Schools Show Rapid Growth In This Stat
In a speech at the Tea Institute of Frederick county at the Winchester courthouse, Harris Hart, Superintendent of Public Sanction, cites Virginia public school gains from 1910 to 1920. He notes salary rises from 2.8 million to 7.994 million, per pupil cost from 10.67 to 25.90, and teacher numbers from 3,200 to 6,400, with high schools expanding from 102 to 258, arguing increased funding improved instruction. Continued on page 7.
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Tea Institute
Frederick County
Winchester
Harris Hart
Public Sanction
Mple
Virginia
Commonwealth
Department of Education
Igh
Adep
Democratic Party
Senators Trim the Athletics in 11 to 6 Victory
A large Winchester and Frederick county crowd watched the Washington club defeat the Athletics 11 to 6 at the American League park in Washington. Walter Johnson struck out ten, with five Ks in the third and fourth innings, while Moore struggled, issuing nine walks, hitting two batters and throwing four wild pitches.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Delphin Athletics
Washington Clip
Washington
Walter Johnson
Moore
Athletics
Miss Didier Resumes Duty in Dallas Hospital System
Letters from Winchester say Miss Angelidh P. Didier former superintendent of Winchester Memorial Hospital has arrived in Dallas Texas to lead the Nurses Training School in a large city hospital. She reports comfortable quarters and satisfaction with the new post after seventeen years at Memorial Hospital.
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Winchester
Angelidh P. Didier
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Didier
Dallas
Texas
Helen Holliday
Jer
Memorial _ Hospital
Miss Orndorff Weds Mr. Snell in Evansville Notice
Mr Ai L Orndorff announces the marriage of his daughter Miss Mary Gertrude Orndorff to Mr Holden W Stell of Evansville Indiana. Mr Snell is the Evansville Press advertising manager. They will reside at 717 South First street Evansville.
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Ai. L. Orndorff
Mary Gertrude Orndorff
Holden W. Stell
Evansville
Ind
Snell
The
Evansville Press
South First Street
Boy Taken to Reform School After Chicken Theft
John Householder of Gore was taken to the Boys Industrial School at Laurel near Richmond Virginia after being tied on a charge of stealing chickens. County official A J Tavenner delivered him to the institution and will attend the state fair in Richmond.
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John Householder
Blair Householder
Gore
Laurel
Richmond
A. J. Tavenner
Justice Tavenner
Col Henry W Anderson to Speak in Winchester Tonight
Col Henry W Anderson the Republican nominee for Virginia governor will speak at 8 30 p m in Winchester City Hall Auditorium. City Chairman E B Cooper denied illness rumors saying Anderson's Richmond secretary Moran arrived this morning with no report of illness. Everyone is invited regardless of party affiliation.
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Henry W. Anderson
Virginia
Winchester
E. B. Cooper
Anderson
Moran
Richmond
City Hall
Campaign Committee
Star
Cooper
Colonel Anderson
Witnesses Gone in Murder Trial
Redwood City California October 3 William Hightower faces murder charges in the death of Rev Patrick E Hesslin Catholic priest Important witnesses are missing Marie Bianchi a state witness and Dolly Mason a defense witness the DA calls Dolly Mason a mythical person and says she does not exist
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Associated Press
Redwood City
Cal
William Hightower
Patrick E. Hesslin
Marie Bianchi
Hightower
Debtor Claims Only Ip Lois Orndorff Boyd Liable
A registered statement asserts past payments settled debts of Robert S Boyd at Brill Ritter and Gray Sheetz firms but now asserts sole liability lies with Ip Lois Orndorff Boyd as she has no support and can pay remaining obligations.
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Robert S. Boyd
Brill & Ritter’s
Gray & Sheetz’s
Ip Lois Orndorff Boyd
District Nurse Association Sets Meeting in City Hall
The regular monthly meeting of the District Nurse Association will convene in the Council Chamber of City Hall on Wednesday October 5 at 4 p m due to a change of hour. President Mrs HD Filler and Secretary Treasurer Mrs M Wisecarver are listed. Also notes Logan O Timberlake has returned to East Orange N J after visiting his aunts the Misses Timberlake at their South home.
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District Nurse Association
Council Chamber of City Hall
HD. Filler
M. Wisecarver
Treas
Logan O. Timberlake
East Orange
N.1
Mderlake
South
Grace Garland Weds Frank Sheetz in Cleveland Doings
Mr and Mrs William T Garland of Cleveland Ohio announce the marriage of their daughter Grace Florence Garland to Frank Douglas Sheetz in Cleveland on Saturday. He is the son of the late Edward B Sheetz of Winchester and has worked as a traveling salesman for large wholesale firms. The couple plan to reside in Cleveland where Mr Sheetz has had his headquarters for over a year.
