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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1920

Page

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Indians Close In On Dodgers In World Series Clash

The crowd of about 26 000 at League Park watched the Indians pressure the Dodgers as Cleveland eyed a possible final win to clinch the World Series. Carl Mays or rather Coveleskie faced Robinson’s Dodgers with Speaker in center and Robinson promising a fight to the finish.

Cleveland League Park Cleveland Indians Brooklyn Dodgers Clevellanders Brookignites Brooklyn Stanley Coveleskie Dodgers Speaker's Tribe O'Day Dineen Klem Connolly Olson Sheehan Griffith Wheat Myers Kenetchy Kilduff Willer Marquard Evans Wambsgans Speaker Burns Gardner Wood Sewell O'Neill Coveleskie Robinson

WANTS THINGS DONE STRAIGHT Editor The Star

A reader accuses city council members of crooked calling and broken promises in police selection. He urges clean city affairs and notes the need for legal voters to hold elections properly. IRA S. CAPPER signs the letter dated October 12. Also ads mention Grand Opera at City Hall, a rye sale, a used car, and a W C T U meeting set for October 15.

the Star Mame Loo Ira S. Capper

Miss Mamie Hillyard Returns from Baltimore Visit

Miss Mamie Hillyard has returned home after visiting her sister in Baltimore.

Miss Mamie Hillyard Baltimore

Maryland Lutherans Celebrate Centenary in Winchester

Members of the Maryland Synod visit Winchester to honor the 100 year history of their church at Mount Hebron Cemetery. The event included tours of historic sites in Winchester and a cemetery service with addresses by Rev. David Bittle Floyd and Rev. Luther Kuhlman. The old 1764 church remains at the site as the birthplace of the Maryland Synod formed in 1820.

Lutheran Synod of Now Martinsburg W. Va Pea Road Mount Hebron Cemetery Maryland Synod A. A. Kelly Greek Lutheran of Winchester Grace Church William W. Glass Virginia Christian Streit America Old Church New Jersey Streit South Market Street A. Hunter Davidson Henry Baetjer United States David Bittle Floyd Selin’s Grove Lutheran Churchng Luther Kuhlman Boiling Springs W. H. Settlemyer Middletown Grace Lutheran Church W. E. Cooper Veryland Religious Life of America Henry Eyster Jacobs Mount Airy Theological Seminary Philadelphia Jensus Zion Martinsburge Abram Beck Synodae

Winchester Printed List of Women Voters Registered for Election

Due to confusion over the voter lists in Winchester The Star prints the full register of women who registered for the upcoming election. The listing includes Grace Rice Ida Crum Lillie Crum Grace Cooper Rose Ebersole Margaret Modison Elizabeth Bryarly Bernice Henshall and many others with several entries marked as colored. Continued on page 4.

Winchester Star Grace BE. Rice Ida V. Crum Lillie L. Crum Grace Cooper Rose F. Ebersole Margaret L. Modison Elizabeth Y. Bryarly Bernice Henshall Bessie L. Miller Eltha F. Yeakle Katherine G. Jackson Mary Virginia Woodward Virginia G. Baker Oliva M. Drummond Leva B. DeWitt Margaret By Roe Nora A. Lauek Corine C. Grimm R. B. Hollinsworth A. V. Hollinsworth Kathryn C. Wood Emma L. Weidner bin T. Chapman Retha B. Athey Julia C. Henry Oma McDonald Grace VY. Forney Janet Randolph Mary, L. Henry Susie. Taylor Adam L. Swimley

No Score In Opening All Star Game In Worcester

The All-Star and S. W. A. teams opened the football season in Worcester with a scoreless, nip and tuck contest. The Stars used two forward passes to push gains while the cadets failed in every attempt. Fishburne Military Academy of Waynesboro will meet S. V. A. on the local field Saturday.

S. W.A Winchester Fishburne Military Academy of Waynesboro

Road Amendment Vote Prompted for Bond Issuance

The piece urges voters to weigh a November 2 ballot measure allowing state road bonds without legislative yearly approval. It warns bonds could total up to 40 million or more, notes current state road funding around 5 million yearly, and argues voters should set a limit if bonds pass.

State Highway Department

Keifer Pears Promo Final Call At Local Market

Local market advertises Keifer Pears this week as the last call. Noted contact Sam Haines appears in the notice.

Maryland Synod Formed Here in 1820

The ecclesiastical body in America remained connected until 1820 when the Maryland Synod was formed here. The pastors of the Lutheran Church in Winchester have been closely interwoven with the early history of this section and the denomination’s success from its beginnings.

America Maryland Lutheran Church Winchester

Convicts Operating Hidden Moonshine Plant in Warren County

Reports reveal convicts in Warren County road camps running a moonshine operation. Guards traced the illicit brew to shanty wards where a regulation still, sugar and corn meal disappearance, and a dugout plant explained the illicit alcohol production.

Fire Truck Driver Wanted by Friendship Fire Company

The Friendship Fire Company seeks a capable driver for its fire truck with a good salary. Applications must be in the applicant's own handwriting detailing qualifications and experience and sent to Fred Forney, secretary, city, by October 14.

Friendship Fire Company Fred. Forney

Chairman Pannett Appeals for Funds to Elect Cox

A letter to the editor urges support for Cox and Roosevelt to back the League of Nations. It criticizes Senator Harding and asks readers to donate any amount to the Democratic Campaign Committee of an unnamed county in Winchester Virginia to fund the pro League effort amid calls for reservations to preserve Congress and Constitution.

Pannett Cox League OF Nations Harding Des Moines League Friends of World Peace United States Roosevelt Germany Democratic Campaign’ Committee Winchester

Garden For Rent On Amherst Street In 1921

Garden on Amherst Street available for the 1921 season. Applications due before November 1. Mrs Be Byrd is handling the rental.

