Alienists Split Over Blymyer's Sanity in Murder Trial
Pennsylvania court heard two experts differ on John Blymyer's mental state after he killed Nelson Rehmeyer to break a witchcraft spell. Dr. Comroe testified Blymyer was insane with delusions and willful misperceptions, while Dr. Ridgeway described Blymyer as bordering on vanity and insanity. The defendant and two youths, Wilbert Hess and John Curry, face trial on related charges.
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Associated Press
John H. Blymyer
Nelson D. Renmeyer
Julius Comwoe
Herbert Cohen
Blymyer
Rehmeyer
Wilbert G. Héss
John Curry
Comroe
Amos W. Herrmann
Richard Ridgeway
Harrisburg State Hospital
Blymer
Ridgeway
Herrmann
Emmanuel Bly
Jeks
Gilbert Hess
Alice Hess
Rehmyer
Wilbert
Widow of George Nickens Dies at 81 in Newark
Mrs Lucy Ann Nickens died last night at 11 15 at her home No 16 Fremont street after a lingering illness She was in her eighty first year widow of George W Nickens a well known colored resident who died about nine years ago She leaves eight children and a sister Nancy E Marker Surviving children include Nannie H Nickens Sadie S Dain Zerfield Winchester John COL New York City George W Plainfield Lucian H Harry B Marcellus Nickens Winchester and a large number of grandchildren
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Lucy Ann Nickens
Fremont Street
Aingering
George W. Nickens
Nancy E. Marker
Nannie H. Nickens
Sadie S. Dain Zerfield
Winchester
John
New York City
George W
Plainfield
N. J
Charles Weaver
Atlantic City
Lucian H
Harry B
Marcellus Nickens
Peasants Clash With Japanese Police in Namoru Uprising
In Namoru near Gifu, three regiments were rushed as 2000 peasants protested a government riparian project. About 300 police couldn't restrain them and fighting with casualties followed before troops arrived. Peasants were said to be gathering from nearby areas and armed with bamboo spears.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Namoru
Gifu
Tragic Death: Elizabeth Updike Dies After Flu Illness
Elizabeth Updike a 22 year old from Shenandoah county Virginia died after a self inflicted gunshot wound. She had recently suffered a severe influenza attack and was in a distressed nervous state. Found by her sister with a bullet wound in the temple and a revolver nearby. She died two hours after admission to Winchester Memorial Hospital. Her family had moved from Front Royal to Toms Brook and ran a roadside stand.
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Yost
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Updike
Toms Brook
Shenandoah County
Miss Updike
Updike
Winchester
Washington, D. C
Front Royal
William L. Updike
Waren County High School
Washington
Talking Movie Engineer To Speak At Rotary Meeting
A Capitol Theatre talking movies engineer will explain the construction and performance of the new invention at the Rotary Club gathering tomorrow afternoon at the George Washington Hotel. Frank Boucher will attend with Ernest Houde the theatre organist. Col. B M Roszel returns to preside.
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Capitol Theatre
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Victor Arthur
Frank Boucher
Capitol
Ernest Houde
Col. B. M. Roszel
North Carolina
Public Invited To Hear the Sheriff Speak On Jail
Winchester residents are invited by the Women's Civic League to a Friday 3 30 p m meeting at Handley Library. Sheriff Luther Pannett of Frederick County will discuss local jail conditions and provide first hand information of broad community interest. Also noted is visit by W J Calsam of Alsytter Kent Manufacturing Company Philadelphia filling a recent position.
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Winchester
Women’s Civic League
League
Handley Library
Luther Pannett
Frederick County
Elder B W Power Dies After Flu Pneumonia in West Virginia
Elder Burr William Power a well known Primitive Baptist minister died at his son in law and daughter's home seven miles north of Martinsburg Berkeley county after influenza led to pneumonia He was 92 born December 26 1836 near Leesburg Va He served in the Confederate cavalry later lived in Ohio and Hampshire county West Virginia He leaves five daughters three sons about 50 grandchildren and 60 great grandchildren Funeral at Little Capon Primitive Baptist Church in Hampshire county Friday at 1 p m
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Burr William Power
Primitive Baptist Church
8. M. Hiett
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
W. Va
Elder Power
Leesly
Louloun County
Wardroke
Ohio
Hampshire County
Slanesville
West Virginia General Assembly
Hattie Hickerson
Zanesville, O
Estella Powell
Fannie Milleson
Cumberland, Md
T. Michael
Winchester
S. M. Hiett
Berkeley
County
Power
Brothers Die Within a Few Days Apart
Howard Longerbeam of Clarke county Virginia died this week at his farm near Cresaptown Maryland less than two weeks after his brother George H Longerbeam who died in Cumberland on December 27. Howard was 55 and a farmer. He is survived by brothers Arch and Charles Longerbeam of Allegheny county Maryland and James Longerbeam of Berryville Virginia.
