Sheriff Leaves For Lynchburg To Question Men In Orndorff Case
Sheriff Luther Pannett headed to Lynchburg Virginia to question two men named Brown and Hagey who reported that Kermit Orndorff asked them last December 29 to take a “crazy woman” to an asylum. Orndorff says he was not in Winchester on that date. The investigation stalls with Orndorff and Wayne Wheeler jailed for the murder of Frances Nicholson Orndorff who disappeared December 29.
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Luther Pannett
Lynchburg
Brown
Hagey
Orndorff
Winchester
Pannett
Wayne
Pete”) Wheeler
Clarke County
Berryville
Frances Nicholson Orndorff
Prohibition Debate Marks Day at Republican National Convention
At Chicago Stadium on June 14 the Republican convention opened in a sober, formal session. Keynoter L. J. Dickinson praised Republicans while Prohibition remained unresolved, with Butler’s repeal resolution sent to the platform committee without being read.
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Associated Press
Chicago Stadium
Republican Conventio
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Lincoln
Hoover
Nicholas Murray Butler
James E. Freeman
Episcopalian
Washington
American Legion
Simeon D. Fess
Dickinson
Joover
Dawes
Curtis
Charles G. Dawes
Texas
Illinois
Chicago
Maryland
Herb Hoover
Keystoners
Pennsylvania
Congress
Fess
National Committee
Geo. Rebenneville Keim
New Jersey
Post Rates To Advance On July 6
The federal revenue bill raises first class mail rates to three cents per ounce or fraction. City postmaster H. C. Stouffer announces changes effective July 6 for letters and first class mail, with parcel post rates rising from October 1. Regular postal cards remain one cent.
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Congress
H. C. Stouffer
Man Held For Questioning In Mother's Slaying
Birmingham attorney John R. Boyle 37 was arrested and questioned over his mother Mrs. Jesse A. Boyle 66 death. Boyle said a bandit stabbed his mother on Shades Mountain while they picked flowers, and he was attacked as he aided her. Police found Mrs. Boyle's body in a thicket. Boyle reported he had been unconscious.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
John R. Boyle
Jesse A. Boyle
Shades Mountain
British Ask For Report On Girl's Death By Own Action
London reports the British consul general in New York is to submit a report to the foreign secretary on Violet Sharpe an English servant girl who died by her own action last week at her Englewood New Jersey home. The death followed questioning by New Jersey police over the Lindbergh kidnapping and sparked criticism of police methods.
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Associated Press
London
New York
Violet Sharpe
Englewood
N. J
Lindbergh
New Jersey
Wall Street Markets Move Quietly Forward
New York June 14. Securities markets advanced in quiet trading after yesterday's hesitancy. A stronger dollar in the foreign exchange market and expectations of a Senate defeat for the bonus measure, plus talk of a repeat plank in the Republican platform, influenced brokers as sterling eased to $3.673-8 and call money held at 2 1/2 percent.
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New York
Senate
Public meeting on reorganization of Peoples Bank of Stephens City
A meeting of stockholders creditors debtors and interested parties will be held in the High School Auditorium on Wednesday night June 15 at 8 p m to discuss the reorganization of the Peoples Bank of Stephens City. Your presence is urgently requested.
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Peoples Bank of
Stephens City
Winchester elects six councilmen and mayor in light vote
Voters in Winchester faced four polling places as Democratic candidates ran mostly unopposed. Mayor Dr. Charles R. Anderson faced no opponent while council seats in wards one and two had three nominees each, with turnout under 150 of 2,400 qualified. Polls opened at 4 37 this morning and close at 7 34 this evening.
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Winchester
Rouss
Friendship Engine House
City Hall
Sarah Zane
Charles R. Anderson
Percy D. Miller
J. Henkel Henry
Herman H. Hable
Common Council
W. W. Dellinger
W. Nelson Page
Charles H. Harper
Mr. Miller
Messrs
Henry and
Hable
Lewis M. Allen
William Beverley
Messrs. Page
Harper
Mr. Dellinger
W. A. Sale
Winchester Reserve Officers A Aims New Charter Meeting
The Winchester chapter of the Reserve Officers Association holds its first formal meeting at 8 pm tomorrow at Handley Library. Col. Jarvis Butler will present the chapter's new charter. Dues are 3 dollars for national state and chapter memberships plus magazine subscriptions. Enrollment possible at the meeting. officers invite all reserve officers to attend.
