Italian bootblack acquitted in street collision case
BE Marchi an Italian bootblack was acquitted in police court after being charged with speeding. He collided with the Seabright wagon on North Main street, injuring Seabright's nephew and damaging Dr Myers’ stationary car. Witnesses said he did not speed but misjudged clearance, making the crash inevitable.
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BE. Marchi
Harry Seabright
North Main Street
Seabright
W. D. Myers
Marchi
Local Draft Exemption Board Moves to City Hall Winchester
The local draft exemption board will relocate from the county clerk's second story to the northwestern corner of Winchester City Hall. The move, approved by Mayor J F Ward, aims to ease access and will use City Hall light and heat.
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Draft Exemption Board
City Hall of
Winchester
Corporation Court
J. F. Ward
City of
Miss Woods and Mr Keller Wed in Hagerstown
Miss Clara Woods of 36 East Washington street Hagerstown Md and Walter W Keller of Lebanon Church Shenandoah county Va were married at the bride’s home by Rev S G Zeigler. The couple left for Washington where the groom works in the United States Army commissary department. The bride, a noted educator, previously taught at White Oak Md and spent three years with the Quincy Orphanage in Quincy Pa.
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Hagerstown
iMiss Clara Woods
Washington Street
Winchester
Walter W. Keller
Lebanon Church
Shenandoah County
S. G. Zeigler
St. Paul’s United Brethren Church
Gainesboro News Dinner Honors Camp Humphreys Visitor
Gainesboro Va Sept 5 Mr Ur sel DeHaven of Camp Humphreys Va visited his parents Mr and Mrs F G DeHaven Sunday a dinner was given in his honor Those present included Orlin DeHaven and wife Stephens City Wilmer DeHaven and wife Gainesboro Mr Walter Dunlap Siler Mr Walter Dailey Cross Junction Va Mr Berlin DeHaven Light Va Mrs Lee Clark and a daughter Mr James Roberts Mrs Edward Luttrell and three daughters and Mr Arthur DeHaven Siler Mr Harry Taylor Light and Mr Raymond Parkins Siler Lesrist Strosnider Camp Humphreys visited friends Sunday and Monday
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Gainesboro
Ursel DeHaven
Camp Humphreys
F. G. DeHaven
Orlin DeHaven
Stephens City
Wilmer DeHaven
Walter Dunlap
Siler
Walter Dailey
Cross Junction
Berlin DeHaven
Light
Dallas Welcomes New Police Chief Amid Ruth Alexander Rescue
Dallas dispatch reports August 27 arrival of a new police chief, but the scene centers on Ruth Katherine Alexander, two and a half, found in Palace Drug Store. Officers Isbe and Allen brought her to the station where Desk Officer Wittrup, Cap Anderson, and Detective Strait aided until her mother from Virginia reclaimed the child at headquarters.
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Dallas
Texas
Dallas Dispatch
W. R. Alexander
Winchester
Ballas
John W. Ryan
Ruth Katherine Alexander
Palace
Isbe and Allen
Mary — Pickford
Theda Bara
Constantine Talmadge
Wittrup
Cap Anderson
Elmo Strait
Ruth
Virginia
State Hotel
Quick Change From Here To France
Mr and Mrs J M Oates of this city report their son Private Retmous Oates has landed safely in France He left Winchester seven weeks after entering the selective draft and he has completed training in camp He serves in the cavalry.
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J. M.oates
Retmous Oates
France
Winchester
Hans Hearing In Trench Described From Front Lines
Mrs. Anna B. Marple of the Hable apartments reports a letter from her son Charles Ancil Marple now in France. He describes being on the front firing line three times and hearing Germans talking in their trenches a short distance away. Private Marple trained at Camp Lee Virginia.
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Anna B. Marple
Hable Apartments
Charles Ancil Marple
France
Publicly Drunk Fined In Shenandoah County Court
Thomas Herbaugh aged 20 from Zepp Shenandoah county Va spent a night in a cell on a drunk charge. Officer Dove arrested him and he paid 3.50 in police court. Held briefly at headquarters due to age. Shenliff Pannett local exemption board chair examined him and found he had not quite attained 21.
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Thomas Herbaugh
Zepp
Shenandoah County
Dove
Herbaugh
Shenliff Pannett
Antiques on sale at Melting Pot Red Cross sale
The Melting Pot offers antiques including brass and copper items, a clock, a solid silver tatting shuttle, a parasol, several pictures, a lantern, and more. Prices are described as reasonable. patrons are invited to visit the Red Cross.
