Butchers Seek City Help Over Meat Peddler Licenses
Winchester merchants urged the Common Council to curb out of town meat and food peddlers from nearby states. They argued Virginia and local licenses add up, and trucks from Martinsburg Hagerstown and other towns compete with local bakers and grocers. The council referred the matter to the city solicitor for ruling on possible higher licensing. The meeting also heard a plea from Charley Rouss Fire Company for more fire hose after a barrel factory blaze increased losses.
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Winchester
Common Council
P. Reardon
Oodstock
Marry
W. Va
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Revenue
J. L. ‘Maphis
State of
Virginia
Maphis
Philip Willams
Messrs
Hunter B. Grimm
W. A. Sale
Chas. P. McVicar
Chas
R. Anderson
John W. Rosenberger
J. H. Henry
B. M. Knight
W. Nelson Page
Grimm
Glass
William C. Haines
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Council
Barrel Factory
Winchester Cooperage Company
Frederick county Game Laws Relaxed For Open Season Changes
The Frederick county board approves liberalized game rules. Open seasons extend from November 1 to December 31 for nails pheasants and turkeys, with higher bag limits. Squirrels may be hunted year round July 1 to December 31 without a limit, and deer seasons allow one deer per year. Violations will face stricter penalties due to improved enforcement.
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Frederick County
Board of Capern
Pingley
Service Truck For Sale By H W Ebert
3 1 2 ton service truck for sale in Winchester. Windshield and body in good condition. Cost new 4600, asking 2500. Buick and Cadillac Automobile and Service Truck Agent H W Ebert promotes a bargain for a quality service truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Ebert
Buick and
Cadillac
Winchester
Great Peerless Orchestra Concert in Martinsburg Park
The great Peerless Orchestra performs tonight at Rosemont Park Martinsburg West Virginia with six fine singers and unexcelled music.
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Peerless
Rosemont Park
Martinsburg
W. Va
Mrs. C. L. Robinson Returns Home After Auto Crash
Mrs. C. L. Robinson, wife of Winchester businessman and apple grower C. L. Robinson, was injured when struck by a car near Uniontown Pennsylvania two weeks ago. She suffered a broken arm and other minor injuries and returned to Winchester last Monday night under care, with her son Fred reporting slow but improving condition and possible further treatment locally. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and their son and daughter-in-law were traveling when a road puncture occurred. while repairing, Mrs. Robinson walked along the road and was struck by another vehicle that could not stop in time, sending her to Uniontown Hospital before her return home.
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C. L. Robinson
C. By Robinson
Winchester
Uniontown
Griffith Picture Tomorrow At The Empire
Ad notes W G Griffith shows Tomorrow night at the Empire with The Idol Dancer. Two weeks earlier Dream Street shown. next week Way Down East billed as his greatest achievement.
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AD. W. Griffith
Griffith
Willy Knight Announces New Prices
Willy Knight reveals updated price list on page 2. The article notes revised rates for several models and mentions potential timing for the change.
South End Hose Company Seeks More Hose and Hall Upgrades
A South End Hose Company meeting on Monmouth Street discussed hose shortages with only about 200 feet available and plans to ask the Council for more. Truck fund donations total $46.25 as fund drive continues, with improvements to the hall and doorway underway and twenty five new members joined recently. Miss Gertrude Higgins praised for tending to exhausted firefighters at the Winchester Cooperage blaze, and tributes given to Slonaker and Sons and Winchester Cooperage Company for $25 contributions each.
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South End Hose’ Company
Monmouth Street
South End Hose Company
Gertrude Higgins
Red Cross
Winchester Cooperage Company
Higgins
A. C. Slonaker and Sons
No Action In Henry Case Yet
Authorities have taken no steps toward arrest regarding Walter Henry injuries after a Monday night incident at the Henry home two miles south of Winchester. Mollie Henry denied drinking and any shooting, while Dr. C R Anderson found a steel wire fragment in Henry’s eye, later attributed to window screen or a fly swatter contact.
