Beauty Wins Freedom in Provocation Murder Case
Mrs. Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger, former St. Louis beauty queen, acquitted at Aix en Provence of murder with provocation of her husband Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger Philadelphia theater magnate. She anticipates reunion with two children, separated since the tragedy.
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Aix-en-Provence
France
Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger
St. Louis, Mo
Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger
Philadelphia
Nixon-Nirdlinger
Bank Held Up Before Opening in Pontiac
Two men entered the Pontiac Commercial and Savings Bank before opening time, held up six tellers, and escaped in an automobile with $12,000 in cash. Associated Press report from Pontiac Michigan dated May 22.
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Associated Press
Pontiac, Mich
Pontiac Commercial and Savings Bank
Sergeant's Sale of Household Items in Winchester
By distress warrant the court will sell in Winchester on 1931 at 10 8 m the items: two antique upholstered love seats, leather chairs, beds, dining tables, cabinets, desks, bookcase, adding machine, typewriter, dictionaries, road maps, zinc plates, electric and display signs. Cash terms. Lee Barr, Sergeant, City of Winchester, Va.
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Winchester
Lee Barr
City of
Piccadilly St
Nose Lift for Broker by Plastic Surgeon
A broker underwent a plastic surgery nose lift performed by a surgeon. The anecdote notes the broker's past three years of aiding many people. The passage also contains a corrected quotation from a father urging a college student not to overwork and to stop worrying about grades.
Brooklyn Robins Rally Past Phillies in Doubleheader
In Philadelphia on May 22 Brooklyn’s Robins won both games of a doubleheader against the Phillies by 3 to 2 and 5 to 2. The two victories lift Brooklyn from seventh to first in the NL’s second division, passing idle Pittsburgh.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Robins
Phillies
Phils
Pittsburgh Pirates
Reading at Baltimore and other league matchups
The schedule lists Reading at Baltimore 9 to 1 alt and Buffalo at Montreal 10 to 8. Jersey City hosts Newark 6 to 3 and Rochester visits Toronto for a two game set.
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Reading
Baltimore
Buffalo
Montreal
Newark
Jersey City
Rochester
Toronto
Pet
Readin
Mt Williams Notes
Rev J Russell Seerend preached at the schoolhouse last Sunday. Mrs Dorothy Sager and children attended Mt Pleasant services last Sunday afternoon. Mrs W H Williams has shown marked improvement after illness. Miss Ethel Brewer is homebound with tonsillitis. Jessie Orndorff James Russell and Glenn Hummer visited A L Brewers last Sunday. Ernest Ashwood of Berryville visited Mrs Mary J Ashwood last Sunday. Mr McDonald of Reliance moved his family to his new farm here. Mrs Harl Himelright visited her mother Mrs W H Williams.
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Mount Williams
J. Russell Seerend
Dorothy_Sager
Mt. Pleasant
W. H. Williams
Ethel Brewer
Jessie Orndorff
James Russell
Glenn Hummer
A. L. Brewer
Ernest Ashwood
Berryville
Ashwood
Mary J. Ashwood
Mr. McDonald
Reliance
Theodore Thompson
Harl Himelright
Birth of a sonDavid Allen Larrick Smoke Bloom Virginia
Bloom Brevities reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smoke on May 4 named David Allen Larrick Smoke. The item also notes various local visits and social events including the Apple Blossom Festival and Back Creek Sunday School convention on May 29 at St Johns.
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Bloom
Paul Smoke
David Allen Larrick Smoke
Daniel Can Dam
Thomas
Cooper
C. M. Rosenberger
Back Creek
St. Johns
Hester Glynn
Mollie Richard
Guy Frye
Olga Lentz Frye
Smoke
P. P. Glynn
E. A. Richard
A. M. Cooper
Washington
J. C. Cooper
Virginia
Davis W. Va
Thomas 8. Cooper
Jamesetta Glynn
P P. Glynn
They Reject Tyranny by Calling It They
A republic defines tyranny as a collective threat rather than a single despot. The phrase reflects a skeptical view of concentrated power and underscores citizen sovereignty against rule by any oppressive majority or faction.
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Iled
Dellinger
East Piccadilly St
Sergeant’s Sale
Pratt Food CO
Winchester Seed Company
Mr. Project
Iit
Buick
W. Ebert
Sergeant Sale
Whippet Coach
Chevrolet
C. B. Organ
Willys Dealer
Braddock ST
Nash
Chrysler
Ford
Studebaker
Wright Motor
Car
Water and Kent Sts
Just
Goodrich Super Cavalier
CO. Braddock and
Boscawen Sts
Shenandoah Motor Company, Inc
Handley School
Willard
Valley Service Station
Willard Storage Batteries
Shenandoah Valley
Buy Bicker’s
Bicker’s Motor Co
Post Office
Europe
The
Star
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
International League
Mt. Williams
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