Local notices and ads in Shepherdstown Register 1918
Items note Wm C Link as store clerk, birth of a daughter to Frank and family, sale ads for a Welsh pony and various goods, health products, and farm supplies. Local notices cover railway, Red Cross festival, moves of residents, business changes, and a War Savings campaign event with details on a June 28 meeting. Also reports on youth incarcerations, hotel and store updates, and a national war effort instruction on beef and meat substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. C. Link
H. P. Schley
Frank Mac Donald
Parkersburg
W. Va
Shepherdstown
Helen and
Lee Goldsborough
Owens
Shepherd College
J. D. Muldoon
J. Layton Mauze
First Presbyterian Church of
Huntingrom
Notable visitors and residents in Shepherdstown notes
Personal notes detail visits and stays by Dr Standish a Baltimore physician and bacteriologist. Rev Dr Bell of Baltimore. Kirkland McKee. David Lemen from Johns Hopkins. Mrs Hardy traveling to Arkansas. St John Byer at Valley Rest. Julia Mayer training at Johns Hopkins. Miss Ella May Turner to Nashville for Peabody courses. families like Nottingham Wares and Snyder families. many others visiting or staying in Shepherdstown, Baltimore, Cumberland and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standish
Baltimore
Shepherdstown
H. M. Turner
E. K. Bell
First Lutheran Church of
David Lemen
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Frederick Hardy
Bateville
Arkansas
Malcolm Lockhart
Fey
St. John Byer
Washington
Frederick
Valley Rest
Town
Julia Mayer
H. L. Lyne
Ella May Turner
Shepnerd College
Nashville
Tennessee
Great Peabody School
Arthur Pierce
Lorraine
Philadelphia
J. S. Pierce
Aurlie
R. A. Fontaine
Roanoke
Rockdale
J. P. Kearn
Kearneysville
Myna Thruston
Cumberland
Mildred
Mary Emma Canard
Wellspring Farm
Tow
H. C. Canard
Boyd Reinhart
E. H. Reinhart
G. W. Waters
Edward
Rosnoke
BE. Walters
Harvey W. Harmer
Clarksburg
H.C. Marten
Walter £. Herr
Davis
W. Va
Phineas Rush
Wilmington
Del
E. S. Jarrett
William Jarrett
New York
F. W. Muzzey
Rockland
Elizabeth Keech
Raymond Baby
Lazyland
Elizabeth Melester
Julia Wynkoop
Charles 1
Shepherdstwn
J. H. Bender
Glasglow
George CG. Link
Austin Conradi
Edna C. Hilgeman
John S. Hilgeman
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
Harris E. Kirk
Conradi
Three Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry
Camp Meade
Ina Conradi
East Twentyfi
Texana
M. Strode
Garland M. Nicewarner
Charles Town
F. R. Bayley
St. Paul's M. E. Church
Hagerstown
P. H. Nicely
E. R. Crowe
E. L. Strode
Berkeley County
Ella Strode
Shepherd College
Nicely
J. W. Emerson
Hamrickhouse
Irene Sweigert
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Dice
Camp Lee
Carl B. Hook
Irene Entler
Geo. B. Entler
Garland 13
Manuel
Samanna Entier Licklider
Harvey Hart Pendleton
Mr. Pendleton
Lutheran Church
Lizzie White
B. S. Pendleton
May Alpharetta Crowl
Wm. H. Crowl
Bright
M. E. Church South
John W. Burgess
Hancock
Sending Off Shepherdstown Veterans With Warm Red Cross Sendoff
A large reception in the old college hall honored Shepherdstown district men bound for training camps. Mayor Waldeck welcomed them with optimism as Miss Sallie Powell distributed comfort kits. Refreshments and patriotic songs followed, with thanks to organizers and a note of support from the community. A separate Asbury hall event honored local Black residents and the three men Raymond Devonshire, Alexander Clark, and James Jentres Davis with a program and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old College Hall
Shepherdstown
Red Cross
Waldeck
Sallie Powell
Asbury Hall
Raymond Devonshire
Alexander Clark
James Jentres Davis
Colored Church
J. N. Yearwood
Jefferson County
Charles Town
Camp Lee
H. C. Getzendanner
Harper's Ferry
Washington
Oe Lee
Wm. E. Kearfott
Kearneysville
Naly
Norvall
Farr
M. Fred Miller
Paul E. Miller
Wm. 1
Riddleberger
Frank L. McDonald
Getzendunner
Samuel Henry Harder
Willie Lee Furr
Donald Holida Myers
Henry W. Weller
Arthur Calvin Wagley
Raymond Sappington Oden Roy Earl Thomas Frank Sewell Ott
Frank Judson Grove
Franklin Hope Charles Wardell McDonald Davis Billmyer Hummickhouse
Edgar Neill Fry Randolph C. Colston, Jr
Llewellyn Powell Potts
John L. Snowden David Henry Ambrose
Oscar Lee Hoffman Ivan Bates Edwards Oliver Victor Heafer
