Owens Drug Store Ad Offers Timely Goods In Shepherdstown
Local notes describe Owens Drug Store promotions on tonics and liver salts, lists of school supplies, farm and tobacco ads, and a public sale notice for Mr. Lamon’s farm with cattle hogs and property. Also mentions a visit by Army aviators and upcoming events in Charles Town and Shepherdstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens
Ayeston
Weaben Jenkins
Uvill
Owens’ Drug Store
Howisa Gallaher
Charles
Appendiche Hospital
Bakerton
Stuck
Cool July recalled as the coolest mid summer in town
The first half of July brought record cool weather here with nights needing blankets. A Red Cross meeting on Friday at 3 in the Charles Town courthouse will discuss the West Virginia Anti Tuberculosis League with Dr Venning as speaker. Mayor Waldeck fails to secure street oil and a water supply eases summer dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Charles Town
Anti-Tuberculosis League of
West Virginia
Venning
Waldeck Haseen
Shepherdstown
George R. Bready
Earp Ferry
Mary E. Bready
Samuel G. Williamson
Richmond
Secretary Baker Visits Shepherdstown and Area Residents
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker rode from Washington with his family to Shepherdstown and spoke with relatives and friends at a home west of town. The column lists many visitors and departures including Miss Louise Shaw Anita Brack Carl Bichneyer and Mrs. Fannie Shaw among others, plus local updates on hospital recovery and summer residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton D. Baker
Shepherdstown
Washington
Charles M. Needy
M. B. Baker
John W. Link
Greeneville
S. C
Mr. Link
Martinsburg
Louise Shaw
Anita Brack
Charles Brack
Baltimore
Carl Bichneyer
Fannie Shaw
F. G .Wrenn
T. Bell
J. H. Haley
Maximilian Beard
Miss Beard
New York
New Street
Goldie Miller
Charlotte van Dorn
A. W. Pitman
Roanoke
Virginia Harrison
Shepherdstow
J. Quigley Reinhart
Philadelphia
Hateen
H. Reinhart
G. W. Walters
Chas. E. Walters
Craig Huff
Hagerstown
Aughinbaugh
West End
Notes of the Churches
Rain disrupted two of three union open air services but town hall will host events if needed. Sunday’s schedule includes 7:30 p m services at the college building or hall, Marvin Institute July 20 at 4 p m, and various preaching and Sunday school times across Bethesda Avilla Marvin Martinsburg Trinity Winchester Kearneysville and Shepherdstown with sacraments and sermons led by multiple ministers.
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Marvin
D. L. Blakemore
W. H. Best
Bethesda
Avilla
M. E. Church South
J. W. Ware
Tis Place
Episcopal Church
Martinsburg
W. P. Christman
Hansford
W. Va
Mr. Ware
Trinity Church
I. D. Worman
Virginia Synod
Winchester
Christ Reformed Church
Kearneysville
Presbyterian Church
Providence
Shepherdstown
Bastile Day Observed With Local Meeting in Shepherdstown
Shepherdstown held a Bastile Day service at the town hall led by Rev. J. D. Worman with Rev. J. H. Haley reading scripture. Rev. S. L. Flickinger of the Reformed Church gave the address, urging informed, unselfish patriotism and civic responsibility. Patriotic music by a choir conducted by Prof. J. D. Muldoon accompanied the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdstown
J. D. Worman
J. H. Haley
William Rogers
S. L. Flickinger
Reformed Church
Soldiers depart for Richmond training school from Jefferson county
Seventeen Jefferson county volunteers marched from Charles Town to the Richmond VA training school to prepare for Army service. The group, led by Glenn Gardner, includes Glenn Gardner Jr and others from Leetown Charles Town Kearneysville Bakerton Shenandoah Junction Halltown and more. Sergeant Major William Geary of the USMC born at Harpers Ferry killed in France. his mother Mrs Culdin Geary received the news while knitting a sweater. Sergeant Lee D Licklider cited for bravery at Cantigny. he has served five years and earlier fought in Mexico and France.
