720 000 Horses For The Allies
At the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad offices statistics show 6 166 cars of horses and 720 cars of mules. About 220 000 horses and 15 000 mules were shipped via Covington Hinton and other line points to Newport News for shipment to the Allies. Total cost to place these animals on the European battlefield estimated at 51 million dollars. All horses are inspected at Hinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake and Ohio ‘Railroad
Covington
Hinton
Newport News
Bank Closing Notice for Shenandoah Valley bank
Labor Day Sept 6 1915 Shenandoah Valley Nate Bank Winchester Va will be closed on the holiday All paper maturities due Sept 6 can be paid Sept 7 1915 W RICE Cashier
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Shenandoah Val
Nate Bank
Winchester
Ino
W. Rice
Farmers & Mer
Nat'l Bank
H. D. Fuller
Bank Holiday Notice at Winchester Virginia Bank
Tinton Bank of Winchester announces a holiday with all paper maturing on Tuesday September 7 1915 to be handled by LEF R GRIM cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank H D Fuller cashier. Try an ad in the Want Column.
Unclaimed Letters in Winchester Post Office
List of unclaimed letters for the week ending August 28 at Winchester Virginia post office. Recipients must pay one cent per letter. Names include James E. Buter W R Berry B C Campbell Miss Nellie Elliott J C Jackson Mrs O C Lamp W H Shards J W Sadler. Sibert Postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Buter
James E. Berry
W. R. Brooks
B. C. Campbell
Charles Elliott
Nellie Jackson
J. Cc. Lamp
O. C. Shards
W. H. Sadler
J. W. Sibert
Motorists Entertained By Graves Family
Mr George Graves and his sisters the Misses Graves of Relief entertained relatives and friends at their home. The party included Mr and Mrs J C Byrd and daughter Catherine Byrd of Harrisonburg Virginia and Mr and Mrs Joseph Mauzy and son Jacob Mauzy of Lacy Springs Virginia. The trip was made in a large motor car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Graves
Graves
Relief
County
J. C. Byrd
Catherine Byrd
Harrisonburg
Joseph Mauzy
Jacob Mauzy
Lacy Springs
Winchester Steam Laundry Ad for Curtain and Blanket Cleaning
Laundry Cleaning and Pressing ad offers lace curtains and blankets cleaning at Winchester Steam Laundry. Both phones provided for contact. Cleaners operate until six p.m. end of day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
Notice to Yearly Toll Holders on Valley Turnpike
Yearly toll for pleasure wagon travel on the Valley Turnpike may be issued in August for toll coverage Sept 1, 1915 to Aug 31, 1916. Apply now to the undersigned. No tolls issued after August 31. Shirley Carter Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Turnpike
Shirley Carter
Empire Tonight Under the title For the Common wealth
Ninth show of a program featuring Roland and Henry King in a drama about sin and its toll. The plot centers on a young woman drawn into gambling and politics and the consequences she faces. Four other reels, seven in total, complete the program with two shows at 7 10 and 10 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
Henry King
Noonans Return After Honeymoon in Atlantic City
Mr John T Noonan of the Winchester police force and his bride have returned home on West Water Street after a honeymoon mainly at Atlantic City and New Jersey resorts and in Philadelphia. Arthur G Athey, son of Mrs C J Athey, connected with Bluemont Slate Company in Slatington Pa, has come back to this city due to temporary closing of the company's large quarries, which will reopen soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T.noonan
Winchester
Mr. Noonan
West Water Street
Atlantic City
Jersey
Philadel
C. J. Athey
Cit
Bluemont Slate Company
Slatington
Nine Fortresses Captured From Russia in Three Weeks
In the eastern theater, Austro German forces report capturing nine Russian fortresses in three weeks. Warsaw Ivangorod Serock Lomza Ostrolenka Koyno Novogeorgievsk Ure ie Brest Litovsk Olita listed with August dates.
The Test of Manhood in Fate's Harsh Strikes
A Detroit Press poem extols courage under adversity. It argues true worth shows in how one endures bumps and blows, keeps standing, and faces failure with grit rather than in fleeting victories.
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Detroit Press Press
U S Exports Now Lead The World For The First Time
The United States topped global exports for the year ending June 30, posting 2 768 600 000 dollars against Britain’s 2 170 100 000. Domestic goods rose to 2 716 200 000 with 52 400 000 in foreign product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
United Kingdom
Educators Meet in Harrisonburg for Girls School Conference
The Virginia Association of Colleges and Schools for Girls holds its ninth annual session at the State Normal School from September 1 to 3. Delegates will discuss training for Virginia girls with a social focus on a big house party and a business focus on improving education. Fort Loudoun Seminary of Winchester participates. Miss Glass and faculty plan to attend. Mr. and Mrs. John March return to McKeesport after visiting relatives.
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Association of Colleges and Schools For Girls
State Normal School
Virginia
Fort Loudoun Seminary of
Winchester
Fort Loudoun Seminary
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Adam Bede
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Leo Delaney
Helen Holmes
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Ney
the People’s Bargain Store
N. Main Street
Virginia Tailoring Company
T.M. Barr
J. P. Haddox
Woodward’s
South Main St
C.R. Grubbs’ Meat Market
S.C. White Orpingtons
J. E. Galloway
Brucetown
Harris Additson
National Ave
U. B. Church
My Place
Orth
Frederick ‘Turnpike
LJ. Hartman
Empire Tonight
MR. Noonan and
Bride
Phia
Arthur G. Athey
Publi
Star
The
Kay-Bee Co
Chatterton
Estelle Allen
Jack Nelson
Jerome Storm
Sians
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Serock
Lomza
Ostrolenka
Koyno
Novogeorgievsk
Brest-Litovsk
Olita
Wall
Fate
Fort Loudoun
Association of Colleges
John March
McKeesport, Pa
S. H. Hable
Jered
Gray & Sheetz
Siete
Farmers & Merchants Nat
Cannis
R. C. Green
North Main St
Thos. P. Graybeal
Orndorff & McVicar
Bell Phone
C. M. Solenberger
Berryville Pike
Stephens City
Price
White Hall
Good & Co
Kouss Ave
Jones’ Creamery
W. M. Fletcher
Suice
Gilead
H Hydrau
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