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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
6
George K. Spoor and P. J. Berggren reveal a vast 3D film system with a camera twice as wide as standard and two lenses. The projection machine and oversized screens promise 40 foot by several foot viewing areas. The invention aims to triple the image area and deliver a sensational theater experience.
Engineers and mechanics with the inventors announce pictures consuming triple the film but delivering the exact appearance of a scene viewed by the human eye.
Mrs H B Lee of Gulpeper Virginia announces the engagement of her daughter Lacey Marshall Lee to William Eskridze Duke. The wedding is planned for October. Miss Lee is the youngest daughter of Mrs Lee and the late Rev Harry B Lee. Duke is a Charlottesville lawyer with wide local connections.
Harrisonburg will host the 1924 Virginia State Firemen's Association convention next August after a unanimous vote at the opening session. The city last hosted in 1914 and has long been a favored site, with Fredericksburg to gain the eastern part’s bid this year.
Captain EB J Lamb of Hose Company No 4 was elected vice president of the state association and Chief W A Braithwaite named Virginia delegate to the International Association of Fire Chiefs convention in Richmond. Braithwaite honored for long service as active fire chief in the county as Harrisonburg and state dealer groups prepare for the five state gatherings of the United Commercial Travelers.
Fredericksburg hosts the Virginia State Firemen's Association annual meeting with officers elected J Conway Chichester as president and E K Harrisonburg as vice president. E K Leaville becomes secretary F B Leaville treasurer L Roanoke named statistician. Concert and open house luncheon for visiting firemen announced.
Fort Place Gekko R Tomori and Winchester clash with Harrisonburg to decide top honors in the Valley League. Mi expected to pitch for Harrisonburg while Lefty Thomas, a former Twin Towns hurler, is reportedly available to start for the opponents.
In the lone contest, Winchester shuts down the opposition with a single hit allowed in the second half. Lefty records a strong hold as Fredericks remains scoreless and the game stays tightly contested throughout.
August 22 in Pensacola Florida two U S Marine aviators Captain George F Hill and Lieut McFadden were killed when their aircraft collided with another plane piloted by Lieut R A Richal Richal survived with minor injuries after his Voight land plane fell 3000 feet and landed on a highway near the naval air station An investigation has been ordered The two dead pilots were among graduates of the aviation training course and the accident occurred during combat practice
Dr New London Conn Aug 22 Wrecking tugs tow the Fall River Line Steamer Plymouth to port for repairs after a wireless summons from off Faulkers Island in the Sound. The ship bound from New York to Fall River with 700 passengers to be sent by train. Cause of the accident not yet determined the initial distress message came from the engine room.
A medical advertisement touts Dr Thacher Liver and Blood Syrup as a summer tonic made from vegetables. It promises relief for indigestion lack of nerve energy and general rundown health with a money back guarantee if complete satisfaction is not achieved. The pitch claims thousands have benefited and urges a tablespoon after meals to improve appetite and energy.
Luray pitched hitless ball until the eighth as the White Wings beat Woodstock 8 to 1. Woodstock's lone run came in the eighth when Cromwell tied and scored. Payne belted a grand slam home run in the eleventh, with Secrist and Strickler also hitting homers. Batteries Zinn Laughlin Secrist Strickler.
Poem fragment describing an intense, but inappropriate attraction to a young girl. The speaker recalls adoring her eyes and hair, compares her to an idol, and notes the ache of longing as she grows from child to young woman. Set against a Virginia setting in Boyce.
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