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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1939

Page

3

County News Briefs From Lebanon Church Area Va

Local notes list weekend visits of Gore of Baltimore and Le Mweer of Washington. Revival services announced at Mt Hope Church June 7 for ten days led by Rev. E Summers McGavock. Births, hospital news, and multiple local social visits reported along with a barn dance planned by Young Democrats of Davis District for June 9.

Walter Bowers Carson Shaffer Margaret Fauver Mildred Pence Laurel Hill Ellen Amelia Keller Royal Neighbors of America Rosie Welsh Viola Borden Evelyn Henderlite Guy Gore Julius Keller Cletus Campbell Sanitary Grocery Company Front Royal Mary Campbell Manassas Julian Stapp Brucetown Dorotha Windle Luther Malone Winchester Memorial Hospital Sylvia Jean Malone Bertha Jenkins Star Tannery Mildred Greene Winchester Olie Windle William Sargent Ellen McDonald Washington, D. C Claude Windle Nancy Louise Mildred Green Norman Windle Hayfield J. H. Rosenberger Charles’ Sherman

Weekend Visits Highlight Greenway Social Roundup

In Greenway Virginia on May 26, residents hosted relatives and friends from Alexandria Needmore Warrenton Winchester and Washington DC. The gatherings featured Mr and Mrs Fred Davenport Mr and Mrs Kenneth Combs and daughter Genevieve Mrs Daisy Grubbs Mrs James Cooke Mrs Joseph Funkhouser Mrs Ruben Clark Mrs Boyd Mrs Howard White Mrs Clifford Hall and Miss Helen Marie White sharing time with family and neighbors.

Greenway Fred Davenport Alexandria Clark Cornwell Kenneth Combs Genevieve Combs Needmore W. Va Daisy Grubbs James Cooke Warrenton Daugherty Washington, D. C Joseph Funkhouser Ruben Clark Boyd Winchester Howard White Joe Perry Clifford Hall Deavers Boyce Helen Marie White J. H. Punkhouser

Stephens City Notes from Virginia May 26 Local social items

Mrs. Mary Himelright returns to Oranda after six weeks with the Raceys. Arthur Carper and Arbutus Hiser dine with Mrs. Hicks at Relief. Mary Elizabeth Brown of Winchester visits Lemleys. Daughters of America Lodge members win prizes in membership drive. Edna Polhamus hosts guests from Luray and Winchester. Cline and son visit Louisiana relatives. Frederick Lemley of the U. ...

Edna Polhamus Joe Miller Luray Wayne Carter Winchester Charles Cline Louisiana A. W. Doggett Frederick Lemley

Local Notes From Mt. Pleasant Virginia May 26

Community updates include visits by Blanch and Deena Williams to Mrs. Ray Mayhew, Perry sisters to Miss Margaret Fox, Virginia Wolverton with Mrs. Harry Lamp, and a Muller School trip to Washington D C. Funeral for Mrs. Jennie Gough held at the Methodist Church with Rev. C H Anderson officiating and interment beside the church cemetery.

MT. Pleasant Blanch Deena Williams Ray Mayhew Weday Lucille Ruth Perry Margaret Fox Virginia Wolverton Harry Lamp Bessie Thornton Muller School Winchester Washington, D. C Dorothy Brewer Lucille Perry Hazel Jeanette Racey Mary Long L. C. Messick John H. Perry Christian Endeavor Bob Whitacre Near Nain Edward Perry Jennie Gough C. H. Anderson Gough

Canterbury Notes from CANTERBURG weekly update

Miss Nellie Painter Mae Painter and Mrs DeHaven of Bunker Hill visited Emma Flemings near Luray. Several families shared weekend visits in the area including Perry in Winchester and Dickens near Brunswick. The Friday sermon by Rev Homer Welsh was praised. summer Sunday service moved from 3 to 10 am hoping for better attendance.

Canterburg Nellie Mae Painter Mack DeHaven Bunker Hill Emma Flemings Luray O. D. Perry Stella Maligan Winchester Oden Dickens Betty Lowell Hattie Jennings Cecil Brunswick Pepe Dave Plemings Springfield Loyd Painter Bernard Rowland Reliance Ira Ritter Eldridge Lee Jimmie I. N. Painter Marvin Painter Lloyd Allen Arthur Webster Richmond Po Pun Lawrence Maligan Hadie Maligan Anna Ritenour Violet Retha Keckley Prances Ewing Audrey White Homer Welsh

Memorial services held at Fairview with multiple ministers

Memorial services at Fairview last Sunday drew several ministers beyond the local pastor. The cemetery fence is receiving an aluminum paint treatment for durability and appearance. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Giffin of St. Louis, Missouri visited Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Marple last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar McKee are...

