Bishops Crusade Heralded as Glorious Victory at Conference
Baltimore conference delegates finalize principal seats for the 1938 Birmingham general conference. Clerical and lay delegates listed, alternates elected, and Bishop Moore schedules 2 30 pm session to discuss the Bishop's Crusade. Budget increased to 142 000 for 1937 38 with Board of Missions reporting $216 68 raised for Chinese war relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorefield
Baltimore
Birmingham
Ala
Piet Af Noalecatoe
N. B. Harmon
Roanoke
J. C Copenhaver
E. C. Beery
Washington
Hubert Sydenstricker
Winchester
G. G. Martin
Staunton
H. H. Sherman
Front Royal
H. M. Canter
E. L. Woolf
Harrisonburg
John H. Rosenberger
J.E. Easter
N. B. Canter
George H. LaMar
Rockville
C. S. Coffman
Lewisburg
W. Va
J. R. Norman
George R. Harrison
R. L. Durham
Bona Vista
S. K. Cockrell
H. C. Marsh
Romney
W. H. Ballangee
Edinburg
J. H. Ray
Arthur J. Moore
Ced
Moore
George Washington
Nolan B. Harmon
Harmon
Board of Missions
Board of Christian Education
Board of Church Extension
Bishop Moore
W. P. King
Christian Advocate
J. F. Rowland
Richmond
John Paul Tyler
Alexandria
Tyler
Sunday Service Moved to Handley High Auditorium
The 11 o clock Sunday morning service will be held in Handley High School auditorium to accommodate a large crowd. Bishop Arthur J. Moore will preach and ordain deacons. A Love Feast precedes at Braddock Street Church with Rev. W H Ballanger and Rev. F L Baker. Evening talks feature Rev. E S Sheppe and Dr John W Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Braddock Street
Arthur J. Moore
Braddock Street Church
W. H. Ballanger
Edinburgh
F. L. Baker
Staunton
E. S. Sheppe
Roanoke
John W. Austin
Mt. Vernon Place Church
Washington
Bishop urges joy over melancholy in Baltimore sermon
At the Baltimore conference this morning several churchmen showed they can blend humor with duty. The Bishop declared it is not pious to be long-faced and devilish to be happy, stressing that happiness and piety should go together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Millville To Play Park Here This Sunday
Winchester baseball fans will see Millville Tri-County League champions in action Sunday. Stevens Forsythe Burch Walker Waters and other stars will be in the visitors lineup. Game time is 3 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Millville
Stevens
Forsythe
Burch
Walker
Waters
Parlett Food Market Opens on Cameron Street
Maurice W. Parlett announces the opening of Parlett Food Market at 814 S. Cameron St in Lat. morning Oct. 9 with complete stock of groceries vegetables fruits and fresh meats. Deliveries offered by Marguerite and S. T. Parlett. Phone 780.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice W. Parlett
Polly
Parlett Food Market
S. Cameron St
Marguerite
For Rent Furnished Desk Room or Private Office
Furnished desk space or private office available at P O Box 3. Contact for details and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O
Building For Welfiss: To Be Sought For Home Nurses
A clipped notice previews efforts to seek support for a building project aiding a welfare home and its nursing staff. The item hints at plans or appeal to aid care workers and residents through new facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfiss
Clubs Back Plan For Winchester Welfare Center
The Central Relief Association discusses creating a Winchester welfare center uniting relief services and clinics under one roof. Rotary Kiwanis and Lions clubs pledge cooperation and may fund a permanent home. Dr Squires from Sing Sing to speak on delinquency prevention. Campaign planning for 1938 set for February 21 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Central Relief Association
Winchester
D. J.howard
Howard
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions Clubs
J. P. Arthur
I. Fred Stine
Rotary Club
Andrew Bell
Tom Baldridge
Kiwanis Club
Henry T. Goode
Lions Club
Garland R. Quarles
Handley Schools
James Miller
Squires
Sing Sing Prison
Central Relief Fund
H. C. Ryman
George E. Owen
Teachers Hold First Meeting Of The School Year
The Winchester Educational Association opened the 1937 38 year at Handley School with Mrs Ansell Solenberger presiding. Plans include a discussion of the new curriculum with a state educational figure and a later talk by an opponent, followed by member talent displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Educational Association
