Richards Case Nearing Jury Verdict in Minor Offenses
Boyd Richards former state legislator stands trial in Corporation Court on two indictments alleging statutory offenses against minor girls. State rests its case. defense begins presenting evidence. Jurors are housed at the George Washington Hotel while proceedings continue with public exclusion from the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd R. Richards
Corporation Court
City Hall
Richards
James P. Reardon
Herbert S. Larrick
Winchester
Frank S. Tavenner
Woodstock
C. Lee Barr
George Washington
W. Benton Snider, Jr
B. H. Hammond
Harry C. Brill
Walter Gano
C. A. Fauver
Edward C. Goss
Thomas Hiltzheimer
W. C. Perry
Band To Play At Democratic Rally At City Hall
Handley High School under Prof W H McIlwee will perform at the Democratic rally at City Hall Auditorium Thursday at 8 pm. Principal speakers include Congressman H W Smith of the Eighth Virginia District and R Gray Williams of Winchester. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
W. H. Mcllwee
City Hall
H. W. Smith
Virginia
R. Gray Williams
Winchester
Mayors Attend Virginia Municipalities Meeting
Mayor C. R. Anderson and City Manager P. P. Pilcher left early for Charlottesville to attend the annual meeting of the League of Virginia Municipalities. Winchester has long been a member of the state league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Anderson
P. P. Pilcher
Charlottesville
League of Virginia Municipalities
Winchester
State League
Dr. Jacobs to Speak Twice at Handley Library
Dr. P. P. Jacobs of the National Tuberculosis Association will lecture Friday in Winchester for Christmas seal committees at Handley Library. The sessions are at 10 30 a m and 2 p m with public invitation and urging attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Jacobs
National Tuberculosis Association
Winchester
Handley Library
Democrats Begin Campaign in Frederick County
A sequence of Democratic campaign speeches for national and state candidates will start tomorrow evening in Frederick County and run through early next month. Major A Willis Robertson of Lexington will speak tomorrow at 8 pm at the Middletown School House. On Thursday 8 pm State Senator T Russell Cather and Attorney J Sloan Kuykendall from Winchester will speak at Brucetown School House. Saturday 8 pm Attorney Burr P Harrison and Capt Frank M Wray from Berryville will address at Stephens Co High School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Luther Pannett
Major A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
United States Congress
Virginia
Middletown
Major Robertson
T. Russell Cather
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester
Brucetown
Burr P. Harrison
Capt
Frank M. Wray
Berryville
Clarke County
Stephens Co
Pp. m
Adams Family Well Stocked for the Winter
Mrs Walter Adams of Gainsboro, a North Frederick Home Demonstration Group member, won county Dixie canner contest and will send her exhibit to Charlottesville for district judging. She preserved 119 quarts tomatoes and 239 quarts fruits among other items and stores two bushels cabbage and onions, six bushels Irish potatoes, ten bushels walnuts and pumpkins despite drought. Fellow county entrants included Mrs Lester Dailey and others. Mrs Fisher won county second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Adams
Gainsboro
North Frederick
Dixie Canner
Dixie Canner Companie
Roanoke
Blacksburgh
Adams
Charlottesville
Virginia
Lester Dailey
S. H. Braithwaite
J. H. Fisher
Dr. Gruver
C. C. Bowen
E. R. McDonald
H. P. Lovett
C. M. Rosenberger
Fisher
Former Medical Missionary Speaks At Local Church
Dr. T. W. Ayers, a former Baptist medical missionary to China with 25 years of service, speaks this week at First Baptist Church. Evening sessions start at 5:45 with lectures on A Wheelbarrow Tour Through China and a musical program directed by Mrs. E. T. Clark. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Ayers
The
Baptist Church
China
First Baptist Church
Ayers
E. T. Clark
Ayer
Definition of habeas corpus writ in law texts
A writ directed to the detainer commands the return of the imprisoned person. It requires presenting the body of the prisoner at a specified time and place for the court or judge to determine custody.
