Sledge Hammer Slaying Yields Life Terms For Jewel Beavers
James E. Jewel 19 of Jewel Ridge and Robbie Beavers 22 of Russell County pleaded guilty to first degree murder in Frederick Circuit Court. Judge Philip Williams imposed life terms in the penitentiary for the sledge hammer and pick attack on Ralph Clinewell 30, a fellow convict at Camp 29. The two defendants, brought from Richmond, were dressed in civilian clothes for the trial. Beavers appeared nervous. Jewel spoke clearly. Psychiatrists described both as sub normal with Jewel’s mental age around 91 and IQ 58. Beavers described as sane but dull progressive retardation. Defense counsel Kuykendall and Kern appeared. trial by jury waived. State witnesses included Winchester police and Camp 29 sergeant F B Bishop Jr. weapons recovered near Route 7 Sunnyside shed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Jewel
Jewel Ridge
Robbie Beavers
Russell County
Frederick
Philip Oe
Ralph Clinewell
Roanoke
Frederick Turnpike
Richmond
Beavers
Jewel
Philip Williams
Richmond Penitentiary
Uykendall
Kern
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Harry Kern, Jr
Burry Harrison
Commonweal
Francis Funk
Winchester E ‘Police
Clinewell
Sunnyside
F. B. Bishop, Jr
Camp 29
Harrison
Bishop
Davis Weinberg Schoenhaus sentencing delayed in Tammany racket case
Sentence for J Richard Dix ie Davis George Weinberg and Harry Schoenhaus, state witnesses in the James J. Tammany racket trial, was postponed to February 27 by Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora at the request of the district attorney’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
George Weinberg
Harry Schoenhaus
James J
Tammany
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Thomas E. Dewey
Christmas Gift Subscription Becomes Family Tradition
A Frederick county teacher arranged for The Star to be mailed home during a vacation. The subscription proved popular with the family and it is set to be renewed by Old Santa. The court note recalls two young men facing serious trouble and the moral that taking a life harms both attacker and victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Santa
Strike Ordered In Hearst Plant
Chicago executives announce a strike by editorial and commercial departments of Hearst Newspapers at the Chicago Herald and Examiner and Chicago Evening American. The Hearst unit backed the board 137 to 65 after votes. claim demotions and mass firings, with 1,100 workers to be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Newspaper Guild
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Chicago Evening American
Hearst
Don Stevens
Guild
Merrill C. Meigs
the American
Harry A. Koehler
Morning Examiner
American Federation of Labor
C. I. O. Guild
Chicago American
The
Herald and Examiner
Labor Relations Board
Stevens
Hodgson and Brown Christmas Gift Services Ad
Christmas shopping help offered by Hodgson and Brown with expert personal attention. Agents for Steiff Silver featured in this holiday promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown
Steiff Silver
South End Hose Company to Hold Regular Meeting Tonight
Regular monthly meeting of the South End Hose Company to be held tonight at 8 o'clock. All members requested to be present. J. P. Sheetz, Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Hose Coo
South End Hose Company
J. P. Sheetz
Virginia State Horticultural Society Convenes in Winchester
Hundreds of Virginia orchardists gather in Winchester for the 43rd annual Virginia State Horticultural Society session at Sarah Zane Hall. Frank H. Wissler presides as the program includes keynote remarks, the state department topic, beetle and spray residue discussions, and a Thursday adjournment after a banquet and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Sarah Zane
Pirestone
Frank H. Wissler
Mount Jackson
R. B. Nelson
Charles R. Anderson
Henry Chiles
Crozet
Wissler
W. S. Campfield
Staunton
L. M. Walker
Agriculture and Immigration
Richmond
South Africa minister warns of rising international tension
London dispatch reports Oswald Pirow, South Africa's defense minister, on a tour of European capitals warned that global tension could reach a breaking point by next spring. He met with Prime Minister Chamberlain and leaders Mussolini and Hitler, among others, and urged a shift in outlook within the next month or two to avoid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Oswald Pirow
Union of South Africa
Pirow
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Jewish Women Ordered to Leave Germany by January 1
A report from Berlin states Jewish women of Polish origin may be expelled by January 1 as part of a widening anti Semitic drive. Warsaw sources note wives of Polish Jews expelled in October. 14 000 estimated by Jewish Relief Committee in Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Warsaw
Jewish Relief Committee
Public Sale of Livestock and Farm Implements at Garrett Farm
Livestock and farm implements to be sold at 10 a.m. on December 7 at the Garrett farm located nine miles west of Winchester. Sale conducted by R. L. Pangle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Farm
Winchester
R. L. Pangle
Daladier Defends French Colonies Corsica and Tunisia Visit Planned
Premier Daladier declared France will not cede Corsica or Tunisia and announced plans to visit the territories after the new year. He urged calm amid Italian pressures while noting Germany’s impending no war accord signing in Paris. He also warned that France will defend territorial integrity by any means.
