Suspect Held in Leesburg in Ilsley Slaying
Special to The Star Va Jan 27 reports a suspect held in Leesburg jail on a warrant charging he aided and abetted in the murders of Mrs Spencer Ilsley and her maid Mina Buckner at Ilsley’s Middleburg home January 13. Witnesses and investigators traced the crime, with a bloodstained shirt cited and a missing ex-employee George Crawford sought.
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Spencer Ilsley
Mina Buckner
Middleburg
Leesburg
Furr
Paul Alexandria
Parr
Loudoun Unty
George Crawford
Ilsley
Commonwealth
John Galleher
Paul Boeing
Boeing
Galleher
Mrs. Ilsley
Upperville
Middlebury National Bank
Dr. Stitler
Roy Seaton
Middlebury
Wife Preservers Add Egg Yolk to White Sauce
A kitchen tip suggests folding a leftover egg yolk into white sauce for variety. It notes the preparation pairs well with macaroni cauliflower and cabbage. Also mentions Americanism about bank failures and mocks English and Canadian banking laws with no bank failures reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Canada
Winter Groundhog Day Seeks Shadow Truth
The piece reflects on February 2 as the groundhog day to decide if winter ends or continues. It notes an unusually warm season sparking questions about shadows and forecasts of a cold, snowy spring per old timers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groundhog
Emma Packs Palace to Street Level in Rainy Run
Emma at the Palace Theatre draws record crowds for a second day, shattering single screen attraction attendance. Thousands from nearby areas attend as the show nears its final performance tonight. Marie Dressler stars in a celebrated screen role praised as a landmark entertainment.
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Emma
Marie Dressler
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Palace Theatre
Martinsburg
Carreer
Gar Wood Sets New World Speed Boat Record
Gar Wood powered a speed boat to a record speed near 110.785 mph on Indian Creek, beating the prior world mark of 110.223 mph held by Kaye Don, as reported from Miami Beach on January 27. The feat surpasses the previous record by about a half mile per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Indian Creek
Gar Wood
Kaye Don
Engand
Motor Vehicle Legislation Moves Through Assembly
Legislative report notes motor vehicle measures under consideration by the assembly. Discussion touches on state pay savings for district school superintendents and duties for the state superintendent of public instruction to ensure bill provisions are carried out. A budget or general appropriations bill is outlined as advancing.
Legislative salary cuts spark debate amid budget plan move
In a Virginia House session the budget measure gains priority with appropriations referred to committee. Debate over pay cuts follows as jurors clerks and election officials face reductions while legislative salaries are contested. Proponents urge real tax relief. opponents highlight timing and impact on staff. A joke-laced interlude and a cocoa joke punctuate the session.
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Appropriations Committee
House
General Assembly
Berkeley D. Adams
Charlotte
Adams
Assembly
Vivian Page
Norfolk
Senate
Folkes
Richmond
Deacon” Snead
Clifton Forge
Page
New York Stock Exchange Quotations Advertised by Hibbs Firm
Hibbs & Company, members of the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, provide quotations. The Hibbs Building in Washington, D. C., lists contact by telephone National 0540 for pricing and market data.
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W. B. Hibbs & Company
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Hibbs Building
Washington, D. C
Telephone National
Stock market dips on renewed selling on the NYSE
The New York Stock Exchange weakened as renewed selling hit the board. American Telephone and Telegraph fell nearly 3, Standard Oil of New Jersey down over 1, and the British pound hovered at 3.40 dollars. Key quotes at 2.15 p.m. include Allied Chem & Dye 68%, American Can 60%, U S Steel 38% and Woolworth 41%.
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New York Stock Exchange
American Telephone and Telegraph
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Allied Chem. & Dye
American Can
Amer. Tel. & Tel
American Tobacco
Anaconda
Irene Moynihan Crowned Marquette Junior Prom Queen
Noted Sauk Center resident Irene Moynihan from Main Street Sauk Center Minn is named queen of Marquette University Milwaukee junior prom. Marquette hockey star Clarence Furlong is named prom king.
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Irene Moynihan
Sauk Center
Minn
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Sinclair Lewis
Clarence Furlong
Marquette
New York Woman Confesses to Baby Fatal Fall
Anna Hickey an unwed mother admits throwing her three month old from a window in fear the father would take the child. The infant died instantly on impact. A murder charge is filed against Hickey who declined to name the father.
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Anna Hickey
New York
Chicago Grain Closing Prices on May Futures
Values on the Chicago Board of Trade were generally firmer today with slight advances across pits. Short covering drove the fractional gains as futures closed with Wheat May 58, July 58, September 59 44, Corn May 40 42, July 42 4s, September 43 74, Oats May 25 5, July 25, September no sales, Rye May 45 5, July 46 5, September no sales.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Public Renting in Winchester Lease Auction Notice
Pursuant to a decree of the Cor poration Court of Winchester I will sell at public auction on February 6 1932 at 11 00 AM the lease of a storeroom formerly occupied by Lovett Bros at 156 N Loudoun St Winchester The purchaser must be a responsible party and assume all lease terms Possession given on confirmation of sale Special Commissioner 26-5t
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Corporation Court of the City of
Winchester
Esther May Lovett
Harry L. Lovett
Lovett Bros
N. Loudoun Street
Difference in Almonds
Almonds come in bitter and sweet types. Bitter almonds are cultivated mainly in Mediterranean countries and used to make flavoring extracts and prussic acid. Sweet almonds are grown commercially in southern Europe California and other regions.
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Mediterranean
Europe
California
Virginia Woolen Mill Closes Plant to Conserve Water
City officials praise workers who labored through long shifts to complete emergency water lines. City Manager Pilcher commends the water committee and W. Nelson Page for efforts to relieve the water shortage. The water board, chaired by Charles H. Harper, supervised changes and planned a quarry pump to transmit water from Rouss Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolen Mill
Pilcher
Empl
W. Nelson Page
Charles H. Harper
Page
Rouss Spring
Contamination Probe Proceeds On Water Supply
Dr. Lewis M. Allen city health officer and Major Richard Messer of the State Health Depart ment continue investigations into spring contamination. They cite a dump heap as a contributing factor and seek other factors behind the odor and taste. Chemical analysis of the water is expected within a day or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis M. Allen
Richard Messer
State Health Department
Two Seas
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Isley
Claude Furr
Mountsville
Pair
Palace
Wood
Don
Germany
Adam and Eve
Balto, & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Cont
Oil
Del
Gen'l
Electric
Gen'l Motors
Kennecot Copper
Licklard
Mont. Ward
Nat'l. Biscuit
Packard
Stand, Brands
Stand. Oil
N. J
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
N. Loudoun St
Spmce
Philcoa
Aphilco
Philco
Big Sister
Beth
Andea
BY Les Forgrave
Cretonnes
Ian
H Jace Mabie
Emmert’s
W. Boscawen
Moling & Cather
Ontario
Leader Store
T. F. Timberlake
John S. Solenberger & Co., Inc
N. Main St
Virginia
Wonder’s Apparel Shop
North Loudoun ST
Winchester, VA
Typewriter & Adding Machine Service
Kenneth E. Henry & Co
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