Trophy trains tour the Fifth District for Victory loan
Two special trains the Cage Glass Special and the Liberty Victory trophy train tour the Fifth Federal Reserve District May 1 to May 3 with war relics and exhibits. They cover about 2600 miles visiting 75 cities in Virginia the Carolinas West Virginia and Maryland with patriotic programs and soldier escorts.
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Carter Glass
Richmond
Federal Reserve
Bat
Europe
Cage Glass
Lexington
Atd
Winchester
Burg
Strasburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Railroad Administration
Virginia
Carolinas
West Virginia
Maryland
Fine Farm For Sale In Stephenson’s Depot
Private sale offers 150 acre limestone farm at Stephenson’s Depot with strong fencing buildings and productive land. Contact W Roy Stephenson for price and terms. Also notices of lost pin reward and public sale of household goods and runabout set for Friday April 26 at 10 30 from Hart Street address. Additional note a corn crib offered cheap by C M Hodgson.
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Stephenson
W. Roy Stephenson
J. H
Stouffer
Hart St
For Sale 97 Acres Near Winchester with Brick Dwelling
Highly cultivated 97 acre farm six miles from Winchester on a good road near the pike. Features include a brick dwelling a new barn and useful outbuildings with splendid water. Hansbrough Carter real estate and loans advertise sanitary concerns and kitchen utensil sale with WearEver kitchen outfit mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Pike
Hansbrough & Carter
Ipts Insurance
Charges Piled Against Pflaster in Loudoun Stockman Case
George Pflaster Jr., a Loudoun stockman visiting Winchester, was arrested for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct and jailed for a 4 pm hearing. Additional charges allege cursing in public and provoking a breach of the peace after incident at the Charley Rouss Fire Company engine house and later at a West Water street restaurant, requiring three officers to place him in a cell.
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George Pflaster, Jr
Loudoun
County
Winchester
Pol Neville Oni
Pflaster
Paster
Charley Rouss Fire Company
West Water Street
Neville
Oranda Civic League Forms in Oranda Va
The Oranda Civic League organized with I. H. Rhodes as president R. A. Miller secretary and G. W. Lineburg treasurer A school program featured recitations and a pie sale raising over 18 for fencing and school property improvements Local residents Mrs R A Miller Hugh Stickley M M Orndorff W H Keller Lloyd Hite Rev M A Stickley Mrs Nettie Stickley Hollis Coffelt and others were noted as visitors or participants in recent social and civic events
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Oranda
Oranda Civic League
I. H. Rhodes
R. A. Miller
G. W. Lineburg
Hugh Stickley
M. M. Orndorff
Hubert L. Keller
Hagerstown
W. H. Keller
Cedar Creek
Lloyd Hite
Mutual Telephone Electrician
W. A. Coffelt
M. A. Stickley
William Keckley
Hollis Coffelt
Brunswick
Grover Helsley
Junior Endeavor Society
Nettie Stickley
H. P. Miller
Washington
Ned Swartz
C. M. Orndorff
Zepp
Grape Vines and Nursery Stock For Sale In Williamsport Md
Mountain View Nursery Co. offers 1000 extra large grape vines plus evergreen trees flowering shrubs fruit trees California privet shade trees and more in Williamsport Maryland. Drive in for quick selection. Also new stock of Silvermine and Bum per Crop seed oats from Winchester Seed Co. 1p tf
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Mountain View Nursery Co
Williamsport
Public Sale of Residence and Household Goods
Mrs. Lucien Carr sells her residence "Courtland" near Winchester at public auction for cash on Thursday April 24 at 10 a m. Sale includes household goods beds bedding mahogany buffet bureaus garden tools pictures and many other usable articles. 21-1p-31. Mrs. Lucien Carr.
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Lucien Carr
Courtland
Winchester
Lucten Carr
Winchester Fair Play Store charter issued by VSC
The Virginia State Corporation Commission issued a charter to the Winchester Fair Play Store, Incorporated. It is authorized for a general mercantile business with capital stock between 5 000 and 15 000 dollars. Officers are W A Sale president and John C Horn secretary, both of Winchester. Stock recently offered at 25 dollars per share and reportedly sold well.
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Virginia State Corporation Commission
Winchester Fair Play Store, Incorporated
W. A. Sale
John C. Horn
Agent's Commission Involved In Suit In Winchester
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Judge Frank B. Whiting presiding a jury was ordered to be summoned for May 1 for the trial of W. L. Fultz a real estate agent against J. Henkel Henry and Emmett L. Henry. The suit concerns a commission alleged to be due for the sale of a Frederick County farm.
