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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1938
Page
7
Roger W. Babson analyzes early 1938 business barometers noting textile activity steadying after a slump, mill operations up about 10 percent, and gains in paper orders and construction. He cites steel, motor assemblies, and retail trade as key indicators while warning sentiment remains weak despite improving output.
The Salem Congregation Church of The Brethren schedules meetings on the second and fourth Sundays at 11 am with a Young People’s meeting at 7 pm. Flossie Fultz is president with Milton O’Rear as secretary and Reuben Fahnestock as leader. The subject is The Church Needs Us and the scripture reads 1 Corinthians, Tim? Near Stephens City, with Sunday School at 10 am led by R. L. Lynn. preaching at 11 am on the first and third Sundays.
Dr Alvin E Bell summarizes the International Uniform Lesson for January 30 focusing on Mark 2 1 12 and the theme that Jesus forgives sins. The piece emphasizes Jesus drawing crowds teaching the Word, and the four friends who lower a paralytic through a roof to seek healing illustrating that spiritual need comes before physical cure.
Invites go to Burnt Factory and Welltown congregants for the fifth Sunday on the circuit. Rev W O Talher preaches on Crime Prevention Methods at Burnt Factory with a church school and a historical sketch by Mrs. Harvey Fishpaw. Welltown offers a sermon on How We Got Our English Bible and study tips.
Pastor Rev. Lavely D. Gruber outlines Sunday services at Chestnut Grove Shockeysville How ard's Chapel Ganotown with times 10.30 a m 2 p m 3 30 p m 7 30 p m Revival begins Monday Jan 31 at 7 30 pm Ganotown church and continues each evening through the week Public invited to attend all services.
Reverend B F Spitzer leads services at Fairview Mt Pleasant and Mt Olive with revival nightly at 7. Sunday School 11 and preaching 3. Large number of conversions and strong interest reported as invitation is issued to all to attend.
Minister Rev W B Obaugh of Mt Pleasant delivers a standard of integrity sermon at 10 a m. Worship service at 11 a m with a Sunday school 10 a m and Christian Endeavor at 7 p m on Sunday. Pleasant Valley holds Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching at 11. Red Bud hosts Sunday School at 2 p m and a pastor’s message at 3 p m.
George L. Waters, pastor, leads Relief Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m. Lamp’s Sunday School at 2 p m with preaching at 3 p m. Macedonia Carper Valley and Round Hill observe Sunday School at the usual time.
Stephens City Charge Methodist services listing Homer Welsh as minister. First Sunday services at Stephens City 11 am Fairview 3 pm Kernstown 7 30 pm. Second Sunday Kernstown 11 am Refuge 3 pm Stephens City 7 30 pm. Third Sunday Stephens City 11 am Fairview 3 pm Kernstown 7 30 pm.
Worship services at White Post Church begin at 11 a m with reception of members and Holy Communion Rev W D Sheets leads. Millwood hosts 7 30 p m worship and two weeks of evangelistic services starting tonight with invitation to join.
L H Smallwood pastor leads the Ridgeway Charge Methodist Episcopal South worship with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and sermon at 11 a.m. Congregation joins Gerrardstown in Evangelistic services. public invited and welcome to all services.
Pastor Rev. s J Goode leads Bible School at 10 a.m. and morning service at 11 a.m. Mt Union Bible School also at 10 a.m. with evening worship at 7 30 p.m. Communion will be observed at both services. All are welcome to attend.
Wilbur A. Reid minister invites attendance at Galilee Church of Christ in Welton Road. Bible School at 10.00 p m led by Chas E McVay with a 11 30 a m communion service. Bible School converts form three fourths of the church growth.
Funeral services were conducted for John A. Koons 63 who died at Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He formerly ran a lunchroom on East Clifford Street. The Rev Ronald S Wilson officiated at the East Cork Street home. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Family lot. He is survived by Mrs Koons a son and several siblings.
