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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1918
Page
5
A government letter asks all local and district selective draft board members for their preferred form of recognition. The favored option is a military commission allowing wear of a uniform and access to military clubs, with medals and diplomas also requested. Lord Northcliffe already praised the boards as a major wartime achievement.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon from the National Suffrage Association spoke to Winchester Lodge Elks receiving an enthusiastic reception. She argued women’s suffrage is essential to democracy and cited wartime contributions and sacrifices as justification. Her address drew hearty applause from the members.
Frank Bohrer of Wisconsin and Michigan troops writes from the front describing Verdun and Argonne fighting, the Meuse drive, and the armistice on November 11. He recalls mud marches, near the German line, bayonets fixed, and air bombs labeled Fritz drops, with a note on his shrapnel injury and absence of familiar faces.
A German writer muses on Hungary and medieval history noting heroism and tradition. He recalls a moment about a waistcoat and heart waking, while referencing saints and long ago exploits within Hungarian borders.
M. T. Davis of Bearsville West Virginia reports a patron’s child with croup improved after using leg'stone and Tar bought at his store. He praises Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable remedy parents trust to ease coughs and colds.
Good basketball material is forming in the Troop Boy Scouts of this city. They converted Mrs. George H. Kinzel’s lawn into a durable court with poles score board and equipment. Scoutmaster H Russell Potts coaches the team which includes three of last year’s letter players and aims to be a record breaker. They travel Wednesday to Berryville Virginia to play Berryville High School. Potential team members include Greene G Potts McCauley H Baker and Kremer.
The State Corporation Commission is said to lack authority to grant rate increases sought by public service companies. The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will decide early next year on whether the commission has jurisdiction, with four related appeals from the Virginia West Virginia Power Company and its Clifton Forge Covington Buena Vista and Lexington franchises. The case centers on contracts granting street entry rights and the right to fix rates, with January arguments anticipated and other firms awaiting the outcome including Northern Virginia Power Company seeking about a 25 percent electric rate rise pending coal prices.
An old time ad boasts Olive Tablets cure dull digestion and bad breath. It claims users avoid dark tastes and constipation and feel relieved. The copy praises the olive color and urges readers to see better health with a box from druggists.
The body of Mrs. Lilla Wyanna Fries wife of Lyle J. Fries died in Tampa Florida December 2. The service was held at Mount Hebron Cemetery Winchester with Rev Roy Schmucker and Rev G W Stover. Survived by husband son Melvin Roy 9 and parents Wildlem and Lillie Harrison. Sisters Ray Parkerson and Estella DeHaven and brother Homer Harrison.
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