Propst Pioneers Church History and Controversy in Propstburg
Article recounts Propst Church the first Lutheran church in Pendleton County West Virginia founded 1769 by German settlers. Details Prophet Mischler controversy and schisms with Schumacher Muhlenberg influence, cemetery and parochial school sites, the Mandate of frontier faith and preservation of historic artifacts including a German Bible and Mischler sermon booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Propstburg
Pendleton County
West Virginia
Potomac River
Propst Church
Propsts
Michael Probst
Barbara
Germany
Samuel
Philadelphia
John Michael Probst
Catherine
Probst
Peter Mischler
Elizabeth
Mischler
Memorial service set at Mt Olive United Methodist Church
Memorial service scheduled for June 1 at Mt Olive United Methodist Church. Readers note numerous local visits and family gatherings over Mother's Day include Ray Roomsburg Wanda, M A Wiley family, Ray Nail family, Douglas Wiley family, Harold Slater family, Richard Brown family, Jack White and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Brown
Strasburg
Ray Roomsburg
Guy Burchett
Ridgeway
W.va
Richard Keckley
M. A. Wiley
Free wildlife booklet issued by New York agencies
A new fish and wildlife booklet has been published jointly by the New York State Conservation Department and the State Fish and Wildlife Management Board. It is free and available by writing the Division of Conservation Education in Albany, New York 12226.
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Albany, N.Y
New York State Conservation Department
State Fish and Wildlife Management Board
Division of Conservation Education
Conservation Department
Today in History Highlights May 16
On this date in 1775 Massachusetts adopted the first state constitution. Other events include Marie Antoinette's 1770 marriage to Louis XVI, 1866 nickel authorization, 1871 British Columbia joins Canada, 1927 bootlegger tax returns, 1953 William Oatis released, 1960 Big Four Paris summit collapse, and recent releases in 1969 context.
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United States
Massachusetts
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI of
France
U.S. Treasury Department
British Columbia
Canada
U.S. Supreme Court
Czechoslovakia
Associated Press
William N. Oatis
Paris
Russia
Soviet Union
Outer Space
North Korea
U.S
Two James Wood Educators Win $500 Scholarships
Miss Charlotte J. Eller and Mrs. Noreen Easton of James Wood High School receive $500 each in joint awards by the Old Dominion Foundation and Frederick County School Board. Eller pursues humanities teaching at the high school level.
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Noreen Eaton Have
James Wood High School
Charlotte J. Eller
Noreen Easton
Eller
Old Dominion Foundation
Frederick County
Kave
James Wood
Virginia Oita Society
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Alpha Phi
Delta Kappa Gamma
Virginia
Kaye
Animal Frustration in Louisville Skunk and Tarnished Cat
Two pets in Louisville faced a comic clash as a de scented skunk and a declawed tom cat confronted each other. The skunk prepared a spray but the cat swatted with harmless paws, ending the stand off in a humorous way.
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Louisville
Hymn Sing Planned At White Hall Church
Mr and Mrs Marvin Shaver of Sunny Side and Mr and Mrs Carter Luttrell visited Martinsburg West Virginia to see Grace Whitacre at Brown s Funeral Home They attended Mothers Day service at Old Stone Church Greenspring and church and movies Sunday night Naomi Luttrell visited Bruce Lodge and Carter Luttrell called on Libby Layman Hymn Sing to be sponsored by the Methodist men at White Hall church Sunday at 7 pm all invited
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White Hall
Marvin Shaver
Sunnyside
Carter Luttrell
Martinsburg
W. Va
Grace Whitacre
Brown
Old Stone
Greenspring
Naomi Luttrell
Bruce Lodge
Libby Layman
Martinsburg Pike
Methodist Men of the Charge
White Hall Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Propst—Pioneer Church
Elmer L. Smith
Schumacher
Hayfield
Luther Larrick
Grover Carper
Round Hill
Elmer DeHaven
Robert Boyd
Frank Fogle
Otis Maury
Gore
Scott Holt
M. A. Wileys
John Latham
North Carolina
Mr. Kirk Phelps
Maryland
Col
Mrs. Phelps
the Solomons
Carolyn Good
Famely
Inwood
Mary Helen Massie
Winchester
POE
Oldsmobile
The
Stringdusters
FORD
Little Fairlane
Ae Pont. Wag
OLDS
Ford Cpe
Impala
Corvair Cpe
Piper Flight
Piper Flite
Piper
Marshall Aviation, Inc
Winchester Municipal Airport
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