Jail Plot Foiled by Sheriff Pannett With Club Tactics
Sheriff Pannett thwarted a prison escape plot at Frederick County jail after overhearing prisoners discuss shaving him to seize keys. Three inmates named Frank Anderson Clarence Grubbs and Claude Kellican were involved. To prevent an attack the sheriff limited exercise, kept the club ready and kept one prisoner at a time outside.
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Pannett
Frank Anderson
Loudoun County
Clarence Grubbs
Claude Kellican
Frederick County
Firemen Plan Picnic Outing on Labor Day
The Friendship Fire Company forms committees to organize an old-time basket picnic at Rock Enon Springs. A special 7:30 AM Baltimore and Ohio train will carry five firemen and families to the event, with return about 6 PM. Food, drinks, and varied contests, including races and prizes, are planned for all ages.
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Friendship Fire Company
Rock Enon Springs
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Rock Enon Spring
Drunk Shenandoah man pleads guilty to theft and concealed weapon
William Mumaw of Oranda Shenandoah county pleaded guilty in police court to stealing khaki trousers from Joe Nachman and carrying a loaded revolver. He was fined 30.25 dollars overall, ten days jail for theft, suspended jail if he stays out of town. Two accomplices, Hensell and Bly, were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mumaw
Oranda
Shenandoah County
Joe Nachman
Mumin
William Hensell
C. F. Bly
East Water Street
Mumaw
Nachman
Doran
Winchester
Lquor
Middletown
Hensell
Bly
Peaches for Sale in Orchard Offered by Boyce
Auction note lists beautiful freestone Hale peaches for wale in orchard at cheap price. Call Boyce for details and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freestone
Hale
Orchard Cheap
Boyce
Prisoner Locked in Cell Locked Out Until Locksmith
William Mumaw confined at the county jail couldn't be released as the padlock on his cell door had no key. An emergency attempt by Winchester locksmiths failed, so plumber John H. Snyder used a hacksaw to cut the lock and free Mumaw for his theft trial.
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William Mumaw
Dewey Elliott
Mumaw
Winchester
John H. Snyder
Yard party at Brucetown benefit event note
Brucetown hosts a yard party on August 26 for the W Bible Class benefit. Public invites indicate afternoon hours from 1 to 4 with proceeds likely aiding the group.
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Brucetown
Beck's Stham Bakery Trade Notice at Springs Park
Trade notice offering real estate exchange and retail discontinuation after August 30. Mentions daily fresh products from Yeading merchants and Labor Day thanks to patrons. References Rock Enon and Springs Park with scattered OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeading
Rock Enon Beck’s
Stham Bakery, Inc
Springs Park
Escape by Jail Break Digs Out of Local Lockup
Dewey Elliott, a Gore area resident, was imprisoned six months on the convict road for theft. He escaped last night by tearing free a jail cell staple with a stolen iron bar, then opened the door to the jail residence and fled on Market Street after taking the jailor's revolver. Deputies searched all night. authorities expect him near his county home as they monitor western areas.
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Dewey Elliott
Gore
Liberty
Pannett
Market Street
Hiliott
Elliott
For Sale Eight Room Bungalow Near Winchester
Small farm listing. Eight room bungalow on six acres two miles from Winchester. Easy terms offered by Chapman's Auto Sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Chapman
Reunion rate to Richmond set for Eightieth Division veterans
Special reduced rail fares apply for the Eightieth Division reunion in Richmond from September 4 to 12. Veterans and families pay one fare and one third round trip, totaling 10.46 dollars from Winchester via Washington and the RF&P line. Tickets on sale September 1 with ID proving veteran status.
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Richmond
Baltimore and Ohio
Winchester
Washington
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Pittsburgh
Legion
Virginia
Virginia Department of the American Legion
Winchester Orchard Supply Co Advertisement
Orchard ladders of all sizes and oak stove picking baskets offer essential picking and packing gear. The Winchester Orchard Supply Company features crates picking sacks and carriers along with caps stamps stencils and barrel hatchets. Located at 301 North Market Street with phone 313 for orders.
Chapman's Auto Sales Lists Used Fords 1914-17
Chapman’s Auto Sales offers used Ford models from 1914 to 1917 with prices ranging from 275 to 500 dollars. Location and contact details not provided in the fragment.
Opening of Public Schools in Winchester County
Winchester County Pane Schools open September 13 at 8 50 a m for the new term. Resident pupils register September 8 and 9 at the John Kerr Building, Cork and Market streets. Children six by October 1 admitted. younger by exam. Non residents register September 10 and 11 for grades seven up. Tuition charged per capita cost. payments due by October 1. Industrial Arts Domestic Science and Agriculture added to curriculum. Medical exam by School Nurse planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
John Kerr
Cork and
Market Streets
Leon
Ford Chassis For Sale After Long Gap
Ford Chassis offered for sale marking the first in over a year. Price listed as 601 96 with note 26-1p-31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
CAPT. BOB'S CO. CALLS ROSTER TO REPORT THURSDAY
All members ordered to report for drill on Thursday August 26 1920 at City Court Room 7 30 oclock by order of Captain Grimm commandant R W Smith first sergeant.
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Hell
City Court Room
Gdho
H. Grimm
R. W. Smith
Pidgeon to Continue Suffrage Work After NC Visit
Miss Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon of Clarke county says North Carolina women celebrate enfranchisement with spontaneity and good humor. She notes Tennessee’s ratification allows nationwide voting rights when proclaimed, and she will resume duties as director of the University of Virginia citizenship department with schools and lectures on qualifications for new voters across Virginia.
