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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1944
Page
3
MARTINSBURG West Virginia March 31 The Newton D Baker General Hospital now houses over 1000 patients most are veterans of the Tunis Sicilian and Italian campaigns with casualties from the Southwest Pacific and England. Women’s Army Corps are not present. Most patients are enlisted men with a small number of officers.
Bertrand Russell, 71, argues America could become the great western power, saying lasting peace is unlikely without long run understandings among the two giants, the United States and Russia. He notes Russia must align with England for peace and blames Russia for resisting a world government.
Rep Domengeaux of Louisiana resigns from Congress to join the Army as a private. In a farewell he denounces regulatory overreach, racial agitators, and executive encroachment, warning Congress must reclaim authority to prevent a drift toward totalitarian rule.
A compact retelling of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus with emphasis on his background in Tarsus Jerusalem and Damascus. The narrative covers his persecution of Christians his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus Ananias healing and Saul’s baptism. It notes his later trials before Felix and Agrippa II and ends with Agrippa’s line about almost persuading him.
Local notices list church events and service times for multiple denominations in Stephens City, Front Royal Pike, Capon Bridge, Sandy Ridge, and nearby towns. It names pastors L R Dettra Cephas Fahnestoeck Riggleman John Teter Walter Smith and others, with Sunday schools and worship times across Sundays and weekdays.
Bethel Sunday School at 10 a m and communion at 11 am. Fremont sermon at 3 pm. St John Sunday School 10 30 am and sermon 8 pm. Gravel Springs Sunday School 10 am. St James Sunday School 10 am. Bruce Town Charge churches hold worship, communion, and church school times. Revival at Burnt Factory Methodist Church starts April 3 at 8 pm inviting all to attend.
Opequon Group Presbyterian Churches announce Rev. Car lyle McDonald as pastor. Opequon Memorial Sunday School at 10 a m Worship at 11 a m with communion. Opequon Chapel Sunday School Christian Endeavor 7 p m Worship 8 p m. Burnt Church and Round Hill also hold Sunday School at 11 a m.
The Burnt Factory Methodist Church hosts a revival starting Monday April 3 at 8 p m nightly except Saturdays. Easter services include 10 a m on Easter and 8 p m Easter Night led by Rev. F T Fulcher with special music and activities for children and youth. A one act Easter play The One Thing Needful by Alberta Ann Wilson features three characters and Holy Communion follows. schedule includes Kesley Chapel 9 45 a m Red Land 11 a m Old Bethel 3 p m Gainesboro 7 30 p m. United Brethren Reliance Charge led by L P Tederick invites all to Holy Communion and a pageant The Challenge of the Cross on Friday April 7 at 8 p m with additional Holy Communion services at Ridings Chapel and other locations.
The United Brethren Church Chester circuit lists services by John Fiver and Taouck Valley with morning worship at 11 and Holy Communion at this hour. Evening services run 8 p m daily except Saturday. Middletown Methodist Church led by Rev R B Moore offers Grace-Church School at 9 45 and sermon at 11 with Hites at 2 30. A cordial welcome to all.
Bible School 10 a m Charles E McVay Supt Communion service 11 30 a m One new pupil enrolled in our Bible School last Lord s Day Christian Endeavor 7 30 p m Elizabeth Crim leader Sermon 8 p m by Minister Quenzel Everyone welcome
Worship services are listed for White Post Mt Carmel Millwood Rockland and Providence Chapel with service times including 11 30 White Post 2 pm Mt Carmel 7 30 pm Millwood church school 10 at Rockland Boyce Millwood 10 30 White Post 2 00 Providence Chapel 3 Mt Carmel and a Young People Service at Boyce each Sunday 6 30 pm.
The 15 room Fellowship House in Detroit staffed by local churchwomen offers six dollar weekly rent and open leadership by Rev. S Tanabe to help resettled Japanese Americans integrate postwar. A New York conference on postwar employment of women discussed rights, skills based work, security, unions, and the role of the church in home and school.
The Senate voted its Judiciary committee five thousand dollars to fund a chartered inquiry into the constitutional and statutory authority behind every executive order and presidential directive since the first Roosevelt administration. Senator Barkley said the information could aid Congress if not turned into a fishing expedition. Senator Shipstead backed examining agency penalties for violations of such directives.
Mrs eyeeee Angers Store VA was a guest of Mr and Mrs Floyd Luttrell for a pleasant day and dinner at J S Braithwaite's home. Lloyd Braithwaite, visiting kin prior to March 28 deployment, drew well wishes from relatives before leaving for service. Other visitors included Jeannette McKeever Clyde Peacemaker Delbert Sibert and family and a Martinsburg grandson.
An ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as fast pain relief for tender inflamed feet and prevents corns and calluses. The pitch guarantees a money back offer if it fails to end pain, odors, and soreness, noting wide sales and strong effectiveness claims.
The Maryland Jockey Club announced 83 horses eligible for four tune up races ahead of the Dixie Handicap. The Bodie, Southern Maryland, Gittings, and Philadelphia Handicaps lead to the $30,000 Dixie with entries from 12 to 30. events held at Pimlico and Havre de Grace with many Philadelphia entrants also eligible for the Dixie run alongside the Kentucky Derby.
P D Miller of Miller and Anderson reports from the Iron Fireman Manufacturing Company that the War Production Board has issued orders reducing the screen for Class A stokers. Any user burning 25 tons or more of coal yearly may apply for an automatic coal stoker, down from the previous 40 ton threshold. The move aims to conserve fuel ease manpower constraints and permit use of local coals to save transportation.
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