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Howard Longerbeam
Clarke County
Cresaptown
Cumberland
George H. Longerbeam
Arch and
Charles Longerbeam
Allegheny County
James Longerbeam
Berryville
Mail Planes Begin West Indies Route Inauguration
Four Pan American Airways planes departed from Miami to Havana Porto Rico and other nations marking America's first airline linking five nations. Postmaster General Harry S. New Amelia Earhart and others were aboard including McCaccan and Miss Earhart. An aircraft carried mail at 7 cents per mile.
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Associate Press
Miami
Fla
America
Pan-American Airway
Havana
Porto Rico
Harry, F. New
William McCaccan
Amelia Earnart
trans-Atlantic Flyer
Radia
Mr. McCaccan
Girls Athletic Association to stage February musical comedy
The Girls' Athletic Association announces a February production at the Colonial Theatre on February 12 featuring over 100 Winchester talents. John W. Judd returns to direct the ultra modern musical That’s That from Festoplay Ohio with Dorothy McCann chairing the production and a committee including Sue Schlack Salome Crisman Klena Hechour Tespulse Ststus Pate licity Ida Fisher.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Colonial Theatre
Winchester
John B. Rogers
Ohio
Dorothy McCann
Miss McCann
Sue Schlack
Salome Crisman
Klena Hechour- Tespulse Ststus
Ida Fisher
John W. Judd
Mr. Judd
Salvation Army High Council Weighs Gooth Fitness
Sunbury on Thames January 9 The Salvation Army high council discussed General Bramwell Booths fitness to continue in office over his health. Reformists led by Evangeline Booth appeared to hold a majority with 53 supporters to 10 non reformists headed by Bramwell Booths wife and daughter Katharine Booth. Dr E W Miller left for Richmond for a meeting of the State Veterinarians Association where Dr P J Landis is secretary.
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Sunbury ON
the Thames
Eng
High Council
The
Salvation Army
Bramwell Gooth
Sunbury
Salvation Army High Council
Evangeline Booth
Bramwell Booth
Katherine Booth
E. W. Miller
Richmond
State
Veterinarians’ Association
P. J. Landis
Still explosion kills one and injures two in Maryland
In Hagerstown Maryland on January 9 a still explosion near Keedgeville killed Lloyd K Collisower and seriously injured Fred T White and his son Thomas. Suspected moonshining tenant H C Knodne was questioned as investigators noted a blown spring house roof and copper debris.
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Hagerstown
Wisfm
Keedgeville
Lieoyd K. Collisower
Washington County
Thomas
White
Watomobile
Colliflower
H. C. Knode
John Bitner
Harper Ballentine
Charles Cushwa
John Gouff
More Cheerful Feeling Noted In Wall Street
The stock market turned upward in New York as fear of an immediate discount rate rise faded. Call money fell from 7 to 6 percent with a large flow of out of town funds seeking temporary investments.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Bank
Melville P. Lewis Dies In Baltimore
Melville P. Lewis formerly of Winchester died Sunday in Baltimore. The funeral will be from his daughter Mrs. Ross A. Davis’s home at 1902 North Payson Street on Thursday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Loudoun Park Cemetery. His wife Mrs. Josephine Lewis had died earlier.
