Local High School Teams Sweep Wins In Twin Games
Warren County High School boys and girls both won decisive basketball games. The girls defeated Winchester Athletic Association 17 to 4, led by Pibby Boyd and Bunny Downing's passing. The boys topped Middletown 26 to 5, with Kline and Potts scoring strongly and Sammy Dunn contributing early points.
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NT Royal
Warren County High School
Winchester Athletic Association Lassies
Middletown Quint
Pibby” Boyd
Bunny” Downing
Gladys McFall
Helen Emmett
Scrivener
Fries
Sammy Dunn
Potts
Kline
Saat
Ra Kline
Etown
Deming Addresses Royal Rotary on Our Community Needs
W C Deming spoke to the Royal Rotary Club in Front Royal on Our Community. He listed four needs including a library, a hospital, a modern hotel, and a boys work program yard, urging civic groups to unite for these projects. Also present were Ed Caskie, former educational director, and J W Cook.
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Front Royal
Royal Rotary Club
W. C. Deming
Dem
Ed Caskie
Harmony Hollow Oeamp
J. W. Cook
Bridge Over Red Run Bids Opened for County Project
Warren county residents welcome bids called by the State Highway Commission for a new bridge over Red Run between Riverton and Cedarville. Plans include 200 feet of span and about a half mile of road realignment to route traffic away from the dangerous approaches. Bids close February 7.
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Front Royal
Warren County
State Highway Commission
Red Run
Riverton
Cedarville
Ranson Woman Seared with a Red-Hot Poker
Mrs. Madison testified that her husband assaulted her with weapons during repeated acts of violence after accusing her of improper conduct. He allegedly beat her with an iron hatchet and kicked her before later burning her with a red-hot poker. Deputies reported burns warranting hospital treatment and the husband was held on a ten thousand dollar bond.
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Madison
John T Porterfield
Rouss
W. VA
Jan Beetle
Uradison
J. F. Casey
Front Royal Social and Personal News Highlights
Mrs. Thomas Harrison and children visit Mrs. Harrison's mother in Strasburg. Warren Rifles Chapter UDC hosts annual Lee Jackson dinner at Baptist church. Odd Fellows degree team conferred degrees in Edinburg. Local residents host birthdays and weekend visits from Washington. several social events including silver tea fundraisers for church and church auxiliaries. Scarlet fever confines Mrs. John L. Snapp at home.
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Front Royal
Thomas Harrison
Harrison
Machir
Strasburg
Warren Rifles
Baptist Church
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Edinburg
J.H Shiner
C. A. Menefee
W. C. Swartz
Borden Wines
Frank Coffelt
W. T. Kuser
C. W. Burner
A. W. Berryman
W. R. Thompson
Statton. Hammock
W. J. Farrel
Emmett Ewing
J. W. Simons
Frank Edmunds
Fred Thrush
Madison Man Charged in Knife and Poker Attack
A Madison man faced felonious assault and battery with attempt to kill after beating his wife with a red hot poker. He fled toward Virginia but was captured by Charles Town officers. The wife lay in critical condition with internal and external burns and prosecutors planned continued guard at the jail due to potential mob violence.
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Madison
Charles
Berryville
Winchester
T. W. Allen
Neil Smith
Charles Town
Virginia
Madigan
Keyser
W. Va
Magie
John T. Porterfield
Hauptmann defense questions Lindbergh ransom ties to funds
The defense delves into Bruno Hauptmann’s finances arguing ransom notes do not appear in his accounts. Edward J. Reilly asserts no internal dissension and hopes to rest the case by Monday or Tuesday afternoon as the trial continues.
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Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Thomas W Trenchard
Edward J. Reilly
Bronx
Reilly
Defense Opens Case With 50 Witnesses Expected Week and a Half
The defense plans to open on Wednesday and has a list of about 50 witnesses. They expect to conclude the case in roughly a week and a half. The first witness will be Hauptmann, who is anticipated to testify for about a day under direct and cross-examination.
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Conabe
Hauptmann
Judge Olmstead Sentences Three Local Residents
Judge Olmstead yesterday imposed sentence on three local residents brought before him for trial. Howard Dawson was found guilty on two counts theft of property and moral delinquency, fined $20 and costs on the first count and 60 days in jail on the second, with a $50 fine and six months at the State Farm. Russell Jones received a one year sentence for non support. Mabel Henry got a like sentence for moral delinquency. Seven cases are set for Monday.
