Winchester Clergymen Urged To Plan Patriotic Prayer Rally
Lay leaders urge Winchester ministers to organize a joint observance next Sunday October 28 as a day of prayer for America’s war effort. Proposals include a mass meeting at a central church with patriotic music and clergy speakers alongside church prayers. Liberty Loan Sunday highlighted nationwide with calls for stronger government support in the war.
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Winchester
Wilson
Congress
Winchester Ministerial Association
Liberty Loan
Red Cross Branch Organized in Winchester Area
A meeting at St. Pauls Lath near Fawcetts Gay formed a Red Cross branch in the Winchester locality. Officers include J. W. Richards treasurer Miss Eva Fawcett secretary H. T. Snapp, with an executive committee and numerous local delegates present. The Rev. Dr. W. D. Smith and Rev. R. H. Cline spoke on the movement and its relief work. There is strong support to establish an active Red Cross chapter in the community.
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Winchester
St. Paul's Lath
Fawcetts Gay
J. W. Richards
Evelyn Wood
Eva Fawcett
H. T. Snapp
J. A. R. Snapp
Charles Lupton
Henry Womeldorph
Edwin Marker
Linden Singhass
Lela Brumback
Red Cross
W. D. Smith
Refused to Lay Blame on Dead
The body of Clyde C. Matthews, 25, a Cumberland Valley Railroad fireman, killed in a head-on collision between train No 7 and the apple special in North Winchester, was moved to his mother's home in Oranda Shenandoah county. Funeral services will be held there with interment in the local cemetery. Matthews, a native of Oranda, was unmarried and survived by his father Charles Matthews of Early Iowa and his mother.
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Clyde C. Matthews
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Winchester
Kurtz Undertaking Establishment
Blanche Matthews
Oranda
Shenandoah County
Young Matthews
Charles Matthews
Early
Iowa
Blanche
Liberty Bond Drive Encourages Thrift and Sacrifice
A wartime appeal urges citizens to buy Liberty Loan Bonds to support troops. The Commercial and Savings Bank promotes easy installments and calls readers to attend the Berryville events on October 26-27 with purses totaling about 2,000 dollars.
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Berryville
Liberty Loan Rally Planned At City Hall Auditorium
Winchester announces a big Liberty Bond rally next Wednesday night at 8:30 at City Hall Auditorium. Judge Harrison and other Congress members will address a large patriotic audience. Banks offer plans enabling small wage earners to buy bonds with weekly installments. The event aims to boost bonds and savings for wartime victory.
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Congress
Liberty Loan
City Hall
Red Cross
Julian F. Ward
Star
Winchester
Wilson
Records sale with discounted double disc records
The dealer offers new double disc records this week only at 49c 1.00 59c 1.25 69c and 79c 1.50 to 3 records. The prices will not hold after Saturday October 27.
Winchester man kills his friend on Clarke county estate
Charles Brooks of Winchester accidentally shoots Howard Coleman near Gaylord on Dr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Allen estate. Brooks trips and the shotgun discharge hits Coleman in the back, killing him instantly. The two men, close farm workers, were skykarking near a barn. Brooks, heartbroken, bears no blame.
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Charles Brooks
Winchester
Howard Coleman
Clifton
Lewis M. Allen
Gaylord
Clarke County
Brooks
Coleman
Dr. Allen
Death of George N. Herbert Winchester Express Agent
Intelligence reaches Winchester of the death in Washington DC yesterday of George N. Herbert 71 a Mary land native long time Adams Express Company agent in Winchester He leaves widow Annie Herbert and daughter Mrs Charles W Beall He was first agent when the office opened and retired about six years ago A prominent church figure a recording steward at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church The funeral will be in Baltimore tomorrow at 2 PM at Baltimore Cemetery chapel interment there
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Washington, D. C
George N. Herbert
Winchester
Adams Express Company
Mr. Herbert
Washington
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Beall
Herbert
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Chapel of Baltimore
School Patrons to Organize a Patrons League
School Superintendent L D Kline announced a meeting of patrons at Riverside school Castleman's Ferry Clarke county on Wednesday evening October 24 to organize a patrons league. The session will begin at 7 30 and attendees are urged to come. A program is planned and Mr Kline will speak on school and community work. Also a janitor is sought for the John Kerr School building apply to Wm G Hardy A Hat Man Committee.
