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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1939

Page

2

Confesses Killing Girl in Boca Raton Case

Jefferson initially said he had an ice. He admitted dragging Miss Dunn from the road binding her hands and stabbing her after assaulting her as Miss Bolton watched. He described driving to a swamp area and ordering silence before the killings and spoke of arranging a ride to California with an aunt, who proved to have detectives with her.

Jefferson Mélchen Miss Dunn Miss Bolton California Eleanor Robinson Boca Raton

33 Senate seats to be contested next year

Washington reports 33 Senate seats will be up in next year’s elections. Democrats hold 24, Republicans seven, with one Farmer-Labor and one Progressive seat. Democrats expect several races to be safe, while Republicans hope to pick up multiple Democratic seats, possibly altering control.

Washington Senate Florida Arizona Mississippi Virginia Texas Tennessee Illinois J. Hamilton Lewis Slattery

Road Projects Fixed For Year

Road work plans list multiple projects with start and end dates from 1939 to 1940. Tasks include widening 2.40 miles Graves Road and 1.50 miles Route 640, grading drains, surfacing with local materials, and bridge construction, with costs ranging from 390 to 4,200 dollars. Several projects specify complete dates in late 1939 or spring 1940.

Wardensville Mountain Falls Middle Road Graves Road Stephens City Cadwallader Road Refuge Church Buff Lick Cedar Grove Road Senseney Road Welltown Stephenson O’rear White Hall Shockey Road Ross Street W. Va Winchester Middletown Fifth Church Buxton First Marlboro Central Street Nineveh Road

Answers to test questions on page four

The list provides responses: Alfred M. Landon. Decision. Harvard. Brass. No. Lord Halifax. Ch. A simple majority. rep-u-ta-bl not re-pu'-ta-bl. United Automobile Workers of America.

Alfred M. Landon Decision Harvard Brass Lord Halifax United Automobile Workers of America

Mission To Hold Camp At Wardensville Tabernacle

Wardensville Faith Mission of the Christian Missionary Alliance will hold its annual camp meeting beginning Friday August 18 at 7 30 in the tabernacle on the old camp grounds north of Wardensville West Virginia on State Route 23. Speakers include Rev B W Monroe Akron Ohio Rev August Helfers missionary India Rev Mr and Mrs Stirling with Mrs J E Kerr Wardensville as pianist.

Wardensville Ing B. W. Monroe Akron Ohio August Helfers India Stirling J. E. Kerr

City and County Realty Transfers Winchester

F L Harris and wife transfer to R G Wolvert on a lot on North Side of Orchard Avenue for 10 dollars and other valuable considerations.

Winchester F. L. Harris R. G. Wolverton Orchard Avenue Wards

Police Court Finds Layman Guilty For Speeding

His Honor Mayor C R Anderson presiding in Police Court found Melvin Layman of Rock Street Harrisonburg guilty of speeding in the absence of Judge Donald L Weems. He fined Layman ten dollars and costs and will continue to preside until the judge's return next Monday.

C. R. Anderson Melvin E. Layman Rock Street Harrisonburg Donald L. Weems Melvin Layman Mayor Anderson Weems

Luttrell Rites To Be Friday

Funeral services for Mrs. Etna A. Luttrell will be held Friday at 2 30 PM from the Paper Mill Road residence in South Winchester. The Rev H G Balthis of Montague Avenue Methodist Church will officiate with interment at Chestnut Grove near Gainesboro.

Luttrell Etna A. Luttrell Tomor Paper‘mill Winchester H. G. Balthis Montague Avenue Chestnut Grove Gainesboro

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