Handley School
Ansell Solenberger
Alan Peery
Rumage Sale At S Main By Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
A rummage sale organized by Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary takes place October 15 and 16 on South Main. The event notes collection days October 12 and 13. Proceeds support hospital activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Main
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Killing Frost Forecast Due Tonight in Virginia
The official weather forecast indicates heavy to killing frost tonight in parts of Virginia with clear skies and cooler conditions tomorrow. This marks the first killing frost forecast of the season, with October 10 historically the area’s typical frost date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Grand Parade To Climax Clarke Festival
Clarke County Fall Festival ends with a grand feature parade in Berryville featuring National Guard units, decorated floats, Drum and Bugle Corps, bands and Fire Department units. The festival closes after a Festival Ball at Berryville High School following Miss Anne Harris’s coronation by Senator Harry F. Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
National Guard
Berryville High School
Harry F. Byrd
Anne Harris
Roosevelt to Conference on Policies After Talks with Leaders
President Roosevelt said at a large press conference he would delay major policy decisions until after discussions with leaders and advisers. He noted no definite plan for a special Congress session before Hyde Park and spoke on the constitutional issues surrounding compulsory marketing quotas and possible higher taxes next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Hyde Park
Poughkeepsie
Black
Supreme Court
Giants Fall Behind Yankees In World Series Game Three
Polo Grounds draws 25,000 as Hal Schumacher for Giants faces Monte Pearson in a pitchers duel. Yankees push ahead with early runs as Danning hampered by a swollen hand and Mancuso out with a injured finger. Play by play notes tense moments and crowd reactions while the series resumes in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Gould
Polo Grounds
New York
Giants
Hal Schumacher
Yankees
Monte Pearson
Pearson
Polo
Senators
Washington
Battery
Harry Danning
Schumacher
Gus Mancuso
Selkirk
Hoag
Crosetti
Moore
Lf Rolfe
Bartell
Dimaggio
Ott
Gehrig
Ripple
Diskey
McCarthy
Chiozza
Danning
Lazzeri
Whitehead
Basil
A. L
Stewart
N. L
Ormsby
Bass
Rolfe
Japanese Proclamation Declares China Invasion
Shanghai dispatch reports General Iwane Matsui announcing the Japanese invasion of China on October 8. The proclamation, issued in the name of Emperor Hirohito, vows victory and a peaceful future after defeating Chinese forces allied with Communist influences, while promising protection for foreign nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Iwane Matsui
China
Matsui
Pootung
Whangpoo River
Hongkew
Matsu
Hirohito
May Suggest A Radical Change In Neutrality
Washington report notes talk of revising the neutrality law as a possible Admin War policy shift in response to Japan activity in China. President Roosevelt gives no public indication of proposed changes while Congress debates Far Eastern policy. D-ND Senator Nye denounces the course as abandonment of the neutrality policy, echoed by six peace groups long allied with the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
China
Roosevelt
Congress
Nye
D-Nd
Senate Munitions Committee
Virginians To Attend 10th FFA National Convention
Dowell J. Howard says Virginia will send 50 FFA members to the 10th National FFA Convention in Kansas City this month. About 30 come from northern Virginia counties. R. A. Wall of Stephens City and Middletown earns a free trip as the selected vocational agriculture instructor from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Kansas City
Dowell J. Howard
Wall
R. A. Wall
Stephens City
Middletown
Adult Community Center Opens at Virginia Avenue School
The Adult Community Center at Virginia Avenue School opens this evening from 7 30 to 10 30 with handwork including drawing clay modeling booklet making needle work singing dancing and games. Open to anyone over 16 with programs in reading drama and community activities.
