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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1917
Page
4
For the voters of Frederick County and the City of Winchester Boyd R Richards announces his candidacy for the House of Delegates subject to the Democratic Primary by August 7 1917. He invites voter support and notes his action is conditioned on the primary outcome.
A wartime style appeal urges egg layers and dairy cows to work at full capacity. Poet Walt Mason exhorts Leghorn Plymouth Rock and others to lay eggs day and night to aid the nation while criticizing laxity and praising steady output amid stress and scarcity.
A scattered update lists Baltimore residents Harry Chadduck and Mrs White visiting family on South Braddock while John Steele visits from Jersey Shore and travels to Summit Point Virginia. Moe Garton returns today and Eugene D. Snapp visits Staunton area. Nan Zirkle returns from a visit with relatives in Antitch California. Mrs William Woore of Va plans a county visit. Bernice Huston departs for Washington. Henry Baetier, staying with his son on Fairnibilt Avenue, heads to Atlantic City.
The National Defense League will drill outside the armory due to heat. All members meet at 8 pm tonight at Captain W. A. Baker’s home on South Washington Street. Open order formation to be reviewed. attendance urged each Monday and Thursday. drills moved to Reservoir Park. bring a new member.
Lutheran Church members from the Winchester area travel to Harrisonburg for the four hundredth anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. The event runs from this evening through Wednesday at the Gypsy Smith tabernacle under the Virginia Synod. Prominent ministers will speak and discuss, with musical selections by the Summer Normal School Glee Club of about 100 voices. Rev. Dr. George S. Bowers of Grace Church, Winchester, will preside Tuesday morning.
Walter Whately of Crozet Virginia reports the death of his brother Richard Peasley chief executive of the Bombay and Baroda Railroad in India. Whately had visited his brother in Albemarle County seven years ago.
Miss Cressie Anderson of Winchester and Mr C Holliday formerly of Collinsville Virginia, now of Hartford Connecticut, were married in Hagerstown by Reverend Mr Gaar and left for New York after the ceremony.
RUBIN VA July 2 Mr and Mrs D S Mattison spent last week in Washington. Mrs Scott Fahnestock is home again after weeks with friends in Baltimore. Mrs W A Orndorff visits relatives and friends at Hayfield. Miss Jennie Flowers visited friends in this section. Miss Ethel Jones of Baltimore is spending time with Mr and Mrs EP Janney.
The Ep worth League meeting in Roanoke continued from Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening with brief meals and recreation during intermissions. J A Stockwell of the Congo Mission spoke at the morning service detailing work in Africa while Rev T Marvin Culgrathy of St Louis preached in the evening.
An ad warns against ineffective catarrh remedies and urges proper treatment to prevent spread to the lungs. It promotes consulting medical advice and provides a Swift Adviser address in Atlanta, Georgia for individualized guidance.
It is the season when weeds thrive and must be destroyed to protect crops. Use available water supplies for evening irrigation, then cultivate the soil to prevent crusting and retain moisture. Water crops like eggplants peppers cabbage cucumbers melons and celery with fertilized manure water for better growth.
Mr Seabright formerly of this city now of Philadelphia spends several days visiting relatives in Winchester renewing old friendships. He is guest of Mr and Mrs William R Hill on Valleypike. Seabright heads construction for E T Statesbury's Philadelphia residence valued at not less than 1.5 million. He has supervised numerous Fuller Company projects. He is son of the late James W Seabright, a noted workman. Mr and Mrs L E Young return home with cousin Miss Olive Funk to visit relatives.
Prices listed for winter and spring wheat flour cracked corn middlings timothy and mixed hay eggs butter wholesale and retail poultry chickens hay corn cattle and sheep with figures such as 13.50 8.50 1.90 2.85 and 12.50 for choice steers plus notes that quotations on cattle are corrected only on Tuesdays and that the Virginia area markets are closing figures.
Winchester residents report relief from kidney and backache with Doan's Kidney Pills. J H Cooper of 318 South Braddock Ave cites years of use and feedback. the ad urges readers to buy Doan's at all dealers, distributed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An extract from a 1917 Court decree in Winchester Virginia shows Hannah F Evans v Hattie BE Bell administratrix of William A Evans detailing a master commissioner inquiry. The order directs asset appraisal, debt and tax review, potential in kind division or sale, and creditor notice by weekly publication.
A native of Front Royal, Mr Brown has extensive family connections and friendships in the Shenandoah River area, shaping his local ties and service during his time.
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