The Gimp Verdict and Aftermath in a Celebrity Case
The Gimp Snyder was found guilty of the single count of killing the pianist Miss Etting’s husband after a six person jury acquitted him of attempted murder and kidnapping charges. Sentencing set for Tuesday with a possible term up to 20 years. Snyder expressed no hard feelings toward the jury and sent Christmas wishes to Miss Etting, while his estranged wife sought increased child support in a separate action.
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Ith Snyder
Alerman
Jerry Jester
Ing
Cecil Luskin
Cecil
Giesler
Miss Etting
Edith
C. O. D. . Snyder
George Dy
Chicago
Alderman
Norma
Martin
Gimp
Aylor Pursues Virginia MA Thesis in School Administration
R. E. Aylor principal of Stephens City High School will receive a Master of Arts from the University of Virginia in June. His thesis, titled School Administration in Twelve Southern States, analyzes methods in Virginia and ten other states with about 500 pages and key statistics for educators.
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R. E. Aylor
Stephens City High School
Unit of Virginia
Ayler
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Louisiana
Texas
Alabama
Mississippi
Funeral rites for Oliver T. Ritter held at home
Final rites for Oliver Thomas Ritter were conducted at his residence on Valley Avenue with Rev. C Worthing Lowe officiating. A quartet sang hymns and the service included verses read by the pastor. Pallbearers listed. Ritter, known in Winchester and Frederick County, died after long illness. survived by widow Catherine M. Davis and six children.
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Oliver Thomas Ritter
Valley Avenue
C. Worthing Lowe
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Mr. Ritter
Charles Coffman
Marshall Snapp
Alvin Shade
Grace Carpenter
Jesus
Mount Hebron
M. M. Lynch
W. J. Lupton
Fred Ridings
Henry Schneider Joseph B. Newlin
van Meter Hack
Clinton C. Stouffer
Thomas W. Kitchen
Ritter
Winchester
Frederick County
Catherine M. Davis
Cantata The Star of the Christ Child at Braddock Street Church
A Christmas cantata titled The Star of the Christ Child by Tillotson and Norman will be presented at 7 30 p m Sunday Christmas Day by the Braddock Street Methodist Church choir directed by Prof W H McIlwee with Mrs Robert Milleson as organist The program includes organ prelude Come All Ye Faithful and multiple solos and choral numbers with principal soloists Mrs John Over Miss Doris Whitehurst Mrs Landon Boyer Henry Keller Lois Renner and Samuel Renner leading various parts.
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Norman
Braddock Street Methodist Church
W. H. McIlwee
Robert Milleson
T. M Swann
the Shepherds
Bethlehem Star
John Over
Doris Whitehurst
Landon Boyer
Henry Keller
Lois Rennder
Samuel Renner
Rest Church to Present Christmas Eve Program
Rest Sunday school in Rest, Virginia presents a Christmas music and pageantry program on Christmas Eve at 8 o clock. The organizers and volunteers invite all to attend a dignified staging capturing the true Christmas spirit.
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Rest
Rest Church
Ose
Treasury Receipts and Debts Reported for December 21
The Treasury notes receipts of 18.2 million and expenditures of 27.57 million for December 21, with gross debt at 39.41 billion dollars, rising by 3.9 million from the prior year.
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Washington
Treasury
Program Sunday At Kernstown Christmas Program
The Young People of Kernstown Methodist Church will present a Christmas program on Sunday evening December 25 at 8 o'clock. The Young People's Division promises one of the best church programs in recent years and invites everyone to attend.
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Kernstown
Greenway United Brethren Church Christmas Service Planned
The Greenway United Brethren Church announced its annual Christmas service for Monday night at 8 o clock. The public is invited to attend the program.
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Greenway United Brethren Church
Claimed Booth Burial Ties Highlight Baltimore Funeral Director
Henry Wise Mears, a Baltimore funeral home director age 90, said he had proof John Wilkes Booth was buried in Greenmount Cemetery. Mears claimed Booth’s body was brought to his funeral home and identified by four friends, contradicting a Portsmouth, Virginia burial report. Funeral services set for Monday.
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Henry Wise Mears
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Greenmount
Mears
Lincoln
Portsmouth
Booth
Favor East To Capture All Star
In San Francisco the East’s 22 big footballers arrive ahead of the Shrine East West All Star Game at Kezar Stadium on January 2. With three All Americans among them, the East squad draws praise from Western coaches at a welcome luncheon, underscoring their size and strength.
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Kezar Stadium
Missippi
Babe Hollingberg
Washington State
Lebanon Church News finds town events and mishaps before Christmas
In Lebanon Virginia Anon Church notes several injuries from a Sunday car crash near Fishers Hill including Carson Shaffer with a broken knee and others slightly injured. Hospitalized patients Ida Keller Henry Smith Nellie Moore. Christmas program Joy Bells at Lebanon Church. Rosa states senior school league meeting January. The Ladies Aid plans a January 4 gathering. Death of Luther M. Estep, father of Mrs. J D Hottel, reported from Top Not.
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Iss Veda Hockman
Madison College
W. A. Hi
Charles Lee McDonald
John Norbeck
Ellen Jewell
Irwin Orndorff
Winchester
Bessie Bowers
Margaret Fauver
Statton Bowers
Carson Shaffer
Winchester Hospital
Fishers Hill
Walter Bowers
Ray Henderlite
Ida Keller
Henry Smith
Nellie Moore
Beeler
Keller
Virginia Lindamood
Frank Snarr
Arlington
Myttle Orndorff
Theadies' Aid Society of Lebanon Lutheran Church
D. A. Glaize
Pearlie Brill
Star Mail
Strasburg
Lebanon Church
Denzil Hershman
Wheatfield
Luther M. Estep
J. D. Hottel
Burglars Loot Campbell Elementary See Tiny Counterfeit Take
In San Jose two burglars hit Campbell Elementary, smashing a door and sawing through a wall to reach a lock box. They fled with a mere dime and quarter, both coins identified as counterfeit.
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San Jose
Calif
Campbell
Rest Program At Red M E Church South On December 24
A Christmas program at Red M E Church South will be held Saturday evening December 24. The event features an unusual ink program arranged for the occasion.
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Red M. E. Church
South
Miller Sets Trap Shooting Record At 16-Yard Line
Dayton report notes Phil Miller of French Lick Indiana achieved a national high average in trap shooting for 1938. He fired 3 050 targets from the 16 yard line with only 31 misses yielding an average of .9898 the highest ever recorded for that number of targets.
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Dayton, O
Phil Miller
French Lick, Inc
North America
Davis and Elkins Down Xavier in Basketball Split
In a basketball result reported by the Associated Press, Davis and Elkins defeated Xavier 54 to 48. The brief item notes the scoring leaders and final score with no further context.
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Associated Press
Ee and
Lee
Xavier
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