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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1939
Page
5
Parish notices list Mrs Lee Rodgers chosen as leader for the church group. Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 features sermons The Upturned Face and The Point is Me. Evening worship at 8 with pastor Funk delivering a sermon. Prayer service Wednesday at 8. Torch of Christ at 20 W Street Charles.
The Sunday Lesson-Sermon will focus on Soul with the Golden Text from Samuel and Psalms passages and a citation from Science and Health. It states the Science of being presents man as perfect through the Mind of God, governed by Spirit rather than matter.
Rev. Ronald S. Wilson ministering at 9 30 a m Sunday School and Bible Classes led by Stewart Bell Jr 11 a m Morning Worship Youth group 7 p m Evening Worship 8 p m Prayer service Wednesday 8 p m
Rev Dr E T Clark presides with Sunday School at 9 45 am Morning worship at 11 00 am Junior Young People at 6 30 pm and combined service for all Young People at 8 00 pm Evening worship 7 15 pm Prayer meeting Thursday 8 00 pm.
The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour led by Rev. C Worthington Love lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m Men s Bible Class at 9 30 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m Vesper service 8 p m with C Gordon Clews supplying both sermons Wednesday 8 p m service The Queen Anne Class meets at 625 S Stewart St at Mrs Ed Lupton s home Thursday August 17 at 8 p m
Rev. J. S. Shade pastor leads Sunday School at 9 30 a m Morning worship and sermon at 11 a m Open air evening service at 8 on the lawn of Mrs Hausenfluck 1424 Whitlock Ave with song service and sermon.
Minister Rev. Robert A Whitten leads 11 a m Divine Worship on The Changeless Christ and 8 p m Worship Service with The Reward Of the Righteous at the Congregational Christian Church.
Grace Lutheran Church on W Boscawen Street announces Sunday events led by Pastor Carl A Honeycutt. Morning programs include Sunday School at 9 30, Men's Bible Class at 9 45, worship at 11 with Credentials to Christ and Children of the Church, Luther League at 7 and Vespers at 8.
Reverend L G Bridgers leads morning worship at 11 with the Lawn of the Kingdom. Bible class at 9 45. Evening service at 7 30 on A Christian Tries to Be Completely Honest. Wednesday Junior Endeavor 10 am Prayer 7 45 Senior choir 8 30. W P Anderson is general superintendent.
The Rev. R. B. Nelson presides with Holy Communion at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and a sermon titled The Life of Man and The Will of God. Prayers seek guidance and salvation through Jesus Christ.
Montague Avenue Methodist Church holds services in Miller School on Whitlock Avenue with Rev. Harry Balthis as pastor. Church School at 10 a.m. Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Sermon "Things that abide" by the pastor. Evening Worship at 7 p.m. Sermon "The Good Shepherd" by the pastor. Open air prayer service Wednesday 7 p.m. on the school grounds. Isaiah study continues.
Morning worship at 9 30 a m Bible School 10 30 a m with C A Frye as superintendent Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m Evening worship at 7 45 p m on The Opening of the Seals of Revelation Six Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 45 p m
The Braddock Street Methodist Church led by Rev. T. M. Swann lists a 9 45 a m church school with Walter M Shade as general superintendent and an 11 p m sermon on Your loyalty depends on What by the pastor. At 7 15 p m John Knight speaks at the Young People service sharing highlights of the Baltimore Conference Training School he attended in June. An 8 p m sermon on Pure Religion follows and a prayer service is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church presents a 9.45 a.m. church school led by Acting Superintendent George Ritter. The 11 a.m. service features a sermon titled The Tides of Life by Rev. S. L. Flickinger D. D.
NBC plans a nationwide radio broadcast of Adolf Hitler's August 27 speech at a Nazi rally marking the anniversary of the Battle of Tannenberg. NBC and other networks will likely carry the address. NBC test telecasts for a Major League Baseball game at Ebbetts Field were also conducted with potential August 26 telecast approval.
Deputy Sheriff Dewey Short seeks a one-armed robbery suspect described as a violent assailant who beats victims and carries two guns. The case remains partially puzzling to investigators in Welch, West Virginia.
Sacred Heart Catholic with Rev R E Hannon and Rev M Molloy announces Sunday masses at 8 and 10 30 am with benediction after the late mass. Holy Name Society members will receive communion at the early mass. Feast of the Assumption masses at 6 and 8 am. St John’s Church Front Royal offers Sunday 8 am mass and Tuesday 8 am mass. St John’s Woodstock Sunday 10 15 am and Tuesday 10 15 am mass. Father Hannon will celebrate Tuesday morning mass at Mimslyn Hotel Luray for a large tourist party.
St Paul A M E Church led by Rev R J Butt announces Sunday School at 10 a m preaching at 11 15 a m on The life of the prophets contrasted and an 8 15 p m service with a sermon The important Question Societys Young Peoples meeting at 6 30 p m.
Ernest Hall aged 10, playing in a vacant Greenville building, fell into an elevator shaft and was found hanging by the elbows on a beam fifteen feet from the bottom. Doctors said his tight grip pressed a rib against his heart causing the heart to stop.
In Easton Maryland on August 12 Dexter Sewell remained in serious condition after an automobile collision that killed his wife Pauline 24. The couple were returning from a regatta at Oxford when their car collided with another.
The State Corporation Commission reviewed a two hour argument on a demurrer by Industrial Gas Corporation to a complaint by Charles H. Stoll. Stoll charged the firm with not meeting franchise obligations from the City of Bristol. The commission will rule after considering jurisdiction and enforcement authority.
Wilbur R. Davis a 23 year old Marine stationed at the Naval Academy faces federal charges after confessing to a gunless robbery of the Annapolis Banking and Trust Company. Police Commissioner Thomas Basil said most of the $2500 was recovered with about $1900 in hand. Davis reportedly gave part of the money to his wife claiming it was inherited.
Skippers from Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic coast gathered at Oxford Maryland for the second day of sailing races sponsored by the Tred Avon and Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs. More than 50 boats entered as competitors hoped for a stronger breeze after yesterday’s light wind.
The Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Chapter offers free lifesaving courses at the American Legion pool. Enrollment requires mailing a form. no pool membership needed. The first Beginner and Swimmers class starts tomorrow at 10:00 AM, taught by Dan Henry. participants should arrive by 10.00.
Toward Elijahs end he sees Elisha plowing with twelve yoke of oxen when Elijah passes and casts his mantle over him. The scene marks Elishas call to prophetic service in a Sunday school lesson illustrated by Alfred J. Buescher.
The Catholic Church marks the Feast of the Assumption with special masses at 6 and 8 AM Tuesday in the Church of the Sacred Heart announced by Rev. Father Robert E. Hannon. Additional masses follow at 8 AM in St John’s Front Royal and 10 15 AM in Woodstock, with Father Hannon also celebrating at the Mimslyn Hotel in Luray for visiting tourists in the Shenandoah Valley.
Trustee will auction at 11 oclock A M on September 2 1939 in front of the County Courthouse Winchester Virginia the property known as 32 West Peyton Street adjoining John W Affleck and Carl T Cather. Terms include one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and fire insurance.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports August 1 crop prospects show a very good European fruit crop year. Heavy apple crops are expected in the United Kingdom with good crops in France Belgium Holland and the Scandinavian countries. European pear crops are generally good though not as strong as apples with UK pear crop good and France Belgium Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland reporting normal or better. German prospects have deteriorated and larger import quotas are set for Danube basin countries.
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