Real Detective revisits Currie slaying in January issue
The Currie Jr. slaying near Winchester Virginia last December and the later trials of William Hall of St Louis and George Ridgewell of Portland Maine are recounted in the January Real Detective magazine. Cecil G. Winstead authors Murder for Christmas, detailing local officers and citizens tied to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Currie Jr
Grosse Point
Mic
Seaman
William Charles Hall
St Louis
George Ridgewell
Portland
Real Detective
Cecil G. Winstead
Loudoun St
Piccadilly
Winchester
Virginia
Sheriff and troopers report on old car repair case
The article cites statements by Robert DeHaven, the Frederick County sheriff, and State Police Sgt. F, detailing findings related to a motor sale involving Frederick Currie and his old Pontiac. It mentions Troopers Seale Mitchell Ridgewell Hall and Ben Fitzwater in connection with the case and notes rest and recovery after days of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Seale
E. B. Mitchell
Ridgewell
Hall
Ben Fitzwater
Frederick Currie
Pontiac
Robert DeHaven
Frederick County
Gibraltar's Small Colony Area Cited at One And Seven Eighths
The Gibraltar colony of Britain has an area of only one and seven eighths square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Britain
Actresses Hobbies Get Social Heave-ho
The Social Register for New York’s upper crust was issued, dropping long‑standing names like Harry Cushing IV who married Georgette Windsor and Georg Vanderbilt. Also omitted are George Vanderbilt and Henry J. Topping who wed actress Arline Judge. The article notes Cape Town’s early Huguenot settlers arriving in 1688.
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New York
Social Register
Little
Harry Cushing
Georgette Windsor
Cushing
Reginald Vanderbilt
George Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Henry J
Bob) Topping
Arline Judge
Topping
Dan
Cocoa and chocolate consumption triples since 1909
The article notes that Americans now consume about three times as much cocoa and chocolate as during the 1909 to 1916 period. This shift reflects growing availability and demand in the early 20th century.
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Parkway
Wittaro
Witlard
Fred
Boyd
Doan
Chrysler
Borg
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Mervel W. Adams Plumbing & Heating
N. Cameron St
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de Cologne
Fiacon
Perhy
Bourjois
Houbigant
Royal Fern” and
Shulton
Rayon Cuddle Bears
Lone Ranger
Gillette
Milord
Ast
Braeburn
Hughes
Quality
Sterncrest Sterling
Frank Medicoq
Kirsten
Kaywoodie
Sterling Hall
Coop Tobacco Fresh and Mort
van Dyke Poker Chips
Proctor & Gamble
Nne
Renuzit
Colgate Ribbon
Fashion Point
L. Woolf
Seale
Shenandoah News Agency
Cape Town
South Africa
Anvick SS
Foley’s Store
mid-Atlantic
Antarctic
Capodine
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