Winchester to Land Potomac Textile Plant Says Chamber
Industrial committee reports securing a new industry for Winchester. Potomac Manufacturing Company plans to locate a plant here employing 100 to 200 workers, primarily women, with clean, learnable, profitable work and high starting wages. Manager to visit soon for final arrangements. May 20 1919 Winchester Virginia. Mrs. Rachel V Yeakley dies after long life aiding family and community. Elmer I Butler returns from Brest France with US Army.
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H. ¢. Airman
the Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Potomac Manufacturing Company
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Committee
Star
Chamber of Com- Chambe
Foch Perege Eke
Rachel V. Yeakley
Elmer I. Butler
Brest
France
United States Army
Long Island Camps
New Jersey
Whitacre School House Ice Cream Social Planned
An ice cream social is set at Whitacre School House on Friday May 30 from 28 to 1 p covering the afternoon. Proceeds support school activities and residents are invited.
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Whitacre School House
Wounded Soldier Goss Returns Home From War
Sergeant William Goss of Company I, 116th Infantry, has returned home after honorable discharge. He spent weeks recovering at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, wounded in knee by a machine gun bullet in the same battle that killed Captain Robert Y. Conrad on October 8. A second bullet caused a flesh wound to his stomach.
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William Goss
Lucy Goss
One Hundred
Goss
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Robert Y. Conrad
Reward offered for information on cider barrel thieves
A liberal reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of criminals accused of molesting barrels belonging to Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar Co. The notice cites reward and requests prompt tips to address the misconduct.
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Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar Co
Ywptt
RAY -Robinson
Mer
Waived Exemption to Serve Country by Local Hero
Mrs. J. W. Hutsler of East Leicester Street reports her son George Hutsler has volunteered for service after initially receiving exemption. He left for Camp Humphreys, Virginia, joined the war effort, went to France in 1918 and is expected to be mustered out soon to visit his mother. His brother also served but did not reach France.
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J. W. Hutsler
East
Leicester Street
George
Hutsler
United States
Craach
New York
Ob Iky
Camp Humphrey
France
Wes
May Resume Air Flight Friday
The AP reports the NC-4 seaplane may depart Lisbon for England weather permitting. Commander Read leads the craft aiming for Decoration Day, with wireless confirmation received via the George Washington from the Rochester at Lisbon Harbor.
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Associated Press
Brest
United States
Lisbon
Read
England
George Washington
Rochester
Government seed corn for field crops and ensilage
Plant 182 government seed corn for field crops this month and 119 government seed corn for ensilage in the same period. Also offering Southern white fodder.
High Service Cross Awarded to Virginian Soldier
The War Department announced that Sergeant Bernard B. Curtis of Baskerville, Virginia, received the Distinguished Service Cross from General Pershing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pershing
Bernard B. Curtis
Baskerville, Va
War Department
Hicks Motor Co announces large shipment of re charges
A large shipment of Prest-0-Lite cylinders recharges has just been received by Hicks Motor Co Inc. The notice urges customers to act quickly while supplies last.
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Hicks Motor CO. Inc
Revenue officers aid partners with returns
Messrs. Ritenour and Barton of the internal revenue department will be at the Winchester post office building second floor on Saturday May 31 to assist local residents in making out their partnership income tax returns.
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Messrs
Ritenour and
Barton
Internal Revenue Department
Winchester Post Office
Clarke County Goes Over Top In War Drive
Clarke county, one of the state’s smallest, exceeded its Salvation Army fund quota in the last week’s campaign. The county has reached the top in every government and war-time charity drive. Twelve counties in total met their quotas.
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Clarke
Clarke County
Salvation Army
Dr Flannigan to Speak on Sanitation at Branson House
Dr Flannigan sanitary officer of the State Board of Health will deliver an address at Branson School House at 8 45 p m tonight Thursday on Sanitation Distinctive Summer Millinery on display Friday and Saturday at Miss Cline's 529 1p 31 For Rent Six room house modern improvements hot water heat garage immediate possession 523 Fairmont Ave H R Markwith Buy your Cow Peas and Soy Beans now in stock Seed Company
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Dr. Flannigan
State Board of Health
Branson Schoot House
Muimery
Miss Cline’s
Fairmont Ave
H.R. Markwith
Wieher. Seed Company
Boyce Road Contract Awarded for Winchester Opequon Route
The road from Winchester to the Opequon on Boycott road is let to Betts and Boyce of Harrisonburg Va for 88000 dollars. The project includes two concrete bridges and a 16 foot roadway. Convict labor will be used and construction begins at once.
