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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1920
Page
1
Father Thomas Burke of St. Gabriel’s Church in the stockyard district halted a riot about 5000 strong seeking to lynch three Black men wanted for a cafe murder. He urged calm as police escorted the trio from the building and urged the crowd to go home and seek peace.
Clarence W Moomaw of New York denies apple buying for his own account and insists his business is export agency work. He states he handles shipments for shippers from Winchester and other Virginia and West Virginia points and that any inquiries from abroad relate to quotes for shippers.
The Winchester and Western RR seeks 50 additional workers immediately with good wages and board. Those who start now receive regular winter employment. Apply at Winchester & Western RR office 27 Piccadilly Street. Yort Loudoun Seminary opens September 23 with experienced faculty and resident students welcomed. chapel and reception on September 24 at 9 am.
Orchard catalog lists Trescott Apple graders presses hatchets liners best corrugated caps Sno Bak White Paper Caps Lace Circles stencils rubber stamps nails picking sacks baskets carriers orchard ladders all sizes belt and chain conveyors. Everything for the apple crop.
A large nonpartisan meeting at Mrs. R. T. Baxton's residence presented Hae t. Russell Cather explaining the six amendments on the November ballot. Attendees applauded and planned a Handrey Library lecture next Monday at 8 PM to boost voter registration and awareness among women in the city and county.
New York trading opened with a bear raid on oils, motor spc ties, and copper, dragging down early prices. Crucible steel faded then rallied, with oils and related issues recovering modestly as American Tobacco and General Electric showed strength amid a broad market weakness. Rails remained dull and call money started at 7 percent with heavy closing turnover around 650000 shares.
Governor Cox of Ohio the Democratic candidate pressed a busy schedule in southern California before departing for Arizona. Five speeches were planned today including stops at Long Beach and San Pedro with emphasis on the league of nations and related topics as pro league sentiment grows in the region.
Reed family of Winchester brings home fourteen year old Coda Reed after she elopes with The Smith's Greater Shows carnival at Shenandoah County Fair. Court records show Coda questioned by Justice Allen. J B Ownesby pleads guilty to concealing the girl and is fined fifty dollars plus costs.
Mr G Reginald Haines first ward registrar announced extended voting registration hours for women unable to register during the day. He will attend his business at No 15 Fast Cork Street from 7 to 9 o clock Wednesday evening to assist applicants.
Announcement from J. and H. Goodwin Ltd states a Glassgow organization expansion into all important markets. For more information, contact Hotel Jack. 21-1p-21.
Notice offers apple sale and shipping options with details for permits and steamer space. Names Thomas W. Mathews and Good Grimes Golden Apples appear with Winchester Virginia contact points and a real estate sale at Harris addition via City Hotel. The ad includes phone-like codes and date hints.
Arrangements for a patriotic greeting feature a speech by Sam Small, a famed Georgia orator, at Braddock Avenue Church Street Methodist on September 22 at 8 p m. The evangelist, renowned with Sam Jones, speaks on The Salvation of the Nation under the Law Enforcement League in Winchester. Admission is free.
In the city court judge Frank B. Whiting presided as limited business was handled. Several cases were slated for trial later in the term including Commonwealth of Virginia versus W. L. Denby and Du eedinlop on appeal from the Magistrate's Court involving alimony and support. The Commonwealth against Paul L. Bromley was set for September 30.
Bell Phone 476 advertises for all kinds of fruit at the C. V. Depot with contact by Sam Haines.
Early Sunday evening a vandal cut the tires on the automobile of Mr. Harry K. Russell and, across the street, on Mr. H. Clay DeGrange’s car. The culprit is unknown but a youth seen loitering nearby is suspected.
Miss M. V. Kremer announces in a concise note she has just returned from Philadelphia New York and Baltimore with a forest of hats and the most complete fall millinery line now on display at her Piccadilly Street shop.
Hand picked bulk York Imperials noted with sizes and prices, other line items list a young man needed as assistant in cleaning and pressing, employment ad for H R Jones and address 2-1p-21 13 B Water St. Potatoes cabbage delivery wanted at Green orchard rd, contact Star office. Owner going south offers 10 room house barn and outbuildings near town for 4500 dollars bargain right now G Clarence Miller 2t-1p-2t
A supplementary shipment of Gage Hats is reported at the Mistas Milligery Parlors. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but reference appears to a commerce note and a local retailer.
The Star reports from Front Royal Virginia that apple dealers Gentile and Co. face a volatile market with little near term improvement. Growers plan cold storage as demand wanes, while shipments to Boston and exports to England continue. Virginia apples remain in demand abroad, with high prices paid to growers.
A Baltimore official pushes a straw hat curfew to curb prices. Fair Price Commissioner Bienemann urges residents to keep wearing straw lids until October 20 to reduce living costs. The plan aims to delay purchases and lower prices nationwide.
A two story brick house with 14 rooms and a large lot, rent and interest listed at $4,000. a newly built eight room house for $6,500. a 28 acre tract near town. a six room house with barn and outbuildings for $5,200. a small Valley property.
The minutes announce permanent closure of the county hitching yard waiting room effective October 16, with the Chamber of Commerce offering an alternative. Retirement of longtime janitress Aunt Nora Bell is noted, a fixture in Frederick and Winchester for decades.
Dublin reports say auxiliary police last night wrecked Balbriggan in retaliation for the shooting of two officers. District Inspector Burke was killed and his brother Sergeant Burke was seriously wounded. Two civilians were killed and several wounded as homes were burned and the large hosiery factory of an English firm was destroyed. Refugees gathered as dawn broke.
Wess James, national representative of the United Mine Workers for Illinois, met Senator Harding in Marscon Ohio to discuss labor and political conditions. James issued a statement declaring support for the Republican ticket and predicting miners who are Republicans will back Harding while Democrats back Cox.
Detroit, Sept 21 A P reports six persons including a woman are held by federal authorities charged with shipping more than 200000 dollars worth of stolen automobiles from Detroit to eastern ports and then to Scandinavian countries.
The New York customs house and nearby sites opened under heavy guard after a terror warning predicting an explosion at two oclock. Federal and local authorities reinforced men with guards and police, amid a citywide mood of heightened alert without visible panic.
Fragmentary report mentions Justice agents in Baltimore probing a Wall Street related outrage. References to directors of a museum and radicals. One person arrested. Special Agent Jenkins leads the office. New York dispatches mention investigations aimed to uncover clues.
More than 100 Lynchburg women paid poll taxes or registered as voters with all identified as Democrats. The report highlights a mix of individuals including northern men who have married within the community and mentions five African American women among those noted.
Ford Motor Company announces immediate price reductions ranging from about 14 percent on trucks to 31 percent on small cars. Henry Ford says the move returns business to prewar conditions to restore prosperity and halt war prices and greed.
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