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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1942
Page
3
A detailed listing of Sunday School times worship services and special programs across Highland Avenue Chapel First Baptist Grace Lutheran Market Street Methodist and other churches. Includes pastors classrooms lay leader names and midweek prayer meetings with some venues noting locations and unique observances.
Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church announces 9.45 a.m. church school led by Herman Lee, superintendent. 11 a.m. Pentecost and Confirmation with timely message. Men of Centenary invited to meet Evangelical and Reformed Churchmen of the Virginias at St. Paul’s Church Woodstock Va 7.30 p.m. Tuesday May 26.
The page lists Sunday School and worship times for Congregational Christian Church and Cedar Cliff Presbyterian. It notes sermons including In Him Is Light and Unfailing Fellowship, baptismal rites, prayer service, and welcomes attendees to all services. Names mentioned include Pastor Rev. Robert A. Whitten and minister H. W. Roth.
The Golden Text from Psalms 42 11 is used in Christian Science churches and societies this Sunday with the topic Soul and Body. Scriptural readings include Psalm 11 7 8 and a Mary Baker Eddy passage on man as a sensationless body and God as the Soul of all existence.
The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church led by Pastor Ron Ald Wilson offers Sunday School at 9 30 a m supervised by Harry Ridgeway and morning worship at 11 with the sermon The Great Confusion. Evening worship at 8 features The Beauty of The Lord with Mr Wilson. A Wednesday 8 pm mid week service is planned.
Rev. R. B. Nelson presides at Holy Communion at 8 am and 11 am services with a 9:45 am Sunday School and 10:15 am Young Peoples Corporate Communion. The week’s prayer requests divine guidance by the Holy Spirit and confirms a June 14 confirmation.
News reaches Brush Creek of Mrs Sperry Reynolds of Philadelphia dying last Monday at 6 20 pm and to be buried in Philadelphia Thursday at 2 30 pm. Formerly Edna Pullmar of Philadelphia. Family ties and local acquaintances extend sympathy to Mr Reynolds and daughter Dorothy.
The Refuge Church will hold an annual memorial service Sunday afternoon May 24 at 3 o clock. Women from the church met this morning to clean the adjoining cemetery.
Administrator Taylor L Barr will sell at auction at 10 o'clock A M on May 29 1942 at the warehouse George W Patton Col Baker as Cameron Streets Winchester Va. Personal property includes electric refrigerator kitchen table dishes glassware bedding dresser two wooden beds and other items. Cash terms. Estate of William Ran Orndorff deceased.
The Friends War Victims Relief Committee lists over 500 volunteers in England delivering first aid social services to bomb displaced families. American Friends fund a 10000 dollar monthly program aiding shelters rest centers and evacuated children. Japanese Christian women in Pasadena contribute hours to the American Red Cross while global missions adapt to wartime conditions and church leaders emphasize enduring Christian presence beyond conflict.
The passage commends Norway’s Lutheran leaders for rejecting manipulation by a ruthless regime, choosing penalties over betraying their sacred ordination vows and duties to uphold trust amid oppression.
Daily market notes list wholesale and retail prices for poultry cattle hogs and dairy products. Prices include 12 lb and 24 lb patent bags, corn meal feed bran middlings and various hog and cattle weights with per bag or per hundredweight figures.
The notice highlights broiler mash and turkey grower feeds available to retailers, mentioning Saree and Creamery butter as related product lines. It notes retail availability and supplier names in a concise market update.
In sad but loving remembrance of Miller T Dunn who departed this life one year ago on May 23 1941. Dear husband and father we miss your loving face but you left us to remember no other name on earth can take your place. Deep in our hearts lives a picture of a loved one laid to rest in memories frame we will keep it because he was one of the best. His wife and children Water.
Chicago May 23 opening grain prices show beans and soy prices rising on short covering and demand. Wheat corn and oats futures moved higher with new price quotes across multiple contract months.
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