Notorious Tri-State gang members captured in New York shootout
Robert Mais and Walter Legenza, who once escaped Richmond prison, were arrested in New York with three accomplices. Frank Fay said the arrests neutralize the Tri-State Gang. Mais and Legenza had fled a 1934 prison escape after killing a guard and wounding two others.
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Tri- State
Farmer
Tails
New York
Robert Mais
Walter Legenza
Richmond
Department of Justice
Frank Fay
Mary McKeever
Martin Farrell
Gaught ii Mea
Mais
Manhattan Avenue
Philadelphia
Newis
Mars
Farrell
Gale
Manhattan
Fay
Legenza
McKeever
Tri-State
Intelligence Division
U. S
Stop Following Fire Trucks In Winchester
A plea to Winchester residents urges backing volunteer firefighters and discourages following fire engines to scenes. The letter notes the danger and disruption caused by onlookers and encourages cooperative, safe behavior during alarms.
Work relief and social security plan gains speed
The Roosevelt work relief and social security program move forward as House hearings on the omnibus social aid bill are set for Monday with an expected two to three weeks of testimony. The RFC gets expanded powers to loans up to ten years and stock purchases to rehabilitate mortgage lending.
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Washington
Administration
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Burns
Reconstruct Finance Corporation
Senate
Do Igeuead
Banking
RFC
Military Affairs ‘Committee
War Department
Veterans’ Committee
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
Perkins
Vaudeville Night at Palace Theatre Ends Week with Refund
Tonight at the Palace Theatre Hable's Palace presents a big time vaudeville show on screen. Also advertised is the greatest and best weekend show yet and a money back refund offer. Keller's Hardware Window lists a church sale with cakes and dressed chickens.
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Hable's Palace
Palace Theatre
Ian
Keller
Truste es Sale 401 West North Kent Street Auction
That desirable 9 room residence at No 401 West side North Kent Street corner of Kent and Baker Streets will be sold at auction in front of Court House at Noon Saturday January 26. See Sale bills. Moling Cather's offers many special values.
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North Kent Street
Kent and
Baker Streets
Court House
State approves new survey for Millwood Road
City officials announce state approval of a survey and grading plan for Millwood Road within city limits. The plan includes 40 foot right of way, $15 000 in state funding, and cooperation to use federal relief labor for 60 days to prepare for paving and curb work. Winchester leaders emphasize strategic highway position and connections to Skyline Drive Route 15 and Valley Pike.
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Arthur M. Field
Richmond
H. G. Shirley
Millwood Road
Ste
Shenandoah River
Field
F. D. Henley
Millwood
Caltea
Scout Dip
W. W. Dellinger
Percy Miller
R. Frank Barr
Shirley
Hartog
Morten Wallerstein
Virginia League of Municipalities
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Front Royal
Culpeper Farmville
Florida
Potomac Edison 6 Percent Preferred Auction Notice
Auction sale of Potomac Edison 6% preferred stock set for Saturday at 11 A M in the Court House. Dunn and Duvall, auctioneers, handle the proceedings scheduled January 19.
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Winchester Cold Storage Co
Front Court House
Favey & Duvall
Court House
Dunn & Duvall
Seafood menu notes for Crisfield oysters and chowder
A brief item lists Crisfield oysters and scallops with clam chowder, associated with Hotel Jack Coffee Shop. The notation (1-17-18-1p-21) appears as an archival reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisfield
Hotel Jack Coffee Shop
Lions Revue Charities Hit. Lions' Revue Scores A Hit
The Capitol Theatre hosts the Lions' Revue charity show as Mayor Anderson MCs a praised amateur program. Miss Mary Sullivan and Miss Mary Kathryn Stryker deliver notable numbers, with professional-grade costumes and stage settings enhancing the night. The Lions' quartet earns warm applause and the audience reports high regard for the entire cast. (Continued on page five.)
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Cn City
Lions
Capitol Theatre
Anderson
Mary Sullivan
Mary Kathryn Stryker
Miss Stryker
Lions’ Quartet
Hot Attack On Former Mrs Reynolds Over Inheritance Case
The infant Christopher Reynolds through R C Vaughn contests Mrs Smith Reynolds claim that his Reno divorce voids Smith Reynolds second marriage to Libby Holman. She contends the divorce was illegal, seeking to bar Christopher from about thirty million dollars of the Reynolds estate. Christopher argues Mrs Smith knew the divorce was valid and acknowledges it in filings.
