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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1940

Page

2

Evening Concert At Baptist Church Delivers Philosophy And Song

The program at the Baptist Church features a 11 o clock morning concert with Averett Celene along with choirs directed by Madam Laura J Puessel. It includes philosophy and poetry readings, selections from Schubert Liszt and Beattie, plus dramatic readings and choral ensembles by Mrs Basil Browder and Juanita Gray among others.

Irs Baptist Church Mdm Laura J .Puessel Basil D. Browder Juanita Gray Mary Sanford Madie Lee Walker Dunkiee Eaven S. R. Gaines Kahlil Gibran Malette The Church Charles Rann Kennedy Itham Schubert Ilove Whittier Liszt Kahlil Morus Teasdale-McFarlane Gibran James Weldon Johnson Alelulia Christ Kapolyof Nature Caise Kilmer-Ware J James Weldon Johnson Clair de Debussy Kahli Cibran Io Cam God

On the Banks Ut the Wabash

The music is by Paul Dreiser and the words by his brother Theodore Dreiser. The line credits W. H. L. A. as author.

Wabash Paul Dreiser Theodore Dreiser

Ricketts Heflin Funeral Set for Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. Catharine Elizabeth Rickets Heflin 74 who died yesterday afternoon in Woodstock will be held Sunday at 1 PM from her daughter Mrs Jess Luttrells home. The Rev F H Strieby will officiate and burial will follow at Howard s Chapel Cemetery. She was born in Frederick County September 21 1865 daughter of Elizabeth and Andrew Rickets. Survived by sister Mrs Will Dix four children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. A lifelong member of the Methodist Church she resided with her daughter Mrs Luttrell.

Catherine Elizabeth Ricketts Heflin Woodstock Jess Luttrell F. H. Strieby Woodstockist Church Howard's Chapel Coun Heflin Elizabeth Andrew Rickets Frederick County Benjamin F. Heflin Will Dix White Hall J. W. Luttrell Woodstock Town Russell DeHaven Winchester Ernest Hein Martinsburg W. Va Wesley Heflin Gettysburg Methodist Church

Answers to Today’s Quiz From Page Four

Answers to test questions printed on page four. Items include department counts for U S Treasury War Navy Commerce Justice, John Jay of New York, flax, Annapolis Maryland, more than one half, deed, Warren G Harding owner of Marion Star, liver, March 20, and spring.

Treasury, War, Navy and Commerce Departments Justice John Jay New York Annapolis Maryland Warren G. Harding Marion Ohio The Liver Spring

Sentry Who Slept Honored in Granite Memorial

In Groton Vermont a granite memorial honors William Scott a Union soldier pardoned by Lincoln in 1861 after being court martialed for sleeping at his post while serving overtime for a sick call. Local citizens raised the monument to recognize his service.

Groton Lincoln William Scott

Weekday Religious Education Expands Across Virginia

Virginia began a weekday religious education movement with Staunton hosting the first meeting on December 11 1925. By the late 1920s programs expanded to 26 school divisions with 31 full time and six part time teachers, serving about 25000 children.

Virginia Arlington Fairfax Harrisonburg Rockingham County Fauquier Loudoun Princess Anne County Suffolk Roanoke

Executor's Sale of Martin Nolan Land in Frederick County

By decree of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia the executor of Martin Nolan deceased offers two tracts of land for public auction March 23 1940 in Winchester. The north side tract 115 acres 16 square poles includes the residence and timber. the south side tract 56 acres 17 square poles with spring and stream suitable for trucking and poultry. Both tracts may be sold separately or together with terms one third cash day of sale and balance in two equal annual installments. Duvall Dunn Aucts. M M Lynch Executor.

Circuit Court Frederick County Virginia M. M. Lynch Martin Nolan Little Sisters of the Poor Richmond Court House Winchester James Baecher

Decision Day Observed At Braddock Street Church

The Braddock Street Methodist Church will observe Decision Day tomorrow at 10 30 AM with all church school classes meeting in the church auditorium. Rev T M Swann will speak on The Importance of Making Right Decisions and offer a public commitment to lead a Christian life.

Braddock Street Methodist Church T. M. Swann Braddock Street Swann

Institute Of Cooperation Is Planned For Virginia Session

Northern Virginia cooperatives arrange a March 13 meeting at Friddle's Grill starting at 10 a.m. Topics include cooperation amendments, tax exemptions for electric cooperatives, cooperative refrigerator locker plants, bonuses for co op employees, and teaching cooperation in schools. Similar Roanoke and Richmond sessions follow March 12 and March 21 respectively.

Harrisonburg Virginia Institute of Cooperation Friddle’s Grill Virginia Sweden Virginia Cooperative Association Act John H. East Agricultural Conference Board G. F. Holsinger Virginia Fawn Bureau Federation L. B. Mann Farm Credit Administration H. S. Zigler Howard Institute of Cooperate Patrick Henry Richmond Virginia Farm Bureau Federation

Noted Poet Edwin Markham Dies at 87 in New York

Edwin Markham, dean of American poets, died of pneumonia in New York at 87. Best known for The Man With the Hoe, the poem that lifted him from obscurity at age 47 and earned him about $250,000.

Edwin Markham New York Man With Markham

Black Aphids To Appear On Peach Trees

Virginia peach growers should expect black peach aphids on trees late March and in April. Assistant Entomologist M. L. Bobb warns to spray for control. warm-season winged forms spread rapidly and roots below ground cause most damage. Nicotine sulphate with soap provides about 98 percent control.

Blacksburg Virginia M. L. Bobb Viria Agricultural Experimentation

Speculating On Next First Lady At Dinner

Ruth Cowan reports at the Women's National Press Club annual dinner in Washington that speculation centers on which woman might be the next first lady. Among attendees and possible hostesses are Eleanor Roosevelt and several prominent wives of Democratic and Republican leaders.

Ruth Cowan Washington Women’s National Press Club Franklin D. Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt John Nance Garner Garner White House Cordell Hull Robert H. Jackson James A. Farley Henry A. Wallace Secretary of Agriculture Burton K. Wheeler Montana Bennett Champ Clark Missouri Paul V. McNutt Federal Security Administrator Thomas E. Dewey New York Robert A. Taft Ohio Arthur H. Vandenberg Michigan

What are No Plays in Japanese Theatre

No plays are Japanese symbolic and traditional dramas written in prose and verse with chorus music and dancing. About 250 no plays remain, most dating from the 15th century.

Root form control for infested trees using tobacco dust

Infested trees may be treated by removing soil to a shallow depth around the trunk then adding one pound of tobacco dust before replacing soil. Other remedies include thorough cultivation and ample plant food to spur rapid growth.

Fandor

Community League Formed At Branson School

CLEARBROOK VA March 9 Local patrons formed a Community League at Branson School to support rural education and consolidation efforts. Officers named Roy Boyce president Mrs Henry Cline vice president Newton B McKee secretary treasurer with McKee and Wymar as staff. A guest speaker Miss Annie Preston Starling outlined the move from one room to two room schools and toward consolidation. Members listed include John Anderson Henry Cline Roy Boyce E R Dorsey Kenneth Wymar Miss Starling Newton B McKee George Deal. The group aims to expand enrollment.

Clearbrook Frederick County Branson School Roy Boyce Henry B. Cline Newton B McKee McKee Kenneth Wymar Brucetown Branson Kauffman Annie Preston Starling John Anderson Henry Cline E. R. Dorsey

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