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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1940
Page
12
Rev Francis Scott asked what time it is in history and said the era is later than many believe. He indicated that time moves swiftly toward our destinies and urged Sunday School classes to attend as evangelistic services continue through Sunday with a closing sermon.
Lawrence A. Jump of Newton Mass serving with the American volunteer French ambulance corps is missing after Nazi artillery hit his vehicle. The unit is under Anne Morgan direction.
Middletown High School students publish the third volume of their annual Our Trail. The mimeographed book features illustrations of faculty, seniors, clubs, and community scenes. Editor Margaret Matthews leads the staff with Ruth Willey as assistant editor and a team including Julian Carper, Winston Huffman, Kenneth Boyer, Alice Carper, and Louise Williams.
A reflective piece praises decisive purpose as the key to life. It contrasts a man who died sudden ly at sixty with readers who drift through life without firm goals, arguing fate does not determine destinies and urging clear aims backed by energy to avoid a fizzle of achievement.
Miss Alice Roberta Boehm 84 died about 2:30 yesterday at 513 N Cameron St after a two year illness including blindness. Survived by sister Carrie Boehm and niece Mrs Allen Gray of Winchester. Born July 31 1855 native Shenandoah County, former postmistress at Pugh s Run until rural free delivery. Funeral Sunday at residence.
Hollywood reveals plans for a Girls Town to help girls of all ages develop lives in a supportive community. It will require no criminal convictions for admission aside from being free of court records, with the program focusing on preventive welfare rather than punishment. The project, modeled after Boys Town, is led by Mrs. Elvira Nystrrom and supported by Frederick Hall and Robert Clark, aiming to operate in southern California as a nonprofit group.
At 2 o'clock services led by Rev. Ronald 8. Wilson and Rev. Herman Womeldorph precede interment in the Massa nutten Cemetery family lot at Woodstock around 3 o'clock or shortly after.
In Up From Slavery Booker T. Washington states he knows almost nothing about his ancestry and that he does not even know his father's name. He notes he has been unable to secure information shedding light on his family history beyond his mother.
Puzzle lists across and down clues with hints for words. includes theme entries and a final note about distribution by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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