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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1920
Page
7
Weather predictions from the Weather Bureau forecast a generally fair and mild first half of the week for the North and Middle Atlantic States, followed by unsettled, showery weather and cooler conditions in the latter half.
The Pentecostal Mission will hold services at the corner Kent and Piccadilly streets. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and Sunday night at 7 40. First Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Bring friends.
Two hundred Herbert Hosiery Company workers at Conshohocken agreed to a ten percent wage cut to avoid a mill closure. L. Herbert said without the concession work would have stopped. All workers are female and some earn up to 52 dollars a week amid widespread mill closures in Conshohocken and Norristown. Miss Jaqulin Smith returned home to Richmond, Virginia after visiting Philadelphia.
In New York on September 11 a broad stock retreat followed a weak open with declines in Mexican oils rails and shippings while copper gains faded. Steel and equipment leaders dropped as foreign exchange weakness added pressure. British rate slips fueled the fall, with 200000 shares traded and heavy closing. Miss Caroline Hunter departed the Hunter homeplace for Washington.
Woodstown Virginias Woodstock fair hosts next week turf events drawing entries from Robert M. Henry to B P Dougherty. The program lists daily trots and paces from Sept 14 to 17 with purses of 400 dollars and a free for all trot or pace on Thursday.
Bureau of Markets will send a market expert to Martinsburg to compile shipments and price reports for growers. Expert likely arrive around September 10 with published bulletins. M S Wiggins continues duty for Michigan Winchester and Frederick county fruit growers through Martinsburg office. B C Boree to head Martinsburg field office opening around September 20.
In Rev Mr Depp's absence the Wesleyan Bible Class of Market toga Magne SR will be addressed by Mr W RuTm ipetce from the police court at 9 45 Sunday morning on the Glory of Solomon's Reign. All men invited.
The St Paul A M E Church announces Sunday services preached by Presiding Elder Dr W Baker in the morning and evening. Sunday school is at 2 pm conducted by J C Parola.
Mr M V B Smoke, agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has moved his family to Winchester. They occupy Miss Emma Snapp's home at 335 North Main Street. Smoke has enrolled his daughter at Handley School.
Thirty men were killed and dozens wounded when dynamite exploded in Pallao bay. Officials attribute the disaster to handling negligence. Damage is estimated at 250000 dollars.
In Roslyn New York on September 11 Chick Evans of Chicago led Francis Outmet of Boston two up at the eighteenth hole of their thirty six hole match for the national amateur golf championship.
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