Murder plotter Fricker hanged for dairy maid killings
Emil Fricker, a 45 year old former wealthy farmer, was executed for directing the 1924 murder of John Nungesser and plotting the 1920 killing of Hubert Kernh, the dairy maid Minnie Schlitt’s husbands. Two accomplices received life terms after testifying.
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Associated Press
Edwardsville
Lik
Emil Fricker
Fricker
John Nungesser
Minnie Schlitt
Jacob Landert
Eldo Ernie
Nungesser
Hubert Kerhh
Chicago
Raymond Costello
Charles Hobbs
Costello
Castello
Madeline White
Hobbs
Betty Barnett
Pemberton Dancers In Fashion Show At Empire
Empire Theatre hosts fashion show Monday and Tuesday by Stafford Pemberton of Washington DC featuring Winchester pupils and local dancers. Emmert's supplies gowns from New York. two nightly shows plus a Fox film Wages For Wives.
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Empire Theatre
Stafford Pemberton
Washington
D. C
Washington, D. C
Pemberton
Winchester
School For Dancing
Emmert
Syiles
New York
the Empire
Fox
John Golden
Jacquelin Logan
Za Su Pitts
Creighton Hale
Frank Gregson Leaves Winchester Hotel Post
Carroll Menefee of Sperryville Virginia writes to The Star expressing regret over Frank Gregson departing Winchester. He praises Gregson’s courtesy, cheer, and handshake, noting Winchester loses a top hotel man and Chatanoga gains a fine fellow in 1926.
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the Star
Frank Gregson
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Chatanooga
United States
Special sale of 12 used pianos at Brawner's Music Store
Pianos in first class condition offered at prices from one hundred dollars and up. Also three grafanolas available. See the new Columbia and hear the latest records at Brawner's Music Store.
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Columbia
Brawner’s Music Store
Solenberger Church Window Benefit Sale Announcement
Community fundraiser at Solenberger's Christian Church features cakes pies and candy in a window sale. Proceeds support church programs and outreach activities during the event date unspecified.
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Solenberger
Christian Church
Apple Blossom Festival Headquarters Opens at George Washington Hotel
The Apple Blossom Festival announces a new headquarters located in the George Washington Hotel. Contact telephone 730 for festival information and activities. A Steinway tuner offers piano tuning services at telephone 288.
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George Washington Hotel
Steinway Tuner
Death of Miss Virginia Brown After Prolonged Illness
Miss Virginia Brown died at her home 112 South Kent Street at 7 16 this evening after about two weeks of illness of a cold and general breakdown. She had been confined to her home since a fall and hip fracture about 15 years ago. She was a daughter of the late Richard and Elizabeth Brown and a sister of Elizabeth Brown, Mrs Thomas Dale, and brothers Reichard R. Brown and John S. Brown. A member of Friends and a long time secretary of literature for the local Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, she was active in church. funeral at the homeplace Sunday at 3 with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery un. Pallbearers: Leslie, Richard, William, Emerson Brown, Robert Dale, and Carl Cather.
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Misse
Virginia
Brown
Richard
Elizabeth Brown
Kent Street
Miss Brown
Brown's Tannery
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Society of Friends
Mount Hebron Cemetrey
Leslie
William and
Emerson Brown
Robert Dale
Carl Cather
Decorations expert offers free sketches for festival floats
Director-General Ryan of the Apple Blossom Festival hires a representative from the Artificial Flower Company of James to present a full line of decorations at Office Supply Company 109 West Water Street. The expert brings twenty years of float building experience and will share ideas and sketches at no cost. Call before Tuesday April 20 to discuss plans.
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Ryan
Jamas
West Water Street
United States
Winchester
Funeral Services For Mrs Kern Saturday Afternoon
Funeral services for Katharine Brooke Kern widow of Bentley Kern will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the family residence conducted by Rev J Luther Neff pastor of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church of which she was a member. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Her daughters Elizabeth Kern and Mrs Alexander Kinney expect to arrive from Lakeland Florida while sons F A and John A Kern of Ellensburg Washington cannot attend due to distance.
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Katharine Brooke Kern
Bentley Kern
J. Luther Neff
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
John A. Kern
Ellensburg
Wash
Soldiers urged to write Mother's Day letters from home
Secretary Davis of the War Department asks every officer and enlisted man to write a letter to his home for Mother's Day May 19 as an expression of love and reverence for the mothers of our country. A Goitre Clinic led by Dr A W Graves in Harrisonburg Va offers free screening and treatment to the poor with no operation needed for 99 percent of cases.
