Police H Hollis cites fewer drunks after ABC store opened
Winchester police chief C W Hollis cites seven month records showing arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct fell to 286 after the ABC liquor store began operation. He contrasts this with 306 in the prior seven months and 1 105 people held in 1934 versus 1 175 in 1933, arguing published figures mislead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Hollis
ABC
Deets Pickett
Methodist’ Board of Temperance, Prohibition, and Public Morals
Winchester
Pickett
Hollis
OWS
Will of Mrs. Ellen M. Davis Probate Casts $8000 Bequests
The will admitted to probate in Harrisonburg directs $8000 total bequests to church trustees, the University of Virginia, Charles Town Hospital, and a Charles Town library. Executor W T Russell Cather posts a $100000 bond with American Surety. Specific gifts include $2500 to Harrisonburg church income, $2500 for UVA crippled children treatment, $3000 to Charles Town Hospital for a bed, and books to the local library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Moore Davis
Protestant Episcopal Church
Harrisonburg
W. Va. T. Russell Cather
American Surety Company
New York
University of Virginia
University Hospital
Charles Town Hospital
Charles Town
Public Library
Davis
I. N. Bonham
E. D. Davis
Edge Hill Cemetery
Albert Davis
H. H. Moore
E. B. Timberlake
George Davis
George Beltzhoover, Jr
A. D.key
Baltimore
Mary C. William Moore
Virginia Gi
Harpers Ferry
Harriet Bear
Favor Change To Eliminate Fiscal Tangles
The Water and Sewer Committee proposes instructing the water department to use one minimum size service per premise by July 1 1936 and the sewer department to bill one sewer tax for 1935 and onward. Councilmen were notified by letter and action may come at Tuesday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water and Orn Committee
Thompson Will Bequeaths Estate to Family
The will of Mrs. Fannie T. Thompson has been admitted to probate in Corporation Court. By the terms, Mrs. Thompson's property is left to members of her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie T.thompson
Corporation Court
Potomac Edison Preferred Stock Auction At Court House
Potomac Edison 6 percent preferred stock six shares offered at auction Saturday March 2 at noon in the court house. Stock described as a highly regarded dividend paying issue. Blocks to suit purchaser. Dunn and Duvall, auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Edison
Court House
Dunn & Duvall
Rouss Fire Company Sets March Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Rouss Fire Company will be held Friday evening March 1st. Every member is asked to be present. Special entertainment. M. D. Weaver, Pres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Fire CO
Rouss Fire Company
M. D. Weaver
Sarah Zane Fire Company Monthly Meeting Notice
The Sarah Zane Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday evening March 1. A plate lunch will be served after the meeting. R. B. Brown Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire
Sarah Zane Fire Company
R. B. Brown
Byrd Attacks Work Relief Bill With Virginia Example
Senator Byrd of Virginia calls the four to five billion dollar public works bill a spending orgy and urges reducing the appropriation to 1.88 billion. He cites Virginia’s postwar debts and warns that national prosperity cannot be restored via borrowed funds. He argues for economy and warns of rising federal debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Virginia
Washington
Senate
R. F. and
France
Belgium
West Virginia
Union
Capitol
Lawrence Hollis Earns Junior Honor Roll Distinction
Lawrence C. Hollis, a local insurance agent, was named to the Junior Honor Roll for January by Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company of St. Paul. Hollis serves as agent for multiple firms, handling life, fire and automobile insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence C. Hollis
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company
St. Paul
Minn
Hollis
Auntie Up College Play Set by Crusaders
The Crusaders of the Catholic Church present a three act comedy titled Auntie Up on Friday night March 1 at 8 in the Sunday School room. The play follows how the dean Auntie is up on everything in college life and has drawn prior audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crusaders
Catholic Church
Auntie Up 3-Act Play at Basement Catholic Church
Community theatre listing for a three act play titled Auntie Up performed in the basement of a Catholic church on Friday March 1 at 8 p m Tickets price 15 cents and 25 cents for LP record listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basement Catholic Church
Fri
Labor leaders pose as new Labor Department home opened
William Green of the A F L and Frances Perkins share a handshake at the dedication of the Labor Department’s new 4 million dollar building in Washington. The federation also seeks passage of the Wagner labor bill amid lingering tensions with the Roosevelt administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt Administration
Department of Labor
Washington
William Green
A. F. of L
Frances Perkins
Mrs Showalter Dies at 99 in Rockingham County
Mrs Sallie M Showalter widow of Abraham Showalter of Rockingham County Virginia died at 11 45 last night at the home of her son in Winchester aged 99 She died after a long illness born August 24 1836 she leaves two daughters Fannie Kibler of Woodstock and Mrs Hardy of this city a son Abraham Showalter of Kansas City Missouri 121 grandchildren and several great grandchildren Funeral at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church Saturday at 2 pm with Rev Robert B Campbell and burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie M. Showalter
Abraham Showalter
Rockingham County
Showalter
Rockingham
Martz
Fannie Kibler
Woodstock
Hardy
Gilbert F. Dove
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Robert B. Campbell
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Labor Secretary Frances Perkins visits Richmond
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins meets Virginia leaders in Richmond and invites an informal discussion on economic security and state labor legislation ahead of her address to the woman's institute of government next week. The institute will convene Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Frances Perkins
Virginia
Woman's Institute of Government
Perkins
Present Drama Tonight at Hagerstown Church
The Biblical drama The Slave Maid of Israel will be staged by the Church of Brethren dramatic club at the Baptist church in Hagerstown Maryland tonight at eight o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Dramatic Club of
Church of Brethren
Hagerstown
Inquiry Into Death Of Young Bride In Pinehurst
A coroner's jury investigates the death of Mrs. H Bradley Davidson Jr a young heiress from a prominent family. Carbon monoxide poisoning is cited as the cause but the jury recessed without a verdict amid hints of possible autopsy and further inquiry as the Davisons wed in January in Pinehurst North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
N. C
H. Bradley Davidson, Jr
E. M., Statler
Bearee
Davidson
Radcliffe College
M. W. Marr
Davidsons
Washington, D. C
France Seeks Exports and Tourism via Propaganda War
Paris reports a Chamber of Deputies debate urging a world-wide propaganda campaign to boost French exports and tourism. Pezet's warlike but peaceful rhetoric called for coordinated use of press and radio to restore France’s trade and travel appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Pezet
Thousands rally for Hauptmann defense fund in NYC
In New York on February 28 thousands of German Americans packed a rally at the Yorkville Casino and raised over $2,000 for Bruno Hauptmann's defense fund, adding to the $15,000 already collected. Police controlled a crowd that swelled to about 5,000 inside and 3,000 outside as Mrs. Anna Hauptmann and defense attorney Edward J. Reilly left the platform.
