Fatal Valley Pike crash leaves driver dead and four others hurt
Oscar Fitzwater 35 of Matthias West Virginia killed when his Chevrolet left the ice slick Valley pike one mile south of Mount Jackson. The injured include Mrs Baird Matthias 23 with both legs broken and Theda Matthias 28 with severe scalp wounds and multiple fractures. Otis Snyder 10 with both legs broken and James Stultz 59 hurt but not seriously. They were en route to Melvin Green orchard owned by Shirley Carter and H I Byrd.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Oscar Fitzwater
Matthias
West Va
Baird Matthias
Theda Matthias
Ias
Otis Snyder
James Stultz
Snyder
Mount Jackson
Valley Pike
Méelvin Green
Winchester
Messrs
Shirley Carter
H. I. Byrd
Green Orchard
Welton Snyder
Mr. Stultz
Hardy County
West W
Oscar Kitzwater
Broadway
Fitzwalter
Fitawater
Ald
Mand
James W. Stultz
Robert Tysinger
Snarr
Ambul
Tysinger
Fitzwater
P. W. Boyd
Mr. Fitzwater
Ida Lee
Bettie Fitzwater
Personal Property Sale of D. J. Bowman Deceased
Auction of Bowman's estate near Hayfield includes Percheron horses, young cattle, hogs, corn, hay, fodder, and farming implements. sale to be held Thursday January 20 at the late residence. See sale bill. Also notes Marion Harris Saxo Sextette at Auditorium on Tuesday in January.
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D. J. Bowman
Hayfield
Winchester Butchers Set Meat Prices and Livestock Rates
Winchester butchers posted livestock rates today with steers at 9 cents per pound on hoof hogs 14 to 15 cents dressed lambs 10 cents on hoof calves 14 cents per pound. Retail prices quoted include beef steak 30 cents roast beef 25 cents boiling beef 20 cents veal steak 40 cents veal roast 30 to 35 cents pork chops 30 cents pork ham whole 25 cents boiling pork 25 cents sausage 30 cents lard 20 to 25 cents carcass of lamb 30 cents.
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Winchester
Save money at Harlowe Bros for five cent coca colas
A fragment note advertises coca colas at five cents at Harlowe Bros and mentions tax paid. It also references a Star Office reward for a boys mocha glove near Washington's Headquarters and a payment offer.
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Harloe Bros
Washington
Star
Dance Tonight at Reuss Hall with Seal's Jazz Orchestra
Dance tonight at Reuss Hall featuring Seal's Jazz Orchestra playing lively jazz tunes. Doors open early for social dancing and a featured performance promises upbeat pieces and crowd engagement.
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Reuss, Hall
Seal
Jazz Orchestra
Feature Week Feature Prices Lost Watch Reward Notice
Ip Lost at Thanksgiving football game on Equity. Small ladies gold watch valued as keepsake of dead mother. Reward five dollars offered by Mrs Georgiana Graves of 902 S Braddock St. Pair Locks Corner Bargain Store at 11 W Water Street. Orbit unclear text.
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Equity
Georgiana Graves
S. Braddock St
Women’s Civic League Seeks Lower Winchester Retail Prices
At the January meeting the league denounced high Winchester retail prices for food, noting Center Market in Washington sold items cheaper. Members urge support for merchants adjusting retail to wholesale costs and thank The Star for publishing meat price spreads. Publicity Committee reports.
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Woman's Civic League
Winchester
League
Center Market
Washington
Frederick Nty
the Star
Happy Six Jazz Orchestra Matinee and Night at Auditorium
Public notice urges county residents with Xmas Seals or funds to mail them promptly to Lily H. Baker 106 S. Washington St Winchester Va or to Miss Stickel or Miss Malcolm. The article notes some areas in the county have not yet sent in responses.
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Lily H. Baker
S. Washington St
Winchester
Miss Stickel
Miss Malcolm
Empire presents Pinafore tomorrow
Empire Theatre announces the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera Pinafore opening tomorrow night. The production features a full company in period costumes and runs through the weekend with matinée and evening performances.
LEE'S BIRTHDAY Matinee at Empire
A birthday matinee at the Empire features the era's best picture choice shown beside the film Way Down East. Patrons enjoy a double bill style program with popular audience favorite.
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Empire
W Cormick Dies After Brief Illness In Chicago
Mrs. Cyrus Paul McCormick wife of International Harvester Company chairman died in a Chicago hospital after a brief illness. She helped found the Elizabeth McCormick endowment fund created in 1998 to improve child life, benefiting more than 1 000 communities. her husband was en route from New York and reached her bedside in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cyrus Paul McCormick
Bhairman
International Harvester Company
Elizabeth McCormick
McCormick
New York
Fort ” E
Ind
Miss Shank Weds Baltimorean in December Ceremony
Announcement reports Miss Marianna Shank formerly of this city married Baltimore resident Mr. Samuel Beckenheimer in Baltimore on December 24. Miss Shank previously worked at Winchester Gas and Wire Company and later with the Premier Company. Mr. Beckenheimer is a Baltimore resident and Premier Service Company representative. They plan to reside in Baltimore.