Frank V Tilford Dies in Washington Standard Oil Family Ties
Frank Vincit Tilford 61 of Milton Valley Clarke county died in Garfield Hospital Washington D C after a week of treatment His funeral will be at Grace Episcopal Berryville at 4 PM Wednesday interment in Green Hill Cemetery Survived by widow Mary K Tilford sister in Washington DC aunt Algernon Sydney Sullivan cousin George Hammond Sullivan and other kin Tilford was a Clarke County Horse and Colt Show director and Grace Church vestry member He was son of John Boyle Tilford a Standard Oil treasurer and associate of John D Rockefeller Sr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Berryville
Frank Vincit Tilford
Milton Valley
Clarke County
Garfield Hospital
Washington, D. C
Grace Episcopal Church
Louis Tucker
Green Hill
Florinda J. Tilford
George Washington Hammond
Virginia
Clarke
Frederick
Jefferson County
W. Va
Algernon Sydney Sullivan
Hammond
New York City
Rosalie Lewis
Dangerfield Lewis
Audley
Mary K. Moore
Samuel J. C. Moore
John Milton
Grace Church
Byrd to Address Martinsburg Rally in Central Theatre
The Berkeley County Democratic Committee invites voters to a rally at Martinsburg Central Theatre at 8 p m with Harry F Byrd of Winchester addressing the gathering. The event follows a torchlight parade led by a band through downtown streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
Berkeley County
W. Va
Virginia
Central Theatre
Martinsburg
Harry F. Byrd
Winchester
Rainfall breaks 1932 October records in Clarke County
Widespread rain drives Clarke County flood fears as Shenandoah River rises five feet above low water, threatening additional flooding. Observers note 2.34 inches since Sunday, bringing October total to 4.83 inches and boosting 1932 year-to-date rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
Shenandoah River
Shenandoah
Berry’s Ferry
Clarke County
Winchester
Baltimore
Monocacy
Frederick County
Frederick
Potomac
Hagerstown
Harpers Ferry
Chesapeake Bay
Richmond
Logan Field
Sale of A. S. Henkle Farm Near Strasburg Virginia
An auction of the A. S. Henkle Farm scheduled for October 21 at 2 PM in Front Royal Virginia offers 597 acres with 200 acres of river bottom. The property includes a large colonial brick house and is two miles east of Strasburg. Prospective bidders may view the sale ad at the J. M. Steck office in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Strasburg
J. M. Steck
Winchester
Imported bulbs display at Rainbowridge Gardens
See display of Tulip Hyacinth and Crocus bulbs direct from Holland at special prices. Rainbowridge Gardens offers planting service and satisfaction guarantee. George Washington Hotel, phone 819 or 1058.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Rainbowridge Gardens
George Washington Hotel
Annefield Fall Race Meet Draws Many Entered
39 horses entered for the Blue Ridge Hunt Club meet at Annefield near Boyce Virginia. Notables include Mrs. Sommerville, Randolph, DuPont Jr., Mrs Belmont, Colgate, Mrs Whitney and others as riders and exhibitors forecast a strong field for the two afternoon races beginning at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Annefield
William Bell Watkins
Philadelphia
Clarke County
Here
A. O. Campbell
Long Island
N. Y
Ewart Johnston
Atlantic Seaboard
Johnston
T. Johnston
East
Thomas H. Sommerville
Montpelier
Orange County
B. O’ F. Randolph
John Hay Whitney
Llangollen
Upperville
Charles M. Fletner
Berryville
Flying Fox Farms
Boston
Mass
Jack Skinner
Middleburg
Temple Gwathmey Killed In Race At Red Bank
Temple Gwathmey who was killed at Red Bank New Jersey on Saturday was a noted figure in Virginia hunt meet circles and on Long Island. He rode Brown Ruler in a six horse brush race when the horse fell injuring his neck, and he died shortly after at a nearby hospital. He had earlier suffered injuries including a broken collar bone in a fall aboard Gun Boat at the Piedmont Club meet. He was the son of J Temple Gwathmey and survived by his mother Leila Shortridge Gwathmey and two brothers Gaines and A B Gwathmey Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Gwathmey
Red Bank
N. J
Hunt
Virginia
Long Island
Aiken Hunt
Aiken
S. C
Gwathmey
Brown Ruler
Brush
Mr. Gwathmey
Piedmont Club
Llangollen
John Jay Whitney
Upperville
J. Temple Gwathmey
New York Stock Exchange
United Hunts Racing Association
Belmont Park
N. Y
Leila Shortridge Gwathmey
A. B. Gwathmey
Gaines Gwathmey
Westbury
Winchester Dentist Not in Hoover Greeting Party
Dr. Edwin C. Yost of Winchester was not among the Martinsburg visitors to greet President Hoover last Saturday. Ellis Yost known as Doc was in the party, correcting The Star’s erroneous report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. Yost
Winchester
Martinsburg
Hoover
Ellis Yost
Doc
Wanted Colored Man For Housework And Chauffeur
Advertises for a colored man trained for housework and capable of acting as butler or chauffeur. Seeks honesty and intelligence with near appearance. References required. Apply at Star Office. 10-13-1p-11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Red Cross production expands as volunteers cut garments
City Hall volunteers under Mrs. Hunter Grimm and her team cut out twenty to thirty garments daily from donated material for church groups to finish. Donations from Friends and local mills boost supplies while 43 to Presbyterian, 29 Episcopal, 33 Braddock Street Methodist, 14 United Brethren, and 10 Centenary Reformed garments have already been made. Volunteers urged. material, laddie cloth, prints, needles, and thread requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Production Committee