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Winchester
Opequon
Boyét Road
Washington
Betts and Boyce
Harrisonburg
Firemen Urged to Attend Friday Meeting at City Hall
Firemen are asked to gather at 8 o clock Friday night in the City Hall Auditorium to take a final vote on inviting the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association to meet in 1920 and to discuss any other matters of interest to the local fire department. All members are requested to be present.
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City Hall Auditorium
Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Association
Government to Sell Canned Goods From Army Stock
War Department begins disposal of large army stocks by inviting bids from 1,200 states and municipalities along with hospitals asylums penal institutions the Salvation Army and others.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Salvation Army
Garden for Rent Notice Cites Responsible Party
Classified notice offers a garden for rent seeking a responsible party on best terms. Apply "Garden" care Star. Ip.
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Care Star
Adriatic Question Settlement Nearing Certainty
Paris reports a near certainty of settlement on the Adriatic issue after recent negotiations. Fiume will become an independent city. Italians will gain several Dalmatian islands but likely not Sera or Sebenizzo.
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Associated Press
Paris
Fiume
Dalmatian
Sera
Sebenizo
Fort Loudoun Seminary Finals and Events Schedule
Schedule lists finals and performances at Fort Loudoun Seminary between May 31 and June 8. Deliveries of Diplomas and Baccalaureate Sermon at The Presbyterian Church, art exhibit, field day, recitals, children's operetta, plays and operettas at The Empire Theatre and Madame Prinston's Temple of Beauty. Admission details and a nurse association benefit noted. no presents received at the Benyire.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Madame Princeton
Temple of Beauty
Empire Theatre
the Gods In Council
Empire
District Nurse’s Association
Benyire
Water and Sewer Taxes Due by June First
Water and sewer taxes must be paid by June 1, 1919, or a penalty will be added and pipes disconnected. WM. T. BARR, City Treasurer. 5-26-1p-61)
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WM. T. Barr
Gratitude From Mrs. Catlette for Support After Death
Mrs. John W. Catlette expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for acts and expressions of sympathy after the death of her husband. She also thanks everyone for the many floral tokens received.
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John W. Catlette
Gun Club Holds Second Shoot Of Season
The Winchester Gun Club hosts the second shoot of the season this afternoon on the hillside behind the city reservoir. It starts at 5 p m and will last an hour or more. Visitors are welcome.
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Winchester Gun Club
City
Wanted A good ghoenpaxsr with Sam Ensogna notice
Classified notice seeking a skilled worker with good wages. Name listed is Sam Ensogna and location is South Maip stress. Date 5 20 3910 appears.
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Sam Ensogna
Virginia Official Resigns From State Corporation Commission
The resignation of B L Lupton of Winchester from the Virginia State Corporation Commission was announced in Richmond He confirms he will not seek reappointment and will resign effective June 1 to return to private business He cites impact on his Frederick home county interests and holds leadership in state farm and highway groups. Daniel F ONeill resigns as charter record clerk effective June 2 to enter private business.
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Cline
8. L. Lupton
Winchester
State Corporation Commission
Davis
Richmond
Evening Journal
L. Lupton
C. B. Garnett
Sorrace Ad
State Highway Association
State Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Institutes
Frederick
Lupton
Westmoreland Davis
Virginia
Corporation Commission
Daniel F. O'Neill
Charter Record
O'Neill
D. H. Drum
Karo Agents Campaign At Winchester For Product Trial
The Corn Products Refining Company of New York sends three agents to Winchester for a ten week nationwide Karo advertising push. They seek merchant and housewife cooperation to give Karo a fair trial as use increases after Ishgar price spikes during the war period.
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Corn Products Refining Company
New York
Winchester
Germany Delivers Formal Reply to Allied Peace Terms
The Associated Press reports Germany’s formal reply to the May 7 peace terms. Berlin and Paris summarize that Germany takes issue with most major provisions. Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau plans to depart Paris for Spa, signaling possible mission retirement.
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Germany
Berlin
Paris
Count. von Brockdorff-Ratzau
Spa
Mer. Ceréttl
Vatican
Great Britain
France
Italy
Demobilization Under Way at Camp Lee
Demobilization of the One Hundred Sixteenth Infantry Twenty ninth Division at Camp Lee is well underway. Yesterday 35 men from all 15 companies received their discharges, mostly Virginia men. By week’s end virtually all Virginia soldiers are expected discharged. Petersburg prepares a royal welcome for the Eightieth Division with city funds and private subscriptions totaling at least $10,000 for entertainment.
