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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1939

Page

5

Church Services and Schedules Across Local Congregations

Sunday offerings and services listed for multiple churches. First Baptist led by Rev. Dr. E. T. Clark with Sunday School at 9.45 and morning worship at 11. Market Street Methodist with sermon topics and choir, and Church of Christ led by Charles Hume Funk with 9.45 Sunday School and 11 morning service.

Church OF Christ W. Cork Strees Charles Hume Funk Christian Endeavor Lynchburg College

Centenary church services and Pentecostal mission schedule

Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church led by Rev. L Flickinger offers Sunday School at 9 45 a m and Holy Communion at 11 a m followed by Young People's Vespers at 7 p m. Pentecostal Mission with Pastor J L Shade holds Sunday School at 9 30 a m morning worship at 11 a m and evening services 6 30 p m 7 30 p m plus a prayer meeting at 3 30 p m.

Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church L. Flickinger D. D George Ritter Pentecostal Mission J. L. Shade Young Pesgyee

Church Schedule for Rally Day Services and Classes

Sunday program lists 9:30 a m Sunday school directed by Oscar Brown followed by 9:45 a m Men’s Bible Class. Rally Day includes 11 a m Holy Communion service and 11 a m Children of the Church. Evening activities feature 6:30 p m Luther League and 7:30 p m Vesper Service with Holy Communion.

Oscar Brown Children of the Church Luther League

Congregational Christian Church Service Notice

Reverend Robert A. Whitten ministering at Congregational Christian Church. Sunday School at 9 45 a m with John A Spaid as superintendent. Divine worship at 11 a m with the sermon The Church At Work. Special music featured. Prayer service at 8 p m Wednesday.

Congregational Christian Church Robert A. Whitten John A. Spaid

Lutheran Church of Our Saviour News and Schedules

Pastor Rev. C Worthington Love leads services with Holy Union at 11 and evening communion at 8. Rally Day next Sunday features Sunday School at 9 30 with the class running the morning worship. Everready Class presents hand made cruets to be blessed during the 11 o clock service. Regular Church Council meets Monday at 8 p m. Senior Lather League at 6 30 at J C Horn home.

Lutheran Church OF Our ‘Saviour Rev. C. Worthington Love J. C. Horn Church Council Everready

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Service Schedule

Sunday activities include 11 a m Sunday School and Bible Classes led by Mr J H Moling Jr Superintendent Worship at 6 30 p m Young People meet 7 30 p m Evening Worship at 7 30 p m Prayer service Wednesday evening.

Loudoun Street Presbyterian A. m J. H. Moling

Highland Avenue Chapel Service Schedule

The Highland Avenue chapel announces Sunday School at 3 p m with Pastor Wo mensdorf leading Bible study. Evening worship at 7 30 p m followed by Young People at 6 45 p m and Thursday prayer service at 7 30 p m.

Highland Avenue Chapel Womeldorf Bible Eine

Unreality as Lesson Sermon Theme in Christ Science

The October 1 Lesson Sermon centers on unreality with Golden Text on riches and poverty. Biblical citations include First Samuel and Proverbs, highlighting humility and knowledge before God. The Science and Health quotation stresses surrender of physical sense to immortal truth.

Churches Societies of Christ Scientist Mary Baker Eddy

Notices for church column published by 4 pm

Notices warn church columns to be received by 4 o clock the day before publication. First Brethren Church Norman Uphouse pastor. Rev Rohart fills pulpit Sunday services 9 30 am and 8 pm. Braddock Street Methodist Swann pastor. School 9 45 am Walter Shade superintendent. Holy Communion 11 am. Young Peoples Service 6 45 pm Leslie Carper leads. Study God s Purpose for the World. Sermon 7 30 pm Abiding versus the Transient. Prayer 7 30 pm Wednesday.

First Brethren Church Berryville Ave Norman H. Uphouse F. J. Rohart Braddock Street Methodist Church T. M. Swann Walter M. Shade Leslie Carper Young Peoples

Christ Episcopal Church Holy Communion Service

Holy Communion to be observed at 8:00 a m and 11:00 a m with Rev R B Nelson pastor. Address by Mr Garland Roles on Religion and Action. Prayer for the week asks for grace to lead to good works through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Christ Episcopal Church R. B. Nelson Garland Jesus Christ

Montague Avenue Methodist Church Service Notes

Reverend Harry Balthis conducts church services at Montague Avenue Methodist Church with a church school at 10 a.m. led by George Haines. Morning worship at 11 a.m. includes Holy Communion and a sermon The miracle of worship. Evening service at 7 30 p.m. features a sermon A hero of long ago. Wednesday prayer service at 7 30 p.m.

Montague Avenue Methodist Church Harry Balthis George Haines

St Paul A M E Church Services and Reminders

Sunday School 10 a.m. preaching at 11 15 a.m. Young People's meeting 6 45 p.m. preaching 8 15 p.m. Holy Communion served Urging all members to be present.

ST. Paul A. M. E R. J. Butt Young Peoples Meeting

Flannagan Urges Unity Among West Virginia Young Democrats

Rep John W Flannagan of Virginia urges Young Democrats in Bluefield West Virginia to put peace and neutrality above factional divides at their two day convention The session hints at Thornhill Beckley Raleigh prosecutor as Beacom successor for the post of president amid factional rifts between federal and state groups.

Bluefield W. Va West Virginia John W. Flannagan Ninth Virginia

New York Sets Out A Christmas Tree At St Patrick’s Cathedral

A 40 foot maple tree was placed on the south terrace of St Patrick's Cathedral in New York drawing hundreds of spectators and police presence. The tree, the first of 11 donated by Major Edward Bowes, arrived at midnight and was rolled up steps with the major witnessing the maneuver.

