17 Dec 1924
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1924
Page
1
Lou Nulton is chosen as superintendent of the IS Naval Academy. The appointment to lead the institution becomes effective in February amid an official confirmation process and organizational reorganization.
A Washington lecture at Loudoun Chapter marked the anniversary of General Washington's death. Dr F T McFaden of the Presbyterian College illustrated how George Washington's moral and religious life was shaped by home training in piety, noting incidents from his life.
Admiral Nurton, senior naval officer with long service at Annapolis, is chosen to head the Naval Academy replacing Admiral Wilson. Born 1869 in Winchester, he has commanded multiple ships and held key posts including commandant and war college attendance, with campaigns in Cuba, Philippines and Boxer Rebellion.
Heavy profit taking checked the rise of stock prices at midmorning trading in New York. Early demonstrations of strength appeared from coal carriers amid merger rumors. First hour sales topped 500000 shares as call money rose to 3 percent.
A promotional note highlights This Woman at the Dire tonight promising a tale of a girl’s secret past and struggles. Also shows a 2 reel comedy Little Robinson Corkscrew with Ralph Graves for audience entertainment.
Classified notice seeks a well located well heated apartment with reasonable rent. Respond with availability and price. State whether a garage is attached and provide garage price if available. Address inquiries to L. M. S care of Star.
The Empire screens This Woman presenting past present and future in a suggested solution for women. Winchester patrons are invited to view, with regular prices listed and three daily showings. Also featuring a 2 reel comedy Little Robinson Corkscrew. An orchestra provides weekly entertainment.
A local ad promotes Christmas deals at Winchester Auto Sales with spare tire and tube added to trade ins and heaters installed through December 30. Prop W. W. Dellinger signs the notice and directs inquiries to the dealer.
Indictments against Harry Thaw alleging kidnapping and assault tied to Frederick Gump are dismissed by a New York judge. Gump, 19, was said to have been abducted in Kansas City and brought to New York by Thaw and two private detectives. Thaw had pleaded not guilty and was released on $10,500 bail after the initial arraignment.
A. S. Hott, long connected with clerical work in three leading retail stores, takes a position as representative for the Shenandoah House of Strasburg Virginia led by E. E. Keister, son of the Strasburg News and related papers. He will reside in Winchester for now and cover the Shenandoah Valley from Hagerstown Maryland to Staunton Virginia.
Hiram Bingham Republican and Yale professor won a special election for U S senator to fill the Frank Brandage seat after his death. Holt Democrat was defeated by about 40 000 votes. Bingham will resign the governorship after inauguration. the lieutenant governor John H Trumbull will assume the office.
Bankrupt sale of plundeke stock underway with prices on cottonseed linseed meal meat scraps and tankage offered. New stock described as best quality with discounts. Also basketball event at Handley High and a note of drills for a military company and a job ad seeking a settled white woman to nurse two children with references.
A Victorian era notice suggests giving servants the day off on Christmas and invites readers to celebrate with Christmas dinner at the George Washington Hotel. The ad promotes a festive holiday gathering targeting households and staff.
The cold wave expanded from the Rockies toward the West and Great Lakes causing at least ten deaths in Montana and Colorado. A Great Northern train collision killed four. two children died in Bozeman. two young people perished in Sterling, Colorado. Zero to thirty-two below readings were reported across the Rockies and plains with trains blocked and snow widespread from the Canadian border to California.
The postponed December meeting will be held Wednesday the 17th at 8 o'clock. Attendance requested as this will be the last meeting. Huntsberry, President. 12-16-Tp-2t.
Auction set for Saturday December 20 1924 at 1 PM in the Shenandoah Valley National Bank rest room. Items to be sold are the silverware and jewelry of Miss Martha Shumate. Harry Kern as administrator and local official referenced.
Open every night from now to Christmas until 9 o clock at National Sales Store known as the Store with Yellow Front. Ad appears in the 12 17 71 newspaper page 1.
Send your friends a box of Fancy Delicious Apples for Christmas from SUNTINT APPLE SHOPPE. The notice mentions Oppo White Palace Restaurant and Children’s Wagons & Sleds with a mailing package option. I. M. SWIMLEY is listed.
Senator Norris denounces a proposed government ownership plan as the rape of the treasury. He accuses allies of greasing skids to defeat the bill and warns Muscle Shoals could pass to private hands via the American Republican coalition.
Handley High School hosts a two game basketball program with admission of 40 cents for both games. The first contest features the Girls' Athletic Association against Upperville High School starting at 7 30. The second game pits Handley boys against Wayneboro High School of Pa.
Industry pricing notes show oranges at 2.50 per unit and tangerines at 125 per dozen as Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corp publishes trade figures dated 12-15-1p-31. The fragment indicates a storage firm listing commodity prices and a corporate label.
Handley High meets Middletown Agriculture High this Friday December 19 at 8 PM. Admission is 25 cents.
Classified notice selling two building lots near Handley Schools at 15 dollars per front foot. Respond with B.8 in care of Star. Includes an illegible line mentioning Moy Chairs and Spenet Desks and an apparent address or bureau code.
Funeral services for Samuel Gompers proceed from Pennsylvania Station to the Elks Club on West Forty seventh Street with delegates from the cigarmakers union and labor leaders paying respects. The cortege then heads to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown as the American Federation of Labor weighs a tribute.
George Washington Hotel hosted Lions Club guests as Mayor Ward outlined a proposed fire zone ordinance. The plan would split the city into zones with partial department response and has passed two readings. Lions members adopted a resolution urging its passage, arguing it best combats fires.
Village witnesses testified in Mount Vernon on December 17 that Lawrence Hight, a former clergyman, waved his hat and flirted with Mrs. Willford Sweetin on her Ina porch. Lu ther Fitzgerald described seeing Hight near the Sweetin home and following her, saying the hat gesture implied affection.
President Ebert asked Dr. Gustav Stresemann to form a cabinet to replace the Marx ministry after a recent Reichstag election. Stresemann requested until tonight to decide.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Lloyd Reed dolls and a cart with unclear context. No identifiable date place or organization present.
Court session in Martinsburg with Grover Hi Algier presiding as jury considers a fatal collision on the Martihisburg pike. Prosecution and defense present as witnesses describe the highway death of Irvin Penn near Memorial Hospital and the sequence leading to the crash.
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