Surprise witnesses bring in mysterious woman's name at trial
In a Cleveland Corporation Court embezzlement case, Arthur G. Jones faces charges for misusing about $2,670.92, with testimony revealing large deposits totaling around $30,000 over two years. A woman identified as E. Benowitz of Cleveland and a Pinkerton detective testifying about a Chicago beauty parlor owner linked to the affair surface, suggesting broader personal accounts and checks tied to Jones.
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Corporation Court
Arthur G. Jones
Jones
Commercial and Savings Bank
Woolen Mills Company
Kidwell
Burr P. Harrison
Woolen Company
Harold Edwards
Edwards
B. Benowitz
National City Bank of
Cleveland
Ohio
Benowitz
E. Benowitz
New B C Bakery to Open Next Wednesday in City
The B and C Baking Company by C Douglas Brown and J Clayton Cochran begins sales Wednesday October 9 with B C Home Bread in local grocers hotels and restaurants. The loaf uses tested ingredients from major brands and employs modern mixing fermenting moulding and baking steps with a red and blue wax wrapper designed by Ohio Wax Paper Company. Brown and Cochran lifelong residents and World War veterans lead the firm aided by a New York City laboratory expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Bakery
C. Douglas Brown
J. Clayton Cochran
B. & C. Baking Company
Franklin
Armour
Morton
Fleishman
Ohio Wax Paper Company
Columbus
Ohio
Brown
Cochran
Shelby
New York City
Messrs. Brown
Charley Rouss
Three Hundred and Ninety Second Bakery Company
Camp Lee
Jme
Herman H. Hable
At Your Grocer Wednesday Morning Bread Ad
Local grocer advertises B and C Home Bread baked by the shop’s own workers for Wednesday sales.
Tremonti Orchard Apple Wanted Monday Morning
A brief classified notice from Kernstown seeking Apple hands for Monday morning labor at Tremonti Orchard. The ad specifies work available at the Kernstown site with immediate start and短term scheduling details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple
Tremonti Orchard
Kernstown
Fifty PotentIal Electric Power Sites Located In Potomac Basin
Fifty potential dam sites for hydro electric power development were located in the Potomac river basin above tidewater. Major Brehen Somervell led field parties in Washington area with B J Merrick Jr and geologist Lewis M Prindle directing studies of rock formation to ensure dam stability and water tightness. Surveys cover irrigation, navigation, flood control and hydroelectric plans. another year needed to complete the investigation.
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Wahlington
Potomac
Tidewater
Brehen Somervell
District of Columbia
War Department
Washington
B. J. Merrick, Jr
Lewis M. Prindle
Geological Survey
Ytmac River
Shenandoah
Luray
Somervell
Potomac River
Shenandoah River
Merrick
Anacostia River
Occoquan Creek
Rappahannock River
Frank A. Renner
South River
Middle Rive
North River
Bridgetwater
Mount Solon
Mertick
North River Gap
Misquote on Trees Corrected by Civic League Work
Winchester residents learn that misreported remarks at Berryville meeting misstated Civic League influence. The true message credits the Civic League Park Commission and Electric Power Company with hiring Davenport tree experts to trim city trees, urging protection and planting while praising recent improvements.
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the Star
Park Commission
Civic League
Berryville
Winchester
Export Apples to W M Turner Co Liverpool and Manchester
Export notice lists local representative Thomas Mathews of Winchester with a contact phone and address details for sending apples to W M Turner Co in Liverpool and Manchester.
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W. M. Turner & Co
Liverpool
Manchester
Thomas Mathews
North Stewart Sty
Winchester
Death summons Albert Stacey after long illness
Albert Bertram Stacey a long time resident of the city died at his home Hill Crest Villa on the Valley Pike after eight years of declining health. He was 35, native of Amelia, Va., educated there, worked as a bookkeeper in Washington before moving to Clarke County and settling in Winchester. Survived by widow Marie McDonald and parents Cephas and Mrs Stacey, plus four brothers and one sister. Funeral at Berryville Methodist Church Monday at 3 pm with burial in Green Hill Cemetery. pallbearers listed.
