Lee Birthday Commemoration Noted at Handley and Local Events
In Win community events marked the birthday of General Robert E. Lee with Turners and veterans. Dr. J G Mitchell of the University of Richmond spoke on The Vicarious Life of Lee, urging Virginia’s legislature to fund the collection of Lee letters. Mrs. Nelson sang a solo. Rev McFade offered Autobiography. Public holiday and school closures observed, with Handley High and elementary gatherings focusing on Lee’s life.
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Beatie
Robert E. Lee
Turner Ashby Camp
Lee
Dr. Mitchell
Virginia
Page
Nelson
Wnty. R. McFade
General Lee
Handley High
Gray Williams
Miss Anna Poston Weds Richard Boxwell in Quiet Winchester Ceremony
Miss Anna Marie Poston daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Poston Summit Point West Virginia became the bride of Richard Lee Boxwell Jr son of Mr and Mrs R Lee Boxwell of Winchester in a morning ceremony at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev J Luther Neff officiated. The couple left on the Delos train for Washington and other eastern cities then to visit Alexandria Virginia before returning to Winchester.
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Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Anna Marie Poston
Walter Poston
Summit Point
W. Va
Richard Lee Boxwell, Jr
R. Lee Boxwell
J. Luther Neff
Delos
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Alexandria
Winchester
Jefferson County
Stickels
Boxwell
Lee Boxwell
People’s Drug Company
North Main Street
Priest Claims He Was Offered Bribe
Rev. George Bennett pastor of St. Lawrence Catholic Church testified in a conspiracy trial that Police Commissioner Harry J. Stearns of Weehawken offered him money as a bribe on the night rum runners unloaded liquor at the Baldwin avenue dock in Weehawken.
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Associated Press
Jgrshy City
N. J
George Bennett
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Harry J. Stearns
Weehawken
Baldwin Avenue
Council to Discuss Filling Station Permit Friday
President W A Baker called a special meeting of the city council for Friday night January 21 to consider a Standard Company building permit for a filling station at Water and Braddock streets on the site now occupied by Lovett Bros. Ordinances will be introduced laying tax rates on merchants real estate personal property water and sewers.
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W. A. Baker
Standard Company
Water and Braddock Streets
Lovett Bros
Fifty Six Below Zero Sets Maine Record
CAMP FAIRFIELD Maine January 19 A temperature of fifty six degrees below zero was recorded at 7 am and is believed to be a new Maine record for the coldest morning.
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Maine
Fairfield
Mrs May Roby Heads To Martinsburg To Visit Kin
Mrs May Roby departed for Martinsburg to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Talbert Young this week.
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May Roby
Martinsburg
Mrs
Talbert Young
Noted Bandit Held for Atlanta Warden
Indianapolis January 19 Gerald Chapman the bandit linked to the New York mail robbery of 1921 and a prior 25 year sentence will be held for the warden of the Atlanta prison United States Attorney Cavins announced Chapman escaped from a state institution in 1923 after his conviction for the 1921 Felonious robbery and is in custody in Munice Indiana awaiting transfer
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Indianapolis
Ind
Gerald Chapman
Waten
Munice
Atlanta
United States
Cavins
Chapman
New York
Bulls Demonstrations Mask Industrial Profit Covering
The Associated Press reports in New York that bullith demonstrations in specialties were used to mask profit in several standard industries. Bullish sentiment grew as lower call money renewal rates emerged at 3 percent, while steel operations expanded and commodity price averages reached their highest since 1920, aided by heavy excess reserves in the weekly clearing house statement.
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Associated Press
New York
Bullith
Ita
Mr Worsley Seeks War Injuries Treatment in Washington
Harry F Worsley son of the city police court magistrate left for Washington to undergo treatment in a service hospital for lung trouble. He served 23 months in World War I with the Twenty sixth Infantry of the First Division and was gassed in the Argonne in 1918. He has spent 18 months in Providence and Casualty hospitals in Washington.
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Harry F. Worsley
Worsley
City Police Court
Washington
Twentysixth Infantry
Argonne
Providence and Casualty
Crossword Puzzles Prize Awarded at Window Store
Short notice notes a prize for a crossword puzzle and mentions Baker's Drug Store. An advertisement for a truck bed suitable for two to two and a half ton trucks lists H. F. Byrd as the contact.
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H. F. Byrd
Handley Edges Fishburne In Tight Win At Handley Gym
In Winchester Handley defeated Fishburne Military Academy 24 to 23 in a thrilling contest. Star Sargent scored 13, Winkfield added three baskets, Hockman impressed with a mid floor shot, and Ebert held to no goals as Handley overcame Staunton’s earlier win. Attendance was poor despite a strong defensive effort and passing fast play by Handley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Gym
Winchester
Flying Quint
Fishburne Military Academy
Waynesboro
Fishburne Quint
Ramey
Quint
Ise
Sargent
Sale
Hockman
Winkfield
Fishburne
Hillyard
Soup
Michaels
Ebert
Kert
Virginia
Chris
Way
Handley
Fish
Hbert
Handley Fishburne Mine
Pes Ek Oy Ie
Mechaels Center
Eee
Empire Has Big Surprise Program for Tonight
Tonight two shows at seven and nine thirty feature a nine oclock special tableaux and prologue marking the birthday of General Robert Keler. Read pages for details of this evening’s program arranged for your enjoyment.
