Bell Hops Tip Leads To Hotel Robbery Arrest
Herbert Lukie, a Washington DC resident, held up the Commercial Hotel on East Piccadilly, pistol pointed at clerk L. L. Hershman, taking about $49 from the cash register. He was bound for grand jury as police report details the early morning escape and pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Lukie
Washington
Rifles Commercial Hotel Register
L. L. Hershman
Bandit
Self
Piccadilly Street
Twenty Seventh Street
Garfield Street
Wahington
D. C
Corporation Court
Grand Jury
Grand
Lukie
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
Winchester
Commercial Hotel
Clarksburg
Philip Ford
Ford
Luxie
Soner
Hershman
House Debates Veterans Loans Measure In Senate and House
The House plans action on a veterans loans bill to raise insured loan value, with Speaker Longworth backing faster passage and possible two thirds vote. Senate leaders aim hearings on the measure while a Hoover veto looms amid Treasury cost concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Longworth
Congress
House
Mellon
Watson
Indiana
Senate
Hoover
Vanderberg
Couzens
Michigan
Treasury
Buchanan
New Jersey
American Legion
One Hundred Drown As Pearl River Steamer Sinks
Canton China February 16 A steamer carrying 500 aboard struck a rock in the Pearl River south of Canton and sank, leaving about 100 people dead. Those aboard had been celebrating the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Canton
China
Pearl River
Here
Bond Posted for Orndorff Murder Case in Frederick
George W. Pingley and George Bageant posted $2000 bonds each before Judge William in Frederick County Circuit Court to appear before a grand jury on charges of murdering Mrs Rebecca Orndorff and assaulting her husband H Blanton Orndorff. A third defendant Chester Hockman was freed on an assault charge. a special grand jury is expected at the April term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Pingley
George Bageant
Philip Willams
Frederick County
Rebecca Orndorff
H. Blanton Orndorff
Pingley
Bageant
J. B. Snapp
H. G. Hershman
A. R. Rinker
H. B. Orndorff
J. Lawson Moore
L. J. Hook
Chester Hockman
Orndoff
Mount
Williams
County
Winchester
Star
Hockman
Arthur Orndorff
Salvation Army Seeks Clothing as Free Meals Continue
The Salvation Army in Winchester and Frederick County urges continued cash and clothing donations for the No 15 West Boscawen street soup and lunch kitchen. The kitchen served 138 free dinners on Saturday and operates daily with open hours. Donors can drop items at the kitchen or have Major Mars call for them. Cash gifts and in kind contributions from several residents and businesses are listed, including stove and oil donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Winchester
Frederick County
West Boscawen Street
Mars
H. D. Puller
C. W. Kliné
Yellow Springs
W. Va
L. H. Stokes
Robert M. Ward
Aulick Gibbons’ Taxicab, Company
Montgomery, Ward and Company
Lucy F Kurtz
Taylor
W. M Seal
Jennings
Dieckman
P. A. DeHaven
Clearbrook
Eyewear Sale Ad From Odgson and Brown
Special notice announces a shipment of eye glasses at old time prices. Eyes examined free by Odgson and Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odgson & Brown
Eastern Silica and Chemical Corp. shows gains after 1930 plan
The Star reports on the Eastern Silica and Chemical Corporation detailing prior investment of over $100,000 in property and improvements, a management change in 1930, and a profit start from May with a peak in October. It notes 26 000 tons sold in nine months of 1930 and $50,000 rail freight, with 75 000 to 100 000 tons of ganister rock on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Eastern Silica and Chemical Corporation
Eastern Silica and Phenica
Ert
Niagara Falls
New York
Odd Fellows to Hold Bi-Monthly Meeting at Front Royal
Tri Monthly Odd Fellows Association scheduled its regular meeting at Front Royal tomorrow evening announced by Harry C Brill. The Grand Master of Odd Fellows in Virginia and other Grand Lodge Virginia officers will attend. The Front Royal degree team will confer the second degree on several candidates and after will open the meeting to the public. Many Winchester and Frederick County Odd Fellows plan to travel to Front Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Front ‘Royal
Harry C. Brill
Virginia
Grand Lodge of
Front Royal
Winchester
Frederick County
Four Die in Head-on Crash In Chicago
A six person car party, four of whom perished in a head-on collision with a street car in Chicago. The dead include Mrs Julia Ahrens 19 and recently married, Joseph Budak 25, Frank Swift 28, and Swift's fiancé believed to be a woman aged about 10.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Julia Ahrens
Joseph Budak
Frank Swift
Er FS
Believen
Swift
Democrats Differ On Prohibition Policy In Senate Row
In Washington on February 16 the Senate heard Democratic divisions over prohibition as southern senators warned against party officers committing the party to a prohibition stance. Senator Morrison of North Carolina denounced Raskob and Shouse as policy fixers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
National Committee
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Jowett Shouse
Morrison
North Carolina
Shepard
Texas
Shouse
Tydings
Maryland
Black and Heflin
Alabama
Robsion Claims Whole Precincts Stolen in Kentucky Vote
Former Senator Robsion, Republican from Kentucky, charges in a letter to Senate campaign funds chair Nye that entire precincts were stolen in last fall’s election in which he lost. He denies injecting religion into the campaign and says the state highway program was partisan and open to manipulation by Democrats. He argues unemployment and drought affected many and that road projects influenced votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robsion
Kentucky
Nye
Senate Campaign Funds Investigating Committee
Robsson
Kentucky State Highway Commission
Rob
Hagerstown Earns Spot in Middle Atlantic League Expansion
A dozen baseball clubs will contest the Middle Atlantic League pennant this year after expansion to include Charleston Huntington Beckley and Hagerstown Maryland. Other towns: Johnstown Jeannette Scottdale Charleroi Cumberland Wheeling Fairmont Clarksburg. All parks will have night baseball.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Charleston
Huntington
Beckley
West Virginia
Hagerstown
Maryland
Johnstown
Jeannette
Scottdale and Charleroi
Pennsylvania
Wheeling
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Cumberland
Guerra Asked By King To Form New Cabinet
King Alfonso asked former premier Jose Antonio Sanchez Guerra to form a cabinet replacing General Damasco Berenguer. Guerra accepted and began assembling a government. He had earlier opposed serving in a cabinet not backed by convoking a constituent congress to draft a new constitution.
