Lindbergh Baby Hope Rises In Hopewell Broadcast
Hopewell, N J March 10 reports of the Lindbergh baby’s safety spread hope as Governor Moore said he expected the child to be found alive and well. The New York Daily News claimed an unimpeachable source near the Lindberghs said negotiations with the abductors were in final stages. Police denied rumors of the child’s location near Hopewell or arrival by train from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
N. J
Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
New York Daily News
Colonel Lindbergh
Morris Rosner
Underworld
Rosner
Salvy Spitale
Irving Bitz
Col
Mrs. Lindbergh
Chicago
Firemen Battle Subfreezing House Blaze in Winchester
Firemen battled a residence fire in Winchester on South Loudoun and James streets in sub freezing temperatures. The Herman H Hable dwelling suffered about 1000 dollars in damage with the attic origin suspected as a short circuit in wiring. Firefighters used booster tanks and hydrants and faced water freezing on gear and hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Loudoun
James
Herman H. Hable
Admiral Byrd Bruised in Indiana Car Accident
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and three companions were slightly bruised when their car left the road near Liberty Indiana. They continued to Cincinnati after the mishap. The party included Paul Burbank and Mr and Mrs Justin J McCarthy of Cincinnati. Byrd had attended McCarthy’s wedding in Anderson Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Liberty
Ind
Richard E. Byrd
Cincinnati
Ohio
Paul Burbank
Justin J. McCarthy
Anderson
Byrd
McCarthy
United States Navy
Scouts Urged To Attend Evening Lecture On Virginia History
Boy Scouts are urged to attend an illustrated lecture at Handley Library Lecture Room at 8 p m this evening. The program covers early Virginia history and the Bicentennial, with views of Jamestown Williamsburg Yorktown and the Sesquicentennial celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Handley Library
Virginia
George Washington
Jamestown
America
Williamsburg
Winchester
House of Burgess
John D. Rockerfeller, Jr
Yorktown
Washington
Funeral rites for late Mr Kyle not completed
Thomas N. Kyle a well known Winchester resident died early yesterday morning at his home 690 North Loudoun street age 87 arrangements for his funeral were deferred until his daughters Mrs Catherine McCann of Kansas City Missouri and Mrs P J Kelleher of Bridgeport Connecticut arrive. He was born in Frederick county and lived in Winchester over 40 years working in farming then gardening. His wife formerly Miss Sarah Mills is dead and for years he was cared for by his niece Miss Ida Mills.
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Thomas N. Kyle
Winchester
North
Loudoun Street
Kyle
Catherine McCann
Kansas City
P. J. Kelleher
Bridgeport
Sarah Mills
Ida Mills
Byrd Highway Plan Adopted by the Senate
The Virginia Senate passed the Byrd plan to relieve counties of 3.4 million dollars in road levies and approved the Page bill cutting prohibition fees. Votes were 33 to 4 and 24 to 11 respectively, with amendments including a state secondary highway system and county withdrawal by popular vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Senate
House of Delegates
Harman
Byrd
George W. Layman
Highway Commission
Senate Committee
Appropriated Highway Department
Pollard
Illustrated Lecture At Handley Library On Colonial Virginia
Floyd Flickinger will present an illustrated, free lecture at 8 p m in Handley Library lecture room. The talk covers the Colonial National Monument and its Yorktown focus with digs at Moore House and Swan Tavern, plus a museum setup and Virginia historic sites. Local interest rises as audiences expect a large turnout.
