Governor Grants Fleet A Reprieve To May Twenty Seventh
Governor Pollard had not announced a decision on commute or reprieve for Lawrence Fleet by midday. Attorneys for Fleet had presented a petition signed by about 2,600 local citizens asking for a life sentence. Relatives, including Benjamin McFarland, traveled to Richmond as the case drew renewed attention.
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Harry R. Kern
Winchester
Aubrey G. Weaver
William C. Armstrong
Front Royal
Fleet
Gov. Pollard
Pen Head
Star
R. M. Youell
State Penitentiary
Lawrence Fleet
Benjamin McFarland
Richmond
Mr. McFarland
Baltimore
Winchester Apple Blossom Festival Promoted by Esso Tours
The Standard Oil magazine Esso Tours and Detours spotlights Winchester Va for the upcoming Apple Blossom Festival in early May. The issue includes photos of orchards Shenandoah Valley and Mount Hebron, plus historic sites of George Washington and Fort Loudoun among Shenandoah campaigns and local lore.
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Winchester
Esso
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Virginia
Washington
Shenandoah Valley
Daniel Morgan
Mount Hebron
Harpers Ferry
Gayes
George Washington
Lord Fairfax
Braddock and
Cork Streets
Boscawen
Washington Streets
Virginia Frontier
Fort Loudoun
Loudoun Street
Peyton Street
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Sheridan
Jackson
Cannon Ball House
Stonewall Cemetery
The
National Cemetery
Shenano'h
Pittsburgh
Old City of
Admiral Favors Closing of Navy Shore Depots
Secretary Adams told the House naval affairs committee that only Atlantic and gulf coast shore establishments can be closed without harming fleet needs. He cited New York Philadelphia and Hampton Roads as sufficient for maintenance and limited new construction, with eastern coast facilities otherwise closable.
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Associated Press
Washington
Adams
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Atlantic
Gulf
Secretary of the Navy
Vinson
Navy
New York
Philadelphia
Hampton Roads
Danville Residents Urge City to Lower Taxes
In Danville Virginia on April 26 property owners urged the city council to study tax relief measures. Speakers argued the city would have high rates if not for utilities profits while noting current assessments at about ninety percent of property value. Others defended the rate as fair.
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Richmond News-Leader
Virginia
Botetourt
Cumberland
Brunswick
Essex
Fauquier
Giles
Gloucester
Randolph
Madison
Hamilton
Totaro
Sturgeon
Red Oak
Meherrin
Powellton
Marshall
Scott
Centre
Lee
Cedar Run
Pemeyeed
Danville
Admiral Wells Dies After Gallstone Operation
Rear Admiral Roger Welles 69 retired died at Presbyterian Hospital following gallstone surgery. A veteran of the Spanish American and World War he led the American fleet in European waters and retired in 1926 after a 40 year Navy career. Born Newington Conn he graduated Naval Academy 1884 and earned the Atlantic Battle Medal for Nipe Bay action. Survived by widow Harriet Odgen Deen of Staten Island, three brothers and a sister.
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Associated Press
New York
Roger Welles
Presbyterian Hospital
Gallstone
Washington, D. C
Newington
Conn
Naval Academy
Nipe Bay
Spain
Harriet Odgen Deen
Staten Island
Lindbergh in Virginia Contact Sought on Kidnap Case
A New Jersey official says Col Charles A Lindbergh met with the kidnap group in Virginia last week while away from his estate. The same group that received the 50000 ransom reportedly held talks with NorfolK intermediary John Hughes Curtis aboard a boat off the Virginia coast. About 1500 of the ransom bills have been recovered and traced near New York, as investigators press the case.
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Lindbergh
Virginia
Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey
John F. Condon
New York
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
Jersey
Secret mission keeps Lindbergh case trio apart at sea
State official cites spot off New Jersey coast as planned rendezvous for Curtis and intermediaries amid ongoing Coast Guard sonar hunts for abductors. Curtis remains away from home since Sunday while the Marcon, owned by Charles H. Consolvo, also departs port as Curtis reportedly works on the case aboard. Intermediary H. Dobson-Peacock calls the absence unclear if a good or bad sign, with Rear Admiral Burrage noting no direct contact with the kidnappers.
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Coast Guard
New Jersey
Mr. Curtis
Marcon
Charles H. Consolvo
Norfolk
Baltimore
Curtis
Apple Blossom Festival Saluted In Radio Program
KDKA Pittsburgh will air an Apple Blossom Festival tribute on Friday evening April 29 at 6 15 Eastern daylight saving time 5 16 Eastern standard time. The program honors Winchester Virginia and the ninth annual apple festival with pieces selected by Zoey Parenteau Westinghouse staff orchestra for the Washington Bicentennial.
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KDKA
W8xk
Pittsburgh
Winchester
George Washington
Zoey Parenteau
Westinghouse
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Nibhas
Eben
Washington Star
Potomac Edison
Hansbrough & Carter
Greenwood Farm News
Brown & Fisher
Wen's
Kelvinator
J.W. Arthur General Insurance
Rouse Ave
Local Claim Service
W. F. Shryock
Warner Bros
Capitol
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Claudette Colbert
Melvyn Douglas
Lilyan Tashman
William Boyd
Jere
Gqgaramount
Richy Craig
Ted Hasing
Sportslants
the Picture Hollywood
CRO
Ica
James
Ae Proars Cacne
Joan Blondel
Economy Window Cleaning Co
Essentials
Gray & Sheetz
N. Main St
Winchester, Va
Tovernor
Standard Oil Magazine
City
Council
U. S
Lala
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Dorothy Jordan
Robert Young Walter Huston
Lewis Stone
Neil Hamilton
Myrna Loy
Jimmy Durante
Palace
Aileen Pringle
Ralph Ince
Wall Street
Admiral Wells
Trip
New Jersey Coast
North Main Street
Hamman’s Dollar Store
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