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Wiliam T. Garland
Cleveland
Ohio
Grace Florence Garland
Frank
Douglas Sheetz
Sheets
Edward B. ‘Sheetz
Winchester
Alexander and
Irwin
New York
Ruth aims to surpass his own 1922 home run record
Babe Ruth, star outfielder of the 1921 championship Yankees, announced plans for the 1922 batting campaign. He noted his 59th home run yesterday was one short of his personal mark and said he would reach the record next season.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Batman
Ruth
Wilbur the Nut Declares World Flat in Zion Address
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, overseer of Zion, offered a $1000 reward to anyone who can prove the world is a sphere or moves. He reiterated his claim that the world is flat and motionless in a Shiloh Tabernacle address in Zion Illinois on October 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Zion
Iil
Wilbur _ Glenn Volive
Overseer
Shiloh Tabernacle
Baler Wire In Stock For Immediate Delivery
Winchester Orchard Supply Co lists baler wire available now in single loop and cross head lengths for immediate delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Orch, Supply CO
Stand At Fair Boosts Scout Group Milestone
Over seventy five Boy Scouts attended the weekly meeting at the scouts' assembly hall. Scout Executive Potts reported a net $102 raised at the fair despite rain. New officers were appointed with Hugh D. McKee as assistant scoutmaster and Irving Cather as treasurer. Additional patrol leaders and a football team plan were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly Hall
Potts
Fair Grounds
Hugh D. McKee
Irving Cather
M. E. Pifer
McKee
Bake Woodward
Oscar Lewis
Anderson to Speak Monday Night at Auditorium
Col. Henry W. Anderson will speak Monday night at 8 30 at the Auditorium. He is described as a forcible speaker noted for honesty and ability. Ladies especially invited.
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Henry W. Anderson
Scouts Building Open After School Hours Notice
During school hours the Boy Scout building will be open from 4 p m until 10 p m only by order L M Baker Commissioner H R Potts Executive 1 31
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L. M. Baker
H. R. Potts
World Series to be shown at Winchester Strand Theatre
In a special arrangement with the Eastern Union Telegraph Co the Strand will relay complete World Series baseball from the wire. Every play ball and strike will be announced as it comes in. Pepe is the man in charge for the presentation.
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Estern Union Telegraph. Co
Pepe
Strand Theatre
Polo Grounds
World Series Baseball Games New York Versus New York
A Polo Grounds broadcast notes the World Series games between New York teams. The item mentions a regular South End Hose Company meeting tonight with business of importance and lists H. as secretary in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South End Hose Company
Keith Vaudeville Empire Tonight
Conrad In Quest of His Health stars Thomas Meighan in the lead with two acts of real Keith Vaudeville. Tonight tomorrow and Wednesday feature a changing program each night including The Yellow Arm.
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Conrad
Thomas Meighan
Keith Vodvil
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Seats Going Fast
Empire box office reports rapid sales for the film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Call Bell 325 to secure seats for the three night engagement and read the full page ad for details and timing.
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Empire
Bell Phone
3 Nectar Bottling Corp announces water filtration in Winchester
The 3 Nectar Bottling Corp announces Nature's Water Filter and Softener installed in Winchester Virginia. Bottled sodas are claimed to be 100 percent pure with filtered and softened water. Dealers and users are urged to call and inspect. Cornett is manager at 12 and 145 Main Street.
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Omaha
Neb
Nectar Bottling Corp. T. CO. Cornett
Main St. Winchester
Dancing Construction Rouss Hall Starts Oct 4
Dancing class series begins Tuesday October 4 at 8 p m in Rouss Hall led by Prof and Mrs Woltz. Open to community dancers with instruction and music in a friendly format. Tickets or admission details not provided in the fragment.
Wilwee's Band May Play Here
Prof. and Mrs. W. H. Meliwee and their daughter Lorina May Meliwee and Miss Lora Hollen of Keyser West Virginia, visiting friends in this city and Frederick county, left for home. The Meliwee Concert Band of Keyser, directed by Mélinee, has a fine reputation and local music lovers urged a concert this winter.
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W. H. Meliwee
Kitty and Ber Players Leave Winchester for York HQ
Miss Kitty Boyer and Kitty's Jazz Orchestra depart Winchester after two weeks there. Engaged for Winchester fair dances then Jordan Springs, they play tonight at Chambersburg Country Club and plan a Jordan Springs event on October 28, returning to Winchester afterward. Boyer is an accomplished pianist who can play for hours without fatigue.
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Kitty Boyer
Kitty
York
Winchester
Winchester Fair
Jordan Springs
Chambersburg Country Club
Winchester district Methodist conference convenes at Grace Church
The annual Winchester district conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South opens this evening at Grace Church Middletown and will run through Thursday. Reverend H A Brown pastors Middletown church, with Reverend F A Tyler presiding. Opening sermon by Reverend G W Gaither. Dr Herman of Lancaster to preach three sermons start tomorrow.
