Northwestern Grade road to be extended through West Virginia
A 1919 letter from West Virginia State Road Commission chairman Fortney to H F Byrd notes the Northwestern Turnpike segment Winchester to the state line will be designated a state road. The commission aims to expedite construction as counties already classify much of the route as main or class A road and a $50 million bond issue for highways awaits voter approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Commission
State of Ohio
H. F. Byrd
State Road Commission of
West Virginia
Ohio
Charleston
W. Va
Winchester
Krnwell
Northwestern
West Virginia Line
Ritchie
State Road Commission
Road Commission
Co Pefortney
Fine farm for sale at Stephenson's Depot
Private sale offers 150 acres of strong limestone land, well fenced, with good buildings in a prime valley location. Inquiries to W Roy Stephenson. Also 97 acres near Winchester with brick dwelling, new barn, good road access, ample outbuildings. Hansbrough Carter handle inquiries. Also two store rooms for rent in Hable Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson
W. Roy Stephenson
Winchester
Pike
Hansbrough & Carter
Ipts
Merchants Must Secure Soft Drink Licenses
Capt. J. B. Beverley directed that all merchants selling soft drinks must obtain licenses during the May term of the Corporation Court. Applications are due at least ten days before the term’s first day, and applicants must post a notice at their business door announcing the license request.
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J. B. Beverley
Corporation Court
John C. Coe Farm Put Up For Sale Saturday
A 250 acre farm near Winchester with 100 acres blue grass and 75 acres timber will be sold this Saturday. Watered by springs and streams, it fronts the Millwood turnpike and Senseney road and could be divided into two farms. Listed as parcel 14-1p-3t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Millwood
Senseney Road
Auction Sale of Tin Ware and Stoves at O P Grove Store
An auction will be held Saturday April 19 at 2 p m for the contents of the O P Grove store located at 150 North Main Street. The sale includes tin ware stoves and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Grove
N. Main St
Flowers for Easter at Boyd's Corner Drug Store
Advertisement lists cut flowers and potted plants for Easter from Boyd's Corner Drug Store. Also promotes fresh candy varieties Huyler's and Martha Washington and a rental offering in Stephenson, Va with a dwelling and tied lot with stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd's
Huyler's
Martha Washington
Boyd’s
Wee. Howe
Stephensons
Stephenson
Soldier Wives Ask For News From Home Mixup
Mrs. Katie McDonald of this city received a letter from Edwin A. Rogers in Boston saying his son Mess Sergeant J W McDonald is with a French canteen and the YMCA. McDonald says he has not heard from his family since September. The State office notes no son in France and urges the other Mrs McDonald in the county to write Rogers so letters reach their proper destination.
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Katie McDonald
Edwin A. Rogers
Milehias Prescott Rogers
France
Young Men’s Christian Association
J. W. McDonald
Sergeant McDonald
Miss Rogers
Winchester
McDonald
Rogers
State Office
Boston
Seagle Maurel Concert Delayed to May Nineteen
Henry F. Seal announces the Seagle Maurel concert from April 23 is postponed to May 19. Tickets go on sale May 12. May be a regional event notice from a local promoter or venue.
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Henry F. Seal
Choir To Render Stainer Oratorio At Christ Church
The Stainer oratorio The Crucifixion will be performed tomorrow evening at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church by the church choir with Clarke County Choral Society members and others. Mrs. H D Fuller will play the organ and Goodwin Williams of Berryville Va will direct. Seats are free and the public is invited. performance begins 8 30 with doors opening at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stainer
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Church
Clarke County Choral Society
Christ Church
H. D. Fuller
Goodwin Williams
Berryville
Richard E. Griffith
Archibald P. Osborne
Alfred Kerfoot
John Waters
Hunter H. McGuire
G. O. Miller
W. Nelson Page
Philomena Laren
Edward Gay Butler
Virginia Whisson
Marian Barr
Emma Haines
Altos
Katharine R. Glass
Thomas W. Harrison
Ellen Baker
Philip Williams
Hugh S. Duffey
Bassos
Osmar H. Swanson
Clarence Shepard
Housekeeping apartment wanted for rent May first
WANTED to rent a housekeeping apartment or small house either furnished or unfurnished with possession May 1. H. L. Dickerson, Hotel Jack.
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H. L. Dickerson
German Cabinet Refers Peace Treaty to People
Weimar April 17. The German cabinet unanimously votes to refer the peace treaty to a referendum of the German people if it departs from Wilson fourteen points. The decision comes as the Allies push for terms aligned with the principal points.
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Weimar
Wilson
Notice to State Guards Pay Roll Signing
Members of the State Guard who attended on Thursday, March 27 and have not signed the pay roll are ordered to appear on Thursday night, April 17.
