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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1932
Page
1
Clarence Darrow, famed defender, expresses surprise at findings of a Motley jury. The article notes Washington has no jurisdiction woes and that only territorial authorities may exercise functions in the case.
Four men convicted in Honolulu of manslaughter for the slaying of a Hawaiian official face no leniency from territorial authorities only. Lieut Thomas H. Massie Mrs Granville Fortescue Albert O. Jones and E J Lord hold the same position with respect to territorial authorities as to state authorities if convicted in state courts.
Senator McKellar of Tennessee said the defendants in the Massie case in Honolulu did not receive a fair trial. Four Americans were convicted of manslaughter after a racially mixed jury, with Leniency recommended. The verdict followed more than 48 hours of deliberation and sparked Honolulu excitement and guard precautions though the National Guard was not summoned.
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce calls for all rooms for rent during the Apple Blossom Festival to be listed by noon Monday. Secretary Andrew Bell said the list will be printed and ready for distribution within 24 hours. The service has long been offered free to householders and visitors for quick locating of accommodations.
Relics from Washington and Fairfax shown at Greenway Court near White Post Virginia will close at 7 PM Sunday after an extended display. The event drew visitors from many states including a party of 27 Civic League members and Clarke County schoolchildren.
The Oak Grove Camp Tea Room reopens for the season offering barbecue sandwiches. Located seven miles north of Winchester on Route 11 Martinsburg Pike. Also new curtains by Moling and Cather in Ip 11.
A local flower shop advertises roses and bushes at 35 cents each or 3 for a dollar. The deal applies to 28-lp-3t pieces as part of spring offerings.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad removed gates and a crossing watchman on the Valley Division Millwood avenue crossing to cut costs with fewer trains. J R O Leary, longtime gate tender, has been reassigned to Harpers Ferry. The crossing had earlier seen accidents including a fatal crash involving Enoch Wedlock.
Bruce Shows, one of Virginia's oldest traveling amusement firms, comes to Rouss Spring Park for a week under the Rouss Fire Company. The 15 car special arrives from Martinsburg W Va and uses North Cameron street B&O tracks. Hodges Circus Side Shows join a layout of twenty attractions with many rides as J H Bruce Sr age over 80 oversees from Charlottesville and Littletown N C with son J H Bruce Jr handling active management.
Chief of Police C. W. Hollis asks all residents to help cleanse the city during the upcoming Ninth Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. City departments have worked to improve cleanliness with streets brushed and trash removed, and police removing abandoned cars from streets.
The new sanitary barber shop at 174 N. Loudoun St opens Friday April 29 under Taylor & Compton Props former Ideal Barber Shop staff promises modern equipment and first class work with local service emphasis.
Frederick County authorities seek Frances Nicholson Orndorff missing since December 30 from Star Tannery. Sheriff Luther Pannett and Commonwealth's Attorney B P Harrison interviewed neighbors and visited the Orndorff home but find no definite clues. A mysterious January phone tip led nowhere.
The Frederick County Farm Bureau office will host a meeting on Tuesday May 3 to explain the wool pool in detail. Keithley an expert in cooperative marketing will speak at 9 am at 329 West Boscawen Street inviting all wool marketing interested farmers.
City Meat Market has moved to a new location at 41 East Piccadilly Street. It offers a complete line of meats and groceries with phones 140 and 141. C. R. Grubbs is the proprietor.
We will load Tuesday May 3 at B. and O. Yards Winchester. Contact Phone No 68 or 819 for FISHPAW and LOY.
Judge Philip Williams in Frederick County Circuit Court sets a jury trial for June to decide if the late Scott Grant's will is valid and whether an endorsed note on the back voids the document. Curators are empowered to act for the estate while probate fights unfold. heirs and beneficiaries clash over administrators and validity. The case follows a petition by interested parties and a hearing set for April 8 with a ruling to appoint or deny administrators amid contest.
Rev Dr L A Thomas pastor of Grace Lutheran spoke at the Winchester Kiwanis Club luncheon on Kiwanis Education. He explained the principles behind the program and outlined factors to enlarge members usefulness in the community. Dr R B Snapp introduced the speaker as chairman of the Kiwanis Education Committee.
Mrs Virginia Kremer, about 82, widow of Theodore Kremer, is seriously ill in St Petersburg Florida after a fall fractured her spinal column. Mrs Kremer, former Virginia Kurtz, lived with her sister Mrs Thomas Snyder in St Petersburg and is a native of Winchester.
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday shows showers in the North Atlantic states at the start and again midweek. Cool in the North Atlantic region and warmer in the Middle Atlantic early week, with cooler conditions Friday.
Pete formerly of the Vanity Shop in Washington D C will appear at Evelyn W Shryock's Beauty Show on May 2 and 3 The display offers ladies hair cutting at 75 cents and children's cuts at 50 cents.
For sale item lists a refrigerator described as good as new. Contact L Jackson for details and price.
The Advertising Federation of America reports 120 corporations tracked over 17 years. Sixty raised advertising despite depressions. their assets quadrupled and profits tripled versus 1915. The other sixty cut spending in good times and declined, with many fading from national prominence.
Miss Washington daughter of Mr and Mrs George Lafay ette Washington of Overbrook Pa will arrive in Winchester tomorrow to reign as queen at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival next week. Her journey includes special train and motor travel with luncheon entertainment visits to subterranean wonders and a Caverns tour ending with a formal dinner. The royal party will be greeted in Washington and Warrenton and arrive in Winchester about 8 p m with her parents and sister joining later in the week.
The Trail of the Pink Petals will lead the Apple Blossom Festival parade through Winchester next Thursday May 5 with six drum and bugle corps from American Legion and VFW Posts in four states. Queen Shenandoah IX will ride with 35 state princesses in three royal chariots as Miss Washington leads the crown. parade spans over six divisions and will be publicized this week.
On Charles Lewis's Columbus road dairy in Burlington New Jersey a Jersey bull valued at 500 dollars died after a pet monkey hurled insecticide powder at it from a shelf. Investigation found the monkey had torn open a bag and sprayed the hay with poison.
In Tiffin Ohio Frank Callahan a wealthy owner ordered scores of floral pieces for the funeral of his pomeranian Baby Ginter aged 11 The dog was laid in a $400 bronze casket placed in a concrete vault at his estate and a granite monument is planned for its grave The services cost about $1000 in total lyst
Citizens in South Wheelock report an escalating wildcat intrusion as a 35 pound cat was shot on Main Street amid lingering snow. Local fear rises as animals, displaced from hills, breach daily routines.
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