Grover Everett Ott Lawrence Franklin Ott Charles Edgar Hill
Obie Johnson
Walter Boyd Racey Lloyd E. Barron Brown
Lorraine Rissler Garland W. Hendricks
Walter Barnes Hodges
Robert Butler McKee
Andy Norman Whitacre Thomas. J. Longerbeam
Luther D. Snyder Mason Neel Trundle
George Hutcheson Denny John Campbell Wooddy
Ernicio Galli Ellsworth
Cleveland Mansfield Earl Glenn Rockenbaugh
William Lucas Miller Norval Carl Kirby John William Kline
Ashby Francis Cain Raleigh Pearre
War Savings Driving June 28 Rally in Jefferson County
A 1918 countywide mobilization calls residents to pledge War Savings Stamps, with a June 28 gathering in Shepherdstown’s College auditorium and Duffields Molers and Shepherdstown meetings. Jefferson County targets over $300,000, with minimum four stamps per person, Thrift and War Savings variants, and a July 31 deadline for pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
War Savings
Shepherdstown
Duffields
Molers
Jefferson County
United States
Defense
Dissolution of Owens and Miller Partnership Notice
Mr. Miller leaves the partnership Owens and Miller and calls for settlement of all debts at CHAS. R. OWENS drug store in Shepherdstown. H. Trout, sub agent, Washington, Alexander & Cooke, Charles Town, WV, notifies debts to be paid or placed with an officer for collection. State Council of Defense bans showing The Birth of a Nation in West Virginia to prevent race prejudice and aid race cooperation in mining regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens’ Deng
Amos Cubbage
Rippon
Sheetz
Pruntytown
Wim. H. Crowl
Washington
Alexander Cooke
Jos H. Trout
Willan Stanley
Lois
Lillie
Jackson
W. D. Ham
Aircraft Board
Harper's Ferry
Newton W. Myers
Zear
Charles Town Advocate
Mrs. Myers
Mr. Nichols
Avilla
Daniel Nichols
Hei
Kearneysville Creamery Company
Kearneysville
F. O. Trump
Robert Nichols
Engle
Sparrow's Point
Engie
Shepherdstown
H. Trout
Washington, Alexander & Cooke
Charles Town
W. Va
L.S
Vanmetre
State Council of Defense of
West Virginia
Sugar and Flour Rules Revised for County Sales
The food administration updates sugar sales limiting households to 25 pounds for canning and preserving, with two pounds to town folks and over five pounds to country folks. Consumers told to report repeat purchases. hoarding over 50 pounds must be returned. Wheat flour grows scarcer amid rising prices. BD Muldoon issues the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
Jefferson County
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Shepherdstown Register
R. Jenkins
Rae Bakerton
Rey
Register
Kearneysville Red Cross Auxiliary
J. P. Kearfort
G. R. Staley
Mongomery
Man and
Duke Streets
John R. Hamilton
Owens” Sirug
D. It. Houser
Bakerton
Louis Becker
Joe Ranalli
Murrill
Henry Shepherd
Washingtom
Rivler
Dufields
C. Amos Kibler
Armistead Lucas
Jeferson Security Bank
Rs. Ringgold
W. 5
Geary
PS. Millard
Martlett-Maynard
News Drug
C.F Walls Johnlen
Walter Dawn
David Myers
Kirk Hardesty
Josiah Kitzmiller
South Auburn
Nebraska
Harry L. Entler
Wilmenting
Kirkland McKee
Ull
Rachel Snyder
Jack Snyder
Arnold Garvell
Edward L. Reinhart
M. P. Growl
Albert Cookus
Owens’ Drug Store
Richmond
Ler
313Th Field Artillery
France
R. McDonald
Will McDonald
313Th
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Lincoln Jackson
John Adams
Hue Lucas
Washington County
Morris Frock
Jacob Frock
Gentries Davis
Hammond Staley
Clifton Bell
Bardane
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Army
Harry Kretzer
Bridgeport
J. W. Bell
Roy
Old College
Main Street
I. D. Worman
J. H. Haley
America
J. W. Ware
William Rogers
Winchester Presbytery
Keyser
L. Cook Campbell
Hartmanville
Blaine
Berkeley Springs
Duckwall Chapel
Marvin
Bethesda
Christ Reformed Church
Presbyterian Church
Providence
Shenandoah Junction
Elk Branch
Mt. Wesley
Opera House
Mary Garden
Corrine Griffith
Ewart Overton
Enid Bennett
June Caprice
Berlin
Freemont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hopson , Fremont
North Haven
Conn
Tydia E. P
Pinkham
Franesco Letts
North Havwa
Cuan
Lycla EL Pinkham Medicine CO
Lynn, Mass
Muldoon, Food Administration
Ford
Sas
National Highway Garage
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Serberg Mi
Burhans
W. Washington Street
Mad Dog
Europe
Kaiser
M. P. News
Renee Ene
Evening Telegram
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