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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1945
Page
3
Multiple church listings show schedule details for Market Street Methodist Braddock Street Methodist Congregational Christian Loudoun Street Presbyterian and related events. Notes include sermon topics summer vespers organ recital times and church activities with pastors and superintendents named.
Montague Avenue Methodist Church led by Rev John Teter holds morning services at 10 o clock with church school by R O Daugherty. September meeting led by Rev Wilson Sneed. No evening services in July and August. Public invited.
Centenary Church Evan gelical and Reformed led by Rev L Flickinger D D schedules a 9 45 a m Church School with Herman Lee as superintendent followed by an 11 a m Day of Prayer service and sermon titled Where Do We Go From Here.
Sunday School at 3 00 p m with Elwood Willey superintendent Young People vesper at 7 30 p m Evening Worship at 8 00 p m Rev F W Osborn preaches on Proverbs 29 1 Prayer service Thursday 8 00 p m Church of Christ West Cork Street Pastor Charles R Line Bible School 9 45 a m Morning Worship and Holy Communion 11 00 a m Sermon The Renewal of Strength No evening worship until September Friendship Circle meets next Thursday 8 p m at Mrs Robert Hockman home supper omitted All cordial invitations to services.
Pastor C W Love leads Sunday School at 10 am and morning service at 11 am with a vesper at 8 pm Public invited to attend church services at Lutheran Church of Our Savior Pastor Vesper Service noted in evening schedule.
Grace Lutheran Church at Boscawen Street lists Sunday School led by Carl R. Ritter at 9 45 a m and a 11 a m service conducted by Rev Ernest J Holt in Pastor E Eisenbergs absence. Children’s Church and evening Summer Vespers at the Presbyterian Church invite the public.
The Apostolic Church at 814 Cameron Street lists Sunday Holy Communion at 10 30 a m Sunday gospel service at 8 p m Wednesday prayer service at 8 p m with the pastor in charge All are heartily invited.
The First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue led by Pastor Paul E Dick holds a 9 45 morning worship with a sermon Will The Peace Last 10 45 Bible School led by A C Frye 8 p m evening worship sermon The Homecoming Of The Boys vs The Going Of the Saints Wednesday 8 00 prayer meeting and Bible study cordial welcome extended to all to worship with us.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH invites worship with Sunday School at 9 45, morning service at 11 led by Edward T Clarke, no evening service. FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE led by Rev C H Anderson holds Sunday School 9 45, morning worship 11, Christ Ambassadors 7, evangelistic service 8, prayer on Tuesday 8. CHURCH OF CHRIST in Friendship Fire Hall offers Bible School 10, morning worship 11, Young People's meeting 7, evening worship 8, mid week Bible study at 906 East Cork Street at 8. You are invited.
Mt Carmel Baptist Church on South Braddock street announces Home Coming Day on September 9. Rev A T Gaskins hosts 10 a m Sabbath School led by Garfield Prather with morning worship on How To Be Happy. Rev John W Carter of St Petersburg Fla will be guest speaker for evening worship at 8 30 p m. All are welcome.
Mrs Joe Fernon of Berkley Springs visits Mr and Mrs R E Place in Reynolds Store Va Mrs Lola May Rinker of Winchester stays with Mr and Mrs H B Dick at their home Guests at Mr C W Moore include Mrs Lee Cros er and Mrs C H Linaweaver of Ridge W Va Mr and Mrs Harry Miller of Cumberland visit Mrs Maggie Murphy Mr and Mrs Henry Hutsler of Hagerstown spend weekend with Mr and Mrs Walter Moore Henry Dick and daughter Pareil Dick and family visit near Angers Store Ed Brown long time resident shown improved condition
Officials report a one-seventh cut in soap rations in London after a last-minute rush for supplies. The under the counter trade emerges as soap becomes the latest commodity to vanish from standard distribution following the war’s end.
Virginia Christian Endeavorers will gather for their 51st annual meeting at Massanetta Springs near Harrisonburg from August 20 through August 23. State President Miss Alice Whitley Jones announced the program featuring addresses by Rev. John H. P. Strome and banquets with E. Glenn Jordan speaking. educational conferences cover stewardship leadership and church life.
Clarke county yearlings consigned to Meadow Brook Sales grossed 50500 with four owners sharing the total and a 3687 average. Top price was 9200 for a Pilate-Feathers colt from A S Mewitt. Other consignors include Kentmere Farms Mrs George P Greenhalgh and Clifton's Stables with multiple youngsters selling at 1100 to 9700 and averages ranging from 1525 to 4680.
In Westmorland England a 13 year old James Howard was killed while collecting clothing for a relief fund. He died when struck by a lorry on June 13. Both he and the driver lived at houses numbered 13. The incident highlights bad luck surrounding the number 13.
Clarke county celebrated the war’s end with joyous street celebrations in Berryville Virginia. Radio news at 7 p m sparked horns bells and bonfires as churches packed for services. Banks post office and stores observed a holiday with closures before normal business resumed Thursday.
Stephens City Va August 18. Mr and Mrs A C Boyer host Miss Delores Pome roy of Frederick as guest. Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Garland Williams and Mr and Mrs Hunter Williams and daughter of Berryville. Various residents visit, travel and hospital notes plus a war souvenir display in Lemley store window. Seaman Eugene Barley of the US Navy spends a ten day furlough with his wife in Hagerstown.
The Ministry of Health says Colombia has far fewer addicts now with 116 registered in 1944. It notes coca chewing remains a habit among about 15,000 Indians and peasants in two less significant departments where farm workers receive coca leaves as part of wages.
Athens report details Kyriacos Varvaressos as deputy prime minister and Bank of Greece governor guiding a three point recovery program. He aims to tax the rich, revalue the drachma, stabilize prices, and enforce public economy with UNRRA aid patterns while a special economic police enforces fixed prices.
Frederick County Farm Wage Board set fall wages for transient labor including Bahamians and German PW workers. Apple picking pays 10 cents per crate, 45 cents hourly until Sept 15 when rate rises to 50 cents hourly for orchards and packing sheds. Corn and other seasonal labor share same rates. About 150 Bohemian laborers arrive around Sept 1. The Frederick County Fruit Growers Association schedules another meeting next Tuesday at 8 p.m. to discuss proposed by laws.
A garbled report describes Richard Briton eight and a clover motif near his grandmother’s home. A person backing into him caused a fall resulting in a broken right leg.
In Grimes Virginia on August 17 various local events are noted. Galilee Church will hold services next Sunday morning August 19. Walter Brown couple visited relatives at Lebanon Church. Hi Leight lost a mule last week. A Stonewall Sunday School convention was well attended at Galilee Church. Mary Fishel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fishel, had a serious operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Arthur Orndorff attended Timber Ridge Christian Church Sunday evening. Lula Clemmons of Baltimore visited sister Mrs Grimes. Mrs Charles Giles of Sunnyside, a long time Star Route carrier, starts a new four year term.
The production of cedar pencil slats will become a promising export industry for this East African colony after the war. It remains one of the few sources of genuine pencil cedar. Previously the best slats came from an American juniper group tree, now exhausted.
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