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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1945
Page
3
A crowded church page lists sermons and schedules across Loudoun Street including First Church with morning worship "God Beyond the Shadows" and Sunday School led by Alton L. Powell, plus evening vesper and young people's meeting. Other churches on Highland Avenue and West Cork Street share services and prayer meetings as well.
Franklin G. Senger presides at 9 45 a m Church School and Bible classes with Silas G. Cather as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 with sermon Living in A New Way. Afternoon Junior C E at 2 30 and Youth Fellowship at 6 45. Evening worship at 7 30 on Eight Lights for the New Year. Week events include Youth choir Monday 7 p m and Adult Choir practice Wednesday 7 p m. Prayer service at 8 p m Thursday with Mrs Ray Hicks class at 8 p m and Mrs F G Senger class meeting with Mrs Dee Long at 443 Millwood Avenue. Public is invited.
Centenary Church Evan gelical and Reform ed Rev L Flickinger pastor conducts church school at 9 45 a m with Fred Rathman superintendent The Men's Class offers a special lesson by B Floyd Flickinger of Richmond at the year’s last Sunday Morning worship follows at 11 with a sermon and a 6 p m fellowship hour for children and young people All are welcome
Pastor Rev. Robert A. Whitten leads Sunday School at 9 45 a m with O A Bazzle as superintendent. Divine Worship at 11 with sermon titled Post Up Your Books. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. Evening worship at 7 30 p m with sermon Going My Way. Wednesday Official Board Meeting. All invited.
Rev. John Teter, pastor, leads Montague Avenue Methodist Church services with Church School at 9:30 and Morning Worship at 11, featuring a sermon titled After Christmas What by the pastor and special music from the Junior Choir.
Berryville Ave church lists morning worship at 9.45 with sermon A New Year But The Same. Bible School at 10.45 led by A C Prye. Evening worship at 10 30 with The Last Call For Salvation. Watch Night Service Monday 10 p m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m. Full Gospel Tabernacle service schedule with Christ Ambassadors and evangelistic service and Tuesday prayer meeting.
Grace Lutheran Church in Boscawen Street announces 9:45 a.m. Sunday School led by Carl Ritter and 11 a.m. worship with a sermon on Power to Become the Sons of God by Rev. Eisenberg. Evening programs and midweek services also scheduled. Braddock Street Methodist Church led by Rev. T. J. Hawkins holds 9:45 a.m. church school, 11 a.m. worship with A Prayer For The New Year, and 7:30 p.m. evening service followed by Family Church Night. Public invited.
The First Baptist Church announces a New Year sermon by Dr. Clark at 11 a.m. on New Year’s Day with the subject The Way For 1946. Sunday School at 9 45 a.m. and Adult High School Forums at 6 p.m. A Student Night Service at 7 30 p.m. led by home for holidays college students includes special messages and music.
Rev 8 Jackson hosts church services with church school at 10 am and preaching at 11 am and 8 pm. Junior and Senior Choirs will perform at the services. All members urged to pay extra assessments of 1 75 dollars. An invitation extended to all.
The First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue will hold annual watch-night services Monday starting at 10 p m Rev Norman Uphouse formerly of the church and now a professor at Williams Jennings Bryant University Dayton Tenn will present pictures and discuss Bryan work There will be music short talks and a prayer service Prizes will honor the largest family youngest and oldest attendees and the farthest traveler Everyone present will receive a gift Pastor Rev Paul E Dick invites all to attend the service which starts at 10 and ends at 12
Green Spring Va December 28 Mr and Mrs Robert Harrison Mrs Ernest Milburn and daughter Patty Miss Evelyn Milburn and Mrs Carter Milburn called on Mrs Lloyd Milburn recently Mrs Charles Marniel has shown improvement at home Mr and Mrs S B Taylor and family moved into the Marniel house Coleman Milburn of Winchester has been visiting friends Ernest Luttrell Grimes and Robert Brannon Apple Pie Ridge area called on Mrs Bessie Catlett Winthrop L Marniel of Lowell Mass is spending a few days with his father Charles Marniel
Bank closing notices indicate January 1 1946 a legal holiday and all paper maturing that day to be paid January 2 1946. Signatories include J H Yost cashier Merchants National and Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank with Harold G Brown and John I Sloat listed as cashiers.
Batavia hosts the Winchester Victory docking with 1800 refugees aboard including Dutch women and children as the crew questions carrying French troops in what they see as not America’s fight. The ship initially sailed from Boston under an England charter and later protested US policy and mail delays while transporting refugees and German nationals toward Bremerhaven.
High View residents note social visits as Mr and Mrs Chambers Greer and family join apes R Greene and Bauserman plus Mr and Mrs Herbert Orndorff and children from Martinsburg W Va for a Sunday supper with Mr and Mrs P C Bowman. Mrs Harry Cadwallader recovered from surgery in Winchester Memorial Hospital and returns home improving. Mr Donald Kremer from Washington DC spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs George Cadwallader.
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