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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1923
Page
4
A partial reprint of Walt Mason’s Rippling Rhyme appears in a 1923 issue. The verse reflects on aging time marching forward, seasons changing, and the poet looking back from retirement under an oak as months and years slip by.
State Senator from Nottoway County Virginia discusses why the governor called an extra 1923 session. He notes the Good Roads Association pushed for a bond and questions the need, while praising pay as you go road funding and the 1923 legislature actions enabling state and county road taxes and federal aid use.
English apple crop faces a potential drop to less than half a normal yield after a prolonged cold dry spell. Quality deteriorated with many best varieties damaged. pears are scarce and overall crop prospects are weak, mirroring declines across Europe except France.
The Harding funeral train progressed from Salt Lake City toward Washington with mourners along the route. An accident narrowly avoided when a wheel slipped from the train near Chappelle Nebraska, and the journey continued toward Marion Ohio for the public service.
Trade reports show more than 1,000,000 yards of draping material ordered for use in the financial district along the White Way Fifth Avenue Riverside Drive and crowded East tenements. The spread covers tall buildings and exclusive clubs as fashionable residences are supplied.
Handley Library hosted a meeting dedicating all-girls Rotary camp efforts to a single program. Camp runs from August 8 to 18 with applications to Miss Gertrude Ritterson. centenary reform notes.
New York observed a half business holiday as the city slowly displayed mourning symbols. Buildings were draped in black and purple signaling the somber mood, with the metropolis gradually adjusting to President Harding's death.
A yard party will be held at the Gore Picnic grounds on Saturday night August 11 to raise funds for the Gore Baptist Church. Local residents are invited to attend and support the church event.
A boy recalls neighbors saying their dog is a mix of bulldog and fox terrier. When asked, he explains the head resembles a fox terrier while the tail seems bulldog like.
Walton August 5 The statement says President Wilson may attend the tribute to former President Harding if his health allows. If he appears, it would be his first public appearance since Armistice Day 1921 and his third since leaving the White House.
Moscow and Petrograd see a growing foreign presence with over 1000 travelers in June and many more arriving by train. Hotels remain limited, visas require business purposes, and prospects for tourism grow as rail service and accommodations improve.
Dr Mitchell director of the Lea McCorm Observatory in University Virginia will travel to the Pacific coast with Mrs Mitchell to observe the solar eclipse. They will join astronomers from Mount Wilson and other observatories near Pasadena for several weeks of eclipse study and related observations.
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