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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
6
A damaged letter from Mrs. C. A. Barnes of Charleston discusses Chamberlain's Tablets for biliousness and laxative use, but the text is garbled and incompletely readable leaving many words and names unclear.
Billy West stars in a two part comedy "The Millionaire" impersonating Charles Chaplin at the Empire tomorrow night. The program includes a Fox five part feature and tickets are 10 cents.
Motion picture critics present last night at The Empire hailed the Cohan and Harris stage hit as one of the best pictures shown there. The tense production is praised as a top entry and advised to be seen tonight at RAS at 9 o clock.
London report notes US embargo tightening on food shipments to neutrals and coal famine looming in many countries. It cites growing Scandinavian and Dutch shortages causing unrest, with fuel famine gripping Switzerland Italy Austria-Hungary and France amid a harsh winter.
The institution offers junior college and preparatory studies with piano voice violin languages science domestic science commercial art and physical culture. It lists a native Spanish teacher and an experienced science teacher. All departments open September 20. Contact Katharine R Glass, president.
At the Winchester Elks meeting last night speakers included Rk. Gray Williams Congressman T. W. Harrison Commonwealth Attorney T. Russell Cather Logan R. Fay and Exalted Ruler W. L. Fultz all Winchester lodge members. The discussion focused on food conservation and war related topics followed by a smoker.
The British government plans a 1918 harvest with 2,600,000 acres to be planted in corn next year and 2,000,000 fewer acres in grass says Sir Arthur Lee director general of food production.
The unarmed American schooner Ann I Trainer was sunk by a German submarine on September 16. Seven crew members were saved, according to consular dispatches reported to the State Department.
The Rev William D Smith of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church will preach at Burnt Church in the county Sunday afternoon at four o clock. Mrs G W Ferguson and daughter Hazel of Cumberland Maryland are visiting at the home of Mrs Le DD Friskai Cedar Grove.
The Board of County Supervisors sitting as a road court reviewed Harry Cadwallader of Vaucluse protest against a proposed road path through his land. Viewers appointed to lay out the road acted without sworn oath. Cadwallader’s attorney urged dismissal and a new panel. The board dismissed the viewers' report and considered reappointment of a new commission.
The American Red Cross with 3,000,000 members plans Christmas gifts for soldiers and sailors in America and France. Chapters near camps will host Christmas trees with carols and holiday movies while packages, including writing paper pipes tobacco and playing cards, are sent abroad. Comfort bags of khaki with wool socks and sewing items will be prepared, funded solely by Christmas cheer donations. General Pershing praised the gesture, saying it strengthens morale for those serving overseas.
An announcement notes the new cold storage will receive supplies in pre-cooled rooms on Saturday, Serena 22. It emphasizes fireproof construction and cites Pastis Byrd as president in a brief corporate notice.
The First Troop of Boy Scouts meets at North Main Street headquarters Friday at 7 30 pm to plan two months of winter work. Parade participation noted with Scout Wright leading a mounted march and flags from Pifer Anderson Lynch Green and others. Saturday paper collection and mail to front line troops encouraged. Scribe Richard H. Gray listed.
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