Siblings Brave Help Nab City Burglar
Miss Margaret Evans awoke to an intruder in her home on North Kent street. She and sisters Katherine and Frances alerted police, aided bloodhounds, and helped identify suspect Blondella Jackson, who confessed and led officers to most of the loot. The thief was captured within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessi
Margaret Evans
Samuel Evans
Miss Evans
Katherine Evans
Miss Frances Evans
North Kent Street
Theolice
Herbert Athey
Boyd
Hinkins
Dove
Pannett
Ritter Alley
Blondella Jackson
Evans
Jackson
W. Hollis
Misses Evans
Sam Evans
Frank Robinson Heads West Virginia Fruit Growers
Frank B. Robinson, manager of the Charles Town plant of C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage, was elected president of the West Virginia Horticultural Society at its thirty third annual session in Berkeley Springs. Ed A. Leatherman became vice president and Harley J. Crane was reelected secretary treasurer. The meeting set 1927 in Martinsburg and urged community canning plants and extended marketing efforts for apples and peaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Robinson
Charles Town
C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corporation
Winchester
West Virginia Horticultural Society
Berkeley Springs
Ed. A. Leatherman
Rada
Mineral County
Harley J. Crane
Morgantown
Romney
Martinsburg
Herbert Quick
BE. E. Cooke
Newton Law
Cairo
Gray Silver
Plaps
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Cumberland-Shenandoah
Only One Truck Responded To Early Morning Fire
A chimney fire at John O Rear 127 North Washington street caused alarms that sent the response to the scene. The fire department was given exact location and nature, resulting in only one apparatus the Sarah Zane truck attending. No damage or loss was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O
North
Washington Street
Sarah Zane
Man Denies Liquor in Car After Arrest on Transport Charge
John J. Harmer of Martinsburg Pike was arrested after a pint of moonshine was found on the car seat on North Main Street. He denies owning the liquor and says it was planted to cause trouble. He was released on bail to face trial in police court tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Harmer
Martinsburgh Pike
North Main Street
Harmer
Masonic Lodge to attend Beverley funeral
Members of Winchester Hiram Lodge No. 21 A F and A M will assemble at their temple Tuesday afternoon at 3 o clock to attend the funeral of Brother J B Beverley Sr W M Shade W M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Hiram Lodge No. 21
A. F
A. M
J. B. Beverley
W. M. Shade
W. M
Florida Import Prices Hit Local Market List
The note lists assorted produce including green peppers eggplant hothouse cucumbers fresh mushrooms lettuce celery cabbage tomatoes cauliflower and more. It attributes the message to C. P. McVic ar and mentions Florida shipments as a costly option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
C. P. McVicar
Brave acts by young ladies deter night prowlers
The article notes brave behavior by young women that could curb night prowling by thieves if more widely practiced. It mentions Jackson, a self confessed burglar with prior court appearances, who awaits a hearing tonight before Judge Frazier and possible juvenile jurisdiction in Corporation Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Frazier
Corporation Court
New Willis Bill Promises Park Funds Near Two Hundred Thousand
Richmond Va Feb 22 Gov Byrd and State Highway Commissioner Shirley estimate that Senate Willis bill would provide about 200000 from state funds to aid in purchasing the Shenandoah National Park area The bill also directs highway funds toward completing roads within the future park area as part of the purchase plan Reports from Fredericksburg and Henry County show strong pledges and growing statewide support for the effort with key milestones set to begin February 26
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Richmond
Byrd
Shenandoah National Park
Willis
Mutiey
Death of Captain Beverley Prominent Winchester Official
Captain Beverley the Clerk of the Corporation Court of Winchester died at his South Washington street home aged seventy one after a month long illness. He had led business circles here for over thirty years and was father of Mrs. Harry Flood Byrd wife of Virginia’s governor. Funeral at Christ Episcopal Church with Mason honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bradshaw Beverley
Corporation Court of
Winchester
Harry Flood Byrd
Viria
South Washington Street
Captainverley
B. B. Dutton
Byrd
J.B. Beverley, Jr
Nan DuPuy
Captain Beverley
James Bradshaw Beverley, Jr
John Gray Beverley
Viginia
Harry Fyrd
Virginia
Hope
Christ
Beverley
Christ . Episcopal Church
Robert B. Nelson
Mason Order
Hiram Lodge of Masons
T. W. Harrison
Richard L. Gray
Corine Thomas
Leesburg
Selma
Col. E. B. White
Robert Avenel Beverley
Cumberland Valley
Julian F. Ward
Beverley’ Granite Company
Cedar Creek
Lisbury
N C
S. C
Broad N
Halfway
Maryland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southern Railroad
Richard Evelyn Byrd
House of Delegates
State House
Richmond
Ee . Oe
United States Internal Revenue Service
Woman shoots mother and herself after hospital release
Hazel Cowles 31 shot Nancy Cowles 50 in Solon township home then killed herself. Constable Hitcox says Hazel had been under mental observation for six weeks and released from a Cleveland hospital a week earlier. Grandson Raymond Moyer heard the shots and alerted neighbors as both bodies lay in bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, CO
Hazel Cowles
Nancy
Solon Township
Hazel
Charles Hitcox
Solon
Hitcox
Raymond Moyer
National Education Association Convention Opens In Washington
The Associated Press reports the National Education Association convention begins in Washington as anti prohibition activists hold a face the facts conference. The House votes on an independent office appropriation bill and the Senate discusses a proposed investigation of Aluminum Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
National Education Association
House
Senate
Armstrong Rugs Sale Notation and Varnish Offer
Rug listing notes an Armstrong 9 by 12 rug priced at 9.75 dollars with a free linoleum varnish included per sale. signed by R. M. Swemley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Smashed Jaw Alleged in Boward Assault Case
Police report Raymond Boward 30 a picture agent assaulted Miss Georgie Ashby fracturing her jaw after a quarrel at a Kent street home. Boward arrested for transporting liquor drunk and disorderly and maiming Ashby. Miss Ashby hospitalized at Memorial after X ray confirmed jaw fracture.
