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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1921
Page
7
Luther Welch, 23, of Saville, attempted suicide with a rifle after telling a girl he would act if she did not relent within three days. The weapon entered his stomach near a quarry and he was hospitalized in Martinsburg after surgery. He reportedly survived, with doctors noting the wound reached the stomach and possibly the liver.
The Lewisburg Seminary for Girls in Greenbrier County West Virginia was destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at about 100000 dollars. Only four girls were in the building. they escaped without injury. The remaining 150 students had not yet returned after Christmas. The seminary was run by the Greenbrier Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church South.
Indiana report details a North Central high school dispute as authorities push to ban corsets and dancing for female students. Officials argue dress and conduct reflect school standards while critics warn of gender restrictions and censorship.
Women police under Clara Burneides issued an order forbidding dancing after midnight at high school dances. Mothers had urged the rule as girls resisted corset wear claiming it hindered proper movement and labeled as old traditions by boys.
Friends learn H S G Carmichael chosen as general superintendent of Rock Asphalt Company Bowling Green Kentucky. The firm plans to develop about 50 000 acres, the largest asphalt field in the United States. Carmichael formerly headed Mason and Hanger operations on Western Maryland and Pennsylvania railroads. Public debt decreased by 192 932 075 in December 1920 per Treasury.
The Star reports federal officers will enforce laws prohibiting wearing uniforms or distinctive parts. It lists items deemed distinctive for Army Navy and Marine Corps and notes exceptions such as basic underclothing and working clothes. Attorney General Palmer cautions enforcement aligns with dignity of the uniform.
The wedding of Miss DeGrange to Mr Oldham featured ornate decorations and a post ceremony luncheon at the Pennsylvania Hotel. The couple planned a southern honeymoon and will reside in Worcester after January 10. The bride is a nurse from an old Washington family and served as a registered nurse in World War I.
Three Berkeley county soldiers who died from wounds in the world war were buried in Martinsburg. Roy Nagely Stephen Hutsler and Alvin Lamp are honored as ministers and veterans attend their funerals. The remains reached relatives on New Year’s Day and services were held at Galilee and Pine Grove churches with Rev J R Jacobs officiating.
A Staunton stock dealer boasted to the Staunton News Leader that he sold a steer at seven cents a pound and a heifer at six cents a pound on the hoof to a Staunton butcher, while a neighbor claims paying thirty-five cents a pound for a steak from one of the animals.
Police court records reveal threats against Paul Johannsen and employers as clothing workers strike. Justice Johannsen sentenced prior assailants if the strike continued, with violence looming amid ongoing labor unrest and daily clashes.
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