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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1939

Page

3

Harvest Home Service at Centenary Church on October 15

Harvest Home will be celebrated at Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church with a special 11 a.m. service next Sunday October 15. Gifts of fruits flowers and other harvest offerings will decorate the sanctuary and later be taken to Homewood for the elderly. Members and friends should bring gifts to the church by Saturday 7 p.m. for proper arrangement by the Altar Guild.

Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church Harvest Home Homewood

Nazi Attacks Spread Along Front From Moselle to Rhine

German offensives intensify along the western front from Moselle to Rhine as artillery and air activity increase. French forces repelled several pressure points on the Moselle and Saar sectors though heavy fighting continues near Perl and Saarbruecken with casualties reported.

Lauterborough France North Sea Moselle Perl Rhine First Line General Staff Saarbruecken Pirmasens Siegfried Line Saar

County News Brevities from Cross Roads

Local notes report Rev. M L Zirkle’s Sunday 3 p m sermon with Holy Communion and 2 p m Sunday School. Visitors include Mrs Fannie Haines and the Haines, Eaton, Marple, Amick families. Birth announced for Landon Amick’s son at Chester Memorial Hospital Sunday evening. Bowman's house being moved near the new John Marshall highway. Strasburg high school land purchase approved to ease crowding. Lucy Stickley property to aid school growth.

Cross Roads M. L. Zirkle Fairview Fannie Haines Truman .Haines Jersey Mountain Romney W. W. Hicks Sallie Giffin William Eaton A. J. Marple Landon Amick Chester Memorial Hospital R. J. Bowman North Mountain Strasburg Lucy Stickley

Apple Pie Ridge Items Community Notes

Apple Pie Ridge Items lists social visits and family news. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Brown hosted parents Mr. and Mrs. Abshire. Several guests include Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bennett with George Bennett, Hugh Coates visiting Ervin Coates near Cedar Grove, Walter Brown and relatives, Theodore Hoover with friends near Angers Store, Luther Dodson in Charles Town on business, newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keater of Martinsburg visiting A. W. Adams, plus Mrs. Ernest Rowe and Katherine with Mollie Keiter visiting. Guests of Walter Jackson over the weekend include Welden Ayler and Cleveland Tutwilder news. Ida Nichols and Billy of Dover, N J, visiting Robert Fincham.

Melvin Brown Abshire H. K. Dick Jerry Bennett George Bennett Hugh Coates Ervin Coates Cedar Grove Walter Brown Hayfield Sunny Theodore Hoover Angers Luther Dodson Charles Town Charles Keater Martinsburg A. W. Adams Ernest Rowe Katherine Mollie Keiter Rest Walter Jackson Welden Ayler Criglersville Cleveland Tutwilder Culpeper Ida Nichols Billy Dover, N. J Robert Fincham

Lebanon Church News keeps busy with visits and events

Recent guests at the home of Mr and Mrs R B Cooley include Clinton Orndorff and family and Jack Amptergraph while Solon Punkhouser from Winter Park Florida visits. The Home Demonstration Club meets Friday at 2 with a talk on wise use of lights. Mrs Glenna M Dodson is ill with pleurisy and several local girls attended the home economics meet in New Market Tuesday night.

Walter Cooley Charles Windle Walter Bowers Thelma Pingley Gilbert Stickley Pishers Hill Glenna M. Dodson New Market

Braithwaite Canning closes after busy season in Cross Junction

Braithwaite Brothers Canning Company in Cross Junction Virginia shut its plant last week after shipping more than 15 000 cases of first grade tomatoes this season. On closing day employees enjoyed a luncheon served by management. Local residents and relatives are listed among visitors and birthday celebrations at Break Neck Springs on the Capon River.

Cross Junction Braithwaite Brothers’ Canning Company Pearl Anthony Middletown Charles Anthony Rockingham County Clarence Sibert C. G. Baker Carter Baker Glenn Iisridge Baker Martinsburg Gilbert DeHaven Winchester Pearl Elnora Braithwaite R. G. Braithwaite Paul Braithwaite J. G. Braithwaite Break Neck Springs Capon River J. S. Braithwaite E. W. Braithwaite S. H. Braithwaite Lee Whitacre

Stephens City Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events

Misses Pauline Bean and Sadie Combs of Needmore West Virginia were guests of Mr and Mrs Raymond Hausenfluck. Dinner guests at Mr and Mrs W C Adams included Thelma Graham Warren ton and the Adams family from Winchester. The Daughters of Wesley S B Class plan a chicken and oyster supper on October 14. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Paul Samsell included Mr and Mrs Brown and son Dick.

