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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1921
Page
5
Mr and Mrs R T Wilson who had been visiting friends at Wardensville West Virginia left yesterday afternoon for Washington.
Miss Virginia Griffith daughter of Mr and Mrs Newton Griffith formerly of this city will wed Mr James Graham in the English Lutheran Church this evening. Mr Graham, a New York native, served in World War I in France and was wounded. A postwar gathering followed the ceremony with friends from Middletown at a bonfire by the creek and a later ice cream treat.
A pleasant social gathering occurred on Cedar Creek Monday with Mrs. Bruce Russell of Lexington Virginia visiting Brunswick Maryland relatives and joining friends in Middletown.
In Strasburg Virginia on June 25 a informal dance hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Cc J Borum featured dancing and vocal solos by Mrs G G Crawford and Bender Kneisley. Moonlight swims draw fifty couples as the new bath house proves popular.
Train timetable dated May 29 1921 lists routes Norfook and Western line serving Bristol Roanoke Shenandoah Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediate stations. Night Pullman sleepers to Williamson Winston Salem and Philadelphia with parlor cars Shenandoah and Roanoke connections to Memphis and Washington. Evening trains No 27 and No 28 serve Shenandoah Hagerstown and Philadelphia with parlor car service to Hagerstown and sleeper to Philadelphia and New York. Officials W C Saunders and W B Revill are named for inquiries.
Photographs taken in Berlin on June 1 show Julius Wirth leaving the Reichstag after the opening session. Dr Walter Rathenau, new Minister of Reconstruction, is pictured outside the building as he oversees reorganizing Germanys industries for a peace basis.
Miss Lillian Sampsell returned yesterday from a visit to relatives in Washington. Mrs. Charles W. Trenary is visiting relatives in Staunton, Virginia. Mrs. Stouffer and her daughter Mrs. Hazelgrove of Roanoke are visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Myers on South Washington Street.
The Berryville area remembers George R Green with high tributes from neighbors including Joan Lee. Details recount his generosity to White Post cemetery funds and Memorial Church, his farming on the Clarke line in Warren County, and his role as a trusted local figure who cared for orchards and livestock.
A fragment warns that excessive meat harms kidneys and blood, causing back pain and urinary symptoms. It urges moderation and says people must guard against kidney damage by avoiding meat and seeking relief.
Fragmentary text describes unusual harbor customs and meals aboard boats, referencing fishermen and the Indian Ocean region. The readable portion hints at a unique habit or ritual associated with a drum or alarm that wakes a boat.
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