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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
4
To the voters of Frederick County and the City of Winchester Boyd R Richards announces his candidacy for the House of Delegates subject to the Democratic Primary on August 7 1917.
An excerpt humorously laments car troubles and road woes. The speaker contrasts calm driving with sudden breakdowns, noting how a vehicle’s failures test patience and spirit, ending with a quip about not wasting temper on a faulty old boat.
Health Commissioner Williams calls for frank public briefing on polio as authorities classify cases as sporadic or epidemic. Physicians must report and quarantine all polio cases immediately, with criminal penalties for evasion. Officials caution against broad alarm but urge precautions and possible expansion of school bans to Page and Rappa if needed. Public health actions align with the United Health Service to curb spread.
The board calls for isolation of all cases and sanitation across towns and rural districts and warns parents to limit small children's contact with others. Despite July cases, total for the year is 68 and below 1916. Physicians must report cases promptly to keep the public informed. Infantile paralysis appears at Ivy near Charlottesville, postponing the Ivy district Sunday school convention at High Point School.
Mr and Mrs C A Yeakley and family and Mr C H Bishop of Missouri visit the Carper home and plan to live in Winchester. Lloyd Carper visits his parents near Carpers Valley. Local youths attend the Boyce church dedication. Mrs Kate Chrisman visits Winchester, Earl Carper visits J S Carper, Harold Stickel visits Edgar Carper, Margaret Kelchner stays with Marion Curl in Winchester, Lucy Carper visits Hilda Harmer.
Miss Ruth McIntosh has rallied from an appendicitis operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital and is now improving. She is able to sit up.
Miss Mary Brown of Lancaster Pennsylvania is the guest of Miss Theresa Lynch at her South Washington Street residence.
Special commissioner announces public auction of three tax parcels with buildings on Cedar Creek near Meadow Mills in Frederick County Virginia. Sale set for August 18 1917 at 12 noon in Winchester in one whole tract. terms one third cash and two equal yearly installments with bonds and trust deed.
Miss Mabel Lambert of Baltimore and Miss Yost of Winchester were hurt while attempting to board a fast moving Cumberland Valley Railroad train near West Water Street. Lambert suffered minor cuts and bruises while Yost sustained bruises and minor cuts. both were treated and went home. A detective was sent to Winchester to investigate.
Washington reports the War Department debates handling 5 000 black guards to be called into federal service with thousands more in the National Army. Training camps may need to be in the south, but race riots push officials to consider a northern cantonment and separate barracks for black troops.
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