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Melting Pot
The
Red Cross
Rooms on West Water Street Showings This Week
Property listings note rooms on West Water Street available for viewing either Friday or Saturday this week. Contact for access and details.
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West Water Street
Planted The Trees Of Old Winchester
Cornelius M. Kiger who died recently planted most of Winchester's older shade trees around the courthouse and city hall. A former landscape gardener with Thomas Steele, his prewar plan created the city's arboreal charm. Maples, slow growing, endured for decades and remain a civic asset despite losses.
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Cornelius M. Kiger
Winchester
Court House
City Hall
Kiger
Thomas Steele
Steele
Winesaps Bring Higher Prices in Virginia Orchards
Winesaps bring firmer prices in central Virginia with averages about $2 per barrel above last year. A Bedford county grower sold around 2,000 barrels at $5.50, and Amherst county’s B. Crockett moved a similar amount at $6.25 per barrel. He also sold Black Twigs at $6 and Kilamonds at $5.50.
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Lynchburg
Bedford County
B. Crockett
Amherst County
Man finds relief from seasickness with Dreco
Dc B Perdue of Roanoke, with stomach trouble and nervous symptoms, reports seasickness from movies. After trying Dreco, he improves, loses stomach pains, and gains appetite. The article extols Dreco as a herbal remedy for stomach and nervous disorders and cites endorsements and local distribution.
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B. Perdue
Virginia Bridge Works
Roanoke
Perduek
Creco
Dreco
Mr. Perdue
Winchester
Millers Drug Store
Mrs Hahn Family Guests at Edinburg Virginia Visit
Mrs Taylor F Hahn travels with daughters Elizabeth Margaret and Helen Hahn and sister Zelma Carper to Edinburg Virginia to stay with Mr and Mrs Milton L Hite during the visit.
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Taylor F. Hahn
Elizabeth
Margaret
Helen Hahn
Zelma Carper
Edinburg Va
Milton
L. Hite
Winchester Virginia court orders sale of land in 1918
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on July 23 1918 Sarah Theresa Hinton plaintiff sues Thomas Walter Thompson Dimner B Thompson and Catherine Thompson to obtain a decree to sell the lot on Valley avenue between Main street and the Valley Turnpike adjoining D H Mellinger's land and later to divide sale proceeds among entitled parties The court orders the defendant not resident in Virginia to appear within fifteen days after publication and directs publication in The Evening Winchester for four weeks and posting at the courthouse door by August 6 1918 The Clerk J B Beverley.
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Thomas Walter Thompson
Dimner B. Thompson
Catherine Thompson
Valley Avenue
Main Street
Valley Turnpike
D. H. Mellinger
Olivier BH. Thompson
Sarah T. Thompson
William L. Thompson
Corporation Court of
Winchester
Virginia
J.B, Beverley
M. M. Lynch
P. A
America's Great Push to Berlin Reports from the Front
A Washington Sunday Star special reports American soldiers marching toward Berlin driving back the Hun. The feature, Turmoil and Victory in America's Great Push, tells a dramatic narrative of fire, dragon tanks, and Yankee dauntless valor on the war’s major frontline.
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Berlin
America
Washington Sunday Star
Property Auctions in Winchester Virginia 1918
Trustee sale fronts the Frederick County courthouse on September 7 1918 at 11 a.m. offering 95 acre tract near Winchester with a dwelling and apple orchard. Terms: one third cash day of sale and two equal annual payments with interest secured by deed of trust and insurance. Another sale advertised for September 3 1918 details a Highland avenue lot in Winchester fronting 50 feet and extending 190 feet with defered payments secured by bonds and deed of trust.
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Carson Havermale
Birthay Havermale
Warren Rice
Frederick County
Virginia
Court House
Winchester
Jerry Clark
Alexander DeHaven
Israel Shade
Latt Peacemaker
Warren Rich
Highland Avenue
C. E
Chrismore
Diarrhoea Remedy Advised for Young Children
The notice promotes Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for children one year old or older. It advises keeping it at hand and giving a dose at the first sign of abnormal looseness of the bowels, followed by castor oil.
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Chamberlain
Gale
Desiersr
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Willys
Ile of Accomt
Service
Winchester,’ Va
Miss Woods
Mr. Keller
Hans
Tance
Marple
Camp Lee
Coats
H. K. Green & Bro
Corporation Court of the City of
Sarah Theresa Hinton
Ira K. Gruver
Reliance
Welltown
al Frick
City
Moling & Seal
Clarke County
Eeos
Chas, A. Ford
Front Royal
Miami
Horne
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