Court adjourns as defense rests in Frederick double murder
The trial adjourned at 3 15 pm with the defense resting and jurors likely to visit the crime scene. Harry Stewart alias Orr testified in a low voice about the night he shot and killed Mrs Annie Racey Miller and Samuel Carter and wounded Robert Stewart, believing his wife lay in bed with another man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Harry Stewart
Orr
Frederick
Annie Racey Miller
Samuel Carter
Robert Stewart
Art. Carter
Stewart
Community Christmas tree lights up courthouse square
The Christmas tree for the community was erected in the courthouse square yesterday. Decorators who have worked on the project for days completed the display, adding a finishing touch to the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courthouse Square
Bailey Bros Going Out Of Business Sale Notice
Special price to churches and schools. Bailey Bros announces a going out of business sale. Misses and ladies Tweed coats offered, sizes varying. P. Klompus listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Bros
P. Klompus
Germans Claim Aerial Victory Over British Forces
Berlin dispatch reports German pursuit planes shot down 10 of 20 British attackers north of the Prisian Islands. The High Command says a German aircraft was forced down during sustained British air bombing activity. Two British fighters attempted to attack Sylt but all four bombs fell into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Prisian Islands
German High Command
Sylt
High Command
North Sea
Hospital receives life policy proceeds after Mrs Bull death
Dr. Hunter H. McGuire states Winchester Memorial Hospital will receive 13 534 55 from a Mutual Life Insurance policy held for Mrs Georgette H Bull. After various contingencies the total fund for distribution amounts to 135 345 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter H. McGuire
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Thomas P. Morgan, Jr
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Washington, D. C
Georgette H. Bull
Mutual Life
Colonel Bull
Capitol Plans Benefit Show for Winchester Children
The Capitol Theatre hosts a free Christmas program Saturday December 23 at 10 in the morning for underprivileged youngsters in Winchester and vicinity. Doors open 9:30 a.m. The Fellowship Club of Winchester sponsors the event featuring The Pride of the West plus Our Gang, a Walt Disney cartoon, Sons of the Plains and a Merrie Melody in color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theatre
Winchester
Fellowship Club of
William Boyd
France Begins Aid Talks With Finland Over War Material
Paris reports France has started negotiating to aid Finland with arms and munitions under League of Nations resolutions condemning Russia as aggressor. A Finnish note asked Paris to facilitate purchase of war material in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Finland
League of Nations
Russia
Train Derails Near Ste phenson. No Injuries Reported
Six cars of a southbound Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed between here and Stephenson early this afternoon. No injuries were reported, according to the B and O freight office. Full details were unavailable at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Here
Stephenson
Apple Bowl Proposal and Local Sports Honors
Winchester plans an Apple Bowl post season with two colored teams at Winchester Park. Local boosters raise funds for the Star carriers football players, totaling 29.35 dollars. Berryville reports a battle with bees at Grace Episcopal Church and town sergeant Cheshire flaunts a new blue overcoat and police cap with hundreds of tickets ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Grim
D. O. Louderback
R. L. Underwood
J. 8. Solenberger
Winchester
Brown Bombers
Winchester Park
Grace Episcopal Church
Berryville
Harley R. Cheshire
Cheshire
Labor Board member criticizes extra legal mediation activities
Edwin S. Smith of the National Labor Board told a House committee that the board engaged in mediation and conciliation beyond the Wagner act. He called these actions a hangover from NRA days, noting they have faded and should be curtailed. He faced questions over potential interest in settling a Berkshire Knitting Mills strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edwin S. Smith
National Labor Board
House
NRA
Labor Board
Smith
Edmund M. Toland
Berkshire Knitting Mills
Reading
Boston
Safety Council Is Formed Here in Winchester
The Winchester Safety Commission, sponsored by the National Safety Council, is organized with Judge Donald L. Weems as chairman and P. G. Ireland as vice chairman. Sub committee chairs include Hoye Riley, J. R. Brandon, H. B. McCormac, T. J. Starrett, Mrs. George G. Snarr, Fred W. Forney, Mayor Anderson, and Tom Kremer. George Radford and George Jones spoke, praising Jones for safety work and wreck statistics. Dr. Anderson urged bicycle safety education at home or school for pedestrians and riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthe
Winchester Safety Commission
National Safety Council
Donald L. Weems
P. G. Ireland
H. R. Edwards
Hoye Riley
J. R. Brandon
H. B. McCormac
T. J. Starrett
George G. Snarr
Fred W. Forney
Anderson
Tom Kremer
Junior Board of Trade
George Radford
George Jones
Mr Jones
Winchester
Wreck Blocks B and O Main Line Near Hyndman
The Baltimore and Ohio reports a derailment near Hyndman Bedford county 75 miles east of Connellsville causing the main line to be blocked for 10 to 12 hours. A 30 car freight derailed no injuries noted and detours via Western Maryland tracks are planned pending investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hyndman
Bedford County
Here
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Baltimore and Oly
Keystone
B. and
Western Maryland
Maryland
Seven Days To Shop In Winchester
Christmas shopping in Winchester grows as only seven days remain before stores close tonight. Late shoppers find merchants prepared to supply needs as heavy express and freight shipments arrive to replenish stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Nazi Warships Dare British Near Jutland
British airmen report a fierce North Sea engagement near Jutland involving German battleship cruiser destroyers and a submarine. Six waves of German fighters attempted to intercept return fire, with both sides losing planes. Oslo reports further evidence of the battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British