Stephens City Pauline Bean Sadie Combs Needmore W. Va Raymond Hausenfluck W.C. Adams Thelma Graham Warrenton Eugene Adams Patsy Graham Kenneth Adams Shirley Belle Winchester Dan Brumback Cooley Esten Rudolph Kathryn Stephenson Harold March Harry Emma Jean T. A. Grim Front Royal Grim John Bray Ollie Grim Ridings Chapel Frank Ewing Calvin Grim Wesley S. 8 Paul Samsell Brown

Weekend Socials Dot Rural Pennsylvania News

Mrs. Abe Diffendaffer of High Spier and Mrs. Norman Bean of Winchester visited friends. Madison Riggleman and daughter Genevieve joined Rev. and Mrs. Luther Riggleman. A. W. Doggett hosted H. B. Parker, C. W. Parker, and Dorothy Scott, with Mrs. Barley and Gladys Barley in New York for the World’s Fair. Ora Wise’s guests included Mrs. Dollie Enck and others from Carlisle.

Abe Diffendaffer High Spier Norman Bean Winchester Nellie Huber Madison Riggleman Genevieve Luther Riggleman A. W. Doggett H. B. Parker Waterford C. W. Parker Berryville Dorothy Scott Washington Frank Barley Gladys Barley Lewis Barley New York Ora Wise Dollie Enck Mary Ilgenfritz Josiah Zeigler Leon Carlisle

Brush Creek Notes From Virginia Favors Community Gatherings

Brush Creek Virginia local items report visits by Abige Whitacre and family to Shanghai West Virginia family illness of Carson Shade. Singers planned at Chestnut Grove October 22 by radio. Scarlet fever affects Gainesboro school and local households. Attending church and visiting relatives noted. Ora Whitacre family employed in apple area. Aaron DeHaven visiting Whitacre home.

Brush Creek Abige P. Whitacre I. C. Whitacre Laura C. Dailey Ruth M. Kerns Siler Carson H. Shade Shanghai W. Va Shade Alva Lamp Ruth Kerns Dailey Nora Whitacre U. B Mt. Hebron C. H. Reynolds Gainesboro Ora Whitacre Howards Chapel Apple Max Braithwaite Aaron DeHaven Winchester S. Carson Whitacre Snowden

Gainesboro News Notes Local Moves and Visits

Gainesboro Virginia on October 12 reports Leonard Williamson and family visiting Covington. Rev Fred Crowe and wife moved to Summersfield Pennsylvania. Shenandoah Canning plant workers from the area in Winchester. Riley Parrill and family visited Minnie Lamp. O P DeHaven and family from Gainesboro visiting East Berlin Pennsylvania. Walter DeHaven and daughter Agnes stayed with Ruben DeHaven's family.

Gainesboro Leonard Williamson Covington E. E. Bayliss Fred Crowe Summersfield Shenandoah Winches Riley Parrill Grimes Minnie Lamp O. P. DeHaven East Berlin Walter DeHaven Agnes Ruben DeHaven

Daily crossword puzzle clues and word list

The page presents a mixed list of crossword clues with numbers and partial answers. It includes entries such as Citizen and A jackdaw with abbr, various clues for Seaport Finland and types of fiber, plus several odd phrases and garbled text. The bottom notes indicate distribution by King Features Syndicate.

Finland

Trading Steady In Western Apples Amid Week of Sales

In Yakima and Wenatchee, apple trading stayed steady with Jonathans remaining the popular variety and Delicious inching along as sales lagged midweek. The crop is seen 10 to 15 percent under pre season estimates, likely short of government forecasts, with about 100 cars diverted to canners from the Jonathans.

Yakima Wash Wenatchee

Iroquois Storm Haunts Aboard Passage to New York

Passengers describe a three day storm on the liner Iroquois as alarms and rumors of explosions spread aboard. Crew and officers searched trunks daily while some feared a time bomb. 788 aboard endured injuries and illness during the voyage from Britain to New York.

New York Mary Stiegelman Baltimore United States White House E. A. Chelton Washington Berlin Athenia Neil Fitzgerald Hollywood Liverpool Dublin Cobh J. J. Judge Des Moines

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