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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1920
Page
6
Manager Wine reports that Henpecked Henry played at The Empire in Harrisonburg Virginia Friday night and drew full satisfaction with top show quality. The Empire offers popular prices with 50c to 1.00 seating and 8:30 curtain time.
DeRue Brothers famous minstrels bring seven teen piece band to Empire for a street parade at noon and a concert at 7 30 with curtain at 8 30. Prices range 25 50 75c up to 1.00 down plus tax. Described as their career high.
The Empire presents the beloved comedy Peck's Bad Boy with an excellent cast and a chorus of ladies. The performance follows Monday and Tuesday shows and promises the traditional charm that pleased earlier audiences.
Prices for a Peck's Bad Boy show are set lower after backlash in two prior performances and stock company. Top seats go for $1.00 with adjacent child seats at 75 cents, offering prices for families.
H D Faller treasurer reports Christmas Red Cross seal sales totaling 559 in Winchester and Frederick County. Half funds local campaign work, half supports state fund. School children sold 12000 seals and Boy Scouts 16000, with many seals distributed.
The passage notes that the school children of Frederick County were highly commended by Mrs. Fuller for their efforts. The report highlights the commendation as a significant acknowledgment from a respected figure.
The American Red Cross and the graves registration service photograph identified graves in France. Each image will be mailed to relatives, with 75 000 keepsakes of the fallen expected to reach loved ones as the program nears completion.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorsey Walter who died last week at her Baltimore home were held Saturday at the residence of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J M Orndorff on South Stewart street conducted by Rev I M Richardson pastor Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers William G Hardy Dr B M Knight R Frank Barr William B Ryan William T Barr and John W Rice.
The supreme council at Paris decided to restart commercial relations with Russia and supply the Russian people. Entente nations will ship clothing medicines agricultural machinery and other necessities in, return for grain flax and other exports sought by the Russian people.
The Winchester Wisconsin post office reports unclaimed letters for the week ending January 17 1920. Recipients must pay one cent rent per letter. Names include W L Dyke Mrs Lee Groom Rebecca Matherly Isaac C Ropp Mrs Clara Rodgers Mrs Edward F Williams Robert L Williams and others.
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