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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1926
Page
5
A mysterious entrant known as Miss Mona MacRon appeared at Cape Gris Nez at 5:10 AM claiming to aim for a new English Channel time. Suspicions arose about her true identity with rumors she is a London physician trained along the coast for the feat.
A bomb exploded on the front porch of Morris ler, a prominent Chicago politician and sanitary district trustee. No injuries. house shaken, windows shattered, family members hurled from bed. Authorities attribute the bombing to political enmity. Dorothy Clark returns home from a northern trip with her aunt Mrs. Clayton Shool ey. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Wiles visit during their town shopping.
AVRCA BULLETMIA FIRST BRETHREN BERRYVILLE PIKE Pastor Emmerson Robart invites the public to Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 preaching 7 30 and prayer meeting 8 Wednesday. Return of pastor after Bible conference and Winona Lake Indiana trip. Communion at 11 followed by sermon Pauls Love For His Converts. Christian Endeavor 7 15 Christiandeals and How to Reach Them leader Mrs Blanche Ford. Evening service 8 Latter End of the Wicked. Mid week prayer 8 led by O C Miller Heroes of the Faith Barton W Stone. Visitors welcome.
The United Brethren church on North Braddock Street announces Rev. George W. Stover as pastor. Worship includes sermons at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with Sunday school at 9:45 and various youth and prayer groups. Beginning September 12 service hours adjust to 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with other activities scheduled.
Rev B T Clark announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m at First Baptist Church East Cork Street The Martinsburg Baptist Bible Class will visit about 65 men in the morning and B Y P U meets at 7 p m with the theme Living Right led by Miss Genevieve Herrell
The Christ Episcopal Church announces 8 a.m. holy communion 9 45 a.m. Sunday school and children service 11 a.m. holy communion and sermon Christ's Greatest Gift 8 p.m. evening prayer and sermon Christ and the Ten Lepers Stephens City service at 9 a.m.
Sabbath school at 845.4 m supervised by Nelson Richards. Morning services at 11 a m with Thomas W Matthews speaking on The Story of the Cross. All members urged to attend. Visitors invited. Christian Endeavor at 7 15. A bright service for young and old.
The Church of Christ at 20 West Cork Street announces services next Lord's Day. Bible school starts at 9 45 a m with L L Hockman as superintendent. Class No 9 reports attendance banner.
In the pastor's absence the Rev. Mr. Hupman of Middletown will preach at the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Stephens City Sunday evening at 7 30 o clock. Sunday school meets at 9 45 a m and Epworth League at 7 p m. The pastor is recovering in Winchester Memorial Hospital from an operation.
Centenary Reformed Church announces minister Casselman returns from vacation and will lead a.m. and p.m. services. A children story sermon will be at the morning service. The church school meets at 9 45 a.m. A Shenandoah Valley missionary institute begins this evening at Massanutten Academy with Centenary’s pastor as chair.
Religious listings show Sunday schools at Mount Olive at 10 a.m. and Mount Pleasant 10 a.m. In Mount Olive public worship follows at 11 a.m. Song service at 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Valley holds Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. Midweek prayer meetings occur Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Mount Olive and Mount Pleasant. Red Bud hosts a pastor sermon at 8 p.m. Mount Pleasant W Va lists a 10 a.m. Sunday school and 7 p.m. Christian Endeavor with a Wednesday 7:30 p.m. prayer meeting.
The notice lists Rev. Joseph Duckwall as pastor and invites worship at Nineveh and Highland Avenue churches. Sunday school at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. preaching service at Highland Avenue Chapel. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p.m.
The Salvation Army lists outdoor services in front of the Court House Saturday at 7 30 p m and meetings at the Jail Sunday at 11 a m. Sunday schools are at 2 30 p m with Bible classes for all ages while evangelistic services run at 8 p m at the Court House. Regular services occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A Sunday school operates at Union Chapel at 3 30 p m with midweek services at 7 45 p m on Wednesday. Strangers and those without a church home are invited.
Market Street Methodist Episcopal invites worshippers to 11am Communion and 7:30pm Labor Day sermon. Church school at 9:45am. Junior congregation story sermon. Homecoming Sunday September 12 with Dr J St Clair Neal. Cars arranged for elderly attendees. large crowd expected. All welcome.
An Ohio listener in Alliance tuned a Handley High School Band broadcast from New York City and mistook it for Winchester. The postal card was sent to a large station in Winchester, Virginia, but officials redirected it to the local Chamber of Commerce. The writer praised the band and asked for call letters power hours and nights. The note also contrasted jazz with other music.
The Sacramento, a U S gunboat, was struck by bullets during indiscriminate firing by Canton strike pickets targeting passenger and freight vessels operating to and from Hongkong.
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