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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1942

Page

3

Attend Church Services at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church

The notice lists schedules for Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church and Highland Avenue Chapel with pastors Rev. Ron Ald Wilson and Rev. Wilkerson. It includes Sunday School times, Morning and Evening Worship, Wednesday prayer, and a Vacation Bible School opening Monday for ages 4-12. A cordial welcome is extended to all.

Highland Avenue Chapel W Meee Wilkerson Elwood Willey Wilkerson

Life as the Lesson-Sermon Theme in Christ Scientist Churches

Life is the Sunday subject for all Christ Scientist groups with a focus on the Father’s life given to the Son. It cites Psalms 27 1 and a passage from Science and Health emphasizing spiritual existence and the unity of Life with its likeness, mortality not real.

Christ Mary Baker Eddy

First Baptist Church Service Schedule

Edward T. Clarke D D presents Sunday School at 9 45 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m with the topic Things Present. Mid Week Prayer Service is Wednesday at 8 p m all are welcome.

First Baptist Edward T. Clarke D. D

Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church Service Note

Centenary Evangelic al and Reformed Church notes morning worship at 11 and church school at 9 45 a m with Herman Lee as superintendent.

Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church S. L Flickinger Herman Lee

Grace Lutheran Church Service and School Schedule

Grace Lutheran Church on W Boscawen Street led by Rev Carl A Honeycust offers 9 45 am Church School with Carl R Ritter as superintendent. At 11 am a sermon titled Spiritual Foundations for Tomorrow's World followed by Children of the Church and Luther League programs and vespers.

Grace Lutheran Church W. Boscawen Street Carl A. Honeycust Carl R. Ritter Children of the Church OS Luther League

Church Services and Schedule Around Berryville Ave

First Brethren Church on Berryville Ave lists morning worship at 9:45 with sermon Unspotted From The World and 10:45 Bible School led by A C Frye followed by 8 p m Christian Endeavor and Evangelistic service with sermon The Great Tribulation. Midweek prayer meeting and Bible study. John Mann Methodist Church notes services with Stephens City trip and evening service. Market Street Methodist schedule includes church school 9:45, morning worship 11:00, W S C and Auxiliary Tuesday 8 p m, choir Thursday 7:30 p m, and 8:30 radio program Friday.

First Brethren Church Berryville Ave Paul E. Dick Bible School A. C. Frye Christian Endeavor

St Paul A M E Church Announces Quarterly Conference

Sunday School at 10. Noon day service at 11. Evening preaching by Rev G A Voss at 8 with baptizing and communion. Richmond district presiding elder visiting for first quarterly conference Monday night at 8 30. All are welcome.

ST. Paul A. M. E M. T. Thomas G. A. Voss Richmond

United Brethren Church Service and Activities

Minister Rev L G Bridges announces Sunday School and Bible classes at 9 45 with Silas Cather as general superintendent and Mrs Edwin P Ritter as Young People's superintendent. Morning worship at 11 00, 8 pm combined C E and evening worship. Ladies Aid meets Tuesday 8 pm, Choir practice Wednesday 7 pm, prayer service 8 pm led by Silas G Cather.

United Brethren Church L. G. Bridgers Silas Cather Edwin P. Ritter Ora Bailey Ladies Aid Silas G. Cather

The Full Gospel Tabernacle Service Schedule

Rev C H Anderson leads morning worship at 11 a.m. Ambassador's meeting at 7 p.m. Evangelistic service at 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting Tuesday at 8 o'clock. Come and worship with us.

Full Gospel Tabernacle C. H. Anderson

Opequon Group and Local Churches News

Church notices list Opequon Memorial Sunday School 10 a m Worship 11 a m Opequon Chapel Sunday School 10 a m Young People's Vesper 7 p m Worship 8 p m Lutheran Church of Our Saviour 308 S Loudoun St Sunday School 9 45 a m Harri son Keckley Sept Morning Worship 11 a m Congregational meeting after service Braddock Street Methodist Church Rev T M Swann 9 45 a m Church School Walter M Shade superintendent 11 a m Sermon Which way is progress by the pastor 7 30 p m Sermon The Judgment by the pastor Prayer Service Wednesday 7 30 p m

Opequon Group Presbyterian Churches Carl Lyle M’donald Opequon Memorial Opequon Chapel Lutheran Church OF Our Saviour S. Loudoun Street Harrison Keckley Braddock Street Methodist Church T. M Swann Walter M. Shade

Sunday worship notice

There will be no Sunday School and morning service at 11 a.m. with a sermon on The Cross of Christ and the Love of God. A weekly prayer asks for God to graft love of His Name in our hearts and to keep us in true religion through Jesus Christ.