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Handley Library
Floyd Flickinger
Colonial National Monrce
Yorkwa
National Park Service
Congress
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Old Co
Moore House
Virginia
Flickinger
Local
Historical Society
Absolute Divorce Granted in City Tribunal to F. E. Fisher
Judge Philip Williams issues absolute divorce on desertion grounds for Franklin E. Fisher against Marjorie E. Fisher. Mrs. Fisher may resume maiden name Miss Marjorie Estep. Custody of Jan Allen Fisher to father. Katie Fisher to mother. Alimony set at $10 monthly until age 17. remarriage barred for 6 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Franklin E. Fisher
Marjorie E. Fisher
Second Title Basket Tilt Rescheduled For Friday Night
The Winchester Independents and Company I were to play a second championship basketball game at Handley High School gym at 7 30 p m but the match was postponed due to lack of electric lights. The Independents won the first game last Thursday and a third game will be set later. The team to win two of the three tilts claims the Winchester basketball championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Independents
Company I
Handley High School
Independents
Winchester
Smokehouse Locked Fifteen Years For Charley Shifflett
Lurry Virginia report recalls Charles Shifflett from Greene County who went to war. He locked the smokehouse at his mother Mrs. Sarah Shifflett home before leaving Camp Lee for overseas. He died of pneumonia in a French hospital. The locked smokehouse remains closed, to stay so until his mother dies, for Charley's sake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lurry
Charles Shifflett
Greene County
Young Shifflett
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Sarah Shifflett
Wild geese signal spring on the eastern shore
Wilmington experts note geese flocking north as signs of spring. Old-timers point to the estate of R. R. M. Carpenter, vice president of E I du Pont de Nemours, where thousands of wild geese gather daily for grain supplied by the owner.
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Wilmington
Del
R. R. M. Carpenter
E. I. duPont de Nemours Company
Valley roads opening. emergency line to Staunton
Harrisonburg and Staunton await completion of a new emergency telephone line as Shenandoah Valley roads reopen to cars buses and rail traffic but telegraph and phone services remain limited. Harrisonburg Mutual and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies expect to finish the line today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg Mutual
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies
Staunton
Cat Nearly Sets House Ablaze as Gas Water Heater Topples
In Hagerstown Maryland a family narrowly escaped a dangerous fire after their cat knocked over a gas water heater in the cellar. The resulting fumes sickened the Gibney family husband wife and their 11 year old son along with the cat. Open bedroom windows saved the household from worse danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Clarence Gibney
Danville Bonds Sold Below Par on Armory Issue
Danville City Council unanimously approved selling 150000 armory bonds to Halsey Stuart and Company New York for 139215. The Home Beneficial Association of Richmond offered 136483.57. Some worried about bonding levels but general support rests on residents who voted for the project last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Halsey Stuart and Company
New York
Home Beneficial Association of Richmond
Martinsburg Senator Thompson Undergoes Emergency Appendix Operation
State Senator Lewis H Thompson of Martinsburg had an emergency appendectomy at a local hospital. His condition was reported satisfactory though serious. Thompson has long been active in eastern West Virginia business and politics, including a former Martinsburg Blue Ridge League president role and Chamber of Commerce work.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Lewis H. Thompson
Thompson
West Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Silver to Announce Decision Soon for Governor Nomination
Martinsburg West Virginia gray Silver said he would decide on May primary candidacy after the storm disrupted communications across the state delaying his inquiries. He noted the weather caused postponements and he hoped to answer appeals early in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver
Martinsburg
Gray Silver
Koiner to Testify in Lime Rate Case Hearings
Virginia commissioner of agriculture George W. Koiner will testify at the Interstate Commerce Commission lime rate hearings in Washington on March 14. The Baltimore and Ohio and other railroads seek to align Virginia lime rates with interstate rates, while the State Department of Agriculture argues lime grinding plants use convict labor to keep costs low for farmers.
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Koiner
Richmond
George W. Koiner
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
State Department of Agriculture
Widespread Storm Damage Impacts Telegraph Lines
Four days after a great Virginia storm, linemen struggle with wreckage. Fallen poles and miles of wires hamper service as crews work in cold winds to restore long distance lines. News Lines "Dead" from The Star reports limited telephone use and telegraph messages rerouted via Washington with ongoing delays.
