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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1948

Page

8

Jury Deadlock in Statutory Rape Case Leads to Retrial

A 12 member Shenandoah circuit jury could not reach a verdict in the Claude Williams case from Strasburg on statutory rape. Jurors were dismissed at 11:15 p m by Judge Eliott and retrial was set for Oct 6. Williams testified denying immorality with an 89 year old Strasburg child as charged. A Trumpeter Swan weighing about 35 pounds is noted as the largest flying bird.

Claude Williams Strasburg Shenandoah Eliott Wiliams Commonwealth

For Sale Farm 86 Acres With House and Outbuildings

86 acre farm with a six room celetex brick siding house electricity cistern and well and excellent outbuildings. Price 8250 dollars. H E Rivers Real Estate contact 7316 evening appointments 5206.

Winchester Main Highway H. E. Rivers H. E. Rivers Real Estate Virginia Ave Westinghouse Range Dial Patterson Ave Valley Real Estate S. Loudoun Texaco Station Wain Va Earl Star

Lad Kept at Home After Darting in Front of Motorist

Philip Eugene Lowery, 5, son of Mr and Mrs John P Lowery of 105 S Kent St, escaped with minor cuts and bruises when a car struck him near his home. Winchester officers said the child darted from a parked car into the path of a vehicle driven by William Randolph Hughes Jr of 932 Woodland Ave. No charges were filed. Philip, who turns six next month, will be kept indoors today by his mother.

Philip Eugene Lowery John P. Lowery S. Kent St Winchester William Randolph Hughes Jr Woodland Ave Philip

Hearing on Eagles Club Beer License Revocation

A courthouse hearing examined possible suspension or revocation of the Eagles club beer license. The hearing officer will report to the ABC board in Richmond for a decision amid alleged ABC code violations and improper record keeping.

Eagles Club ABC Board Richmond ABC

Barking Frog of Texas Echoes Bar King Call

A note from Texas describes a barking frog whose call sounds like a bark from a bar king, highlighting the creature’s distinctive vocal mimicry and local lore about its resemblance to human-made sounds.

Texas

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