Will of Scott Grant Sparks Estate Battle in Frederick
Court records reveal Scott Grant left cash bequests totaling about 18000 to friends and named six beneficiaries for the remainder. Kin challenge the will after a back-page note dated Sept 19 1931 declaring the document invalid. Administrators and executors named as hearings proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Grant
Scott Grant
Circuit Court
Frederick County
C. C. Brannon
Grant
Ciptuit Court
John M. Fishpaw
Edward W. Grant
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Cora C. McDonald
S. D. McDonald
George Washington
Allen Gray Mauck
C. B. Mauck
George Lee Baker
Albert Baker
William Henry Baker
Said Albert Baker
Dorothy McCann Rice
Robert Albert Boyce
Lee Boyce
Jacob Yost
Jacob H. Yost
John Steele Smith
Robert S. Smith
John L. Grant
Fannie Huntsberry
Jamess. Grant
Elizabeth P Grant
Robert Grant
Tolbert Grant
Robert R. Grant
Parking Rules Set for East and West Piccadilly Streets
Chief C. W. Hollis announced new parking rules from North Cameron to North Braddock on East and West Piccadilly. South side cars must park 45 degrees. trucks barred on the south side. north side parking parallel to curb with trucks allowed during set times. no parking on specified stretches 9 a m to 9 p m for one hour. Enforcement starts Monday morning under a recent Common Council ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Hollis
Piccadilly Street
Cameron
Braddock Street
East Piccadilly Street
Loudoun Street
West Piccadilly Street
Loudoun
Common Council
Hollis
Graham Named Moderator Of Winchester Presbytery
The Presbytery of Winchester elected Rev. James R. Graham Sr. D D of Tsing Kiang Pu China as moderator for its spring session in Berryville. The event followed his opening sermon for retiring moderator R B Woodworth of Burlington West Virginia. The meeting featured sermons on the Holy Spirit and the power of God and saw a proposal to amend the Book of Church Order voted down. Speakers addressed the country church and home missions as the session continued in Berryville Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbytery of
Winchester
James R. Graham
Tsing Kiang Pu
China
Berryville
Presbyterian Church
Graham
R. B. Woodworth
Burlington
W. Va
God
E. D. Witherspoon
Nineveh
Blacksburg
Montgomery Presbytery
Jonathan Edwards
Presbytery
James R. Graae
J. B. Bittenger
Charles R. Bailey
Guy M. Morrow
Allen Jones
Joseph A. McMurray
Charles D. Gilkeson
Democrats Name Delegates at Winchester Mass Meeting
The Winchester Democratic Executive Committee invites all Democrats to a City Hall mass meeting Monday at 8 pm to choose delegates for the State Democratic Convention in Richmond on June 9. Winchester has 11 votes in the convention and organizers say votes may be split to accommodate delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Democratic Executive Committee
Richmond
Little Girl Breaks Arm While Roller-Skating
Miss Kitty Lou Arnold, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester D Arnold of South Stewart Street, fell roller-skating yesterday and sustained a severe fracture of the right arm. She was taken to Memorial Hospital where doctors set the break and she returned home with favorable but uncomfortable condition reported this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Lou Arnold
Lester D. Arnold
South Stewart Street
Memorial Hospital
May meeting moved for Apple Blossom Festival
South End Hose Co announces its May business meeting will be held Monday night April 25 one week earlier due to important Apple Blossom Festival business. Members are urged to attend.
Prosecution Uses Alienists in Massie Case Defense
In Honolulu on April 22 the prosecution called two alienists from California to testify on the insanity defense of Lieut. Thomas H. Massie. Massie, his mother-in-law Mrs Granville Fortescue, and co defendants E J Lord and Albert O Jones face second degree murder with 20 years to life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Honolulu
Thomas H. Massie
Joseph Kahaha Wai
John C. Kelley
California
Joseph Catton
San Francisco
Winnie Ruth Judd
Phoenix
Arizona
Paul Bowers
Los Angeles
Bowers
Catton
Massie
Granville Fortescue
E. J. Lord
Albert O. Jones
Compliments From Chesapeake and Potomac Chief To V A Line Crews
Charles H. Weber general manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia toured Winchester yesterday inspecting lines and restoration progress after the March 6 storm. He praised the crews for splendid and untiring efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Weber
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
Winchester
Weber
China
Richmond executives accompany trip to Washington
Charles H. Weber traveled with W B Beals staff engineer Washington D C W B Fitzpatrick general plant manager S F Merriam general traffic manager and W C Taylor general sales manager all of Richmond They spent part of the forenoon here and left shortly after noon for Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Weber
W.B. Beals
Washington, D. C
W. B. Fitzpatrick
S. F. Merriam
W. C. Taylor
Richmond
Rotary Bowlers Down Kiwanians In Postseason Match
The Rotary Club bowling squad defeated the Kiwanis Club five in a post season contest at Funk's Alleys by winning four of six games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funk’s Alleys
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Mrs Frye Dies at 45. Funeral Set for National Ave
Mrs Mary Alice Frye 45 wife of C Herbert Frye resided at 311 National Ave not North Loudoun St as reported. She died yesterday morning. Funeral from the house at 3 pm tomorrow with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice Frye
C. Herbert Frye
National Avenue
Loudoun Street
Star
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Winchester Dentists Close Saturday Afternoons May to September
Dentists in Winchester will close their offices on Saturday afternoons from May 14 through September 15 each year. The notice specifies weekend closures during the summer season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Lime For White Washing
