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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1949

Page

3

Braddock Street churches announce Sunday schedules

Multiple Braddock area churches list Sunday services and activities. Includes Braddock Street Methodist with 9:45 am Sunday school and 11 am worship, Centenary Reformed, Christ Episcopal, Nazarene, Congregational Christian, and others with times for services, Sunday schools, revivals, and youth programs across the city.

Centenary Reformed L. Flickinger Christ Episcopal James B. Roe Church of the Nazarene A. L. Lepley W. T. Swisher Congregational Christian Robert A. Whitten Bible School First Assembly of God M. N. Zezzo First Baptist E. T. Clark First Evangelical United Brethren Carl Wiser Edwin F. Ritter Grace Lutheran William —. Eisenberg Montague Ave Edward A. Plunkett Round Hill Macedonia South Braddock St

Methodist Bible Classes Set Worship Times Tomorrow

Wesleyan Mens Bible class of Market St. Methodist church meets at 9 a.m. tomorrow. McFaden Bible class gathers at 9 45 a.m. with Frank E. Minor of Opequon as guest speaker. A singing quartet of Allen Franks Maynard McKee Fred McKee and George McFarland is scheduled.

Wesleyan Mens Market St Methodist Church McFaden Bible Class Frank E. Minor Opequon Allen Franks Maynard McKee Fred McKee George McFarland

Winchester Presbytery Rally at Woodstock Church

Young people from Winchester Presbytery plan a 2:30 rally at Woodstock Presbyterian Church. Cars will transport attendees to the meeting which opens with a song service led by Mitty Raynal. A religious film is scheduled for showing.

Winchester Presbytery Woodstock Presbyterian Church Mitty Raynal

British Polish Trade Pact Signed in Warshaw

Poland and Britain signed a five year trade agreement valuing goods at 520 million dollars. The accord allows release of about 2 billion dollars of frozen Polish assets into a special Bank of England account to settle prewar British debts. The deal sets a template for eastern Europe trade pacts.

Warsaw Poland Britain Europe Bank of England

Valentine program and rural electrification progress in Bloom Virginia

Bloom Virginia residents held a Valentine program at Friendly Grove hall as electrification reaches farm homes between Mt Falls and Mt Williams. Homes of Hershman Richard Cooper Crowser Triplett and others along Fall Ridge were recently electrified. Local residents Moore Triplett Cooper Wright Hershman Clowser and Gettys are noted in visits and hospital stays. Farmers gather corn to ward off deer damage.

Why the Year Began on March 25 in Medieval England

From late in the 12th century until 1752 England changed the year on March 25 to mark the Annunciation Feast. This date commemorates Mary being told she would bear a son named Jesus, a celebration referenced as early as AD 430.

England Jesus

Real estate transfers listed in Frederick County and Winchester area

A roundup of property transactions shows Felt R Staton transferring 176 acres near Winchester to Norman Foster. Multiple parcels change hands including Valley Ave. lots in Winchester, Timber Ridge holdings straddling Frederick and Hampshire counties, and numerous parcels around Stephen City and Berryville Turnpike.

Frederick County R. Staton Norman A. Foster Winchester Charles A. Pine Pine Investment Corp Valley Ave S. P. Henshaw Highview Farms and Hatcheries Inc Timber Ridge Hampshire County W. Va

Winchester Land Transactions Include Several Property Transfers

City records show Winfred H. Crum and wife transferring a lot on the north side of Whitlock Ave to Bryan Stotler and wife. Herbert S. Larrick, attorney for F T Keller, conveys a lot and double dwelling at 1305 and 1307 South Loudoun Street to Joseph Hodgson for 6500 dollars. Charles A. Pine transfers a lot on West Main to Pine Investment Corp.

T. S. Sparks Holmes P. Strosnider Opequon Stephen City Co. M. Lockhart Walter Wells Winchester Seniency Rd James P. Reardon Sp.l John W. Miller Elizabeth A. Duckwall H. L. Patton Sr Claude F. Massie Richard E. Stine Kernstown Joseph F. Bayliss Jr James M. Lowery Orchard Ave F. L. Largent Jr Farmers & Merchants National Bank Mary C. Wood T. W. Hart Berryville Raymond G. Edwards Carl D. Kerns City OF Winfred H. Crum Bryan Stotler Whitlock Ave Herbert S. Larrick F. T. Keller Joseph Hodgson S. Loudoun St Charles A. Pine Pine Investment Corp

Local property transfers and lot descriptions on Whitlock and Shryock Avenues

Property records show transfers and lot descriptions along Shryock Avenue Millwood Avenue Whitlock Avenue and adjacent areas. Transactions include vestment Corp parcels on Shryock and a large brick dwelling Courtfield Manor in the southwest area of Robert O Daugherty with improvements on the north side of Whitlock Avenue.

