Dance at Ross Hall Draws Holiday Crowd in Winchester
A large holiday dance at Ross Hall drew about 250 guests from Virginia, West Virginia and Washington. The Attia Boy Orchestra of Harrisonburg provided music to widespread praise, with intermissions and New Year greetings as attendees danced and enjoyed a festive evening.
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Ross Hall
Megat
W. Benton Snider
J. Tomney
Roland C. Ryan
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington
Attia Boy Orchestra
Harrisonburg
Winchester
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New Year Dinner for Firm’s Employees Held at Jason and Brown
Richard B. Brown and Mrs hosted a New Year’s day event for the firm Jason and Brown. Prof Elmer Hodges and guests joined in a three course turkey dinner and afternoon carols to celebrate the holiday.
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Richard B. Brown
Jason and Brown
Elmer V. Hodges
Social Guests Attend Hodgson Event Tour of Bartonville
The guest list includes Mr and Mrs Joseph Hodgson Mr and Mrs Cecil Grim Mr and Mrs Sylvester Davia and Mrs Elmer V Rhodes with their guests Miss Marian Colby from New London Conn and Miss Gladys H Keonard from East Stroudsburg Pa. The party then toured Bartonville concluding a delightful day. On December 18 Mr and Mrs Joseph Hodgson entertained the firm and employees on a similar occasion.
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Joseph Wodgson
Cecil C Grim
Sylvester M. Davia Ane
Elmer V. pHodies
Marian Colby
New London
Miss Bula Shull to Wed Le Fevre deiny in February
Roanoke singer Miss Bula Ray Shull, famed operatic prima donna with ties to Winchester, is announced to marry Jacques de Montagny Le Fevre deiny of Paris and New York. The wedding is set for February, per the Roanoke Times.
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Bula Ray Shull
Roanoke
Winchester
Roanoke Times
Harry Clay
Sauls
Bula Ray
Jacques Gmand Morichard le Fevre de
Monsieur de Montagny
Battery advances boost car industry and service sales
A 1921 report highlights Willard battery progress with rubber gasket seals for leak proof cells and a new mono rubber container. Bone dry batteries shipped without electrolyte show over 100 percent growth in use by service stations and 60 percent by car makers. Local stations handled 2276 batteries, up 50 percent from the prior year, signaling strong demand for Willard products.
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Storaria
Fas
Fundamen
Camimer
Dr Newton to Join State Board of Health in Virginia
Richmond Jan 2 Governor Davis appointed Dr McGuire Newton of Richmond to the State Board of Health to succeed the late Dr Edward McGuire. Rev J Clyde Holland of Danville named to the Board of Virginia Homes and Industrial School for Girls. Robert B Watts of Williamsburg fills vacancy on the Board of Visitors of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg after the death of J Thomson Brown of Bedford County.
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Richmond
Davis
McGuire Newton
State Board of Health
Edward McGuire
J. Clyde Holland
Danville
Board of
Virginia Homes and Industrial Behool For
Benjamin W. Wilson
Robert B. Watts
Williamsburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute At
Blacksburg
J. Thomapson Brown
Bedford County
Virginia Sunday School Convention Set for February 21 22
The state Sunday school convention will be held in Charlottesville on February 21 and 22, part of a global series. Virginia hosted 270 county and district conventions in 1921 with about 27 000 attendees and roughly half the state’s Sunday schools represented.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
Tokyo
Kansas City
Virginia Sunday School Association
Feinberg to Locate Here After Brother's Death in Winchester
Frank Feinberg of Clarksburg came to Winchester after the death of his brother Peter Feinberg a main street merchant. He will close his Clarksburg business and return to manage a local store for his sister-in-law Mrs Fannieberg, planning to come back in about ten days amid friends' sympathy.
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Fra Feinberg
Clarksburg
Peter Feinberg
Main Street
Ood
Winchester
Fannieberg
Feinberg
Mischief in a Punchline About Harrison Spelling
A humorous exchange cited from Tit-Bits features Mr. Harrison in a bad temper as a passerby quips about spelling his name. The joke hinges on a playful mispronunciation and a riddle about letters forming the surname.
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Hattison
Arrison
Public Pulse Sparks Question on Senator Snortworthy
Unclear chatter questions the whereabouts of Senator Snortworthy as rumors swirl about a return home to gauge public sentiment. The lines imply concern over the public mood and possible succession hints.
