Valley Pike Bill Passes Legislature Transfers Turnpike to State
The Virginia House approved a bill transferring the Winchester to Staunton Valley turnpike to the state and requires ongoing maintenance and bridges. The measure, which must be ratified by the turnpike directors, accompanies other acts including a $1.25 bank stock tax benefiting localities, and bills regulating school teacher applications and division superintendent elections. Governor Davis urged broader anti trust measures.
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House
Senate
Richmond
Winchester
Staunton
Turnpike Company
Rolston
State Board of Education
Davis
General Assembly
Winchester Democrats to Hold Mass Convention for Council Nominations
The Democratic Executive Committee of Winchester set a mass convention for 8 PM Tuesday March 12 at the courthouse to nominate Common Council candidates for the June election. Ward meetings will follow in the courthouse, after which six council terms expire September 30 and new terms begin October 1.
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Winchester
Court House
Corporation Court
Common Council
Messrs
J. Fred. Goss
H. C. Sheetz
W. A. Baker
A. T. Jones
W. B. Ryan
A. R. Snapp
Quintessential Winchester brick house sale listing
Real estate ad notes a recent q7 room brick home near Memorial Hospital with bath electric fixtures hot water heat and cellar laundry. Built three years ago at 6000 may now sell for 4200 by Ww L Fultz Winchester Va. Also seeks a man and wife to work in a bungalow with cook duties and general help, apply at Star office.
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Memorial Hospital
Bungalow
Star Office
Auction Sale Saturday at Valley Auction House
A sale of ladies shoes will be held Saturday at Valley Auction House located at 130 8S Main St starting at 8 p m. The listing code 28-1p-21 appears with the notice.
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Valley Auction House
Main St
Goethals Reorganizes Atlantic Transport Service
Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals uses military discipline to overhaul the Atlantic transport service. He dispenses with underperforming civilian reserve officers and enacts a large shake-up to improve embarkation efficiency and safety for shipments to France. The changes, described as remorseless, aim to double overseas service effectiveness and streamline quartermaster operations for Pershing's army.
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Washington
George W. Goethals
Atlantic Transport Service
Panama
War Department
France
Goethals
Quartermaster Department
Gen. Pershing
Wesley Turner Strigken Dies Sudden at 20
Wesley Turner strigken, a well known colored young man of Winchester, died suddenly of acute indigestion at his father in law Alexander Davis's home on South Main Street. He was about 20, had passed a recent physical exam for the draft, and leaves a wife, daughter of Davis. Funeral plans not yet announced. Don’t miss B L Lafollette sale March 1 near Gaylord.
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Wesley Turner
Alexander Davis
South Main Street
Winchester
J James B. Russell
Alexander ‘Davis
Local Company Enlists Sixty for State Volunteers
Sixty men have enlisted in the Winchester company of State Volunteers. Ten more are needed to complete the organization for muster in, with many from the county signifying intent. An examination will be given at the armory Thursday night, February 28. iL. R. Fay, Captain. B. T. LaFollette of near Gaylord to sell horses, colts, mules, cattle, hogs and implements March 1. ip-3t
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Winchester Company of State Volunteers
Il. R. Fay
B. T. LaFollette
Gaylord
British raid nets prisoners and machine guns near Greenland Hill
British troops conducted a night raid near Greenland Hill capturing 12 German prisoners and a machine gun, according to the war office. A second raid at Houthoulst forest yielded a similar haul of prisoners and three machine guns. Aern advertising lines about local businesses follow.
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London
Greenland Hill
War Office
Houthoulst Forest
Funeral Service for Mr Hardesty Held at Family Home
A large crowd attended the funeral for Mr Matthew Jones Hardesty a Frederick County farmer who died suddenly of heart disease. Clergy from Clearbrook and Winchester led simple rites at the family residence and Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included S W Allen and Charles R McCann among others. Relatives from Washington Akron Charles Town Mount Jackson attended. Local and distant friends traveled to pay their respects.
