Arguments in Murder Trial Hear as Jury Deliberates
In J W Va on March 17 the trial resumes with prosecutors outlining a conspiracy to murder Albert C Felts, a private detective. Defense argues Felts shot Mayor Testerman, with Sid Hatfield’s name cited amid testimony from United Mine Workers members.
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J. W. Va
Albert
J. C. Moby
Don Bailey
S. B. Avis
Charleston
Albert C Felts
C. Felts
United Minerkers
Albert C. Felts
Ers
United Miners’ Organization
Felts
Mayor Testerman
Testerman
Sid Hatfield
Prohibition Withdrawals Eased for Druggists in Apr
Washington March 17 Prohibition Commissioner Kramer orders lifting of the ban on whiskey withdrawals from bonded warehouses for retail druggists by April 1. Wholesale dealers are not affected and must go out of business by May 15, with regulations to follow based on Attorney General Palmer's opinion. Liquor in stock may be sold to licensed druggists in the interim.
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Associated Press
Washington
Prohibition
Kramer
Bureau
Palmer
Mr. Kramer
Anniversary recalls UVA defender during feared Federal raid
Charlottesville reports mark the fifty first anniversary of Professor John B. Minor defending the University of Virginia as Federal troops moved into the valley. He and local leaders met the threat at ground opposite Jefferson Hall to secure protection for the university and nearby homes.
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Charlottesville
John B. Minor
University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Richmond
Prt
Professor Minor
Ed Reley
Wister
Minor
Winchester
Lynchburg
Staunton
Cu McAdam Road
Barly
University
Thouggh
Maupin
Preston
Dr. Maupin
Fares oHil
Handley Series Night At Free Movies And Music Empire
Tonight at the Free Movies And Music Empire the Handley Series offers doors open at one o clock with a musical program at 1 30 and moving pictures at 8 30. Also featured is Arctic explorer Donald B MacMillan. Free admission.
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Handley
Doors
Moving Pictures
Donald B. MacMillan
Admis- Ip
Real Estate Offer by Good & Company in Inchester
Andrew Carnegie style ad urges young buyers to purchase real estate on Haddox Terrace. Lots 50x150 feet priced 60 to 550 with payments of 100 upfront and 50 every three months. Time to select is now to secure profit. office at 18 Rouss Ave.
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Horace Greeley
Good & CO
Haddox Terace
Wblte
Good& Company
Rouss Ave
Winchester Board urges vaccination against smallpox outbreak
The Board of Health warns of smallpox in Winchester and county cases and urges vaccination for anyone not vaccinated in the last five years. It states vaccination, properly done, is a safe preventive, and urges citizens to protect themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SPCED
Board of Health
Winchester
Walter Cox
Fine Program at Auditorium Saturday
Local program at the auditorium features Pearl White in The Mountain Woman and the final Son of Tarzan episode along with a two reel comedy Well I’ll Be and a News Reel It. Admission is usual.
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Pearl White
Auto Show Opens at Winchester Garage With Day and Night Display
The auto show will be officially opened by Mayor Glass at Winchester Garage at 7 30 p m on Thursday. Electrical bunting by Butler and Gray enhances the displays of autos and tracks with music. Open day and night. Also advertised are Conner's Bargain Store deals on men s suits and a bake sale on March 18 in Solenberger s window to benefit the Baptist Young People s Society.
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Mayor Glass
Winchester Garage
Butler and Gray
Solenberger
Baptist Young People’s Society
Fruit Growers Meeting at Handley Library
A Fruit Growers meeting is slated for Saturday at 1 P M in the Handley Library. A J Ball of Pennsylvania Railroad speaks on better methods of exporting apples followed by Dr M B Waite of the Agriculture Department on spraying and a practical discussion led by John Cather on a Community Packing House.
