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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1949
Page
3
A notice lists numerous church services and leaders for Sunday through midweek in Braddock Street, Cork Street, Elm Street, Market Street, and nearby areas. It includes pastors such as Rev William Archer Wright and Rev Charles N Tyndell, with times for Sunday school worship choir nurseury and various meetups.
The notices list several church Bible classes meeting at 9 45 a m tomorrow including Grace Lutheran, First Evangelical United Brethren, Market St Methodist, Wesleyan Market St, McFaden Presbyterian, Comrade and Margaret Collins Denny joint session at Braddock St auditorium with Mrs Pauline Spring leading worship and Mr Taylor L Barr presenting the lesson. The Golden Rule Bible class also meets at Braddock St Methodist church.
Rev. S. L. Flickinger, pastor of Centenary Reformed Church, is vacationing at his Capon Lake cottage and there will be no services tomorrow.
Walter White, Negro executive secretary of the NAACP, and Pappy Cannon, a 40 year old New York writer, married July 6. They plan a world tour on a radio sponsored project to gather material for a book on the color line. White, 56, is on a year’s leave of absence. Cannon is a divorcee and food editor.
The Mt. Hebron Cemetery Co. reorganized its board after the death of president Stewart Bell Sr. and resignation of secretary-treasurer R. Frank Barr. The 32 acre site includes Stonewall cemetery with 300 Confederate burials and 18 more acres added east and southeast. Developers have laid out 250 lots in Section E and part of F with driveways and trees, selling plots as work continues.
Two radioactive ore deposits were reported in north central Arkansas near Harrison. Frank Thomas, a private mining engineer, and Leon Dupuy of the U S Bureau of Mines confirmed findings. A sample was sent to the Bureau of Mines in Rolla for tests and officials cautioned about disclosure and uranium identification. The Harrison site is described as potentially radiant material.
The Evangelical United Brethren youth camp of the Virginia Conference runs August 15 to 22 at Camp Penn near Waynesboro Pa. Delegates from First EUB church include Betty Miller Shirley Pope Betty Gladden Mrs Harold Cooper Betty Madigan and the pastor Dr Carl W Hiser and Mrs Hiser.
Ouachita College dean of men and psychology professor J. C. Stewart shot himself in a deserted downtown church in Arkadelphia after writing a note to friends. Sheriff Widener reports the note claimed a person planning death by own action can be sane, citing ill health and chronic pain.
The Strawderman estate donated 2000 to The Salvation Army in Cumberland Md for a playground to aid underprivileged children. Calvin H Strawderman collected the funds from the settled estate and handed them to Salvation Army officers. An additional 200 was given to Pleasant Grove EUB church.
Richmond August 13 State Personnel Director Harris Hart announced salary increases totaling 51800 for 308 State police officers retroactive to August 1. All classifications except field supervisor gain. ranges rise for troopers sergeants lieutenants captains. Budget office approved. funds available this year.
Under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 the Senate was reduced to 15 standing committees and the House to 19.
The standing committee is a permanent House or Senate unit, while a select committee is created by the House for a limited period and a specific temporary purpose.
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