Dillinger Suspect James Probasco Dies Jumping From Window
James Probasco, 67, questioned in the Dillinger case by federal agents, leaped from a nineteenth floor window to his death in Chicago. Dillinger is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery after services at Mrs. Aud rey Hancock's home in Maywood. May be continued on page three.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dillinger
James Probasco
Westside
S. P. Caney
Melvin H. Purvis
Probasco
Cawley
Von Starhemberg Named Austrian Chancellor After Dollfuss Assassination
Prince Ernst Von Starhemberg, leader of the Heimwehr, announced as Austria new chancellor after the assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss. Civil war erupts in Styria as Nazis clash with government troops. 14 soldiers reported killed. President Miklas to formalize appointment. cabinet approves aid for Dollfuss family.
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Name von Starhemberg
Dollfuss
Austria
Associated Press
Vienna
Italy
Ernst von Starhemberg
Heimwehr
Engelbert Dollfuss
Wilhelm Miklas
von Starhemberg
Starhemberg
Styria
Graz
Europe
Prince von Starhemberg
Eva
Rudolph
Temperature Reaches 100 Amid Heat Wave
The Winchester Research Lab thermometer shows 100 degrees at 2:25 pm, down from 103 the day before. Local residents report heat affecting crops and some motorists seek relief by driving, with the Lee Highway noted as relatively cooler.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Winchester
Lee Highway
Kiwanis Club Holds Annual Picnic in Winchester
Winchester Kiwanis Club members gathered at Jordan Spring for an all day picnic. They departed the George Washington Hotel around five and returned about ten. A softball game and swimming were featured with a chicken dinner for about 30 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Jordan Spring
George Washington Hotel
Military rule in Minnesota amid truck drivers strike
LIS Minnesota July 26 Governor Floyd B Olson declared military rule at 12 20 p m to maintain law and order during the Minneapolis truck drivers strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lis, Minn
Floyd B. Olson
Minneapolis
Local Nurses Association party nets 809 dollars in three days
A three day lawn party and citizen contributions raised 809.24 for the District Nurse Association. Mr. Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce announced the total and thanked the Winchester Park Association Winchester Star and other sponsors for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Nurse Association
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Bell
Winchester Park Association
Winchester Star
Winchester Band
Virginia Cold Storage
C. L. Robinson
Winchester Cold Storage
Lee Baking Co
B. & C. Baking Co
G. W. Rathman
Hershey Ice Cream Co
Sanitary Dairy
Jack Frost Co
Garber Mfg. Co
Northern Virginia Power Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telpehone Co
G. L. Brewner
George Crowser
John Shine
Sanitary, Winchester and Troy Laundries
Mrs Alice Baker Dies in Kansas City Missouri
Mrs Alice Haines Baker widow of William Baker dies at her Kansas City home. She was sister to the late George W and John B Haines. Remains to be brought to Winchester for interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Funeral at 3 oclock in the cemetery chapel tomorrow.
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Alice Haines Baker
William Baker
Kansas City
Mount Hebron
Skyline Drive work to hire up to a thousand men
Three Frontier projects on Skyline Drive from Front Royal to Panorama involve 30 miles of roadbuilding with an estimated cost over a million dollars and about 905000 man hours. Contracts total 791068 for the first two sections and 327690 for the third with completion targeted by July 1, 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skyline Drive
Front Royal
Walter M. Shade
District No. 9
Albert Brothers
Salem
Panorama
Department of Interior
Waugh Brothers
Fayettesville
W. Va
Front Royal South
Sammons and Robertson
Huntington
Waugh
Richmond
Gasoline Prices Fall to 18 Cents in Nearby Towns
Berryville stations cut gasoline to 18 cents several days ago and Middletown followed yesterday. Winchester has held at 18 cents for about a week after dropping from 20.9 cents per gallon.
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Berryville
Middletown
Winchester
Destroy Ants with Simple Traps Sold by Miller's
Easy ant destruction using a trap sold by Miller's Medicine Magazines and News. Step in for a demonstration on ridding house and garden of ants.
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Miller's Medicine
Commends Bell For Services In Lawn Party
Mrs. H. D. Fuller, president of the District Nurse Association, praises Andrew Bell secretary of the Chamber of Commerce for guiding the three day lawn party last week. Mrs. Clarence Hardy receives warm commendation from Mrs. Phillips for her excellent services.
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District Nurse Association
H. D. Fuller
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Bell
Fuller
Clarence Hardy
Phillips
Square Dance Friday Night at Rouss Park Pavillion
Another square dance event is planned at Rouss Park pavilion this Friday night with Twilight Orchestra providing music. Attendees describe these dances as popular and wholesome recreation. WANTED home for an unusually intelligent black and white setter puppy, 3-4 months old. Call 629-1.
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Rouss Park Pavillion
Twilight Orchestra
First Export Apples Sail Saturday From New York
Petley and Cather Inc announces the first export shipment of the season. Three carloads, mainly Williams Early Red with some Duchess, will load aboard the S S Britannic in New York and sail to Liverpool. The fruit will be auctioned in Liverpool on August 8 by Rogers White and Company with Petley and Cather as local agents.
