Social events and weddings fill Manor gatherings
Social notes from TS Manor detail a Sunday morning party hosted by Mrs. Baker for nieces Mrs. Victor Constant of West Point and Mrs. Robert Graf with many relatives and guests. A birthday dinner honored Mr. Rush at the home of E. L. Rush, featuring gifts and music. Also reported are marriage news for Miss Lena Johnson and Dr. E Willard plus a Thornhill Manor visit and a Berryville wedding of Miss Mary Ellen Smith and Sgt. Leland Williamson with details on attire and attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TS Manor
Ww. A. Baker
Pout
Washington Street
Baker
Victor Constant
West Point
N. Y
Washington
Horace
A. H. Morgan
Paul Rosenberger
Ridgely White
J. Iscully
Thomas G
F. L. Largent, Jr
C. M. Henkle
E. L. Rush
Ace Nichols
Balore
Ashley Granes
Harry Sampson
Molly Hess
Myrtle Orndorff
Roy Sampson
Stephens City
Carl Sampson
Re- Jenkins
Gladys Macall
Strasburg
Brooks' Pharmacy Promises Better Marks With Quality School Supplies
An ad states high quality pens pencils tablets notebooks paper ink crayons rulers and more to help students achieve better marks. It markets Brooks' Pharmacy as the source for the tools of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Nurses Aide Corps Meets Wednesday
The regular meeting of the Nurses Aide Corps will be held Wednesday night, September 27 at seven thirty in the Nurses Home. Important schedules will be made for Winchester Memorial Hospital and Newton Wdio Hospital in Martinsburg, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurses Aide Corps
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Newton Wio Hospital
Martinsburg
Knitters Request Finish Ed Articles Turn In
Knitters and supervisors are instructed to turn in finished articles and yarn by 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Production Room in Episcopal Church House. Also reports of gatherings list attendees including Miss Farley Massey and guests from Bradford and New Haven among others. Admiral Byrd and family spent the weekend in Winchester with Mrs Byrd. Girl Scout Troop No 3 held its first meeting of the season selecting officers led by new leader Miss Jane Rosenberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church House
Maxine Keckley
Peggy Galladay
Nora Chrisman
Marjorie Duncan
Imogene Minton
Lou Ann Cather
Barbarra Darlington
Frances F. Brown
Jane Rosenberger
Social notes mention travels and college plans across several towns
Miss Susan Shryock heads to Chicago to attend the University of Chicago. Gertrude Burgess returns to Richmond from Fort Loudoun. Mrs. Brown leaves for Georgia to visit Fort Benning. Lieut and Mrs Stribling plan Annapolis, Md. visit. Mrs. Kiracofe, Jr. leaves for Camp Van Doren in Mississippi. Ann Woolfolk departs for Goucher College in Baltimore. Local residents travel, study, or host visitors including Holt Neutzling and the Smiths in Winchester and Clarksburg scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess
Richmond
Gertrude Burgess
Fort Loudoun
Richmond, Va
Kiracofe, Jr
Camp van Doren
Miss
Jesse Kiracofe, Jr
Winchester
Cpl
Kiracore
Miss Woolfolk
Goucher
Ann Woolfolk
John Woolfolk
West Clifford Street
New Hampshire
Baltimore
Goucher College
Miss Woololk
Average ages of sailors soldiers and marines
The average sailor is 23.5 years old. The average soldier is 25.78 years. The average marine is 23.5 years.
Coast Guardsman Wisecarver Earns MacArthur Commendation
Veteran Kenneth W Wisecarver of Gore a Coast Guard quartermaster first class has participated in ten Southwest Pacific invasions and earned a commendation from General Douglas MacArthur. He served aboard a Coast Guard manned LST and fought in Saidor Fins, Admiralties, Filandia, Ait ape, Noemfoor, Wadke and Biak before returning home for leave and orders to report to the 12th Naval District for a new assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast
Seaman Williard Powell Enlists in Navy Training
Seaman Powell Williard E. Powell 17 apprentice seaman son of Mr and Mrs Roy Powell Fairmont avenue enlisted in Navy August 11 and is now training at Bainbridge Maryland. Before enlisting he worked for Rust Engineering in Front Royal and attended Handley High School where he played clarinet in the band. Friends may write to him at Williard E Powell A S C 1478 Bros 127 L U S N T C Bainbridge Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Smith
George Perry Smith
Berryville
Leland Eugene Williamson
U S. Marine Corps
Leedom J. W. Run
Charles Town
W. Va
Williamson
Front Royal Baptist Church
Fred Laughan
Homer Knight
Marine Corps
Newberry Five
Millville
N. J
Camp Lejeune
New River
N. C
Williard E. Powell
Roy Powell
Fairmont Avenue
Navy
Bainbridge
Rust Engineering Company
Front Royal
Handley High School
A-S. C
Bros
Mrs Payne Whitney Dies at 68 After Notable Turf Career
New York September 25 The social world’s leading figure Mrs Payne Whitney died aged 68 She built Greentree Stables owning Kentucky Derby winners Twenty Grand and Shutout Her children include Mrs Charley Shipman Payson and Col John Hay Jock Whitney Funeral set for 4 p.m. tomorrow at Christ Episcopal Church Manhasset Long Island
