No October adjournment for Congress warned by leaders
Washington July 10 congressional leaders said there will be no adjournment before October 1 perhaps not before November 1. The redrafted war revenue measure will delay adjournment due to Senate liquor curtailment. With the food bill beside the point the Senate faces completing the war revenue bill anew. The fight over the revenue measure is expected to clash with the House.
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The
Star
Washington
Congress
Senate
Finance Committee
Hiones
List of Frederick County Men Registered for War
The document lists men registered in Frederick County and Winchester with serial numbers, certified and mailed to the War Department in Washington. Names include Charles Lee Glenn, Howard Stonewall Jackson High, Lohring Russell Lineburg, Luther Manord Larrick, Edwin Borden Orndorff, Esther S. Williams, Isaac Newton Wallace, and others, with towns such as Chambersville Clearbrook and Mt Williams. Continued on page four.
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County of
Frederick
City of
Winchester
County of Frederick
War Department
Washington
Charles Lee Glenn
Chambersville
Howard Stonewall Jackson High
Lohring Russell Lineburg
Luther Manord
Larrick
Mt. Williams
Examinations for Teachers Certificates Held in Winchester
Applicants for teachers certificates will take exams at the County Court House in Winchester and the High School Building on July 18 19 and 20 starting at 9 o'clock each morning. Leslie D. Kline Supt.
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County “Court House
Winchester
High Scho
Red Cross to organize national auxiliaries
Winchester residents active in war relief are told a New York conference approved forming national auxiliaries of the Red Cross. Each auxiliary keeps its name, continues existing work, and may raise funds locally. The unions will meet again to finalize details and consider overseas distribution. In the interim relief groups proceed as before pending closer alliance talks.
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Winchester
New York
Atig
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Robert S. Lovett
Red Cross Committee
Willi Buy at Highest Market Prices
W. W. Wall's Son on Market Street advertises accepting a variety of goods at the highest market prices with daily hours from 10 to 1 and 5 to 7.
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Willi
W. W. Wall
French Steamer Caldeonian Sunk In Mediterranean
Paris reports the French steamship Caldeonian was sunk by a mine or submarine in the Mediterranean on June 30 with 431 aboard. Fifty one lives are confirmed lost, while 380 escaped in boats.
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Paris
Caldeonian
Mediterranean Sea
Ministry of Marine
Attempted assassination near Spanish Bank targets Marquis Ortina
In Madrid on July 10, an assassination bid was made against Marquis Ortina. Senator Capelle, ex-deputy, fired six shots outside the Spanish Bank. Ortina was shot in the arm but the injuries are described as not serious.
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Madrid
Marquis Ortina
Capelle
Chamber of Deputies
Ortina
Wheat Insurance Against Fire and Lightning Ad
An insurance ad from Hansbrough and Carter offers fire and lightning coverage for wheat on farms with lowest rates. Contact details provided for quotes and policy setup.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Insurance - Loans Investments
Prices Paid Today In Grain Markets Close
Baltimore wholesale markets quoted spot wheat at 2.20 and corn at 1.90 this afternoon Local dealers offered 2.00 for wheat after the close Smokers party at Burnt Factory Yard July 13 and 14 at 1 p Hickory Camp invites members to attend at 8 p m H Baker promotes sowing soybeans and cowpeas until July 15 plus cheaper ground limestone for thirty days This item notes local price quotes and community notices.
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Baltimore
HH. H.baker
Piccadilly St
Ieee
Noted Expert on Education Visits Handley Area
Doctor Abraham Flexner of New York and secretary of the General Education Board of America was guest of Mr. R Gray Williams and met the Handley Board of Trustees on Saturday night The Board plans a thorough educational survey to plan the use of Handley funds totaling more than 1 6 million dollars for local education Williams says the board will study facilities to determine needs opportunities and best use of funds with full cooperation from local leaders and residents
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Abraham Flexner
New York
General Education Board of America
R. Gray Williams
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley Fund
Flexner
Robert M. Ward
B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
H. F. Byrd
General Education Board
Wanted Good Automobile Painter at Chapman's Auto Sales
Help wanted for an automobile painter at Chapman's Auto Sales Co. Must be sober and provide references. Apply in person or by inquiry to the shop for details and qualifications. Location and contact details are listed in the notice.
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Chapman’s Auto Sales Co
Virginia Military Institute faces tight admission window
General W Nichols reports 304 former cadets due to return, deducting likely nonreturnees yields 254. Applications on file total 220 as enrollment starts in August. Barracks expand by converting Jackson hall for 112 more cadets, allowing 500 total with 26 vacancies. Dining hall to be enlarged to feed 512 cadets at once.
