Winchester Council Allocates 6000 For Park Fund Drive
Winchester City Council votes 6000 toward the park fund quota as delegates push to match city donations with county and state support. Delegates Bar by ton and Denny expedite a bill to authorize the gift, enabling Winchester to contribute over 10000 with legal authority. Citizens from civic clubs and veterans groups attend the meeting amid urgency to reach the park project goal.
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Council
Winchester
Life on Earth Limited Says Mr Dandridge
Alexander Spotewdod Dantelage civil and hydraulic engineer delivered a lecture at the Colonial Theatre arguing the world is only a few thousand years old and that life periodically disappears and rebirths. He maintained that Genesis days refer to lifeless creation and that human descent from apes is impossible within six thousand years. He plans to repeat the lecture at future intervals.
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Alexander Spotewdod
Dantelage
Dandridge
Ant Baron
Adam
Intervels
Empire Theatre to Show Whiz Bang Revue All Week
Real Picture Treats With Musical Shows Empire Next Week promises a full week of popular priced entertainment. The Whiz Bang Revue will stage attractive musical comedies nightly along with three big new films: Paramount's Behind the, Metro-Goldwyn’s Time, The Comedian, and Warner Bros The Limited Mail with Monte Blue and Marie Prevost. Matinees at usual prices.
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Empire Theatre
Paramount Picture
Metro-Goldwyn
Mrs Rodgers Paralyzed After Stroke in Gainesboro
Miss Ella Dee Rodgers of Gainesboro suffered a stroke on Wednesday affecting her entire left side. She is in serious condition and semi conscious at her sister Mrs A P Holland’s home in the county.
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Ella Dee Rodgers
Gainesboro
South End Hose Meet for Annual Religious Service
South End Hose Company members to gather at the engine house at 7 p m Sunday to attend the annual religious service at Centenary Reformed Church conducted by Chaplain Y F R Casselman. Captain Chas Buhl signs. Also notes invitations from Apple Blossom Festival office for free mail invites and a brief local mention of Mr Neary Newbraugh, engineer for the Northern Bee Company, visiting Hagerstown, Md.
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South End Hose Company
Comny
Y. F. R. Casselman
Centenary Reformed Church
Chas. Buhl
Office of Apple Blossom
Chamber of Commerce
Neary Newbraugh
Hagerstown
Newbraugh
The
Northern Bee Company
City Council Tackles Street Work and Roof Repair
The Winchester City Council authorized immediate start on the 1926 street program focusing on cross streets, approved funding for a new roof at the Friendship Fire Company engine house, and referred related repairs to the Fire Committee. An ordinance for a Texas Oil gasoline tank was withdrawn for noncompliant safety specs, sewer and pollution issues were sent to respective committees, and a German field piece was earmarked for city hall lawn. The council also approved a $15,000 loan for current expenses.
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McVicar
Malariy
Jas. P. Reardon
Friendship Fire Company
Council
Friendship Engine House
Assembly Hall
Grimm
Friendship Building
Robinson
Fire Committee of Council
Gray
Texas Oil Company
Baetjer
Geo
H. Eagle
John H. Rosenberger
American Legion
Adjutant General's Office
Legion
City Hall
Patton
C. R. Anderson
J. H. Henry
Screened Lump Coal Delivers Special Immediate Delivery
Coal dealer G. O. Snapp Drugs-People's Drug Store advertises screened lump coal now unloading a car with a special price for immediate delivery and provides a contact phone 414-1.
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G. O. Snapp
Mrs. J. Fsstickel Dies After Ill Health in Memorial Hospital
Rebecca Stickel wife of Jacob F. Stickel long tied to Berkeley and Jefferson counties West Virginia died at Memorial Hospital after a two week stay from a complication of diseases. She was sixty eight and survived by her husband a son Grover two daughters Edith Poston and H En Stickel two sisters two brothers eleven grandchildren and a great grandchild Eleanor May Boxwell. Funeral services led by Rev W L Dudley will be at the family home on Southwark street Monday at 2 pm with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Middleway
Bunker Hill
Frederick County
Stickel
Winchester
Southwark Street
Grover Stickel
Edith Poston
Summit Point
W. Va
Aloo
John Locke
Martinsburg
Maria Locke
Janet Stickel
James Hughes
Eleanor May Boxwell
Richard Boxwell
Church of Disciples of Christ
W. L. Dudley
South End Hose Company Plans March 14 Religious Service
Members of the South End Hose Company and other city firemen are called to attend a Sunday evening service at Centenary Reformed Church on March 14 at 7 o clock. Rev F B Casselman will lead a picture service featuring The Red Enemy and The Migration and will preach Fires That Burn.
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South End Hose Company
Centenary
Reformed Church
F. RB. Casselman
Death of Wilford Dokes in Cedar Hill service
Wilford Dokes a well known colored resident died from hemorrhage at 2 45 PM yesterday at his daughter Gertrude Hamiltons home 15 West Clifford Street He was in his sixty fourth year He leaves a daughter a son Arthur three brothers and two sisters A funeral will be held at Cedar Hill Church at 3 PM Sunday conducted by Rev Chase with burial at Cedar Hill.
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Wilford Dokes
Gertrude Hamilton
West Clifford Street
Arthur
Martin
William
Edgar Dokes
Camilla Wells
Susie Brown
Church of
Cedar Hill
Rev. Chase
Minnie Finley Funeral Set for Sunday
Minnie Finley 54 died Thursday after noon March 11. Funeral from 9 East Pall Mall Street at 2 30 Sunday with Rev Spriggs officiating. Burial at Orrick Cemetery. She leaves mother Henter Finley six brothers and four sisters including Charles Matthew Leslie Floyd Lillie Ida Lucy Fred Harry Ella and others.
