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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1932
Page
1
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival officials urged immediate applications for parade positions and float entries. Read and Schlack request entries be sent to Read in the city. They seek trucks and automobiles for floats and note historical division tributes to George Washington with local groups participating.
A tornado struck northern Shelby county near Memphis causing deaths and injuries. At least one person killed and many others injured as towns including Rosemark Millington Kerryville reported in the storm path. Medical teams and police responded to the scene.
In Honolulu on April 25 the insanity defense of Lieut Thomas H Massie in the slaying of a Hawaiian native faced a final challenge from a third expert witness Dr Joseph Catton Stanford psychiatrist The prosecution argued Massie acted with revenge while sane The defense claims temporary insanity during confession pursuit The trial also names Mrs Granville Fortress navy sailors Albert O Jones and E J Lord as co defendants With witnesses concluding the case could go to the jury the following day
Norfolk authorities report intensified activity around the yacht Marcon tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping. Chief negotiator John Hughes Curtis is missing, fueling speculation he may have boarded the craft. Intermediaries Burrage and Dobson-Peacock held details, while the Maroon sailed from Little Creek into Chesapeake Bay. In New Jersey, Lindberghs reject a nursery baby photo as not their son and investigators question a couple in Downingtown.
Major John B. Cohen 62, president and editor of the Atlanta Journal, was appointed United States senator by Governor Richard B. Russell Jr. to fill the Harris seat. He serves until the November general election to choose a successor for the Harris term ending in March 1937. Governor Russell will seek the remainder of the term in November.
George J. Pappas infant son of Mr and Mrs James Pappas died Saturday at their home 316 East Piccadilly street Funeral services were held this morning conducted by Rev Robert B Nelson of Christ Episcopal Church Interment was in Mount Hebron Cemetery
The fragment notes a loading event on Thursday April 28 involving Fred C Ridgeway. No further details are provided in readable text.
Master Billy Hanna eight son of Mrs Frances Wright Hanna and the late Ohlen Hanna of Altoona Pa died at his grandparents Welltown home after peritonitis and complications following an operation for appendicitis at Winchester Memorial Hospital. His mother nurse Miss Elizabeth Wright aided by a blood transfusion attempt could not save him. He attended Miller School Winchester and was beloved by many. funeral at Welltown home with Rev C J Clark to Mount Hebron Cemetery.
The funeral for Evelyn Wisecarver youngest daughter of Mrs Emma Wisecarver was held at her home 408 South Washington on Saturday. A large gathering and many floral tributes reflected community esteem. Wisecarver a teacher at Bryarly School was active in Braddock Street Methodist Church. service by Rev B A Lambert and Rev Dr Frank T McFaden with piano solos and Whitman poem. Burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery followed with hymns and final prayers.
The May business meeting is set for Monday night April 25 to discuss important Apple Blossom Festival matters. Members are asked to attend and be prepared for the agenda, as noted by the secretary.
Surveyors under Justice A J Tavenner and Walker McC Bond divide the 22 acre Winchester Fair Grounds in north Winchester into streets and lots for a public sale by the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society. Attorney Burr P Harrison holds sale authority. bids were to be received Feb 22 to Mar 22 but all offers may be rejected.
William Tracey colored died at his daughter Effie Campbell's home on Haddox street after a long illness. He moved from Paris Fauquier county five years ago. Survived by 11 children 40 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral set for tomorrow in Paris. The notice ends with a humorous aside about baby bonds.
A brief notice advises readers to adopt a daily habit to boost household efficiency and savings all year, praising a routine from the Winchester Steam Laundry.
