Lindbergh ransom case notes focus defense effort
Hauptmann defense hires handwriting experts to argue the ransom notes were written by Isador Fisch and that Fisch collected and authored the notes. Reilly asserts the state relies on extortion evidence, while Fisch claims he received the ransom money from Fisch. Coexisting pages include a local column urging road, fire safety, water conservation, and community centers, plus radio interference remedies.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Isador Fisch
Hauptmann
Kim Edward J. Reilly
Ped Lindbergh
Fisch
Bronx
Germany
Reilly
Jews Urged to Leave Saar Ahead of Plebiscite Vote
Reporting from Saarbrucken on January 12, Jewish residents say they were advised by the Nazis to depart for Germany tonight and return after the plebiscite. They claim passports will show abstention, aiming to avoid reprisals if Saar rejoins Germany. The piece frames the vote as a supreme test for Nazi and Communist forces and notes Jewish population under one percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saarbrucken
Saar Basin
Saar
Germany
Reichswehrer
Adolf Hitler
Dlakans
German Front
Patherland
Hitler
Brown Shirts
Eight Point Plan Outlined For Armory Center In City
A joint meeting set eight proposed steps for a new armory community center and public market. The county would provide the hitching yard site, the State 10000 dollars, with the city funding the rest. Proposals cover curb setback, rear yard space, market stalls, guided management by city officials and National Guard heads, and a separate fund for maintenance and revenues. Some supervisors prefer selling the yard to the city to manage the project wholly. Continued on page eight.
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Millwood Road
Board of Supervisors
Ralph A. Snapp
Boscawen
Cameron Streets
Boscawen Street
Cperi Sors
National Guard
Winchester
C. I. Brumback
Phil H. Gold
C. M. Rosenberger
World News At A Glance Highlights Upcoming Events
Reports from Honolulu to Salt Lake City hint at a possible long distance record attempt and a handwriting experts battle on the witness stand next week. Embezzlement charges lead to a banker’s bond in Herndon. Political murmurs grow as Huey Long faces organized opposition. A teacher faces an 8 year term for bad checks. Plebiscite tensions rise in Saarbruecken with Nazi and Communist rivals. Chaco front reports indicate bitter fighting amid Buenos Aires tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flem
N. J
I Poe
Pacific
Honolulu
Salt Lake City
Alexandria
Asa T. Bradshaw
Herndon National Bank
Huey Long
Baltimore
Catherine Bauserman
Maryland House of Correction
Held In Heavy Bond For Aiding Nelson's Flight
Reno nov Jan 12 Accused by federal authorities of aiding the late George Baby Nelson Dillinger aid in his from justice Frank B Cochran Reno aviator and gar proprietor and his wife An were at liberty on bond here Bonds totaling 30000 were given for the couple a few hours after their arrest in what the United States district attorney A P Carville said was the Department of Justice's roundup of persons suspected of aiding Nelson in the flight that finally ended in his death battle in Illinois.
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Reno
George
Baby ) Nelson
Dillinger
Justice
Frankb. Cochran
Gar
United States
A. P. Carville
Department of Justice
Nelson
Illinois
Colder Weather Forecast for Week Ahead
Washington weather outlook for the week beginning Monday calls for rain in the South and rain or snow in the north. Generally fair conditions elsewhere with warmer Sunday night and much colder by Monday night. Temperatures rise Thursday and Friday, then drop again by Saturday night.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Souhh
Clearances sale of day and evening dresses
Daytime and evening dresses featured in a clearance sale at Har creme Shop. Margaret L Hodgson highlights 1% price margins for the shop’s 10th anniversary permanent special. Realistic pricing listed as $6 and $5 items. telephone contact 570 for purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Hodgson
Eugene
Mrs. J. H. Henry Files Judgment Suit In Court
Mrs Edith P Henry seeks $11200 in Frederick County circuit court against husband J Henkel Henry a Winchester Common Council member. Suit cites three notes totaling the amount and claims he used her private funds and notes signed by her for business, dating back to 1930, under an ante nuptial agreement preserving separate property.