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Boyd
Dove
Winchester
Hast Kern Street
Raymond Boward
Boward
Georgie Ashby
Kent Street
Russell Jackson
South Kent Street
Miss Ashby
Young Jackson
H. S. Pifer
Memorial Hospital
Captain Beverley a prominent Winchester figure dies
Captain James Bradshaw Beverley of Winchester dies after a life of public service. He led the Union Fire Company later named Charley Rouss and served on the Common Council. A Mason and Loyal Order of Moose founder, he was born May 13 1854 at Selma and married Annie Douglas Gray of Leesburg. He attended Episcopal High School Alexandria and Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverley
Winchester
Old Union Fire Company
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Walter Huntsberry
Captain Beverley
Hiram Lodge
Free and Accepted Masons
John Dove
Royal Arch
Loyal Order of Moose
James Bradshaw Beverley
Selma
Thomas Swann
Governor Swann
Maryland
E. B. White
William Beverley
Loudoun County
Locust Hill
Frances Westwood Gray
Annie Douglas Gray
Leesburg
Virginia
Robert Waterman Gray
Mary Elizabeth Gray
William Avenel Beverley
Robert Douglas Beverley
Frances Westwood Beverley
James Bradshaw Beverlye
John Gray Beverley
Harry Flood Byrd
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Virginia Military Institute
The
Military Institute
Protestant Episcopal Church
Solemn Funeral Rites Held for Late Miss Cooper
Immense outpouring of friends and Handley Schools faculty gather at Mount Hebron Cemetery for the funeral of Miss Marie Louise Cooper daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Lewis F. Cooper after a weeks long rheumatic fever. Services at Cooper residence conducted by Rev. Nelson and Rev. Freed with hymns Asleepeth Jesus Lead Kindly Light and committal at the grave. Pallbearers and mourners include Handley Schools representatives and relatives from out of town.
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Handley Schools
Mount Hebron
Marie Louise Cooper
Lewis F. Cooper
Winchester
Handley Undation
Cooper Science
North
Washington Street
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church
Jesus
Richard Jh. Griffith
C. W. Trenary
G. O. Miller
Rebecca
Hugh G. Duffey
Godfrey Miller
William ©. Miller
William R. Miller
Episcopal Church
Tigh Ss. Duffey
A. M. Jarman
Hale
Handley
Tom Cousins
Nim Lewin
Cooper
Shppe
Firemen Attend Annual Sermon by Their Chaplain
Over two hundred members of the Friendship Fire Company marched to Christ Episcopal Church for their annual sermon preached by Rev. Robt. B. Nelson, rector, with a large crowd of worshipers and a notable musical program led by Mr. Peter Vredenburgh on the pipe organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
Christ Episcopal Church
Robt. B. Nelson
Peter Vredenburgh
Nelson
Indian Company To Be On Air Tonight
Henry R. Willis, local agent of the Indian Motorcycle Company of Springfield Mass, reports a broadcast from 8 30 to 9 30 tonight on WBZ 333 meters to aid Indian dealers nationwide during Indian day. The program features the Philharmonic Male Quartette and E Andrews of Amherst College as a novelty song performer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Willis
The
Indian Motorcycle Company
Springfield
Mass
WBZ
Philharmonic
E. ©. Andrews
Amherst College
One Armed Man Fatally Attacked By Police Dogs
Yonkers New York February 22 a pack of police dogs killed Harry Griffin a one armed mechanic on Bronx river road one mile north of Yonkers. The torn earth and torn clothing showed a fierce struggle. Police believe the man was killed by the dogs and a woman nearby heard barking during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Yonkers
N. Y
Harry Griffin
Bronx River Road
Griffin
Busy week ahead as Virginia General Assembly debates tax and race bills
Richmond February 22 The Virginia General Assembly faces its busiest week of the session closing March 13 with key taxes and segregation measures moving between calendars. Senator Lambeth of Bedford opposes the tak bill while House efforts focus on insurance rates uniform for motor officers and bond requirements for prohibition enforcers. The Byrd administration appointments due by March 1 include budget director and university and college boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
House
Senate
Lambeth
Bedford
Byrd
Hall
Loudoun County
Virginia
John Powell
Ernest Sevier Cox
Paige
Page
Game and Inland Fisheries Department
University of Virginia
Board of Visitors of
William and Mary Cotlege
Pharmacy Board
State Prison Board
School For
For Rent Six Room Building in City Area
Six room building available for dwelling. Contact G. M. Ha Drugs-People's Drug Store for details. Includes reference to location near S Boin and Daz with date marker 1-4-1p-tt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. HA
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West VA
Congress
Snell
Ford
Inwood
Berkeley County
Park
Tae
Russell Miller
Oranda
Messrs
Robert Kerlin
John Fisher
Front Royal
Washington
R. M. Swemley
Miss Cooper
Handley School
Moling & Seal
New Spring
State Senate
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