Church Bell Dedication Planned by Greenway Brethren
The Greenway United Brethren Church will dedicate a new church bell next Sunday December 12 at 10 30 a.m. A special program is planned and the public is invited. Also notes include Mr G D Gray traveling to Prince William county for his father's illness and Captain Ewart Johnston spending winter in eastern Georgia.
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Greenway United ‘Brethren Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
G. D. Gray
Prince William County
C & Gray
Nakgpyitte
Lillian Cornwell
Bridgewater
Ewart Johnston
Georgia
Don’Gray
Evening Star Publishing Notice
Notice stating The Evening Star Publishing Company is exclusive publisher for AP dispatches and local news, with rights reserved for republication and communications to the publishing office and associated individuals.
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Evening Star
Tribute to Dr G J Miller Reflects on Devotion and Death
The late Dr Godfrey L Miller is praised for a life of unselfish service to the sick and destitute, his deep faith and steadfast character. His passing ends a long, honored career marked by compassion and spiritual devotion.
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Godfrey L. Miller
Wokan
David
United Brethren Services Schedule
United Brethren services announced with morning Sunday school at 10 a.m. at the gunrise U B Church and evening preaching at 7 p.m. Olive Oil will be the evening theme. Mt Zion Church hosts 3 p.m. service and Mt Pleasant Church hosts morning service with the message Let us go unto the house of the Lord by C K Welch.
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Gunrise U. B
Mt. Zion
Mt. Pleasant
Epworth
Yland
Tinsel Cards Not Mailable
The Post Office Department warns the public that souvenir tinsel ecards must be mailed in sealed envelopes to pass through the mails. A railway mail clerk cut his hand on tinsel and contracted food poisoning, prompting years of enforcement. Local post offices will withdraw unsealed tins on receipt and route them to the dead letter office.
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Post Office Department
Ister
Sibert
History Pilgrimage Delights Winchester High Students
Miss Lucy Kurtz led Winchester High School history pupils on a December 6 visit to Washington’s headquarters. The trip featured relics and legends of the war, marking the third pilgrimage of its kind, with plans for a longer Baltimore-bound Danial Podschlak grave and Ramseur monument observance.
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Lucy
Kurtz
Winchester High Schoo
Washington
Ace
Ramseur
Bell
Colonel Grove
Daniel Pod
Local Social Notes From Opequon West Virginia
Local residents report visits and family gatherings in Opequon and Wardensville in December. Robert and Mrs. Garrett spent time with Herbert Hershman. Vergie Snapp and Marvin Bucher visited Mrs. N H Burkhart. Mrs. Gilbert Baylise and daughter visited Katie Burkhart and Cecilia Miller. John Cochran joined J H Burkhart for Sunday. Bern Miller returned home from Wardensville after helping his ill sister. Raph Lehigh of Wardensville visited his sister. Edward Cooper spent an evening with J H Burkhart. The local school under Miss Hinkie progresses well.
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Opequon
And
Mirs
Robert Garrett
Herbert Hershman
Wardensville
Vergie Snapp
Marvin Bucher
Mount Williams
N. H. Burkhart
Gilbert Baylise
Maynard Stieges
Katie Burkhart
Cecilia Miller
N. H
Local Scouts at Conference
H Russell Potts will be Winchester's scout executive after January 1 and Scout Master Paul L Massey left for a Philadelphia conference of the size district including Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. Massey will leave the bank and take a key post with the Virginia Barrel Company.
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H. Russell Potts
Winchester
Paul L. Massey
Philadelphia
Ise
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Massey
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Virginia Barrel Company
Rapid
Fromresa
Bequest Advice Urges Shenandoah Valley Bank as Executor
A column urges husbands to avoid tangled estates by naming Shenandoah Valley National Bank as executor and trustee. It warns that neglecting duties leaves heirs with business troubles and advises consulting a lawyer to prepare a will.
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Shenandoah Vallye National Bank
Local notes from Ft. McHenry area events
Reports note a soldier returning from France with shrapnel removed from his shoulder. Apple grower Richards and Co. plan thirty thousand trees on a farm bought from Miller. Rev. Smith delivers a strong sermon to a large crowd. Sunrise Sunday school rehearses Christmas Eve entertainment. Sunrise Endeavor hosts Reds vs Blues contest with a Reds victory leading to Blues hosting a supper at Mrs. Barrett’s Friday. Wel to preach at Sunrise Sunday, December 12 at 7 p.m. E. session begins at 6 p.m. with J. W. Cornwell leading. Sunrise Sunday school to present Christmas program on December 26 with music and recitations. Young peoples cottage prayer meeting set for next Wednesday at Crim’s, then Rin ker’s.
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Ft. McHenry Hospital
France
Messrs.Richards and Co
Miller
Mr. Smith
Relief Sunday School
Sun Rise Christian Endeavor
Reds
C. M. Barrett
C. K. Wel
J. W. Cornwell
Sunrise Sunday School
Character needed for accommodations at strange place
A Dallas News item notes a hostess asking a guest if she may entertain her company in the parlor. The guest responds yes if she is sure the hostess is a burglar. The exchange reflects social etiquette and caution in unfamiliar settings.
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Clinger
Dallas News
Fire Tree blooms brighten New South Wales coast
An Australian tree known as the fire tree bursts into vivid bloom across New South Wales. The striking display features orange flowers that light up the landscape, drawing admiration from locals and visitors alike.
