Bath County Sheriff Killed in Faulty Arrest Standoff
Bath county sheriff M Gunn 57 was killed during an arrest attempt after a boxing match turned violent at McClung near Warm Springs Virginia. George Messer Jr 18 admitted killing the sheriff. Messer Sr fled and was later found dead. Deputy F C Thompson and others testified as an inquest prepares.
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Associated Press
Warm Springs
McClung
Co. M. Gunn
George W. Messer
George W. Messer, Jr
Sheriff Gunn
Clifton Forge
Messer
Gunn
Newton Ross
Ross
Cune
McCune
Young Messer
F. C. Thompson
Sheriff Gum
H. H. Byrd
Thompson
Gum
Bath County
Laundry Tigere Battle Boyce at Handley Gym
Basketball game set for Wednesday December 11 at 8 p m in Handley Gym with Laundry Tigere facing Boyce. Admission is 25 cents.
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Handley Gym
Tigere
Boyce
Portrait offer for Christmas at Barr's Studio
Lost lady's dark blue leather coat with initials L V S reported after Saturday night downtown. Barr's Studio advertises a Christmas photo opportunity and requests contact at phone 1065. note appears on page 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady's Puree
Restored Classics Auction At GEO Washington Garage
Auction listing from GEO WASHINGTON GARAGE includes 1919 to 1929 era models such as 29 Tudor, 29 Standard Coupe, 29 Roadster, 28 Tudor, and 26 Coupe with notes dated 11-26-1p-tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GEO Washington Garage
County home farm and party for rent with inmate care
Applications must be in the hands of the Board of Supervisors by December 14, 1929. Co. I Brumbage, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Home Farm and
Sfmoe
Board of Supervisors
Co. I. Brumbage
Keystone Club to Broadcast Virginia Update on WFI
A 7 o’clock Friday evening radio program from station WFI Philadelphia will present information on the State of Virginia. The Keystone Automobile Club sponsors the broadcast to promote motor travel in Winchester and surrounding areas, with a letter from Morton Schumacher inviting local feedback. Previous program on KNX Hollywood aired last Friday during Home Hour for the same Virginia theme by Pacific Ready-Cut Homes, Incorporated.
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WFI
Philadelphia
Virginia
Keystone Automobile Club
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Morton Schumacher
KNX
Hollywood
Cal
Pacific Ready-Cut Homes, Incorporated
Lions Club Luncheon and Friendship Bazaar Update
About 35 Lions Club members met at Friendship Fire Company hall for a weekly luncheon and praised the ladies auxiliary for the fine menu. The group voted to cancel the December 24 luncheon and hold a Christmas program on December 17. The bazar runs through Saturday with nightly dances and prepared suppers available for delivery.
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Lions’ Club
Friendship Fire Company
Friendship Bazar
Friendship Hall
Ing 95
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Friendship Company
Prince of Gondolivia role in Page the Frince at Colonial Theatre
Bene dict as Bob in the American Legion benefit Page the Frince presented at the Colonial Theatre tonight. Edward Ballantrine is cited as prince of Gondolivia in the American chant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob. Benedict
Edward Ballantrine
Prince of
Virginia Legion Officers’ Conference To Honor R Y Conrad Post
C L Bodenhamer national commander of the American Legion and John J Bennett Jr will speak at the Virginia Department Post Officers Conference in Roanoke on January 6. Robert Y Conrad Post Winchester will receive a diploma of distinguished service and Pocahontas Post Pocahontas will get a meritorious service diploma for high standings. Nine posts will receive certificates for most distinguished service for 1929 memberships.
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Associated Press
Richmond
C. L. Bodenhamer
Little Rock
Ark
American Legion
John J. Bennett, Jr
New York City
New York Legion
Ill
Virginia Department Post
Roanoke
Bodenhamer
Robert Y. Conrad
Winchester
Virginia
Pocahontas
R. Y. Conrad Post
W. Glenn Elliott
E. W. Jordan
United States Veterans Bureau
A. Nicholas, Jr
Nelson C. Overton
Newport News
National Executive Committee
Department Wna
E. J. Nixon
Sea Department
H. Gerald Saal
Petersburg
B. M. Roszel
Reds
America
F. F. Rennie, Jr
Clifford Grim
Robert Y. Conrad Post
W. Ernest Teton, Jr
Portsmouth
E. L. Klingstein
Harrisonburg
Virginia Department
H. L. Opie
Staunton
Legion
E. B. Carfieron
American Legion Auxiliary
City Council Finalizes 1930 License Taxes and Rates
The City Council last night passed and enacted into law the 1930 license tax ordinance and two readings on a separate tax ordinance. Rates for telegraph companies were cut to 75 dollars per year plus pole taxes. truck taxes for nonresident operators were reduced across several tonnage classes. the real estate and personal property tax is expected at 1.55 dollars per hundred. An added measure granted Fred L. Glaize a drive in gasoline station permit. The council also discussed the Harris Addition revenue, real estate delinquency reports, and fire department safety gear costs.
