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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1921
Page
2
The Berlin Kreuz Zeitung reports a large Polish movement toward Danzig in recent days. The article notes bridges over the Vistula have been blown up and Polish forces are believed planning a raid.
In Nashville Tennessee on May 19 a wage agreement cuts local printers pay to five dollars for afternoon papers and six dollars for morning papers. Arbiter Reave Folk, ex state treasurer, settled a dispute between publishers and printers after both sides asked for changes.
Presidents of five international printing trades unions are summoned to attend a meeting in New York to discuss the conflict between New York bookbinders and employers. Workers in the association of bookbinders plants have been idle since April 11 due to reduced living costs and a 60 cent per day cut.
Local wholesale markets posted today show creamery butter at 25 cents a pound, chickens at around 5 percent, flour varieties from 0.60 to 1.10 per unit, and grains including oats and barley priced per standard measures. Other items include midlings at 2.00 and assorted screenings.
Markets report corrected closing figures from the previous day for items like corn, wheat, live poultry, dairy, fat cattle, lambs, and beef. Prices appear as barrel and unit quotes with several illegible lines but lists include poultry, grains, and livestock categories.
Miss Elizabeth Keferstein daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Weferstein formerly of this city now in Washington arrived last evening and is staying with Miss Helena Knight at the Knight family home on Fairmont avenue.
The price of Pennsylvania crude oil was reduced from $3.50 to $3.26 a barrel, announced today by the principal oil purchasing agencies in Pittsburgh.
The will of the late Isaac Patton probated in the Corporation Court leaves his estate to his widow Mrs. BB Patton for her life with the remainder to seven children. It was dated June 9 1917 witnessed by G Clarence Miller and Katie A McCartney. Howard Patton named executor with bond of 1200 and surety George W Pattod. Appraisers appointed by the court.
The Red Cross will hold an illustrated lecture at Friendly Grove School House in Bloom on Monday evening May 23.
Ex service men who earned Victory medals are urged to visit the Red Cross office on the second floor of City Hall with discharge papers to receive help in filing the necessary form.
A Standard-bred racing meet is planned at Winchester fair grounds on Monday afternoon June 6 to benefit Winchester Memorial Hospital. Entries include five in Class A trotting and pacing, eight in Class B county, three in Class C for colored owners, five ponies and four mules. Races start 1.30 pm with more entries expected. Officials include J M Noonan as scorekeeper, Clayton Ritter starter, Arch Smith timer, judges Scott Grant, Tom Marshall, and William McHenry.
Rest section notes list visits and weekend gatherings at Ridgeway and Cooper homes plus local church events. Attendees include Ida Bogant Esther Ridgeway Louise Hinton and Rev L L Lowance. A Baltimore missionary meeting and a funeral in Stephens City are noted along with a candy sale at the People's Drug Co. Inc. on Saturday.
The United Brethren General Conference in session at Indianapolis elected Rev. Arthur Raymond Clippinger of Enges to be bishop. He has led the Miami conference the past three years. Buffalo named for the 1925 quadrennial meeting. Akron and Columbus sought it. emeritus bishops Weekley and Castle to continue. Dayton projects: $500,000 for Main and Fourth streets improvements, boosting church property to about $1,250,000 once done.
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