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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1947
Page
3
Pleasant Valley Co. K. Welch Evangel B. Minister at Cumberland will hold a two week revival at Pleasant Valley B. Church starting May 4. John B. Oliver, pastor.
Correction notice lists fitting hours Wednesday and Friday 2 to 5 pm at Crumpton C A F, with address Loudon Street and phone 7177. Includes contact for scheduling and service details.
Former Valley Church pastor Rev Welch will deliver daily messages for the next two weeks excluding Saturdays. Each evening will open with a song service at 6 45 and preaching at 8, inviting all to attend.
A fire destroyed a Gore area house with partial insurance coverage. Warren art owned the home and said coverage was only partial. Occupants saved few furnishings. Fire began in the kitchen likely from a chimney. Mrs. Lockhart alerted neighbors after returning home. Lupton Orchard Service Company truck responded to the alarm.
Market quotations show steady produce values with apples ranging 2.75 to 4.50 per 2 1 2 inch, eggs and butter prices steady yet receipts liberal. Baltimore livestock quotes list cattle and hog prices with top steers at 24.75 and hogs around 24.25, while Chicago reports slow hog trading with a top near 23.75 and light demand on lighter weights.
Chicago May 1 grain prices show corn firm at open while wheat and oats move little. May prices for corn and oats drift with minor shifts. futures for May and July show small changes.
Salable cattle 6,000 and calves 800 show full activity with bids mostly steady. Fed steers around 1,300 lb top at 26.25, yearlings 25.00 to 25.50, cows 13.50 to 16.50, canners 10.00 to 13.00. calves and vealers also noted with strong demand. Salable sheep 5,000 with slaughter lambs opening active and higher on clipped lambs.
John H. Walker of Boyce Virginia seaman second class USN is serving aboard the cruiser USS Wilkes-Barre on a training cruise in Northern European waters. The Wilkes-Barre, flagship of Admiral Richard L. Conolly, arrived in England on February 27 after sailing from the United States and has since visited Plymouth Portland Southampton Le Havre Antwerp. During Antwerp, many men joined dances and sightseeing ashore.
Distinguished guests will occupy four places of honor at the parade head. Parade Director John Boyd said the event will proceed as scheduled barring heavy rain. New entries keep arriving and organizers expect the parade to be the festival’s longest and most colorful. A fireworks display follows, sponsored by Winchester firefighters.
Los Angeles May 1 testimony in a court ordered inquiry into Lorraine Day’s California divorce from J Ray Hendricks and remarriage to Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher. Day said she loved Durocher and wants him for a lifetime, citing his suitability and providing a home for her adopted children. The judge asked whether the interlocutory divorce decree should be set aside for alleged fraud and collusion.
Mrs J H Baltis of Strasburg led the Winchester District group at the seven annual Women's Society of Christian Service meeting in Danville Virginia This week Attending from Winchester District were Mrs J F Bly Mrs W E Thomas Mrs J W Rosenberger Mrs L F Havermale and others from Winchester Harrisonburg Broad Way and neighboring areas.
The front pews of the church are recommended for family at a funeral. This arrangement places mourners close to the ceremony and obituary readings, providing a dignified seating position for relatives during the service.
A compact list details Sunday school times worship services and youth activities for Greenwood Methodist Middletown Methodist Circuit Galilee Church of Christ Welltown Crums Stephenson Ebenezer Montague Avenue Charge Stephens City Lutheran Parish Evangelical United Brethren Belvance Revival services run nightly with Rev Floyd Fulk.
Ridings Chapel hosts 10 a m worship and 11 a m Sunday school. Greenway offers 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m worship with sermon by Rev. Arthur Carper. Mt Pleasant 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m worship C E Society 7 p m. Red Bud 2 p m Sunday school 2 30 p m worship. Pleasant Valley 10 a m Sunday school 7 p m C E Society. Evangelistic service 7 45 p m nightly 7 45 p m through the week led by Rev C E Welch of Cumberland and a former pastor. Public welcome.
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