Methodists Debate War Policy Delays Bishops Elections
The Methodist Episcopal General Conference rejected a report on the church aims toward war and sent the subject to a special committee. Delegates postponed deciding on electing new bishops, opting for three officials instead of five. Additional discussions covered episcopal area mergers and proposed substitutions of posts, while social activity plans and fundraising updates from local auxiliaries were reported.
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Mich
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Indianapolis
Paris
Sum
Buffalo
Vengalore
Singapore
Hullaio
Leth
Wesley
Lord Jesus
G. Bromley
Winchester and Frederick Legion Seeks Dead Heroes Names
The American Legion announces plans to plant a memorial tree with plates bearing each deceased service member’s name and World War designation. Forty-one plates will be ordered initially, with more to follow as needed, and the auxiliary urges submission of all Winchester and Frederick County dead heroes to honor them.
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Watts
Winchester
Frederick County
New M. E. Church At Shenandoah Dedication
The newly built Methodist Episcopal Church South in Shenandoah was dedicated yesterday in the Third Street and megivania avenue area. The fireproof hollow tile structure, cost about $12,000, includes a basement with Sunday School rooms and a social hall, and features a fully finished auditorium. The project faced delays from labor strikes and a railroad strike but was completed by the church’s Rev. Van Devener era and the present pastor. Notable contributors include P. W. Wyant who started the fund with 2000 dollars and J. W. Mills, longtime member and current treasurer and building committee chairman.
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Shenandoah
Methodist Pis Church
South
Third Street
Megivania Avenue
van Devener
Kevad
Piscopal
P. W. Wyant
J. W. Mills
A Puzzle for Mother
A brief humorous dialogue puzzle shows a husband asking why he is free a hen and his wife replies, noting he seldom finds anything where he said it yesterday. The item reads as a light household quip from a vintage column.
Foghorn Quip Escapes into Street Banter
A motorist jokes about foghorn knowledge while a pedestrian taunts with a playful jab about a greenhorn in a quick street encounter. The exchange reads like light, humorous urban chatter.
Money Embarrassments and Unpaid Debts
A quip on money and debt notes that those with little face questions about nonpayment while those with wealth boast of their earnings. The verse satirizes financial shame and the social pressure around money.
To the New Cook I Shall Expect to Be Treated as Family
A dialogue urges the new cook to prove exceptional by earning acceptance as part of the household. A warning follows that only cooking above criticism will avoid risk to the girl. The exchange highlights family dynamics and expectations in domestic service.
Oh Those Girls and Edith Jack Colleague Exchange
A brief dialogue highlights a single man amid flirtatious remarks as Edith and Ethel discuss social dynamics and mistaken romantic signals in a humorous domestic exchange.
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Edith
Jack
Ethel
The Hunters Moon Explained In Old Almanacs
The Hunter's Moon is the lunation after the harvest moon and rises at the same hour for several days due to a small orbital angle. It is named not for night hunting but because September harvest leaves no interference with the sportsman's pleasure.
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