Lindbergh Case Quieted Press Relations Cut Off
Hopewell New Jersey police end press conferences and announce semi daily bulletins on the Lindbergh kidnapping. Spitale and Bitz are brought to Brooklyn federal court on alleged Prohibition law violations while Al Capone offers to help recover the child from his Chicago cell.
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The
Star
Hopewell
N. J
New Jersey
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr
Anne Morrow
Lindbergh
H. Norman Schwartzkopf
New York
Spitale
Bitz
Col. Lindbergh
Federalourt
Brooklyn
al Capone
Chicago
Washington
Department of Justice
Capone
Dies of long illness for C A Wigginton at Memorial Hospital
Charles Albert Wigginton 40, of Frederick county, died at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He worked as a woolen cloth weaver in Winchester and lived at 507 Highland Ave. He is survived by a widow, three sisters, and one brother. Funeral at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church Sunday at 4 with interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Albert Wigginton
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Wigginton
Winchester
Highland Avenue
Mr. Wigginton
Harrison
Katherine Wigginton
The
County
Ollie May Binker
Stewart Wigginton
Martinsburg
W. Va
Maude Roberts
Washington, D. C
Edith Kidwell
Myrtle Castleman
Baltimore
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
E. D. Witherspoon
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Lovett Bros Open Shoe Store On North Loudoun Street
Lovett Brothers longtime Winchester shoe dealers opened a new retail shoe store on North Loudoun Street this morning. Harry L. and Maurice Lovett run the venture in the former Win Theatre building and offer brands such as Florsheim Buster Brown Enna Jettick Selby Mirror Fashion and Arch Preserver with customers flocking to see the new shop and its merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enna Jettick
Selby
Mirror Fashion
Arch Preserver
Clowe's Watch Contest Won By Local Youth
Hale Zinn son of Mr and Mrs L H Zinn has won Clowe's Watch Contest by guessing 125 of 127 parts in the store window display over 500 guesses were cast, according to jeweler M B Clowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Zinn
L. H. Zinn
West
Cork Street
M. B. Clowe
Funeral for Thomas N. Kyle Set for Saturday
The funeral for 87 year old Thomas N. Kyle, a retired farmer and gardener, will be held at 2 pm Saturday in Mount Hebron Cemetery with services conducted by Rev. Robert B. Nelson of Christ Episcopal Church. He died Tuesday at his North Loudoun Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas N. Kyle
North
Loudoun Street
Mount Hebron
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Lenten Services Begin With Speech By Rev C E Seastrunk
The Rev. C. E. Seastrunk of Albin will speak at 8 o'clock this evening at Centenary Reform Church during Lenten services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Seastrunk
Albin
Centenary Reformed Church
Girls to Play at Capon Bridge
The Girls Athletic Association basketball team will play the girls team at Capon Bridge West Virginia at 8 30 oclock tomorrow evening. The local team and friends will leave here at 7 oclock for Capon Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capon Bridge
Girls Athletic Association
W. Va
Lenten Services Cancelled at Grace Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Church cancels evening Lenten services due to illness of Pastor Rev. Dr. L. A. Thomas who is ill with grippe and receiving care at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
L. A. Thomas
Grippe
Newspaper editors meet after Capone conference
Arthur Brisbane editorial director of Hearst newspapers and Harry Read city editor of the Chicago Evening American visited Capone earlier in the day. Brisbane said after the conference that he was not acting as an official representative or authority of the Lindbergh family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
Hearst Newspapers
Harry Read
Chicago Evening American
Brisbane
Capone
Lindbergh
Virginia motorcode passes upper house with reciprocity
The Virginia Senate approved a new motor code with a reciprocity provision aligning tax levels for foreign vehicles. Amendments include driver liability for injuries to an invited guest in an accident and fuel the bill’s length and weight limits. The measure now heads to the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate
Virginia
Old Dominion
William East
Augusta
John Wicker
House
East
Storm Collision Injures Several in Head-On Crash
