Winchester Birthday Banquet Honors Charles Rouss Legacy
For the twenty second year the Charley Rouss Fire Company hosts a banquet at Rouss Hall with about 200 attendees. Speakers include local leaders and Winchester figures highlighting education and the city’s fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Rouss
Winchester
Charles Broadway Rouss
Rouss
Water Street
Council Chamber
City Hall
J. H. Lacy
Presbyterian Church
John Paul
Garrisonburg
John Garland Pollard
Virginia
James C. Bardin
University of Virginia
B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Lynch
John
James Robinson
Kentucky
Judge Handley
Pennsylvania
Charles G. Maphis
Maphis
Shenandoah
Heath
Senate Passes New Land Bill with Minor Amendments
In Richmond, the Torrens land registration bill passed the Senate 30 to 8 after a brief amendment process. The House is to concur in changes, while other measures include highway funding from auto license revenues, bonds for Blacksburg, and education degree authorizations. A joint resolution seeks an economical state-wide review led by three delegates and one senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate
Royall
Blacksburg
Gordon
Board of Supervisors
State Commissioner of Highways
Virginia Normal School Board
Browning
Orange
House
Mittee
State Board of Education
Harris Hart
Roanoke
Hay Emphatically Declines War Cabinet Bid
President and Mrs. Wilson cruise aboard the Mayflower as speculation swirls about Secretary Garrison’s successor. James Hay of Virginia, head of the House Military Affairs Committee, says he prefers Congress and would not accept the War portfolio, despite support from Virginia Senators Martin and Swanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Washington
Wilson
Potomac
Garrison
Agriculture Houston
Hay
James Hay
Seventh District
Virginia
House
Congress
Martin and Swanson
War Department
Business changes hands at Kernstown shop
I have sold my place at Kernstown to Mr. Harry Steele who will continue the business and receive all unpaid accounts due me. I wish to thank the public for its patronage and trust they will continue to do business at the old stand. 1p Ww. B. SMITH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown
Harry Steele
Attempt Made To Poison Archbishop Mundalein
A deliberate poisoning attempt targeted Archbishop George Mundalein at a Chicago archdiocese banquet. Governor Dunne and 100 guests were listed as potential victims. arsenic was found in soup served by a club employee who disappeared. A room raid uncovered a complete arsenic laboratory and anarchistic literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Mundalein
Dunne
Illinois
H. J. Doherty
Baptist Church Service Reminder
Rev Mr Alexander to preach at First Baptist Church on Sunday February 13 at 11 am and 7 30 pm A cordial invitation is extended to all New waists and skirts advertised at WH K Green Brothers store included as a brief note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Alexander
First Baptist Church
Dr Rostel To Address Golden Rule Bible Class
Due to John Garland Pollard, Virginia attorney general, missing the event, Dr B M Roszel of the Academy will address the Golden Rule Bible Class tomorrow morning at 9 30 in the Golden Rule room. Members and friends urged to attend early for seats. Also classified notice offering old hens at 14c per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Winchester
B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Roszel
Examined Land Titles by Woodsod Clerks Office Visit
Mr M E Stickley and his stenographer Oliver of Woodstock Virginia spent the week here and returned home this afternoon. Stickley is the attorney for the United States bureau of forestry and has been examining a large number of land titles in the county clerk's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Stickley
Oliver
Woodstock
Stickley
United States Bureau of Forestry
New York Apple Market Trade and Prices Report
Friday trade quiet with limited activity seen across the week. Grange A fruit prices list Jonathan Baldwin Winesap Ben Davis Greening Wyorriam Hriae Gano and others with firsts and seconds quoted. Yorks and Winesap strong on good stock. Fred Yekaley to auction Northwestern grade near Winchester Feb 29. items include livestock, implements, hay, wood, and household goods. Charles G. Maphis, speaker at Rouss birthday banquet, returned to University of Virginia.
