Maxwell Defense Rests in Edith Maxwell Slaying Trial
In Wise Virginia Edith Maxwell's defense rests without calling the 22 year old to testify as her sister Mary Kathryn Maxwell testifies. Mary Kathryn, 13, sobs during cross examination as she recalls her father threatening to finish Edith before being found dying.
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Wise
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
Mary Kathryn Maxwell
Edith
O. M. Vicars
Mary Kathryn
TJ Maxwell
Pound County
Ina
Harness
Merylyn
Maxwell
Vicars
Woodstock Trees Bring Christmas Cheer Along Main Street
Woodstock gains winter charm as maples along the main thoroughfare are decorated with tinsel snow lights. The festive display recalls previous town efforts to protect trees and enhances the Shenandoah Valley town’s well ordered streets and prosperous appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Shenandoah Valley
Mrs Wallis Simpson Seeks Riviera Social Life After Abdication
Mrs Wallis Simpson leaves villa Lou Vier in Cannes with host Mrs Herman Lee and Rogers to visit the U S consulate. She plans to rejoin Riviera society, despite a crowd that followed her shopping along La Croisette.
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Cannes
France
Wallis Simpson
Lou Vier
United States
Simpson
Herman Lee
U d States
Rogers
Riviera
Dasactives
la Croisette
U.S
Herman Rogers
New York
England
Handley School Preps Cathedral Stage Concert
Daily rehearsals at Handley School prepare for a 2 30 p m Sunday December 20 Christmas carol concert. The 300 pupil fifth and sixth grade main chorus will be joined by high school glee clubs and a 100 member fourth grade chorus. Miss Gwendolyn Haynes directs the program with stage scenery by Miss Katherine Pannill to resemble a cathedral interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley School
Gwendolyn Haynes
Winchester Public Schools
Katherine Pannill
Troubadour silverware and cheese ad fragment
An OCR fragment advertising Troubador sterling silver flatware from Hodgson and Brown Silversmiths and Borden's Brie Cheese at 1 1/4 pound loaf for $1.25, from Pure Food Store.
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Ana
Borden’s
Edward VIII bedridden in Austria with headache
Exiled former king Edward VIII rests at the Rothschild estate in Enzelfeld Austria amid a redecoration and rumors that Mrs Wallis Simpson might soon occupy a large renovated suite. A Vienna doctor who treated him before may be summoned while a pain killer is sought.
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A.D. Stefferud Enzelfeld
Austria
Edward of England
Eugene de Rothschild
Wallis Simpson
Edward
England
Baden
Windsor
Heinrich Neumann
Chateau
Vienna
Neutrality Plan Signed by Inter American Delegations
Delegations at the Inter-American peace conference began signing a revised United States neutrality plan. Argentina's foreign minister reported the latest draft acceptable with reservations to exempt foodstuffs from joint restrictions and to avoid affecting Argentina's League of Nations ties. The plan follows Cordell Hull's recommendations to unify five peace treaties and seek unanimous sponsorship along with three already-sponsored measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
United States
Argentina
Cordell Hull
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
League of No
Kittens Seeks Homes Maltese and Black Felines
Wanted small pets two female kittens one maltese and one black. Contact phone 41 1 for homes. Special showing ties and half ee Moling Cather.
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Ee Moling & Cather
Michigan inmate Hope Morgan Hangs Self in Jail Cell
Miss Hope Morgan, 25, who confessed to killing four women, hanged herself with a pajama rope in Mason county jail while awaiting a sanity commission report. She had shot Miss Elizabeth Gilter, 25, daughter of a MS College dean, last Tuesday night and admitted an impulse to kill. The suicide occurred around 3:30 a.m. after removal of a nail file fearing self harm.
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Lansing
Mich
Hope Morgan
Mason
Sanity Commission
Elizabeth Gilter
Michigan State College
Allan McDonald
Coroner Bay
Virginia airport program amendments urged by Legion leaders
Winchester sends a request to A W Card urging amendments to Senate Bill No 211 to expand Virginia airport planning and construction. Arthur M Field Sam Brooks and Andrew Bell back a broader role for the state in building landing fields with highway funds and accepting federal or local aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
A. W. Card
Aeronautic Committee
American Legion
Richmond
Arthur M. Field
Sam Brooks
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Bell
Peery
Proclamation from Winchester Citizens in 1936
Winchester Virginia issues a proclamation dated December 15 1936. The document notes civic action by local citizens in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester Tax Rate Declared Lowest Among Virginia Cities
Dr. Ralph B. Snapp and economist Dr. William H. Stauffer report Winchester has the lowest true tax rate among Virginia cities 10 000 population or more. With nominal rate 1.20 the true rate is 0.59, well below Danville 1.85 even if a 15 cent increase is adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ralph B. Snapp
Virginia
Danville
Economist
Snapp
William H. Stauffer
Department of Taxation
Richmond
Stauffer
Virginia Adopts Conservation Act in General Assembly
Richmond Virginia December 15 The Virginia Agricultural Conservation Act introduces state machinery and designates Virginia Polytechnic Institute to administer the federal farm act. Gov Peery lists fifteen more bills for introduction as brief sessions convene. A 3 p.m public hearing on unemployment compensation is scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Agricultural Conservation Act
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
General Assembly
Peery
House
Senate
Charles W. Crowder
Crowder
Noted Bandit Taken In Serge By U S Agents
Federal agents conducted a 45 minute siege at an upper west side apartment early today capturing Harry Brunette 25. His wife was wounded in the thigh and hospitalized at Bellevue. Hoover said Brunette sought for kidnapping a New Jersey state trooper and several midwest bank robberies. A gun battle caused panic on Riverside Drive drawing many residents and police and fire units to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Upper West Side
Harry Brunette
de Esperado
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Brunette
New Jersey
Middle West
Lake
Bellevue Hospital
Riverside Drive
George T. Smith
Macomb County
Hoover
Mount Clemens
Mich
One Hundred-second Street
President Roosevelt Returns From 28 Day Buenos Aires Cruise
President Roosevelt landed from the cruiser Indianapolis at Charleston South Carolina completing a 28 day round trip to the Buenos Aires peace conference. He wore a dark suit without a topcoat amid light rain and was greeted by secretaries Mrs James Roosevelt Jr and cheering locals before departing by train for Washington.
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Charleston
8. C
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
James
James Roosevelt, Jr
Washington
Charleston Citiens
Henry K. Hewitt
The
No Compromise Proclaimed as China Crises Escalate
Nanking declares martial law and moves to crush northern subversives after Chang Hsueh-liang seizes Chiang Kai-shek at Sianfu. Mutinous troops kill Chiang and other Chinese leaders, while Nanking pledges loyalty, bandit suppression, and continued anti subversive campaigns amid a shifting political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chiang Kai- Shek
Shanghat
Sianfu
Chang Hsueh- Liang
Yuan
H. H. Kung
Crece -Shek
Suiyuan
M Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chang
Shanghai
Chiang
Japan
Manchuuuo
Wanted man sought in Martinsburg plumbing robbery case
Harley Carper of Berryville is reported sought in connection with the robbery of the Caskey plumbing establishment in Martinsburg. Sergeant Francis Funk said the statement followed identification of fingerprints on a window at the Cash key building through which entry was made. cash loss was reported.
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Harley Carper
Berryville
Martinsburg
Francis Funk
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Miss Hope Morgan
Citizens of
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Fellowship Club
George Washington
Fellowship Fund
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Serge
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National Executive Yuan
Winchester Evening Star
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