Hickman Confesses in Transit to Los Angeles Jail
William Edward Hickman, accused of Marian Parker's murder, was moved under guard to the Los Angeles jail after a confession detailing kidnapping, murder, and dismemberment. The tale, announced by District Attorney Asa Keyes, followed hours of questioning since his capture in Pendleton, Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
William EB. Hickman
Marian Parker
Hickman
Southern Pacific
Asa Keyes
Hall of Justice
William Edward Hickman
Pullman
Keyes
Pendleton
Ore
Bellevue Apartments
Perry M. Parker
Marian
Must Vacate Sale at Little Joe's Store Room
An urgent notice states Little Joe's must vacate the store room by January 1 and sell merchandise at personal price. The ad promises buyers can grab stock before the deadline in a four day window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Joe’s
Handley School Tree Lighted Nightly Through Next Week
The Handley School Christmas tree will be lighted nightly through next Monday night inviting all to visit the grounds and enjoy the illuminated display. Northern Virginia Power Company donated 200 electric bulbs for the tree at a cost over one hundred dollars.
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Handley School
Northern Virginia Power Conmpany
Wualbs
Stabley To Enter Morgan Partnership
Harold Stabley president of the Guaranty Company of New York will join the firm of J. P. Morgan and Company as partner in New York. This marks the first personnel change since Dwight M. Morrow left to become American ambassador to Mexico.
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Associated Press
New York
Harold Stabley
Guaranty Company of
J. P. Morgan and Company
Dwight M. Morrow
Ameican
Mexico
Worst Snowstorm Since 1881 Strikes Parts of England
Londoners face severe winter as a Christmas storm blankets the capital and southwestern counties. Drifts reach 12 to 16 feet in places, isolating villages while main lines open but branch railways are halted.
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England
Associated Press
London
Devonshire
Mexico Granted Right to Buy Lindbergh Plane
The State Department issued a license allowing Mexico to purchase the tri motor Ford plane used by Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, marking a distinct relaxation of the embargo on air craft and war munitions. Future arms sales would be considered individually, not wiped out entirely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
State Department
Evangeline Lindbergh
Detroit
Mexico City
Ford
White House
Department
United States
Hopewell Hotel Fire Victims Identified Amid Search
In Hopewell Virginia the Grand Central Hotel ruins are being searched after a deadly blaze. One body has been recovered believed to be B L Redenbush of Florida, with five others still unaccounted for as rescuers press on.
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Associated Press
Hopewell
Grand Central Hotel
B. L. Redenbush
Florida
Goodyear Dividends Sought Back By Injunction
A petition filed in Akron Common Pleas asks a mandatory injunction forcing Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company directors to pay 16.66 million dollars in unpaid back dividends and to hold 60 million dollars in first mortgage bond distributions until dividends are paid. The plaintiff, Kent T. Johnson of Akron, owns 57 shares. Also noted is a social tea in Riverton hosted by Miss Susan Carson at Judge and Mrs. Adam C. Carson's residence.
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Associat d.Press
Cleveland
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Kent T. Johnson
Winchester
Riverton
Susan Carson
Adam C. Carson
Winchester Steam Laundry Ad
Winchester Steam Laundry offers cleaning pressing and dyeing services. Phone contact listed as 21.
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Winchester Steam
Death of Dr Samuel McCune Nearing Century in Frederick County
Dr Samuel McCune longtime Frederick county resident died Friday from injuries after a hip fracture from a fall. Funeral held at Meadow Mills with Rev J B Hlupman officiating and burial in Mount Carmel Cemetery Middletown. He claimed to be 101 though family says 95 next February. Survived by son B C McCune Rochester Pa and daughters Mrs EF Rogers Middletown Va Mrs George Wallahan Front Royal Va and Mrs Eva M Gallaher.
