Ex Service Men urged to meet cleanup squad in Winchester
Publicity dept of Chamber of Commerce announces a Bureau of War Risk Insurance cleanup squad will be in Winchester on Saturday September 15 at the Chamber of Commerce office from 9 AM to 9 PM. Frederick County and south to Harrisonburg ex service men should attend with discharge certificates and any claim papers.
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Chamber’ of Commerce
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Winchester
The
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick County
Harrisonburg
Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
Red Cross
Bureau
Apartment One Block From Handley School
A notice describes an apartment unit one block from Handley School on Market Street, applying 188S. Details are sparse but indicate a residential listing or rental notice in a local street area.
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Handley School
Market St
Piano Tuning and Local Notices
Have your piano tuned by Horner D Walker. Leave orders at Bakers Drug Store. Cider apples will be received until five thirty Wednesday of this week. National Fruit Product Co. Fairmont Avenue. Mrs Fannie Chapman and her daughter Miss Lyda Chapman have returned from a visit to Mrs J D Allamong at her home in Stephenson Virginia.
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Horner
D. Walker
Baker's Drug Store
National Fruit Product Coo
Fairmont Avenue
Fannie Chapman
Lyda Chapman
J. D. Allamong
Stephenson, Va
Texas Mob Burns Negro At The Stake
Leesburg Texas witnessed the burning of 19 year old Wylie McNeely after he was charged with assaulting a white girl. Hundreds observed the act as authorities separated mob violence from law enforcement.
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Texas
Leesburg
Wylie McNeely
Fort Worth
David Bunn
Lake Worth
Here
Dallas
Bunn
Parrent
Babe Ruth Out Of World Series Championship Games
Babe Ruth announced he would miss the remaining world series games due to a pitching arm injury warned by his physician not to participate in the rest of the contest for the baseball title.
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Associated Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Supper for Men of Christ Church
The Rev. Robert B. Nelson invites all men of Christ Church to a buffet supper at the Parish House tomorrow evening at 6 30. An informal discussion on the nationwide Episcopal campaign now under way will follow, with Christ Church Winchester taking an active role. A large attendance is expected.
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Robert B. Nelson
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Christ Church
United States
Christ Church of Winchester
Teen charged with stealing coat from Beck's Bakery
Hazel White a 17 year old, said to come here with a carnival show, was jailed after police found Miss Emily Dunn's new fall coat in his possession. A conference with police court officers and the commonwealth attorney was planned to decide if he should be sent to reform school.
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Hazel White
Emily Dunn
Beck’s
Commonwealth
Reform School
White
Fair Grounds
South Carolina
Repair Parts for Geiser and Peerless Engines and Boilers
Winchester Orchard Supply Co offers repair parts for Geiser and Peerless engines and boilers and stocks baler wire of all lengths in single loop and cross head configurations.
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Geiser
Winchester Orchard Sup
Seed Wheat Seed Rye Seed Potent Grains by Winchester
Winchester Seed Co Inc advertises high quality seed wheat and Rosen rye under the R Ip 31 code. The notice highlights premium seed varieties for planting seasons and farm use.
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Winchester Seed Co. Inc
Buick 1918 Model At Auction On Oct 15
Auction notice for a Buick 1918 model in first class condition to be sold Saturday October 15 at 2 pm on Rouss Ave. Terms cash. Auctioneers A G Swanson.
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Noom
Rouss ‘Ave
Buick
Cat&h
A. G. Swanson
Winchester High crushes Massanutten in season opener
The Winchester High School football team opened with a 48 to 0 victory over Massanutten Academy of Woodstock. Potts scored three touchdowns, Poole added two, Kremer one, Mason one, with Cornwell kicking six goals after touchdowns. The schedule lists games through November 24.
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Winchester High School
Massanutten Academy
Woodstock
Potts
Snyder
Poole
Kremer
Cornwell
Massanutten
Burner
Mason
Harrisonburg
Waynesboro
Winchester
Chambersburg
Frederick
Win
Graham Stock Company Delivers Meritorious "Which One Shall I Marry" Show
The Graham Stock Company presented a strong performance at The Auditorium last night. A capacity audience with S. R. O. by 8 pm praised the cast, settings, and wardrobe, and the company is expected to draw full houses during the rest of its engagement. Tonight's bill features "The Other Man's Wife," a modern society drama likely to attract a capacity crowd.
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Graham Stock Company
Graham
Winchester Architect Visits Charles Town Church Plan
Mr. Stuart H. Edmonds, a well known Winchester architect, traveled to Charles Town West Virginia this afternoon to meet a church committee. The Presbyterian Church plans a large addition to the existing building to accommodate Sunday school and other auxiliary purposes.
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Stuart H. Edmonds
Winchester
Charles Town
W. Va
Presbyterian Church of
That Place
Bank Messenger Robbed in Minneapolis Night Mail Bandit Heist
Two robbers held up a Liberty State Bank messenger in Minneapolis on October 11 taking 6500 in cash and 36000 in checks. They fled in a car later abandoned by the pair.
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The
Associated Press
Minneapolts, Minn
Liberty State Bank
Arm Delegates Called to First Armaments Conference Meet
Secretary Hughes issued calls for the first meeting of American representatives to the limitation of armaments conference. The session is set for tomorrow at 10 in the State Department with delegates assembling in Washington.
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Washington
Hughes
State Department
Bill to Extend Emergency Tariff Through February
The emergency tariff would stay in effect until February 1 instead of expiring November 27, under a bill reported favorably by the House Ways and Means Committee. The embargo and the rate in the emergency act would be extended.