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H. H. Hable
Harris Addition
Water and Sewer Committees
Walker Bond
Roanoke
Winchester
Hable
Wm.t. Barr
Fred L. Glaize
West Boscawen Amd
Amherst Streets
Fred W. Forney
Fire Department
Judge Harrison Recovering After Auto Accident Near Warrenton
Judge Thomas W. Harrison, noted Winchester lawyer and former jurist and congressman, is resting comfortably at Memorial Hospital after a car crash near Warrenton. He sustained a fractured collar bone and cuts. he slept seven to eight hours last night and shows steady improvement as he nears full recovery. He was traveling from Richmond with his son and daughter in law Burr Powell Harrison when the Packard slid on a slick road and rolled down an embankment three miles beyond Warrenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Harrison
Winchester
Warrenton
Memorial Hospital
Judge Harrison
Richmond
Burr Powell Harrison
Packard
Wreckeul
Modern 6 Room House at 423 WwW Leicester St
Immediate possession offered on a six room house located at 423 WwW Leicester Street. Listing agent B. M. Sullivan signs the notice.
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Leicester St
B. M. Sullivan
Plumbing and Heating Repair by L L Hockman & Son
FOR PLUMBING AND HEATING And repairing. Call 897. L. L. HOCKMAN & SON. (10-24-lp-Tues. 4 Fri.-tf
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Call
L. L. Hockman & Son
Selection of a Senator Halted By a Funeral
Harrisburg paused Pennsylvania Senate plans as Governor Fisher and other state leaders attend the funeral of Representative W. W. Griest of Lancaster. Senator David A. Reed and William S. Vare will also be present at the Lancaster services.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
W. W. Griest
Lancaster
Fisher
Senate
William S. Vare
Vare
Congress
David A. Reed
Nine Killed Forty Hurt In Railway Wreck At Namur
Brussels dispatch reports nine men killed and forty injured when a workmen’s train derailed at the Namur station entrance. Rescue operations followed as authorities investigated the cause of the accident.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Namur
European Storm Claims 163 Lives Across Europe
A severe continental storm sweeping western Europe has caused at least 163 deaths, with reports noting it as among the worst weather in a century. Strong winds and heavy seas battered coastal regions, triggering widespread damage and loss of life as rescuers continue to assess the devastation.
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Associated Press
London
Europe
Nine Die In Harlem Studio Fire At Park Avenue Building
A three story Manhattan Studio building at Park Avenue and 134th Street burned with undetermined origin. Nine people, five men and four women, were killed and ten more were seriously injured, many jumping from windows as flames spread rapidly. Most victims were believed NY City residents.
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Associated Press
New York
Manhattan Studio, Inc
Pathe Motion Picture Exchange
Park Avenue
One
Thirty-fourth Street
Harlem River
New York City
Winchester's Hero dazzles in local screening at Colonial Theatre
Large crowds filled both matinee and evening shows as Winchester's Hero debuted at the Colonial Theatre. Manager John Miller plans bigger crowds for tomorrow after the film, shot entirely in Winchester by local talent, impressed audiences with sharp on location scenes and natural performances. The plot follows Mr Henpeck meeting a baby that turns out to be a beautiful young woman, with comic chase and an automobile crash amid small town intrigue.
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Winchester
Colonial Theatre
John Miller
Henpeck
Shryoge Urges More Police to Halt Criminals
In a letter from December 10 1929 Winchester mayor A Bhr yock argues the City Council rejected President Sandy Baker’s proposal to add two patrolmen. He notes burglaries nightly and a sprawling patrol area with only seven officers three day and four night, urging immediate action and funds for temporary or permanent hires.
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Sandy Baker
Baker
The
Star
Council
Winchester
Public Sale of Stock and Implements at County Home Farm
By order of the Board of Supervisors a public sale of stock and implements at County Home Farm will be held on December 12. The notice cites official action and lists catalog details reference numbers 12 1p 41 3 5 7 10.
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Board of Supervisors
Delicious Apples for Mailing in Peck Baskets
Readable note advertises Fancy Delicious Apples in peck and bushel baskets. Mentions mailing suitability and vendor initials CG, P. MeVICAR.
