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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1927
Page
4
Publication details for The Evening Star Winchester Virginia include publisher Harry Flood Byrd and postal registration. Subscription rates via mail and carrier are listed, with six months and one year terms for different delivery methods. The paper notes Associated Press membership and rights for republication of news dispatches and local content.
A devotional note urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections to build a priceless heritage. It reflects on Psalm 108 and a collective prayer asking the Lord to lift up souls.
The New York Times notes a booming trade in fake antiques and products marketed as genuine relics including Egyptian mummies. Some items are crafted with cosmetics to mimic authentic colors, challenging Egyptologists and deceiving amateur collectors.
The text argues that publishers aim for easy reading to reach a broad audience and that many people struggle with words, hindering education. It suggests schools should emphasize reading aloud and pronunciation to help students understand ordinary text and progress.
University of Missouri students compete with decrepit vehicles in a campus prank, using old wrecks and junkyard finds to operate makeshift cars. The scenes show a lively, humorous trend as campus officials weigh in on the spectacle.
The piece notes a current college craze emphasizing “scatter-bolts” as a novel appeal to both men and women. It asserts the trend avoids wealth-based social advantages, frames it as a playful solution to the college automobile question, and acknowledges many college fads fade quickly.
A London fashion note spreads to Trenton about women wearing high-laced boots this winter. The piece argues for Congress gaiters as quicker to put on and take off, praising their convenience and style compared to current flimsy footwear. It laments the loss of gaiters since the Civil War era.
An old Suffolk News-Herald piece notes rising cigarette use in the United States but highlights apple pie as a strong counterbalance. It claims Americans consume large quantities of pies and that apple pie leads all varieties, suggesting pie as a remedy to smoking cravings.
A one day Disciples of Christ convention will be held at the Christian Church in Strasburg Virginia on Friday October 14 led by Dr J R Golden secretary of the United Christian Missionary Society. Miss Nora E Darnall national superintendent of the boys and girls work will discuss children's work. Speakers include Rev E C Davis missionary to India and Rev C B Reynolds secretary of the Chesapeake area. The event runs 10 a m to 9 p m with a 630 p m conference banquet and topics include The Challenge of United Work Stewardship and Pentecostal Plans. More than 50 000 attended these conventions nationwide last year making it a peak event for the denomination. Charles M Schwab quotes conclude the piece.
The Bureau of Standards reports fires peak in winter with five eighths of annual blazes from October through March. Heating plants add to risk but are not sole cause as fires from other sources rise in cold months. Major losses stem from buildings exposed to nearby burning structures.
Sunday sermons by Rev. Murray D. Mitchell at 11 pm and 7 30 pm. Sunday school at 9 45 am. Golden Rule Bible Class for men 9 30 am. Epworth League 6 45 pm. Mid week prayer meeting Wednesday 8 pm. Visitors welcome to congregational worship.
The notice lists services at Christ Episcopal on Boscawen and Washington Streets led by Rev R B Nelson. Hector service times include 9:45 Sunday school 11 morning prayer and sermon The Christian Calling 7:39 evening prayer and sermon The Sympathy of Christ. Communion at Stephens City at 8:45 a m.
Rev Horace A Johnson Pastor leads services with a church school at 10 am. The pastor outlines a vermon series from Egypt to the Promised Land and encampment at the Red Sea at 11 am. A silver tree service follows at 3 pm by Mrs Adena Clifford, sermon by Rev B S Spriggs. Missionary League at 7 pm. Evening topic The Song of the Manses at 8 pm. Worship and deliverance promised.
Stephens City M E Church South announces Rev James A Johnson will preach tomorrow at 11 a m at Tierneown Refuge and 3 p m Stephens ly. These will be his final sermons before he leaves for a new charge in Keyser West Virginia.
Mrs. Randolph T. Shields recently returned from China spoke at 3.30 last Sunday to the Deaconess Peyd's Sunday school and friends at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Bluemont Loudoun county Virginia. She repeated her talk at the new mission house near Providence Chapel where crowds filled the room and stood outside. Deaconess Boyd commends the crowd’s orderly behavior and gratitude is expressed for their conduct under the trying conditions. Mr and Mrs Hamburrer have spent days in Baltimore and returned home.
Modern eight room house near Handley School available for sale or rent. Apply to W. Musruder.
Chicago reports limited fancy butter on markets as buyers use storage butter delaying price gains. December and January option trading shows unsettled sentiment with no clear weakness. Market arrivals in four Chicago markets exceed last week amid higher factory shipments and solid fall through winter production outlook.
The funeral for Bruce Herrell, found dead Thursday evening at his East Stor cawen street business, will be held tomorrow at 2 o clock from his late residence No 209 South Londoun street.
The burial will be held at Mount Hebron Cemetery with the Rev. officiating. Pallbearers named are M. M. Hynch, H. R. Jones, Benj. C. Cline, W. A. Pailey, Clarence Miller and L. D. Grubb.
Townsend notes Jolliffe, owner of Joliffe and Jolliffe store on North Loudoun street, was ill yesterday afternoon and moved to his South Washington street home. He showed a marked improvement this afternoon and his physician expects him to be able to be out by Monday.
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