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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1919
Page
3
A spark from a vulcanizer at Bromley’s North Braddock street garage around 10 PM Friday started a flare that burned an inner tube under repair. The fire alarm brought fire units quickly, preventing any damage to the garage.
Mr Wise recounted hearing Senator Colt deliver a Japan speech in the United States Senate in Washington the previous afternoon at 1 30. He then said he read the same speech here in Winchester at 6 30 that evening, five hours after the Washington address.
James W. Mills from Front Royal Va was arrested in Hagerstown Md for perjury after claiming his wife was 21 to obtain a marriage license. The girl’s father says she is 14, and Mills plans to produce letters to prove she was of age.
War Loan Organization in the Fifth Federal Reserve District reports thrift principles will be included in all Virginia schools. Teachers and superintendents endorse the program, aiming for a permanent place in curriculums. Miss Elizabeth Miller travels from Martinsburg to Staunton to visit relatives, while Miss Susan G. Brown leaves Baltimore for Atlantic City.
Winchester struck by a power outage at 10 30 Friday night left the chautauqua tent in total darkness during a Robin Hood performance. The crowd remained, the orchestra played, and actors continued as staff brought in several automobiles to illuminate the stage with their headlights.
Washington predicts a week starting July 21 with normal temperatures, considerable cloudiness, and occasional rains across the North and Middle Atlantic states. The notice also mentions visits by Mr. Marshall H. Russell and H H Burton and hints at War Savings Stamps as a savings message.
Advertisement touts S. S. S. as a blood remedy for catarrh, claiming sprays and inhalers fail. Warns of progression to lung involvement and consumption. Invites free medical advice from the Medical Director in Atlanta, Ga.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations for clerk and typist with stenography knowledge. Tests for men and women will be held at Winchester proceeding on July 22 and September. Applicants may obtain information and forms at the Winchester office.
Robert G. Gibbens, recent Post Office Department retiree, has sold five building lots from his northern Winchester property. Three lots on Braddock Street measure 50 by 150 feet and two on Main Street are 50 by about 250 feet. Purchasers are expected to build attractive homes soon.
Col Dinshah Ghadiall, Indian native and American citizen, challenged Atlantic City’s ordinance requiring women bathers to wear stockings. He urged equal modesty for men and asked why moral laws target women while men go unregulated.
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