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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1949

Page

2

Local church listings and services for Sunday readings

A dense schedule of area church services across Braddock Street and nearby streets detailing pastors, church schools, worship times, sermons, and auxiliary activities. Notable entries include Braddock St Methodist with Rev Archer Wright and 9:45 am school, Ascension service at Centenary Reformed, and Sacred Heart Catholic Masses at 8 and 10:30 am plus weekday Masses.

Braddock St. Methodist William Archer Wright John J. Hawse John L. Kater Riley Centenary Reformed L. Plickinger Women’s Guild First Assembly of God M. N. Zezzo Loudoun St. Church of Christ Nathan Williamson Garland Whitlock Montague Avenue Methodist Church B. W. Coe Don Weber Sacred Heart Catholic Julian Bullock South Braddock St. Pentecostal Shade St. Paul Ame D. E Fields Martin

Bible Classes Meet at 9:45 A. M. Tomorrow

Grace Lutheran Rev Wm Eisenberg teaches at 9 45 tomorrow. Hoover Kern Market St Methodist worships 9 45. Good Samaritan First EUB meets 9 45 Braddock St with Lewis Fries. Wesleyan Market St Methodist 9 45 tomorrow. McFaden Winchester Presbyterian 9 45 with guest speaker Mrs Ronald S Wilson. Good Samaritan Evangelical United Brethren 9 45 Carl W Hiser. Golden Rule Braddock St special guests.

First Evangelical United Brethren Carl W. daAiser Edwin Ritter Grace Lutheran Bible Wm. E. Eisenberg Eee Hoover-Kern Market St Good Samaritan Bible EUB Lewis Fries Braddock St Market St. Methodist Church McFaden Winchester Presbyterian Church W. W. Glass Ronald S. Wilson Evangelical United Brethren Church Carl W. Hiser

Lions Pledge Blood to Red Cross Drive in Winchester

Stephens City Lions Club with 40 members pledges 20 pints of blood to county HD campaign for the June 6 Red Cross bloodmobile visit to Winchester. The pledge was given to Mrs. J W Newcome, county chair. Further pledges from service groups and business groups are sought. Red Cross offices will be open Thursday Friday and Saturday next week for bloodmobile clinic appointments for the following Monday.

Stephens City Lions Club Red Cross Winchester J. W. Newcome

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Creator Dies Retired Life

Ripley a pioneer of the Believe It Or Not feature died leaving a legacy that began with his first cartoon in 1918. The popular feature spread worldwide, translating into 17 languages in 38 foreign countries. He married Beatrice Roberts in 1919, later divorced seven years afterward and never remarried.

Ripley Beatrice Roberts

Chilly Weather Damps Memorial Day Pool Plans

Willow Lawn pool owner James Sprint says holiday crowds depend on warmer weather with a 70 degree high as of today only nine swimmers were in the pool at 1 pm. Rain spoiled May 21 opening and last Sunday saw about 100 swimmers as cold weather continues to deter attendance.

James Sprint Willow Lawn Pool Sprint

Factory the 1949 week in review of profits and markets

The piece notes a downward trend in profits with some reduced or passed dividends. The stock market slid to its lowest point since February 26, while bonds lagged in an unimpressive performance. Labor groups are poised to seek wage gains and benefits, likely meeting resistance from management.

Memorial Day plans and events in Winchester

The community gears up for a long weekend with services at National cemetery led by State Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr and a memorial on Monday. Local baseball games, a Sox versus Clarke county clash, and Legion activities at Rouss Park are slated. Schools remain open while many businesses close. Memorial wreaths for wartime presidents noted with Oscar Chapman delivering the memorial address.

Oscar Chapman Department of Interior Truman Potomac River Chesapeake Bay Annapolis Naval Academy Chapel White House Washington Winchester J. Thomas Boyd The Legion VFW National Cemetery Capital Theatre Handley Band J. Lindsay Almond Jr Harry Byrd Jr Winchester White Sox Clarke County Rouss Park Sox Winchester Legion Frederick County

Berlin to Western Zones Distance in Air Miles

The shortest air distance from Berlin to the British Zone of Germany, the nearest Western Zone, is 100 miles.

Berlin Germany

Youthful Artists Display Work on Courthouse Lawn

Outdoor art exhibition on the courthouse lawn features children ages 6 to 10 from Miss Marnye Reinhart’s classes. The event, under Winchester recreation, AAUW and Civic League, runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with works donated cards and covers from local sponsors Handley School and Coca Cola Bottling Plant.

Marnye Reinhart Winchester Recreation Department Miss Reinhart Mharper’s Ferry Winchester First Baptist Church AAUW The Civic League Museum of Fine Arts Richmond Katherine Pannill Handley School Charles Aiken Ellis Harbaugh Coca-Cola

Miners Union Shop Clause Declared Illegal by NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board ruled unanimously that the union shop clause in John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers contracts with captive steel company mines violates the Taft Hartley Act. The decision affects eight years of practice and blocks a potential strike. Lewis plans to appeal to the Supreme Court if needed.

National Labor Relations Board Lewis United Mine Workers UMW NLRB Supreme Court U. S. Steel Corp

Snapp Elected Director of Virginia Canfoods Inc

Garland Snapp of Middletown has been elected a director of Virginia Canfoods Inc Timberville at the annual stockholders meeting. John S. Cowl of Snope is the new president. All raw materials for fine American handmade glass are sourced in the United States.