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State Guard
Turnpike Deed Recorded Here in Frederick County
The Winchester and Martinsburg Turnpike Company conveyed the road to Virginia under the state highway system. The eight and a quarter mile pike from Winchester to the West Virginia line will be maintained toll free by the state after Sept 2 1919. Stockholders receive full payment on stock before transfer with any surplus going to the state. The company chartered in 1888 had about $8 500 outstanding stock after prior reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester and
Arthe
Commonwealth
Frederick County
Winchester
West Virginia
Turnpike Company
J. W. Riley
Charles R. McCann
Virginia
Tol Free
Martinsboro Turnpike Company
Canital
Winchester Apples Stand On Conservative Growth Not Speculation
An editorial warns against the unit orchard sale promotion schemes seen in other regions. It argues Winchester thrives from twenty five years of steady commercial orcharding, attracting outside growers yet avoiding speculative promotions. It cautions investors against outside syndicates proposing five to ten acre units that lure funds but fail without personal attention.
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Winchester
Far West
Cumberland
Notice to Lot Holders Brucetown Cemetery Cleanup Meeting
Those buried in Brucetown Cemetery will have a meeting or send representatives on Saturday morning April 19 to clean up their lots. Do not neglect this duty to your dead. COMMITTEE. DONT FATT. see G A Butler's window 109 W Water St. Furniture sale April 18 at 10 a.m. Friday April 18 116 S Main. Be OVP.
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Brucetown
G. A. Butler
W. Water St
S. Main
Fifth Liberty Loan Parade Opens Drive With Civic Pageantry
The Fifth Liberty Loan Campaign begins with a parade on April 22 at 6 30 p m. Citizens Band veterans Winchester State Guards Shenandoah Valley cadets High School cadets Boy Scout troops fire companies and local industries are urged to participate. Contact W B White chief marshal or Arthur M Field Chamber of Commerce for floats and participation details.
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Liberty Loan
Pressay
Citizens’ Band
Winchester State Guards
Shenandoah Valley Cadets
Boy Scout
Virginia Woolen Company
Lewis Jones Knitting Company
W. 8. White
Arthur M. Field
Firemen's Fair and Dance Draws Large Crowd
The Friendship Fire Company's fair and dance drew a well attended crowd last night on the second floor of the hall. Suppers, cream and candies were served. The event supports the truck fund and promises a continued successful bazaar.
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Friendship Fire Company
Girls, Order Your Canners At Once
Instructions urge girls to send in canner orders and songs for a club contest. Details list sizes and prices, with Miss Haynes available to mail descriptions. Entries must reach by May 15, with one to three songs per girl and a $2 prize for the best club song.
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Haynes
Lemons From Mrs Kern's Three Year Old Tree Impress Local Grower
Mrs John W Kern of North Main street reports a lemon tree at her home that has produced unusually large fruit. One lemon weighed 1 1/4 pounds and measured 12 1/2 inches in circumference. Two more lemons weighed about a pound each, with many smaller fruits also on the three year old tree.
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John W. Kern
North Main Street
William C Powell Dies in Texas at 73
William Cuthbert Powell aged 73, a longtime Virginia family member, died April 1 at his Dallas home. A banker and cattle raiser, Powell graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1869 and served in the Civil War with the Confederate Army engineering corps starting at age fifteen.
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William Cuthbert Powell
Virginia
Dallas
Texas
My Powell
Virginia Military Institute
Judge S. H. Leslie
John L. Longstreet
James L. Ford
T. H. Withers
Charles J. Anderson
Unusual 1915 Marriage Separation Recorded in Winchester
The Winchester Corporation Court records reveal a Bride and Groom agreement from March 30 1915 by Charles H Rinker and Addie I Rinker of Harrison County West Virginia. The bride states she will leave her husband after three months of marriage for no reason of misconduct and forgives alimony and property claims. The document was recorded locally four years after execution.
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Corporation’ Court of
Winchester
Charles H. Rinker
Addie I. Rinker
Harrison County
W. Va
Judge Carson Returns to United States for Family Visit
A telegram indicates Judge Carson has returned to this country to visit family in Winchester a week early. He served in the Philippine army as lieutenant colonel of infantry during World War I. His troops were assigned to Siberia but the armistice intervened. He was honorably discharged as the army demobilized. He had left the Supreme Court bench on leave for the war and now resumes service as an associate justice.
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Philippines
Winchester
Jn Carson
Philippine Army
Siberia
Judge Carson
Supreme Court
Strikers Ordered to Return to Work in Cologne
General Plummer ordered German strikers at fifty plants to resume work in Cologne. British occupation forces conducted air patrols over the city to demonstrate force as the order was issued. Special prices offered for Friday and Saturday at The People's Drug Co., Inc.
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Cologne
Plummer
Lady Helen
The
People’s Drug Co., Inc
Potted Hyacinths and Easter Flowers Sold by Miller Bros
Miller Bros at 16-1p-21 W Piccadilly St offer potted blooming hyacinths and other flowering and ornamental plants. They also have cut flowers for Easter. Lost on Saturday a pair of ladies brown kid gloves size 6. reward offered for return to Star Office at 16-1p-2t.
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Miller Bros
Piccadilly St
Star Office
Chapman’s Auto Supply Ad Promotes Seed Corn Supplies
An archival ad notes Chapman's Auto Supply showcasing Improved Teaming Seed Corn yellow No. 119 white No. 182 White Gov't tested seed, urging early purchase as high-grade seeds grow scarce. Winchester Seed Co. Inc. announces fresh shipments and Easter chocolate eggs at The People’s Drug Co. Inc.
