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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1938

Page

5

Robt. Murray to Sing Here at John Mann Church

Robert Thomas Murray a noted Negro artist appears Friday evening at 8 30 p m at the John Mann E Church under the World Service Council of the M Church. The program titled The Dawn of the New Day features a performer who has sung at Carnegie Hall the Roxy Theatre and on radio. He is a member of Green Pastures’ John Choir and distinguished himself in the all Negro opera My _ Kenneth Home.

Robert Thomas Murray Roland Hayes John Mann . E. Church Orld Service Council M. Church Hall John Choir Green Pastures Ame Carnegie Roxy Theatre New York Radio Sta All Negro Opera Kenpati Tion

Langdon’s Anrock Wins at Charles Town Races

In Charles Town West Virginia Dr H B Langdon’s Anrock upset the feature fourth race winning $34 60 to win over Castabout Sally Quick finished fourth casting no bets on Miss Epe Langdon ordered an immediate deletion for his friends after the event and Bil Hamilton suspended Herbie Lauch for three days for disobedience at the post in the second race The program also included a $1000 Shenandoah Handicap

Charles Town W. Va Dec H. B. Langdon Sally Quick Castabout Finaly Miss Epe Dr. Langdon Charles Bil Hamilton Ockey Herbie Lauch Baltimore

Giants Battle Packers Tomorrow at Polo Grounds

New York Giants meet the Green Bay Packers before about 60 000 fans in the Polo Grounds to decide the National Professional Football League championship. The game is billed as the season’s real sugar game with gate receipts split among players and owners.

New York Polo Grounds Tomorro New York Giants Green Bay Packers

Pair Charged in Child Kidnapping Case in Uniontown

UNIONTOWN Pa Dec 10 a WPA foreman and his wife were held for Maryland authorities on a charge of kidnapping a seven year old son from a former marriage. The boy Albert Grove is living near West with his father who had been awarded custody some time ago. Raymond T 26 and Mary 25 were arrested.

Uniontown WPA Maryland Poona Reed Raymond T Mary Albert Grove Aen West

Church Services and Activities Schedule Summary

A dense listing of church services across several congregations including First Baptist First Brethren Grace Lutheran Braddock Street and Market Street M E Churches. Details cover Sunday School times morning worship evening services and midweek programs with pastors and leaders named.

Loudoun Street Church Service Schedule

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church plans Sunday School and Bible Classes at 9 30 with worship and sermon at 11. A 6 30 evening sermon titled How We Got Our Bible by the pastor follows, then Young People meet at 7 30 and a 7 30 sermon A Man of Large Sympathies. Wednesday prayer meeting continues with a second talk in the Achieving a Christian Experience series.

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Ronald Wilson

Church Activities and Meetings in LeRoy and Highland

The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour with Pastor C Worthington Lowe lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m and Worship at 11 a m with The Way Prepared theme. Senior League meets at North Street LeRoy with Archie Weatherholtz. Annual Congregation meeting on Friday December 23 at the Chapel. Bingo at Walter Barrs on December 16. Highland Avenue Chapel led by Rev Herman J Womeldorf holds Sunday School 3 p m and Evening Worship 7 30 p m with Thursday prayer service and Young People at 6 30 p m.

Lutheran Church of Our Saviour C. Worthington Lowe Archie Weatherholtz North Street LeRoy Walter Barr Highland Avenue Chapel Herman J. Womeldorf

Pentecostal Mission Schedule Details

The notice lists church events with Rev. 1Shade as pastor. Sunday School at 9.30 a m worship at 11 a m. Young People at 6.30 p m, song service at 7.30 p m, worship at 8 p m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7.30 p m.

Pentecostal Mission Shade

South Winchester Methodist Church Services Summary

South Winchester Methodist Church holds services at the Mill er School building on Whitlock Avenue with Rev. Harry Balthis as pastor. Church School at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Sermon titled The Timeless Christ. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. Sermon The Courage of a Queen. Prayer service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Centenary Evangelical And Reformed Church led by Rev. 8 L Flickinger D D with Church School at 9:45 a m worship at 11 a.m. Sermon The Book of 4 Thousand Tongues at 6:30 p.m with young people's services.

Braddock Street M. E T. M. Swann Golden Rule Market Street Methodist Jean Manuel South Winchester Methodist Church Miller Whitlock Avenue Harry Balthis Evangelical and Reformed Church L. Flickinger D. D

Winchester Full Gospel Tabernacle Services and Events

The Winchester Full Gospel Tabernacle lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m with C A meetings at 7 0 p m speaker Alexander Brown Evangelistic services at 8 p m prayer meetings on Tuesday and Friday nights preaching at Gore Sunday at 3 p m Christ Episcopal Church Rev Robert B Nelson pastor 8 a m Holy Communion 9 45 a m Sunday School 11 Morning Prayer and sermon The King's Servants and weekly prayer.

