Llangollen Estate Enlarged By Whitney Transfer
John Hay Whitney deeded Llangollen near Upperville Virginia to his wife Mary Elizabeth Artemus. The gift with natural love and affection covers 2250 acres with Clarke county land added later. Value estimates range 315000 to 425000 with gift tax about 7800. The property hosts Whitney jumpers Easter Hero and other noted horses and annual turf events.
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Llangollen
Virginia
John Hay Whitney
Mary Elizabeth Artemus
Philadelphia
Leesburg
Loudoun County
R. Gray Williams
Winchester
Upperville
Whitney
Clarke County
Brill Announces New Grocery Store in Winchester
Robert F. Brill leased the Gray son and Bowley store on National Avenue and plans a complete line of fancy and staple groceries fresh and cured meats and notions. He aims for quick sales and small profits and hopes to open on or about January 5.
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Robert F. Brill
Grayson and Bowley
National Avenue
Mr. Brill
Winchester
A New Year Wish List for 1935 in Shenandoah Valley
A list of 1935 hopes includes empty jails and full churches, jobs for all who want work, less gossip, more cooperation, poverty and disease eradication, fewer drunk drivers and fires, and major road and infrastructure fixes. It also calls for open paychecks and tax changes, with New Year thanks and an orchid.
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Berryville Avenue
Millwood Road
Shenandoah
Pa Frederick
Ike Smith
Winchester
West Virginia
Sam
Hall Appointed Head of Virginia Conservation Commission
Governor Peery announces Wilbur C. Hall of Leesburg as chairman of the new Virginia Conservation and Development Commission. Other appointees are D. D. Hall of Roanoke, Marshall B. Booker of Halifax, Braden Van Deventer of Norfolk, and C. S. Carter of Bristol. The five-member panel begins work tomorrow with Hall serving a four-year, full-time term and a $6000 salary subject to a general fund cut.
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Richmond
Wilbur C. Hall
Leesburg
Virginia Conservation and Development Commission
George C. Peery
D. D. Hall
Roanoke
Marshall B. Booker
Halifax
Braden van Deventer
Norfolk
C. S. Carter
Bristol
Hall
General Assembly
General
Defense Aims to Grill Condon in Hochauptmann Trial
Defense chief Edward J. Reilly said Dr. John F. Condon will testify for the state and be cross examined, a key to showing the Lindbergh ransom in Hauptmann’s income. Prosecution plans to use Hauptmann’s pocket notebooks and a woman witness who saw money packages in the Bronx home. Betty Gow is expected to testify the child was dead or dying when brought past the home.
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New York
Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
John F. Condon
Jassie
Reilly
Condon
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richards
Hauptmann
Pilcher Receives Navy Appointment In Washington
P P Pilcher city manager of Winchester Virginia since May 1 1931 has been appointed by the secretary of the navy to a position in the Navy department with duties in Washington He is a native of Richmond and previously served as city manager in Salisbury North Carolina for three years His career spans Virginia North Carolina Georgia and Florida and he is a registered civil engineer and former vice president of the International City Managers Association A four year report on Winchester finances May 1931 to December 1934 is on file at the city manager office and copies go to council and The Star The report notes strong finances and no tax sales during low mood years Continued on Page Three.
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P. P. Pilcher
Winchester
Virginia
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Department
Washington
Pilcher
Richmond
Salisbury
N. C
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
International City Managers’ Association
S Oe
Coffee Shop At The Hotel Jack Damaged By Fire
A fire damaged the Hotel Jack Coffee Shop last night, likely starting in a laundry basket. Firemen contained the blaze. loss covered by insurance, with damage to a mirror, laundry basket, cabinets, and a refrigerator. Shop reopened the next morning with no service interruption.
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Jack
Hotel Jack
H. Russell Potts
H. A. Fincham
Fincham
F. L. Buckley
Insurance Company
Wrestlers To Practice Tues
The local wrestling team will hold its first practice tomorrow at 2 PM in the Young Men's Athletic Club rooms on West Boscawen Street. Stanley Clevenger, former North Carolina star and senior year captain, will demonstrate points. The first meet likely with the Hagerstown Y M C A.
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Young Men’s Athletic Club
West Boscawen Street
Stanley Clevenger
North Carolina
Hagerstown
Mrs Hillyard and son Showing Recovery at Home
Mrs. James W. Hillyard and her son, long ill at No 112 South Braddock, are reported to be recovering after ten days of illness at their residence.
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James W. Hillyard and Son
South Braddock
New Year Messages From City Leaders And Citizens
Local citizens share brief New Year messages expressing hope for 1935. Dr C R Anderson offers faith in charity, responsibility, and stability amid bank failures. The superintendent of schools recalls children's hardships and prays for lighter burdens and a peaceful year. The Old Year ends with Holy Communion and the New Year starts with services as readers wish health, wealth, and happiness.
Winchester Bank Deposits Rise and Local Industry Hopeful
In Winchester district deposits across four banks rise toward one million dollars boosting loan availability. Apple growers report a profitable year with three storages enjoying a strong season. Industries generally perform well with low unemployment, though Shenandoah Paper Board’s temporary plant closing dents mood. The plant has been purchased by a wealthy firm and may reopen when profitable.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Paper Board Company
Fire responds as salvage cover goes missing from truck
A heavy canvas salvage cover from the Reuss Fire Company came loose from the engine during an alarm response. Driver John Dunn hopes the finder returns it to the engine case.
