Blue Mountain House Destroyed by Fire at Pen Mar Park
A blaze gutted the Blue Mountain House on Pen Mar Park top, destroying the historic summer hotel and its contents. Two Norfolk men, B. F. Metzgar and Malcolm Frank, were badly burned escaping from the top floor fire escape in pajamas. About 200 guests and 50 staff fled as fire spread, with the Western Maryland Railroad rushing relief supplies to the scene. The building opened in 1883, owned by Blue Mountain House Company, with $50,200 insurance on the structure and $150,000 total loss including furnishings. it remains unclear if it will be rebuilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Hagerstown
Blue Mountain House
Pen- Mar Park
Maryland
Yees
Pen Mar
B. F. Metzgar
Blue Mountain House Company
H. A. McComas
Henry H. Keedy, Sr
J. Clarence ‘Lane
Charles 8. Lane
John M. Lane
M. M. Harding
City Council Meets Tonight in August Session
The regular August city council meeting will be held in the council chamber at city hall starting at 8 o clock. It is expected to be a routine session with little new business anticipated.
Dupont Powder Mills Blown Up Near Wilmington
Two rolling mills of the Dupont Powder Company exploded early today near Wilmington Delaware shaking the surrounding countryside for miles. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Dupont Powder Company
Metho dist session opens with strong sermon in Winchester
The forty eighth session of the Winchester district conference of the Baltimore annual conference Methodist Episcopal Church South opened last evening at Braddock Street Church Winchester. Rev Ri L Butsler of New Market Va delivered a powerful sermon and ministers and lay delegates from nearby counties attended. The first business session was led by presiding elder Rev T J Lambert at 9 this morning in the Sunday school house with Rev J H Haley of Strasburg asked to call the roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Braddock Street
Ri. L. Butsler
New Market
T. J. Lambert
J. H. Haley
Strasburg
Light turnout marks Democratic primary in Winchester area
An unusually light primary vote is under way in Winchester and Frederick county with Democrats choosing candidates for lieutenant governor attorney general and commissioner of agriculture. In Winchester, a new committee is elected with no opposition and only one contest in Opequon district.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Opequon
Handley Library Set to Open August 21
Handley Fund trustees decide to open the Handley Library to the public on August 21. Librarian C Vernon Eddy will oversee the transition. The collection includes 2 500 catalogued volumes and 60 plus papers and magazines with Judith Gibson as assistant librarian. No formal ceremonies planned beyond prior lectures in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Fund
Handley Library
C. Vernon Eddy
Judith Gibson
Sale of household effects at L Prenkel’s home
Notice announces sale of household effects at L Prenkel’s residence 208 N Kent Street, commencing 10 o clock on August 9 1941. Auction to be conducted by 5-A.
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L. Prenkel’s
N. Kent Street
Veteran Winchester Clerk Richard Gray Remains Ill at Home
Richard Le Gray, veteran clerk of Winchester Corporation Court, is confined at home on North Kent Street due to illness. His grandson, Robert L. Gray Jr., was appointed deputy clerk by Judge T. W. Harrison and began duties after taking oath. Gray, 82, has long served since being elected about 80 years ago, with neuralgia and heat taking a toll but his handwriting and duties described as constant.
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Richard le ‘Gray
Corporation
City of
Winchester
North Kent Street
Robert L. Gray, Jr
T.W. Harrison
Gray
Corporation Court
Hostilities May Resume If Accord Fails in Balkans
In Bucharest on August 5 the Greek and Romanian delegates warned that unless the preliminary terms are signed by Thursday, general hostilities will resume. Officials indicate peace envoys have agreed on the main points in dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Balkan
Noti
Peach Peeler Positions Open in August Hiring Notice
WANTED 200 peach peelers to begin between August 10 and 15. Good wages offered. For more information call Ashby Sprint. 1-ip-6t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashby Sprint
The Governors Double And Six Big Reels At Auditorium
Big feature week brings six reels to the auditorium tonight. The Governor's Double parts one and two headline a packed program with The Fighting Chance The Eighth Notch The Golden Wedding and A Coupon Courtship. Come early and avoid the rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vita
Kalem
Edison
Selig
Anti Tuberculosis League Meeting at Episcopal Rectory
The Anti Tuberculosis league will meet at the Episcopal rectory Tuesday evening at 7 30 o clock for business of importance. All members requested to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Tuberculosis League
Episcopal Rectory
Music and Elocution Recital Benefiting Christian Church
Mrs. W. T. Walters will present a music and elocution recital at the Winchester Inn on Thursday August 7 at 8 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Christian Church. Admission is 25 cents. Time and venue are listed for community attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Walters
Winchester Inn
Christian Church
Shenandoah Agricultural Society Catalogue Available at Store
Copies of the Shenandoah Agricultural Society catalogue may be obtained at the station office. Touring cars for hire are advertised with contact to John Solemberger at Solemberger's Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Shenandoah Agricultural Society
Sta Orifice
John
Solemberger
Adventures of a Nannie Goat
Mr. Robert S. Smith deputy treasurer of Frederick county owned a prized goat. The goat strayed from the Middle road home and wandered into town chased by children. It later wandered into church before returning with the label of not being the finest goat in Frederick County. (Continued on Fifth Page.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Smith
Frederick County
Charles R. MecCann
Bob
Middle Road
Rouss Fire Truck Damaged In Morning Accident