Christ Jesus Christ

Soldier's wedding request sent by telegram at Sheppard Field

A telegram censored to Corp. John Doe of the 407th School Squadron asks the commanding officer at Sheppard Field to permit his homecoming for a wedding. The bride secures her man.

Sheppard Field Tex Athens Corp John Doe

Brucetown Gathers Visitors From Near Washington and Baltimore

Mrs Howard Boden and daughter Miss Mary Belle Boden of Reading Pennsylvania spent several days with Mr and Mrs Jessie O Connell. Catherine Heiskell and Maurice Heiskell of Washington DC visit grandmother Mrs Catherine Heiskell. Mrs Walter Barr of Winchester and Mrs Anna Johnson of St Louis Missouri visited Purcell Stine couple. Charles Catlett of Baltimore spent weekend with Hiram Catlett. Richard Aikens family from Wheatland WV visited William Aikens. Calvin Essex of Essex Maryland weekend with Andy Whitacre family. Clarke Purcell and Charlotte Pittaway of Ellicott City spent Sunday at Purcell Purcell home. Wilson DeHaven hosted Mildred Taylor of Winchester last week. Tom Price and Rosella Thompson weekend with relatives at New Market. Robert Russell of Grimes called on Purcell Stine Friday night.

Brucetown Howard Boden Mary Belle Boden Reading Jessie O'Connell Catherine Heiskell Maurice Heiskell Washington, D. C Walter Barr Winchester Anna Johnson St. Louis Andy Whitacre Clarke Purcell Charlotte Pittaway Ellicott City Wilson DeHaven Mildred Taylor Tom Price Rosella Thompson New Market Robert Russell Grimes Purcell Stine

Local Notes From Chambersville July Update

Miss Colleen Rosier returns to Charlottesville after a week with her parents in Chambersville. Clarence Carter is recovering after an operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Miss Sarah Jane Barton visits Washington D C with her grandmother. Numerous visitors to the Rosier home include Brewer and related families. Grace Ritter returns from Falls Church. Bible School at Mt Williams St John’s attracts locals. Mrs Bradfield and Betty Lou visit Winchester with Bessie Lonas.

Chambersville Colleen Rosier Charlottesville George Rosier Clarence Carter Winchester Memorial Hospital Sarah Jane Barton B. J. Barton Washington, D. C G. L. Rosier W. W. Brewer Katie Allamong M. W. Brewer Harry Windle Maude Brewer Paul Kern E. B. Smith Isabelle Rosenberger Sadie Hollar Grace Williams J. E. Patterson Benny Barton

A Home Newspaper Devoted to Community Interests

A Home newspaper focuses on local community affairs and issues, delivering neighborhood news, events, and notices with a locally grounded perspective. The paper targets residents seeking timely updates about schools, town meetings, and civic stories relevant to everyday life.

Counterfeiting Young Mens New Trick of Forgers

New York July 18. The American Art Research Council warns that many American paintings are forged including Ryder Blakelock Homer and others. The council led by Lloyd Goodrich seeks authentication through records X rays and expert analysis to protect museums and private collectors from libel suits.

New York The American Art Research Council Albert Ryder Ryder Ralph Blakelock Winslow Homer Copley Council

Allied airmen bomb Rabaul and damage Japanese planes

Allied airmen bombed shipping at Japanese held Rabaul New Britain and shot down three planes north of Australia. Two enemy planes over the Solomon Islands were destroyed as three flying boats and recon aircraft operated near Tulagi. One Zero fighter interdicting scouts over Timor also fell into the sea.

MacArthur Rabaul New Britain Australia Solomon Isa Tulagi Timor

One He Missed

Leonard Johnson watched Maj. Dwight B. Shaw perform at Fort Logan Hospital for two years until yesterday when the major, who had treated many patients, was himself stricken with acute appendicitis and operated.

Denver Leonard Johnson Dwight B. Shaw Fort Logan Hospital

Duke of Kent Registers Son Prince George

London reports the Duke of Kent registered his two week old son today naming him Prince George. The royal wife is Princess Marina Greece.

