Lumber firm to reorganize creditors amid plant curtailments
A Baltimore area lumber concern with mills along the Winchester and Western rail line plans full reorganization after financial strain. Creditors are lenient. the Gore main plant may shut some sites while the planing mill continues, and raw material stocks will determine the degree of curtailment across others. The company, chartered with 850000 capital, owns timberlands in West ia and along the railroad, and has faced management illness affecting progress.
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Winchester
Goré
W. B. Cornwll
Ow‘p
Taxpayers Must Register to Vote in State Primary
Local registrars remind voters that paying poll tax alone does not grant voting rights in the state primary for governor and other offices. Residents must also have their names added to registration lists, with receipts valid if taxes were paid within six months of the general election. Those who paid but did not register should register before the primary date to vote.
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Ayone
Hodgson Itemized Hat Sales Note
A compact notice lists hats priced at one dollar each attributed to Margaret L. Hodgson with a reference code (7-144 p-21) indicating archival or page location. The item appears as a small commercial or accounting entry possibly from a local newspaper notices section.
Officers Meeting Notice for Friendship and South End Fire Companies
A notice announces a Thursday 8 o'clock meeting at Rouse Hall of the officers of the Friendship, Sarah Zane, Charey Rouss and South End Fire Companies. All officers are urged to attend for important business. Firemen's Welfare Organization, H. H. Hable, Pres.
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Thire
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Charey Rouss
South End
Rouse Hall
Firemen’s Welfare Organization
H. H. Hable
Pres
M. W. O F A Picnic At Greenspring Woods
Annual all day picnic in Stone Church woods Greenspring on Saturday July 18 featuring parade ball game and refreshment tents. Public invited.
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Stone Church Woods
Greenspring
Jpublic
Frederick Man Whipped for Wife Beating in Maryland
Frederick Maryland July 15 Associated Press Robert Shroyer 28 was whipped at the post by Sheriff Ingeman W Alabaugh after a magistrate sentence for wife beating Ten lashes with a regulation black snake whip were applied in private at the Frederick county jail with three witnesses and a physician present It was the first whipping of a white man in the state in several years Maryland law permits either jail term or whipping at the magistrate s discretion Shroyer chose to submit without appeal and shook hands with the sheriff after the sentence was carried out
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Associated Press
Frederick, Md
Robert Shroyer
Ingeman W. Alabaugh
Frederick County
Guy K. Motter
Shroyer
Maryland
Albaugh
Frederick
B. C. Thomas
William C. Wertenbaker
Charles W. Cru
Horace Radcliff
Bell Telephone earnings show a large increase
Bell system net earnings for the first half of 1925 rose by about 10 million dollars to 502,341,128, or 5.80 a share on 902,085,200 capital stock, with gross earnings of 87,264,770 and surplus after dividends at 12,700,195. President W. B. Gifford cited business volume remaining above normal and rising steadily.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
W. 8. Gifford
National Fruit Product Plant In Danger At Winchester Site
The National Fruit Product Company narrowly averted a second fire at its Winchester plant in Alexandria Virginia yesterday afternoon while workers cleaned piles of trash ahead of a scheduled annual inspection. A chemical fire wagon fought the blaze after trash burning risked the main plant as flames spread toward it, until crews exhausted from beating the fire with sticks and brooms finally gained control and extinguished the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit Product Company
Alexandria
Winchester
Ciry
French Beat Off Riffian Attacks Near Fez and Taza
FEZ, French Morocco July 15. French forces repelled two attacks by Abe el Krim's Riffians against positions around Fez and Taza, maintaining control of the area.
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Associated Press
Fez
French Morocco
French Today
Judge rejects motion to quash Scopes indictment in Tennessee
Dayton Tenn July 15 Judge John T Raulston denied the defense motion to quash the Scopes indictment upholding the Tennessee anti evolution law. The ruling requires further pleading. the decision discussed fourteenth amendment issues and cited Meyer v Nebraska and Leper case, noting school control lies with the General Assembly. A prayer service opened the day and a court audience was given to a news correspondent later questioned by the judge.
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Associated Press
Court Room
Dayton
Tenn
John T. Raulston
J. T. Scopes
United States
Raulston
Supreme Court
Meyer
Nebraska
Assembly
State Supreme Court of Appeals
General Assembly
Charles
Potter
West Side
William Hutchinson
International News Agency
Chamber
Beamish
Hutchinson
Crops Show Well Where Rain Falls
Washington report notes Virginia crop and weather conditions for the week ended yesterday. Corn cotton and tobacco show good growth overall, with some southern central localities lacking rain. Potatoes fair sweet potatoes and peanuts rated good.
