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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1924
Page
5
Brucetown circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church South schedules services on December 14 at Burnt Factory and Brucetown school. Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. and preaching at 7:30 p.m. Baptism of candidates is at 8 p.m. Pastor J. D. Russell announces the arrangements.
Advice promotes drinking water and Jad Salts to flush kidneys and relieve bladder issues. Recommends four ounces of salts in water before breakfast, staying hydrated, and yearly physician kidney exams. Warns of back pain, dizziness, and urinary symptoms if not treated.
Charles Clifton McFarland six months old died yesterday after a brief illness. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Charles McFarland and eight siblings Evelyn Clara Irene Thelma Ina Blanton Hunter and Douglas. Funeral services were held this afternoon with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. The family receives condolences from many friends.
Excellent attendance marks revival services led by Rev. S. R. Ludwig with assistance from Rev. J. F. Morgan. Despite countywide illness, large congregations attend daily. Decision on continuing the meetings next week is expected by Sunday.
Trials set for Wednesday in Frederick County Circuit Court will hear evidence in two cases. Blanton Orndorf is charged with making and selling liquor at his mountain home. Grover Alger, a Hagerstown railroad man, faces charges over a fatal car strike that killed J. I. Penn near Martinsburg. Both cases share a jury summoned at term and may be resolved the same day.
The appeal urges buying Christmas Seals to aid the sick and prevent illness. It emphasizes Christian giving, urges teaching children to spend pennies helping those not whole, and frames the sale as a sacrifice for good cheer and hope.
Golden Rule Circle admitted eighteen new members in 1924 and set plans for Christmas donations. Funds support the rest room used by women and children, aided by a $500 bequest from Capt A J Thompson. The group also funded a hospital stay for an abused boy and approved Christmas canes for shut ins with planned social gatherings after every third meeting.
Small classified notice seeking fat turkeys for sale at H M Seabright's address No 4 East Corke Street with contact phone 378 W. Consumer item ad from a 12-8-6t issue.
A historical note states that an earthquake travels at a rate of between 470 and 530 feet per second, illustrating the rapid propagation of seismic waves through the ground.
Pal Church South announces Sunday services for December 14 with Lamps at 11 a.m. in Round Hill at 3 p.m. and Paxton at 8 p.m.
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