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L. D. Kline
Riverside
Castleman’s Ferry
Clarke County
Kline
John Kerr School
WM. G. Hardy
Hatrman
Rivalry in Conservation Campaign Sparks Oct 28 Start
Reports from H F Byrd in Winchester and Frederick County show strong cooperation and a spirit to uphold Food Administration plans. Washington warns no one may inspect home food reserves, as state and local groups respond to the October 28 pledge card drive led by C Edwin Michael of Roanoke.
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Food Administration
Washington
H. F. Byrd
Winchester
Frederick County
C. Edwin Michael
Roanoke
Florida
Federal Food Administration
Mill Operatives Hear About Liberty Loan Push
Hundreds of workers at the Virginia Woolen Company and Lewis Jones Knitting Company heard Rev. Dr. W. D. Smith explain Liberty Loan bonds. Smith urged mills workers to raise Winchester's quota and invest, noting bonds offer national contentment with interest. Also mentioned is Dr. F. L. A. Jordan visiting town after a Washington conference.
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Virginia Woolen Company
Lewis Jones Knitting Company
W. D. Smith
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Red Cross
Winchester
More Men Go 10 Camp This Week
The Winchester and Frederick county exemption board ordered eight men to Camp Lee for the National Army. They will leave Winchester October 25 and report October 24. Names include Guy Leonard Schrum Middletown and others. Ten colored men also to Camp Lee, first contingent from the area, placed in separate companies. Total in camp will reach 77 of 89, with 12 men remaining. The district board awaits pending cases to decide if more calls are needed.
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Board of Exemption
Winchester
Frederick County
Camp Lee
New
National Army
Guy Leonard Schrum
Middletown
William ‘Wilson Dunk
Goodwin Gibson Baker
Harry Butler
John Isaac Brown
Newton H. Burkhart
Opequon
Benjamin P. Ford
Joseph Lawrence Fleet
Lee
Carvien
Bulgarians and Turks Open To Separate Peace Lines
Washington dispatches report that both Bulgaria and Turkey show signs of seeking favorable terms with the Entente. Germany’s stance toward Turkish hospitality is said to depend on perceived loyalty to the pan German cause, while Bulgarian ministerial voices hint at a possible shift and growth of peace sentiment despite prior hardline positions.
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Washington
Bulgaria
Thc Entente
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Kelser
Scandinavia
Constantinople
United States
America
Balkans
Turkey
Noted warrior to lecture in Winchester tonight
M Swartzkopensky, the noted Russian revolutionary, arrives from Harrisburg to deliver his talk on The Experiences of a Russian Revolutionist at the City Mall Auditorium tonight at 8:30. The lecture, free and fluently spoken in English, opens a winter series under the Tranciely foundation and is expected to draw a large audience. Mr. Edwin Snyder visited Harrisonburg over the weekend.
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M. Swartzkopensky
United States
Winchester
Cumberland Valley
Harrisburg
City Mall
Tranciely Foundation
F Fa
The mode oollaze has no equal anywhere at any price
R. M Swimley signs with the shop boasting the unmatched mode oollaze product line. The phrase emphasizes its claimed superiority and value across prices.
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R. M Swimley
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Bower
Safety and Service
Harrison
Thomas W. Harrison
Handley
Pst Eight O’clock When Colonel Swartzkopensky
Norton Pub: Co
Li. M. Allen
Geo. N. Herbert
Adams Express Co
Washington Hospital
State of Florida
Dominion
Dr. Smith
Tion
Honda
FL A. Jordan
Rt. Fonts Ma. Ta
Fuller
North Washington Street
Jordan
Middie West
Tolow
Kaiser
R. M. Swimley
Edwin Snyder
Harrisonburg
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