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Petley & Cather, Inc
Williams
S. S. Britannic
New York
Liverpool
Eng
Rogers, White & Company
England
Local Schools Set September 10 Start for 1934-35
Garland R. Quarles announces the public schools will reopen September 10 for the 1934-35 session. An abstract of the 1933-34 annual report shows 2,426 pupils enrolled, up 56 from the prior year, with attendance averaging 93-95 percent across schools. Expenditures totaled $103,279, down from 1932-33 and 1931-32, and per pupil cost fell to $43.53 from $52.48 in 1931-32. Thirty graduates in autumn 1933 entered college with a 95 percent class-passing rate.
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Garland R. Quarles
Virginia Avenue
Douglas Colored School
Acreene
Liisecess
Town Run relief workers begin jobs on county projects
Fourty city relief workers start the town run project and twenty four county relief men will soon join. Frank W. Bailey of the Works Division says the work is funded after council approval and Virginia Emergency Relief Administration rules cap relief at about 41 hours monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Bailey
Virginia Emergency Relief Administration
Richmond
Crenshaw Dies in Winchester Hospital at 66
Dibrell Duncan Crenshaw 66 died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a prolonged illness that began May 28 with pneumonia and paralysis. A noted local businessman, he moved from Rectortown four years ago, helped start The Men’s Shop, and co-founded a new union bus terminal before his illness. He served on Braddock Street Methodist Church’s board of stewards.
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Dibrell Duncan Crenshaw
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Crenshaw
Mr. Crenshaw
Rectortown
Fauquier County
Piedmont County
South Stewart Street
Brown and Fisher
Union
C. G. Whetzel
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Board of
Stewards
Tev
Larkin Hardy Crew
Dollfuss Assassination Stirs Europe in 1934 Crisis
Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss is killed sparking tensions across European capitals. Italy mobilizes forces amid fears of German Nazi influence and AustriaGerman union. German officials recall ministers, Vatican mourns, and explosives tied to Germany reach Austria as observers weigh whether the accord with Hitler is violated. Austrian envoy Edgar Prochnik calls the death a great blow to Austria.
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Austria
Serbia
Archduke Ferdinand
Hitler
Germany
Dollfuss
Italy
Mussolini
France
Little Entente
Europe
Prana
Czechoslovakia
Balkan
Berlin
Vienna
Vatican City
Munich
Bavaria
U. S
Edgar Prochnik
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Yard Party Double Church Event Announcement
A yard party and double church gathering are scheduled for Saturday July 28. The notice notes a single event with a time fragment and location context, indicating a parish or community gathering.
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Double Church
Buick Sedan 1933 for quick sale at $995
Buick Ford or DeLuxe equipped sedan Model 67 S. Beautiful black car, cost about $1600 a few months ago. Quick sale price $995. Trade small car and get good terms. Bickers Motor Co. 7-25-1p-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickers Motor Co
Garber Ice Cream Plans Public Picnic Yard Party
Garber Ice Cream Corp manager C. E. Garber invites customers to a picnic yard party at 215 S. Market Street. Event scheduled Mondays and Thursdays at 1 PM, date noted as 6-19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Garber
Garber Ice Cream Corp
S. Market Street
Soft Water Used at Winchester Steam Laundry
Winchester Steam Laundry advertises soft water usage and lists contact as phone 28 with reference to a local notice dated 3-26. The ad emphasizes improved cleaning efficiency and service for the laundry operation.
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Winchester
Deadly Texas Coast Hurricane Toll and Damage
A Houston dispatch reports a death list possibly over 30 across the Texas coast from yesterday’s 80 mph hurricane. Bay City area missing count at 17 with wrecked crops and property damages in the hundreds of thousands. In parallel, drought concerns rise as Wallace warns of a crisis without rain and officials outline relief moves for the Midwest.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Bay City
Carey Smith
Matagorda Bay
Morelos
Wallace
Washington
Elwood Mead
Reclamation
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Farm Administration
Surplus Relief Corporation
Federal Relief Administration
Winchester Band Concert Friday Night at John Kerr School
The Winchester Concert Band presents a summer concert Friday at 8 PM on the John Kerr School playground lot at Cameron and Cork streets. Chairs for the elderly and others who cannot stand are supplied by R T Jones and Company. Conducted by Prof. W H McIlwee, the program includes marches, overtures, selections from the Chocolate Soldier, and National Emblem.
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Winchester
John Kerr School
Cameron and
Cork
R .T. Jones and Company
W. H. McIlwee
Herbert Clark
Herman
Marceau
Alita
Losey
Strauss
Bagley
ROUND DANCE AT ELMS SPRINGS
Dance event at Elms Springs east of Stephens City Friday night. Goldie Brown's orchestra provides live music. Admission five cents. Refreshments of all kinds offered.
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Elms Springs
Stephens City
Goldie Brown
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Ine
Minnesota
T. B. Boies
Wm. Baker
Kansas City, Mo
Quarles
City of Winchester
D. D. Crenshaw
Gulf Coast
BUICK
Round
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