Death penalty for 18-year-old in Keller murder case
Virginia judge sentences Lawrence Fleet to die in the electric chair for the January 16 killing of hardware man William F Keller at 418 North Loudoun street. The defense and state presented over two hours of testimony as Fleet pled guilty and was remanded to the Virginia State Penitentiary death cell. companion John Wallace testified to events surrounding the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Lawrence Fleet
William F. Keller
Loudoun Street
Philip Williams
Virginia State Penitentiary
Fleet
Mother
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
Harry R. Kern
Winchester
William C. Armstrong
Front Royal
Williams
John C. Wallace, Jr
Baltimore
C. Lee Barr
Armstrong
Kern
Clark M. Smith
John Wallace
Benjamin McFarland
Mr. Keller
Reardon
Wallace
Keller
Lawrence
Snarr
George G. Snarr
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Young Wallace
Tom Boyd
Francis Funk
Philadelphia
Funk
Boyd
Bowers
Ruth
Mr. Reardon
St. Mary’s Industrial School
Maryland Training School For Boys
Keler
Joseph Fleet
Amherst Street
Robert McC. Glass
A. C. Gwatt
Mixed load livestock sale announced for February 10
A mixed load livestock sale is scheduled for Wednesday February 10 from 6 to 1 at the John M. Fishpaw auction. The notice lists the time and contact name for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ‘M
Firemen Plan 10 Attend Hearing On Pension Bill
Firemen from many sections of the state plan to attend a Richmond hearing at 4 p m Tuesday before a Senate committee on the firemen's pension fund bill recently introduced in the General Assembly. Winchester delegates include Fred W Forney and G Reginald Haines. The bill creates a Firemen's Pension Fund using 2 of every 100 dollars of city or county premiums to fund pensions and relief with three state appointed trustees per locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate
General Assembly
Winchester
Fred W. Forney
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
G. Reginald Haines
J. H. Jones
Virginia
Coleman
Norfolk City
Cadmus
Porter
Snead and
McMurran
Committee On Insurance and Banking
Mail To Be Sent From Local Office Saturday Night
Announcement from the Winchester post office states mail to Martinsburg West Virginia will depart nightly at 9 o clock via the star route except Sunday. The schedule now includes Saturday nights replacing Sunday, with 1 40 p m dispatch already in effect and Sunday closing at 1 15 p m. A second item seeks a home for a young male wire haired terrier contact 41 J or 421.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
New Star
Here
Stouffer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hodgson and Brown Repair Dept Watches Jewelry Clocks
Repair shop Hodgson and Brown advertises watches jewelry clocks and related services. It promotes quality materials and a cost effective policy with the slogan It Pays to Walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown
Hand Knit Sweaters Sale Ad by Hodgson
An advertisement promotes hand knit sweaters priced from 1.95 to 2.95 dollars. It is credited to Margaret I Hodgson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret I. Hodgson
Rouss Honor Planned by Local Firemen With Speakers Huey Long Invited
Charles Broadway Rouss, Winchester merchant and benefactor, will be honored by the Charley Rouss Fire Company at a banquet February 11. Invitations go to Peter Winchester Rouss in New York and Senator Huey Long. speaker Jennings Randolph of Elkins West Virginia is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Broadway Rouss
Winchester
Charley Rouss
Lee M. Lamp
Rouss
Peter Winchester Rouss
New York City
Lamp
Huey Long
Louisiana
Senator Long
Randolph
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
W. Va
West Virginia
Winchester Steam Laundry Ad Chronicle Remnant
Ad fragment notes washing service days and price like Monday Wednesday Saturday slots. Mentions Winchester Steam Laundry with a cryptic line about concentration and a price cue 18-Ip. Mon Wed Sat appears as schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
Democratic petitions filed for mayor and council seats
W. Nelson Page announces six first ward and four second ward petitions for Democratic candidates in the April 5 primary. Three mayoral hopefuls are listed F A Shryock incumbent William W Glass and Dr Charles R Anderson. First ward council contenders include Dr L M Allen J T Engle E C Goss Percy D Miller J H Henry and Herman Hable. Second ward candidates are Dr Ralph B Snapp W A Sale W Nelson Page and Charles H Harper. Terms start September 1 after a June election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Nelson Page
Democratic Executive Committee
Common Council
F A. Shryock
William W. Glass
Charles R. Anderson
First Ward
L. M. Allen
J. T. Engle
E. C. Goss
Percy D. Miller
J. H. Henry
Herman H. Hable
Allen
Mr. Miller
Messrs
Henry
Hable
Ralph B. Snapp
W. A. Sale
Charles H. Harper
Sdate
J L Williams Dies From Stroke At Stephens City
Luther Williams longtime Stephens City farmer and longtime Agricultural High School custodian died at home from a stroke after a three week illness. He was 85. Survived by widow Effie Ross Williams four daughters a sister his mother and two grandchildren. Funeral at 10 Monday at the Stephens City Methodist Church with interment in Green Hill Cemetery.