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Walter Henry
Henry
C. R. Anderson
Mollie Henry
Winchester
Anderson
Winchester Cooperage Co. Stock Unaffected by Thursday Fire
The Kern and Campbell warehouse and cooper shop report no damage from Thursday afternoon's fire. The company maintains ready inventory of barrels and barrel material and can fill all orders promptly. An office has opened in the Kern and Campbell building to handle orders of any size.
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Kern & Campbell
Winchester Cooperage Co
Armed Miners Massed Near Karderridge Illinois
Five hundred armed miners encamped at Big Creek headquarters near Karderridge twelve miles north of Elizabethtown with expected reinforcements. Officials warn of a planned march on the Flour Star mine at Rosiclare to collect weekly rations issued by the strike committee, possibly tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Elizabethtown
New Home for Baptist School in Louisville Crescent Hill Plan
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary will build a new permanent campus on a 34 acre wooded site in Crescent Hill Louisville adjoining Cherokee Park. The projected plant value reaches about 2 million dollars with a 1 million from the 75 Million Campaign for building, plus 1.9 million for equipment. construction may begin within a year.
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Crescent Hill
Lapisville
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Cherokee Park
Louisville
Board of Trustees
Broadway
Dead of ZR-2 on Way Home
The American dead from the ZR-2 will reach New York on September 16 or 17 aboard the British cruiser Dauntless, which departed Plymouth. Memorial services will be held at the dock, and the Dauntless will be escorted up the harbor by airplanes and destroyers.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York
Dauntless
Plymouth
Weeks
One Aviator May Be Saved in West Virginia Crash
Charleston dispatch reports hope persisted for Corporal Alexander Hazleton sole survivor of five army aviators after a crash in Nichols county last Saturday rescue teams searched the crash site hoping Hazleton could be saved and return home alive.
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Charleston
W. Va
Alexander Hazleton
Nichols County
Most of liquor in three states due to prohibition enforcement
Washington reports half the liquor seized for prohibition violations is in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Dorsey R. Potter, on a monitoring trip, visited Winchester and noted personal ties with May Wheat and Leo Wheat family connections. Local notes mention E Potter, E Carpenter, and Mrs. Clary Robinson with various social items. Lost Firestone tire ad and rental notice follow.
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Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Internal Revenue
Blair
Dorsey R. Potter
Clarksburg
W. Va
Winchester
E.potter
May Wheat
Leo Wheat
Wheat
Clarke County
Burglary Attempt at Fairmont Avenue Home Ended by Awake Owner
At 2 AM a burglar tried to force entry at Ro land Bryarly's home on Fairmont avenue. Bryarly awakened, flashed light, and the intruder fled after dropping a pocket lamp and rattling keys. No clue to the burglar's identity. Police report several similar break-in complaints downtown.
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Roland Bryarly
Fairmont Avenue
Bryarly
Massey
Auto races at the Winchester Fair seek more entries
Entries for Winchester Fair automobile races are arriving, but organizers want faster submissions. Judges Colonel Bryan Conrad and Captain George Roszel will select winners, with entries sent to either judge or to Thomas F. Burley, the fair secretary and manager.
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Winchester Fair
Bryan Conrad
George Roszel
Thomas F. Burley
Packing Supplies at Reduced Prices for Orchard Needs
Offer lists packing goods including White Pine Apple Boxes, Lining Paper, Duplex-Finish Apple Wraps, Cement Coated Box Nails, Baskets, Hatchets, Picking Sacks, Oak-Stave Baskets, Barrel Presses, Stencils, Stamps, and Ink. Winchester Orchard Supply Co advertises at 301 N Market St with phone 313.
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Northwestern
Clark
Winchester Orchard Sup. CO
N. Market St
Friendship Picnic Committee Meets Tonight at 8
The Friendship Fire Company picnic committee will convene at 8 oclock to hear final reports from all sub committees. Captain Fred W. Forney will preside.
