Winchester Council Advances Budget and Street Rules
The Winchester council approved borrowing moves from Handley Trustees and enacted a curb and gutter project. It also passed ordinances on street parking limits, railroad track extension for a cold storage site, and overdrawn appropriations to reimburse sewer water pool streets and Rouss Spring improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Committee
W. T. Wall
George W. Kremer
Troop 1
Boy Scouts
Reuss
Hable
City Hall
Citizens’ Band
Shertz
Williams
Gray
Baker
Goss, Grim
W. EB. Jones
Murtan
A. T. Jones
Cooper, Gray, Ramsburg and Sheetz
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Market
Winchester Cold Storage Company
Winchester
Rouss Spring
List of Men Registered in Frederick County and Winchester
A roster lists men registered in Frederick County and Winchester with serial numbers and mailings to the War Department. Entries include Benjamin F. Arthur, Roy Gilbert Allen, Lemuel J. Anderson, Walter H. Anderson, Julian Wright, Ernest Boyd, Harry M. Bugey, Henry R. Butler, and many others through line 44. The list continues on page two.
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County of Frederick
Strother H. Boyd
Stephenson
Herley Bailey
Winchester
Roy B. Clevenger
Clearbrook
George W. Carper
Thomas B. Carper
Wallace P. Clemons
Herman Carrow
Lohr J. Clevenger
Gilbert M. DeHaven
James B. DuShane
Townsend V. Dixon
Stephenoon
George Martin Ebert
Henry M. Franks
Dora C. Fletcher
Junior Ford
William Grady
Richard W. ‘Greenwalt
Winch’r
Charles E. Grove
Charles W. Gore
Perry L. Grove
Plight Troth on Glorious Fourth
The Opequon Presbyterian Church manse hosted the wedding of Henry Ray Butler and Jessie Inez Fries. The couple, both well known in Apple Pie Ridge area, were married by Dr. Alfred Jones with only Rob ert Butler and Beulah Hartman as attendants.
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Opequon Presbyterian Church
Alfred Jones
Henry Ray Butler
Jessie Inez Fries
Apple Pie Ridge
D. Alvin Fries
Winchester High School
Robert Butler
Beulah Hartman
Brucetown
Red Cross Yard Party Set for July Fifth at 305 National Ave
A yard party will be held on July 5 at the home of Mr. Lewis Pearson, 305 National Avenue, to benefit the Red Cross. Persons wishing to contribute may leave donations at the address. Amberat patronage is solicited.
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Lewis Pearson
National Avenue
Red Cross
Riots in St Louis as Mob Attacks Black Belts
Reports say a mob armed with torches attacked negro homes in the St Louis area, with 42 dead so far including 38 blacks and 4 whites. Militia and police fought flames and hunted ringleaders while new attacks on white women were reported and feared further riots.
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ST. Louis
St.Louis
Cahogia Creek
Maud Isom
Frances Copeland
Offensive to Be Reopened by City Board and League
The Winchester Common Council will resume discussion tonight at 8 o clock on an ordinance amending the sanitary closet measure. The aim is to allow existing pit closets to continue if fly proof and meet the health officer's standards, and to provide for maintenance of already constructed sanitary closets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Health
Woman’s Civic League
Common Council
Winchester
Teachers Examinations Held in Winchester and Berryville
Examination of applicants for teachers certificates will be held in the County Court House in Winchester Virginia and in the High School Building Berryville Virginia on Wednesday Thursday and Friday July 18 19 and 20 beginning each morning promptly at 9 o clock Leslie D Kline Supt of Schools
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Winchester
Berryville
Yard Party Benefit at Macedonia Church
Community fundraiser held at Macedonia Church on July 7 to support Sunday school activities. Admission details list a morning through evening schedule with activities planned for all ages and a bake sale. Proceeds support Sunday school programs.
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Macedonia Church
Fourth of July Prizes Highlight Winchester Celebration
Winchester Fourth of July events drew crowds as Staunton Hose Co No 6 won $25 for longest distance and $15 for best appearance in line, plus $50 for reel races. Red Cross and Plumbers’ float prizes were $10 each. Local judges included Ruth Thomas, Nelson Page, and Joseph Newlin. Bands, fireworks on City Hall Plaza, and fire company demonstrations also noted.
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Winchester
City Hall
Market Street
Staunton
Staunton Hose Company No. 6
Brook Baker
Grover Cooper
Arthur Ritter
M. B. Murnan
Ruth Thomas
Nelson Page
Joseph B. Newlin
Red Cross
George A. Butler
John F. Boxwell
Comrey
Martinsburg
W. Va
Citizens’ Band of
Charley Rouss
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Food saving drives county wide in World War I effort
Winchester and Frederick county mobilize for women's food conservation registration. Mrs. Barton and Mrs. Lupton lead volunteers to canvass homes, collect signatures, and recruit more help. Fifteen car owners donate autos to distribute registration cards Saturday and Monday as President Wilson calls for nationwide participation.
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Winchester
Frederick County
RR. T. Barton
Lucien Lupton
Barton
Wilson
United States
Barton Still
Winchester Man Hurt in Maryland Crash En Route to Fourth
John Mills and companions Pearl and Laura Purtlebaugh and Ellsworth Henry rode to Hagerstown Md for the Fourth of July when their car on the Willamport Pike near Falling Waters W Va wrecked after a front wheel collapse. Mills suffered a broken arm a dislocated shoulder and a severely lacerated hip. he was taken to Martinsburg City Hospital and is under treatment. The Purtlebaugh sisters sustained chest and facial injuries. Henry escaped harm and all have returned home. Mrs Mills traveled to Martinsburg to visit her son.
