DOUG. SPI MAN PROMOTED TO SECOND LIEUTENANT IN INFANTRY
Douglas D. Spillman son of Mr and Mrs Thomas B Spillman of North Market street rose from private to second lieutenant in the One Hundred Sixteen United States Infantry. Commission dated October 31 1918 recorded March 6 1919 signed by Adjutant General R G Payne, forwarded from Washington. He is stationed near Coblenz Germany attached to the Fifty fourth Pioneer Infantry headquarters company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas D. Spillman
R. G. Payne
Spillman
France
Coblenz
Germany
Fiftyfourth Pioneer Infantry
Paris
For Sale Now: Several Rural and City Dwellings Listed
Real estate ads show 10 acres with a good frame dwelling near town at 2600 dollars, 1 acre adjoining Winchester with modern dwelling and facilities at 3500 dollars, a modern brick dwelling on Stewart Street at a bargain, another brick home on Washington Street at 7000 dollars, plus listings from 1000 dollars up. Hansbrough & Carter, Insurance Loan Real Estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Stewart Street
Washington Street
Hansbrough & Carter
1Ptt Insurance
For Sale Quick My stock of stoves and granite ware
P Grove advertises bulk sale of stoves tin and granite ware tools fixtures in Ip-tf area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Grove
Wanted: modern apartments near center of town
WANTED Applicants to rent thoroughly modern up-to-date apartments proposed to be erected two from center of town on a quiet street. Rent from 340 to 50 per month with heat and janitor service furnished. Occupancy about Sept 1st. Applications considered in order received. Go to Thompson's sale Friday for heavy draft work mares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Down
Thompson
Sefmonnc
Extra Session Favor for Virginia Road Funds
Winchester and Frederick County Chamber of Commerce calls for an extra Virginia General Assembly session to secure rapid special road appropriations. Resolution urges Gov Westmoreland Davis and local representatives to back federal road funding now and in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Frederick County
Westmoreland Davis
Good Roids Association
Board of Supervisors
Virginia Congressman Harrison Leaves for Washington on Military Affairs Duty
Judge T W Harrison member of Congress from the Seventh Virginia District spent the past week at his Winchester home and traveled to Washington on public business. He was in Harrisonburg yesterday and noted plans to visit France in April as part of the House committee on military affairs. Parents seeking his help should address letters to him care of the House of Representatives in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.W. Harrison
Congress
Virginia
Winchester
Washington
Harrisonburg
Harrison
Star Coleat
House Committee On
France
House of Representatives
Wear-Ever Kitchen Outfit Delights Shoppers
Advertises a complete Wear-Ever Kitchen Outfit with a Wear-Over Factory promotion. Highlights a factory representative and urges readers to view the featured set and its appealing qualities.
Hicks Motor Co to Receive Big Shipment of Oldsmobiles
Mir W I Hicks, president of Hicks Motor Co Inc, says a block shipment of 33 Oldsmobiles will arrive at Winchester by train within ten days. The Shenandoah Valley distributor reports high sales and notes its new Exide Battery service station and battery repair team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mir. W. I Hicks
The
Hicks Motor Company
Intc
Shenandoah Valley
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Michigan
Winchester
Hicks
Rouss
Valley Distributors
Exide
Wanted To' ce 1 watned hay
Fragmentary notice seeks a bale of hay and lists names and locations. Readable items reference a person named Mi and CHILES with a Tipe label, but full details are missing.
