Labor and Legion Unite on Immigration and Child Welfare
A National Labor Federation leader lauds The American Legion and AFL in a convention speech. He commends joint legislative aims to eradicate illiteracy, end child labor in factories and mines, and push practical immigration reform for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Tennia Jonal
Tota
Legion
American Federation of Labor
American Federation
American Legion
Federation
Sof
America
Wea
Fédération of Labor
Toto
Natron
Cake Sale and Benefit at Braddock Street M. E. Church
A community sale advertises cake, candy, and other goods at the Bell building corner Main and Water Streets with a benefit medical bill for a player. also noting a timber sale at Winchester ball park and a half day ironing job vacancy at 142 S. Washington St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Building
Cor
Main and Water Sts
Braddock Street
M. E
Timberriage
Welaaams Winchester Ball Park
S. Washington St
Charge French Cabinet With Abetting Bolshevism
Paris faces a parliamentary clash over free speech as opponents of M Herriot's government seek to punish official leniency toward extremist rhetoric. They demand explanations for 15 special trains loaned to Communists meeting in Garches where civil war was preached by several speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Herriot
Bonnefous
Seine Et Oise
Garches
Reichstag
Fire destroys New York police camp building
The administration building at the New York police recreational camp in Tanner ville Greene County was destroyed by fire early today. Forty guests including 20 women and 10 children were asleep on the upper floors of the three story building and were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
New York Police
Tannerville
Greene County
N. Y
Car Crash on Valley Pike Ends with Fence Damage
A Dodge touring car skidded in drizzle two miles south of town and backed into a fence, splintering panels but injuring none of the occupants. The rear wheel collapsed under strain. the car was towed to town for repairs near an apple orchard en route to Stephens City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Pike
Stephens City
Colonial Vaudeville at the Colonial Theater
For three days the Colonial vaudeville promises top entertainment with The Masked Marvel a former Fox star, the duo Flaherty and Stoning, and Cook and Shaw Sisters with saxophone a talker. A six reel feature The Society Knock-out, a Felix Cartoon Comedy, and the Colonial News complete a refined bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Masked Marvel
Fox Movie
Fox Pictures
Flaherty and
Stoning
Cook & Shaw
Winchester
Jack Dempuséy
Felix
Colonial News
Home Grocery seeks fresh eggs at 36c a dozen
The Home Grocery offers 36 cents per dozen for guaranteed fresh eggs at its Winchester and Strasburg stores. Readership is invited to deliver eggs to supply these locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester and Strasburg
West Water St
Handley High School Class of 1924 Heads to College Work
A. M. Jarman, Handley High School principal, reports eight 1923 graduates prepare for professional study this fall. Five will enter higher education or nursing fields with William Henry Gold Paul Hook James Stine Wilbur Riley heading to colleges Johns Hopkins Hospital and other institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Jarmab
Handley High School
Winchester High School
William Henry Gold
Paul Hook
James Stine
Wilbur Riley
Grace Anderson
Jothy Clarks
Mildred Rich
Haurpase
Ssanewe Va
Elon College
North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
J. W. Riley
South In. Street
Lynchburg College
Madeline Rosenberger
Winchester
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dorothy Clarke
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mildred Richard
J. A. Richard
Peyton Street
Goucher College
Baltimore
America Stirred Hugh Audience at Empire Showing
An Observer review hails D. W. Griffiths America as thrilling history and a pure love story. The piece notes wide public endorsement by schools, veterans, civic groups, clergy, and critics. It urges families and companions to attend tonight and tomorrow for the acclaimed film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Griffith
America
United States
American Legion
The
Empire
D.W. Griffith
Music Class Opening At Cooper Apton Studio
Mrs. Harry H. Cookus and Mrs. Virginia Greene reopen their studio in Cooper Apton on Sept 20 offering night sessions. Early engagements encouraged. contact via phone 540-J or 940-W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Cookus
Virginia Greene
Cooper Apton
Altenburg Case May Be Dropped In Virginia Hearings
Dr M C Altenburg a Ku Klux Klan organizer faced warrants from Sheriff Pannett and Magistrate Worsley over remarks in Middletown and Stephens City deemed to cast doubt on officials' integrity. Hearing delayed to Saturday. authorities split on whether to proceed as Altenburg's letter claims statements were hearsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. €. Altenburg
Washington
Kux Kklan
Luther Pannett
Frederick County
Robert Worsley
Winchester
Middletown
Stephens City
Dr. Altenburg
T. Russell Cather
Cather
Pannett
Wors
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
Altenburg
Pannell
Attenbure
Worsley
A. J. Tavenner
Justice Tavenner
Ku Klux Klan
M. C. Altenburg
High Officials Inspect Virginia Highways Near Winchester
