Bride Seeks Annulment After One Week Marriage
In Martinsburg West Virginia a 19 year old bride Lettie Stotler and 18 year old Otis Stotlemeyer wed locally after a rejected license in Frederick County. Now Lettie’s father acts as next friend to seek annulment on grounds of presumed underage status and youth.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Lettie Sotlemeyer
Everett Stotler
Otis Stotlemeyer
Frederick County
Lettie Stotler
Otis Stottermeyer
C. C. Brannon
National Fruit Product Company
E. O. Stotler
Reynolds
Thrift Town and Winchester musings from an Iowa visit
An Iowa correspondent recalls Thrift Town’s neat yards and orderly charm. He writes from Winchester after attending the Apple Blossom Festival, praising the town while cautioning about potential fire risks and praising the old fire brigade and the theme of prevention.
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Iowa
Winchester
Virginians Win Prizes At U D C Annual Meet
Mrs Massey reelected president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the northern convention in New York. New officers named include Mrs Abernathy and Mrs Lamar with prizes awarded to Virginia and other divisions for historical work and subscriptions, plus acknowledgments to individuals and chapters.
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U.D.C
New York
William E. Massey
Hot Springs
Ark
United Daughters of the Confederacy
North
John C. Abernathy
Chicago
Walter L. Lamar
Macon
Norris Harris
Baltimore
Hot Springs Ark
Dallas
Texas
Georgia
Alexander Faris
Virginia
North Carolina
Katherine Hillard
Foxford
N. C
A. Ridings
Blytheville
Arkansas
U. D.C
South Carolina
Sydney Lanier
Hall of Fame
Robin Meade
Petersburg
Florida
Southern Magazine
C. W. Dawsgett
Alabama
Charles Bolling
Richmond
Kate C. Grimstead
Lexington
Chauffeur confesses to killing Mrs Mathilda McGee
In Millville New Jersey on November 22 police said George Pettit Jr a 31 year old chauffeur confessed to battering his employer Mrs Mathilda McGee 55 with an automobile jack and propping her body against a tree near Laurel Lake after she refused to give him 10 for liquor He identified the slaying as the end of a four day mystery the woman in black Pettit claimed the crime followed a drinking party that included his father and an uncle.
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Mllville
N. J
Laurel Lake
George Pettit, Jr
City View Heights
National Park
Richard Haines
Mathilda McGee
Haines
Pettit
George Sr
Porchtown
Harry
McGee
Millville
Americans Win By Close Shave In Japan Series
In Nagoya on November 22 the Americans hung on for a 6 to 5 victory over the Nippon All Stars before 35 000 fans. Joe Cascarella allowed four triples and six singles before Jimmy Foxx relieved him in the eighth inning.
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Nagoya
Japan
America
Nippon All- Stars
Nipponse
Joe Cascarella
Jimmy Foxx
Noted Flyer Jimmie Doolittle Lands in Fog at Winchester
Major Jimmie Doolittle one of the nations famed aviators forced down at Admiral Byrd Airport due to fog and mist while en route from Columbus to Washington. He landed safely in a Shell Lightning Lockheed Orion after circling seeking the field. He was accompanied by an unnamed companion and planned to reclaim the plane later that day.
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Jimmie Doolittle
Admiral Byrd Airport
Columbus
Washington, D. C
Shell Petroleum Company
Winchester
Bone
Valley
Auware
Fede
Doolittle
Washington
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Caterpillar Club
Winchester police praised for wedding crowd control
The Winchester and state police handled large crowds and traffic on Loudoun street during the Carr Russell wedding last Saturday evening. Officers Lloyd Williams Jack Bowers and Franklin Ritter performed their traffic duties admirably and were previously omitted from the report.
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Winchester
State
Loudoun Street
Carr-Russell
Lloyd Williams
Jack Bowers
Franklin Ritter
Pine Motor Co Quarters to Be Ready by December First
Pine Motor Company announces a $15,000 upgrade at Braddock and Cecil streets. A new showroom front and a two story 100 by 60 foot garage will house service and equipment on the first floor with a second floor awaiting future use. Opening is expected around December 1 and the facilities will be the city’s third largest. Calvin C Chapman will head the service department and John Chapman becomes general manager. The firm, an ongoing Dodge and Plymouth dealer since seven years after starting as Hupmobile, plans 1935 models with lower prices and streamlined designs.
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Pine Motor Company
Braddock
Cecil Strets
Charles L. Pine
Braddock Street
Cecil
Pine
Names
Calvin C .Chapman
John Chapman
Dodge
Plymouth
Princess Marina Unpacks Trousseau at Buckingham Palace
Princess Marina known as Mara to the Duke of Kent begins her stay at Buckingham Palace by supervising the unpacking of her Paris bought trousseau. She may tour her future Belgrave Square home later in the day as more luggage arrives.
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London
Marina
Mara
Duke of Kent
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Belgrave Square
Better Housing Program Launch in Winchester November 26
Mayor proclaims a community plan under the National Housing Act via the Federal Housing Administration to boost home repairs, alterations, and improvements. The Winchester Better Housing Program opens November 26 to stimulate property work, material demand, and local business benefits.
