Winchester officers abroad merit noted for Cammer
Cables report First Lieut Claude R Cammer of the US Army among Pershing expeditionary forces in France and Winchester residents including Misses Anne and Bella Carson have arrived safely with a Red Cross unit. Neighbors believe more Frederick county and Winchester personnel serve in France or England though exact locations are unknown. Cammer, a Shenandoah Valley Academy and Virginia Military Institute graduate, is praised for merit and potential. Continued on page two.
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Winchester
France
Pershing Expeditionary
Claude R. Cammer
United States Army
Anne
Bella Carson
Red Cross
Frederick County
Government’ Service
England
New York
Cammer
Charles A. Cammer
Mount Williams
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Prominent Roanoke Lawyer Shot by Wife in Insane Act
Roanoke dispatches report J Bawin Allemong a leading Roanoke lawyer was shot in the head at home on the morning of the Fourth of July. His wife Nettie Mayers Allemong, once a Stephens City writer, has been ruled insane and sent to the Southwestern State Hospital for the Insane at Marion. The wound was slight, clothes scorched, and physicians say he will recover. Authorities found no motive. initial statements varied on the shooter’s name. Continued on Page Three.
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Roanoke
J. Bawin Allemong
Nettie Mayers
Stephens City
Allemong
Southwestern State Hospital
Marion
Alemony
Gervis F. Mayers
Allemony
Allemone
J. W. T Allemone
Bridgewater
Rockingham County
Ernest Strayer
Harburs
Investi
Details Announced for Frederick County Food Registration
Committee announces final details for the county wide food conservation registration drive led by women. Work begins tomorrow with agents canvassing Winchester for signatures on food registration cards. Registration days July 10 and 11 aim to complete the effort and secure pledges to support the national food administration. Mrs. R. T. Barton chairs the Frederick County women’s committee and lists Winchester registrars, with room for additions and volunteer assistants.
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Frederick County
Winchester
National Food Administration
R. T. Barton
Pastor's Car Kills Child in Westminster Accident
Rev. Harry G. Spencer of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Winchester figures in a fatal collision at Westminster Maryland with Helen Gertrude Long ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Long of Westminster She died minutes after being carried into the house The minister and his family were distressed by the tragedy Their party had traveled from Winchester to Westminster to bring Mrs Amanda Spencer the clergyman's mother to Winchester for the summer
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Harry G. Spencer
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Winchester
Westminster
Helen Gertrude Long
Edward Long
Spencer
Matthew. Ebersole, Jr
Greenwood
Amanda Spencer
Compromise Closet Law Is Accepted By Council
Worthington IN A GERMAN PRISON Young Charles Worthington of Winchester, who joined Canadian troops to the western front at the outbreak of the war in 1914, is reported alive in a German camp. A message to his father Bruce Worthington in Baltimore says he was captured in early May during a British offensive and is in good health. Hope rises for an exchange after a Hague meeting between British and German representatives.
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Charles Worthington
Winchester
Western Front
Bruce Worthington
Baltimore
Worthington
Hague
Citizens Band Concert Tonight at City Hall Plaza
The Citizens' Band will give its weekly concert this evening on City Hall Plaza starting around 7:30. Weather permitting. The program includes March Me Beoncials Delays Hall Overture Arcadia Laurens March Invercargill Lithkow Waltz Cirimbin Pastalazzo Star Spangled Banner Key.
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Citizens
Arcadia
Invércargill
Cirimbin
Men Wanted for Winchester Cold Storage Plant
Workmen needed to construct a new cold storage facility near the Fair Grounds in Winchester. Steady 60 to 90 days with full pay for 9 hours on Saturdays. Wages 12.5 cents per hour with board or 17.5 cents without board. Ten hour days. Boarding camp ready Sunday night, July 9. Winchester Cold Storage Co officers listed.
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Fair Grounds
Winchester
Hla
Winchester Cold Storage CO
H. F. Byrd
John Thwaite
T. Ray Robinson
C RB
McCann
Teachers Examinations in Winchester County
Examination of applicants for teachers certificates will be held in Winchester Virginia at the County Court House and the High School Building on July 18 19 and 20 starting promptly at 9 o'clock each day Supt of Schools Leslie D Kline announces Keep cool at the swimming pool Fairfax Ave near B O depot and a sale of 12 yearling Holstein heifers by J S Haldeman listed.
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Winchester
Fairfax Ave
Listed Men Registered in Frederick and Winchester Areas
A county and city list names 199 men registered in Frederick County and Winchester, with serial numbers and current status certified and mailed to the War Department in Washington. The entries include individuals such as Frederick Charles Inskip of Middletown and Omer Harrison Ingram of Stephens City, among others in Stephens City, Kernstown, Morris, and Winchester.
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County of
Frederick
Witnchester
County of Frederick
Winchester
War Department
Washington
Frederick Charles Inskip
Middletown
Omer Harrison Ingram
Stephens
Women Acting as Operatives for Berlin
Washington July 6 President Wilson probes German espionage deepening cabinet talks on the Fourth of July submarine incident. Secret service hunts a band of women tied to Berlin spies who allegedly entered U S departments married into families and cultivated social ties to obtain confidential information. Good progress reported in tracing and arrest plans
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Washington
Wilson
Daniels
Baker
Ates
Secret Service
Germany
Ward Party at Macedonia Church Sunday School Benefit
A ward party is held on July 7 at Macedonia Church to benefit the Sunday school program. Community members attend for a charitable event supporting the church’s education activities.
