James Martin Ends His Life With Revolver Morning
James Martin 21 ended his life with a .32 calibre revolver shortly before 3 am in front of 916 South Cameron Street, near his uncle Arthur Seabright's home. Police found the body around 6 am as investigators noted an empty shell and two loaded chambers, with motive undetermined. Neighbors and friends, including Maurice Parlett, reported Martin planned to leave town the previous night amid nervous behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Martin
Arthur Seabright
South
Cameron Street
Martin
Clyde Sibert
James A. Miller
Thomas Boyd
Fred Cochrane
Parlett
Winchester Urges Clean Up Before Big Meetings
MA WINCHESTER calls for city improvements before the Virginia Letter Carriers convention and League of Municipalities visit. He notes fine schools, homes, churches, banks and industries but urges cleaning weedy vacant lots and streets, and painting neglected areas to present a tidy, attractive image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Letter Carriers
League of Municipalities
Inquiring Reporter Seeks Views on Water Bond Issue
The Evening Star invites citizen input on a proposed $500,000 water bond. Fifteen of sixteen interviewees supported a new water supply. opinions split between Cedar Creek and Fay and Shawnee springs developments. Comments limited to one or two sentences per reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Evening Star
Star
Cedar Creek
Fay
Shawnee Springs
Death Calls Mrs. Maggie Milhon 66
The funeral of Mrs. Maggie E. Milhon widow of William L. Milhon of Frederick county will be held tomorrow. Relatives meet at Mount Pleasant at 10 a.m. for procession to United Brethren Church. Interment at Lamp graveyard with nephews and Cecil Renner as pallbearers. She was born March 9 1870 daughter of Thomas M. Lamp and Mary Rhyan Lamp. Her husband died January 12 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie E. Milhon
William L. Milhon
Frederick County
Mount Pleasant
United Brethren Church
C. J. Racey
Blairton
W. Va
Farm Bureau Picnic at Jordan Springs This Wednesday
The Farm Bureau hosts a picnic at Jordan Springs on Wednesday August 19 with activities for members and families. Attendees may bring lunch and enjoy a community event in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Jordan Springs
Citation For Dr Townsend Is Requested In Illness
Ben Sacharow asked a Cleveland judge to arrest Dr Francis E Townsend and Gilmour Young for failing to appear at a deposition in Wrights receivership suit. Townsend ill at Chicago headquarters with heat fatigue, Young cited illness and absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ben Sacharow
Alfred J. Wright
Townsend Old-Age Pension Organization
Common Pleas
George W. Kerr
Francis E. Townsend
The
Pension Plan
Gilmour Young
Dr. Townsend
Chicago
Kerr
Sacharow
Young
Townsend Organization
Hubbel
Townsend
Double Header Softball at Park Diamond Tonight
Dr L James announces a Park diamond double header between his Health Club softball team and Staunton this evening starting at 5 o clock. Staunton, holder of the lower Valley professional championship, seeks the valley wep title. Admission is ten cents, proceeds beyond a small guarantee go to the Park playgrounds committee. Health Club leads Winchester league first half and is tied for second in the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. James
Staunton
Park Diamond
Lower Valley
Winchester
Luttrell Will Probate Granted to Co executors
Eppa and Elwin Luttrell named co executors of Elizabeth A Luttrell will probated in county clerk's office. Bond set at 3400 with R S Smith and Lee N Whitacre as securities. Will dated January 14 1926 leaves all real and personal property to Belva Light Floyd Eppa Eldin and Oscar Luttrell with family organ to a daughter. Executors empowered to sell property and carry out terms. Appraisers listed as W E Edwards R S Smith J W Baker Lee N Whitacre and G W Newcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eppa
Elwin Luttrell
Elizabeth A. Luttrell
R. S. Smith
Lee N. Whitacre
P. J. Lawrence
R. L. Omps
Belva Light
Floyd
Eldin
Oscar Luttrell
W. E. Edwards
R. 8. Smith
J. W. Baker
Uv. W. Newcome
Dan Gregory's Columbia Broadcasting Orchestra at Jordan Springs
Columbia Broadcasting Orchestra led by Dan Gregory to perform a subscription dance at Jordan Springs Hotel on Friday night August 21. Public invited with hours listed as 8 13 17 19 1 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Gregory
Columbia Broadcasting Orchestra
Jordan Springs Hotel
Corn futures hit peak not seen since 1928 marked by drought
In Chicago on August 17 corn futures rose to the highest level since May 1928 with September corn peaking around 1.10 per bushel. Cash corn quoted at the highest since 1925 as hog prices climbed to 11.85 per hundredweight and buyers paid 12 or more at several eastern yards. Drought cripples 1936 U S production, estimated at about a billion bushels below normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
McGukin Receives Second Church Call in Week
Rev. E. B. McGukin, pastor of Loudoun Street Presbyterian, received a second call within a week from the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville Tennessee. He returned from Virginia Beach and discussed the Knoxville inquiry with church committees before addressing his congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. McGukin
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Knoxville
Tenn
Mr. McGukin
Bream Meniae Church
Charleston
W. A
Trio Convicted in Extortion Case Involving Ann Harding