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Samuel McCune
Frederick County
Meadow Mills
J. B. Hlupman
Grace M. BE. Church
South
Middletown
Mount Carmel
McCune
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Doctor McCune
Belle View
Belle Grove
Isaac Hite, Jr
James Madison
B. C. McCune
Rochester
EF. KE. Rogers
George Wallahan
Front Royal
Eva M. Gallaher
Divers Prepare To Cut More Away Tangled Wreckage
Divers aboard the salvage ship Falcon planned to descend to the sunken submarine S-4 near Provincetown Massachusetts to cut away wreckage and recover any crew members bodies in reach as sea conditions remained rough and water hovered in the low 40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Provincetown
Mass
Falcon
Mrs Silvious to Be Interred After Obituary At Rockingham Church
Mrs Berbia Silvious widow of Perry Silvious died Saturday at 8 pm at her son-in-law KE McDonald's home in North Cameron Street. She was 51, cause cancer of the stomach. A daughter of Levi Sager she was born in Rockingham County Virginia. The remains were taken to St Mary's Pine Grove Church in Rockingham for burial after 10:30 am services at her house.
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Berbia Silvious
Perry Silvious
KE. H. McDonald
North
Cameron Street
Silvious
Levi Sager
Rockingham County
St. Mary’s Pine Grove Church
Theatres Announce Expiration of Complimentaries for 1927
The Empire Colonial and Little Win theatre managements state that all complimentary passes issued last season expire on year end. Passes are non transferable and valid only for the named person. Theatres extend season’s greetings to Winchester and Frederick County.
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The
Empire
Colonial and
Little
Win” Theatres
Oday
Winchester
Frederick County
Women's Christian Temperance Union Meeting at Handley Library
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will hold a regular semi monthly meeting this Thursday at 3 o'clock at the Handley Library. All members are urged to attend and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
Dillon sale at Stephenson farm Hatfield VA
Public sale invites buyers to attend the Stock and Implements auction at the Stephenson farm near Hatfield Virginia on December 29, 1927. The notice lists a Dillon event likely featuring cows and farm equipment with details given in the public sale notice.
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Dillon
Stephenson
Hatfield
Virginia
Girl Kept Alive By Artificial Means Finally Succumbs
Alma Overgard, 16, of Oconto Nebraska, died after 36 days on artificial respiration. She remained conscious to the end, had earlier joked with her parents, and endured ongoing support as relatives and friends repeatedly raised and lowered her limbs during her paralysis.
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Associated Press
Oconto
Nebr
Alma Overgard
Fire damages Afton Inn at Front Royal
The Afton Inn in Front Royal suffered heavy damage this morning beginning at 9 o clock. Firefighters arrived late and battled the blaze with water to limit the damage. The inn is owned by Roger Payne father of Helen Payne a Memorial Hospital nurse in Winchester.
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Afton Inn
Front Royal
Hich
Roger Payne
Helen Payne
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Bus Burns As Passengers Flee
A large Winchester to Roanoke Towns Bus Company bus caught fire Saturday near Staunton. Nineteen passengers escaped unharmed and baggage was saved. The fire, started by a lit match discarded near a gasoline fan, burned the driver's coat and tickets. Mr and Mrs James W Crider stayed with the Farrs in Charles Town West Virginia yesterday.
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Towns Bus Company
Winchester
Roanoke
New Staunton
James W. Crider
Mrs. Farr
Charles Town
W. Va
Man arrested after mother in law slain in Flint attack
In Flint Michigan authorities say 34 year old Paul Herman was arrested in Detroit hours after his mother in law 68 year old Mrs Mary A Malloy was found slain at her home. Herman had been separated from his wife since Thanksgiving and the attack left his wife and two of her children seriously wounded.
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Associatedress
Detroit
Mich
Paul Herman
Mary A. Malloy
Fire damages hangar at Bolling Field
Fire at Bolling Field in Washington, the air corps and quarter-master hangar, caused damage to spare airplane parts and new service uniforms before firefighters gained control. Officials blamed an overheated hot water heating system for the blaze.
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Asanciated Press
Washington
Air Corps
Bolling Field
Army
Remus Witness Given Ten Days On Contempt Charge
John Berzoey, Los Angeles exposition promoter and Remus witness, was sentenced by Judge Chester R. Shook to ten days in jail and a $25 fine plus costs for contempt of court. He presented a petition signed by the Remus wife urging a perjury indictment against him be nolled.
