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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1947

Page

3

Sunday church notices from Stephens City region churches

Community religious listings provide service times and leaders across multiple churches including Walnut Springs Christian, Ridings Chapel, Galilee Church of Christ, North Frederick Methodist, Opequon Memorial, Montague Avenue Charge, Macedonia, Round Hill, Evangelical United Brethren, Capon Bridge, Sandy Ridge, Stephens City Lutheran Parish, St Paul, Trinity Church, Helping Hand Mission, Brucetown, and Stephens City Methodist Charge. Entries note Bible school times, morning and evening worship, Holy Communion, youth groups, and memorial services with various pastors and superintendents.

Opequon Group A. S. Gear Opequon Memorial Opequon Round Hill Montague Avenue Charge John Teter Macedonia Christian Church Group S. J. Goode Capon Bridge Stephens City Raymond L. Booze St. Paul Trinity Church Henry J. Carbaugh Luther League Geraldine Dellinger E. C. Day Kernstown Refuge

Orthopedic Braces Made as Your Doctor Orders

Expert Surgical Appliance Fitter E. R. Crumpton offers orthopedic braces by appointment Mon Wed and Fri from 2 to 5 PM at 139 N. Loudoun St. Phone 7177.

R. Crumpton O A. F N. Loudoun St

Protect Those You Love GIVE To Conquer Cancer

A public cancer fundraiser promotes protection for loved ones and urges donations to support cancer research and treatment. Organizers highlight community support, upcoming events, and the goal of funding new therapies.

Marshall L Farmer elected National Director of US Junior Chamber

Marshall L Farmer, completing a two year term on the Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce board, has been elected National Director of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and will assume office July 1. He is 24, formerly from Winchester and led the public Health Committee and served as Historian this past year.

Marshall L. Farmer Washington

Star Phones At New Location

The Star Phones outlet relocates to a new location in the business district as announced by the firm. Operations continue with extended services and updated storefronts to attract customers.

N. Kent&t. Business

House Panel Recommends Deep Cuts to Farm Programs

A House committee proposes cutting direct soil payments to 150 million, trimming administrative costs, and eliminating the payment program for 1948. It reduces school lunch funds to 45 million and urges schools not to use lunch sale proceeds for matching payments. Farm tenant loans are also discussed.

America

Budget debates trim many agency requests

A committee rejected a 35 million dollar budget request as excessive. It criticized farm value inflation and urged farmers to brace for losses. It cut REA salaries to four million and urged walkers to rely less on Washington oversight. Crop insurance funding was slashed to two million and flagged as experimental. Forest service expenses and road funds also faced steep cuts.

REA Washington Forest Service

J. W. Howard Held for Grand Jury Action

J W Howard a 17 year old colored youth was held for grand jury action by Police Justice John Rice after a May 11 break in at the hallway of an apartment over the Star Restaurant on Boscawen street. He is charged with breaking and entering with intent to assault a white girl. Three women fled to a back roof. two jumped to the ground. Florence Duke reported the incident and Alice Webb suffered a back injury and was taken to the hospital.

J. W. Howard Star Boscawen Street Asueen John Rice Howard Florence Duke Alice Webb

Experts Still Counting Cost Of Late Freeze

Harrisonburg May 23 The late frost damage along with insect infestation and disease will keep crop yields in Rockingham County only fair. County agent Fred Holsinger reports fruit on lower ground largely destroyed and higher ground yields may reach fifty percent or more. Wheat suffered heavy losses in eastern areas, barley worst hit, rye largely ruined, and alfalfa cut short by aphid infestation across the county.

Harrisonburg Rockingham Fred’k Holsinger Holsinger

Kinney In Hospital After Route 50 Truck Crash

Thomas Kinney, 55, of 806 South Kent Street, is hospitalized at Winchester Memorial with several fractured ribs after a truck loaded with rocks veered off Route 50 near an overpass when rear tires blew out. Driver Tommie Duff of Valley Pike was unharmed.

Thomas Kinney South Kent Street Winchester Memorial Hospital Kinney Mr. Kinney Tommie Duff Valley Pike Route 50

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Walnut Springs Christian Church E. F. Loving Chas. R Evangelical United Brethren ‘Church Reliance L. P. Tederick Friendship Christian Endeavor Ridings Chapel Greenway Galilee Church of Christ C. A. Quenzel Bible C. Good Quenel Galilee Lord’s Day Services North Frederick Emory Ellmore Little Mountain White Hall Greenwood Methodist Church Evangelical United Brethren Church John E. Oliver Mt. Pleasant A. m. C. E. Society Pleasant Valley Sunday School Helping Hand Mission Indian Hollow Henry McVicar Sunt Floyd Wine Brucetown F. T. Pulcher Carper’s Valley Burnt Factory Carl Firestone Stores N. Braddock St Philco Radio Philco Anderson Molden S. Loudoun ST Grove’s Serta Sealy Kingsdown Southern Cross J. W. Grove Furniture CO Loudoun St R.J Scott Scott Yellowstone U.S. Nation Ovsfers Ain Star Phones Chas. W. Webber & Son Plumbing Jeremay Parkins Fine Cosmetics Dorothy Perkins Winchester’s Cosmetic Center Rockingham County Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Valley Counties Winchester
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