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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Page
8
In Chicago jurors deliberate on embezzlement charges against Martin J. Insull as the Insull family watches. Samuel Insull Sr. arrives with Samuel Insull Jr. and staff. Jurors seek state exhibit No. 1, the charter of Middle West Utilities, after long sessions into the night.
Albert H. Fish was turned over to Westchester authorities to answer an indictment for first degree murder in the death of ten year old Grace Budd. Fish offered no defense and covered his face with a handkerchief during the homicide court proceeding.
Paris December 21. Minister of the Navy Francois Pietri told the foreign affairs and naval committees that France will renounce the Washington naval treaty of 1922. He said France will discuss further questions of international navigation. The treaty is intol...
A blimp owned by the American Airship Company and piloted from Lakewood New Jersey by Anton Heinen was to depart Washington airport late today for Miami and other Florida points. The craft features a portable mooring mast. Glacier National Park was discovered during the Lewis and Clark expedition over a century ago.
Five Seattle firemen work with artificial breathing equipment since noon Wednesday to save a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Glaser. Doctors say a lung ailment prevented proper breathing and threaten the infant’s life.
An oratorio tells a sacred story through music without costumes or acting. It, like opera, uses soloists chorus and full orchestra.
Washington notes retirements and criticisms as Senator Clarence Dill of Spokane explains he left seeking renomination to avoid declining health and office burdens. Biddle’s labor board remarks spark debate while NRA clauses face Senate clarifications ahead of possible court review.
Joe Burns, once Dillinger henchman, was escorted back to the Indiana state penitentiary from Chicago after a raid by postal officials and police. He is to serve a life sentence for murder, leaving two of ten escapees at large. others are dead or in custody. John Hamilton and Joseph Fox remain fugitives.
The oldest pharmacy in Europe traces back to the 1200s, with records indicating a pharmacy operating in the medieval period. Historians note its long-standing role in European medical practice and commerce.
Representatives of the Dutch Air Lines and of the British Imperial Airways left Baghdad by air for the scene of the accident, 250 miles away, to investigate. The desolate crash site lies midway between the coast of Palestine and Baghdad in a desert region with sharp ridges and narrow gorges making a forced landing deadly. Royal Air Force.
Pattern 9258 offers a well tailored play frock with matching panties for a young girl. It features a half belted waistline, front panel buttons, removable collars and cuffs, and can be made in wool crepe burgundy tones. Sizes 4 6 8 10 12. Book and pattern available. Order to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department New York.
Fashion patterns from Barbara Bell sponsor practical one piece dresses for spring. The tailored swagger style appears in cotton prints to wool, jersey and mono tone fabrics. The pattern features a yoke and center panels cut in one with a front band that can be omitted to create two looks from one pattern.
Reported fliers warned of dangerous air currents from sun baked gorges as heavy rains hindered land searches. Pilots aimed to reach Batavia with Christmas mail for Colonists but a crash ended the ill fated Melbourne flight. The Dutch Royal Air Lines ordered 14 American Douglas planes to speed up East Indies service. The twin engined Flying Hotel carried 18 passengers with a top speed of 210 mph and weighed 17 500 pounds.
Sheriff T E Gant warned that if further violence occurs it will come tomorrow as crowds gathered on the outskirts with no notable gathering found. The report notes a big expected crowd and ongoing tension between vigilantes and the mob.
Sheriff warns of Christmas crowds and possible drinking as trouble looms. Thirty guardsmen are on duty after threats against the sheriff. Gant and his son return to the county jail. Deputy Gant helped rush a man to Nashville after a mob halted Harris trial. Investigations into four burned National Guard trucks proceed as militia readiness grows. A vigilante group of about 100 businessmen supports order efforts and backs the aldermen’s troop request.
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