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Macedonia Church
Conscription Bill Passes in Canada House of Commons
Ottawa July 6 The House of Commons approved Premier Borden's compulsory service bill on the second reading by 118 to 55. The opposition demand for a referendum failed by 49 votes and the Quebec French nationalist delay proposal was decisively defeated.
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The
Star
Ottawa
Can
Canada
House of Commons
Borden
Quebec
German submarine sighted in Hampton Roads
Washington reports a German U boat may have entered Hampton Roads Virginia sighted by Atlantic fleet officials. Secretary Daniels wired Admiral Mayo to confirm details and rush them to Washington. He indicated the report pointed to a German submarine entering the harbor.
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Washington
Hampton Roads
Daniels
Atlantic Fleet
Admiral Mayo
Insurance Ad and Lost Child Notice
WHEAT. Insure your wheat against fire and lightning at lowest rates. Hansbrough and Carter, Insurance Loans Investments, contact two phones. LOST Childs plaid coat June 39. Reward at Star Office.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Insurance - Loans Investments
Eod
Star Office
Civic League Yard Party At Stephens City High School
The Civic League of Stephens City High School invites the public to a yard party tomorrow night on July 7. The event aims to raise funds and community involvement with refreshments and activities for residents.
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Civic League of the
Stephens City High School
Draft delays stall selective service plans for millions
Washington reports machinery for the draft not ready. drawings postponed beyond July 7 as states struggle to prepare. War Department will announce a single start date once all states can process simultaneously, with officials wary of leaks and evasion. General Crowder to confer with Secretary Baker on drafting at least 1,000,000 men to bolster the army.
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the Star
Washington
America
Pro- Post Marshal’s Office
War Department
Crowder
Baker
Coopers and Orchard Foreman Jobs at Turkey Knob Orchard
Wanted: coopers to make apple barrels with steady work and good pay and board to November first. Also orchard foreman needed at Turkey Knob Orchard Mt. Jackson Virginia.
What's in Name Lot Says Mr Fay
Winchester Virginia news notes Luther Pannett and Logan R Fay process 1500 plus Frederick county and Winchester men aged 21 to 31 for June 5 military service registration Fay signs each card using the abbreviated L F Fay to ease the task and jokes about the long name of a Chicago subscriber Gust J Papatheodorokoumoundargistomichal akopulos.
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Lot
MR. Fay
Logan_R. Fay
Chamber of Commerce of
Winchester
Frederick County
Fay
Washington
National Army
Luther Pannett
Reeentration Board
County Supervisors
Mr. Pannett
Chicago
Treasury Department
Gust J
White Hall Church Plans Children’s Day Services
White Hall Methodist Episcopal Church will hold children’s day services at 8 o’clock on next Sunday evening July 8. An attractive program has been prepared and all are invited to attend.
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White Hall Methodist Episcopal Church
Hoover Fights Over Food Price Control in U S
Washington rumor has Hoover clashing with top meat packing firms and distributors in a silent struggle to shape national food price policy. Hoover aims to marshal distributors' expertise for the public good, while some insiders seek to push corporate interests through him.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
Mr. Hoover
Bis Country
Card of Thanks from Eliza Johnson and Family
The Johnson family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of George B. Johnson. Gratitude is expressed for support and floral tributes from both white and colored communities. Signed by Mrs. Eliza Johnson and Children.
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George B. Johnson
Eliza Johnson
PIANOS Now Pianos Bargains at SEAL'S Music Store
Entire stock must be sold at once with pianos from 185 dollars upward. Upright models in slightly used condition priced as low as 365 dollars. Several fine bargains available. See ad on 6th page in SEAL'S MUSIC STORE.
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Seal’s Music
Special Services at Galilee Church Sunday July 8
Children day services will be held at Galilee Church at 11 Sunday morning. The program will include fine music and features including a solo by Mrs Charles McVay the evangelistic singer. All are invited.
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Galilee Church
Charles
McVay
Amended Ordinance Passes After Months of Debate
After months of wrangling the council finally approves an amended ordinance dealing with sanitary pits and fly proofing closet installations. The measure includes a ten day notice to fix violations and a $1 daily penalty. questions about proximity to property and consent are noted as discussions continue. Mr Trammel voices concern and seeks clarifications, apologizes for prior remarks, and the session debates health board interpretation. The council also advances other ordinances and authorizes funds and infrastructure projects.
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Messrs
W. EB. Jones
Couneil
Ofter
Wren Trammel
Trammel
New Tee
Baltimore 4 Railroad
Saturdays at Baker Open Hours Announcement
From now until September first the bakery will close on Saturdays from 6 to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The note is signed Baker and appears as a brief business update.
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Baker
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Whichester
Captain Drum
Pershing
Clarke County
MR. Allemong
Willleleep
Tulane
H. G. Spencer
Market Street Church
Gongert
Leslie D. Kline
Haldeman
Fred Magruder Lemley, Stephens
Dudley Elmer Massey
Kernstown
Holmes Royal
McCauley
Robert Lee McCarty
Ralph Augusta Mowery
Ward Milton Newell
Clyde Winifred Orndorff
Berlin
Wire
Ward Party
Hampton. Roans
SUB
Papatheodorokoumoundurgistomichalakepulos
Priges
Administrator Hoover
Lock Horns
Galtiler
Ae Miller
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