Reynolds Store News From W Va Local Notes

Reynold's Store, N Reynolds Store West Virginia January 15 Several children in this area have measles Mrs George Omps is ill with pneumonia Benny Dick Omps is very ill Dr Weems of Berkeley Springs was called to the home of Mr Paskel Omps Their little son was sick Mr W B Nesmith was visiting in Martinsburg and Winchester last week Mr and Mrs Junior Dick of Berkeley Springs were visiting Mr and Mrs Mervil Dick over the weekend Mrs Maggie Largent was visiting Mrs Paskel Omps one evening this week Mrs Harry Gano is in Winchester hospital with a broken shoulder We hope she will be out again.

N. Reynolds W. Va George Omps Benny Dick Omps Weems Berkeley Springs Paskel W. B. Nesmith Martinsburg Winchester Junior Dick Mervil Dick Maggie Largent Paskel Omps Harry Gano Winchester Hospital

Do the seven ages of man hold today

E M A Dr Arnold Gesell outlines seven development stages from embryo to adult maturity. The list includes embryo, fetus 8–40 weeks, infancy birth to 2 years, pre school 2–5 years, childhood 5–12, adolescence 12–20, and adult maturity.

Arnold Gesell Clinic of Child Development Yale University

Need for Forest Management Cited By Virginia Chief

Virginia Chief Forester Lyle F Watts calls for an accelerated national forest management program. He stresses natural resources underpin the economy and urges more access roads, timber stand improvement, planting, insect and disease control, and increased personnel for timber sales supervision.

Virginia Lyle F. Watts

Mrs Herren Dies in Richmond After Week Illness

Mrs. Louisa Clark Herren of Washington and Texas died at the Medical College in Richmond after a week of illness. She was a daughter of the late Judge William L. Clark and Mrs. Clark of Winchester.

Louisa Clark Herren Washington Texas Medical Richmond Herren William L. Clark Winchester

Virginia shows white population surge outpacing Negro growth

A seven year University of Virginia study finds Virginia whites rose from 2,015,583 to 2,369,971, up 17.6 percent, while Negro population increased from 662,190 to 693,728, up 4.8 percent. The 1947 Winchester estimate lists 11,848 white and 1,184 Negro residents.

Virinia University of Virginia Virginia Winchester

Mrs Barbee Rites Funeral for Julia Lee Barbee

Funeral services for Mrs Julia Lee Barbee will be held at 10 a m Sunday in Meade Memorial Churchyard with Rev J A Figg officiating. Mrs Barbee formerly of Clarke county died in Beverly Hills California. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Andrew J Dosset of Beverly Hills and three stepsons Cecil Stanley and Alge Dosset.

Julia Lee Barbee Meade Memorial Chhurchyard J. A. Figg Barbee Clarke County Beverly Hills California Andrew J. Dosset Cecil, Stanley Alge? Dosset

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Braddock St. Methodist Church Wm. Archer Wright John J. Hawse John Moore WSCS Christian Science E. Cork St Life Elm St I. L. Stonesifer EUB John E. Oliver Pleasant Valley Mt. Pleasant Red Bud First Brethren Paul Dick A. C. Frye A & YF Wed., Jr Wmc Thu SMM Eeee Highland Ave. Presbyterian Joseph Duckwall Elwood Willey Lee Rinker John Mann Methodist Jackson Onna Robinson Loudoun St. Church of Christ Nathan Williamson Guarland Mt. Carmel Baptist C. M. Somer Garfield Prather Sacred Heart Catholic Julian Bullock Winchester Presbyterian Ronald S. Wilson Russell Joyce c S. S. Council Mary Bittinger J. A. Hottinger Christian Science Monitor ABC Morney St Boston Mess USA The Elty Stete Men’s Bible Class Presbyterian Rally Northern Virginia Power CO Pope Pius XII Rome Holy Father Vatican City Italy Paul Leger Camera Pope Pius Ralph E. Johnson Joseph A. Shade Frederick Terrace Mabel E. Owens Howard E. Massie Stephens City Main St Smartest sTroneEe Winchester’s Chevrolet General Motors Proving Ground Nore Oates Avenue North Loudoun Boscawen St Amherst St. Val Shryock Ave Millwood Ave J. Henkel Henry Winfred H. Crum and Wife Westwood B. Byrd Harry F. Byrd Jr Courtfield Manor Robert O. Daugherty Reynold’s Store Ages of Man Shakespeare E. M Mrs. Herren WINC Mrs. Barbee Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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