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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1944
Page
3
The Roanoke district OPA announces a three week transition from the old rationing to a simplified token plan starting March 27 and ending March 20. During the period two stamp sets for processed foods and two for meats and fats remain valid with tokens used as change.
Hayfield residents share family visits and travel plans as Major H J Plumpy visits Alexandria. Earl Lee Fout returns home to spend time with his parents. Lee Boyce quits farming while Ivan Anderson moves to Gore. Lib Moots returns to Kirksville after visiting his daughter. Community mourns Mrs Boyd Ramey and welcomes Mrs Robert Foster back from hospital. Marco McKilwee welcomes a son born February 21.
St David's Church Virginia notes dated February 25 report Earl Silvious family visiting M M McClanahan. Tobias Clem injured left thumb cutting a bolt with a cold chisel. Scott Van Kirk from Pittsburgh stayed on his farm. Local residents Savilla Sponangle J M Rinker Roy Rinker ill at home L L Habron recovering from a fall. M M McClanahan and grandson Albert visited T A Crabill family.
A Sunday school lesson outlines Jesus entry into Jerusalem on a colt, the triumphal welcome with cloaks and palm branches, and His temple cleansing. It covers teaching on faith, forgiveness, prayer, parables, paying tribute to Caesar, and the widow's sacrifice.
Church services listed for Macedonia Round Hill Greenwood and Stephens City charges under Rev John Teter and Rev Walter Smith. Schedule includes church school laymen services youth fellowship and afternoon worship with times 2 30 p m 3 30 p m 11 a m 7 30 p m and alternating Sundays across Stephens City Fairview Kernstown and Refuge. Public invited to attend all services.
Bible School at 10 a.m. led by Charles E. McVay. Communion at 11:45 a.m. Discussion of John 20 led by Mrs. J O Chamberlin. Gladys Good’s Class had largest attendance last week. Meta Frazier’s Women’s Class to receive a treat from Men’s Class. Minister Quenzel to preach at Galilee on Sunday night March 5. Everyone welcome.
Rockland Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Peace Post Sunday School 1 p.m. Boyce 10 Church School Worship 7 30 p.m. Young People 6 30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p.m. Millwood Sunday School 11 a.m. Mount Carmel Sunday School 2 p.m. Providence Chapel Sunday School 2 p.m. Worship service. Everyone is cordially invited to attend these services.
The Reliance church announces morning worship at 11 a m with Sunday School and a 3 p m service. Evening revival at 8 p m features a sermon by Rev L C Messick with additional activities at 10 a m and 5 30 p m.
Reverend R B Moore leads the Middletown Methodist schedule with Liberty Epworth and Relief services. Morning and afternoon programs include Church School at 9 45 and noon, a sermon by Dr R O Bryant, and the third quarterly conference for the charge with a cordial welcome to all attendees.
Christian Church group led by Minister J. Goode at Walnut Springs Biblio School holds morning worship at 10 a.m. Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Evening service is set for 8 p.m. An invitation is extended to attend.
George Helsley leads Sunday School at 9 30 a m and evening worship with sermon. Young People and service at 7 30 p m. You are cordially invited to attend at the Home Mission Tabernacle in Nain Virginia.
Brucetown Church School 10 a.m. Morning worship sermon 11 a.m. Valley Church School Worship sermon 3 p.m. Burnt Factory Church School Youth Fellowship 6:45 p.m. Worship sermon 7:30 p.m. Formal invitation extended to all to worship with us.
The Rev. George W. Ports, pastor leads Pine Grove at 11 a.m. and Lamp Memorial at 3 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to these services.
Lebanon Church Va February 25 Mr W H Bowers Mrs Gertrude Bowers and Mr Frederick Bowers attended the funeral of Charles Hubert Bowers at Dellinger Funeral Home Woodstock. Local bus driver Uriah Brill W R Wilson and others spent time with neighbors and attended funerals.
Rest Virginia February 25. Rev W F Bull preached at Rest church last Sunday. Choir practice at the home of Mr and Mrs E W Smallwood last week and will be at the home of Mr and Mrs E N Swartz Friday night. Pvt Harry Ridgeway of Camp Shelby Miss home on emergency furlough due to illness in Winchester visited his parents. Mrs J W Schlack confined at home with severe cold two weeks. Miss Ethel Barrett attended Loyalty Club dinner at Golden Glow in Martinsburg. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smallwood and son Bobby weekend guests of Mr W B Sager Capon Bridge. Pvt John Callahan at a camp in Miss on ten day furlough with his father at Ridgeway. Mrs D F Unger critically ill pneumonia improving slightly. Mr and Mrs James Smallwood and Mr and Mrs Harold Smallwood and son of Bigglesville Pa visited Shipley Smallwood and relatives.
Mt Pleasant and Pleasant Valley churches list Sunday services with Sunday School at 10, worship at 11, evening services at 8. Opequon Group Presbyterian led by Rev Carlyle McDonald. Burnt Church and Round Hill also show worship times. Opequon Memorial notes school at 10 a m and Young Peoples Service at 7 p m.
Church notice from the Church of the Brethren Salem congregation led by Elder L R Dettra with pastors Cephas Fahnestock and W R Riggleman announces Jubilee and Royal Pikes Sunday School. Preaching on 2nd 3rd and 4th Sundays at 11 o clock in Salem near Stephens City with Sunday School at 10 am on the 1st 2nd and 3rd Sundays.
The War and Navy Departments outline eligibility for mustering-out payments to veterans discharged since December 7 1941. Eligible personnel receive 100 200 or 300 dollars in installments based on service length and foreign service. Veterans discharged before law approval must file a discharge certificate informal application and may get help from VFW and American Legion posts with addresses published in the Star.
Siler Va February 25. John W Dunlap in unimproved condition. Ruth Mauzy has a severe cold. Fred N Mauzy of Baltimore is indisposed. Haden G Heirimus of near Stephens City and Laura C Dailey visit pals Ruth M Kerns. Harry O Kerns family and mother R Kerns visit Alva H p and family. G Parker Mauzy and Ruth Mauzy call on A P Whitacre family. Maxine Davis ill with chest cold but slightly better. Alva H Lamp family and children visit Ruth Kerns. Blythe Maury ill. Ruth M Kerns birthday February 17 remembered with cards and presents.
Reynolds Store Virginia notes a Sunday gathering at E. D. Shenk home with Harold Edwards Chick Rinker and their spouses from Winchester. Other visits include Luttrell Peacemaker at Bloomery and Mervil Dick family with relatives in Bloomery. Oscar Luttrell of DeHaven stayed with Tom Brannon. Joshua Place and children visited Whitacre households.
The administrator of Flora L. Hummer dec d will auction at her former home near Fawcetts Gap on March 2 1944 at 1 PM. The sale includes furniture utensils tools and farming gear with cash terms. At the same time Ralph Hummer conducts a second auction offering corn hay straw a wagon a Model T Ford and other farm assets.
Washington February 25 The Office of Price Administration reports illegal use of 75 million gallons of gasoline in January due to black market operations. It cites dealers selling without coupons, counterfeit stamps, pawn shop distributors, and youths stealing coupons to replenish supplies. The agency vows an all-out enforcement drive to stop misappropriation of fuel and protect legitimate consumers.
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