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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
2
The American Legion Baseball Club drops their second game of the season to Shepherdstown with a 2 1 score. Weems is praised for a solid outing on the mound marking a strong away performance.
Fragmentary OCR shows a speech notice involving Rep W Harrison in Virginia on July 9, seeking a nomination for an unspecified position. Names and details are incomplete.
Charles Lanham and family faced a near fatal incident while riding near Strode’s perch two days ago. The family escaped injury as their horse and buggy halted suddenly, avoiding a worse outcome.
A Norfolk and Western train neared, and Mr. Lanham his son and nephew leaped from the car at Strode's crossing. They half pushed and half lifted the auto off the track just as the locomotive appeared, saving the vehicle from a likely collision while Lanham, learning to drive, had stalled the car previously.
Public health call to combat rodent plagues referenced in a clipped Richmond dispatch. The report notes growing concern about rat-borne disease with mentions of New Orleans Pensacola and Cal- as sites of concern.
Victory medals for World War participants in the Army or Navy are ready for distribution. Eligible ex servicemen must apply to the adjutant general or the secretary of the Navy, with certified discharge copies. Medals are being cast at Philadelphia mint and require discharge papers for correct clasps.
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