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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1933
Page
8
Fire erupts in the garage of the Neapul Hotel in Torquay England as timber from the roof collapses onto an automobile horn and startles guests.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld Judge George Smyth's order for an operation on 2 year old Helen Vasko to remove a malignant tumor in her left eye. The Vasko parents had spirited the child from Hastings and barred doctors and police from access to the home.
Police Commissioner Edward Mulrooney of New York City quits the head of the police department to become chairman of the state beer control board. Gov Lehman virtually drafted him for the new post at a salary of 12000 dollars annually, with Mulrooney taking a personal financial sacrifice of 2000 dollars a year.
J. H. Zerbey longtime head of J. H Zerbey Newspapers Inc died in Warne Hospital Pottsville at 74 after an operation for a throat ailment He published the Pottsville Evening Republican and Pottsville Morning Paper He is survived by a son three daughters and two grandchildren.
Dr Hans Luther arrives in New York as Germany's new envoy to the United States. Reporters press him about the Hitler government but he declines to answer most questions. A Berlin native and former Reichsbank president, Luther has made frequent U S visits.
A century ago Herschel proposed that pressing lenses against the eyeball could correct astigmatism. Today contact lenses that rest on the eye help certain patients with this condition, enhancing vision and comfort.
Chinese troops pull back along the coast to Peiping with defenses stretched to Tangshan eighty miles north east of Tientsin. Japanese authorities deny a broad advance but warn that Chinese bases south of the Swan river would be destroyed. Reports say Manchukuan troops entered Changli and an American Methodist mission is present.
In Hagerstown Maryland on April 18 the newly elected mayor and City Council dismissed several city employees including J J Cassidy detective William H Peters and William F Hamill. Police Sergeant Desmond was promoted to lieutenant at 150 dollars a month and Elmer B Carl became electric plant manager. Water board salaries were cut from 600 to 25 dollars annually.
The Atlantic Greyhound Motor Lines announced a new de luxe motor coach on a tour of the southern states is expected to arrive late this afternoon or tonight near the Braddock and Piccadilly streets bus terminal. It is described as the last word in motor bus construction and appointments and will likely depart for Cleveland, Ohio tomorrow morning.
The local S P C A branch reports it has taken possession of a handsome male fox hound found wandering. The owner is requested to identify the dog.
Closing quotations show Chicago May at 6 25, July at 63 4, September at 65 12 cents. Baltimore spot wheat listed at 78 cents. Winchester Spot wheat at 75 cents. Report supplied to The Star via Winchester Milling Corporation and Stickell Sales Corpora tion in Hagerstown Maryland.
Five persons were fined for drunkenness and disorderly conduct in a ruling by Police Justice Donald L. Weems. Julia Gray Estelle Elliott William Simms and George Mills were fined $10.25 each for disorderly conduct and public drinkenness. Grover C. Homer and Virginia Puffinberger were ordered to leave town after fighting and disorderly conduct charges were arraigned.
The New York market edged higher toward mid-day after a prior setback. Metals strengthened with steels firmer as silver benefited from a Senate remonetization vote. Sterling cables opened at 3.4614 and call money stood at 1 percent.
Funeral services were held in Paris for James William Lindsey longtime merchant and postmaster of Paris who died after a long illness. He is survived by his widow Louise H Lindsey two sons Joseph Carlton and Frank Lindsey a daughter Annie Gladys Lloyd two brothers Edward A Lindsey and John T Lindsey and three sisters Mrs Margaret Glascock Mrs Nannie Lee and Mrs Lizzie Tavenner. Interment was in Hill Cemetery Berryville.
Boston dispatch reports New England rivers swollen into roaring muddy torrents from ongoing rain and melting snow. Floodwaters threaten roads basements and bridges with more rain forecast for tonight and Wednesday. Vermont bears the worst 1927 damage memory as rivers spill over highways and homes while the Bethel Railroad from Bethel Vermont to Rochester remains underwater stopping traffic.
James S. Bolan is appointed as head of Gotham's 20 000 police after succeeding Edward P. Mulrooney. Bolan, now chief, rose from deputy inspector to lead the precincts.
Mond Gerald Smith, 72, founder of multiple magazines and president of Street and Smith Publishing, died suddenly of a stroke. He discovered numerous noted writers and founded Ainslee's Popular People's Smith's Top Notch and Picture Play.
New York April 18 Dr Ashley Horace Thorndike 61 a leading Shakespearean scholar collapsed on Madison Avenue last night and died soon after His stature as an author and English literature authority was built at Columbia University where he had served as a professor since 1906.
State police issued a reminder for for hire cars and trucks to display owner name and address on their sides in letters at least two inches high. Officers Bayliss said authorities will check for compliance to close loopholes and avoid owners’ excuses for missing signatures.
A 25 year old mother, Mrs. Mary Baker, boasted of a two gun store robbery career at a police lineup after being arrested in the Bronx while fleeing a butcher shop during an attempted robbery. A pistol was found in her purse. Co accused were Mrs. Betty Kokar, 30, and James Guglielmo, 23, who denied involvement.
J C Knapp of the Elevator Company urged a new deal for architects and structures at the Architectural League of New York. He proposed that architects gain permanent interest in their designs to keep skyscrapers long lasting, with annual depreciation redirected to upgrades overseen by the original architect.
Dr. Allen, a noted rider, praises his jockeys Bill Street and Ostend’s proven ability to capture rich copper trophies. The story notes Ostend’s potential and the Clifton stables’ influence on training.
Reports say Los Angeles attorney J F T O Connor is under consideration for the position of comptroller of the currency. O Connor is a former law partner of Senator William G McAdoo of California.
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