Cross Roads Fairview Dave Giffin St. Louis A. J. Marple Edgar McKee

Revival Opens at Burnt Church Opequon Week of Services

Revival services start Sunday night at Burnt Church of the Opequon with Rev. E Summers McGavock pastor and Rev. S R Diehl of Martinsburg preaching. Services run nightly at 8 through June 4 with Sunday schools and youth sessions at Opequon circuit locations including Opequon Sunday School 10 a m and service 11 a m. Cottage prayer meetings are held in connection. additional notices cover White Post Cedarville Rockland Boyce Reliance and Frederick circuits with varied service times and preacher assignments.

Burnt Church Opequon E. Summers McGavock S. R. Diehl Martinsburg White Post M. E. Church South W. D Sheets Cedarville Rockland Boyce

Marple Family Welcomes A Son In Monessen

Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Marple of Monessen Pennsylvania announced the birth of a son. The couple was visiting Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Marple on Sunday.

O. F. Marple Monessen U. J. Marple

Brush Creek Item Highlights Local Visits and Weather

Brush Creek Virginia reports residents recovering from illness. Alva Lamp and Ralph Lamp visited Harry O. Kerns in Gainesboro. Lucille and Donald Dailey toured Shenandoah Caverns near Mt. Jackson. A H Lamp and family visited Mrs. Nettie Lamp, with Ruth M. Kerns. Lemuel Whitacre travels beyond Winchester. Merle Dailey and Laura Dailey visited Mrs. Arnold Dailey. A heavy thunder shower Friday night and Sunday afternoon washed corn fields and gardens. J R Whitacre and Mrs. Laura Dailey hosted visitors from Martinsburg W Va.

Brush Creek Alva Lamp Ralph Lamp Harry O. Kerns Gainesboro Lucille Dailey Donald Dailey J. R. Whitacre Martinsburg W. Va Laura Dailey

Community Notes From Mt Falls and Surrounding Areas

May visits as families gather in Forest Glen and Mt Airy with Hulvers Ricards and Tripletts sharing time in Washington and Winchester. Mary E Long dies at sixty birthday of Udell leaving sympathy from the community. Reuben Hulver visits Mt Williams grandfather A B Fauver. Elsie Triplett returns from Winchester to care for her mother as L S Triplett is ill. Paul Richard buys a new V eight Ford truck.

Mountain Falls E. C. Oates L. C. Oates Forest Glen E. C Hulver Paul Anderson Lillie Mae Frederick Floyd Hulver Dorothy Mullinix Mt. Airy C. H. Barr L. E. White Nellie Lockhart Washington, D. C Philip Ricard Mary E. Long Udell Reuben Hulver A. B. Fauver Mt. Williams L. S. Triplett Elsie Triplett Winchester Paul Richard

Revival Revival Meeting in Gainesboro Churches

Evangelistic services begin May 29 and run through June 9 with Rev E W Doland of Augusta W Va as speaker each evening. Morning worship at Old Bethel 11 a m and church membership for revival attendees. Pine Grove and Red land Wesley Chapel hold morning services and youth sessions scheduled.

Gainesboro Charge C. F. Crowe Old Bethel Church Pine Grove— Church E. W. Doland Augusta W. Va Gainesboro Redland Wesley Chapel

Brucetown Church Announces Memorial and Festival

Brucetown memorial service for Rev W O Talbert at 11 a m with message and music. Flowers on graves in adjacent cemetery. Burnt Factory service at 8 p m led by Jean Du Vall. Brucetown Church hosts strawberry and ice cream festival Friday night June 2 starting 5 p m.

Brucetown W. O. Talbert Burnt Factory Jean Duvall Young Peoples

Cedar Cliff Group Presbyterian Led by Julian Owen

Cedar Cliff Church School at 9 30 a m and evening worship at 7 45 p m with music by the Young People s Choir. Cedar Creek church School at 2 p m and afternoon worship at 2 45 p m. Mount Hope church School at 10 a m. Nineveh church School at 10 30 a m and morning worship at 11 a m.

Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Julian T. Owen Priday Cedar Creek Mount Hope Nineveh

Rest Church Women Hold May Meeting in Rest

The Woman's Missionary Society met at Rest Church for the May gathering with most members present. Report from Alexandria annual meeting was unavailable due to illness. The note mentions several local social visits and guests from Winchester Hagerstown and Opequon areas.

Rest Woman's Missionary Society of Rest Fielding Alexandria Sue Prince LaRee Flowers Wilma Sclack F. C. Ridgeway Turner Seneeadiver Frank Snyder Winchester G. L. Snyder Kenneth Smallwood H. S. Moulden June Hagerstown Md F. O. Moulden

Gore Brevities Amateur program at school auditorium

GORE VA May 26 The Boys Athletic Club will sponsor an amateur program Friday night in the school auditorium. Mrs D F Kern returned home from Intermont W Va where she visited her daughter Mrs L C Goode. Mr and Mrs Frank Hiese and others were guests of Mr and Mrs Fay Clemons. Mrs Orth sister of Mrs Garvin ill. Mrs S P Rhodes visiting father B K Bates in Dawson Pa for two weeks.