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Alem
Smith Reynolds
R. C. Vaughn
Libby Holman
Reynolds
Forsythe Superior Court
Smith
Miss Holman
Little Christopher
Christopher
Berryville man held without bail after wife and daughter shot
James W. Pierce about 45 is jailed in Clarke county on felonious assault with intent to kill following a shooting at the Pierce home near Berry's Ferry. His wife Edith 35 and daughter Vivian 16 are hospitalized and listed as recovering. Pierce shows a drinking pattern and has prior liquor-law trouble. A hearing may be requested.
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Winchester
James W. Pierce
Clarke County
Berryville
Edith Pierce
Vivian Pierce
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Pierce
Berry's Ferry
George Miller
W. W. Smalwood
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
Miller
Hillyard to Run Family Paint and Wallpaper Store
Gardner B. Hillyard will operate the paint and wallpaper business long run by his late sister Mrs Jessie Hill yard Trenary on East Boscawen Street. A Winchester native, he has worked in the trade most of his life and has resided in Baltimore about 21 years. He has led the shop since last August after Mr Trenary’s death and plans to move his family here in spring to settle permanently.
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Gardner B. Hillyard
Jessie Hillyard Trenary
East Boscawen Street
Hillyard
Winchester
Baltimore
Trenary
Mr. Hillyard
Kendall Denies Involvement in Police Court Fight
Winchester concrete contractor John H. Kendall requests the Star state he was not involved in a recent police court fist fight trial. A participant reportedly shares a similar name, and the Star issues this clarification in the interest of accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Kendall
Winchester Concrete
Star
Kendall
Hauptmann Trial Adjourned To Weekend Recess
Justice Thomas W Trenchard adjourned court over Saturday at the request of both sides to save time in the Hauptmann trial. During the two day recess lawyers and their accountants will seek an agreement on the defendant Bruno Richard Hauptmann brokerage accounts to reduce the number of witnesses and exhibits. If no agreement is reached a large number of witnesses may be needed.
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Flemington
N. J
Thomas W. Trenchard
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Wilentz
C. Lloyd Fisher
Fisher
State rests case in murder trial of Joseph J. Bruno
The commonwealth rested its case shortly before noon in the murder trial of Joseph J. Bruno of Kel ayres Pa political leader charged in the Kelayres potent age political out to death Ruth Pfeil an operator and Hazelton phone company connection noted in Pottsville Pa January 18.
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State
Joseph Bruno
Pottsville
Commonwealth
Joseph J. Bruno
Kelayres
Berryville Man Dies After Short Illness
J. W. Riley a 57 year old Berryville resident died at Memorial Hospital at 10 40 this morning after a brief illness. He had long worked as a clerk in Ramsburg store and was known county wide for his pleasant manners. He leaves a widow Miss Mary Everhart and several children. Funeral services are planned at the Berryville Methodist Episcopal Church South on Sunday afternoon January 20.
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J. W. Riley
Berryville
Memorial Hospital
Riley
Ramsburg
Mary Everhart
Berryville Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Secret wedding shocks New York society
Mrs Anna Roosevelt Dall, daughter of the President, secretly wed John Boettiger in New York City. The ceremony adds to a dramatic day of headlines across the nation, amid other criminal and political events reported from Richmond Washington and Geneva.
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New York
Anna Roosevelt Dall
F. D. Roosevelt
John Boettiger
Robert Mais
Walter Legenza
Richmond
Marie McKeever
Mars
Baltimore
Maryland
Washington
United States
Virginia
ABC Board
Hauptmann trial tense as wife accuses onlookers
In Flemington New Jersey on January 18 the Hauptmann trial saw Mrs Hauptmann denounce a witness while her husband sat nearby. The defense and state clashed over remarks on whether testimonies were staged as Charles Lindbergh watched without visible reaction.
Local Park Event Promises Prizes at 1 PM
Saturday at Rouss Park the gathering starts at 1 p m with contests offering prizes including Tur rises ere and Shoats.
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Rouss Park
Turrises
Fresh 4 29c Doz at Home Deaser Enemies Market
Market notice at the corner of Boscawen and Cameron Streets shows fresh fruit and produce items. Pricing includes four for 29 cents per dozen noted in this local ad.
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Deaser Enemies Market
Cor
Boscawen & Cameron Sts
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Mail and
U.S
House Committee
R. F.C
Moling & Cather’s
VERA
Glaize
Harper
Sullivan
Bond
Potomac Edison
Lions’ Revue
Frank M. Wray
Wray
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
World News
Halifax
N. 8
Duncan Milne
Geneva
Alexander of
Yugoslavia
Marseilles
Changteh
Hunan
China
William A. Kinney
Associated Press
Flemington, WN. J
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
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