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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1922
Page
8
Jacksonville Florida May 19 Associated Press reports a plan to complete the 75 million dollar Southern Baptist fund. An intensive fundraising campaign will be outlined at a Baptist leaders conference in Nashville on June 20 and 21, following today's convention announcements.
Deputies to the general convention were elected at the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia council session in Richmond. Clerical nominees include Green, Bowie, Burkhardt, and Goodwin. lay nominees include Bryan, Scott, Page, Beverly, and others with alternates named. Reports cited rapid diocesan growth, a 781 increase in communicants, and $268,391 contributed to missions.
Ed E Stone recently spent two weeks in Winchester and visited friends in the Shenandoah Valley. He departed for Salem Ontario to live with his brother in law and sister, Mr and Mrs Wissler. Stone, son of the late Dr. Robert W Stone, plans to return to Winchester this fall.
The General Conference of the Methodist Church South in Hot Springs Arkansas voted to pursue full union with the Methodist Episcopal Church and authorized a commission with authority to negotiate with a northern counterpart. Minority reports were returned on the unification question.
Merchants are expected to display civic pride next week in cleaning up back yards as local efforts focus on beautification. The note mentions Triumph Pills and relief products with a Milwaukee address for information.
A distributor B. F. Arthur Jr promotes Imperial Asbestos Roof Paint claiming fireproof and waterproof protection for old roofs with a ten year guarantee. Wholesale direct sales offered through the new line of Impe rial Paints.
L. Zukerman & Bro announce they will collect junk items including rags and iron from May 1 1922. Their truck will call for pickups and they can be reached by Bell telephone 376 1.
A 432 acre fruit and grazing farm near Markham Station includes 350 apple trees aged 15 to 20 years, other fruit, two dwellings, blue grass land, and watered by a new DC failing spring. Located 412 miles from Markham Station.
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