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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1933
Page
7
Pastor W R Hardesty leads multiple services with Sunday School at 9 45 a m and 10 a m for Refuge and Fairview. Preaching at 8 p m 11 a m and 3 p m with a Monday youth meeting at 8 o'clock to organize Young People. Adults invited.
West Frederick A B Charge announces Pleasant Grove Sunday School at 9 30 a m sermon 10 30 a m Mount Hebron Sunday School 2 p m preaching 3 p m Laurel Hill Sunday School 9 40 a m sermon 7 30 p m An all day meeting at Pleasant Grove is planned for Sunday August 20 with Rev Collis of Berkeley Springs as guest speaker. Music and dinner on the grounds are featured.
Brucetown Circuit M E Church South led by Rev C J Clark lists services at Stephenson church Burnt Factory Crums Wallon and Brucetown with Sunday School at 10 or 10:30 a m Young People services at 6 30 or 7 p m preaching at 8 or 11 30 a m Sacrament observed and preaching schedule noted.
Gainesboro Circuit and South Gainesboro Circuit M E Church listings show Sunday School at 10 a m Epworth League at 8 p m. Old Bethel Sunday School 10 a m Epworth League 8 p m Preaching 8 30 p m Pine Grove Sunday School 10 a m Preaching 11 a m Epworth League 8 p m.
Cedar Creek Marlboro offers Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by Superintendent J. M. Boggs and preaching at 11 a.m. Pastor Allen Jones. Cedar Cliff Vaucluse holds Sunday School at 9 30 a.m. with F Estes Kline as superintendent and preaching at 8 p.m.
The Winchester U B Circuit holds services at Pleasant Valley with Pastor Rev F G Senger. Sermon by Rev Dr Gilkinson and Sunday School at 10 a m. Home Missions treasurer and Presbyterian Conference duties noted. Mt Pleasant WV and Fairview Bible study and children instruction class Tuesday at 8 p m. Senior C E events at 7 p m with Miss Margaret Richards address at 7 45 p m.
Sunday Masses at Loudoun and Cecil Streets include 8:00 am and 10:30 am with Benediction after the late service. The Holy Name Society members will receive communion in a body at the 8:00 am mass under Pastor Rev. Father Heller and Assistant Rev. Robert E Hannon.
Opequon Memorial Kernstown Round Hill Burnt Church and Stine's Chapel list Sunday School times preaching and evening services. Rev Guy M Morrow pastor leads the Opequon Presbyterian Group with Christian Endeavor programs at multiple locations.
Paxtons Chapel hosts Sunday School at 10 a m and sermons at 11 a m with additional services for lamps. Rehiet and Roune Hill hold 10 am Sunday School and 8 pm sermons. Macedonia and Epworth League meet 10 am and 7 30 pm, Carpers Valley also at 10 am. Quarterly Conference set for August 26 at 8 pm.
The Stephens City United Brethren Church marks its second anniversary with Sunday School at 2 30 p m and a 3 p m sermon by Dr W F Gruver of Martinsburg A procession of speakers includes Rev Rohart of the Church of the Brethren and the Reliance Male Quartette will provide at 8 o clock illustrated services Friendship Preaching at 11 a m
Pastor Gore leads services at Shiloh Mission with Sunday School at 2 pm and preaching at 3 pm A cordial welcome is extended to all attendees The message invites all to attend the morning services at Cameron and Boscawen Streets and the afternoon sermon at Shiloh Mission.
The Disciples of Christ at Galilee announce a Bible School at 10 a.m. with Charles E. McVay as superintendent. Pastor leads preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. A cordial welcome to all.
In Rome on August 11 crowds welcomed General Italo Balbo early preparations began for his air armada and a grand fascist celebration. Balbo’s arrival tomorrow sparks what officials call one of the era’s greatest Italian festivities with balconies adorned and streets lined with tricolor banners flowers and tapestries.
Printed dress pattern 9692 features a slender silhouette with dark ground, new sleeves and pleats. Available in sizes 36 to 46, requires fabric and contrast, with cutting and sewing instructions. Order by mail for 15 cents per pattern, 25 cents for book and pattern together.
President Roosevelt may stop in Harrisonburg while en route to a CCC tour. State manager John J. Wicker and Home Owners Loan Branch officials plan to meet for first hand updates on progress. A big crowd is expected as Harrisonburg plans an informal welcome with local officials hoping to ban formalities.
The will of James N. Darr, who died Saturday evening, was probated in the Corporation Clerk's office. Darr, dating August 3, 1933, witnessed by Dr. P. W. Boyd Toyd N. Darr and M. M. Lynch, directs sale of all real and personal property, payment of debts and funeral expenses, and share‑and‑share‑alike distribution among surviving siblings Josiah, Monroe and Clarence Carr, and Mrs. Alice Clark of Winchester. M. M. Lynch is named executor.
Reporters note a misread budget plan where officials intended pruning government expenses but revealed the term refers to a plum tree variety. The insight reframes the cost-cutting discussion as a horticultural joke affecting policy language and public understanding.
Special to The Star Harrisonburg Va Aug 11 the grand parade closes the Virginia State Firemen's Association convention with 1000 firemen and auxiliaries marching along Main Street to the American Legion monument. Charlottesville won the band concert prize, Luray took the state reel races, Staunton the open event, and the evolution contests introduced today provide practical training for firefighting teams. The Maryland Fire Chiefs Association headlined by Chief Howard Travers attends the concluding breakfast at the Kavanaugh Hotel.
Omer Brill, 21, hanged at Moundsville State Penitentiary for the killings of Mrs Love Burch and her daughter Esther in a robbery that yielded 66 cents. He claimed innocence and described a kidnap plot involving a man named Charles Anderson, saying he acted to shield a friend. Brill spoke from death row of his meeting with Anderson and his fear for his supposed friend, and he stated his conscience was clear.
The Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting as a memorial for Rev. F. T. McFaden D D. Rev E A Lambert led the program praising McFaden’s character and devout life. After remarks the club observed a silent tribute to their deceased member.
Roger Pryor, rising Broadway talent and son of famed bandmaster Arthur Pryor, debuts on the screen in Universal's musical Moonlight and Pretzels. The film marks Pryor's first major motion picture appearance, showcasing his musical and acting versatility.
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