Garland Snapp Middletown Virginia Canfoods Inc Timber- Ville John S. Cowl Snope United States

June 1 sales list and auctions across multiple farms

A June 1 schedule lists auctions at 10 am for Herman Foltz 7 miles NW of Berryville on Rt. 668 with livestock machinery and grain. Also June 1 10 am Mrs Aldred Rinker 1 mile north of Wheatfield on Coal Mine Road with household goods. June 4 11 am Wm Frank Plank estate in front of Frederick County Court House with real estate. June 4 12 noon Lena C Hawkins estate in front of Frederick County Court House with real estate. June 4 11 am J Donald Richards trustee in front of Warren County Court House Front Royal with 250 acres real estate.

Herman Foltz Berryville Aldred Rinker Wheatfield Frank Plank Estate Frederick County Court House Lena C Hawkins Frederick Co

Shanghai campaign yields 40000 Nationalist prisoners

Chinese communist radio reported 40000 Nationalist prisoners taken in Shanghai. Remnants of the 51st 21st and 123rd armies and Woosung Shanghai garrisons were named. Gen Liu Chang yi led the surrendering remnants. Peiping also claimed two Nationalist warships sunk and seven damaged.

Manila Chinese Communist Radio Shanghai Peiping Woosung Associated Press Liu Chang-yi Peiping Radio Paotung

Eisler to Address Victory Meeting in London

Bail jumping communist fugitive Gerhart Eisler was freed by Bow Street in ex tradition proceedings and plans to address a victory meeting organized by British groups aiding his defense. He said he would stay a week or two, then go to Gdynia to recover a hat and overcoat, and eventually settle as a professor in Leipzig in the Soviet zone.

London Gerhart Eisler United States Cay Eisler Bow Street National Council For Civil Liberties Britain Gdynia Batory New York Leipzig Germany

Memorial tablet to be unveiled in Harrisonburg stadium

A memorial tablet will be unveiled at Harrisonburg’s $75,000 community stadium at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Wayne Cupp, 16, of Dayton, whose father Pfc. Orville Cupp died in action in Germany, participates in the ceremony.

War Harrisonburg Wayne Cupp Pfc Orville Cupp Dayton Germany

Alley Owners Reelect Officers

Officers of the Virginia Alley Owners Association were re-elected at the annual meeting in Richmond. Jack Zimmerman of Winchester serves as a delegate to the federation of alley operators. The Sports Bowl in Newport News was awarded the 1950 state tournament to be held in March. The Virginia Open classic was awarded to Norman Levy at Colonial Spillway in Norfolk for February 4. Team classifications for men and women were updated to meet national tournament terms.

Richmond Virginia Alley Owners Assn Jack Zimmerman Winchester Federation of Sports Bowl Newport News Norman Levy Colonial Spillway Norfolk

Answers to Daily Quiz Published on Page Four

Correct responses listed include Texas Cavalry Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Fortified The Bible Soviet Russia Fruit Red and white Muscles with flowers.

Texas Cavalry Arthur Conan Doyle Soviet Russia

Sergeant's Sale in Winchester Virginia June 4 1949

By virtue of an execution from the Civil and Police Justice Court in Winchester, Armentrout v Bowman et al, I will sell at public auction in front of the Frederick County Court House on June 4 1949 at 10 a.m. E.S.T. a 1941 Chevrolet Truck one ton with body Motor No AF 828216. The truck is viewable at B and M Chevrolet North Loudoun Street.

Civil & Police Justice Court Winchester Virginia Armentrout Bowman Frederick County Court House B & M Chevrolet North Loudoun Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Christ Episcopal Charles N. Dell Sun School Congregational Christian Robert A. Whitten Bible School Christian Science Cork Church of the Nazarene A Lepley A.m Swisher Bork St. Christian (Disciples Claude C. R Christian Youth Fellowship Elm St. Pall Gospel J. L. Stonesifer First Baptist E. T. Clark First Brethren Paul E. Dick Richard Sudduth A & YF Grace Lutheran Willian E. Eisenberg Highland Ave. Presbyterian Joseph Duckwall Elwoon Willey Lee Rinker John Mann Methodist E. H. Jackson Onna Robinson Mt. Carmel Baptist Church C M. Comer Senior Missionary Circle J. S. Swann Winchester Presbyterian Ronald Wilson Russell Joyce Mary Bittinger Berryville Lumber Co., Inc Joseph Murray Pigeon Hill John W. Rosenberger & Co Herefords R. J. Funkhouser Victor Farms Victor Farm Charles Town, W. VA Charles Town W. Va Men’s Bible Class Lions Reynolds Elijah Puffinburger H. M. Foot Gainesboro, Ya Pine Motor CO C. J. Brumback & Sons N. Cameron St John L. Lewis Southern Coal Snapp Va. Canfoods Reds Pittsburgh Arrey Chapman Motor Coo W. Boscawen St Bath Tommy D. Lockhart N. Cameron Sergeant’s Sale Carload Ferguson Tractors Wal Ferguson B. F. Good Tires S. Loudo Silvertown Lamp Motor CO Smithfield Ave Henry T. Goode Rouss Ave Haymakers Martinsburg Pike Wadesville Russ Sullivan Nancy Berkshire Ford Ford-Ferguson Ford Tractor McCormick-Deering Ontario Coleman Dunn W. D. Orndorff James D. Gibson W. D. Burtner
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