Rouen la Guerre recollections from an American nurse
A memoir fragment recounts Rouen during World War I from an American nurse’s view. It covers the city’s industry, landmarks like Notre Dame de Rouen, Jeanne d Arc sites, the race course hospitals, daily mess life, air raids, and the cathedral’s resonant organ and roof views.
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Rouen
France
England
United States
Rip
Normandy
Seine
Lyons
Paris
China
Melvin Green
St. Mellon
St. Romain
Charles the Bald
Charlemagne
Oger the Dane
Gisela
William the Conqueror
Jeanne D'Arc
Vielle Marche
Armentine
Tour Jeanne D'Arc
Philip Augustus
Rousa
Les Militaire
la Havre
Rue Grand Pont
Jardin Des Plantes
Boieldieu
St. Louis
No. 12 General Hospital
Tomm
Notre Dame de Rouen
Notre Dame
Cathedral
57 Pass State Bar Examination in Virginia
The Virginia Board of Law Examiners reports 57 of 152 candidates passed the mid winter bar test in Richmond. It was the largest group to take the exam there, with Roanoke having seen more examinees in prior years. Named among the successful is John J. Williams, son of R Gray Williams of Winchester.
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Richmond
Virginia Board of Law Examiners
Virginia
Roanoke
M. B. Watts
John J. Williams
R. Gray Williams
Winchester
Young Mr Williams in Virginia Law School Status
Young Mr Williams attends law school at the University of Virginia and is a student this session. He has not returned to Winchester, so it is not known whether he will begin practicing law now or complete the current session.
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Piastee
Rouen
James
Saint Trata
St. Godard
St. Eloi
St. Vincent
St. Patrice
Jeanne D’arc
Palaise de Justice
Hotel de Ville
Hotel Bourgtheroulde
Williams
University of Virginia
Winchester
Christ Episcopal Church
Friendship Fire Company
Glaize
Brother
South Stewart Street
Neel Motor Company
New Church Head Elected At Indianapolis Convention
The Rev. Albert W. Beaven president of Colgate-Rochester Divinity School in Rochester N Y was slated to become president of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America at the Indianapolis gathering. Delegates from over 37 major denominations attended the event.
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Albert W. Beaven
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
Rochester, N. Y
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Indianapolis
Winchester News Briefs Reflect Local Philanthropy and Commerce
Local charity drives including Winchester Memorial Hospital Christmas Gift Benefit Campaign and Salvation Army baskets show community support for the needy. Businesses announce auctions and sales while public figures discuss plans such as a World War veterans bill and a new college opening.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Martinsburg
New York
United States
House of Representatives
Southeastern Commercial College
Autos Sink in Quicksand Near Auckland Beach
Three cars parked along Muriwai beach near Auckland New Zealand were saved from sinking into quicksand on a Sunday afternoon. Two were freed by occupants and motor power, while a third was pulled out after it sank deep enough for waves to flood the engine and disable the vehicle.
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Auckland
N. Z
Muriwai Beach
New Maggot Therapy Aids Osteomyelitis patients
A 24 year old man developed osteomyelitis after a toe skin injury. Surgeons introduced sterile maggots into the wound to consume infected tissue and clean crevices, a practice traced to wartime observations and now widely used for bone infections.
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The
Associated Press
Rev
Albert Beaven
Winchester Post
Salvation Army
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Shenandoah Valley
American Automobile Association
Logan Clendening
M. D
Rome
Dr. Baer
Johns H Hospital
Clendening
Age Aia
Aya Ty
Ello
Floyd Gibbons
U.S. A
Shanghai
Goodrich
Akron
Silvertown
Silvertown Safety League
Ford
Chevrolet
NEW Goodrich Safety
Silvertowns
Cammer Tire Co
Irestone
Conoco
Pennzoil
Braddock
Boscawen
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