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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1920
Page
8
A damaged OCR dump lists names, places, and partial events such as funerals and papers. It mentions individuals like LOIS, MAR YOURS and M GLADE, and references locations and dates with scattered hints of public notices and papers. The fragmentary text reads like a street ledger of names, kinships, and notices without coherent context.
The vote totals show Wool Thorne recused in the first ward with 28 votes to 22 for repru. Wool McBath wins in ward two by 19 to 12 over Charles Graci. George Whalley defeats Fix Weeks 14 to 1 in ward three. Thompson wins ward four 2 to 4 against Collins. Montgomery defeats Roscoe T Aber by 11 to 1 in ward five. A total of 201 votes were cast with sixteen discarded for irregularities.
The Washington Post reports the ninth carnival under the mayor and council, with proceeds to fund street lighting and community projects. Notable organizers include Mrs Miry Bovington and Mrs Jara Jo Pryan. event runs until Wednesday evening.
Fragmented OCR reads about a pastorate at Whore than Church in Kensing and a July tragedy involving Mrs Dobstox widow of Martian and a trolley accident. It mentions children led to a hospital and a man struck by a wire on the head in an attic incident.
Culpeper county hosts a large crowd for the Culpeper Cup horse show with Joseph Weisenfeld of Baltimore winning by a wide margin. Judges included John Waller Louis Teith Delaney Butts as the field featured harness, saddle, and driving events and multiple first place exhibitors such as CW Yowell A W Hawkins and Mrs Allan Potts across mounts and classes.
A Melean day celebration committee for August 7 in McLean was announced with members Mrs T S Waters Mrs A M Berthune Alfred Rawlings Clyde Kuntz and Alfred Taylor. The event includes tournaments athletics and automobile races and outings for Washington’s poor children at a camp with berry picking and schooling activities.
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