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Luther Williams
Stephens City
Frederick County
Williams
Martha E. Ridings Williams
J. Harvey Williams
Effie Virginia Ross
Nellie Williams
Indiana
Lucille Williams
Perry Point
Viola McCarthy
Washington
Mildred Williams
Ora Wise
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
J. R. Collis
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Green Hill Cemetery
Howard Evans Miller Bailey
J. C. Hiser
R. E. Ayler
Bernard Rowland
William Kline
Rouss Firemen To Hear Sermon
The Rouss Fire Company members meet at their hall at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon led by the Concert Band and march to the Palace Theatre for the annual sermon by Rev. Dr. F T McFaden of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. A special musical program is planned and seats are reserved for firemen. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Fire Company
Palace Theatre
F. T. McFaden
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Weather outlook for the week in Atlantic states
The forecast says rain for the south and snow or rain for the north in the North and Middle Atlantic States at the start of the week. Rain or snow again around Wednesday and later, with a warmer middle of the week and much colder by Thursday or Friday.
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Moos Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Anniversary of Boy Scouting Observed Across Communities
The United States marks its 22nd Scouting birthday with a week of programs to stress character building and leadership. Services in Christ Church Winchester on Sunday honor the Scout law reverence, with troops forming from City Hall Plaza to the church, inviting parents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wm. D. Boyce
Chicago
England
Colin Livingston
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Daniel Carter Beard
Congress of the United Sices
Winchester
Frederick County
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert B. Nelson
City Hall
Handley Library
George Washington
Russell Grove Junior League Meeting Recap
The Junior League of Russell Grove held its regular meeting on Monday February 1. Members sang, the secretary read minutes, and readings and committee reports covered schoolroom yard courtesy English health sick and Red Cross. Committees noted improvements in school appearance surroundings and sanitation.
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Russell Grove School
Winchester Fruit and Vegetables Market Ad
Florida oranges grapefruits and tangerines offered for sale to Winchester and surrounding area. The advertisement notes direct-from-Florida produce at attractive prices and provides the location next to Union Bank on 5-1p-21.
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Florida
Winchester
Winchester Fruit and Vegetable Market
Union Bank
Frontline Fire Sweeps 16 Miles in Heavy Blaze
A long front line spanning 16 miles was engulfed in heavy fire with flames advancing along the sector. Fire crews worked to contain the blaze as winds fanned the flames and residents were advised to shelter. No injuries reported as of press time.
American destroyer damaged in Whangpo River collision
In Shanghai area reports say an American destroyer suffered heavy damage after a collision with a British steamer in the Whangpo River. The clash follows a day of repeated artillery and air bombardment, with ships and mission houses attacked.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Dapanven Diehackete
American Presbyterian Mission
Szechuen Road
Ulster County Gazette 1800 Washington funeral account
C C Athey possesses a Kingston Ulster County Gazette issue dated January 4 1800 containing a lengthy death and funeral account of George Washington and numerous advertisements. The paper formerly belonged to Mrs Joseph Athey and is torn but pieced together and shown at Edwin Seinas office 423 North Cameron Street.
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C. C. Athey
Ulster County Gazette
Kingston
N. Y
George Washington
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Confession and Youth of
Jack Bowers
Amon Strosnider
Mr. McFarland
Woodstock Avenue
CB. Rouss
Jennings Randolph Elkins
J. L. Williams
Christ Church
Boys’ Association
Russell Grove
Japanese Shell Presbyterian and
Southern Methodist
U. 8
Whangpo River
Japan
Sible
Southern Methodist Episcopal Mission
Hang+ kew
International Settlement
Lower
Yangtze
Chapei
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