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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1947
Page
3
More than 200 alumni families and guests expected for Randolph Macon Academy home-coming Saturday in Front Royal. The program includes a luncheon a football game between RMA and Fishburne Military School an alumni business meeting and an alumni dance.
A travel party extended their journey to a longer route and reached their destination without mishap. Officials report no accidents or injuries during the movement.
Sunday programs listed for multiple denominations including Methodist, Evangelical United Brethren, Church of the Brethren, Lutheran, and Church of Christ. entries detail pastors, Sunday schools, worship times, Holy Communion, youth fellowships, and vesper services across Stephens City, White Hall, Refuge, Brucetown, Round Hill, and other local charges.
Mt. Jackson Oct 10 The Rev J L Early pastor of the Mt Jackson Methodist charge will preach his last sermon in the local church Sunday after about six years of a successful pastorate here.
Alson 8S. Hott granted permit to build a frame dwelling on the rear of 867 869 Fairmont Ave at about 5000. Richard B. Brown approved to remodel back porch at 442 Fairmont Ave replacing frame with brick about 1000. Edgar Shirley to enclose front porch at 212 N. Kent St for a room costing 250. Harry M. Williams to erect a frame dwelling on West Alley about 2500. P. R. Dettra to erect a frame building on Frederick Ave for storage.
Mrs. Graham Dougherty Sr and Mrs. Stuart Alexander spoke at Berryville courthouse for the Starless Children's Sanctuary. The charity serves 4000 children who are wards of British and American military governments in Germany.
The school observed Fire Prevention Week with science essays supervised by Miss McKinney. An assembly program featured third and fourth graders and a trumpet duet by Charles and Marshall Gilkerson. District 7 teachers meet in Harrisonburg at Lucy Simms High School on Nov. 8.
The first annual Boy Scout circus in Winchester features a Front Royal Indian act led by Ralph Gemmill Sr. and presented in two evening shows on November 7 and 8. The Indians will camp in tepees for public viewing. Other acts include chariot races plug and fly casting mass signaling and fire building demonstrations.
Winchester Exchange club will launch an attendance contest at its meeting Tuesday. Carl A. Haines states the club is split into two teams captained by Bill Sullivan and Claud B. Smalts. The contest runs through March 1 with the losing team entertaining the winners at the Founder's banquet.
A series of divorce actions granted by Judge Marshall include Donald Lee Patton from Geraldine Alberta Seir Patton for desertion after a 1944 Nebraska marriage, and Myrtle K. Carper from Roy E. Carper for desertion. Also listed are bed and board cases, cruelty grounds, and several merges of partial divorces into absolute decrees.
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