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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1949
Page
9
Social notes list residents and guests visiting from Morgantown Deltaville Philadelphia and Washington D C. The report covers trips to Red Springs N C Portsmouth and Europe with multiple families hosting relatives and friends during weekends and summer sessions.
The American Medical Association says it will not compromise on opposing compulsory health insurance. AMA President Dr. Ernest Irons says a conference will seek input from government, labor, education, agriculture, and industry while the 12 point plan favors rapid expansion of voluntary hospital and medical care insurance.
The toad relies on a milky fluid it secretes as its sole defense against predators including dogs. The secretion is highly repellent, deterring many would be threats and helping the creature survive in its habitat.
The Manassas PTA plans a Monday night meeting to discuss the failure to renew Ian Ross’s contract as Manassas schools superintendent. Dr. Floyd M. Riddick announced the plan, noting R. Worth Peters cited professional ethics for not explaining the termination. About 50 residents attended the school board meeting protesting the non renewal.
The Leviathan, 59 956 gross tons originally the Vaterland, was the largest US merchant ship. Built in Germany, it served after WWI reparations, later reduced to 48 000 tons, and was scrapped in 1938.
The vacation Bible school of the First Baptist church will begin Monday at 9 a.m. to run through 11:30 p.m. each day for two weeks except Sundays and Saturdays. All children four years old through the junior department will attend. Officers include Mrs. John Jones as general superintendent and several department heads with assistants: Irene Miller, Lucille Frey, Jess Willey, Tom Hepler, Lois Barnes, Clifford Nicholson, Louise Covington, Floise Patton, Margaret Starlipper, Virginia Gerganus, Margaret Martin, Lois Eaton, John Chamberlin, and Edna Penn.
Graveside services are set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at Mt Hebron cemetery for Miss Gertrude Burgess 94 who died Thursday at the home of a great niece Rev William Wright Braddock St Methodist church will officiate She was a daughter of the late James H and Harriet Beall Burgess of Winchester She leaves a niece Mrs Gerald H Culbertson of Atlanta and three great nieces Mrs Palmer Campbell Mrs N J Johnson and Miss Calmes all of Richmond
A regional church listing details Jubilee and Memorial Day services at multiple congregations. Includes schedules for Sunday schools, worship times, special Bible schools, and noted leaders across Gore, Gore near Gore Va, Winchester, Reliance, Faith and surrounding towns.
The Rev John R MacKinnon former pastor of Stines Chapel in 1947 takes the role at Waverly Road Presbyterian church in Kingsport Tennessee He hails from Maxton North Carolina and is a graduate of Davidson College and Union Theological Seminary.
M. M. Prater a Cincinnati Bible seminary graduate and one of two evangelists sent by the Church of Christ has begun a revival at Loudoun Street Church of Christ. He will preach at both services Sunday morning and Sunday night. N. Williamson local minister leads the music. Services at 8 p m daily except Monday.
Local attendees include Mr and Mrs Laurens P Jones and Mr and Mrs Wayne Omps with daughter Sharon. Mr Jones spoke on funeral customs in the Valley of Virginia at the convention.
Mount Olive EUB in Hayfield will hold the annual memorial service at 2 30 p m Sunday. The program includes prayers by Pastor Rev Donald Austin hymns by the Bryan sisters a short talk by Rev Austin an address by Rev Virgil Hudson readings and resolutions by John W W Larrick and cemetery committee report.
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