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Front Royal
W. G. Olmstead
Howard Dawson
State Farm
Russell Jones
Mabel Henry
Federal waivers signed for return of Mass and Legenza
OND Virginia January 19 federal waivers have been signed for the return of gangsters Mass and Legenza to Virginia. John M. Keith of the Justice Department said operatives questioned the pair in New York where they were captured after a long chase that began last September when they escaped from the Richmond jail.
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Ond
Commonwealth
Ti Gray Haddon
Richmond
John M. Keith
Department of Justice
Washington
Mass
Legenza
Virginia
Keith
New York
State Committee Formed To Pitch FHA Interest In Virginia
A Virginia state advisory committee to promote the Federal housing campaign was formed at a Richmond meeting of agricultural leaders and FHA officials. R. Houston will chair and assist W. R. Hillman who directs farm section activities. The group includes state leaders from Grange, education, commerce, agriculture and homemakers associations. The campaign will run for sixty days with farm home improvement emphasized.
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Richmond
Virginia
FHA
R. Houston
W. R. Hillman
Meade Fergusson
State Grange
Maude E. Wallace
Blacksburg
Martha Creighton
State Board of Education
Robert Nelson
State Chamber of Commerce
S. S. Smith
State Department of Agriculture
H. H. Gordon
VERA
Harris Mitchell
Thomas B Howell
P. Spellman
J. Frank Jones
Angus P. Gunn
C. Nelson Beck
C. H. Cowgil
Walter Neuman
Guy Roop
Snowville
Virginia Homemakers Association
L. L. Giles
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
John R. Hutcheson
E. O. McQuade
State Board of Health
Lindbergh Plans Pacific Flight to Seed Trans Pacific Route
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh is slated to lead an experimental air transport service plan linking California Hawaii the Philippines and other Pacific possessions. The venture aims to cut Orient to New World travel to about 60 hours with Lindbergh heading the Pan American Airways System technical committee though Mrs. Lindbergh is not expected to fly the Pacific.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Avion
Pacific Ocean
America
Orient
New World
Pan American Airways System
Lindbergh
Letters Awarded To A M A Football Players At Dinner
Randolph Macon varsity and junior football players were honored at a dinner led by athletic director and head coach George W. Riddick. Letters and numerals were awarded to named players with remarks from Col. J. C. Boggs and other staff.
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A. M
Front Royal
Randolph- Macon
George W. Riddick
Col. J. C. Boggs
Holliday
W. H-Sewell
B. K. Hay
Theorthern Virginia Daily
Banks
Bradshaw
Brandt
Ewing
Hauser
Hurley
King
Lamb
Lewis
McFall
Samworth
Schoolfield
Seaman
Stone
Waugh
Whiting
Brown
Brownson
Cameron
Collison
Durham
H. Gibbs
Lankford
Morris
Myers
Ponter
Iber
J. Smith
Stokes
Ae Tonkin
Young
Securities Commission to get tighter over OTC securities
Senate subcommittee heard chairman P. Kennedy urge stronger powers for the Securities Commission over some 26 billion dollars in securities traded in over the counter markets by about 500 000 corporations. He called current law inadequate for this supervision.
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Washington
The
Securities Commission
Congress
Verre P. Kennedy
Senate Appropriations
Commission
Grocer Fires On Hold-Up Pair In Broad Street Store
In Richmond on January 18 a grocer C L Williams fired at two men who entered his West Broad Street store and robbed the till of four dollars. One wounded man, named Robert Pope 26, was captured after the shooting as his companion Kenneth O Watson 31 of Detroit was beaten and surrendered to officers A A O Brien and Williams. Watson claimed Pope was the driver and they met yesterday in Washington. Police suspect the car was stolen.
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Richmond
C. L. Williams
West Broad Street
Willams
Robert Pope
Kenneth O Watson
Detroit
Williams
A. A. O'Brien
Watson
Pope
Washington
Pennsylvania Democrats Back Immediate Soldier Bonus
Washington January 19 after a brief caucus Representative Haines chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic house delegation predicted the group would vote for immediate payment of the soldier bonus Haines said the bonus question had been discussed but no formal action was taken.
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Washington
Haines
Pennsylvania
Democratic House
Fragmented OCR Text Poses Unknown History Item
The readable fragments mention random letters and symbols with no clear event or entities. No identifiable people places organizations dates or outcomes are present to construct a factual summary.
Virginia Plans Quick Execution Of Two Gunmen Mais and Legenza
Virginia authorities move swiftly to return Robert Mais and Walter Legenza to Richmond for execution by electric chair after their Sept murder conviction. Mary McKeever aided federal agents in locating the Tri-State gang members in New York and Philadelphia detections.
