Lefty Mann sought in Keller murder across eastern states
Vernon M. Mann, alias Lefty, is a prime suspect in the Winchester merchant William F. Keller killing. Police publicized a pistol linkage and distributed circulars with Mann’s description, while ballistics await a three day exam. Investigations traced Mann to Cumberland Maryland with a possible restaurant cash theft, as officers press for arrest warrants and further leads.
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Mississippi River
Vernon M
Lefty
Mann
William F. Keller
Winchester
Hollis
Keller
Burreau
United States Department of Justice
Washington
Bureau of Identification
Pennsylvania State Penitentiary
Franklin County
Mollis
Cumberland
Cland
Cumberland Evening Times
Frank Diamond
Potomac Lunchroom
Diamond
Cumberland Police
Potomac
Mail Outbound Times Set From Winchester Office
Announcement at Winchester post office states mail for all points will be dispatched Saturday nights via Martinsburg W Va and on other weekdays. Sunday mail goes via Pennsylvania Railroad in the afternoon. Mails must be in by 8 30 p m for dispatch. registered mail for afternoon dispatch due by 4 p m. star route to Martinsburg not carrying registered mail.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Star
Here
The Glove Shop Ad at 223 N Cameron St
A brief notice for an unusual advertisement location appears at 223 North Cameron Street offering glove shop services. Details are limited in the fragment but indicate a shop presence and street address for shoppers.
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N. Cameron St
Pussyfoot Johnson to Speak at Berryville Rally
Prohibition advocate William E Johnson known as Pussyfoot will headline a mass meeting at Berryville High School Auditorium at 7 30 pm on Thursday January 21 The talk titled Babylon and Way Stations will cover prohibition progress overseas and Johnsons global travels Rev Ed Richardson of the Virginia Anti Saloon League is expected to preside Everyone is invited.
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William E
Pussyfoot
Egypt
Ed. J. Richardson
Virginia Anti-Saloon League
Clarke County
Reserve Officers Meeting Tonight At The Academy
Major William A. Jones of the United States Army will lecture at Shenandoah Valley Academy on "Supply of a Battalion in Garrison and Field" as part of ROTC instruction. All reserve and National Guard officers are urged to attend. civilians interested in the military life are invited. The meeting starts at 8 oclock.
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William A. Jones
United States Army
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Jones
National Guard
Welfare Meeting Urged by Winchester Welfare Board
The Winchester Welfare Board invites the public to hear Arthur James state welfare methods and operations at Handley Library at 8 o'clock Friday evening January 22. Civic and social workers and interested individuals may gain valuable insights from the speaker. Gertrude V. Barton, Chairman, encourages public cooperation.
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Welfare Board
Winchester
State Commissioner of Public Welfare
Arthur James
Handley Library
James
Gertrude v. Barton
Winnie Ruth Judd goes on trial for murder
Winnie Ruth Judd faces a murder charge in Phoenix Superior Court for the killings of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson. A panel of 85 jurors was summoned and jury selection was expected to take at least two days with men eligible for service.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne LeRoi
Hedvig Samuelson
Judd
W.C. Judd
Los Angeles
LeRoi
Phoenix
Ariz
Agnes Leroi
Arizona
Maternity Order Provokes a Galicia Strike
A general strike began across Galicia in response to a government decree requiring maternity insurance for all women workers. Guards patrolled streets and newspapers suspended publication as protests spread.
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Associated Press
Corunna
Spain
Galicia
Captain Wray Praises Lee and Jackson At Shrine Service
Captain Frank W. Wray delivered a masterly address at Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester on the Lee and Jackson birthday observance. The ceremony, held by the Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, drew a large crowd and included hymns selected by the choir and a devotional led by Rev. Robert B. Nelson.
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Robert E. Lee
T. J
Stonewall
Ian Legion
Batant Whey
Lee
Jackson
Winchester
Robert B. Nelson
General Lee
Captain Wray
Mr. Nelson
Wage Conferees To Collect Data
The sixth session of negotiations between railway presidents and their organized employees was postponed to allow executives to gather more data supporting a 10 percent wage reduction demand.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Debt Conference Put Off Amid French Political Tensions
London reports postpone ment of the Lausanne reparations conference appears inevitable in British official circles. A terse line notes the political strain in France as the reason behind the delay. For sale listing appears for Turkeys, Miss Louise Meade, White Post VA.
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Associated Press
London
Louise Meade
White Post
Apple Market Shipments to British Ports Week Ending Jan 16 1932
Shipments from New York to British ports include Liverpool London Southampton Glasgow Bristol Cardiff and totals for shipments of Brils Exs Bskts and other items with values listed. A cable from G R Cooper Harnden & Co Liverpool notes cargo Scythia strong demand and present exchange rates will govern prices realized.
