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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1932
Page
8
Floating islands rise in Lake Orion each summer then vanish in winter. They form from mud and rushes and resist any effort to be tethered or controlled by humans.
Quotations furnished by Legg and Company provide Chicago grain closing prices. The data come from the Chicago Board of Trade and Baltimore Chamber of Commerce with contact options Plaza 1498 and 1746.
Firemen fought a desperate blaze in a three floor business and apartment block owned by M. L. Beistle in Shippensburg Pennsylvania. The fire started in the basement about 6 a.m. and burned four hours. Chambersburg fire units aided nearby protection. Loss estimated at 100000 to 125000. Occupants included Earl B. Geyer who was overcome by smoke. The first floor housed Beistle and a ten cents store. offices and apartments were on upper floors.
A major earthquake centered in Nevada shook the western United States for about an hour from 10 10 p m to 11 15 p m Pacific time. Seismologists called it the area’s strongest since 1925 with windows shattered in Nevada and clocks stopped from Salt Lake City to Fresno California. Chandeliers swung and crockery broke as shocks diminished in intensity nationwide.
NETTUNO Italy December 21 Five soldiers were killed when a projectile exploded on the artillery practice field near Nettuno. At the same time two soldiers perished at an air force ammunition dump outside Rome. It was unclear if the incidents were accidents or part of a plot, with the locations about 40 miles apart.
The Senate approved a resolution authorizing the Navy to sell its surplus old clothing at nominal prices for relief efforts. Proceeds would aid the Red Cross and other relief agencies, states, and cities, with the bill moving to the House for action.
President elect Roosevelt continues his silence on Hoover's proposals for cooperation on foreign policy and debt talks. He plans a deep sea yacht voyage from January toward Cuba, aims to avoid visitors, and expects to delay Warm Springs plans. Hoover proceeds alone to form a debt commission while disarmament remains the policy focus.
Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21 American Legion joins with the Fellowship Club of Winchester to ensure Santa visits every city child. Commander B. M. Sullivan pledges Legion support and a generous toy and Christmas goodies donation. A committee will aid outreach to destitute children for the Saturday visit.
Eugene F Parker aged three months son of Mr and Mrs Frank C Parker died at 2 o clock yesterday afternoon at his parents home No 525 Highland avenue after a brief illness of influenza The funeral was held at 3 30 o'clock this afternoon services conducted by Rev Dr F T McFaden pastor of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Interment was in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
The Bureau of Standards reports fired clay ware suitable for floor and wall tile can be produced at temperatures 200 to 300 degrees lower than the current industry practice.
Vernon Texas police found two men dead on Main Street after a gun battle last night. The victims were H H Hutto 50 a defeated sheriff candidate and David R Farrar 5. Pistols lay beside both bodies and motive remained unclear as investigators awaited autopsies.
New York stocks tried to recover from yesterday's losses but fell back in late trading. Copper tobacco and rail shares led the decline while several issues gained early. Call money stood at 1 percent as markets cooled amid broader climate observations and science notes on cooling trends.
Braddock Street Methodist Church South announces a Candlelight Christmas program with a White Gift service on Friday at 7 30 p m in the church auditorium. All Sunday School except the elementary group will participate and gifts go to the needy with surplus to the District Nurse Association. The Primary Department hosts a Saturday 7 p m party at the Sunday School House with songs and recitations.
The Pennsylvania Republican House delegation voted to remove McFadden as secretary after his attacks on President Hoover and his failed impeachment bid. Delegates met and requested his resignation. he did not comply, prompting today’s action.
Collins Taylor of Winchester, a member of a well known family, died suddenly at his Greensboro North Carolina home. He was about 60, long in the life insurance business in North Carolina. Funeral set for 3 o clock tomorrow afternoon in Greensboro.
In Lisbon Ohio two safes were wrecked at Columbian county courthouse as robbers escaped with 318 dollars and a sub machine gun during a city fire. The theft targeted the county auditor receipts from new automobile license tags sold yesterday and damaged the treasurer and auditor offices. Authorities linked the blast to the siren event but could not confirm if the fire was deliberate.
Chief of Police C. W. Hollis urges residents and business owners to clear snow from sidewalks within two hours after snowfall ends. Failure to comply will be met with court action for violation of the city ordinance.
The ginkgo tree, also called maiden hair, remains visually unchanged for over ten million years, highlighting its extraordinary evolutionary stability.
Sheriff Pannett, Democratic campaign manager in Frederick County during 1932, died after a pistol wound. He was active in Hiram Lodge No. 21 and known as Boss. Police ruled out a jailbreak or burglary as a possible cause of the incident at the County Jail.
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