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Albert Bertram Stacey
Hillcrest Villa
Valley Pike
Stacey
Amelia
Cephas Stacey
Washington
Clarke County
Winchester
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Berryville
McDonald
Marie McDonald
William W. McDonald
Earl
Benton
Neale
New York
Arthur Stacey
Miss May Stacey
Methodist Episcopal Church
Butsler
Green Hill Cemetery
K. W. Adams
Dudley Lichliter
Hugh Owens
Ralph Ware
Earl Croson
Wilbur Gaunt
Berryville Camp To Entertain For Twin State Body
Berryville Camp No 116 Washington Camp will host Twin State Association entertainment Monday evening October 7 at 8 oclock. Camps 40 Gore 123 Whitacre 117 Wadesville and 115 Winchester with their ladies auxiliary are members, and a large delegation is expected from Frederick.
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Washington Camp
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Berryville
Twin State Association
W. X.aret
Gore
Whitacre
Wadesville
Winchester
Frederick
For Sale Household Furniture and Jewelry Tools
Household furniture and jewelry tools for sale on Wednesday October 9 at 10 am by Mrs W C Grove at 570 Charles Street.
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W. C. Grove
Charles St
Two 17 ton Dodge Graham trucks for quick sale
Winchester Coca Cola Bottling Works offers two 17 ton Dodge Graham trucks in good condition priced for a quick sale. Includes loading details and contact information for purchase inquiries.
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Winchester Coca Cola Bottling Works
Embezzlement Trial of Arthur Jones Continues In Court
In Corporation Court Judge Williams presides as G S Kidwell recalls on cross examination. Jones faces embezzlement charges of 2670.92 from Arthur G Jones Woolen Mills Corp where he served as former president and general manager. The case reveals Jones and Max Krol controlled four fifths of common stock enabling officer selection. Details show Jones personal account with thousands in credits and a single overdraw in December 1926.
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Arthur
Jones
Corporation Court
Williams
G. S. Kidwell
Baltimor
Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mille Corporation
Jones-Krol
Kidwell
Woolen Mille Company
Max Krol
Krol
Aubrey G. Weaver
Defense Counsel
O. K
New York
Mr. Kidwell
Local Representative Address Fragment for Williams Co
Fragmentary notice lists L. and H. Williams & Co of Glasgow with a local representative, Thomas Mathews, at 5 North Stewart Street Winchester, phone 982-W, indicating a telegraphic or federator contact note.
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L. & H. Williams & Co
Glasgow
Thomas Mathews
North Stewart St
Winchester
W. i
Federtor
Scouts Endorse Gov Byrd Support for Winchester Scouting
Virginia Governor Harry F Byrd backs local scouting in Winchester praising the program during finance week. The Winchester area has expanded from two to seven troops and from 47 to 125 scouts, with three more troops planned. Eagle Scouts now total twelve, and merit badge activity, including vocational badges, reached roughly 400 in the year.
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Boy Scouts
H. F. Byrd
Virginia
Richmond
Winchester
Harry F. Byrd
Rain Period Expected About Middle of Week
Weath er outlook for the week beginning Monday covers the North and Middle Atlantic states. A period of showers is expected Wednesday or Thursday and again at the end of the week. Temperatures will be near or slightly below normal at the start, followed by warmer weather the rest of the week, with a brief cold spell around Thursday.