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Frederick County
Edith P. Henry
J. Henkel Henry
Common Council of
Winchester
Harrison and Harrison
Herbert S. Larrick
Henry
Breaking With Mexico Urged On Government
Representative Higgins of Massachusetts says he has received hundreds of letters and telegrams urging withdrawal of recognition of Mexico and removal of Ambassador Daniels. His resolution denounces alleged Catholic oppression in Mexico and protests the lack of protest from Daniels. In Mexico City area, police report five people wounded by bullets and four injured by stones after renewed religious clashes in Tabucaya following the arrest of a Catholic priest. A policeman and three firemen were also injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Higgins
Dmass
Mexico
Daniels
D. F
Tacubaya
Mrs Clark to Return to Her Home
Mrs Harold Clark of Richmond visits Miss Margaret Amick on Piccadilly Street and plans to return to her home Monday after staying with her mother Mrs George York. See Winchester Steam Laundry adv. on page 6.
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Harold Clark
Richmond
Margaret Amick
Piccadilly Street
Clark
George York
Winchester Steam Laundry
Grange Officers Installed for Coming Year
Middletown VaJanuary installation of Middletown Subordinate Grange and Frederick County Pomona Grange officers occurred with Mark Turner leading the Great Falls installation team though recently ill. Byron Brumback presided. Elizabeth Guilford served as marshal as committees were named for Agriculture Social and Home Economics.
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Middletown
Frederick County
Pomona Grange
Grippe
Mark Turner
Vienna
Great Falls Grange
Virginia State Grange
Elizabeth Guilford
Jean Baker
Lorene Sutphin
Mildred Pesgle
Byron
Byron C. Brumback
Ashley Brumback
R. H. Hammond
Catherine Foltz
Garland Snapp
James Downall
George Baker
Kathleen Snapp
Russell Sutphin
Ceres
Louise Bailey
Pomona
Norma Judy
Flora
Kathryn
Punk
Charlotte Baker
Juvenile Grange
D. N. Grover
Lucian Brumback
Roland B. Fisher
Byron O. Brumback
E. T. Cooper
Daisy Orndorff
E. M. Funk
Allen Hershman
Emma Pifer
R. H. Baker
Ashby Brumback
Agriculture
E. R. McDonald
R. A. Wall
I. Pred. Stine
E. H. Hammond
Lawyer Escalates Court With Outcry In Bruno Trial
Proceedings in Pottsville at the Bruno murder trial quieted as defense lawyers pressed the witness while the packed courtroom watched Mary Kern savage under cross examination. A Hazelton store manager testified an automatic rifle was ordered for Bruno last October and later found at his home. State police and county detectives identified ammunition and flags tied to the parade killings, with one flag later barred as evidence. Adjournment followed as the judge set Monday morning for further testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Joseph J. Bruno
Kelayres
Mary Kernea
Bruno
State Police
Louis D. Bruno
Carl Vacante
Vacante
Earhart Solo Flight Nears California Arrival
Amelia Earhart Putnam nears Oakland after flying from Honolulu. Ground crews race to prepare reception as radio updates show her position uncertain but nearing the California coast. If she maintains 225 mph, arrival expected before noon PST. Williams voices exasperation at lack of location broadcasts.
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Burbank
Calif
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Honolulu
California
Oakland
Clarence Williams
Nam
Commerce
O. KK
Nven
Feraston Aang
Williams
O. K
Sne
Salt Lake City
Pacific Coast
Bay
San Francisco
Interesting Book On Saar At Library
The Saar Struggle by Dr. Michael Florinsky, Columbia University economist, is available at Handley Library. It analyzes the Saar Basin plebiscite to decide whether Germany France or the League of Nations will control the region. Florinsky’s 1934 observations inform the likely economic and political outcomes of each option.
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Germany
France
Saar Basin
Saar
Michael T. Florinsky
Columbia University
Handley Library
League of Nations
Florensky
Old Pictures Show Changes In City Quarry
City Manager notes two early 1917 photographs of the city quarry taken soon after opening. The quarry was rented from George W Haddox on a royalty basis before being bought outright. The images contrast with its present condition, showing a vast amount of rock removed since opening.
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Field
George W. Haddox
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Albert S. Osborn
Goss
World News
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Geneva
Peru
Colombian Congress
Letitia Propot
Co-Opera
Buenos Aires
Chaco Front
Mrs
Hawaii
J. H. Henry
Marshall
Islands
Ma Winchester
Califia Coas
Warren County
Front Royal News
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