BROOKS BENEFICIARIES OF BRITISH OFFICERS IN FRANCE
The Washington Post reports that Capt. the Hon. George Douglas Pennant and Capt. the Hon. William Reginald Wyndham, both British officers killed in France, left large fortunes to Mrs. Phyllis Langhorne Brooks of Greenwood Virginia and New York. Her wealth grows from these two bequests, three months apart, boosting her affluence beyond prior expectations.
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Marquise
Washington Post
Lord Penrhyn
George Douglas-Pennant
Grenadier Guards
France
Phyllis Langhorne Brooks
Greenwood
New York
Lord Leconfield
William Reginald Wyndham
Seventeenth Hussars
Douglas Pennant
Wyndham
Japan to Issue China Ultimatum On Concessions Demand
Tokyo May 4 The Japanese cabinet plans to send an ultimatum to China with a time limit to accept special concessions. Authorities say China accepted some Shantung requests but rejected Yangtze and commercial demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Tokio
China
Japan
Shantung Province
Yangsze
Antery
Lacey Springs Fair Building Burned
Large exhibition building on the Lacey Spring fair grounds in Rockingham County burned Saturday night after Valley field day exercises. The 30 by 15 foot structure sustained about 100 dollars in losses with no insurance. The fire likely started from a lighted cigar or cigarette. FOR SALE The large iron safe in the basement of City Hall. Suitable for large office or corporation. Apply to DR H H MQUIRE Chairman 27-1 p-eod-2w.
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Rockingham
County
H. H. Mquire
Life Insurance Agents Organize in Harrisonburg
The Valley Life Underwriters Association held its first regular meeting in Harrisonburg last night. About twenty delegates including ten Staunton visitors attended a business session followed by a social program at the Masonic banquet hall. The next meeting is planned for the first Monday in June in a Virginia town with details to follow. Miss Sicilie Weems returned from New York City where she has spent several years and has joined the …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Valley Life Underwriters’ Association
Staunton
Virginia Tiey
Miss Sicilie Weems
New York City
Professor Arnold honored by pupils on birthday retirement near
Edgar Arnél of John Kerr Public Schools in Winchester receives surprise gifts from grammar pupils and praised by colleagues as he nears a June retirement after thirty years of service. The gesture reflects his kindness impartiality and strong rapport with boys and girls alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Arnél
John Kerr
Arnott
Winchester
Arnold
John Gardner Still Hospitalized After Skull Injury
John Gardner son of James L Gardner, a Stephens City contractor, remains in Winchester Memorial Hospital ten weeks after a motorcycle crash near Edinburg Shenandoah County. He is seldom under daily physician care but receives visits from his sister Belva Gardner and family and is occasionally rational.
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John Gardner
James L. Gardner
Stephens City
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gardner
Ike
Edinburg
Shenandoah County
Overland Touring Car Offered to Quick Buyer
1 passenger touring car model 875 ask quick buyer. Advert lists contact Huntsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. Huntsberry
Maryland Farm Listings Include Several Tracts for Sale
W N JOLLIFFE real estate agent in Frederick Maryland advertises multiple farms with varying sizes from 75 to 365 acres. Properties feature good buildings, wells watered and proximity to railroad lines or state roads. Prices range from 4 500 to 7 500 with location details and contact at 5 W Church St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R
State Road
In Police Court Fight Between Siblings Reported
Marie Allstock and his sister Cora White, both described as colored, were brought before police court after a fight in Mesa Street last evening. Witnesses said the dispute occurred near the courthouse, and both parties faced minor charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Allstock
Cora White
Ees
Poltes Court
Wreck Near Boyce Clears Track But Toll Mounts
Wrecking crews from Shenandoah City and Hagerstown cleared Norfolk and Western track at Boyce Clarke county early today and trains run north south. The Blue Ridge Dispatch double header wreck left 22 cars derailed with coal lumber and flour. Wesley Banks killed. Injured include Elmer Kite Funk and Ceavers. bodies possibly buried under coal piles. Hundreds from Clarke Frederick and nearby counties visited scene as salvage begins.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Shenandoah City
Western Maryland Railroad
Hagerstown
Norfolk and Western
Boyce
Clarke County
Blue Ridge Dispatch
Boyce Station
Wesley Banks
Warren County
Elmer Kite
Ingham
Page County
Funk and
Ceavers
Banks
Clarke
Frederick
District Nurse Association Meets May 5 at City Hall
The District Nurse Association will hold an important meeting at 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon May 5 in its room in City Hall. Secretary.