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Associated Press
Washington
Davis
War Department
A. W. Graves
Harrisonburg
1St National Bank
Public Sale of Household Goods and Personal Property
Public sale of personal property at 509 N Market St on Saturday April 17 at 12 30 p m. Includes over land car lard meat potatoes and canned goods entire household finishing some antique items. Conducted by Mrs I M Orndorff.
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N. Market St
Overland
I. M. Orndorff
Tree Planting Day Observed By The School
Handley Schools observed tree planting Day with Civic League leadership under Mrs. Martin Wisecarver presiding. Prof W McKlwee directed the planting of a southern hemlock and a dedora as evergreen additions to the school grounds. Reverend W L Dudley gave the invocation and former Mayor William W Glass gave an address about the planting of trees as a monument to planters. Mrs Frank Reynolds sang Joyce Kilmer's poem Trees as W R Legge lectured on tree history from root to leaf. The program closed with the school song Grand Old Trees indoors due to the chilly weather.
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Handley Schools
Civic League
Martin Wisecarver
W. McKlwee
Frank ‘Reynolds
Joyce Kilmer
Recent Cases in City Police Court
Recent cases disposed of in the city police court include Thomas Brill and Charles Coates fined for drunkenness with $5 costs, Paul Brown fined for drunkenness with costs, James Newlin for unlawful possession of liquor with $60 and costs, Oliver Brooks for drunk and disorderly with $10 and costs, Elmer Timbers for driving while drunk with $68, and T. J. Robinson for speeding with $10 and costs. Lester Jenkins convicted of larceny and sentenced to thirty days in jail.
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Thomas Brill
Charles Coates
Paul Brown
James Newlin
Oliver Brooks
Elmer Timbers
T. J. Robinson
Lester Jenkins
Virginia Proclaims May Day for Child Health 1926
Governor Byrd designates Saturday May 1 1926 as May day and Child Health day in Virginia calling schools and health officers to promote child health through May pole dances athletic events parades and similar observances to focus on the welfare of children.
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United States
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Virginia
B. O. James
Evans and Brumback Conduct Keernstown Auction Sale
Household goods at M. E. Church in Keernstown and the house with five acres will be sold on sale day. Amelia S. Evans and Alice R. Evans list the items. C. I. Brumback serves as auctioneer.
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M. E. Church
Keernstown
Amelia S. Evans
Alice R. Evans
C. I. Brumback
Apple Blossom Festival Fund Seals and Insignia Sale
Community drive raises funds with seals available in green or pink and silver priced at 50 cents for 100 and automobile insignia at 5 cents each. Purchase at all stores to support the festival.
Byrd Defends Segregation Law at Southern Maryland Banquet
Virginia Governor Harry F. Byrd speaks at the Southern Maryland Society dinner in Baltimore defending segregation measures. He praises Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie and notes Virginia’s postwar progress while stressing state autonomy to set local assessments. The event's attendees include U S Senator Wadsworth and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad President Willard.
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Mr. Byrd
Maryland
Virginia
Baltimore
Harry F. Byrd
Southern Maryland Society
Byrd
Albert C. Ritchie
Southern Hotel
Gov. Byrd
United States
Wadsworth
Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Gov. Ritchie
Maryland Club
Isaac Sy Rm
Then Valley
Emerson
Hampton - Magruder
Prince Georges County
George Weems Williams
John N. Mackall
State Roads Commission
Ritchie
Weather Forecast Promises Warm Spring Saturday
The forecast shows fair weather for Saturday with warmer spring conditions after a mild frost warning for tonight reaching Florida. The outlook emphasizes brighter conditions and a general rise in temperatures across regions, contrasting with a volatile April that delivered late snow in parts of northern New York and fluctuating readings across the Midwest.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nean
Florida
Weather Bureau
Ram Ranners Transfer Base Shifts South
Ram runners on the Atlantic seaboard move operations from Low Island to southern waters. Florida prohibition administrator Philip Hambach, returning from a Savannah conference, says enforcement will focus on the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida coasts. Seaplanes with machine guns and 90 mph speed will soon patrol the south Atlantic to tighten the rum blockade.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fila
Atlantic Seaboard
Low Island
Philip ¥. Hambach
Florida
Savannah
Hambach
Carolinas
Georgia
Srevice
South Atlantic
Dunn Signs His Oriole Contract Gets In Line-Up
Dick Porter, left fielder for the Baltimore Orioles, has signed his contract after a holdout. He is set to return to his regular position in the lineup against Rochester in the second game of today. Porter was the last hold-out in the dispute.
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Dunn
Oriole
Associated Press
Baltimore
Dick Porter
Jack Dunn
Porter
Rochester
Firemen Threaten Arrests Over Misleading Fire Alarm
A false alarm at 12 30 pm led the entire department to respond to a small chimney fire at 1013 South Main Street. The house housed a colored family. Firemen warned they would seek warrants if people continued giving misleading information.
