Jury Finds Walter Crabtree Guilty of First Degree Murder
After a 17 hour jury deliberation in Hampshire County Circuit Court Romney West Virginia Walter Crabtree 36 is found guilty of first degree murder for killing three townspeople on December 18 The verdict carries the death penalty The trial featured closed courtroom silence and judge Hughes warned against demonstrations The defense sought mercy while the state pressed for capital punishment with jurors recalling and re-reading instructions The courtroom remained crowded and one girl fainted during proceedings The case drew intense local attention as Crabtree wounded three women and killed two prominent men in Romney
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Hampshire County
Romney
W. Va
Walter Crabtree
Justice of the Peace
Carter
West Virginia
Hughes
J. P. Roman
Cumberland
E. L. Luttrell
Martinsburg
Crabtree
Virginia
B. E. Miller
H. C. Inskeep
Edward Wolford
Keyser
H. E. Shores
Birthday Banquet Set for February 11 in Winchester
The Charley Rouss Fire Company plans the thirty sixth annual birthday banquet for their benefactor Charles Broad Way Rouss of Winchester and New York. The event on Tuesday February 11 at 7 30 p.m. will be at the company hall with limited non member tickets at $2 each. Andrew Bell will be toastmaster with menu by McKinley Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.
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Charley Rouss
Charles Broadway Rouss
Winchester
New York
Hable
South Loudoun Street
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
McKinley Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
City Council To Be Honor Guests At Rouss Banquet
The Charley Rouss Fire Company invites the City Council to attend its 36th annual banquet at the company hall next Tuesday evening at 7 30. The invitation arrived after council proceedings but members are expected to attend and sit at the banquet table.
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Charley
Favors Adopting Banner Anthem
The House judiciary committee favorably reported a bill to adopt The Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem. It notes the composition by Francis Scott Key without naming the author of the words.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Judiciary Committee Today
Francis Scott Key
Car Found in Martinsburg With Virginia Plate 80-557
Martinsburg police report locating a 1926 model Ford bearing Virginia license 80 557 on city streets for over a week. Records show the vehicle is registered to William es Smith.
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Martinsburg
William = es Smith
Leading Nations Move Toward Naval Pact at London
British American and Japanese delegates report tentative 5 5 3 capital ship ratio as Washington terms guide discussions. French approval noted as Land Reduction questions surface with Ramsay MacDonald signaling openness to a broader conference. Naval conference makes definite progress with private talks shaping possible agreement.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Ramsay MacDonald
England
League of Nations
St. James Palace
Winchester Park Association Directors Elect Officers Tonight
The Winchester Park Association directors meet in City Hall Council Chamber tonight to elect officers for the coming season. Directors were urged to attend after last Monday's postponement to allow more members to participate.
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Park Association
Winchester Park Asociation
Association
Square Dance at Friendship Hall by Berryville Club
Square dance hosted by Berryville Baseball Club at Friendship Hall on Thursday night February 6. Admission one dollar per couple. Also notices advertise merchandise bargains at Moling and Cather's with a thrift sale starting Saturday and dollers promising more purchases. Sarah Zane Fire Company holds its regular meeting Friday night February 7 at 8 p.m. with business matters to be discussed. Hah C Manuel, Secy.
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Square Dance Friendship Hall
Berryville Baseball Club
Sarah Zane Fere
Sarah Zane Fire Company
For Rent Modern 6 Room House 423 W Leicester St
For rent a modern six room house at 423 West Leicester Street with immediate possession. Property listed by B M Sullivan.
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Leicester St
B. M. Sullivan
Hoover Plans Visit After Taft Shows Small Improvement
President Hoover will visit William Howard Taft at his home after a physician reports Taft slightly better following a quiet night. Taft, who recently returned from Asheville, has sat up in an easy chair and expressed willingness to receive visitors.
