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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1942

Page

8

Missions To Be Discussed At Methodist Meet

Methodists from Tennessee Kentucky Virginia and eight other states will gather 3000 attendees in Nashville January 27 to 30 for the Missionary Council of the southeastern jurisdiction. Notable speakers include E Stanley Jones George Butrick A L Warnshuis Y C Yang and Roy L Smith. The council operates under the boards of Missions and Church Extension and the Women’s Society for Christian Service.

Missionary Council Southeastern Methodist Church Nashville Tenn Union of Methodism Tennesse Kentucky Virginia Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi Alabama Florida Board of Missions and Church Extension Woman's Society of Christian Service Southeastern Jurisdiction Methodist A. J. Moore Atlanta J. L. Decell Birmingham Clare Purcell Charlotte William T. Watkins Columbia H. M. Dobbs Jackson A. V. W. Darlington Louisville Paul B. Kern W. W. Peele Richmond E. Stanley Jones India George A. Buttrick New York Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America A. L. Warnshuis International Missionary Council Evangelical Churches of All the World Y. C. Yang Soochow University China Ralph E. Diffendorfer The Christian Missionary Movement Roy L. Smith Christian Advocate

Millwood Social Events Run Through New Year Gatherings

Randolph and Mr and Mrs Louis B Meade hosted dinners at Long Branch and Abalone with guests including Mrs Hugh M Nelson Mrs Rosewell Page Mrs Burwell Jacobs Miss Eloise Page and Miss Nancy Stevens The Meades also hosted Feliz Feamster and Elizbeth Dering in Carlyle Pa Philip P C Meade returned to Baltimore after New Years with his parents Richard Dole left for Harvard and Virginia Lindsey and Charlotte Meade returned to their colleges Nathaniel B Jones now on active duty at Camp Lee after reserve activation

Hugh M. Nelson Long Branch Rosewell Page Burwell Jacobs Eloise Page Louis B. Meade Feliz Feamster Carlyle, Pa Nancy Stevens Elizabeth Dering Philip P. C. Meade Baltimore Mrs Eloise Randolph Page Abalone Mrs. Rosewell Page Washington Pvt Nathaniel B. Jones Camp Lee

Notice to Public on Virginia intrastate express charge

Railway Express Agency seeks authority to publish and apply a 10 cent emergency charge on each less carload express shipment moving intrastate in Virginia. The same 10 cent interstate emergency charge applies nationwide. The petition, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, is set for hearing January 13 at 11 A.M. in Richmond. All interested parties should appear before the Virginia State Bar Commission.

Public Railway Express Agency, Inc Virginia State Corporation Commission Virginia United States Interstate Commerce Commission Virginia State Ste Commission Richmond

Hitler Struggles to Stabilize Retreat on Russian Front

War readers see Hitler at eastern army headquarters under pressure as German lines in Russia falter and Red Army gains ground. Red Star notes Russians could strip Germans of advantage. Britain notes heavy losses, while lend-lease, faith, and Japan’s entry shape the perilous campaign.

Iig Herr Hitler Red Star

Nazi Propaganda In For Sudden Change In U S

Washington dispatch reports Dr. Winfred Overholser warns Nazi propaganda will shift after Pearl Harbor. Two lines emerge: sowing doubt with discouraging questions about U S actions and countering with false, favorable stories to elicit government denials. Washington plans to fight back with factual American angles.

Science Service Washington Winfred Overholser St. Elizabeth’s Mental Hospital Pearl Harbor Overholser U. S. .Pacific Atlantic South America Guam Wake Island Manila U. S Archibald MacLeish Office of Facts and Figures

Langley Dies in Washington at 63

John T. Langley 63 of Winchester dies in Washington D C after illness since October. He was born June 27 1878 in Winchester and worked in orchards in Frederick County after time in railway work. Survived by two sons in Brunswick Maryland three sisters in Washington and Winchester and a brother in Winchester. Body to be brought to Winchester with interment at Mount Hebron Chapel at 1 PM.

John T. Langley Mamie E. Strneby Washington, D. C Mr. Langley Philip and Margaret E. Langley Frederick County Winchester Mount Hebron Shannon Langley Burton Langley Brunswick Mamie E. Strieby Emma Reynolds Washington Selina G. Davis City Edgar A. Lemley

Funeral Today for Mrs. Hannah E. Kerns at Whitacre

Final rites for 78 year old Mrs. Hannah E. Kerns widow of F. M. Kerns were held at 11 this morning near Whitacre. She died Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Melvin Davidson in Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Burial followed at Fife's Chapel cemetery Shockeysville with six grandsons serving as pallbearers. Survivors include her daughter and son Ward Kerns and other relatives Carl Kerns Walter Kerns and Mrs. C Lee Whitacre. She was a daughter of the late James and Mary Dailey and a native of the Whitacre section.

Whitacre Hannah E. Kerns F. M. Kerns Melvin Davidson Berkeley Springs W. Va Ward Kerns Fife’s Chapel Shockeysville Carl Kerns Walter Kerns Alvin C. Lee Whitacre Siler James and Mary Dailey

Bridges Fears Ongoing Deportation Efforts

Harry Bridges, West Coast CIO leader, predicts deportation actions will continue even if the Board of Appeals drops proceedings. With a pending Congress bill direct from the Senate, Bridges plans to seek American citizenship once AG Biddle approves, asserting waterfront campaigns justify past actions.

San Francisco Harry Bridge Biddle Board of Appeals Congress West Coast Appeals Board Charles B. Sears Bridges Sears Japan Australia

Russians Gain Ground in Kursk Leningrad Fronts Repelled German Drive

Soviet dispatches report new offensives in the Kursk sector 280 miles south of Moscow with heavy German casualties and retreat. Red Army, aided by American Tomahawk fighters, recaptured about 300 square miles on the Leningrad front in five days of counter attacks after repelling a German push. Major battles continue as Soviet forces claim advances at the center and south while German gains are checked.

Hitler von Bracucitsch Moscow von Brauchitsch Japan Nippon Leningrad Crimean Kursk Red Army Adolf Hitler United States Fedyuinsky Therman Sil Speelpiabes

Partisanship in church condemned by Winchester ministers

A January meeting of the Winchester Ministerial Association adopted a resolution from the social and moral welfare committee opposing partisan bias in church work. The text urges ministers to avoid siding with capital or labor or any group while allowing prayer and counsel to employers or employees upon request. Committee members named are R. A. Whitten, Walker McC Bond, R. A. WWitten, and J. P. Grant. A Q and A note asks about the best time to visit Death Valley. The answer states November 1 to May 1 is ideal, though it is visited year round.

Winchester Ministerial Association Social and Moral Welfare Committee Anyartisan R. A. Whitten Walker McC. Bond R. A. Wwitten J. P. Grant Death Valley California Ele C. A

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