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Robert Keler
Notice to Legionnaires Ro bert Y Conrad Post Meeting
The Ro bert Y. Conrad Post American Legion will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday January 20 at 8 pm Members are urged to attend as General Waller will speak Commander George B Roszel leads the post
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Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Waller
George B. Roszel
Public sale notice near Stephenson on Charles Town road
Public sale announced for January 28 at 10 am at the seller's residence a mile east of Stephenson on Charles Town road. Discontinuing housekeeping, C. C. COB offers 1 C and 2 other items. Read Moling and Seal's Excella Patent termady. On page 7.
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Stephenson
Charles Town Road
C. C. Cob
Moling & Seal’s
Martinsburg Car Collision at Braddock and Gerard Streets
A Chalmers sedan owned by William Smith of Martinsburg West Virginia and driven by Vernor Smith collided with Albert Patton’s Studebaker at Braddock and Gerard streets Sunday around 3:80 PM. No injuries. Chalmers sustained heavy damage. Patton claimed the Chalmers had the right of way. Insurance carried on both cars and damage reportedly settled amicably.
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Chalmers
William Smith
Martinsburg
W. Va
Vernor Smith
Albert Patton
Studebaker
Braddock and
Gerrard Streets
Tike
Friendship Fire Company Attends Annual Sermon at Christ Church
About 180 members of the Friendship Fire Company attended last evening's service at Christ Church. Led by Capt. Bred Forney the group marched from the engine house to the church for the rector Rev Robert B Nelson's sermon on friendship and leading a blameless life. Prof Courson of the Sandoah Valley Academy sang solo during the offertory with the chorus.
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Friendship Fire Company
Christ
Robert B. Nelson
Bred Forney
Nelgon
Prof
Courson
Sandoah Valley Academy
Died On Visit We Colored Dies In Virginia Home
A 38 year old woman died yesterday morning at her Montgomery home due to pleurisy, struck a week ago. She leaves James A. Rome and wife as uncle and aunt of Leslie Manor Station, King Williams County, Virginia. Burial was held yesterday afternoon at Orrick Cemetery with St. Paul A M E Church minister officiating.
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Montgomery
James A. Rome
Leslie Manor Station
King Williams County
St. Paul’s A. M. BE
Orrick Cemetery
Booze and Gas Causes A Dozen Chicago Deaths
Twelve deaths from poison liquor and gas in Chicago over Sunday, with two men shot to death in an alleged crime. Twelve people hospitalized, two in serious condition, as a woman is arrested for selling poison liquor to youths linked to a death.
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Chicago
Associated Press
German U Boat Reported Acting As Rum Vessel
Prohibition authorities investigate claims that a submarine with a German crew has delivered 1000 to 3000 cases of liquor nightly over two weeks. A tramp steamer acts as mother ship, 50 miles south of patrols off Asbury Park, distributing 75000 cases to small crafts near the New Jersey shore.
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Associated Press
New York
Asbury Park
N. J
New Jersey
Dixie Special at Empire Tonight Features Local Singers
Local performers join in Dixie Night at the Empire for The Dixie Special paired with the West Point romance Classmates. A program of special interest appears on the paper's last page.
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DIXIE
Empire Tonight
THE
the Empire
For Sale Two Building Lots Near Handley Schools
For sale two building lots near Handley Schools priced at 15 dollars per front foot. Write B. 8. care Star.
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Handley Schools
Receivers Appointed for Orchard Firm in West Virginia
Martinburg dispatch reports temporary receivers J C McKown and Dudley Harley named by Judge W E Baker in Parkersburg Federal Court at the request of Dorsey Brothers of Winchester. The action seeks management of the Arden orchard, with bonds posted, and a January 24 deadline set for transfer arrangements.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
J. C. McKown
Dudley Harley
Northern Virginia Orchard Company
Arden
W. E. Baker
Parkersburg
Raymond Dorsey
Otio Dorsey
Elmér Dorsey
Dorsey Brothers
Winchester
Alva C. Richards
W. H. Painer
Peoples Trust Company
John M. Miller
Orchard
Messrs. Richards
Dixie Surprise Empire Tonight Promises Local Stars
Tonight at Market Street Theatre the Dixie night program features a thirty minute Dixie program at nine with a tableaux prologue and local singers. The bill includes the First National hit Classmates with Richard Barthelmess, plus short subjects and a Washington Empire Orchestra Medley of Southern melodies.
