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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1940

Page

3

Attend Church Sunday Revival At Greenwood

Revival meets at Greenwood Methodist Church beginning Wednesday October 23 at 7 30 p m Rev W O Talbert to preach an invitation is extended to all Also listed are Stephens City Charge services with varied Sundays and times at Fairview Refuge Kernstown and Stephens City and Jubilee and Salem congregations with Sunday School and preaching slots in Middletown Charge notes and times for Grace Epworth and associated sermons by Rev J T Brown and Dr W W McIntyre

W. O. Talbert Greenwood Methodist Church H. G Unified Church Stephens City Methodist Church Homer Welch Fairview Kernstown Church OF the Brethren Salem L. R. Dettra Cephas Pahnestock W L. Riggleman Jubilee Royal Pike Oear Middletown J. T. Brown Grace W. W. McIntyre Epworth

Brucetown Methodist Union to Elect Officers Monday

Brucetown Circuit Brucetown Methodist Church invites members to Brucetown for a Monday 8 p.m. session with guest speaker Mr C P Mc Vicar delivering a timely message. Brucetown Union announces officers for the coming year and urges strong participation.

Brucetown Methodist Moore Burnt Factory

Winchester B Charge Leslie O Shirley minister service schedule

Winchester. B Charge Leslie O Shirley minister. 9.45 a m worship Mt Pleasant. 11 a m worship Pleasant Valley old Stone Church. 2 p m Sunday School Red Bud. 3 p m worship Red Bud.

Winchester Leslie O. Shirley Mt. Pleasandt Pleasant Valley Old Stone Church Red Bud

Galilee Church Schedules Bible School and Sunday Service

Galilee Church of Christ led by C. A. Quenzel holds Bible School at 10 a.m. with Charles E. McVay as superintendent and a communion service at 11 30 a.m. The next Sunday theme is "The Boyhood of Jesus" and Minister Quenzel will preach on Sunday morning October 20.

Galilee Church of Christ C. A. Quenzel Bible School Charles E. McVay Jesus Quenzel Galilee

The Boyhood of Jesus Explored in Luke Chapter Two

Newman Campbell outlines Luke 2 events from Jesus infancy to age twelve highlighting Simeon and Anna in the temple, the journey to Nazareth, and Jesus in the temple conversation. The piece notes a winter birth around 4 to 5 B C and reflects on Jesus growth in wisdom and favor with God and man.

Jesus Christ Bethlehem Joseph Mary Simeon Messiah Temple God Israel Nazareth Jerusalem Vatures Syndicate, Inc

Disciples of Christ Rural Charge Services

8S. J. Goode presides as Walnut Springs Bible School hosts morning worship at 11. Morning service 11 a. m. Bible School 9.45 a. m. Sandy Ridge gatherings include Bible School at 10 a. m. Evening worship 7.30 p. m. Communion offered at these services.

Disciples OF Christ J. Goode Walnut Springs

Local Happenings in Mt Falls This Weekend

Mt Falls notes show Floyd Hulber returning home after a major operation in Winchester Memorial Hospital and awaiting a return to work with Asplandic Tree Expert Co. Stanley Tevalt comes home from work near Strasburg. Loring Triplett and family from Kensington spent the weekend with relatives. Dorothy Richard and cousin Clark Richard Jr visited Mrs. Maggie Richard. Weekend guests included Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Hulver and Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Triplett.

MT. Falls Floyd Hulber Winchester Memorial Hospital Asplandic Tree Expert Company Stanley Tevalt Strasburg Loring Triplett Kensington

Residents Visit And Sufferillings

Mrs Floyd Hulver hosts visitors including Mr and Mrs Paul Anderson and daughter Lillie Mae from Frederick Maryland. Mrs Mildred Mannes and Miss Mary Burkett also attend. Mrs Brian Richard remains critically ill at Winchester Memorial Hospital.

Floyd Hulver Paul Anderson Lillie Mae Mildred Mannes Mary Burkett Frederick John Richard Walford Fleming Stanley Bowman Mt. Airy Brian Richard Winchester Memorial Hospital Julius Beeler Peggy Jack Jean Julia Hopewell Himelright Strasburg Dewey Hulver Junior Oates Forrest Glen E. C. Oates Philip Richard Washington, D. C

Whitacre Family Hosts Weekend Visitors in Isaac Creek

Din ner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Whitacre included Mr. and Mrs. Carson Hook and Mrs. Lelia Hook from Winchester. Clint Whitacre of York Pennsylvania visited, Cecil and Glen Whitacre spent the weekend with their mother Mrs. Mable Whitacre. Callers included Alvin Whitacre and daughter from Forks of Cacapon and Smithy Pugh with daughter from Gore. Joe Kerns and Johnny Sharps of Westernport Maryland visited Mrs. Samuel Kerns. Irene and Harry Kerns were recalled to work at the Celanese plant in Cumberland Maryland after the strike. Pie picking is ssing wah well in this community.

Isaac Creek J. N. Whitacre Carson Hook Lelia Hook Winchester Clint Whitacre York D. S. Whitacre Cecil Whitacre Glen Whitacre Mable Whitacre Doug Whitacre Alvin Whitacre Near Forks of Cacapon W. Va Smithy Pugh Gore Joe Kerns Johnny Sharps Westernport Samuel Kerns Irene Kerns Harry Kerns Cumberland, Md

Rest Church Holds First Women’s Society Meeting

The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Rest Church plans its October meeting at Miss Ethel Barrett's home. It is the group's inaugural gathering and organizers urge attendance. Rev. G H Fielding preached at Rest Church last Sunday night. Mrs Holmes Snapp, formerly of…

Rest Woman's Society of Christian Service Rest Church Ethel Barrett G. H. Fielding Holmes Snapp

Stage Scare Is Claimed Controlled

Harold C. McKinley reports from Cleveland that soldier's heart a form of stage fright was treated successfully by short circuiting the brain thyroid and adrenal control system. Dr George Crile and Dr E P McCullagh described cutting a sympathetic nerve center near the adrenals with 107 of 114 cases improved. They linked the condition to daily life stress and competition rather than battlefield impact.