Yeoman a 5 year old chestnut gelding owned by Frances Lynch and ridden by J Bones Bond won the 33rd Grand National Point-to-Point at Brooklandwood near Baltimore in near record time 6 minutes 4 seconds. Stonedale owned by M McGiffin Stables Pittsburgh ridden by James Ryan finished second. Ostend owned by Dr Lewis M Allen Winchester ridden by Thomas Waller Warrenton finished third. McCarthy Moore owned by Mrs T W Durant ridden by Chas White was fourth with about 18 000 spectators watching over Mrs Isaac E Emersons estate. Fourteen other starters finished and three were scratched. Sea Soldier the American bred horse finished eighth. wind conditions not stated.
Winchester firemen host a Mummers Parade during the Apple Blossom Festival opening night. The costume committee asks all to join in with the firemen, regardless of status, and requests lendings from those with fancy outfits. Taylor Barr Fred W Forney and Leslie N Woods oversee costume care and return in good condition.
The Farnley estate near White Post in Clarke County, a 284 acre show place owned by the Sowers family, was sold to Alexander Mackay-Smith of New York City for about 40 000 dollars. Possession to be given in about 60 days.
Dance lessons continue this week at the Hotel offering sessions every Thursday from 2 to 8 PM. The schedule covers multiple time blocks and invites all skill levels to participate.
The Senate banking committee voted to conduct a full investigation into stock market activities. A sub-committee will hire counsel and investigators to study New York dealings and the 1929 bull pool and post crash bear activity. Chairman Norbeck flagged possible subpoenas of DNC leader John J. Raskob and other pool members.
B M Ample and J L Sheppard of the Atlantic Greyhound Bus Lines visited Winchester to enter a float in the Apple Blossom Festival grand parade. The entry aims to be artistic and reflects the line’s parade excellence after talks with parade director Fred A Read Jr and float builders.
A mass meeting of local Democrats is set for City Hall at 8 this evening to select delegates to the Democratic State Convention in Richmond on June 9. All Winchester party members are urged to attend. the city has 11 votes at the state convention and accommodation will be provided for those wishing to go to Richmond as delegates.
Clifford D. Grim, treasurer of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, lists many donors toward the 1932 fete expenses. Contributors include American Cooperage Co Baltimore 25 Allied Barrel Corp 25 City of Winchester 300 Gulf Refining Co 25 Farmers & Merchants Bank 100 Massanutten National Bank 10 George Washington Hotel 500 and others totaling numerous individuals and firms forming the fundraising list.
Annual meeting of the Synod of the Potomac of the Reformed Church in the United States opens in Harrisonburg Virginia with 500 delegates expected. Leaders from Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina and the District of Columbia attend at St Stephens Reformed Church.
United States Senator Huey Long of Louisiana told the City Club in Cleveland that the nation should quit whittling at tariff and prohibition and abolish hunger the real enemy of mankind in this land of plenty. He was applauded as he declared you're no man if you wouldn't steal to feed your family and attacked a bloated plutocracy blinded by prosperity. He spoke against wage reductions private or public.
New York reports Mahatma Gandhi named the first recipient of the bronze medal for outstanding world religious service in 1931. Dr John Haynes Holmes, committee chairman, lauds Gandhi as an incomparable religious leader and a saintly figure in the tradition of Francis and Tolstoy.
A San Francisco article describes Margie the Indian elephant at Fleischacker Zoo succumbing to romance. She sighs deeply and stares into the distance, neglecting meals while attendants say she may need an African mate to avoid loneliness.
New York barbers in about 1,200 shops plan a walkout to protest low pay and working conditions. Authorities estimate 1,000 to 2,500 barbers would be affected as residents in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx prepare to shave themselves tomorrow.
In Fairmont West Virginia Night Jailer Brooks Manley allegedly kicked Joe White and friends from the jail when they sought a friend jailed there. Joe White obtained a warrant and his brother Constable C G White jailed Manley in his own jail. Bail was posted and Manley released pending assault hearing.
In Fowler, Old Tom the town cat jumped 40 feet from a palm tree after raiding a bird nest. Spectators watched as two firemen climbed ladders for a rescue but Tom fled unharmed after the dramatic leap.
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