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Lpts
Winchester Seed Co., Inc
the People's Drug Co, Inc
Not A Spokesman For Local Greeks
A group of Winchester Greek residents deny authorizing John Dellis to issue a statement about a young man arrested for liquor law violations. They say Dellis’s remark about me and my people misrepresents them and they do not regard him as their official spokesman.
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Winchester
John Dellis
The
Star
Dellis
Mr. Dellis
Treaty of Peace Penned With Ink
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson keeps to old custom as peace treaties are still written by hand despite his preference for typing notes in Washington. The piece notes European chancelleries’ familiarity with the traditional method and hints at broader diplomatic customs.
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Paris
Wilson
Washington
Europe
N W Conductor Cleared of Prohibition Interference Charges
Berryville Virginia April 17 B B Bender passenger conductor on the Norfolk and Western Railway Roanoke to Hagerstown will not face charges by prohibition agents for interference with their duties Prohibition Officer Hall and two assistants sought to search his train for whiskey He refused personal baggage search but agreed to accompany officers to Roanoke for a test case He bonded for a Berryville preliminary hearing and was sent to the Clarke county grand jury
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Berryville
B. B. Bender
Norfolk and Western Railway
Roanoke
Hagerstown
Prohibition
Bender
Hall
Grand
Clarke County
Lloyd George Attack Triggers British Sensation in Commons
Reports say Lloyd George’s Commons speech attacking Lord Northcliffe provoked a sensational response. The Daily News and The Times editorials question the premier’s statements and precision, noting tension with Parisian colleagues and prewar crisis records.
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London
Lloyd George
Lord, Northcliffe
Commons
Daily News Today
Lord Northcliffe
Times
Lord Hei
Times d
Collea
Paris
Calf Meal Offer With Bulk Feed Purchase
Farmers offered 26 pounds of calf meal for one dollar and twenty five cents with every hundred pounds of feed bought any kind. Advertisement credits H. D. Albin as origin.
Big Three in Harmony as Wilson Holds to Principles
Paris April 17 The American delegation says President Wilson has not surrendered his fourteen fixed principles and has harmonized views with France and Britain. Germans expected to be asked to accept league of nations principles though not yet admitted. Official word confirms perfect unity among American British and French delegations ahead of treaty drafting. Premier Paderewski informs Polish commission that the Polish position is clearing with no serious obstacles foreseen.
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Paris
Wilson
League of Nations
League
Paderewski
Poland
Americans Study Swiss Military System in Berne
An American military mission arrived in Berne on April 17 to study the Swiss defense structure and mobilization. The delegation will inspect Swiss methods and organization as part of a broader exchange program.
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Berne
Iin United
Bates To
Odietors
Bail Granted for Prohibition Inspectors in Virginia Case
Prohibition inspectors Hall Leavy Sullivan and Sweet were admitted to $10,000 bail each in Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals proceedings. They had been jailed in Fredericksburg after a shooting in Fishers Hill that killed Raymon Shackelford and Lawrence D Hudson. The habeas corpus release aided travel to Richmond for appeal and pending circuit court action in Shenandoah county. The case heads to trial mid May with Crandall Mackey to be engaged for prosecution.
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Star Onedmond
Prohibition
Hall, Leavy, Sullivan and Sweet
Prentiss and Sins
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Fredericksburg
Raymon Shackelford
Lawrence D. Hudson
Fishers Hill
Richmond
Supreme Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Shenandoah County
BR. R Prentis
Supremert
Louis Wadenburg
E. B. Dunford
H. F. Sweet
W. B.dunleavy
J. H. Sullivan
W. ¢. Hall
Easter Sale at Presbyterian Church Parlor
The Gleaners will hold an Easter sale Friday April 18 at the church parlor from noon to 1 30 pm. Cakes candy ice cream colored exes salad sandwiches hot coffee and chocolate will be sold. All cordially invited.
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Presbyterian Church
Georges Creek Coal Quality for Steaming and Smithing
A brief item notes a large shipment of Georges Creek coal intended for steaming and smithing use. Mention of G. O. Snapp appears as the consignor or official.
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Georges Creek Coal
Bank Messenger Robbed by Armed Auto Bandits
James G. Dugan an 18 year old bank messenger reported being held by armed auto bandits during a cash robbery. Details incomplete from the telegram read by The Star. Local investigation continues with police pursuing leads and reviewing security footage.
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James G. Dugan
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Hable
John C. Coe
Seagle
Maurel
Christ Episcopal Church
Wire
Winchester and Ramisbene Company
Chamber of Commerce
Firemen's Fair
Mrs. Kern
William C. Powell
Chapman
H. D. Albin
Shackelford and
Hudson
Ball
Whiting
W and
Dunford
B.D. Newman
Walton
Thomas Whitehead
National
Woodstock
Lee
LaVan Dunn
Patrick
Dunn
South Market Street
Memorial Hosiptal
St. Paul's A. M. E
Reward
Hiett
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