Winchester youth Fleet moved to Virginia prison for death sentence
Lawrence Fleet was transported to a Virginia state prison to face execution for the murder of William F. Keller in Winchester. Companion youths Hunter and Clatterbuck were with him at arrival. petitions circulate urging commutation to life, signed by about 1,500 locals. Fleet appeared weightier and hopeful as relatives visited daily.
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Winchester
Woodsine
Hunter
Clatterbuck
Standardsville
Fleet
Penitentiary
Miller
Truck
Richmond
Pannett
Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Pollard
Gov. Pollard
William F. Keller
Keller
North
Loudoun Street
Baltimore
John Wallace
Wallace
Donald L. Weems
Eet
Measuring Temperatures And Population In New Mexico
The article notes high temperatures are measured by thermocouples and pyrometers while very low temps use gas thermometers. It describes New Mexico’s population with many Mexican origin residents and Spanish as a predominant language in towns. It mentions Indian pueblos and contrasting lifestyles seen by travelers. It references mountains up to 5,000 feet near the so called Chinese wall.
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Bureau of Standards
New Mexico
Hias
Wich
Bank Directors Pay Tribute To James B Russell
The board of directors of the Union Bank of Winchester adopted a memorial for James B Russell, former president and long time director. He served since 1870 and became president in 1877, praised for his leadership, integrity, and lifelong service to the bank and community. The resolution expressed sympathy to his family and ordered minutes to note the tribute.
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Pion Eh Bank
James B. Russell
Union Bank of Winchester
Virginia
Ministerial And Laymen Banquet Set For April 22
The Frederick County Ministerial Association hosts its annual ministerial laymen banquet on April 22 after an April 4 revision due to illness. Attendance neared 200 last year, with county church members organizing all events. The Presbyterian Church of Vaucluse serves dinner. Rev Allen Jones chairs arrangements with Rev H S Myerly leading the program.
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Frederick County
The
Presbyterian Church of
Gadgets and American Opportunity in a Patchwork Slang Note
The text discusses slang usage of gadget as a catchall name for unknown or forgotten items. It contrasts slang with the idea that America’s fortunes rise from European follies, attributed to Nanolean style commentary.
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America
Nanolean
Public Sale of Personal Property on Farm near Winchester
By order of a deed of trust from S B Cooper the sale of seized personal property will take place at 11 o clock Friday April 1 1932 on C H Coopers farm north of Winchester Frederick County Virginia. Items include cattle horses hogs tools and farming implements with no property moved until paid for. Sale adjourned to Wednesday April 13 due to illness with the same time and place. Jas P Reardon trustee.
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S. B. Cooper
C. H. Cooper
City of
Winchester
Martinsburg
Frederick Co
Berkeshire
AS. P. Reardon
Jas. P. Reardon
Mystics and Anchors and the Smallest Fish Found
The passage contrasts medieval mystics and anchorites who served social duties with modern science noting Collier's discovery of the pandaka, the smallest known fish less than half an inch long, living in select Philippine freshwater streams.
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Washington
Collier’s
Philippine Islands
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Lawrence Fleet
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
Jno S. Miller & Co
Bott's Boot Shoppe
N. Loudoun St
Jas
B. Russell
Finis
Helen Keller
Forest Hill
S. 1
H. S
H. S. White
New York
Shenandoah Valley
Roanoke
T. F. Timberlake
Colorfast Punjab
Belmont
Batiste
Mayo Batistes
Notella
Betty Shoppe
W. Boscawen St
Armstrong
Moling & Cather
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