Hopewell's Rise and Fall Tied to Dupont Plant Fate
Camp Lee Va Nov 27 Hopewell a city of about 40000 on the edge of Camp Lee rose from farmland after the Dupont powder plant expansion. A fire and wartime boom rebuilt it fast, with rapid speculation, brick blocks, and new banks. When the armistice halted plant work, thousands were laid off and the town faced a swift collapse as the company offered travel pay and reemployment efforts, reshaping Hopewell's fortunes.
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People's Bank Closes Doors in Hopewell. Receiver to Be Appointed
Petersburg Va Nov 27 The Pee foe's Bank of Hopewell was closed today by the state examiner pending appointment of a receiver The bank organized May 4 1917 with capital of 1400 Its recent trouble followed rapid deposit withdrawals after Dupont cotton plant closure causing concern for depositors and stockholders while backed by a leading Petersburg bank.
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Thanksgiving observances and services in Alexandria
Maryland and Virginia communities observe Thanksgiving with union and Episcopal services at 11 and 11:00 in multiple churches. St Marys Church holds Masses at six and nine. Rev. Dr Cecil Cook of Charlottesville delivers the union sermon. Donation day at Alexandria Hospital and Anne Lee Memorial Home for the Aged. Post offices, schools, banks, and offices close for the holiday. Football and athletic events planned between Charlotte Hall and Alexandria High School. Funeral rites for Alice Neill conducted by Martha Washington Chapter. Elizabeth Johnson, widow of Joseph F. Johnson, dies. funeral set for tomorrow. Humphreys soldiers on furlough pass through en route home. Funeral of A D Montier held at St Marys. War camp service oyster supper and dance at Enlisted Men's Club tonight.
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Alexandria High School
Virgin Shipbuilding Corporation
Order of the Eastern Star
Alice Neill
Brooklyn
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Troops Land at Norfolk En Route to Camp Lee
Over six thousand troops landed at Norfolk from the President Grant last night, having been held at Onboken to embark for France when hostilities ended. They will move by train to Camp Lee for demobilization. The force is largely Western regiments and many men are weary from the interrupted overseas journey.
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France
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Virginia and Maryland Notice Digest of Local Obituaries
Obituaries and notices from Virginia amid Heathsville Harrisonburg and Richmond report Mrs. Marial Blunden dies of pneumonia. Mrs. Fannie Miller and Rev. Kingsley Funk pass away. James Lewis Hooke dies from a fall at 91. overseas hospital plans in Maryland. Also reports influenza resurgence in Rockville and a bribery acquittal in Hagerstown. Willi am Lane wounded in France. plane crash injures Ensign Kirby. Darby Dunsmore wedding in Rockville before Washington event. Katherine Rice and Grover Watkins wed in Heathsville Virginia.
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Glen
James Lewis Hooke
Port Republic
Capt
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Mrs Woodrow Wilson Prepares Wardrobe for Europe Trip
The first lady, with a peace delegation, focuses on outfits for the Atlantic voyage. She seeks American made garments from dresses to shoes to ensure proper attire for travel and formal meetings with foreign nations. Her choices emphasize national pride and the need to present a polished image abroad.
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Holiday Nip Goes Astray in Rockville Maryland
Sheriff's custody follows after 132 quarts of real whisky seized while arresting Robert Tiley a Washington man for reckless driving. The car and liquor were impounded. In Damascus a 10 year old, Lyndal Gue, was knocked down by a vehicle and left semiconscious awaiting medical update on her injuries.
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Triaal
Riley
Damascus
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First execution in county in twenty years
A 19 year old colored man Clifton Hopkins was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Osborne Hill. Hopkins was sentenced to be hanged with the execution date to be fixed by Governor Harrington, marking the county's first legal execution in two decades.
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Osborne Hill
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Man Slain by Auto Driver Guilty of Manslaughter
In Hunting Hill County, Charles Henry Miner, a young Washington negro, was found guilty of manslaughter for the death of a 210 year old adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Cochran, run over by Miner's car last summer. Miner sentenced to four months in the house of correction. Separate note from Triadelphia, West Virginia: Sgt. John P. Weiss reported killed in action in France on October 12.
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L. W. Cochran
Hunting Hi
Thid County
Charles Henry Miner
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Miner
House of Correction
Apedal
Triadelphia
W. Va
John P. Weiss
France
Soldiers reported dead and wounded in France and local deaths
In Cumberland and Hagerstown Maryland on November 27 reports note seret John W. Miller of company H 61st infantry died of wounds in France, his wife Mrs Helen Miller notified. Deputy Sheriff Albertus Grampton told his brother Private William L. Crampton of 318th killed in France, Henry W. Crampton of 328th injured. Jacob Handel of Mapleside, 77, found dead on road from heart trouble near Johnson Heights, survived by seven daughters.
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Washington Post
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