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Virginia Miliary Institute
W. Nichols
Joseph Button
Board of Visitors
Jackson Hall
Institute
MEN WANTED For cold storage plant near Winchester Fair Grounds
Winchester Cold Storage Co seeks workmen for a new plant near the Fair Grounds in Winchester. Steady 60 to 90 day jobs with board and sleeping quarters. Wages twelve and a half cents per hour with board or seventeen and a half cents without board. Ten hour days. Full pay for 9 hours on Saturday. Boarding camp ready. July 9, night. Officers listed: H F Byrd president John Thwaite vice president Ray Robinson secretary Co R McCann treasurer.
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Fair Grounds
Winchester
Winchester Cold Storage CO
H.F. Byrd
John Thwaite
T. Ray Robinson
Co. R. McCann
Wanted Coopers and Orchard Foreman for steady work
Wanted notices offer coopers to make apple barrels with first loss stock, steady work, good pay and board through Nov 1. Also seek an orchard foreman at Turkey Knob Orchard. Lost child’s plaid coat on June 30. reward at Star Office. mis AOD.
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Coopers
Turkey
Knob
Jackson
Star Ofice
Women of Nation Sign for Food Saving
A Rush notes women across the nation signing up to support food saving measures amid wartime shortages. The mobilization emphasizes collective effort and civic duty, with organizers urging participation in local drives and rationing programs.
Women canvass Winchester for food registration effort
Miss Haldeman reported 651 women interviewed in Frederick county with all but one signing registration cards. Registrars collected cards for Winchester and county amid strong support, with distributions starting along Front Royal and Paper Mill roads and plans to tabulate and forward results to Herbert Hoover in Washington.
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Front Royal
Chamber of Commerce
Pearl Haldeman
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Miss Haldeman
Miss. Haldeman
Lmits
Court House Square
Winchester
Captain Dugmore to Lecture on War at New Empire Theater
Retired British Army captain Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore will speak on his war experiences at the New Empire Theater next Thursday night July 12 at 8:30. The Handley lecture is free with no reserved seats. He describes capture in Belgium, escape, and service on the western front before returning to duty.
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Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore
New Empire Theater
Belgium
Dhgmore
Germany
Western Front
Canning Camp At Bear's Den Draws Loudoun Clarke Members
Mr Bradford Knapp leased a Bear's Den cottage for a summer camp site. Canning clubs from Loudoun and Clarke counties with agents Miss Hughes and Mrs Stinson gathered there for three days with Miss Emily Parker Margaret Chamblin and others from Loudoun and Evalina Eidson Katie Walters Della Walters Nell Jones Ruth Royston and more from Clarke county assisting in the work. Continued on page five.
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Berryville
Bradford Knapp
M. BE. Church
Bear's den
Blue Ridge Mountain
Loudoun
Clarke Counties
Hughes
Stinson
Alleghany County
Loudoun County
Emily Parker
Margaret Chamblin
Mary Brown
Isabel Skinner
Lillian Chamblin
Julia Chamblin
Catherine Farr
Olivia Ross
Camelia Ish
Clarke County
Evalina Eidson
Katie
Della Walters
Nell
Katharine Jones
Ruth Royston
Julia Gerber
Final Rites for Late Miss Annie McGuire
Arrangements were completed for the funeral of Miss Annie McGuire who died of heart disease yesterday at the residence of Mrs. Nancy Lee Coble on West Water Street. The service will be at the Church of the Sacred Heart at 10 o clock Wednesday with a requiem high mass by Rev. John McVerry and interment in the McGuire family lot at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Annie McGuire
Nancy Lee Coble
West Water Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
Miss McGuire
John McVerry
Mce-Guire
Mount Hebron
Messrs
Maurice M. Lynch
James P. Reardon
P. 'W. Boyd
R. Gray Williams
T.B. Patton
H. D. Fuller
B. ™ M. Dutton
E._C. Stuart
Shirley Carter i
W. Weems
George Bowly
Winchester
William P. McGuire
Hunter Holmes McGuire
Richmond
Ferrari Joins Italian Aviation Corps in War Effort
Mr M Ferrari formerly of the city has joined Italy’s aviation corps and now flies against Austria. Postcards show him in aviator regalia beside his aircraft after several successful flights into enemy lines and territory. He previously served in the bicycle corps and regular line of battle.
