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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1929

Page

6

D Thompson Dies Sud­denly of Heart Attack

Dame Thompson aged 64 died October 5 at his Arlington home after a heart attack. He was once rector of Wick Parish in Clarke county. He leaves a widow Nellie Fugle of Baltimore and daughter Marisicre Thompson of Baltimore, plus sisters E Ith Clarke county R Cowling Annapolis Md and Wrightson Camper Newmarket Md, and brothers William Meade Thompson Bremerton Wash and Peyton Thompson.

Byville Dame Thompson Philip Thomp Wick Parish Clarke County Arlington N.S Nellie Fugle Baltimore Marisicre Thompson E. Jacqueline Ith R. Cowling Annapolis, Md Wrightson Camper St Newmarket William Meade Thompson Bremerton Wash Peyton

Funeral plans for D. Thompson of Middletown

The body will be brought here and taken to the home of his sister Mrs. Jacqueline Smith at Smithfield. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

D. Thompson Middletown Jacqueline Smith Smithfield

Explosion Shocks New Orleans As Streetcar Strike Tensions Rise

A powerful blast under a street car at Pontchartrain Boulevard and Dante Street in New Orleans startled residents amid a union streetcar strike. The car crew fled terrified but unharmed as a mass meeting was planned for the eve of further actions.

Associated Press New Orleans Union Street Carmen Pontchartrain Boulevard Dante Street

Radio Schedule Fragments Across City Stations

Radio listings show multiple stations with hourly programs including news, concerts, talks, and dances. Names like WEAF WBC WJZ and WGY appear alongside groups such as the Rainbow Man and Ghost Series, detailing evening and late night lineups.

WCAU Philadelphia Orchestra WABC KDKA Pittsburgh Don Bester S. Orchestra WIZ Radioet Rochester WGY Schenectady WGY WEAF Concert Orchestra WBZ Springfield Safety Crusaders WJZ Clear Channel

State dog trials draw near with expected 100 entries

Approximately 100 dogs are expected to enter the tenth annual field trials of the Virginia Amateur Field Trial Association at Camp Lee from November 11 to 13. New rule allows any US-resident owner to enter, boosting entries and elevating national interest.

Virginia Amateur Field Trial Association Camp Lee Ernest C. Mead United States Virginia Intry Blanks Mead Petersburg A. Willis Robertson State Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Forest Prince A. W. Valentine Richmond Great Alexander A. M. Fullen Fritz Sitterding, Jr Florendale Lou’s Beau C. B. Stickley Vaucluse Eugene Mohawk J. F. Robinson Roanoke T. W. Shore Boonville, N. C W. G. Hundley Callards

Soprano Consuelo Gonzales Sways San Francisco Audiences

Consuelo Gonzales broadcasts on the NBC coast circuit presenting lilt ing melodies of old Spain and a few years ago drew attention in San Francisco with a soprano voice.

Associated Press San Francisco Consuelo Gonzales NBC Old Mexico Miss Gonzales

Two Ladies Return From Europe On Atlantic Liner Minne Tonka

Mrs Henry B Gilpin of this city and Mrs Hugh M Nelson of Clarke County arrived in New York Monday aboard the Atlantic Transport liner Minne tonka from London and Boulogne. Misses Ellen and Sallie Boyd left this morning for Atlantic City to spend some time.

Minnetonka New York London Boulogne Henry B. Gilpin Hugh M. Nelson Clarke County Ellen Sallie Boyd Atlantic City

Marker to Erect on Shenandoah County Courthouse Walls

Under Dr John W Wayland guidance a bronze marker will be placed on the Shenandoah County Courthouse in Woodstock. The 1791 building is one of the oldest west of the Blue Ridge and has historic ties from five wars. Nearby is Muhlenberg’s 1776 call for revolutionaries and Shenandoah’s early clerks Thomas Marshall and Thomas Marshall Jr.

Georgette Pointer F. W. Clarke Roanoke Hawk’s Ben F. W. Clark Forest Prince Setter A. W. Valentine Richmond Ernest C. Mead C. H. Alexander Ware Neck M. D. Hart Ashland E. R. Colbert Fredericksburg A. M. Pullen John W. Wayland Harrisonburg State Teachers’ College Shenandoah County Woodstock Blue Ridge Mountains Washington Col Peter Muhlenberg Shenandoah Dunmore Thomas Marshall John Marshall United States Thomas Marshall, Jr Marshall

Virginia Division Confederate Veterans Reelects Leaders

Maj. Gen. William McK. Evans of Richmond was unanimously reelected commander of the Virginia division United Confederate Veterans at the three day Petersburg reunion. Brig. Gen. Robert Gilliam Rocky Mount G. W. B. Hale Front Royal William A. Compton Front Royal and Charles B. Linney Charlottesville were unanimously chosen to lead the four brigades. Lieut. Gen. Homer T. Atkinson presided. over two hundred veterans attended the meeting and gathering.

Petersburg William McK. Evans Richmond Virginia United Confederate Veterans Assembly of Veterans Confederate Veterans of Virginia Robert Gilliam G. W. B. Hale Rocky Mount William A. Compton Front Royal Charles B. Linney Charlottesville Homer T. Atkinson Northern Virginia Maryland Florida

Insurance man charged with murder of Miss O'Donnell

Churchill Dayton, 25, an insurance salesman, was arrested on a murder charge after the body of Miss Marjorie Lucy O'Donnell, 23, a National Geographic Society employee, was found strangled in a Washington hotel room on the eighth floor.

Associated Press Washington Churchill Dayton Marjorie Lucy O'Donnell National Geographic Society

Dayton Man Confesses to Strangling Woman After Party

Police say Dayton confessed to strangling Miss O'Donnell early Tuesday following a party in a hotel room. Miss O'Donnell, daughter of a Pittsburgh newspaper man, was killed after a quarrel. Dayton, from Kansas City, faces homicide charges.

Dayton Miss O’donnel Miss O'Donnell Pittsburgh Kansas City

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