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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1920
Page
7
A jumble of oblique notes details large fruit yields on a Shenandoah farm and lists of names from Winchester and nearby counties. Reports also cover a New Jersey style lottery fraud in Cumberland and welfare court actions, with a New York Post flavor crossing Virginia and Maryland boundaries.
Harrisonburg volunteers arrived for the Virginia State Firemen Association session in Alexandria, with 60 men and the city key ceremony, lights, and bells ready. A police arrest tied to a Lima, Ohio car theft case disrupted plans, while obituaries and wedding notices filled the local page.
Fitzgerald Council No 459 knights of Columbus hosted a reception for Rev Louis Smet pastor of SS Marya Catholic Church upon his election to the fourth degree during a visit to Belgium. Grand Knight Francs Fannon gave a welcome address while William Desmond spoke for the fourth degree members.
Suburban Washington home offered as a stylish brick residence with 11 rooms and 2 baths. Includes hot water heat electric, wide porches, large lawn, southern and eastern exposure, 50 by width frontage and 20 depth to paved alley. Duplex potential for professionals or business folk at a bargain price. cash deal urged.
Grain and live stock quotes from Baltimore show mixed bids across cereals and corn with No 2 and No 1 red winter wheat quotes, oats and rye ranges, and corn track prices. Livestock futures list steers, cows, heifers, hogs, and sheep with varying bulk and top prices, while dairy items and prints reference regional butter and milk products.
Cotton middling prices quoted for New York at 325, Norfolk at 3690, and Philadelphia at 3275. Market notes show steady demand across ports with slight regional variation in fiber bids.
Howard and Reynolds of Del Ray Virginia were married by the pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. The bride was attended by her sister Miss Annie Kirwin. James Moriarty was best man. Infant Robert Henry Sisson died at 620 South Fairfax street. funeral scheduled for today. Harrisonburg reports hydroelectric dam repairs suspended due to high water. Shenandoah River power restored. Frostburg reports Morris Shearer died after a store shooting in Akron. body sent to Baltimore for burial. Jacob Shearer buried in Pittsburgh.
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