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Friendship Fire Company
Fred. W. Forney
Preaching at Stine's Chapel by Rev Wilton Tinsman
Advertisement notes a Sunday night sermon at Stine's Chapel by the Rev. Wilton Tinsman. It also mentions a lost item named Firestone fire 20x1-2 between Winchester and Knoxville with a reward at the Star office. A help wanted notice seeks a young man clerk for a clothing and fur goods store with experience and references, apply at the Star.
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Stine’s Chapel
Wilton Tinsman
Winchester
Knoxville
Firestone Fire
Jim
Care Star
Beating Son Fined in Police Court Over Stable Dispute
Morgan Anderson beat his 70 plus year old father Daniel S. Anderson in the stable behind the Anderson home on Main Street. Chief Doran arrested the son, J. W. Hillyard intervened, and Magistrate Worsley fined the son $10 plus costs and paid jail sentence which was remitted to care for the herd of cows.
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Morgan Anderson
Doran
Daniel 8. Anderson
Anderson Hone
Daniel S .Anderson
J. W. Hillyard
City Hall
Anderson
Double Header At Local Ball Ground Draws Big Crowd
A thundering crowd gathered as a double header featured a pick from Blue Ridge League players against Winchester American Legion. Rain halted play after two scoreless innings yesterday, delaying the event but heightening interest in the afternoon rematch.
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American Legion
Winchester
Bulk Apples Wanted At Sam Haines Warehouse
Bulk apples wanted for cash payment delivered to Sam Haines warehouse at V Depot. Golten & Company, representatives, inviting bulk or barrel apple shipments for purchase.
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Sam Haines’ Warehouse
V. Depot
Golten & Company
Iptt
Ashby
Sprint
Two Chicago men plead guilty to drinking in Zion
Louis F. Swift Jr. and Dr. George V. Mevious, both of Chicago, pleaded guilty to taking a drink of alcohol in Zion on Saturday. Judge Persons of Lake County court fined each man $200. Also notes a for sale listing for a house and lot near the B and O station.
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Associated Press
Waukegan, II
Louis F. Swift, Jr
Chicago
Packer
George V. Mevious
Zion
Judge Persons
Lake County
Therm
Rugged Hero Made A Kick On Memorial
A coast defense gun from 1875 placed near Daniel Morgan’s grave in Mbint bron Cemetery has drawn criticism for its size and appearance. A 1921 letter from Virginia veterans’ officials to the president contends a large force installed the ordnance near the site, sparking debate and calls for reconsideration.
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Mbintbron
Daniel Morgan
Daniel
Eral
Virginia
Chamber of
Cueseerer Winchester
Servis
On with the Dance at Empire This Week
Remarkable pictures draw crowds at the Empire theater with two feature presentations this week. Tonight's program highlights a big Artcraft feature titled On with the Dance, promising modern dancers and dances. Be there tonight and tomorrow for the action and storytelling on screen.
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the Empire
Handley Schools Set to Open 1921 22 Sept
The Handley Schools announce the 1921 22 session starts September with parents urged to show vaccination certificates and students to have freedom from contagious diseases. New pupils may register at the Kerr building in the mornings from September 6 to 9 inclusive. No county registrations before September 19.
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Handley Schools
Mt Johi Kerr
Women Sought for Fruit Plant Work at Winchester
Women and girls to work in an ant plant. Apply to National Fruit Co. at Fairmount Ave Winchester. Work begins Friday Sept 35 7 to 1 and 4 to t.
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National Fruit Co
Fairmount Ave
Winchester
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RE. Byrd, JR
Auditorium
Betty Compson
Mrs. Robinson
Willys Knight
South End
Illinois
Baptist School
The
E. E. Carpenter
Lacy Springs
Clary Robinson
Missouri
James L. Robinson
Firestone
Main St
Mr. Bryarly
Star Office
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