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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1915
Page
6
Adjutant-General W. W. Sale praised the First and Second Regiments for their campus training at Virginian Beach. About 600 personnel per regiment attended. inspectors noted exceptional marksman results and compared favorably with other camps. The Virginia Volunteers gain expertise in rifle use to improve preparedness and address prior deficiencies.
Yearly toll for the Valley Turnpike on pleasure wagons may be issued in August for travel from Sept 1 1915 to Aug 31 1916. Apply now to the undersigned. no tolls issued after August 31. Shirley Carter Director.
The government will issue an eleven-cent stamp the first of its denomination. It will be sold soon at the Winchester post office to meet parcel post demands. The dark green stamp features Benjamin Franklin from Houdon’s bust. It responds to insurance and C O D charges and applies to local parcels weighing seven to thirteen pounds in their respective zones.
The Confederate veteran and elderly farmer William Philips, in failing health, dropped dead at his Maurertown area home while on the porch talking with friends. Funeral services were held at his home with Rev. W. L. Carr officiating. Survivors include nieces and nephews. His wife had died years earlier. Mrs. L. P. McKee and her children, of South Market Street, left for Ridgeway camp meeting.
The Dunn duo Bill and Johnnie Dunn opened a two act vaudeville engagement at the Lee Empire. They drew a large audience with singing talking and especially their musical act. Johnnie Dunn wore gowns and charms while Bill performed in character makeup.
The Empire presents a World Film Corporation photoplay “The Boss” starring Holbrook Blinn and Alice Brady as a rise from saloon keeper to political boss. The story features a strong love plot, a fight with Union forces, and a murder accusation amid a wife’s stubborn push for freedom.
Seventh in the Pathe Bolba series features Ruth Roland and Henry King. Anita Logan clings to blue blood while a student loves for love not wealth. A marriage hinges on age and fortune, with blackmail threats and a sister’s name at stake in a melodramatic tale.
Nathan Pyne aged seventy five died recently in Staunton Virginia from heart disease. A native of Clarke County he spent most of his life in Riverton. A Confederate veteran he served in the Second Virginia Regiment under Stonewall Jackson and saw active service in Winchester and nearby areas.
The PRR report highlights outcomes for ET versus Try a Star, detailing race results, placements, and notable times across events. Key performances by winners and finalists are summarized with scores and margins where available.
Douglas Arizona August 14. Some Arizona churches using wine for sacramental purposes will not receive renewed liquor shipments until a court tests the state prohibition law. Eugene S Ives railroad attorney wrote that railroads would not ship any beverages containing alcohol into Arizona regardless of use until the law is construed by judicial authorities.
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