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Payne Whitney
John Hay
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Greentree Stables
Whitney
Washington
Court
Great Britain
Charley Shipman Payson
Col
Jock) Whitney
Army Air Forces
Christ Episcopal Church
Manhasset
Long Island
Roosevelt Opens Way For Full Dress Political Oratory
President Roosevelt starts reelection drive in an AFL Teamsters Union speech saying Republicans stage false charges against the New Deal. He cites labor baiting and labor distress of the Hoover era, and promises to answer Dewey. He defends keeping troops if needed and rebuts claims he is too old to lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
AFL
Thomas E. Dewey
Teamsters
Blood Donor Clinic Draws 1076 Volunteers Here
The Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic in Winchester drew 1076 volunteers, though officials say this short of the requested quota. Of 640 donors, 367 were women and 273 men. 181 cancellations and 50 rejections reduced the pool, with 113 no-shows and 71 ineligible by age or health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lee Odell
Odell
Winchester
Frederick County
Shenandoah County
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Theirginian Company
Virginia Woolen Mill
O'Sullivan
National Fruit Product Company
Novick Transfer Company
Oscar Nebel Company
Zeraqpack Company
Clearbrook Wollen Mill
Winchester Woolen Company
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Valley Service Station
Focal
Timberville
Palau Forces Blood Clinic Urges Quick Recovery
In response to an urgent appeal from National Headquarters the local chapter organized a blood drive after Mobile Units at the Washington Blood Donor Center canceled visits to Army camps due to heavy withdrawals before D Day. Another clinic in November aims to ensure blood for wounded soldiers. Winchester clinic set for November 15 16 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Washington
Europe
Winchester
Local Companies Aid Blood Donor Clinic Expansion
The grateful Blood Donor Service thanks listed companies for donor solicitation help. An extra day extended the recent clinic from three days to four, marking an expanded effort in community blood collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperaon
Even Big Potatoes Come To The Star
Russell T. Hupp of Virginia Woolen brought a sweet potato weighing about four pounds to the Star office. The odd yam measured ten inches around and six inches long. He lives at 1014 Woodlawn Avenue and said he hasn’t time to dig the rest from his victory garden. The potato is on exhibit at the Shenandoah Valley National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell T. Hupp
Ers
Virginia Woolen
Star Office
Hupp
Woodlawn Avenue
Victory Garden
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
What are tektites explained
Tektites are small pieces of natural glass found in certain localities and are thought to fall to earth from outer space. There are no recorded falls and the origin remains controversial.
Puzzle Page: Happen Again and Radium Discoverer Clues
A crossword style puzzle listing clues for a grid. Across clues include Happen again and Five-pointed figure while down clues span expression and color. Readers fill spaces for answers like RADIUM discoverer and calendar terms.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Baker
Thornhill Manor
George Norris
Julie van Wogen
Philadelphia
Warm Springs
Sgt
Leland Williamson
Shenan Igs
Brown
Mall Oiers Promstiated ON
Piantsberry Fashion
Winchester—Front Royal
Misses Farley Massey
Joan White
Bradford
Barbara Hall
New Haven
Conn
Natalie Browne
Jacqueline Womack
Nancy Lee Coble
Dorothy Hawthorne
Dotty Anne Robinson
Lieut. White
City
Charles Ridgely White Jr
Frank Hack
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Massie
Joseph,a. Massie
Amherst Street
Heber Flood
North Washington Street
Charleston
Waller Hardy
John G. Dana
Aneee. Payne
Ambherst Street
Frank Rittenhouse
Granville Meade
Mrs. Flood
Admiral
Mrs. Byrd
Richard E. Byrd
Admiral Byrd
Troop Three
Gaunt
Susan Shryock
Chicago
Amos Shryock
Greystone Terrace
Ill
University of Chicago
Georgia
Earl Brown
Clearbrook
Fort Benning, Ga
E. H. Loy
National Avenue
Smith's Park
Middletown
Marshall Farmer
Mickey Boyd
Howard Lint
Dorothy Cooper
Hollins College
Eugene B. Cooper
Lucy Bell Holt
W. G. Neutzling
Clarksburg, W. Va
Jack
J. T. Thomas
Danville, Va
Harry Glenn Garber
Lonnie Thigpen
Nelson Eddy
Robert Armbruster
Columbia Broadcasting System
Nortern VA
Corky
Kelly
Pacific
Colin “Corky” Kelly, III
John Pedlow
Alexandria
Kenneth W. Wisecarver
Seaman Powell
Williard Powell, A-S
Baker’s Drug Store
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lovett Bros
Palau
U. S
Palau Islands
Theodore S. Wilkinson
Roslyn
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Miller Bros
Moling & Cather
Timberlake
Daily Crossword
Fabric
Begin
Tore
Courage
Equal
Mie
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