Confed memorial exercises held despite rain in Winchester
Rainy weather nearly postponed the annual Confederate memorial rites at Stonewall Cemetery founded in 1868. The Winchester State Guard American Legion Confederate Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy attended at City Hall Auditorium after a drizzle delayed a parade. Lieut. Philip Williams delivered the principal address to a crowded audience as reverent reflections on the Civil War and Stonewall Brigade memory echoed.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Stonewall Cemetery
City Hall Auditorium
Winchester State Guard
American Legion
The
Confederate Veterans
Confederate Memorial Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
George W. Kurtz
Turner Ashby
Robert A. Goodwin
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
R. T. Barton
Philip Williams
Charles Adey
First's Baptist Church
Williams
Citizenship lecture ends for summer in Winchester
A summer citizenship series closed last Monday with a lecture by W. W. Glass a Democratic mayoral candidate. He lectured on law history court roles and the Anglo Saxon common law tradition, praised Winchester officials and urged sewer connections and clear tax accountability.
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W. W. Glass
Glass
Virginia
Louisiana
King's Bench
Handlby
Winchester
Messrs
R. Gray Williams
Robert M. Ward
8 Per Cent Non Taxable Securities Offered
Hansbrough & Carter advertise 8 percent non taxable securities secured on real estate. Interest paid quarterly. Inquiries invited by mail or phone for full information on investments from the real estate and loan firm.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Timberlake Farm Sale Near Clearbrook on June 12
The limestone farm of 36 acres once belonging to George Timberlake near Clearbrook in Frederick County will be offered for sale on Saturday June 12. Described as fine land forPoles and all kinds of crops. See sale bill.
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George Timberlake
Clearbrook
Frederick County
Lost Republican tire and wheel on Valley Pike between Winchester and Strasburg
Reward offered for return of a Goodyear A-W tire mounted on rim with tire cover and lock found on Valley Pike between Winchester and Strasburg. Contact Rouss Garage for return.
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Valley Pike
Winchester
Strasburg
Rouss Garage
Grave decorations mark Confederate memorial day in Mount Hebron
The graves of F. F. Oehm and family at Mount Hebron Ceme tery were decorated on Confederate memorial day by Capt. Robert L. Gray with flowers supplied by Mrs. Monroe Fleischmann of Brooklyn New York. Oehm, a longtime Winchester tailor, was connected to his shop for years.
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F. F. Oehm
Mount Hebron
Robert L. Gray
Oehm
Monroe Fleischmann
Brooklyn
Wevie Oehm
Captain Gray
Mr. Oehm
Winchester
Democratic Ticket Nominated for Winchester Council and Mayor
The Democratic party in Winchester presents a strong ticket for tomorrow’s election. Ward one nominees are Capt. W. A. Baker Capt. C. R. Anderson and Hunter B. Grimm. Ward two nominees Lieut. W. Nelson Page P. McVicar and W. A. Sale, all described as capable business leaders ready to push constructive city legislation and meet needs for public improvements with a tax‑conscious, efficient administration led by mayoral candidate W. W. Glass.
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Winchester
Council
W. A. Baker
Capt
C. R. Anderson
Hunter B. Grimm
W. Nelson Page
P. McVicar
W. A. Sale
W. W. Glass
Waynesboro
Democratic Party
Shenandoah Valley Academy Holds Successful Commencement
The Shenandoah Valley Academy celebrated its graduation exercises at Handley Auditorium with a capacity audience. Major B. M. Roszel directed the program, honoring diploma recipients from New York to Winchester and Panama City with awards, scholarships, and a keynote by F. B. Clerk on “The Standards of a Christian Gentleman.”
