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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1920

Page

8

Broadway Rastus heads Empire tonight in musical comedy

The Empire hosts Broadway Rastus a musical comedy with Irvin C. Miller and a notable cast. Tang New York and Cumberland Md runs two nights with elaborate sets and dances. Tickets 55c gallery 1.10 balcony and lower floor 1.10, a few seats at 50c and 75c. Curtain 8:30.

the Empire Raine Tang New York Putledbiphina Cumberland Ome Anthony Ida Brown Ana Ykins Patti George Whitehead Johnstone

Stock market led by rails and miners rises broad

After an initial reaction the market shifted to broad buying in rails led by Delaware Lackawanna and Western which gained 10 points. Other coalers and trans continental lines rose 1 to 2 points as oils motors and shippings gained 1 to 3 points while steels and equipment remained quiet but firm.

Associated Press New York Delaware Lackawanna and Western Trans-Continental Grangers

Fuel Litter On Sidewalks Sparks City Debate

As autumn nears and coal and wood stocks rise, residents pile fuel on sidewalks overnight provoking police complaints. City ordinances ban sidewalk obstructions with penalties, while residents argue limited fuel supply requires deliveries. Police counter that residents should haul fuel themselves to avoid fines.

Hogue Creek Local Notes Show Social Visits and Picnic Plans

Hogue Creek Va September 14. Local notes recount visits among Larrick Carper White Lineberg Orndoff and others. St Johns Rocannon picnic and Mt Olive Sunday school festival planned September 18 with an adjoining grove festival at night. Readers invited to attend.

Hogue Creek S. T. Larrick Harry Carper Middletown Robinson Charles White A. L. Nail St-Johns Rocannon Lee Orndoff Ray Good Berryville Lucien Gladys Rogers Hazel Nannie Orndoff Orndoff E. Smithey M. C. Brown Ridgeway Mt. Olive William Cooper Alice Cooper Marion Lineberg

Miss Frances Gold Enrolls at Washington Seminary

Miss Frances Gold daughter of Mr and Mrs Phil H Gold leaves Winchester for Washington Pa to enroll as a student at Washington Seminary a leading girls institution in the region She is a Winchester High School senior from last year and travels with her mother.

Frances Gold Phil H. Gold Washington, Pa Washington Seminary Miss Gold Winchester High School Washington

Misses Rush and Crisman Attend Virginia Normal School

Misses Bess Rush and Nancy Crisman left this morning to attend the 1920 421 session of the States Normal School at Parryne, Va.

Bess Rush Nancy Crisman States Normal School Parmyne

State Game Dept Reports Abundant Wildlife Across Regions

The State Department of Game and Islahd Fish erties reports plentiful game statewide. Quail surge in eastern counties east of the Blue Ridge, turkeys and rabbits plentiful, squirrels numerous, and deer show mixed results. Daily bag limits are two wild turkeys and fifteen quail with a $20 penalty for each extra bird.

State Department of Game Islahd Blue Ridge

Berkheimer Heads for Denver for Health Rest Orof

Mr and Mrs W O Berkheimer depart by car for Denver to aid his health. The trip aims to last about a month and the car is equipped for camping with comforts for the journey. Berkheimer has long been with the Northern Virginia Power Company and is well regarded.

W. O. Berkheimer Denver Colo Berkheimer Northern Virginia Power Company

Court May Call 100 Coal Firms in West Virginia

Feronsburg West Virginia September term of Federal court opens September 21 in the northern district of West Virginia. District Attorney Stuart W Walker says he has sufficient evidence to indict at least 100 coal operators dealers and firms. With many hotel reservations locals are urged to offer homes to jurors litigants and witnesses for the term.

Feronsburg W. Va West Virginia Stuart W. Walker Syabanonths

Prizes John Brown s Gun Story In Harpers Ferry Link

O T Reilly a Sharpsburg resident owns a large double barreled shotgun tied to John Brown the 1859 Harpers Ferry insurrectionist. The gun was passed from John and Frank Benner s father to Frank Charles and Burnside Benner and made by William Reade Gun Works Boston Mass.

O. T. Reilly Sharpsburg John Brown Governent Harpers Ferry John Frank Benner Frank Charles Burnside Benner William Reade Boston Mass

Regular meeting of W. T. to be held September 16

The regular meeting of W. T. will be held on the afternoon of September 16 at 3 p m.

Wae

Last Rites For Mrs. John Lewis in Berryville

Mrs Maria Freeland Lewis widow of Col J R C Lewis died in New York at Riverside Drive. She formerly lived at Buena Vista near Berryville and leaves daughter Mrs St Julien R Marshall of New York son L F Lewis of Tennessee sister Mrs Nannie Fox of Baltimore. Burial was in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond.

Berryville Maria Freeland Lewis New York Lewis J. R.C. Lewis Buena Vista Maria Freeland Richmond New Orléans St. Julien ‘R. Marshall L. F. Lewis Tennessee Nannie Fox Baltimore

Cumberlanders Wed Here

A marriage license was issued yesterday at the clerk of the Corporation Court to Frederick F. Bickford formerly of Cumberland Md now of Excelsior Minn and Miss Lillie Rawlings daughter of Jans Rawlings of Cumberland The bridegroom is connected with the United States mail service.

Jewish New Year Observed as Rosh Hashanah Holiday

Local Jewish communities observe Rosh Hashanah the Jewish New Year. Orthodox observances mark the full holiday period until sundown today. The new year begins as 5681 in the Hebrew calendar.

Maj Cochran Transferred to Camp Gordon Engineer Unit

Major Weedon Cochran of the Corps of Engineers has been transferred to Camp Gordon Georgia as acting division engineer of the Fifth division. His wife remains on their farm near Grimes until his return. Mrs. Martin Mac Hale of Easton Maryland visits Cremers on South Kent street. she was formerly Miss Margaretta Kremer of the city.

Cochran Weedon Cochran Corps of Er Camp Gordon Martin Mac Hale Easton, Mad C. P. Kremer South Kent Street Mac Hale Margaretta Kremer

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Cluett, Peabody & Co S. H. Hable The Shenandoah Valley National Bank Winchester America H. R. Bryarly & Brother Rouss Avenue the Commercial & Savings Bank the Union Bank of Winchester Broadway Rastus RAILS Frank Cooper Laura V. Orndoff Gore Famous Seminary Empire Boy Scouts W. Cc. T. E. Meeting Empire Tonight Perople Mrs John Lewis Woodward's Jones’ Creamery W. Miller Fletcher Pric Ernest “Brothers Mr. O. C. Cooper Hable’s Farmers & Merchants Nat.Bank Headquarters For Apple Crop Information Gray & Sheetz Bruce Capper Garber Garber Manufacturing CO South Braddock St
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