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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1923
Page
1
A district manager's letter calls for church reading rooms to support a Red Cross campaign to raise seven hundred dollars by Tuesday. It urges church groups to mobilize donations and spread the appeal within their congregations.
Winchester and Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross plans a public appeal after President Coolidge called for nationwide relief contributions. A Washington division letter urges churches to read the plea tomorrow and the local chapter to raise seven hundred dollars immediately to support the national Red Cross relief effort for Japan.
Rome dispatch says the Italian consulate in Patras, Greece, was burned by a mob during an anti Italian protest. The Italian colony of about 5 000 organized a counter demonstration with casualties on both sides as police and military surrounded the scene for protection.
The article praises the American Red Cross for distributing relief to Japan after a disaster. It notes Winchester and Frederick county should contribute seven hundred dollars as part of a five million national appeal proposed by President Coolidge. Local funds will go to the district treasurer and be mailed to Washington.
Winchester Public Schools open at 9 A M on Monday September 10. Old pupils return to previous rooms. New pupils in kindergarten and grades 1-3 report to the John Kerr building first floor at 10 o clock. New pupils in grades 4-12 report to the new building office at 10 o clock.
For sale at cost. Entire stock of merchandise all fresh stock. I Nask-6 touring car. W B Barnett Store East Clifford Street Winchester Virginia.
Advertisement from Shenandoah Valley Cider Vinegar Co offering cider apples for sale at the highest market price. Lew Jackson listed as superintendent.
An 178 acre Opequon district farm in Jefferson County is left to fund a monument to the testator in Mount Hebron Cemetery. The will first left 300 to Charles Pifer and 200 to Katherine Pifer for care, then revoked those bequests via codicil. The estate totals about 8000 with substantial bank funds and personal property. R L Petrie named executor.
A notice corrects Thursday’s report on the Dr Miller Memorial Fund gift from Frank N Hack of Baltimore MD. The amount was 210 dollars not 20. Harry McCullo m of Fort Worth TX donated 25 dollars. Also included is a Frederick County School Board resolution delaying county schools opening to October 15 with Middletown Stephens City and Miller School exceptions opening September 17 and allowing farm work for eligible students from Sept 17 to Oct 15.
Price for Cider Apples 40 cents per 100 pounds. Price for Canning Apples will be according to variety and quality. WANTED-Bookkeeper. T. J. Cooper & Sons. $1,350. takes the best building lot in Winchester, Va. Actually, worth $2,500. Write "A" care Star.
The Gainesboro Local holds a meeting on September 11 where Dabney C. Harrison will address the farmers. Public cordially invited. A separate notice seeks a colored porter for The People’s Drug Co.
The Wine baseball team fell 2 to 0 to Woodstock, extending their losing streak to four. Tommy Vereker pitched well for Winchester with 7 strikeouts and 4 hits allowed, while Woodstock ace Bint held Winchester to two hits and fanned 21. Woodstock scored in the fifth and held on as Winchester struggled with baserunners and errors.
The public is invited to attend the U B Church Christian Endeavor services in the church auditorium Sunday at 7 45 p m led by L D Jackson. An auction of 15 acre orchard on Valley Pike is set for Tuesday September 11. Also notes include help wanted for a grocery clerk at Sanitary Cash Store and a part time high school job at The People's Drug Co.
Shenandoah Valley Baseball League directors met at Strasburg electing Dr. F G Downey of Edinboro as next season’s director and naming officers including E E West of Front Royal as vice president H B Simmons secretary John J Reilly treasurer and Walter Cooley statistician A committee will revise the by laws and tighten player regulations while deciding a second half winner series with Front Royal to decide the championship The lineup for 1924 remains unsettled with Harrisonburg Front Royal Woodstock Luray likely in the fold and Winchester Staunton possible entrants.
Classified notice seeking a dependable worker for garden plowing at 326 Amherst Street. Available hours 9 to 1. Local ad aims to hire promptly.
Parents must show proof of vaccination or a doctor's certificate exempting vaccination before enrollment. Winchester Public Schools open Monday September 10 for the new term, with hours 9 to 11 and 1 to 6.
Registration of new pupils for the Winchester Public Schools is closed in all grades until Thursday September 13. Wanted five or six women for cleaners apply to Supt Office new Handley School building.
Arrangements set for daily newspaper delivery to subscribers on Valley Pike up to Robert M Henry's residence. Mail subscribers may notify the office to switch to carrier delivery. The Evening Star marks this change in service.
In response to the national appeal for quake tsunami and fire victims in Japan the local Red Cross chapter has arranged donation channels. Contributions may be sent as cash or checks to four local banks Red Cross headquarters or treasurer Robert L Gray.
Refugees flee districts at Mount Fuji base as tremors ripple from the sacred mountain. Gotemba and seacoast towns suffer damage while Tokyo and Yokohama relief efforts rush to aid displaced residents.
Prisoners from York county jail and the eastern penitentiary mutinied and set fires in York Pennsylvania. The blaze was stopped with limited damage but several inmates were overcome by smoke and two leaders were placed in solitary confinement. Authorities considered transferring ringleaders out of state.
Independent oil firms meet standard price from California company. Gas at the pump in Portland drops to 18 cents a gallon, including the 3 cent Oregon state tax, while the 15 cent price to dealers precedes consumer tax.
Mrs. Chipley died suddenly Thursday while at her garden. Funeral held at ten in Stephens City with Rev. G H Gaither officiating. Burial in Greenhill Cemetery. She was 69, daughter of the late John Williams, lifelong resident of the area. Survived by two brothers Charles and James Williams and two sisters Mrs. Robert Staples and Mrs. Samuel A Rust.
Deveraux Bowly of the University of Illinois misplaced his railroad pass while visiting his parents at 311 Fairmont avenue. Bowly reported the loss to the general passenger agent as he and college mate H I Whitney prepared to return to Champaign Illinois for classes. Bowly, part of the graduating class next summer, had been active in railroad work during the vacation.
Five prisoners escaped from the Ohio State jail shortly after noon today, sealing the prison walls. Guards and authorities are searching the vicinity for the fugitives as the structure remains under lockdown.
A large steel bridge suffered a devastating fire at the north end of the highway near Springfield. The blaze rapidly weakened the structure and caused extensive damage, transport routes disrupted as authorities assess the fallen spans and next steps.
A damaged OCR fragment references a sale action involving Costa Conte. Details and exact terms are unreadable, but the line suggests an export or direct sale notice with file or code markers.
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