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Reuss
John Dunn
Lee
Prices at The Cleaners of Winchester 1934 Update
Effective January 1 1934 prices rise for dresses suits overcoats and more with a 10 percent cash discount on delivery The Cleaners of Winchester announce the change in rates dated December 29th 193? in the local notice column.
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Winchester
Prayer for the New Year at Christ Church Rectory
Robert B. Nelson reflects on the passing Old Year and the rising New Year in a December 28 1934 prayer at Christ Church Rectory. He speaks of treasure as deeds done for others and given away, noting that God keeps only selfless acts while self serving deeds remain with the giver.
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Christ Church Rectory
Christ
Union Watch Night At Grace Lutheran Church
Young people from Winchester churches are reminded of the Union Watch Night service tonight at Grace Lutheran Church starting at 11. Rev. Dr. Luther A. Thomas will lead. Prayers music and meditations include all youth groups with the Chanters as the choir.
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Winchester
Union
Grace Lutheran Church
Luther A. Thomas
Wanted Large Clean Cotton Rags
Classified item note seeking large clean cotton rags for purchase. Contact STAR OFFICE to arrange pickup or delivery of rag supplies.
State Senator Cather Sees Economic Recovery Ahead
State Senator T Russell Cather argues that the worst financial mood has passed and recovery has begun. He warns against overreliance on cures while praising plain honesty thrift and industry as the path to national wealth and prosperity, predicting 1935 holds promise for restoration.
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America
Roosevelt opposes immediate payment of veterans bonus
President Roosevelt told Commander Garland R. Farmer of the American Legion that paying the certificates now to spur business shows little regard for veterans. He noted the adjusted service certificate carries 25 percent added for deferred payment and 4 percent interest, and that most borrowers have borrowed far more than their current bonus worth.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Garland R. Farmer
American Legion
Henderson
Texas
Farmer
Congress
Liquor Raid Nets 79 Gallons in Green Springs Valley Outbuilding
Sheriff McCann and Deputy Newcome uncovered 55 to 60 gallons of rye whiskey hidden under a floor in Ray Hutzler’s outbuilding while searching for three stolen shotguns near White Hall. Arrests followed for Raymond Unger Wilson Low Howard Brill and Madeline Shane as bootleg liquor charges mount in this county raid.
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H. L. McCann
J. W. Newcome
Ray Hutzler
Green Springs
White Hall
Raymond Unger
Wilson Low
Howard Brill
Madeline Shane
Winchester
Hutzler
McCann
Newcome
Rockville
Maryland
Mr. Newcome
Local Officers Praised For Quick Holmes Arrest
Officers Persell Plank and Raymond Bayliss were commended by W A Heddsen of the Baltimore Department of Justice for cooperating with federal investigators to capture Lester Mack Holmes in a Winchester suburb. Holmes, a noted Maryland moonshiner, was seized with a young woman in a shack southeast of town on federal liquor law charges after evading bail in Baltimore.
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Persell Plank
Raymond Liss
Lester
Mack”) Holmes
Maryland
Winchester
Plank
W. A. Heddsen
Department of Justice
Baltimore
Heddsen
Raymond Bayliss
Tagg and
Lemon
Holmes
Plank and
Bayliss
Frog Hollow
Washington County
Man Named Nat Diehl Sentenced in Police Court
One case heard in Police Court this morning resulted in Nat Diehl receiving a 30 day jail term on the charge of assault. The brief item notes the outcome and the defendant's given name.
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Nat Diehl
West Coast Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles Area
A powerful earthquake rattled the southwest with epicenters near Los Angeles and felt across Arizona, California, and the Salt River valley. Observers reported buildings swaying, chandeliers swinging, and minor damage in some cities as seismologists studied the event.
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West Coast
Los Angeles
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River Valley
Imperial Valley
el Centro
Ere
Lindbergh Baby Case Seen Stronger in New Jersey
Careful expense records kept by Bruno Richard Hauptmann bolster New Jersey’s case to convict him of kidnapping the Lindbergh baby. Other items note Roosevelt on veterans bonuses, a two cent bank check tax, and various regional updates.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey
Washington
Roosevelt
Gray
N. Y
New York State
Adirondacks
London
Warsaw Dispatch
Gregory Zinovieff
Leon Kameneff
Russia
Arctic
Devil’s Island
Mexico
D. F
Red Shirts
Saarbrucken
Saar Basin
Ague of Nations Commission
Saar
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Gray Williams
Powell
Loudoun
Jock
Payne Whitney
England
Brill
Wilbur CG. Hall
New
Lindbergh
Bronx
Moling & Cather’s
Tues
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
C. R. Anderson
Garland R. Quarles
Patel
Mach
Winchester Evening Star
Robert B. Nelson
T. Russell Cather
Mr. Roosevelt
Act
Unger
Winchester Steam Laundry
Carnegie Institute
Pasadena
Berkeley
Calif
Perry Byerly
University of California
Carnegie Institution of Washington Seismology Laboratory
C. F. Richter
Richter
Anaheim
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