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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1928
Page
3
Joseph V. Dellinger vice president of the National Fruit Product Co of Washington, formerly of Port Md, wed Mrs. Alice M. Sargeant in a Washington ceremony officiated by Rev Henry K Palma of the Presbyterian Church. Dellinger acknowledged prior marriage and returns to his work at the company plant.
The Virginia General Assembly adopted a concurrent resolution praising Senator Swanson for his speech in the U S Senate concerning the South and the Fifteenth Amendment. The measure commends his courage and statesmanship.
Over 100 copies will be placed in guest rooms of the George Washington Hotel and Hotel Jack after Edward Malcolmson, manager for the two properties, agreed to accept Bibles from the Gideons of Virginia. About 100 Bibles for the George Washington and 39 for Hotel Jack. The Gideons held their Virginia state convention in Staunton, with 313 Bibles dedicated for Staunton hotels and a goal of 150,000 Bibles nationwide this year. Zone 6 covers Virginia and nearby areas.
President Cosgrave of the Irish Free State has a packed schedule in Washington and its suburbs. He starts with an early unsanctioned ride at Rock Creek Park, visits Arlington National Cemetery, then meets with President Coolidge at a 1 PM luncheon after a day of official calls and sightseeing.
Col S Brown Allen aged 84 prominent Virginian and former Staunton postmaster died last night in Staunton after a fall last Wednesday that fractured a rib. He served as grand commander of the Grand Camp Confederate Veterans of Virginia and held roles as U S marshal for the western district of Virginia and collector of internal revenue. He and his wife observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary last October. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church.
Washington Jan 24 Don K King of the Washington Herald testified in the contempt case against juror Edward J Kidwell Jr of the Fall Sinclair trial that he repeatedly charged Kidwell claimed he would gain from jury service. The cross examination pressed whether King knew Kidwell before interviewing him in a near beer saloon about the matter.
A commandeered automobile incident led to a child being hospitalized for alcoholic poisoning. The child received treatment and recovered enough to be sent home.
The Virginia State Corporation Commission would regulate fire insurance rates and approve filings, with power to reduce excess profits and remove unfair discrimination. A revamped tax code halves statutes, standardizes collections, and allows credits for out-of-state taxes. Bills include search and seizure revisions, aging judges recall, a women’s college study commission, and airport regulation under the commission.
Reports and conferences confirm talks between West Point and the University of Nebraska over a big inter sectional football game in November. Nebraska athletic authorities, including three officials, meet in the east with Army athletic board as the 46 000 seat Memorial Stadium is cited as suitable for the event. John Selleck of Nebraska’s athletic department received a telegram from New York expressing optimism about securing the game.
Western railroads sought to have the recent wage rise for firemen invalidated by a U S District Court in Chicago. The 30 to 35 cent daily increase for passenger and other firemen was set by a board of arbitration whose two members withdrew leading to a deadlock and the panel's report stating no agreement could be reached.
New York reports a continuing stock market recovery with gains led by high grade investment industrials and rails. Easy call money rates stay at 3 percent as several favorable 1927 earnings reports and improvements in basic industries support the advance amid steady, sometimes dull, trading.
Heavy rains in the past 24 hours flood numerous English districts. The Thames rises above Teddington with banks overflowing. Nottingham lowlands merge while the Trent climbs eight feet above normal in spots. President Collidge reportedly offered a position with a New York law firm amid other offers, and plans vacation in Vermont to focus on whittling.
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