Doctor Analyzes Soil At Hall Mills Murder Scene
Testimony at a Somerville hearing on Henry Carpender and Willie Stevens showed Dr. John F. Anderson analyzed soil beneath the crab apple tree and found blood evidence suggesting the rector Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills were slain near that spot. Witnesses described trysts and letters, with shears introduced as evidence and a diary reportedly tied to the case later turned to authorities.
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Associated Press
Somerville
N. J
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Mills
Henry Carpender
Willie Stevens
John F. Anderson
Anderson
Notics
Illipi
Miss Almeda Harkins
Hall
Senator Simpson
Azimah Beekman
John McCage
a_ canal
Phillips Farm
Washington
N.J
Maryland
Nick
Papers in Kerns suit against Jack Dempsey filed
Papers in the suit for 333 1/3 thousand dollars brought by Jack Kerns against Jack Dempsey were filed in the New York State Supreme Court. The action seeks one third of the one million dollars allegedly to be paid for bouts this year with Harry Wills and Gene Tunney, contracted by Tex Richard while Kearns controlled Dempsey’s affairs.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Kerns
Jack Dempsey
State Supreme Court
Harry Wills
Jene Tunney
Tex Richard
Kearns
Dempsey
What is the Church topic at Braddock Street M E Church
Mid week prayer meeting at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South discusses the question What is the Church or what it ought to be. Mrs J L Pence and Mrs Lyda Hildman with daughter Miss Louise Hildman of Memphis Tenn are visiting Mr and Mrs John H Quick at North Kent Street.
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Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
J. L. Pence
Lyda Hildman
Louise Hildman
Memphis, Tenn
Charles Town
W. Va
John H. Quick
North Kent Street
Chicken Supper Ad at Catholic Church Basement
A community notice promotes a chicken supper for 50 cents at the basement of the Catholic Church on Web and Thur. from 6 to 10 pm with a Tit-Tat-To game to try.
Yard Party Postponed by Highland Ave Mission Weather
Postponement due to bad weather shifts Yard Party to Friday night August 20. Community event at Highland Avenue Mission invites attendance and updates for residents and participants.
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Highland Ave
Rainfall ends drought fears with heavy week of showers
After five days of nearly continuous rain totaling 4.17 inches for the month, rainfall shortages since March are expected to be made up. Prof. Hugh S. Duffey notes this month’s rainfall surpasses August and June values, reviving crops and farm finances in the county.
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Hughs. Duffey
Co-Operative
Winchester
United States Weather Bureau
Federal lawyer provoked by evidence leaks in Mazer case
In Cleveland Aug 12 8 a federal prosecutor bitterly blamed leaks in murder investigation of Canton publisher Don Meller. Lewis Mazer faces charges of conspiracy to violate the federal prohibition act amid fears of plots to kill or abduct him as investigators push for more evidence and a confession.
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Associated Press
Cleveland, CO
Lewis Mazer
Canton
Don R. Meller
United States
A. E. Bernstein
Bernstein
Mazer
Former Pastor To Preach Tonight In Winchester Visit
The Rev. W. R. Alexander and party arrive from Rock Hill S C and stay with Mrs Carroll Carver at 130 South Cameron street Tonight he will occupy the pulpit at the Baptist Church for the regular Wednesday night service at 8 o clock They plan to go to Philadelphia for Sesqui Centennial after the visit.
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W. R. Alexander
Winchester
Rock Hill
S. C
Carroll Carver
South
Cameron Street
Mr. Alexander
Alexander
Ruth Alexander
Barrett
First Baptist Church
Baptist “Church
Philadelphia
Fresh fish at Davis grocery limited trout and perch list
Fresh fish available at Cal Davis' Grocery on Thursdays and Fridays each week with trout perch and croachers noted in readable text. The ad lists weekly availability and prices though some words are garbled.
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Cal Davis
Rotary Camp Opens on River Capon
The Winchester Rotary Club opened its first annual summer camp for boys with 30 enrollees led by John S. Brown Jr. and assisted by W. W. Glass Jr, John V. Eddy, Ivan E. Jackson, and Abner Huntsberry. Despite rain, tents were pitched and a swim preceded the first mess. Sunday plans include a Rotary service with Frank McFaden speaking, and Camp contact is Ben Camp Capon Bridge WV. The Rotary luncheon at George Washington Hotel will feature the Handley Band touring Canada and New England upcoming, with Marshall Baker and Bob Gray delivering short addresses.