New York Fifth Avenue St. Patrick’s Cathedral Edward Bowes Rockefeller Center

Simple Funeral Rites For Samuel R. Atwell

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. at Jones chapel on South Loudoun street for Samuel R. Atwell who died Thursday in a Richmond hospital after a long illness due to a past stroke. Rev. W. O. Talbert officiated with hymns Abide With Me and O Love That Will Not Let Me Go. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were Harry R. Kern Sr. C. Fred Barr Allen B. Gray John I. Sloat W. A. Baker and Lawrence C. Hollis. He was 68 and survived by seven daughters and three sons.

Samuel R. Atwell Richmond Jones Chapel South Loudoun Street W. O. Talbert Brucetown Methodist Church Mount Hebron Cemetery Harry R. Kern C. Fred Barr Allen B. Gray John I. Sloat W. A. Baker Lawrence C. Hollis Atwell Winchester

Diamond Hidden in White Eagle’s Tooth Sealed by Dentist

Chief White Eagle of the Cherokee, age 31, insists a 2 carat diamond once given by the late Will Rogers is safe after repeated theft attempts. A dentist concealed the gem in an upper tooth to guard it.

Trenton White Eagle Will Rogers

Milk sales regulated in Front Royal area

Richmond September 30 The State Milk Commission announced that regulations governing milk sales would take effect in the Front Royal market area on Sunday following a September 13 public hearing at producers and distributors' request Distributors must pay producers 2 79 per hundredweight for class one four per cent milk and 1 98 per hundredweight for class two milk Retail prices set for regular milk 3 25 to 4 25 butterfat 12 cents a quart 7 cents a pint 5 cents a half pint high test milk 14 cents a quart 8 cents a pint 6 cents a half pint Light cream 50 cents a quart 25 cents a pint 15 cents a half pint Heavy cream 80 cents a quart 40 cents a pint 25 cents a half pint

Richmond State Milk Commission Front Royal Proucers

North Atlantic Air Mail Route Halts Schedule

The Imperial Airways weekly North Atlantic air mail service is cancelled until next spring due to climatic conditions. Local postmaster W Nelson Page announced the halt is not war related. Pan American Airways will continue to fly mail weekly by the southern route.

North Atlantic Imperial Airways W. Nelson Page Mr. Page Pan American Airways

He’ll Stick To Lucky Number For License Flight

John H. Preissner, a 24 year old flyer from Richmond, survived a crash that killed a companion 14 months earlier while holding Virginia pilot license No. 13 issued July 13, 1938. He plans a license renewal test flight on Friday October 13.

Richmond John H. Preissner Virginia Preissner

Paxton Sarben district votes to field six man football

Paxton and Sarben rural school district voters approve a six man football team despite the board’s opposition. The Board of Education had rejected the plan twice but now must arrange a football schedule with opponents.

Paxton, Neb Paxton-Sarben Board of Education

Forest Rangers Discuss Law Enforcement Plans

At a monthly U S Forest Rangers and State Wardens meeting the group studied law enforcement within the National Forest Cooperative Wildlife Management Program. Topics included extending the force and a game law violation prevention program, plus comparing full-time versus part-time wardens and the idea of a reserve of part-time wildlife workers for patrols and wildlife work. Forest Supervisor M C Howard noted limited stamp funds and the low funding level of about one-half of a cent per acre for the program.

National Forest Cooperative Wildlife Management U. S. Forest Rangers M. C. Howard Mr. Howard National Forest Stamp Fund

Approval Given To Sealed Beam Lighting

The Division of Motor Vehicles approves sealed beam lighting systems. Colonel M S Battle urges motorists to use dim light law and switch to traffic beam when meeting oncoming vehicles at night. The director notes sealed beams are fifty percent stronger but do not eliminate glare on country beams.

Division of Motor Vehicles M. 8S. Battle D. M. Baldwin Battle

British Ships Convoyed From Norfolk To Atlantic Crossing

Norfolk report states British merchant ships are being convoyed along the U S coast to an assembling point off the Canadian coast. Nine ships loaded with American goods formed a single convoy early this week while four British cruisers patrol the coast from Galveston to Canada.

Norfolk Atlantic America Galveston Canada Hampton Roads United Kingdom

New Hours For A B C Employes

Richmond reports the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board introduces a Jan. 1 schedule giving ABC workers the same holidays as state workers. The plan adds Thanksgiving Christmas New Year Memorial Day Fourth of July exceptions at some stores plus Lee’s Washington’s Jefferson and Jefferson Davis’ birthdays Columbus Day and Armistice Day duration six more vacation days.

Richmond Alcoholic Beverage Control Board ABC Lee's

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United Brethren Church L. G. Bridgers W. P. Anderson Holy Communion C. E Young Peoples Choir First Baptist Church E. T. Clark Market ST Gevaert Express Jesus Alfred J. Busscher Herod Bethlehem Joseph Egypt Hall Emmanuel God Matthew Bell Clothes Ces” Walk With Sait Rep Flannagan Young Democrats Little Mr. Atwell Cameron & Piccadilly Streets Goodrich Silvertown Stores Hitler Central Press Radiophoto Adolf Hitler Wilhelmshaven Berlin North Atlantic Air Mail Forest Rangers John 8 Solenberger & CO Loudoun St A. C. Slonaker & Son Dellinger Bros Willys Gulf Gas E. Piccadilly St Goodyear Tires Buncutter Tire Company S. Braddock St General Electric Evening Star United Stewardship Council
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