Parker Has No Evidence Says One Who Knows
Ellis H. Parker, Burlingon county detective, told officials he has no lead in the Hauptmann case and is convinced of Hauptmann’s guilt. He discussed the matter with Governor and Attorney General but will not disclose his opinion while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews the appeal.
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Trenton
N. J
Ellis H. Parker
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Flemington
Hauptmann
Associated Press
Parker
Robert ~Eacock
Burlington County
Parke
United States Supreme Court
State Board of Pardons
Tme
Anna Bading
Mount Holly
Winchester urges Christmas seals to combat tuberculosis
Mr Winchester appeals to readers who receive Christmas seal sheets to support tuberculosis relief. He notes progress but warns the fight requires ongoing funding for patient care, clothing, housing, and nutrition. He urges buying seals and health bonds to fund the campaign and aid needy patients.
Prison escape trio blamed for bank robbery and sheriff killing
Frank Hopson confessed to surrendering after naming Gus McCoig and Pete Dean as accomplices in a Tennessee bank robbery and the murder of Sheriff Hutchison. Bloodhounds tracked the fugitives to mountain cabins as federal agents joined the hunt across state borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hopson
Tennessee
Gus McCoig
Sheriff Hutchison
New Tazewell
Tenn
Frank Riley
Claiborrne County
Yestern
L. B. Hutchison
Union County
Hopson
Pete Dean
McCoig
Hut
Dean
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nashville
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
East Tennessee
Leonard Barrett
Morristown
Barrett
George Wilbur Moss
Moss
Little Theatre Thanks Lions Kiwanis and Rotary for Ticket Gift
A Little Theatre representative thanked Lions Kiwanis and Rotary clubs for purchasing many tickets for the Wilde-petri need children to the operetta Alice In Wonderland presented by the Clare Tree Major Children’s Theatre group from New York at Handley High School Auditorium. Between 400 and 500 children attended, with fifty Front Royal children and several adults in the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Theatre
Lions, Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Wilde-petrieneed
Handley High School
Clare Tree Major Children's Theatre Group
New York
Front Royal
Rainy Weather Outlook For Week Across Regions
Washington reports a weekly weather outlook starting Monday. The North and Middle Atlantic States expect rain at the coast with some precipitation midweek and a turn to colder air later. The South Atlantic States anticipate cloudiness and scattered rain in the north and central regions with generally normal or above temperatures.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Sidewalk Repair Notice Issued by City Manager
By order of the Common Council on December 3 property owners are urged to repair sidewalks for pedestrian safety at once. Arthur M. Field city manager.
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Common Council
Arthur M. Field
F R Crane Jeweler Invites Patronage in Winchester Va
Local jeweler F R Crane at 6 South Main Street Winchester Virginia extends thanks and invites continued patronage to the business.
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S. Main St
Winchester
Winchester Men’s Athletic Club to Start Basketball Dec 11
The Winchester Men’s Athletic Club opens its Blue Ridge League schedule on December 11 at Handley gym starting 7 30 pm. Players include Ikey Baker Jack Crowl Norman Dofflehoe and Winnie Legge with Legge as player coach and Winnie Legge as manager pee Snider to manage.
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Derick
Hagers
Hagerstown
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Hancock
Waynesboro
Frederick
Winchester Men's Athletic Club
Winnie” Legge
Northern Virginia
Handley
Park Leaders To Convene Monday
A meeting of the Winchester Park Association is set for Monday at 8 PM in the City Hall council chamber to close business for 1935. Committee members should attend and report for the year. New officers will be chosen in January. Ryland Conner, the association president, issued the call.
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Winchester Park Association
Council Chamber
City Hall
Ryland Conner
No Services At Meade Memorial
The Rev. Roland Rowland of Meade Memorial Episcopal Church said no services will be held tomorrow because the church is redecorating. Services will resume at an early date.
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Roland Rowland
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
The Ideal Xmas Gift A Year's Star Subscription
A gift that will last one year and be appreciated daily under Evening Star. (1p-tf)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
STAR
Evening Star
Mrs Loring Cover Dies After Operation in Hospital
Mrs Loring A Cover wife of Loring A Cover Sr longtime resident of Winchester died in Union Memorial Hospital after a long illness She and her husband moved from Winchester to Baltimore where he was a prominent businessman The funeral will be Monday at 11 am at the Green Spring Valley home and burial follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Baltimore Pallbearers include Harry K Russell Dr Robert McC Glass and others She is survived by her husband sons and grandchildren with many friends in Baltimore and Winchester She was active in the Presbyterian Church and known for hospitality and charity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring A. Cover
Winchester
Union Meaorial Hospital
John M. Steck
Harry R. Kern
R. Gray Williams
Stewart Bell
M. M. Lynch
H. D. Fuller
T. B. Byrd
Burr Powell Harrison
P. W. Boyd
Harry F. Byrd
Cover
Drew
Francis F. & Son
James Piper
Thomas Cover
Nelson Cover
Baltimore
Wide Circle of Friends
Thomas W. Harrison
Robert McC. Glass
Harry K. Russell
Japan demands naval parity with U S and Britain
The Japanese delegation told British admirals at a conference that Japan demands real parity with the United States and Great Britain in navy strength and will not discuss other issues until parity is accepted. Admiral Osami Nagano led the Japanese group, urging a navy equal in size to Britain and the United States, a stance that previously disrupted bilateral talks. The conference was held at the Admiralty and followed by arrangements for the Tendon opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Admiralty
Osami Nagano
Matsuzo Nagai
Iwashita
Taro Tarasi
Washington
Martinsburg Man Injured in Martinsburg Pike Crash
Manuel DeHaven of Martinsburg West Virginia was injured last night when his car left the Martinsburg pike near Winchester struck a tree and overturned. He suffered numerous lacerations and a broken right hip and was taken to Winchester hospital. A skunk crossing the highway is cited as a possible cause. Della Dunn of Martinsburg and two companions were first on the scene and rushed him to care after extricating him from the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel DeHaven
Martinsburg
W. Va
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
DeHaven
Winchester Hospital
Della Dunn
Smith Tine
Beeson Snyder
Miss Dunn
Mr and Mrs Cookus Visit Barre Then Head South
Mr and Mrs Harry H Cookus of Barre Vermont visited the home of Mrs Bernice A Clevenger on Amherst Street. They were en route to Hollywood Florida where Mr Cookus will manage a large club. Sylvia and Skull Cookus are visiting relatives in Romney West Virginia.
