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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1917
Page
6
In the Empire musical comedy report, the piece is described as farcical and mirthful with no serious story. The curtain after the soldier parade signals a lively performance with musical numbers and comic routines intended to amuse audiences.
The article previews a comedic program with routines like Every Little Village Has a Broadway of Its Own and Oh You Kid with performers Barlow Waldo Whipple Grace ard Dorothy Gane Al Stokes. Curtain delays for a soldiers parade and advance tickets priced 15 to 35 cents, some 50 cents.
The Martinsburg city council approved granting Northern Virginia Power Company of Winchester a franchise to erect poles string wires and sell electricity in the city despite Potomac Light and Power Company opposition. An outage during the vote left the town in darkness for about ten minutes, an incident noted by Shepherdstown Register.
A pet dog named owned by John Boxwell reportedly fell sick last week after exposure to an unknown substance. Investigators described the case as a possible poisoning but offered no details about perpetrators or motive.
The prospectus lists piano voice violin languages domestic science commercial expression physical culture art and kindergarten as programs. A native Spanish teacher and experienced science educator are hired and all departments open September 20. Contact Katharine R. Glass at the address provided.
Russell Edwin Hook Trone Edgar Wade Rubush Trone Raymond Mattison Winchester Leslie M Brown Winchester form the 36 men named who will depart Thursday at 1 42 PM by special B and O Railroad train via Washington. They report Wednesday at 2 PM to the local board HQ and begin service with pay from that moment. A banquet and parade in their honor is planned for tomorrow afternoon with expected full attendance.
A Washington gathering of church and lay leaders formed a war commission on the church with a goal to raise 500000 for sending a bishop to Europe. Bishop Rogers Israel is in France awaiting possible extension, with Bishop McCormick as an alternate. George Craig Stewart elected secretary, Dean Bratenahl named Washington representative. headquarters in New York to place Episcopal chaplains with troops abroad and in camps.
One hundred fifty members of the Golden Rule Bible Class are urged to assemble at South Braddock Street tomorrow evening at 7 30 for a parade entry honoring the young men from their class entering military service. Committee signatory Gus West of Oklahoma, a former Shenandoah Valley Academy student, has departed for Washington to attend college.
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