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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1920
Page
1
The Associated Press notes a continued liquidation trend with declines across major issues such as leather tobacco and sugar. Rail depreciation also weighs on the market as losses run from 1 to 5 points, with late-session weakness driven by selling pressure from Southern Pacific. About 650,000 shares traded.
The first real cold snap finds thousands in New York City without coal as heat shortages drive residents to oil gas and electric heaters. Health officials call conditions woeful and urge rapid coal shipments while Albany Buffalo and Baltimore report dealer shortages and rising demand for fuel.
Home grown apple trees one and two years old grafted from own orchard. Belief home trees may outperform foreign stock. Also a pantry woman wanted at a hotel. Local Board of Review in Winchester Council Chamber from 3 PM to 6 PM on November 16 to hear appeals against real estate reassessment. J B Beverley, Clerk.
Help wanted notices and small ads involve wages for indoor work at National Fruit Products Go. applicants invited. Also offers for selling Winchester Stars and timing for publication. For sale listings include hay and immediate delivery options. Local contact Thomas W Mathews at West Piccadilly St opposite Post Office Winchester VA.
Quick buyer sought for a used Indian motorcycle. Includes cleaning and pressing service and guaranteed work. Located at Water Street Bell and at Shade Motor Co with prompt handling and reasonable price.
The Elks dance is announced for Wednesday November 17 with admission by tickets listed. Comittees named include Gamond T Snider Karl J Clowser and others. A patient at Summit Sanitorium in Satus near Charlottesville will undergo six months of treatment.
Joseph M. Carpenter aged 53 died at his home 647 North Mulberry Street Hagerstown Maryland last night at 730 from complications. He leaves wife Sarah and nine children Arthur Marshall Eleanora Tesla Earl Lottie Maudie Lillian and Anna all of Hagerstown. He is also survived by his mother Mrs J W Carpenter sisters Mrs Annie Waters Mrs Florence Diffendafer and Mrs Albert Sager and brothers William Robert and Stewart. Funeral Monday at 2 pm at the house with services by Rev J S Simon and burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
W. D. Bryan former secretary of state arrived in Washington to confer with Democratic leaders. His first call was a 20 minute discussion with Secretary of State Colby at the State Department.
Testimony in a congressional inquiry into the Shipping Board reveals commissions paid to engineers by firms selling ship supplies. Lizzie Moorehouse of Bird Archer Co testified that salesmen charged these gifts as advertising, with engineers receiving ten dollars per twenty gallon keg and five dollars per ten gallon keg.
Soviet forces gained control of the isthmus of Perekop linking the Crimean peninsula and bolstered the advance into Crimea. General Wrangel's position was dire as allied fleets prepared to assist evacuations. Bolsheviks reported capturing 12,000,000 cartridges 18 cannon one tank three armored trains 10,000 shells and other transport materiel.
Warden W E Jones reports $300000 in dog license receipts and $26000 in fines for unlicensed dogs. Hunters licenses bring in $70000, hinting at about 70000 license holders. In the period 7000 dogs were killed for unlicensed owners as required by law.
An order from the Frederick County Circuit Court grants Rev. Fred B. Wryand of the Methodist Episcopal Church South authority to perform matrimony rites in the state. He posted a bond of $9090 with Presiding Elder D. L. Blakemore as surety.
Chapman’s Auto Sales seeks experienced salesmen to sell Ford cars trucks and tractors. Earn $160 to $200 per month for strong performers.
Hon Kenneth Gilpin of Clarke county member of the House of Delegates from Clarke and Warren counties who has been in a hospital for several months is now able to be out and is visiting Towson Baltimore recovering. His brother Donald reports he has been discharged and is at home.
Mrs. W. D. Poe of Front Royal announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Mattie Owen Poe to Mr. Ralph W. Levi of Berryville Clarke County Va. The wedding took place in Front Royal on Tuesday November 5th. Levi is a prosperous Clarke County farmer and his bride was a nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Christine Reynolds will sing Kipling's Recession al solo at Christ Church next Sunday in observance of Red Cross Sunday at the request of the local Red Cross.
Governor Westmoreland Davis urges all Virginians to join the American Red Cross during the Fourth Annual Roll Call from November 11 to November 24, 1920, urging renewed and expanded membership to support Red Cross work at home and abroad.
Frank Reed was found guilty today in police court of larceny in taking lumber from Glaize and Bro. He was sentenced to ten days in jail and fined five dollars plus costs. Reed had bought adjacent property and admitted taking the lumber to repair a building on his newly acquired property. Glaize and Bro. have hired private detectives to guard their lumber at night to stop such thefts.
Sam Haines of Winchester Virginia advertises for good prices for hand-picked apples packed or loose. He asks for a few cars of clean drops delivered to Cumberland Valley Railroad warehouse and provides phone numbers 476 and 419. He signs as SAM HAINES.