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Snortsworthy
In Memoriam Quotation Request Cited by Widow
The widow of a deceased house painter and decorator seeks a suitable quotation for an In Memoriam notice. She recalls a line about a vanished hand from London Tit-Bits as a possible source.
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London
Asleep at the Switch Dialogue Exchange
A brief conversational vignette shows a woman teasing a man about his lack of curiosity when a kiss is mentioned. The scene centers on social tension and implied romantic hesitation.
Attempting a Getaway
A tense exchange reveals a character and his father as a fussy, exacting pair. The dialogue hints at conflict over a planned escape or trip, with hints of pride and defiance from the speaker toward the elder as they confront small but nagging preferences.
A Mean Siam
A girl quips that her face is her fortune and suggests it could earn money in comic films, shrugging off her current prospects. The line portrays a bold, self aware remark about fame and beauty in show business.
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Siam
Odds and Ends of Wit from Legion Weekly and Pearsons
A collage of humorous snippets from American Legion Weekly and Pearsons Weekly features quips about finances and credits, domestic banter, a jab at car costs, and a parade of playful miscommunications. The pieces showcase dated humor on work, poverty, family, and manners through satirical exchanges.
The Card Test
Jenkins seeks a poker party stake after a falling out with his gu supporting the old adage unlucky in love but lucky at cards. He tests whether luck in love mirrors luck at the table, hoping to prove the saying true or false.
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Flubb
Jenkins
Artist Memoir Teases Public Interest
A fragment notes an artist modeling for another, with remarks on the memoirs and illustrations. The exchange hints at quality concerns and praise for visuals despite doubts about the text.
New Universities Dictionary Offer For Readers
A promotional feature announces The New Universities Dictionary offered exclusively to readers. It highlights expert American lexicographers including professors from Harvard Columbia Cornell Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania with editor in chief George J Hagar. The note promises accuracy simplicity and daily usefulness for home and office and explains coupon redemption for purchase.
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Universities Dictio
Universities
Percy W. Long
Harvard University
Forrest
Hunt
Columbia University
Clarke. Northrup
Cornell University
Morris W. Croll
Princeton Universiity
John C. Rolfe
University of Pennsylvania
George, J. Hagar
Pape
Winchester Washington Highway Named For Immediate Construction
Senator MU F Ford received a letter from State Highway Commission chair Wade H Massie noting the commission recently reviewed the Winchester Washington route and was impressed by the urgent need for construction. The next meeting may allocate substantial funds with federal aid also available. The road would run from Washington through Fairfax and Loudoun on the east side of the Blue Ridge, cross at Ashbys Gap, then pass Clarke and Frederick to Winchester.
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MU. F. Ford
Wade H. Masin
State Highway Commission
Winchester- Washington
Massie
Washington
Fairfax
Loudoun
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ashby’s Gap
Clarke
Frederick
Winchester
Card of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors
The Massey family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and floral tributes during wife and mother’s illness and death. Thomas Massey and Children.
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Thomas Massey
Ill of Typhoid Fever Strikes Local Farmer Near Gainesboro
Well known young farmer Mr Mellin Adams of the Gainesboro section of Frederick county is ill with typhoid fever at his parents home, Judge and Mrs T C Adams, near Gainesboro. His condition was reported today as somewhat improved.
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Mellin ‘Adams
Gainesboro
Frederick County
T.C. Adams
Harley-Davidson Plant Sale Nears Completion
Springfield mass January 2 The Hendeeturing Company, maker of the Indian motorcycle, has nearly completed negotiations to sell the Harley-Davidson plant it owns to New York and Philadelphia railroad interests. The price is understood to be 825000 dollars.
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Springfield
Mass
Hendeeturing Company
Harley-Davidson
New York and Philadelphia Railroad
Virginia Pharmacy Licensing Exam Dates Set
From January 17 to 18 an examination will be held at the Medical College of Virginia for applicants seeking a license to practice pharmacy in Virginia. A. L. I. Wynne, secretary of the State Board of Pharmacy, reports a number of applications already received.
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Virginia
Medical College of Virginia
A. L. I. Wynne
State Board of Pharmacy
Farmers and Merchants National Bank Directors Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Winchester Virginia, will be held at the Banking House on Tuesday January 10 1922 at 11 AM for the election of directors and other business.
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Farmers and Merchants Natl Bank
Winchester
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