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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1924
Page
8
A New York court session recounts a fractured exchange during a60 minute interrogation about a December case. The long silent segment lasted fifteen minutes before the recorded confession from Leopold was paused at noon.
Mr and Mrs C J Desper and daughters visit Mrs Despers brother and family. Mr Willard Holland of Gainesboro goes to Blue Ridge sanatorium for a rest cure. Mrs William W Glass and daughter Louise return from Baltimore. James W Davidson of Newport News Virginia visits then travels to Washington to see nephew Irwin Koch. Mrs J William Brady visits Cumberland Md. Mr William McCoy recovers from long illness. Mr and Mrs Austin Sloat return from visits to friends in E and Washington. W Lee Fisher returns home after surgery at Memorial Hospital. Miss Selma Clark hosts Mian Bibel Urbakh of Dayton Ohio.
Berryville timetable lists trains to Roanoke Memphis and Washington with parlor and sleeper cars. Includes No 13 No 14 No 28 and No 10 services with connections at Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown and Philadelphia. For fares and Pullman reservations contact Berryville VA agent or Roanoke VA general passenger agent.
The market opened irregularly but moved upward as speculative interest shifted to specialty shares. International Combustion Dupont Universal Pipe preferred Industrial Alcohol and American Express Chain Stores traded prominently with gains of 1 to 4 points. Callaney rose to 2 percent. Close was strong with about 1,250,000 shares traded.
President Coolidge has begun to finalize his keynote for the Republican campaign. He will deliver it here on August 14 when formally advised of his nomination. He outlined the address in detail and another period was allotted for similar work. Notification ceremonies preparations have been virtually completed.
The Evening Star urges readers to pay subscriptions by July 31 to receive a discount and maintain access to local news coverage.
Troop No Boy Scouts of America prepare a ten day camp August 1 to 10 at John Mén place Capon River. Scoutmaster Go and Assistant Sirbaugh lead. equipment packed beforehand. personal gear list required. fee is 7.50 dollars with 4.5 cents per day if extended. written home permission required.
BERRYVILLE Va July 29 Word has reached here of the death last week in Baltimore of Myer Palmbaum a former well known Charles Town W Va businessman and brother of Samuel Palmbaum a Berryville merchant He was about 65 and a widower Surviving brothers are George and Samuel who had lived with him in Baltimore since retirement The Palmbaum brothers built a thriving business in Charles Town starting 36 years ago near the Palm Hotel Myer was active among the Hebrews of the Shenandoah Valley.
B G Mitchell of Boyce and John W Davis Democratic nominee for president have long friendship from Washington and Lee law school days. Davis sends a thanks filled note to Mitchell saying the support heartens him for the work ahead and hopes to see him soon.
World around the world aviators will depart for Kirkwall at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning according to present arrangements. The note comes from the Associated Press describing the scheduled start of their hop off.
TOKIO July 29. After the Tairei Maru wreck off Hokkaido Island several more passengers and crew have landed by iceboats. One hundred two passengers and many crew members are still missing and are believed drowned.
Mrs. Lewis of McMechen West Virginia renews her subscription to The Star for another year, noting she cannot do without the paper which she reads like a letter from home.
The Rotary Club meets this week at the George Kingston Hotel with Rev. Dr. F T McFaden in charge as requested by Hugh, program chairman. The Washington Orchestra will provide music, and members are urged to attend as the last meeting of the season may decide if future meetings remain at the Washington Hotel or move to the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank building.
Chicago hog prices rose above prior highs as desirable weights closed at 11 dollars in early trading. The Associated Press notes July 1929 activity, with a ten cent gain over yesterday’s peak, signaling strong demand in Chicago markets.
In Strasburg, Shenandoah county, a mild smallpox case has emerged in Miss Mary Lou Lake, daughter of Mrs. Martha Lake. Health authorities have vaccinated all contacts and many residents who were not near the patient are also being vaccinated, with the illness believed to have contracted during a recent visit and developed after return home.
NEW YORK July 29 The Carnegie Corporation of New York paid to Lemuel Harien as president of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh an $8,000,000 addition to the educational work. The Carnegie Institute, with 5,000 students enrolled, braces a school of fine arts and the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Pittsburgh financier Thaw has left Kenilworth in Newark for a day or two then travels to Cressen Pennsylvania to stay at his mother Mary Copley Thaw’s country home. He intends to return to Winchester and Massachusetts to oversee improvements at Kenilworth property.
Senator Harrall of Oklahoma said a Ku Klux Klan fight was developing in the Republican and Democratic races in Oklahoma. He noted the administration would not suspend its campaign there and predicted Coolidge would retain a large majority. Coolidge worked on his acceptance and avoided visitors.
Sydney Nova Scotia July 29 The British Empire Steel Corporation announced wage reductions ranging from ten to twenty five percent affecting workers at the Nova Scotia steel mill.
Washington July 29 The setup of the political machine for the presidential campaign is to be completed under present plans of its sponsors before the senators embark upon an extensive speaking program. A speakers bureau will be organized soon in the Chicago central office to study regional deployment of orators including the presidential candidates.
The Rev. B. Crowell of Mount Falls wrote Joh Davis, the Democratic presidential nominee, congratulating him and pledging support. Davis replied on July 22 thanking him and appreciating the pledge of backing in the coming campaign.
Dr Ray Sartelle a Baltimore dental surgeon who recently underwent a sinus operation arrives here to recover at his mother Mrs John P Sartelle's home on South Main Street. The procedure was said to be very painful despite an anesthetic.
Commandant and Mrs. James Mars will conduct Salvation Army services next Sunday at Rock Enon Springs hotel lawn. Services are at 10 30 a m and 3 and 7 p m. Residents of Rock Enon Springs, nearby county and Winchester are invited to attend these special outdoor gatherings at the mountain resort.
Senator La Follette charged that sugar interests have used influence to delay the sugar tariff investigation. He urged the commission to explain delays and said efforts to intimidate the panel were underway from high official levels.
Confederate veterans from Shenandoah and Frederick counties will gather at Fisher's Hill for the annual reunion led by Stover Camp Strasburg. A special dinner will be served by Stover Camp and Daughters of the Confederacy with public attendance invited. Rail lines offer excursion trains from Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Winchester, 85 cent round trip, with return by 6 p.m. if weather permits.
Judgment for S. J. Nathanson against the American Railway Express Company for 35000 dollars plus costs in Corporation Court on appeal from a private's court. Nathanson, a Main Street dry goods merchant, sued to recover value of goods lost in transit.
In Mansfield Massachusetts police hunt eight youths connected to the killing of Mrs Clara Williams who ran a roadhouse in East Mansfield. The group is suspected of cutting the telephone line and demanding money after a prior visit. Mrs Williams was shot when Leslie Williams attempted to defend her. the assailants fled.
Federal officials monitor anthrax as state authorities work to contain outbreaks in Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi. The U S Department of Agriculture plans federal aid if needed and urges vaccination of livestock while officials watch for signs disease escapes control.
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