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Associated Press
Washington
Virginia
Hagerstown Boy Drowned in YMCA Pool
Robert Stouffer aged 14 drowned at the YMCA pool in Hagerstown Maryland during a Vacation Bible School session. He was learning to swim when missed by companions and found at the bottom of the pool after a search.
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
Robert Stouffer
Stouffer
Officers Seize Liquor at Cedar Creek Farm
Sheriff Pannett with Policemen Hollis and Guthridge seized 24 gallons of liquor from a smokehouse on the Stewart Bell farm along Cedar Creek road, 2 12 miles from town. Walter Swartz, tenant, was arrested while in charge. he claimed no knowledge of the liquor.
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Pannett
Hollis and
Guthridge
Stewart Bell
Cedar Creek
Walter Swartz
Swartz
Ward Patients Rise at Memorial Hospital
The hospital faces crowding as ward patients rise, with private room demand increasing. A working group led by Miss Lucy Kurtz plans charity support, listing committee members. A Dr. Harris report shows ward care dominates six months, March busiest, and space shortage prompts appeals for funds to expand capacity.
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Lucy Kurtz
Memorial Hospital
J. E. Correll
Dorothy Hawthorne
Louise Hollis
Dorothy Anderson
Margaret Snyder
Marie Becher
Edna Lamb
Dorothy Kremer
Edith Cornwell
Henrietta Cornwell
J. E. Harris
Winchester
Mrs. Florence Seal Dies After Long Illness in Winchester
Mrs. Florence Seal, of a prominent Winchester family, died at 1 p.m. at her son-in-law and daughter Mrs. William B. Wagens residence 439 North Braddock street from asthma complications after a prolonged illness. She widow of Lewis W. Seal, and survived by daughter Mrs. Mary Wagner, sisters Mrs. Grim and Mrs. Shaver, and brothers James Totty, Samuel Totty, and William Totty. Funeral plans to be announced tomorrow.
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Florence
Seal
Winchester
William B. Wagnes
North Braddock Street
Haxton
Mary Wagner
City
William FE. Grim
Albert
Shaver
Maurertown
James
Beal
Arch
South
Dollar Day Sales Draw District Shoppers
The Dollar Day sales organized by the Retail Merchants Association and Winchester Chamber of Commerce opened today attracting hundreds from Frederick and nearby counties. Stores displayed fresh stock at one dollar, with prices well below Baltimore equivalents, and the event is to continue tomorrow, boosting interest in other discounted lines.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
the Star
Frederick
Baltimore
Bequest of 1500 to Braddock Street Church in Roper Will
The will of Mrs. Etta Hook Roper, widow, probated in Jefferson County Circuit Court at Charles Town, leaves Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South a bequest of 1500. Mrs. Roper, long a church member, died recently in Charles Town General Hospital after a prolonged illness. She was a Capon Bridge native and a widow for 18 years, niece of D. B. Haines of this city.
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Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Etta Hook Roper
Jefferson County
W. Va
Charles Town
B. V., Switzer
Judge Whiting Reappears in Town After Illness
Judge Frank B. Whiting of the Circuit and Corporation Courts, long ill at his Berryville home, visited Winchester today. He looked well and said he is back on the job though he did not transact any business, merely informing friends of his recovery.
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Frank B. Whiting
Circuit
Corporation Courts
Berryville
Winchester
Judge Whiting
Pay Now and Save the Discount in July Rates
Special July rate now in effect. Carrier price four dollars per year, mail in advance three dollars. News subscribers share the same reduced rate at The Evening Star.
Firemen's Quality Shows Offer Attractions Next Week
The local Firemen's Quality Shows begin Monday and run all week with details to be decided at a Friendship, Charley Rouss and Sarah Zane Companies meeting. Attractions include the Eli Ferris Wheel, sky-scraping swings, a merry-go-round, and the Glide on the Glider. A Winchester beauty contest will crown the prettiest girl, along with many other attractions.
Don’t forget to pay your subscription by July
Readers are reminded to renew subscriptions by July to secure the existing rate and save on costs. The notice emphasizes timely payment for continued access and notes new subscribers also receive the same rate.
