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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1945

Page

6

Red Cross knitters urged to bring completed articles

Red Cross knitters are asked to bring all finished items and leftover yarn to the Episcopal Church House Product Room on 134 West Boscawen Street next Tuesday September 24 between 11 a m and 2 p m. Supervisors are told to note date change and knitters should finish garments now in progress and deliver to supervisors for September shipment. More knitters are needed and information on yarn and instructions is in the Red Cross Production Schedule printed elsewhere in the paper.

Red Cross Episcopal Church House West Boscawen Street

Meetings Of Interest Here Mrs Rhodes To Entertain D A R

Fort Loudoun Chapter of the D A R reminds members that Mrs Ruth Rhodes of Woodstock will entertain the chapter tomorrow at 2 30 PM at her home for the regular meeting. Transportation calls to 3578 or 4354 today for arrangements. Members asked to sign for G A A Tea at Elks Club Thursday 6 30 PM with Miss Ebnor Summel or Miss Jean Campbell, phone 6525.

Rhodes Woodstock Fort Loudoun Ruth Rhodes Girls Athletic Association Elks Club Ebnor Summel Jean Campbell

Red Cross Production Schedule Details Workroom and At-Home Knitting

Red Cross offers knitting and sewing tasks with workrooms at Boscawen Street and Presbyterian Church Annex. Volunteers may knit at home or in the workroom, with Tuesday and Thursday hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and dressings quotas of 5,000 weekly. Call Red Cross for details and contact numbers.

R. F. Griffith J. R. Yerby Episcopal Church House West Boscawen Street Presbyterian Church Annex Red Cross Office

Local Social Updates and Hospital Notices

Families plan visits as the Clevengers travel to see Mrs. Bernice A. Clevenger. Birth reported for George Clay Alger in Frederick County with parents Charles and Georganna Fletcher Alger. Myrtle Cooper departs for Shenandoah College in Dayton, Virginia. City manager S. Lee Grant improving after an ankle fracture. Col. Ashby Miller remains hospitalized in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Bernard Hodgson recovering from burns at Memorial Hospital. Bryan Stotler listed as patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital.

Charles Alger Route 1-A Frederick County George Clay Alger Georganna Fletcher Winchester Grant S. Lee Grant Memorial Hospital Col. Miller Col. Ashby Miller Winchester Memorial Hospital Bernard Hodgson Robinson

Carter to Arrive in New York Aboard Queen Elizabeth

Techn. Fourth Grade Harold D. Carter of Winchester is among those listed to arrive in New York tomorrow aboard the H. M. S. Queen Elizabeth.

T-4 Carter New York Harold D. Carter Winchester

Berryville Social Roundup From Weekend Notices

The Berryville column lists births, homecomings, visits, and vacations. The Rev. and Mrs. R. K. McDonald welcome a son at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Miss Betty Stough, cadet nurse, spent the weekend with her Clarke County relatives. Cpl. Gwen Clark visited Berryville from Washington, D. C. and Jamaica.

Emmons Berryville Jack Emmans Claude Owens Emmans Philadelphia School of the Bible Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary Philadelphia Betty Stough Providence Hospital Washington Clarke Edward A. Stough Cpl Gwen Clark Washington, D. C Emily MacCormick Cpl. Clark Jamaica Lillian Deavers Winchester Memorial Hospital Cadet Nurses School Robert Deavers

Clarke County social notes include travel and Red Cross events

Lt McDonald returns to North Carolina with wife resigning from Clarke Bank and planning to live in Durham. Several locals visit family or recover from service, including Nel son Linaburg at Dayton Conservatory, and Sgt Lloyd Elsea in Berryville. Red Cross Sewing Room opens November 1 with layette work and a shipment of 144 kit bags for soldiers.

John Neill John B. Neill Comdr W. McDonald Neill Rochester, . C Winester North Carolina Lt. McDonald McDonald Bank of Clarke County Durham Camp Butner American Red Cross

Winchester Boys Win Appointments To Naval Academy

Samuel Davis Preston Jr son of Mr and Mrs Samuel D Preston of 448 West Leicester Street and Beverley Glass Jakimier son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Jakimier of 202 South Washington Street topped the Civil Service competitive exam for Naval Academy appointments and were chosen by Representative A Willis Robertson to enter in June 1946.

Samuel Davis Preston, Jr Samuel D. Preston West Leicester Street Beverley Glass Jakimier Theodore Jakimier South Washington Street United States Naval Academy A. Willis Robertson Academy

Tattered Cards Edge Cubs in Night Victory

St Louis Cardinals hunt for a fourth straight title with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Sportsman's Park. Whitey Kurowski drove in all three runs as Harry Brecheen stood out and Charley Barrett earned his 22nd win in a muddy, late-season showcase.

Jack Hand Associated Press Billy Southworth Cardinals Chicago Cubs Windy City St. Louis Red Birds Chicago Washington Detroit Tigers Nats Senators Bengals Southworth Harry Brecheen Cubs Charley Red) Barrett

Baseball Roundup: Tigers Tie Senators in Gridiron Style

Dizzy Trout faltered in the first inning as Washington scored four, Detroit rallied with five in the sixth to tie. The Nats exploited Masterson and Eaton for four in the seventh and three in the eighth to seal it. Caster suffered a rare loss. Leonard earned the win. Cincinnati split a doubleheader with Boston, taking the second 6-2 after the 3-1 opener. Detroit faces Bobby Feller in Cleveland next.

Dizzy Trout Senators Tigers Walt Masterson Nats George Custer Hal Newhouser Zeb Eaton Caster Detroit Dutch Leonard Washington Bobby Feller Cleveland

No Army Padding Says President

President Truman declared there will be no padding in the armed forces and no one will be held in service longer than necessary. He cited changes in General MacArthur’s occupation troop estimates and outlined a rapid demobilization plan raising daily discharges from 15,200 to at least 22,000 by Christmas and over 25,000 by January 1946.

Washington Truman Douglas MacArthur

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