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Daladier
Corsica
Tunisia
Paris
France
Italy
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Chamberlainn
Rome
House of Commons
Earl of Perth
Galeazzo Ciano
Munich
Indi
Nice
Britain
Mediterranean
Ford Claims He Aids Inventors
Edsel Ford told the federal monopoly committee that Ford Motor Company promotes a wide open patent policy. He said royalties are not paid for patents and the firm often assists inventors to manufacture or license their devices rather than control them. He added Ford aids ambitious innovators with financial and other help to encourage production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edsel Ford
Federal Monopoly Committee Today
Ford Motor Company
Motor Company
Ford Company
Ford
Handley High names 24 football letter men for 1938 season
Handley coach Norman Ochs announced 24 players awarded football monograms for 1938. Seniors include Carroll Rowe Oscar Bywaters Meredith Shumaker H. Robinson Richard Himelright Gene Dunn Frank Yeakle Mickey Perry Gordon Whitam Willie Cather Delmar Robinson Jr Elmer Whitlock Bill McIntyre Ray Robinson Jr James Taylor Charles Cook Robert Taylor Donald Stewart Basil Hayley Lawrence Miller plus co managers James Brooks Boyd Headley Jr. Banquet set for Friday at the school cafeteria with a post event Monogram Club gym gathering to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Ochs
Handley Grid
Martinsburg
Handley Monogram
Carroll Rowe
Lohn Dunlap
Oscar Bywaters
Meredith Shumaker
H. Robinson
Harold Patton
Richard Himelright
Gene Dunn
Frank Yeakle
Mickey Perry
Gordon Whitam
Willie Cather
Delmar Robinson, Jr
Elmer Whitlock
Bill McIntyre
Ray Robinson
James Taylor
Charles Cook
Robert Taylor
Donald Stewart
Basil Hayley
Lawrence Miller
James Brooks
Boyd Headley
Rowe
Bywaters
D. Robinson Cook
McIntyre
Taylors
Ochs
Maddox
Monogram Club
Fellowship Club Toy Matinee Set For Saturday Morning
The Fellowship Club announces its Capital Theatre Toy Matinee on Saturday at 10 30. Admission requires a new or used toy. adults and children may attend. Juvenile amateurs may call Capitol Theatre 325 to participate. The club aims to place Christmas baskets for over 1400 families in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Club
Capital Theatre
Tom Baldridge
Capitol Theatre
Winchester
Frederick County
Barbirolli Divorce Granted on Desertion Grounds
The divorce court in London granted Mrs. Marjorie Barbirolli a conditional divorce from John Barbirolli conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. They wed in June 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marjorie Barbirolli
John Barbirolli
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Famous Bachelors Cotillon Debuts In Baltimore Tonight
The famed Bachelors Cotillon returns in Baltimore with about 75 debutantes making their coming out at Lyric Theater. Smoking is forbidden for debutantes and escorts, and a punch service follows at 1 30 am. Miss Brenda Diana Duff Frazier leads outsiders from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotillon
Baltimore
Brenda Diana Duff Frazier
New York
Lyric Theater
Board of Governors
Morgan Sees A Big Deficit In TVA's Revenue
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority told Congress the TVA would incur about 3.16 million dollars annual loss if current rates persist after the dam system is completed. He accused yardstick rates of hiding subsidies and criticized misrepresented revenue and wages as well as management. He urged reorganizing TVA under a single administrator and transferring some duties to other agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Congressional
Morgan
Congress
America
Rep. Woodrum
D. Va
Roosevelt
Rep
Fish
R.N. Y
