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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
8
The Salisbury area plans a major project as a building will be renovated to replace a hotel with stores and apartments. H Mitchell owner and Hayman former hotel manager discuss the move, with the 24 guest room Mount slated for furnishing from Hayman’s goods and additions.
A nine year old boy, Charles Valkey, was struck yesterday near his home in Pecomoke and suffered a fractured thigh. He was taken to Peninsula General Hospital after being pushed under the wheels of a school bus by a companion who was playing in the road while awaiting trams.
A point of contention arises in a barber shop as patrons debate whether cursing should be allowed during the bobbed hair era. The discussion highlights changing social norms and professional conduct in daily life.
About twenty five visitors attended a Life Insurance Company event at the Wicomico Hotel with J B Wanner agency manager and J James Scott local representative hosting and welcoming speakers including Warner from Wilmington office.
Half the Christmas seal quota remains unsold in Wicomico County this year. Mrs. Alexander D. Toadvine, chairwoman of the Tuberculosis Association, reports figures from mail canvass returns. Self service boxes at five public places offer easy ways to give, with a seal on every greeting card to boost the fight against the disease locally.
John Toomy, 27, of Gueabeoro, fell twenty five feet from a tree while pruning dead branches in his yard in Naturda. He sustained serious injuries and was taken to Peninsula General Hospital in critical condition.
On Mindanse Island the quake with its aftershocks killed 24 people and left 47 others injured. The disaster destroyed 38 houses and four small islets near Serigne, prompting emergency relief from local authorities.
Associated Press report recounts a free speech trial in New Jersey where police threaten strikers with forced flag kissing at City Hall. Baldwin, ACLU official, testifies amid claims the police forbade meetings during a silk workers strike last October.
Governor Scott T Bone of Alaska invites President Calvin Coolidge and governors from 48 states to visit Alaska in 1923. The plan aims to showcase Alaska's developing industries with emphasis on fisheries and agriculture as key economic sources. The article notes ongoing discussions and tentative schedules for the proposed trip.
The Evening Times corrects a story stating city banks would finance a loan of 8 1800000. The actual loan amount is 156 500. The article had said a first mortgage of 250 200 was held by local banks. it is held by Dr Edward F E Twill of Somerset County.
An exclusive barber shop for artists opens on an abandoned barge to the Seine. The shop charges the lowest rate in town and requires patrons to show some achievement however slight. United States bureau of standards reports films one ten-millioath of an inch thick have been manufactured.
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