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A. J. Ball
Pennsylvania Railroad
M. B. Waite
Department of Agriculture
John Cc
Cather
Dublin civil unrest leaves several injured in clashes
Dublin reports multiple shooting incidents last night with several people injured during encounters between military forces police and civilians.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Dr Frank W Gungaullus Dies at Armour Institute President
Chicago March 17 Dr Frank W Gungaullus noted educator and writer and since 1892 president of the Armour Institute of Technology died suddenly at his home after a severe heart attack. The People's Drug Co advertises a one cent sale for Thursday to Saturday.
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Asociated Press
Chicago
Frank W. Gungaullus
Armour Institute of Technology
The
People’s Drug Co
PAYDAY CALL FOR CAPT. BOB'S CREW DRILL FRIDAY
Capt. Bob's Company men are ordered to drill Friday at 7 30. They will receive their pay. By order George H. Grim Captain Com. By Robert Smith First Sergeant
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Bob
George H. Grim
Robert Smith
People’s Bargain Store Sale Highlights Hosiery and Apparel
Reduction of 33 percent from today’s low prices on Fourteen Hundred Dollar’s worth of New Drummers’ Samples never been on the road. Ladies’ silk and lisle Hosiery Waists Underwear Gloves Sweaters Bathing Suits Children’s Hosiery and Dresses Men’s Shirts Hose Gloves Ties Underwear and Overalls. Ladies’ Silk Hose from 45 cents up at People’s Bargain Store 134 N Main St.
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People’s Bargain Store
N. Main St
How It Felt to Be Struck by a Bullet
Major Randolph Barton, Baltimore lawyer, recalls wounds from the Civil War at the Chancellorsville battle where Stonewall Jackson was wounded. He recounts taking a dead man’s musket, a ball entering his shoulder blade, and the immediate shock, his hospital stay, and the aftermath with scarce lasting injury.
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Randolph Barton
Baltimore
Tureemaee
Beltimore
Chancellorsville
Stonewall Jackson
Gee
General Jackson
William Walls
Claggett
Rehearsal Tonight for American Legion Show
American Legion Players scheduled a rehearsal on Thursday March 17 at 8 p m on the second floor Scout Building. All members are urged to be on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
The
Americ Legion
Winchester Orchard Supply promo for spraying gear
Advertisement touts high pressure spray hoses nozzles guns and fittings with arsenate of lead lime sulphur compounds and Ridgewood solutions. Claims trouble-proof hose connections and more good fruit per barrel. Includes sale note and special trade week pricing from The People’s Drug Co and Winchester Orchard Supply Co.
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Sherwin-Williams
Ridgewood
Aphis
Winchester Orch. Supply. CO
Market St
Handley Model At Auto Show At Winchester Garage
Auto show at Winchester Garage March 17 18 19 features Handley School model with day and night open house. Visitors enjoy music and cars while looking for a Blazer distributor and trade week specials from Showalter & Groves.
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Handley
Handley School
Winchester Garage
Durham
Showalter & Groves
Sorchrome Durplex
Many Assist to Clean Up School in Winchester
After a fire at Equity grounds the town sprang to work. Fathers, graduates, and students joined by Vir ginia Woolen Company and Shenandoah Valley Military Academy cadets led by Capt. Bentley cleared burned timbers. The effort showcased community cooperation and civic pride.
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Equity
Winchester
Virginia Woolen Company
Shenandoah Valley Military Academy
Bentley
Prof J M Spurr Appointed Bandmaster For Winchester Band
The Winchester Citizens' Band announces Prof J M Spurr as new bandmaster guiding open air concerts at City Hall Plaza. Spurr, former director of the Union Cornet Band, will rehearse frequently as the ensemble grows from 26 toward 36 members this summer.
