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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
4
The mayor proclaims Friday September 12 from 2 to 6 pm a city holiday urging merchants and factories to close and workers to join the National Defense Test Parade while every home and business raises the American flag during those hours.
Mrs. Ralph Gilkey of Memphis and Mrs. H R Dinges of Front Royal visited at Wayside Inn and with the Tre narys. Virginia Henkel visits New York City friends. Sloat Haddox families attended the Southern Methodist Church district conference in Martinsburg. W T Bigbie, Lynchburg lumberman, in town on business. C W Godwin of Richmond stays at Commercial Hotel. John L Wissler of Mount Jackson in Winchester. at Commercial Hotel. James Dunn of Petersburg called at James B Russell’s home. on a pleasure trip collecting antiques. W B Dellinger of National Fruit Products visits Winchester plant. staying at George Washington Hotel. Leigh Fritts of West Shore Railroad visiting the Rosenberger household.
Sunday schedule includes 9 45 a m Sunday school 11 a m children's sermon on Watch. Evening service at 8 p m subject The Crooked Woman and the Straightening Christ. Christian Endeavor Society meets 7 15 p m led by Nelson F Richards on How Can We Serve Our Sunday School. Everyone welcome.
Rev. Dr. J H H Wighton preaches and conducts quarterly conference at 2 30 p m at Old Bethel Methodist Church on Saturday. Sunday at 11 a m he preaches and leads communion services. Miss Eva B Steele conference assistant superintendent of Sunday schools speaks Saturday at 18 p m Gainesboro Church. Redland Wesley Chapel Old Bethel workers urged to attend.
Dr W P McGuire, long ill and operated on by Dr Hugh Young at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, is reported to be much improved and making satisfactory progress. The Brady Institute release notes the patient is advanced in age and had caused anxiety among friends locally.
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