Winchester Firemen Parade Meeting Notice
Winchester Fire Department members are called to meet at City Hall Plaza on Monday evening July 20 at 7 30 to participate in a Firemen's Parade in citizens dress.
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Winchester Fire Department
City Hall Plaza
Yard Party July 17 at Brucetown with Town Band
A yard party is slated for Friday July 17 at Brucetown weather permitting. If rain, the event moves to the following night and features music by the Charles Town Band.
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Brucetown
Charles Town Band
First International Congress Opens For Women Scientists
London July 16 Lady Astor chaired as the Duchess of York opened the Wembley conference of women in scientific industrial and commercial pursuits. Miss Ethel Bailey sent greetings from the American Society of Automotive Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. It is the first such congress in England.
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London
Lady Astor
Dutchess of York
Ethel Bailey
American Society of Automotive Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Wembley Exhibition
England
The Hunted Woman at Colonial Tomorrow
The Hunted Woman a William Fox film of Curwood’s north country shown one day at the Colonial with Leena Owen and Earl Schenck in lead roles. Outdoor scenes shot in Yosemite Valley. Also Rudolph Valentino Isle of Love booked for Friday plus a Bathing Beauty Revue to broaden appeal.
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William Fox
James Oliver Curwood
North Country
Leena Owen
Earl Schenck
Diana Miller
Cyril Chadwick
Heavies
Francis McDonald
Edward Piel
Victor MacLaglen
John Conway
Curwood
Robert N. Lee
Yosemite Valley
Rudolph Valentino
Isle of Love
Winchester
Winchester “Shieks
Women urged to vote for Byrd against Mapp propaganda
In a town notice Mrs FE Wunder calls for women to counter vile propaganda from Sen. Mapp by delivering the largest primary vote for Byrd. Women who have not registered are asked to send their names to Miss Virginia Kurtz, dated July 13.
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Sen. Mapp
Byrd
Virginia Kurtz
FE. L. Wunder
Brass bed and springs for sale at Ip-tf address
For sale brass bed with springs listed at 316 West Leicester Street Ip-tf. Item appears in a local classifieds brief with a simple contact and location for pickup.
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Leicester St
July Rate Now In Effect For Subscriptions
Now is the time to pay your subscription at the special July rate. $4.00 per year in advance by carrier. $3.00 per year by mail. New subscribers receive the same rate from THE EVENING STAR.
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Evening Star
Casselman Brother Drowns off New York Beach
Rev. F R Casselman learns his brother in law Fa well Davenport of Brooklyn died in a drowning off a New York area beach. The body is not recovered. Davenport, about 30, unmarried, worked in the Brooklyn automobile business and lived with his parents Judge and Mrs IR Davenport. He likely was caught in an undertow. his sister and Pierpont Davenport of Brooklyn are among survivors. The Casselman family traveled from Bethel Conn to nearby Beach when the tragedy occurred.
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F. R. Casselman
Centenary Reformed Church
Fawell Davenport
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York City
Casselman
Bethel
Conn
Pierpont Davenport
Broklyn
Casseleman
Coast Guard
Davenport
IR Davenport
Be Conn
Bathing Beach
Air and & Ter
City
Pierpont D
Miss’ D Port
B and O To Run An Excursion For Klan Convention
A special excursion train operated by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Strasburg through Winchester to Washington is planned for the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan convention. The trip, announced by L C Wright, will depart around 8 PM with an estimated 3 000 Klansmen from Shenandoah Valley counties traveling by train or car. The parade in Washington is set for 3 PM.
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Baltimore ’S S
Strasburg Fur
Winchester
Washington
Knights of Klux Klan
L. C. Wright
Drumwright
Shenandoah Valley
National Capital
Time Not Ripe For China Parley
Paris reports French official circles say no auspicious moment for the Nine Power Conference on extraterritorial privilege in China. The essential preliminary proposed is China must restore order and demonstrate it can maintain it.
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Associated Press
Paris
China
Search for Deserter Philip Knapp Intensifies in Waterloo
State and county officers began a systematic search of the Knapp family summer home in Waterloo New York early today for Philip K Knapp an army deserter and suspected murderer. The youth's mother said he was not there and would be surrendered immediately if he returned.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
N. Y
Knapp
Philip K. Knapp
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the Evening Star
H. Willis, W. Forney
W. E. Huntsberry
Women Open Scientific Congress
The
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Phil Knapp
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