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Virginia
Mais
Legenza
New York City
Richmond
Swifty
Robert Mais
Walter Leganza
Tri-State
New York
B. M. Huband
Federal Reserve Bank
Walter le
Peery
Haddon
Department of Justice
Philadelphia
Mary McKeever
Walter Légenza
Bigger Old Age Pensions Seen
President Roosevelt outlined a path to larger old age pensions beyond thirty dollars a month, insisting federal grants should stay at fifteen dollars for immediate pensions while states could provide more. He urged rapid passage of social security legislation and said state legislatures would act as hearings begin next week in House Ways and Means and Senate finance committees.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Capitol Hill
Capitol
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committees
Blizzard Weather Drives Widespread Snow and Cold Across North
Frigid blasts sweep from Nebraska to the Atlantic with blizzards burying parts of Oregon and Nevada. Deep snow and ice close rural Idaho and Washington schools while Kla math Falls records 18 to 36 inches. Montana and Minnesota endure subzero temperatures and fatal accidents occur in Red Wing and North Dakota. Coastal ships face gales as far as Halifax. Chicago forecasts its coldest wave of the season with statewide cold and skating scenes in Wisconsin.
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Nebraska
Atlantic
Sierras
California
Nevada
Cascades
Washington
Oregon
Colorado Rockies
Idaho
Klamath Falls
Ore
Edward Everts
Es Ore
Dorner Summit
Sierra Nevada Range
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Havres
Helena
Bemidji
Minn
Red Wing
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Calgary
Virginia
Pacific
Kenberry
Halifax
Duncan Milne
Chefoo
China
Haki
Astra
Fairfax
Miami
Chicago
Cress
Waterford
Wis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Fe Gulf Ports
Charleston
New Orleans
Tr a n s i e n t Killed By Automobile Near Newport News
Clarence Mackett, about 30, a member of the Transient camp at Fort Eustis, was struck by an automobile one mile north of Newport News, Md. He died hours later at a local hospital. He suffered a fractured skull and multiple fractures to his right arm and leg.
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Newport News
Clarence Mackett
Fort Eustis
Cumberland
Fatal Still Explosion Claims Life in Dulaney Valley
Ralph Osborne aged 25 of Long Green Maryland died at Union Memorial Hospital from burns and injuries after a still exploded on a farm near his home. Dennis Carter of Long Green brought him to the hospital and Alfred Hudson joined. federal agents began an investigation into the incident. People report Osborne operated the still and suffered first and second degree burns along with a broken leg.
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Ralph Osborne
Long Green
Dulaney Valley
Union Memorial Hospital
Osborne
Dennis Carter
Alfred Hudson
Carter
Hudson
Politicians Urged to Keep Hands Off Liquor Enforcement
Leaders from 24 states pressed to remove politics from liquor regulation. Michigan official William Lewis urged removing liquor control from political influence while Ohio’s George J. O'Brien and Minnesota’s David R. Arundel called for longer regulatory terms to allow full enforcement. Arthur J. Mellett of the Internal Revenue Service discussed the tax unit’s role.
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William Lewis
Michigan
Commission
National Conference of State
George J. O’brien
Ohio Board
David R. Arundel
Minnesota
Obrien
Arthur J. Mellett
Internal Revenue
Woman Held For Searing Children
Keene New Hampshire January 19 Mrs Florence Stoddard 20 wife of a Chesterfield farmer pleaded not guilty in municipal court to burning her two small step children with a hot poker and was held in 1600 bail for hearing next Tuesday. The children stayed with their paternal grandparents and were not present in court.
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Keene, N. H
Florence Stoddard
Chesterfield
Coast Artillery Chief William Hase Gravely Ill
Maj. Gen. William F. Hase, chief of coast artillery, was reported in grave condition at Walter Reed General Hospital after an appendectomy and complications following surgery. He had shown improvement last week before sudden deterioration.
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Washington
William F. Hase
Coast Artillery
Walter Reed General Hospital
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Boundary Avenue
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Buena Vista
Aubrey G. Weaver
Virginia Bar Association
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L. S. Rohr
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Marvin Steed
H. H. Bowman
Marjorie Rhodes
George C. Ramsey
Lee Street
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Hyattsville
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Henrico County
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Charles Moss
John A Seloh
William A. Moore
W. A Toots
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Marie McKeever
Mother of Mars
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