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Marianna Shank
Baltimore
Samuel Beckenheimer
Miss Shank
Winchester Gah and Wiectrie Light Company
Ketzheimer
The
Premier Service Company
Beckennheimer
Reserved Seats Going Fast for Harris Sexte Cert Ta Seals Music Store
Reserved seats are selling quickly for Harris Sexte concert at Seals Music Store. The event, organized by Ta Seals, promises an intimate performance with limited availability and early booking urged.
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Harris Sexte Cert
Ta Seals Music Store
Aroused by Fire on North Market Street
Mrs. D. M. Swink and her daughter woke to heavy smoke at 3 o clock Sunday in the Wall property on North Market Street. Fire started from an overheated furnace pipe in the cellar and burned a floor hole, damaging mantlepiece and woodwork. Capt. and Mrs. Beverley upstairs were awakened, their rooms smoked, and furnishings damaged. Fire department used chemicals. Lost package on Braddock Street with liberal reward at Star office.
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D. M. Swink
Wall
North Market Street
J. B. Beverley
de Fire Department
Limestone land sale near Grimes Frederick County
A 201 acre tract of fine limestone land near Grimes in Frederick county will be sold at the courthouse in Winchester on Saturday January 22 1921. See sale bill on another page of this paper.
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Grimes
Frederick County
Court House
Winchester
Box Seats for Pinafore on Sale
A Chamber of Commerce announcement notes box seats for the upcoming production of Pinafore are now on sale. The event features a performance by local theater groups and is expected to attract community members and visitors.
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Pinafore” ON Sale Chamber OF Commerce
Venable Dies Suddenly at Stephens City Home
Mr. C. F. Venable a prominent Stephens City businessman died suddenly of heart failure at his home Saturday night. He leaves a widow four daughters Mrs Hodge Mrs Yeakle Mrs Galliday and Mrs Clevenger and two sons William and Julian Venable, all of Stephens City.
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C. F. Venable
Stephens City
Venable
William Hodge
Frank Yeakle
Winches
Carmel Galliday
Elmer Clevenger
William and
Julian Venable
Ticketing options for Pinafore box seats
Readers who missed standard tickets may still obtain box seats for Pinafore. For inquiries, call the box office at 362.1) to check availability and pricing.
Dorothy Dalton at the Empire Tonight
Dorothy Dalton performs at the Empire in a half hour show tonight. Local theater listings announce a brief engagement with the film star in residence for one evening only.
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Dorothy Dalton
the Empire Tonight
Mahany Named to League Immigration Commission
Roewlang BB Mahany solicitor for the Department of Labor is appointed by President Wilson as American representative on the International Commission of Immigration and Emigration. The Geneva meeting date will be fixed by the League of Nations international labor officer. first such appointment since Senate refused Versailles treaty ratification.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roewlang BB. Mahany
Department of Labor
Wilson
International Commission of Immigration and Emigration
Geneva
Switzerland
International Labor Officer
League of Nations
Senate
Freeman to Speak on General Lee at Empire Theatre
Dr. Douglas I Freeman, Richmond News Leader editor and noted Lee scholar, will deliver a Handley lecture on General Robert E Lee at the Empire Theatre next Wednesday evening January 19 at 8 30. The event honors Lee's birthday with the Handley Board noting the speaker's military study and historical view.
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Douglas I. Freeman
Richmond News-Leader
Robert BE. Lee
Empire Theatre
General Lee
Freeman
Charlies - Scribner's Soris
O. Gray ,Williams
Hanaley Board
Henry Louis Smith
Christ Episcopal Church
Handley Board of Trustees
F. E. Clerk
Dr. Freeman
Handley Board
Sthamlard
Handley
Lee
Jackson
Winchester
Judge Handley
Pinafore Tickets Still Available at Call 262
A few good seats remain for the Pinafore production as ticket orders are urged by calling 262 to reserve.
Matinee Admission Prices and Date Remembrance
Matinee at 2 15 P M with admission ten and twenty cents. Reminder Wednesday dates 17 18 21 listed for the event. Museum or theater listings note the price and schedule.
Richards verdict in apple deal suit overbalance
The civil suit of Boyd B. Richards against Thomas and Company, Frederick Md, heard in Frederick last week, resulted in a plaintiff verdict. Richards claimed 2500 balance due on apples. jury awarded 1683 after striking out several items. Attorneys Be Bee and Lestie Coblentz represented Richards.
