Baby swap case shocks Chicago as child found with Regans
Police recover 30 month old Donald Horst from John and Lydia Regan who claim him as their son after an alleged abduction. Dr Rose and Mrs Regan arranged care for the infant before transfer to the Horst home. Birth details and certificates conflict as investigation widens.
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Chicago
Wilbert F. Crowley
Otto Horst
Donald Horst
Crowley
West Side
John Regan
Lydia
Regans
Donald
Horst
Northwest Side
Regan
John A. Rose
Fred Ewert
Ewert
Dr. Rose
Sign in Winchester store vents credit rule to elderly shoppers
Washington Star notes a small country store near Winchester Virginia posts a credit policy extended only to persons 70 years of age and older with parental accompaniment. The Braddock Gerrard intersection traffic light improves driver safety and pedestrians should use marked crosswalks.
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Washington Star
Winchester
Braddock and Gerrard
Price Wins Large Margin in Virginia Primary Returns
Late unofficial returns in Virginia's Democratic presidential primary show James H. Price leading by about 8 to 1 with 161 012 votes to 25 790 for Vivian L. Page across 1 580 of 1 704 precincts. Saxon Holt tops for lieutenant governor with 104 908 over Robert W. Daniel 79 978, A P Staples 94 825 over John Galleher 72 676, and Dave E. Satterfield Jr. leads Ambler for the 45th House seat with 14 585 to 12 297.
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Richmond
James H. Price
Vivian L. Page
Norfolk
Saxon W. Holt
Newport News
Robert W. Daniel
Brandon
A. P. Staples
Roanoke
John Galleher
Leesburg
Price
Page
Holt
Daniel
Staples
Galleher
Dave E. Satterfield, Jr
Richmond Commonwealth
Gordon B Ambler
Andrew J. Montague
Satterfield
Ambler
House of Delegates
Welfare Leaders Discuss Program in Winchester Frederick
Members of the Board of Public Welfare of Winchester and Frederick County met at Rouss City Hall with the Child Welfare Committee chaired by Miss Virginia Boyd. Routine monthly reports were given by Mrs. Homer Lyman and Mrs. Eulalia Savage Nalley. Both departments are developing a Mothers Aid pension to allow mothers to stay home with children.
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Board of Public Welfare
Winchester
Frederick County
Rouss City
R. T. Barton
Virginia Boyd
Homer Lyman
Eulalia Savage-Nalley
Winchester Merchants Meeting on Traffic Regulations
Notice from the Retail Merchants Association urges all Winchester merchants to attend a Thursday night meeting with the Police and Traffic Committee to discuss traffic rules and parking privileges. The session is at 8 o'clock in the City Council Chamber.
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Winchester
Retail Merchants Association of the Chamber of Commerce
B. H. Hamman
Earl Clowser
Andrew Bell
Byrd Telegram Supports Price in Virginia Nomination
Senator Harry Flood Byrd telegrammed James H. Price at Richmond on August 3 1937 endorsing Price for Virginia governor. Byrd forecast a near unanimous sectional support and pledged cooperation in Washington and Virginia for progressive measures and reform.
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Harry F. Byrd
James H. Price
Richmond
Winchester
Democratic Party
Virginia
Washington
Lots Cleared in City Campaign Through Weed Cutbacks
City reports strong cooperation in clearing vacant lots but several remain unresolved. Officer Ernest Dove resumes rounds, delivering second notices to owners who must remove vines and weeds within ten days or face summons. Hayfever sufferers and mosquito concerns highlight health stakes as sunlight exposes ground.
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Ernest Dove
Hats 50c and $1.00 Friday and Saturday
Mary S Yeakley posts hats priced at 50 cents and one dollar for sale on Friday and Saturday. The item appears in a small notice listing prices and contact details.
