Penalties Sought From Plane Crash In 1935 Case
United States District Attorney Maurice M. Milligan filed civil proceedings to collect 3500 in penalties from Transcontinental and Air Inc over the Macon crash on September 7 1935. The petition claims seven violations of Air Commerce regulations and seeks 500 on each. Otto an assistant federal district attorney said alleged violations did not amount to TWA negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
United States
Maurice M. Milligan
Air Commerce
Red
Macon
Transcontinental and Air, Inc
M. Cu
New Mexico
Otto
TWA
Rebels Fire On A British Steamer Off Gibraltar
A British steamer named Etrib bound for Liverpool was fired on and forced to stop by an Irish trawler off Tropa Point. The trawler demanded the ship's papers and ports of departure and destination. the captain refused to submit papers and was permitted to continue after further questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lioyad
Gibraltar
Etrib
Liverpool
Tropa Point
Wes
First And Last In Their Town
Mrs Natalie Flodquist became the town’s first and last 1987 New Haven baby mother and the newborn girl’s mother. Her daughter arrived at midnight after a twin brother was born an hour earlier in New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Natalie Flodquist
Mrs Roosevelt Joins The Quills
New York January 1 The first lady is a member of the New York Newspaper Guild joining as a member at large Her application lists Elesior Roosevelt as the signer and columnist occupation with residence at the White House She contributes as a writer of the column My Day News coverage notes her guild membership and role
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Newspaper Guild
Rites Planned Sunday for Mrs. Victoria Dix
Last rites for Mrs. Victoria Dix wife of John Dix will be held Sunday at 6 30 p m with interment at Mount Hebren. She died at age 53 after three years of illness at her home 607 South Cameron Street. Survived by husband five children Forest Claude Madge and two daughters Mrs Oakland Miller and Mrs David Puzh both of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Dix
John Dix
South Cameron Street
Mount Hebren
Claude
Madge
Oakland Miller
David Puzh
Strikers Demand Meeting With GM Leaders
Strikers sleep in at a General Motors body plant and demand a conference with Alfred P. Sloan and William S. Knudsen. They warn that the strike could spread to other GM body plants in Flint, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Alfred P. Sloan
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Flint
Fisher Body
Cleveland
Wyndham Mortimer
United Automobile Workers of America
Mrs Marshall Ill In Hospital
Mrs Francis J Marshall, regent of Fort Loudoun Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, has been ill for three weeks at home and was moved to Memorial Hospital for care. Local friends regret the illness of a prominent city figure within the DAR circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Marshall
Pembroke
Cedar Creek Road
Memorial Hospital
Marshall
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
Administrator Cather Qualified as Willis Estate Administrator
T Russell Cather is named administrator of the estate of the late Mrs Mary C Willis. His bond is fixed at ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Russell Cather
Mary C. Willis
Will of T. T. Harmer recorded in Corporation Court
The will provides for payment of debts and funeral expenses and leaves real and personal property to the children of the late William H. Harmer. A. B. is named executor with a bond penalty of 7000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Harmer
Corporation Court Clerk
William H. Harmer
A. B
Cupid Sets Record
Cupid sets a city record for marriage licenses with 202 couples licensed. Of these, 82 were local and 120 came from out of town. ages ranged with 21 the most common. August and November led with 24 licenses each, while February saw only three.
Shattered windshield leads to surprise discovery in Libertyville
A startled man in Libertyville discovers a hidden month and a note after his windshield shatters. Thomas reports he traded four windshields for a pheasant dinner, adding odd details to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville, Il
George
Aiscover
Thomas
Appointment of C Maurice McDonald as Administrator in Frederick County
An order from the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia dated December 22 1936 names C Maurice McDonald as administrator of Julian W McDonald presumed dead. The court requires four weeks of notice in The Evening Star Winchester and sets February 8 1996 for a hearing on the absence and circumstances of the decedent. The clerk will issue a certified copy of the order as notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Virginia
C. Maurice McDonald
Julian W. McDonald
C. Maurice McDonlad
Frederick
Julian W. Meenad
C Maurice McDonald
Evening Star
Wincheser
C. C. Brannon
Circuit Court
Kern & Kern
Public Sale of Larrick and Larrick Orchard
The trustee, under a June 18 1936 deed of trust from Nelson G Tayman and wife, will offer Larrick and Larrick Orchard at public auction on Wednesday January 27 1937 at 11 oclock a m in front of the Frederick County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson G. Tayman
Frederick County
Larrick Orchard Estate Sale Near Winchester Va
County Court House at Winchester Virginia lists the Larrick & Larrick Orchard west of Midtown Virginia. The 56 acre property includes 42 acres in bearing orchard with a dwelling, barn, two packing sheds, a cooper shop and three artesian wells. Terms require one third cash at sale, balance in two equal yearly installments secured by bonds, deed of trust, and insurance. Trustee Herbert B. Larrick. Auctioneer I Brumback.
