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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1917
Page
2
Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad merger vote notice
Stockholders of Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad Co face a Jan 22 1918 meeting at No 101 West King Street to approve consolidation with Cumberland Valley Railroad Co into The Cumberland Railroad Company. Notice dated December 22 1917 from secretary A C Nadenbousch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cumberland Valley and
Martinsburg Railroad Company
Atocki Oe
Cumberland Valley and Burg Railroad Company
A. C. Naden“h
W. King St
Kure
W. Va
Mscome
A. C. Nadenbousch
Cumberland Valley and Burg Railroad Co
A.C. Nodeath
Innshore
Ders
Land Valley and
Martinsburgh
Cumber- Siley
Amd
Cumberland Railroad Company
Take Due
Rder
Beulah E. B. Ashley v Foster F. Ashley non-support suit
Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winchester notes Beulah E B Ashley as plaintiff in a suit against Foster F Ashley for non support and desertion seeking general relief. It orders Foster F Ashley to appear within fifteen days after publication and take whatever action needed for his interests. Clerk J B Beverley signs the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R F. Ashley
A& Mensa
Plain- Beulah
EB. Ashley
Foster
Fr. Ashley
Foster F. Ashley
J. B. Beverley
Clean healthy wheat seed essential for next year
The article urges farmers to plant only good seed for wheat and rye, recommending seed cleaning with a fanning mill to remove weed seeds, smut, and shriveled grain. It advises buying seed locally, inspecting for disease, and treating seed to destroy fungi before storage and planting. It also covers seed selection, varieties, and rodent-proof storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Delinquent Capitation Taxes Totals by State Report
The state shows 1916 delinquent capitation taxes totaling 3 472 044.25 including penalties. Whites owe 2 312 239.24 and colored 1 159 05 01. Delinquents 1916 by race are 407 whites and 816 colored. Tax collectability remains weak with only 152 020.74 collected in thirteen years. The Star prints all the figures from the auditor's report.
Red Cross Will Aid Guatemala Relief Ship
The Red Cross will send a relief ship from New Orleans to Guatemala to deliver Christmas earthquake aid. Loading began with ten thousand dollars in foodstuffs and vast medical supplies and disinfectants, to prevent epidemics. A Guatemala cablegram requests galvanized iron for 126 600 homes destroyed, but large government orders hinder supply. Dr. J F Egan of Johns Hopkins left Baltimore after holidays with the Yosts on Fairmont Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cross
Orleans
Guatemala
Red Cross
J. F. Egan
University Hospital, Baltimore
D. F. Yost
Fairmont Avenue
Plan motor truck parcel post lines to cut costs
The Post Office plans motor truck parcel post routes totaling three to four thousand miles in star route service. One route runs from Portland Maine to New Orleans via Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley, with a second covering Illinois Indiana Ohio and West Virginia and a third in California. Government trucks may be used where roads permit and bids are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Portland
New Orleans
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Hagerstown
Staunton
Lynchburg
Winston-Salem
N. C
North
South Carolina
Georgi
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Illinois
Indiaa
Ohio
West Virginia
California
Postfire Department
Congress
German plot thwarted at Liberty Motor plant in Detroit
Wires report a German spy plot aimed at destroying the Liberty Motor Company facility, the nation's top aeroplane motor producer. Firefighters contained a blaze in a building under construction, with limited damage. Authorities note a prior attempted strike on Unicon Grain and Elevator's grain granary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Liberty Motor Company
United States
Unicon Grain and Elevator Company
Local resident touts Dreco herb remedy for stomach trouble
W H Hamilton of Deerfield now with Augusta Wood Product Co credits one bottle of Dreco for curing two year stomach trouble. He cites relief from indigestion and urges sick people to try the medicine, noting its wide drugstore availability and Winchester outlet M Merl Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hamilton
Deerfield
Augusta Wood Product Company
Republican County Committee
Hamilton
Winchester
M. Mer
Stockholders meeting of The Commercial & Savings Bank
The annual meeting of stockholders of The Commercial & Savings Bank will be held at the banking house in Winchester, Va, on Tuesday, January 8th 1918 at 11 a.m. for the election of directors and other business. All stockholders urged to attend. John I. Sloat, Cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuuesday
H DO Fabier
The
Commercial & Savings Benk
Winchester
Zerf John I. Sloat
Norfolk and Western president resigns to join board
L E Johnson, head of Norfolk and Western Sway Company since September 1903, resigns as president to become chairman of the board. M D Maher, previously first vice president, succeeds him as president. A C Needles, current general manager, is elected vice president in charge of operations. Changes take effect January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Johnson
Norfolk and Western Sway Company
M. D. Maher
A. C. Needles
No Joke Remedy Praised for Constipation by Los Angeles Reader
J. E. Colver of 103 Labor Temple Los Angeles recounts fifty six years with various cathartics and endorses Woley Cathartic Tablets as the best he has used warning against unpleasant aftereffects. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Colver
Labor Temple
Los Angeles
Cal
Court order to sell land in Virginia estate case
In the Clerk's Office of The Gir Court of Frederick County Virginia on December 8 1917 Maggie M Henkel vs Alfred S Henkel et al orders a sale of forty acres near Clearbrook Station for life with remainder to her children. Unknown heirs and parties in interest must appear within fifteen days to protect interests. Publication in The Evening Star Winchester and posting deadline set for December 17 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James William Bohrer
James Kam Bohrer
Virginia
Winchester
J. W. Baker
M. M. Lynch
Alfred S. Henkel
Als
Frederick County
West Clearbrook Station
Uel G. Stephenson
Maggie M. Henkel
Wiliam F. Moreland
William F. Moreland
William Moreland
Wliam S. Cooper
Evening Star
J. W. Baker Denuty
Y M. Steck P
Trustee Sale Of Thomas Kerns Tracts Of 112 Acres
By deed of trust from S A Kerns and wife to E C Whit trustee dated January 3 19 with record in Frederick County Virginia the undersigned substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court House Winchester Virginia at 11 o clock A M Saturday January 12 1918 two adjacent tracts containing 112 acres more or less near Whitacre P O Terms include one third cash day of sale and balance in two equal annual payments at 6 percent interest with bonds secured by a deed of trust on the property Warren Rice substitute trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Kerns
E. C. Whitacre
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Court House
Winchester
Whitacre P. O
Thomas Kerns
Warren Rice
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Don’t Miss This
Slogans solicit a mail-in offer for Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets sent from Foley & Co 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago TM1. The offer asks for name and address and five cents for a trial package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
War Savings Stamp Pitch Emphasizes Ease and Convenience
A historical snippet promotes war saving stamps as simple to buy and easy to handle with no red tape, urging immediate purchase. The brief emphasizes accessibility and practicality for readers.
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