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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1934
Page
6
Enrollment at Warren County High School reached 971 students, up from 948 last year and 882 the previous October, with 231 in the High School department and a record senior class of 50. Principal Q D Gasque cites county population growth and a new school transportation system as factors.
In Shenandoah National Park a likely exact replica of George Washington’s up and down saw mill was located by William E. Carson and W H Stoneburner. The mill, part of the Dogue Creek industrial complex near Mount Vernon, dates to Washington’s era and aids a 1932 reconstruction project begun after foundations were exposed by Washington writings.
Attorney General Cummings authorized a $5,000 payment from the John Dillinger reward fund for tips leading to the capture of Dillinger. The informant was involved with the East Chicago police force and noted Dillinger’s capture, while the alleged killer was the shot by DoJ agents.
In Barre Pennsylvania on October 4 the trial of Robert Allen Edwards for the murder of his earlier sweetheart McKenny McK. proceeds as the prosecutor reads love letters to Margaret Crain of Aurora New York. Edwards, age 21, sits with his father beside him as the letters reveal an impassioned affair.
A meeting at the Mimslyn Hotel in Luray will discuss a proposed reunion of original promoters of the Shenandoah National Park Association. Col H J Benchoff explains the gathering responds to an editorial suggestion and will occur with Luray Rotarians at 12:30, followed by a joint committee meeting with Shenandoah Valley Inc. officials.
Walter B. Samuels of Syracuse recalls Randolph-Macon Academy as it is today a very different school from 1900. He praises the new building gymnasium and modern conveniences while noting the old vine covered edifice had more natural beauty. He notes enrollment then about 125 and honors Professor Charles L. Melton as a top preparatory school instructor.
War ren County Parent-Teachers Association executive committee met in the High School with Mrs. Mary Burruss presiding. Plans for the year were outlined and will be discussed at the October 19 meeting. Committee members include Mesdames Burrus Simpson Sewell Purdum and Weiser. Misses Harman Burke Fox Hoskins. Sergeant Bzdek and Prof. Gasque.
Col Robinson Barr Murphy 85 longtime Front Royal resident died at his Washington home. He owned Murphy Theatre building on Main street and was the youngest recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor at age 15. Funeral with full military honors held at Arlington National Cemetery.
War Department promotion elevates Captain Peter F. Meade to major in the Quartermaster Corps. He serves at the Remount Station, tied to duty here since 1926 to 1928 and 1933 arrival after Washington assignment. Forty one years in service, friends praise the well earned advancement.
Joe Washington, a local Black man, will face a second murder trial October 22 for the Harry Boyer case. The first trial on September 25 ended with a guilty verdict but a deadlocked penalty as the jury stood ten to two for the supreme penalty. Judge Phillip Williams presided in Warren County Circuit Court.
Front Royal Va October 4 R M A will face Warren County High School in their second game of the season here tomorrow afternoon at 4 o clock The game with Warrenton High of Fauquier County was canceled This will be the first game of the season for the local high school eleven.
District Attorney Dwight H. Green leads the prosecution in the fraud case against Samuel Insull tied to his collapsed utilities empire. Aides Forest Harness Leo J. Hassenauer Leslie E. Slater and Harold Huling assist as documents are reviewed. Trial expected to last four months.
A nationwide survey shows 22 states have sales taxes in some form. Debates rise in state capitals over implementing or extending taxes amid deficits and rising costs. Proponents cite stable revenue and fairness. opponents warn of regressive burden and admin costs.
Mrs H H Moss of Parkersburg West Virginia and Mrs Harvey Mudd of St Louis Missouri were hurt in an automobile accident near Zanesville Ohio on a Saturday drive to St Louis The injuries included a broken nose for Mrs Moss and a fractured right ankle for Mrs Mudd both reported as satisfactory after treatment The chauffeur Joseph Gohn also involved in the skid incident.
Jefferson Davis, after graduating West Point in 1828, served seven years in the army and suffered pneumonia while in Wisconsin. The illness caused facial neuralgia that could incapacitate or blind him. After his election to the U.S. Senate he endured further health decline and eventually lost sight in one eye, per Elizabeth Cutting's Jefferson Davis, Political Soldier.
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