A Virginia Highway Commission chairman Brenry G. Shirley along with commissioner Wade H. Massie Representative R. Waltom Moore and U S Bureau of Public Roads Captain P St Julian Wilson conducted an inspection of state highways near Winchester. The group planned to extend the tour through Massie’s district after visiting Winchester and met with local friends during their stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Brenry G. Shirley
Virginia Highway Commission
Wade H. Massie
R. Waltom Moore
Eighth
Virginia District
Capt. P. St. Julian Wilson
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
Mr. Massie
Wanted Apples and Pears At Millwood Road Crossing
Classified notice seeks apples and pears for a warehouse at Millwood road crossing. Contact 93-W. Listing by SHRYOCK. Dated September 12, 161.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood — Road Crossing
Shryock
Death by own action pact linked to teen girl and fired helper
Police found fragments of a letter linking 15 year old Elizabeth Johann and Harvey Lethaver, a discharged farm hand, to a death pact. The note urged joining in death and referenced a meeting time, place, and returning a key. A cellar search uncovered a theater program, railroad timetable, and a cartridge box with 22 caliber shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N.Y
Elizabeth Johan
Carnegie Lake
Harvey Lethaver
Darling
Pennsylvania Railroad
Valley busmen contend Shenandoah monopoly in Virginia
Victors here report four valley motor line cases before the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in Staunton. Sheets Taxicab Company Carroll et al and Holmes Gruber seek bus operation on the Staunton to Winchester Valley pike. Towns bus line critics allege monopolistic rights and license limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Supreme Court of Appeals of ‘Virginia
Staunton
Four Valley Motor Line
State Corporation Commission
Harrisonburg
Sheets
Brent Bowman
W. 8. Carroll, Et al
Holmes G. Gruber
Valley Pike
Winchester
Man
Carroll
Supreme Court
Gruber
Towns
Carroll Et al
Bowman
Rule of Reason
Fort Loudoun Seminary Third Grade Classes Led by Miss Affleck
Primary classes beginning with the third grade will be under Miss Adele Affleck. School opens Sept. 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele Affleck
Eversharp Pencils 50c and Fountain Pens Sale
Advertisement notes Eversharp pencils at 50 cents, one large and one small tablet plus a pencil for five cents, with a location near Handley School. Also mentions a modern seven room furnished house for rent and Fountain Pens priced at one dollar each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
People’s Drug Co
Handley School
Baker & Shayock
William L. Douglas, Noted Shoe Man, Dies in Boston
William Lewis Douglas, renowned shoe magnate and former Massachusetts governor, died in a Boston hospital at age 79 after a month of serious illness and three operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. L. Douglas
Associated Press
Boston
Mass
William Lewis Douglas
Massachusetts
Higgs of Charles Town Dies in Mayo Hospital
Wilson A. Higgs 63 president of the Jefferson Cooperative Company and noted fruit grower from Charles Town died at Mayo Brothers Sanatorium Rochester Minnesota after seeking treatment. A native of Rockingham Virginia he moved to Staunton and later to the Valley of Virginia where he led multiple enterprises. He was twice married leaving a second wife, and a large blended family of six sons and five daughters plus two daughters from a first marriage. Higgs also owned a major cooperage shop near Winchester later lost to fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
Wilson A. Higgs
Jefferson Cooperate Company
Valley
Virginia
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minn
Higgs
Rockingham County
Staunton
Jefferson Bank and Trust Company
Ths
Bandit Ends Self After Police Surround Mount Vernon
NEW ROCHELLE N Y Sept 17 A bandit who killed himself at Mount Vernon after police surrounded him following daring hold ups in Westchester county last night was identified as Paul R McBride of Cambridge Md Police said he was a former soldier discharged at Fort Slocum on Sept 5 Three other gang members escaped and a general alarm was sent out They were also described as former soldiers by police
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Rochelle
N. Y
Mount Vernon
Westchester County
Paul R. McBride
Cambridge
Fort Slocum
McBride
Examinations for Postmaster At Winchester Noted
The postal department announced competitive examinations for the Winchester postmaster position with a salary of 3200 dollars. Applications close in October and the process follows civil service rules with eligibility based on prior service and earned ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welcoting
Winchester
Hunter N. Kern
Washington
John
Congression
World Flyers Cross Iowa and Nebraska Routes
Aircraft paths report shows flyers passing Anita Iowa and Omaha Nebraska with earlier crossings at Council Bluffs and Davenport Iowa. The group, including Messrs Carlton Waltens Gilbert and La Garde of Martinsburg, moved toward Lee University after surveying multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Carlton -Waltens
Gilbert and la Garde
Martinsburg
and Lee University
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Speaker
Bunker Hill
C. Hoffman
Moling & Seal
RINEX
the People's Drug Co
Count Zeppelin
Erich von Zeppelin
FBI
Hugh
Goss
Taverner
Dead Girl
Valley Busmen
Gontend Towns
Grover, Bowman
Supreme Court of Appeals
C. M. Chichester
Chichester
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Eversharp
People's Drug Co
Fountain
Skinner
Robert P. Skinner
London
A. M. Thackars
Gensel Goenérale
Berlin
Wilson Higgs
Mayo’s Hospital
Bandit
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