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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1939

Page

5

Edinburg Farm Slayings Linked to Drinking Spree

State police in Indiana questioned Clifford Redmond over motive in the midnight murder of Paul Brand and Mary Jayne Brand on a farm near Edinburg. Coroner Portteus said evidence showed intoxication but no rape. daughter Gloria 12 testified of a feared assailant. Police planned murder charges.

Edinburg Ind Clifford Redmond Gloria Brasid Redmond Walter Eckert Indianapolis

Fire destroys hotel as Canadians trapped and injured

A major blaze at a hotel sent flames through three nearby buildings on Water Street. About 117 people were believed inside the hotel with many leaping from windows or clinging to ledges. Four hours into the blaze, rescue efforts continued as injuries and missing persons mounted.

Canadian Electric National Drug Company Water Street

Death Summons Mrs Winkfield Continued From Page 1

Mrs. Winkfield dies after nursing career at Columbia University and St Joseph Hospital She married Dr Winkfield in Strasburg and he runs a growing practice in the area Survivors include her husband her mother six brothers and six sisters from Reading Lancaster and Strasburg

Columbia University New York St. Joseph’s Hospital Virginia Winkfield Strasburg James B. Winkfield Winchester Mathew J. Boland Thomas N Lawrence Clement John Robert .Boland Reading H. A. Altenderfer Lancaster Anna Helen Loretta Alice Boland

Cardinal Pacelli Elected Pope After Wide Papal Ovation

The crowd hailed Cardinal Pacelli as pope with a long ovation at St. Peter’s. Pius XII appeared on the balcony to bless the faithful, who answered Amen as the declaration of his election was announced. He previously visited the United States in 1936, meeting President Roosevelt.

Pius XII Camillo Cardinal Caccia Dominioni St. Peter’s Order of Deacons Pius XI Pacelli United States Roosevelt Hyde Park Chicago St. Paul San Francisco St. Louis Cincinnati Vatican Camerlengo St. Peter's

Fire swept hotel as bystanders recall rescue efforts

Police Sergeant Charles Judge described two men screaming from windows before falling back into flames. Thomas Richards, a night watchman, said many people hung from every hotel window during the blaze. Firefighters and onlookers pulled a man and a woman from a fire net as children aged six to ten were reported involved. Don Dewar, 20, was missing.

Charles Judge Thomas Richards Richardson A. S. Dewar Wallace, N. S Don

Fatal Crashes in Maryland Rise in Early Year Toll

Maryland accident records show 54 people killed in traffic crashes in January and February this year, up from 63 in the same period last year. The figures reflect early 2 month tolls across the state, with no cause given.

Baltimore Maryland

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