Inferno Burns Home. One Infant Dead in Iowa Fire
A frame house at South Cameron and East Gerrard streets was engulfed by flames after a 2 gallon gasoline bucket overturned in the kitchen. Nancy Lee Mills, 17 months, died. Ruth Grim 16 and Leon Lee Mills 5 were badly burned along with Charles Grim. Fire alarms brought four companies to the scene as the blaze spread through the structure.
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South Cameron
East Gerrard
Nancy Lee Mills
Walter Mills
Ruth Grim
Charles Grim
South Kent Street
Leon Lee Mills
Mills
Nancy
Leon Mills
East Gerrard Street
Fire Burns Claim Ruth Grim and Leon Mills
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the condition of Ruth Grim and Leon Lee Mills, critically burned in the morning fire that destroyed the home of Walter and Mrs Mills, was reported as unchang ing. The incident left the Mills family seeking shelter.
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Walter Mills
Babe
Ing
Clues Fail To Solve Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping
Hopewell New Jersey March 23 Associated Press says the Lindbergh baby remains missing and all clues are worthless. Police Supt Schwarzkopf reiterates that Edwan Caldwell’s information was of no value and dismisses rumors of island custody or ties to a Johnson home break in. A note on a pigeon and other leads are unconfirmed. Major Mendez seeks permission to fly to Buenaventura if requested by the American legation.
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Associated Press
Hopewell
N. J
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Edwan Caldwell
George Malden
J. Seward Johnson
East Stroudsburg
South Kent
Conn
Bogota
Columbia
Benjamin Mendez
Lindbergh
War Office
Buenavent
Boyd R Richards Arrested On Two Counts By Police
Boyd R Richards turned himself in at police headquarters this morning under Chief C W Hollis on two warrants alleging juvenile delinquency. The case will be heard in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court before Judge Donald L Weems and is not open to the public. Richards was released on heavy bond pending a hearing.
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Boyd R. Richards
C. W. Hollis
Donald L. Weems
Virginia
Richards
Star
Curb Market Opens Saturdays at 29 E Boscawen Street
Open each Saturday from 9 to 1 in the building at 29 E Boscawen Street selling dressed hens fresh eggs cakes pies bread and more. Easter flowers available with stock and prices shown at SAR TELLE'S 410 S Main Street.
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Sartelle’s
S. Main Street
Easter lilies and garden seeds sale notice
The Flower Shop offers Easter lilies and onion sets including Bell Silver Skin and Yellow Danvers. Also promotes a wide variety of garden seeds for this year's planting and invites customers to buy now from Miller's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller's
Storm Death Toll Surges Across Five States
The death toll from the tornadoes passes 303 with about 2,000 injured and widespread property damage. Alabama reports 246 fatalities, Georgia 35, Tennessee 18, South Carolina 2, and Kentucky 2 as relief efforts and weather updates describe the ongoing rescue and regional impact.
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Birmingham
Ala
South
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Kentucky
The Flower Shop Open Nights
Flower Shop offers evening hours and invites customers to place orders now for upcoming needs.
Notice Students Be Sure To Read Our Ad Inside Page
Winchester Printers and Stationers advertises products readers have wanted for a long time. The notice is placed on the inside page dated March 19 and spans one page with one feature item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Printers & Stationers
State highway funds rise as DMV to patrol 40 000 more miles
Richmond reports the Highway Department projects about 15.3 million dollars for next year’s road work if federal aid bill passes. DMV plans extended patrols for 40 000 additional miles of state roads under the new system, with emphasis on enforcing bridge load capacities and traffic rules.
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Richmond
Department of Highways
Division of Motor Vehicles
Highway Department
Congress
Assembly
Great Naval Armada Arrives On West Coast
Nearly all U S naval power gathered in the San Pedro San Diego area as 40 000 officers and men from 152 ships take first shore leave after a month at sea. The next two weeks bring liberty and all navy championship events in every sport except football while ships undergo machinery overhaul for battle readiness.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
San Pedro
Pacific Ocean
Ernest
Democrats Launch Victory Campaign Drive in Winchester
W Nelson Page leads Winchester effort to raise funds for the Democratic Victory Campaign 1932 aims to wipe out a 1928 deficit and finance education about party principles. John W Davis chairs national drive with John H Fahey directing.
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Democratic Party
Winchester
W. Nelson Page
City
Democratic Executive Committee
Jefferson
Jackson
Davis
John W. Davis
New York City
John H. Fahey
United States Chamber of Commerce
Democratic National Committee
Page
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Victory Fund
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Victory
James W. Gerard
Empire State Building
Easter wardrobe care and dry cleaning offer
LOOK YOUR BEST EASTER Have your suits and dresses dry cleaned THE BETTER WAY for the Easter Holidays NAT HAWKINS 1p-31-21 23 24 Phone 392 M FOR RENT Six room house near Woolen Mill Frank Keckley CALL 28 or 29 Let us do your washing Winchester Steam Laundry 7-13-1p-Mon. Wed, Sat.1f
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Nat Hawkins
Frank Keckley
Winchester Steam Laundry
Death of United Brethren minister Funkhouser at 83
The Rev. William Jacob Funkhouser died at his Fairmont avenue home in Winchester in his eighty fourth year after a long decline. He served circuits across Virginia Maryland Ohio Michigan and Indiana and guided a conservative faction after the York Pa split. He leaves two children, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Mount Olive Church Shenandoah county with a private home service earlier. He designed his walnut coffin and requested no flowers.
