Ranson Woman Severely Burned by Husband in Domestic Dispute
Anna Belle Madison, 24, of Rawson, near Ranson, reported gravely ill after being burned with a red hot poker during two quarrels with her husband Walter Madison. Authorities say she may need hospital care. Madison jailed amid outraged locals as troopers stood by. The story notes repeated drinking and threats, with details continued on page six.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Anna Belle Madison
Walter Madison
Rawson
Madison
Martinsburg
Jefferson County
Keyser
Madi
Three Day Meet Of Engineers To Be Held In Winchester
Major Richard Messer of the state health board will lead a three day water works officials school in Winchester in March. About 50 officials from local cities are expected to attend with possible invitees from West Virginia Maryland and southern Pennsylvania. The event follows a local water waste survey to locate and stop leakage as the principal topic.
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Richard Messer
State Board of Health
Richmond
Winchester
Arthur M. Field
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Field
Warehouse and Depot Burn In Atlanta Loss Over $100000
Firemen say an explosion started the blaze that destroyed the old Georgia depot and warehouse, a landmark forming part of the Atlanta joint terminals. Estimated damage exceeds $100000 as freight in the warehouse was being moved yesterday, per W N Hicks, general agent.
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Atlanta
Georeae
Atlanta Joint Terminals
W. N. Hicks
Colored Man Dies Of Hart's Accident Near Middletown
Theodore Kent, 67, colored, of Middletown died at Memorial Hospital from injuries after being struck by a truck driven by Carl Keller of Tom's Brook the previous evening. The accident occurred north of Middletown as Kent walked on the wrong side of the road. He leaves a widow and six children: Willie Williams of Philadelphia Frankie and Marie Fletcher Lucille and Ward Kent at home and Charles Kent of Pittsburgh. Funeral arrangements were not complete at noon today.
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Theodore Kent
Lucille
Ward Kent
Charles Kent
Pittsburgh
Delay in the Sun by Anthony Thorne
The January Literary Guild selection is Delay in the Sun a novel by 26 year old English author Anthony Thorne. The Handley Library endorses it as lasting literature and notes its simple plot.
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The
Literary Guild
Anthony Thorne
Handley Library
Oxford University
Mrs. Martha Affleck Dies After Six Week Illness
Mrs. Martha Yew Affieck aged 62 died at 8 40 this morning at 1324 Valley Avenue after a six week illness. Widow of J Edward Affleck she had run rubber stamp business at 14 South Braddock Street since his death last year. Survived by three children Mrs Amos Ashby Garnett E Affleck and Fred M Affleck two grandsons a sister and a brother. Burial in Mount Hebron with funeral at Valley Avenue residence.
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Martha Yew Affieck
Valley Avenue
Affieck
J. Edward Affleck
Shenandoah
Affleck
Joseph E. Yew
Maurertown
Shenandoah County
Ellen Catherine Yew
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
R. B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Mount Hebron
Whooping Cough Fatal To Infant Of Oscar Lewis
Oscar H. Lewis Sr. of West Monmouth Street mourns as infant son Douglas Bruce Lewis dies at four pm from whooping cough with convulsions. A fifth month child born Sept 9, he leaves parents a brother and two half siblings, with funeral at their home at 3 pm led by Rev. S. J. Goode. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Douglas Bruce Lewis
Oscar H. Lewis
West Monmouth Street
Lewis
Winchester
John K. Lewis
Mamie Oates
Annie V. Oates
James M. Oates
This City
Jack Lewis
Oscar H. Lewis, Jr
Eugene Lewis
Langley Field
Snow Begins as Two O Clock Snowfall Enters Area
Snow started falling shortly before two this afternoon and increased in intensity. Forecasters predict rain or snow over the weekend with the current event bringing dry snow from the east. The ground already holds six inches from Wednesday night’s snowfall.
Bootlegger Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail in Virginia Case
Earl Fauver of the county was sentenced by Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner to 30 days in jail and a $1,090 bond for transporting one gallon of liquor. The ruling bars further violations of Virginia liquor laws.