Amherst Street Mrs. BE Byrd

Unmatched Facilities for Reaching Top Markets

Unsurpassed facilities for reaching the best markets. Every detail of the business cared for by specialists Boyd in Richards N Bank Bidg. Both phones.

Boyd Richards N. Bank

Roll Call Leader Named for Winchester Red Cross Drive

Mrs. H D Fuller of Winchester is appointed director of the 7th Red Cross Roll Call for Winchester and Frederick County. Potomac Division reports most chapters in Maryland Virginia and West Virginia have organized for the annual effort to renew or enroll members. Volunteers are urged to contact Mrs Fuller for supplies and credentials as the drive runs Armistice Day to Thanksgiving with broad public health aims and wartime relief duties.

H D. Fuller Winchester Red Cross Frederick County Potomac Division Maryladd Virginia West Virginia

Peach Pest Work Moves to Fort Valley Georgia

Mr Irvin Snapp of the United States Department of Agriculture will relocate his laboratory to Fort Valley Georgia this fall to conduct extensive peach insect and disease studies. Pathologists and entomologists will join the effort as the Fort Valley peach trade seeks to recover from wormy fruit and disease losses. The USDA will cooperate with local growers to eradicate peach diseases in the region.

Irvin Snapp United States Department of Agricult G. O Snapp Feir Avenue Washton Georgia Snapp Mississippi Agricultural College Fort Valley United States Department of Agriculture

Passes Away at Old Age in Greenspring

Mrs. Jane M. McDonald wife of Samuel J. McDonald of Greenspring died at 11 20 Sunday morning aged 8 years 8 months 2 days Funeral held at 10 this morning conducted by Rev Sloop with interment in Greenspring Cemetery Survived by husband three sons David of Chambersville M ew t McDonald of Winchester and M Clark McDonald of Chambersville daughter Mrs Mary E Larry ck of Hayfield Va sister Mrs Susan Ann Boxwell of this city and 11 grandchildren

Jane. M. McDonald Samuel J. McDonald Greenspring Sloop

Families Return Fr om Visiting in City Notes

Mrs Leslie B Shepherd and her daughter leave for Dallas after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Lectie on South Stewart Street. Mrs John Relch departs from Lonerite to Philadelphia with her daughter following a visit at the home of her son in law and daughter on South Main Street.

Texas Leslie B. Shepherd Arthur Lectie South Stewart Street Dallas John Relch H. Swanson South Main Street Philadelphia

Grand Opera and Concert Opening Bill

The High School series starts at City Hall Auditorium on Thursday October 14 with the White Grand Opera and Concert Company. Pauline Bonelli and Richard Bonelli headline a diverse program echoing Patti and Jenny Lind era, featuring Miss Cora Cook and Ray Simonds among the soloists, plus Eleanor Shaw at piano. The first half offers a straight concert, the second presents excerpts from famous operas in costume.

Lyceum Patti Jenny Lind Pauline Bonelli Richard Bonelli Cora Cook Miss Cook Church of the Advent New York Ray Simonds America Eleanor Shaw Eugene Bernstein Frank LaForge Renarc Beeebrich Met

Man Held on Serious Charge in Loudoun County

Frank Anderson, a colored man from Purcellville Loudoun, has been in Winchester jail since early summer after an arrest near Goose Creek for allegedly attempting to assault a young white married woman. He is to be tried in Leesburg Circuit Court, with Sheriff T W Edwards and deputies returning him to Loudoun for trial.

Frank Anderson Purcellville Loudon County Winchester Goose Creek Leesburg Loudoun County T. W.W. Edwards Adrian Norris Anderson Hos Pannet Mrederick County

Public Sale at Jordan Springs October 1920 Notice

Public sale announced for Jordan Springs featuring bureaus beds chairs and chinaware. A community meeting is planned tonight with Major and Mrs Bale and Florence Worth expected to attend, inviting readers to watch newspapers and store windows for announcements.

America Major

Luray Man Faces Liquor and Shooting Charges Testimony

In Luray Virginia farmer Cavé faces two cases linked to moonshine liquor and alleged violence. He reportedly admitted drinking his own liquor and is bailled $300 in the grand jury for the shooting death of neighbor Jam Walters during intoxication. A druggist Grave notes 48-10 percent analysis of the drink. Cavé’s home lies near the Blue Ridge east of Luray.

Luray Hammer Cavé Jam Walters Cave Grave Ture

Orchard Supplies at Winchester Orchard Super Company

Orchard L supplies for apple crop including graders presses hatchets liners caps paper caps lace stencils rubber stamps picking sacks baskets ladders. Located at 301 N Markel St Winchester. Phone 313 301.

Trescott

Wanted Hand Picked Bulk York Impendatel On Air

A brief notice seeks a source or contact for bulk York Impendatel items sized to a specified range. The ad hints at on air placement and identifies a general buyer need. No specific dates or prices are provided.

Bulk York Impendatel A Ptt

Bulk Apples and Hand-Picked Goods Amid Clean Drops

Fragmentary ad mentions bulk apples Staymans Black Z oll Yorks and Bens with hand pickings. Note urges hurry and provides phone 478. Appears as a short local classifieds item with unclear further details.

Staymans Yorks Bens

Help Wanted Mostly White Servants at Washington School

Job listings seek waitresses and chambermaids at a girls' school in Washington DC offering board and room. Applicants directed to Hotel Jack for terms with supervisor G M. Wright. Also mentions reward for a lost Republic tire and various classifieds including a 160 acre farm for sale via L A Hudson in Albemarle VA.

Wash D. C Jack L. A. Hudson Albin

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