Bank Statements Called For From All National Banks
The currency con follows issued a call for all national banks to report their condition as of May 1 to the office. The notice was released in Washington on May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Washington
Con Foller
United States
Fragmentary notice hints at county figures and purchases
OCR reads partial lines about White and Yellow items, a 17 Court House Plaza address, and a claim that R. M. Swimley saves only the middleman's profit in large purchases. Deputy County Treasurer W H Bareondson of Middletown is mentioned amid garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ho Baker
Court House Plaza
Deputy County
Ht Bareondson
Middletown
Allied forces press in Dardanelles as Gallipoli landings advance
May 4 reports from London and Rome describe British and French fleets hammering Turkish forts in the Dardanelles while allied landings push toward Ephesus. Simultaneously riots over Austria’s stance flood Rome as Capetown dispatches claim British forces seize Oryimbingue. Berlin notes a new Western Galicia victory with heavy Russian losses.
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Athens
Dardanelles
Aegean Sea
Gulf of Saros
Strait
Kilid Bahr
Chanak Lalesst
Gulf of Smyrna
Ephesus
Smyrna
Gallipeli Pla
London
Minterne
Minterne Steamship Company
Capetown
Botha
Oryimbingue
Africa
Rome
Austria
Son‘nino
Garibaldi
Quatro Sant Elena
Petrograd
Black Sea
Bosporun
Berlin
Galicia
von Hindenburg
Mazurian
Nicholas
Carpathians
Nova Galicia
High School Baseball Beaten by Shenandoah Collegiate Institute
The High School baseball team lost to Shenandoah Collegiate Institute of Dayton VA 184 to 3. The older, more experienced visitors dominated all positions while the High School squad remains undeterred and plans more games this week including Woodstock High School and Nee on the High School diamond. The schedule notes 3:46 start times and 16 cent admissions. The week also features a senior class entertainment Thursday with a play The Fortunes of War and pantomime Kathleen Mavourneen, curtain at 8. Refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute
Dayton
Col‘elas
Nee
Woodstock High School
Kathleen. Mavourneen
Miners Threaten New Strike Over Colorado Conditions
In Indianapolis on May 4 Frank J Hayes vice president of the United Mine Workers warned another strike will be called in Colorado if John Lawson is not fairly treated and vindicated. Hayes spoke as executive in charge of the Colorado strike.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Lawson
United Mine Workers of America
Colorado
Frank J. Hayes
United Mine Work‘ers of America
Mr Taylor Hurt At Marble Yards
Mr Frank Taylor of Aiken and Taylor marble cutters was injured when a heavy stone slab fell at his marble yards on East Water Street. The left hand fingers and foot were injured. he was taken home on East Piccadilly Street where Dr W A Bell treated him. The incident caused considerable pain to his foot and fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Taylor
Aiken & Taylor
East Water Street
East Piccadilly Street
W. A. Bell
Taylor
Men Attend Braddock Street Church Class in Record Numbers
An officer of the Golden Rule Battle Class at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church reports the Sunday attendance topped 130 men, the largest in some time. The class is taught by Dr. J. L. Whitlock with Mr. Charles P. McVicar as president.
