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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1939

Page

12

Methodist Advance Movement Begins in Ridgeway Circuit

The Ridgeway Circuit starts the Methodist Advance Movement with a watch night at Rest Church on December 31 from 10 p.m. to midnight. Rev. W. O. Talbert will preach each evening from December 31 to January 5 with nightly topics and a January 7 service at 7:30 p.m. A different church or group hosts each night and transportation committees are named. The public is invited.

Methodist Advance Movement Ridgeway Circuit Rest Church Methodist Church Darkesville Gerrardstown Arden Payne's Chapel W. O. Talbert Winchester Power House

Wife Must Keep Ear Sympathetic To Hear Husband's Secrets

In this reader column, Caroline Chatfield advises wives to keep a sympathetic ear to encourage husbands to share their thoughts. She argues that romance wanes but attentive listening can restore communication, urging kindness over criticism to gain a husband’s confidence.

Caroline Chatfield

Dates Set For State F. F. A. Rally

The Virginia Future Farmers of America executive committee voted to hold the annual rally in Blacksburg from June 18 to 21. A farm shop contest will judge the most skilled repairers of agricultural machinery. The organization camp will continue next year, location to be decided.

Richmond Swift Creek

Buckshot Alarm in Lafayette Saves House

Mrs Edward Kelly woke to shot sounds in Lafayette Indiana. She found a fire in a closet started by heat exploding shotgun shells in a coat. Firemen extinguished the blaze and the shells likely saved the home.

Lafayette Ind Edward Kelly

Not Guilty Kansas City Radiator Crayon Mystery

Mrs. J William Henderson found her dining room radiator half covered with melted crayons. Her four year old son Jimmy, a radio fan, answered that the culprit was "the little man who wasn't here."

Kansas City J. William Henderson Jimmy

Love Life of Chameleons Gives a Clue

Dr G K Noble reports to the AAAS that Florida chameleons exhibit sexual selection supporting Darwin. Males guard territories and attract females who choose mates after contests, passing traits to future male generations. only two prior animal examples had shown this.

Howard W. Blakeslee Associated Press Columbus, O Florida Darwin American Association For the Advancement of Science G. K. Noble American Museum of Natural History New York Dr. Noble

First shot fired in Spanish American War

Manila was bombarded by Admiral Dewey on May 1 1898. The first open firing occurred at 5 41 a m.

R. P Manila Dewey

Across Distributed by E sorts and city clues

Word puzzle clues appear with entries such as 16 Across 19 Symbol for cerium 20 City in 21 Type measure 22 Small fly catchers To empty Arouse 28 City near the Taj Mahal 29 A metal 31 Seize 33 Noah's ship and inset sutures, from Syndicate Inc.

Taj Mahal

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