Mrs. C. L. Kern of Baltimore suffered two broken ribs and cuts after a Sunday crash near Rippon W Va in a snowstorm. Her husband Mr Kern received a severe chest injury and was treated at Charles Town hospital. Miss Marie Grim also injured lightly. The party returning from Baltimore collided with a car driven by E P Markley of Mechanicsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Kern
Baltimore
Dr. Frame
Rippon
W. Va
W. L. Poston
North Kent Street
Kern
Ada Weaver
Co. W. Weaver
Markley
Mr. Kern
Budget shifts cut $300,000 in Virginia House budget
The Virginia House of Delegates adopted a conference report trimming $300,000 from the Senate budget bill in an $85,000,000 package. The vote 54 to 46 left the calendar clear except for bus-track legislation and included $100,000 savings from Page bill taxes on prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Conference Committee
Senate
House of Delegates
House
Ashton Covell
Department of Health
Frank Moore
Rockbridge
Dovell
Vivian Page
Norfolk
Page
Covell
C. H. Morrissett
L. W. Tyus
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Richard Armstrong
Public School Standards Praised by Winchester Leader
Winchester Acting Superintendent Gar land R. Quarles told Winchester Rotary Club that public schools in the city maintain high standards despite national upheavals. He highlighted Handley High graduates’ 96.4 percent college-class pass rate and traced the system’s growth from 1870 to present with enrollment rising from 1,459 in 1922 to 2,312 in 1932, revenue sources, and per pupil costs down to about 59 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Quarles
Handley High School
Byrd
Oetc
J van Fossen
L. Klipstine
Cordelis Aulick
Annie Deahl
Annie Fuller
Susan Klipstine
Maggie Gibson
J. E. Diggs
I. W. Burrell
German Reformed Church
Colored Baptist Church
Colored Bethel Church
Winchester Public Schools
Handley Board
Public Auction at County Courthouse Saturday Market
In front of the County Court House at 12 o'clock Saturday March 12 an auction of stocks will be held. One share National Fruit Products Co stock preferred, five shares Virginia Valley Orchard Co stock, one share Geo. Meameren Hotel preferred stock will be offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Court House
National Fruit Products Co
Virginia Valley Orchard Co
Geo. aEaneren Hotel
City Council Reports 1931 Financial Surplus and Budget Savings
The Winchester city council, led by finance chair John H. Rosenberger, releases a 1931 financial report showing a general fund surplus of 537,771.19 and a budget saving of 22,109.86. The report notes improved operating performance, while uncollected taxes total 51,445.63 at year end, up from 36,223.27 in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Rosenberger
Winchester
Leach
Rindfleisch
Scott
Certified Public Accountants
Lions Club Provides Food Relief After Storm
The Lions Club, unable to meet at the George Washington Hotel due to storm conditions, collected luncheon funds to aid needy city families. A committee, with District Nurse Association input, identified six families and delivered several days of rations purchased at wholesale. Local merchants Homer Garber and Cochran Brown donated goods and bread. The effort surprised the recipients and earned their thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions’ Club
George Washington Hotel
District Nurse Association
Homer Garber
Winchester Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Lions' Club
Cochran and Brown
B and C Baking Company
Easter Egg Novelty Pictures Display at Barr's Studio
Children browse Easter egg novelty pictures showcased in display cases at Barr's Studio from 11 to 1. The page highlights a kid friendly exhibit inviting families to visit and view the seasonal art pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr’s
Five Princesses Named for Apple Blossom Festival Queen Court
Governors from 48 states nominated a "fair lady" to represent their domain in Queen Shenandoah IX's Apple Blossom Festival court. Princess Virginia is Miss Gertrude Murrell of Richmond, Princess Texas is Miss Virginia Wilmot Roberdeau of Austin, and Princess Pennsylvania is Miss Matilda Louise Brill of Philadelphia. Further nominations from Nevada and Florida are noted as the event continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uni
Shenandoah IX
Richards
Virginia
Gertrude Murrell
Westerly
River Road
Richmond
John Garland Pollard
Murrell
Tho. W. Murrell
R.S. Sterling
the Star
Gen. Roberdeau
Mount Hebron
R D. Wharton
The
Manassas Journal
Far N West
Nevada
F. B
French apple embargo eased with port conditions set