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William Howard Taft
Washington
Asheville
N. C
Hoover
United States
Mr. Taft
Fruit of Good Quality Demand At Liverpool Auction
York Imperial apples from Virginia sold at Liverpool with prices from 4.80 to 6.48 per barrel and most between 5.88 and 6.60. Ben Davis fetched 0.46 to 4.08. Albemarle pins 6.48 to 9.60, mostly 7.92 to 8.68. Cargo Lancastria in good condition with active demand. New York to British ports week ending Feb 1 totals 19 783 barrels and 4 934 boxes with Liverpool leading.
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Virginia
Liverpool
Cable
New York
London
Southampton
Glasgow
Hull
Manchester
Airplane Drops Food to Starving Wildlife in Pennsylvania
In Cim berland County near Harrisonburg an airplane operated by the State Game Commission dropped 300 pounds of corn and apples to feed wild turkeys and deer. The severe winter has left game in this area and surrounding regions short of food, prompting the relief effort by a game protector.
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Associated Press
Harrisonburg
State Game Commission
Cimberland County
Friendship Fire Co. Meeting Updated Time February 6
The Friendship Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting at Friendship Hall Thursday night February 6 at 7.45 o'clock. Members are asked to note the change in time from 7 o'clock to 7.45. Business of importance. Captain Fred W. Forney.
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Friendship Fire Company
Friendship Hall
Fred W, Forney
Herbert Given Cleared and Returns to Post
Washington reports that John S F Herbert, named prohibition administrator for Montana and Idaho, has returned to his post after Prohibition Commissioner Doran announced that all complaints against him were either frivolous or unfounded. Senators Borah and Wheeler had criticized him on the Senate floor. Doran stressed the actions were prompted by political attacks, not department charges.
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Associated Press
Washington
John. SF. Herbert
Montana
Idaho
Wheeler
Prohibition
Doran
Herbert
Winchester to Retain $7,170 From Bank Stock Taxes
The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill to allocate 40 percent of state bank stock taxes to second class cities. Winchester will gain $7,170.58 from the total $17,963.90 collected, with Harrisonburg and Suffolk as other beneficiaries. The measure does not raise taxes. it diverts a portion to cities for their use.
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The
Star
Richmond
Winchester
House of Delegates
Harrisonburg
Suffolk
Virginia
Heroic Efforts Made To Rescue Two Youths In Niagara Falls
Rivermen along the upper Niagara River sought to rescue two youths reported caught in an ice flow bearing rapidly toward the falls. A Niagara Falls Power Company tug captain said reaching them was impossible beyond the outer ice boom. Police called on boatmen who responded with boats to aid the perilous operation.
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Associated Press
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niyagara
A. J. Campaigne
Niagara Falls Power Company
Upper Niagara
City Council in Busy Session Hears Budget Notes
The city council met in a lengthy session with reports on finances and a retired treasurer's hearing. Fred L. Glaize was named president as Henry urged a lower tax rate and Wm. Beverley filled a vacancy.
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Beverley
Henry
Winchester City Council adopts four resolutions to support local measures
The Winchester City Council enacted four resolutions urging Virginia legislators to back local interests. Fred L. Glaize became council president after W. A. Baker's resignation as city treasurer, and William Beverley filled the first ward seat. The council also offered land for a proposed College of Liberal Arts for Women and set March 1 as the deadline for delinquent auto license plates.
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Winchester
Virginia
Fred L. Glaize
W. A. Baker
William Beverley
Chas. H. Harper
College of Liberal Arts
H. H. Hable
City Council Reports Highlight Large 1929 Cash Balance
Ten of eleven members attended the last session with W. W. Dellinger absent due to illness. Reports for December and January were read since January had no meeting. Treasurer Barr’s 1929 year shows receipts of 778277.71 and year end cash balance 17529.93, the largest ever recorded.
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Chas. H. Harper
W. W. Dellinger
Wm. T. Barr
Hable
Barr
Thirty Auto Permits Revoked in Virginia in January
During January thirty automobile operation permits were revoked for driving under the influence. Of the 30, twenty nine were men and one was a woman. The woman was from Crozet Virginia.