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Baldwins
Grange A
Jonathan
Baldwin
Winesap
Ben Davis
Greening
A. N
Vyorrim
HRIAE
Gano
Fred. Yekaley
Winchester
Charles G. Maphis
University of Virginia
Badges of Merit Presented by Local Boy Scouts
The fourth night of national anniversary week of the Boy Scouts was held at Troop 1 headquarters. Merit badges were awarded to Scouts Robinson Aulick and Wheat, with a second class pin to Scout Edward Barr. A log cabin project and a large subscription drive for Collier's Weekly are noted, with basketball practice and public meetings announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Scout Headquarters
W.s. White
Robert Schultz
Nelson Page
Robinson
Aulick
Edward Barr
White
Collier's Weekly
Arthur Fansler
P. F. Collier
Howard Taylor
Mitchell Knight
Christ Episcopal Church
19 Bodies Recovered From Ernest Coal Mine Disaster
Johnston, Pa. Feb 12 The bodies of 19 miners killed in an explosion at Clearfield Coal Company No. 1 mine at Ernest have been recovered. All but six were aliens. Three remain missing, but recovery is expected as rescuers sift debris. Cause unknown. likely a motor spark ignited a gas pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Clearfield Coal Company
Ernest
Sunday School Time Change at Centenary Church
The Sunday school of Centenary Reformed Church will meet in the lecture room of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church at 9.30 o clock tomorrow morning instead of 9.45 o clock as announced in The Star on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centenary Reformed Church
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Star
Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter Meet Set
Turner Ashby Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy convenes next Monday afternoon February 14 at 4 o clock at Mrs Holmes Conrad residence Market Street. All chapter members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ashby
Daughters of the Confederacy
Holmes Conrad
Market Street
Divorce Decree Granted in Frederick County Circuit Court
A decree entered in the Circuit Court of Frederick County awards an absolute divorce to Holmes J. L. Gruber from Esther Gruber on statutory grounds. The decree protects property rights for both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of
Frederick County
Holmes JL. Gruber
Esther Gruber
No Market Report Today on Lincoln Birthday Holiday
No market quotations were received by telegraph today due to Lincoln's birthday holiday in Baltimore. Dr. F E Yost returned last evening from a several day trip to Norfolk and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
Lincoln
Baltimore
FE. C. Yost
Norfolk and Vicinity
Canada Fears German Plots Prompt Guard Increase
Reports from Niagara Falls and Toronto describe increased Canadian military presence after rumors of German plots and detachment mobilizations opposite the falls. A Castner Electrolytic plant blast in Niagara is linked to suspected sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Niagara
United States
Toronto
Castner’ Electrolytic Chemical Company
Washington
Germany
State Department
Gerard
Berlin
Penfield
Vienna
School Girl Died Of A Broken Heart
The death of Marian Lambert an 18 year old high school senior was ruled suicide after William Orpet a university student confessed he planned to marry another girl The revelation came after her body was found in a woods near Waukegan Illinois and the two had been engaged authorities said the heartbreak followed his disclosure of another romance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Marian Lambert
Waukegan
Ill
William Orpet
Mount Jackson Man Undergoes Leg Amputation at Hospital
Harold Frye of Mount Jackson Virginia underwent a left above knee amputation at Winchester Memorial Hospital after weeks of treatment. The operation aimed to prevent spread of disease in the limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Frye
Mount Jackson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Chickens stolen as thieves active near Boyce Clarke
Reports say chicken thieves are more active around Boyce in Clarke county. Residents miss prized fowls including forty chickens from John Cook and Samuel Bryarly. Other notes list property losses such as horses cattle and implements at nearby farms, with several dates in late February and March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
Clarke County
John Cook
Samuel Bryarly
What Became Of All The Morgan Monument Fund
A letter in The Star urges a modest memorial for General Morgan in the city plaza or cemetery setting rather than a grand marble shaft. It recalls previous failed efforts to fund such a monument, mentions unaccounted money from Winchester and a prewar showman’s donation, and proposes a simpler local tribute in keeping with the area’s rugged character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hebron
Main ‘Street
Courthouse Yard
Daniel Morgan
Congress
Cowpens
S. C
Morgan
Winchester
Morgan Monument Fund
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All
Reuss
Cromwell
Prof. Maphis
God
Alexander Graham Bell
Philadelphia
America
Jefferson
Handley Fund
Miller Jenkins
Dr. Roszel
Messrs
Barton
Williams
Dr. Rossel
Rouss Hall
Rossel
California
Lower Branch
Tion
Ww. B. Smith
Wire
Baptist Church Service
Dr. Rostel
A. Crisman
New York
Niagara Falls
Cardinal Mercier
Brussels
Hartmann
Cologne
Rome
Austria
Briand
Foreign Office
Geo. M.and
J. N. Clarke
Fioward Chapel
DeHaven
Ira
C. Smallwood
N. J. Smallwood
Ridgeway Station
Plaza
Memorial Hospital
Nemo
Radford
Cape Five
Sheal
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