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S Buthd
Ptone
Market Street
Pathe
Yale University
H. S. Duffey
William Schneider
A. Lee Coble
Southern Melodies
Washington Empire Orchestra
South
Joe
Ole Virginity
Swanee River
Kentucky
the Empire
Richard Barthelmess
Mourning for 16YearOld Carson in Riverton Va
William Edward Carson Jr a 16 year old of Riverton Warren county Va died Saturday night at home after pneumonia that followed a heavy cold two weeks earlier Funeral services were held at the family home with Rev Clayton Torrence officiating and interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery The Saxon Academy senior was greatly loved by classmates and many friends sent condolences from Richmond York Winchester and beyond
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William Edward Carson, Jr
William EB. Carson
Riverton
Warren County
Clayton Torrence
Calvary Episcopal Church
Front Royal
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Winchester
B. B. Dutton
Harry F
Thomas B. Young
Carson
Saxon Academy of
Academy
Richmond
McCarthy
York
Paris Pact Declared Not To Bind U S, Hughes Says
Secretary Hughes issued a formal statement in Washington asserting the Paris agreement among allied finance ministers imposes no obligation on the United States either legally or morally. He said the White House gave complete sanction and that congressional submission was not required.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hughes
Paris
United States
White House
Coolidge
Congress
Bandits Rob Payroll From Arkwright Dye Works
Four masked men halted Jas Lindsay paymaster and an assistant near the Interlakin Dye Works at Arkwright and stole a payroll totaling $11,466. The robbers fled in an automobile, leaving the plant crew shaken by the daylight robbery in Providence.
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Associated Press
Providence
R. 1
Jas. Lindsay
Interlakin
Arkwright
For Sale 500 Bundles of Fodder By J Few Brown
A brief notice announces the sale of 500 bundles of fodder offered by J Few Brown. The line item appears in a historical classifieds or notice section with a dated format. Details are terse and include only the seller and quantity.
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J. Few Brown
Ku Klux Klan Talk Set at City Hall Auditorium
Winchester residents are invited to a free public meeting at City Hall Auditorium next Tuesday January 20 at 8 p m Rev W G Fulcher of Washington DC will discuss the Ku Klux Klan Everyone in and around Winchester may attend and hear a great speaker on a big subject.
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City Hall
W. G. Fulcher
Washington, D. C
Winchester
Prize given. See Window. 1p-1-17-21 Baker's Drug tSore.
Prize awarded noted in a local brief with a reference to a display window. Mentions Baker's Drug Store and a page or date clue 1p-1-17-21. No further context available.
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Baker
Gorgeous scenery feature and costumes in Vanity Box
A brief note highlights theatrical scenery and costumes in the Vanity Box production. The piece mentions Ip-11 as a reference point for the costume detail. Readers are invited to view the unfolding stage setup and wardrobe selections.
Burglary Suspect Apprehended After Grain End Break In
A burglar broke into the grain end at J Jos Sullivan on B street late Saturday night and fled with haste. Police arrested a man named Ward alias r after he was found with a hatchet at the scene. He pleaded guilty in police court this morning and was placed on trial.
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J. Jos. Sullivan
Tin J .Ward
New Army Air Service plane tested for reliability
The War Department stated the new aircraft compares favorably with existing models of similar weight. It features a metal body for landing gear, wheels, and an armored shape. Equipped with an inverse Liberty motor, it has an estimated 700 mile range.
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Washington
Rearmy Air Service
Leoning Corporation
Todaing Field
Executors Notice for Estate of Wright Deceased
Executors call all valid claims against the estate of Wright deceased to be presented for payment by February 20. 29 Herbert B. Law ROP George H. Wright dec d January 16 1926 noticeVeteran reading indicates probate action with claims submission deadline in 1926.
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Reefe
Wright
Will Pearesent
Herbert
George H. Wright
Sale Notice From January 26 Garage Indeces
A sale of items from January 26 features a range from 26 percent to wholesale garage clearout. Local auctioneer lists available goods and discount levels for early bidders.
Women’s Democratic Club Meeting Spotted
The Women’s Democratic Club held a meeting Tuesday January 20 at 7 in the auditorium of the Hi. Full attendance was noted.
George Washington Stockholders Move to Issue Stock
A fragment indicates stock will be issued to George Washington stockholders. Details are incomplete with timing referencing a window between 2 and January 17 1921 or similar date. The note lacks clear entities and context.
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Anna Poston
BRD
Richard Boxwell
People’s Drug Co
Mr. Worsley
Conway
Ridgewell
Eades
Fishburne Chesline
Parcents
Cheshire
Michal
Fouls
Bibert
Cargeant
Empire
Beautiful Girls
Company
N. Va. Co
R Tde
Vanity Box
Shannon’s
WM. E. Carson
Randolph-Macon Academy
KU Klux Klan
Martin Ward
Womens Democratic Club
George Washington Stockholders
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