Food Campaign Making Good Progress In State
Virginia ministers urged participation in the national pledge card drive to conserve food for allies in World War I. Over 45,000 cards were turned in the past week, bringing the state total near 150,000 with more pledges expected as campaigns continue.
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Virginia
America
H. F. Byrd
Winchester
Frederick County
Army
J. H. Monttgomery
The
Food Administration
C. Edwin Michael
Food Administration Campaign
Star
Roanoke
Virginie
Flowers to Speak on Why America Is in the War
Montaville Flowers, noted lecturer, will give the second Handley free lecture at City Hall Auditorium next Wednesday evening November 7 at 8 30. He will explain the aims and ideals of the German state and how they threaten U S safety, marking his fourth appearance in Winchester in two years.
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City Hall
Mr. Flowers
Winchester
Fall in Potash Causes His Death
Intelligence reports the death of Edward B. Campbell in Washington D C from burns suffered months earlier at the Government Printing Office He fell from a scaffold into a tub of hot potash after a board overturned Coroner Nevitt held an inquest and a jury will decide responsibility The funeral is set for tomorrow at 2 PM from 1816 Irving Street NW Campbell was a Winchester native son of the late Thomas Campbell and Miss Mollie Grim His relatives in Winchester include cousins W Miller and Harry C Fletcher and aunts Emma Nalls Grace Brown Rose Lewis and James Carper. FOR SALE Two fine Jersey heifers one producing three gallons of milk daily the other due to freshen this month by M E Conner. iptf
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Winchester
Washington, D. C
Edward B. Campbell
Government Printing Office
Nevitt
Irving Street
Mr. Campbell
Thomas Campbell
Motlie Grim
Messrs
W. Miller
Harry C. Fletcher
Emma Nalls
Grace Brown
Rose Lewis
James Carper
Fire at Hicks Motor Co Extinguished With Minor Loss
A small midnight blaze damaged Hicks Motor Company's premises at Main and Water streets when wainscoting ignited from an overheated stove. Fire alarms brought help and chemical extinguishers finished the job with only minor loss.
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Hicks Motor Company
Public Auction of Household Goods in Mrs Clark Residence
Public auction conducted at the residence of Mrs George H Clark 312 W Water Street on Tuesday November 6 at ten o clock A M. Items include furniture stoves dishes beds mattresses matting and related effects. Proceeds likely benefit the estate or occupant.
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George H. Clark
W. Wate? St
Davis to Speak at Empire Theater Tonight in Winchester
Hon. Westmoreland Davis Democratic candidate for governor is due this afternoon and will speak at the Empire Theater at 8 p.m. Congressman T. W. Harrison will introduce the candidate, with C. Harry Hardy presiding. The Citizens Band will play on the courthouse lawn before the address and a large crowd is expected from Loudoun and Frederick counties.
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Westmore Davis
Congressman Harrison
Empire
T. W. Harrison
Davis
Winchester
Frederick County
Entertainment for Charity at Empire Theater
Local talent will stage a charity show at the Empire Theater on Monday November 19 to aid European children and the local SPCA branch. Organizers tease a program to be announced soon.
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Empire Theater
Europe
French Hold to Weakened German Lines at Ailette Front
Paris reports the German retreat from Chemin des Dames has yielded about 40 square miles for General Petain’s forces. French troops press along the Aisne north bank with continuous assaults, forcing German withdrawal across the Ailette and bolstering defenses with heavy artillery.
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Paris
Chemin Des Dames
Petain
Aisne
Ailette
Ailette River
William Kline Sprains Ankle at Winchester Milling Plant
Mr. William Kline is confined to his home at 403 South Braddock Street after severely spraining his ankle at the Winchester Milling Company's plant where he is employed on Saturday.
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William Kline
South Braddock Street
Winchester Milling Company
Byrd Predicts Davis Victory At Virginia Primaries
Hon. Richard Evelyn Byrd, U S district attorney for the Western District of Virginia, speaks at his Winchester home predicting Westmoreland Davis will win the Democratic primary. He praises Davis as self nominated by the people, capable and unbound by entangling alliances.
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Westmoreland Davis
Virginia
For Rent S room House Apply 1p tf
Classified notice indicating a one room? rental house available for rent with application through 1p tf.
Winchester Men Return From Fort Myer Training Pause
Winchester youths Harry H Lynch W Alexander Baker J H Lacy Jr J Allan Maphis and W Nelson Page with officers in training at Fort Myer Va spent Sunday here before November 27 completion of three months service. Only about 30 to 40 percent expected to receive commissions. others go to reserve list until February draft. They value experience and health gains despite the setback.