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Zoey
George Remus
Chester R. Shook
Remus
Stump Plaintiffs Win By Court Decree In Timber Suit
W B Stump et al sue South Fork Lumber Co over 963 acres in Hardy County West Virginia to prevent timber cutting. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the plaintiffs claim that the right to timber favors them though forfeiture was not urged. The decree increases the butt diameter to 19 inches and costs totaling about 1000 dollars.
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Hardy
G. W. McCauley
Circuit Court
Hardy County
McCauley
Judge Litz
Supreme Court of Appeals of
West Virginia
Peter McCauley
Court of Appeals
Stump
Stump and Representatives of the Lumber Company
T. G. Pownall
William B. Stump
Circuit Court of
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
William MacDonald
Keyser
J. Sloan Kuykendall
L. V. Thompson
Romney
Joshua Ss. Zimmerman
Walter C. Capper
Cumberland
W. D. McCauley
Moorefield
Going to Sell Entire Stock of Little Joe's This Week
An advertisement states the store will sell its entire stock this week regardless of cost and that the premises must be vacated by January 1. Bargains for all are promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Joe's
For Sale Car Load Ear Corn and Mill Feed
Butler's Packing House advertises a car load sale of ear corn and mill feed. Date line indicates December 21, 1993. Listing includes catalog-like reference numbers.
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Butler's Packing House
Dawn search continues for missing plane The Dawn
The Dawn missing plane of Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson was still unlocated as destroyers Sturtevant and Mahan patrolled a two mile wide lane from Cape Cod toward Sable Island off Nova Scotia. Aboard the Los Angeles the sea search continued with favorable visibility and calm seas as the craft crossed Emerald Bank en route to Cape Cod hoping for clues.
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Associated Press
Sturtevant
North Atlantic
Frances Wilson Grayson
Stuartevant
Mahan
Aine
Cape Cod
Sable Islan
Nova Scotia
Owington
Dos Angeles
Navy Department
Emerald Bank
Cape Sable
Bureau of Aeronautics
Los Angeles
Mehan
Sturtesvant
Sableigsland
Miss Ann Hoover Dies in Baltimore at Age 85
Miss Ann Hoover of Winchester died Saturday in Baltimore Maryland at her niece Miss Marie Youngs home. The body will return to Winchester for burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery with services at the grave conducted by Rev. Dr. C A Freed of Grace Lutheran Church. Hoover had long operated a boarding house and was well known to Cumberland Valley Railroad crews.
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Ann Hoover
Winchester
Baltimore
Marie Young
Mount Hebron’ Cemetery
Boscawen Street
Old
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Holiday attractions light up three Wincre fore theatres
Under Shenk doh Valley Theatres Inc management the three Wincrest theatres showcase two weeks of top holiday entertainment on screen and stage. Hawaiians Aldrichs Imperial Hawaiians headline at Colonial with Lucy Lopes. Rex the wild horse stars in No Man's Law at Friday and Saturday. Empire features The Garden of Allah with Ivan Petrovich and Alice Terry. New Year program adds Swiss Bell Ringers and Lon Chaney in London After Midnight.
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Shenkdoah Valley Theatres, Inc
Winc R Theatres
Aldrich
Colonial Theatre
Lucy Lopes
Paramount Theatre
Rex
Wild Horse
Barbara Kent
Miss Kent
Richard Barthelmess
Empire Theatre
Embassy Theatre
New York City
Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer
Robert Hitchens
Alice Terry
Ivan Petrovich
Lon Chaney
London
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Mitted
Parker
Oregon
California
Velati
Irwin Drug Co., N
Braddock
Stabley
Morgan Partnership
Lindbergh
Goodyear Company
SC Sante Micune
Womans Christian Temperance Union
Miss Payne
Ssan
Payamossy
Star
Winchester Star
Progressive Farmer
West Virginia Supreme Court
W. B Stump
Et Als
South Fork Lumber Company
W. B. Stump
South Fork Lumber Com
Moling & Seal
Allah
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