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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1920
Page
4
Vague OCR notes list names such as Kate Fae mayor Ww Glass and council candidates Anderson Baker Grimm M Vicar Nelson Page for first and second wards. The fragment mentions June 4 1920 and officers or ballots but lacks clear events or outcomes.
The Woodstock Herald publishes an editorial endorsing Judge Harrison as the Democratic candidate for Congress from the Seventh District. In Rockingham the county committee backs him, with all but one in favor, praising his experience and calling for keeping an efficient representative in Congress.
In a vivid verse, Walt Mason laments the paper shortage crippling publishing. Printers plead for stock as presses groan and new towers of undelivered tomes accumulate, fueling printers’ pain and publishers’ shrieks for paper.
Reports from Ottawa confirm measures against Winnipeg general strike leaders last year. Canadian workers across trades join a broad stoppage while Ottawa reports a Parliament building halt and streetcar as well as milk wagon drivers voting to walk out. In Paris on May Day troops guard strategic points as a violent clash injures several and kills two in a hot afternoon while London remains tense.
Four thousand union machinists walked out in Cincinnati on May 1 demanding higher wages. The strike occurred despite no major disruption to essential public services, aided by Saturday being a half holiday.
The Robert Conrad Post of the American Legion presented As You Was a musical comedy under Mrs A M Baker. The Thursday show sold out both Charlestown and Winchester with full houses. After the performance cast members danced and the show heads to Harrisonburg May 4 with the entire house already sold and a bid from Richmond for a week under review.
The Winchester Boy Scouts baseball team travels to Berryville to meet Berryville High School. The Scouts, undefeated this season, previously beat Berryville on the high school diamond and have also won in Boyce and Stephens City. Monday’s schedule lists Baker and Miller as catchers, Thomas and Mason as pitchers, with Potts captain at short, and Fansler in center field among others.
The U S Navy Atlantic fleet, the largest armanda, arrived in New York harbor from winter target practice and war games in Cuban waters. The dreadnaught Pennsylvania led the parade, commanded by Captain Louis M. Nulton. Mrs Nulton and daughters met him upon arrival.
The text claims half as much food is needed when thoroughly masticated and notes digestion begins in the mouth. It suggests Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen digestion and ensure regular bowel movements.
John Eaton, once a Winchester resident now living in Martinsburg West Virginia for two years, was badly injured when his left hand was caught in a carding machine at Dunn woolen mills. Surgeons amputated two fingers and he previously endured a serious shafting injury at the same plant about a year ago leaving him incapacitated for a long period.
A Weather Bureau forecast warns of frost in the north and west portions of Virginia tonight. Mrs. Robert B. Moore returns to Gaithersburg Maryland after visiting her brother-in-law and sister on South Washington Street. Mrs. John P. Sartelle and daughter Bessie Sartelle depart to visit relatives in Baltimore.
Chicago May Day action as 10 000 tenants refuse to vacate apartments amid eviction pressure. H J Standish of the Chicago Tenants Protective League estimates the number of strikers, with predictions of widespread resistence to landlord efforts.
Twelve thousand members of the Congress of Women’s Clubs of the Pittsburgh district pledge to wear only staple clothing until prices drop and to impose a two week ban on potatoes to combat high living costs.
Major General McAndrews chief of staff to General Pershing leads a party of 75 high ranking officers and War College faculty to Gettysburg for a technical study of portions of the battlefield. They expect to return to Washington Sunday afternoon.
In Buffalo on May 1 Judge John R. Hazel ruled the Lever food control act provision against unjust and unreasonable charges is constitutional in alleged profiteering cases. The decision was issued by the United States Court in Hazel’s courtroom.
Chief Justice William S. Dummers signed an order calling for a recount of the presidential preference primary results in New Jersey for Senator Johnson and General Wood.
The Associated Press reports the Methodist Episcopal Church quadrennial general conference opens in Des Moines Iowa May 1 with 850 delegates including 41 women from many nationalities. Officials expect election of eight to ten new bishops and discuss unification with the Methodist Episcopal Church South and expansion of world wide work.
A brief note describes invisible ink using milk or buttermilk revealed by a hot iron. It proclaims a discovery that Bath, England’s hot mineral waters tint glass permanently, suggesting Bath could become a renowned glass-tinting health resort.
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester named executor of the will of Leonard H Blosser who died at Chambersville. The estate valued at 16000 to 20000 funds goes to relatives including sister Mrs Haines and niece Mrs Ricker with others receiving smaller sums. The remainder is to be invested in real estate with income to son Leonard Edward Blosser for life and to grandchildren thereafter. Bank fiduciary officer John W Rice appeared in court to qualify as executor.
The Weather Bureau forecasts a generally fair week for the Nothh and Middle Atlantic States with rain possible Tuesday or Wednesday and moderate temperatures. In local news, Mrs. C W Snapp of Frederick County returns home after several weeks with her sister Mrs M B Hoover, reported from Woodstock Virginia.
Severe fighting continues at Chita and Baikalia as General Voitsekosky forces clash with Bolshevik factions. Japanese support is claimed for the former, per a Russian source.
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