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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1938
Page
7
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour precipitation of .21 inches ending yesterday at 5 pm. May to date 2.34 inches. year to date 9.15 inches. Average monthly rainfall for 1913 to 1937 lists March 2.95, June 3.63, August 3.77, September 2.36, October 3.21, November 2.30, December 2.33 inches. Average annual rainfall over the 25 years is 35.36 inches.
In Mark 12 13 34 the Pharisees Herodians and Sadducees test Jesus on paying tribute. He answers with render unto Caesar and unto God, stressing separation of church and state and civic duty. Then he defines the greatest commandment and asks, What think ye of Christ Whose Son is he.
Reliance United Brethren Church announces sermons by Rev. W. D. Mitchell at Greenway 10 a.m. Friendship 11:15 a.m. Stephens City 3 p.m. Reliance 7:30 p.m. Public cordially invited.
The Hedgesville Methodist Charge led by Pastor Rev. Lavely D. Gruber lists services at Pipa Grove at 10.30 a.m. Shockeyaville at 2 p.m. Howard's Chapel at 3.30 p.m. Ganotown at 7.30 p.m.
Galilee Church of Christ on Welltown Road invites all to Bible School at 10:00 a.m. led by Charles B. McVay and Communion at 11:30 a.m. The junior choir impressed last week and the minister speaks on the church’s Sunday School role in character building. All welcome.
Stephens City Charge M E Church announces services led by Minister Homer Welsh. First Sunday services at Stephens City 11 am Fairview 3 pm Kernstown 11 am Refuge 3 pm Stephens City 7:30 pm. Third Sunday Stephens City 11 am Fairview 3 pm Kernstown 7:30 pm.
Brucetown circuit lists services with Rev. W O Talbert as pastor. Memorial sermon at 11 a m, flowers for graves, special music, Young Peoples meetings at 7 p m. Other churches hold morning School services and 7 p m meetings. Crums Church hosts all day service with Dr H H Sherman at 11 30 and historical addresses by W G Hardy and J O Hardesty. Home coming day with dinner on the grounds.
Rev. S. J. Goode will travel to Paw Paw on Saturday then preach at Woodrow at 11 a.m. and Mt. Union at 8 p.m. Tuesday he and Rev. J. H. Lilley will inspect Romney and Petersburg W Va to assess starting a new church. Hampshire District sponsors the survey effort.
Ridgeway Charge of the Methodist Episcopal South led by Pastor L. H. Smallwood holds daily services with Mother’s Day sermon and evening revival at 7.45 pm. Special meetings run all next week except Saturday, closing Sunday night May 29 with large congregations and ongoing children and youth classes. Public invited.
The Frederick Charge of the M E Church announces a revival beginning with Relief Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. followed by communion. Afternoon services at Lamp’s and Macedonia Carpers Valley and Round Hill Sunday Schools at usual hour.
Opequon Group Presbyterian lists services and Sunday School times for Opequon Memorial, Burnt Church, Round Hill, and Opequon Chapel. Sunday School at 10 a.m. at Memorial, Chapel, and Round Hill. services at 11 a.m. or 8 p.m. as noted. Young People's meetings at 7 p.m. Memorial and Chapel.
Readable fragments show an event in Loudoun County on a date beginning with A and number 128. Details are unclear but indicate a public notice or listing item in progress.
The Cedar Cliff Group lists services for Cedar Cliff Cedar Cliff Church Cedar Cliff School Mount Hope Nineveh and Cedar Creek with times 9 30 a m 10 a m and 10 30 a m and youth meeting Friday at 7 45 p m led by Julian T Owen minister.
Rev B F Spitzer at Pleasant Grove Mt Hebron Laurelee and Mt Olive hold services with Sunday School times listed. Big tent meeting at Mt Olive to begin by the fifth Sunday with Rev Charles Beard of Martinsburg as evangelist. Definite announcements later. All are invited.
Rev. Howard M. Amoss leads Bunker Hill M E Church in a community service day with White Hall and Little Mountain Sunday schools and Hill sessions. Services include 11 a m preaching and 8 p m baccalaureate at Bunker Hill High School.
Rev W B Obaugh ministers Mt Pleasant services at 10 a m Sunday School 10 a m worship 11 a m Christian Endeavor 7 30 p m Leader C E Lewis Pleasant Valley Sunday School 9 a m Christian Endeavor 7 30 p m Leader Mrs C D Dye Rural Life Sunday observed at 8 p m White Hall Grange guests Red Bud Sunday School 2 p m Christian Endeavor Program
Helping Hand Mission at Indian Hollow hosts Sunday School at 3 p m led by Mrs Henry Wee. Everyone is invited to attend.
New Orleans May 20 Catholic editors at a Catholic Press Association banquet heard Bishop John Mark Gannon of Erie Pennsylvania denounce what he called abnormal ideas and urged writers to oppose measures detrimental to the church. He cited Russia and Germany as examples of abnormal leadership.
The United States Marine Corps advertises vacancies for men aged 18 to 30 with height 5 ft 4 in to 6 ft 2 in. Applicants must provide character references and those under 21 need parental consent. For details contact the Marine Corps Recruiting Station at Room 6 Winder Building 17th and F streets N W.
White Post Charge in Cedarville holds 10 a.m. worship and reception of members. Rockland offers 11 a.m. worship and sermon. Boyce schedules 7 15 p.m. Young People's service and 8 p.m. worship. Rev W D Sheets is pastor of the South White Post Charge.
Randolph Macon College in Ashland Virginia announced the commencement schedule. Robert H. Jackson solicitor general will deliver the June 13 address. Alumni speaker Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. will speak June 11. Forty students will receive degrees.
Weather disruptions force Shenandoah College Dayton Va to push the fifth annual May Day pageant featuring Robin Hood and Maid Marion to 2 p m tomorrow. The event includes A Cappella Chorus renditions from Reginald De Koven and interpretive dances by Chalif. Public invited to attend on campus.
A pickpocket lifted Herman Crider’s wallet in West Plains Missouri taking six dollars and a five dollar bill from Crider. The incident is described as a brief opportunistic theft with no report of violence.
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