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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1919
Page
4
Unclear OCR fragment from a 19th century weekly paper referencing Morning News and The Weekly Mirror. No identifiable events or people readable. Unable to extract concrete facts beyond publication names.
The article reports on a national paper showing a committee questioning Baker about costs and actions. It notes General Pershing’s forthcoming return from abroad and anticipates how he may be asked to explain his conduct and the war at home.
A playful poem by Walt Mason contrasts Christmas imagery with midsummer heat. The speaker muses on wreaths, bells, and snow while longing for warm weather and a humorous note about summer desires and a casual gunshot of flies.
In Bruketown Virginia Mrs Ce jean was taken to Memorial and operated on Saturday and is recovering as well as could be expected after the ordeal. Corporal Harry Mc and a party were given last honor by the Bod young people who attended and spent a pleasant evening withM Morrison spent Saturday night in town.
Judge Chatfield of the U S District Court upheld the wartime prohibition act in a test case brought by the Connecticut Liquor Dealers Association against a saloon keeper. The ruling confirms the act's constitutionality amid wartime enforcement.
In Winchester several days were spent with family. Rev. C. D. Lambert gave a delightful talk on his trip to the Centenary Exposition Sunday afternoon. Miss Annie Brady returned from Baltimore with her nephew Charles, where she spent the past winter and spring, and her many friends are glad to see her home again.
Mr and Mrs D W Ritenour and family hosted a lively Shenandoah river camping gathering with many Winchester guests including BE Braithwaite Raymond Forney Charles Cross W G Forney Strosnider Grimm and Brown Martinsburg. They enjoyed an ideal camping site and a good time.
Paris reports that the Y M C A cinema unit in France and the Rhineland showed 1 900 miles of film and operated 1 990 projection machines for over 1 096 008 doughboys weekly. The unit employed more than 1 500 staff, began last April, and by year end had 4 382 weekly showings totaling over 6 000 performances to audiences exceeding 50 000 000 doughboys.
Announcement in Hagerstown Maryland states the Appalachian Fruit Exchange will open its main office there around August first. J Fred Crutchfield, secretary of the Eastern Fruit Growers Association, explains the site’s rail links and central peach and apple region. The move follows price increases in peaches and attracts many new members from the Smithburg belt. Charles J Brand joins as vice president and general manager of American Fruit Growers Inc.
Total State of Virginia, City of Winchester, is sworn by H. D. Fuller cashier of the above named bank. W. P. McGuire, c. R. McCann, Bh 3 ere Co. EB, Clevenger. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of July, 1510.
By authority of the heirs of George Jenkins dec d I offer at public auction in front of the Court House Winchester August 2 1919 at 11 a m the frame store house corner Cork and Braddock streets 30 by 35 ft 6 in and a Braddock street residence 6 rooms 42 ft 4 in by 35 ft 6 in lot with two story frame building gas electricity. One third cash day of sale balance in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust 6 percent interest semi annually. Purchaser may pay all cash if desired. J B Russell Attorney in Fact 7 22 13.
Miss Georgie Wierman is mentioned in a brief society item as taking time at a local hostelry during a holiday period. The note records her stay and light social context from the page.
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