Two Famous Kidnap Cases Still Probed
FBI director J Edward Hoover confirmed continued investigation into two major 1930s kidnappings. He said 22 000 suspects were reported for Charles Fletcher Mattson case since 1936 and all but 500 eliminated. The Levine case remains unsolved with no closure until the perpetrators are identified and brought to justice.
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Tacoma
Wash
J. Edward Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Mattson
Peter David Levine
New Rochelle
Associated Press
Ost
Everatt
Here
Charles Fletcher Mattson
Hoover
Ashington
D. C
New York
Answers to Today’s Quiz ciow on Page Four
The text lists quiz answers with scattered fragments including Niagara May notes, North of Scotland, North Carolina, Kiak, and Africa. It appears as a catalog of responses tied to a printed quiz page four. The exact questions are not shown, but the items indicate topics across geography and sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Scotland
Nonagon
North Carolina
Ki’ak
Kay’ak
Africa
Artists Invited For Eighth Cumberland Valley Show
The eighth annual Cumberland Valley artists exhibition will run February 1 to 8 at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown Maryland. Winchester area artists are invited to exhibit with entries due January 15 and framed paintings or prints required. entry cards must be returned by January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Museum
Medford
Gift Buying Is Difficult in Berlin During Christmas
New York dispatch reports John Rawley of NBC describing Berlin Christmas shopping as constrained by permission slips and shortages. He notes toys lean military in nature, food scarce, and most goods requiring scarce authorizations while household items remain available.
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New York
Berlin
John Rawley
National Broadcasting Company
Rawley
Galilee Church Services and Local Social News
Grimes notes preaching at Galilee on December 10 with both morning and evening services. Local residents visit, travel, or stay nearby. Christmas exercises set for December 25 at 7 30. Social calls include Elizabeth Owens visiting Rosella Shirley, Gladys Godlove with Rosella Shirley in Stephens City, and visits among families in Winchester Romney and Hagerstown. Butchering for porkers active this week.
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Grimes
Galilee
Elizabeth Owens
Stephenson
Rosella Shirley
Near Galilee
Howard Plotner
Louise Taylor
Martinsburg
DeKalb Russell, Jr
University of Virginia
Gladys Godlove
Stephens City
O. L. Jamison
Apple Ridge Orchard Company
E. W. Grant
Clearbrook
Charles McVay
Cecil McVay
Hagerstown
Lewis Clevenger
Winchester
Albert Tusing
Simon Newlin
Luther
Romney
W. Va
J. N. Good
Florence Good
Map outlines potential national air service routes
Richard C. du Pont of Wilmington presents a map showing seven proposed air pickup routes for direct air service. Route No. 6 would link Washington to White Sulphur Springs via Shenandoah Valley towns including Front Royal and Winchester, with extensions to Romney West Virginia. He notes a pickup device has worked on Philadelphia routes and cites limited current reach of air lines to about one quarter of the population.
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Richard C. du Pont
Wilmington
Washington
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Front Royal
Woodstock
Shenandoah
Harrisonburg
Waynesboro
Staunton
Hot Springs
Clifton Forge
Covington
Middleburg
Upperville
Romney
Philadelphia
du Pont
One Sheet Of Christmas Seals Funds Tubercular Care
Winchester citizens are urged to buy Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis care. The 1939 drive notes one sheet equals one patient day at the sanatorium, with volunteers handling work and few funds remaining for year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuberculosis Association
Winchester
Families Visit Friends Across Washington DC Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Webber with son Charles and relatives from the Godlove family traveled to Washington DC last Sunday to visit friends. Virgil Godlove stays with sister Chester Webber who moved from Winchester to DeKalb Russells’s bungalow. Walter Stottlemeyer visits Melton Ridgeway near Mount Williams. Roszella Shirley and Elizabeth Owens visit Miss van Godlove near Stephens City.
