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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1916
Page
6
An Empire theater notice invites families to a matinee for children with a split program. It features a scene from The Girl and the Game, a farewell chapter of The Fed Circle, a four feet subject with Wm. S. Hart, plus a souvenir card of Miss Holmes, and candy for the kids.
Helen Holmes, author Frank Hamilton Spearman boom, writes the scenario for The Girl and the Game. She insists on total risk free of protection and aims for blue sky realism. The first episode starts at the Empire tomorrow.
W. J. Price, assistant state entomologist from Blacksburg, arrived in Winchester last night to study cedar rust in local orchards. He will inspect cedar trees in Frederick County and assess their proximity to apple orchards, staying at the Hotel Jack while in town.
Mr. J. W. Cook of Martinsburg West Virginia was among the arrivals at the Hotel Jack yesterday morning.
The old Beasley homestead on High Street in Petersburg was purchased by Thomas Crowder for 14000. During the Petersburg siege the property served as Gen. Robert E. Lee's headquarters and a granite marker in the front yard confirms the claim.
Readers are advised to remove freckles with ethine double strength from Winchester druggists. Apply nightly and morning to fade freckles by March while promising a money back guarantee if ethine fails. Summer complexion at stake.
The Empire bills a four reel Mutual Master picture The Darkening Trail featuring William S Hart known as Two Gun Hicks and William Stokes plus the final chapter of The Red Circle and the first chapter of The Girl and the Game. Admission 10c up 15c down.
Rev. J. R. Collis of Reliance Virginia will assist in services at United Brethren Church next Sunday and preach at eleven o'clock The evening service features the annual sermon to the Odd Fellows by pastor Rev George W Stover Special music will be used Sunday school starts at 9 45 preaching at 11 and Y P S C E follows at 8 30
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell spoke in Washington on unpublished eugeneics findings. He studied seven generations of William Hyde’s descendants of Norwich Conn. and concluded children born to parents near or under twenty tended to live longer, with death rates rising as parental age at birth increased.
Mr and Mrs Walter Stanley of Norfolk announce the engagement of their daughter Laura Lee to Charles Brock Hughes son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Hughes. The wedding is set for June. Laura Lee debuted in Norfolk last year and is noted as a popular young social figure.
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