Winchester firemen convention to be held in Cumberland Valley
Winchester prepares for the Cumberland Valley Firemen’s convention with special trains, parade routes, and a six-division decoration plan. Events run Monday to Wednesday at the Auditorium, with competitions, band contests, reel races, and a grand parade through downtown Winchester.
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Market
Kern
Main
Monmouth
Braddock
Peyton
Carnival Grounds
Fair Grounds
Cumberland Valley Firemen
Association
Kwad
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Winchester
Hagerstown 50
L. Jacobs
Waynesboro
Jacobs
Harrison Increases Lead In Frederick County
The Electoral Board of Frederick County confirmed the Democratic Congressional primary results, boosting Thomas W. Harrison’s Frederick County lead over Col. Robert F. Leedy by 22 votes for a final 88 vote majority after correcting minor earlier discrepancies. The canvassing board members were William Jobe, A. R. Rinker, EB. A. Gordon, J. W. Richard, and W. J. Muse with official results by precinct.
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Frederick County
Thomas W. Harrison
Congress
Robert F. Leedy
Judge Harrison
Summer Apples Wanted at Market
Sam Haines grain elevator at Winchester Bell depot seeks summer apples for cash price listings. Multiple varieties desired. contact C. V. BRR Depot for details.
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Winchester Bell
Seven Room House For Rent With Modern Improvements
Seven room house with heating plant and modern improvements for rent starting September first. Notify Hansbrough and Carter. 4 1p 51
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Hansbrough & Carter
Notice of cash business shift at new storage plant event
Owing to conditions on and after Aug 15 1920 I will be compelled to run a cash business only. Carpenter and pipe fitters at New Cold Storage Plant apply William Beverley. 30 1p 1f notice. Friday and Saturday nights the ladies of the P C A will hold a lawn party on Washington Headquarters corner Braddock and Cork Sts. Everyone come and spend a pleasant evening. Committee. WANTED at once clerk for store married lady preferred apply X Y Z Star Get your watermelon right office at Robinsons Cold Storage car loads meat received prices to suit all.
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William Beverley
R. B. Rogers
Robinson's Cold Storage
Winchester to Vote on $100,000 Water System Bond
Winchester residents will vote Tuesday on issuing $100,000 in bonds to upgrade the water system. City Manager Thomas J. Trier outlines plans including a new two million gallon pump, 1.5 million gallon reservoir at Rouss Spring, one mile of 14 inch pipe, and a ten million gallon reservoir at a high point to boost storage and prevent water famine.
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Winchester
Rouss Spring
Perein
Old Town
Spr
Cox
Piano sale announces nine used upright pianos
Seals Music Store announces a one week sale starting Monday the sixth offering nine used upright pianos. Lehigh Portland cement arrives at John W. Rosenberger.
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Seal’s Music Store
Land deal offers 156 acres of limestone near Winchester
An advertisement promotes 156 acres of good limestone land four and a half miles from Winchester at 250 dollars an acre. Improvements include barns houses and a 55 acre young orchard along the pike. Listed by Baker & Shavock as a bargain.
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Winlchester
Pike
Baker & Shayock
Two Die In Denver Streetcar Riots As Patrols Loom
Denver faced fresh rioting after streetcar strikers and supporters clashed with strike breakers. Two people were killed and 34 injured as damage spread across the city. Mayor Bailey called for 2000 volunteers to guard against a repeat. The Denver Post office was damaged and eight cars wrecked as tensions flared late afternoon into night.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Bailey
Denver Post
Tramway Company
Water Bond Issue Prompts Emergency Vote Next Tuesday
The editorial urges voters to approve a $100,000 water bond to replace worn pumps at Reuss Spring and to build a new reservoir. It argues an urgent water famine risk exists with a fire threat, insisting the measure enables the City Council to issue bonds if the council deems action necessary to protect the public.
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Winchester
Reuss Spring
Stock Market Unsettled After Early Rally
New York trading opened with a substantial rally in steels oils equipment leathers shippings and investment rails with Houston rising five points. Soon renewed selling pushed many stocks to new lows for the move while Replogle dropped seven points and Baldwin and Bethlehem Steel weakened amid unsettled liquidity and sporadic short covering.
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New York
Houston
Baldwin
Bethlehemater
Peter Mayo Dies at Powhatan Estate in Clarke County
Peter H Mayo 85 a Richmond tobacco man died at Powhatan his Clarke county estate after a brief pneumonia illness. He spent summers there with his family and was known as Uncle Peter. Funeral services set at All Saints Episcopal Church with interment in Hollywood Cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mrs Sallie M Cameron and Mrs Thomas Nelson Carter. Last of his generation in the Mayo family he had led a prominent Richmond life including Confederate service and head of P M Mayo and brother tobacco works.
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Richmond
Powhatan
Millwood
Clarke County
Mayo
Clarke
Peter
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Hollywood Cemetery
Downman
West Franklin Street
Robert A. Mayo
Governor's Guards
Quartermaster Department
General Lee
Appomattox
Big Techeson Concern
Mr. Mayo
P.M. Mayo
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Continental Tobacco Company
Inferests
Sallie M. Cameron
Col
Denehan Cameron
Raleigh
N. C
Thomas Nelson Carter
Belle’ Burwell
George H. Burwell
Carter Hall
Virginia
Diocese of
Soviet Reply To Britain Explains Moscow Stance On Poland
London and Washington report Soviet envoy Kameneff summarizing Moscow's position. The note says the Soviet government seeks armistice terms with guarantees against renewed Polish hostilities while affirming Poland's independence and broader frontiers than Britain proposed. Russian readiness for prolonged conflict is noted as well.
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London
Poland
Great Britain
Leo Umm Jeff
Lloyd George
Russia
M. Kameneff
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