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Corporation Court of
Winchester
Frank B. Whiting
W. L. Fultz
J. Henkel
Henry
Emmett L. Henry
Frederick County
Midnight car theft hoax sparks Amherst street mystery
Residents awake at 2 am as a woman cried of a stolen automobile then led a pursuit toward Washi street. Two men, seen in shadow, started a car and drove off while a false fire alarm sounded at the Sadene eiée company. details of the women’s fate remain unclear.
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Amherst Street
Amherst
Stewart Streets
Washi Street
False Fire Alarm Triggers Panic in City Streets
About 2 30 this morning two men rang the Sarah Zane Fire Company bell causing a false alarm. Hundreds of residents dressed to answer the call but no further bells rang. Moments later the pair sped away in a car up Peyton street, suspected of triggering the alarm to escape.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Peyton Street
Lost keys with Fred Hiett tag offered for reward
A set of keys lost with the name Fred Hiett on a tag. A reward is offered at the Star office. The notice provides minimal details and directs nearby residents to contact the Star for information.
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Fred Hiett
Star Office
Eightieth Division Coming Home Soon
Mrs. J. T. Grubbs reports a Paris Herald copy detailing General Pershing and Congressman Junius Kahn praising Kinzel B. Grubbs of Company C, 345th MG Battalion, 160th Brigade, Eightieth Division, who saw hard fighting and will soon depart with the American Expeditionary Force.
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J. T. Grubbs
Paris
New York Herald
Pershing
Junius Kahn
Eightieth Division
Kinzel B. Grubbs
Improved Seed Corn and Alfalfa for Fall Seeding
Winchester Seed Co announces improved learning seed corn yellow No. 119 white No. 182 White Gov t tested seed corn. High grade seeds are scarce for fall seeding. Also seeking a seam stress at Hotel Jack for plain sewing.
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Itf Winchester Shed Cq., Inc
Captain Chute Delivers Eloquent Empire Theatre Address
A large Frederick County crowd heard Captain Arthur Hunt Chute of the First Canadians praise American liberty and wartime sacrifice at the Empire Theater rally to raise seven hundred thousand dollars in Victory bonds. M Lohr Capper reported over one hundred thousand dollars sold as the drive opens, with Chairman Field detailing bond benefits and tax advantages.
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Empire Theater
Frederick County
Winchester
Arthur Hunt Chute
M. Lohr Capper
Field
Arthur M. Field
Chute
Canada
Flanders Fields
Captain Chute
General Lee
Stonewall Jackson
South
America
Russia
England
France
Fish abundant yet prices stay high despite big catches
Large catches of fish on the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers are reported but prices remain high. Herring wholesale prices have dropped from 20 to 4 dollars per thousand since last year, while Winchester retailers sell herring at 8 to 10 cents per pound. Shad prices run 35 to 40 cents a pound, and Fredericksburg ships carried 200000 pounds of fresh fish from the Rappahannock, the largest single shipment on record.
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Potomac
Ock
Fredericksboro
Winchester
Westland Wharf
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock River
Good Roads Association of Virginia Calls Special Meeting
Richmond April 23 A special meeting of the executive committee of the Good Roads Association of Virginia has been called by S L Lupton of Winchester. The meeting here Thursday will decide steps to secure federal aid for Virginia highway construction. Governor Davis has been invited and notified by letter.
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Richmond
S. L. Lupton
Winchester
Good Roads Association of Virginia
Virginia
Lupton
Davis
For Rent Two Store Rooms in Oe Hable Building
Classified notice offers two store rooms for rent in the Oe Hable Building. Contact details not readable in the fragment.
Exide Distributors for Shenandoah Valley Announced
Hicks Motor Company announces appointment as Exide Distributors for the Shenandoah Valley. They offer battery charging and repair for any make, stock Exide starting and lighting batteries, supply rental batteries, and promise free service. C. H. Schutte manages Battery Dept. 4-23-1p-tf.
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EXIDE
Shenandoah Valley
Hicks Motor Company, Inc
C. H. Schutte
Mgr
County Soldier Dead in France
The War Department casualty list lists Private Walter G. Winefield of Gore as died of disease in France. This confirms a Gore county soldier’s death in the European theater during World War I.
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War Department
Walter G. Winefield
Gore
France
Victory Loan Parade Opens With Honored Soldiers Amid Festive Decor
Handley Library leads a city parade down Braddock to Cork and Main, with the Citizens' Band and drum corps. Thousands from surrounding counties watch as returning soldiers, some wounded, march to the theater for the opening of the Victory loan campaign. Captains Chute and Cammer receive praise as officials, guards, cadets, Red Cross units, firefighters, mills workers, and Boy Scouts join the procession.