London Duke of Kent George V Prince George Marina Greece

Sand Mine Sale To New Yorker Affects Winchester Area

Deeds recorded in Frederick County transfer Western Frederick mine deposits to John F. Penrose of New York for about 45. Eastern Silica and Chemical Co. to operate mines, boosting business for Winchester and Wardensville. Gasoline given away after B and O wreck near Rippon, nearly 30000 gallons released. Three men swept toward dam. bass leaped and two were bitten while Miller captured the fish. Over 150 Pennsylvania horticultural society members tour Virginia.

Frederick Ie Circuit Court Frederick County John F. Penrose Rippon Paul Miller Loring Crabill John W. North, Jr Shenandoah River Crabill North Miller

Pennsylvania fruitgrowers visit local apple belt gathering

Over 150 Pennsylvania fruit growers visited the local apple belt to gain first hand cultivation information. Phil Gold president of the Frederick County Fruit Grow Association welcomed the group in a speech at the local laboratory. Claude A. Stickley of Vaucluse will represent Virginia at the American handicap trap shooting tournament in Vandalia Ohio where top shooters compete for thousands of dollars and trophies.

Phil Gold Frederick County Fruit Grow Association Stickley Claude A. Stickley Vaucluse Virginia Vandalia Ohio

Biodiversity on Midway Atoll Shrinks to Twenty Native Plants

A Smithsonian backed survey finds Midway Atoll hosts only about 20 native plant species on its two dry sand scraps. The limited flora stems from its geologic youth and isolation, with a mint and a nightshade unique to the islands. New introductions include San Francisco grass and oleander to stabilize sands, plus unintentional weed arrivals via boat soil.

Washington Midway U.S. National Herbarium Smithonian Institution Pacific Islands Ocean Island Laysa Hawaii Laysan Miday San Francisco Army Navy Marines

Highway Advisors Appointed to State Traffic Committee

Governor Darden added two new members to the State Highway Advisory Traffic Committee. J. H. Wyse, state coordinator of Civilian Defense, and A. B. Harris of Leesburg volunteered for the transportation conservation effort.

Richmond Darden J. H. Wyse A. B. Harris Leesburg

Bars Replace Carnations For Alleged Slayer

San Leandro California July 18 potential suspect Leslie B Gireth a Glendale California jeweler 42 is jailed in Alameda County on investigation after confessing to killing Dorena Hammer 20 a former San Jose State co ed in a luxury auto court bedroom scene. The victim's body lay in bed with a vase of red carnations on the bedside stand. Authorities say no formal charge will be filed until a relative arrives.

San Leandro Calif Leslie B. Gireth Gireth Glendale Alameda County Oakland L. E. Dayton Dorena Hammer San Jose State Dayton Gareth Fresno

Haegg Shatters World Record in 1500 M at Stockholm Meet

Gunder Haegg lowered the 1500 meter world mark to 3 45.8 in Stockholm city versus provincial meet, beating Jack Lovelock's 1936 record by two seconds. He had earlier run a 4 06.2 mile and 8 47.8 two mile after his reinstatement from suspension, with IAAF approval pending.

Stockholm Sweden Gunder Haegg Haegg New Zealand Jack Lovelock Hagg International Amateur Athletic Federation

Glider flyer reenacts crash, suffers severe injuries

Springfield, Missouri. In July Koeppen Hicks, a railway man who had recovered from injuries three months after a glider crash, rebuilt a homemade craft and attempted flight again. He crashed at the scene of a previous smashup, receiving severe injuries.

Springfield Koeppen Hicks

Also Mentioned on This Page

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Ronald Wilson Harry Ridgeway J. A. McMurray Dr. McMurray Vacation Bible School Cain and Abel Abel God Cain Christian Science Chas. E. Fuller J. W. Grove Furniture Co Loudoun St DIAL John Mann Methodist Church Joseph Grant Stephens City James Wells Market Street Alfred J. Buescher Adam and Eve Adam Eee Eens Ok Eten Ae Cal Cain John S&s Solenberger & CO N. Loudoun St Claire Trevor Los Angeles Clark Andrews Central Press A. C. Slonaker & Son John Selby Wide World Arts Editor KENT the Star Sand Mine Sells Eastern Silica and Chemical Co Wardensville Jefferson County Bass Bites Fruit Growers Horticultural Society of the State of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania By Science Service Pine Motor CO Dodge Plymouth Braddock & Cecil Mr. Farmer Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Haldeman Haldeman’s Creamery
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