Hope grows Alice Stoll may be returned soon
Belief that kidnapped Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll is alive and would be returned within 24 hours spreads among family friends. Berry V. Stoll says he is hopeful and has answered every phone call, while reporters press for updates on the ransom case at the Lime Kiln Lane home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Alice Speed Stoll
T. Louisville Times
Eote
Stoll
Berry V. Stoll
Alice
Alice Stoll
Associated Press
Lime Kiln Lane
Here
Hector
October Mornings, Autumn Colors On Skyline Drive
The author notes cooler October mornings and early foliage color on the mountain top. Visitors say the trees along Skyline Drive show bright autumn hues due to higher elevation and colder nights. The narrator plans a future trip to view the scenery and laments the approach of December’s gray season.
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Skyline Drive
Dr Slavin Heads Leading Cast in Girls Club Play
Dr Leon Slavin prominent local dentist leads an all star cast in The World's All Right a community show set in a broadcasting studio for the Girls Athletic Association fundraiser on October 2. He plays Jimmy Waddell owner and WA R announcer who must raise cash or risk shutdown while wooing his secretary Jane Rogers played by La Vela Anderson Widmeyer. Jimmie Sumption stars as Joe the office boy whose big radio act saves the day with humor and music. Elsie Mae Gaunt portrays Gertie Green performing Darktown Strutter's Ball and Lovn Sam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Slavin
Girl's Athletic Association
Dr. Slavin
Jimmy Waddell
WAR
Jane Rogers
Jimmie Sumption
Joe
Elsie Mae Gaunt
Gertie Green
Sam
Potomac Edison Direct Testimony Concluding in Baltimore
Potomac Edison rate case testimony ends this afternoon with Gilbert Chapman of American Water Works and Electric Company set to testify as Stoddard Stevens wraps the company’s case. The PSC notes adjournment until cross examination resumes. Mrs. J N McDonald returns home from Pittsburgh after a visit with Mrs. L C Letzkus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Potomac Edison Power Company
Public Service Commission
Stoddard Stevens
Gilbert Chapman
American Water Works and Electric Company
J. N. McDonald
Shawnee Avenue
Pittsburgh
L. C. Letzkus
Letzkus
Mary Cochran
Boy Scouts Saluted as Broad Civic Education Movement
John J. Pershing praises the Boy Scout movement calling it a great American force. He commends its work for broadening boys and teaching them to be good citizens, contrasting it with military regimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Movement
America
John J. Pershing
Miners End Death Strikes After 110 Hours Underground
About 1200 miners return from Pecs Hungary after a five day death by own action strike. They emerge with food water and family welcome, demanding higher pay and more work, with a winter bonus and Christmas raise to follow. Army and police oversee the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecs
Hungary
Vaibe Mo Cance
White House to Install Air Conditioning in 1930s
The Public Works Administration approved 150 000 to cool the White House living quarters in Washington. Air conditioning equipment will be installed in the mansion and executive offices, which are being expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Works Administration
White House
Express Trackman Robbed of $9000 in New Jersey Heist
Five men armed with pistols held up an American Railway Express Company truck driver and his assistant outside the Central Railroad of New Jersey station in Perth Amboy New Jersey. They escaped with a strong box containing about $9000 in cash.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
American Railway Express Company
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
West Virginia Court Rejects Nevada Divorces Based on Residency
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a divorce granted in Nevada to a resident who lived there only to obtain the divorce is not valid in West Virginia. The case Inez Bell Ward v Bayard G. Ward determined such divorces do not recognize in this state.
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Charleston
W. Va
Nevada
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Inez Bell Ward
Bayard G. Ward
Ward
Virginia State Treasurer John M. Purcell Dies at Home
John M. Purcell, long serving Virginia State Treasurer, died at his Richmond home after a long illness. Appointed by governors starting with E. Lee Trinkle, he won election with Byrd and maintained fiscal steadiness. he had strong ties to the Shenandoah Valley and is remembered as a popular official with family connections to Harrisonburg Front Royal and Riverton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
John M. Purcell
Virginia
Purcell
E. Lee Trinkle
Johnson
Byrd
Valley
Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg
Front Royal
Riverton
Thomas A. Rankin
Sacred Heart Church
Winchester
Alexandria
Funeral Rites for John E. Bush Set for Wednesday
Funeral services for John E. Bush, retired farmer and longtime Clarke and Frederick counties resident, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 from his National Avenue home. Rev. Dr. Hubert Sydenstricker will officiate with six nephews serving as pallbearers. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Bush died Sunday night after a lengthy illness.
