Winchester Chamber of Commerce praised for war work
The Winchester chamber is lauded for its first year achievements in war work. Secretary Bramlee prepares a printer ready list of accomplishments. National leaders praise organized business support and warn that communities must sustain the war effort through strong leadership and civic duty.
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Tte
Lst
Bramlee
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
J. Wilson
McAdoo
Daniels
Redfield
Wiagara
Falls
Winchester Chamber Aims for 300 Members Next Apple Harvest
A year full of reform and growth is ahead as the Winchester Chamber of Commerce plans to swell its ranks. Secretary Redfield notes Niagara Pelle's 1600 volunteers show broad national support for organized effort and predicts a large rise in local participation. The Winchester chamber, lauded by the American City Bureau, seeks 300 members before the next harvest.
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Chamber
Ragrerypsetan Ra
Niagara Pelle
Redfield
Winchester
Commerce
Winchlister Chamber
Claude Ryan Home on Brief Navy Leave
Boatswains mate Claude Ryan of the United States Navy arrived from New York and Washington on a short leave to visit his mother Mrs. Nettie Ryan on North Washington street. He may be recalled to duty soon. Ryan led the armed guard on the steamship Tyler when torpedoed and sunk by a German U boat on May 1 in the Atlantic, suffering injuries from wreckage. He previously survived 30 hours in the water after the Luckembach was torpedoed in the Mediterranean last October, later reaching Barcelona, Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Ryan
United States Navy
New York
Washington
Nettie Ryan
North Washington Street
Mr. Ryan
Tyler
Atlantic Ocean
Ryan
Luckembach
Mediterranean Sea
Barcelona
Spain
Rummage Sale for District Nurse Association
A rummage sale will be held in the Bell building on June 6 to benefit the District Nurse Association. Donations of clothing and furniture may be left with Mrs. H. D. Fuller or at the Bell building on June 6 to aid tubercular patients and others in need in the community.
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Bell
District Nurse Association
H. D. Fuller
Bell Building
Miss Elizabeth Kern Visits Kinney Family in Washington
Miss Elizabeth Kern left this morning for a short visit with her brother in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Kinney, in Washington. Miss A. Evelyn Black of Fort Loudoun Seminary faculty also departed for home in Blacksone, Virginia, to spend the summer vacation.
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Elizabeth Kern
A. W. Kinney
Washington
A. Evelyn Black
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Blackstone, Vaz
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim and Contact Details
Historical ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. Offers a $100 reward for any case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Includes manufacturer F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and mentions distribution by Druggists at 75 cents plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Boledo
Ohio
Toledo
Sugar Allocation Rules For Manufacturers In War
The State Food Administration telegram to Administrator Sproul outlines sugar allotment controls. Manufacturers must file with the federal Food Administration by June 10 detailing sugar used plus on hand and present need, with excess to be surrendered. Noncompliance risks penalties and possible actions as hoarders.
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Loca Food Administration
Sproul
Market Reports Outline Local Quotations for Wheat Flour and Grains
Daily local quotations show winter wheat flour retail at 11.00, spring flour 13.06, corn per barrel and cracked corn retail per bushel around 1.80, middlings 2.75 per 100, bran 2.20, barley feed 2.60, No 1 timothy hay 2.00, creamery butter wholesale and retail prices listed, eggs chickens hens and potatoes retail prices noted.
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Timothy Hay
Wees
Faron Eng Creamery
Baltimore Markets Correction of Closing Prices
Markets report corrected as of the prior day closing. Butter and dairy items show Virginia area trials and losses. live poultry lists young chickens and ducks with prices. corn prices for nearby yellow and white varieties. hay prices for No. 1 timothy and light clover mixed.
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Virginia
The Doctor Away From Home When Most Needed
People frustrated when their family physician is away. stomach and bowel pains can be fatal without prompt care. Before illness strikes, keep Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhea Remedy at hand. it can save life and reduce suffering. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
The True University Muddled By Errant Text
Fragmentary note mocks modern academia as a flawed true university. The terse line suggests a twisted collection of books and ideas, implying confusion and satire about higher education.
Navy Reports No Submarine Attacks Off U S Coast
Atlantic port dispatches describe continued war danger with coastwise vessels armed and crews to operate them. Reports confirm one or two submarines active near U S shores, while a damaged American tanker was towed in and the Carolina steamer's fate remains uncertain with survivors landed at Lewes.
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Atlantic
Mexico
Atteks
Armerican
Delaware
Capes
Konown
Jan Atlantic
Washington
Carolina
Boston
New York
Porto Rico
Lewes
Brysell
Cape May
N. J
City of Columbus
Moston
Vineyard Haven
German U boat Activity Reported Off Atlantic Coast
Captain Hutchins of the Oakley Curtise relays that he heard cannonading about 27 miles off Shady Hook last Saturday but did not see submarines. He shifts course and returned after warning the ship’s captain of possible U boat presence.
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Ion
Ollicivla
New, York
Atlantic
Hwtchins
Oakley Curtise
Hutchins
Shady Hook
Arthur Fansler Injured by Shell in Navy Action
Mr and Mrs J L Fansler receive letters about their son Arthur Fansler of the United States Navy injured when a shell struck him while loading big guns on the battleship Great Northerner at League Island Philadelphia. The wound is a deep gash but not serious and he is recovering. Another son Edgar W Fansler in France reports varied duties, now serving as chauffeur for a regiment colonel.
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J. L. Fansler
Arthur Fansler
United Ead Navy
League Island’ Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Mir. Aiff
Fansler
Edgar W. Fansler
Seotion
France
Ohe
Hig Regiment
Virginian casualty list reports 40 new overseas deaths and POWs
Washington reports forty new overseas casualties for American forces including three killed in action, two died of wounds, six from disease, nineteen from accidents and other causes, eight wounded severely, one wounded lightly, and one captured. Twenty previously missing are now listed as prisoners of war. Powell Davis of Franklin Virginia is listed as died of accidents and other causes. Lieut Thomas S Riley of McDowell West Virginia is severely wounded. Lieut William R Jenkins of Leesburg Virginia is now listed as a prisoner of war.
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Powell Davis
Franklin
Thomas 5. Riley
MccDowell
W. Va
William R. Jenkins
Leesburg
What Savings Stamps Will Do War Bond Card
One five-dollar war savings stamp will buy one fifth of a mile of bandages enough for fifty five wounds or will purchase gauze and plaster for one hundred soldiers. One five-dollar stamp will render painless forty questions and assure safety from lockjaw to fourteen wounded soldiers and furnish first aid packets for sixteen injuries.
Thrift Stamp Exchange List of Everyday Goods
A wartime thrift stamp list outlines items exchangeable for stamps. Values include toothpaste tubes, trouser laces, garters, socks, household items, utensils, fuel, and fabric patches. The text repeats multiple items and barter options without a single cohesive event.
Mrs Charles BE Pinkertown Returns From Visit
Mrs Charles BE Pinkertown has returned to Zanesville Ohio after visiting Mrs DD Bragonier at her North Braddock Street home.
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Charles
BE. Pinkertown
Zanesville, Ohio
D. HH. Bragonier
North Braddock
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Gentle Liver Cleansing
Sincere endorser urges avoiding calomel mercury risks and touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy. Claims it cleanses sluggish liver and bowels, cures headaches and dizziness, and won’t salivate. Backed by money back guarantee and widespread druggist endorsement.
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Dodson
Sella You & Bottié
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Hansbrough & Carter
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