Cats and memory aid in murder case alibi
In Mays Landing New Jersey on December 2 defense witnesses including a baby and two cats were brought to bolster the alibi of Willis Beach and Margaret Lilliendahl accused of killing the elderly husband of Lilliendahl. Beach’s defense stressed a home arrival and questioned a circus witness, while notes and letters were labeled harmless.
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Mays Landing
N. J
Margaret Lilliendall
Willis Beach
Beach
Bark
Court Room
Nid
Samuel Bark
Baltimore
A. William Lilliendahl
Margaret Lilliendahl
Edison Hedges
Lilliendahl
Dr. Lilliendahl
Hedges
Peggy Anderson
Mrs. Lilliendahl
Charles Phillips
Sarah Zane Fire Co Regular Meeting Tonight
The Sarah Zane Fire Company schedules its regular monthly meeting tonight at eight o'clock. All members are urged to attend. W. Lee Fisher, Secretary.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
REXALL Ic Sale and Fire Company Meeting Notice
Regular monthly meeting of the Rouss Fire Co. held Friday evening December 2 at 8 o'clock. Douglas Brown, president, presiding.
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Rouss Fire CO
Douglas Brown
Pres
Winchester Elks Plan Memorial Service At Empire Theatre
The Winchester Lodge No. 867 B P O Elks holds a memorial ceremony at 3 PM Sunday in the Empire Theatre. Rev Edgar Carpenter of Alexandria Va will deliver the principal address with a program featuring Miss Evva Stouffer and the Long Handley High School Glee Club. 47 members have died since inception, led by Robert L Gray and W Randolph Jones.
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Edgar Carpenter
Alexandria
Elks
Virginia State Elks’ Association
Winchester Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Empire Theatre
Lodge of Sorrow
Robert L. Gray
W. Randolph Jones
W. R. Pifer
Homer E. Guyer
Robert B. Nelson
Evva Stouffer
Jane Gray Stouffer
C. K. Over
Solo
Hugh S. Duffey
Lodge
Long
Handley High School Glee Club
Sweet Home
Nelson
Andrew Bell
J. Henkel Henry
Les M. Lamp
C. B. Harlee
Larrick
Funeral Services For Mrs. Ursula Rogers Sunday
Mrs Ursula Rogers wife of Harry Rogers died at her Pittsburgh home. The body will arrive in town tomorrow morning and services will be held Sunday at 2 PM at her niece Mrs G W Morris home on the Valley Pike. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. She leaves a husband a sister and five brothers. She was a longtime member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Ursula Rogers
Harry Rogers
Pittsburgh
G. W. Morris
Valley Pike
Mount Hebron
Claude B. Rogers
Winnemucca
Nev
R. P. Rogers
Martinsburg
W. Va
Chicago Women Win Bridge Title On Home Ground
Chicago pairs Mrs. Sidney Lovell and Mrs. Elliott Evans won the United States auction bridge championship for women at the American Auction Bridge League event in Chicago. They scored 215 1 4 match points. second were Mrs. A. O. Lynch and Mrs. Culburtson of New York with 188 1 4 points, followed by Mrs. M. R. Alexander and Mrs. Rose Fleischer of Chicago with third.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Sidney Lovell
Elliott Evans
United States
A. O. Lynch
Culburt+ son
New York
M. R. Alexander
Rose Fleischer
Chicezo
Red s Buy a 13000 Pumper From A L F
The Friendship Fire Company ordered an American LaFrance Metropolitan motor pumper for 13000 dollars to be delivered by April. The old truck, bought in 1919 for 9200, will yield a 5000 credit. The 1000 GPM unit features a 130 HP engine, 72 mph speed, green and gold finish, nickel fixtures, 172 inch wheel base, and 40 by 8 tires. The city council no financial aid is requested. members may contribute.
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Friendship Fire Company
American-La France Fire Engine Company
Elmira
N. Y
W. W. Withers
American la France Company
Friendship Company
Common Council
Fraser Interdenominational Sermons At Court House
A large crowd attends Rev Edward Fraser sermons on The Victorious Christian Life. He urges obedience and thanksgiving to avoid backsliding and outlines plans for upcoming talks including How Christians Backslide and The Baptism With the Holy Spirit. Church members from many congregations fill the seats nightly.
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Court House
Edward Fraser
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Enormous Stock Trading Despite Irregular Market Action
Heavy week end profit taking and bear selling caused irregularities in price movement but the main trend remained upward. Trading was again in enormous volume with call money rising to 4.5 percent. Mrs. Louis J. Barr of Washington arrived in the city for a visit to relatives and friends.
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Associated Press
New York
Louis J. Barr
Washington
Ford unveils new Model A to eager crowds in rain
Crowds braved cold, wet weather to view and order the 1928 Ford Model A at Hughes Motor Co on North Braddock Street. The showroom drew visitors from Winchester with many noting the car’s Lincoln-like styling, comfortable ride, and updated engine design.
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Hughes Motor Company
North Braddock Street
Ford Motor Company
Ford Automobile
Eddy Press Printing Corporation
Winchester
Ford
Hughes
Abel
Ford Motor
Warren County Nurse Seeks $100 000 In Suit
Rubie Dellinger a Warren county Va trained nurse filed suit in Buncombe Superior Court seeking 100000 dollars alleging E W Grove Jr of St Louis slandered and brutalized her while nursing the late E W Grove Asheville millionaire. She claims Grove circulated false statements about her and was shadowed by detectives hired by Grove Jr during the elder Grove’s illness.
