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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1940

Page

3

Attending Churches Week Convention Plans

Galilee Church of Christ members will attend the ninety first annual Churches of Christ convention in Shenandoah Virginia from August 27. The event begins next week and a large attendance is expected. The Welltown area plans a Sunday School picnic at Clevenger meadow and the fourth quarterly conference is set for Welltown Saturday at 10 30 a.m. The Cedar Cliff group lists services and a sermon on The Habits of Jesus by Newman Campbell.

Galilee Church of Christ C. A. Quenzel Bible School Charles E. McVay The Galilee Church Churches of Christ Shenandoah Brucetown Methodist Rance, Moore Burnt Factory Welltown Clevenger’s Meadow

White Post Circuit Church Services Notice

The Methodist Church led by Rev D Sheets invites worshippers at Cedarville 10 a m Rockland 11 a m and Boyce 8 p m for worship and sermons.

White Post the Methodist Church D. Sheets Cedarville Rockland Boyce

Hedgesville and Winchester Methodist Charges Announce Services

Rev Lavely D Gruber preached at Chestnut Grove at 11 a.m. Ganetown and Mt Pleasant hold Sunday School at 9:45 and 10 a.m. Divine worship at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Rev Claude Carper delivers the message at Mt Pleasant. Pleasant Valley church repairs force a 10 a.m. Sunday School at Old Stone Church. Christian Endeavor at 7:30 p.m. Red Bud Sunday School at 2 p.m.

Hedgesville Charge Lavely D Gruber Chestnut Grove Ganetown Winchester O WM. Boraugh Mt Pleasant Claude Carper Christian Endeavor Pleasant Valley Old Stone Jesse Lewis Red Bud

Ridgeway Circuit Methodist Church Schedule Notes

Church school times listed for multiple congregations including Darkesville Gerrardstown and Paynes with Epworth League sessions. Evening worships at 7 30 with Epworth League activities throughout the day and rest-church school noted.

Ridgeway Circuit Fielding Adren—Church Darkesville Epworth Gerrardstown Paynes Rest

Religious Notices From Frederick Circuit Methodist and Disciples

A church schedule lists Lamp Preaching at 10 a m with Sunday School 11 a m. Relief Sunday School 10 a m and Preaching 11 a m. Paxton Sunday School 10 a m and preaching 8 p m. Macedonia Carpers Valley Sunday School also at the usual hour. Disciples of Christ Rural Charge led by S J Goode notes Rock Enon Bible School 10 a m and morning worship 11 a m. Walnut Springs Baptismal at 4 p m and revival at 8 p m with Rev C R Line preaching.

Frederick Circuit George L. Waters Lamp Paxton Macedonia Carpers Valley Disciples OF Christ S. J. Goode Rock Enon—Bible School Walnut Springs C. R. Line

White Post County News Briefs Highlights Local Visits

Miss Nancy Taylor returns home near Winchester after visiting Clarke county. Thelma Hausenfluck plans Florida return this week. Julian Morris of Washington DC visits parents here. Mrs Eva Copenhaver back from appendicitis surgery in Winchester. Charles Hausenfluck and wife welcomed a son Charles Jr. Harvey Willey of Strasburg visits. Guests at Barrs’ include Phil Richards Washington DC and Mrs White Mountain Falls. Mrs Brill visits Floyd Dodson family near Ridings Chapel.

White Post Nancy Taylor Winchester Charlotte Hausenfluck Clarke County Thelma Hausenfluck Florida W. D. Taylor Larry Hausenfiluck Julian Morris Washington, D. C Eva Copenhaver Clarke Memorial Hospital M. H. Hausenfluck Charlotte Opequon Charles Hausenfluck Charles, Jr Harvey Willey Strasburg Barr Phil Richards White Miss Lockhart Mountain Falls George Brill Floyd Dodson Ridings Chapel

Middletown Notes from Virginia Weekend Visitillin

Mr and Mrs Walter Hoffman of Washington visited Middletown to attend Reliance home coming services with Aunt Jessie Reely Also noted are George G Keith Beckley visitors Gordon Keith parents Mrs Rose Larricks sale draw crowd Larrick rents property to Mudd family Winchester and plans Washington move Bertha Fields and Dollie Stockton from Washington joined Frank Weirichs weekend Reliance homecoming attendance M H Robinson visited Strasburg relatives.

Middletown Walter Hoffman Washington Jessie Reely Reliance George G. Keith Beckley W. Va Gordon Keith Rose Larrick

Gore Brevities GORE Virginia Visitors Travel and Local News

Aug 23 Gore brief notes report a visiting Franks family from Lehew West Virginia Uniontown Pennsylvania planning trips to Yellowstone National Park. Fay and Janet Clemons visited Winchester. Mrs Havermal visited her brother at Berkeley Springs after an accident. Milt Shoemaker moved into a new home last week.