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Chester Webber
Charles
Raymond Godlove
Virgil Godlove
Mabel Godlove
Junior Godlove
Washington, D. C
Winchester
DeKalb Russell
Walter Stottlemeyer
Melton Ridgeway
Mount Williams
Pleasant community notes from Mt Pleasant
Mr Frisby Racey and two daughters Noel and Beatrice and Mr Carlton Sager of Winchester visited Mr and Mrs Venner Milhon and family. Miss Margaret Fox spent the evening with Miss Lucille Perry. Dorothy Brewer of this vicinity weekended in Winchester with Aunt Miss Bessie Lonas. Ladies Aid meets December 9 at Miss Pearl Cochran’s home. Sunday School next Sunday at 10 a m and Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m. Christmas program at Round Hill School December 21 at 8 p m. Public invit ed.
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MT. Pleasant
Frisby Racey
Noel
Beatrice
Carlton Sager
Winchester
Venner Milhon
Margaret Fox
Lucille Perry
Dorothy Brewer
Bessie Lonas
Ladies Aid Society
Pearl Cochran
Christian Endeavor
Lewis Moore
Roanoke
Maynard Brewer
Floyd Brewer
Edward Perry
Death of Franklin Bucher Shocks Stephens City Friends
Mt. Williams Va December 9 news reports the death of Franklin Bucher of Stephens City. He was widely liked and known for his jovial disposition, and many friends here expressed their shock at the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Williams, Va
Franklin Bucher
Stephens City
Local Families Attend Social and Notable Visits
Dozens of cousins in this area and Mountain Falls will mourn a relative. Mrs. Marie Flegal moved to Breeze Heights to be with her son Lorin Flagal. Many households report butchering hogs with large animals among them. Supper guests included the Peer family from Baltimore and Gainesboro visitors, with several local relatives joining.
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Mountain Falls
Marie Flegal
Harry Lorin
Lorin Flagal
Breeze Heights
Hollis Clowser
Chester
Myrtle Clowser
Alpha Peer
Baltimore, Md
Irene Light
Gainesboro
Masters Howard
Foster Kelley
Neva Haines
Kenneth
William
Joyce
Paul
Charlotte Campbell
Winchester
Luther Jamilton
Chambersville
Myrtle Crowser
Emma Wallace
Baltimore
Madge Fauver
Edna Bowen
Arthur White
Mary Ashwood
Mr. Wilkins
Middletown
Delilah Bell
Baby
Rockville
Christmas practice and community notes from Gore Virginia
Gore Virginia December 9 community brief notes report Baptist Sunday School practice for Christmas. Pence Rhodes and family move to Winchester. Guests at Havermale home include Barnes family Barton Maryland Kelchner family and Pildenae family Berkeley Springs. Local grippe cases noted. Ladies Aid meets December 28 at Mrs Clemons. Bowman stable and Con stable with Snyder at Moorefield visit.
Dr Logan Clendening Health Advice Featured Daily
Read Dr Logan Clendening for helpful medical guidance in the daily health column. The column offers authoritative tips on wellness, disease prevention, and healthy living with practical recommendations.
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Logan Clendening
Virginia bill aims to establish April 26 as state holiday
Norfolk December 9 The draft bill to be introduced in the 1940 General Assembly would make April 26 a legal holiday in Virginia The proposal comes at the urging of the Tidewater Virginia women assembly which marks the Cape Henry pilgrimage to honor the landing of the first English settlers on that date.
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Norfolk
Vivian L. Page
William R. Shands
Virginia Division of Statutory Research and Drafting
General Assembly
Page
Assembly of
Tidewater
Virginia
Cape Henry
Eggleston Re-elected President of Virginia Historical Society
Dr. J. D. Eggleston president emeritus of Hampden-Sydney College was reelected president of the Virginia Historical Society at the organization’s annual meeting yesterday in Richmond.
