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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1922
Page
2
A marriage license was issued at the clerk at Corporation Court to Martin Carter, farmer, and Miss A M Julius, daughter of William Julius, both of Fauquier county Virginia. It marks the first license issued this year.
Plans finalize for Gov Elect Trinkle's inauguration in Richmond at noon February 1. Ceremony on the south portico of the State Capitol with alternative indoor venue if weather fails. A city military parade and cadet units will participate. Eight officials will be sworn in simultaneously. admission by invitation only due to limited seating.
John Skelton Williams, former comptroller of the currency, was named chairman of the Virginia executive committee for the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the appointment, assigning Williams to direct active campaigning in Virginia.
A campaign begins January 16 to raise state funds of 1 million dollars or more to endow Woodrow Wilson awards for meritorious service to democracy public welfare liberal thought or peace through justice. Senator Carter Glass chairs Virginia efforts with Mr Williams active in the state campaign. National headquarters are at 150 Nassau Street New York City and the drive is non partizan.
An old advertisement style piece promotes Gude's Pepto Mangan as a cure for tired dull complexions and lack of pep. It argues red blood equals vitality and happiness and claims doctors have used the remedy for thirty years to help weak rundown people feel better.
Lee Hawkins of McGaheysville appeared before U S Commissioner D C Dechert in Harrisonburg and took the oath to become United States deputy marshal for the western district of Willillidiat. Swaine Seeceous eeeete Marshal W M Utz of Madison resigned. A son of Samuel R Cline of Broadway faced charges for violating postal laws and was released on bond for the next term opening April 25.
Philadelphia reports the new peace dollar placed in circulation with several hundred thousand coins shipped to Federal reserve banks. The coin features Liberty on one side and a dove with an olive branch on the other, marking a post armament conference design change. About 1,180,000 coins issued, half dated 1921. A special messenger delivered the first coin to President Harding.
Mr. William G. Hardy cashier of the Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Mrs. Hardy return from a week at Atlantic City to their home.
At a country house weekend, Mac Nelson flirts with Peggy O Neil while Hortense, the widow, contemplates marriage after nursing him through a toothache. Ned McCrae vies for Peggy s attention as Hortense s resolve wavers amid the young party s springtime affections.
A London Mall piece argues kinship bonds, especially among siblings, surpass romantic ties. It cites serbian folklore and literary examples from George Eliot and Emily Bronte to claim the elemental, deathly-strong kinship between siblings shapes life, often barred to Pauline as an only child.
Joseph H. Krauss, editor of Science and Invention, describes globe or ball lightning as a luminous ball formed when a lightning fork conducts imperfectly. It hisses along the ground with irregular speed, may last seconds, and can cause great damage including penetrating walls like a bullet.
A quotation contrasts the wise producer who fixes fences with the plodder who complains about conditions and profit yet takes no action, illustrating practical versus passive approaches to success.
The Oxford movement promotes pure English through The New Universities Dictionary issued by The Star. Supported by Robert Bridg ers and Thomas Hardy, with Sir Walter Raleigh among others, the dictionary offers 40 000 words with pronunciation and definitions. Readers receive a coupon with terms in today’s paper.
All parties holding claims against the estate of Daisy Mason must file within 30 days from the settlement date by undersigned Cc. C. Mason Gore Virginia.
The article notes that building materials have decreased in price after a period of high costs. It highlights lumber as returning to a normal basis and asserts current prices are fair and reasonable. The writer promotes a complete stock and affordability for frame houses.
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