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Federal Housing Administration
Winchester
Death Comes 10 Mrs J A Rudolph After Operation
Mrs Grace Ashby Rudolph wife of Jacob A Rudolph prominent Frederick County farmer and Winchester resident died at Memorial Hospital after an operation She was 68 last June 2 Surviving are husband one son Hugh Grant Rudolph two daughters Mrs Frank Beck and Helen Rudolph plus a brother four stepdaughters Funeral Sunday at 2 pm from Cedar Creek Grade home with Lutheran and Methodist pastors officiating and interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery
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Grace Ashby Rudolph
Jacob A. Rudolph
Frederick County
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Rudolph
Charles and
Elizabeth Pine Grant
Cedar Creek
Braddock Street
Lt Episcopal Church
Outh
Counterfeit Ring Smashed by U S Agents
U S Secret Service agents say they disrupted a major counterfeit operation that flooded the nation with about 2 million dollars in fake currency over 18 months. The raids hit New York Newark and Tenafly New Jersey. ten men and one woman were arrested. Police seized printing presses, 70000 dollars in notes, plus papers, ink, chemicals and copper plates. A passport die bearing the secretary of state seal was also confiscated.
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New York
Secret Service
Newark
Tenafly
N. J
Foes Weigh Fight Over St. Lawrence Treaty After Elections
Returning senators who helped reject the St. Lawrence waterway treaty last session say defeat in recent elections and primaries of eight opponents has not improved prospects for ratification. They plan to continue the fight despite renewed opposition.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Waterway
Canada
Silence cloaks Weiss kidnapping in Philadelphia
Police keep mum on William Weiss case as search for kidnapers stalls and no arrests appear imminent. United States Justice Department investigator George Harvey declined to comment on the ongoing mystery and ransom demands of $100,000.
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Philadelphia
William Weiss
Night Life
George Harvey
United States Justice Department
S Bureau of Investigation
County Residents Invited For Federal Housing Loans Info
County residents may obtain information on federal housing improvement loans from Sam Chiles who will open an office at 19 Court House Square starting Saturday November 24 from 11 to 2. Also notices for laundry service, rental apartments, and a chicken oyster supper on November 23 at Welltown School House to benefit Welltown Church.
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Sam Chiles
Court House Square
Welltown School House
Welltown Church
Beckley Hemmed In By Large Forest Fire
Firestorms closed in on Beckley West Virginia as high winds and hundreds of volunteers battled fires surrounding the city of about 9 000. Telegraph lines were cut and foresters warned rain was needed. One firefighter was killed nearby and about 250 fires were reported statewide.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Forest Rangers
W. Va
West Viree
Monogaha National Forest
J. N. Wittenberg
Hinton
Henry Frith
Zion Mountain
Forest Conservation Commission
Hunere
Huge Farm Bloc Demanded From South and West
Oscar Johnston, AAA official and Mississippi cotton planter, called for a vast farm bloc uniting the Midwest and South to press for drastic, fundamental remedial legislation for agriculture. He urged America to place industry and agriculture on an equal footing in public policy.
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Washington
Middle-West
South
Oscar Johnston
AAA
Mississippi
America
Interior approves Ford truck contract to Bethesda dealer
The Interior Department awarded a contract for a Ford truck to Northwest Motor Company of Bethesda Maryland after the firm submitted a compliance certificate with its bid to supply 15 trucks. The single truck cost 452.89 dollars and Comptroller General McCarl ruled the award legal.
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Washington
NRA
Interior Department
Northwest Motor Company
Bethesda
Ford
McCarl
Government Buys Ford Truck as NRA Reforms Edge In
Washington reports new curbs on New Deal policy as the Interior Department awards a Ford truck contract to Northwest Motor of Bethesda after a compliance signing, while Hopkins issues an order rescinding wage rules. Local committees will set future work relief wages and oversee labor, business, and relief administration impacts.
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Washington
NRA
Henry Ford
Harry L. Hopkins
Wben
CWA
South
Interior Department
Ford
Northwest Motor Company
Bethesda
Ford Company
Roosevelt signals relief jobs bill to Congress
In a Mayors Convention address President Roosevelt said the next Congress would consider job creating relief projects. In Warm Springs he enjoys cottage quiet as he recovers. Also notes Cantacuzene denies bid for D A R presidency and other brief items from Budapest to Geneva.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Washington
Mme Cantacuzene-Grant
Cantacuzene
Brooklyn
John J. Ryan
Sereen Water Front
Here Comes Charlie Play at Market Street Church
Community event listing for a three act play "Here Comes Charlie" at Market Street Church on Friday November 23 at 8 p.m. Admission 10 and 25 cents. Also an ad for fruit cake ingredients and Pure Food Store shopping details.
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Charlie
Market St. Church Fri
Pure Food
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A. J. Tavenner
Lettie
State Division of Organization
Mrs. Massey
Louise Gills
Appomattox
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Ashland
William Cabell Flournoy
Katherine Smith
W. D. Pemberton
Concord
Douglas S. Freeman
Richman
Robert E
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Clifton
Philip Jones
Clifton Forge
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Warren County
Front Royal
The
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Department
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Knights of Pythias
Cameron and
Boscawen
Old Town
George W. Cummings
Department of Virginia
United Spanish War Veterans
Whitmore
Blue Ridge
Roanoke
East Boscawen Street
Comrad O. T. Ritter
Valley Avenue
Phone 192
Pine Motor Co
Trousseau
C. R. Anderson
J. A. Rudolph
U. S
St. Lawrence
Silence Cloaks
Weiss
Winchester Steam Laundry
Hable’s Real Estate
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E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
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Del
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