Harold C. McKinley Cleveland Association of United States Military Surgeons George Crile Cleveland Clinic E. P. McCullagh Crile American University Hospital France

Flowers Patch nuptials and Martinsburg hospital visit

Miss N L Flowers of Kenton Ohio wed Fred W Patch of Mt. Victory Ohio in Ashland. Patch now resides in Martinsburg where he entered City Hospital for a major operation on October 8. Local visitors included Laura Snyder Charlie Snyder T B Senciadiver and families and others from Winchester Martinsburg Washington Purcellville and nearby towns.

Ashland N. L. Flowers Kenton, O Fred W. Patch Mt. Victory, O Martinsburg G. L. Snyder Laura Snyder Charlie Snyder Stephenson T. B. Senciadiver Winchester Clara Elizabeth Sibert Wilson Miller W. J. Flowers Murchel Lamp Washington, D. C Henry Barrett Purcellville Ethel Barrett

Local Notes From Capon Bridge and Nearby

Capon Bridge notes visitors from Hagerstown Winchester and Montgomery West Virginia. Several residents update on health including Mrs Ida Oats and Mrs J T Funkhouser. Presbyterian Church received a fresh coat of paint as part of local improvements.

Capon Bridge Earl Grim Earlene Hagerstown Jobe Winchester Roland Ramsburg Julia Sirbaugh M. E. Gardner Cincinnati Ohio J. T. Funkhouser Forrest Jones Montgomery W. Va Presbyterian Church Wilson Sirbaugh Ida Oats

Sidney Gore School News Review Notes

Reporters Melvin Bayliss Juanita Brill Marie Good John Strosnider and Dickie Campbell credited. Critics Juanita Roe Crystal Triplett and Lucille Hook listed.

Sidney Gore School News Melvin Bayliss Juanita Brill Marie Good John Strosnider and Dickie Campbell Juanita Roe Crystal Triplett Lucille Hook

Teachers form program committee for grades four to ten

A program committee for grades four through ten is appointed by teachers to organize weekly Assembly programs. The committee members are Garlandine Constable as chairman, Annabelle Hook as secretary, and Mary Lee Miller, Elzada Michael, Janie Cree Raglond.

Garlandine Constable Annabelle Hook Mary Lee Miller Elzada Michael Janie Cree

Pun Festival Planned With Play And Spook House

Plans for the Pun Festival on Friday night November 1 include a one act play by high school students directed by Mrs. Duff along with contests bingo and a Spook House. The Halloween mood will run through the program. The PTA meeting is set for Tuesday October 15 at 7 30 p m to fill the resignations of the coeditor and secretary. All patrons and non patrons are urged to attend.

Duff Parent-Teachers’ Association

Tenth Grade Pins Ordered For School Class

Tenth grade members placed an order for gold plated pins featuring the year and school name. The attractive pins are being sought by all tenth grade students.

Doctor prescription mixup leads to whiskey overdose

In Spartansburg Pennsylvania October 11 a hospital doctor ordered three drams of whiskey daily for appetite. A new nurse misread the dosage and gave three ounces, about half a tumbler, prompting quick discovery of the error.

Spartansburg

Fire department battles blaze at Otis Jackson home

Guthrie Oklahoma October 11 fire prevention week opens with firefighters dousing a house fire at the residence of Otis Jackson assistant fire chief.

Guthrie Okla Otis Jackson

Arrival of Pins Delayed to November First

The note indicates pins are expected to arrive around November 1, with no firm date yet. Officials caution that supply may shift and advise residents to watch for further updates from the depot.

Special Assembly Honors Red Cross at October 9 Meeting

At Wednesday morning assembly October 9 the class dedicated the program to the American Red Cross. The event featured patriotic songs The Star Spangled Banner and Columbia The Gem of the Ocean, a poem The Song of the Flag by Hayes De Haven, a flag salute, and devotional readings.

American Red Cross Columbia Hayes de Haven Genevieve Rowe Juanita Roe Red Cross Hazel Foreman Elzada Michael Clara Barton Dorothy Biggert Duff

Get A Car EAST ST. LOUIS HORSE RIDERS CLASH OVER OILED ROAD

Residents of East St. Louis plan court action to keep horses off a rough oiling of a road cut up by saddle club riders. The community complains the road damage harms motor travel and safety.

East ST. Louis, Ill

Oil well work paused for Nebraska Indiana game

In FALLS CITY Nebraska on October 11 operators said they would not acidize the Eickhoff oil well near town until after the Nebraska Indiana football game at Lincoln. The decision shows a preference for allowing the football match to proceed without disruption.

Falls City Neb Lincoln

Oysters Suggested To Feed Fort Dix Troops

Washington October 11. Joseph N Fowler of the New Jersey Board of Shell Fisheries urges that oysters be added to the menu for 30,000 soldiers at Fort Dix New Jersey to boost strength. He tells Senator Barbour to press Secretary Stimson for consideration.

Washington Uncle Sam Fort Dix N. J Joseph N. Fowler New Jersey Board of Shell Fisheries Fowler Barbour Stimson Ting Tor Fowler

Afternoon News Delay Marks Global Press Time

The Star notes afternoon editions arrive late as press hours stretch across time zones from London to Berlin Rome Alexandria and Bucharest with varying local release times shown.

Star Wa 1 London Berlin Rome Alexandria Bucharest

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