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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1937

Page

10

Slayer Is Saved Continued From Page One

Mrs Morse described a violent attack by Morse who seized a knife and killed her three children James Theodore five Mary om three and Margaret Elizabeth. He then stabbed Billy Lee eight five times before the boy fled and died nearby. Town marshal Charles Burton arrested Morse on a highway four miles away and moved him to Clinton jail. A crowd formed and Morse was secretly transferred to another jail. Mrs Morse sought help after the chase but collapsed on the porch. Neighbors recall Morse as short tempered and a WW veteran who had recently worked little and owned a home here. Mrs Morse stayed with her father Dock Simpson.

Billy Lee Charles Burton

Mrs Harris of Aldie Dies After Worldly Life

Mrs. Harris widow of Colonel Harris and mother of Mrs. Harry Harris Taylor of Middleburg Virginia died after a life spent abroad with her husband during his army career. They made the Berkeley property at Aldie their home after his retirement and she leaves family connections in the west. The funeral will be held at 2 PM Saturday at the Episcopal Church in Aldie with burial nearby.

Sewell Truax Vermont Sarah Chandler Truax Canada Colonel Harris Harris Berkeley Aldie

Price landslide seals Virginia GOP nomination and blocs form

Price wins a decisive statewide victory as supporters tout a bandwagon for the Roosevelt ally. Holt and Daniel claim strong records, while Staples leads in the attorney general race but loses Roanoke. Byrd and Holt pledge cooperation, with the GOP set for a Richmond convention on August 28.

Page One Price Richmond Roosevelt Page U. S Harry F. Byrd Virginia Holt State Senate Daniel Liberty National Bank New York Staples National Emergency Council Galleher Capitol Square Senator Page Norfolk Senator Holt Roanoke

Front Royal and Warren County News Highlights

Front Royal and Warren County items note medical visits and recoveries in Charlottesville and Front Royal. Several social visits are reported including travelers from Philadelphia and Washington. Local lodge picnic plans and remount depot guests are listed along with hospital stays and kin visits in the area.

Front Royal and Warren County News Henry Gibbons Washington, D. C Remount Depot

Election Day Quiet In Warren County

Election Day in Warren County was quiet with totals for local races: Price 620, Page 29, Holt 526, Daniel 128, Staples 535, Galleher 98, Smith 15.

Front Royal Price Page Holt Daniel Staples Galleher Smith

Alfred Sloan Salary Caps Pay Raises Across Firms

Alfred Sloan and other executives topped the salary lists as pay raises spread through many companies. Darryl F. Zanuck earned 260000, Roy Del Ruth 238333, Frank Capra 208000, Wesley Ruggles 188000, while Sloan rose roughly 190000 from 1935.

Darryl F. Zanuck Roy del Ruth Frank Capra Wesley Ruggles Sloan

Dearborn Police Under Fire Over Ford Plant Attack

Judge Ralph W. Liddy in Detroit pressed Dearborn to discipline or remove five officers and a matron after a one man grand jury probe found police stood by and later conducted illegal searches as union members were beaten while passing out literature near the Ford plant gates. Eight Ford service department men bound to circuit court for trial. a ninth remains at large.

Dearborn Mich Ford Ralph W. Liddy Detroit Liddy Ford Service Department Central Press

Horst family in fraud probe and baby theft case expands

Police and federal agents widen an investigation into the Horst case with Capt. Gilbert stating the Horsts may be victims of a wife driven fraud. Regans and Ewert are central figures as seven states join in seeking the man thought to be involved and a Chicago landing is anticipated for questioning. Mrs Regan defends the baby claim while Horst and Mrs Horst confront officials.

Gilbert Ewert Crowley Regans Chicago Mrs. Regan

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