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County Court House
Winchester
Larrick
Herbert
I. Brumback
Three Men on a Horse at Warner Bros Capitol
A light comedy about Erwin a timid greeting card verse writer who secretly predicts race winners. His wife exposes his hobby and pressures him to quit while Frank McHugh Jan Blondell and Carol Hughes lead a lively cast with Allen Jenkins Teddy Hart and Sam Levene portraying the gangsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin
Orwin
Frank McHugh
Jan Blondel
Carol Hughes
Pleys Diwin
Allen Jenkins
Teddy Hart
Sam Levene
Miss Nan Keating Weds Mr. McGrail in West Virginia
Winchester residents report the marriage of Miss Nan Frances Keating to Thomas Francis McGrail on December 26 at Harper's Ferry West Virginia. The ceremony was by Rev M J Cannon at St Peter's Catholic Church. The license was issued in Jefferson County at Charles Town. The bride is daughter of the late William and Mrs Keating and has served as Winchester welfare superintendent. The groom had been living in Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Nan Frances Keating
Thomas Francis McGrail
East Haven
Conn
Harpers Perry
W. Va
M. J. Cannon
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Jefferson County Court
Charles Town
William Keating
Tlic Welfare
New Year Welcomed with Noise by Winchester Revelers
New Year’s Day was greeted with a noisy reception in Winchester as sirens whistles and bells rang for over ten minutes. A fire station siren fuse blew out during the celebration and was temporarily replaced by the fire bell. Most major firms closed for the holiday with banks and the post office observing holiday hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Rockville Man faces charges in two slayings in West Virginia
Two state troopers brought ewrenee Gingell from Rockville Maryland to Charleston West Virginia to face charges in the death of W Earl Dollman a 30 year old Charleston salesman Gingell is jailed in Kanawha County awaiting formal charges from county prosecutors He had been held in Rockville for the killing of Elwood Matthews an elderly Maryland farmer
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Charleston
W. Va
Ewrenee Gingell
Rockville
W. Earl Dollman
Gingell
Kanawha County
Br County
Elwood Matthews
Maryland
Local Wholesale Market Prices and Feeds Listing
Audit of a local wholesale market page shows various patent brand feeds with prices per bag or barrel. Included are 98 lb 48 lb 24 lb and 12 lb bag rates for patent brand, dairy and baby chick feeds, cracked corn, shelled corn, corn meal, egg mash, horse feed, and miscellaneous livestock items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vevensen
Belo
Rogers
Kasco
ohBe
Leghorn
PSG
Notice of Debt Responsibility by Keffer
Notice states no debts will be assumed unless contracted by J. E. Keffer or his wife. The signature asserts personal responsibility for obligations arising only from themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Keffer
New Year Reflections Across Nations Aired In 1939 Broadcast
Government leaders warn of future difficulties as Japan Malta and France seek peace. US Social Security Act begins old age pensions while New Year births report in Havre de Grace Cleveland and Wichita. Duke of Windsor in exile talks with Wallis Simpson as Hitler lauds future bulwark against enemies.
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Japan
Blum
France
Philippine
United States
Babie Lara Te Ons Toop
Havre de Grace
Cleveland
Ohio
Wichita
Kas
Manhattan
Trinity Church
Duke
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Cannes
George
British Empire
Hitler
Germany
Michael Cardinal von Paula
Ter
Munich
Destructive blast opens crater near Sioux Falls depot
A massive explosion at a 35 foot by 25 foot crater site in Bronx Falls blasted windows across nearby farms and downtown stores. Deputy Sheriff Weidenbach reports the powder storehouse held 300 cans of 25 pound ree and 3 300 pounds of dynamite and signs a mile away were blown down.
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Baker
Sioux Falls
Bronx Falls
E. H. Weidenbach
Freight Derailment Destroys Cars Near Right of Way
A wreck train from Brunswick arrived around 9 30. Cars derailed and some rolled into fields along the right of way. Trucks detached from several cars. Traffic expected to resume this afternoon. Passengers may ride taxis around the wreck. Mail and express to be trucked from Summit Point to Strasburg Junction.
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Brunswick
Summit Point
W. Va
Strasburg Junction
Ousting of Daytona Officials Marks City Hall Change
Governor Shultz removes city officials in Daytona Beach citing malfeasance and misfeasance in office. Sheriff Stone and Adjutant General Collins attend the installation to maintain order as new commissioners Hawkins Pollitz Wilcox and Drake take seats alongside Conrad as city clerk and collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona Beach
Stone
Vivian B. Collins
National Guard
Armstrong
Shultz
Eliza Robinson
Lyle C. Ramsey
Ralph W. Richards
Francis R. Mills
Milton S. Couch
Front Royal Socials and Visits Mark New Year
Miss Lucille Grubbs visits Washington friends. Jett Cunningham and Mrs. Cunningham stay with Mrs. Cunningham’s parents in Hedgesville. Mrs. Rudacille visits relatives in Hale throp Maryland. William Henry and son stay in Winchester. Kenneth Jones from Columbus, Ohio visits cousin Paul Jones before heading to New York City. Francis Shotwell returns to Alexandria after holidays with her mother. Updyke's Hall dance draws large crowd. Out of town visitors include Mr. and Mrs. C. Omer Maddox and William Thomason of Buffalo. Major and Mrs. Sager of Remount Depot expected home from Florida. Warren County coach Leslie Young returns from vacation. Harry Samworth of Huntington spends days in town. Elizabeth Gilkey from Washington visits town with her father Oscar Gilkey. Louise Henry visits in town with brother-in-law and sister, Preston Downey. Meridith Buck returns from Washington. James Peffer remains ill in Winchester Hospital.
