Greenwood Virginias Brevities Update
Local notes report improving health of Mr. Ebersole and social visits among residents.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1923
Page
6
Local notes report improving health of Mr. Ebersole and social visits among residents.
Mrs Radcliffe Russell and Mr John Russell of Muncie Indiana are visiting relatives this week. Rees and other family members are mentioned in a brief society note from July 18.
Armel residents recount a Keystone Circus stop on Monday as children bid farewell to Jocko the monkey and Sambo the kangaroo. Social notes report visitors from Winchester and Baltimore plus a yard party at Macedonia Church and early apple picking with harvest sizes near normal but undersized fruit due to drought.
Mrs. Charles Richardson and her grandson Master Ernest McCann of Baltimore visited to spend the remainder of the summer in Winchester.
City officials discussed water and sewer bonds, yard sale proceeds, and plans for street work. Reports showed a June treasurer balance of 2720.43 dollars, various licenses issued, fines collected, and a healthy sanitary outlook. The council approved boiler replacement, a dairy and barn ban, and street and sewer extensions while paying tribute to ill member Mr. Grimm and adjourning.
By writ from the Commonwealth the Sergeant of Winchester is ordered to hold a Democratic primary on Tuesday August 7 1923. The election will nominating candidates for the Senate and House of Delegates at regular polling places from sunrise to sunset.
A cryptic OCR fragment from a New Jersey event on July mentions a best time and race outcome. It references a misprinted value and lanes or positions but lacks clear names or full context for a complete reconstruction.
An official inquiry found that a faulty valve partly blocked by fabric caused a Navy balloon to fail to release. Investigators noted fabric snagging at the valve mouth and improper opening, leading to the balloon tumbling after attempts to release it.
Philadelphia July 17. Federal agents led by William J. McClure raid the Bender Cooperage Company at the corner of Livingston and Abbey Streets. A hidden compartment yielded $8000 worth of alcohol and whisky. A hostile crowd of 500 plus men threatened violence. police were forced to form a riot line and guard the plant as knives slashed at motorcycles.
Lausanne July 17 Turkish peace treaty to be signed July 24 or 26 with signatories including allied delegates and documents on straits control. US representative Joseph Grew pressured for open door policy, influencing the draft against foreign concession rights and oil field disputes, with strong American influence reported in talks.
The article recalls botanic recipes passed down by mothers and grandmothers for winter illnesses. It notes fall storage of herbs like thoroughwort pennyroyal catnip sage wormwood rue for family health, and mentions Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound rising in demand from those botanic roots.
A fire crew truck collided with a Baker car near Cork street as it turned from the sidewalk to the roadway. The Baker car suffered a demolished steering gear and other damage while the Friendship truck had a damaged running board and fender. No injuries were reported.
Public invited to an all day picnic at Brown's Woods on Apple Pie Ridge road hosted by the 1861 Committee. The event proceeds from noon and features family activities and community gathering.
Chicago reports 36 people die by their own hand each day in the United States, with an annual toll of about 12,000. D P Markey cites government statistics noting many from laboring classes, caused by financial worry and fear of old age poverty. He cites fraternal efforts and a $500,000 fund from the Maccabees to aid the aged and disabled.
Chas. W. Fowle of New York, Foreign Secretary of Near East Relief, awarded the Cross of St. Xavier by the Greek Government for his services in relief work.
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