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Cookue
City
Harry H. Cookus
Barre
Bernice A. Clevenger
Amherst Street
Cookus
Hollywood
Florida
Sylvia
Skull Cookus
Romney
W. Va
Nurse Describes Merciless Bombing at Dessye
Miss Petra Hoevig a 4 Norwegian nurse said the Italian bombardment of Dessye was merciless after being brought to Addis Ababa for treatment. She described planes returning to drop bombs on the American Seventh Day Adventist Hospital where she served and the yard was hit by over 30 bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Petra Hoevig
Dessye
Hoevig
Associated Press
Hosital Yard
Italian air raids claim efficacious results at Dessye
Rome reports air bombing of tens of thousands of Ethiopian troops at Dessye with efficacious results. The communique notes Ethiopian prisoners, deaths, and material losses along the Eritrean and Somaliland fronts as Italian planes strike again. The Ethiopian capital Dessye was heavily bombed, harming hospital tents and the palace while Haile Selassie remained unharmed.
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Rome
Dessye
Abbi Addi
Tembien
First Army Corps
Gabat
Makale
Ogaden
Gorrahei
Desiye
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Red Cross
Imperial Palace
Dr Freed to Preach at Grace Church
The Rev. Dr. C. A. Freed of Columbia South Carolina arrived today and will preach at Grace Lutheran Church tomorrow at 11 in the morning. He will then speak at a Rally of the Winchester Conference at 3 15 in the afternoon. He will stay tonight with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Thresh in Martinsburg West Virginia.
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C. A. Freed
Columbia
Grace Lutheran Church
Winchester
and’ Ae Thresh
Martinsburg
Free Food and Dance at Avalon Attraction Night
Soups and dancing featured at Avalon VNN attraction night on Saturday December 7. Free entry and activities for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalon
Water shutoffs for delinquent accounts set for December 16
The City Water Department warns that all delinquent water and sewer accounts will be disconnected on December 16. Officials urge customers to settle balances to avoid service interruption and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Dept
Piano Wanted for Star classifieds
Wanted to buy standard US upright piano. Send details and price to Star, care of the newspaper. Include contact information and inviting response by date.
Hoare and Laval Seek New Sanctions Against Italy
Paris dispatch reports British Foreign Secretary Hoare and French Premier Laval meeting with aides to discuss broader measures against Italy including an oil embargo. Mussolini’s stance against sanctions kept the talks tense as officials urged a peace gesture to the League of Nations.
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Paris
Samuel Hoare
Laval
France
Italy
Mussolini
England
Il Duce
League of Nations
Tre Duce
Hoare
Eric Drummond
East Africa
Ethiopia
Thaw Begins Flight to Search for Ellsworth
Russell K. Thaw started a 9500 mile flight from Caldwell New Jersey toward the southern tip of South America to aid in the search for Lincoln Ellsworth and his pilot missing in the Antarctic. He is joined by William Henry Klenke Jr a New York mechanic. They plan to meet the Wyatt Earp supply ship at Magallen a Chile to load the plane for the Ross Sea search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Wyatt Earp
Ross Sea
Officials Eager For Ruling On Securities Act
The government seeks a swift Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the new holding company law in a case against Electric Bond and Share Company. The Attorney General's office and the Commission join to delay other enforcement efforts and press for registration in federal court in New York.
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Washington
New Deal
Attorney-General Commission
Supreme Court
New York
Commission
Mussolini vows oil embargo will hinder peace efforts
In a full Chamber of Deputies speech Mussolini warned that an oil embargo would gravely prejudice Italy’s pursuit of peace. He dismissed parleys with Laval and Feare, insisting sanctions must be acknowledged and acted upon, with diplomats and guards present in uniform in a tense session.
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George Jordan
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Il Duce
Prema
Eric Drummond
Mussolini
Eg . Uss
Song
United States
Paris
Laval
Samuel Feare
Discovery at the Library: Byrd’s Second Antarctic Expedition Book
Winchester readers learn Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s new book Discovery has just been published. It recounts the second Antarctic expedition with first hand geological exploration, scientific feats, hardships, and adventures. Introduction by Claude A. Swanson. All Byrd books available for borrowing at Handley Library.
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Winchester
Richard E. Byra
Claude A. Swanson
Navy
Byrd
North Pole
Handley Library
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New Jersey Authority
MR Winchester
Trio
F. R. Crane, Jeweler
Meade Memorial
Loring Cover
U.S
Mikado
Martinsburger
Goreahei
Dr. Freed
Grace Church
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
Thaw
Sachin
Il Ouce
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