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Crozet
Richards Wins Suit Overpayment in Frederick Court
In Frederick County Circuit Court William M. Richards was awarded 136 dollars in his suit against Conrad Realty Company of Harrisonburg. The award concerns an over payment by Richards for expenses tied to selling his Winchester lot holdings.
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William. M. Richards
Frederick County
Conrad Realty Company
Harrisonburg
Country Dinner at M. E. Church in Red Brad Street
Country dinner event held February 6 from 5 to 9 p m at M E Church office 116 N Brad St price 75 cents Round Hill League item noted as two day event breve details
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Thure
M. E
N. Brad
St. Price
Round Hill League
Fatal gun duel in Ridgely garage leaves two dead
Cumberland Maryland reporting says Waiton Borror 40 and an unidentified man were shot to death in Borror's Ridgely West Virginia garage near the Potomac. Police suspect a pistol duel after the youth attempted a robbery. Borror suffered chest and wrist wounds. the man had a heart wound.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Waiton Borror
Borror
Ridgely
W. Va
Potomac River
Edgar Borror
Hampshire
Hampshire County
Borrer
Parole Recommended for Arctic Explorer Dr Fred A Cooke
Dr Fred A Cooke an Arctic explorer serving a 15 year term at Leavenworth was recommended for parole by the Federal Parole Board. Attorney General Mitchell must act and if approved it goes to President Hoover. Cooke was convicted of mail fraud in a stock deal and becomes eligible March 5.
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Washington
Fred A. Cooke
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Federal Parole Board
Mitchell
Department of Justice
Hoover
Looke
Cooke
Fort Worth
Texas
Cripple Clinic Set For February 8 In City
The District Nurse Association to hold a cripple clinic at its offices near the Court House next Saturday with Dr. Allen Voshell from the University of Virginia Hospital leading. Sessions run 10 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm, open to children and youths and older individuals seeking examination of deformities.
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District Nurse Association
Court House
Association
Allen Voshell
University of Virginia Hospital
Jury to hear hound death case in circuit court
J W Pingley game warden sues H J Dyke for 85 dollars claiming two fox hounds were killed. Dyke admits shooting the dogs but says they were harming his chickens. Magistrate awarded the amount. Dyke appeals and a circuit court jury will hear the case Friday.
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J. W. Pingley
H. J. Dyke
Mr. Pingley
Mr. Dyke
Chiropractor opens new office on North Loudoun Street
Professional notice states J. R. Adams, chiropractor, opens his office at 4 North Loudoun Street in the former Sartelle location. The notice is dated February 4, 1941.
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J. R. Adams
Loudoun St
R. R. Sartelle
Virginia Governor Pushes Electoral Reform And Budget Bills
Governor Pollard urged an electoral reform commission and supported workmen compensation bills on the eve of a joint committee hearing. The House and Senate timed sessions and committee actions included accepting a proportional electoral college plan and reorganizing methods to elect the president.
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Associated Press
Richmond
General Assembly
John Garland Pollard
Ormorrow
Virginia
Senate
Fomape
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Gov. Pollard
Committees of Privileges and Elections of
House
Committee On Privileges and Elections
House Committee On Elections
Birrell
Jones Receives New Funeral Coach
A new five thousand dollar Henney funeral coach of the most modern pattern has been placed in service by R. T. Jones and Company of South Loudoun Street. The interior is finished in natural pale nut and blue plush with side and rear casket access and flower racks on both sides. The old coach was sold to Friendship Fires Company for ambulance use.
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Henney
R. T. Jones— and
South Loudoun Street
Jones and Company
Friendship Fires Company
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Boise
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Taft
Moling & Cather’s
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HAH. C
Penna
Niagara
City Council
Mr. Richards
Overnor
Assembly
Fred. Cooke
Cripple Clinic
Jones
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