Ship commanders guard against submarine attacks on Tirpitz anniversary
London reports date marked by Admiral Von Tirpitz policy as U boat commanders may strikeTo curb fear shipping men say no alarm Russians approach Trebizond and Balburt falls as Grand Duke Nicholas forces advance Germans build 100 new submarines for global submarine warfare
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von T1rpitz
Trebizond
London
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Black Sea
Tre
Balburt
Pontine Mountains
Geneva
Funeral of Anna Hobson Widow and Teacher
The funeral for the late Mrs. Anna Deahl Hobson widow of John Hobson and longtime female high school teacher was held at her home 410 North Main Street at 10:30 AM. Rev. W. O. Talbert officiated with many friends and former pupils in attendance. Burial followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Lewis E. Rice John W. Rice Dr. George H. Heist M. M. Lynch A. L. Green and Henry Moling Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Deahl Hobson
John Hobson
North Main Street
W. O. Talbert
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Lewis E. Rice
John W. Rice
George H. Heist
M. M. Lynch
A. L. Green
Henry Moling
FIGHTING IN THE AIR Lecture by Lt Cosmo Hamilton at Handley series
Lieutenant Cosmo Hamilton of the Royal Naval Air Service will lecture on Fighting in the Air The Romance and Terror of Aerial Warfare at City Hall Auditorium Monday night February 21 at 8 30 He will share wartime aviation experiences from London defense and foreign reports as a novelist journalist and dramatist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Cosmo Hamilton
British
Royal Naval Air Service
City Hall
Handley Board
Hamilton
London
Peter McQueen
Eee
Astorium
Return from Virginia Laymen's Missionary Movement Convention
Reverend Dr W D Smith rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church has returned from Richmond Virginia where he attended the Laymen's Missionary Movement convention which was in session several days The meeting was one of the largest of its kind ever held in Virginia and was addressed by prominent workers in the movement in this country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Smith
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Richmond
Virginia
Laymen’s Missionary Movement
Baltimore Grain Markets Close with Mixed Wheat Corn Quotes
Baltimore wholesale markets closed with No. 2 red wheat at 1.34 per bushel on spot and corn at 82 cents. The report notes varied closing levels for other grains though only these prices are visible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Philathea Class Has Good Year Record at First Baptist
The Philathea Bible Class of the First Baptist Church reports a strong year with contributions of 27.32 to the church lot 160.70 to the building fund and 156.26 for all purposes, showing a 73.53 increase over 1914. Elected officers include President Mrs. Blanche Shoppe first vice-president Miss Eliza Haddox second vice-president Miss Charlotte Falk secretary Mrs. J. J. Fielder assistant secretary Mrs. Edith Knight corresponding secretary Mrs. Nellie Daniels treasurer Miss Carrie Henry assistant treasurer Miss Ruth Henry and teacher Miss Retta Amick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philathea Bible
First Baptist Church
Retta Agmick
Blanche Shoppe
Eliza Haddox
Shenandoah County electoral boards appoint officials
Judge Thomas W. Harrison of the Circuit Court of Shenandoah appoints C. M. Chiles of Strasburg to Shenandoah county electoral board. C. D. Borden is named to the Shenandoah School Electoral Board for a four year term starting March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Harrison
Circuit Court of
Shenandoah
C. M. Chiles
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
C. D. Borden
Eastern Fruit Growers' Association Delegates Return
Messrs. S. L. Lupton and William P. Massey returned from Washington where they attended the Eastern Fruit Growers' Association convention. Mr. Robert Miller of Nineveh spent the day in the city on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. S. L. Lupton
William P. Massey
Washington
Eastern Fruit Growers’ Association
Robert Miller
Nineveh
Memorial Hospital nurse returns from Richmond after grip recovery
Miss Gill of Memorial Hospital spent several weeks in Richmond recuperating from a severe grip. Mr. C. W. Allen of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was in town on business and registered at Hotel Evans. John Randall travels to Harrisonburg and Dayton to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hannum of Hamilton Ohio registered at Hotel Jack. Mrs. J. C. Van Fossen leaves for Baltimore to visit relatives. Attend W. Rogers public sale of furniture at 502 E. Piccadilly Street on Thursday Feb 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Gill
Memorial Hospital
Richmond
C. W. Allen
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Evans
John Randall
County
Harrisonburg
Dayton
H.E. Hannum
Hamilton, Ohio
Hotel Jack
W. Rogers
E. Piccadiily Street
Electric arc light set in county hitching yard
An arc light has been installed in the center of the county hitching yard on East Water street. The new light is greatly needed and will be a convenience to town and county people alike. Miss Mamie Muse returned last evening from a visit to relatives and friends in Wilmington Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Water Street
Mamie
Muse
Wilmington
Kew Mt Williams Public School Opens In Mount Wibullams Va
Mount Wibullams Va February 18 crowds gathered for the formal opening of the two room graded school building. County Superintendent M M Lynch presided as Prof N D Cool spoke on Country Life and Prof Z R Binford discussed rural education with a large orchestra and student performances enhancing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Wibullaams
M. M. Lynch
America
N. D. Cool
Winchester High School
Z. Rr. Binford
Binford
House Passes Game Bill in Virginia Legislature
The Willis-White statewide game bill cleared the Virginia House with 27 opposed votes. It creates a game and inland fish commissioner roles under current wardens and names county wardens at 50 dollars monthly. Other bills seek brandy manufacture for export, shellfish licensing, patent tong use rules, highway safety crimes, and an inheritance tax benefiting schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate Moral and Social Welfare Committee