Worship at Centenary Church 11 o'clock with the sermon When We Have Prayed. Sunday school at 9 45 a m and young people's society at 6 20 p m. No 7 30 evening service due to union Red Cross service. Public welcomed. Mr Hdw Holland of Gainesboro arrives in Winchester on business.
In town near business centre and station an orchard of about 900 trees of Delicious King David Staymans Winesaps and other varieties nine years old with residence barn stable lawn fence locust posts. Includes barrel factory evaporator two garages bank agricultural high school two churches large community building and a view of railroad country and mountain at the Lee Highway crossing. Price 9000 dollars.
The article notes temperatures near 22 degrees and ten degrees below freezing with thick ice and the first snow flurry of the season. It warns this early cold may signal six months of continued heating and high coal costs in the area.
The Star clarifies Dr. M. B. Waite did not oppose high pressure spraying. Waite noted calyx injury on Ben Davis increased with high pressure, but urged applying sprays at a uniform pressure of at least 250 pounds for proper control.
Used Ford sedans including a nearly new starter model, a 244 ton truck in good condition, a 1917 Roadster, a 1919 Touring with starter, and a 1914 Touring. One chassis available for 150 dollars. See Chapman’s Auto Bales today.
The American Legion chapter urges public backing of the Red Cross as ex servicemen emphasize gratitude for wartime aid. They praise the Red Cross for comforting the ill and easing hardship, and call for ongoing charity and care in peace.
A large Chester County Pennsylvania farm for sale near Phoenixville and Spring City. It spans about 41 acres with timber, pasture, crops, and extensive farm buildings including barns, sheds, and a bank barn. Livestock and implements are included. price listed at 25 500 dollars with optional park inclusion. Potential milk income noted if sold before December. Contact W. B. Blakemore or B. F. Garber in Harrisonburg Virginia for details.
Weather Bureau predictions for the week indicate generally fair and colder conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic States with a chance of snow or rain on Wednesday or Thursday. The advisory notes expectations issued from Washington on November 13.
A marriage license was issued to Frank Raymond Carper and Miss Reda Cleo Moore in the county clerk's office. The groom is a young farmer and son of Gratton Carper, while the bride is a daughter of I. H. Moore, both of the county.
Washington reports October statistics show raw cotton used for manufacturing reached the lowest level in six years. The Curtailment affected full shutdowns and part time reductions across mills, signaling a sharp decline in cotton consumption for October.
The Daughters of the Confederacy report a Confederate statue on the courthouse lawn defaced by striking matches on its bronze surface. Police warn that anyone found with matches near the memorial will face full legal action under state law.
Seven year old Russell Carper, son of Mrs Bessie Carper, was hit by a car while walking on the pike near Chambersville yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the city hospital with a severe scalp wound and possible skull fracture, plus bruises and cuts. doctor P W Boyd attended him. The prognosis is for recovery.
Daniel B. Conrad of Winchester sailed January on the President Grant line. President Grant is expected to land in New York tomorrow, and Conrad plans to visit home soon after the ship docks at Hoboken. The vessel sailed from Trieste October 28 and has circled the globe, visiting distant ports. Conrad served as chief secretary to the captain and kept the ship log.
Associated Press reports Frank Byington of Maryland was appointed by President Wilson as commissioner of pensions in Washington on November 13.
A Red Cross union service of all Winchester churches will be held tomorrow night at 7.45 in the Lutheran Church. Rev. Clarence Woods and Rev. A. A. Kelly will give addresses and a union choir will provide music.
New York Nov 13 The World reports the driver in the Wall Street bombing case is seen on a sidewalk bridge beside the stock exchange 48 minutes after the explosion, as moving pictures show the clock time 12 60 and police presence at the scene. The paper links a dynamite device to a rival gang and Zaranko’s wreckers union, amid claims of a criminal conspiracy involving trades council members.
A bridal shower was held for Mrs Grim at Mrs Himelright on North Street on Wednesday. Guests offered a quantity of fine gifts including cut glass linen and silver. An electric portable lamp was among the presents, linked to an EMS employee formerly with the Chesapeake and Ohio Company.
Immigrant passengers aboard the Montserrat panicked as Montserrat and the San Marcos collided near the Brooklyn shore. The Montserrat sank after the crash. one man reportedly leaped overboard but was saved. The San Marcos suffered no injuries as no one aboard was hurt.
Personal notes record Van Noe Riddle and Miss Anne A tersburg of Virginia as guests of Blackburn Smith at The Roll. Mrs William Jeskorts from Missouri visits Mrs J H M at Springfield. Mr and Mrs Marshall and daughter Catherine of Ohio stay with Thomas Reynolds at Norwood. Miss Janie C Moore travels to Gloucester county Virginia to visit sister Mrs W S Moth.
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