Man Who Slew Kidnapped Girl Sentenced To Die
Charles J. Hoppe, 26, must die in the electric chair for the murder of Dorothy Sielagowski seven, years old. He kidnapped her May 29 and killed her. judges found him sane after confession. Hoppe also signed a confession to killing Miss Lily Dale Cray, a Toledo teacher, two years earlier.
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Associated Pross
Toledo
Ohio
Charles J. Hoppe
Dorothy Sielagowski
Common Pleas
Hoppe
Lily Dale Cray
Local Stocks Sell For High Figures At Public Auction
Several shares of local stock sold at the Court House last Saturday afternoon at high prices. Three shares of Winchester Cold Storage stock at a $100 face value sold for 228. Ten shares of Shenandoah Valley National Bank stock at par $100 went for 355 each. Three shares of Farmers and Merchants National Bank stock brought 291 each. Eight shares of Colonial Brick Corporation no par stock netted 30 per share. One share of George Washington Hotel stock par $100 sold at 62.
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Court House
Winchester Cold Storage Company
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Colonial Brick Corporation
George Washington
Four Arrested In Postal Scandal At Jackson Miss
Four men were arrested in Jackson Mississippi on indictments from the federal grand jury in Biloxi charging the purchase and sale of public offices. The suspects are Scott Hubbard deputy US marshal D Redmond Jackson A M Redmond and E L Patton all Jackson residents. Patton faces seven indictments and bond was set at 2500 for Biloxi appearances.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Biloxi
Scott Hubbard
United States
D. Redmond Jackson
A. M. Redmond
E. L. Patton
Patton
Drownings Rise as Viennese Seek Heat Relief
Thirteen persons drowned in the Danube over the weekend as Vienna and nearby areas faced a brutal heat wave. Budapests reports note nine drownings with many suffering sun stroke amid the central European heat.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Central
Europe
Budapest
Last Rites For Late Herbert Reed
The funeral of Herbert Reed a Middletown farmer who died at his home Saturday morning was held at 10 o clock yesterday with Rev Zeiler of Luray Va officiating. The body was taken to Hume Va for burial. Reed about 48 and survived by a widow and five children.
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Herbert Reed
Middletown
Mr. Zeiler
Luray
Hume
New Method Makes Pots and Pans Cleaning Fast
A wartime style ad touts Red Seal Lye as 97 percent pure and fast acting for instant grease removal. It claims a ten second swash clean for large broilers with no red hands, and urges readers to buy Red Seal Lye for spotless pots and pans.
Army Officer Killed As Plane Dives Into Lake
Detroit July 17 An army flyer Sergeant Charles K. Bradshaw who joined a pursuit group at Selfridge Field was killed when his plane plunged into Lake St. Clair from about 1000 feet during a training flight. He had recently graduated from the army flying school at Kelly Field Texas and made his home in New Haven Connecticut.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Stop Look and Listen Warning Reduces Grade Crossing Fatalities
The American Railway Association reports 1927 grade crossing deaths fell 4 percent from 1926 despite a 5 percent rise in automobiles and 10 percent more highway fatalities. One fatality per 11 716 cars at crossings and one per 984 on highways. Twenty three states show drops. Wyoming had none both years, Nevada and Rhode Island each had one in 1927.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Wyoming
Nevada
Rhode Island
Bleacher Collapse In Weyers Cave Game Injures 400 Fans
A 100 ft section of bleachers collapsed at Weyers Cave field during the Weyers Cave Fordwick game, injuring over 400 fans but causing no serious injuries. Two physicians aided the injured as the crowd was plunged ten feet to the ground. The collapse was blamed on soggy ground from recent rain and buckling supports in the third inning. Fordwick won 9 to 1 after the incident.
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Augusta County
Weyers Cave
Fordwick
Crop Plantings In Virginia Show Increases
Virginia crop acreage totals 4,648,000, up 2 percent from 1926. Seven principal crops rise, three fall, three steady. Corn gains 7 percent to 1,740,000. hay declines 4 percent to 1,034,000. wheat down 4 percent due to winter killing. Orchards exceed 5 percent of total, with little recent change.
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Virginia
United States
Departments of Agriculture
Virginians to Attend Gas Association Meet in Atlantic City
Virginia committee reports the American Gas Association's tenth annual convention will be in Atlantic City New Jersey from October 8 to 12. The Million Dollar Pier will host convention and exhibition activities with a large gas equipment and appliance exhibition. Many Virginians plan to attend.
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Richmond
American Gas Association
Atlantic City
N. J
Virginia Committee On Public Utility Information
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Duvall & Dunn
McCrory
Teddy Roosevelt
Nash
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Duco
Hudson
Jewett
Welltown Road
Winchester
Henry
H. VW. Ebert
Jackson, Miss
Brooklyn Bridge
Louieville
Pennsylvania
Coxa
Bayerson Oil Works
Erie, Pa
Gas Association
Hudson-Essex
Agency
S. Main St
C. E. Organ
Rouss Garage
Braddock Street
Studebaker
Ford
George Washington Garage
N. Main St
Kasurys
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Goodyear
W. A. Buncutter —& Son
Albin, VA
Essex
Shenandoah
Nash Dealers
Lewis & Chichester
E. Water St
Goodrich A
Silvertowns
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