L. M. Franks Lamar Colorado Yellowstone National Park Fay Janet Clemons Winchester Paul Constable William Havermal Tilden Barnes Berkeley Springs Milt Shoemaker

Joy Vacation Days Pamphlet Sought From Prisoner Plea

Prisoner No. 2100 at Attica prison asks the Tennessee State Conservation Department to send a copy of Joy Vacation Days. The pamphlet Joyour Vacation Days is published by the department.

Nashville, Tenn Attica, N. Y State Conservation Department Department

Winchester Star Information Bureau Question Answering Note

The Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington D C offers to answer questions of fact. Readers are directed to see page 4 for details and guidance.

Winchester Star Information Bureau Washington, D. C

Youth Dies Of A Broken Neck Near Edgewood Arsenal

William Walker a 16 year old Washington youth died at Harford Memorial Hospital from a broken neck after an auto truck collision on the Aberdeen Havre De Grace road near Edgewood Arsenal. His father Charles W Walker 49 is hospitalized with multiple injuries and shock.

Havre DE Grace William Walker Washington Harford Memorial Hospital Aberdeen-Havre de Grace Edgewood Arsenal Charles W. Walker

Virginia liquor profits rise by about one million dollars

State Auditor L McCarthy Downs reports Virginia liquor store net profits for the last fiscal year reached 6 082 522 dollars, up nearly 1 000 000 from the prior year, with gross sales at 20 473 934 dollars and per capita local distributions rising to 1 21 dollars. The state gets 1 675 000 plus one third of the remainder, with two thirds to localities. Richmond to receive 221 892 dollars, Norfolk 157 338, Petersburg 34 648.

Richmond L. McCarthy Downs Virginia Leroy Hodges Norfolk Petersburg

New Federal Prison Opens in Ashland

Ashland Kentucky August 23 Acting Warden Robert Armstrong hosts hundreds for the inspection of the new Ashland Federal Correctional Institution built at a cost of 1 450 000. The facility will house about 600 short term male offenders under federal statutes serving districts including West Virginia Eastern Kentucky the Western District of Virginia and Eastern Tennessee.

Ashland Robert H. Armstrong Ashland Federal Correctional Institution Federal Correctional System West Virginia Kentucky Virginia Tennessee

The War Today: A Lull in the Nazi Blitz

Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes a rare calm in the Nazi blitz over Britain. He notes British air defense remains strong, Luftwaffe potential still untapped, and warns against assuming Hitler is finished while detailing weather and air field movements.

Eteus Fuhrer English Channel Napoleon Britain Hitler England Royal Air Force Sinclair Churchill House of Commons France Low Countries

Treasury Status August 21 Receipts and Debt Figures

Treasury status reports for August 21 show receipts of 10.03 million dollars and expenditures of 27.20 million, bringing gross debt to 43.883 billion dollars. The daily increase is 8.856 million dollars from the prior day.

Washington the Treasury

Housing Authority approves $2.387 million for Baltimore project

The U S Housing Authority approves a $2 387 000 bid by Consolidated Engineering Company of Baltimore for the 688 unit Clarence Arkins Homes in Baltimore. Officials say construction will take about 14 months and create 3 000 jobs.

Washington U. S. Housing Authority Consolidated Engineering Company Baltimore Clarence Arkins Homes

Wage-Hour to Held Hearing on Rail Carrier Wage Plan

Col. Philip B. Fleming announced a September 23 hearing on the Railroad Carrier Industry Committee recommendations. The proposal would raise the minimum wage for more than 60,000 workers by about 7.18 million dollars annually.

Washington Philip B. Fleming Railroad Carrier Industry Committee

Radio Highlights Compete In Mixed Sports And Drama

A collage of radio listings highlights debates on female vs male athletic prowess, tennis star Alice Marble facing Eddie Collins, and Gen. Hugh Johnson advocating conscription. The schedule features music, variety programs, quiz shows, and dramatic readings across WJSV WOLE WRC WMAL and more.

WJSV Alice Marble Eddie Collins Boston Red Sox Wole Rudy Weidoeft Yale Hubert Pryor Vallee Rudy Weidoeft Hugh Johnson WRC Gerard Darrow Cynthia Cline van Dyke Tiers Jack Beckman Chicago Davida M. Wolffson

270 More May Enter Annapolis

The House Naval Committee approved legislation to admit 270 more youths as midshipmen at Annapolis Naval Academy this year. Eligible would be those qualified in 1939 and 1940 exams but unused due to vacancies, limited to those under 20 on April 4, 1940. A subcommittee was appointed to study raising the admission age from 20 to 21.

David Uriah Joab Nathan Israel Bathsheba Ammon Absalom House Naval Committee Anapolis Naval Academy Vinson D-Ga Darden D-Va

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