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John Mills
Winchester
Kate Mills
James Mills
Misses Pearl
Laura Purtlebaugh
Gore
Ellsworth Henry
Hagerstown
Willamport Pike
Falling Waters
W. Va
Mills
Virginia Woolen Company
Martinsburg City Hospital
Pearl Purtlebaugh
Laura
Purtlebaugh
Henry
Martinsburg
Friendship Fire Company Returns From Hagerstown July Fourth
The Friendship Fire Company and band returned from Hagerstown Maryland after spending the Fourth of July at the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association festivities. The parade featured marching firemen from Maryland and neighboring states with strong patriotism as Old Glory was cheered loudly. Most members traveled home by Cumberland Valley Railroad with some arriving by automobile after a day described as delightful.
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Friendship Fire Company
Hagerstown
Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Association
Maryland
Friendship Company
Cumberland Valley
British Steamer Gined Submarine in Channel Action
An American port report states a British steamer, with 79 passengers, fired on a German submarine at 7 30 p m June 26. The U boat surfaced off the port side 500 yards away and engaged the steamer before vanishing in dark smoke.
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the Star
Vestl
Desirable Eight-Room Brick Residence For Sale
Desirable eight room brick residence at 106 W Water Street with modern conveniences including hot water heating and bath. Attorney M M Lynch advertises the property and pool facilities at Fairfax Ave near the B and O depot. Front page classified notice dated 6 27.
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W. Water Street
M. M. Lynch
Mairfax Ave
Depot
Men Wanted for New Cold Storage Plant Work near Winchester
Employment ad seeks workmen to build a cold storage plant near Parr Grounds in Winchester. Ten hour days with pay rates of twelve and a half cents per hour with board or seventeen and a half cents without board. Camp ready Sunday night. duration sixty to ninety days. steady work. good board and sleeping quarters. Winchester Cold Storage Co with officers F. Byrd president John Thwaite vice president Ray Robinson secretary C. R. McCann treasurer. 5-1p-2t.
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Parr
Winchester
Winchester Cold Storage Co
Ik F. Byrd
John Thwaite
Ray Robinson
C. R. McCann
Red Cross Benefit Tonight at Yard Party
Red Cross benefit event on National Avenue invites all to join a yard party tonight. Performances feature vocal and instrumental music to raise funds for the cause. Proceeds support relief efforts and community aid.
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Red Cross
National Avenue
For Sale 12 Yearling Holstein Heifers
For sale 12 yearling Holstein heifers advertised by J. Haldeman. inquiries to J Haldeman. Sale details include breed and age information with contact for purchaser inquiries.
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Haldeman
Fourth of July Parade Car Omission Report
The parade yesterday was headed by an automobile carrying Mayor Ward Chief Fire Warden J W Sibert and First Assistant Fire Warden M T Reed. The two latter names were inadvertently omitted in Nic Star's report. A Z Jones, president of the council, was not in the automobile.
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Ward
J. W. Sibert
M. T. Reed
Nic Star
A. Z. Jones
Purtlebaugh Brother Injured in Local Accident
Purtlebaugh, son of Mr. Clark Purtlebaugh of Gore, met with a mishap in the city. His right hand sustained a large bone fracture which physicians set and immobilized in a plaster cast.
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Purtlebaugh
Tomobile
Purtlebauch
Clark Purtlebaugh
Gore
Cabinet backs mass arrests as German spies feared
Washington reports cabinet members urge wholesale arrests of Germans in the United States after Secret Service findings on spy networks. President Wilson considers draconian measures as officials reveal mass surveillance, tighter censorship, and coded communications reaching Germany via Switzerland. Authorities say more troops will depart for Europe, with full secrecy planned.
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Secret Service
the Star
Washington
United States
France
Germany
Wilson
United
Europe
Switzerland
Uttle
Bluemont Berryville Winchester Freight Rates Set
Special arrangement with the Washington and Old Dominion Railway fixes town rates on July 1 from Winchester to Bluemont and Berryville to Bluemont at 1.00 and 0.60 dollars respectively. Winchester to Berryville fares appear as 30 cents light freight and baggage. Applications for low through rates to Washington to Manager. Schedules at Battletown Inn Berryville or Winchester Hotel. Jack Maurice F. Castleman, Manager.
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Washington and Old Dominion Railway
Bluemont
Berryville Ag
Winchester Transportation
Winchester
Berryville
Bliemont
Washington
Battletown Inn
Jack
Maurice F. Castleman
Mer
Reichstag to Convene in Berlin as War Measures Debated
Amsterdam July 5 public interest runs high over the Reichstag opening in Berlin. An important address is expected possibly on peace while Berlin dispatches say the session will be brief and will focus on war measures.
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The
Star
Amsterdam
Reichstag
Berlin
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Mr. Sti €Etz
Council
Handley Trustees
Ryan
Trevenue
Torium
War Department
Kernstown
R&d Cross Yard Party
Moling & Seal
Louis
Negro District
Leslie D. Kline
Supt. of Schools
South Washington Street
Lupton
Walter
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