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Handley Library
Citizens’ Band
Braddock Street
Cork
Main
Piccadilly
Market
Chute
C. R. Cammer
France
Virginia State Guard
L. R. Fay
Hugh 8
Cedar Rust Case Set Before Winchester Magistrate
A warrant by Mr BE Weems charges Miss Virginia Barr with Cedar rust violation. Sheriff Pannett, cedar rust inspector, will handle execution. The law requires cutting cedar bloom and treating trees to prevent rust at farms. failure is a misdemeanor. The case, represented by R M Ward for the state entomologist, will be heard soon.
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BE. Vv. Weems
Virginia Barr
Pannett
Frederick County
Miss Barr
Winchester
R. M. Ward
Prof. Ruebush Hurt In Motor Car Accident
James A. Ruebush of Dayton Virginia was badly injured Monday in Lees. A passing automobile struck him and a truck knocked him to the roadside. He suffered head and body injuries, two broken ribs, and a scalp wound. He is under treatment at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg.
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James A. Ruebush
Dayton
Lees
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg
Leaky Lumber Car Reveals 47 Barrels of Whiskey
Agents of the Virginia prohibition department at the Potomac railroad yards near Alexandria confiscated 47 barrels of whiskey from a New York bound lumber car. The liquor, valued around $20,000, was discovered after a barrel leaked and a prohibition inspector detected the odor.
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Virginia Prohibition Department
Potomac Railroad
Alexandria
Fort Myer Heights
New York
Richmond
Prohibition
Knupp Parlor Opens for Scalp Treatment at City Hotel
The Knupp Parlor opens at City Hotel from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. offering scalp treatments for men women and children. Services include guaranteed removal of dandruff and relief from itching and scalp ailments.
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City Hotel
Victory loan subscriptions at quarter billion daily pace
Treasury Department officials estimate that by the end of the second day of the Victory loan drive subscriptions reached about 500 million dollars. Reports were slow but early figures indicate a rate near 250 million dollars per day.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Bavarian Red Army Said Led by Two Former German Officers
Zurich dispatch to the Petit Journal reports the Bavarian red army is now commanded by two former German army officers, Baron von Zoller and the Prince of Weird, as of April 23 in Paris.
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Paris
Baron von Zoller
Prince of Weird
Zurich
Petit Journal
Germans Face Peace Treaty Demands at Versailles
Reports from Paris say German delegates may sign only a treaty framed by fourteen points. Allies, led by Marshal Foch, insist terms must be signed or face consequences. Berlin sources discuss potential rejection amid looming blockade and naval moves.
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Paris
Germany
Marshal Foch
Berlin
Penes
Maxmillian Harden
Apple Crop Care Warning From 1930s Trade Ad
An old trade advertisement stresses the need for careful pest prevention to protect apple crops. It promotes selecting reliable lead arsenate products from manufacturers and mentions suppliers such as Sherwin and William Cooper Mose and a formula 28-18-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwin & William
West Virginia Debt Liquidation Receivers Named
Final steps in liquidating West Virginia debt to Virginia were taken today with motions to appoint Thomas B. Martin of Virginia and Roger M. Brown of New York as receivers. They will handle cash bonds paid by West Virginia and discharge the debt in full under court orders.
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Washington
West Virginia
Virginia
Ettorney
John D. Saunders
Thomas 8. Martin
Roger M., Brown
New York
West
American Army Casualties Report Totals 286,950 Deaths 75,000
War Department reports to date 286,950 American army casualties. Deaths total 75,000, with 33,887 killed in action, 14,190 died of wounds, 22,986 died of disease, and 4,281 from accidents and other causes. Wounded total 201,230, noting multiple wounds per casualty.
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the Star
Washington
Se War Department
War Department
Rain Delays Trans Atlantic Flight Out of St Johns
Bad weather again postponed the planned trans Atlantic flight from St Johns Newfoundland. Persistent rain and thick fog hindered the early departure efforts.
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the Star
ST. Johns
N. F
Hoover in Berlin Investigates German Food Situation
Herbert Hoover, head of the Inter-Allied Relief Committee, arrived in Berlin to personally assess the German food situation amid postwar relief efforts.
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Herbert Hoover
Berlin
Herbert ¢Ver
Inter-Allied Relief Committee
Heer
Depew Celebrates 86th Birthday in New York Office
M Depew marked his 86th birthday today in New York. An informal celebration was held in his office with colleagues and well wishers in attendance.
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Depew
New York
M. Depew
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Tank Corps
Netra
Fine Farm
Peart
N. Main
C. M. Hodgson
Jever
Winchester Seed Company
Fair Play Store
Agent’s Commission
Chapman
Hotel Jack
Wgtory
WTA
Ay Theongs
Chite
Empire Theatre
Torn
Weems
Ruebush
Gotham “Lumber
Knupp
Wire
Foch
Versaillees
London
Versailles
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