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Serton
National Avenue
John E. Bush
Clarke
Frederick Counties
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street
M. E
Mount Hebron
Mr. Bush
Growers Urged Against Selling Apples Too Cheaply
A telegram from W. S. Campfield of the Virginia State Horticultural Society warns that some apple growers in Virginia and nearby West Virginia are accepting low offers. Stayman apples two and a half inches and larger began in southern markets at 1.25 dollars per bushel, with buyers in the south supporting that price before local Winchester and West Virginia dealers pushed lower quotations, weakening the Virginia apple market and angering former buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
West Virginia
Star
W. S. Campfield
Virginia State Horticultural Society
South
Winchester
Body Found In Noted Death Swamp Near New Castle
Two boys found a decomposed man’s body in Death Swamp near New Castle as coroner and state police hunted the marshy area. The victim could not be identified and no cause of death was determined. The site recalls a seven year old double fatal beating nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death Swamp
New Castle
Mike Germani
A. J. Seaman
Orville Potter
Public Sale of Graichen Collection at Cameron Street
Auction at 326 N Cameron St on Thursday October 18 at 10 AM offers many pieces from the Graichen collection of antique furniture. Hansbrough & Carter acting as agents. Also notice seeking large clean cotton rags from Star Office.
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N. Cameron St
Hansbrough & Carter
Star Office
Hodgson and Brown Jewelers Optometry Ad
Registered optometrist offers eye exams and properly fitted glasses at 41 W Boscawen Street Winchester VA by appointment. Evening hours available. Phone 172.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Boscawen Street
Winchester
Four Morro Castle officers charged with negligence
The Seamboat Service board accuses Captain William F. Warms and four staff officers Eben S. Abbott Clarence Hackney Harold Hansen and Antonio R Buija of negligence in the Ward liner fire and loss of 132 lives. Freeman is named as the only deck officer not charged. The accused must appear for a hearing on October 29 to show cause why their licenses should not be revoked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Board of Inquiry
United States Seamboat Service
William F. Warms
Morro Castle
Ward
Karl C. Neilsen
James Smith
Eben S. Abbott
Clarence Hackney
Harold Hansen
Antonio R. Buija
Ivan Freeman
Freeman
Warms
Masons Unveil Portrait of Dr. F. T. McFaden
Northern Virginia Masons and visitors from several states and districts gathered for a special communication of Hiram Lodge No. 21 A F and A M to unveil a life size portrait of the late Rev Dr Frank T McFaden. Grand Master Dr William Moseley Brown delivered the principal address praising McFaden’s character. The service featured hymns and prayers with local clergy present. Dr Brown touring will continue with an official visit to Petersburg Masons that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Hiram Lodge No. 21
A. F
A. M
Frank T. McFaden
William Moseley Brown
Masons
Upperville
Warrenton
Marshall
Woodstock
Bridgewater
Edinburg
Front Royal
Strasburg
Falls Church
Staunton
West Virginia
New Jersey
California
Maryland
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Brown
Clarendon
McFaden
Petersburg
Powhatan Starke Lodge
Dr. Brown
Notable Rotary Luncheon With Eugene Meyer Guest Speaker
Kiwanis Lions and Rotary clubs of Winchester join for a luncheon at the George Washington Hotel where Eugene Meyer publisher of the Washington Post will speak. The joint meeting starts at 12 45 Thursday with club presidents urging full attendance. Dowell J. Howard will preside and introduce Meyer. Meyer, longtime figure in American finance, former Federal Reserve Board governor, has steered the Post since purchasing it.
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Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs of
Winchester
Rotarians
George Washington Hotel
Eugene Meyer
The
Washington Post
Dowell J. Howard
Rotary Club
Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Hoover
Republican Party
British Lead In Bridge Classic
London reports the British Bridge team leading the American 24 500 to 21 880 after 73 hands. The US team loss cited as Mrs Ely Culbertson and Albert Morehead passing up a hand where Lederer and Rose bid and made game. Hyacinth Tulip Narcissus Crocus bulbs offered for fall planting at Miller's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ely Culbertson
Albert Morehead
United States
R. Lederer
R. Rose
Miller's
Similarities in Hauptmann Case Highlight Ransom Note Feature
A handwriting expert testified that a distinctive letter formation in the ransom note may influence the Hauptmann murder trial. Albert D. Osborn noted the style resembled Hauptmann's writing and appeared in multiple notes. Justice L Hammer allowed flexible labeling of the documents as exhibits.
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Hautmann
New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey
Lindee
Albert D. Osborn
Ernest E. L. Hammer
R Hauptmann
Jett
Osborn
Hauptman
Bronx
Justice Hammer
World News At A Glance Highlights Across Cities
Domestic Chicago farmers favor continuation of the corn hog reduction program by over two to one. Notable deaths include Richmond state treasurer John M. Purcell and Baltimore retiree Lieutenant Colonel George M. Lee. Other items report political, labor, temperance, and war-related updates from cities such as Roanoke Louisville Columbus Manila Melun and Berlin with brief notes on elections, executions, board finances, and international terrorism networks.
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Chicago
Richmond
John M. Purcell
Vic
Ome
Miami
Fla
Roanoke
Howard M. Hoge
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Louisville
Louisville Times
Alice Speed
Baltimore
George M. Lee
Columbus
Harry Pierpont
Dillinger
Virginia
Pecs
Hungary
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Sackett
Potomac Edison
Boy Scouts
Express
West Va
Mrs. Berry V. Stoll
Hallowell
Grace
Mr. Campfield
F. T. McFaden
Virginia Masons
Rotary, Kiwanis and
Lions
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
Sayer
Hammer
World News
Manila
P. I
Luzon
Melun
France
Sylvester Malay
International Ring of Terrorists
Hitler
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