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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1924
Page
4
George W. Whalen a 15 year old from Alexandria plunged into the hold while carrying a hose aboard the Bellbrook at the Old Yard of the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation. He suffered a fractured skull and crushed spine in the incident during flames damage.
A Norfolk bride-to-be rejects engagement and heads to New York seeking single blessedness. The fragmentary text references a move to New York, a wedding beyond Virginia, and mentions local officials and governance in Hopewell, with unclear dates and names.
Retired citizens committee raised a fund of several thousand dollars for a home celebration. After expenses, about $1600 remained. The committee planned to use the balance to establish a memorial fund for perpetual prizes. An offer of $1000 arrived from Mutual Te to help finance a nom de nom ceremony. The post tone described confusion over the use of the balance and upcoming prize distribution.
Style cycles return with Parisian influence for 1887 lines. Sik velvet foretold as fashionable material while two waist silhouettes appear, Directoire under the arms and a lower cut. High square hats with nearly no brims, black and white pearl necklaces with emeralds, gunmetal beads, and long fringe appear, plus the tube silhouette and negligee-neck scarf trends demand thin figures to carry the new Fall gowns.
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