Claim of Escape Denied in Page County Shooting Case
In Luray April 17 Sheriff J W Ruffner testified for the defense in the William Keller case charging him with slaying Bernard Seakford while serving a warrant. Witnesses including Kirby Shank and Edna Seakford testified Seakford drew on officers and died from an inward hemorrhage. trial likely to be delayed until Friday.
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Smelsers
Seakford
Moses
Keller
Kirby Shank
Edna Seakford
Bernard
Herman Seal
Leon Keyser
Virgil Hammer
Rewarded For Her Loyalty Inheritance From Dog Chico
Philadelphia reports Judge Charles Sinkler ordered Elizabeth Shrouds to receive 9789.50 from the dog Chico. The funds were placed in trust by Katherine Pearse for pet care after her 1934 death. Shrouds would inherit once the last pet died.
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth Shrouds
Chico
Charles Sinkler
Katherine B. Pearse
Mrs. Shrouds
Costly Safe Crash Sinks Into Ground at Na Hunta Office
In Na Hunta Georgia an office manager bought a second hand safe in Jacksonville Florida. It bounced from a truck and embedded in the ground outside his building. It required excavation and a new floor. Carpenters opened the front, the safe moved inside and locked. A safe expert used a blow torch before he realized a new safe would have cost less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nahunta
Jacksonville
Fla
Fish Story No 1 Sparks Indiana River Bass Tale
Herrin Illinois April 17 a truck load of wet sand from the Ohio River helped a fisherman land a six pound bass described as the No 1 fish story of the season. A river sand dredge was credited with an assist as the bass was still alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Ill
Adnan
Ohio River
Virginia Counties Score a High Measure of Finance Success
A Virginia study shows counties largely over collected original levies over 1933 to 1939, with 33 counties exceeding 100 percent and only 42 above 2 percent delinquency. Louisa tops at 106.3 percent, while overall prewar delinquencies were modest and improving toward 1940 projections.
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Virginia
Richmond
John H. Russell
State Tax Department
Department
Bay Lqn
Floyd
Northampton
Page
Dickenson
Buckingham
Lee
Wise
Buchanan
Gloucester
Middlesex
Accomack
Scott
Department of Taxation
C. H. Morrissett
Louisa
Southampton
Highland
Charlotte
Powhatan
Isle of Wight
Warwick
Halifax
Loudoun
Albemarle
Arlington
Roanoke
Madison
Bland
Amelia
Russell
Mixing foods cannot make crab meat harmful
Food that is wholesome when eaten alone does not become poisonous by mixing with other foods. Poisoning from food combinations is unknown.
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Skin Relief
An advertisement advises skin sufferers to try Moone's Emerald Oil sold by druggists. Use for 10 days then return the label for a money back guarantee if not fully satisfied.
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Moone
United Brethren Mission Group Hears Addresses
ELKTON April 17 More than 130 delegates and 100 visitors gathered at the United Brethren Church for the Virginia Branch Womans Missionary Association annual convention. The morning included devotional meditation led by Mrs. R L Brill and talks by Miss Mary McClanahan and Mrs. Paul Gruver on outreach and methods. Rev William E Basom of the Evangelical Church Arlington delivered fraternal greetings amid news of a forthcoming merger vote.
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Elkton
United Brethren Church
Virginia
Womans Missionary Association
R. L. Brill
Paul Gruver
Mary McClanahan
Basom
William E. Basom
Evangelical Church
Arlington
Earl Day
Carrie
Maggie Whissen
Leatherman
Igis
Anna Leopold
Foley
F. M. Stokes
Hott
Otterbein
Virginia Roby
Edna Evans
First United Bre
Harrisonburg
Helen Early
Frances: Masters
Mable Shomo
Grace Vance
Shiry
L. O. Shirley
Ideal Missionaries
Christian Workers Council of Shenandoah College
Georgia Thompson
Otterbein Guild
Ora Yeago
Staunton
Harriet Raymond
Philippine
Fatal Shooting Case Tied to Rivalry in Dallas
Mrs. Juanita Barr is held on $25 000 bail for the fatal shooting of Mrs. Blanche Woodal a 27 year old nightclub singer in Dallas. The case centers on alleged love rivalry with Barr's husband Eddie Barr a Dallas columnist.
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Juanita Barr
Blanche Woodal
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