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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1934

Page

2

Church News Frederick Charge M E Church South

Church notices list Sunday School and sermon times for several congregations in the Frederick area. Rev J Do Russell leads Paxton Chapel and Pleasant Valley reports remodeling and an orchestral quartet for a 15 minute program at 11 am. Red Bud council meet Thursday at 8 pm special at the school building inviting all residents.

F. G Senger Pleasant Valley Pleasant W. Va Christian Endeavor Red Bud Worker's Council

Rural Methodist Episcopal Church Services Notice

Rev C S Luce pastor delivers Sunday School at 10 a m in White Hall Virginia with preaching at 11 a m Little Mountain hosts Sunday School at 2 p m and preaching at 3 p m and 7 30 p m Bunker Hill West Virginia holds Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching at 7 30 p m

C. S Luce White Hall Little Mountain Bunker Hill W. Va

Brucetown M E Church UK? Community Prayer Callout

Brucetown Circuit M E Church South lists pastor Thomas Morgan and service times for Brucetown Burnt Factory and Welltown Crums including Sunday School at 10 am and evening programs. Second quarterly conference set for January 20 and 21 at Crums Church.

Thomas Morgan Brucetown Wesley Brill Burnt Factory Unday Welltown Crums the Crum’s Church

Galilee Church of Christ Service and Bible School

Galilee Church of Christ led by Rev. F B Sapp announces Bible School at 10 a m with Charles Ez prevey and a preaching service in the afternoon. The fragment shows a parish notice of worship times and minister.

Galilee F. B. Sapp Bible School Charles Ez. Prevey Eee Eens Very Cory

Reliance United Brethren Charge Services and District Meeting

Reliance United Brethren churches schedule New Year sermons and Sunday schools at 10 a m 11 a m and 2 30 p m with evening preaching at 3 30 p m and 7 45 p m in Ridings Chapel Greenway and Winchester District meeting set for January 17 at 7 30 p m at Winchester United Brethren Church with Rev Dr O T Deever of Dayton Ohio among speakers all officials and members urged to attend.

Stephens City Reliance Christian Endeavor Ridings Chapel Greenway Winchester United Brethren Church O. T. Deever Dayton Ohio

Presbyterian Cedar Creek Sunday School and Services

Presbyterian Cedar Creek Marlboro Sunday School 10 a m James M Boggs superintendent. Preaching 11 a m by the pastor. Pa ed Cliff Vaucluse Sunday School 9 30 a m F Estes Tine superintendent Preaching 7 30 p m by the pastor.

Cedar Crek Marlboro James M. Boggs Ed Cliff Vaucluse Sun School F. Estes Tine

Congregational Christian Church Service Schedule

Braddock and Cliffora streets church led by Rev A R Van Cleave invites the public to morning worship at 11 o clock on Sunday with a sermon on Prayer. Church School at 9 45 a m and various Endeavor groups meet in the evening including Senior Youth and People’s groups. Evening sermon topic is Intelligence In Religion.

Nineveh Presbyterian Sunday Service Promises Sermon

Nineveh Presbyterian Church led by Pastor R B Campbell invites members to Sunday School at 10 am and church service at 11 am with a sermon by the pastor.

R. B Campbell

Evangelistic Services Set in Gainesboro and Area

Rev C G Russell hosts a series of services with Old Bethel Pine Grove and Gainesboro Sunday Schools. Evangelist W O Luttrell leads evening meetings at 7 30 through next week with a cordial welcome to all.

C. G. Russell Old Bethel Pine Grove Gainesboro Epworth W. O. Luttrell

Church of Sacred Heart Masses and notices

Parish information lists Rev Robert E Hannon as pastor and Rev Paul V Heller as assistant. Sunday Masses at 8 and 10 30 a m with Sunday School at 9 o clock a m. Benediction follows the late Mass. Holy Name Society members will receive Holy Communion at the 8 o'clock Mass and parish children are asked to receive at that Mass.

Loudoun Cedl Robert E Hannon Paul V. Heller Holy Name Society

Opequon Group Rev G M Morrow Services

The Opequon Group led by Rev G Morrow at Opequon Memorial Kerns town and nearby chapels offer Sunday School at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m Round Aili School at 10 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m and preaching at 7 30 p m Burnt Church and Opequon Chapel also host 10 a m Sunday School and 6 30 p m Christian Endeavor plus Stine s Chapel holds 10 a m Sunday School.

G. M. Morrow Opequon Memorial Kernstown Christian Endeavor Burnt Church Opequon Stine’s Chapel

Stephens City M E Church South Service Schedule

The Stephens City M E Church South branch lists preaching at 9 45 a m and 7 p m with Sunday school at 10 a m and 3 p m plus Young People sessions at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Rev C C Bush pastor invites all to attend all services Kernstown Pairview and Refuge groups are noted with corresponding times

C. C. Bush Stephens City Young People and World Club Kernstown Refuge Pairview

Tribute to Capt Edwin H Diffenderfer Builder Dies at 91

Funeral services marked the passing of Capt Edwin H Diffenderfer 90s Winchester builder and contractor in Memorial Hospital after brief illness. The service from 506 South Braddock Street included ministers Campbell and Sydenstricker with hymns Rock of Ages and Jesus Lover of My Soul. Burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery followed with pallbearers led by Col. B M Roszel.