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Harry H. Lynch
W. Alexander Baker
J. H. Lacy, Jr
J. Allan Maphis
W. Nelson Page
W. Davis Conrad
New York
Fort Myer
Woodshoppers wanted for pulp cutting in Virginia
Advertisement seeks 20 woodshoppers to cut pulp at $4.00 daily with six months steady work. Expenses paid to Fairfax Court House, Virginia. Call Seal's Music Store. Also rental notice for five room house and 142 acres near Williams factory WY. CUSTY.
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Fairfax Court House
Seal’s
Williams Factory
WY. Custy
Shenandoah County voters urged to back H. B. Chapman
A Shenandoah county political appeal argues the 5 man race for the state legislature favors H. B. Chapman over Otto V. Pence. It accuses Pence of a limited record with bills restricting deer elk quail pheasants and squirrels and advocates Chapman as a capable farmer and businessman with a broader potential for road and school improvements.
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Pence
Shenandoah
Shenandoah County
Shenhandoah
H. B. Chapman
Otto V. Pence
Suspicious Man Seen Aboard Troop Ship Delays Departure
An Atlantic Port reports the departure of a troop ship for France has been delayed after authorities found a man acting suspiciously in the crow's nest. The vessel will undergo a thorough examination before sailing. The detained machinist refuses to talk.
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Atlantic
France
Germans Surprised By British Force
London report says British troops conducted a surprise attack last night capturing 10 Germans and four machine guns, with 100 killed and minimal British losses.
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London
War Office
Stokes Whiting Wedding at Christ Church Rockville
Miss Margaret Tyler Stokes and Julian Wythe Whiting wed in Christ Episcopal Church Rockville Maryland at noon with Rev. Millard F. Minnick officiating. The ceremony drew a large gathering including family members and relatives from Winchester. The couple will reside in Rockville after a breakfast reception at the bride’s parents home.
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Margaret Tyler Stokes
Richard H. Stokes
Rockville
Julian Wythe Whiting
Christ Episcopal Church
Millard F. Minnick
Arthur Peter
Washington
Camillus Stokes
Stephen Cluskey Cromwell
Frederick N. Henderson
Albert M. Beaie
Migs
Mary Almoney
Mina Choate
Whiting
Ida
Minnie Baker
Richard W. Griffith
Winchester
Miss Haymaker Weds William H Rice in Quiet South Market Ceremony
Miss Minnie F Haymaker married William H Rice of Baltimore in a small wedding at the bride’s South Market Street home. Rev Brubaker officiated. The couple left for Baltimore on the Shenandoah Special to establish their future home where the groom runs a business. The bride is the daughter of the late George W Haymaker.
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South Market Street
Minnie F. Haymaker
William H. Rice
Baltimore
Bk. W. Brubaker
Lupton and Bride Arrive After Fairfax Wedding
John R Lupton and his bride Margaret H Roberts arrived with the Lupton family at Clearbrook after a quiet Friends ceremony at Woodlawn Fairfax County Virginia on October 27. The couple honeymooned at Old Point Comfort. Hugh S Lupton Jr served as best man.
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John Roberts Lupton
Margaret H. Roberts
Jean Roberts
Hugh S. Lupton
Mrs. Lupton
Old Point Comfort
Plenty Wood Delivery Service Announcement
Dry oak, hickory and pine available any size with delivery. Contact John Harmber at 207 W for details and availability.
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John Harmber
First Battle Involving American Infantry Announced
War Department reported Germany’s first land assault on the American lines near the Rhine Marne region on November 3. Three U S soldiers were killed, twelve captured or missing, and six wounded, with thirteen German casualties, as the American force faced a heavy barrage that severed the salient from allied reinforcements.
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Rhine-Marne Canal
War Department
Washington
Germany
Tve
Aeid
Rhine-Marne
Sermeant Bdee M. Halyburton
Stony Point
Nicholag 14
Mutha
Jeri City
Dwin i
Haines
Woodward
Okla
Herschel Godfrey
Chicago
Vernon M. Kendall
Roll
William P. Grigsby
Louisville
Frank B. McDougall
Maryville
Daniel B. Gallagher
Blocton
Ala
Yolin Po
Tester
Cudewiler
Miss
Harry Langham
Dewey D. Kern
Collins
Iowa
Keekkon
Une
Priosnur
Russian Constitutional Assembly to Meet in Petrograd
Official advices indicate the Russian constitutional assembly will convene in Petrograd in late December or January. The meeting there suggests the plan to move the capital to Moscow has been abandoned.
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Star
Washington
Tolay
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