Three men Jerome Jacobs Raymond Derringer and Harry Hochheimer were found guilty of extorting 1800 from Harry Bannister former husband of actress Ann Harding over custody of their daughter Jane 13. Jury short deliberation and sentencing set for September 3 with Hochheimer facing 10 to 20 years and Derringer and Jacobs 5 to 10 years each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry L. Bannister
Ann Harding
Jerome A. Jacobs
Raymond Derringer
Harry Hechheimer
Concord
N. H
Court of General Sessions
Bannister
Morris Koenig
Derringer
Jacobs
Hochheimer
Koenig
Miss Harding
Hechheimer Bannister
Hechheimer
Jane
Reno
Nev
Montreal
England
Northern Virginia Power Company Advances Glass Front at Showroom
The Northern Virginia Power Company updates its North Loudoun Street showroom with a new glass front using structural vilvolite glass and an indirect lighting system. A new electric sign with direct lighting will create an unusual effect. An air conditioning system is being installed and may not be used until next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Virginia Power Company
North Loudoun Street
Fr Coughlin’s Cleveland Audience a Complete Blur
Fr Charles E. Coughlin told Detroit reporters that his Cleveland Municipal Stadium audience became a blur as illness struck ten minutes into his speech. He said everything went black and he toppled into a policeman’s arms while wondering how long until the radio broadcast ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. Coughlin
Cleveland
Detroit
Charles E. Coughlin
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Two Cities Are Shelled by Rebel Warships
Rebel warships bombarded Iran and San Sebastian while Loyalists reportedly executed Fascist hostages aboard two steamers in the Bay of Biscay. The Espana directed fire on Fort Guadalupe. the defense held after hours of bombardment with minor casualties. Government leaders promised an early counter-offensive as refugees arrive. The Espana Velasco and Almirante Cervera patrolled between San Sebastian and Cap des Figuiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Peterson
Associated Press
Hendaye
France
Iran
San Sebastian
Bay of Biscay
Frontier
Espana
Fort Guadalupe
Guadalupe
Fuenterrabia
Velasco
Almirante Cervera
Cap Des Figuiers
McCormac Recovers From Saturday Heart Attack
Mr McCormac, a leading Winchester industrialist and civic figure, suffered a sudden heart attack while golfing at Winchester Country Club on Saturday. He was cared for at home at Maxfield on Handley Boulevard with two nurses and is expected to rest for two months to ensure a steady recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. McCormac
McCormac
Winchester Country Club
Maxfield
Handley Boulevard
Winchester
The
Virginia Woolen Company
Union Bank
Virginia Manufacturer's Association
State Republican Committee
Americans Evacuated Refugees on Quincy En Route to Nice
Washington reports the heavy cruiser Quincy is en route to Nice with about 120 American refugees and foreign nationals from the Spanish danger zone. Among them 37 Americans including 26 women and children left Madrid by train August 15 and reached Alicante before joining the ship. Others evacuated include 70 Americans from Palma and 12 from Ibiza, with the U.S. embassy coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Quincy
State Department
Nice
France
Madrid
Alicante
Spain
Palma
Balearic Islands
Ibiza
Mad
Indictment Filed in NC Murder Case of NYU Student
Buncombe county grand jury charged Martin Moore with murder and first degree burglary in the death of Helen Clevenger a New York University student. The indictment marks capital offenses and arraignment was expected later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clevenger
Asheville
N. C
Buncombe County
Martin Moore
Helen Clevenger
New York University
Zeb V. Nettles
Lawrence Brown
Nettles
Battery Park
Sheriff Brown
Miss Clevenger
W. L. Clevenger
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Staten Island
N. Y
Brown
Dave Buck
Pat Branch
Ray McComas, Jr
Northwestern Grade by H. Clay DeGrange
Advertisement for Northwestern Grade by H. Clay DeGrange and for Sweet Corn fresh picked hourly at Millwood Pike opposite Baseball grounds with details of placement and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Clay DeGrange
Millwood Pike
Yard Party for Church Benefit This Thursday
Announcement for a yard party at Welltown on Thursday August 20 to benefit the church. If rain occurs, the event moves to the next night. Also notes sales of cretonnes and chintz by Moling and Cather and an Old Bethel Methodist event on Tuesday night August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welltown
Benefit Church
Moling & Cather
Bloodier fighting in Spain as government pushes west
Government troops clash with rebels in Estremadura with bayonet fighting and a large-scale offensive aimed at breaking a blockade. Madrid reports rebels executing loyalists in Badajoz spurring a brutal advance toward the west. Church funds seized amid unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Estremadura
Badajoz
Gijon
Isle of Mallorca
Butc Ges
Coun
Mal
Mediterranean
Palma
Spore
Alberobajo
Taller
San Daniel
Teruel
Zaragoza
Thhes
Russia
Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul
Guadarrama
Burgos
Atienza
Guadalajara
Francisco Franco
Seville
Lost billfold could win Liberal reward at Star office
A lost billfold seeks its owner with a Liberal Party reward offered for its return to the Star office. The notice specifies contact at the Star for prize collection and identification.
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Mrs
Blanche Noyes
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce
Death
Mrs. Milhon
Mount Pleasant Church
Pear
Luttrell
McGukin
Knoxville, Tenn
Harry Bannister
Day
Liceman
Western Province
Abd el Kader
Popular Front
Central Presa
Old Bethel
Ewes
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