Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect Brinkert Linked to Moody Ladder
Alpine investigators rush to verify Claude Moody's claim that a pruning ladder from his yard matches the ladder at Lindbergh's nursery on March 1. Ernest Brinkhert, ex convict, identified by Captain Decker in a photo, fled to Alpine with state police pursuing. Brinkhert denies an alibi and is held for interrogation as investigators review Violet Sharpe's death and related statements.
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Ernest Brinkhert
Bridgeport
Conn
Associated Press
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Edward Decker
Claude W. Moody
Rouken Glen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Moody
Decker
Lindbergh
Sourland Mountain
Brinkhert
Brinkert
New Jersey
Alpine
N. J
Ernest Brinkert
New Rochelle
Violet Sharpe
Englewood
Dwight W. Morrow
Miss Sharpe
Morrow
Lindberghs
Hopewell
Annual Banquet for Boyce Alumni Attracts 65 Members
More than sixty five members of the Boyce Agricultural High School Alumni Association and guests gathered in the Parish Hall for the annual banquet honoring the graduating class. C B Carr presided as toast master. Medals were awarded to Mae Burch and Ophia Carroll for English excellence and school spirit. Various speakers including Dowell J. Howard and Rev B D Chanders attended. The spring business session was announced for June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodora C. Cox
Mae Burch
Ophia Carroll
Audrey Fritts Funkhouser
C. C. Funkhouser
Dowell J. Howard
Winchester
Northern
Virginia
Eva D. Massey
Boyce Scchool
B. D. Chanders
Cunningham Parish
R. L. Moore
Boyce M. E. Church
South
C. O. Dearmont
Ralph M. Ware
Clarke County School Board
A. F. Robertson
Elizabeth Burch
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Mary Lou Fritts
State Teachers’ College
Farmville
Valley Fritts
White Post
Millwood
Doris Reid Jolliffe
Alex. Jolliffe
Bristol
Virginia Intermont College
R. W. Royston
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
New York City
Columbia University
Ruth Royston
Waynesboro
Washington To Play Winchester At Park Sunday
The Washington White Sox meet the Park Association at Rouss Spring Park Sunday at 3 p.m. This amateur team from Washington aims to deliver a memorable game as officials urge fans to buy booster tags to support the club’s finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winchester
Washington White Sox
Park Association
Rouss Spring Park
White Sox
Yard Party at Kernstown School House
Loyal Gleaners Class of Church of Christ hosts a yard party at the Kernstown School House on Thursday June 16. Proceeds support church activities and community programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown
Loyal Gleaners
Church of Christ
First Rose Show Delights Garden Club of Virginia
The Garden Club of Virginia staged its first annual Rose Show at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester with R O Wine of Harrisonburg sweeping prizes. Judges praised the blooms and the display featured a fountain, formal manicured arrangements, and elaborate decorations.
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Garden Club
Winchester
Clarke County
George Washington Hotel
H. B. McCormac
Victor Arthur
Virginia
Kenneth N. Gilpin
E. R. Branch
James Huff
Sam R. Hurst
Rice's Music Store
Garden Club of
Dr. Cross
Washington, D. C
Edward Gay Butler
Millwood
R. O. Wine
Harrisonburg
Mr. Wine
American Rose Society
Mr Wine
County 4-H Dress Revue Set For June 16
Home demonstration schedule lists a county dress revue for 4-H clothing club girls, with dress finishing guidance and final instructions at Christ Episcopal Church chapel on West Boscawen Street. Boys receive gardening and poultry instruction while other club meetings and advisory sessions occur throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Hill
White Hall
District Home
Chapel of Christ Episcopal Church
West Boscawen Street
High View
Armel
Woman slain by father in law in Hagerstown
In Hagerstown Maryland on June 11 Gala Mathews 30 was shot and killed by her father in law Henry C Mathews 66 who claimed accidental discharge from a rifle meant for groundhogs A coroner's jury ruled death a gunshot from Mathews He was arrested after fleeing the home with his wife present and said he frightened and ran neighbors noted prior friction between Gala and the elder Mathews.