America's leading professional golfers begin a 72 hole battle for $5,000 in the Oakland Open at Sequoyah Country Club. About 200 players entered including most from recent southern events. The field tees off for 18 holes today to qualify for 60 finalists. the top 60 move to the 36 hole final on Sunday.
Forty thousand Spanish government and insurgent troops fought hand to hand along a five mile front near Teruel. The clash threatened to cut a key supply road between Singra and Torre Carcel as Franco’s forces tried to retake Teruel. Government waves pushed from Palomera against entrenched insurgents aided by thirty tanks six hundred field guns and one hundred twenty aircraft.
Paris workers and employers reached a settlement on the Paris truck drivers strike after talks with Labor Minister Paul Ramadier. The dispute centered on 1938 wage increases aligned with rising living costs following a December 29 public service employee strike and cabinet crisis backdrop.
The narrator recalls an Eng lishman recounting a joke about seeing Cardinal Newman on a horse bus in Chicago. The driver questions the passenger, leading to a punchline about misidentifying em inence based on speech.
By order of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia the Farmers and Merchants Bank versus Pommell Incorporated sale is set for 11 o clock A M Monday January 31 1938 at the County Courthouse Winchester Virginia. The auction lists a 500 gallon Cooper Square distilling unit two 108 gallon receiving tanks one 594 gallon receiving cistern one 608 gallon cistern plus 150 20 to 25 gallon empty kegs three 4000 gallon wood fermenting tanks 20 gross half pint bottles 110 gross one pint bottles 12 gross quart bottles a motor driven filterer and about 536.4 gallons of distilled apple brandy stored at the Camden Warehouse Baltimore Maryland subject to taxes. Terms cash. B P Harrison Receiver of Pommell Inc authorized to purchase. The clerk confirms bond and duties as court receiver.
At a meeting held last night at White Hall Roy Bageant was named chairman of the Community Discussion group. Other officers named were A W Wright vice chairman B F Strother secretary E L Dick Harry Boyles Eugene Anderson and C D Dye. Mr Dye was made a member at large. Other committee members represent farm agencies including TVA AAA Southern States Inc the Grange and Farm Bureau.
William Esau Heard, aged 102, died last night in Newport England. He was reputedly the world's oldest ship broker and had represented 13 nations including the United States in honorary consular roles for many years.
High seas forced postponement of the opening event in the international star class yacht races for the Bacardi trophy held in Havana. Five American boats are entered in the regatta.
Two old U S destroyers, the Kane and the Hatfield, steamed toward their last port today to join the graveyard of the fleet in the navy yard back bay after being ordered decommissioned.
Under deeds of trust dating 1911 1914 and 1921 the Massey and Elizabeth Massey trusts, now in default, will sell at public auction at the Frederick County Courthouse Winchester Va on Saturday Dec 4 1937 at 11 am. The 112 acre tract includes about 100 acre commercial apple orchard and a large residence with out buildings. Terms: one third down with balance in two annual installments at 6 percent interest, secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. Auctioneers Duvall Dunn. Sale adjourned to Feb 5 1938 at the same time.
Voters to select municipal candidates must qualify 60 days before the April 5 primary. The February 4 deadline applies to Democratic candidates. Only Fred W. Forney and C. D. Barnett have begun qualification steps.
Final rites are set for Raleigh Rader 38 former Woodstock Volunteer Fire Department chief who died after a two week illness in Memorial Hospital Blood transfusions attempted to save him but failed He had over 15 years of civic work in Woodstock and links across the Shenandoah Valley He is survived by his wife mother three sisters and three brothers all of Chicago The funeral will be at 330 PM tomorrow from his residence
Patty Berg of Minneapolis and Jean Bauer of Providence meet in the Florida season’s first women’s golf tournament final. Bauer upset medalist Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia, S C, in 19 holes to reach the playoff round.
An international crowd gathers along the Niagara gorge fore banks to witness the wreck of the Honeymoon Bridge after a 30‑hour ice jam battered the structure. The bridge collapsed 200 feet into the icy Niagara River as snow and ice crystals haze the twilight scene.
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