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M. Ferrari
Italy
Ferrari
Aviation Corps
Bicycle Corps
Monarchists in China Lose Out
The Chinese republican government at Nanking confirms Feng Chang as president and Tuan Chi Jui as vice president. State Department dispatches indicate monarchists are losing power and a ban on the young emperor and imperial family from Peking is planned. For sale: 12 yearling Holstein heifers. J. 8. Haldeman. 5-1p-81.
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The
Star
Washington
China
Nanking
Feng Chang
Tuan Chi Jui
State Department
Orient
Peking
Taxi driver Robert Mitchell Held for Grand Jury Following Attempted Assault
Robert Mitchell, a prominent Black taxi driver, was held for the Corporation Court grand jury after a private police court hearing. Mrs Streit testified Mitchell touched her shoulder and made improper advances at her Gainesboro Road home, then fled and was later arrested.
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Robert Mitchell
Corporation Court
Streit
Arthur Streit
Gainesboro
Justice Fultz
City Mall
Mitchell
County School Board To Meet On Saturday
Frederick County School Board will meet at the Court House in Winchester Saturday morning July 14 at 10 o clock. All persons wishing to appear before the board regarding public schools are invited to be present. Leslie D. Kline Supt of Schools article source date 10-1p-31.
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Leslie D. Kline
Hickory Camp
County School Board
Frederick County School Board
Court House
Winchester
Leslie D
Kline
Russian Drive Advances on Galician Front
Russian forces in the Stanislaw sector push ahead with fury on the Galician front. The war office reports occupation of several villages a capture of over 1000 prisoners three large guns and multiple smaller pieces.
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Petrograd
Stanislaw
War Office
Two Little Rebels Play by White Post Junior Auxiliary
On Friday night June 13 at eight o'clock the White Post Junior Auxiliary presents Two Little Rebels. The program includes a flag drill and the Star Spangled Banner with part of the proceeds for the Red Cross. Public invited.
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White Post
Red Cross
Kaiser places price on Captain Tucker in submarine attack
Survivors of the steamship Orleans report German subs destroyed the ship near New York on July 1. They say the Kaiser set 24 000 marks on Captain Tucker, who narrowly escaped drowning and gunfire from boarding commandos aboard the attacking vessel. The Orleans, sister ship to the Rochester, carried supplies for France as Germany began unrestricted warfare.
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the Star
Paris
Orleans
Alen Tuek
Tucker
Scheduier
Nans
Rochester
New York
France
Cormany
Kaiser
Keller and Weiss Wed in Winchester Parlor Ceremony
Mr. William F. Keller of Winchester and Mrs Edna Wise Weiss of Cumberland Md were married at noon in the parlor of a hotel. The couple plan to live on North Main street and Mr Keller operates a long standing hardware business with his father.
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William. F. Keller
Edna Wise Weiss
Bérland
Cumberland
John Lamb
Lamb
Fairmont Avenue
Keller
Winchester
George Keller
Kelleg
North Main Street
Wall loan of 3 billion announced for September 16
Washington reports a new 3 billion dollar loan under the Liberty Loan program will be offered to the public at 3 percent on September 16. Treasury officials say the issue will retire up to 5 billion dollars authorized by Congress and may be followed by another war credit if needed.
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Washington
Ziberty
Treasury
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Houses
Liams
Dorsey Govanr Ritter
John William’ Smope
Chambers
Ville
Maynard Clarence Snapp
Mt. Wiliams
Esther S. Williams
Isaac Newton Wallace
James Edward Wallace
John William Anderson
Clearbrook
Charles Alexander
Howard Best- Boden
Brancetown
Samuel R. Baldwin
Benjamin Thomas Busey
Stephenson
Thomas Vernon Bowers
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Thomas Daniel Cather
Mitchell Andrew Cornwell
Abraham Manuel Corbin
Bruce
John Hiram Catlett
Brucetown
William Curtis
Joseph Cook
Peter Ashby DeHaven
John William Dyer
Stanley
William Davis
David Washington Féllmer
AML
Qunk
Baker & CO
Marquis
Wire
W. O
Smoker
Handley Board
Frederick County
R. T. Barton
R. T Barton
South Washington Street
Chamber
Herbert C. Hoover
Virginia
Council of Defense
Capt
Dugmore
Handley
Blue Ridge
M’guire
Frrari
Haldeman
Owears
Bob Mitchell
Mrs. Streit
Prige
Van
MR. Keller
Mrs. Weiss
Winchester and
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