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
Gala Mathews
Henry C. Mathews
Richard Spleeny
Mathews
Mathew
Children’s Day At Pleasant Valley Church Sunday
The Sunday School of Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church plans a Children’s Day program at 10 30 Sunday morning June 12. The committee promises an attractive program and invites the public to attend. Our expert laundering advertises wear and satisfaction with Winchester Steam Laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church
Winchester Steam Laundry
Wanted second-hand full door closed car
Advertiser seeks a complete car with all doors and a closed body in good condition no model older than 1930. Respond to P. O. Box 217 Winchester with details. Advertising notation appears as Winchester filing code 6-10-1p-tf.
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P. O
Winchester
Man Sought as Farmer Killer Found in Warren
Thomas Ware a colored man accused of killing white farmer Andrew Jackson Turner near Greenwood was arrested at Front Royal and jailed in Warren County after a weeklong manhunt. He was wounded, talked little, and admitted his identity while offering no resistance to five pursuing men.
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Harrisonburg
Thomas Ware
Andrew Jackson Turner
Greenwood
Massanutten Mountains
Front Royal
Warren County
Ware
Charles R. Fawley
Roy Collins
Elwood Miller
Lewis Thompson
William Shearer
Alex Vurgatis
Lacey Thompson
Ingham
Fawley
Page County
Norfolk and Western
Bentonville
Point
Brock’s Spring
Massanutten Mountain
Stoggle
Turner
Lizzie Hollingsworth
Kemper Turner
Nettle Williams McFalls
White
Sam Jackson
Colored
Jackson
Pigs for Sale and Caliror fish food note
Pigs offered for sale at 2.50 each with delivery by L. L. Trahan. A California resident investigates the question why mosquitoes breed, collecting larvae from stagnant pools to dry grind for aquarium fish food.
Wayne Mtswee Arrested On Murder Charge At Veterans Camp
Washington reports police and a veterans intelligence unit found dynamite caps and fuses in a service camp tent. A Communist group was linked to the site though authorities withheld names. About 12 033 veterans are registered with 1 000 to 2 000 housed in city lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Veterans’ Army
J. B. Jeck, Jr
Miss Veronica Miller Dies After Pneumonia Illness
Veronica Miller 47, a Winchester dairy proprietor and Sacred Heart Church member, died at her home 108 Valley avenue after pneumonia. She was born September 8 1884 in Frederick County and is survived by three sisters and a brother. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church Monday at 10 AM with a requiem mass. Interment in Catholic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veronica Miller
Valley Avenue
Frederick County
Miss Miller
Winchester
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Joseph A
Margaret Wilt Miller
Harry Lentz
John Green
Chas. Patton
E. Allie Miller
South Loudoun Street
Robert E. Hannon
Catholic Cemetery
Speaker Garner Stricken With Grip Attack
Speaker Garner contracted grippe this morning and was ordered to bed at his hotel after starting work in his Capitol office. He dictated letters for several hours before his temperature rose and Dr. George Calver advised rest.
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Garner
Associate Press
Washington
Capitol
George Calver
House
Mystery surrounds disappearance of Mrs Orndorff in December
McIlwee, a 21 year old from Star Tannery, is held on a murder charge tied to the case. Commonwealth Attorney Harrison says Orndorff’s husband Kermit faces the same accusation. Officers question over 30 residents as the probe unfolds with hearings proposed for June.
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Frances Nicholson Orndorff
Frederick County
Orndorff
Wayne
Pete”) McKwee
Star Tannery
Clarke County
Berryville
Burr P. Harrison
McKiwee
Kermit Orndorff
Harrison
Pannett
McKilwee
McIlwee
MclIlwee
Mrs. Orndorff
A. J. Tavenner
Woodstock
Winchester
Tavenner
Commonwealth
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John F. Condon
Emily Sharpe
Harry Walsh
Jersey City
BOYCE
Virginia Club
Club
Advisory Council
Henry Mathews
Warren
Andrew J. Turner
Wil
L. L. Trahan
Wayne Mtswee
Kermit Orndore
Veterans’ Camp
Mellwee
Floyd M. Brill
Frank H. Brumback
Wood
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