Winchester Market Assured and Housing Progress Reported
Prospect 10 and a Silk Mill draft mark progress in Winchester Public Market. Chair Carl Massey’s absence noted. secretary reports the market regulations draft completed and market in Winchester big spring assured. Good water supply committee reports two soft water sources found after analysis and seeks more discussion on housing viability. City planning and good roads progress noted. entertainment committee praised for Eastern Fruit Growers convention site setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee
Ghhe Wu
Winchester
Carl Massey
Winchester Big Spring
Mir
I. N
Jost
the Star
Home Demonstration Club Meets March 19
The regular semi monthly meeting will be Wednesday March 19 at 3 46 p m in the annex of the Friends Meeting House Washington and Piccadilly streets. Topics include Starchy Foods and Fireless Cookers led by Miss Haynes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends’ Meeting House
Washington
Piccadilly Streets
Haynes
Bolshevik Leaders Invited to World Meeting in Moscow
Geneva report says Nicholai Lenin invited Bolshevik chiefs to a Moscow conference to spread Bolshevism globally starting with Italy Egypt and Ireland. Dispatches claim England and America would be attacked a month later. German manufacturers allegedly back Bolsheviks to seize world trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Nicholai Lenine
Russia
Moscow
Italy
Egypt
Ireland
England
America
P C A Rummage Sale Planned For Cruelty to Animals Society
The Star notes a rummage sale to aid the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The charity has limited support and relies on dues and donations. Notices will announce the sale time and place. offers to furnish articles are welcome via the Star or officers. Scout volunteers will assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Prevention of
Geouts
Eastern Fruit Growers' Association Divided Over Law Vote
Nearly one hundred Winchester and Frederick County members debated a proposed act at a meeting of the Eastern Fruit Growers' Association. A by law barred new members from voting for three months, excluding many ready to vote. the group favored delaying a final stance while representatives from horticultural entities were invited to confer on the law's details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Pratt Gs
Eastern Fruit Growers’ Association
Ena
Mee
H. F. Byrd
Stlver
Martinsburg
Byrd
Cahill
Hancock
Berryville Girl Elizabeth Jo Aged 21 Dies After Illness
Elizabeth Ana Jo 4, daughter of M W and Laura, died after an eighteen month illness. A Berryville High School senior, she was active in the Presbyterian Church and Sunday school. Survived by five brothers and one sister. funeral Thursday at 2:30 at Berryville Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Hisabeth
Ana Jo
M. W
Laura
Thomas
Charles M
Bernard H
Joseph P
Berryvile
France
Miles Emma Jones
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Prominent Middletown Resident Larrick Ill in Town
Olin Larrick of Middletown has been ill for several days and is reported in a serious condition. He is noted as a brother of Mrs. Lucy Faulkner and Mr. Herbert B. Larrick, with many friends concerned about his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin Larrick
Hs Tole
Larrick
Lucy Faulkner
Herbert
Planning To Make Walkout Unpopular
London reports a likely strike by coal miners railway workers and transport staff with only a month of coal on hand. Public sentiment is expected to crush any walkout within ten days even if it begins this week while a government inquiry due Friday may influence outcomes and a 1 900 000 worker walkout is feared after an adverse report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Government Commission of Inquiry
Security Building and Loan Advertisement
Local notice promoting SECURITY BUILDING AND LOAN for real estate loans insurance and construction finance. Encourages readers to subscribe to obtain a lot and build with loan and insurance services offered.
