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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1931
Page
5
A scattered list of names from Pennsylvania to Martinsburg appears amid a Boston Transcript note praising Boris of Bulgaria for rescuing six people threatened with drowning in the Black Sea. The passage hints at a political claim about a locale that sits in the sun all summer.
A sermon outlines Paul the apostle Saul of Tarsus born in Cilicia and trained in Jerusalem. It details his conversion on the Damascus road in 35 A.D. his subsequent mission to the Gentiles and his role as Christ's chosen vessel.
Sunday school schedules listed for Opequon Memorial Kernstown Round Hill Burnt Church and Stines Chapel with times for Sunday school worship and Christian Endeavor meetings. The message invites attendance and mentions Revil John Jackson of Charlotte, N C as preacher.
Brucetown Circuit Rev C J Clark pastor with services at Stephenson Burnt Factory Brucetown Welltown Crums. Sunday school times 9 45 a m 10 a m 11 a m Epworth League evenings 7 15 p m 8 p m. Preaching 11 a m or 8 p m at various locations.
Reliance church services announced with Rev H E Richardson leading a joint sermon at Friendship double churches at 11 a m. Sunday school 2 30 p m and 3 30 p m sermon on The Church Glorious Reliance Sunday school 10 a m picture sermon on the parables At 8 p m Mrs Guernzy of New York will sing The Palms noted singer in America or Europe.
Galilee church announces a preaching service led by Reverend F B Sapp, pastor, with details to follow in the notice.
Seven Martinsburg women traveled to play Winchester opponents in a 7-on-7 golf match. Local players dominated the scoring with wins in six of seven matches and a 174 to 314 points total. Mrs Arthur led with 94 for the day, followed by Mrs Elting's 98. Mrs Snodgrass claimed 244 of three points in her win over Miss Susan Carson.
Services at 11 a m and 8 p m Sunday with Bible school at 10 a m. All who can are urged to attend.
The Capon Springs Capon river site on the Capon property was secured through Mr. Atkinson. Camp George Bowly was dedicated to training Winchester Scouts. Scoutmaster A. S. Packer of Troop No. 5 led ceremonies with speaker Rev. Robert B. Nelson. George Bowly of this city, called the father of the scouting movement locally.
Pleasant Valley Sunday school at 10 a m sermon at 11 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m Fairview Sunday school at 2 p m sermon at 3 p m Mount Pleasant W Va Sunday school at 10 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m sermon at 8 p m
The notice outlines activities at Frederick Circuit with Rev. P. R. Diehl as pastor. Paxton Sunday school at 10, sermon at 11 followed by communion. Lamps Sunday School at 3, sermon at 3. Relief Sunday School at 10. Epworth League at 7.15 with sermon at 8 and again at 7.30. Public invitation to worship.
Pastor Rev C B Seastruck leads gravel Springs and nearby churches with Sunday schools at Bethel Albin Fremont Hayfield St John Mount Williams Zepp. Divine worship at 11 a m with a sermon by the pastor. All are welcome to attend these services.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip asks why spinach delights readers while moths feast on clothes and rugs, highlighting a tongue in cheek contrast between healthy greens and household pests.
Winchester helped organize the First Troop of Boy Scouts and led the first Scout camp. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Bowly and son Charles L. Bowly, Mrs. Charles Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Horton, Rev. and Mrs. Robert B. Nelson, Mrs. Noble Pierce, Mrs. A. B. Pennypacker, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Heckman and party, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Bowly who raised the camp flag.
The Winchester All-Stars baseball club will host the Washington DC Athletics at Fair Grounds Park this Sunday at 3 30 in the afternoon. Managers expect a major game of the season as the DC Athletics have not lost this year and the All-Stars show ten wins and one loss.
Operators in Pittsburgh and neighboring coal regions discuss government control of the bituminous industry as a remedy for its troubles. The talks involve industry leaders and government officials aiming to stabilize production and prices.
In an unclear scoreline Bennett defeated Kern and Miss Kern beat Alamong, while Gaylord defeated Fiery in another match. The event took place at ON Aud 1744 Martinsburg with a 3 percent margin noted.
Leaders of major coal companies including J D A Morrow of Pittsburgh Coal and Samuel Pursglove of Pittsburgh Terminal Coal signal interest in treating the industry as a public utility. Northern West Virginia producers plan a Monday meeting to discuss the proposal and its origins in the Pittsburgh district.
At a crossing three miles south of Vincennes Indiana seven people were killed when a Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train struck an automobile. The victims named include Joseph Sanneman 45 his wife Mrs Catherine Sanneman their son Anthony Sanneman and members of the Vieke and Deem families. The party was en route to the home of Mrs Vieke’s daughter near the crossing. Wreckage of the automobile was found at the scene.
Report describes a deadly rail incident where victims were found strewn along the track after a vehicle was carried for 100 feet, with the bodies spread over a long distance.
The funeral of Mrs Emma Hoffman Lamp wife of Howard Lamp who died Tuesday evening at Memorial Hospital was held yesterday afternoon at the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs R E March 18 West Gerard Street with many relatives present Rev E A Lambert of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South presiding and interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were Samuel Renner Benton Ritter Ray Grim Marshall Hutchin Lloyd Womeldorph and Burton Harry. Out of town relatives attended including Mrs J L Ayers Paul Ayers Mrs Helen Wilkins Mrs R Young and Mr and Mrs W R Hoffman of Altoona Pa and others from Monongahela.
Fragmentary numbers with dollar values listed in a stray sequence. No identifiable people organizations places or events are readable to establish a coherent news item or summary.
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