Cave Giffin St. Louis M. C. Garvin Orth Garvin S. P. Rhodes B. K. Bates Dawson, Pa

Galilee Church Notes Bible School and Services

Galilee Church of Christ in Wilbur A Reid's church publishes Bible School at 10 a.m. with Charles E McVay as superintendent and a communion service at 11 30 a.m. Rehearsals for Children's Day will occupy part of the Bible School period. all participants should attend promptly.

Galilee Church OF Christ Wilbur A. Reid Charles E. McVay

Winchester A B Charge and Mt Pleasant church services

Winchester A B Charge minister WM B Obaugh schedules Sunday School at Mt Pleasant 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Rev George W Stover delivers message. Christian Endeavor 7 30 p.m. Pleasant Valley Sunday School 10 a.m. Endeavor 7 30 p.m. Worship 8 p.m. Red Bud Sunday School 2 p.m.

Winchester A. B WM. B. Obaugh Mt. Pleasant George W. Stover Christian Endeavor Pleasant Valley

Ridgeway Circuit M E Church Services Including Sermon

Paynes Chapel church school at 10:00 and sermon by Pastor at 11:00. Young Peoples Service at 8:00. Gerrardstown church school at 10:00 Epworth League at 7:00 with music by the Young People's choir and sermon at 7:30.

Ridgeway Circuit M. E. Church South G. H. Fielding Paynes Chapel Young Peoples Gerrardstown Epworth League Young People’s

Disciples of Christ Rural Charge Services

J S Goode ministers this rural charge with Woodrow and Sandy Ridge congregations. Bible School at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m at Woodrow. Sandy Ridge hosts Bible School at 10 a m and evening worship at 8 p m with communion at these services.

Disciples OF Christ Rural Charge J. S. Goode Woodrow Sandy Ridge

Community News Notes From Local Homes and Visits

Families and friends from Alexandria and Washington visited area homes over the weekend. Local gatherings included Ruth Larrick with her parents, and several residents hosting and attending memorial services and a May Dramatic Club program planning meeting. A planned May 30 program and a May 27 hike were announced for Gore community youth.

Former Winchester Boys Featured in Patrol Show at Washington Monument

The national capital schoolboy patrol show at the Washington Monument base showcased two former Winchester boys whose photographs appeared in a Washington paper.

Washington Monument National Capital Washington Winchester

Boy and George Barr Captured In Photo Parade

The image shows Morris Koltz and George Barr, sons of Morris Koltz and George R. Barr, both of Alexandria Virginia. Their grandparents are Mrs. J. Mack Noonan and Mrs. C. Lee Barr of this city. The cameraman waited until the children posed with wide eyes for the shot.

Morris Morris Koltz Alexandria George Barr George R. Barr J. Mack Noonan C. Lee Barr

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lebanon Church News Glenna Doyen Carrie Orndorff Rozella Hottel Arthur Beeler Glenna Dodson Davis Mammoth Campbell Barn Capon Road Cecil Bly Brain Hockman Frank Snarr Madelyn Snarr Myrtle Orndorff Edwin Everly Elmer Headley Marlboro Clara B. Keller Jimmie Snarr Lou Rhoades Denzil Heishman Mildred Brown Ernest Lee Brown Fred Heishman Dallas Keller Salome Rhoades Virginia Campbell Hershman North Mountain Serenaders Billy Jack E. L. Lemley Lawrence Gregory Cylde Wise Laurel Ora Wise Haines Kansas City Miss Yeakle Lillian Rawlings Baltimore E. Bescawen St Ridgeway Palmolive Iee SILCO Loudoun St N. Braddock St Victor Krat Stephens City Items Baker & Anderson Canterbury Pneumati Rio Grande Solenberger & CO N. Loudoun &T Reliance United Brethren Circuit W. D. Mitchell Friendship Stephens City Mt. Falls Firestone Champion Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores Geo. Barnsley Congress York Pennsylvania Continental Congress C. B. Kern Ruth Larrick B. L. Larrick William Sechrist Leon Kern Dorothy Pearl Marie Carper Edgar Hook Elwood L. Kern Fairfax Upton Pugh Smithey Ethel Whitacre Valley Home D. A. Brodie C. K. Francis David Claude Grove B. H. Potts John Ward Capon Bridge Stewart Bell, Jr Gore School Fairview Lutheran Church Gore Martha V. Kern Dramatic Club Shenandoah Valley National Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Gye Sears Sears, Roebuck and CO E. Boscawen St Geta IZ Ford Ford North Braddock Street Bickers Motor CO Plymouth
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