Christmas Services Set At Many Local Churches
Local churches announce candlelight services carols and special programs for Christmas weekend. Congregational United Church of Christ at S Brad dock and W Clifford Sts opens with a 7 30 candlelight service and features the Seven Olden Candles. Centenary United Church Cameron and Cork Sts hosts Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services with music and communion. Calvary Church of the Brethren Front Royal Road offers two programs including a one act play. Salem Church of the Brethren near Stephens City presents a cantata The Great Deliverer. Trinity Lutheran Church holds a candlelight communion and special meditation. Highland Memorial Presbyterian Holy Communion at 11 30 pm Christmas Eve. St Paul A M E Church Christmas Day service with Gospel Chorus. Charles Town Presbyterian holds joint Sunday School and cantata The Song of Christmas broadcast on WKVA WZFM.
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Centenary United Church of
Salem
Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church
St. Paul A.M.E
William H. Watson
Charles Town Presbyterian Church
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Christmas Eve Service at Stephens City Methodist Church
The minister and congregation invite the public to a Christmas Eve service tonight at 7 30 p.m. at Stephens City Methodist Church. A Christmas Day Worship will be held tomorrow at 10 45 a.m.
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Stephens City Methodist Church
Colonials Liked to Sip On Any Occasion
Washington AP reports that founding fathers such as John Hancock John Adams George Washington and Thomas Jefferson enjoyed heavy drinking at dinners and holidays. Historian Harold Peterson notes 18th century life centered on rum and punch while later social reform reduced such excess. DC police outline seasonal drunken driving limits by weight.
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Washington
John Hancock
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Supreme Court
John Marshall
Beverly
Mass
Mony
Harold Peterson
National Park Service
Granddad Saves Three Children in San Antonio Fire
Edward Black, 72, died after staying to light a fire to aid the escape of his two grandchildren, ages 4 and 6, from a two story home. His wife Florence, 57, was treated for shock. Three children were uninjured. Fire damage estimated at $12,000. cause undetermined.
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San Antonio, Tex
Edward Black
Black
Florence
Elmer Juelg
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