Winchester Full Gospel Tabernacle C. H. Anderson C. A Alexander Brown Gore Christ Episcopal Church Robert B. Nelson Lord Jesus Christ

Church notices list services and programs with pastors

Church of Christ led by Rev Charles Hume Punk offers Sunday School at 945 am worship at 1100 am sermon The Untroubled Spirit senior youth and junior Endeavour at 630 pm pageant Where Cross the Crowded Ways at 730 pm prayer meeting Wednesday 730. Ketaryurana Missionary Society will John Mann M E Church Rev J W Langford pastor Sunday School 10 am third Quarterly conference 11 am Eyworth League 7 pm sermon by Dr J E Dotson district superintendent 8 pm

Church of Christ Charles Hume Punk Ketaryurana Missionary Society John Mann M. E J. W. Langford Third Quarterly Conference Eyworth League J. E. Dotson

Higher Prices Foreseen for Virginia Truck Crops in 1939

Blacksburg Va Dec 10 Somewhat higher prices for truck crops grown for the fresh market are forecast for Virginia growers in 1939 due to reduced plantings. Fall cabbage acreage is slightly down, Virginia Tech economist Dr Maxton reports, with greater cuts expected in Norfolk and Eastern Shore. Snap bean acreage likely to hold with prices lower than 1939s, and tomato plantings should slow little change as 1938 prices were near 1937.

Blacksburg Maxton Virginia Tech Virginia Norfolk Eastern Shore

Ill Fated Plane Flew Over Frisco

Captain Charles B. Stead testified that the air transport forced down in the Pacific with five lives lost last week flew over San Francisco about three hours earlier. He said he did not know the city was below due to lost radio beam and thick cloud layers. The Civil Aeronautics Authority Board of Inquiry finished its hearing. findings will be issued in Washington in a few weeks.

Oakland Calif Pacific San Francisco Charles B. Stead Stead City United Air Lines Civil Aeronautics Authority Board of Inquiry Washington

Discovers Why Ducks Were Shy at Waterloo Lake

J E Hann of Denison spotted a 16 inch Black Bass trying to swallow a 13 inch brother in Waterloo Lake. He approached unseen, seized the larger fish, and saved his shells for a luckier day.

Dallas J. E. Hann Denison Waterloo Lake Hamm

Definition of Executive Given by Wage and Hour Chief

Elmer F. Andrews, administrator of the Wage and Hour Act, said the best test for an executive is having an office with a desk buzzer that summons subordinates. He spoke to the Trade Association Executives Forum of Chicago on December 10.

Chicago Elmer F. Andrews Trade Association Executives’ Forum of Andrews

Robbery Thief Takes Diaper Bag From Car

In San Francisco on December 10 a thief stole one of three suitcases from Eric Moeller's parked car. Two bags held clothing worth hundreds of dollars while the third contained diapers for Moeller's baby, the loot the thief grabbed.

San Francisco Eric Moeller Moeller

New Technique Headlines 17 576 Men at Work in Chester

Chester Pennsylvania editor adopts a bold method by running a headline claiming 17 576 men at work across the ten largest Chester area industries to counter unemployment talk. The piece notes the provocative display as a weekly editorial tactic.

Chester Pa Chester

Lebanon church area briefs note social visits and cancellations

County news itemizes visits from Roanoke to Woodstock and Winchester, with families in Lebanon and Wheatfield. It lists hospital recoveries from injuries, a school league meeting postponed to December 12, and local church services including Mt Hope and Opequon.

Mt Pleasant Notes Highlight Local Socials and Meetings

Mt Pleasant Virginia reported Miss Pearl Cochran was guest supper with Mr and Mrs John Perry last Sunday. Herman Adams family welcomed a new son. Ladies Aid Society plans December 16 meeting at Mrs Vennor Milhon home at 7 30 p m with visitors welcome. If weather allows Christian Endeavor plans to go to Mt Olive next Sunday evening at 7 30.

MT. Pleasant Pearl Cochran John Perry Herman Adams Ladies Aid Society Vennor Milhon Christian Endeavor Mt. Olive

Snow and cold snap ease in Rock Enon items

Rock Enon Springs Virginia notes ten inches of snow from Thanksgiving with frigid mornings around zero. Warm spell returns and Butchering is under way. W. J. Goode has moved to ree, and Charles Householder, recently in a sanatorium, shows slow improvement.

Rock Enon Springs W. J. Goode Charles Householder

Six Million Youths Seek Work In New Estimates

Washington December 10. New estimates for the American Youth Commission show about 6,000,000 youths aged 16 to 24 are seeking work. Research staff member D. L. Harley estimates 3,800,000 are totally unemployed.

Washington American Youth Commission D. L. Harley Commission

Ukrainians Demand Territorial Autonomy in Poland Report

Polish Ukrainians presented a claim to the speaker of the Sejm for territorial autonomy. The proposal covers Volhynia and Halicz, about 50,000 square miles with a population around 8,000,000.

Warsaw Poland Sejm Volhynia Halicz

Pneumonia Treatment Costs Americans 75 Million a Year

Public Health Service estimates annual pneumonia treatment cost at 75 million dollars based on 625 New York cases studied by Joseph Hirsch. Average cost per case cited as 167.60 dollars.

Washington Public Health Service New York Joseph Hirsch

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