War Savings and Liberty Loan Drive Coordinated
West Virginia officials expand a joint drive from Thanksgiving to Christmas to meet a $25,403 quota for War Savings Stamps. Governor Seay of the Richmond Federal Reserve orders banks and Liberty Loan chairs to cooperate, urging aggressive sales and redemption of unredeemed pledges while boosting War Savings Stamp purchases statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Liberty Loan Committees
War Savings Committees
Treasury Department
National War Savings Committee
Federal Reserve Bank
George J. Seay
Te Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
Lberty Lan
State of War Savings Director
America
Liberty Loan
War Savings
Cleniia
War Savings Stamp Organization
War Savings Organizations
Liberty
West View Xvnia
Sinvine
Victory War Savings Drive urged for West Virginia
West Virginia leaders urge a November December push to buy 10 million dollars in War Savings Stamps. State Director Archer calls on every citizen to own a stamp and aims for 1.5 million War Savers statewide. A Christmas drive will mobilize county committees and War Savings Societies to back the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Robt. L. Archer
War Savings Committee
Federal Congress
Germany
National War Savings Committee
France
America
West
War Savings Society
Eich
Richmond
BS. Robt
Archer
Girls Run Maryland Farm Inheritance In Indian Springs District
Miss Lethia Hull aged 17 and Miss Mina Hull aged 13 ran the 200 acre Hull farm in Indian Springs district Washington county Maryland during spring and summer after their father Samuel J T Hull fell ill. They plowed with two horse teams and harvested the wheat crop using a binder with four horses, hauled crops to the barn, plowed harrowed seeded 29 acres in wheat and harrowed 16 acres of corn ground sowed in wheat. The girls also cut wood with a crosscut saw and earned S150 from the Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethia Hull
Mina Hull
Samuel J. T. Hull
Indian Springs
Washington County
Mr. Hull
Miss Mary Custis Lee Dies After Brief Illness
Miss Mary Custis Lee daughter of General Robert E Lee died at Virginia Hot Springs after a brief illness. She had spent much time in Washington and Richmond and was honorary president of the Lee chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy. The Bluemont flour mill owned by Earl Iden was destroyed by fire last Thursday night along with thousands of bushels of wheat and corn. origin unknown. The fire marks the third mill on the site to burn in recent years and the loss was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Custis Lee
Robert E. Lee
Virginia Hot Springs
Miss Lee
Washington
Richmond
Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Capt
Bluemont
Earl Iden
Food Administration urges nationwide food conservation drive
A week long observance December 1 to 7 is launched to curb consumption and aid Europe’s starving population. West Virginia hosts a state meeting of County Food Administrators and Women representatives led by State Administrator BE. W. Opiebay, with J. W. Ostebay and G. Barolt Powell outlining global food shortages and wartime goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Food Administration
Europe
West Virginia
Tte Food Administration
BE. W. Opiebay
Geveraj Siunties
J. Wi Ostebay
G. Barolt Powell
Hoover
Public Eating Place Rules Issued by Food Administration
United States Food Administration issues a set of General Orders effective December 1 1918 restricting bread portions salt sugar usage butter and cheese limits and forbidding burned food or waste disposal for public eating places. The rules limit bread to two ounces and other breads to four measures, restrict table bread after the first course, cap meat portions and ban excess butter and cheese, require proper handling of fats and waste, and prohibit serving outdated or unsafe dairy products or spoiled cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peltic
Gujarat
Hatdree
United States Food Administration
Real Estate Transfers From Various Buyers and Trustees
Real estate transfers list includes Marshal Burns to Fairview Cemetery trustees for 77 acres adjoining the cemetery for 500 dollars. Heirs of James W League receive a house and lot in Middleway via William C Bates for 1000 dollars. Louise W Brackett, executrix of N C Brackett, transfers a Shenandoah street lot in Harpers Ferry to Storer College trustees with no stated consideration. G Cockrell sells Craven Trussell mill property at Halltown to ML Cockrell for 1600 dollars. Sam Galloway sells to James E Hughes a house and lot on Berryville pike in Charles Town for 600 dollars. Robert A Fontaine and wife transfer 50 acres on the east side of the pia to Nzp aie B Kearfott amid Beamer and M S Miljer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Burns
Fairview Cemetery
James W. League
Middleway
William C. Bates
Louise W. Brackett
N C. Brackett
Shenandoah Street
Harpers Ferry
Storer College
G. Cockrell
ML. Cockrell
Craven Trussell
Halltown
Sam Galloway
James E Hughes
Berryville Pike
Charles Town
Robert A. Fontaine
Nzpaie B. Kearfott
Pia
Aaiectag Ae Lente
Amaris Beamer
M.S. Miljer
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Svena
Fascena Company
York
F. P
Good Shepherdstown, W. Va
Polack’s Jewelry Store
W. Washington Street
Hagerstown
Gue
Jefferson
Charles Town, W. Va
J. Y.blackford
Shenandoah Junction
W. Va
Cumberland
Alpha Episte
W. H. Knode
Rumsey
Shepherdstown
M. 8. Baker
E. H. Reinhart
AS. Dandridge & Co
Oliver
New York
Tiger
Granger
Deering
S. Dandridge & CO
Diehl & Bro
Old Reliable
Anere
Ee Food News
Federa Food Administration
W. Oglebay
Batcation
Sur
Fletcher
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hilensburg
Wash
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
O- Sstt
Ellensburg
Lyda Pikham
Lydia EB
Pinkham DM
Lynn
Masa
Jefferson County Telephone Co
H.C Getzemanner
W VA
Minnesota
W. N. Lemon & Son
Miss Loud
Mann’s
H. C. Marten
W. Way
N. C
Japar
USC. International
Frank Miller
H. C Marten
Privtare Farm
the Times
Norfolk &WesternRy
Bustol
Lroiler Parlor
Corto Bustol
Pullman
Winefield
WV Va
Winston-Salem N. C
Roanoke
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
M. R. Moler
MO. H. Schoppe
Welshans
W. Wit
Trevsindey
B. S. Pendleton
Avent
Crossett
Lew A. Chowerr, Inc
Molerr
Neeth Abington, Mam
Crossett Shoe “Makes Lifes
Walle Bary
S. J. Hodges
Aladdin Secuity Oil
Standard Oil Company
New Jeney
Baltimore, Md
Chingon
C. Kickentad
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