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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1941
Page
3
Burnt Factory Church hosts the Young People's Choir in new vestments on Easter Sunday at ten o'clock during the revival. No Brucetown service that day. revival closes with Crums evening service. Bruce town Methodist Union meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. with Mrs. Fishpaw teaching Discipline chapter two.
A summary of the resurrection accounts from Matthew Mark Luke and John. The piece reflects on the empty tomb, the appearances of Jesus to Mary Magdalene, the disciples, and the two Emmaus travelers. It closes with a reminder that Easter embodies the Christian message of love and eternal life.
Winchester C B Charge and Pleasant Valley announce Easter Dawn services at 6 a.m. with worship and preaching “Thanks Be To God,” plus Church School at 10 a.m. and union preaching at Red Bud 7:30 p.m. Red Bud offers 2.30 p.m. Church School and 7:30 p.m. union service.
Reliance Church with United Brethren in Christ led by Pastor Walz lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. Young People's C E at 7 15 p.m. Worship at 8 p.m. Friendship Church holds Worship and Communion at 11 a.m. Ridings Chapel offers Sunday School at 10 a.m. Stephens City has Sunday School at 2 p.m. Worship and Communion at 3 p.m. Greenway also opens with 10 a.m. Sunday School.
Reverend W. D. Sheets leads sunrise communion at the White Post church. Cedarville hosts 10 am worship and sermon, Rockland 11 am service, Milwood at 7 30 pm for evangelistic concluding service. Young People service at 6 45 pm.
The notice lists pastors and service times for City Charge churches in Stephens City Fairview Kernstown and nearby towns with Methodist and Church of the Brethren Sabbath and Easter services. Also notes District Conference at Woodstock and Disciples of Christ rural charge services in Walnut Springs and Capon Bridge.
Galilee Church of Christ led by C A Quenzel holds service with Bible study at 10 a m. A second program begins at 11 a m featuring songs recitations solos and duets by Junior and Intermediate pupils with a delegation from the Galilee.
The McFaden Young Men’s Bible class of the Winchester Presbyterian Church elects officers for the coming year led by President A. L. Powell. Other officers include Phil Hunter as first vice president Alson Hott as second vice president Joe A. Holinger as treasurer and M. D. Weaver as secretary.
Easter activities on the Montague Avenue Charge include Sunrise Service at Rosemont hosted by Senator Byrd family, 7:00 breakfast at Montague Avenue Church, 9:30 worship at Macedonia with special music, 2:00 at Round Hill with the Boy's Choir, 4:00 at Greenwood with music and message, and 7:30 Epworth League at Macedonia titled What is Real led by Mrs. Ernest Hall with science demonstrations.
G H Fielding pastor. Arden Church School 10 Darkesville Church School 10 Epworth League 7 Gerrardstown Church School Epworth League 7. Worship Paynes Church School 10 Worship 11 Rest Church School 10 Epworth League 7 Sunrise Service Best combining with Payne at a.m.
Press time details note 9 P M in London 10 P M in Berlin and Rome 11 P M in Alexandria Bucharest. The Star announces late hour schedules for international editions and city desk timetables.
Charles Smack reports a bloodless blitz against a local squirrel army under his Kansas City bedroom window. He set traps and released 11 water boxes in the park, but three remain uncaptured as the critters defy him each morning.
April reports from Brush Creek Virginia document several residents in ill health with hospitalizations notes for Mrs. Normal DeHaven and Ed Luttrell at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Neighboring social visits are described along with weather-related mail disruption and widespread colds recent to the area.
An applicant to the anti aircraft firing center project in CAMP DAVIS North Carolina writes of decades of lineman work and mule team driving. He insists on good wages and expresses willingness to travel for suitable “big jobs” while signaling readiness to handle challenging lines.
The Washington Information Bureau offers a 32 page booklet titled CARE PETS. It covers feeding housing and care for dogs cats parrots canaries rabbits goldfish guinea pigs and other pets. Government experts advise much of the material. Ten cents postpaid.
In Rockingham North Carolina on April 11 a defendant in Recorder's Court says he made a mistake when accused of annoying a woman at a bus station. He explains he was seeking his sister who he regarded as handsome and attractive. The witness remarks it would be easy for anyone to make such a mistake.
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