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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
6
Douglas Fairbanks stars as a mime artist in love who tries to woo a girl with bold schemes. After a suicide bid he hires a professional to kill him within a week, leading to novel twists and a happy ending plus rich comedy. Admission 5c to 10c.
Laura Murdock, a young actress in a small troupe, gains Willard Brockton’s money for a production and later loves John Madison. Brockton and Madison vie for her, she is betrayed by both, contemplates ruin, is saved, and Madison forgives her. Empire previews a refined vaudeville along with the show.
The annual reunion of the Reform ed Church is held today at Pen Mar in the Blue Ridge resort. Forty five tickets were sold this morning at the Cumberland Valley Railroad station in Winchester.
The Clarke County School Board elected Prof. Charles K. Brown as the second principal of Berryville High School, succeeding Prof. S A Wood who becomes associate principal at Charlestown High School in West Virginia. Brown is currently at the University of Virginia summer school.
Summer readiness tip urging purchase of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy to treat colic or diarrhoea, sold by all druggists. Advertisement copy from The Star urging bulk purchase for family use.
Madison Barr, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Louis J Barr formerly of this city now in Washington, enlisted in the U S Navy after gaining parental consent and pursuing Secretary Daniels. He passed the physical and is on duty in Washington though young. Barr has Winchester ties and spent last summer at the Barr farm. his mother was Miss Julia Sparr, sister of Prof J M Sparr.
There will be preaching at Round Hill at 11 a.m. Paxton Chapel at 3 30 p.m. and Lamps at 8 p.m. E. W. Brubaker, Pastor. Read The Winchester Star
Mrs Harry L Livick arrived in Winchester with her infant daughter Frances Virginia Ivick and her mother Mrs William Graham of Ginterwarm. They will stay with Mr and Mrs Livick on North Braddock Street. Miss Mary Miller and her brother Charles left for Washington to visit relatives. Mrs R Lee Sticke departed to visit her parents in Richmond Va, and other relatives.
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