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Boyd BR. Richards
Winchester
Thomas and Company
Frederick
Richards
Tomorrow Empire Theater Benefit for Hospital
A note announces a benefit event at the Empire Theater tomorrow with a 30 P.M. start to aid the hospital. The terse item lacks full details but indicates a planned charitable program with proceeds benefiting a local hospital.
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Empire Theater
Benefit Hospital
House panel approves repeal of wartime laws in vote
Washington January 17 The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a House resolution proposing repeal of most wartime laws. A committee amendment would keep the operation of the food and fuel undertakings act. Corner Bargain Store at 11 Water Street advertises work shirts.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Paul Kremer Wins Bride in Washington
Mrs Mamie Scott of Washington announces the marriage of her daughter Ethyl Erree Scott to Paul Suel Kremer formerly of this city now in Washington The ceremony was January 12 at the bride’s mother home Rev George Dudley officiated The couple will live at 1804 Lamont Street NW Kremer is connected with the War Risk Insurance Bureau in Washington and is the son of Luther F Kremer of Winchester
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Mamie Scott
Washington
Ethyl Erree Scott
Paul Suel Kremer
George Dudley
Protestant Episcopal Church
University of Virginia
Fred Kremer
Chicago
Law
University of Chicago
Rock Underwear Connergain Store Ad
An OCR fragment lists a store at 11 W Water Streets with the name Connergain and mentions Rock Underwear in a storefront line. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear details beyond the address and partial business name.
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Rock Underwear Connergain
Water Streets
Ohio bandits make big haul in banking heist
Bandits robbed the North Bloomingfield Banking Company in North Bloomingfield, stealing liberty bonds and thrift stamps valued at about 25 000 and rifling 45 of 50 safety deposit boxes last night. Local authorities report the break in occurred twelve miles from here.
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Associated Press
North Bloomingfield Banking Company
North Bloomingfield
Rich Man's Son Master Robber Arrested in Dallas
Albert Rowan son of a wealthy Dallas businessman was arrested charged with robbing the Jackson street sub post office. A confession from one of six robbers named Rowan as the mastermind who planned and directed the theft.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Albert Rowan
T. Rowan
Jackson Street
Erick
Rowan
Rail cuts hit Williamsport division of Pennsylvania Railroad
Retrenchment on the Williamsport division reduces all back shop forces to half time and cuts car repair staffing. The action follows a prior reduction and a Sunday shutdown affecting slow freight from Saturday night to Monday.
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Associated Press
Williamsport
Pennsylvania Railroad
Marion Harris at Auditorium Tuse Saxo Matinee
Matinee bill features Marion Harris with Columbia Saxo Sextette at the Auditorium. Advertised for January 18 at 3 p m. Sears offers a sale at Beal's Music Store with related promotions.
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Marion Harris
Columbia Saxophone
Auditorium Tuse
Sears
Beal's
Contested Middletown Precinct Voting Observed
Senator Paul alleges irregularities in the Middletown Precinct voting with names of residents listed and questions raised about legality. The record shows numerous individuals referenced in connection with the case and the local irregularities investigated.
For Sale Baby Carriage and Cart at Amherst Street
Lost item between Reformed Church and Main Street, gold valued at the above number. Inspection speed not prompt. Also miscellaneous items advertised for sale including a baby carriage and cart at 304 Amherst Street.
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Amherst Bt
Ohune
Main
McKeesport Plate Company Resumes Operations
The McKeesport Plate Company, idle since prior days, resumed production today with a capacity of twenty million. Workers affected by prior stoppage were recalled as operations restarted at the plant in Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
McKeesport Plate Company
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Valley
Mrs. Baird Matthias
Saxo
Corner Bargain Store
Waeter Street
Civic League
the Empire
W’cormick
Baltimorean
Braddock St
Star Office
David Leight
Humoresque
Boyd Richards
the Star of Aphrodite
W. S. Churchill
Work Shirts Corner Bargain Store
Water Street
Paul Kremer
Bride
Ethyl Scott
Ohio ‘Bandits
JS Haldeman
Sis
Matinee
Paul
Kiine Rose
Larrick
M. Muse
Bessie Gaver
L. Larrick
Bessie Little
G. Lineburg
M. A. Matthews
Katie Glaize L
Muse
L. Owens
M. ML Rhodes
Sarah
Georgia
Nante J
Lars
Mary Crone
Umie Crone
Susan Crone
Isabelle
Iotelie Meecay
Metanic
Elizabeth
Sarah Har
Anna Parson
Virginia DuShyne
Mary
Graber
Bessie Brannon
Mattie Cooper
Ellen
Lela Kitchen Russel
Precinet
Mary Orndorf
Gertrude
Pryy
Dang Service
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