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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1924
Page
3
Reports say a tornado swept through a South Carolina village causing fatalities and injuries. Damaged structures include a school house and homes, with residents evacuated and authorities assessing casualties and damage.
YORK April 30 stock marks steadied at first and then fell as investors digested a grim report from the Studebaker group. Rails stayed firm while Steel shares tumbled following disappointing quarterly earnings from the American Steel Corporation. Trading opened with 750,000 shares changing hands as the market reacted to uncertain prospects.
M Lowrey reports the infant daughter Owrey died this morning on a street from bronchial ailments.
A fire alarm at East Monmouth Street led to a large water discharge that ruined the Tinsman residence. A smouldering mattress in the attic, likely started by mice, caused smoke mistaken for fire. No blaze occurred. the home suffered total loss due to water, with plaster fallen and windows broken by occupants. Tinsman, uninsured, and his 17 children faced a dire situation.
Winchester Hiram Lodge will host two grand masters from neighboring states Charles Callahan of Virginia and S M Goodyear of Pennsylvania. They plan to lay a high school cornerstone at Berryville in the afternoon and confer the Master Mason degree that evening. Goodyear and wife arrive tomorrow noon and will stay with Mr and Mrs Arthur Robinson at 62 South Stewart Street.
Rev. Dr. Clarence True Wilson, head of the Methodist temperance board, telephones a challenge to Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler to present the prohibition question at the Methodist general conference in Springfield on May 22. Butler urged religious leaders to repeal the eighteenth amendment in a New York address last night.
Harry K Thaw won permission from Common Pleas to leave Pennsylvania for a visit to his mother in Pittsburgh under hospital custody. Judge Monahan said Thaw remains under keeper care and not free to roam while awaiting a possible new trial in Evelyn Nesbit's divorce case challenging his sanity.
Robert Y. Conrad Post of the American Legion voted in a special meeting to parade in the apple blossom festival and add a float. Lieut. Edward Goss was named to head a committee to handle the float, and the Legion building was turned over to the Perera committee as information headquarters. The ORM Newsboys of Washington phageered in the building.
79 miners killed in the Benwood explosion are recovered after rescue teams dig through rock to No. 8 entry in Wheeling West Virginia. Workers locate only death as they reach the wrecked passageways.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was chosen chairman of a New York state committee to promote Gov. Alfred E. Smith for the Democratic presidential nomination. The decision was announced as part of a drive to back Smith, with Roosevelt defending merit over origin and urging confidence in public service.
C E Babb sues Thomas L Shumate of Clarke county in Winchester Corporation Court over a 680 dollar check payment stopped by the drawer. Shumate bought a Moline tractor in 1922 and asserts lack of court jurisdiction while Babb’s attorney argues the action arose in Winchester and the city has proper jurisdiction. Attorney H S Larrick represents the plaintiff who runs an agricultural implement business.
The parade committee reports several children's pony carts entered for the apple blossom festival with more promised. First prize is 50 dollars and second 25 for the two most artistically decorated cars. Entries encouraged via Richard Jolliffe or the parade office in Shenandoah Valley Bank Building room 8, open 7:30 to 9 tonight. Floats from counties expected and an artful display planned. The parade also includes an industrial division with educational displays and brand-name trucks showcasing Shenandoah Valley products.
Cleveland April 30. With Republican wins in Ohio and Massachusetts, President Coolidge now has 825 delegates pledged to support him at the national convention in June, announced by William M. Butler, the campaign manager.
Tillie Alearta, renowned mildhed cow, was shot in Los Angeles after a foot and mouth infection was confirmed. Her owners declined a 50 000 dollar offer. one calf from the herd sold for 61 000 dollars at three months old.
Washington April 30. Conferees reach agreement on soldier bonus bill with minor disputed provisions and expect early ratification by Congress. The measure will then go to the President for signature.
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