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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
6
Empire Tomorrow presents a nine reel program headlined by The Two Orphans with Jean Sothern and Wisshay, plus Mysteries of Myra and Secrets of the Submarine. A spy comedy closes the bill with 7 p.m. start, 10c and 15c seating. Matinee at 2.45 for 10c.
A Weverton distillery fire started about 12 30 in the lower building and spread rapidly to a nearby warehouse. Firefighters and railroad workers fought the blaze, which halted any rescue. Estimated whiskey loss 24000 with potential revenue loss about 40000 if taxed. Savage owned stock and insured for 10000 with Hamilton of Hagerstown.
On the border mosquitoes thrive at sundown and sunup. The unit schedules a field inspection by the instructor general before a U S inspection on Wednesday. Washday advances, company I prepares gear, and promotions increase pay for several soldiers including Haddox Milley Allamong and others as they rest, clean, and hike.
The unit staged a mock summary court with Sergeants Goss Spillman Grim and Jones presiding as charges were read and a defendant vanished beneath a table. Privates Locke Lupton Pierce faced light discipline for indulgences and missteps during a lively drill. News suggests return home by election time.
A dated rapid-fire Q A about death tolls from disease and public health basics. It covers mortality estimates, causes like heart disease pneumonia and tuberculosis, economic impact, sanitation, sunlight, wages, and insect reproduction facts.
A belated greeting notes newcomers at Wayside Inn Middletown area with names including Miss Leavice Miss Evelyn Hecht Miss Miller and others from Baltimore Philadelphia Buffalo Roanoke Norfolk Wilmington and surrounding regions. The list names Mr and Mrs Hecht Mr and Mrs Gardner Mrs Gardner Miss Gardner and several other guests in attendance.
The teaching staff listed for Winchester public schools for the opening on Monday, September 4th includes John Kerr building with N. D. Cool as principal and H. S. Duffey as vice principal, high school with W. M. Samsell, and Miss Edna Barnhart and Miss Susan Setches for the school. Grammar and Primary Grades names R. L. Stickel as supervisor with Mary Gray, Bettie Green, Beulah Cline, Louise Zirkle, Mamie Schneider, Ella Gibson, Marguerite Daugherty, Elizabeth Russell and Dora Plank. Market Street Annex with Minnie Hall, Effie Argenbright, Bertha Robinson, Helen Zirkle and Florence Fielder. Colored Schools with Powell Gibson as principal and Lena Webb Barnet and Edna C. Davis as assistants.
Mrs Lulu Morgan and daughter Josephine visited Martinsburg on Monday. Mr Dernard Busey and wife visited her father James K Boyles. Glenda Hutton spent Sunday with Zeph Morgan. Hollie Dick and siblings visited grandparents John Webber. Josephine Hott and Edith Newcomb visited Gettysburg. Dr Morgan and son called on Zeph Morgan. Ethel Chaney returned home to Baltimore after two weeks with J A Chaney family. Star Want Ads. bring results.
War department directs General Funston to recall about 15 000 militiamen to mobilization camps from New York New Jersey Maryland Illinois California Oregon Washington and Louisiana totaling three regiments from New York two from New Jersey one from Maryland two from Illinois one from California one from Oregon one from Washington and one from Louisiana.
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