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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1944

Page

3

350 Shawnee District Boy Scouts Parade In Winchester

More than 350 Boy Scouts from Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties will parade downtown Winchester starting at 2 30 p m Saturday led by two police escorts Handley High School band and Scout Commissioner Phillip Hunter Shenandoah Area The parade line runs from Cork Street Cameron to Piccadilly Loudoun Gerrard and ends at the Handley High School playground where scouts are inspected by Mr Hunter and Laurens Jones district commissioner Shawnee District Berryville Troop 18 will march in Indian regalia to highlight the event and camp growth at Rock Enon.

Winchester Frederick Clarke Counties Boy Scout Headquarters Handley High School Phillip Hunter Shenandoah Berryville Rock Enon Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Cork Street Cameron Piccadilly Loudoun Gerrard Handrey High School Hunter Laurens Jones Shawnee District

Services Held For Alex Cameron in Richmond

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. in Richmond for Alex Cameron who died in a Richmond hospital. He was 74. He was married to Pearl Penn of Danville and frequented Clarke county at John S. Goldsmith's home. A member of a prominent Richmond and Orange county family, he was the son of Alexander Cameron and Mary Maxall Cameron. He began his business career with Cameron and Cameron, tobacco manufacturers.

Richmond Alex Cameron Cameron Pearl Penn Danville Clarke County John S. Goldsmith Orange County Alexander Cameron Mary Maxall Cameron Cameron and Cameron

Sunday church notices invite local worshipers

A compendium of area church announcements lists services at Home Mission Tabernacle Gravel Springs Lutheran Parish and multiple others. Readings include Sunday School times, sermons, and youth fellowships across Montague Avenue Charge Macedonia Round Hill and Stephens City churches with cordial invitations to all.

Montague Avenue Charge John Teter Macedonia E. E. Hall Round Hill Myra Payne Greenwood Audrey Baecher

Christien Church and White Post circuit services listed

The notice lists Christian Church Walnut Springs Bible School morning worship at 11 00 Holy Communion and evening service 730 plus Galilee Church of Christ events Lord's Day Nov 5 730. White Post Methodist Circuit Rev O W Lynch reports services at Rockland Mt Carmel Providence Chapel and Boyce with Sunday School 10 11 a.m. and 730 p.m. prayer meeting midweek and youth gathering times.

Galilee Church of Christ C. A White Post Methodist Circuit O. W. Lynch Rockland Boyce and Millwood White Post Mt. Carmel Providence Chapel Boyce

Inscription Allegedly Foretelling Death At Tutankhamun Tomb

A claimed warning reading Death shall come on swift wings to him that touches the tomb of Pharaoh is said to have appeared over Tutankhamun’s tomb. H L S MacDougal in his Hoaxes book asserts no such inscription existed, noting the line likely a later fabrication.

Tutankhamer H.L. S A. MacDougal

Religion in Education Under Newman Campbell Lesson

The article discusses the International Uniform Lesson for Oct. 22 focusing on Deuteronomy Proverbs Matthew Luke II Timothy and John 8 32. It cites Moses teaching Israel and phylacteries mezuzah and home religion teaching as vital for children. Jesus teachings on prayer correction of faults and the Golden Rule are highlighted with emphasis on moral education and righteous living.

Newman Campbell

ODT to Close Winchester Field Office

Friends of Lloyd Fearnow of the Hagerstown ODT office learn he will make his last Winchester visit Saturday October 21. ODT work moves to the George Washington Hotel OPA Roanoke regional office and Richmond, with local boards handling applications under a revised program.

Lloyd Fearnow Hagerstown ODT Winchester Chamber of Commerce DDT Hagertown Fearnow Andrew Bell Bell OPA George Washington Hotel Roanoke Richmond Washington, D. C Green OPT Philadelphia Office of Price Administration

Vernie Rinker Laid To Rest At Reliance Funeral

Funeral services for Vernie Burke Rinker will be held Saturday at 2 pm from his Reliance home. He died Wednesday at Front Royal Community Hospital after a year of illness. Survived by his mother Mrs Sam Rinker and sisters and brothers including Mrs Mary Boyer and Alonzo Rinker. Burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery Front Royal.

Reliance Vernie Burke Rinker Front Royal Community Hospital Rinker Samuel R Emma Burke Rinker United Brethren Church Sam Rinker Mary Boyer Middletown Beulah Flemings Harrisonburg Carolyn Callahan Washington Grace Headley Alonzo Rinker Aliquippa Harry Rinker Floyd Rinker L. P. Tedrick Prospect Hill Cemetery Front Royal

New C4 Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law Summary

The new law requires immediate reporting of motor vehicle accidents to police and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles within 24 hours if injury death or $25 plus property damage occurs. Within 30 to 90 days after a report the commissioner can suspend licenses and vehicle registrations unless security and proof of financial responsibility are shown. If insured or bonded, prior requirements may be met, else the responsible party must post sufficient security and provide ongoing proof of financial responsibility. Circumstances allow relief from security in some cases with release or judgment confession, but proof of future financial responsibility is mandatory to keep driving privileges.

