16 May 1919
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
1
Postmaster urges Liberty bonds and Victory loan holders to reinvest earnings in War Savings and Thrift stamps. He argues thrift stamps offer safe employment for money, noting government returns near a billion dollars annually and that two semiannual coupons on $100 bonds exceed the stamp cost.
Citizens report ongoing poultry thefts with numerous chickens stolen from William Cather and George Eagle among others. A suspect boy near confession adds to concern as dealers note daily arrivals of stolen birds for sale. A separate ad promotes a Teets and Speicher cattle sale in Ridgeway, West Virginia on May 20 at 1 pm.
Announcement of the P. C. Neidemeyer and Company store opening in the Bell building at Main and Water streets. The new outfit offers furniture carpets and house furnishings with Mr Neidemeyer as active manager and part owner. Ramsey also co-owns and will run the Winchester store alongside.
HANSBROUGH & CARTER promote hail insurance for wheat with emphasis on low rates and easy access through their loans and real estate services. Local ag advisory notes now is the time to insure against weather damage.
The Chambersburg Public Opinion reports a nationwide move by the American Fruit Growers Inc and affiliates to form a 10 million dollar syndicate to control apple production. Crutchfield leads the effort with purchases of Washington state and Florida citrus land, plus large California properties.
43 acre orchard near Markham Fauquier County offers 23 acres with 7 year apples and peaches 300 male peaches younger plus 700 crates peaches and 200 plus barrels apples this year. Two wells in orchard hot and cold water from spring house and outbuildings eight room bungalow and superior outbuildings in fine repair eight acres woods pasture price 12000 with possession after first crop. Also notes local drug store promos for Friday and Saturday chocolate treats.
Berlin dispatch reports independent German socialists refuse to join the Ebert Scheidemann ministry yet may form their own cabinet and sign the peace treaty. Paris says delegates press for free conferral with Austrians and oral discussions with allies as a German note and allies' reply loom next week. Copenhagen dispatch notes a referendum by the people on peace terms if needed.
The Little Pink Devil premieres at the Empire with Leon ard Grover and Miss Kitty appearing in a lighthearted farce. The show promises laughs lively dances and fourteen numbers to entertain the audience.
A Maryland letter warns that a $100,000,000 syndicate backed by Vanderlip seeks to control the U S apple industry. Plans include pushing national packing laws, seizing cold storage, and dictating grading to crush small growers in Frederick County and beyond.
Savings promotion from SHENANDOAH VALLEY NATIONAL BANK invites customers to call and receive a pocket savings bank to help save nickels and dimes. Where Savings Are Safe.
Toledo May 16 with the official permit for the Willard Dempsey championship battle signed countersigned and stored in the Toledo Athletic Club safe work on the arena under way and both sides saying all's well promoter Tex Rickard today turned to the stream of payments for seats as cash and checks flooded his office for the July 4 bout
Prince Alexander Hohenlohe criticizes President Wilson in a Zurich Gazette piece calling the treaty the tragedy of Versailles. He predicts the entire German people will rise to end the tragedy regardless of signatories.
President Wilson received delegations including Albanians who protested the surrender of the oldest independence in the world during a Paris May 16 session.
Goods advertised include Silverstone MbHair Skirtings 39c, 29c Sagwbay tones, and other items offered Thursday or Monday while supplies last. Remaining stock will be given to the District Nurse Association. Sale by H. K. Green & Bro.
Tomorrow morning at 9 o clock a reduction sale begins for silverstone Mohair Skirting and Waisting. Prices are listed as 9c Saturday and 29c Tuesday with further cuts if stock remains. Any leftovers Thursday will be given to the District Nurse Association.
Ground has been broken at Braddock and Gerard streets for a temporary school building. The City School Board and Handley Trustees authorize construction to relieve congestion at John Kerr Schools. Philip Crisman secures the contract and the structure should be ready for use in early September.
The United Textile Workers of America stated that 600,000 textile operatives nationwide are demanding a 15 percent wage increase from all textile manufacturers.
Paris dispatch reports Premier Lloyd George visiting occupied Germany to bid farewell to Welsh troops. The trip aims to secure data from Marshal Foch General Plummer and Lt Gen Liggett on potential military actions to force the blockade into Germany if Berlin refuses to sign terms. For sale 6% bond with real estate security. Ward & Larrick listing.
Roumanian press bureau in Berne says peace terms are severe but just and milder than Germany demanded a year ago. Also notes John M. Miller of Gerardstown West Virginia ordered 10 000 apple trees from Gold Nursery Co Mason City through Chas F Viands Winchester Virginia with offers for special prices to tree planters.
Shawnee Tribe No 2 IORM calls all members to meet at the hall Sunday evening at 7 15 government time to attend church in a body. Sachem directs the boy order.
The First Troop B 8 A meets at 8 o clock this evening. Uniforms required. Lieut W N Page will speak. Scout master H J Greene scribe. Also an ad notes a new mahogany day bed with box spring for 45 dollars at 141 W Water St and a June bride silverware sale at Denny Clowe Co Inc offering 25 percent off for 10 days.
John H. Barnett a prominent Winchester real estate owner and former Dominion Paper Co engineer died at his Main and Clifford streets home after a short bout with acute Bright’s disease. He was seventy six, survived by son Walter and daughter Mrs. Bennett Russell, with funeral expected Monday. He was a longtime Baptist Church treasurer and Charley Rouss Fire Company trustee.
May 16 Berlin Bishop Schueldt of Padderborn appeals to Pope Benedict through the Munich papal nunciate to prevail on the entente for softened peace terms. The evangelical council urges ministers to conduct prayers to strengthen Germans under divine leadership and endure sacrifices if needed. A separate ad promotes Rogers Bros. cutlery at 25 percent off for 10 days.
A National Geographic Society bulletin based on Dr. Fairchild describes a type of insect misnamed as locusts. It hatches from a twig egg, grows underground, emerges to fly, then dries and dies. It notes vast life differences between insects and humans.
Aunt Sallie Wesley, longtime servant to the Lloyd Logan family, was beloved by many and known for charity to the poor. Her funeral will be held at 4 o clock with interment in the cemetery as friends recall her kindness. A public sale of Grubbs hold and kitchen furniture near Wadesville is announced for May 31.
O Neidemeyer Co announces a Saturday May 17 sale event to inspect their new Winchester's fur carpets and home goods located at the corner of Main and Water.
Chapman’s Auto Supply offers bargains on used cars as advertised on page two. The Flower Shop promotes a variety of bedding plants including ferns, mums, petunias, violas, and vincas with fresh stock available.
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