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Braddock’ Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
J. L. Whitlock
Charles P. McVicar
Dr J Gardner of Capon Bridge Reported Voting Day
Fragmentary OCR notes show Dr J Gardner of Capon Bridge spending the day voting or preparing to vote. The text is incomplete but indicates participation in a local civic activity.
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J. ¥. Gardner
Capon Bridge
Excursions Not To Be Stopped By Rail Officials
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officials deny a report that Sunday excursions will be cut on all divisions. The Star had announced May excursions between Washington Baltimore and Strasburg Junction. Last Sunday the first trip carried about 250 passengers to Harper’s Ferry. The company may run fewer Sunday excursions due to San Francisco world’s fair demand but will monitor the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The
Star
Washington
Baltimore
Strasburg Junction
Harpera Ferry
San Francisco
Miss Brown to Be Brought Home for Recovery
Miss Mabel Brown will be returned from a Baltimore hospital to her parents residence on North Main Street. She underwent an appendicitis operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital last fall and has since received ongoing medical care. A recent procedure by Dr J M Z Finney in Baltimore showed gradual improvement.
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Mabel Brown
Baltimore
James Brown
North Main Street
Band Plans Open Air Concerts In Court House Yard
The Citizens Band completes arrangements for a summer concert series in Frederick County. The first concert will be held one night this week with rehearsals tonight at 8. Supervisors granted permission to use the porch area near the court house and spectators will sit on the steps to protect the town. The common council light committee will install two tungsten lamps at the venue.
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Citizens Band
Frederick County
The
Common Council
Miss Jones Dead Near Oly Chapel
Miss Mary F. Jones of Clarke county died at 11 last night at her grandfather’s home near the Old Chapel from blood poisoning. She was 16 and ill one week. Survived by one brother. funeral Wednesday at 2 pm at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville with Rev. Dr. Julian Broadus officiating. Burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
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Mary F. Jones
Edward Jones
Clarke County
John Hummer
Old Chapel
Miss Jones
Dr. Tucker
Charles Jones
Berryville
Green Hill Cemetery
Julian ‘Broadus
The
Baptist Church of
Famous Picture Man Finds Handsome Scenes
Mr and Mrs Wallace Nutting of Framingham near Boston were guests at Hotel Evans for several days last week while they photographed scenes in the area They plan another trip in the winter to capture more pictures under different conditions Nutting has won top prizes in art exhibitions both in the United States and abroad His camera work is praised for a bright hopeful tone and its lyrical influence in rural settings The piece notes Nutting together with the young artist who is about 25 years old and his aging sense of inspiration
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Wallace Nutting
Framing
Boston
Maas
Evans
Nutting
United States
Hia
Ting Ja
Tmn
Feld
Barsey and Bridges Wed at Braddock Street Church
Charles H Barsey a Frederick county farmer and Elsie G Bridges of Washington were married at Braddock Street Methodist Church South at 2 this afternoon. The ceremony was by Rev W Talbert. Bursey owns a home at the Kent and Leicester street corner once the homeplace of the late City Sergeant J W Taylor.
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Charles H. Barney
Frederick County
Elsie, G. Bridges
Washington, C
A of Braddock Street Methodist Popal Church
South
Rural free delivery to add 1,000,000 patrons by year end
Postmaster General Burleson announces rural free mail delivery will reach one million new patrons by June 90 without added cost. Changes include route readjustments, duplication elimination, and motor vehicles after July 1, adding 2623 new routes serving about 165,206 people and 104 miles of extensions serving about 6,010 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleson
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Lacey Springs Fair
Insurance
Mr. Arnold
Grammar
Automobile Bargain
Maryland Farms
W. N. Jolliffe
W. Church St
Tragk
R. M. Swimley
Rex Peat
Gallela
Ling
Wire
Bulletin
Mr. Taylor
Marble Yards
Miss Brown
Hearsal
Oly Chapel
Mrs. Wallace Nutting
New England
C. H. Barsey
Miss Bridges
Talbert
Tor Cars
Red M.swimley
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