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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1923
Page
7
Laddie Big bids farewell at the White House in the east room as Mrs. Harding leads the dog to the bier. The collie sniffs the funeral scents and wanders the room for his absent master before returning to his favorite spot to wait.
In a private church discussion the late President Harding is quoted as saying I love to go to church I always find comfort there The remark is described as a strong message worth passing along
The Dancing Masters Conference approved two new steps Nazes Walk by Hilda Wanker and Bambalina by Anna Keenan. It reproved Arthur Murray for teaching the Prince of Wales Fox Trot, deemed too wild.
Washington readers learn how foreign diplomats adapt to American norms by using Mr Mrs and Miss among their families. The State Department list shows varied prefixes and even inconsistencies within a single country.
Orchard men are picking early apples peaches plums and similar fruit while farmers plow the fields. The work indicates a good season starts with active harvest and soil preparation continuing today.
Markets close with mixed readings on flour, corn meal, and mixed feeds. Prices for butter, eggs, and livestock show small shifts, while hay and lambs move modestly. cattle and hogs list steady figures in a brief rural market update.
A proposal to grant a $72 monthly pension to all living Union soldiers sailors and marines who served and were honorably discharged will be presented at the 57th Grand Army national encampment in Milwaukee starting Sept 2. Widows would receive $50 monthly if they lived with their husbands in the five years before death, and pensions would be paid through the date of the veterans death.
A display features dainty neckwear and new Blouses in clever origins with materials and styling. Prices 29c 59c 75c and 97c mark a new record for such models.
Grimes Virginia voters participated actively in the Tuesday primary. Daniel Leight and family visited Olin Affleck at Winchester. John Coyle, a West Virginia meat and stock dealer, was in town on business. Preaching scheduled at Galilee on Sunday. Mrs. W H Hamilton and Mary Lindamood visited Ellis Randall at Level View farm. Mrs. Thornton Good of Carper's Valley stayed with Florence Good nearby.
The item describes cleaning dyeing and finishing summer apparels to please you and return them promptly. It also notes cleaning water furnishings before returning, implying care and speed in service.
Mrs. Herbert Cave and Rae Alton of Washington visit Canterburg for a month with the Hale family. Others mentioned include Harry Cave returning from Luray, Earl Painter on vacation, Fay Clemons visiting Hale kin, and several Roanoke and Toms Brook residents visiting relatives. Catherine Perry breaks an arm after a buggy fall. Dr. Stickley treats her. William Cline shows improvement after illness.
Mrs Santmyer returns home to Balti more after visiting her cousin Mrs Brised Williams in Stephens City Hens City Va Mr and Mrs A M Pep les of Washington DC guests of Mrs H B Dean Miss Lucy Dean and Fairfax Frazier visiting in Washington as guests of Mrs Harry Sterling Mrs A W Dean returns from Chester Pa accompanied by her sister Mrs Laura Slokom who will guest for some time Misses Hilda and Mary Doggett depart for Springfield Ohio to visit their brother Aubrey Mr and Mrs C Paul Malm also mentioned in the notes
They have been visiting Mrs. Malm's father Mr. B A Guard and will spend time in the Adirondack mountains before returning to their home in Newport News Virginia. Miss Minerva Stutzman of Reading Pennsylvania is staying the summer with her aunt Mrs. Paul Samsell.
Mr. Chas. H. Huff remains confined to bed after a fall on Sharp street last Monday. While building a house the jumper joists gave way, sending him into the cellar and injuring his side. He may have fractured several ribs and is under Dr. Clark's care.
Mrs Jonah L. Rees, who underwent an operation at Memorial Hospital several weeks ago, was moved to her home on North Braddock Street yesterday. Friends report she has about recovered and is enjoying her usual good health despite advanced age.
In Luray Virginia on August 9 heat causes unusual burials and late work shifts for farmers delaying horse care. William H. Chrisman died two days earlier and was interred between 4 and 5 a m to allow attendance without heat risk.
Mr and Mrs Chas W Ram with their daughter Mrs Roland Ri and Ray McDonald travel to Nebunkport Maine. They will be guests of Mr and Mrs Bs By Yates, son in law and daughter of the Ramsburg family.
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