Warren County Man Robbed of 40 Dollars in County
Howard Hockman of Front Royal reported two unidentified men robbed him of four ten dollar bills on the Gainesboro Pike about four o'clock. Sheriff Pannett and Chief Hollis searched the area but found no suspects. A nearby still party was found with five gallons of apple brandy and three barrels of cider. the still was confiscated and the sheriff linked the liquor operation to the robbery.
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Howard Hockman
Front Royal
Gainesboro
Winchester
Pankett
Frederick County
C. W. Hollis
Hockman
Mercell DeHaven
Mr. DeHaven
Pannett
Hollis
Gainsboro Pike
Gainesboro Pike
Family Fled Flames as Maryland Home Burns
Fire destroyed the dwelling of Mr and Mrs James Good in Frederick county Rock Enon area early Saturday. Mrs Good and nine children escaped with only a few clothes while furniture and household goods were lost. Origin under investigation. Mr Good, a farmer and barrel maker, reportedly had no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Good
Rock Enon
Frederick County
Mr. Good
Mahlon Good
Mr Good
Plot To Break Pen Is Foiled In Maryland Prison
A reported plot to break a pen at a Maryland prison was stopped. Two inmates John Harris and William Gambrill attacked guard Earl Owings with scissors seeking his revolver but found he carried only a gas gun and surrendered, receiving solitary confinement.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland
John Harris
William Gambrill
Earl Owings
Owings
Death summons member of old Frederick county family
Mrs. Nellie Fahnestock Hildebrandt of Baltimore died at 2 30 p m at her home at 4311 Groveland avenue after pneum onia she was in her fortieth year and survived by husband daughter Betty Josephine and mother Mrs Minerva Fahnestock with sister Mrs Edith Henry. Funeral in Winchester at noon Wednesday and burial Mount Hebron Cemetery with services by Rev James Riley Bergey and Rev Dr F T McFaden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Fahnestock Hildebrandt
Charles H. Hildebrandt
Baltimore
Frederick County
Groveland Avenue
Hildebrandt
Scott T. Fahnestock
Betty Josephine
Minerva Sherman Fahnestock
Edith Pearl Henry
J. Henkel Henry
Eee
Two Marines Killed In High Speed Auto Chase
Two Marines Corporal Alfred Reefer 24 from Ledyard Iowa and Private Charles Leo Mutchler 24 from Janesville Wisconsin were killed when a stolen car they rode in to flee police crashed into a tree after a 70 mile an hour chase. Police said they evaded a policeman several taxicabs and citizens before the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alfred Reefer
Ledyard
Iowa
Charles Leo Mutchler
Janesville
Wis
Soldiers Ready for Elk Terror in Honolulu
Island unrest grows as four Honolulu slaying case stretches calm. U S soldiers standby for emergency orders while Navy custody for Kahahawai group faces civil trial. Admiral Pratt vows full disclosure to House Naval Committee as investigations start.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
United States
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Navy
Joseph Kahahawai
Thomas H. Massie
United States Navy
Kahahawai
Granville Fortescue
Massie
E. J. Lord
Albert O. Jones
Jones
James F. Gilliiland
Pearl Harbor
Gilliland
Oto Wight
Wight
Frank Thompson
Montgomery Winn
Vinson
Pratt
McClintic
Oklahoma
Britten
Illinois
McKellar
Democrat
Tennessee
Washington
Senate
Mitchell
Hawaii
Bingham
Territories Committee
Islands
Soper Nominated for Fourth Circuit Post in Maryland
Senate judiciary committee reported favorably on Morris A. Soper of Maryland for judge of the fourth circuit court and also backed W Calvin Chesnut for federal judge in the Maryland district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Morris A. Soper
Maryland
W. Calvin Chesnut
Mrs. Florence Clift Dies of Cerebral Hemorrhage in Alexandria
Mrs. Florence Handerson Clift past grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star Virginia died of a brain hemorrhage at her Alexandria home Saturday night. Funeral will be Wednesday at St. Pauls Episcopal Church with Eastern Star rites. Burial in Presbyterian Cemetery. Her husband Percy E. Clift a prominent Masonic officer in Virginia survives.
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Florence Handerson Clift
Order of Eastern Star of Virginia
Alexandria
Percy E. Clift
Clifton
Winchester
United Charity Association of
St. Paul’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Percy Foster Hall
Presbyterian Cemetery
Eastern Star
Clift
Virginia
Scottish Rite
Valley of Alexandria
Moling & Cather Offer Linens and Appliances Bargains
Classified notice notes Moling & Cather partner store at Star Office offering bargains on linens and white goods. Describes large, clean cotton rags wanted and includes operating hours 9 to 1. Local buyers urged to visit for discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moling & Cather’s
Star Office
Correction to Courtesy Books ad reads softer claim
The Harper Shop issues a correction for its Courtesy Books advertisement changing the phrase from Only shop equipped with soft water to Shop equipped with soft water The note is signed by Theresa O Smith and bears Ip 11.
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Harper
Theresa O. Smith
Illinois hiker stops at Boyce to have lunch
H H Rufus of Danville Illinois, hiking to Washington DC with a sealed letter for President Hoover, stopped at Boyce Virginia to eat lunch. He believed the message concerns a national matter and plans to return to share details. Local residents hosted a turkey dinner for relatives at the Russell home.