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Richmond
J. D. Eggleston
Hampden-Sydney College
Virginia Historical Society
Bazaar excess leads to loss of church decorations
Grants Pass Oregon a pre Christmas bazaar by the women of St Luke s Church exceeded expectations as organizers discovered some unnamed body had sold even the church decorations leaving the church bereft of adornments and disappointed attendees.
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Grants Pass, Ore
St. Luke’s Church
Public sale of James L. Gardner plant assets in Stephens City
Special Receiver announces public auction of the James L. Gardner, Inc. plant at the B and O Station Stephens City Virginia on December 28 1939 at 10 a m. The sale includes wood working machinery with multiple tools, trucks, office fixtures, lumber, hardware and paints. Cash terms require payment before removal. Judge Mary Elizabeth Gardner vs James L. Gardner Inc chancery case in Frederick County Virginia.
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James L. Gardner, Inc
Mary Elizabeth Gardner
Als
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Stephens City
J. C. Gardner
James L. Gardner
Water consumption should fit body needs not fad claims
Dr. I C Riggin warns against both minimal and excessive water intake. He emphasizes drinking according to body requirements, influenced by temperature and activity, and notes tea and coffee count toward daily fluid needs. Reasonable, informed use is the safe rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Riggin
State Commissioner of Health
Clergyman Injured In Appomattox Train Crash
Dr. Malcolm A. MacLean 65 former pastor of College Hill Baptist Lynchburg was critically injured when his car was struck by eastbound train No. 24 at the Appomattox corporate site The vehicle was knocked 50 feet and Dr. MacLean was taken to Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg where attendants feared for his recovery He suffered a crushed head and possible internal injuries Dr D A Christian provided first aid at the scene
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Appomattox
Malcolm A. MacLean
College Hill Baptist Church
Lynchburg
D. A. Christian
MacLean
Virginia Baptist Hospital
Close Call For Mother And 13 In Appomattox Fire
In Appomattox early Thursday a mother and her 13 children escaped a deadly blaze that destroyed their home. Mrs James Daniel Cawthorne led 12 children to safety then hurled a rock to wake a second floor son who leapt to safety as flames reached his bed. her daughter woke her and she aided the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appomattox
James Daniel Cawthorne
Miss Susie Slagle's A Novel Of Johns Hopkins Life
Augusta Tucker crafts a vivid novel based on medical student life at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a Baltimore boarding house. The author, born in 1904 in Louisiana, draws on six years of research including ambulances in New York and time at Johns Hopkins to recount doctors Kelly Osler and others as central figures. The book, praised as unique, may be borrowed at Handley Library.
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Susie Slagle
Augusta Tucker
Biddle Street
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Louisiana
New England
Confederacy
Miss Tucker
New York
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Kelly and
Osler
Handley Library
Industrial Credit Urged In Senate Measure
Southern bankers in Richmond heard that Congress may consider a bill to create an industrial credit corporation within the Federal Reserve System. It would loan to business and buy obligations or preferred stock up to one million dollars, drawing strong but contested support. A. L. M. Wiggins warned it would make government a stockholder and favor socialized banking.
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Richmond
Congress
Federal Reserve System
A. L. M. Wiggins
Hartsville, &. C
American Banking Association
Wiggins
James M. Mead
Marriner Eccles
Mead
RFC
FDIC
Senate
Virginia horticulturist warns mice threaten apple industry
L. W. Moore told the Virginia State Horticultural Society in Roanoke that common pine and field mice are the top threat to Virginia apples. He cited rapid breeding, urged a control program centered on poisoned bait, cultivation, and protective trunk wrapping, noting government bait is available at moderate cost through the county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W .Moore
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Roanoke
Virginia
Moore
Man Builds Home Oxygen Tent To Save Pneumonia Stricken Dog
Evansville Indiana L A Berry rigs an airtight box with a cap and injects oxygen from a 110 cubic foot cylinder to revive Sally the dog. A veterinarian says she has a good chance to recover.
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Evansville
Ind
L. A
Berryman
Sally
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