Fatal shooting ends life at Woodstock school estate
A man identified as Mr. Whelan, founder of Beckford School For Boys, is found dead in a Woodstock bathroom with a pistol nearby. Coroner Dr. Harold W. Miller estimates death occurred about eight o clock last night. Whelan was a church leader and Mason, with ties to the Episcopal Church in Woodstock. Interment is planned at Massanutten Cemetery. Local Beckford students from Winchester are among attendees.
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A. C. Carson
Riverton
Caroll
Carson
Allen
Captain Hyland
Whelan
Beckford School
Harold W. Miller
Wood- Stock
Mr. Whelan
Boston
Mass
Woodstock
George Santmiers
Narrow Passage
Williams
Red Banks
T. W. Allen
Florida
Episcopal Church
Sears
Thenburg
Francis A. Brown
Massanuteen Cemetery
Winchester
Family holiday visits span several towns
Miss visits Martinsburg and Shepherdstown before returning home in Virginia. Mr. Garth Payne in Winchester spends New Year with family. Mr. Bowers Cassell and wife visit relatives while Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sonner recover from surgery. The Borner family from Baltimore travels to Washington to see Roger Payne’s parents before returning home.
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Garth Payne
Winchester
Larry Borner
Baltimore
Borner
Roger Payne
Washington
Funeral services for Mortimer Curry in Front Royal
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Presbyterian Church for Mortimer Curry 75 who died at his home on Rappahannock yesterday after a year of illness. He was born in Warren County son of John and (Mrs. Curry) and had been married four times surviving his fourth wife Nora Brown and three daughters and four sons all in the county. Rev H W Shannon will conduct services with interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Front Royal
H. W. Shannon
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Watch Night Observance in Front Royal Church
In Front Royal Virginia on January 1 amid religious observances the Method Chore event opened with the Me 8 group as hosts. Mrs Tasher Keyser served as speaker for the gathering at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Tasher Ae Keyser
Henry In Hospital in Front Royal
Elder Henry, son of Mr and Mrs William Henry of Front Royal, was taken to Winchester Memorial hospital yesterday afternoon for acute appendicitis. He underwent a operation a short time later and is reported this morning to be doing as well as can be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Henry
William Henry
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hopes For Peace In Auto Industry Disputes Grow
Executives meet with individual plant managers as the vast automobile industry faces lingering labor disputes. They opened 1937 with hopes of maintaining 1936 pace while many auto parts plants and glass firms feel the pinch. massive employers like Pinaud report reduced demand from automakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bage One
Sevral
Pinaud
Automobileufacturer
Kidnap Rumors Circulate In Rainier Park Area
Reports swirl about a boy's abduction with presumed intermediaries. Authorities and local papers claim they received word of contact with the kidnapper, naming Paul Sceva of Rainier National Park Company as a key go between. No ransom payment confirmed as of Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acoma News-Tribune
The
the Times
Paul Sceva
Rainier National Park Company
Nee
Ambush and Collision Involving State Officer Exonerates Driver
Reports say after the ambulance left, bystanders heard a caref Scully approaching and tried to warn the driver before two cars collided. Victims include state officer R. E liss and Grubbs, driver of the striking car, who has been exonerated by authorities.
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Caref Scully
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Mrs. Dix
Jeanne, Julianne and
Joyce Armstrong
Jeanne
Julianne
Howard Armstrong
Housing Administration Department
Wash
Ington
Central Press
Cupid
Cuba
Edelman
Bru
Federico Laredo Bru
Havana
Juan Federico Edelman
Cuban Supreme Court
Miguel Gomez
Col
Fulgencio Batista
Warner Bros. Capitol
Nan Keating
Mr. McGrail
Warren County
Winchester Evening Star
Gussie McFall
Telephone Front Royal 149-R
Front Royal News
Lucille Grubbs
Jett Cunningham
Hedgesville, W. Va
I. J. Rudacille
Fred Maddus
Halethrop, Md
Bdley
Kenneth Jones
Columbus
Paul Jones
New York City
Miss Francis Shotwell
Alexandria
Mrs. E. Shotwell
Updyke’s
C. Omer Maddox
William Thomason
Buffalo, N
Major
Mrs. Sager
Remount Depot
Leslie Young
Warren County School
Hazelstown
Harry Samworth
Huntington
Elizabeth Gilkey
Town
Oscar Gilkey
John Hoskins
Washingte
Ins
Louise Henry
Nington
Preston Downey
James Peffer
Winchester Hospital
Aan Wilneeeeee Son, Jr
Beverley Randolph
Berryville
Beckford
Miss
Cox
Martinsburg
Shepherdstown
Mr. Bowers Caseell
Mrs. Lloyd Sonner
Mortimer Curry
Henry In Hospital
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