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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1918
Page
4
The Democratic Executive Committee nominates for Winchester City Council First Ward the slate of W L Fultz C Harry Hardy Fred L Blaize Dr B M Knight J G Baetier. Election set for Tuesday June 11 1918.
A wartime exhortation urges strict adherence to wheatless days as a military duty. It notes many miss the plan due to small obstacles and urges individuals to act as their own commanding officers, maintaining discipline to support the American offensive.
A raillery filled passage depicts urge for combat and selective conscription, noting sergeants trimming ranks yet welcoming older men who claim fitness and the call to arms. The narrator exults in martial ardor and urges all willing to fight to join, regardless of age or status.
In Marlboro Virginia on May 14, residents D Ambrose of Clary and S G Jamison hosted visitors. Families H E Shull K W Knee W H Shanholtz Martin Shanholtz and J C Keeler spent Saturday night in Winchester. E M Funk of Middletown visited, Virginia Martin of Opequon called on F H Shull. Clara Crowser shopped in Winchester Friday. H H Keeler called on Carl Martin at Opequon. A Williard returned to Gratz Pennsylvania after visiting her father J F Booth. Carl Martin Cary Hicks visited F H Shull Friday night.
Relief Va May 14 The Red Cross School Auxiliary will hold a pie social and spelling bee at Relief school house on Thursday May 16. The event invites community participation and benefits the relief effort.
The piece marks the thirty second anniversary of Winchester's May 12 1886 hail storm that left two feet of hail and near destruction. It notes recent earthquake activity and contrasts past freak events with gentler shocks hoped for in the future.
An advertising item promotes Chamberlain’s Tablets as a remedy for headaches caused by stomach disorders or constipation. It claims several readers achieved permanent relief with these tablets and notes they are easy to take and mild in effect.
Local notes report visits and travel among residents. John Will Cooley of Savage Maryland visits his brother B F Cooley. Dee of Elkton Virginia spends time with brother-in-law George Dovel. Mrs A W Cauthorn returns home after a year and a half with daughter Mrs Jesse Forsyth in Cairo Georgia. Nina Gearhart of Canonsburg Pennsylvania visits aunt Mrs Fred Wiley. Mrs Pe H Scanlon plans Nashville trip after funeral of her father B F Grover. Reverend Dr D H Scanlon recently ministered in Nashville.
A special Mother's Day program was rendered Sunday night by the Young People's Society of the U B Church. Mrs Sadie Grover who has spent the winter with her daughter Mrs Lee Little at Camden South Carolina is expected home this week. She will sit her son Frank who is in the base hospital at Camp Lee on her way home.
Beir we omeK Help the Woman's Civic League organize a town cleanup this week. Members plan to sweep streets, pick up litter, and beautify public spaces with volunteer effort and community support.
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