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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1944
Page
3
Baltimore market notes show produce steady with light receipts. Cattle and calves sold steady to higher. hogs and sheep active with mixed price ranges. Chicago data echoes gains in hogs and cattle. overall market firmness amid light arrivals.
Chicago grain quotations show rye leading as easy while other grains hold steady in light early trading. Wheat contracts for December through July range around 1.66 and 1.50, corn dips near 1.11 to 1.10, oats at about 1.09 to 1.04, with May and July positions noted.
Western Front distance 301 miles from near Duren. Eastern Front 304 miles from north of Warsaw. Hungarian Front 420 miles from Budapest. Italian Front 557 miles from near Ravenna.
New York traders returned from the holiday with softer confidence as aviation stocks weakened after a steady start. Small advances appeared but declines around two points were common, with firms like Boeing and Lockheed easing while Amex and Kodak posted minor gains.
General Arnold states the Tokyo raid marks a sustained strategic attack to cripple Japan's war production. General Harmon confirms ongoing heavy air campaigns for months as engineers build Superfort bases in Saipan Tinian and Guam to support 20th Air Force raids.
Edith Morgan widow of Charles Wright Morgan died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a several week illness. She was born September 21, 1874 at Bunker Hill West Virginia. Survived by five children and a brother and sister. Funeral at 3 PM Saturday at Alfred Morgan's home 422 Fairmont Avenue with Rev Robert Nelson officiating. interment in Bunker Hill.
Julian A. Everly secretary treasurer and A. S. Brumback assistant secretary treasurer of the Winchester group N F L A and Shenandoah Production Credit Association return to Winchester after attending a Federal Land Bank of Baltimore conference. Many educational topics discussed will affect NLFA members.
At a Berryville meeting the Parent-Teachers Association passed a unanimous resolution to petition the Clarke County School Board for a new Berryville school building. Edward P. Berlin offered the measure and President Oscar Carr was authorized to name a committee to push the project.
The Rev. Ray W. Wilson, new pastor of the North Frederick charge, has taken residence at the Ridgeway parsonage and will lead the regular services. On Sunday, November 26, Little Mountain at 11, Howard's Chapel at 2, Shockeysville at 3 15, and Chestnut Grove at 7 30.
The Rev Arthur Carper will conduct the morning services at Trinity Lutheran church in Stephens City on Sunday November 26 at 11 o clock.
Winchester Hiram Lodge No 21 A F and A M plans a special Thanksgiving service under a proclamation by John M Stewart. Members gather at Masonic Temple at 7 p m Sunday November 26 and proceed to Braddock Street Methodist Church for a 7 30 p m observance. Prompt assembly at 7 p m is requested.
Local notices list Sunday services for Stephens City and neighboring churches including Stephens City Methodist Fairview Kernstown Refuge Jubilee Salem Congregation and Galilee Church of Christ. Also upcoming events at Brucetown Methodist Brucetown Mission and Berryville Presbyterian with Thanksgiving programs and guest speakers.
The notice outlines worship times for L. P. Tederick at Reliance and related services at Stephens City Greenway Kee Chapel and Christian Endeavor. Sunday School sessions run 10 to 11 a.m. with worship at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. The public is invited to attend all services.
Gravel Springs Luther E B Smith Bethel hold Sunday School at 10 a m Gravel Springs at 10 30 a m Sermon at 11 30 a m St John Sunday School at 2 p m A special program at 3 p m A service flag donated by Mrs Rena Kern honors Ray Rudolph son of Mr and Mrs George Rudolph who fell in the Normandy attack All invited to attend.
The GAINESBORO CHARGE and nearby churches list morning and evening worship times. Ministers include Reverend Herman Strawn and L. C. Messick with services at Pine Grove Salem Pleasant Grove Laurel Hill Mt. Hebron Mt. Olive and others.
The Rev. Raymond Lewis Booze, current Knox Monroe pastor in Knoxville Tennessee, accepts calls to Trinity and St. Pauls Lutheran churches in Stephens City beginning January 1 1945. He is the son of the late Henry M Booze and Laura E Booze of Botetourt County Virginia and is 43 years old.
The Rev Booze has led five organized churches and preaching points from 1930 to 1941. Since July 10 1941 he has served the Knox Monroe Lutheran Parish in the Knoxville Conference East Tennessee with Miller's Zion and St. Paul's congregations. In both pastorates Rev and Mrs Booze have actively participated in community life.
R. K. McDonald announces Ed ward McC Williams as chairman of the 1945 Red Cross War Fund Drive in Clarke County. Honorary chairs Hobson C. McGehee and A. R. Dunning, with McGehee as former county chapter chairman and Dunning who led last year’s drive. Cyrus Pine to head publicity.
Berryville cannery will reopen for meat canning with doors opening at 9 o clock each Tuesday morning through Christmas week. The government has set a new processing schedule and Clarke County residents or those eligible for service may participate.
Full service car health check offered at George Washington Garage. Open 24 hours with phone line 3848 for scheduling. Includes diagnostics, fluid top ups, and basic safety inspection.
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