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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1920
Page
2
The Rev Walter Mark Depp pastor announces Sunday services at 945 am Sunday school and Wesleyan Men's Bible Class 11 am morning worship and holy communion sermon In Remembrance of Me Evening service at 8 pm sermon In the Sign of the Cross
Miss Carter Conrad returns from a lengthy visit to her brother in Brookline Massachusetts. She travels home with her niece Miss Helen Hamlin who will stay at her grandmother Mrs Holmes Conrad on North Market Street.
Akron Ohio executive H W Kaye, seeking Virginia apple orchards, was targeted for destruction by Reds. A bomb was placed under his desk while he was out, but a janitor discovered and removed it before damage. Kaye, a friend of Alva C Richards, has invested in orchards in Berkeley county and the area, with Richards acting as investment representative.
The Rev and Mrs C C Bush report safe arrival and health in Lubefu Congo. They reside in a comfortable home near seven native villages with fruit and vegetables and active in evangelistic educational industrial and medical work. Lubefu is a five day journey from Lusambo and their support comes from Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Winchester.
The Rev. John H. Parlett, pastor for several United Brethren churches in Augusta County Virginia, cancels his appointments for tomorrow due to the serious illness of Mrs. Parlett at Memorial Hospital with pneumonia. Her condition worsened since yesterday.
In Dr. A T Schofields view the book argues women are more emotional and thus preeminent in spiritual life, with love defined as their defining trait.
Thomas Sutton of 314 Underwood Street in Zanesville Ohio credits Nervlax with ending his years of stomach liver and bowel distress. After ten days he stopped constipation regained sleep and returned to carpentry. Sutton praises Nervlax over prior medicines and urges friends to try it. Nervlax is sold at George F Miller's Son Pharmacy.
A goading tale notes a goat deriding newspapers while many men fill their minds with little else, hinting at a wider appetite for knowledge versus trivial content.
The Red Cross urges ex service men to file government compensation and education claims within eight months of discharge and to respond to a mailed letter. Anna J Haines, secretary of the A R C Home Service Section, asks ex servicemen in Fred county to confirm addresses and contact the Winchester office for help.
A compact aphorism attributed to Sophocles notes that fortune favors bold action. The line emphasizes that decisiveness and courage aid those who pursue goals rather than linger.
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