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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1932
Page
8
Fred Sloan Moses aged 19 a University of Maryland sophomore was found shot to death at his home in Lonaconing Maryland on February 1. Rioters invaded a Spanish music hall pelted performers with missiles during the disturbance.
Walter F P Wright, a Black man, was sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Patrolman William A. Bell who was killed while attempting to serve a warrant at the rooming house. The sentence was handed down by Judges Duke Bond and Samuel K. Dennis in Criminal Court after a verdict found the defendant guilty.
The report notes no rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 am. January precipitation was 2.23 inches, compared to 1931 monthly totals for each month listed. The document provides 13 or 18 year averages and 1931 figures for January through December with varying values across months.
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