W. B. Snider and Son advertise lime suitable for white washing tasks.
American Tobacco boss George Hill nets 1 million salary
George Washington Hill, president of American Tobacco Company, earned a salary of 1 018 000 dollars for last year. The pay includes 168 000 base and an 8215 percent bonus on net earnings over 11 369 000, totaling 1 018 000 amid strong advertising led profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hill
American Tobacco Company
Hill
Mr. Hill
Lawrence Fleet thanks Winchester people from Virginia prison
The Star prints a note from Lawrence Fleet, 18, sentenced to death for the Keller murder, written from the Virginia Penitentiary. He thanks Winchester residents for efforts to stay the death sentence and includes a poem reflecting on life, faith, and mortality. He awaits execution on April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Today
Lawrence Fleet
Baltimore
William F. Keller
Fleet
Virginia Penitentiary
Winchester
Winchester Evening Star
Virginia
Lawrence W. Fleet
Death of Fred E. Whitacre After Prolonged Illness
Fred E. Whitacre aged 49 of Frederick County died in Lynchburg after a fifteen year illness due to nervous complications. Survived by wife formerly Laura Fletcher nee Pugh, mother Mollis C. Whitacre, and brothers J J Carson T and Andrew. Funeral at Whitacre home Sunday at 2, then to Redlands Methodist Church for rites by Rev. Charles Wagner. interment Woodland Cemetery. Pallbearers are the deceased's cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Whitacre
Frederick County
Lynchburg
Whitacre
Laura Fletcher
Pugh
Mollis C. Whitacre
J. J
Carson T. Whitacre
Andrew Whitacre
Brucetown
South
Charles Wagner
Gainesboro
M. E. Church
Woodland Cemetery
Plans Shaped For Exhibit At Fairfax Home
Berryville Virginia April 22 Mrs Kenneth N Gilpin chaired the loan exhibit committee for auth entic Washington relics in Hawthorne building reports show posters folders distributed to A A A headquarters Washington and along highways to Clarke county an ad in Middleburg Cup program and Washington Post feature planned for Lord Fairfax and Washington with photos Relics labeled catalogued insured opening day activities hosted at Greenway Court Berryville and Winchester transport plans described by officers and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Washington
Hawthorne
C. B. Jones
Clarke County
Washington Post
J. Townsend Burwell
Lord Fairfax
John B. Neill
Baltimore
Old Powder Magazine
Greenway Court
John Garland Pollard, Jr
State Bicentennial Commission
Emily McCormick
J. D. Griffing
Tappan
E. P. Berlin
T. Carter Page
Frank M. Wray
Nannie Thomas
H. B. Whiting
William S. Powers
And
Dr. Griffing
Frances Wolfe
Benjamin Crampton
L. W
Joseph F. Moore
Police Seek Suspected Robbers After North Loudoun Hold Up
Local police have not found two Black men suspected of holding up Maurice Parlett early yesterday on North Loudoun Street. Parlett described a carload of negroes stopping at the curb, one man holding a revolver while the other searched his pockets. He was scratched and treated by Dr. Charles R. Anderson. The assailants fled in a Ford or Chevrolet with no visible tail light or license plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Parlett
North Loudoun Street
C. W. Hollis
Parlett
Charles R. Anderson
Ford
Chevrolet
Edmund Bruce
Elmira
John H. Curtis
Norfolk
Bruce
Mr. Curtis
Lindbergh
H. Pearson
Dean H. Dobson- Peacock
Curtis
Newark
Washington
New York
Guy H. Burrage
Lindbereh
Dwight Morrow
New Rochelle
N. Y
New Jersey
Repossessed Cars Sale Notice
Repossessed cars offered for sale to responsible parties at attractive figures. For details call Winchester Credit Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Credit Corp
Silk Stockings Promoted by Blue Moon Guideaseam
An advertisement touts Blue Moon Guideaseam silk stockings at 75 cents per pair. The item highlights beauty and value, with promotional phrasing likely from a department store catalog or mail order page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nna I
Hodgson
The Orange Store Sells Florida Fruit Pk Juicy Grapefruit Oranges
A fresh truck load from Florida arrived at The Orange Store direct from the tree. Seedless grapefruit and oranges are offered by the package at 45 cents. The batch promises juicy sweet fruit for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Taxes Due May 7 to Vote in November Election
Virginia capitation tax rules require payment six months before the election. City Treasurer W A Baker warns local voters to pay by close of business Saturday May 7 to be eligible to vote on November 8 for President and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baker
Baker
Lindbergh Case Tip Sparks Child Claim Found Near Brewerton
Syracuse police said they found a child resembling Lindbergh Jr. on a Brewerton area farm and brought him to the city on an open charge. Col. Lindbergh returned to Hopewell from a mysterious trip and met aides striving to recover his kidnapped son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Brewerton
Harry Scott
Hopewell
Charles A. Lindbergh
Fish accuses committee of nerve over bonus plan
Rep Fish of New York chastised the House ways and means committee for lacking nerve and leadership he urged a billion dollar bond issue for a two year program to keep people employed. He opposed paying two billion in bonus certificates arguing new currency under the Patman bill would threaten the gold standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Representative Fish