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Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Virginia
Cheasapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
The
Star
Associated Press
Active Demand For Virginia Apples In Liverpool Trade
Virginia apples showed strong demand in Liverpool as cargo from the Baltic steamer were sold well. Prices in English shillings ranged for Yorks and Ganos varieties with Ben Davis and Winesap values noted. shipments from New York to British ports for the week ended March 6 totaled 41 973 barrels 8 822 boxes 5 663 baskets and 503 cartons across Liverpool London Southampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
London
Southampton
Europe’s stance on Uncle Sam’s war aims questioned
The passage questions Europe’s attitude, suggesting if the United States truly desired nothing from the war, Europe should accept it and stop protesting. It frames Uncle Sam’s declared neutrality or willingness as already achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Uncle Sam
Protest 15 Lodged Against French Fruit Embargo
City officers C Lee Barr and Fred Goss completed a brutal 1100 mile trek through blizzard conditions to Winchester bringing Clyde DeHart from Joplin Missouri on a non support charge filed by his wife. DeHart posted a 1000 bond and will face Judge Donald L Weems in Domestic Relations Court. The trip included stops for shelter in homes along the way and sessions in Graf ton West Virginia before finishing in Winchester.
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C. Lee Barr
Fred Goss
Blizgard
Winchester
Clyde DeHart
Joplin
DeHart
Donald L. Weems
Barr
Mr. Goss
Missouri
Grafton
W. Va
W R Campbell Called By Death In Sibley Hospital
William Reed Campbell a member of an old Winchester family died yesterday in Sibley Hospital Washington where he had resided for years He was connected with a government department He leaves two daughters Mrs Floyd G Caskey of Washington and Mrs Harry F Coulter of East Orange N J Funeral services will be held at the Chambers Company funeral home 1400 Chapin street and the body will be taken to Winchester for interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery The Rev Wallace M Brashears will officiate at the grave service in Winchester tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reed Campbell
Winchester
Sibley Hospital
Washington
Campbell
Thomas K
Mollie E. Grim
Floyd G. Caskey
Harry F. Coulter
East Orange
N. J
Charles E. Brown
East Cork Street
Chambers Company Funeral Home
Chapin Street
Northwest
Mount Hebron
Wallace M. Brashears
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore Group Moves to Help Apple Growers Amid French Embargo
The Baltimore Association of Commerce acts to aid apple growers in Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and the Pacific Northwest as France imposes an embargo on U S apples. Officials cite port impact in Baltimore and seek modifications or sanitary certificates while expanding talks with other ports and affected states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Association of Commerce
Virginia
Baltimore
Acesirginia
Pennsylvania
Pacific Northwest
Department of Force
Ponder
Shenandoah
Cumberland Valley
Association of Commerce
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Shenandoah Valley
West Virginia
Maryland
L. A. Wheeler
Agriculture Department
Foreign Service
New showing of chintz at Moling and Cather's
Readable fragment notes a new display of chintz and covering material at Moling and Cather's with limited detail on selection and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cretonnes
Moling and Cather’s
Apple Market Prices and Baltic Cargo Demand 1932
All British ports for week ending March 5 1932 report Liverpool box totals 4129 crates and 503 cwt with London 4693 boxes and 699 cwt Southampton 638 cwt and Yorks and Ben Davis listings. Baltic cargo markets show US fruit grades with 1 and utility varieties quoted from 19 to 33 shillings per box, exchange rate guiding prices, exporters Cooper Harnden & Co note demand remains active.
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Blils
Bts Cts
Liverpool
London
Southampton
Ganos
U. S
Utility
Ben Davis
Winesaps
A. Pippins
G. R. Cooper
Harnden & CO
Pr — Scotland
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Moore
New Jersey
Lindberghs
Admiral Byrd
Mr. Kyle
Page Day Law Act
George Layman
Georgia
William Carlton Mobley
Forsyth
Mobley
Samuel Rutherford
F. E. Fisher
Ee & Gane
Eng
Harnden and Company
Baltic
Yorks
Aloe Pippins
U. S. No
Martha Ford
Columbus, CO
Miss Richards
Girl
Margaret Frances Richie
Boyd R. Richards
Girl Scouts of America
Grace Lutheran Church
Caroline Hunter
Werner
Christy
Richards
W. R. Campbell
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