington Street will entertain tonight with a formal dance at her home. A number of the younger set will attend and there will be dancing on the terrace.
Miss Colleen Crowser hosted a miscellaneous shower at her home on W Monmouth Street in honor of Mrs Kenneth Crisman formerly Miss Colleen Cather. Guests included Mrs J Crisman Miss Helen Crisman Eleanor Crisman Yvonne Pierce Jerry Cather Nancy Buckingham Jean Forney Martha Babb Anna M Baker Helen Blosser Louise Avey Mrs J B Cather Mrs Thelma Mulvey Mrs Gladys Kern and Mrs Kenneth Crisman Out of town guests were Miss Helen Berry Mrs Billy Glascock and Miss Martha Clendinning.
Miss Sara Hamilton superintendent of Winchester Memorial Hospital was elected to the Executive Committee at the Institute on Sept. 12 during a Chicago session of the American College of Hospital Administrators. The institute offers intensive courses in hospital administration and is held annually in Chicago.
The September gathering at Mrs. P. H. Sprenkle’s home featured a talk by Mrs. Winthrow Legge on lawns and hedges. She explained lawn basics, best timing for establishment in fall, and hedge purposes for privacy and backdrop. Tea guests and ribbon awards followed with blue and red honors for several members.
The Winchester Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet September 18 at 8 at the VFW hall in the Farmers and Merchants Bank Building. Members are urged to attend for the election of the Junior Vice President and Miss Alice n Brown past department president will be present.
Doctors Dale and Pearl Davis return to Miami Florida after a two week stay with Pearl Davises sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs E H Strowbridge in Welltown Virginia during the visit the couple resided with the Strowbridges.
Mr and Mrs S P Rhodes hosted a birthday party for granddaughter Darlene Curtis celebrating her 10th birthday on Saturday. Attendees included Betty Jenkins Patsy Boyer Juanite Ruleman Wilda Sirbaugh Joyce Donald Carole Curtis and numerous Rhodes relatives plus Mrs Eugene Rhodes and Mrs Henry Curtis. A separate dinner honors Mr and Mrs Percy Malone and Mr and Mrs Jonah Ballenger with guests from Winchester Bunker Hill and Stephens City.
Berryville notes include Mrs Heaton Baker and Barbara Baker returning from Washington DC after visits with local families. The Pulaski Presbyterian Church wedding of Mae Oglesby Tench and Thomas Carroll Iden II is planned for September 26. The first PTA meeting for 1944 45 is scheduled September 18 at Berryville High School. Lt Walter Wisecarver Jr and family plan to report to Camp Leonard Wood for duty while Lt McDonald receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Germany.
Lt. Charles B. Mudd formerly of Winchester now Towson Md has returned home from the Southwest Pacific theater after completing the required number of missions. He wears the Air Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster as a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. His sister Ensign Marie Mudd Navy nurse at the U S Naval Hospital Portsmouth joined the family on a weekend pass. The award citation notes his sustained bombing of enemy airfields installations and attacks on ships and vessels.
The Martinsburg Blue Sox travel to face Virginia Woolen tonight after a rain postponement. Manager Lewis Renner expects the diamond ready for a six o clock start as the two sides pursue a seven game series with a city championship on the line.
Round Hill Wildcats meet Haldeman Creamery in a Sunday doubleheader at Rouss Park with a 1:30 start. Probable batteries are Fawcett and Carpenter for Round Hill against Swanson and Anderson for Creamery. Also on the weekend White Post visits Stephenson and Rappahannock All Stars play at Middletown.
The Japanese Comei agency announced that several thousand business concerns would be moved from Tokyo to other areas in the very near future as part of a program to decentralize the Japanese capital to reduce risk from air raids.
NBC broadcast quotes German commander Lt. Gen. Hermann Rampke stating Brest is under unbearable Allied attacks and that resistance in the port is collapsing, signaling an end to the defense.
Area churches list services across Salem near Stephens City Capon Bridge Ridge and Middletown with Bible schools Sunday worship times and communion note. Dr R O Bryant to preside at Brucetown Fourth Quarterly Conference. cordial invitation extended to all to attend services.
Richmond Virginia reports only two new poliomyelitis cases to the Bureau of Communicable Diseases on September 15. One patient is a four year old Norfolk girl and the other a 14 year old Shenandoah county girl. Earlier infantile paralysis cases were dropped after cause review leaving 506 total cases through September 14.
At the Winchester Frederick county American Red Cross meeting in city hall Vernon C Eddy was named to compile a history of the chapter since September 1939. The group discussed naming a manager for the Red Cross War Fund drive next year and notes highlighted August activity by Home Service staff and volunteers.
High View West Virginia Rev F C Lester guest preacher 1030 Sunday School Esray Seldon Sept Morning worship 1130 sermon The Meaning of the Lord's Supper Holy Communion observed Afternoon service 330 sermon Present Opportunities of the Church All welcome Ebenezer Disciple Church Service Notes Rev C A Quenzel minister Bible School 1030 W A Strother Sept Evening worship 815 Communion observed All welcome message of the evening
Minister P Tederick directs the Sunday program with morning worship at 11 and Sunday School at 10. Ridings Chapel offers 10 a.m. worship and 11 a.m. Sunday School. Greenway holds 10 30 a.m. Sunday School and 8 p.m. worship. The public is invited.
Macedonia 10 15 a m church school led by E E Hall and 11 a m morning worship with sermon by Pastor John Teter. 8 p m youth fellowship led by Inas Netherton. Greenwood 2 30 p m church school led by R O Daugherty and 3 30 p m afternoon worship. Round Hill 2 p m church school led by Miss Myra Payne and a p m service. Public invited to attend.
Rev Walter Smith pastor presents Sunday services across Stephens City Fairview Kernstown and Refuge with times for the month First Sunday Stephens City 11 a m Fairview 3 p m Second Sunday Kernstown 11 a m Refuge 3 p m Third Sunday Stephens City 11 a m Fairview 3 p m Kernstown 7 30 p m Fourth Sunday Kernstown 11 a m and Stephens City 7 30 p m Fifth Sunday irregular attendance urged.
The Royal Light Quartet of Catonsville Md will perform Sunday evening September 17 at eight o'clock at Boyce Church. Pastor H C Johnson invites all to attend. Miss Prances Burwell and Mrs Isabelle Cary will give talks. If We'll Buy The Bonds Theyll drop the bombs.
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