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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1947
Page
3
Braddock Street Methodist church Golden Rule Bible class plans Christmas basket packing for Sunshine Committee. C Ray Gatewood chairs. Charlie Joe Han leads Sunday program with Company P Viator presenting lesson. Historic City Four to provide special music.
St Pauls Church plans 80th anniversary events from morning services to afternoon and evening programs conducted by pastors W. T. Chery Charles Walden Sr and congregations from Hagerstown Berryville. Events run through December 2 with multiple services and community participation.
Rev. Forest Oglesby spoke at Woodstock on Christian leadership and laymen's role in the Winchester district. Local attendees included Dudley Lichliter Joseph Stretchberry R O Daugerty Reginald Duval and Mrs John Lodge.
A reader submitted list presents numbered crossword clues covering actions, states, and personified terms. Entries span verbs, nouns, and adjectives such as shatter marry begone chills fever synonyms dawn goddess and various general terms.
An advertisement offers a 15 cent revised guide titled Modern Manners covering table and telephone etiquette, dress on occasions, business manners, and social behavior. order via mail with payment and address details in Washington D C.
A long church listing notes multiple congregations with ministers, service times, and Sunday schools. Churches include Apostolic, Braddock St Methodist, Christ Episcopal, First Brethren, Congregational Christian, John Mann Methodist, Atentenary Reformed, Christian Science Society, Church of the Nazarene, First Evangelical United Brethren, Mount Montague Ave Methodist, Market St Methodist, Grace Lutheran, Heart Catholic, St Paul AME, Winchester Presbyterian, Highland Presbyterian chapel, and Cork St Christian with their respective pastors and schedules.
The Clarke County Tuberculosis Association reports Christmas sale receipts of 618 dollars 75 cents in the first two weeks. Mrs E Jacqueline Smith serves as drive chairman. The group aims for an $1800 quota.
A 1937 Stude baker owned by Mrs. Maud H. Racey of 371 Charles St. had its front seat damaged by fire late yesterday. Mrs. Racey and her daughter Miss Carolyn Racey arrived home as the blaze was discovered. Firemen extinguished the fire, thought to have started from the car battery.
Sunday school at Mt Carmel Baptist 9:45 am with Claude Grove as superintendent and sermon by Rev Smith of Delaplane. Elks memorial service at 8:30 pm. Garfield Sunday school at 10 am with Prather as superintendent and preaching at 11 am.
A truck load of new furniture burned on Valley Pike near Stephens City with $1200 damage. The George W. Kutra store of Winchester duplicated the pieces for Henry and Newsome of Strasburg. Fire origin believed from faulty wiring or a discarded cigarette. no injuries.
In Panama City on December 13 about 25 demonstrators were treated for injuries after a street clash between police and university students protesting a new agreement to lease defense bases to the United States. Protesters chanted down with Yankee imperialism as cabinet ministers arrived at the Assembly building.
Wilkes Barre Pa December 13 The Franklin colliery disaster death toll rises to eight with the death of the last critically burned miner among three who died in the incident.
Chicago police describe three gunmen as mad dog killers who killed three men and wounded two others before one was slain. A second man was captured and a third hunted after a spree that included abducting four men and shooting them in a garage and in Brookfield and Hodgkins. John Kuesis, 33, owner of a used furniture store, was killed. Daley, 42, an ex convict, was killed fleeing from a West Side apartment as police closed in.
The War Assets Administration reports that as of September 30, 1947 the domestic disposal agencies achieved a 32.4 percent return on the original cost of surplus. Sales began in 1944 and use sales realizations as a percentage of original cost.
A motorist parked in a restricted zone and slipped a three month old ticket under the windshield wiper. Springfield officer Ray Sanford noticed the old date and issued a fresh ticket on the spot.
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