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Australia
New South Wales
News Notes From Relief Towns and Nearby Visits
Relief Va December notes list Mrs Maggie Ollinger and children of New Market visiting Mrs George Branner who is quite sick but improving. Mr and Mrs David Gruver and family of Reliance spent Sunday with his parents. Mrs Quinter Dean and children of Martinsburg visited Mr and Mrs David Dean over the weekend. Mr Maynard Wisecarver and bride stay with groom's parents Mr and Mrs William Wisecarver. Mr Clarence Barrett of Winchester visiting his brother M Barrett a few days. Mr Harry Hicks has been returning.
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David Gruver
Reliance
Quinter Dean
Martinsburg
David Dean
Maynard Wisecarver
Willam Wisecarver
Clarence Barrett
Winchester
M. Barrett
Harry Hicks
Apple Prices in New York Decline Across Varieties
New York December 9 reports show steady to light demand for all commercial apples with prices mostly unchanged. York Imperial remains top tier at 5.50 to 6.25 with other varieties like Ben Davis Black Ben Jonathan Delicious Baldwin and more trading between 3.00 and 5.00.
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New York
York Imperials
Ben Davis
York
Imperial
Ritter Reassigned to Railway Postal Service Run
Mr Perry Ritter of this city returns to railway postal work with a Baltimore and Ohio run between Brunswick Maryland and Strasburg Junction Virginia. He is a clerk on the 6 40 a m train from Harpers Ferry that brings the Winchester post office's heaviest mail and the volume grows as the holiday season nears.
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Perry Ritter
Union Station
Washington
Railway Postal Service
Baltimore and Ohio
Brunswick
Strasburg Junction
Ritter
Harpers Ferry
Winchester Post Office
Follows Wife to the Grave
Funeral services were held in Charlestown for Col. a Gerland Hurst 75 a well known Jefferson county resident who died Monday in Charlestown Hospital. He lived in Harpers Ferry and had served twice as Jefferson county sheriff and in West Virginia both houses. His wife formerly Miss Tierney of Harpers Ferry died last Thursday while nursing him.
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Charlestown
W. Va
Col
A Gerland Hurst
Jefferson County
West Virginia
Charlestown Hospital
Harpers Ferry
Hurst
Miss Tierney
Jonel Hurst
E. Willis Wilson
Jubilee Notes From Jubilee Virginia
Jubilee, VA, Dec 9. Miss Ethel Funkhouser returns home from Bridgewater College due to eye ailment. Mr. Paul Halderman and Miss Pearl Alderman drive to Lynchburg for a wedding last Saturday. Evansdale school hosts a spelling match and box social Friday night for the school benefit. Mrs. R L Petrier visits Winchester on Wednesday.
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Jubilee
Ethel Funkhouser
Bridgewater College
Paul Halderman
Pearl Alderman
Niechburg
Evansdale School
R. L. Petrier
Winchester
Textile Mills to Cut Pay Amid Wage Reduction Forecast
A 22 percent wage reduction is forecast for textile mills in New England and New York after a conference of manufacturers. About 75 percent of related industries were represented. the industry employs around 200000 workers.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
New England
New York States
Immigration bill warned as harmful to welfare and policy
A minority report by Representatives Siegel and Sabath argues the House immigration bill is unnecessary and injurious. They oppose a two year suspension, noting labor conditions and lower immigrant inflows, with 1914 prewar totals contrasted by 11 months of this year at about 840,509 arrivals and 366,915 emigrants.
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Washington
Immigration Committee
Siegel
New York
Sabath
Illinois
Bunker Hill Local Notes In Brief
Mrs. Saslie Hayslett, 76, fell Sunday evening at home with bruises and eyes concerns for recovery. Robert Pultz of Tiffin Ohio visited relatives here this past week and returned home. Mrs. J M Miller visited her parents at Inwood yesterday. Mr James Gageby of Martinsburg visited friends Saturday. Miss Ivy Frankhouser of Terra Alta is visiting Rev D B Groves.
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Bunker Hill
W. VA
Saslie ‘Hayslett
J. T. Stewart
Robert Pultz
Tiffin
Ohio
J.M. Miller
Inwood
James Gageby
Martinsburr
Ivy Frankhouser
Terra Ata
Wi. Va
D. B. Groves
Senate Republicans reject income tax relief this session
Washington December 9 Republican members of the Senate finance committee decided at an informal conference that income tax relief legislation requested by business interests is impracticable this session. The decision aligns with House Republican leaders and follows Treasury Secretary Houston's outline. They said extending installment payments and allowing losses deductions are not feasible under current conditions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Informa
House
Ways and Means Committee
Thonor
Treasury
Houston
Postmaster Reappointed in Stephens City Nomination
The nomination of George A. Samell to succeed himself as postmaster at Stephens City was sent to the Senate by President Wilson yesterday along with renominations of John T. Cochran of The Plains. War among those sent to the Senate.
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George A. Samsell
Stephens City
County
Senate
Wilson
John T. Cochran
the Plains
World 711 Million Years Old Theory Advances
Two British scientists have advanced a theory that the world is at least 711 million years old. They base calculations on radiometric methods and radioactive decay rates discussed in recent discussions among British physicists.
Harding Back at Desk After Long Absence
President elect Warren G. Harding resumed work at his desk in Marion on December 2 after more than a month away. He hurried through a large pile of letters and routine business to clear his desk before the league of nations conferences next week. During his Texas and Panama trip only urgent messages reached him and hundreds of letters and telegrams awaited replies along with requests from job seekers.
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Associated Press
Marion
Harding
Texas
Panama
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