Wallace
Elks Memorial Service Highlighted by Woodrum Speech
Representative Clifton A. Woodrum of Roanoke delivered the principal address at Winchester Lodge No. 867 BPO Elks annual memorial service at Christ Episcopal Church. The program honored departed brothers and stressed Elk duty to citizenship and American ideals, with music by The Chanters and a mixed quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton A. Woodrum
Roanoke
Winchester Lodge
Christ Episcopal Church
Woodrum
Elkdom
Floyd Haines
Howard M. Solenberger
Edwin T. Snider
R. B. Nelson
Shelly
Lodge
Maxwell D. Matthews
R. H. Kerlin
Estemed
John H. Fisher
R. T. Bryarly, Jr
W. Ralph Pifer
P. BE. R
C. I. Cather
Esquire
A. H. Jackson, Jr
Tler
Albert M. Seal
H. C. Sheetz, Jr
S. L. Farmer
James C. Hughes
Lawrence C. Hollis
Harold C. Sheetz, Jr
P.E.R
Lost Dog and Fashion Accessories Notice
Lost small black and white female setter dog with one black eye. Reward offered. Also entries for Silk Stockings full fashioned pair and a Margaret L Hodgson listing. White Palace Restaurant employee details incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Hodgson
White Palace
New Congress Faces Huge Spending Outlook for 1939
Washington predictions place 1939 Congress to spend at least 10 billion dollars with total outlays possibly matching or exceeding the 11.36 billion 1938 peace time total. Defense, relief, veterans benefits, and farm programs dominate plans as committees begin work on regular appropriation bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Roosevelt Heads South For Speech After Warm Springs Stay
President Roosevelt travels aboard the Roosevelt train toward Chapel Hill North Carolina after two weeks in Warm Springs Georgia. He plans to speak at the University of North Carolina and breakfast with South Carolina party leaders en route to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Chapel Hill
N. C
Warm Springs
Carolinas
Washington
South
Columbia
S. C
University of North Carolina
National Capital
Europe
South America
United States
Hugh R. Wilson
Germany
Georgia
Wilson
William Phillips
Italy
South Carolina
Ellison D. Smith
Bus Mishap Injures 22 in Philadelphia Region Fog
A New York to Miami bus skidded on a foggy highway and overturned injuring 21 passengers and the driver near Philadelphia. Several passengers were rushed to hospitals as drivers navigated the pre dawn fog. The crash disrupted air travel and slowed highways across New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Mountains
Earl Fuller
Washington
James Johnson
Fairfax
S. C
John W. Bailey
Roanoke
Seaboard
Atlantic Seaboard
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Filipinos Begin Mosquito Navy in Manila
President Manuel L Quezon announced the first Philippine Navy ship, being built in England, will be ready for trials around February 1. The Italian mosquito-class craft are designed for high speed about 45 knots and are under rapid construction as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Manuel L. Quezon
Philippine Navy
England
Compensation In Prison Heard In Pittsburgh
Davis B. Roberts workmen compensation referee is considering a hearing at Western Penitentiary. He may take action if testimony of confinement under F. Sullivan, musical of a, is necessary to settle the compensation claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Davis B. Roberts
Western Penitentiary
F. Sullivan
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Tebbie Beaves
James Jewel
Commit
Harry F
Jimmie” Gheen
George Washington Ballroom
Handley
C. A. Woodrum
Treasury
WPA
Bureau of Roads
Bureau
Joseph William Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
D. Harold Oliver
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