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Mary S. Yeakley
Big Majorities For Price Holt And Staples In Virginia Primary
In Winchester, Frederick and Clarke counties voters gave large Democratic majorities for Governor nominee James H. Price Lieutenant-Governor Saxon Holt and Attorney General Abram Staples. Turnout was light, the lightest since women gained the vote, with Holt leading Frederick county by 410 and Staples by 523 in unofficial returns.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Virginia
James H. Price
Saxon W. Holt
Abram P. Staples
Holt
Price
Staples
Ye Smith
Frederick
Page
Daniel
Galleher
Smith
McVicar
Gray
Death Summons Mrs Harris In Local Hospital
Mrs Eleanor Truax Harris wife of Col Floyd Harris United States Army retired of Stoke near Aldie Loudoun county Virginia died early this morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital from complications after an operation for appendicitis announced with regret by friends in Winchester and Clarke county. She had been active in the Garden Club of Virginia serving as narcissus committee chair and directed the narcissus test garden at Stoke. She was born January 12 1869 at Fort Lopway Idaho and was in her sixtyninth year.
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Eleanor Truax Harris
Floyd Harris
United States Army
Stoke
Aldie
Loudoun County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Harris
Winchester
Clarke County
Virginia
Garden Club of Virginia
Idaho
Fort Lopway
Counterfeit Gang of Eight Under Arrest
New York authorities say a secret service operation seized eight suspects in a four month probe. They recovered about $20,000 in counterfeit twenty dollar notes and ten dollar certificates. A female suspect held narcotics and a card index of nearly a thousand names.
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New York
William H. Houghton
Secret Service
Houghton
New York Federal Reserve
Cleveland
Kansas City
Baltimore
United States
New
Slayer Is Saved From Menacing Mob In Kentucky
In Columbus Kentucky W J Morse 45 rushed from a threatening crowd after being accused by his wife Jane Morse 42 of slashing their four children to death with a butcher knife and stabbing her The tragedy occurred at the Morse home near a Mississippi River town once eyed for the nation s capital Enraged in argument Mrs Morse said her husband grew violent over his treatment of the children The wife was stabbed five times and may not live according to a physician who examined her.
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Columbus
W. J. Morse
Jane Morse
Morse
Mississippi River
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Washington
Dry Run Precinct Ballot Results in Democratic Primary
In Star Tannery the Dry Run precinct reported 19 ballots cast yesterday. The unofficial tally shows 19 votes for Price, 19 for Hoit, and 19 for Staples.
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Dry Run
Citizens of
Star Tannery
Price
Hoit
Staples
Alfred P Sloan Tops 1936 Executive Pay At 561000
Alfred P Sloan Jr of General Motors led 1936 executive earnings among SEC reporters with 561311 dollars including a 411161 dollar bonus. Hearst Consolidated Publications shows 500000, while Ford is absent from SEC reporting. Walter P Chrysler earned 200700, Knudsen 507645, Kettering 353755. In film, Schenck led Hollywood with 312785. actors like Baxter 284384 Cooper 265454 Raft 202666 Kay Francis 227500 Brown 201562 Howard 185000 Colman 162500 Dunne 102777. Continued on Last Page.
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Washington
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
Securities Commission
William Randolph Hearst
Sloan
Hearst
Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc
Securities
Tional Securities Exchange
Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
General Motors
William S. Knudsen
Charles F. Kettering
Nicholas M. Schenck
Loew's Incorporated
Metro - Goldwyn- Mayer Pictures
Hollywood Film Colony
Warner Baxter
Gary Cooper
Geo. Raft
Kay Francis
Joe E. Brown
Leslie Howard
Ronald Colman
Irene Dunne
Senate trims housing board to three members in Wagner bill
The Senate tentatively approved reducing the housing program board from five to three members, with a gag rule limiting debate. The Wagner bill had proposed a federal housing authority headed by four directors and an administrator. the amendment cuts directors to two and requires no more than two of the three members belong to the same party. The session also adjusted loan interest terms and noted President Roosevelt’s policy remarks.
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Washington
Senate
Wagner
D-Ny
McNary
R-Ore
Walsh
Dmass
Roosevelt
Traffic Parley Set For Tomorrow Night
Winchester merchants are urged to attend a traffic and parking discussion in City Hall Council Chamber. The meeting, called by police and traffic committees, will cover congestion in the business district and parking relief. The Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Division supports participation. Last Saturday the municipal parking lot at Kent and Boscawen streets was full, with many cars leaving unable to find a space.
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Winchester
Council Chamber of City Hall
Police Committee
City Council
Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Division
Kent and
Boscawen Streets
Summer Clearance Sale Friday and Saturday
Moling and Cather announce a two day sale on Friday and Saturday with hours 8 to 4 and 1 item 1 price in effect.