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the Star
Richmond
North Carolina
Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon
Clarke County
Pidgeon
Tennessee
Colby
Virginia
University of Virginia
Citizenship Department
Bureau of Extension
Miss Pidgeon
Roanoke
Salem
Leesburg
Hickory Camp to Meet for Shapp Monument Service
Notice lists Hickory Camp No 34 meeting in Hall Sunday August 29 at three o'clock to attend Rev Shapp's monument. Wraith Sovereigns welcome. Also references to real estate listing near city with 18 acres and 5000 price, and a train schedule note for a Modern Woodman Picnic at Gore. Includes change of registration dates for Winchester Public Schools and a sale on heavy leather army halters priced at 2.10 by R M Swimley.
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Hickory
Hall
Shapp
Wraith
Winchester
Gore
Inter-Mountain Construction Co
O. H. Sencindiver
G.P
Airplane Ride At Gore Picnic Noted
A Gore picnic offered an airplane ride experience led by Trent and Menefee with four years in U8 service adjacent to a display of handmade cream separators.
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Gore
Trent
Menefee
National Fruit Product Company Maintains Dedicated Research
The National Fruit Product Company runs a formal research department at its three plants in Winchester Virginia Martinsburg West Virginia and Alexandria Virginia led by an experienced chemist from the Virginia Department of Agriculture. The unit supervises output to ensure uniform quality and prevent faulty packing while developing new apple delicacies. The Martinsburg jelly plant hosts innovative devices from internal investigations and experimentation. Limited preferred stock is offered to local growers and investors paying 7 percent annual dividends in quarterly installments with Virginia corporate status exempt from taxation. Inquiries go to Hansbrough Carter Bryarly and Rowin Winchester Virginia.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Alexandria
Department of Agriculture
Virginia Corporation
Hansbrough & Carter
Bryarly & Rowwinchester
Colby Signs Proclamation For Suffrage
The proclamation confirming the suffrage amendment has been signed by Secretary Colby at his home after receiving Tennessee's ratification certificate. An anti suffrage bid to block the proclamation was denied by Judge Siddons. Officials expect Tennessee certification to arrive tonight and Colby plans to issue the proclamation, with ant fray aiming for a Supreme Court review before November election.
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Associated Press
Washington
Colby
State Department
Roberts
Tennessee
Justice Siddons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Cage
Charles 8S
Fairchild
American Constitution League
Alfred D. Smith
Tennesee
Nashville
Robert
United States Supreme Court
Smith
Fire destroys kitchen at 27 West Cork street
A fire about 1 30 PM gutted the second story rear kitchen of Louis Zuckerman’s residence at 27 West Cork street. Neighbors evacuated his children as flames endangered nearby wooden homes. Firefighters confined and extinguished the blaze after about 30 minutes. insurers Bryarly Bros. cover the loss for owner M T Reed.
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Louis Zuckerman
Cork Street
Wil
Zuckerman
M. T. Reed
Bryarly Bros
Old-Time Basket Picnic Planned at Rock Enon Springs
The Winchester area invites families to Labor Day at Rock Enon Springs with the Friendship Fire Co. Pack a lunch and join a nostalgic mountain outing. Two-man rooms and furnished housing noted. Northern Era Orchard Co. reports large apple barrels and packing season activity.
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Wilk
Eran Orch
Arene
Richards
Pres
Winchester
Friendship Fire, Co
Rock Enon Springs
Russians Bring Up Reserves on Southern Front Amid Strife
Reports from the Pollet general indicate Russian reserves are being moved up on the southern front and behind the Bolshevik northern line. General Haller estimates up to 300000 Soviets were on all fronts with many bearing bayonets. Soviet losses in prisoners and escapees to Prussia run around 100000 with further heavy casualties.
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Associated Press
Wargaw
Pollet
Bolsheviki
Haller
Prussia
Speeding Charge Filed Against Wilmer Shryock
Mr. Wilmer Shryock appeared before Justice Tavenner in the county magistrate court charged with exceeding the speed limit last evening on the pike. A warrant was issued by Supt. Fr. Lh. Carter of the Valley Pike, attached to the State Highway Commission.
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Wilmer Shryock
Magis Court
Tavenner
Lh. Carter
Valley Pike
Ships First Apples for Exporte From This Section
Mr Calvert, a local apple buyer, shipped a carload of fruit as the first export from the area. The shipment was sent to A Goodwin and C Manchester, England, marking the initial export activity from the region.
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Calvert
Goodwin
Manchester
England
Desirable dwelling No 444 on F Mount Avenue for sale
For sale Desirable dwelling No 444 on F Mount Avenue featuring seven rooms and bath with electric lights, good cellar and fare 456x190, prompt possession offered. ANSBROUGH & CARTER insurance trade. Special candy sale Friday and Saturday at The P Drug Store Inc.
Woodbury Named Secretary of the Navy Succeeding Roosevelt
Washington observes a cabinet reshuffle as Woodbury, a former New Hampshire legislator, is appointed secretary of the navy to succeed Franklin D. Roosevelt. The item notes the historic change and references upcoming sales at The Drug Store, Inc. including Majestic Chocolates Bon-Bons.
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Associated Press
Washington
Woodbury
New Hampshire
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Majestic
the Drug Store, Inc
Dorris Motor Company Sues Court Over Receivership
In St Louis on August 2, receivers for the $5,000,000 Dorris Motor concern filed court actions seeking recognition of the corporation. The Circuit Court records show the filing related to receivership and assets.
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St. Louis Mo
Dorris Motor
Tion
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Young Price
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R. M. Swimley
RM. Swimley
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