Tazewell
Giles
Buchanan
Dickinson
House
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Chamber of Commerce plans Winchester Sunday School convention
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce backed inviting the State Sunday School Convention to meet there in 1917 with I N Good named to present the invitation. The State convention meets in Newport News next week with about 300 delegates and leading Sunday school workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
W. R. Lucas
Winchester
I. N. Good
Newport News
Friendship Fire Company Seeks Members for Annual Sermon
All members are requested to meet in the company hall on Sunday evening at 7 o clock to attend the annual sermon to the firemen in the Christian Church. By order of Capt. Sp
Tea Saturday at Christ Church Sever Parish Rooms
Tea event announced for Saturday February 19 in the parish rooms of Christ Church Sever. Public invited to attend the gathering and enjoy refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church Sever
Blic
Depreciation in Apples Reported Across the United States
New York February report from the International Apple Shippers Association shows heavy losses for apple operators. U S holdings on February 1 rose 6,000,000 barrels from a year earlier while boxed apples in storage fell by 1,000,000. Consumption must double in February and March to clear the surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Apple Shippers’ Association
United States
Middle West
Missouri
Ohio
New York State
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Special Dinner at White Palace Restaurant
Daily special dinner offered at White Palace Restaurant located at 168 North Main Street from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Includes a set menu for midday patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Palace
Main St
M. Ee
Opposition to state prohibition commissioner plan in Senate
In Richmond Virginia the Senate debated the Mapp prohibition bill reach ing a provision to create an independent prohibition commissioner. Senators Strode Addison opposed the plan arguing it would place vast power under a political ally of the Anti Saloon League while Conrad West supported the measure. The House meanwhile defeated the physicians license tax, passed the Myers bank loan bill, and approved tollgate and flag protection measures with an appropriation to expand the state library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate
Aubrey E. Strode
Amherst
Walter E. Addison
Lynchburg
George N. Conrad
Harrisonburg
J. B. West
Suffolk
Strode
Anti-Saloon League
Mapp
Commonwealth
Anti-Saloon League of Virginia
House
Myers
Sonneborns 10 Percent Discount On Purchases
Sonneborn offers a 10 percent discount on all purchases of $1 or more for Friday and Saturday only. The promotion applies at participating locations and requires no additional details. Limited to specified dates and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonneborn
Redistricting Bill Offered in Virginia Legislature
A bill presented in the Richmond House aims to redraw state districts per the 1910 census. It links Frederick Shenandoah and Winchester with Clarke Warren as the Twenty second district while Henry Pittsylvania Danville form the Tenth and Eleventh. House representation remains unchanged for Winchester and Frederick. The measure seeks equitable representation based on Virginia’s 1910 population of 2,061,612 with about 20,600 per House member and 51,600 per senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Delegates
Richmond
House
Senate
Stuart
General Assembly
Frederick
Shenandoah
Winchester
Clarke
Warren
Henry
Pittsylvania
Danville
Frederick County
Virginia
Merchants Protest Tax Increase Across Virginia
Merchants from the mountains to the sea denounce proposed rate hikes to cover a revenue gap for 1917. They warn higher taxes would push many retailers toward bankruptcy while urging fair burden sharing and refusing to bear nearly 30 percent of the deficit alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stirrud
State Advisory Board
Finance Committee
Senate
Richmond
Mr. Ryland
Virginia
J. H. Brownley
Norfolk
Norman H. Johnson
Hans Schmidt Dies at Dawn in Sing Sing
Unfrocked New York priest Hans Schmidt died in the electric chair at Sing Sing at dawn. He waved a farewell to fellow condemned men, claimed innocence, and said his confession was partially used to convict him. He blamed Dr. Ernest A. Muret and expressed regret that he could not die for Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining
Hans Schmidt
New York
Sing Sing
Anna Aumuller
Schmidt
Bradhurst Avenue
Ernest A. Muret
Anna Aumalier
Muret
Atlanta
Ith
Germany
Mr. Houston Slated for the War Portfolio
President Wilson may tap Secretary Houston for the agriculture post, as White House sources say he has decided to fill the former Lindley M. Garrison role with Houston. Laura Fansler left this afternoon to visit Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Reeves near Kerrville, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Houston
Washington
Wilson
White House
Houston
Lindley M. Garrison
Laura Fansler
Mrs. N. E. Reeves
Re *Risonburg, Vax
Field Minstrels At The Empire Tonight In Return Engagement
The A G Field Minstrels return to the Empire tonight following a noon arrival in two Pullman cars. A street parade precedes the 1 PM concert by Prof William Waters gold band, with a second show at 7 15 PM in front of the Empire. The audience anticipates strong advance sales and praises from Hagerstown and Frederick papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theater
A. G. Field
The
Empire
Field
Baltimore and Ohio
William Waters
Henry
Hagerstown
Frederick
Maryland
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Anna Hobson
England
Handley Library
Philathea
J. C. van Fossen
ARC Light
Hitching Yard
Kew MT. Williams Public School
Messrs
Lynch
Cool
Montana
Canada
H. H. Baker
Court House Plaza
Piccadilly
Market
Friendship Fire
U. S
Gatewood
D. B. Ryland
Anna Aunruller
Dewnying
Wire
Field’s Minstrels
the Empire Tonight
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