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Matthew Jones Hardesty
Frederick County
Clarke
Jefferson Counties
King
Gerards Mmr
Presbyterian Church
Clearbrook
Hardesty
W. R. Alexander
First Baptist Church of
Winchester
Mount Hebron
Hebron Cemetery
Mesars
W. Allen
Charles R. McCann
Scott
Grant
William S. Hiett
Harry K. Russell
John Myers
Mr. Hardesty
Messrs
Jacquelin Hardesty
Washington
Fred Hardesty
Akron
Ohio
Clarance Bby
Charles Town
W. Va
J. Robert Hardesty
Houston Payne
Mount Jackson
Convicts Escape Missouri Prison After Guard Slaying
Jefferson City February 28 Three convicts killed guard Capt Eli Jenkins tore into the state prison surge. They stabbed the officer and freed a fellow inmate before sealing exits with boards in their sensational bid for liberty. Others in the city noted Byrd visiting home and local departures.
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Jefferson City
Miseourt State Prison
Eli Jenkins
Krebs Undergoes Dual Operation At Memorial Hospital
Mr. Frank H. Krebs, city magistrate and Star staffer, underwent a dual operation at Memorial Hospital this morning to relieve a long‑running health strain. Doctors P W Boyd and Walter Cox removed teeth to treat severe abscesses, and Krebs rallied by early afternoon. He is expected to be confined about two weeks before returning home on North Braddock Street.
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Frank H. Krebs
Star News
Memorial Hospital
P.W. Boyd
Walter Cox
Krebs
North Braddock Street
Last Rites for David P. Lupton
The Frederick county farmer and fruit grower David P. Lupton died early Monday in his apartment on North Braddock Street. Funeral services were held at the Friends' Meeting House on North Washington Street with Dr. Ooward Janney of Baltimore delivering the address. Interment followed at Ridge Cemetery. pallbearers were nephews Walker Lupton Howell M Bond James Lupton Hugh S Lupton Jr and J McSherry Lupton. Out of town attendees included Mr and Mrs S P Broomer of Baltimore.
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David P. Lupton
Frederick
Newton B. Grove
North Braddock Street
Friends’ Meeting House
North Washington Street
Baltimore
Ooward Janney
Ridge Burying Ground
Messrs. Walker
Howell M. Bond
James Lupton
Hugh S. Lupton, Jr
J. McSherry ‘Lupton
Martinsburg
W. Va
8. P. Broomer
Lupton
Nine room house with bath electric lights
Real estate brief noting a nine room house with bath and electric lights. Attorney M. M. Lynch is referenced. Property details and sale terms not provided.
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Bath
M. M. Lynch
May Compromise With Sinn Fein ers
London reports Sinn Fein turmoil in Traand remains serious but a compromise is hoped. Martial law declared in County Clare amid disorders. Sinn Feiners reappear in Dublin. For sale Gaa Tenge contact Star office.
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London
Sinn Fein
Traand
County Clare
Sinn
Patriots Declare Strike at Bethlehem Shipyard Plant
West workers at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Viotony plant in Buffalo quit en masse on the eve of a dispute between carpenters and electricians. Three hundred men left, citing internal factional conflict, while the plant continues to produce turbines for the government torpedo fleet.
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Star
Buffalo
N. Y
Viotony
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Notice on regulated price limits for feed bran and middlings
On and after March 1 no miller or retailer may charge more than 1.80 per hundred for bran and 1.70 for middlings. Written receipts will be forwarded to officials for prosecution. State food administrator and local officials warn offenders and invite reports with evidence to the U S Food Administration. Frederick County and Winchester authorities signed the notice.
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Ortonel-White
Richmond
U. S. Food Administration
Lassir D. Kline
Frederick County
Sibrley Carter
City of Winchester
Weather Clears In Americans Sector Front in France
A drizzling rain persisted along the American front in France this morning but indications favored clearing by daybreak. The change promised better opportunities for aerial and artillery activity.
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France
Hindenburg Reported To Have Gone To Dvinsk
Reports from Copenhagen state German forces were ordered to halt advances, with conflicting notes on front-wide operations. Washington officials watch Austro German policy as tensions rise between Vienna and Berlin and unrest grows in Austria and Russia.
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Hindenburg
Dvinsk
Copenhagen
Baltic
Thie
Chape i Grad
Ses
Washington
Vienna
Auri
Middle
Great
Russia
Bakers Said To Have Planned To Force Up Price of Bread
The federal food administration faces a struggle to enforce a shift to a 12 ounce loaf to conserve wheat. Without legal authority to fix bread prices, officials warn bakers may raise prices for the smaller loaf to offset costs. They cite a conspiracy to push the public toward accepting a cheaper loaf at the same or higher cost.
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Eral Food Administration
Food Administration
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