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Earl Fauver
A. J. Tavenner
Square Dance Every Saturday Night at Elm Springs Filling Station
Local notice invites dancers to square dance every Saturday night at Elm Springs Filling Station. Event details read as a community flyer with no dates beyond the stated weekly schedule.
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Elm Springs
Robert E Lee a Revered Civil War Leader and Scholar
Biographical sketch of Robert E Lee noting his stature as a military leader and ideal figure. Highlights include his birth in 1807 at Stratford Virginia, West Point graduate, marriage to Mary Custis, service in the Mexican War, command at Harpers Ferry, declined US command in 1861, later leading Confederate forces, and his postwar role at Washington College Lexington before his death in 1870.
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Robert BE. Lee
Southern Confederacy
United States
North
Harry” Lee
Stratford
Westmoreland County
West Point
Mary Parke Custis
Washington
U. S. Army
John Brown
Harpers Ferry
United States Army
Confermer Eee
Grant
Appomattox Court House
Washington College
Lexington
Southerners Honor Lee and Jackson in Birthday Tributes
Across Maryland to the deep south communities mark Thomas J. Jackson and Robert E. Lee birthdays with memorial services, school observances, and dinners. Virginia’s Lexington and Richmond host events while the death of the last Confederate veteran alters the Lexington tea plans.
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South
See
Gen
Jackson
Baltimore
Maryland
Douglas S. Freeman
Richmond News-Leader
Lee
Deep South
Thomas J
Stonewall) Jackson
Richmond
Edgar Allen Poe
Stratford
Westmoreland County
United Confederate Veterans and
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Kappa Alpha
Southern) Fraternity
Washington and Lee University
General Lee
Washington College
Enon and Lee University
Edwin Mims
Vanderbilt University
Lexington U. D. C
Lexington
Rockbridge County
St. Paul’s Church
Bullet Located Near Miss Pierce Spine
Surgeons at Winchester Memorial Hospital located the 22 calibre bullet alleged fired into the hip of Vivian Pierce 16 by her stepfather James W. Pierce. No operation has been performed yet and its removal will depend on future developments. The bullet took a horizontal path and lodged near the spine. Mrs Edith Pierce, shot in the chest, and her daughter are reported to be recovering without complications.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Vivian
Pierce
James W. Pierce
Edith Pierce
Flames Wreck Speer Shipyard in Oxford Maryland
A two hour fire partially destroyed J. Raysey Speer shipyard in Oxford Maryland with about $7000 damage. Oxford volunteers were aided by Easton firefighters who drove eight miles in ten minutes after discovery at 1 a m. The blaze had progressed considerably before crews arrived.
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Oxford
J. Raysey Speer
Easton
9-room residence sale at 401 West Kent Street corner Kent and Baker
Trustee's sale announces sale of a desirable 9 room home at 401 West Kent Street at the courthouse steps at noon on Saturday January 26. Sale bills provide details.
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North Kent Street
Kent and
Baker Streets
Court House
Winchester Urges Larger Grants for City Work Relief
Mayors and city officials in Winchester appeal to the Virginia Emergency Relief Administration for increased funds for local work projects. They note relief demands rising from about 100 cases to 200 as cold weather drives need. Officials cite 1933 figures and urge housing and inside work be funded to create jobs, with 1351 as the ERRA contact.
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Virginia Emergency Relief Administration
Richmond
Winchester
C. R. Anderson
Lee Coble
A. M. Field
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Ar Eetesea
Honeymooners Vanish After Surprise Wedding
Mr and Mrs John Boettiger who wed yesterday are missing with authorities and press unable to locate them. Reportedly they may be at Westchester Country Club in Harrison New York as the pair planned a weekend escape after a secret ceremony.
