50 000 Shop Strike Drags On For West District
The report notes 50 000 shop workers strike actions affecting the west district. Details on participants and impact remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
01 Jul 1922
Page 1
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1922
Page
1
The report notes 50 000 shop workers strike actions affecting the west district. Details on participants and impact remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
The nationwide walkout by railway shopmen spreads from Boston to Kansas City with about 50 000 quitting by midday. Strikes affect Baltimore Mount Clare and Cumberland shops, New York Central Jersey Central lines, Detroit and Philadelphia regions, with disorders at Washington Terminal and widespread disruptions reported.
The current will be off on Sunday from 4 a m to 6 a m affecting Northern Virginia Power Co service. No further details provided about impact or areas served.
Congress favors granting permission for a hotel at Old Point Comfort Virginia to replace the old Hotel Chamberlin. Senate approval came weeks earlier and House Military Affairs Committee endorsed the measure. A group of New York investors plans a large modern hotel once authorities are granted. Virginia legislature had already authorized the project.
Thomas Lillis longtime Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employee dies at 67 in Winchester after years with tuberculosis and a recent stroke. Survived by five sons and three daughters, funeral at Church of the Sacred Heart with services by Rev. Father Gallagher. interment in Catholic Cemetery.
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday show generally fair conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic States early, with local showers and thunderstorms possible later. Temperatures remain near normal at the start and then trend to normal as the week progresses.
At 11 o clock tomorrow Centenary Reformed Church will feature Prof Philip Bear of Green Castle Pa as soloist. Bear, a Milan conservatory graduate with a renowned tenor likened to Caruso, will perform two numbers. Sunday school is at 9 45 a m and the sermon titled Christian Patience will be given at the morning service. There is no evening service due to a union meeting at the Empire.
The Endless Caverns tea room offers launches at 11.30 and 2.30 p m with dinner from 5.30 to 7.30 p m. Ala carte service continues until 10 p m with 30 1p 21 noted in the text.
Speed time Wantred an alert business offers 10 000 mile guaranteed new cord tires at prices below competition Exclusive local territory 109 and commission Smith System Cord Tire Co 1108 S Michigan Chicago 30 1p 2c
In Dublin the national army presses a crackdown on publicans and insurgents holed up in commandeered buildings. The Four Courts lie in ruins and Mountjoy Prison holds surrendered garrison. Eamon de Valera reportedly directs operations from the post office area. In Cork insurgents appear mobile, positioning to seize the city and key sites near the post office.
Camillus Lowery received a birthday dinner Sunday at his Valley Pike home for his 47th birthday. Guests included James and Mary Lowery and their children, Mary Madge Mollie Lena Lowery, David and Robert Lowery, Justin Kelchner and son George, Kenneth and Raymond Boyce, Alvin White and daughter Madeline, Bernice Jones and sons Bernice Jr and Jack. Guests extended birthday wishes for many more.
New Market leads Valley League with Woodstock three to one. Today Harrisonburg plays Strasburg and Front Royal hosts Mt. Jackson. No games scheduled Monday.
Crowds rise daily at Rosemont Park as management plans for 20 000 to 25 000 attendees. The era Wheel, Merry Go Round, Flaky concessions, Monkeys and Foxes, Swimming Pool and orchestras draw large crowds with a grand fireworks show slated as the highlight.
CARD OF THANKS expresses gratitude for help after a near fatal incident in Berryville on June 15, 1922. Also notes Eva Wilhelm, postmistress of Davis, West Virginia, visiting Mrs. E. J. Verzi on West Water street and returning home today. Christian Science services listed for Red Men's Hall at 11 tomorrow with subject God. Lost bicycle notice seeks return of Harley Davidson bicycle or warrant will be issued. Signed H. M. Seabright.
Old Folks plan all day singing at the Endless Caverns on Sunday July 2 from 12:30 to 1:00 PM with likely turnout expected for a local community event.
A brief item notes discussion of grain insurance under H.R. Bryarly and company. The text references short term coverage and outlines a preliminary plan or inquiry, indicating legislative or policy considerations and a focus on agricultural risk management.