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Hauptmann
New York
Bruno Hauptmann
Carpenter
Lindbergh
Yorkville
Anna Hauptmann
Edward J. Reilly
Death removes Elon O. Henkel veteran editor
Elon O. Henkel 79 longtime Shenandoah Valley editor died at his New Market home after years of ill health. He led the family printing business since youth, published Shenandoah Valley for 64 years, and served as elder and trustee of Emmanuel St Mathews Lutheran Church. He was a patient of high character and a cousin of Dr. A D Henkel.
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Elon O. Henkel
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah County
New Market
Mr. Henkel
A. D. Henkel
Winchester
Old Valley
Socrates
Eleanora Henkel
Old Rorytechnic Institute
Henkel
George R. Calvert
John B. Minor
University of Virginia
Ofpany
Emmanuel St. Mathews Lutheran Church
Julia Henkel
Iive of
Solon P. C
Virginia
America
Count Henkel von Donnersmarck
Cheaper Gas For Fire Companies Proposed In Winchester
Letters sent to Winchester fire companies offer them gasoline and motor oil at city prices to remove state and federal taxes and match the city's rate. The expected yearly saving is a round figure. Fuel supplies are stored at the quarry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Train Fatality Near Woodstock Claims Local Farmer
Jesse E Line aged 43 of near Woodstock died from injuries after a southbound Southern Railway passenger train struck his automobile at a grade crossing. A Shenandoah County farmer, he died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from skull fractures and other injuries. Funeral service planned for 2:30 PM at his brother Ernest Line’s Woodstock home with interment at Massa nutten Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse BE. Line
Woodstock
Memorial Hospital
Southern
Ernest E. Line
Jonathan Edwards
Woodstock Presbyterian Church
Massanutten Cemetery
Paul Dellinger
C .G Dickenson
Fred and
Ernest Painter
Charles Smoot
Frank Fogle
Philip and
John Sager
Jesse E. Line
Shenandoah County
Southern Railway
Pugh
Beecher Bowers
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Former Resident W. B. Smith Dies in Missouri
Relatives here learn of W. B. Smith death in Marshall Missouri after moving there about 15 years ago. The native of this city was twice married first to Aliie M Humston and later to Alta Calvert. Surviving children are Mrs. Clyde Christian of Richmond Virginia and Earl Henry Smith, at home. Funeral services are set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
W. B. Smith
Missouri
Mr. Smith
Aliie M. Humston
H. A. Humston
Humston
Smith
Alta Calvert
Clyde Christian
Richmond
Earl Henry Smith
Drunken Driver Sentenced After DUI Conviction
Roy W. Rinker of South Kent Street was found guilty of driving under the influence. He received 30 days in jail a $100 fine and costs and a one year automatic driving permit revocation. Trial Justice A J eee inker presided near Cedar Creek Bridge on the Valley Pike with State Police officer R E Bayliss present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy W. Rinker
South Kent Street
A. J. Eee Inker
Cedar Creek Bridge
Valley Pike
R. E. Bayliss
Officers aiding manhunt named in WV case
West Virginia authorities sought George Gordon Joseph Butler and John Ward. City officers Lloyd Williams Jack Bowers and Francis M Funk assisted in the arrest search joining county and other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gordon
Joseph Butler
John Ward
West Virginia
Lloyd Williams
Jack Bowers
Francis M. Funk
Square Dance at Elm Springs Filling Station Each Saturday
Two one act plays at Market St Church on Friday March 1 at 8 PM with tickets 25 and 10 cents. Also a notice seeking home for a female shepherd dog, black with white collar, call 629 J or 41-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Springs
Market St
Post accuses sabotage of Winnie Mae engine
Wiley Post charged that nearly two pounds of steel filings and emery were placed in his plane engine to sabotage his planned cross continent flight. He said tests in Los Angeles confirmed the material in the oil and urged a government investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wiley Post
Post
New York
Winnie Mae
Muroc Dry Lake
California
Los Angeles
World News At A Glance
A roundup from New York Washington Birmingham and other cities covers Roosevelts return Alabama keeps state prohibition Huey Long plans 1936 run and a mutilation case in Mississippi. In Havana farm policy is attacked in the House and in Rome newspapers publish a government ordered account of the Adua battle. Saarbrucken notes the Saar state status Vienna sees massive student arrests over a protest.
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New York
Hauptmann
Washington
Roosevelt
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Kansas City
Wiley Post
Havana
Farm Administration
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Laurel
Rome
Adua
Saarbrucken
Saar
Vienna
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B.D. Aever
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B. M. Sullivan
Thompson
Lawrence Hollis
Labor
Valley
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
Jesse Line
P. W. Boyd
Sine
Ernest E. Sine
Columbia Furnace
Frank Sine
Clarence Sine
James
Georgianna Line
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