Hunter Grimm
Rose Grimm
Harry 4. Wingfield
Carrie Hunter
Daniel Lupton
Annie Reese
Heist
Joe Miller
H. B. McCormac
Lewis Jones
Presbyterian Church
Episcopal
Braddock Street Methodist
United Brethren
Centenary Reformed
Red Cross
No New Cases Of Diphtheria Reported Here
Winchester health officer Dr. Lewis M. Allen said no new diphtheria cases were reported locally while precautions continue. He urged all children be examined for susceptibility and receive toxin-antitoxin if needed, and warned of a recent death confirmed by physicians. He stressed timely antitoxin improves recovery and urged parents to seek immediate medical care if symptoms appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Lewis M. Allen
Allen
Earl Kenneth Brown
B&O Obtains $3 Million Reconstruction Loan
Washington October 18 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company received a $3,000,000 work loan from the Reconstruction Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Reconstruction Corporation
Death removes designer of DO X
Maurice Dornier designer of the great flying boat DO X with his brother Claude died in Munich at age 44. The announcement notes his key role in creating the vessel that symbolized aviation progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Bavaria
Maurice Dornier
Claude
Mass Meeting of Democrats Set for October 20
The Young Democratic Club of Winchester with Roosevelt-Garner-Robertson club and Frederick county Democrats sponsor a mass meeting in City Hall auditorium next Thursday October 20 at eight oclock Burr P Harrison president of the Young Democrats said Judge Howard W Smith from Virginia and R Gray Williams Winchester attorney will be principal speakers The public is invited to attend as campaign issues for president vice president and Virginia congressmen are to be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Democratic Club
Winchester
Roosevelt-Garner- Robertson Club
Frederick County
Democratic Organization
City Hall
Burr P. Harrison
Young Democrats
Howard W. Smith
United States House of Representatives
Virginia
R. Gray Williams
Veteran dies after drinking ammonia in Martinsburg
Allen Grandstaff 86 Civil War veteran dies at his Martinsburg home after swallowing household ammonia by mistake. He deteriorated after pneumonia and complications set in following a cold. He served with Union Company E 109th Infantry and later worked as a carpenter. Survived by four daughters and a sister. funeral at 10 AM Wednesday at 614 Virginia Ave. with burial in New Norbourne Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Grandstaff
Martinsburg
W. Va
Mr. Grandstaff
Frederick County
George Armstead
Elizabeth Grandstaff
George E. Richards
Comany E
Ohio Infantry
Winchester Avenue
Mrs Shryock and Daughter Injured in Md Accident
Mrs Ruth Shryock and her daughter Miss Mary Frances Shryock were hurt when their car veered after a speeding four car sequence near Frederick Maryland. They were treated for head and body lacerations at Frederick City Hospital before returning to Baltimore. condition reported satisfactory. The unknown driver of the tipping car fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Winchester
Ruth Shryock
Paul Shryock
Mary Frances Shryock
Frederick Md
Shryock
Frederick City
Roosevelt Set for Southern and Midwestern Tour
Roosevelt prepares a campaign swing through the South and Midwest with backing from Father Cox. The militant priest declares the nation must reject Hoover if democracy is to endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation
Hoover
Invites Byrd Aboard Roosevelt Special Train
H. F. Byrd Democratic national committeeman from Virginia received a telegram from Albany inviting him to join the Roosevelt party aboard a special train. The trip could depart Raleigh to Richmond or Richmond to Washington next Tuesday October 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Byrd
Virginia
Roosevelt
Albany
Mr. Byrd
Raleigh
Richmond
Washington
Roosevelt heads 3000 mile campaign with Roosevelt family
Governor Roosevelt leaves Albany on a 3000 mile eight day tour through 17 states with daughter Mrs. Curtis Dall and son James. Major speeches planned in Pittsburgh St. Louis and Baltimore with stops in Rochester Buffalo Wheeling Indianapolis and more. Photographer fuss and crowd waves noted as he departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Curtis Dall
James
Ben Im
Middle West
South
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Baltimore
Rochester
Buffalo
Wheeling
Indianapolis
Oifield
Tll
Louisville
Atlanta
Raleigh
Bandits Rob A Groceryman in Annapolis Holdup
Andrew Michelan a grocery store operator in Annapolis faced a pistol when his car was bumped near Arnold station by a three bandit gang in a pursuing automobile. They relieved him of 270 dollars and fled as police investigated the incident reported last night in Annapolis Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Annapolis
Andrew Michelan
Arnold Station
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Boyd Richards
State
Dr. Jacobs
Gainesboro
Frank Tinea
Standard Oil
Carl B. Keferstein
Mary K. Tilford
California
Winchester Laboratory
Sale A. S. Henkel Farm
Tit Annefield
Mrs. Watkins
Times Union
Mid-West
Father Cox
Byrd
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