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Associated Press
Asheville
N. C
Rubie Dellinger
Warren County
Buncombe Superior Court
E. W. Grove, Jr
St. Louis
E. W. Grove
Young Grove
Philadelphia
Dover Boudoir Tron Free With Lady Dover Iron
Advertisement from John B Miller Hardware offers a free Dover Boudoir Tron with each Lady Dover Electric Iron purchase. The iron is guaranteed not to burn out and the notice is dated December 1.
Do Right Chorus Shines at Revival at Church of Christ
Do Right Chorus grows in size and popularity as the revival at the Church of Christ continues. Ernest Carpenter sang If the World Should End Tonight as a solo. The evening centers on Thou Art the Man with evangelist Watson drawing on King David to stress repentance and that sin leads to death unless pardoned by Christ.
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Church of Christ
Ernest Carpenter
Evangelist Watson
David
Paul
Christ
Lord
Adam
God
Jesus
Last day for paying capitation tax for city election
Attorney General rules December 12 is the final date to pay capitation taxes in order to vote in the June 12, 1928 general municipal election. The six month rule is explained, with December 12, 1927 as the deadline and calendar month definitions noted.
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John R. Saunders
Thomas Newman
Newport News
Virginia
Court of Appeals
Winchester Lodge memorial services announced
Elks 867 members are asked to attend Sunday at 2 30 pm for memorial services. Speaker will be Bro Carpenter P E R of Alexandria Lodge 758 and state chaplain. Officers hope for full attendance.
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Winchester Lodge No
Bro. Carpenter
Alexandria Lodge No
State Association
W. R. Pifer
E. R
Why a Brethren Church in Winchester
Dr. Charles A. Bame drew the largest crowd of the week at First Brethren Church last night. Worshippers from Woodstock and Stephens City attended as he preached a plain gospel not tearing down others but urging acceptance or rejection by the Word of God. He contrasted true salvation with mere church membership and urged saved people to seek perfection through the church’s work, with continued preaching of the gospel.
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First Brethren Church
Charles A. Bame
Winchester
Woodstock
Stephens City
Bame
Simly
God
Ford Cars
Kingdom of Heaven
Stephens City Farm Union Meets Saturday Evening
The Stephens City Farm Union holds its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 in the People's Bank building. Members are urged to attend and bring matters for the state convention, set for Roanoke on December 15, with Frederick County likely to send six delegates. Lou Larrick and U. S. secretary will be among attendees, and Claude Stickley is arranging to go.
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Stephens City
Vaiem
People’s Bank
Roanoke
Frederick Count
Lou Larrick
U. S
The
County Union
Claude & Stickley
The Big Parade at Empire Theatre This Week
Empire Theatre announces The Big Parade showing on Wednesday and Thursday with five daily showings from 1 15 to 11 00 pm and seven minute intermissions. Doors open 30 minutes before first performance with high demand for the evening shows.
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Empire Theatre
John Gilbert
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Karl Dane
Renee Adoree
Metro-Goldwyn
Jackie Coogan
Old Kentucky
National Fruit Pro Stock Auction at Court House
Public auction runs Saturday at 11 a.m. to sell 20 shares of National Fruit Product Company 7 percent preferred stock in blocks of five. Taxes paid by the company and dividends have always been promptly paid. Dunn & Duvall, auctioneers.
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Court House
Dunn & Duvall
Von Bernstorff Moves for Treaty Revision at League Talks
Germany signals intent to revise Versailles terms as Count von Bernstorff urges focus on article 19 of the league covenant during the first session of the preparatory disarmament conference in Geneva. The scene stirs delegates while Russia and the United States observe.
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Geneva
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
League Assembly
Eneva
United States
Russia
League of Nations
Preparatory Commission
Joseph Paul Boncour
Commission On National Defense
Mrs. Charles Saum Attends Funeral of Niece
Mrs. Charles Saum leaves for Maurertown to attend the funeral of her niece, the late Mrs. Roy Hockman. Hockman died after a bronchitis illness and a fatal coughing spell following a church visit.
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Charles Saum
Maurertown
Roy Hockman
Santa Broadcasts From WJZ Tonight
H. R. Willis announces Santa Claus will be on air at 7 o clock tonight on station WJZ New York. Everyone is invited to tune in this program and each Friday night until Christmas.
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H. R. Willis
Santa Claus
WJZ
New York
World’s Fair Market Street M E Church Event
Community market advertised at World’s Fair Market Street M E Church today from 3 to 10 pm offering inexpensive gifts from many countries and tea service from 5 to 8 pm All deposits on shares before December will earn interest from December 1 with interest shown January 1 and July 1 Loans on real estate security offered by the building and loan association on Main Street events.
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Market Street M. E
Wine Neteanes Building & Loan Ass'nairn
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Secy
Rexall Ic
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Winchester Cold Storage Co
Flks Lodge
Rogers
Fraser
New Ford
Flivver
Attorney-General
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National Fruit Product Company
von Bernstorfe
Security Committee
Santa
Winchester Steam Laundry
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