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Handley Auditorium
B. M. Roszel
FB. Clerk
Handley Schools of
Winchester
Roeszel
Roszel
Wiplomas
Robert A. Goodwin
Christopal Church
Major Zel
Robert William Wolf
New York City
George Gable
Markham
Merrill Bolton Wilcox
Corr Pa
John McAllister Kater
Washington, D. C
Ramon Ricardo Arias
Panama City
Panama
Ioan Farrar Arthur
West Point
Tilghman
Hollyday Saunders
Hampton
Edward Michael Buracker
Luray
Henry McGill
Petersburg
John Springer Gray
Richmond
James van Allen Bickford
Myron Torrance Criswel
Beaver Falls
Clerk
F. EB
R. H. Popes
Academy
Frederick County
E. S. Lewis
J. McA. Kater
Charles FP. Shannon
Akron
John Volkmann
Boston
Mass
E. E
Punk
Stewart
Billy McGuire
Theilliam Howard Taft
National Society of Colonial Daughters
W. W. Glass
E. H. Shepard
C. F. Shannon
Ohio
G. S. Cabile
Fauquier County
R. Gray Williams
Board of Trustees
H. D. McKee
University of Virginia
F. W Scott
Corps of Cadets
Mayor and council seats face big turnout in municipal vote
The city elects a mayor and eight councilmen tomorrow with polls open from 4 31 to 7 27. Regular election staff will operate under the city electoral board as both parties anticipate a large turnout and close races in the second ward amid a concurrent Democratic congressional contest.
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Aix
City Electoral Board
Fort Loudoun Finale Delights With Music and Drama
Fort Loudoun finale audiences praised high order recitals at the Empire on Thursday and Friday. Miss Guy Bratton and Miss Mary Stuart impressed with operatic potential. The Virginia Glass operetta The Egyptian Princess showcased training and staging artistry. Baccalaureate services at Presbyterian Church Sunday closed a well received event led by Rev. Carlton D. Harris. EMMA HOWARD WIGHT.
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Fort Loudoun
The
Empire
Guy Bratton
Mary Stuart
Presbyterian Church
Carlton D. Harris
Emma Howard Wight
Voters urged to support Regular Ticket in Ward elections
The article urges voters to back the Regular Ticket in the First Ward urging economy and an efficient water system and fair treatment of the Fire Department. It notes a farewell by Dr Anderson and references a cadet event with Company A winning athletic honors, a Handley Auditorium program, a campus hop, and Major and Mrs Roszel praised as ideal hosts.
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Dem
Friendship Fire Company I
R, Anderson
Marshall Newton
Fauquier County
Peyton J. Marshall
Ramon Ricardo Arias
Samuel Farrar Arthur
Tilehnati
Hollyday Saunders
Handley Auditorium
Academy
Hill
Supreme Court upholds Prohibition Amendment validity
The U S Supreme Court held the federal prohibition amendment valid and enforcement acts constitutional. Justice Van Devanter wrote the majority with a brief opinion. Chief Justice White and Justices McReynolds and McKenna issued additional comments. Dismissals included Rhode Island injunctions and New Jersey challenges involving prohibition enforcement.
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Washington
Come Press
United States Supreme
van Devanter
White
van Jer
Rhode Island
New Jersey
McKenna
Wisconsin
Parish Hall Strawberry A in White Wednesday Event
Public notice invites residents to a strawberry social in the Parish Hall on White Wednesday 9 1920 from 4 10 p.m. cordially inviting all to attend.
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Nineveh
Tyre
Kipling
America
Ation
Stonewall
Stonewall Brigade
Laurel Brigade
Ashby
Shenandoah
Potomac
Stonewall Jackson
Southland
Confederacy
First Man
Manassas
Jackson
Bull Run
Berryville
Grand Virginia
See’s American Legion
Fruit Growers
Winchester Orch
ARD Supply CO
N. Market ST
Chamber of Commerce
Hart
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Frederick County_game and ish
Bryarly
Republican
W. R. Talbot
Stewart Grim
Lewis F. Cooper
W. Ramsburg
L. D. Ritter
Millwood Ave
Kent St
E. C. Knight
Winchester Seed Co.,, Inc
Washington St. “S
Care Star
R. M. Swimley
Osborne Farm Machinery
Underwood
John W. Ros
Moling
Voile Dressenberger
S. V.A
U.S. Supreme Court
Associated Press
Prohibition
Manitowoc Products Company
Wire Consin Corporation
Christian Felganstan
Brewer
Newark
Ts Louis Brewing Association
Hewise
Wreynolds
McReynolds
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