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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1934
Page
5
City officials hint concrete work resumes around November on Berryville Avenue and Millwood Road. A convict camp is planned on Millwood this fall with details and site work still to be announced.
The Kansas City Star tied John Lazia to the machine gun ambush that killed four officers and a prisoner at Union Station. James LaCapra, rival of Lazia, reportedly told investigators that Lazia may have aided in the killings tied to Nash’s attempted liberation.
Edward C. Bell, 60, a prominent Fredericksburg businessman and civic leader, faces a preliminary hearing November 8 for allegedly mixing poison with his wife Maude W. Bell’s food and medicine. Mrs Bell, 55, is described as invalid. Bell was released on $5,000 bond with his brother as security after arrest.
Chicago maintains a grand public parks system spanning over 4600 acres. Wide level boulevards connect the greenspaces, materially shaping the metropolis into an integrated urban whole.
Plans for the Christian Endeavor Union district convention to be held in Centenary Reformed Church on November 3 and 4 were outlined at a meeting led by Calvin Martin. Speakers included Miss Elsie Mathews Miss Margaret Richards and Emma Cain with events like a banquet round table discussion and two class periods scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
Recent real estate transactions recorded in the Cor poration Court include Thelma L Wisecarver et al to Edith P Henry for a lot and apartment house on East Piccadilly street for 10 dollars and valuable considerations. C P Bailey to Charles A Pine for a lot and dwelling at Braddock and Cecil streets for 4500 dollars. Hoye L Riley et ux to Ernest A Clevenger for a lot and buildings at South Loudoun and Gerrard streets for 1 dollar and valuable considerations. L R Dettra et ux to lease Atlantic Refining Company for a plot at North Cameron and Kern streets with buildings for 300 dollars annual rent for five years. Mabel M Benner et vir to N J gin plot in south Winchester. T B Patton to Northern Virginia Power Company for a lot on east side of North Cameron street for 1 dollar and valuable considerations.
Paris reports Albert Sarraut, France's interior minister, may resign amid criticism of police protection for the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia in Marseille. Separate note lists Grand Central details in New York City with 150,000 daily travelers and extensive communications infrastructure.
Large crowds attended all services at the Helping Hand Mission in Indian Hollow as the week closed Sunday night. The Rev. Preston O. Sartelle led the closing service with the Epworth League of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, South presenting the program. The reconsecration service was most impressive.
Mrs Lula Doe Dick 66 widow of Samuel L Dick died at her Martinsburg West Virginia home after illness lasting two years and a fractured hip. Services were set for 2 pm Sunday at First Methodist Church with burial in the family plot. Her survivors include four daughters, two brothers, a sister, and three grandchildren.
Zane Grey’s story The Dude Ranger with George O’Brien opens at the Palace Theatre. Advance reports call it the best vehicle O’Brien has had, with Irene Hervey, Henry Hall, Leroy Mason and Sid Saylor in standout roles.
Clyde Beatty appears in a comedy role alongside supplementary acts including The Lost Jungle and Mickey a Romantic Journey. The feature showcases Beatty in a lighthearted performance with jungle and romantic travel themes.
This week at the Colonial a triple feature presents Tom Tyler in The Silver Bullet a western with fast paced action and romance, Buck Jones in The Red Rider Chapter Three delivering brisk blooded western drama, and In Danger with Ralph and Shirley Grey a jewel robbery racket tale full of suspense and twists through to its ending.
Stephenson Sencarr officers and teachers urged to attend Sunday morning at 10 o clock for the installation service. The pastor Thomas Morgan invites all members, parents, and friends to come worship and witness the school as a family event.
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