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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1950

Page

5

Church Services and Schedules Across Multiple Methodist Charges

A compact listing of worship times and Sunday school hours for numerous Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren churches in Brucetown Reliance Winchester North Frederick Stephens City and surrounding areas. Includes pastors names and event times across Ridings Shockeysville Round Hill and other churches.

Evangelical United Brethren Church Reliance L. P. Tederick C. C. Bowen Ridings Chapel L. C. Messick Martinsburg Greenway Evangelical United Brethren Winchester John E. Oliver Pleasant Valley Mt. Pleasant CBS Red Bud Montague Ave B. W. Coe Macedonia Holmes Newcome Round Hill Myra Paine Stephens City

Judge Bars Daylight Saving Time Vote in Martinsburg

Martinsburg was enjoined from placing the Daylight Saving Time question on the June 13 municipal ballot. Judge D H Rodgers ruled the City Council acted without authority while leaving undecided the legality of DST. Eastern Standard Time will govern the election, with DST in effect until the last Sunday in September for now.

Martinsburg D. H. Rodgers Berkeley County Rodgers City Council

Oysterman Sentenced for Illegal Dredging in Potomac

In La Plata Maryland a Colonial Beach Virginia oysterman received 18 months in the Maryland House of Correction for dredging illegally in the Potomac River. Judge J Dudley Digges fined four others 250 with one year prison terms suspended.

Digges Elmer Green George Townshend Maurice Worrell Swann’s Point Bar

Clarke County students hear Du Pont chemist lecture

About 350 students from Clarke County high and elementary schools plus Lions Club members and guests heard Dr. L F Livingston of Du Pont speak at Clarke County High School Berryville on Progress in Better Living. He previewed future chemical developments and explained nylon and other products while showing items made of nylon polythene and cellophane.

Clarke County Lions Club L. F. Livingston du Pont Company Berryville Livingston America

Out of Practice Permanent Marriages

Colton New York couples Ernest Bancroft and his wife marked their 58th wedding anniversary while next door neighbor George Russell and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary totaling 108 years of marriage between the two couples.

Colton N .Y New York Ernest Bancroft George Russell

Edward L Tharpe Dies at Residence

Edward L Tharpe 77 retired mill worker died last night at 1201 West Virginia Avenue Born in Summit Point W V a son of the late James R and Melinda Halver Tharpe He was married in 1897 at White Post to Jennie Riley Tharpe who died February 26 1949 He worked at Glaize and Brothers 25 years and belonged to United Brethren Church at In wood W Va Surviving son Raymond G Tharpe daughter Mrs Virginia Hughes Winchester two brothers Harry Tharpe New York Jack Tharpe Charles Town three sisters Bettie Fries Charles Town Mamie Troutman New York Daisie Ritcherson Baltimore two granddaughters Carolyn and Roselyn Hughes Funeral services 2 p m Monday Jones Funeral Home burial Mount Hebron cemetery Pallbearers named

Edward L. Tharpe West Virginia Avenue Summit Point W. Va James R Melinda Halver Tharpe Mr. Tharpe White Post Jennie Riley Tharpe Glaize and Brothers United Brethren Church Inwood Raymond G. Tharpe Virginia Hughes Winchester Harry Tharpe New York Jack Tharpe Charles Town Bettie Fries Mamie Troutman Daisie Ritcherson Baltimore Carolyn Roselyn Hughes

Wright Refutes Governor on Resignation Request

Governor Battle said he did not ask William A. Wright to resign as State Director of Conservation and Development. He noted Wright chose to leave his post before the long campaign for the full term and denied involvement in Wright’s decisions regarding the August 1 Democratic primary and the May 2 special election.

Richmond Battle William A. Wright Wright Congress Otis Bland Edward J. Robeson Newport News Robeson, Wright Blake T

Newton and Blow Qualify for Primary Nomination Race

Newton of Magne and Mrs. Cath erine Blow of Yorktown have qualified for the primary race for nomination for the full term.

Newton Magne Catharine Blow Yorktown

PTA Meeting In Berryville To Close Year

Clarke County High School and Berryville Elementary School PTA will hold the final meeting of the school year at 8 p.m. Monday in the high school auditorium. After officer elections the board will present a short skit summarizing the 1949 50 year’s work.

Berryvile Clarke County High School Berryvile Elementary School

Fioresta Coal Mine Tops Nation's Heights Near Crested Butte

The Fioresta coal mine near Crested Butte Colorado stands as the highest in the nation and second highest worldwide. It gains attention for its lofty location and mining output.

Fioresta Crested Butte, Colorado

Winnipeg Flood Reaches City Limit With Rising Mississippi Rains

Rain swamps the Red River watershed from North Dakota to Manitoba as Winnipeg girds for flood. Two thirds of the metro population of 350000 remains, while a third has evacuated. A 600 square mile temporary lake forms, waters threaten sandbag barriers at the city’s southern approaches.

North Dakota Manitoba Red River Greater Winnipeg

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