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Minnie Finley
Hester
Matthew Finley
East Pall Mall Street
Spriggs
Orrick Cemetery
Henter Finley
Charles
Matthew
Leslie
Floyd
Lillie
Ida
Lucy
Fred
Chicago, Ill
Harry
Harrisburg
Ella
Philadelphia
White House radio control bill dominates House action
In Washington today the House debates a pending radio control bill while a Gooding railroad measure lingers in the Senate. The Senate also acts on an amended Muscle Shoals resolution as committees in the Rivers and Harbors area study related legislation.
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Associated Press
House
Senate
Committee of House
Winchester street name fight ends in council review
At a special meeting of the Winchester city council the question of renaming Main Street to Loudoun and Market Street to Cameron was debated. Supporters favor restoring Boscawen as the street name to honor Admiral Boscawen, with Water Street as a local designation. A compromise proposed reading Boscawen on plates with Water in parentheses. council referred the matter to the street committee for report.
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Winchester
National Park
Loudoun
Market Street
Boscawen
Lord. Fairfax
Winchester Street
Philip Williams
Water Street
Benneath
Patton
Lost Battalion inArgonne Inspires New Film at Theater
The Colonial Management presents The Lost Battalion telling the World War I rescue tale of Major Whittlesey and his pocketed unit. The film interweaves romance and the gripping six day stand with surviving members to bring the epic event to Inchester audiences at the local theatre Monday and Tuesday.
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America
Pat
Inchester
Whittlesey
Argonne Forest
Tuesay
Easy Washer Tub Advertising Claim
An advertisement from Winchester Auto Sales offers the Easy Washer claiming it lacks cleats corrugations dalleys baffles breakers or gyro foam to friction wash clothes. The copy invites inquiries to J T Brown.
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Winchester Auto
J.T. Brown
Winchester Milling Corp Chick Starter Feed Sale
For sale by the Winchester Milling Corp. feed products include Stickers Steam Cooked Chick Starter and Stickles Growing Magic chick feed. None better. Advertises starter and growing feeds for baby chicks.
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Winchester Milling Corp
Park Fund Short of Shenandoah Park Goal
City and Frederick County remain about five thousand dollars short of the 42000 goal for the Shenandoah National Park project despite a 6000 donation from the City Council at a special session last night. The local committee appeals for many small subscriptions, with a list of contributors to be printed in The Star next week.
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Shenandoah National Park Project
Frederick County
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Frederick
Star
Philip i Airman
Lady Astor and Colleagues Tire of Funeral Garb
The gossip in lobbies claims Lady Astor and Miss Ellen Wilkinson face hesitation over changing their somber attire. Wilkinson allegedly resents the "funeral uniform" and may lead a shift to spring-time dress among women in Parliament.
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Lady Astor
Associated Press
Ellen Wilkinson
Labor
Snowy Weather and Lower Temperatures Forecast For Week
Weather bureau predictions for the week start Monday and cover the North and Middle Atlantic States. Snow periods expected in the north with rain and snow in the south around midweek and temperatures near or below normal.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Weather Bureau
North
Middle Atlantic
Founder of Scripps Newspapers Is Dead
Edward W Scriips founder of the Scriips Howard newspapers is dead in Monrovia Liberia after an illness. A cablegram received by Roy W Howard of the Scriips Howard papers confirms the death on his watch.
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Scripps Newspapers
Associated Press
New York
Edward W. Scriips
Scriips —Howard
The
Ohio
Monrovia Bay
Liberia
Roy W. Howard
Scriips-Howard
Monseigneur Edward J Wunder Dies at 74
Monsignor Edward J Wunder rector of St Patrick s Catholic Church died this morning in Cumberland Maryland at age 74 from a heart attack after oedema of the lungs He was dean of Western Maryland and had charge of Alleghany Garrett Hancock and Washington counties and served as rector since 1898 A native of Baltimore he studied at St Charles and St Mary s Seminaries and was ordained in 1882 He left several relatives in Baltimore and Washington
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Edward J. Wunder
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Maryland
Alleghany
Garrett
Hancock
Washington County
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Wunder
Baltimore
St. Charles
St. Mary’s Seminary
Washington
Fifty Candidates Enrolled for Queen Contest at Apple Blossom
Andrew Cahill of Hancock Maryland notes few understand how fate benefits the Apple business as fifty candidates gather at a Winchester dinner to launch a popular contest for the festival queen. Residents from Front Royal Middletown Strasburg Summit Winchester and further meet to celebrate and plan the reception and participation.
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Andrew Cahill
Hancock, Md
Apple
Walker McClun Bond
George Washington
Cantoner
Front Royal
Middletown
Strasburg
Summit
Wihichester
Hancock Ey Ee
Staunton
Hancock
Floata
Kelly tires offer sale through mail order houses
Standard Gas & Oil Supply Co announces Kelly tires available at low prices via mail order. Locations listed include 15 W Cork St, 216 E Piccadilly St, and 625 N Main St.
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KELLY
Acsan
Eae
Kelly Tires
Ti Standard Gas & Oil Supply Co., Inc
Cork ST
E. Piccadilly ST
N. Main ST
For Rent Six Room Building on S Main Street
Six room building for rent on S Main Street suitable for dwelling or business. Advertised by G M Hansbrough, reference code aap 1-4-1p-tf.
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S. Main St
G. M. Hansbroug
Fancy Ice Cream Shamrock Center St Patrick Day Prep
Readable fragments note Shamrock Center promotes St Patrick Day ice cream items. Mentions three flavors and a March event. No clear names, dates, or locations beyond general hints.
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St. Patrick’s Day
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