Jutland
Tag Day by Tuberculosis Association set for Winchester
Tomorrow the Tuberculosis Association will hold its annual Tag Day in Winchester. A group of volunteer young ladies will stand in banks, stores, and downtown streets selling red cross tagged items to support the tuberculosis fund with no contribution limit. The association hopes for generous support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tuberculosis Association
Winchester
Graf Spee Refueled as Sealift Edges Toward Sea Dash
The Graf Spee began refueling off Montevideo amid British naval pressure and damage from a Wednesday shelling. Oil from the Tacoma fed the battered pocket battleship while the crew repaired, as 36 dead were buried in Uruguay. British Cumberland joined patrols and Dunkerque reportedly moved to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graf Spee
Cumberland
Montevideo
Two Nazi Ships Sank by British Forces
From Santiago Chile and Capetown South Africa reports state that the German freighter Dusseldorf of 4390 tons was sunk by the British cruiser Dispatch off Caldera Atacama after departing Valparaiso. Another German freighter Adolf Leonshardt, 2989 tons, was scuttled when intercepted by a British warship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Dusseldorf
Dispatch
State Telegraph
Valparaiso
Caldera
Atacama Province
Capetown
Union of South Africa
Adolf Leonhardt
Garden Club Responds to Motors Billboard Proposal
Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club states General Motors does not support removing billboards. GM only rents space on existing boards, which could be taken by competitors if vacated. The club clarifies a misreported pledge linked to roadside beautification efforts and letters to GM president Alfred P. Sloan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester and
Clarke County
Garden Club
Motors Corp
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors
Associated Women’s Clubs
Virginia
Winchester
Robert Barton, Jr
Richmond
George Sloane
Warton
Sloane
Sloan
General Motors Company
Mayor Proclaims Finland Day in Winchester 1939
Winchester Virginia Mayor C R Anderson issues a proclamation for Finland Day December 17 1939 in support of the Finnish Relief Fund Inc chaired by Herbert Hoover. He calls citizens to pray for divine protection of non belligerents and contribute through the local newspaper to aid Finland amid the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Anderson
Winchester
Finnish Relief Fund, Inc
Herbert Hoover
America
United States
Finland
Finnish Republic
Co. R. Anderson
Stephens City Calls For Bids To Drill Water Well
Mayor W Lomax Parker invites sealed bids by 8 pm December 26 to drill a municipal water supply well. Proposals and specifications available for $1 from the mayor. The notice appears in Stephens City Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
W. Lomax Parker
Thang
Colonial Art and Craft Shop Holiday Sale Ad
Hie Hie to COLONIAL ART AND CRAFT SHOP for smart Christmas gifts at 37 E Piccadilly Street. Open evenings. Phone 639. Friday Monday January pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
E. Piccadilly St
For Sale Christmas Trees Cedars Pine Hemlock
Auction style classified note offers cedar pine and hemlock Christmas trees for sale by J Haines Marble Yard call 378. The ad includes stray lines about a Yellow One 777 and a thinking w calls a Yellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Haines’ Marble Yard
Finland urges resumption of talks on small nation rights
Helsinki reports Finnish foreign minister Väinö Tanner appeals to Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov via radio for a suspension of hostilities and resumption of negotiations based on the principle of small nations’ right to self determination. He recalls Russia’s past support for the principle and notes other mediation attempts have failed. Tanner says air remains open for negotiation but warns Finns will resist if Moscow seeks conquest, citing early days of a fierce war with many casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
Vaine Tanner
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Sweden
League of Nations
Tanner
Bil Agricultural Exposition
Stalin
Soviet Union
Moscow
Allies reinforce fleet near trapped Nazi battleship
In ONTEVIDEO Allies bolster ships as a Nazi battleship remains trapped and repairs are allowed. Berlin claims 10 to 20 British planes down with one German shot down in the North Sea. London reports mixed losses and ongoing merchant damage. Finnish forces hold in the south on the Karelia front as Red Army advances. Moscow notes shifting alliances and Finnish fronts. Washington says Finland remains sole payer of US debt installment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Ontevideo
Dancing at Yorks Cabin Camp Weekend Dance
Social event at Yorks Cabin Camp featuring the Sweetest Swing Band and the George Reese Hotel Orchestra in a two day program on Saturday December 16 and Sunday December 17. Local patrons invited to enjoy live music and dancing in seasonal entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York’s Cabin
Sou Sweetest
George Rece
Three Crosses by Rev Baker Gift Number Qualification Note
The text records a gift number for theThree Crosses by Rev Baker and notes Andrew Bell’s number but he did not qualify this day. To qualify a number must appear on the Qualification Record with a percent and date prior to posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Andrew Bell
Traub Diamonds and Jewelry Store Ad Highlights Selections
An old ad promotes Traub Diamonds offering genuine orange blossom gems and a complete line of watches and jewelry. The message invites readers to view designs before buying rings and notes Shaeffer Parker pens and locket bracelets. A Yellow Cab connection is briefly mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaeffer
Parker Pens
Tramb
Ates
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Stewart’s
the Star
Tharry Stewart
Capitol
Yellow Cab
Winchester Milling Corporation
Florida
Mabel Aiken
Pee Mene
North Braddock Street
Safety Council
B.&c
Admiral Graf Spee
Admiral
Venturion
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Frisian
Borkum
Oslo
Reu
Harold K. Miles
Ey Bicycle and Radio Shop
Cip
Kremlin
London
Red Army
TRAUB
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