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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1920
Page
2
The Star prints today’s local wholesale prices with many entries for wheat hay corn butter eggs and livestock. Notable figures include No 1 timothy hay 43.00 per ton fat steers 11.00 to 12.00 per cwt and hogs around 14.00 per cwt.
H. W. Ebert of SAMSON urges tractor farming as a business boon for farmers and city consumers. He notes labor shortages, cost reductions, and increased cultivated acres by using tractors, highlighting rising orders for SAMSON Iron Horse and model M tractors and Chamber of Commerce membership.
The Winchester and Frederick county Virginia Junior Red Cross exhibit, taken by Mrs. Walker McC Bond to Cleveland for the National Educational Conference, drew praise. A telegraphic request sent it to Boston and then Portland Maine to boost Red Cross work in New England. After touring, it will be displayed in the Home Service secretary’s city hall office for public study. Local activities include nursing classes by M K Strickler and visits by Daisy Williams and Mac Crabill. Memorial services were held at Gravel Springs Cemetery last Saturday.
Bloom Virginia June remarks note Mrs L me Williams of Willington and Mrs B L Snapp with two children visiting Mrs J H Williams. Mr J C Crabifl and family visited Luther Snapp at Relief recently. Mr and Mrs Wright and daughter Margaret with Joseph Bean and Thelma Ray appear in local exchanges.
White Post Virginia notes report Rev and Mrs G B Palmer Mrs Marshall Denny Miss Fannie Kennerly L Meade Susie Sommerville and Mr Evans Johnston drove to Charles Town to attend the Virginia Summer School of religious education at the University. Misses Pauline and Ethel Sowers Harold Sowers Love Chrisman and G R Green attended the Legion Day tournament in Berryville. Nellie Kennerly Mabel and Eva Massey drove to Front Royal. Captains Julian and James Hatcher stationed at Springfield Mass and Richard Hatcher Kenneth Rice of Winchester visited Mrs Sommerville's home.
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