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Winchester District
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Grace Church
Middletown
H. A. Brown
Churches of
Winchester
F. A. Tyler
G. W. Gaither
Brucetown
Mr. Tyler
Herman
Reformed Theological Seminary of
Lancaster
Coal and farm sale notices for Georges Creek and livestock
Coal will take orders for Georges Creek Big Vein Coal. 27-1p-61 H. B. Keckley. Get that Jersey cow or sow and pigs you have been wanting at J L and J W Jolliffe's sale Oct 7 at 1.30 p m. For fresh cows and hogs attend J L and J W Jolliffe's Sale Oct 7.
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Georges Creek
J. L
J. W. Jolliffe
J. W. Jolliiffe
More Men Strike on Waterfront
On October 3 strikers expanded along New York waterfront as coal handlers carpenters and longshoremen walked out at several piers over a wage cut from 80 to 65 cents an hour. The International Longshoremen's Association had accepted the agreement, and Shipping Board Commissioner O'Conner said the board would stand by it. Only 50 men reported at International Mercantile Marine piers where 300 normally work. Mr H F Byrd left for Richmond on a business trip.
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Associated Press
New York
International Lohsshoremen’s Association
Shipping Board
O'Conner
International Mercantile Marine
Two Die In Washington Hotel Fire At National Hotel
A Sunday blaze at the National Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington killed two people and injured more than 20 as guests fled in nightclothes. Miss Katherine Dean, 25, a hotel telephone operator from Akron, and George Mason, 49, of King George County, Virginia, perished in their rooms. Police suspect a discarded cigarette started the fire.
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Old National Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Katherine Dean
Akron
George Mason
King George County
Winchester
National Hotel
National Capital
Virginia
Fred. H. Hable
Mammy’s Birthday Revue Tops Empire Show
The Empire Theatre hosts a Southern revue built around an aged mammy’s birthday. Henriet ta Wheeler stars in dialect проз, with Babe Kane Pat Grant, Virginia Baker, Ethel Fernand, Janet Joyce, Dolly Anette and Sammy Lewis delivering varied acts. The production tours the Pacific Coast and heads to Keith theatres this fall and winter.
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Empire Theatre Rageaninge
Seale
New York
Henrietta Wheeler
Pacific Coast
Keith
Babe Kane
Pat Grant
Grant
Pat Rooney
Frisco
Ethel Fernand
Janet Joyce
Dolly Anette
May Carhart
Sammy Lewis
Lew Springer
Mammy Company
Jolliffe Sale Draws Cattle Hogs Sheep Oct 7
J L and J W Jolliffe announce a livestock sale on October 7 featuring cattle hogs and sheep. Listed loss includes a Jersey heifer and cow owned by Taylor Ritter. The notice records one lot and party names for bidding participants.
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Heifer and Cow
Taylor Ritter
Free Music Empire Tonight Feature Ad Promises Song Copy
Readers are offered a free copy of the Sonora Waltz through Seal's Music Store as part of an ad for Moling and Seal's Sweater on page seven. A lost black cat notice asks return to Mrs. Roe, Byrd, Amherst Street Apartment.
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Seal
Black Cat
Star Honored on Audit Bureau Honor List
The Star is informed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations that it has been placed on the Honor List of newspapers in the United States and Canada. The bureau requires exhaustive circulation verification. only papers meeting strict paid circulation standards are admitted, with seven other Virginia daily papers already recorded.
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Star
Audit Bureau of Circulations
States
Canada
United States
Audit Bureau
Virginia
Daily New
Indictment Returns for Gladden Violation of Prohibition
The Frederick county October term grand jury returned one bill against Gladden for violation of state prohibition laws. He was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, fined 50 dollars and costs, and sentenced to 30 days in jail effective December term start.
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Frederick County
W. H. Painter
Lee Whitacre
L. R
G. Crawford
DS Stickley
John C. Haven
J. B. Oe
Blackburn
Gladden
Bond proposal eyed to fund federal public works
Washington officials and the national conference on unemployment weigh a federal bond issue to create a permanent public works fund during job scarcity. No figure is set. Boston and Cleveland officials move to enact emergency relief. Hoover notes Portland and Milwaukee pursuing similar plans. bankers slated to discuss unemployment at a Los Angeles convention.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Conference On
Boston
Cleveland
Hoover Ayi
Portland
Oregon
Milwaukee
American Bankers’ Association
Dos Angeles
Cal
Friendship Fire Company Regular Meeting Notice
The Friendship Fire Company announces its regular meeting at 8 o clock Thursday evening October 6. The agenda includes standard business and safety topics for members and the community.
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Hart
Senators
Miss Didier
Dallas, Texas
Miss Orndorff
MR. Snell
Col. Anderson
Dist, Nurse Ass’n
MR. Sheetz
Howe Rons
Babe’s
Wilbur the Nut
Keith Vaudeville Empire
Four Horsemen
the “Refinite” CO
Dancing
Wilwee
Ber
Methodists
H. B. Keckley
H.F. Byrd
Fox
Mammy
the Empire
Free Music Empire Tonight
Moling & Seal
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