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Aleo
P. Mevicar
Page the Prince prime for Legion benefit at Colonial Theatre
About 75 percent of seats for the Legion benefit comedy Page the Prince are sold for tonight’s Colonial Theatre performance. Tickets range 60 cents to $1.50 and the show begins at 8:30 with Judd of the Rogers Producing Company directing. cast includes Al Norton and Miss Judith McGuire among numerous named roles.
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American Legion
Page the Prince
Colonial Theatre
Mr. Judd
John B. Rogers
Fontoria
Ohio
Page the
Prince
New York
al Norton
Heinrich
Spurns
Tom Warren
William J. Spurns
Bill Hollis
Brockton
J. R. DuShane
Mr. Brockton
Horace Browne
Betty
Elizabeth Freed
Howard Ballantrine
Dick Gray
Bob Benedict
Dick Norton
al E Oop
England
Carlin Gray
Rosetta Rhinelander
Otillie
Gondolivia
Judith McGuire
County de Change
Jimmy du Shanes
Finister
Bampton
Sir Loindow
Jack Fansler
Dueen
Mat
Baikavia
Kenneetee
Arthur Carskaden
Charles Nunn
Arthur Fansler
Edna Holland
Dorothy Tiller
Nancy Lee Cline
Kenneth Rush
John Glaize
Jack Blackburn
Jim Shockey
Amos Fincham
Jim Snider
Mildred Landis
Katherine Byrd
Sue Schlaes
Omma Ginn Baker
Helen Buckley
Georgia Conrad
Royal Guards
Virginia Rehill
Jane Mudd
Ruth Graves
Frances George
Emma Graves
Mary Sullivan
Frances van Devener
Mary Capper
Virginia Ann Huntsberry
Margaret Snyder
Bright Grove
Kitty Sutton
Mary Louise Bell
Rosalie Oakes
Mary Glenn Lupton
Virginia Redish
Olivia Dellinger
Lucille High
Lucille Lunsford
Mary Wingfield
Nina Dyke
Martha Kiger
Sybilla Crisman
Ruth Atwell
JUST
Phyllis Oakes
Patsy Sartelle
Charlotte Campbell
Annesley Thompson
Nellie Murrell
Louise Butsler
Dorothy Lupton
June Thompson
Earl Grim
Wilbur Jenkins
Wm. Norton
Robert Anderson
Two More Checks Recovered Here
Chief of Police Doran says two additional checks tied to Joseph Carpenter, arrested on a forging charge, have been found, bringing totals to fifteen and $440. One was payable to Robert Brooks and signed J. M. Bowers, cashed December 3 at J C Penney. The other, dated 1928 November 22, signed Mrs C Hodgson, paid to Frank Curtis and cashed at Sanitary Grocery. More are expected as cleanup continues.
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Doran
Joseph Carpenter
Robert Brooks
J. M. Bowers
J. C. Penney Company
C. Hodgson
Frank Curtis
Sanitary
Shirts for Xmas Boxed Free and Priced Shows
Boxing day offer listed by Frank Beckley selling shirts boxed free for Christmas with prices at 1.00 1.50 and 2.00 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kbeckley
Chicken and Oyster Supper at Ridgeway Hall
A chicken and oyster supper will be held at Ridgeway Hall on Thursday December 12 from 6 to 10 p m to benefit the Rest Church Supper Society. Proceeds go to church funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeway
Benefit Rest Church
Jury completes new inquiry of Scrivener case
Grand jury reports no new light on the death of Detective Sergt. Arthur Scrivener. About 1,400 fingerprints were compared to the print on the pistol with no match to identify the killer. The jury will likely return a verdict of murder, upholding the coroner’s finding, while the body’s death remains contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scrivener
Washington
Grand Jury
Sergt
Arthur Scrivener
Grand
Ave Thetates
United Attorney
Leo A Rover
Thode
Bureau of Investigation
John J. Maragon
Maragon
Conment of Justice
S& Assassin
Ite
Nober
Gorgetown
Serive
Rover
Warns All To Obtain Their License Cards
The secretary of the local chamber of commerce states all personnel must have ownership cards to procure 1930 automobile license tags. If not received, go to the police or write to Commissioner Hayes. License plates go on sale December 16 at the chamber office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber of Commerce
Andrew
James Hayes
Richmond
Césioner Hayes
Chamber of Commerce
For Sale Two Overcoats by S P C A
Two good overcoats offered for sale by S P C A. Inquiries toward a purchase or donation should call 41 J for details and pickup.
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Bath CO
C. M. Gunn
G. W. Messer, Jr
Barr’s Studio
WAL
Keystone Auto Club
Vernon Norton
Ry.conrad
UW. BR
Auto
Hart
Shryoge
Editor
A. Bhryock
Mile
Raymonde le Strat
Paris
Legion Benefit
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