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William Jacob Funkhouser
Fairmont Avenue
United Brethren Church
York
Virginia
Maryland
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Funkhouser
America
Shenandoah Valley
Mary Bydler
Maurertown
Shenandoah County
Sarah Jane Fearnow
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Bettie Grim
Winchester
Perry M. Funkhouser
Barbara E. Hockman
Fishers Hill
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Olive
L. A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Special Holy Week Services at Braddock Street Church
Holy Week services will be held at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South tonight and Thursday and Friday evenings at 8 o'clock. The Reverend FE. A. Lambert will conduct the services to provide mental and heart preparation for Good Friday and Easter.
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Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
FE. A. Lambert
Say It With Johns Flowers Bargain Store Ad
Corsages of violets roses sweet peas lily of the valley and orchids advertised for order at a bargain store. The ad promotes floral gifts and urges quick ordering.
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Ip-1
Apple Market Shipments to British Ports March 19 1932
Shipments from New York to British ports for the week ending March 19, 1932 total 29 076 boxes with 6615 baskets. Liverpool and London lead in totals while cargo Adriatic reports good demand. Apples listed include Yorks Ben Davis Ganos Winesaps Pippins with prices shown in shillings to the penny per crate. R Cooper and Harnden & Co. Liverpool report current exchange impacting prices.
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New York
Totbls
Bxs_ Bskts
Liverpool
London
Southampton
Manchester
G R Cooper
Harnden & Co
Ganos
Pippins
R. Cooper
England
Scotland
Speakeasy Not Planned for Maryland Prohibition Fair
Senator Tydings proposed a speakeasy at the April 17 prohibition fair but the organizers rejected the idea. They stated no speakeasy is planned as old as illicit liquor traffic and instead will feature a modern soda fountain to signal the shift to soft drinks under prohibition.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator Tydings
Maryland
Maryland Democrat
William Bea Scott
Air
Funeral Rites Held For Late John M. Renner
Funeral services for John Mason Renner longtime textile specialist were held at his home on East Piccadilly street. Rev. Wallace Brashears led the rites with a quartet singing hymns. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers named.
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John M. Renner
John Mason Renner
East Piccadilly Street
Wallace M. Brashears
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
James Bowman
W. H. Mellweee
R. Willey
George H. Eagle
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Mack Martin
C. B. Harry
L. L. Shutts
Carpenter
John
Dancing lessons at Washington Hotel evenings
Brooder Coal advertises weekly classes at the Washington Hotel with a children’s class at 4 30 p m and an adult ballroom class at 7 30 p m on Thursdays and other days listed.
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Washington Hotel
Apple Crop Outlook Across Shenandoah Cumberland Belt
The Shenandoah Cumberland fruit belt forecasts a medium apple crop and about fifty percent peach yield. Virginia growers blame foreign markets and the Smoot Hawley tariff for reduced exports, noting Argentina shipments once reached 250000 barrels but dropped to 5000 last year. Even with a smaller crop, farmers expect higher prices if demand holds and avoid glut.
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Shenandoah-Cumberland Ruit
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Hawley
Gandia
Argentina
Palm Sentenced for Gin In Home Case
Fred Palm must serve a Michigan sentence for possessing a pint of gin in his Lansing home. Convicted in 1927, he received six months to two years as a second offender. Found later to be a fourth offender, his life term was set but commuted to seven and a half to fifteen years.
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Washington
Fred Palm
Michigan
Lansing
Sureme
Palm
State
Auditor revises Weston shortage to 150208.37 in Virginia
Richmond Virginia State Auditor T Coleman Andrews updates the Weston accounting shortfall from 98000 to 150208 37. He says warrants totaling 42592 37 were paid from funds with no balances.
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Richmond
T. Coleman Andrews
J. M. Weston
Lee County
Hudson sentenced for using mails to defraud
Walter G Hudson of Lynchburg was sentenced in United States District Court to a year and a day in federal prison for using the mails to defraud. He pleaded guilty and likely will be sent to Atlanta Federal Prison, after admitting he wrote a Cincinnati engraving firm claiming contracts and seeking payment.
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Harrisonburg
Walter G Hudson
Lynchburg
United States District Court
Hudson
Atlanta
Cincinnati Engraving
Kean to Speak at Martinsburg Fruit Exchange Banquet
United States Senator Hamilton F. Kean of New Jersey will be the principal speaker at the Martinsburg Fruit Exchange annual banquet in Martinsburg West Virginia on April 8. State Senator Lewis H. Thompson serves as exchange president. In New York David Ettinger seeks proof he is alive after applying to the veterans bureau for a Joan and being listed as a dead soldier.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
United States
Hamilton F. Kean
New Jersey
Martinsburg Fruit Exchange
Lewis H. Thompson
New York
David Ettinger
Veterans Bureau
Joan
Hand labor rebuilds Berkeley Springs streets relief effort
Berkeley Springs West Virginia abandons machinery for street rebuilding to provide employment. Unemployed workers receive up to three days of work monthly at two dollars a day, with stone quarried locally and hand work used throughout. Other items detail a near miss on a roof in Wilmington and local oddities.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
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Montreal
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Queens University
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