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Winchester
Reserve Officers’ Association
Handley Library
Col. B. M. Roszel
Reserve Officer
Virginia
C. Irvine Cather
Jarvis Butler
Virginia Reserve Officers’ Association
United States
Roszel
Army
Firemen Attend Church Sunday Night Service
The Friendship Fire Company will attend preaching services next Sunday evening June 19 at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Wallace M. Brashears will preach a special sermon to the firemen. Officers urge members to meet at East Cork street hall at 7 30 and attend as a body with seats reserved.
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Friendship Fire Company
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Wallace M. Brashears
East Cork Street
Men Wanted at Patton's Barber Shop Ad
Classified ad lists barber services with prices for hair cut 25c shave 165c massage 25c shampoo 25c and tonic 15c along with an invitation for men.
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Patton
Sahel of the Peoples Bank Named in Brief Notice
A brief public notice mentions Sahel of the Peoples Bank in connection with an item labeled C 8 Feller. Details are sparse in the scanned text.
Young Virginia Choirmen Preview Old Songs Tonight
A 50 member chorus called the Young Virginia Chanteurs performs in old fashioned costumes at Handley School at 8 o clock, with songs like Sweet Genevive and Old Black Joe. A Presbyterian Church shuttle runs at 5 30 and prizes await the oldest attendee. The program honors Winchester youth and invites strong community support.
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Handley School
Davemenagivet
Floyd Haines
Sweet Geneive
Old Black Joe
John Peel
Presbyterian Church
Young Virginia Chanters
Edith Jones
Ruth Jones
Mary Sullivan
Pauline Anderson
Winifred Ward
Elizabeth Tidler
Margaret Tidler
Mary K. Stine
Winifred Anderson
Emma Cain
Edna Garber
Vada Frye
Ruth Stevens
Mary Ritenour
Elsie Matthews
Irene Headley
Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth Carpenter
Elsie Carpenter Ritter
Charlotte Jenkins
Gladys Patton
Anna Amelia
Hoover
Mariel Hausenfluck
Rosalie Headley
Marie Estes
Catherine Conner
Patsy Sartelle
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Lillian Oakes
Margaret Ritter
Grace Albin
Wilda Dorsey
Gretchin Dorsey
Garnet Hammerick
Thelma Hauptma
Eloise Caldwell
Meta Kline
Mildred Tidler
Mary Cather
Lucy Ritenour
Mary Louise Sartelle
Evva Stouffer
Frances Hart
Harry Haines
Marshall Kline
Joseph Haines
Melvin Miller
Orville Hoover
Curtis Bly
Allen Russell
Wilbur Tidler
Tom Roman
Christie Bell
Russell Cather
Jimmy Grove
Arthur Spaid
Cyril Matthews
Willard Spaid
Jim Thompson
Miss Hattie Eckley
Winchester
Six Miners Bodies Found After Explosion in Splashram Mine
In Splashram, Virginia, six miners' bodies have been recovered after an explosion at the Splashram Smokeless Coal Corporation mine. Rescuers suspended efforts for the remaining four missing miners as the search continued.
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The
Associated Press
Splashdam
Splashram Smokeless Coal Corporation
Wanted Second-hand closed car door fetches best offer
Wanted a second-hand closed car door in good condition not older than 1930. Address inquiries to P. O. Box 217 Winchester.
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P. O
Winchester
City Traffic Laws Cited By Police Chief
The Star carries a message from Chief Co W Hollis emphasizing city traffic ordinances. Rules cover age limits for operators and permit requirements, speed limits in congested and other districts, truck speed limits, and penalties for violations. Fire and ambulance speeds have a 25 mph cap during emergencies.
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le Ee
Co. W. Hollis
Stolen Ford Roadster Case Filed Against Shenandoah Body Works
L. L. Lambert sues Maynard and Reginald Grove proprietors of Shenandoah Body Works in Corporation Court for 350 dollars after his Ford roadster was stolen from the shop on North Cameron Street. The thief, an alleged mechanic who had worked there, vanished with the car and tires. the vehicle remains missing. Attorney Donald L. Weems represents Lambert.