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New York
John Boettiger
Westchester County
Boettiger
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Westchester Country Club
Harrison
N. Y
Wilbur Madison held on $10,000 bond for beating and burning wife
Charles Town, W. Va. Wilbur Madison, 26, is jailed on charges of beating and badly burning his wife with a red hot poker. Flemington notes hearings on Hauptmann evidence. Richmond reports police holding two suspected robbers, another near death in hospital. Mass and Legenza talks by state authorities with federal side. New York gunman Cap executed in this state.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Wilbur Madison
Flemington
Hauptmann
Lindbergh Estate
Richmond
Mass
Legenza
New York
Halifax
Kenberry
United Kingdom
Geneva
Great Britain
Saarequemines
France
Saar
Foreign Legion
Frontier
Berlin
Taurow
The Jack Coffee Shop Seaside Dinner Special
A Sunday seafood dinner is advertised with table reservations advised. The notice invites patrons to book in advance for the seaside themed dining experience at The Jack Coffee Shop.
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THE
Jack Coffee Shop
Moodie Considers Legal Steps After Impeachment Move
North Dakota Governor Thomas H. Moodie plans peaceful legal action to clarify the impeachment vote by the House as the Senate prepares to act. He denounces the proceedings as merciless political racketeers seeking to seize state government eleven days after he took office.
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Bismarck
N. D
Thomas H. Moodie
North Dakota House of Representatives
Senate
New Zealand Ships Butter to New York During Drought Shortage
Wellington reports New Zealand will ship 10 000 cases of butter to New York to ease a drought driven shortage in North America. Shipping announced today as supply constraints persist.
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Wellington
N. Z
New Zealand
New York
North America
Italy and Ethiopia Seek Direct Talks on African Frontier
In Geneva on January 19 Italy and Ethiopia agreed to attempt settlement of their African frontier dispute through direct negotiations. The League of Nations council persuaded both sides and averted a crisis by temporarily accepting the league's competency to handle the controversy.
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Geneva
Italy
Ethiopia
Council of the
League of Nations
League
Japanese Found With Throat Cut in Harrisburg Area
A Japanese man identified as Kohei Ihiga from Sendai was found dead on a Pennsylvania Railroad train at Marysville. Coroner Howard E. Milliken ruled death by suicide, noting a throat wound likely caused by a penknife.
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Harrisburg
Kohei Ihiga
Sendai
Japan
Marysville
Howard E. Milliken
White Collar Relief Ends This Month
Richmond Jan 18 Special funds for white collar relief employment will be exhausted after this month State Administrator William A Smith said Localities wishing to continue such projects may use regular VER A allotments with no objection to new non manual work applications for approval but special funds for this type of work will cease at month end More than 1500 people are employed on such projects statewide Determinations on elimination from relief rolls shift to local relief offices
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Richmond
William A. Smith
Smith
Ex Husband Sends Congratulations On New Marriage
Curtis B. Dall, among the first to congratulate Mr and Mrs John Boet tiger on their marriage, telegrammed from Chicago after the Roosevelt townhouse ceremony in New York. He replied that he was sending his every good wish to both.
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Chicago
Curtis B. Dall
John Boettiger
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Roosevelt Town House
New York
Gorman to Direct Legion Show in Grove City Pa
Mr. Pat Gorman director of John B. Rogers Production Company will move from Winchester to Grove City Pennsylvania to direct a show for the American Legion.
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MR. Gorman
Grove City
Pat Gorman
John B. Rogers
Winchester
American Legion
Hauptmann Case For Two Fronts In Final Trial Phase
The state plans two parallel lines of testimony to press Hauptmann’s guilt in the Lindbergh kidnapping murder. Prosecution aims to show money motive and proximity to the crime scene while tying Hauptmann to Hopewell and Sourland Mountain surroundings. Witnesses include Millard Whited and Ben Lupica with others expected as the ladder evidence returns.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
James M. Frawsett
Edward J. Reilly
Hauptmann
Bronx
Fawcett
Leges Hauptmann
Flemington
N. J
Millard Whited
Lindbergh’s
Hopewell
Lindbergh
Whited
Lst
Ben Lupica
Princeton University
Frank Rossiter
Sourland Mountain
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Historical Society
Virginia
Oscar Lewis
Robert Edward Lee
Douglas Freeman
Dixie
Robert Lee
Miss Pierce
Speer
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Front Royal News
Star Today
North Dakota
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