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles

Mrs Adams Dies in Martinsburg Maryland Woman Passes After Seven Months Ill

Mrs Josephine Adams a Frederick county native died at City Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia at 545 pm after a seven month illness She was born September 14 1882 to Charles and Margaret Hardy She married Wilson Adams a Gerrardstown area farmer and is survived by three children Mrs A C Nadenboush Lawrence Adams and Howard Adams A sister Mrs Rosie Ruble and three sisters Mrs Inez Dove Mrs Edward Vaught and Mrs Dorothy Shantz funeral from Mt Pleasant United Brethren Church with burial beside the church cemetery Brown Funeral Home to conduct the services on Sunday afternoon time pending

Josephine Adams Frederick County Martinsburg W. Va Adams Charles Margaret Hardy Wilson Adams Gerrardstown West Virginia A. C. Nadenboush Hedgesville Lawrence Adams

Schedule Eye Clinic In Clarke County Lions Sponsor

The Berry ville eye clinic sponsored by the Clarke County Lions Club will be at the County Nurses office on November 2. Parents should sign and return permission slips quickly to allow preliminary details to be collected.

Berryville The Clarke County Lions Club

Three most common English words found in survey

A survey identified the three most frequent English words as the, you, and for.

Virginia State Guard Publishes Its Own Newsheet

The Virginia State Guard launches The Virginia Guardsman a nine page Richmond printed paper featuring photos of state company activities. The September issue urges men to join the VSG to defend against invasion or civil disturbance, highlighting training discipline leadership and promotions. Local notes list Company 114 Berryville and Company 115 Winchester with Capt W A Baker seeking replacements. interested men should report at the Armory or see Capt Baker at City Hall.

Virginia State Guard Richmond Virginia Guardsman VSG WSG Berryville Winchester W. A. Baker Capt. Baker

Local Notables Attend, Wed at Strasburg Parsonage

A small community wedding took place October 9 at the Lutheran parsonage in Strasburg. Miss Lavonne Gochenour and Mr. William Arthurle Jr. exchanged vows before a candlelit altar. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Naomi Gochenour Estep and the late Mr. Gochenour, is a Strasburg High School 1942 graduate. The groom, a local farmer, plans to reside here after a brief honeymoon.

Norval Gore Winchester Harvey Wilson Middletown Clay Hockman Veda Hockman Clifton Shutters Washington, D. C W. A. Pangle Strasburg Lavon

Miss Mary Hyde Appointed Red Cross Recreation Worker

Miss Mary Vir ginia Hyde of 303 Greenwall Ave is named a Red Cross Recreation Worker at Ashford General Hospital White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Eastern Area Director Howard A Wilson announces her appointment after completing orientation at American University Washington DC. She previously taught in Wilmington Delaware and is a native of Frederick County Maryland.

Mary Virginia Hyde Greenwall Ave American Red Cross Ashford General Hospital White Sulphur Springs W. Va Howard A. Wilson Military Naval Welfare Service Hyde Red Cross American University Washington, D. C Miss Hyde Board of Education of Wilmington Del Frederick County Madison College Harrisonburg

To Support Full Party Ticket

Staunton Virginia October 20 Representative A Willis Robert son reelection candidate states in a letter to Staunton Democrats that he will support the full party ticket this fall. He says local Republicans know him as a loyal party man and that he has never gone back on his promise.

Staunton A. Willis Robertson Virginia

Clarke County Rivals Clash In Home And Home Set

Berryville Bobcats idle last week as Boyce edging Strasburg 19 18 in a comeback win. Clarke County rivals Ryvil and Boyce meet in six game series with a makeup date set for November 3 due to wet grounds. Stonewall hosts Hedgesville while Handley and Harrisonburg resume after years apart with Blue Streaks favored. Martinsburg travels to Charles Town after a 6 2 loss to Fort Hill.

Clarke County Ryvil Boyce Berryville Bobcats Strasburg Longerbeam Stonewall Hedgesville Clearbrook Handley Harrisonburg Martinsburg Fort Hill Cumberland Charles Town Panthers

Origin of Place du Carrousel name in Paris

The Place du Carrousel in Paris takes its name from a lavish 1662 entertainment hosted by Louis XIV. The event occurred in a square between the Louvre and the Tuileries, and the term carrousel derives from carosello, a ball made of clay used by Spanish and Italian horsemen.

Place du Carrousel Aris Louis XIV aPris Louvre Tuileries

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Boy Scouts Food Center N. Loudoun St H. B. Rittenhouse WINC Dial “Rays of Sunshine Sues Miller’s Drug Store Home Mission Tabernac ¢ LE Nain George Helsley Gravel Springs RE. B. Smith St. James St. John Bethel Church OF the Brethren Salem L. R. Dettra Cephas Fahnestock W. L. Riggleman Jubilee Front Royal Pike Salerm Stephens City Methodist Walter Smith Fairview Kernstown Refuge Brucetown F. T. Fulcher Carper’s Valley—Church Burnt Factory United Brethren IN Christ L. P. Tederick Greenway Friendship Reliabee Christian Endeavor Jean Derflinger Christian Ee Stein Middletown Methodist Church R. B. Moore Grace—Church Epworth Israel Moses Jesus God Paul Timothy King Features Syndicate, Inc Vernie Rinker Aby Pathe ED Molden Schedule Eye Clinic Clarke Lebanon Cammer Tire Coo Handley School U. S. No Maine Florida Doz I. Aor George Washington Garage Mary Hyde Ashford Hospital Good Will Ambulance MT. Pammany Farm Williamsport Pike Kerney’s Public Square S. Loudoun St Bedford Milling Company Bedford J. H. Clayton Clearbrook Flour Mills Yellow Springs Long’s Feed Store A. B. Cummins Shank Cordwood & the Bedford Boys WFMD
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