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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1939
Page
8
Baltimore police pursued a complex murder case after a 64 year old English visitor was shot in the thigh and died almost instantly. Investigators sought leads across multiple angles as they examined the circumstances surrounding the shooting in Baltimore.
After Albert C. Cooley was found dead at the estate company where he worked as a bookkeeper, staff believed natural causes. An examination at the hospital revealed a gunshot wound in the left thigh with the bullet traveling upward, yet no weapon was found.
Captain A. F. Anderson of the Kronoborg, Finnish merchant fleet master, predicts Russia's air power could quickly destroy Finnish cities and infantry, but argues Finland could still mount a long defense if engaged in ground combat.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, visiting for the third time, heard leaders of American Youth Organizations testifying before the Dies Committee. She watched Joseph Lash of the American Students Union and deflected a direct assessment, saying judgment was up to others. The First Lady wore a black dress with red trim.
Funeral services for Julia Walker a 45 year old colored woman native of Clarke County who died in Detroit November 27 will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Little Chapel near Millwood Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery The rites will be conducted by Rev R Laws of Winchester assisted by Rev James Bannister of Millwood The body was taken to the fuders Funeral Home in Berryville for burial She was daughter of the late Thomas and Betty Wallace Jones and survived by six brothers Johnny Jones Berryville William of Boston James of Minnesota Thomas of Boston Davie Pittsburgh and Howard of Pittsburgh Plus a question and answer about Russian dialects is included in the text.
By Roger W. Babson New York December 1 business closed November at the highest level in ten years. Population growth aside activity is 6 percent below 1929 peak and 93 percent above the March 1933 low. Unemployment remains the big challenge as automation and taxes press labor, while the upturn is uneven and questioned by many business leaders. The author argues the current boom may be temporary despite strong industrial signals. Six month outlook prioritized.
Mrs. Nelly C Coleman 44 died at 7 40 am in Memorial Hospital from pneumonia and heart troubles after Sunday illness. Survived by husband Daniel C Coleman and three daughters Alice Dorothy and Jane. Born Woodstock Virginia she leaves siblings Clarence Oscar and Mrs Clara Beidler. Funeral plan set by Rev Carlton Fox with burial at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
Final rites for William Jasper Robertson a local colored man who died at the State Hospital for colored in Petersburg will be held at Zion Baptist Church Berryville Monday at 3 PM. Rev J S Swann will conduct the service and interment will be at Milton Valley Cemetery. Robertson aged about 40 leaves a wife and mother and five brothers and a sister.
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