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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1934
Page
10
Pike testified he saw Meadows at the scene and the incident prompted a judicial proceeding. Witness accounts focus on the driver’s actions and the events leading to the fatal mishap reported yesterday.
The transcript notes the Winchester post master N Peet testifying about arriving at the scene and Meadows saying he had been drinking, detailing the sequence of events surrounding the incident.
Mr. Waite, a Baldwinville Massachusetts and St. Petersburg Florida resident, testified from the witness stand after being struck. He described living eight months yearly in Florida and was found reachable by telephone at a nearby filling station where police were summoned.
A Martinsburg resident identified as Partlett Meadows was struck and killed while approaching the city from Martinsburg. Witnesses say he staggered and raised his hands before the collision. The driver, Mr. Waite, stated he stopped but hit Meadows and did not intend to avoid responsibility. Meadows’ death leaves Mrs. Love Bowers and daughter Ellen Meadows as survivors. Funeral arrangements were announced by the Partlett Funeral Home with services to be held Sunday.
The snippet presents a zodiac themed note about people born on the day and their drive for recognition. It blends a set of questions on linguistic terms and biblical references, including Lot’s wife transformed into a pillar of salt, plus a quote on avoiding pleonasm and a Persius line about time and tomorrow.
Women in Esthonia time weddings to the new moon believing a crescent wedding ensures youth. The article notes the original name La Puebla de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Ángeles given by Spaniards in 1781 for Los Angeles.
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