Fleet Faces First Degree Murder Indictment in Keller Case
Lawrence Fleet, 18, of Baltimore formerly Winchester, indicted by a special grand jury in Cor poration Court for premeditated murder and attempted robbery in the killing of hardware dealer William F. Keller of Winchester. John C. Wallace Jr., 18, held as material witness. both youths faced rapid court action with no trial date set.
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Lawrence Fleet
Baltimore
Winchester
Corporation Court
William F. Keller
John C. Wallace, Jr
Fleet
Wallace
Philip Williams
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
Virginia State Penitentiary
Throng Mills
City Hall
Grand Jury
Corporation Court Room
Judy
William E. Cooper
L. K. Dellinger
Joe Fleet
Clyde Slackum
John Wallace
Reardon
Keller
Bill
Mrs Whitney Captures Alleged Pocketbook Thief at Llangollen
Mrs John Hay Whitney of the Liangollen estate in Loudoun county led two grooms on a chase across fields and through thickets to arrest Ernest Grayson a 20 year old negro who allegedly stole a pocketbook from the mansion. Grayson is jailed in Leesburg awaiting trial while Mrs Whitney and her husband Jock Whitney reside in Florida.
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John Hay Whitney
Liangollen
Upperville
Loudoun County
Llangollen
Whitney
Ernest Grayson
Grayson
Baltimore Lumber Yard Blaze Strikes for Second Day
Three alarms swarmed Baltimore as fire crews battled a second lumber yard fire within 24 hours. The Mann and Parker Lumber yard suffered a fierce blaze deemed incendiary as 150 firefighters fought to contain it while authorities investigated.
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Baltimore
Henry P. Ducher Company
Mann and Parker Lumber Company
August Emrick
Strasco Strasburg leader Charles Heater dies at church meeting
Charles W. Heater 179, prominent Strasburg farmer, former two term mayor, elder in the Strasburg Lutheran Church, dies at Roanoke hospital after a heart attack during a Lutheran Synod session. He owned Montamavista farm sold to T Y Conway. Survived by wife Cora Henkel Heater and son Hallie in Pittsburgh. Funeral plans pending.
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Strasburg
Charles W. Heater
Roanoke
Heater
Floyd B. Lingle
Lutheran Synod
Mr. Heater
Hallie H. Heater
Pittsburgh
Shenandoah County
Middletown
Frederick County
Solomon
Caroline H. Heater
Cora Henkel
New Market
Winchester
Old Valley Turnpike Company
Ambulance Number 1172 Announced by Fire Company
The Friendship Fire Company announced a new ambulance contact number 1172 for use in accidents or emergencies. The advisory urges the public to call this line for rapid response and service.
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Friendship Fire Company
War Secretary Opposed 10 Consolidation in Nation Defense
Secretary Hurley testified that merging the War and Navy departments into a department of national defense would not improve efficiency or economy. He warned the consolidation would create a heavier, top‑heavy structure and two cabinet officers would be replaced by one secretary plus assistants, undermining unity of command. The proposal, backed by House Democratic leaders, aims to head the new department with a secretary and assistants for Army Navy and Aeronautics.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hurley
War and Navy
Army
Navy
Department of National Defense
House
Garner
Burns
Appropriations Committee
National Defense
House Expenditures Committee
Department
Aeronautics
Stock Market Slumps Amid Dragging Wage Talks
The market fell gradually with low trading and two-thirds of January’s rally erased. Traders cited railway wage conference delays and weak seasonal recovery as factors, though lack of heavy selling limited losses. The English pound rose to 3.47 dollars on cables, and call money remained at 2.5 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Winchester Water Supply Crisis Statement Issued
Health officials report water samples last week were satisfactory after a Friday odor and taste issue prompted a prompt shutoff between the Rouss spring. The Old Town spring remains safe, while chlorination and 24 hour pumping from Rouss Spring aim to raise supply to 800,000 gallons daily.
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L. M. Allen
Richard Messer
State Health Department
Winchester
Rouss
Old Town
Messer
Rouss Spring
Offices Open To Issue Licenses This Friday And Saturday
The commissioner of the revenue and the city treasurer said their offices will be open 7 to 9 PM on Friday and Saturday evenings to issue licenses to merchants, professionals and others. After Saturday a 10 percent penalty will be added.
Hope for Lives of U Boat Crew Grows with Oil Patch
News from Portland Eng reports a large oil patch on the English Channel near the M-2 sinking site renewing hope for the crew. British naval flotilla relocates eight miles to a new search area as oxygen limits loom and divers resume operations.
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Portland
Eng
English Channel
Portland Hill
Sabre
Howard
Tynesider
Dead Man’s Bay
Former Slaver Sentenced By Judge To Be Hanged
Euel Tee, a Negro, was sentenced to death for the murder of Green K Davis, a Worcester County farmer, in October. His attorney Bernard Ades said an appeal would be taken to the state’s highest court on grounds the jury venire panels were improperly drawn and excluded African Americans. Tee had also been indicted for the killings of Davis’s wife and two young daughters.
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Associated Press
Towson
Euel Tee
Green K. Davis
Worcester County
Bernard Ades
Veniremen
Ades
Baltimore County Court
Lee
Devis
Son of banker freed by abductors after 23 hour search
Howard A. Woolverton was kidnapped near his South Bend home and spent about 23 hours as his captors demanded a 50000 ransom. He was released alone at 11:35 p.m. and traveled 36 miles to South Bend by train, saying he was blindfolded and under guard but received humane treatment.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Howard A. Woolverton
Indiana
Illinois
Woolverton
Michigan City
Woolvertons
Move In Line With Announced Use Of Force Policy
State and defense officials signal alignment with prior threats to crush hostile groups. Officials cite a renewed push for decisive action while refraining from public discussion of recent high level talks between Stimson and Lindsay.
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State Department
Stimson
Lindsay
Senate proposal bans arms shipments to China and Japan
Senator Dill introduced a bill in the Senate making it unlawful to ship arms and ammunition to China and Japan. He argued that war between the two nations threatens world peace and that the United States should refuse to furnish fuel for the flame.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
China
Japan
Senate
Dill
Washington Democrat
Japanese To Enter Harbin And Shanghai Clash Reported
The Harbin correspondent says Japanese troops will enter Harbin and operate the Harbin Changhai branch line. In Shanghai two thousand Japanese marines rolled into the Chinese quarter in motor trucks at midnight amid fighting. Chinese forces in the area were sizable but Japan planned to clear them from the settlement, with US marines and other foreign troops ready to defend interests as clashes spread.
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Associated Press
Harbin
Tokyo
Japan
Rengo
Changhai
Shanghai
China
United States
Pootung
Whanagio River
Woosung
Whangpo
International Settlement
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Joe Jones
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ma Winchester
Shanghat
The
Moling & Cather
Chas. W. Heater
Lutheran Church
Sparmont
Evening Star
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