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Winchester Rotary Club
John S. Brown, Jr
W. W. Glass, Jr
John. V. Eddy
Ivan E. Jackson
Abner Huntsberry
Frank McFaden
Dr. McFaden
W. Nelson Page
Rotary
Capon Bridge
Ben Camp
W. V
George Washington Hotel
Handley Band
Canada
New England
W. H. McKnee
Marshall Baker
Bob Gray
Capon River
Dan Lupton
A. H. Jackson
Percy Miller
Walter Hough
Herbert Solenberger
Clay DeGrange
Doc” Dutton
Solenberger and Company’s
Skull Injured In Second Accident Of Same Character
John Whetzel, an employee at Shenandoah Boxboard Corp plant near Winchester, was seriously injured at work when his head struck an overhead beam on a freight car. This marks a second similar incident within months, the first having fractured his skull when struck by a crane. He remained unconscious at a local hospital, with doctors unable to X ray the latest injury due to his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Whetzel
Shenandoah Boxboard Corporation
Winchester
Whetzel
Hugh Clark
Supervisors Plan Annual Almshouse Inspection
Frederick County Board of Supervisors will conduct the annual inspection and inventory of the county almshouse tomorrow. Afterward, the board and invited guests will be entertained at dinner by Supt. John M. Massie and his wife, the institution’s matron, Mrs Massie.
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Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
John M. Massie
Massie
For Sale Air tanks suited for garages offered
For sale several compressed air tanks suitable for garages. Apply Star office. Misses Ruby Guthridge and Elizabeth Willey of Middletown are spending two weeks at Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Ruby Guthridge
Elizabeth Willey
Middletown
Atlantic City
Valentino Must Improve Soon or Case Is Hopeless
New York reports Rudolph Valentino remains critically ill after a double operation for gastric ulcer and appendicitis at Polyclinic Hospital. Doctors warned deterioration could be fatal within a week if no improvement, with inquiries from admirers, including Pola Negri.
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Associated Press
New York
Rudolph Valentino
Valentino
Conditio
Los Angeles
Pola Negri
Mr. Valentino
Mexico may seek extradition of plotters in revolt plan
Mexico presses the hunt for alleged revolt plotters with indications a U S crackdown may extend to the border. Secret police report Catholic women as leaders in uprisings and claim women and seven men on the revolutionary board directed each plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mexico City
Cus
United States
Adolfo de la Huerta
California
Enrique Estrada
San Diego
Lopez
Hamaulipas
Huerta
San Antonio
Texas
Tamaulipas
Jose Mascorro
Estrada
Mexico
The
Revolutionary Movement
Fruit Growers Meet Thursday To Hear Expert
Apple growers and others in the apple business are invited to Handley Library at 2 p m Thursday August 19 to hear Edwin F Smith foreign market specialist of the United States Department of Agriculture. He is based in England and an authority on foreign marketing. The meeting will cover England market conditions and federal state inspection of barrel packs with chance to arrange inspections.
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Handley Library
Edwin F. Smith
United States Department of Agriculture
Smith
England
Republicans of Winchester in mass convention endorse Haldeman
The Winchester and Frederick county Republicans, meeting separately in the county courthouse, endorsed J. S. Haldeman of Winchester for the Seventh District Congress nomination to oppose incumbent T. W. Harrison. Delegates were elected to district convention and urged to vote for Haldeman. Roland C. Ryan was named city Republican chairman. H. Russell Potts became secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
County Court House
J. S. Haldeman
Congress
T. W. Harrison
National Republican Administration
C. W. Ramsburg
H. Russell Potts
Roland C. Ryan
Walter R. Talbot
H. B. Garber
H. D. Albin
Elizabeth Kern
H. B. McCormac
C. E. Babb
H. Delmar Robinson
Wm. M. Lupton
T. B. Patton
Stewart Grim
L. Harris
C. M. Smith
F. L. Harris
B. Garber
Internal Revenue Collector
Descendant of Lewis Stephens Dies in Columbus Ohio
Mr Pierce Stephens, cousin of L C Bromley, died in Columbus Ohio. Born in Stephens City to Calvin and Jane Stephens, he traced lineage to Lewis Stephens who founded Stephens City in 753. Survived by Martinsburg relatives. burial in Columbus after funeral held yesterday. He was active in business and journalism.
