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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1937
Page
7
The twenty four annual convention of Stonewall District Council of Religious Education met at Bethelmere Church on June 17. Leaders urged aggressive outreach to bring the unchurched to Christ, urging two by two ministry, strong lay support, and deeper Sunday school efforts.
White Post Virginia notes honor visiting relatives and local guests from Detroit Berryville and Washington D C. Families including Denny Riley Green and Elliott share time across Berryville Harrisonburg Danville Richmond and Lexington with lectures at Shrine Mont and trips to Atlantic City.
Mrs Roy Fishpaw and Mrs Emmett Stuart with Betty Meade Stuart travel to Suffolk Virginia to visit Dr and Mrs Joyner soon after Joyner’s earlier name Lucille Bowie. Moselle Gaunt and Joy Chrisman attended Lutheran services in Brownstown Sunday evening.
Rev and Mrs C E Seastrunk and family came home last Saturday after a three week visit in South Carolina. Miss Hilda Orndoff returned home from Columbia S C after three weeks with her sister Mrs Orge Seastrunk Jr. in Columbia. Sunday School convention of Stonewall district met at Bethel Lutheran Church on June 17 with Bethel and Burnt Churches ladies serving lunch. A Children’s Day service at Bethel drew capacity attendance on June 13. Buddie and Donald Crim of Winchester are visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Floyd Crim this week. Ellsworth Orndoff has joined Baker and Anderson in Winchester in their electrical dept.
Chester was a recent visitor at Meadow Brook farm. Mrs. Atwell Parker and daughter Mrs. Beulah Strode were recent guests of Mrs. William Venable. Miss Minnie Tusing of Winchester spent Friday with her father Elmer Tusing. Mr. and Mrs. John Sargent and son John Henry were visitors in Stephens City recently.
In Roanoke on June 20 a clothing item found by Blue Hole on Tinker Creek sparked a 20 minute search for 21 year old Joseph J Parsis of Los Angeles California who allegedly drowned in the muddy waters. Parsis emerged watching the search himself prompting sailors to withdraw roanoke life saving crew members returned to town.
In Indianapolis James Overton 52 who had just been acquitted of robbing a streetcar operator faced the judge as he left the courtroom. The judge asked if he had prior arrests and Overton replied that his family had no food and needed money. Judge Frank P. Baker allowed the acquittal to stand.
The Budget Bureau chief said President Roosevelt ordered department heads to pare 1939 expenditures. For 1937 a $2.778 billion net deficit is recorded, with 1938 deficits forecast at $418 million. Estimates due by Sept 15 should reduce items to below 1938 levels to avoid supplemental requests. Treasury cites 1938 receipts at $5.906 billion and 1938 expenses at $7.324 billion, with talk of a balanced budget by 1939 if trends continue.
Dr Strickler Coles Philadelphia physician in obstetrics died suddenly from a cerebral hemorrhage at 70. Born Estoutville Albemarle county the Coles family seat since 1771 He studied at Roanoke College Salem Virginia and the University of Virginia Graduated Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia in 1892 The body will be taken to Glendower Virginia for services in Christ Church Wednesday Burial in the Coles family plot Green Mountain Virginia.
Burglars broke into a Hollywood theatre safe twice, four years apart, finding it empty after the owner installed a dummy safe and waited. The saga ends with no bones left in the cupboard.
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