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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1938
Page
3
James Bragg 21 of Charles Town West Virginia faced reckless driving charges and was fined $14 in costs by Judge Donald Weems in Police Court yesterday.
For sale a farm three miles south of Stephens City offered as a bargain. Price listed at 3500 dollars.
Attendance and activities at United Brethren Church North Braddock Street and nearby congregations outline services classes and elections. Rev Millard J Miller hosts morning worship on Gods Mountains and evening sermon The Dignity of Labor with officers to be elected and boards meeting. Other churches report sermons and midweek activities plus evangelist Mabel Willetts at Winchester tabernacle.
No. 19 N. Washington St. hosts a full church schedule with worship at 11 a m on Sunday featuring the sermon The Touch of the Master. Evening vespers at 8 p m present The Set of the Sail with a song service and sermon.
Sunday School at 945 p m with Mr Sam D Preston as superintendent and Mr E G Ayers as assistant. Morning worship at eleven. Young people's meeting at six thirty in the evening.
REV HERMAN McKay pastor conducts worship at 11 a m with Sacrament the Lord's Supper. Labor Day meditation and evening devotions at 7 p m with theme The Need to Work. Woman's Missionary Society meets Tuesday 8 p m at the parsonage. annual reports and officers elected. No mid week meeting Wednesday. devotional meetings resume September 14. Choir rehears Thursday night. Members urged to attend. My House Shall Be Called House of Prayer For A People.
The Church of Christ at 20 West Cork Street led by Rev. Charles H. Punk holds Sunday School at 9:45 with H H Jennings as Superintendent and Claude Grove as assistant. Morning worship at 11 with sermon by the pastor. Christian Endeavor at 7 p m and evening service at 8 with another sermon by the pastor. Valley District Convention meets at the Winchester Church of Christ on Tue Wed Thu. all church members welcome.
Braddock Street M E Church South Braddock St. announces Sunday services led by Rev T M Swann pastor at 9 45 a m Church School 11 a m communion 6 45 p m Young People in charge by John H Rosenberger 7 30 p m sermon Woman's Power by pastor Prayer service Wednesday 7 30 p m in charge of pastor.
Pastor Rev Harry Balthis leads the Miller School Mission and M E Church South at Whitlock Avenue. Sunday School at 10 a m with George Haines as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a m including children’s communion. Meditation asks Is It I. Children’s game and story hour Tuesday 2 30 p m. Prayer service Wednesday 7 30 p m. Come thou with us and we will do thee good.
Pentecostal mission led by Rev J S Shade at 113 South Cameron Street holds Sunday School at 9.30 a m with worship at 2.30 p m and 7.30 p m. Services continue nightly at 7.30 o'clock at the tabernacle in the Davis woods six miles from Winchester on Gainesboro turn pike. Rev C W Crawford of Ohio speaks. larger crowds attend. You are cordially invited.
Grace Lutheran Church on West Boscawen Street lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m Morning Worship at 9 45 a m Luther League at 1 o clock Vespers at 8 p m All who desire are invited to worship with us.
The Congregational Christian Church at the corner of South Braddock and West Clifford Streets lists Rev Robert A Whitten as pastor. Sunday School at 9 45 a.m. led by John A Spaid, superintendent, with Divine worship at 11 a.m.
The church lists services and activities: Jev Herman J. Womeldorf pastor leads 3 p m worship with 8 p m prayer service on Thursday. Evening worship and a 7 15 p m Young People and Pioneer Group meet, encouraging community participation.
Christ Episcopal Church at Boscawen announces early morning Holy Communion at 8 o clock and a 11 o clock service with sermon on Christ and Modern Problems led by Rector Rev Robert B Nelson. The weekly prayer asks for mercy and guidance through Jesus Christ.
Cedar Cliff Group Presbyterian led by Julian T. Owen offers morning worship at 9 30 a m with sermon and an elder election if possible. Cedar Creek hosts 10 a m church school and 7 45 p m evening service. Mount Hope and Nineveh details follow with their respective church school and service times.
Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church corner Market and Cork Streets offers church school at 9.45 a.m. with Court ney Taylor as superintendent and morning worship at 11 a.m. featuring a sermon titled Why Not Try God. Rev. S. L. Flickinger, D. D. presiding. Everyone welcome.
The text argues that early settlers and later workers built capital by frugality to fund mills and factories and provide jobs. It claims the Golden Rule can resolve industrial troubles if applied to life’s problems.
The Rev. Alvin E. Bell and Alfred J. Buescher present a Sunday School lesson on spiritual revival. The piece outlines themes of renewal, faith, and moral guidance for readers of the illustrated weekly devotional.
Rev Wm McPhail will preach at 11 a m and Rev R E Laws of Shiloh Baptist Church will deliver a sermon at 3 p m at St Stephens Colored Church Haddox Street. Evening service at 8 p m includes communion and prayer meeting. Public invited.
John Mann M. E. Church Colored East Cork St Rev. J. W. Laingford pastor 313 South Kent Street. Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Labor Day Message Evening worship 8 p.m. Holy Communion church carnival Wednesday through Friday night All are cordially invited to these services Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise.
Mount Carmel F B Church on South Braddock Street with Rev J S Spriggs as pastor offers Sunday School at 10 30 a m with John Morris and Ellsworth Turner as superintendents. Preaching at 11 30 a m and 8 30 p m communion at evening service prayer and praise Wednesday night all welcome.
By virtue of a deed of trust dated February 27, 1930 and recorded in Frederick County, the undersigned will offer at public auction in front of the Winchester courthouse at noon on Saturday October 1 1938. The 25 1/8 acre tract lies about one mile east of Gore on the south side of the Northwestern Grade and was conveyed to Lawrence Snapp by Leslie E Ramey and wife. One third cash with the balance in two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust. M M Lynch, Trustee. Duvall and Dunn, Auctioneers.
Joe Dimaggio silences critics as he powers the Yankees to a 6-4 win over the Red Sox. He helps push New York into a 14 game AL lead with a .350 batting clip and 27th homer, while Ruffing becomes the era's first 20 win pitcher. The day also features Pirates edging Cardinals 11-10 and Simmons leading Philadelphia in a 4-2 win over the Athletics.
Buck O Neill recalls Winchester stars Cantwell and Cy MacDonald from 1893 to 1906. Cantwell praised pitchers Waddell Ames and Johnson and discussed Ruth Greenberg and other era greats. The piece highlights Georgetown connections, semi pro leagues, and quirky manager John McCloskey anecdotes.
A 60 year old woman fatally shot herself in bed in St Louis. A note beside her stated that some acquaintances had pestered her to death. No other persons were described as involved.
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