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New York
Brils
Exs. Bskts
Liverpool
London
Southampton
Glasgow
Bristol
Cardiff
G. R. Cooper
Harnden & Co
Cargo
Scythia
Yorks
U. S
Utility
Ben Davis
Eee Davis
Albemarle
England
Scotland
Chicken and Ham Supper Planned by Baptist Church
A Baptist church announces a chicken and ham supper Thursday from 5 to 8 PM with tickets priced at 50 cents. Proceeds support church activities and community programs.
Hats 1.00 Clearance Sale at Orndorff Farm
Margaret L Hodgson advertises a clearance sale at Orndorff Farm near Noon on Saturday. The notice lists J P Reardon as trustee and mentions purchase details with reference numbers 20-1p-21 and 1p-31-19,20,22.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Orndorff Farm
Front Court House
Ideal Farm
J. P. Reardon
Candy sale and vehicle ads headline
Local ads announce candy discounts for the week with Nunnallys and Martha Washington Fountain brands. Also listed is two Ford Coupes for sale and a brief name entry Earl Shade.
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Martha Washington
Earl Shade
Learn to Dance at Washington Hotel Thursdays
Dance classes offered at Washington Hotel every Thursday. The notice lists class times from 2 to 1 p m across multiple weekdays, inviting participants to join for instruction and practice.
Funeral tributes for Mrs Georgia Hamilton Seal
Out of town friends and local relatives gathered yesterday for funeral services at the Seal residence on West Cork Street honoring Mrs Georgia Hamilton Seal wife of John H Seal Sr The Rev Dr L Flickinger and Rev W M Brashears led the service with hymns including Abide With Me Interment was at Mount Hebron with pallbearers Herman Lee Fred Stryker and others Relatives attended from Cumberland Md Washington and Richmond among others
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Georgia Hamilton Seal
John H. Seal
West Cork Street
8. L. Flickinger
Centenary Reformed Church
W. M. Brashears
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Jerusalem
Jesus
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Herman Lee
Fred Stryker
Benjamin Crouse
Allen B. Gray
William A. March
Ewdard B. Sartelle
William Conner
Jacob Flick
Huffman
Cumberland
William A. Verhas
Barre Giles
William D Spurr
Selma Spurr
Washington
J. M. Sadler
Madeline Glynn
Win McFarley
Richmond
T. EK. Cromer
Aldie
Bank Robbers Loot Mundelein Vault After Captivity
Four men held the cashier and his family captive for six hours in Mundelein Illinois then looted the State Bank vault escaping with $3200. One of the sons was taken along by the robbers and later shoved from their car six miles from Mundelein.
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Associated Press
Mundelein
Ill
State Bank of
Munde~ae
May Delay Vote On Naval Construction Bill
Washington January 20 reports say further congressional action on the 616 million 250 thousand dollar naval construction bill may be delayed until President Hoover has passed on it. Chairman Vinson is undecided about asking a committee vote today or awaiting a report from the President and the budget bureau.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Vinson
Budget Bureau
Probably New Evidence Found In An Old Case
Seventeen sticks of dynamite found in a newspaper dated November 27 1929 may provide new evidence in the Seat Pleasant Md bombing case from December 29 1929. Leroy Brady serving ten years for manslaughter. police consider reopening the investigation and examining the abandoned garage flue as the source of the dynamite.
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Washington
Seat Pleasant
Leroy Brady
Brady
Maryland
Naomi Hall Brady
Leroy
Herman
Kentucky House Backs Speech Invite for Roosevelt Byrd Baker Smith
The Kentucky House concurred with the Senate resolution inviting Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry Byrd Newton Baker Alfred Smith and other Democratic presidential prospects to address a joint session of the legislature in Frankfort. The item includes an odd inserted line about love and togetherness.
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Associated Press
Frankfort
Kentucky House of Representatives
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Newton D. Baker
Alfred E. Smith
Thieves Use Four Relays To Steal Farm Chickens
A coordinated gang in northern Virginia and nearby Maryland is suspected of stealing up to $1000 in poultry from Albani and Pugh townships. The group operates in four relay sections from roost to market, paying each leg with cash and evading capture. Northwestern Frederick farmers arm with buckshot ready to defend their flocks. Police seek the markets that receive the stolen birds as authorities try to stem the thefts.
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Virginia
West Virpints
Roadea
Maryland
Frederick
Albin
Pughtown
Frederick County
Prederick’ County
Winchester Steam Laundry Phone Contact Notice
For quick efficient service, phone 28 or 29. Winchester Steam Laundry. (1-13-1p-Mon. Wed. Sat.tf)
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Winchester Steam Laundry
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Hollis Re
Hending Mann — Ballistic
Texas
Hagerstown
York
Pennsylvania
Texas Lunch Room
North Loudoun Street
C. Lee Barr
Donald L. Weems
John H. Fowler
Metropolitan Police Department
George G. Snarr
Cal
Mr. Keller
Clark Street
Minnie Keller
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Berryville
The
Academy
Winnie Judd
Trunk
Evening Star
APPLE
Candy Sale
Gang OF Poultry Thieves
J. H. Seal
Illinois Bank
Wall Street
N“ash
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