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Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Mrs Stone Sentenced to 18 Years for Murder
Belair Maryland October 5 Mrs Hattie Stone was sentenced to 18 years in the penitentiary for the murder of her 15 year old son George by poison Judge W W Preston denied a new trial petition and pronounced the sentence under a jury verdict for second degree murder Mrs Stone fainted in the prison dock after the sentence Coburn defense counsel said he would appeal to the State Court of Appeals
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Belair
Hattie Stone
George
Posson
W. W. Preston
Virginia Advertised With Photo Magazine In State Campaign
The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce has issued the largest pictorial magazine about Virginia, highlighting agricultural and industrial progress along with scenic and historic views. Features include Shenandoah Valley caverns, Hoover visit to Madison, Newport News launching, Virginia apple developments, historic sites such as Appomattox, Williamsburg restoration, and Lynchburg air views, plus industrial pages on Martinsville and coal from Norfolk.
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Virginia
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Southside
Southwest
Shenandoah Valley
Piedmont
Tidewater Virginia
Halifax County
Narrowe
Lynchburg
Bedforth
Narrows
President Hoover
Madison
Houston
Newport News
Kenmore
Fredericksburg
Lonesome Pine
Big Stone Gap
Slash Church
Aquia Church
Old Stratford
Williamsburg
Warrenton
Outhweat
Southesde
Shenandoah
Woodrow Ison
Staunton
Appomattox
Old Germantown
Carter Hall
Millwood
Otter
Woodberry Forest
Randolph-Macon Academy
Red Hill
Patrick Henry
Danville
Bristol
Martinsville
Norfolk
Pennsylvania
Richmond
Virginia House
Agecroft Hall
Varina Anne Davis
Senate would investigate Shipping Board acts in probe
Washington Oct 5 Senate investigations of all acts of the United States Shipping Board were proposed by Senator McKellar Tennessee Democrat as a result of Comptroller General McCarl's report of ship sales to irresponsible concerns at greatly reduced prices.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
United States Shipping Board
Senator McKellar
Democrat
Tennessee
McCarl
Robt. McPherson Denies Murder
Washington October 5 Robert McPherson Jr a young bank clerk pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in connection with the mysterious death of his wife Virginia McPherson found strangled in her apartment
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert McPherson, Jr
Irginia McPhearson
October hours set for parts sales and used cars
Our Parts, Sales and Used Car Departments will be open from seven in the morning until nine at night through the month of October and until further notice. Bickers Motq R Company Winchester Ford Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BICKERS MOTQ@R COMPANY
Winchester Ford
Tailspin Loops Rolls Parachute Jump Sunday
A parachute jump event titled Tailspin Loops and Rolls is planned for Sunday October 6 with aerial display planned. Local organizers promote precision maneuvers and safety procedures for spectators.
Byrd Denounces Anderson Salaries In Virginia Row
Roanoke governor J F Byrd releasing a statement contends Colonel Anderson received 9166666 from three federal appointments in a year, says the total was misstated by 8000 dollars, and defends Anderson as noncandidate while accusing others of political manipulation. He defends Anderson’s patriotism and accuses opponents of personal attacks and misrepresentation. The dispute centers on remuneration from national administrations and the political implications for the Republican platform.
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Henry Annseeen
William Moseley
Roanoke
J. F. Byrd
Anis
Arge
Connec
Aderse
Anderson
Ords
Byrd
Colt Anderson
Dlares
Repu
Poli Tively
Democratic Party
Aderson
Dr. Brown
Colonel Anderson
Petty
Apples Wanted Packing Hours Quick Unloading
Glaize Apple buyers seek prompt unloading at South Wheter location. Wilmer DeHaven, Superintendent, 1 (8-26-1p-tf).
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South Whetter
Wilmer Dehaven
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E. Berkowitz
Arthur Jones
Pinkerton
R. C. Wilson
B. & C. Home Bread
Melvin Green
Women’s Civic League
Richmon
A, Id
Wellwaine
Albert Estacey
Twin
N. Loudoun St
Peoples Drug Store
J. W. Baker
General Insurance
Minute Book of Woolen Company
Gov
The
PHOTO
State Chamber of Commerce
Shipping Board
Robt. McPherson
Can
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