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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
5
A traveling correspondent describes Danish life with humor noting honest bartenders and a playful view of the language. The piece mentions grammar school completion rates for Danish boys, cultural jokes about Danish speech, and a lighthearted quip about Danish whisky.
The column recounts a wife letter tone on cigars in public, noting women rarely smoke, and contrasts social habits with Denmark's wartime shortages. It cites Danish fashion, rationing, and cultural pride, describing food limits, materials scarcity, and high per capita car ownership.
Robert Wright, a veteran of both world wars, says the War Department erroneously listed him as killed in action when he applied for a pension. He is alive and unmarried, and seeks to correct the record for his widow's pension claim.
Funeral services for Harry G. Grimm a Winchester native who worked in the VA auditor's office in Washington were conducted at his mother's home 218 South Loudoun Street. Rev W E Eisenberg led the service and burial followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with taps by Robert Y Conrad Post American Legion. Pallbearers included B M Sullivan James S Perry W E Jones Joseph B Newlin Edward C Goss and Grover Schlack. Attendees came from Washington DC and Cumberland Maryland.
Sir Edward Coke, a British jurist, authored the saying that corporations have no souls. The phrase appeared in the 1612 Case of Sutton's Hospital trial.
Green Spring Virginia May 29. Mr and Mrs Lester Ware and family of Gainesboro were guests of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Milburn and Sam Howard. Mrs Janney Milburn and daughter Mrs Lloyd Milburn and sons Lamar and Roger Lee were guests of Mrs Canter Milburn recently. Mrs Charles Marniel heads to New York to visit friends. Mrs Albert Luttrell and son Gary Lee visited at Mrs Lloyd Milburn’s home. Delmar Saville and children Hazel James Majorie were guests of Mrs Canter Milburn Sunday.
Hedgesville Medgeville West Virginia May 29 Pfc Allen DeHaven of Denver Colorado is spending a 15 day delay en route at the home of his
Mrs Hollis DeHaven hosted a party in honor of her husband Hollis DeHaven as family members from Greensboro Arden Denver and other towns gathered. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Calvin DeHaven and children Darlene Ruby Rosalie and others along with Pfc Allen DeHaven of Denver.
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