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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
4
Fragmentary AP styled text lists official roles including Comr. of the Revenue J L Maphis Commonwealth Attorney James P Reardon and Clerk of Corporation Court J B Beverlamy. The document appears as a labeled communications piece to The Evening Star Publishing Company with no clear event or action specified.
An excerpted verse by Walt Mason titled Easy Riding mocks modern labor and debt. A speaker boasts smooth travel in a car while creditors and merchants criticize him for unpaid bills. The piece blends wordplay with social satire about paying for goods and services.
Fara M. Baker, 26, and Mary A. Groff, 24, traveled from Maryland and Washington County to Winchester to obtain a marriage license. They married at the Southern Methodist Church with Rev. F. M. Richardson officiating and planned to reside in Brunswick. The groom paid the $1 fee with a large handful of pennies, claiming he had 800 or 900 more to offer the minister.
The Red Cross executive committee for the Rock Enon community organized at the school yesterday. The facility is praised for cleanliness and order under Mr. R. L. Triplett. The group aims to raise 100 this year for a district nurse and lists members including R L Godlove and Mrs Nora Larrick.
A brief consumer note touts Freezone as a painless remedy for corns including hard, soft, and those between the toes. The product claims immediate relief after applying a small amount, with the corn removable without soreness, marketed by druggists at a low price.
Cape Charles Va Oct 26 Mrs George Custis of Kelier Va announced her candidacy for governor of Virginia on an independent Socialist ticket She appears to be the first woman to seek the Virginia governorship Mrs Custis promotes broader government functions to meet economic changes and she is the wife of a farmer.
Mr and Mrs Charles Mahlon Chiles of Strasburg Virginia announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Sallie Mariah to Rev Lee Holliday Richcreek of Staunton Virginia. The wedding will take place at the bride’s parents home on December 28.
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