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Ir D. & Bushong
Jefferson County
Sharpsburg
Charles Town
Richmond
Powhatan Band
Glenn Gardner
Glenn Gill Gardner
Leetown
Edgar Earl Lancaster
Joseph Wm. McSherry
Kearneysville
John Patrick Geary
Bakerton
Dgar Strother Knott
Shepherdstown
Roy Hamill Hoffmaster
James B. Moler
John Shirley
Shenandoah Junction
John C. Fieming
William Franklin Bradley
Daniel Henry Sibert
Edgar Franklin Jacobs
Kabietown
Robert Stanley Watson
Samuel G. Heinz
Kearneysyville
Jesse McGarry
Nandoah Junction
John Leonard
Halltown
William J. Geary
United States Marine Corps
Harper's Ferry
Washington
France
Culdin E. Geary
Geary
Marine Corps
Is D. Licklider
Catherine Licklider
Martinsburg
Cantigny
Lee D. Licklider
28Th
Ifantry
Licksider
Berkeley County
Lawrence C. DeGrange
Earl J. Melvitz
Emory W. Kline
Hasty de Jones
Albert L. Hockenberry
C. H. Rhodes
Joseph L. Grove
Roy W. Bowers
John A. Taylor
Edward J. Blake
Thomas Anastos
Augustus Julius
John W. Beard
Henry L. Clapham
Boyd F. Shriver
John F. Watson
James B. Cross
Clarence A. Miller
Roy E. Keller
James B. Osbourn
Duffields
Cleon S. Osbourn
O. K
Osbourn
Bill Mitchell
Camp Meade
Bill
Clayton Myers
U. S. Navy
Wm. C. Myers
Henderson
Camp Lee
Walter B. Hodges
Llewellyarts
Charles Domer
Walter Racey
William B. Daniels
Philadelphia
Naval Service
U.S. Department of Eommerce Steamboat Inspection Service
Daniels
Wm. A. Morgan
A. C. Morgan
37Th Engineers
Fort Myer
H. H. Williams
Margaret Potts
New York
Williams
John P. Lucas
Lucas
Henry J. Blackford
Bardane
Coast Artillery Reserve Corps
Fourth Coast Artillery
Fort Monroe
Harry Kretzer
Bridgeport
Elmer Tennant
Register
Harry B. Lee
Charlottesville
Charles P. DeGrange
Assignment Made By Local Plumbers Firm
The firm of W. S. Haines & Company in Shepherdstown has made a general assignment for creditors with Geo. M. Beltzhoover named trustee. The manager W. S. Haines left town recently. Haines is said to be in Newport News at Camp Eustis. R. E. M. Reno aided in the assignment. A new plumbing demand arises as waterworks are restored.
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W. S. Haines & Company
R. E. M. Reno
Haines
Newport News
Camp Eustis
Shepherds Town
Deaths, Recitals, and Local News From Charles Town
The death notices report Leonard B. Nottingham of Atlantic City aged 57, sister Mrs. Ware, and relatives in Virginia and New York. Mrs Cornelia D. Ranson, 60, of Madison County Virginia, left a daughter and siblings. Frank Huff, 26, died at his grandmother’s after indigestion. A piano recital by Mrs. Charlotte Pendleton Goldsborough and Mrs. Frank Dobbins received high praise at Shepherd College. Mrs. Kuhl will speak for the Junior Red Cross at Shepherd College auditorium July 24.
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Leonard B. Nottingham
J. W. Ware
Atlantic City
Ware
Nottingham
Northampton County
Seana Ee
Apencer Nottingham
Hopewell
Lenore Nottingham
Sallie Nottingham
Shepherdstown
H. R. Nottingham
Eastville
R. L. Nottingham
Buffalo
N.Y
Cornelia D. Ranson
James M. Ranson
Charles Town
Madison County
Virginia
Ing
van B. Wilson
Jefferson County
William Cabell Brown
Diocese of
Mayo C. Brown
Lynchburg
Lizzie Brown
Baltimore
Frank Huff
Harrison Huff
W. L. Hedges
College
Charlotte Pendleton Goldsborough
Frank Dobbins
Shepherd College
Car Fire Spreads On Princess Street Garage Scene
Last Saturday near noon a Buick car exploded while being serviced at the Shepherdstown Garage. Andrew Lukie, his wife, and sister Mrs. Leuright were and burned. the car, top, and upholstery suffered heavy damage. Mrs. Bernie Billmyer aided them, and the travelers continued their journey after treatment.
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Princess Street
Andrew Lukie
Washington
Leuright
Shepherdstown
Lukie
Bernie Billmyer
Death of A G Alder in France While Returning Home
The parents of A G Alder of Brunswick mourn his death in France. He died instantly when his car crashed into a closed railroad gate while carrying an article between locations two miles apart. He was buried at the American Heroes Cemetery grave No. 44, with flag wrapped remains and Mowers’ flowers, under a Mason officiation. His parents hope to bring him home but fear conditions may delay.