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L. C. Bromley
Pierce Stephens
Columbus
Ohio
Mr. Stephens
Calvin and
Jane Stephens
Stephens City
Lewis Stephens
Fairview
Stephens
Martinsburg
W. Va
K. W. Robinson
Col Brookhart Protected While Making Speech
Threats against Col Smith Brookhart Republican senatorial nominee prompted a guard deputy sheriff and detectives to guard him on arrival for a fair address. Two Marion residents received letters the sheriff deemed important enough for protection. The messages warned he would be dead if he spoke at the fair.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Col
Smith Brookhart
Marion
Industrials Rally Amid Buying Power After Rail Pressure
In New York on August 18 the stock market showed mixed action with standard industrials rising as rail shares faced selling pressure. Call money moved to 4 1/4 percent and overall volume neared 1.99 million shares as trading closed irregularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Last Night’s City Council Bids Farewell to Members
The City Council held a farewell session as the present group meets its last gathering before new members take office on September 1. Retiring members Capt. Lewis F. Cooper Charles P. McVicar Fred A. Robinson and William A. Bailey were honored along with longtime city solicitor R Gray Williams who noted it was the final council meeting for the current body. Captain Cooper spoke of 35 years service and dedication to citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis F. Cooper
Charles P. McVicar
Fred A. Robinson
William A. Bailey
R. Gray Williams
Capt. Cooper
Cooper
McVicar
Messrs. Robinson
Bailey
Berryville Prepares for Elegant Clarke County Horse Show
Berryville Virginia residents brace for a two day Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association event with seventy five race horses on site. Notables include Admiral Grayson and Princess Doreen bred locally, plus a Charles Mullikin memorial silver cup. The program features Corinthian class hunting costumes, multiple hunters, pony races, draft classes and a $500 purse for the first day’s mile, drawing large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association
Admiral Grayson
Clarke County
Saratoga
Princess Doreen
Audley Farm
Virginia
Carter Mullikin Hoeber
New York
Charles Mullikin
Winchester Fair Office Open for Entry Week
The Winchester Fair Office will be open Monday August 23 through Saturday August 28 from 8 a m to 5 p m to collect entries. Entries urged early to avoid confusion. Office upstairs County Court House.
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Winchester Fair
County Court House
Boxes for Sale at Winchester Fair Grandstand
Boxes for sale at Winchester Fair offer six admissions per box for ten dollars. Reserve by contacting fire upstairs at the County Court House. H. Clay DeGrange, Treasurer. R. ceCANN, Secretary. Jim 24.
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Winchester Fair
County Court House
H. Clay Degrange
Treas, Co
R. Cecann
Secy
Kellogg Pushes For Armament Limits At Geneva
Secretary Kellogg told Plattsburgh that Washington seeks results in gradual international agreements to curb naval arms and reduce military burdens. He denied plans to withdraw from talks and urged progress through regional accords, noting the need to remove fear of neighbor aggression while avoiding universal schemes. The address accompanied unveiling of Commodore Macdonough’s monument and followed Coolidge consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburgh
N. Y
Washington
Kellogg
Geneva
Thomas Macdonough
Great Lakes
White House
Paul Smith
Coolidge
United States
Far East
Western
Europe
North
South America
British Diplomat Speaks In Memory Of Virginia Dare
Sir Esme Howard the English ambassador to the United States joined U S government and military officials at Roanoke Island to commemorate Virginia Dare the first English child born in America The ceremony included unveilling of a monument at Manteo and the singing of an International Anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Island
N. C
Esme Howard
United States
Virginia Dare
Dare
Manteo
Esme
Washington
Virginia
Sir Esme
One Killed In A London Paris Airplane Crash
A London Paris passenger aircraft crashed late today in Romney marsh Kent killing one passenger and seriously injuring nine others. The incident occurred near Romney marsh in Kent and involved a London Paris service flight.
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London
Paris
Associated Press
Romney Marsh
Kent
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Kéarns
May
Cleveland
Skull
Shiek
Republicans
J. 8S
Haldeman
West
Col. Brookhart
Fair Office
America
Speeks
Cook
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