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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1924
Page
4
Winchester daily publication item notes second class matter at the post office and consolidation with Morning News Weekly News and Weekly Mirror. Mentions dispatches credited to the Hated Press and republication use policy for the Evening Star Publishing Co. content.
The Times-Dispatch notes Richmond's tobacco sector strength with large factories, skilled labor, and global leaf concerns. It contrasts a promising 1925 outlook against a decayed state capital image, using editorials on Empathy for the Hammer and a critical view of the capital's progress.
A fragment from Walt Mason reflecting on sympathy and social disparity. The poet contrasts personal charity with public almsgiving, noting the louder calls of leaders while focusing on individual suffering near Mount Ararat and the struggles of common hosts and poor.
Elder Consolvo testified he adopted a boy 17 years ago in Washington and says the youth, now at Mount St. Joseph's School Irvington, began drinking in the last two years. He described the marriage ceremony and said he separated the couple and the youth from the home. Memory of events after moving to the city is unclear and he recalls meeting the former Lamb in Norfolk about a year ago.
The witness Consolvo recalled a night of drinking around 11 to 4 am with Evelyn leading to a marriage suggestion. They visited the Poole home on Eutaw Place before entering the Belvedere Hotel. The court heard testimonies from the butler, cab driver, and a former hotel employee as lawyers represented Consolvo.
Sydney Peery, long treated at Memorial Hospital, was moved to a Baltimore hospital this morning for further treatment and a potential second operation. He is accompanied by his sister.
J P Dunlap of Bowmans Virginia notified The Star that for ten days a Maxwell with Virginia license 83 203 stood by the Valley pike near Bowmans. He warned it would be stripped if left longer. Chamber of Commerce inquiry linked the car to Howard Mason of this city. Mason had a Dodge license 83 203 later transferred to a Maxwell.
William Green of Ohio was elected president of the American Federation of Labor, with James P. Noonan of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers chosen as eighth vice president to fill the vacancy. The vote was unanimous and Green pledged a policy of capitative progressiveism for his administration.
A florist at 446 National Ave advertises Poinséttas and Cherries among rigtted plants. The small notice is dated December 17 and appears in local classifieds.
A new oil lamp claims to emit brilliant soft white light with no odor smoke or noise and to burn 94 percent air and kerosene. Tested by the U S Government and 35 universities, it offers free trials and a chance to earn monthly income by promoting agency opportunities.
The highest price will be paid for either sweet or sour cream delivered to Garber's Manufacturing Company at 21 S. Braddock Street Virginia with a December 16 delivery time noting 4t.
Fritz Haarmann the Hanover butcher known as the wholesale murderer was sentenced today for killing 24 young men over six years. His accomplice Hans Grans was condemned for inciting to a serious crime. The trial heard horrifying testimony including cannibalism and delivery of human flesh, much of it behind closed doors.
Berlin report that President Ebert and Chancellor Marx halted efforts to form a Reichstag majority. Both agreed to suspend actions until just before the January 5 Reichstag meeting, while the Marx-Stressemann cabinet continues to function.
Senate naval affairs committee postponed action on Senator King of Utah’s resolution to probe the U.S. Navy. Chair Hale was told to obtain comprehensive Navy Department data on charges. Also noted is the funeral of Sarah Wilson, a 65 year old Black woman, in Washington with services at Lena W Barnett’s home.
Prices advanced after a flow of buying orders as seasoned dividends were floated. High grade issues gained 2 to 6 points with Motive shares including Studebaker and Pan American Oils contributing to the rise. Renewals lowered to 2 percent on call loans and Mellon's statement of no immediate credit strain underscored the move, lifting more than 30 stocks to new year peaks.
Bandits dynamited the vaults of First National Bank and Garanty Bank in Valley View and started a blaze that destroyed the business district. Losses were estimated near 100000 dollars as investigators worked through the wreckage in Fort Worth on December 19.
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