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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
5
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In the Western District of Virginia United States petitions for condemnation of 968.04 acres in Frederick County to establish a National Forest Reserve and protect watersheds. The tract lies mainly on North Mountain with multiple named laps and overlapping grants. documents filed March 13, 1917 with affidavits.
The piece reports on a Washington push to close all escape routes from the draft including exemptions based on marriage. General Crowder announces a forthcoming executive order tightening dependency rules, with a June 30 threshold for establishing dependents. The move aims to standardize exemptions across districts and may require marriage licenses for claims.
Mr. C Marshall Baldwin of the McCaskey Register Company Alliance Ohio arrived in Winchester after a west and north west business trip. He will reside with Mrs Baldwin and Miss Dorothy Oden at their South Stewart street home. The couple recently bought the late Mrs Kate L Sheetz homeplace and plan to settle permanently. Baldwin, now field manager for the McCaskey Company, witnessed a large patriotic demonstration in M e ga ne e Michigan during I W W troubles and traveled from Michigan to Cleveland then by rail to Winchester arriving this morning.
Miss Lizzie McCartney owner of a North Braddock street boarding house paid a $6.50 fine in police court before Justice Fultz for failing to repair a leaking hydrant. City Manager Field had sworn out the warrant against property owner Mrs Joseph Wright, who denied notice. McCartney knew of the leak.
Miss Emma Woore of Martinsburg with relatives motored through Winchester toward Luke Maryland via Capon Bridge Romney Keyser and Piedmont West Virginia to spend her vacation.
Chicago August 2 The Indian and Harley Davidson factories push a total 4000 three speed twin motorcycles into the army supply line worth 988000 dollars. The Indian firm won 24500 machines and Harley 1600, for use in France and for transportation in army concentration camps. Small model modifications are required.
Cross Roads Virginia notes Rev Peter Miller preached at Fairview Church last Sunday and at Trinity Lutheran in the afternoon. This will be his final Fairview sermon before moving to synod. No service there on August 26 due to his synod attendance. Local residents Keller and White hosted guests as others visited Capon Bridge and Gore for a picnic.
Star Tannery Va Aug 2 Mr Harold Cooper who has been employed in Elizabeth N J is spending some time with his parents Mr and Mrs J H A Cooper Many local people attended the children's service at Mountain Falls Sunday night.
Miss Gertrude Barrow of Capon Bridge visits sister Mrs. W. F. Brill. S. R. Heishman and Rus sell Orndorff take Miss Winifred Heishman to Peery West Virginia. Mrs. Roy Heishman and children visit Mr. H. R. Heishman. Mrs. Knockenhour and two children from Elizabeth New Jersey visit Mr. and Mrs. J. H. A. Cooper.
Miss Frances Larrick of Hayfield departs for a several weeks stay in Erie Pennsylvania as guest of cousin Miss Pauline Fawcett. She will also visit Niagara Falls before returning.
No preaching will be held at the Presbyterian Church in Berryville nor at Stones Chapel next Sunday. Stones Chapel Sunday school begins at 100 a.m.
The Washington Sunday Star explains the Navy’s food supply efficiency especially in wartime. It highlights sailors receiving white bread instead of war bread as an example of the system’s adequacy.
Mrs. Laura Hauck and her son William Louthan visited relatives in Shenandoah county accompanied by young Beulah Hockman returning home after visiting Mrs. Hauck. They traveled by Mrs. Hauck’s motor car and plan to continue motoring in the area for a time.
Dery William P. McGuire departed yesterday for Edgartown Massachusetts to spend several weeks vacation with his daughter Mrs Lewis Hyde and her attractive home at that location.
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