Edwin H. Diffenderfer Winchester Memorial Hospital South Braddock Street Robert B. Campbell Presbyterian Church Hubert Sydenstricker Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Jesus Minnie Diffender Fer Bert Walt Walter Diffenderfer Dorothy Diffenderfer Martinsburg W. Va David Timberlake Charles P. McVicar Frank Brown R. Bruce Slonaker John W. Rosenberger William B. Wagner Thomas Timberlake

Hawk Chases Owl Strikes Auto Near Keysville

Mrs. A. G. Heale and her brother B. L. Winn were returning from Richmond when a hawk chasing an owl triggered a windshield impact near Amelia. The owl and hawk fell on the road. the glass shattered, causing a minor scratch to Mrs. Neale but no serious injuries.

Keysville A. G. Heale B. L. Winn Richmond Amelia

Columbus Encounters Early American Discovery Voyage Storm

On his first American discovery voyage Columbus faced one of the West Indian hurricanes that gained fame afterward.

Columbus

Stavisky Scandal Rocks France as Death Shocks Paris

Paris police probe the apparent suicide of Alexander Stavisky, the central figure in a $60 million Bayonne pawnshop collapse. The case, likened to Kreuger by authorities, threatens the French government and marks one of the era’s most sensational scandals.

Alexander Sacha Stavisky Bayonne Paris France Stavisky Russia

New Automobile Distributing Firm To Open In Territory

Virginia Motor Company will open January 20 at the Valley avenue and Gerrard streets corner, formerly Packard agency, distributing Plymouth and De Soto autos. John O. Chapman named general manager, bringing long experience with Pine Motor Company and Dodge Plymouth distribution. De Soto and Plymouth are highlighted as 1934 value leaders with new engineering features and improved performance.

Virginia Motor Company Plymouth DeSoto Valley Avenue Gerrard Streets Packard John O. Chapman Pine Motor Company Dodge Chapman America

Scott's Scrapbook 1934 Central Press note

Brief copyright notice from Central Press marks Scott's scrapbook collection in 1934. No additional details or events are provided in the readable text.

Central Press

Olives Cultivated in U S for 165 Years

Research notes that while olives are seen as a product of Mediterranean nations, they have been cultivated in the United States for 165 years, reflecting long established growing in American orchards.

Mediterranean U.S

Hear Voice Explorers Find Distant Sound in South Polar Regions

Long distance explorers report human voices audible up to a mile and a half and dogs barking as far as eight miles in South Polar regions. This observation highlights unusual propagation of sound in extreme cold environments.

South Polar

Carnegie Tech Coed Viola Sayles Runs Away to Cleveland

Viola Sayles, 19, daughter of a Pittsburgh manufacturer, left home amid luxury and written to her mother that she has found work in Cleveland and will live independently.

Pittsburgh Viola Sayles Carnegie Tech Bertha Sayles Cleveland

Virginia Farm Land Survey Shows 65 Percent In Cultivation

An Associated Press report details a survey by Garnett and Seymour noting Virginia has 16,728,620 acres in farms of 25,767,860 total acres. About one third of farm land is cultivated, with the rest in pasture or woodland, and calls for better land use, taxation for forestry, and state support for schools to align land with soil adaptability.

Associated Press William Farm Garrett Cleo Seymour Virginia Saveauerel Arias Eastern Southside Garnett and Seymour The Bulletin

Agricultural shift described to meet changing competition

A discussion notes changing farming types as a response to new competitive conditions. It emphasizes replacing an established method with alternatives to adapt to market pressures and sustain productivity.

Actress Fay Webb Vallee Files Separate Maintenance Suit

Mrs. Fay Webb Vallee former movie actress and wife of Rudy Vallee files separate maintenance suit in Los Angeles for separation from her husband. The suit cites fidelity charges against Rudy Vallee who is in Hollywood making a motion picture and is swapped at her Santa Monica home.

Fay Webb Vallee Rudy Vallee Santa Monica Cal Los Angeles Rudy Hollywood

Arctic Tern Turns Pole-to-Pole Migration Champion

The Arctic tern migrates from the North Pole region in summer to the Antarctic wintering grounds near the South Pole, covering about 11 000 miles. The bird is described as the migratory champion among birds for its extreme round trip.

North Pole South Pole

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Church News Wee Valley Macedonia Round Hill Winchester U. B Rural Methodist Episcopal Brucetown Circuit M. E. Church South Welltown Road Reliance United Brethren Charge Allen Jones Congregational Christian Church Nineveh Presbyterian M. E. Church, South Church OF Sacred Heart Opequon Group Sickek Shell Martinsburg Pike Shell Station Amherst & Boscawen Sts Valley Ave Braddock St Twin-City Oil & Cas Corp Big Sister Byles Forgrave Ron Kim Hawk Owl Arch-Crook Ivar Kreuger Match Kingdom Ikin Switzerland Jaesae Alexander Sachastavisky Scott’s R. J. Scott Alaska CHIC Cammer Tire Co Bickers Motor Co Fay Banep LEE Baking CO Winchester, Va Middletown State Bank, Inc Middletown Frederick State of Virginia State Cormoration Commincan Census Fund Eeess Inc W. R. Campbell State of W.R Campbell M. H. Rhodes E L. Rumston E. R. Sperry Herbert Larrick County of Fred & Kline Winchester Furniture CO Main St
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