The Charley Rouss Fire Company large fire truck was badly damaged when its steering gear failed while being backed to its bay. It rolled into a ditch and tumbled over a deep bank into the town drain. The front suffered heavy damage and the vehicle will be out of service until replacement parts arrive from the manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley’ Rouss Fire Company
Beth Sco Iors
Lost billfold reward offered near Martinsburg Winchester road
A billfold containing about $25 in cash a $50 check and a $400 note was lost on Martinsburg pike between Martinsburg and Winchester or nearby. A reward is offered for its return to Rouss Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Kobdk
Winchester
Martinsburg Pike
Martinsburg
Rouss Garage
Colonel Gerrard Visits Cavalry Camp for Inspections Today
Colonel Joseph Gerrard of the Fifteenth United States Cavalry arrives at the camp from Fort Myer to inspect ongoing work. Lieut Col Henry T. Allen joins from Washington for the week. Trooper Perkins, stabbed Saturday, shows improving condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Reports of a man killed at the camp are denied by brigade HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Gerrard
Fifteenth United States Cavalry
Camp of Cavalry Instruction
Gerrard
Fort Myer
Henry T. Allen
General Staff
Allen
Washington
Perkins
Lambert
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Brigade
Public Sale of Household Effects at Kent Street Address
A public sale of household effects is announced at L. Frankel's, 298 N. Kent St. The sale takes place on Saturday at 10 o'clock. The notice provides no further details beyond the time and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Frankel’s
N. Kent St
Exhibition at the Fair Grounds Saturday Evening
Attend the exhibition at the Fair Grounds to see 1Jstobert Barr's sukdeless wonder performed Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Engineman Moore Killed In Alexandria Railroad Yard
Engineman William A. Moore of the Southern Railway was found dead in the Alexandria yards. The body showed crushed legs, a fractured skull, and torn clothes, suggesting struck by a southbound passenger train. Moore had prior wreck injury and a litigation history with the railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Moore
Southern Railway
Strasburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Alexandria
Moore
W. W. Payne
Harrisonburg
Billy” Payne
William W. Payne
Warrenton
Black Horse Cavalry
Front Royal Junction
Warren County
T. W. Harrison
Winchester
M. E. Church Benefit Window Fund Sale
A church notice announces a window fund benefit at St. M. E. Church on Thursday night August 7. No admission fee. Proceeds to support the church window fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eoclat’s
St. M. E
Cantonese Army Leader Assassinated Amid Independence Bid
The commander of the revolutionary Cantonese army was assassinated as independence declaration by Southern rebels was annulled. Fighting continues along the West River with many pirates joining the rebel forces.
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Mong Kong
West River
Exhibition at Fair Grounds Show Tamer Professor Bunce
Saturday evening at Fair Grounds crowds witnessed Prof Bunce attempt to tame wild horses in an exhibition setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Bunce
Senator Foraker Testifies Before Lobby Investigation
Former Ohio senator Joseph Benson Foraker told the Senate lobby committee he knew Colonel Martin Mulhall and others and admitted helping secure a large price for the Union Pacific Railroad at Edwards time on Lamar s suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Joseph Benson Foraker
Ohio
Senate
Martin M. Mulhall
Senator Foraker
David Lamar
Edward Lauterbach
Mulhall
Lamar
Union Pacific Railroad
Be Sure to Attend Sale of Household Effects
Notice to attend sale of household effects at 208 N Kent St Aus on May 1 at 10 o clock. Auction details listed with time and address for local residents.
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Kent St. Aus
Weather forecast for Virginia and sale notice
Generally fair to night and Wednesday with cooler southwestern areas. An early Saturday sale at St. Frenkel's 208 North Kent Street offers selections from 5 to 1 and 4 to t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
St. Frenkel’s Sale
Kent St
Wanted Cook at 26 West Water Street
Classified notice seeking a cook for a job at 26 West Water Street. Short description notes location and call for applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Water Street
Winchester Typhoid Outbreak Contained After Milk Route Cut
Health officer Dr. Philip W. Boyd Jr reports no further spread from the Winchester typhoid cases four weeks after the milk route was discontinued. Tests by the State Board of Health show drinking water is absolutely pure, with most cases mild and confined to a few families. Rev Zed Hetzel Copp had claimed 190 cases tied to water and a dairy source, but officials dispute the figures and sources.
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Washington
Washington Star
Washington Post
Winchester
Philip W. Boyd, Jr
Zed Hetzel Copp
Kernstown
Philadelphia
Mr. Copp
State Board of Health
Richmond
Boyd
Special sale on canning supplies by H. H. Balor
Tin cans twenty nine dozen offered at a sale with jelly glasses priced at nineteen cents a dozen Rubber for glass jars three cents a dozen Strings for tin cans three cents a dozen A note directing readers to Ip-tt and M Barr for crimson Clover alfalfa timothy and other grass seeds with a contact at Rouss Avenue.
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T. M. Barr
For Rent Seven Room House on Water Street
Classified notice offering a seven room house at 208 East Water Street for rent. Applications directed to Dr W D Myers at Wri BG.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Street
W. DD. Myers
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Blue Mountain
Pen-Mar
Carta
Watchman
Blaze
Western Maryland Railroad
Magerstown
Pen- Mar
Waynesboro
4Bine
Coun
Braddock
GOURT
Glerk Jel
Richard L. Gray
Robin Smith
Rouss
Colonel Gerrard
H. H. Baloor
Rouss Avenue
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