New York
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fish
For Rent Six Room House in Fresh Condition
Newly papered and painted six room house available to rent. Asking price is $15 per month. Contact Frank Keckley at 22 Ip It for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Keckley
Coffman Chosen Head of Local Rotary Club
Charles P. Coffman, president of Winchester Milling Co, was elected Rotary president for the year starting July 1. John F. Rodman Jr. is vice president with a new board including Lester Arnold, Charles Coffman, A. H. Jackson, Percy Miller, Rodman Jr., and Herbert Solenberger. New members J. M. Steck Jr. and Myron B. Bickers were welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Coffman
Winchester Milling Company
Rotary Club
John F. Rodman, Jr
Lester D. Arnold
Charles F. Coffman
A. H. Jackson
Percy D. Miller
Herbert Solenberger
W. R. Legge
C. Fred Barr
Winchester
Brantz Roszel
J. M. Steck, Jr
Myron B. Bickers
Pay limits for naval aviators and submarine pay withdrawn
The House appropriations committee will drop its recommended limits on naval aviator pay and submarine pay for naval officers. Rep Ayres said Navy Department officials promised other economies to achieve the proposed $294,000 saving slated from those pay limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Representative Ayres
Kansas
Navy Department
Miss Helen Bryan to Be Presented in London Court
Miss Helen Bryan daughter of Mrs. Thomas Pinckney Bryan of Richmond will be presented at the court of St James on May 11. She sails today from New York on the steamship Majestic to visit London guests Mr. and Mrs. Lester Grant her uncle and aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Helen Bryan
Thomas Pinckney Bryan
Court of St. James
New York
Majestic
London
Lester Grant
Firemen Plan Comic Parade at Apple Festival
Firemen plan a torchlight parade and a burlesque procession as part of the Ninth Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Fire companies compete for engraved silver trumpets and cash prizes with an open invitation for public comic entries. Parade routes run through streets from North Cameron to Braddock and back to Piccadilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane
South End
Richards
Fred A. Read
Fred W. Taylor Barr
L. N. Woods
Cameron Street
Boscawen
Piccadilly Streets
Baker Street
Loudoun Street
Cork Street
Washington Street
Piccadilly Street
Braddock Street
Jones / South
Frank Foreman
O. H. Lewis
Richard Bee Taylor Barr
W. Hush
Bandit Killed In Fight With Detroit Police
A pistol battle in a downtown park and a nearby rooming house left one bandit dead Willis Irwin of Detroit another mortally wounded Ben Mitchell and a patrolman Charles F Ellyson shot in the hip both taken to Receiving Hospital with serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Willis Irwin
Ben Mitchell
Charles F. Ellyson
Receivin Hospital
State officials fear rising criminal costs exceed forecast
Richmond authorities report criminal costs for the year will exceed estimates by $350,600 despite revised November figures and a safety margin of $375,000. In Shepherdstown, John Allen Link marks his 90th birthday at Avilla with Sons of Confederate Veterans noting his Civil War service in Stonewall Brigade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Shepherdstown
W. Va
John Allen Link
Stonewall Jackson
Avilla
Here
Henry Kyd Douglas Camp
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Virginia Infantry
Stonewall
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Teacher Fined for Slapping Pupil in Annapolis
Annapolis Md Miss Marcia Elliott a Germantown elementary school teacher pleaded guilty to common assault before Police Justice Benjamin C Bass ford and was fined 3 50 for slapping a pupil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Marcia Elliott
Germantown
Benjamin C. Bassford
Taxpayers panel hears city budget plan in Hagerstown
A Taxpayers Association committee met Mayor Reuben Musey in Hagerstown to review a tentative city budget outlining a 15 percent tax reduction While officials stress there will be no layoffs and no step back the budget books are open for citizen suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Taxpayers Association
Reuben Musey
Trapped Squirrel Damages Iowa Home
A wintering squirrel forced its way out a window in Mrs. Charles von Schrader’s Marquette home. Neighbors found the animal trying to escape as Mrs. von Schrader was away visiting Minnesota. The chimney entry is suspected. the creature chewed window sills door casings a willow chair and davenport cushions.
Engineer Drops Dead at Throttle on Canadian Train
Sarnia Ontario March report says engineer Alex Bond of Sarnia died while in control of a Chicago to Montreal Grand Trunk passenger train near Strathroy at speed 60 mph. Fireman Samuel Falconer of Carnia took over, stopped the train safely with no peril to passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarnia
Ont
Alex
Bond
Chicago
Montreal
Strathroy
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Mr. Witherspoon
South End Hose Co
Sue Prosegu
Kelley
Charles H. Webber
Rotary
the Penitentiary
Fairfax
Gilpin
Orange
Committee
Chas. Coffman
Fred Barr
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