Funeral services were held in Staunton for Archibald Stuart Baldwin of Chicago, vice president and chief engineer of the Illinois Central Railroad, who died suddenly of heart disease on a Michigan Central train en route from New York to Chicago. He was 56, born in Winchester, and survived by his widow Martha Frazier and three children.
Consul Shaw reports that the Taylo Blanco camp of the Ten Mexican Fuel Company near Tuxpam has been raided by Mexican bandits. The property is held for ten thousand pesos ransom with payment demanded by July 1. It is unclear if any Americans were held.
The second annual racing program for the Sarah Zaneie Company benefit will start Tuesday July 4 at 1 p.m. Prominent turfmen and drivers will attend to showcase skill. The event promises comfort, police protection, and pleasure for spectators while supporting the fire company funding its apparatus. Citizens urged to attend in large crowds and enjoy genuine racing contests.
President Harding departed by automobile from Washington at noon for Gettysburg Pennsylvania to be an overnight guest at the Marine Camp. He will leave the battlefield for Marion Ohio tomorrow to attend a homecoming celebration next week. The trip will be by auto and the president expects to reach his destination late Monday.
The Winchester and Western Railroad will carry mail between Winchester and Wardensville, W Va, starting July 10. A motor bus at 7.30 am will handle pickups for Gainesboro Rock Enon Wardensville and possibly other stations, while Wardensville’s morning mail will return to Winchester. The Rock Enon star route will be discontinued and the Capon Bridge route will start at Gore.
A linguistic tour shows John Smith rendered differently worldwide. Variants include Jo hanes Smithus in Latin, Giovanni Smithi in Italian, Jean Smeet in French, Jonloff Smittowski in Russian, Ivan Schmittiweiski in Polish, Jihon Schmidt in Welsh, Hans Schmidt in Dutch, Jon Smikton in Greek, Juan Smithus in Spanish, and Yoe Seet in Turkish.
Regular meeting set for Thursday evening July 6 at 8 o'clock. All members urged to attend as important business will be presented. G R Haines, Secretary.
Ramsburg Auto Supply Co advertises free inner tubes with Mason Guaranteed Tire purchases. Tire sizes include 30x3, 80x3% non skid, 32x4, 34x4, and 35x65 Cord Tires, with prices listed per size and a promotional claim You Pay Less Here.
Announcement of a July fourth event at Endless Caverns near New Market under American Legion Post No 27 and W F W with handbills and posters. Also a sale notice for a seven room house near Handley Schools asking $3800 by A F Rowe at 1006 Market St.
Lead arsenate is listed as in stock at Winchester Orchard Supply Co with casual mention in a brief stock notice. The item appears among agricultural chemical offerings and related garden supplies.
Bluefield West Virginia June 30 thirty seven thousand pounds of dynamite were discharged in one blast at the W W Boxley Company quarry No 3 Pounding Mill Virginia tearing down more than 100000 tons of limestone and keeping the crusher operating for eight months The blast caused no accidents and produced excellent fragmentation of stone the largest shot ever fired at the quarry with results beyond experts expectations.
The Winchester club defeated Shepherdstown 11 to 1 in a She Valley League game. Holden pitched effectively for Winchester, while Shepherdstown’s Willis was knocked out in the eighth inning. The win reflects Winchester’s stronger hitting and improved infield as they chase the pennant.
Ford Sal races a Ford Roadster at Alshape with Collie Wagner as the driver in a one pint event.
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank demonstrates improved financial health with deposits rising to 2,212,878.4 as of July 1, 1922 and a debt reduction from 620,000 to 79,000 since the prior year. Officers and directors praise customer confidence and community stability.
Notice to advertisers that the Star will not be issued on Tuesday July 4 due to the legal holiday. The Evening Star alerts subscribers that normal publishing will resume afterward.
Regular monthly meeting of the South End Hose Company will be held on night July 8 at 7 30 o clock. Members are urged to be present. After the business session five talks will be made and cold drinks will be served. Harold C March president Claude M Grant secretary. Closing notice. A creamery producer picked all day July 4. 30 1p 2c B J Snapp for sale well established grocery business. If interested address care Star.
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