Xmas Gift Line At Local Store Promises Broad Selection
Local shop advertises Christmas gifts including Liggett's chocolates and Kodak cameras from 1.00 to 20.00 with supplies, shaving brushes, safety razors, Parisian Ivory sets, Sterno stoves, Hudnut’s and Palmer’s fragrances, Ever Ready pocket electric, lead pencil sharpeners, spices, metal hot water bottles, Thermos bottles, Perfection shaving mirror, and American-made items. Gifts suit any home and aim to please shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liggett’s
Sterno
Hudnut’s and
Palmer
America
Moton Named to Lead Tuskegee Institute
Major Hubert R Moton of Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute was elected president of Tuskegee Institute in New York by trustees. He will assume headship after May 1916 commencement and will aid the Booker T Washington memorial fund in the interim. Moton, a Hampton cadet commandant since 1910, traces his lineage to enslaved ancestors and was born in Amelia County Virginia in 1867. He and Washington were longtime allies in addressing race issues.
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Hubert R. Moton
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
Hampton
Winchester
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
New York
Moton
Negro Institute
Major Moton
Amelia County
Hampton Institute
Armstrong
Christmas Shopping Surges as Merchants Report Ample Trade
Retailers in the city note strong demand across stores from jewelry to novelties. Households have begun early purchases of turkey and cranberries with gifts ready for Christmas. The rush of last minute shoppers remains a constant yearly pattern despite urging to shop early.
Germany May Be Target For Air Raid
G C Robinson of the Curtiss Aeroplane Company, returning by the liner St Paul, says he helped assemble planes for the British army at Hendon and hints at a possible large air raid on Germany. He cites forthcoming aerial warfare developments but declines to reveal details. A Zeppelin raid had earlier left Mrs. James Blakeley widowed aboard the St Paul.
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New York
G. C. Robinson
Curtiss Aeroplane Company
St. Paul
Hendron
Germany
England
Kiel Canal
James Blakeley
London
Public sale of two Winchester city houses on Braddock Street
In the matter of Mary Smith Kinzel Admx c t a d b n of Charles W Houck decd vs Charles W Houck et al in Winchester Corporation Court, sale of two brick dwellings at 310 and 312 South Braddock Street will occur at 12 noon in front of the court house. Terms: one third cash, balance in annual installments in one and two years, purchaser bonds, 6 percent interest, deed of trust and fire policy required. Auctioneer W A Bowen. 12-10-40.
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Mary Smith Kinzel
Charles W. Houck
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Court House
South Braddock Street
S. Braddock Street
J. Tavenner
J. M. Steck
Asquith Seeks One Million Additional Men for Army
London December 22 Premier Asquith in the House of Commons asked for 1,000,000 more men for the British army. The move would raise the total Britons in the field to about 2,250,000. He called for immediate passage of the government bill and said every military age man should serve if fit. The premier cited wartime wastage and noted 2,500,000 men were in training or on volunteer lists.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Suvla
Anzac
Gallipoli
Lord Kitchener
Christmas Celebration at Round Hill Church
The Christmas entertainment of the Methodist Episcopal Church South at Round Hill will be held in the church at 7 oclock on Christmas night December 25. The public is invited to attend.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Round Hill
Report Reveals Three Years of Vice Investigations
The commission details widespread vice in the city, naming office buildings as assignation hubs and hotels as sources of procurers. The five volume, 2,500 page report covers a $11,500 effort funded by the state and Rockefeller Foundation, identifying prominent individuals and practices with extensive societal reach.
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Walker
Rockefeller Foundation
Annie McClure Dies in Martinsburg at 88
Mrs Annie E McClure 88 widow of J H McClure died Monday afternoon at her son in law George Kindle’s home on South High street Martinsburg W V She was born near Brucetown Va Her husband died during the Civil War She is survived by son Hiram T Kansas City daughter Mrs George Kindle Martinsburg two brothers Newton and Sewell Merchant Charles Town and sister Mrs Ella Schoppert Martinsburg She had long been a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Martinsburg Mrs Schoppert is gravely ill and death may follow soon
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Annie E. McClure
J. H. McClure
Martinsburg
W. Va
George Kindle
South High Street
Brucetown
Hiram T
Kansas City
Newton and Sewell Merchant
Charlestown
Ella Schoppert
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Tribute to Woman by Henry Watterson Emphasizes Ballot and Civilizing Role
The Courier-Journal quotes Henry Watterson praising women as civilizing and superior beings. It asserts woman’s moral light, home building, and the ballot as central to securing love, faith, and family life, within a safe, devoted sphere.
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Courier-Journal
Colored girl dies in Mount Pleasant
Carter Penn Carter aged 14 of Mount Pleasant died at home Tuesday morning after illness. Funeral services were held this morning at Union Bethel Church with Pastor Reverend Martin officiating. The Children’s Choral Society sang and burial followed at Union Bethel Cemetery.
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Carter Penn Carter
Robert and
Mary Carn
Mount the Home
Ter
Pleasant
W. Va
Union Bethel JB. Church
Rever Martin
Children's Choral Society
Union Bethel Cemetery
Winchester Citizen endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
A Winchester resident, Cc. H. Boxwell Jr., describes years of kidney pain and fatigue eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. In a 1909 statement he credits the remedy with restoring health and, in a 1915 note, says he never is without a box. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburna Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
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Cc. H. Boxwell, Jr
N. Braddock St
Winchester
Dean
Boxwell
Doan
Foster-Milburna Co
Buffalo
N. Xe
Star Want Ads Bring Results
Classified ads highlight local wants and offerings prompting quick responses from readers. The short notice items cover jobs, services, and goods, reflecting active exchange in the community.
Local Social Notes and Christmas Church Service
Mrs W F Orndoff returns home from Winchester visit. Mr and Mrs Charles White and daughter visit at the Nail home. Mrs Ep of Ridgeway WV visits her son in law J S Orndoff family. May and Ina Barrett with Winifred Rogers. Luther Larrick and S T Larrick visit Merriman and Bowman homes. Mabel Light recovering from diphtheria. Mount Olive holds Christmas sermon Sunday at 10 30 by Rev W H Sampesell. Sunday school party planned for January 6 with full attendance hoped.
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Os. Ep
Ridgeway
W. Va
J. S. Orndoff
Mount Olive
W. H Sampesell
Newt Cather Family Spend Sunday with Clowsers
Mr. and Mrs. Newt Cather and their children visited Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Clowser in Hogue Creek Virginia on Sunday.
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Hogue Creek
Newt
Cather
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Union Bank of Winchester
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