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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
8
Rev. George W. Stover will preach at the United Brethren Church in Berkeley Springs West Virginia next Sunday March 12 at 11 a.m. The church is in revival continuing to Easter led by Rev. Franklin G. Senger former Winchester Circuit pastor.
Ridgeway West Virginia March 9. The South Berkeley Methodist School of standard leadership for Christian workers will be held March 15 16 17 20 21 and 22 with Rev G H Fielding as dean. Sessions run 7 30 to 9 25 nightly and cover Spirit and Genius of Methodism Christian Worship. Costs include 50 cent registration with books at cost or rented, certificates issued on completion.
League C standings show Rouss Firemen leading with 18 wins and Health Club at 13 5. Sunshine 15 6 and Woolen Company 14 10 follow. Results last night list high games Parrish 154 Triplett 139 Sellers 133 Keller 133. high team game 583 by S L. high team set 1670 by S L. high individual average White H C 115 Showalter F F 115 Parrish S L 113.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of our husband and father. Gratitude for flowers and use of cars. Mrs Edward Foreman and Family.
A manifesto argues fascism as a religious threat to Christianity, urging Christians to adopt active moral rearmament and defend democratic ideals. It calls for unity across classes, love for all, and decisive Christian living to counter fascist forces.
In Norwalk Ohio state trooper Ray Abrams forecast a third arrest in the death of Carl Schlett that prosecutors call murder by automobile. Blond widow Colletta Schlett and neighbor Harold Hastings are jailed on charges as investigators pursue a third suspect. Schlett’s body was found beside a country highway January 27 and coroner J D Bradish said evidence shows he was deliberately run down.
A driver narrowly escapes after another car coming toward him swerved out of the way to hit him. The incident left no serious injuries, and authorities are reviewing dash cam footage to determine fault.
Firemen fought a major blaze in Front Royal last night damaging the Naylor building a 150 year old structure. The woodyard of Alvin B Stokes and the shop of A Nagel were affected with only the Nagel shop saved. Insurance coverage was about 1000 dollars and the fire was the largest in six years in Warren county.
A public Q and A column addresses wage fairness, greed in employers, and one reader seeking advice on marrying a college student. Caroline Chatfield condemns wage gouging and urges readers to value labor, while advising a reader about education and compatibility in love.
Washington March 9 Vice President Garner’s Texas booster effort grows but he has given no public sign of support. Friends report plans for delegations to the 1940 Democratic convention while a formal drive waits for Congress to adjourn. A Detroit rally memory and Garner’s old team figure into the mood.
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