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South Main Street
German Toys Losing Appeal In This Country
The Commerce Department reports German toy popularity is waning in the United States and Britain as American made and newer gadgets rise. Exports to the US grew 8 percent in quantity last year, but sales to the two main markets fell 33 percent and 5 percent respectively.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Great Britain
Demonstration of Electric Ranges and Appliances
Northern Virginia Power Co holds an all day Saturday event demonstrating electric ranges and appliances. Ladies invited as guests.
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Northern Virginia Power CO
Local Rotarians Take Active Part in District Meet
Over 1,000 Rotarians from Virginia and North Carolina gathered in Durham for the Rot ary International thirty seventh district session. Leaders from Winchester and other cities attended, with speeches, dinners, and a notable advertising boost for the Apple Blossom Festival. The 37th district will split into districts 56 and 57 on July 1, with next year’s conference in Roanoke and the international meeting in Denver.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Durham
N. C
Rotary International
Rotary
Washington-Duke
Winchester
Edburg
Ryan
Marshall Baker
W. A. Ryan
R. L. Gray
John 8. Solenberger
Herbert A. Solenberger
A. C.bslenaker
F. W. Bailey
W. W. Glass
Washington-Du
Duke Ae
Boda
Assembly Hall
Rotary Education
Rotary Council
Joe Hoson
Charles J. Smith
Roanoke College
South Carolina
Woodstock
Harrisonburg
Luray
Staunton
Roanoke
Denver
No Picture Service At the Empire Sunday
The Empire Theatre will cancel its usual picture service this Sunday afternoon and night for Salvation Army special meetings and band concerts from Washington. Services resume Sunday, April 25. Also ads note home electrical wiring by Northern Va. Power Co. and a PTA clothing sale during house cleaning.
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Empire Theatre
Salvation Army
Washington
R. B. Nelson
F. R. Casselman
Northern
Va. Power Co
Jones & Co Funeral Directors Community Service Claim
The firm states safeguarding community health and promoting happiness are as essential as funeral directing. Their efforts extend beyond handling arrangements to improving the welfare of the citizenship through broader service in the South Loudoun Street area.
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R. T. Jones & CO
South Loudoun
Churchmen urge Congress to back Volstead Act
Washington April 16 churchmen from many denominations unite to urge Congress to support the Volstead act. They say conditions have improved under prohibition and argue evils of liquor are less than in wet days. Wayne B Wheeler and WCTU representatives attend the session to plan follow up.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Prohibition Committee
America
Wayne B. Wheeler
Reese League
Wil J. Haven
American Bible
Ciety
Federated Council
Madison Square
New York
Ender Waa
York
Council Set to Discuss City Tax Ordinance
A special Common Council meeting has been called for 4 to address the city tax ordinance. The session will consider licenses taxes and the rate and may cover additional business.
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Common Council
Rotary Honors and Near-Escape in Durham and Oxford
H. D. Fuller of the Rotary Club was nominated for district governor by clubs across Richmond Petersburg and the Shenandoah Valley but withdrew after not confirming consent. Clarence Owens narrowly escaped injury when a hotel in Oxford burned, waking on the third floor to flee with his luggage.
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Rotary
H. D. Fuller
Paet-Neeneer
Reetary Club
Durham
N. C
Fuller
Richmond
Petersburg
Shenandoah Valley
Oxford
Owen
No Knocks The Easy Washer Silent in Operation
A fragment from a classified or ad item notes an Easy Washer with no reverses, continuing from a mid sentence about knocks and silent operation. Winchester Auto Sales and J. T. Brown are listed in the ad as the sellers.
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Winchester Auto Sales
Sale of Household Goods After Death at 919 Berryville Ave
Owing to wife’s death the entire household goods will be sold. The sale is set for Saturday April 17 at 2 p.m. at 919 Berryville Ave. Conducted by T. B. Allamong.
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Berryville Ave
T. B
For Rent Six Room Building on Main Street
Six room building at 8 Main St offered for dwelling or other use. Contact G M for details and availability.
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Empire
Frank
Carroll Menefee
Sperryville, Va
of ‘Society of Friends
Mrs. Kern
Glass
Legge
Handley Auditorium
Pocahontas
Old Dominion
General Assembly
Gobeeyi
People’s Drug Store
F. A. Shayock
Next Methodist
Kernstown
Amelia 8. Evans
Northwest
Canada
Plains
Saranac
N. Y
Canadian
Arlington
Reg
President Baker
Community Service
Doug Fuller
Rotary Meeting
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