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Illinois
Boyce
H. H Rufus
Danville
Washington, D. C
Hoover
L. E Russell
Rufus
Washington
L. E. Russell
Yates Wiley
Front Royal
L. E. Russell, Jr
Winchester
Lawrence Garver
J. M Brown
Howard B. Lloyd
Pauline Royston
Ernest Adams
Jack Russell
Bevelle Brown
Winchester Auto License Law Enforced by Chief Hollis
The city requires all automobile owners to display 1932 license plates by January 15, 1932. Chief W. Hollis announces strict enforcement and arrest of offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Co. W. Hollis
National Anti-Saloon League Holds Washington Convention
The twenty fifth National Convention of the Anti Saloon League of America will meet at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington January 15 19. Noted speakers include Morris Sheppard Ella A Boole F Scott McBride Ernest H Cherrington Ben H Spence and others. A special young people’s convention is set for January 17 with plans for hundreds of Virginia youths to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Saloon League of America
Mayflower Hotel
Washington
Ed. J. Richardson
Virginia
Reharson
Morris Sheppard
Ella A. Boole
Supt
F. Scott McBride
Ernest H. Cherrington
Ben H. Spence
Canada
State
Richmond
Learn to Dance at Washington Hotel Weekly Class
Weekly dance lessons advertised at the Washington Hotel held every Thursday with schedule details. The notice lists contact options and references to a Winchester Steam Laundry service and a rental available for a five room apartment. It includes partial names and fragmented times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
Heart Trouble Proves Fatal For Winchester Painter
Charles Robert Lee Striker a noted Winchester painter and paper hanger died at his home 514 South Kent Street at 7 15 AM. Age 56 born February 19 1875 he had long worked for Glaize and Brother and was a member of Friendship Fire Company. Survived by widow Pearl Diffenderfer three daughters Ola Virginia and Margaret D Striker a son Robert Holmes Striker and his father Robert Striker sister Mrs Clarence Hardy. Funeral arrangements set for Braddock Street Methodist Church South with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery accompanying pallbearers listed.
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Charles Robert Lee Striker
Winchester
South Kent Street
Striker
Glaize and Brother
Glaize
Friendship Fire Company
Pearl Diffenderfer
Boyce Clarke County
John Anderson
Ola
Virginia Striker
Margaret D. Striker
Robert Striker
Clarence Hardy
South Braddock Street
Mattie Saffel
Front Roval
Robert Holmes
Striker Tir
Braddock
B. A. Jambert
Braddock Street Methodist Church
South
Mount Hebron
Fred Stryker
Ryland Conner
Army Locke
Ben Pulliam
Berryville
Ollie Cooper
Charles R. Anderson
Friendship Co Members Attend Church Services
More than one hundred members of the Friendship Fire Company attended services at the Church of the Disciples in Christ on West Cork street. The firemen marched from their East Cork street engine house and sat together in reserved seats as Rev. Dudley delivered a sermon comparing firefighters saving property with Jesus Christ saving souls. The church choir also performed a special hymn.
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Friendship Fire Company
Church of the Disciples In Christ
West Cork Street
East Cork Street
Dudley
Jesus Christ
Police Break Up Hobo Camp Near The City
Winchester police dispersed a hobo camp near Shawnee Springs east of the city after residents complained. Chief C W Hollis sent Officers Hinkins and Dove to arrest several men. they were jailed overnight and released this morning with a promise to avoid the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Springs
Winchester
C. W. Hollis
Hinkins
Dove
Park Body To Meet Tonight
The Winchester Park Association will hold its January meeting in the Common Council chamber City Hall at 8 o clock. President Fred W Forney urges full attendance for a likely pivotal session. Plans for Rouss Spring park activities will be discussed and committees for the year will be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Park Association
Common Council Chamber
City Hall
Fred W. Forney
Rouss Spring Park
Cobbler Confesses Slaying Six Year Old Marian McLean
Charles Bischoff a 45 year old shoemaker admits kidnapping and killing Marian McLean. His body was found December 22 in the basement of his tenement. He led investigators through the attack and stated he found the girl dead Friday and did not look again Sunday. Prosecutor seeks first degree murder indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Jan
Marian McLean
Robert N. Gorman
Charles Bischoff
Marian
Bischoff
Gorman
Bischof
Police Use Maul to Force Entry at East Piccadilly House
Chief C W Hollis and officers smashed a door to enter a residence on East Piccadilly street after a metal maul failed to open it. Theodore Campbell, alleged proprietor, jumped from a second story window and escaped. search found no gambling or liquor. An editor notes modern novelists write for their own pleasure.
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C. W. Hollis
East Piccadilly Street
Hollis
Cline
Theodore Campbell
Campbell
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Warren County
OLD County
Admiral Pratt
House Committee
NEW York Museum
Delaware
Metropolitan Museum of Art
York City
Emanuel Leutze
Soper
Percy Clift
W. C. T. U. Work
High School
Boyce Agricultural High School
Nettie Tucker Yowell
George Washington
Clarke County
Evening Star
Mr. Richardson
Friendship Co
Park
Cobbler
Little Marian Mlean
Eodore Campbell
St Piccadilly
North Kent Streets
Boyd
Funk
Bowers
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