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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
6
The Empire Tonight presents a two-part program headlined by Chester Conklin in The Mummy and the Girl and featuring Charles Ray in the society drama Hi om the Name. Louis Glaum and Enid Markey star in an exquisite production with an admission of 5c up and 10c down.
Anne Murdock stars as Normardacre in a six part Mutual Star production Where Love Is showing tomorrow night at the Empire. Jimmy Padgate the poor artist wins her heart as she abandons a fate of luxury for true happiness with a group including Shirley Mason Biglow Cooper and Webel Trunelle.
Mr Archibald Cummins of the Audleys estate Clarke County sold 25 fat Angus cattle to George E Pflaster Jr and Michel Hane Bluemont at a reported high price per pound. Cattle averaged 802 pounds and $100.30 each, auctioned as young high-grade steers and heifers raised on the Audley estate. Loeffer Brothers Washington bought the cattle through Pflaster and Hano.
Training schedule runs from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m with drills, study periods, meals and taps. Courses include drill regulations, military law, army paperwork, maps, first aid, signaling and artillery. Instructors are Virginia National Guard officers. uniforms similar to Plattsburg camp available at cost. estimated nonuniform expenses about $100 payable in advance. Address Post Adjutant VMI Lexington Virginia.
Announcement notes the marriage of Miss Nellie Strother of Briggs to Rhufoe Brown of Boyce, performed June 6 at the Presbyterian manse in Hagerstown Maryland by Rev Gear. The bride is daughter of Snowden Strother, farmer of Briggs, and the groom is son of Mr and Mrs J M Brown of Boyce.
The Empire theater lists Reckless Romeo on a mixed bill with Mysteries of the Double Cross and a William Hart two part subject. Critics praise Reckless Romeo as surpassing the comic star’s previous feats and note the picture is a premiere on the theater’s program.
Mrs. Davis wife of Capt Fr M Davis superintendent of the National Cemetery left this morning for Kangas City Mo where she will spend some time before going to her new home at San Antonio Texas Captain Davis has been transferred to the cemetery at San Antonio and will be succeeded here by James W Dudley of Petersburg Va Dudley will not come until his successor takes charge at Petersburg cemetery after which Captain Davis will leave for San Antonio and be joined by Mrs Davis
Berryville Virginia notes record visits and movements of locals including Mrs S F Baughman and Miss Lizzie Parshall in Washington last week. Marion Parker attends Summer Normal School in Harrisburg Virginia. Ida Dawson leaves for Richmond. Local residents J C Walker and George and Coleman Miller with others visit Dr Archibald Osborne. Rev Frank Kerfoot of Chatham Virginia stays with his mother in Berryville this week.
Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railway and head of the railroads war board, reports assurance from the Virginia Corporation Commission of full state cooperation to expand railroad facilities and improve freight handling for government needs. He urged commissioners to back measures ensuring freight cars are loaded to full capacity to meet traffic demands.
The Garden of Allah romance comes to the Toon Pire Theatre with a Thursday June 28 matinee and night show. Seats priced 10 15 25 and 35 cents. matinee 15 and 20 cents at 3. Robert Hichens novel adapted to film features Algerian settings temples mosques desert scenes and intense emotional drama.
Children’s Day exercises held at Mount Williams traded school building drew a large crowd from all directions. The program featured songs recitations class exercises and a superintendent address with a closing offering, all amid decorated evergreen and flowers.
Mr John J T Sloat cashier of the Commercial and Savings Bank spent several days in Roanoke on business. He reports business booming in southwestern Virginia with bright prospects for a continuance owing to enormous war orders.
A marriage license was issued by Clerk Beverley to Ed Montgomery and Anna Myers colored of this city. They were married last night. The groom is a son of Edward Montgomery Sr. and the bride is a daughter of Moses Myers.
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