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HS. Pitzer
Dayton
Ohio
Ial
Delco Lighting Company
Potter
Wright Brothers
Delco
Berkeley County
Government
Michigan
Burnside Bridge
Sharpsburg
Ernest Rohwer
Otho Rohrer
France
A. G. Alder
Frank Alder
Brunswick
Mason
Ora
Home Newspapers Satisfy Soldiers Far from Home
American Red Cross in London reports 25 000 men weekly receive reading material yet demand outstrips supply with home newspapers most desired over fiction and magazines. The Register reaches soldiers in France at homelike rates, while Shepherd College Recital next Tuesday features Miss Kathryn Beltzhoover at Presbyterian Church with organ and piano credentials.
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Great Britain
American Red Cross
London
American Red Cross Library Committee
Register
France
Europe
Shepherd College State Normal School
Kathryn Beltzhoover
Presbyterian Church
Ston
New Engl Conservatory Music
Lider Corporation
Hard Times For Newspapers Press Hard by Costs
The article warns printers face higher paper and stationery costs, a 43 percent postage rate increase, and cash-for-papers exchange rules. It notes many country papers have folded and predicts more closures. urges subscribers to pay promptly and support the paper to survive the coming year.
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Adis
Register
West
Wedding Bells in Jefferson County Courtship and Serviceman Bride
Multiple local weddings described including Lieutenant Henry Stepnerd of Shepherdstown marrying Elizabeth Temple Green of Charles Town with plans to reside in Washington while he awaits overseas duty in the Ordnance Department. The report notes his France-bound hopes by autumn and extends best wishes. Another ceremony in Hampshire County joins Thomas Franklin Ewers and Frances Powell with family members in attendance, and a Fredericksburg couple Weyones and F Virginia Haba wed in Summit Point church.
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Henry Stepnerd
Shepferdstown
Elizabeth Temple Green
T.C. Green
Charles Town
J. 5. Alfrent
Zinn Empeoral Church
J. W Fare
Shepherdstown
Shepherd
Washington
Ordnance Department
France
Jefferson County
Thomas Franklin Ewers
Frances Powell
Hampshire County
Earle
Bessie Ray Johnson
Arthur Z. Ewers
Lucille Ewers
Shepherd College
Richmond
Weyones
Fredericksburg
F. Virginia Haba
Summit Point
County
Southern Methodist Church
Latter Place
W.M. Campton
No Fair This Year At Morg an's Grove
The Mor gan's Grove fair directors announce the annual fair will be skipped this year due to labor shortages, wheat seeding, corn cutting, and apple growing work. They propose one big patriotic picnic and reunion on the usual fair date with national figures addressing a special program, with details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Anvietam
Maryland
Morgan's Grove
Matthew Page Andrews to Speak at Shepherd Col Summer School
Matthew Page Andrews will deliver an address titled Our Friendship for England in his hometown on Thursday July 25 at 4 o'clock. The event caps a sequence of features at the Shepherd Col Summer School acknowledging Andrews as a noted historian and committee chair guiding a creed publicity effort for a future U S Government project. The report also notes a U S Food Administration ruling on candied eggs sold to local dealers to ensure quality and reduce spoilage.
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Matthew Page Andrews
England
Viscount Bryce
Philadelphia
Drr. Andrews
Booth Tarkington
Hamtin Garland
Len Glasgow
Julian Street
United States
Shepherd Col
United States Food Administration
Food Administration
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Licktider Corporation
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Shepsven
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Sheen
Seph Tumulty
Pres‘olson
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Pope
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Piperss Street
Stagion
Cpandeah Junction
W. J. Knott
Vicur
Cig
Charles Ieiuattetic
Geo. R. Barnhart
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Espelle
Norfolk & Western
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Cumberland Valley Railroad
Wm. S. i
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Kings Daughters’ Hospitaly
Marinsburg
Chambersburg
Inform Register Office
W. Wa
Brown and
Maynx
United States Army Aviation Service
College Park
Norse Show Grounds
RW. Alexander
South Samuel Street
Main
Princess
High Streets
Martin
George ‘Frazier
George
Alma Carmichael
Clyde Carmichael
Carnegie, Ps
By Lemon
Anna House
Pittsburg
Arthur Tsares
Catonsville
GC. F. Daniel
Chas. M. Hendricks
John W. Stipp
Register Office
Frank White
Waynesboro
J. B. Osbourn
Robert Laimon
New York City
A. A. Lamon
Rock Hill
M. P. Growl
J. D. Muldoon
Garland Alder
the Licklider Corporation Bulletin
Syracuse
Oliver
Licklider Corporation
W. Washington Street
the Model Bakery
Goodyear
Asco
National Highway Garage
Shepherdstown, W. VA
Opera House
Annette Kellermann
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Alice Joyce
Tom Mix
Andy
Wallace Reid
Nan
Music Ouitain
Thuy
Madge Kennedy
Jack Pickford
Huck and
Tom
Sam
Uncle Sam Wanita
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