This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1939
Page
3
The fourth and fifth grades at Gore School studied homes in other lands. They started with bulletin board pictures, read about diverse houses, and built scrap material models displayed around the school. Students wrote stories and poems about the houses and residents, compiling a guide book for visitors.
New York City baker John Mu sati, 28, confessed to killing his wife in a seven month marriage court records say. He told police she was leaving him and cited nagging as motive.
A compilation of short verses by Nancy Anderson Ezell Niece Melvin Jennings and Betty May Halloway. It spans snowy glow and children's shouts a critique of mud and stone houses and a pet squirrel kept indoors to prevent running away.
Montgomery Ward district manager M. E. Lynch arrived in Winchester to supervise remodeling for a grand opening on Thursday December 7. H. H. Rhunke from Chicago leads display building and store arrangements while Cc. S. Campbell, with a decade at Wards, is the local manager guiding the project and noting ongoing business growth and city prospects.
Berlin reports from the official German news agency state that from the war’s start to November 28, 194 ships totaling 735,768 tons were sunk by German submarines or mines en route to Great Britain. The DNB cites confirmation of 162 ship sinkings totaling 639,689 tons, including 52 neutral vessels.
In Baltimore on December 1 a plea is issued for a blood donor for two year old Billy Stoblitz Jr who has acute myeloid leukemia. Doctors warn the child’s condition is deteriorating rapidly and every day lessens the chance of a cure at Mercy Hospital. Father William Boblitz joins the physician Dr George S Bayley in the urgent appeal for donors.
Church notices list worship and Sunday School times for multiple congregations including Macedonia Carpers Valley Round Hill Stephens City Charge and Church of the Brethren Salem Congregation. Details show Sundays with services at 10 11 3 7 30 a m and school times with reorganized Sunday School at Floyd Wine as superintendent and 95 enrolled.
Bible School at 10 a m followed by Communion. Morning devotions include Christmas rehearsals. Christmas program scheduled for Monday night Dec 25. White Post Charge Methodist Church Rev W D Sheets pastor Millwood 10 a m worship and Holy Communion Boyce 11 a m worship and sermon 6 45 p m Young People's Service White Post 7 30 p m revival conclusion
Pastor Lavely D. Gruber to lead Chestnut Grove preaching at 10 30 a m Shockeysville 2 p m Howard s Chapel 3 30 p m Ganotown church school 9 45 a m and preaching 7 30 p m on the Hedgesville charge schedule
A compiled notice lists service times and events for Timber Ridge Congregational Church Welltown Crums Reliance United Brethren Winchester A B Charge Mount Pleasant Red Bud Ridgeway Circuit Methodist churches across the area. Churches plan Christmas services with preaching, Sunday School, and youth gatherings through the week.
Church officials urge stewards trustees and church workers to attend the Methodist revival service tonight at Braddock Street Church. Dr. F. M. Richardson of Salem preached a forceful sermon on inheriting eternal life citing personal conversion and Christian experience.
S. J. Goode, minister announces Ebenezer Bible School at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Ladies aid and missionary society meet with Mrs. S. J. Goode in Winchester on Thursday night December 7. Capon Bridge sessions: Bible School 10 a.m. Evening worship 7:30 p.m. Communion observed. Missionary Rally Tuesday night December 5 at Capon Bridge church. Wednesday night December 6 business meeting.
Grace Sunday School at 9 45 a m led by W A Everly. Worship and Sermon at 11. Epworth Sunday School at 2 p m with sermon at 3 by Rev G I Mc Allen of Richmond Va. Public invited to all services.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.