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Maynard
Reginald Grove
Shenandoah Body Works
L. L. Lambert
Colored
Middleburg
Loudoun County
Body Works
Cameron Street
Winchester
Grove Brothers
Lambert
Donald L. Weems
Rabbitry owner reports police dogs killed two pedigreed does
Robert W. Bowers of Shenandoah Rabbitry on Fairmont avenue told police that police dogs killed two valuable pedigreed female rabbits a few nights ago. He plans to file a loss claim with the Common Council and notes his operation houses about 150 rabbits.
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Robert W. Bowers
Shenandoah
Fairmont Avenue
Common Council
Bowers
Graz Man Returns From Dream During Cheese Bite
Karl Serner of Graz Austria woke from a deep sleep while eating cheese and swallowed a tiny measure that had tracked the cheese into his mouth, according to the report.
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Karl Serner
Graz
Austria
Yard Party At Burnt Factory Church Notice
Community yard party at Burnt Factory Church scheduled for June 16 with rain date the next night. Enjoy home made ice cream and cake in a local social event for residents.
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Burnt Factory
Representative Eslisk Dies in House After Supporting Bonus
Washington June 14 Representative Eslisk of Tennessee collapsed on the House floor while advocating payment of the soldiers bonus and died shortly after. Mrs Eslisk fainted in the gallery but recovered as the House adjourned in respect. The House opened debate on the 2.4 billion cash bonus bill amid hundreds of veterans and pledged to stay in session until a final vote.
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Associated Press
Washington
Representative Eslisk
Tennessee
Eslisk
Sveral
House
Patman
Rainey
Engineer Fractures Knee in Ladder Fall at Virginia Apple Storage
Lawrence Wood refrigerating engineer at Virginia Apple Storage, Inc., fell from an extension ladder smashing onto concrete and was badly injured. He suffered a fractured knee cap plus multiple bruises abrasions and knocked out teeth. he is slowly improving at Memorial Hospital. He is 29 and from Charlottesville, recently moved to Winchester to work at the plant run by L. Jackson.
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Lawrence Wood
Virginia Apple Storage, Inc
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Wood
Ellis Wood
Charlottesville
Winchester
L. Jackson
Wood
No. 110
Valley Pike
Virginia Delegates Vote In Favor Of Old Guard At Convention
Virginia Republicans choose Joseph Crupper for national committeeman and Langford for resolutions, with Mrs. Boocock elected national committeewoman. Anderson loses after a call for a vote, Slemp asserts continued party work, and Doak urges support for Vice President Curtis. Crupper pledges party building in Virginia.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Virginia
Eee
C. Bascom Slemp
Congress
Henry W. Anderson
Slemp
Joseph L. Cropper
Micus Lankford
Resolutions Committee
Anderson
Lester Parsons
Norfolk
Langford
Murray Boocock
Keswick
H. E. Page
Felix Parker
Roanoke
Parker
Boocock
Crupper
Doak
Curtis
Guy Fisher
Staunton
Children Clean Up Waterloo Yards For Tin Can Show
Waterloo New York reports children collected tin cans during clean-up week after the local theatre announced a kids performance. Admission required ten cans tied together. In Roanoke Virginia a weekly Army recruiting scales user finds a dieter gained two pounds after two months. In Sydney Nova Scotia Australian sheepmen push to bar Alsatian wolf hounds and demand sterilization to prevent crossbreeding with wild dogs threatening flocks.
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Waterloo
N. Y
Roanoke
Federal
Army and Navy
Sydney
Bear slams windshield in woods near Houlton
Geo Miles recalls a bear crash through his car windshield while driving in the woods near Houlton. The animal fled and the source cannot confirm where it came from or where it went. Miles suffered facial scratches and the windshield was shattered. In Stockholm, investigators salvage waste paper from Ivar Kreuger offices as clues to the self murdered magnate's deals. 150 sacks were seized as they were to be recycled into new paper.
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Houlton
Geo. Miles
Miles
Stockholm
Ivar Kreuger
Washington crossing adds trees from George Washington’s boyhood farm
At Washington Crossing Pennsylvania thirteen trees from the boyhood farm of George Washington were transplanted to the historic site. The piece notes the trees are cedar not cherry, and highlights the historic link and new planting effort.
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Washington Crossing
George Washington
Prince of Wales Praises Learners At Leicestershire Show
London reporting the Prince of Wales told farmers at the Leicestershire county show that "we farmers" should always be ready to learn something new. He urged openness to new ideas and improvements in farming practices.
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London
Prince of Wales
Leicestershire
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Falls Church
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