Coes Farm Auction at Winchester on April 19
The splendid grain and grazing farm of the late John C. Coes comprising 260 acres near Winchester will be sold in front of the Court House on Saturday April 19. See gale bill in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Coes
Winchester
Court House
Gale Bill
Miss Kern Dean Accepted into Army School of Nursing
Miss Virginia Kern Dean of Stephens City Virginia completed probation at Camp Sevier South Carolina and was accepted as a student in the Army School of Nursing. She has been transferred to Camp Taylor Louisville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Kern
Stephens City
Camp Sevier
S. C
Army School of Nursing
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Britain aims to counter US sea police plan in peace talks
Paris reports that Britain mobilizes peace strength memo after Secretary Daniels hints the United States could police the seas under the league of nations idea. The issue may lead to a personal clash between Wilson and Lloyd George over covenant inclusion delaying the peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Daniels
United States
of Nations
Wilson
Lloyd George
England
Orchard Deal Made in Berkeley Greeted as Plum Purchase
In Berkeley County West Virginia John M. Miller known as the apple king sold a 287 acre Pierce place orchard near Tablers to a Bower led syndicate for 125000 dollars about 435 per acre. About sixteen other fruit growers and capitalists join the company. Miller cited demands from other orchards as his reason for selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Pitzer
John M. Miller
Berkeley County
George M. Bowere
Capitalieta
Bowera
Cumberland Valley
Tablers
Miller
Geranistown
Shipyards urged to train returning soldiers for work
The United States Shipping Board urged shipyards nationwide to employ returned soldiers and train them for shipbuilding as part of the unemployment campaign. Chairman E. H. Hurley announced the measure after a War Department conference with Lieut.-Col. Arthur Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Shipping Board
E. H. Hurley
Arthur Wood
War Department
Plant Trees The Mountain View Nursery Co Williamsport
The Mountain View Nursery Co in Williamsport Maryland lists Apple Peach Evergreen ornamental trees Privet and more. Orders by mail or telephone or visit in person to buy at reasonable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain View Nursery Co
Williamsport
Maryland
Local Apple Grower Nets 11.26 per Barrel on Liverpool Shipment
J W Ellison Jr of Waynerboro Augusta county Virginia shipped three carloads of apples to Liverpool England netting 11.26 per barrel. The apples, a fangy grade, had unspecified variety. Mr and Mrs Perry Funkhowser returned home after a two month Florida stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynerboro
Augusta County
J. W. Ellison, Jr
Liverpool
Eng
Perry M. Funkhowser
County
Ater
Florida
Gainesboro visitor calls on Mrs Hoover in Market Street home
Ors. T. C. Adams of Gainesboro Va visits Mrs. C. B. Hoover at her home on South Market Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ors. T. C. Adams
Gainesboro, Va
Mrs. C. BE. Hoover
South Market
Paris Peace Conference Advances On League of Nations Draft
Paris reports a plenary session may approve the League of Nations constitution this week with another session planned to seal naval military and air terms for Germany. Big five powers held a productive meeting as France backs a balanced position while Japan is seen as a potential obstacle but likely to accept covenant terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Paris
Wilson
Leagte of Nations
Germany
Japan
League of Nations
Lieutenant Lynch Returns to Practice of Law in City
Lieut Harry H Lynch recently honorably discharged from the U S Army has returned to the city and is now associated with his father Maurice M Lynch, a well known lawyer. He plans to rest briefly after years of active life and then resume practice, possibly in South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H.' Lynch
United States Army
Lynch
Gage
South Carolina
Clarke Property Sold To Washington Broker
The George A. Bowny tract on the Berryville turnpike east of Ryville was sold to a Washington broker. The 216 acre site includes a 32 acre Yorke and Stayman orchard ten years old, 50 acres of virgin timber, and a recently built house costing $40,000. The final sale price is not stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Bowny
Berryville
Ryville
Washington
American Food Is Gall To Germans
The march report notes American food imports are a major newspaper topic in Germany with the public reacting with dissatisfaction. It comments that U S supplies are not welcomed and a domineering attitude may persist in discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perlin
United States
Red Letter Days Noted at Mrs Danielveau Home Meeting
W C T C Merten reports two red letter days will be observed at the gathering held at the home of Mrs Danielveau. The details emphasize the significance of the occasion and its celebratory focus within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Daniel Veut
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Doug
SPI
Tieutenant Spillman
Paul C. Spillman
Gene
Wee
Hansbrough & Carter, Ipt
OF Assembly
Wee Alee Ac Ike
Home Demonstration Club
Wire
Martinsburg World
Wiat Raypeed
Heong Af
Astorn Fruit’ Growers
Martinebug World
Associaeas
Eliznbeth Jones
Mr. Olin Larrick Lil
Middletown
Hansbrough & Carter, Lp
Britain
Berkeley
Hanes
T. C. Merten
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