French restrictions on fresh apples will allow entry under designated ports and conditions. The change affects Maryland and Virginia shipments via Baltimore and the Baltimore Mail Line. Officials say imports from the United States may proceed if prepared in Spain or in a manner proving origin, under a broader French campaign against imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Department of Commerce
G.H. Ponder
Export and Import Bureau
Baltimore Association of Commerce
Fayette W. Allport
Paris
Department
Pouder
Allvert
France
Virginia
Baltimore Mail Line
Ponder
United
Australia
China
Canada
Japan
New Zealand
Spain
San Jose
Washington
Maryland
Fredericksburg Kiwanis Hear Telephones Reach Vast Distances
In Fredericksburg Edwin F. Hill, information director of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co, discusses telephones’ growth since Bell and Watson’s historic talk. He notes dramatic increases in reach and capacity, illustrating with figures from the industry as part of a Kiwanis meeting. George H. Harrison, 85, former owner of Court Manor Farm in Tenth Legion and longtime Rockingham County livestock dealer, dies at Mt. Jackson after paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas A. Watson
Fredericksburg Kiwanis Club
Edwin F. Hill
Washington
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Court Manor
Woodstock
George H. Harrison
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
Tenth Legion
Rockingham County
Mt. Jackson
Blizzard Damage Suspected on Peach Crop in Martinsburg
Experienced fruit growers in Martinsburg West Virginia began an inspection today to assess blizzard damage. They believe some peach crops were harmed by the cold, while apples show resilience against near zero temperatures. Early and small fruits may also suffer some damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Governors Conference Heads to Virginia in April
United States governors travel to Virginia April 24 to 28 for their annual meeting. The schedule includes social events and trips to Charlottesville Fredericksburg Williamsburg and Alexandria. In Charlottesville the party will unveil Virginia s first full length statue of James Monroe at Ash Lawn Monroe home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
United States
Charlottesville
Williamsburg
Fredericksburg
Alexandria
James Monroe
Ash Lawn
Monroe
Brunswick to levy tax on incoming trucks
Brunswick Maryland officials plan a truck tax to curb outside competition for home industries. A scale of rates will be drafted by the town attorney and require council ratification. The measure targets bread and laundry firms bringing goods into town for door-to-door sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Powers to Hang at 9 PM March 18 in West Virginia
Harry F. Powers known as Bluebeard of the West Virginia hills is scheduled to be hanged at 9 p.m. March 18 at the Moundsville penitentiary. Harrison county sheriff W. B. Grimm said the date was advised by Warden A. C. Scroggins. Powers was convicted of murdering Mrs Dorothy Pressler Lemke in her Northboro Massachusetts home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry F., Powers
Bluebeard
West Virginia Hills
Moundsville Penitentiary
W. B. Grimm
Harrison County
A. C. Scroggins
Powers
Dorothy Pressler Lemke
Northboro
Mass
Dell
Woodstock Citizen Disabled in Ice Accident
Mark B. Wunder, longtime Shenandoah County official in Woodstock, fell on ice at his home fracturing a hip at age 74. An ambulance could not reach Winchester Memorial Hospital due to a blizzard blocking Cedar Creek and Stephens City routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Mark B. Wunder
Shenandoah
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Cedar Creek
Stephens City
Wunders
Valley Railroad Plan To C and O Approved in Lexington
Lexington Va at the chamber meeting approved Dr R H Tucker plan to transfer Valley Railroad to the Chesapeake and Ohio. Tucker was authorized to seek action from the Interstate Commerce Commission. Local belief holds the Valley line from Lexington to Harrisonburg could feed main line and James River division of the C and O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Road
O. Lexington
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
R. H. Tucker
Valley Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio
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Underworld
Associated Press
Cook County
C. A. Wigginton
Lovett Bros
Loudoun St
Clowe’s
Mr. Kyle
Cather
Handley
City Life
Rosenberger
Manchuria
Apple Festival
U. S
San Jose Scale
West Virginia
Harry Powers
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