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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
1
Warsaw reports indicate Polish commissioners will travel from the capital early Saturday to meet Russian Soviet delegates on the road between Warsaw and Brest Litovsk. American and British correspondents may accompany the Polish negotiators.
Orchardists urged to place orders for evergreen and ornamental trees in heavy supply. Fall 1920 and spring 1921 offerings include probat trees and apples and peaches. Write, telephone, or call The Mountain View Nursery Co. Williamsport Maryland.
The Tennessee Senate approved the suffrage amendment by a 25 to 24 vote. The Associated Press reports Nashville on August 13. The brief item notes the narrowly divided chamber and the final tally.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company manager R W Jake explains that the July 23 state commission order approves rates for Winchester up August 1 while staying within franchise maximums. Business lines run 4 and 3.50, residence lines 2.75 to 2, with Stephens City free. Clarke County rates include 3.50 for business, 2.50 and 1.75 for residences and rural services.
Trade notes describe peach carriers bushel baskets and oak stave picking baskets crates bags for orchard and domestic use. Devices include peach and apple paring machines intended for farm and home processing markets.
A bulldog attacked a colored boy named Peterson, wounding him severely. Police issued a kill order. Game Warden W E Jones shot the dog multiple times with revolvers and an automatic, finally dispatching it with a sledge hammer after futile efforts.
Major B M Roszel carried the Winchester Virginia flag report to Winchester England. The city hosted a luncheon at Abbey House with Mayor and council, praising the companionable war bond between American and British soldiers. Roszel remains in London then returns to supervise Shenandoah Valley Academy.
Foot care notice advertising Grove Bros as a New York foot specialist for bunions and corns with immediate relief offered after a free examination on Monday and Tuesday.
Six persons were killed, four more may have died, and three injured in a premature dynamite blast at a limestone crusher near Graham Virginia. The explosion occurred during loading for tomorrow and crews pulled the dead and injured from debris while others remained trapped under rock.
Classified notice seeking various fruits for purchase at the C V Depot. Contact Sam Ilaines at Bell Phone 176 for details and delivery or drop-off arrangements. May include deadlines and price terms as per local trade ads.
Early today a power failure left Win a crippled industrial area. The Star plant and other facilities relying on electric motors were shut down as the cause remained unknown after daylight.
The Endless Caverns in New Market Virginia will be open to visitors on and after August 14 1920. A desirable frame dwelling on state road is reduced from 2500 to 2800 dollars as the owner moves to Washington. Clarence Miller. Wanted manager for barber shop good proposition offered apply Star office 18 18 3t.
Peter H Mayo estate worth 1191 thousand dollars bequeaths 6000 to niece Mary M Ingle and 1000 to her husband Edward Snale. 10000 to Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary near Alexandria and 2000 to Christ Episcopal Church Millwood. All Saints 5000 and Monumental 1000 in Richmond. Daughters Benehan Cameron and Thomas Nelsoner inherit bulk as executors. Other relatives receive 1000 each and doctor George Ross cousin 6000.
A man, wife, and their child stranded in Winchester were aided by Captain Van Egmond of the Salvation Army. They received lodging, breakfast, bus tickets to Baltimore, and streetcar money after losing employment in Harrisonburg left them penniless en route to a hoped-for new job. A notice follows seeking a furnished house for September.
A decree of absolute divorce was granted by the court in Winchester to Lawrence A. Bush from his wife Trance Tishertton after more than three years of separation. Property rights are fully protected and neither party may remarry within six months.
Workmen at Winchester Cold Storage complete proposed duties and submit applications to William Beverley in March for review. Mer. 11 in Gt.
Governor Cox returning from Camp Perry Ohio planned to stand most of the day for two speeches at Wheeling West Virginia. He will address the Democratic convention and discuss world peace by arbitration without war if possible with honor.
The community plans a picnic at Woodman Park in Middletown Virginia on August 21, 1920. Organizers invite residents and visitors to attend for a day of socializing games and shared food.
The thirteenth annual session of the Frederick County Sunday School Association will convene at Vaucluse Virginia on Thursday August 26. A detailed program is planned with eminent speakers and three sessions including morning afternoon and evening discussions on Sunday school problems. The event aims to boost the association's work and invites all interested to attend.
The War Cry notes Winchester Virginia residents welcomed Salvation Army efforts. County authorities rented the court house hall rent free for six months for Captain and Mrs Van Egmond. Local donors provided chairs curtains shades and other aid as Virginia Woolen Mills head aided the effort.
U S agents seized over 100 diamonds believed part of Bolshevist royal collection en route from Soviet Russia to the United States. Testimony at deportation hearings ties the gems to a secret service between Bolshevist agents in Europe and New York representatives. A sailor, stopped leaving a New York steamer July 22, was found with the jewels and communist literature.
Br Brumback of Opequon trod from an infected knee that troubled him and went to Memorial Hospital last week. He stood the operation fairly well and is reported in satisfactory condition.
Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association opens in Berryville with about 400 entries from Virginia stables. Handicapped jumps draw 37 entries. Corinthian jump 8. Clarke county hunter 16. Great hunter 34. Notables include Silver Crest owned by Frederic McElhone of Upperville and the French thoroughbred Moutarde. Judges named and county fair linked to the event.
Frederick county farm of 402 acres containing a colonial style mansion and large barn, once Mahlon Lovett’s guest retreat near the Romney Trail. Winchester and Western Railroad runs through the property by Hogue Creek. Purchase price listed as $1000. Buyer later reported an automobile accident but planned October possession with family.
The New York market saw opinion that recent selling had gone too far as bears began buying back stocks this morning, signaling potential reversal.
Boston officials led by Attorney General J Weston Allen broaden the Ponzi inquiry to cover related money making schemes. Investigators seek restitution for note holders and aim to identify hundreds of Ponzi agents across New England. A new bankruptcy petition was filed in federal court against Ponzi and associates.
Republican editors from across Ohio converge in Marion to coordinate publicity for the presidential campaign. The event brings numerous invited guests and families to a downtown hall gathering unlike prior delegations, with journalists and staff present from numerous newspapers.
Report states that only six ballots were invalid in the Leedy vs Harrison contest in Frederick county. The six ballots show proper markings in Middlet, Teter, Greenwood, Bruce town and nearby areas. County clerk’s office confirms the tally and details.
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