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Moling & Cather
Yard Party at Round Hill Presbyterian Church
Round Hill 4-H Club hosts a yard party on Tuesday August 10 at Round Hill Presbyterian Church. Pure unsweetened Pineapple juice sold by Pure Food Store in tall tins, one for 10 cents.
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Round Hill Presbyterian Church
Round Hill
Martha Pifer Found After May Disappearance
Miss Martha Rebecca Pifer found today in a St. Louis hospital. Doctors say she has amnesia after vanishing May 14 from a U S Indian Sanitarium in Albuquerque New Mexico. She is sister to Dr H I Pifer of Winchester and a member of a Shenandoah county family.
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Martha Pifer
Martha Rebecca Pifer
St. Louis
Miss Pifer
Albuquerque
N. M
H. I. Pifer
Winchester
Shenandoah County
Slaying Suspect Bryant Found Dead Near Arlington Home
Arlington police say Ralph H. Bryant who was sought for questioning in the slaying of Naomi Blazek, wife of Jerry W. Blazek, died of a self-inflicted gunshot in heavy brush near the Blazek residence. Witnesses recount Bryant pursuing Blazek as she went to dispose of garbage. Bryant’s wife testified to a limited divorce and described his temper and drinking.
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Arlington
Ralph H. Bryant
Naomi Blazek
Blazek
Bryant
Rodeo Opens At Park Tonight In Winchester
The Bar F Ranch rodeo starts at the Park tonight and runs through Saturday with evening shows and a Saturday matinee. Proceeds fund Park playground equipment, and the program promises a clean exhibition of riding roping shooting and other stunts.
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Bar-F. Ranch
Park
Winchester
Junk buyers offer premium for iron and waste
L Zucker man and Sons advertise to buy junk including iron rags paper auto tires and tubes and other waste. They are loading iron now and will pay a premium price for iron delivered to their yard with contact numbers 357 J and 886 M.
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L. Zucker
Man and Sons
Piano Shop Ad Offers Rebuilt Upright Pianos at Cut-Rate Prices
Completely rebuilt upright piano in A-1 condition guaranteed. Quick sale price 29 dollars. New pianos from 125 dollars direct from factory. Pianos tuned and rebuilt. Piano Shop at 213 North Loudoun Street phone 610. Taxi service listing for Paul Poston appears in notice.
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Loudoun St
Miss Martha Pifer Disappearance Leads to St Louis Hospital Visit
Former nurse Miss Martha Pifer 40 missing since May 14 from the Albuquerque Indian Sanatorium was reported to be a patient in a St Louis City Hospital. Dr H I Pifer says amnesia may explain the case as authorities pursue verification and transport plans to Missouri.
Cantaloupes Arrive at 1011 Berryville Ave
Frank Micciche announces a large shipment of cantaloupes at 1011 Berryville Ave offering very reasonable prices. The notice highlights fresh fruit and attractive value for customers.
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Berryville Ave
Frank Micciche
Dance Oak Grove Tonight with Colored Rhythm Aces
Local notice announces a dance at Oak Grove tonight featuring the Colored Rhythm Aces. Admission lists a minimum price of 50 cents for a couple.
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Oak Grove
Rhythm Aces
Winchester Junk Co. Seeks Iron TalS Rags Hides
Iron wanted shipping now and prices requested before selling Win chester Junk Co located at 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock St seeks iron talS rags and beef hides. Phone 254.
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Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and
Braddock St
Pickers' Tickets Print at the Star Office
Notices promote printing pickers' tickets at the Star Office dated July 21 with one page and one form.
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Star Office
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Dae
George C. Peery
Harry Flood Byrd
Albin
Medicar
Commissioner of Revenue
C. P. McVicar
Army
Slayer
Kentucky
Alfred Sloan
U. S. Security Commission
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Housing Board
Hodgson & Brown Jewelers
Ralph Bryant
Paul Poston
Dr. Pifer
George Chapman
Shenandoah Caverns
Memorial Hospital
The
Star
Associated Press
Associated Press Dispatch Received By the Star
Pifer
Johnson City
Tenn
Pat O’grady
Indian Service
Chapman
Cornelius Clougherty
Woodstock
R. L. Keller
Clougherty
New Mexico
Harold W. Miller
Micciche Serv
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