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S Iated
House
Ways and Means Committee
Upton Named to Trade Board
George W. Upton of Warren Ohio was nominated by President Harding to join the Federal Trades Commission, succeeding Democrat John G Pollard. He is married to Harriet Taylor Upton vice chair of the Republican National Committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
George W. Upton
Warren
Ohio
Harding
Federal Trades Commission
Upton
John G. Pollard
Harriet Taylor Upton
Republican National Committee
Urge Reduction of Rail Rates
Readjustment and reduction of railroad freight rates formed a key recommendation for the National Unemployment Conference. The proposal urges rates to reflect relative values of commodities and to lower charges on shipments of primary commodities to improve commerce and reduce unemployment.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Unemployment Conference
Ww c T U Meeting at Market Street Church
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union meeting is set for Thursday October 13 at 3 pm at the Market Street MFE Church. State president Mrs. Howard M Hoge will address the gathering and five prizes from the recent state convention will be exhibited. All members and friends are invited.
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Market Street M. FE
Howard M. Hoge
Editorial calls for itemized list of Virginia office holders
The piece critiques Col Anderson for not providing a detailed list of the 45 000 office holders he claims exist in Virginia. It notes the Democratic committee published about 21 000 names including 6 500 notaries and urges Anderson to supply a bill of particulars backing his charges for the sake of voters.
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Winchester
Col. Anderson
Virginia
Democratic Campaign Committee
Frankness
Col Anderson
Democratic Party
HEMMSTITCHING AND PICOTING SERVICES PROMINENT
Local craftsman offers hemmstitching and picoting on skirts with plaited styles in all widths. Prompt order fulfillment advertised from 7 North Braddock Street.
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N. Braddock St
Building Boom In Winchester With Many Homes Underway
Builders report a surge in home construction in Winchester and suburbs with about 98 houses in progress and roughly 175 more built in the last 18 months. Prices now top 10 000 with many homes around 15 900 to 20 000, reflecting modern designs and strong demand aided by Handley Schools. Local dealers note lower material costs and ongoing land plots ready for development as new streets are planned.
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Handley Schools
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Winchester
The
Star
Funeral for Mrs Cassie Fletcher in Winchester
Mrs Cassie Clark Fletcher died Friday at age ninety eight at 11 South Market Street. Funeral services conducted at home by Rev F M Richardson with burial at Macedonia Cemetery. Grandsons Walter Clark Clarerice Orndorff Ernest Orndorff Charles E Orndorff Charles Clark Raymond Fletcher served as pallbearers. Survived by six children twenty three grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Born in Rappahannock County Virginia in 1823 she spent most of life there.
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Cassie Clark Fletcher
South Market Street
F. M. Richardson
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Macedonia
Walter Clark
Clarerice Orndorff
Ernest ©. Orndorff
Charles E. Orndorff
Charles. Clark
Raymond Fletcher
Ku Klux Under Fire as Congress Opens Inquiry
Congressional inquiry into alleged illegal Ku Klux Klan activity begins with Rep Cage of Massachusetts testifying. Cage cites Catholic opposition and DOJ interest from March. Imperial Wizard William Jimmons of Georgia is among early witnesses arriving for the investigation.
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KU Klux
Congress
Washington
Cage
Massachusetts
Congressional Committee
Distinguished players in fine program at the Empire this week
A week of varied programs at the Empire Theatre features The Affairs of Anatol with Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson, supported by twelve players including Bebe Daniels El Hot Dexter and Wanda Hawley. Daily screenings offer a mix of stars and shorts with a 3 pm Saturday matinee.
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Empire Theatre
Anatol
Wallace Reid
Gloria Swanson
Bebe Daniels
el Hott
Dexter
Wanda Hawley
Alice Brady
Realart
Italy
Justine Johnstone
Winchester
Miriam Cooper
Anna Q. Nilsson
Richard Walsh
Paramount
Hobart Bosworth
Lloyd
the Empire
Mrs William Bromley Dies at Ridgeway West Virginia
Bettie Thompson Ewing Bromley dies after a year long illness at Ridgeway West Virginia. She leaves three daughters from her first marriage to Moses N. Ewing and three sons plus a daughter-in-law from her second marriage to William G. Bromley. A Presbyterian convert since age 14 she was near 67. Funeral at Rest Chapel Thursday at 10 a.m.. relatives meet at 9 a.m. at the house.
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Bettie Bromley
William G. Bromley
Ridgeway
W. Va
Bromley
Bettie Thompson
Clarke County
Moses N. Ewing
C. A. Williams
Dickerson, Md
Silas Cather
Winchester
James Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Hicks
Harpers Ferry
Oscar W. Bromley
Bernie J. Bromley
Horhe
Inlaw
Mae Bromley
Presbyterian Church
Hero of Battle Bridgman Honored By Army Legend Retires
Major Victor H Bridgman once saved the honor of American forces in the Philippines, riding a mule through withering fire to signal for artillery and help rescue a garrison at Jaro and Pavia. He later settled in Baltimore after retiring in 1903, with family recalling his famed act and the high award he earned.
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Victor H. Bridgman
Wickford Road
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Philippines
Jo. Bridgman
Actin
Bridgman
Sun
Bryan Conrad
Winchester
Conrad
Jaro
Paw Is
Pavia
Piers Allery
Ant
Bridgman’sact
For Rent House Main Street Application
Classified notice for a house rental with apply at 228 Main St. contact details show a date range 7 10 1p 31 read as per the ad. Factual rental prompt notes a single address and application instruction.
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Main St
Picture With Twelve Stars Scores Hit At Empire
A crackerjack screen hit reels tonight at the Empire along with a Vite graph comedy. The ensemble stars Gloria Swanson and Jonathan Wallace Reid in a Paramount feature praised as a great triumph on the pine reel.
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Anatol
The
Empire
Jonathan Wallace Reid
Gloria Swanson
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