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Newspaper

Shepherdstown Register

Location

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1918

Page

3

National Highway Garage offers tires and service in Shepherdstown

The Shepherdstown Register notes Ben Hartzell supplies new crop honey and announces free battery inspection at the National Highway Garage. Goodyear tires, welding, and repair services are advertised along with new license blanks for 1918 1919. Local notices mention garden party proceeds, street improvements on Duke Street, and a small string of events including a Red Cross fundraiser and social updates from Rawson and Sharpsburg.

Ben. Hartzell National Highway Garage Goodyear Arthur Fry Regina Luraine Vivian F. B. Otto Sharpsburg Helen Lee Goldsborough Owens’ Drug Store R . Jenkins Bakerton Union Old College Main Street M. E. Church South Bethesda Avilla Shepherdstown Christ Reformed Church Ja Ou Kearneysville Presbyterian Church Providence Trinity

Social notes from Shepherdstown and vicinity

A lengthy social column details visits and extended stays around Bellevue near Shepherdstown with guests from Washington Wheeling and Pittsburgh. It notes relocations illness and hospital stays including Mrs Dwight McQuilkin and Col RP Chow and reports on upcoming church services and summer gatherings. It ends with Roy Griffith's sudden departure after a note and notes farm labor disruption.

An Admirable Plan For Soldiers Home Stay Proposed

Mrs. Rowland C. Ringgold leads a group of women near Washington in a plan to entertain convalescing Walter Reed soldiers at rural homes in Jefferson County for a week or two. The effort seeks to ease hospital life with home comforts and books, asking local families to host one or more men and cover rail fares via a fund.

Rowland C. Ringgold Epherdstown Washington Jefferson County R. C. Ringgold Shepherdstown Food Administration John N. Locks Middleway Yrannity Ar. Locke Remington S. Locke George M. Locke Joseph E. Mctonald Charles McDonald Rippon Advocate Billza Dalles Jones Reynolds Jones Berkeley County Elmer Pitzer Seibert Mary Eubanks Robert McAtee Geo. W. McAtee Charles Town Mise Mary Elisabeth Sperow Horkeley Spring Mils Walter Stickles Kitty Boges C. W. Henshaw Middleway West Virginia J. Layton Novae Setor First Presbyterian Arch of Huntington Mauze Shepherd College Marper's Ferry

Soldiers Notes Highlight Porterski and Draft Plans

Proceedings recount Porterski's failed Marine Corps bid due to age, his shift to Field Artillery training with home study, and possible Bowling Green school. It notes 15–18 Jefferson county men drafted next week, a Red Cross hosted reception, and comfort kits for each, plus updates on local sailors, volunteers, and draft classifications. Also mentions Camp Lee moves, Y M C A work, and local observances.

John T. Porterskis Marine Corps Bowling Green Kentucky Porterfield Shepherdstown Jefferson County Ladies of the Red Cross Old College Jeferson County Charles Town Camp Lee The Register John W. Link Camp Sevier Greenville S. C Southern Methodist Link France Seika

Woman Becomes Bank Clerk In Shepherdstown

Luther D. Snyder, a Farmers Bank of Shepherdstown clerk for about two years, will join the Army next week, forcing him to resign. Miss Virginia White has been appointed to take his place, becoming the first woman to hold a bank position in Shepherdstown.

Sasie Peer Shepherdstown Washington Luray Maryland Bryan Honser Woodville Ohio Bakerton Washington Building Lime Company Norman Clabaugt Tyrone Roy Griffith Luther Griffith Dr. Tanner Mr. Griffith Roy Shenandoah Junction Cumberland Martinsburg George Cave Frank L. Johnson Statesville N. Y New York France William L. Miller R. Miller West Virginia Printing Company Fairmont Charles Town Miller Register Office Luther D. Snyder Farmers Bank of Shepherdstown Opera House Jane Cowl Theda Bara Nell Shipman Mary Pickford William J. Locke Stella Maris Miss Pickford

Shepherd College Commencement 1918 Honors War Effort

Shepherd College held its forty fifth annual commencement with speeches by Hon. George S. Laidley and Hon. James S. Lakin. The program honored war service and included poetry, music, and feats by students in normal, short and secondary courses. Thirty graduates received diplomas, with the community lauding the patriotic tone and the achievements of the Lakin Class.

Shepherd College State Normal School Thos. C. Miller Tt F. Reed Congress West Virginia Reed Euse George S. Laidley Charleston Board of Regents Laidley James S. Lakin State Board of Control Shepherdstown Npt Lakin A. D. Kenamond Shepherd College W. M. Duke Boy Scouts Gardiner Red Cross J. D. Muldoon Violet Dandridge Miller Georgia Phelps Elizabeth Sperow Iva Bishop Olive Patriquin Etta Williams Gertrude Denison Glenna Carper Rana Bayer

Marriages Highlight Shepherd College Era and Local Notices

Mr Joan L Perry of Halitown and Miss Daisy H Marlatt of Harpers Ferry wed in Frederick Mu with the bride a county schoolteacher and Shepherd College graduate. Charles Henry Miller and Leatha M Zimmerman married in Martinsburg. Shepherd College Picket features Hon. James S Lakin as class sponsor. Land owner notices seek farm sales through S S Felker of Martinsburg with regional connections and real estate services.

Joes Tyson Minnie Swayne Shepherdstown Joan L. Perry Halitown Daisy Hildred Marlatt Harpers Ferry Frederick Martinsburg McKeelry Lakin Shepherd College James S. Lakin State Board of Control Shepherd Colege Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland Washington, D. C West Virginia Apa Ieee Felker

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