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Guerra
King
Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
Jose Antonio Sanches Guerra
Damasco Berenguer
Sanchez Guerra
Primo de Rivera
Laundry Service Ad Promises Superior Wash
An old classified style ad claims the laundry can handle your wash better than you can. It mentions Winchezi weeshee and schedules noting 4-12 Mon Wed Sat with 1p timing.
Mrs Mae Moon Dies at Gretna Virginia
Mrs Mae Moon wife of J T Moon died at her Gretna Virginia home last Wednesday. The funeral was held there with burial in Gretna Cemetery. She is survived by her husband two daughters and three sons Mrs W B Whitaker Miss Lilla Mae Moon and Vernon Moon all of Gretna Herman and Malcolm Moon of Roanoke her father F P Oakes three sisters Mrs S A Boatwright Miss Lill Oakes and Mrs E A Coleman of Roanoke and a brother Jesse C Oakes of Winchester.
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Roanoke
Mae Moon
J. T. Moon
Gretna
W. B. Whitaker
Lilla Mae Moon
Vernon Moon
Herman and
Malcolm Moon
F. P. Oakes
S A. Boatwright
Lill Oakes
E. A Coleman
Jesse C. Oakes
Winchester
Gandhi Leaves For Conference With Viceroy
Gandhi travels from Allahabad to New Delhi for a conference with Viceroy Lord Irwin regarding Italy's problem. The visit is seen as a step toward possible agreement to stop the Nationalist civil disobedience campaign.
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Associated Press
Allahabad
India
Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi
Lord Irwin
Italy
Poison Fumes Overcome 22 in Cincinnati
Poisonous fumes believed similar to Cleveland clinic disaster captured 22 people in Cincinnati. Firemen reported the incident as a toxic exposure prompting emergency response and investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Cleveland Clinic
Schmeling Stribling World Title Fight Eyed for Chicago
The Daily News cites a reliable source claiming a June 19 heavyweight title bout between Max Schmeling and Young Stribling will be staged at Soldiers Field in Chicago. Details beyond this rumor are unclear amid surrounding chaotic text.
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Associated Press
Chicago
The
Daily News Today
Max Schmeling
Young Stribling
Soldiers Field
Swisher Home Hit By Blaze Causing 1000 Dollar Damage
A fire at Oza D Swisher’s residence on Berryville Pike around 11 45 last night gutted the upper floor and damaged furniture. Harley Swisher escaped death thanks to his father’s warning as smoke filled the room. Firemen faced delay due to a missing fire plug forcing miles of travel to reach the scene. Insurance covered the structure but not the contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oza D
Swisher
Berryville Pike
Mr. Swisher
Slayings Of Three Women In Harlem Explored
Police found three women dead in a Harlem five room apartment with one victim bound to a bed and a blood stained razor nearby. Rosa Scott 38 lay in a bath with a clothes line around her neck. A infant daughter died after lack of nourishment while the scene showed no sign of struggle. The victims were Thelma Scott 16 and Harriet Reed.
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New York
Harlem
Thelma Scott
Rosa Scott
Harriet Reed
Farmers May Get Loans For All Live Stock
Dr C W Warburton secretary of the National Drought Relief Committee said farmers may obtain loans for all livestock alongside loans for feeding work stock from the $45 million emergency appropriation and the $20 million addition approved by President Hoover. He noted the extra funds broaden the loan program and the department will not question whether feed loans were used for work stock or other livestock.
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Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Hoover
Hale
Senate Naval Committee
Associated Press
Washington
C. W. Warburton
National Drought Relief Committee
Warburton
County Farmers Slow to Apply for U S Seed Loan
Frederick county farmers show reluctance to seek government loans for seed feed and fertilizer though first applications were sent to Washington last week. W. R. Legge, USDA representative, will assist at Frederick County Court House on Feb 17 18 between 3 and 5 pm.
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Washington
Frederick County
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Seed Loan
W. R. Legge
United States Department of Agriculture
County Court House
Resigns Local Position From Sisler Brothers Representative
Ernest C. Tharpe of North Loudoun Street Harrisonburg resigns from his post representing Sisler Brothers Inc. effective March 1. He has not decided his next line of work.
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Ernest C. Tharpe
Loudoun Street
Sisler Brothers, Inc
Harrisonburg
Tharpe
Chicken Supper at Fenary Reformed Church
A church notices a chicken supper hosted by the Men’s Society of Fenary Reformed Church. The event is set for Tuesday February 17 with details in the local community timetable. Proceeds support church activities and outreach programs.
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Fenary Reformed
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Mr. Oakes
Gandhi
Viceroy
Son
U.S. Fund
Frederick
Mr. Legge
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