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Melville . Lewis
Winchester
Baltimore
Ross A. Davis
North
Payson Street
Loudoun Park
Josephine Lewis
Winchester Man Hannibal C Paton Dies Five Days After Wife
Hannibal C Paton age 94 dies at daughter Mrs Henry Hibbard home 610 South Loudoun Street Winchester five days after wife Ellen B Eaton's death. Paton born in Highview West Virginia 94 years ago and lived in Winchester most of his life. He leaves nine children 86 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral planned in same room as wife with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Hannibal C. Paton
Winchester
Henry Hibbard
South
Loudoun Street
Eaton
Ellen EB. Eaton
Mr. Eaton
Highview
Hampshire
West Va
Henry Haton
Hampshire County
John Erton
Martinsburg
Amanda Osen
Minnesota
Pearl Nelson
Ellen Berg
Norrh Dakota
Charles Oates
Elk Garden
W. Val
William Shimp
Trone Diffenderfer
Clarke County
Jennie Copenhaver
Valley Bank Declares Four Percent Dividends Quarterly
Shenandoah Valley National Bank stockholders re-elected directors R Gray Williams Lewis F Cooper M Lohr Capper Stewart Bell A B Richards W S Hiett W A Baler Fred L Glatze and Robert S Smith. Officers Williams Baker Hardy Brown C M Smith E G Rusk approved to continue. Dividends set at 4 percent quarterly. assets near 4.5 million to 8.6 million. capital 300 thousand surplus 500 thousand. Dorothy Green confined at home with flu.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
R. Gray Williams
Lewis F. Cooper
M. Lohr Capper
Stewart Bell
A. B. Richards
W.S. Hiett
W. A. Baler
Roberts. Smith
W. A. Baker
William G. Hardy
J. Few Brown
C. M. Smith
E. G. Rusk
Six Room Suburban Home Auction Saturday January 12
Beautiful six room home at Kern town fronting 116 feet on Valey Pike and extending 352 feet deep. Part of S M Chiles property. Terms 10% down and balance over one two and three years. A G Swanson, Auctioneer. This notice appears in a 1-8-1p-31 listing.
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Kerntown
Valey Pike
S M Chiles
Lost Red Steer Dog Near Frogeye Neighborhood
Notice of a missing red steer dog last seen in the Frogeye area near Winchester Virginia. Reward offered by F. W. Pingley of Winchester. Contact details not fully legible.
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Frogeye
F. W. Pingley
Winchester
Bowling Match Opens Big Gallery Crowd Roars
The Rio Club routed Jones Woolen Company 3 games to 0 while the Rotary Club beat Kiwanis 2 0 in a season starter. High scores posted by Rotary Captain Shryock 271 and Jones Woolen’s player 181. Next matches set for the next night at 8 o'clock featuring Country Gentlemen versus Northern Virginia Power and the Winchester Steamery.
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Winchester - Meee
Nak
Rio Club
Roi Club
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Arthur - Legge
Fane
Duffey
Toraly
Shrvock
Mbert
Pahrmues
TONES
Moling
Ewlo
Ak Een
Lewie
Grubbs
Jones Woolen’ Company
Northern Virginia Power
Virginia Wooten
Winciester
Crowds Line Madison Square To View Tex Rickard In State
More than 500 people lined up before Madison Square Garden to file past the body of Tex Rickard lying in state. Mrs Rickard and Jack Dempsey arrived, the widow near collapse, as police managed a swelling crowd that extended along Forty-ninth Street past Eighth Avenue.
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Associated Preas
New York
Madison Square Garden
Tex Rickard
Bier
Forty-ninth Street
Eighth Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Homes Sought For White Baby and Colored Boy
The Rail Cross chapter announces desire to place an eight week old white baby whose mother died and whose father is an invalid. The Red Cross seeks to place an eight year old colored boy described as bright and well-mannered, hoping white families will provide a home.
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The
Rail Cross
Red Cross
Te—Eaid
Winchester Steam Laundry Ad Fragment
An OCR fragment shows a Winchester steam laundry advertisement with unclear wording and stray characters, indicating a local business listing or service offer from a historical newspaper page segment.
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George Nickens
Self
W. J. Calsam
Philadelphia
Calsam
Fritts
International
NeWereel
Elder B.W. Power
West Indies
Girls Athletic
Council
Booth’s
Haverstown
the Assaniated Press
Melville P. Lewis
Cole
Nz & Cather
Tev
Tannibal Eaton
Mrs. Eaton
Valley Bank
Dorothy Green
H. K. Green
South Washington Street
Winchester Duckp‘n Association
Kern’s
Madison Square
Rickard
Winchester Steam
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