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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
3
A damaged account notes a near coastal encounter with a German submarine just off the capes with land in sight. It confirms the arrival of a 10 000 ton liner at a West Indian port, earlier feared for its safety.
Miss Stella Hicks daughter of Mr Thomas J Hicks has enlisted as a Red Cross nurse and is ordered to report to the University of Virginia unit in New York for service. She trained at Manchester Memorial Hospital and has substantial nursing experience. She left last night for New York and expects to go abroad soon.
Biter Bidwell ends his conduct at the Southnd Hose Company hall with a last sermon titled The Hope of God's People. He plans to depart this summer and will hold tent meetings in Independence Grayson County Virginia.
A special Christian Endeavor program will be presented tomorrow night at the Christian Church. The service begins promptly at 8 oclock with Dr J L Whitlock of the Golden Rule Bible Class delivering the address.
Inclement weather reduced turnout for the War Chest gathering at Painter Hill schoolhouse. A similar meeting is set for Deerfield schoolhouse next Tuesday evening June 11, led by the Steph ens City War Chest Committee with Rev. Mr. Keen as principal speaker and brief talks by others. Citizens are urged to attend and support the patriotic cause.
A reader from Dikins West Virginia reports in The Star that the poem A Toast marked Author Unknown was authored by George Morrow Mayo. The piece first appeared in the Washington Star and Mayo is credited for the verse.
Mrs Howard R. Sheely returns to Baltimore after visiting Miss Catherine Yost at her North Kener street home.
Letter from Adjutant General Lane Stern urges Win officers to wear Virginia Volunteers uniforms whenever not engaged in private business. He argues public display promotes law and order and signals seriousness of the state and nation's conflict, aligning with the governor's wishes.
Mrs. Pearl Patrick of Meadowsville writes that after ineffective doctor prescriptions she found relief with Thedford’s Black-Draught. She reports easy laxative action and improved digestion, stomach sourness, and bowel function, praising it as safe and reliable.
Bank financials show deposits at 1 891 847.65 to 2 235 300.50 with total liabilities including capital stock surplus undivided profits and reserved interest. Cashier H D Fuller certifies the figures on May 15 1918 with witnesses listed and commission details recorded.
The North Dakota's kitchen workers are praised as the best fed in the Navy with waste minimized. A cook uses a meat slicer to reduce bacon waste, while another crew member operates a potato peeler. The piece urges more pork and potato use, less wheat, to meet Allied needs of 150 million pounds of pork monthly.
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National and state cities urge war gardens as a patriotic duty. Two million Americans tilled plots last year per USDA estimates. Gardens ease railroad strain by boosting home food production for Allies. Children’s garden aid supports war effort. free garden instruction leaflets available from the Department of Agriculture in Washington.
Washington reports 108 overseas casualties today from the War Department. Thirty killed in action, ten died of wounds, six of disease, four from air accidents, six from other accidents, 25 severely wounded, and 17 wounded with undetermined degree. Corporal Carter Selfe of Bristol Virginia was severely wounded. Mrs. Joseph B. Stegner returns to Newark New Jersey with her father George A. Windell.
The article suggests constipation results from dry residual matter and advocates drinking water, eating raw fruit, and outdoor exercise. It cautions against strong laxatives and endorses mild options like Chamberlain's Tablets as easy to take and pleasant. available from medical dealers.
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