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Winchesterrage
Citizens’ Band
J. M. Spurr
City Hall
Winchester Automobile Show Opens Tonight With Color and Music
Mayor Glass will speak at Winchester's first annual automobile show opening tonight at 7 49 in the Winchester Garage. Charles W. Trenary introduces the mayor as a 30 piece band plays and electric lights flash revealing over a hundred stylish cars. The exhibit runs daily 3 to 11 pm with admission 25 cents, featuring electrically propelled models and a transformed showroom by Butler and Gray. Trade Week specials and drugstore ads conclude the notice.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Winchester Garage
Charles W. Trenary
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Nistocenechester
Butler and Gray
Trical
aXd
A Fine Type of Virginia Gentleman
A Baltimore Sun tribute to Major Randolph Barton formerly of Winchester who died in Baltimore. The editorial honors his 76 years spanning Civil War kinship and postwar service praising his calm steadfastness, loyalty and chivalry as a true gentleman and soldier of merit.
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Randolph Barton
Winchester
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Lee
Stonewall Brigade
Virginia
Charles Marshall
Venable
Hays
McIntosh
William M. Dame
Joseph Packard
James R. Wheeler
Major Barton
Maryland
Rummage Sale Latest Call for Donations
Rummage sale by the 8 P C A seeks discarded furniture clothing shoes china and tinware. Donors may notify any officer or send donations to Mrs R M Ward. Save items while house cleaning to aid the organization.
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R. M. Ward
McClures Welcome Daughter Born in Ranger Texas
Mr and Mrs W L Poston of North Kent Street announce a daughter born last Saturday in Ranger Texas to their daughter Mrs McClure wife of Dr Floyd R McClure U S Army. Mrs McClure was formerly Miss Bertha Poston.
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W. L. Poston
North Kent Street
Ranger
Tex
McClure
Floyd R. McClure
U.S
United States Army
Mra. McClure
Bertha Poston
Bonar Law Resigns from Cabinet Over Health
Bonar Law resigns from the British cabinet citing ill health as the reason. The move comes as the government seeks stability amid ongoing political strain in London.
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Bonar Law
Cabines
London
Andrew ‘Bonar Law
Geal
Tll Health
Elven
Noted Arctic Explorer Lectures in Winchester Week
Dr. Donald B. MacMillan, ally connected with Admiral Peary, presents a lecture on his Arctic explorations. The talk, illustrated with photographs and lantern slides, is part of the Handley course series and is hosted with support from the York Museum of Natural History and Smithsonian.
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Donald B. MacMillan
Admiral Peary
Hikimos
MacMillan
Royal Geographic
North
York Muséum of Natural
United States
Smithsonian Institute
Arctic
Smithsonian
Imington
Winchester
New
Handley
Fred
Rockingham Awards Contracts For Defiance Motor Trucks
Telegram from Broadway VA dated 8 19 81 to Frank M Reynolds Winchester WA awards contracts to Defiance Motor Trucks. The message directs immediate furnishing of steel dump road and ER hops mention Servo Defianc Motor Ip 2.
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Frank M’ Reynolds
Winchester
Rockingham. CO
Furnish
Defiance
Comic relief offered amid nerves and stomach trouble
Fragmentary ad text mentions a floor show and comedy acts, with partial names and locations. References to a hotel, various vendors, and a “SPECIAL SALE” for tires and auto parts appear in scattered lines. The garbled passage hints at entertainment and commerce items without a coherent event.
Funeral for Major Barton to be held in Pikesville
Mrs. R. T. Barton and Robert Barton attend the funeral of Major Barton a well known lawyer. The service is at St. Protestant Episcopal Church in Pikesville this afternoon. Automobile transport is arranged for the trip from G O 10.
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R. T. Barton
Robert Barton
Pikesville
Major Barton
Yelock
St. Protestant Episcopal Church
New York Man Held On Liquor Charge In Cocoa Grove Case
A New York man, identified as Black, was arrested after authorities found 60 cases of Pope pine eating liquor aboard his private car at Cocoa Grove near Miami. He was sworn out by the mayor and released on a 1500 bond to appear in court tomorrow.
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Miami
Fla
Black
New York
George A. Fuller Omy
Cocoa Grove
Albany Governor Signs Bribery Law for Baseball Scandals
Governor signs a bill making it a felony to offer or accept bribes to throw a professional baseball game. Legislature approved the measure days earlier amid Trade Week promotions.
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Albany
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