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Petersburg
Camp Lee
Virginia
Moling and Seal White Top Skirt Ad
Ad highlights Moling and Seal white top skirt styles on the 5th page. Features lightweight fabrics and spring silhouettes. Includes pricing cues and coordinating pieces for a complete look.
Winchester Welcomes Zeppelin Troop Return from Brest
A telegram from Captain Robert T. Barton of the 313th Field Artillery announces his safe arrival in Newport News from Brest aboard the big transport Zeppelin. Barton serves as acting major of a battalion. his mother Mrs. R. T. Barton greeted him on the pier. The ship carried over 4,000 officers and men and unloaded in 90 minutes. Major General Cronkhite commanded all aboard. Also aboard were Captain Henry Baker, Miss Lillie Baker, and Col. H. H. Baker of Winchester.
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Winchester
Robert T. Barton
Three Hundred and Thirteenth Field Artillery
Newport News
Brest
France
Barton
R. T. Barton
Virginia
Adelbert Cronkhite
Henry Baker
Robert Baker
Washington
Lillie Baker
H. H. Baker
Records Special 59c Sale Ends Saturday
Special 59 cent sale on double disc records ends Saturday. All new clean records. Come in and hear them.
Mexican Troop Passage Blocked by U S Policy
Washington May 29 The American government informed President Carranza that passage of 2000 Mexican troops toward Juarez for operations against Villa will be withheld for the present. The decision rests on belief revolutionists cannot be supported across the border amid Yaqui Indian troubles. Transport through New Mexico Arizona and Texas was proposed but not approved.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Peron
Juarez
Francisco Villa
Ee Ee
Wade Sitar
Ee Department
United States
Sto
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Austrian Treaty Not Complete at Paris Peace Conference
Paris May 29 The plenary session of the peace conference met this afternoon to hear the Austrian terms but the deliberations were not concluded. The discussions focused on shaping the final provisions of the Austrian settlement as the conference seeks a complete agreement.
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Paris
Private Hillyard Returns Home From War Duty
Private William Hillyard, son of James W. Hillyard, notified his father in Winchester that he was en route home on the B and O train. He served with the 32nd Infantry in the 82nd Division and took part in some of the fiercest combat of the conflict.
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James W. Hillyard
Washington
William Hillyard
Winchester
Hillyard
32Nd Infantry
82Nd
Winchester Cold Storage Plans Additional Plant Expansion
At a special meeting of the Winchester Cold Storage Company directors a committee was appointed to estimate and obtain information for a new cold storage plant of 125000 barrels. The project will be financed by local growers and space allocated by stock ownership. Many fruit growers seek to protect apple interests through enlarged mutual facilities. The committee will report to the stockholders at a future meeting.
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Winchester Cold Storage Company
Americans Missing After Coblenz Fire and Blast
A Cologne dispatch says eighty American soldiers are missing after a fire in a building housing U S troops in the Coblenz district and an ammunition dump explosion. The incident occurred near the Bavarian frontier in the American occupied zone. Also listed is a sale ad for two vintage cars.
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London
Coblenz
Cologne
Exchange Telegraph Company
Decoration Day observed nationwide with graves in France honored
National Decoration Day set for May 30 will be observed as a legal holiday across the United States and by the American Army in France. President Wilson expected to speak. In Winchester the ceremonies at the National Cemetery start at 2 30 tomorrow. Local soldiers and veterans have been discharged, and many residents will travel to Gettysburg for the program there.
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United States
France
Wilson
National Cemetery
Winchester
The
Star
Tates Tary
Naval Services
Germany
Lef
Adlon Neatherial Association
Cee Aasekeal
Hebron
Hicks Motor Company Announces Virginia's Largest Garage
Hicks Motor Company plans a fireproof central garage in Winchester with capacity for about 250 cars. The modern facility, to be built by a dedicated company, aims to be ready by late summer, making it the state’s largest automobile establishment.
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Hicks Motor Company
Wal
Winchester
Virginia
Hicks, Motor Company, Inc
Special Meeting of Charley Rouss Fire Co
Notice to firemen urgent meeting at 7.90 on Friday night. All members urged to attend. President WANTED-PFresh cows and springers. Conner, call Mellwee's Liv. LR oR A ery. Both phones.
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Charley Rouss Fire Co
Conner
Mellwee
Liv
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Boyce Road
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He W. Ebert
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