Mass Murder Ring Victims May Reach One Hundred
Philadelphia reports detail a sensational first degree murder case tying a vast insurance fraud ring to dozens of deaths. Investigators estimate the total victims around 100 as a secret service informer exposed a plot involving poison, drownings, and staged accidents. Four are doomed to die in the electric chair, others sentenced or awaiting judgment.
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Philadelphia
Cope
Agnes Manciuk
S Am
Romaine Manchuk
Secret Service
Charles Or
Judge grants Gio Manuli divorce for desertion
Gio vanni C. Manuli of Bridgeport Connecticut obtains a divorce from his wife who he left in Italy 25 years ago. Judge A Cornell rules grounds of desertion and denial of alimony.
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Bridgeport. Conn
Giovanni C. Manuli
America
A.cornell
Italy
Seizure Notice of 1935 Ford in Virginia Tax Case
Treasury notice lists seizure of a 1935 Ford with accessories in Western District of Virginia for tax violations under sections 2807 and 3321. Claimant must file a bond in Richmond by February 17, 1941 or property will be disposed of as prescribed.
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Treasury Department
Alcohol Tax Unit
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
Internal Revenue
Winchester
Richmond
I. R.C
E. Tuttle
Lespedezas For Pasture
Virginia Tech agronomists urge use of annual lespedezas for new pastures and in mixtures with perennial grasses. They grow fast in midsummer and improve soil nitrogen, but do not form permanent pasture alone. Seed cost is low and hay yields compare with cowpeas or soybeans in lower elevations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Davidson Is Given Honor For Editorial Service
Arthur Derieux Davidson editor of the Strasburg Northern Virginia Daily won the 1940 Lee editor ial award for editorials on Shenandoah county government and the public schools. The award cited clarity and social objectives and prompted county changes after publication. United States Senator Carter Glass was introduced at the Virginia Press Association banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Arthur Derieux Davidson
Strasburg
Northern Virginia Daily
Lee
Shenandoah County
Virginia Press Association
Lee Journalism Foundation
Washington and Lee University
Davidson
United States
Carter Glass
Trustees Sale of Farm Known as Waverly Near Winchester
Public auction of the farm known as Waverly, 510 acres with improvements, six miles north of Winchester in Frederick County Virginia. The sale follows a July 1 1930 deed of trust default. Terms cash with 10 percent deposit, balance within ten days. Property includes parcels excluded by prior releases. S. H. Plummer trustee notice dated January 13 1941.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Frederick
Waverly
Winchester
George Fayette Washington
A. J. Tavenner
Harry R. Kern
J. W. Robinson
County of
State of
W. M. Teete
S. H. Plummer
Fight Infantile Paralysis Aid Expands In Virginia
Virginia health officials announce National Foundation support for infantile paralysis treatment and equipment. Toronto splints aid crippled children, with 75 percent deformity reduction projected. Funds totaling over $4,000 in 1940 and $36,250 annual state care highlighted. local chapters to distribute emergency aid and coordinate with Virginia College for Women and Medical College of Virginia.
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Richond
Virginia
Edgar C
Children’s Bay Department of Health
Harper
Toronto
National Foundation
Medical College of Virginia
United States
Tennessee
Penny Rent Reflection in Klossner
In Klossner Minnesota Easty Tauer paid rent with 18 pounds of pennies totaling 25 dollars. Landlord Albert Wendinger counted the coins and refunded 11 cents warning Tauer to count more carefully next time.
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Klossner
Minn
Easty
Tauer
Albert Wendinger
Wendinger
Close Shave For Worker In Elevator
MINNEAPOLIS January 25 Dave Severson a grain elevator worker faced a deadly strangle in a floor chute after entering a grain bin to check flow. Fellow workers built a dam and pulled with ropes as firemen reinforced the makeshift restraint. after nearly an hour he freed himself and was treated by doctors.
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Dave
Severson
Fragmentary note on a strained wrong and shoe reflection
A terse fragment describes a strained moment with a misstep and a look at a shoe, capturing a fleeting, unclear scene without full context.
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Kei Springfelds
Duncan Bros
Millwood Ave
Russell Hart
Los Angeles
S. W. Knobloch
Hart
War Department
Va. Tech Agronomists
George W. Kurtz
The
Dr. Harper
Minneapolis
Dave Severson
Tony
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Aper
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
General Oil Co. Paper Mill
Tributor
Clarke T. Cooper
Richfield
Pennsylvania
Corp
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