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Virginia Avenue School
Soviet Aid To China Looms As A Probability
Nanking October 8 The Soviet embassy announced that Dimitri Bogomoloff ambassador and General Lepin military attaché may have returned to Nanking within a week from Moscow. They did not deny the mission involved possible Russian military aid for China. China’s Wang Chung-Hui praised Roosevelt’s stance against aggressors and the State Department’s rebuke of Japan.
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Nanking
Oct
Dimitri Bogomoloff
China
E. D. Lepin
Moscow
Wang Chung-Hui
Roosevelt
American State Department
Japan
Geneva
Luther Light Dies at Ridgeway Residence
Retired Frederick County farmer Luther Light died at 8 30 this morning at his son Clifton Light's Ridgeway West Virginia home after a six week illness. He leaves three sons Clifton Roxie and Loring and a daughter Genevieve Kerns and a brother Glush Light plus a late wife. Funeral is Sunday with relatives meeting at 1 pm at Clifton Light's home then to Chestnut Grove Church for services by Rev F H Stribly. Interment at Chestnut Grove.
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Luther Light
Frederick County
Clifton Light
Ridgeway
W. Va
Clifton
Roxie
Loring Light
Gainesboro
Genevieve Kerns
Bunker Hill
Glush Light
White Hall
Chestnut Grove Church
F. H. Stribly
Methodist Church of
Chestnut Grove
J R DuShane at 15 Court Square Since 1926
J R DuShane operates from 15 Court Square a business in place since 1926 with a long established presence hinted by the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.R. DuShane
Court Square
Household effects sale for Mrs Kremer Saturday
Household effects of late Mrs. Nannie Kremer to be sold at 2 o'clock P M Saturday October 9 at 721 South Loudoun street.
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Nannie Kremer
South
Loudoun Street
Acre Farm at Route 50 to be sold at Winchester court
A five acre farm described as the home of the late Ida Kelchner four miles east of Winchester on Route 50 will be auctioned in front of the Court House in Winchester Virginia at noon on Saturday October 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Kelchner
Winchester
Court House
Lovetts Store Promotes New Fur Coat Line
Beautiful line of fur coats just arrived at Lovetts Shoe and Dress Shop. Come in and make your selection early. Local advertisement dated October 8 with shop reference.
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Lovetts Shoe & Dress Shop
Britain and United States Align Over Italy Spain Crisis
London ready to support France if Mussolini fails to show cooperation after Roosevelt speech. Eden expresses approval of the US stance and discussed peace efforts while Attlee is informed parliament cannot convene immediately. Britain stands with France, urging swift moves on Italy and withdrawal of foreigners from Spain.
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London
France
Mussolini
Washington
United States
Anthony Eden
Herschell V. Johnson
Roosevelt Steech
Eden
Johnson
Cutra
Hague
Netherlands
Britain
Tlouse
Spain
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Neville Chamberlain
Attlee
Op of Commons
Paris
Italy
Child Society Drives Campaign To Start Oct 18
Mrs. R. T. Bryarly announced the Winchester campaign for the Children’s Home Society of Virginia will run the week of October 18 with a goal to raise the local quota. Mrs. Hubert Cather chairs the solicitors committee and asks former volunteers to contact them soon to finalize arrangements. a public meeting is planned late next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Bryarly
Children’s Home Society of Virginia
Winchester
Apples Picked at Orchard North of Winchester
An orchard offers apples at 25 cents per basket with blueberry bushes nearby. The ad notes a seller named Fred S Boyd and gives a location two miles north of Winchester on Martinsburg Pike with a phone-style identifier 10-8-lp-11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Martinsburg Pike
Fred
Boyd
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Sydenstricker
King
Rowland
W. G. Cramm
Handley
Tention Home
Dr. Squires
District Educational Association
Killing Frost
Battletown Inn
W. R. Price
Philadelphia
Walter Gidney
Hagerstown
C. B. Smaltz
G. N. Hardesty
F. E. Sponseller
Peter Anderson
James Dakeman
Betty Meade Stuart
Harrison Gardner, Jr
Webbtown
Charles Court
Rupert
Giants Moore
Yankees Dickey
Dickey
F.F.A. Parley
Freign
Wang
Son
APPLE
Child Society
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